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Witold Giersz

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Witold Giersz is a distinguished Polish animator and film director, renowned for his innovative contributions to animated cinema. He graduated from the Film Directing Faculty of the National Film School in Łódź. Giersz's work is characterized by his pioneering use of painterly animation techniques, applying translucent patches of color directly onto celluloid, creating a dynamic and fluid visual style. His films have garnered international acclaim, earning over eighty awards at festivals such as Cannes, Cork, Edinburgh, Oberhausen, and Krakow. Giersz's innovative storytelling and artistic techniques have significantly influenced the evolution of animated film.

26-02-1927

Birthday

Pisces

Zodiac Sign

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

Poraj, śląskie, Polska

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Creative career

actor

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producer

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director

59 Works

writer

23 Works

other

6 Works

Horse Portrait

Horse Portrait

First, single, then more and more colorful brush spots appear on the black background. After some time, the rhythmically moving spots create a amorphous outline of a galloping horse. The camera not only registers the subsequent phases of the canter, but each touch of the brush. In this way, the viewer participates in process of creating the animation. Painting impressions about the silhouette of the horse, his elastic movements, the shape of the head, the stallion’s fight constitute the content of the first part of the film.
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2023

Signum

Signum

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2015

Signum

Signum

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2015

Signum

Signum

0.0

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2015

Rondo alla Turca z Sonaty A-dur KV 33

Rondo alla Turca z Sonaty A-dur KV 33

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata in A major is illustrated with colourful, dynamic images of the marching Turkish army, which provides the basic rhythm. Directed by Witold Giersz.
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1994

Rondo alla Turca z Sonaty A-dur KV 33

Rondo alla Turca z Sonaty A-dur KV 33

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sonata in A major is illustrated with colourful, dynamic images of the marching Turkish army, which provides the basic rhythm. Directed by Witold Giersz.
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Year:

1994

The Star

The Star

It seems that Christmas Eve is celebrated in accordance with the tradition. However, the society of the future has different customs: lack of religious freedom and strict surveillance of the society.
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1984

The Star

The Star

It seems that Christmas Eve is celebrated in accordance with the tradition. However, the society of the future has different customs: lack of religious freedom and strict surveillance of the society.
0.0

Year:

1984

Proszę słonia

Proszę słonia

6.5

Year:

1978

Proszę słonia

Proszę słonia

6.5

Year:

1978

Open-Air Museum

Open-Air Museum

There is an old stone house in a clearing, it is surrounded by greenery. Architects have ambitious plans for this area. They will build a modern city around the clearing, however, the old house cannot be blown up. The problem will be solved by an open-air museum.
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1978

Open-Air Museum

Open-Air Museum

There is an old stone house in a clearing, it is surrounded by greenery. Architects have ambitious plans for this area. They will build a modern city around the clearing, however, the old house cannot be blown up. The problem will be solved by an open-air museum.
0.0

Year:

1978

Fire

Fire

An apocalyptic vision of a forest fire.
8.0

Year:

1975

Traces

Traces

During the day, we could see traces of passersby and the couple of protagonists on the white and soft snow. They go to a dinner party. The evening will end tragically, but the next day begins with the milkman's footsteps, as usual.
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1974

Traces

Traces

During the day, we could see traces of passersby and the couple of protagonists on the white and soft snow. They go to a dinner party. The evening will end tragically, but the next day begins with the milkman's footsteps, as usual.
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Year:

1974

The Old Cowboy

The Old Cowboy

An old cowboy is walking across the prairies. It seems that he has experienced everything. However, he will have to face his opponents a few more times - maybe it will be for real, or maybe it will take place in his mind.
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Year:

1973

The Old Cowboy

The Old Cowboy

An old cowboy is walking across the prairies. It seems that he has experienced everything. However, he will have to face his opponents a few more times - maybe it will be for real, or maybe it will take place in his mind.
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Year:

1973

The Stuntman

The Stuntman

From cowboys to cannons, diving to racing, perhaps nothing can stop this stuntman
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1972

The Stuntman

The Stuntman

From cowboys to cannons, diving to racing, perhaps nothing can stop this stuntman
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1972

The Wonderful March

The Wonderful March

A story about a small drummer in a great army.
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Year:

1970

Intellectual

Intellectual

A caveman and a modern man compare their qualities. The caveman is impressed with the intellect of the modern man, while the modern man is impressed with the mass and appearance of the primitive man. The filmmaker will help both of them.
6.0

Year:

1969

Intellectual

Intellectual

A caveman and a modern man compare their qualities. The caveman is impressed with the intellect of the modern man, while the modern man is impressed with the mass and appearance of the primitive man. The filmmaker will help both of them.
6.0

Year:

1969

Admiral

Admiral

Beautiful ships sail towards each other across the blue ocean. The admiral observes them with a spyglass. Actually, all the things take place in his mind.
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1968

Admiral

Admiral

Beautiful ships sail towards each other across the blue ocean. The admiral observes them with a spyglass. Actually, all the things take place in his mind.
0.0

Year:

1968

Horse

Horse

Enacting the story of a hunt with wild but precise gestures, the Polish animator Witold Giersz’s The Horse (award-winning at the Krakow Film Festival for “its exceptionally interesting animation technique”) explodes with color and brings to life the physical strokes of paint of which it is made. The film never lets you forget that what you’re seeing is simply paint being rearranged into recognizable shapes, yet the pumping musical score and expressiveness of its titular character provide a simultaneous emotional experience. The abstract backgrounds render the narrative world beautiful and strange yet entirely comprehensible, as the film depicts an epic chase from humanity’s past.
6.2

