A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time, the state budget committed less and less money to filmmaking.

His fourth and current wife is theatre costume designer and actress Krystyna Zachwatowicz. In 1989 he was the President of the Jury at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. Andrzej Wajda (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; born 6 March 1926) is a Polish film director.

He is known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954) Kanał (1956) and AAndrzej Wajdas and Diamonds (1958). Andrzej Wajda (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; born 6 March 1926) is a Polish film director.