Lecturer at the Kieślowski Film School, prof. Krzysztof Zanussi received the Golden Pegasus - the prestigious Ennio Flaiano Award for the best theater director for the performance "L'odore" ("Zapach") at the 49th Premi Internazionali E. Flaiano festival in Pescara, Italy.

The awarding of the award, founded in 1973 in honor of the writer Ennio Flaiano, is linked in Italy with a series of cultural events in the fields of literature, theater, cinema and television.

Among the celebrities awarded this award are well-known representatives of contemporary culture, incl. Seamus Heaney, Jose Saramago, Paulo Coelho, Harold Pinter, Dario Fo, Billy Wilder, Peter Greenaway, Ken Loach, Giulietta Masina and Krzysztof Kieślowski.