Directed and produced by Pavel Sadílek with the involvement of Polish animation studio Se-ma-for and post-production specialists Magic Lab, ‘Nagano: The Birth of Heroes’ celebrates the Czech Republic ice hockey team’s victory at the 1998 Olympic Games.
CG-animated short film for the Gajusz Foundation is created by Karol Belina Brzozowski and directed by Marcin Drabinski with a cast of animals and other creatures by character designer Krzysztof ‘Green Pea’ Grochowina.
Short film conceived and directed by Jakub Grygier taps GPU technology for efficient CG rendering.
Spanish-Italian entertainment company Planeta Junior and Germany’s m4e sign a long-term co-production, distribution and consumer products partnership.
Licenses for award-winning preschool classic ‘Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare’ secured with NA distributor NCircle Entertainment, and broadcasters Z@pp in the Netherlands and Minimini in Poland.
Online teaser for Ridley Scott's ‘The Martian’ sets leading astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson against a digital backdrop created by up-and-coming Polish VFX house Juice.
Thirteenth International Animation Film Festival Baden announces top-class competitions, Focus Poland and a host of international guests for Switzerland’s largest animated film festival running September 1-6.
Award-winning filmmaker Tomek Bagiński’s ‘Ambition,’ starring Aidan Gillen and Aisling Franciosi, to premiere in BFI sci-fi program, “Days of Fear and Wonder,” on October 24th.
The 2014 Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature is given to ‘Seth’s Dominion’ by Luc Chamberland at the Ottawa International Animation Festival; ‘Hipopotamy’ by Piotr Dumala wins the Nelvana 2014 Grand Prize for Best Short Animation.
THE POLISH SCHOOL OF ANIMATION: Next Generations 2
A retrospective of Polish animation from the last 60 years, featuring work by Tomasz Bagiński, Anita Kwiatkowska, Jerzy Kucia and many more.
Join the Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA-East) and special guests Wiola Sowa (President of ASIFA-Poland) and Bogusław Zmudziński (artistic director of the International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima) on Friday for a reception at The Kosciuszko Foundation with drinks and Q&A. Free and open to the public. Cash bar and food available at Videology.
Screening #1 and reception...Fri., Oct. 10th, 7pm, at The Kosciuszko Foundation
15 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065
Polish Animation from 1958-1981
Screening #2...Sat., Oct. 11th, 5pm, at Videology
308 Bedford Ave, New York, NY 11211
Polish Animation from 1991-2004
Screening #3...Sun., Oct. 12th, 5pm, at Videology
Polish Animation from 2004-2007
Screening #4...Tues., Oct. 14th, 7pm, at The Kosciuszko Foundation
Polish Animation from 2008-2013
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The deadline for submissions to the 7th edition of Poland’s International Animated Film Competition is March 3, 2014.
