Studio Miniatur Filmowych

A self-consciously Kafkaesque tale of a winged lonely man literally devoured by totalitarian rule.

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

Polish animated short film that uses unconventional film techniques such as cut-out, drawing, filming miscible fluids and scratched images. Also uses non-camera technique such as drawing directly on film. The film is a humorous lecture on the internal structure of a dachshund. Parodying popular lectures at the same time, it contains a message about the superiority of the products of living organisms' techniques and calls for respect for the environment.

Ijon Tichy arrives on a new planet in a single-person spacecraft. His habits and fantasies are with him. The aliens recreate the sex bomb from the poster that could be found in the cabin of his spacecraft. Then, they present him a live dummy. A male-female evening in space with some pre-war music hits becomes possible.

In a simple but powerful way, director Ryszard Czekala presents the horror that happened in Nazi concentration camps: prisoners’ dread, humiliation and lost humanity. Its directness and style is sometimes interpreted as a response to the trend of allegorical and philosophical filmmaking that dominated Polish animation in the 1960s.

Kajetan, a dog and famous detective, and his assistant, Cat Makawity, try to solve the mystery of the director's disappearance and the problems of other creatures from the neighbourhood. Only the Secret of Marabou’s Code can stop Chameleon, a dangerous criminal.

A fantasy biography of Franz Kafka, bringing to life the writer's diaries and photographs.

A man seated next to the body of his young wife thinks about their brief life together. Suicide has been the only escape for her... Dumala's technique creates a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere, entirely suitable for Dostoyevski's novel "A Gentle Spirit" on which it is based.

Kalina links traditional animation with a re-projection. To the rhythm of the popular folk song Ukochany kraj, umiłowany kraj (Beloved country, dear country) he creates an anti-ballade about the farmer’s hard life and difficult work. Monotonous and mechanical activities degrade a man.

An allegory of the hopeless relationship between a prisoner and his jailer, representing the dependence of mankind upon authoritarianism.

Tomek Milkowski is an comic-books' illustrator. But his chef doesn't like his drawings. He tells Tomek to make up something really cool, if the boy doesn't want to loose his job. The illustrator has a guest. It's a bird Tri-Tri from stories about Mr. Kleks. Tomek takes the book and decides to illustrate it as a comic book.

A man living a dream experience linked to memories of his childhood.

Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.

A lonely bachelor blushes at a look from a woman spotted on the street. He is really randy when he sees other women on the street. The more confident he is, the more attractive he is.

It is still one of the most popular Polish animated films. Servants prepare the table for a luxurious dinner party in a beautiful palace. Guests are gathering slowly. Suddenly they are surprised by an unexpected change of roles between the eater and the one who is eaten.

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.