Roman Polanski
French and Polish filmmaker
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| 2024 | The lawsuit against Polanski was settled and dismissed. |
| May 14 2024 | Polanski was acquitted of defamation in the Lewis case, though he was not present in court for the verdict. |
| May 14 2024 | Polanski was acquitted of defamation in a French court, though he was not present for the verdict. |
| 2023 | Directed 'The Palace', distributed by 01 Distribution |
| September 2 2023 | World premiere of The Palace at the Venice Film Festival. |
| June 2023 | Polanski was sued in the Los Angeles Superior Court by a woman alleging he raped her in 1973, after which his civil trial date was set for August 2025. |
| March 2023 | Samantha Geimer and her husband met with Roman Polanski and his wife, Emmanuelle Seigner, for a cover interview with a French magazine, during which Geimer expressed her views on the incident and Polanski's past. |
| 2022 | Polanski filed a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name imetpolanski.com, which was ultimately ruled against him. |
| September 2022 | Polanski was ordered to stand trial in France for defamation related to Charlotte Lewis' allegations. |
| February 2022 | Began filming The Palace in Gstaad, Switzerland. |
| October 2020 | Polanski returns to Poland to pay respects to Stefania and Jan Buchala, a Polish couple recognized as 'Righteous Among the Nations' who helped him hide from the Nazis during World War II. |
| August 2020 | A court upheld Polanski's expulsion from the Academy, finding that the organization's board had provided a fair hearing and had legitimate grounds for his removal. |
| February 2020 | Won Best Director at France's César Awards for An Officer and a Spy, his fifth Best Director César win. |
| 2019 | Released 'An Officer and a Spy', distributed by Gaumont and 01 Distribution |
| 2019 | Directs An Officer and a Spy, continuing his filmmaking career. |
| 2019 | During an interview with Paris Match, Polanski denied Lewis' accusations, calling them 'an odious lie'. |
| August 30 2019 | Premiered An Officer and a Spy at the Venice Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize. |
| April 2019 | Roman Polanski filed a lawsuit against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences challenging his expulsion from the organization. |
| 2018 | Roman Polanski was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences alongside Bill Cosby due to ethical standards regarding respect for human dignity. |
| 2018 | Polanski decided to drop the libel suit against Uziel and was ordered to pay ₪30,000 for court costs. |
| 2017 | Polanski filed a ₪1.5 million suit against Israeli journalist Matan Uziel for alleged libel and defamation of character. |
| August 17 2017 | Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon rejected Samantha Geimer's request to dismiss the case against Polanski. |
| May 27 2017 | Premiered Based on a True Story out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| December 6 2016 | The Supreme Court of Poland ruled to reject an appeal filed by the Polish Minister of Justice, upholding the October 2015 ruling. |
| November 27 2015 | Poland decided not to extradite Polanski after prosecutors declined to challenge the court's ruling. |
| October 30 2015 | Polish judge Dariusz Mazur denied the U.S. request to extradite Polanski, calling it an 'obviously unlawful' act. |
| February 25 2015 | Polanski appeared in a Polish court for a hearing on the U.S. request for extradition. |
| October 2014 | Polanski was questioned by prosecutors in Kraków, Poland, regarding his extradition. |
| 2013 | Samantha Geimer published her autobiography titled 'The Girl: A Life in the Shadow of Roman Polanski,' in which she shared her perspective on the rape incident involving Polanski. |
| May 25 2013 | Premiered Venus in Fur at the Cannes Film Festival, his first non-English-language feature film in forty years. |
| September 9 2011 | World premiere of Carnage at the Venice Film Festival. |
| February 2011 | Shot Carnage in February/March, an adaptation of Yasmina Reza's play God of Carnage. |
| February 2011 | Won four César Awards for The Ghost Writer. |
| 2010 | Lawyer Gloria Allred held a press conference with Charlotte Lewis, publicly alleging Polanski sexually abused her in 1983. |
| 2010 | Roman Polanski directed 'The Ghost Writer', distributed by StudioCanal UK |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer swept the European Film Awards, winning six awards including best movie, director, actor, and screenplay. |
| 2010 | A second petition for Polanski's release was signed by several prominent filmmakers and actors, including Jean-Luc Godard and Agnès Varda. |
| July 12 2010 | Swiss authorities rejected the United States' extradition request and released Polanski, declaring him a 'free man'. |
| July 12 2010 | The Swiss court rejected the US request for extradition and released Polanski from custody. |
| May 2 2010 | Polanski published an open letter on Bernard-Henri Lévy's website, where he referenced testimony from Roger Gunson regarding Judge Rittenband's statements about his imprisonment. |
| February 2010 | Premiered The Ghost Writer at the 60th Berlinale, winning the Silver Bear for Best Director. |
| January 25 2010 | A hearing was scheduled in the superior court regarding Polanski's request to be sentenced in absentia, where it was ruled he must be present. |
| January 6 2010 | Upon remand to the superior court, Polanski's lawyers submitted a notarized letter requesting to be sentenced in absentia. |
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