TV SFA
TV STUDIO OF ANIMATION FILMS Limited Liability Company with the seat in Poznań since 1980
Over a period of 43 years, the team of the Poznań Studio has made 350 short- and mid-length animated films, which received a total of 220 awards and commendations at national and international film festivals, including 33 awards granted by the Children’s Jury, 13 awards granted to TV SFA for its achievements in animation production, 5 press awards and 11 letters of congratulations, including from the President of the Republic of Poland, Mayor of the City of Poznań and Director of the Polish Film Art Institute.
Four directors collaborating with the Studio for many years received the “Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis” Medals (Gloria Artis Culture Merits), awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. The silver Gloria Artis medal was awarded to: Jacek Adamczak, Zbigniew Kotecki and Hieronim Neumann, the bronze Gloria Artis medal went to Aleksandra Korejwo.
In addition to Children’s Jury Awards, Grand Prix, First and Second Places, Special Awards and Audience Awards, films made by artists from the Poznań Studio have also been awarded and appreciated:
FOR the scripts, design, direction, animation, FOR the perfect transposition of music into pictures, FOR creativeness of form and imaginativeness, FOR the best TV films and the best video clips for children, FOR the stylistic purity of animated painting, FOR the original film design, FOR special artistic value, FOR building prestige of Polish cinema abroad, FOR taking children to the enchanted world of fantasy, FOR propagating noble ideals, FOR glorifying human soul, FOR the never-ending story of love and goodness, FOR the artistic and moral values, and splendid artwork, FOR reminding audiences that ‘the most important things are those that the eye cannot see’, FOR the creation of wonderful effects, for balance and mastery in showing music through animation, FOR contribution to Slavonic Cinema, FOR contribution to promoting Polish animated films worldwide, FOR courageous use of unique means of artistic expression, FOR the search for new ways of artistic expression stimulating children’s sensitivity, FOR the great contribution to the development of the Polish animation film which made the Polish film art enjoy numerous successes, FOR special achievements in the area of world animation cinema, FOR the sense of humour and wonderful fun with children…
They also received the following top awards:
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
HONORABLE MENTION – BEST ANIMATION
Best International Film Festival – March 2024, Bucharest, 2024-04-02
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
THE BEST ANIMATION FILM
The Digital Gate International Film Festival, Annaba, Algeria, 2024-03-05
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
NOMINACJA DO NAGRODY – FINALISTA, 2024-03-01
Stockholm Independent Film Festival, 2024-05-26|27
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST DIRECTOR
Budapest Movie Awards 2024, 2024-02-24
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
2ND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED FILM – FOREIGN
Indian International Short Film Festival Awards, Kolkata, Indie, 2024-02-22
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST FILM – AUTUMN SHORT OF THE YEAR
Promofest – Promoting Films for Festivals
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM
French Duck Film Festival, Paris
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
FIRST PLACE – EADWEARD Muybridge Film Festival
Eadweard Muybridge Film Festival, 2023-12-16
TV STUDIO OF ANIMATION FILMS IN POZNAŃ
PFFA SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2023
for 43 years of extraordinary artistic output with outstanding present continuation which is well illustrated
by 2023 PFFA film “A Great Worry” by Zbigniew Kotecki
35th Polish Film Festival in America, Chicago, 2023-11-19
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST ANIMATION FILM
Polish International Film Festival, 2023
