The Big Black Bird
The Tale by Marek Karwan-Jastrzębski
There is room for everyone in the Land of the Eternal Sunshine. For the Wizard, occupied with his magic tricks, for the Frog, engaged in practical things. For Wesołek the Bug who fills his time goofing around. Two girls: Puzzle and Tekla complete the picture, and the Monster, known as the Prince of Darkness, adds a touch of menace and suspense, necessary in every story. All of them create a circle around the main character – Fantazy the Bear, the blue child of happiness. These characters are submerged in the miraculous space of the Island, where grasses sing lullabies and nature, while undergoing its cycle of changes, spins its eternal tale of birth and death. But if we only listen carefully to the sound of the instruments we can be transported to a parallel reality filled with unknown worlds, abandoned castles, exotic lands. A moment is all it takes to be transported to new dream-like dimensions, to gain new experiences, but then always return safely home. „The Adventures of Fantazy the Bear” is a fairytale showing the power of love, which, by taking the shape of goodness, friendship, fidelity or happiness strives to encompass the world and render other people better.
Directed by Artur Wrotniewski
Main directed by Robert Turło
Screenplay by Ewa i Marek Karwan-Jastrzębscy
Script based of the series based on the novel by Ewa Karwan-Jastrzębska „Fantazy the Bear in the Land of the Eternal Sunshine” and „Fantazy the Bear Finds the Crystal’s Secret”
Artwork by Joanna Sedlaczek
Scenography of the series based on the artwork by Joanna Sedlaczek “Fantazy the Bear Finds the Crystal’s Secret”
Music composed and performed by Maciej Zieliński
Camera 2D, computer animation, special effects by Krzysztof Napierała, Artur Wrotniewski, Robert Turło
Edited by Krzysztof Napierała
Backgroung by Joanna Sedlaczek, Artur Wrotniewski, Anna Dudek
Layout by Janusz Gałązkowski, Lesław Budzelewski
Animation by Waldemar Szajkowski, Roman Frajczyk, Janusz Matusik, Ewa Rodewald, Jan Steliżuk, Agnieszka Szcześniak, Lesław Budzelewski, Paweł Byrski, Janusz Gałązkowski, Elżbieta Kandziora
Ink and paint by Alina Góral, Elżbieta Bejger, Violetta Olejniczak, Violetta Pawlewska, Iwona Bartczak, Regina Drgas, Barbara Hurysz, Elżbieta Józefek, Przemysław Maksimowicz, Izabela Wieczorek, Katarzyna Gałązkowska, Katarzyna Jaszczak, Joanna Matuszak, Karolina Sobolewska
Test-line: Anna Gałązkowska
Lyrics title song from the series by Ewa Karwan-Jastrzębska
English translation by Grzegorz Nawrocki
Sung by Agnieszka Wilczyńska
Dubbing directed by Dorota Kawęcka
Voices provided by Grzegorz Drojewski – Fantazy the Bear, Agnieszka Kunikowska – Julia, Marek Barbasiewicz – Wizard Prospero, Jarosław Boberek – Wesołek the Bug, Agnieszka Fajlhauer – Riddle, Joanna Wizmur – Kapa Kapa the Frog
Sound effects by Cezary Joczyn
Sound by Wiesław Jurgała
Production managing by Mariola Olejniczak
Story edited by Katarzyna Komorowska
Produced by Ewa Sobolewska
Production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o. w Poznaniu
Producer, Dystrybutor: Telewizja Polska S.A.
Aniamtion 2D for kids, Digital Betacam, colour, 13:10′, format 4: 3
Date of production: 20.10.2006 © TVP S.A.
