Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Julian Hoffman (born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006. Hoffman is best known for his works in The Deluge (1974) and With Fire and Sword (1999), the former of which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Jerzy Hoffman
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- Name
- Jerzy Hoffman
- Born
- 15 March 1932
- Birthplace
- Kraków, Poland
- Occupation
- * Director
- Nationality
- Poland
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography · High School No. 1 in Bydgoszcz
- Honours
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture · Order of Merit (Ukraine) and 3rd class · Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland · Gold Cross of Merit · Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Jerzy Julian Hoffman (born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006. Hoffman is best known for his works in The Deluge (1974) and With Fire and Sword (1999), the former of which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Jerzy Hoffman (born 1932) is an actor, director and film director, among other activities, of Polish nationality. The actor was born in Kraków.
Jerzy Hoffman was educated at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. The actor is a member of Polish Film Academy and Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich and lived in Sikory Juskie and Warsaw. Activity centred on film direction and film screenwriting.
Languages used include Polish. Honours include Annual award ACFK, Gold Cross of Merit and Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, among others.
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Biography
Biography
His other notable credits were in Three Steps on Earth (1965) and Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969).
Jerzy Hoffman studied at Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and High School No. 1 in Bydgoszcz. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is film direction and film screenwriting. Residence is recorded at Warsaw and Sikory Juskie. Distinctions recorded are Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland and Gold Cross of Merit.
Polish film director Jerzy Hoffman with his wife at opening of the XXXIV Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2009.
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Jerzy Hoffman (b. March 15, 1932 in Cracow, Poland) – Polish film director. He lives in Warsaw and Sikory Juskie, Poland
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jerzy Hoffman • Born — 15 March 1932 • Birthplace — Kraków, Poland • Occupation — * Director • Screenwriter • Producer • Years Active — 1954–2011 • Children — Joanna Hoffman
Early life, family and education
Early life, family and education
Hoffman was born to Zygmunt Hoffman and Maria Schmelkes.
Career
Career
His 1965 film Three Steps on Earth was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. His 1969 film Colonel Wolodyjowski was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Hoffman directed Battle of Warsaw 1920 in 2011, the first Polish 3D feature film, stating “The fact that Poles made a film in 3D is not a miracle”.
Personal life
Personal life
Hoffman is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Illustration — Jerzy Hoffman's star in Łódź • Battle of Warsaw 1920 (2011) • Ukraine - The Birth of a Nation (2008) • An Ancient Tale (Stara Baśń, 2003) • With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1999) • A Beautiful Stranger (Piękna nieznajoma, 1992) • ' (Wedle wyroków Twoich, 1983) • The Quack (Znachor, 1981) • To the Last Drop of Blood (Do krwi ostatniej, 1978) • Leper (Trędowata, 1976) • The Deluge (Potop, 1974) - nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar • Colonel Wolodyjowski (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1969) • The Father (Ojciec, 1967) • The Market of Miracles (Jarmark cudów, 1966) • Three Steps on Earth (1965) • The Law and the Fist (Prawo i pięść, 1964)
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Life and career
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1932
Jerzy Hoffman born at Kraków.
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Warsaw and Sikory Juskie
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Jerzy Hoffman received Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland, Gold Cross of Merit, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Career and activity. Hoffman worked in film direction and film screenwriting. He belonged to Polish Film Academy and Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich. He worked at Warsaw and Sikory Juskie.
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- 1.Zodiak - Jerzy Hoffman Film Production. zodiakfilm.pl.
- 2.4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965). moscowfilmfestival.ru.
- 3.6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969). moscowfilmfestival.ru.
- 4.8th Moscow International Film Festival (1973). moscowfilmfestival.ru.
- 5.12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981). moscowfilmfestival.ru.
- 6.14th Moscow International Film Festival (1985). moscowfilmfestival.ru.
- 7.Battle of Warsaw 1920 3D. 3dtvs.org.uk. 2011-09-26.
- 8.Schulmiller, Eric. Apple's Jewish History — 30 Years After Iconic Super Bowl Ad. forward.com; The Jewish Daily Forward. January 22, 2014.
- 9.The 47th Academy Awards (1975) Nominees and Winners. oscars.org.
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