needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2010) Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Wajda, Warsaw (Poland), April 2008 Born 6 March 1926 (1926-03-06) (age 84) Suwałki, Poland Alma mater National Film School in Łódź Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter Years active 1951-present Spouse Gabriela Obremba Zofia Żuchowska Beata Tyszkiewicz Krystyna Zachwatowicz Andrzej Wajda (Polish pronunciation: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; born 6 March 1926) is a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He is known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958)..