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
GRAND PRIX AWARD
for Animated Film – Main Competition of Short Films
21. Festiwal Filmowy Opolskie Lamy, Opole, 2023
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
AUDIENCE AWARD
for Best Polish Animated Film
16th International Animated Film Festival Animator, Poznań 2023
OLE-LUK-OIE | OLE ŚPIJSŁODKO
Directed by Joanna Jasińska – Koronkiewicz
AWARD’22 SFP – BEST FILM FOR CHILDREN
for a brave and natural approach to the subject of death in the area of film for young viewers and extraordinary delicacy in presenting a serious topic. Particularly for the authorial and painterly expressive realisation technique, which bridges the gap between the inevitable and the beautiful,
Animated Film Section – Polish Filmmakers Association, Industry Award for 2021, Krakow, 2022-12-02
OLE-LUK-OIE | OLE ŚPIJSŁODKO
Directed by Joanna Jasińska – Koronkiewicz
MARCINEK SPECIAL MENTION
for an amazing and beautiful painting vision and a deep message related to coming to terms with the death of loved ones,
39th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Poznań, 2021-12-12
THE MONKEY’S BATH
Małpa w kąpieli from „Polish Fairy Tales” series
Directed by Andrzej Gosieniecki
CHILDREN JURY AWARD MASZKA
for the best film for children,
32 Tarnowska Nagroda Filmowa, Tarnów, Poland, 2018-04-28
APOLEJKA AND HER DONKEY
Apolejka i jej osiołek from „Polish Fairy Tales” series
Directed by Joanna Jasińska – Koronkiewicz
CHILDREN AUDIENCE AWARD ‘GOLDEN MILLIPEDE’
6 Film Festival for Children and Young People ‘KinoJazda’, Nowy Sącz, 26-30.09.2016
A STONE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE
Kamień na dnie jeziora, from „Polish Fairy Tales” series
Directed by Jacek Adamczak
GRAND PRIX – GOLDEN FRAMES
for the best short film,
7 Film Festival Filmów for Children and Young Audience ‘KinoJazda’, Nowy Sącz, 2017
APOLEJKA AND HER DONKEY
Apolejka i jej osiołek from „Polish Fairy Tales” series
Directed by Joanna Jasińska – Koronkiewicz
ST. VOJTECH´S PRIZE
for the Best Film from the Visegrad Countries,
for an excellent approach to the classic fairy-tale story transformed to story for current children viewers,
13th Biennial of Animation Bratislava – BAB 2016
IT’S QUITE TRUE!
Directed by Joanna Jasińska Koronkiewicz
HOLLYWOOD EAGLE ANIMATION AWARD 2015
16th Annual Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA, 13-22.10.2015
IT’S QUITE TRUE!
Directed by Joanna Jasińska Koronkiewicz
GRAND PRIX – GOLDEN FRAMES
for the best short film
for exceptional production of the film using the painting technique which has given the fairy tale its unique charm.
Although set in the world of animals, the story told in the film ideally reflects our everyday life…
4th KinoJazda Festival of Films for Children and Young People, Nowy Sącz, 26.09.2014
LOOKING FOR LAILONIA
Jak szukaliśmy Lailonii
Directed by Jacek Adamczak
AWARD FOR THE BEST POLISH ANIMATED FILM
29 International Young Audience Film Festival „Ale Kino!” Poznań, 10.12.2011
ON ZEFLIK AND THE DRAGON
O Zefliku i smoku, from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Andrzej Kukuła
CHILDREN’S JURY AWARD
for TV Studio of Animation Films
25. Tarnowska Nagroda Filmowa, Tarnów, 14.05.2011
High Commendation – Children’s Jury
for the dissemination of Polish legend among the youngest
1. Festiwal Filmów dla Dzieci i Młodzieży KinoJazda Nowy Sącz, 26-03.09.2011
The Treasurer’s Gift | Dar Skarbnika
Directed by Robert Turło
TV STUDIO OF ANIMATION FILMS LTD.
GREAT SEAL OF THE CITY OF POZNAŃ
for TV Studio of Animation Films Ltd. from Poznań
for the contribution into the development of film art
granted by Ryszard Grobelny – Mayor of the City of Poznań, 15.07.2011
Children’s Jury Award “KOGUT”
for TV Studio of Animation Films Festival
25. Tarnowska Nagroda Filmowa, Tarnów, 14.05.2011
On Zeflik andthe Dragon | O Zefliku i smoku
Directed by Andrzej Kukuła
Silver Line Award for the best film for children
16th National Festival of Auteur Animation Films OFAFA’2011 Kraków, 2011
The Treasurer’s Gift | Dar Skarbnika
Directed by Robert Turło
TV STUDIO OF ANIMATION FILMS LTD.
