Antoni Krauze
Antoni Krauze (4 January 1940 – 14 February 2018) was a Polish screenwriter and director.
Antoni Krauze

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- Name
- Antoni Krauze
- Born
- 4 January 1940
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, Poland
- Died
- 14 February 2018
- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter
- Awards
- Order of Polonia Restituta Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
- Nationality
- Poland
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Warsaw · National Film School in Łódź
- Honours
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture · Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Award of the Capital City of Warsaw
- Languages
- Polish
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Antoni Krauze (4 January 1940 – 14 February 2018) was a Polish screenwriter and director.
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Antoni Krauze (1940–2018) was a director and screenwriter, of Polish nationality. The director was born and died in Warsaw.
Antoni Krauze was educated at Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw and National Film School in Łódź. The director worked for TOR film studio and was a member of Polish Film Academy.
Languages used include Polish. Honours include Award of the Capital City of Warsaw, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, among others.
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Antoni Krauze studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw and National Film School in Łódź. The recorded working language is Polish. Employment is recorded with TOR film studio. Distinctions recorded are Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Award of the Capital City of Warsaw.

Filming of " Black Thursday " at intersection of ulica Świętojańska and Aleja Józefa Piłsudskiego in Gdynia. People on this picture are actors, extras, and film crew. "Black Thursday" is a film about Polish 1970 protests.
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Antoni Krauze, polish film director during filmmaking of " Black Thursday " at intersection of ulica Świętojańska and Aleja Józefa Piłsudskiego in Gdynia. People on this picture are actors, extras, and film crew. "Black Thursday" is a film about Polish 1970 protests.
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• Name — Antoni Krauze • Born — 4 January 1940 • Birthplace — Warsaw, Poland • Died — 14 February 2018 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Occupation — film director, screenwriter • Awards — Order of Polonia Restituta Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Early life
Early life
Antoni Krauze was born on 4 January 1940 in Warsaw, Poland. He studied filmmaking at the National Film School in Łódź (1966). He was the older brother of cartoonist and illustrator Andrzej Krauze.
Career
Career
Krauze directed many documentaries and feature films for example Monidlo and The Aquarium. His 2011 film, Black Thursday won Special Award at the Polish Film Festival in 2011 and FIPRESCI Prize at the Montréal World Film Festival in 2011.
Death
Death
• Illustration — Antoni Krauze in 2010 (Filmmaking of "Black Thursday"). Krauze died on 14 February 2018 of a heart attack at the age of 78.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Director — Writer • 1973 — Palec boży • 1975 — Strach • 1979 — Podróż do Arabii • 1980 — Party przy świecach • 1982 — Prognoza pogody • 1988 — Dziewczynka z hotelu Excelsior • 2005 — Radość pisania • 2011 — Black Thursday • 2016 — Smolensk
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