Ewa Petelska

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthday

December 24, 1920

Place of Birth

Pyzdry, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

August 20, 2013

Ewa Petelska

Biography

Ewa Petelska was a Polish film director and screenwriter. She directed 26 films between 1951 and 1985. Her 1963 film Black Wings (Czarne skrzydła) was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Her 1973 film Copernicus (Kopernik) was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. She often collaborated with her husband, Czesław Petelski.