Conflicts / Konflikty / Konflikti

Daniel Szczechura (Lodz Film School)

1960, Poland, 7'56''

“There was a point when I thought that this film's whole value boiled down to the fact that it combined animation and feature, which was a novel approach 5 decades ago. Now (…) perhaps the meaning hasn't become completely dated but the market has taken over the role of the censors.” (Daniel Szczechura)

»Na neki točki sem mislil, da je vsa vrednost tega filma v dejstvu, da združuje elemente animiranega in igranega filma, kar je bilo pred 50 leti nekaj novega. Zdaj (…) ta pomen morda ni v celoti zastarel, a vlogo cenzorjev je zdaj prevzel trg.« (Daniel Szczechura)

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Recommended for children under 14: yes
Techniques: cut-out animation, live-action, pixilation, collage

Second director: Anna Maria Piaścik
Cinematography: Stanisław Śliwkowski, Mieczysław Lewandowski
Animation: Stanisław Śliwkowski
Music: Edward Pałłasz
Acting: Irena Kamińska, Julian Żejmo, Jerzy Rucki

Daniel Szczechura

Amateur films:
1955 Spojrzenia/ Gazes (in collaboration with Andrzej Błasiński), narrative film (Awards: 1955 - Ogólnopolski Konkurs Filmów Amatorskich / Polish National Competition of Amateur Films, Warsaw, Grand Prix)
1957 Stadion/ The Stadium (in collaboration with Andrzej Błasiński), narrative film (Awards: 1957 - Ogólnopolski Konkurs Filmów Amatorskich / Polish National Competition of Amateur Films, Warsaw, 2nd prize)
Student films:
1960 Konflikty/ Conflicts, thesis project, mixed media (live action and drawn animation) (Awards: 1961 - 4. Festiwal Etiud Szkolnych PWSF / 4th Student Film Festival of the State Higher School of Cinema, Warsaw, Social Film Award and Audience Award)
Animated films:
1961 Maszyna/ The Machine (written with Mirosław Kijowicz), cut-out film (Awards: 1962 - 2. Ogólnopolski Festiwal Filmów Krótkometrażowych / 2nd Polish National Short Film Festival (PNSFF), Krakow, Brązowy Smok Wawelski / Bronze Wawel Dragon for an Animated Film)
1962 Litera / The Letter (written with Andrzej Błasinski), cut-out film (Awards: 1963 - 3. OFFK / 3rd PNSFF, Kraków, Brązowy Smok Wawelski / Bronze Wawel Dragon for an Animated Film)
1963 Duet (made by Szczechura under the alias 'Karol Wirten,' screenplay by Emil Saski)
1963 Fotel / A Chair (screenplay by Szczechura and Emil Saski), cut-out film (Awards: 1964 - Syrenka Warszawska/ Warsaw Mermaid, Nagroda Klubu Krytyki Filmowej SDP/ Award of the Film Critics Club of the Association of Polish Journalists for 1963; 10th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Grand Prix for an Animated Film and honorable mention and distinction of the jury of the Association of People's Universities; 1. Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmów Krótkometrażowych / 1st International Short Film Festival (ISFF), Kraków, Grand Prix - "Złoty Smok Wawelski" / "Golden Wawel Dragon"; Cordoba Short Film Festival, special mention; 4th Buenos Aires International Short Film Festival, honorable mention; 1965 - Biennale of Youth, Paris, distinction; 6th International Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films, Montevideo, Grand Prix)
1964 Na jezdni / In the Street
1964 Pierwszy, drugi, trzeci... / First, Second, Third... (screenplay by Emil Saski), mixed media film (Awards: 1965 - International Festival of Mountain Films, Tridente, distinction)
1966 Karol / Charles, satirical cut-out film (Awards: 1967 - Viennale International Week of Entertaining Films, Vienna, Honorary Diploma)
1966 Wykres / A Graph, mixed media film (Awards: 1966 - 6. OFFK / 6th PNSFF, Krakow, Brązowy Lajkonik / Bronze Lajkonik for an Animated Film; Bergamo International Film Festival, honorary diploma)
