Set TVP Kultura animates 3

119’

Black Burlesque

Poland 1998 / 5’

director:Tomasz Kozak
production:ASP Warszawa, TVP 2
sales:TVP
language:Polish

A surprising political satire showing the fight of great ideologies in the 20th century. An erotic and bloody game for dominance and rule.

D.I.M.

Poland 1992 / 10’

director:Marek Skrobecki
production:Studio Małych Form Filmowych Se-Ma-For
sales:Filmoteka Narodowa
language:Polish

An image of the slowly fading existence of two lonely dolls. They liven up only when a bird comes and they may feed it. But one day the bird doesn't arrive.

Gentle Spirit

Poland 1985 / 11’

director:Piotr Dumała
production:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
sales:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
language:Polish

An extraordinary vision of a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky. A suggestive study of jealousy and hatred, stressed by an interesting painting technique and poignant score by Zygmunt Konieczny.

Ichthis

Poland 2005 / 15’

director:Marek Skrobecki
production:Se-Ma-For Produkcja Filmowa, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych , Partyflex System, Studio Kropka
sales:Se-Ma-For
language:Polish

An unconventionally told, metaphorical film parable about endurance in waiting, hope and fulfilment. The main character is a man in his prime. He comes to a restaurant and its interior looks a little like a sacral building. He is the only customer. He is welcomed by a cherub-faced waiter. The waiter takes his order and leaves. The customer is waiting for him to come back...

Kizi mizi

Poland 2007 / 20’

director:Mariusz Wilczyński
production:TVP Kultura
sales:TVP Kultura
language:Polish

A sad story about difficult love, loneliness and treason. The film's premiere was in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was presented at the Berlin Film Festival in the section Berlinale shorts.

Little Black Riding Hood

Poland 1983 / 5’17’’

director:Piotr Dumała
production:Studio Małych Form Filmowych Se-Ma-For
sales:Filmoteka Narodowa
language:Polish

A satirical look at the well-known tale about the Little Red Riding Hood. A small boy walks out of a hut, puts his hood on and with a little basket in his hand he walks into the woods. On his way he eats and destroys flowers. Upon meeting a huge wolf - he eats the wolf as well. More and more happens to them and the film ends with a funny punch line.

My Home

Poland 1983 / 10’

director:Jacek Kasprzycki
production:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
sales:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
language:Polish

A photographic record of the history of Poland from the beginning of the 20th century until now, which is shown using the example of a single building in Poznań. Changing signboards, posters, and elevation layouts mark subsequent transformations in the life of the city and the nation.

Sollow in a Fallow Field

Poland 1981 / 7’

director:Jerzy Kalina
production:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
sales:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
language:Polish

A surprising story about a farmer whose tiresome ploughing is accompanied by a pompous Stalinist-time song

Tango

Poland 1980 / 7’54’’

director:Zbigniew Rybczyński
production:Studio Małych Form Filmowych Se-Ma-For
sales:Filmoteka Narodowa
language:Polish

The film won an Oscar for best short animation. Tango is a story about a room where many inhabitants have lived for years. But the director doesn't show their histories in time sequence. What happened to particular people is shown along with repetitions of stories of those who lived there before and the reality is reduced to absurdity and grotesque.

The Cathedral

Poland 2002 / 6’20’’

director:Tomasz Bagiński
production:Jarek Sawko, Piotr Sikora, Platige Image
sales:Platige Image
language:Polish

The film was nominated for an Oscar for best short animation. Maintained in the convention of a dream-like impression, a story of a man who comes to a mysterious, unfinished cathedral. The film was inspired by a short story by Jacek Dukaj, a renowned fantasy author, but you can also trace there the influence of paintings by Zdzisław Beksiński, Fernand Léger and Rembrandt, of Gothic architecture and buildings designed by Antonio Gaudi.

The Race

Poland 1989 / 6’

director:Marek Serafiński
production:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
sales:Studio Miniatur Filmowych
language:Polish

A film showing the path of human life, trivialised by being put on a moving dummy.

Tuning the Instruments

Poland 2000 / 15’

director:Jerzy Kucia
production:Telewizja Polska - Agencja Filmowa, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej, Jerzy Kucia Produkcja Filmów
sales:Telewizja Polska
language:Polish

The film shows the relativity of events - facts, inconstancy of situations and impressions. The meaning of incident is stressed here, as incident is not only a playful element, but above all it lies in the dramatic uncertainty of life. The events are shown in an "image and sound symphony".