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Animated History of Poland (2010)

Genre : History, Animation

Runtime : 8M

Director : Tomek Baginski

Synopsis

Polish history is filled to the brim with diversity, so the idea transforming it into a gripping tale was a very exciting challenge. We created an exciting trip back in time that takes you through 1000 years of history in about 8 minutes. We picked 140 events that feature 500 animated characters from different historical periods. The film was created to represent Poland at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

Actors

Crews

Tomek Baginski
Tomek Baginski
Director
Marcin Kobylecki
Marcin Kobylecki
Executive Producer
MAGDA MATEJEK
MAGDA MATEJEK
Production Assistant
Marta Staniszewska
Marta Staniszewska
Production Assistant
GRZEGORZ KUKUŚ
GRZEGORZ KUKUŚ
CG Supervisor
Damian Nenow
Damian Nenow
Layout
MARCIN STĘPIEŃ
MARCIN STĘPIEŃ
3D Artist
SEBASTIAN OŚKA
SEBASTIAN OŚKA
3D Artist
TOMASZ WIRKUS
TOMASZ WIRKUS
3D Artist
Piotr Kolas
Piotr Kolas
3D Artist
Damian Bajowski
Damian Bajowski
2D Artist
Jakub Jabłoński
Jakub Jabłoński
2D Artist
Szymon Biernacki
Szymon Biernacki
2D Artist
Adam Janeczek
Adam Janeczek
Compositing Artist
Maciej Wojtkiewicz
Maciej Wojtkiewicz
Animation

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