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POLISH TITLE: ODPRYSKI

A study of loneliness and passing away. The memories of years that passed a long time ago become alive again in the mind of a woman doing her chores.

GENRE:
animation
COUNTRY:
Poland
RUNNING TIME:
10'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Jerzy Kucia
SCRIPT:
Jerzy Kucia, Ewa Gołogórska
DOP:
Andrzej Jeziorek, Marek Norek
MUSIC:
Marek Wilczyński
PRODUCTION:
Studio Filmów Animowanych w Krakowie

Jerzy Kucia »

Scriptwriter, artistic director, animated film director, artist, producer and university teacher. He was born on 14 January in Sołtysy near Wieluń. He earned his degree from the Painting and Graphic Arts Department of Krakow Academy of Fine Arts (1967). He was a student of the same Animated Film Studio that he began to run in 1981. Jerzy Kucia has taught at a number of film schools including those in Vancouver, London and Mumbai. He is also a graphic artist. Since 1970 he has been associated with the Animated Film Studio and in 1992 he started to produce his own films. Professor Kucia co-organizes and runs the International Animated Film Workshops in Krakow. In 1994 - 1997 he was the Vice-president of Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA). Jerzy Kucia has won many awards, which include the First Prize of the Wiosna Opolska Festival (1970), the Award of the City of Krakow (1982), the First Degree Award of the Minister of Culture and Arts in Animation (1985), Krakow’s Governor Award for artistic achievement in animation and educational activity (1993), MTV Bronze Award (1994), the Prize of the Holland Animation Film Festival in Utrecht (1996), the Award of the City of Krakow for achievement in culture promotion (1996), the Special Golden Dinosaur for the ability to combine artistic and pedagogical activity awarded at the Etiuda International Film Festival in Krakow (2003) and numerous festival prizes.