JURY PRO
ZBIGNIEW CZAPLA
Painter, graphic designer, screenwriter, and animation director. Studied at the Faculty of Graphics of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow - diploma in the Animated Film Studio (2000) and the Hochschule für Gestaltung (Offenbach Main). Author of experimental animated films presented at festivals around the world. Winner of festivals such as ANIMATOR, KLIK, ANIMATOU, ETIUDA&ANIMA, MIFA Montreal Independent Film Awards, MESSAGE TO MAN, ANN ARBOR Film Festival, KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL and many others.
FILMOGRAPHY:
“RITUAL” (2010), ‘PAPER BOX’ (2011), ‘TOTO’ (2013), ”T.” (2014), “THIS WORLD” (2014), “STRANGE CASE” (2017), “ON TIME” (2021), “ROCK BOTTOM” (2024) - collaborations.
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ADELA KACZMAREK -SIWIŃSKA
Studied at the Faculty of Graphics of the Academy of Fine Arts - diploma in the Animated Film Studio (2008). "A BAY", her graduation film, won the Special Prize at the OFAFA Festival in Krakow and the Main Prize at the View Festival (Pole Widzenia) in Toruń. In 2012, she directed her film debut "THE FULL SUN" and also created the animated documentary "THE GOVERNANCE OF LOVE", which won several awards. In 2018, she directed "JANKA", a medium-length documentary with animation elements. It won Grand Prix for Polish film at the HumanDOC Festival in Warsaw and a Special Award at the Cinema with Soul festival in Warsaw. Currently her next animated documentary MAGDA is on the festival circuit.
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EWA PODGÓRSKA
Director and screenwriter. Her feature-length documentary debut "DIAGNOSIS" premiered at IDFA in Amsterdam and was screened on 3 continents winning awards and nominations. She is currently in development on her feature debut "ALMOST HAPPY"' She directs documentaries, series and TV programmes. Occasionally lectures in Poland and abroad.
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STUDENT JURY
KAROLINA MAJKA
Film studies (BA) student at University of Lodz. Author of a blog devoted to Asian Cinema, focused on exploring Korean cinematography as well as Japanese Cyberpunk. In free time, they are freelancing as a photographer. Their work was published in a Polish fashion magazine „K-Mag”.
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DOMINIK PIEKARSKI
Student of the University of Łódź, studying Film Studies and Audiovisual Media. Member of the Polish Animation Research Group, interested in Polish puppet animation and animation in general, currently working on the person of Jerzy Kotowski. Interested in films from far and wide, starting with A Trip to the Moon by Georges Méliès and Napoleon by Abel Gance, hooked on the full-length animated film Transformers by Nelson Shin and ending with Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro.
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PIOTR TOKARZ
Born in '94, an Academy of Fine Arts student in Wrocław, majoring in Media Art. He began his adventure with animation during his studies, previously focusing on creating films, mainly music videos. He works as a graphic designer on a daily basis, and in his free time, he pursues artistic interests, experimenting with various techniques and possibilities offered by the moving image.
For his movie, I DREAMED OF, he received a Special Mention from the Student Jury at 4. RISING OF LUSITANIA 2022.
The creator of the official spot and poster for the RISING OF LUSITANIA AnimaDoc FF.
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