POLISH ANIMATED PROGRAMME AT ANN ARBOR FESTIVAL
A rich programme of Polish avant-garde animation will be screened this afternoon at American Ann Arbor. There are precisely 21 films made over the last 56 years screened in two special programmes of the festival.
Ann Arbor is one of the three oldest festivals held in United States and the oldest American festival devoted to experimental film. Festival, that this year celebrates its 51st anniversary, is nowadays one of the most prestigious film events embracing independent film with the special focus on experimental works. Since its establishment thousands of influential filmmakers have showcased their work at the festival including Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono or Kenneth Anger to name just a few. Since 1964 Ann Arbor continues to present a programm of short films as a part of travelling Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour. 51st edition of the festival that started on 19th March will last until Sunday.This year the festival devoted a part of its programme to present an outcome of Polish School of Animation. Two special programmes feature animated films made over the years 1957 and 2012. The American audience will get the chance of watching the films made by the maters of Polish avant-garde film – among them Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk, Józef Robakowski, Hieronim Neumann, Zbigniew Rybczyński or Julian Antonisz to name just a few of them. Beside the work of acknowledged artists there are also more recent films in the programme, whose authors strongly refer to the rich tradition of polish animated film – such as in Marcin Giżycki’s “Kinefaktura”, Wojciech Bąkowski’s “Spoken movie 1” or Zbignew Czapla’s “Paper box”.
Marcin Giżycki – expert on animated film, critic, artist and lecturer of Rhode Island School of Design had chosen the films presented in the program. The series is organized by Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
More information at the festival’s website