Jerzy Toeplitz

Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz was a Polish film educator and theorist. He was a co-founder of the national film school in Łódź, Poland, now known as now known as Łódź Film School, which had a significant impact on Polish cinema, as well as foundation director of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney in 1973, which has been the training ground for many of Australia's most well-known filmmakers.