1968 Desant / The Landing (written by Szczechura with Andrzej Warchał), mixed media film 1968 Hobby, combined cut-out and drawn animation (Awards: 1968 - 14th Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Grand Prize and distinction of the jury of the Association of People's Universities; 2nd Philadelphia International Short Film Festival, distinction; 2nd International Animated Film Festival, Mamaia, "Silver Pelican" and FIPRESCI Prize; 1970 - International Film Festival, Adelaide-Auckland, First Prize for an Animated Film; 7th Buenos Aires International Short Film Festival, First Prize for an Animated Film; Przegląd Filmów SMF "Se-Ma-For" / "Se-Ma-For" Studio of Small Film Forms Film Review, Łódź, Grand Prize)
1969 Zbrodnia Stelli / Stella's Crime
1970 Podróż / The Voyage, mixed media film (Awards: 1970 - 10. OFFK / 10th PNSFF, Kraków, Brązowy Lajkonik / Bronze Lajkonik for Best Animated Film)
1971 Differenzen, produced in Austria
1971 Jeśli ujrzysz kota fruwającego po niebie / If You See a Cat Flying across the Sky (written by Szczechura with Andrzej Krauze), cut-out film (Awards: 1973 - 3. Ogólnopolski Festiwal Filmów dla Dzieci i Młodzieży / 3rd Polish National Festival of Films (PNFF) for Children and Young People, Poznań, Brązowe Koziołki / Bronze Goats)
1971 Zamek w lesie / The Forest Castle (6) in Klechdy polskie / Polish Tales (screenplay by Maria Achmatowicz and Alicja Kowalska)
1972 Lamus / The Junk Heap, mixed media film
1972 Ogrodnik / The Gardener, mixed media film
1973 Arena / The Arena, entertaining mixed media film
1973 Mysia wieża / The Tower of Mice, produced in Italy
1973 Poema de fumetti, produced in Italy
1974 O królu Popielu / King Popiel, film from the international series Bajki narodowe / Tales of Nations. (Awards: 1975 - Nagroda im. Zenona Wasilewskiego / Zenon Wasilewski Award for Best Animated Film for Children; 4. OFF dla Dzieci i Młodzieży / 4th PNFF for Children and Young People, Poznań, Srebrne Koziołki / Silver Goats)
1975 Gorejące palce / Burning Fingers, mixed media film (Awards: 1976 - 16. OFFK / 16th PNSFF, Kraków, distinction)
1977 Problem / The Problem (screenplay by Janusz Weiss), mixed media film
1978 Skarpetka / The Sock (screenplay by Kazimierz Żórawski), film joke (Awards: 1978 - Linz International Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award)
1978 Skok / The Leap, mixed media film (Awards: 1978 - 20th Barcelona International Film Festival, Silver Medal)
1981 Fatamorgana / Mirage, mixed media film combining live action and animation (Awards: 1982 - Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Award of the FICC International Film Club Federation)
1983 Fatamorgana 2 / Mirage 2, mixed media film combining live action and animation
1986 XYZ, mixed media film
1988 Rybką być / To Be a Fish, two-dimensional drawn animation
1991 Novi Singers, mixed media musical film
1991 Grande Valse Brilliante, musical film
1992 Odgłosy wiosny / The Sounds of Spring, musical film
1992 Humoreska Dvořáka / A Dvořák Humoresque, musical film
1997 Dobranocka / A Good Night Story, animated film (Awards: 1997 - 34. MFFK / 34th ISFF, Kraków, Radio Kraków Award for Best Soundtrack; 15. MFF dla Dzieci i Młodzieży "Ale Kino" / 15th "What a Movie" International Festival of Films for Children and Young People, Poznań, Srebrne Koziołki / Silver Goats for Best Animated Film and Honorable Mention by the "Marcinek" Children's Jury)
2002 Hobby - Daniel Szczechura. Subtitle: Kilka filmów animowanych jednego autora / Several Animated Films by One Author
Documentaries:
1995 Henryk Tomaszewski
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