Maciej Kijowski was born on January 1, 1935 in Berezno, Nowogródzkie, Poland [now Berazhna, Hrodna Oblast, Belarus]. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for
Drzwi w murze (1974),
Orzel i reszka (1975) and
Smarkula (1963). He died on November 30, 2017 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.