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Janusz Majewski

1931 – 2024

Polish film director and screenwriter

Film director Screenwriter University teacher

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Lived 1931 – 2024 (aged 92). Janusz Majewski was a Polish film director, screenwriter, university teacher, pedagogue, director and writer.

Janusz Marian Majewski (5 August 1931 – 10 January 2024) was a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Biography Majewski married Zofia Nasierowska, who was a noted portrait photographer. He died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 92.

Partial filmography Majewski directed more than 40 films beginning in 1957. 1962: Szpital (Awarded at the Tours Film Festival, 1963) 1966: Sublokator (Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg) 1970: Lokis (Winner of the Grand Prix at the 14th International Festival of Science Fiction and Horror Films, Sitges, Spain. ) 1972: System (Award for Best Short Film at the 1972 Catalonian International Film Festival) 1975: Zaklęte rewiry (Entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival) 1986: C.K. Dezerterzy 1998: Złoto dezerterów 2010: Mala matura 1947 (Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Polish Film Festival) 2015: Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy (Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Feature Film at the Polish Film Festival)

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Important facts

Born

5 August 1931, Lviv

Birth century

20th century

Died

10 January 2024, Warsaw

Occupation

Film director, screenwriter, university teacher, pedagogue, director, writer

Nationality

Poland

Education

National Film School in Łódź, Kraków University of Technology

Positions held

Rector

Employers

National Film School in Łódź, Warsaw Film School

Awards

Golden Medal for Merit to Culture; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland; Sitges Film Festival Best Director award; Zasłużony Działacz Kultury

Also known as

Janusz Marian Majewski, Patrick G. Clark

People in Janusz Majewski's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Zofia Nasierowska

1938 – 2011

Photographer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Janusz Majewski's

Mary Stocks, Baroness Stocks

Frequently asked questions

Who was Janusz Majewski?

Polish film director and screenwriter (1931–2024)

When was Janusz Majewski born?

Janusz Majewski was born on 5 August 1931 in Lviv.

When did Janusz Majewski die?

Janusz Majewski died on 10 January 2024 in Warsaw.

What was Janusz Majewski's occupation?

Janusz Majewski was a film director, screenwriter, university teacher, pedagogue, director and writer.

What nationality was Janusz Majewski?

Janusz Majewski was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Janusz Majewski

· Wikidata: Q755915

· DBpedia: Janusz Majewski (director)

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