Platinum Goats (Platynowe Koziołki)
award for thirty years of work resulting in beautiful films, enchanting children in Poland and all over the world.
Festival’s Special Prize awarded by the organizers
28th International “Ale kino!” Young Audience Film Festival, Poznań, 11.12.2010
Children Audience Award
X Biennial of Animation Bratislava International Festival of Animated Films of Children Bratislava, 16.10.2010
The Lying Goat | Kozucha kłamczucha
Directed by Andrzej Kukuła
Gold Remi Award
43th Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival Houston, USA, 2010
Lunar Land | Księżycowa Kraina
Directed by Andrzej Kukuła
First Prize
Festival Internazionale del Cinema “Il Fiore d’ogni dove” Cosenza, Italy, 28.10.2009
Dies Irae
Directed by Joanna Jasińska-Koronkiewicz
International “Gold Panda” Award – Best TV Animation
9th Sichuan Television Festival, Sichuan, China, 2007
Tailor Thread | Krawiec Niteczka
Directed by Andrzej Gosieniecki
Special “Remi” Jury Award
0th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Houston, USA, 2007
On a Princess Turned Into a Frog | O królewnie zaklętej w żabę
Directed by Robert Turło
Award “Bronze Cairo”
17th Cairo International Children Film Festival Cairo, Egypt, 2007
Tailor Thread | Krawiec Niteczka
Directed by Andrzej Gosieniecki
Award “Bronze Cairo”
16th Cairo International Children Film Festival Cairo, Egypt, 2006
On a Princess Turned Into a Frog | O królewnie zaklętej w żabę
Directed by Robert Turło
Award Platinum “Remi”
39th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Houston, USA, 2006
Twelve Months | Dwanaście Miesięcy
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
Gold World Medal
47 The New York Festivals, USA, 2005
The Ice Mountain | Lodowa góra
Directed by Robert Turło
Golden Line
10th National Festival of Auteur Animation Films OFAFA’2004 Kraków, 2004
Twelve Months | Dwanaście Miesięcy
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
The Best Animated Film Award
Siena Festivals, Italy, 2000
Of the Quarrel of all Quarrels | O największej kłótni
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
The First Place
Łódź International Animation Film Festival, Poland, 1998
Toccata
Directed by ZPiotr Muszalski
The First Place
Los Angeles Animation Festival, USA, 1997
Carmen Torero
Directed by Aleksandra Korejwo
The Best Animated Film Award
Chicago International Children’s Films Festival, USA, 1993
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Allegro
Directed by Jacek Adamczak
The Grand Prix
Shanghai Animated Film Festival, China, 1992
The Swan | Łabędź
Directed by Aleksandra Korejwo
TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o. o. in Poznań was established on 26 June 2001, after the transformation of Television Studio of Animation Films operating in the years 1980 – 2001 within the organisational structures of Polish Television S.A. into a new business entity, a limited liability company.
The artists – shareholders of TV SFA and regular partners make cartoon animation films using different graphic and painting techniques on celluloid, cardboard or paper, cut-out animation, animation in friable matter, in combined and computer-assisted 2D techniques.
TV SFA is an artistic and ideological successor of the 20-years-long heritage and experience of Television Studio of Animation Films.
Since the beginning of 2002, TV SFA Sp. z o. o. has been realising for Channel 1 of the Polish Television a series of animation films for children under a common title Polish Fairy Tales [39 episodes x 13’], series Fantazy the Bear [13 episodes x 13’] and, pursuant to an international contract, a films from the „Animated Tales of the World” series and independent production.