Wanda Jakubowska

Wanda Jakubowska
Born	(1907-10-10)10 October 1907 Warsaw, Poland
Died	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1932 - 1988

Wanda Jakubowska (10 October 1907 in Warsaw – 25 February 1998 in Warsaw) was a Polish film director.

Biography

During World War II, she was a prisoner in Auschwitz. After the war, she made movie Ostatni etap (The Last Stage) in 1947. The film was partly shot on location at Auschwitz concentration camp. The film is based on director Wanda Jakubowska's personal experiences as a prisoner at Auschwitz. She claimed that what helped her to survive Auschwitz was constantly thinking about the documentation of her experiences.

She was a professor at the National Film School in Łódź (1949-1974).

Selected filmography

• Biały mazur (1979) (The White Mazurka)
• Żołnierz zwycięstwa (1953) (Soldier of Victory)
• The Last Stage (1947) (Ostatni etap)
• The Sea (1933) (Morze)

Awards

• Grand Prix - Crystal Globe for The Last Stage at the 3rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1948.
• International Peace Prize for The Last Stage in 1950.

External links

• Wanda Jakubowska at the Internet Movie Database
• Wanda Jakubowska at the www.filmpolski.pl (Polish)