The Chinese Tambourine

A poetic film impression which introduces the viewer into the world of aesthetic motifs of Far East: a fan, vase with oriental ornaments, Chinese teacup, and fabric. A butterfly coming out from within an opening fan guide the viewer through the details of Chinese landscapes so as to come back in the end onto the fan which is then closing. The picture is synchronised with Fritz Kreisler’s music dominated by oriental motifs. It is an animation film made in the technique of watercolours on paper preserves the delicate nature of Chinese painting.

Directed, screenplay, artwork by Anna Dudek
Music composed by Fritz Kreisler
Music performed by Wanda Wiłkomirska – violin, Tadeusz Chmielewski – piano
Animated by Anna Dudek, Janusz Gałązkowski, Krystyn Koczorski
Photography by Krzysztof Szyszka
Editing and sound by Wiesław Nowak
Produced by Ewa Sobolewska
Classical animation – painting on paper, 35 mm, colour, 135 m, 04:55′, format 4:3
Date of production: 29.03.1994 © TVP SA

AWARDS:
DIPLOMA for the film direction, International Festival of Animated Films for Children – Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia / 1999
POZNAŃ GOATS AWARD for pure style of animated painting, 13th National Festival of Films for Children, Poznań, Poland / 1994