Grzegorz Królikiewicz (5 June 1939 – 21 September 2017) was a Polish film director, screenwriter, and pedagogue.

Life and career

In 1962, he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the

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. In 1967, he began his studies at the

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from which he graduated in 1970. He directed a number of

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s, TV shows as well as feature films. In 1976–78, he directed the television Editorial Office of Facts. Between 1981–1983, he served as the artistic director of the Aneks Film Studio (''Zespół Filmowy Aneks''). In the years 2003–2005, he worked as director of the New Theatre in Łódź. Since 1981, he also worked as an academic teacher at the Faculty of Film and Television Directing at the National Film School in Łódź. In 1993, he obtained the title of

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. He was a member of the

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. He died on 21 September 2017 in

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and was buried at the Old Cemetery in Łódź.

Selected awards

In 1993, he was awarded the Golden Lions Award (''Złote Lwy'') at the 18th

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for his film ''Przypadek Pekosińskiego'' ("Pekosiński's Case"). In 1994, he also received the Special Award at the

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for this film. In 2011, he became the recipient of the Knight's Cross of the

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and in 2013, he was awarded the Gold

Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis The Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture () or Gloria Artis Medal, is a departmental decoration of Poland in arts awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland to persons and organizations for distinguish ...

. In 2016, he was awarded the

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Prize for his film ''Sąsiady'' ("The Neighbours").

Filmography

*''Na wylot'' (1972) *''Wieczne pretensje'' (1974) *''Tańczący jastrząb'' (1977) *''Klejnot wolnego sumienia'' (1981) *''Fort 13'' (1984) *''Zabicie ciotki'' (1984) *''Przypadek Pekosińskiego'' (1993) *''Drzewa'' (1995) *''Sąsiady'' (2014)

References

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Life and career

Selected awards

Filmography

See also

References