Year:

1967

Horse

Horse

Enacting the story of a hunt with wild but precise gestures, the Polish animator Witold Giersz’s The Horse (award-winning at the Krakow Film Festival for “its exceptionally interesting animation technique”) explodes with color and brings to life the physical strokes of paint of which it is made. The film never lets you forget that what you’re seeing is simply paint being rearranged into recognizable shapes, yet the pumping musical score and expressiveness of its titular character provide a simultaneous emotional experience. The abstract backgrounds render the narrative world beautiful and strange yet entirely comprehensible, as the film depicts an epic chase from humanity’s past.
6.2

Year:

1967

The File

The File

A man in the library opens a catalog with the history of the 20th century. The figures from the catalog come to life and show the achievements of the age focusing on their disastrous effects.
0.0

Year:

1966

The File

The File

A man in the library opens a catalog with the history of the 20th century. The figures from the catalog come to life and show the achievements of the age focusing on their disastrous effects.
0.0

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1966

The Red and the Black

The Red and the Black

Two shades of paint are pitted against each other in a bullfight that spills self-reflexively from the page into the animator’s studio
6.2

Year:

1964

The Red and the Black

The Red and the Black

Two shades of paint are pitted against each other in a bullfight that spills self-reflexively from the page into the animator’s studio
6.2

Year:

1964

Ladies and Gentlemen

Ladies and Gentlemen

The Blue One and the Yellow One vie for the attention of the Orange One. The Yellow One calls to the creator of the film because he is really annoyed. It seems that the introduction of the Red One will solve the problem. But it turns out that it is not a good solution.
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Year:

1964

Ladies and Gentlemen

Ladies and Gentlemen

The Blue One and the Yellow One vie for the attention of the Orange One. The Yellow One calls to the creator of the film because he is really annoyed. It seems that the introduction of the Red One will solve the problem. But it turns out that it is not a good solution.
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1964

Dinozaury I

Dinozaury I

Polish educational cartoon about dinosaurs
6.0

Year:

1963

Dinozaury I

Dinozaury I

Polish educational cartoon about dinosaurs
6.0

Year:

1963

Dinozaury I

Dinozaury I

Polish educational cartoon about dinosaurs
6.0

Year:

1963

Dinozaury II

Dinozaury II

A sequel or second part to Dinozaury I, a polish educational cartoon about dinosaurs.
0.0

Year:

1963

Dinozaury II

Dinozaury II

A sequel or second part to Dinozaury I, a polish educational cartoon about dinosaurs.
0.0

Year:

1963

Expectation

Expectation

6.3

Year:

1962

Expectation

Expectation

6.3

Year:

1962

Expectation

Expectation

6.3

Year:

1962

A Little Western

A Little Western

The small western was the first film by Witold Giersz painted directly with a brush on a celluloid. Spilling patches of colors are arranged in the form of cowboys and horses, creating a surprising and brilliant parody of the western. Animation is also an intriguing self-comment: the viewer watches not only the struggle between good and evil, but also the process of creating a film world. Made in 1960, the award-winning Little Western is the first fully auteur movie in the history of Polish animation - the director and screenwriter in one person also took care of the visual development of the film.
8.0

Year:

1961

A Little Western

A Little Western

The small western was the first film by Witold Giersz painted directly with a brush on a celluloid. Spilling patches of colors are arranged in the form of cowboys and horses, creating a surprising and brilliant parody of the western. Animation is also an intriguing self-comment: the viewer watches not only the struggle between good and evil, but also the process of creating a film world. Made in 1960, the award-winning Little Western is the first fully auteur movie in the history of Polish animation - the director and screenwriter in one person also took care of the visual development of the film.
8.0

Year:

1961

The Black Jack's Treasure

The Black Jack's Treasure

Jack, an old and experienced pirate, notices a young sailor nearby. The sailor fishes out a bottle. It turns out that the bottle contains a map of a treasure island. The protagonists try to eliminate each other, but they will reach the island together.
6.0

Year:

1961

A Neon Trifle

A Neon Trifle

Night falls over the city and neon lights are flashing. As the clock strikes midnight, a boy from the hotel neon light gives his heart to a girl from the drugstore neon light. However, it turns out that a centaur from the bar neon light is an insurmountable rival. A tragic love story is going to happen.
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Year:

1959

A Neon Trifle

A Neon Trifle

Night falls over the city and neon lights are flashing. As the clock strikes midnight, a boy from the hotel neon light gives his heart to a girl from the drugstore neon light. However, it turns out that a centaur from the bar neon light is an insurmountable rival. A tragic love story is going to happen.
0.0

Year:

1959

Przygoda marynarza

Przygoda marynarza

0.0

Year:

1958

Przygoda marynarza

Przygoda marynarza

0.0

Year:

1958

The Mystery Of The Old Castle

The Mystery Of The Old Castle

Dog detective Rex arrives at the old castle to solve the mystery of the theft of precious stones. He notices cats, who bring a mummy into a historic building. He wants to do something, but it turns out that it is just a bottle of milk. The cat's caretaker offers him a tour of the castle. Meanwhile, at night, someone kidnaps the kitten. Rex sets traps...
0.0

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1956