 He won the Golden Lions at the Gdynia Film Festival in 1992 with his film "Wszystko, co najważniejsze" and in 2001 with "Cześć, Tereska".In 2002 he received an Eagle, the Polish Film Award for his film "Cześć, Tereska".Robert Gliński served as the Rector of the National Film School in Łódź from 2008 to 2012.