Tadeusz Chmielewski

Tadeusz Chmielewski (7 June 1927 – 4 December 2016) was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer, most notable for being one of the pioneers of popular Polish comedy. During World War II and until 1948, he was a soldier for the National Armed Forces and the Home Army.

Chmielewski was born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland and graduated from secondary school in Szczecin.[1] He graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1954. An activist with the Polish Filmmakers Association, he was their vice president from 1983 to 1987. Then, from 1987 to 1989, he was a member of the Cinematography Committee in Poland. Under the pseudonym of his granddaughter Sophie Miller wrote the screenplay U Pana Boga za piecem. Since 1984 he has been head of the Film "EYE".

In 2005, Chmielewski received the honorary citizenship from the city of Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In 2010 he was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. In 2011 he was awarded the "Eagle" in the Polish Film Awards.

Several of Chmielewski's films were realized together with his wife Halina Chmielewska, a fellow film director and screenwriter. His father was a policeman in Tomaszów and famous jumper upwards. During World War II, his father commanded partisan movements. After the war, he was captured by the communist Polish authorities and murdered. He has one daughter: Agata Chmielewska, a graphic designer and painter.