1979Nominee
Best Director
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Ewa Petelska
Director · Writer
Pyzdry, Wielkopolskie, Poland
December 24, 1920
Biography
Ewa Petelska (December 24, 1920 – August 20, 2013) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. She directed 26 films between 1951 and 1985. Her 1963 film Black Wings (Czarne skrzydła) was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Her 1973 film Copernicus (Kopernik) was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. She often collaborated with her husband, Czesław Petelski.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1980Winner
Best Director
The Birthday
1957Nominee
Best Writing
Wraki
Career Highlights
1954Highlight
Best Director
Not Far from Warsaw
1963Highlight
Best Director
Czarne skrzydła