Awarded with the title “Doctor Honoris Causa of the New Bulgarian University” on 13th May 2002
The title is awarded for his exceptional achievements in the Cinematography and Drama art, for his contribution to the international relations in movie producing, for his cooperation in the establishment of relations between Polish and Bulgarian directors and in the training of Movie and Drama experts in a number of universities in Russia, Yugoslavia, Czech Republic, Romania, as well as his assistance in the development of the Master's Program "Cinema and Television" at NBU.
Krzysztof Zanussi is Professor of Cinematographic and Television Stage Production in the Higher Academy of Cinematographic and Television Arts in Lodz, Poland. He is popular around the world Polish film and drama director. He lectures at the National film Academy of Great Britain, the Film Institute in Belgrade, the Film Institute in Budapest, etc. His films are awarded with prestigious international and national awards - the special awards in Cannes and Venice, the Award of the film festival in Moscow, the Italian awards "Lumier" and "Vitorio de Sica", etc.
In 1990 Prof. Zanussi was elected Chair of the European Federation of the Producers of Audiovisual Products. He is an adviser of the Committee of Culture in the Vatican. He was a vice-president of the Program council of the Polish National Television, as well as a formal president of the Eurovisioni Society. In 1997 Zanussi became member of the Papal Academy of Art and Literature in the Vatican. Prof. Zanussi is now full member of the European Film Academy, which adjudges the annual film awards "Felix". Prof. Krzysztof Zanussi is honorary doctor of the Cinematographic Art Institute in Moscow, the European University in Minsk and the National University of Drama and Cinematographic Art in Bucharest. Among his most popular works is the film “Life – a sexually transmitted disease”.
At the official ceremony of awarding the honorary title Prof. Zanussi read the academic lecture "Trends in the development of modern world cinema".
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