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Piotr Szulkin

1950 – 2018

Polish film director and writer

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Lived 1950 – 2018 (aged 68). Piotr Szulkin was a Polish film director, actor, screenwriter, theatre director, film producer and director.

Piotr Szulkin (; 26 April 1950 – 3 August 2018) was a Polish film director and writer. He directed over thirty films, both Polish and international productions. He was a recipient of "Best Science Fiction Film Director" at Eurocon in 1984. During the latter part of his career, he was also a professor at the National Film School in Łódź.

Personal life He was the son of (1911-1987), a Polish physicist from an assimilated Jewish family (whose parents were Idel Szulkin and Małka Frydzon). His paternal uncle was (1908-1992), a historian and publicist.

In 2013, Piotr Szulkin demanded the removal of information about the Jewish ancestry of Paweł Szulkin in his biography in the Polski Słownik Biograficzny (Polish National Dictionary). After Piotr Szulkin sued Polski Słownik Biograficzny, in January 2014, the Civil Court in Kraków, as a protective action, put a one-year prohibition on the dissemination of the volume of Polski Słownik Biograficzny including the biography of Paweł Szulkin.

Szulkin was married to Renata Karwowska.

Films directed 1975 Dziewce z ciortom 1977 Oczy uroczne 1978 Kobiety pracujące 1979 Golem 1981 Wojna światów – następne stulecie (The War of the Worlds: Next Century) 1984 O-Bi, O-Ba. Koniec cywilizacji 1985 Ga, Ga. Chwała bohaterom 1990 Femina 1993 Mięso (Ironica) 2003 Ubu Król

Scripts written 1972 Raz, dwa, trzy 1972 Wszystko 1974 Przed kamerą SBB 1975 Zespół SBB 1975 Narodziny 1976 Życie codzienne 1977 Oczy uroczne 1980 Golem 1981 Wojna światów - Następne stulecie 1984 O-Bi, O-Ba. Koniec cywilizacji 1985 Ga, Ga. Chwała bohaterom 1993 Mięso (Ironica) 2003 Ubu Król

Actor 1978 Szpital przemienienia (as Jakub) 1986 Kołysanka (Lullaby, A (The Lullabye) 1985 Képvadászok 1989 Lawa jako Diabeł I 1992 Kiedy rozum śpi

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
National Film School in Łódź
Employers
National Film School in Łódź
Awards
Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis‎; Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Piotr Szulkin?

Polish film director and writer (1950–2018)

When was Piotr Szulkin born?

Piotr Szulkin was born on 26 April 1950 in Gdańsk.

When did Piotr Szulkin die?

Piotr Szulkin died on 3 August 2018 in Warsaw.

What was Piotr Szulkin's occupation?

Piotr Szulkin was a film director, actor, screenwriter, theatre director, film producer and director.

What nationality was Piotr Szulkin?

Piotr Szulkin was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Piotr Szulkin

· Wikidata: Q942858

· DBpedia: Piotr Szulkin

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