List of famous film directors from Poland, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Poland has given birth to some great movie directors over the years, many of who have gone on to direct popular comedies, dramas, horror movies and more. These are some of the best Polish directors in the history of the world, so if you're a native of Poland and an aspiring director then these are people you should look up to.
Everything from Jan Łomnicki to Dominik Matwiejczyk is included on this list.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the best Polish directors?" and "Which directors are from Poland?"
You can click on the names of these legendary directors of Poland in order to get more information about each one. If you're a film buff use this list of talented Polish directors to find some new movies you haven't already seen.
Grzegorz Dubowski
Dec. at 62 (1934-1996)Birthplace: Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Tumor Witkacego
Grzegorz Dubowski was a film director and screenwriter....Adam Guzinski
Age: 49Birthplace: Greater Poland Voivodeship, Europe, Poland, Central Europe, Konin
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Jakub, The Boy on the Galloping Horse
Adam Guziński is a Polish film director and screenwriter. His film Chłopiec na galopującym... moreAdam Holender
Age: 82Birthplace: Kraków, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Twisted
Adam Holender is a cinematographer....Adolf Trotz
Adolf Trotz was a German film director.... moreAdrian Panek
Age: 44Birthplace: Europe, Poland, Wrocław, Central Europe, Silesia
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: My Poor Head, Daas
Adrian Panek is a film director and screenwriter.... moreAgnieszka Holland
Age: 71Birthplace: Warsaw, Second Polish Republic
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Burning Bush, 'Kultura', To Kill a Priest, Provincial Actors, A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
Agnieszka Holland (born 28 November 1948) is a Polish film and television director and... moreAgnieszka Osiecka
Dec. at 61 (1936-1997)Birthplace: Warsaw, Europe, Poland, Masovian Voivodeship, Central Europe
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: STS 58, Czarne i białe, Plakat z drewna, Solo na kontrabasie, Słoń
Agnieszka Osiecka (9 October 1936 – 7 March 1997) was a poet, writer, author of theatre and... moreAgnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo
Age: 44Birthplace: Warsaw, Europe, Poland, Masovian Voivodeship, Central Europe
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: After.Life, Pâté
Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo (born 1975, in Warsaw), is a Polish-American filmmaker and writer.... moreAleksander Ford
Dec. at 72 (1908-1980)Birthplace: Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
Nationality: Ukraine, Poland
Films Directed: The First Day of Freedom, Milosc maturzystki, Five Boys from Barska Street, Border Street, Granny Had No Worries
Aleksander Ford (born Mosze Lifszyc; 24 November 1908 in Kiev, Russian Empire – 4 April 1980... moreAleksander Hertz
Dec. at 49 (1879-1928)Birthplace: Warsaw, Second Polish Republic
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Ochrana warszawska i jej tajemnice
Aleksander Hertz was a film director and film producer.... moreAlexander Gruszynski
Age: 69Birthplace: Warsaw, Second Polish Republic
Nationality: Poland, United States of America
Films Directed: Black Dawn
Alexander Gruszynski (born June 19, 1950) is a Polish-American cinematographer, actor and film... moreAlexander Ramati
Dec. at 85 (1921-2006)Birthplace: Eastern Europe, Brest, Rus', Bug Euroregion, Europe
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: And the Violins Stopped Playing
Alexander Ramati was a Polish writer and film director.... moreAlexandre Ryder
Dec. at 75 (1891-1966)Birthplace: Europe, Poland, Eurasia, Central Europe
Nationality: France, Poland
Films Directed: Faut réparer Sophie
Alexandre Ryder (1891–1966) was a Polish-born French film director best known for his crime... moreAlicja Björk Jaworski
Age: 64Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Just a Little, Booo, Little Pig Is Flying
Alicja Björk Jaworski is an animator and film director....Ami Drozd
Age: 66Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: My Australia
Ami Drozd is a film director, screenwriter and film editor.... moreAnatole Dauman
Dec. at 73 (1925-1998)Birthplace: Warsaw, Europe, Poland, Masovian Voivodeship, Central Europe
Nationality: France, Poland
Anatole Dauman (7 February 1925 in Warsaw – 8 April 1998 in Paris) was a French film producer.... moreCarl Hoffman
Dec. at 62 (1885-1947)Birthplace: Europe, Poland, Central Europe, Nysa, Nysa County
Nationality: Germany
Films Directed: Viktoria, The Mysterious Mirror
Carl Hoffmann was a German cinematographer and film director.... moreAndrzej Barański
Age: 78Birthplace: Europe, Poland, Gmina Pińczów, Pińczów County, Central Europe
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Dwa księżyce, A Woman from the Provinces, Several People, Little Time
Andrzej Barański is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He has directed more than 45... moreAndrzej Bart
Age: 68Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Boulevard Voltaire
Andrzej Bart is a Polish novelist, screenwriter and film director. He is called the Polish... moreAndrzej Bartkowiak
Age: 70Birthplace: Europe, Poland, Central Europe, Łódź Voivodeship, Łódź
Nationality: Poland, United States of America
Films Directed: Exit Wounds, Romeo Must Die, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Cradle 2 the Grave, Doom
Andrzej Bartkowiak, A.S.C. (born 6 March 1950) is a Polish cinematographer and director. ... moreAndrzej Celinski
Age: 58Birthplace: Europe, Kraków, Poland, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: The Children of Leningradsky
Andrzej Celinski is a film director, film editor, screenwriter, film producer, and... moreAndrzej Czekalski
Age: 89Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Ostrożnie Yeti
Andrzej Czekalski is a film director, screenwriter and actor....Andrzej Domalik
Age: 70Birthplace: Góra, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Schodami w góre, schodami w dól, Łóżko Wierszynina
Andrzej Domalik is a film director and screenwriter....Andrzej Fidyk
Age: 66Birthplace: Europe, Poland, Eurasia, Central Europe
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Defilada, Battu’s Bioscope, Belarusian Waltz, Yodok Stories
Andrzej Fidyk was born in 1953 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. A Polish documentary filmmaker... moreAndrzej Jakimowski
Age: 56Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Nationality: Poland
Films Directed: Tricks, Imagine, Squint Your Eyes, Solidarnosc, Solidarnosc...
Andrzej Jakimowski (born August 17, 1963 in Warsaw) is a Polish film director, writer and... more
