Biography
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.
Filmography
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Director 32
Movies 31
TV Shows 1
Director
Horse Portrait (2023)
Movie
Director
Signum (2015)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Animation
W grocie Króla Gór ze Suity „Peer Gynt” op. 46 nr 1 (1996)
Movie
Director / Writer
Rondo alla Turca z Sonaty A-dur KV 33 (1994)
Movie
Screenplay / Director / Animation
Reinkarnacja – Finall (1986)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Reinkarnacja – Andante (1986)
Movie
Director / Writer
The Star (1984)
Movie
Director
Proszę słonia (1978)
Movie
Director
Open-Air Museum (1978)
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Director
Fire (1975)
Movie
Director
Traces (1974)
Movie
Director
The Old Cowboy (1973)
Movie
Director
The Stuntman (1972)
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Director
The Wonderful March (1970)
Movie
Director
Intellectual (1969)
Movie
Director
Proszę słonia (1968)
TV
Director / Writer
Admiral (1968)
Movie
Director / Screenplay
Horse (1967)
Movie
Director
The File (1966)
Movie
Director
Ladies and Gentlemen (1964)
Movie
Director / Story
Dinozaury II (1963)
Movie
Director
Dinozaury I (1963)
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Director
Expectation (1962)
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Director
A Little Western (1961)
Movie
Director
A Neon Trifle (1959)
Movie
Director / Set Decoration
Wiosenne przygody krasnala Hałabały (1959)
Movie
Screenplay / Director
Przygoda marynarza (1958)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1927-02-26 (98 years old)
Birth PlacePoraj, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
ChildrenHelena Giersz
CitizenshipsPoland
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Gold Cross of Merit
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