International Film Festival ... Etiuda & SOUL presents: "Polish school of animation"
The project "The Polish school of animation, from the beginning of the century" aims to give international recognition to the more than 50 years old Polish animation. The program ranges from the classics of Polish animation up to the younger generations of artists who have made their debut in recent years in the scene of the animated film.
The International Film Festival Etiuda & Soul, held in Krakow in 1994, is the oldest film festival in Poland and enhances the results of students in film schools and art from around the world, as well as works of graphic art and animation professionals, students and independent producers. Since its inception, the Festival seeks to familiarize themselves with the world-famous animation artists and the most interesting phenomena of this cinematic form. Its events provide the opportunity to remember the most interesting works of film history, with a particular interest in animation and documentaries, promoting a film production that does not reach the mainstream.
The International Film Festival Etiuda & Soul was for years a source of inspiration for the organizers of other events of this kind in the country.
With the support of The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and Polish Film Institute.
Labirynt/Labyrinth, by Jan Lenica (1961, 14’15’’)
Czerwone i czarne/Red and Black, by Witold Giersz (1963, 6’30’’)
Wszystko jest liczbą/Everything Is a Number, by Stefan Schabenbeck (1966, 7’30’’)
Hobby, by Daniel Szczechura (1968, 7’)
Podróż/A Trip, by Daniel Szczechura (1970, 6’30’’)
Apel/The Roll-Call, by Ryszard Czekała (1970, 7’15’’)
Droga/Road, by Mirosław Kijowicz (1971, 4’30’’)
Bankiet/The Banquet, by Zofia Oraczewska (1976, 8’15’’)
Tango, by Zbigniew Rybczyński (1980, 8’)
Solo na ugorze/Solo in a fallow Field, by Jerzy Kalina (1981, 7’)
Franz Kafka, by Piotr Dumała (1991, 16’)
Strojenie instrumentów/Tuning the Instruments, by Jerzy Kucia (2000, 15’15’’)
Sztuka spadania/Fallen Art, by Tomasz Bagiński (2004, 6’)
Po jabłkach/After Apples, by Marta Pajek (2004, 5’30’’)
Zoopraxiscope, by Hieronim Neumann (2005, 11’45’’)
Ichthys, by Marek Skrobecki (2005, 15’)
Śniadanie/The Breakfast, by Izabela Plucińska (2006, 2’20’’)
Wiek kamienia/The Age of Stone, by Marta Skrocka (2007, 8’)
Dokumanimo, by Małgorzata Bosek (2007, 10’)
Sekwens/Sequence, by Robert Sowa (2007, 8’)
Refreny/Refrains, by Wiola Sowa (2007, 13’15’’)
Laska/Chick, by Michał Socha (2008, 5’)
Wiola Sowa, born in 1972 in Gniezno, Animated film director.
Academy of Fine Arts In Krakow graduate at the Faculty of Graphics Graduation at the Studio of Animated Film in 2000 (artistic supervisor – Jerzy Kucia) She is a member of the Association of Polish Filmmakers and the Association of Creators of Animated and Experimental Film ʻStudio A”. She took part in International Workshop of Animated Film in Krakow and has received the Ministry of Culture and City of Krakow Art Scholarship in the field of film and Goethe Institute Scholarship. She is an expert in Polish Film Institute and president of ASIFA Poland.
Wiola Sowa creates auteur animated films, which combine classical animation techniques with most recent computer techniques. Her films have a refined visual design, which is combined with music and sound in an unconventional way. Wiola Sowa documents human experiences and using animation creates touching emotional portraits of her characters.
The films of Wiola Sowa were screened at most famous festivals.
Filmgraphy:
"Kropla wody" - /A drop of water/ 1997
"Marzenie" - /The dream/ 1998
"Between us" - /Between us/ 2000 – graduation film
"Refreny" - /Refrains/2007 - film debut
Spanning five decades, this retrospective program of Dutch animation features an assortment of award-winning films. From classic shorts by Paul Driessen and Oscar winners Anna and Bella by Borg Ring and Father and Daughter by Michael Dudok de Wit to more recent works by younger film makers, this is an amusing array of diverse animated films made in many different styles and techniques.
The program was compiled by the Netherlands Institute for Animation Film and will be presented by animated film makers Ellen Meske and Francesca Ferrario.
The Killing of an Egg, by Paul Driessen (1977, 2:51)
Anna & Bella, by Borg Ring (1984, 7:40)
The Characters, by Evert de Beijer (1986, 7:11)
Bundle of Joy (Ingewikkeld), by Ellen Meske (1988, 1:40)
Day Care (Op Tilt), by Ellen Meske (1988, 2:42)
The Water People, by Paul Driessen (1992, 12:45)
The Monk and the Fish, by Michael Dudok de Wit (1994, 6:22)
Famous Paintings, by Maarten Koopman (1996, 5:02)
Sientje, by Christa Moesker (1997, 4:26)
Father and Daughter, by Micheal Dudok de Wit (2000, 8:32)
Routine, by Liesbeth Worm (2001, 5:18)
Car Craze, by Evert de Beijer (2003, 12:12)
Fauna Sutra, by Johan Klungel (2004, 3:42)
Theatre Patouffe, by Maarten Koopman (2008, 7:24)
Little Quentin, by Albert 't Hoofd & Paco Vink (2009, 9:34)
Bricks, by Frodo Kuipers (2010, 4:24)
Audition, by Udo Prinsen (2011, 6:04)
How Dave & Emma Got Pregnant, by Joost Lieuwma (2012, 6:50)
Farmer Jack (Boer Jansen), by Arjan Wildschut (2012, 13:30)
Ellen Meske is a freelance director of animated films, storyboard artist and illustrator. It's known in the international film stop-motion animation for his experience and originality, his humor and his ability. Over the last twenty years has shared his extensive background with various studies in the Netherlands and Europe. He has lectured on animation cinema in Japan.
Born in Los Angeles, USA, studied at the College of Design in her hometown. He received his degree in Fine Arts from the 'University of California at Santa Cruz in 1974. In the United States has worked primarily as a graphic designer and illustrator. She moved to Holland in 1977 and entered into the Vrije Academie in Psychopolis 'Hague, where he was inspired by artists of independent world-class entertainment.
He worked as assistant director of animation for Dutch known as Hans Nassenstein and Monique Renault. He then started to work independently, exploring a variety of animation techniques in his short films, educational films for children and commercials for television.
For Ellen was commissioned in 1988, Casa Holding, an animated series on the sharing of work at home. He built an all female animation studio and with the success of his puppets the clay was subsequently awarded a scholarship to shoot a feature film, Capriccio. Both efforts were rewarded with prizes at prestigious international festivals of animation.
Spanning five decades, this retrospective program of Dutch animation features an assortment of award-winning films. From classic shorts by Paul Driessen and Oscar winners Anna and Bella by Borg Ring and Father and Daughter by Michael Dudok de Wit to more recent works by younger film makers, this is an amusing array of diverse animated films made in many different styles and techniques.
