Krzysztof Kieslowski graduated from Lodz Film Academy in 1969, and became a documentary, TV and feature film director and scriptwriter. Before making his first film for TV, Przejscie podziemne (The Underground Passage), he made a number of short documentaries. His next film, Personel (The Staff), took the Grand Prix at Mannheim. His first full-length feature was Blizna (The Scar). In 1978 he made the famous Z punktu widzenia nocnego portiera (Night Porter's Point of View), and in 1979 Amator (Camera Buff).
Was denied acceptance into film school three times. Announced his retirement from film-making after completing "Red". Battled complications of AIDS at the time of his death (according to "Hello" magazine obituary), in addition to having had open-heart surgery. Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989 Had one daughter Marta (b. 1972)