Agnieszka Holland

Agnieszka Holland

director, writer, producer

Agnieszka Holland was born on Nov 28, 1948 in Poland. Agnieszka Holland's big-screen debut came with Obrazki z zycia directed by Jerzy Domaradzki in 1976. Agnieszka Holland is known for In Darkness directed by Agnieszka Holland, Robert Wieckiewicz stars as Leopold Socha and Benno Fürmann as Mundek Margulies. Agnieszka Holland has got 34 awards and 50 nominations so far. The most recent award Agnieszka Holland achieved is Czech Lions. The upcoming new movie Agnieszka Holland plays is Marek Edelman... And There Was Love in the Ghetto which will be released on Aug 01, 2021.

Having graduated from FAMU in Prague film (1971), Agnieszka Holland returned to Poland and began her film career working with Krzysztof Zanussi as assistant director, and Andrzej Wajda as her mentor. Her first feature film was PROVINCIAL ACTORS (1978), one of the flagship pictures of the "cinema of moral disquiet" and the winner of the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980. Subsequently, she made the films FEVER (1980) and THE LONELY WOMAN (1981). In 1981, just before the declaration of the state of emergency in Poland, Agnieszka Holland emigrated to France.She directed ANGRY HARVEST (1985) which was nominated for a foreign-language Oscar. Her film EUROPA EUROPA (1990) also received a U.S. Academy Award nomination (best screenplay) and IN DARKNESS (2011) was again nominated as best foreign-language film. She also collaborated with her friend Krzysztof Kieslowski on the screenplay of his trilogy, THREE COLOURS (1993).Holland's other films include TO KILL A PRIEST (1988), OLIVIER, OLIVIER (1992), THE SECRET GARDEN (1993), TOTAL ECLIPSE (1995), WASHINGTON SQUARE (1997), THE THIRD MIRACLE (1999), SHOT IN THE HEART (2001), JULIE WALKING HOME (2001), COPYING BEETHOVEN (2006), IN DARKNESS (2011), BURNING BUSH (2013), SPOOR (2017), MR. JONES (2019) and CHARLATAN (2020). She also directed several episodes of many notable TV series, including THE WIRE, JAG, COLD CASE, TREME (for the pilot of the latter she was nominated for an Emmy) and HOUSE OF CARDS. Agnieszka Holland has also written or co-written screenplays for films made by other directors and directed plays for Polish television. She was elected chairwoman of the Board of the European Film Academy in 2014 and was elected as its President in 2021.

  • Birthday

    Nov 28, 1948
  • Place of Birth

    Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
  • Also known

    Agnieska Holland

Known For

Awards

34 wins & 50 nominations

Czech Lions
2021
Best Film (Nejlepsí film)
Winner - Czech Lion
2021
Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie)
Winner - Czech Lion
2014
Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie)
Winner - Czech Lion
Polish Film Festival
2021
Winner - Platinum Lions
2019
Best Film
Winner - Golden Lions
2019
Best Film
Winner - Golden Lions
2017
Pokot (2017)
Winner - Best Director
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