Krzysztof Zanussi

Film director and producer Krzysztof Zanussi is a graduate at the prestigious National Film School in Łódź and the head of the Polish Film Studio TOR which has received several prizes and awards, including the David di Donatello Prize of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano. His 1989 feature 'Inventory' was nominated for the 16th Moscow International Film Festival and 'Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease' had won the Golden St. George at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award on 20 November 2012 at the 43rd International Film Festival of India held in Goa.

Born on: 17 June, 1939

Born in: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland