TV SFA
TV STUDIO OF ANIMATION FILMS Limited Liability Company with the seat in Poznań since 1980
Over a period of 44 years, the team of the Poznań Studio has made 360 short- and mid-length animated films, which received a total of 251 awards, commendations and nominations 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…
AWARDS:
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
AWARD FOR EXCELLENT ANIMATION – “Sensitive, hypnotic and uniquely eloquent, “Lack” transforms an intimate and painful story into an aesthetic ecstasy. This project stands out for its impressive construction of a graphic universe that borders on abstraction, where simplicity and ingenuity explore the limits of memory, evoking an emotional connection with the nostalgic affection of a loss”, Austral International Film Festival FICA, Córdoba, Argentina, 2024-12-30
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
Project has been selected as an award winner in festival, Varsity Film Expo, Lusaka, Zambia, 2024-12-02
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION, Webseries & Film Festival (WFF), Lima, Peru, 2024-11-17
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
2024 HOLLYWOOD EAGLE for Animation Film, 25th Polish Film Festival Los Angeles, USA, 2024-11-10
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
NOMINATION of the Festival Main Jury for the Jan Machulski Award for Polish Independent Cinema in the category ‘Best Animated Film’, 17th Offeliada Film Festival, Gniezno, Poland, 2024-11-10
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
SPECIAL MENTION of the Festival Main Jury, 17th Offeliada Film Festival, Gniezno, Poland, 2024-11-10
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
NOMINATION film for an award, Sussex International Film Festival, Sussex, UK, 2024-11-10
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST ANIMATED FILM – “Film is impactful and has a high importance for today’s world society, thank you for sharing all your talent with us. Film has no gaps or flaws in the script, it is a well-structured film, with truthful performances that reach the audience in the right way. An unforgettable animated film! Film direction was very well and structured, focusing on what really matters and showing the right points. The script also has a high value, it added great importance to the final result.”, Canoa Film Festival, São Paulo, Brazil, 2024-10-25
A GREAT WORRY | WIELKIE ZMARTWIENIE
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
BEST FILM FOR CHILDREN OF THE 2023 YEAR for its excellent combination of animation techniques, which together create a visually coherent philosophical story in a non-obvious interpretation that invites discussion not only among children but also among adults, teaching them to understand their limitations and when it is better not to exceed them, III Awards of the Animated Film Section of the Polish Animated Film SFP’23, 31st International Etiuda&Anima Festival, Krakow, Poland, 2024-10-25
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST AUTHOR FILM OF THE 2023 YEAR for depicting a personal experience and constructing a moving and deeply emotional story in a symbolic form, both on a visual and animation level complemented by an excellent soundtrack,, III Awards of the Animated Film Section of the Polish Animated Film SFP’23, 31st International Etiuda&Anima Festival, Krakow, Poland, 2024-10-25
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
AWARD IN THE FORM CATEGORY, 13th Frap Film Festival, Gorzów Wlkp., Poland, 2024-10-20
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST SHORT ANIMANDO, Visinicorte International Short Film Festival, Gaeta, Italy, 2024-10-19
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
1st PRIZE ‘GOLDEN NUGGLE’ in the animated film category, 9th Lower Silesian Film Festival ‘Golden Nugget 2024’, Złotoryja, Poland, 2024-09-29
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK – Kacper Krupa, 7th Bang Awards – International Animated Film Festival, Torres Vedras, Portugal, 2024-09-28
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC – Kacper Krupa, Teatro d’Europa di Cesinali, Avellino, Italia, 2024-09-21
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST SHORT FILM, Animatica – Small Festival of Animated Shorts! Saronno, Italy, 2024-09-07
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
3RD PRIZE for Paweł Prewencki, film director for an impressionist story about loss, pain and the search for hope, a short animation that included a dozen full-length feature films, 18th BNP Paribas Two Riversides — International Short Film Competition, Kazimierz Dolny – Janowiec, Poland, 2024-08-03
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
3RD PRIZE FOR THE FILM, 22. Gastro Film Fest, Osijek, Croatia, 2024-07-13
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM
The 8th Ficcsur, Southern Cone International Film Festival, Valparaíso, Chile, 2024-05-24
A GREAT WORRY | WIELKIE ZMARTWIENIE
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
AWARD ‘SILVER BUNDLE BY KOZIOŁEK MATOŁEK’
in the Preschool and Early School category 7 – 11 years old, 12. National Independent Animation Festival – Spring 2024, O! PLA, Grand Final, Łódź, 2024-05-12
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
AWARD ‘BRONZE BUNDLE BY KOZIOŁEK MATOŁEK’
in the Producer Category named Marek Serafiński, 12. National Independent Animation Festival – Spring, O! PLA, Grand Final, Łódź, 2024-05-12
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
NOMINATION FOR THE FIVE “GOLDEN UNICORNS”, 39th ALPINALE Short Film Festival, Bludenz, Austria, 2024-08-06
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
HONORABLE MENTION – BEST ANIMATION, Best International Film Festival – March 2024, Bucharest, Romania, 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
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST DIRECTOR, Director Talents 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, Madryt, 2024-02-15
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
BEST ANIMATION SHORT FILM, French Duck Film Festival, Paris, France, 2024-01-14
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
FIRST PLACE – EADWEARD Muybridge Film Festival, Eadweard Muybridge Film Festival, Orzesz, Poland, 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, Warsaw, Poland, 2023-12-08
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
GRAND PRIX AWARD, for Animated Film – Main Competition of Short Films, 21. Festiwal Filmowy Opolskie Lamy, Opole, Poland, 2023-10-14
LACK | BRAK
Directed by Paweł Prewencki
AUDIENCE AWARD, for Best Polish Animated Film, 16th International Animated Film Festival Animator, Poznan, Poland, 2023-06-25
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, Poland, 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, Poland, 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! | TO PEWNA WIADOMOŚĆ!
Directed by Joanna Jasińska-Koronkiewicz
HOLLYWOOD EAGLE ANIMATION AWARD 2015, Director Joanna Jasińska-Koronkiewicz and Producer Ewa Sobolewska, 16th Annual Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA, 13-22.10.2015
IT’S QUITE TRUE! | TO PEWNA WIADOMOŚĆ!
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, Poland, 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
THE TREASURER’S GIFT | DAR SKARBNIKA from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Robert Turło
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
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
THE TREASURER’S GIFT | DAR SKARBNIKA from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Robert Turło
SILVER LINE AWARD, for the best film for children, 16th National Festival of Auteur Animation Films OFAFA’2011 Kraków, 2011
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
THE LYING GOAT | KOZUCHA KŁAMCZUCHA from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Andrzej Kukuła
CHILDREN AUDIENCE AWARD, X Biennial of Animation Bratislava International Festival of Animated Films of Children Bratislava, 16.10.2010
LUNAR LAND | KSIĘŻYCOWA KRAINA from the series “Fantazy the Bear”
Directed by Andrzej Kukuła
GOLD REMI AWARD, 43th Annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival Houston, USA, 2010
DIES IRAE
Directed by Joanna Jasińska-Koronkiewicz
FIRST PRIZE for the creation of wonderful effects, for the balance and the mastery in rendering by animation a powerful approach to Mozart’s music, revealing it in an unusual way,
Festival Internazionale del Cinema “Il Fiore d’ogni dove” Cosenza, Italy, 28.10.2009
TAILOR THREAD | KRAWIEC NITECZKA from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Andrzej Gosieniecki
INTERNATIONAL“GOLD PANDA” AWARD Best TV Animation, 9th Sichuan Television Festival, Sichuan, China, 2007
ON A PRINCESS TURNED INTO A FROG | O KRÓLEWNIE ZAKLĘTEJ W ŻABĘ from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Robert Turło
SPECIAL “REMI” JURY AWARD, 47th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Houston, USA, 2007
TAILOR THREAD | KRAWIEC NITECZKA from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Andrzej Gosieniecki
AWARD BRONZE CAIRO, 17th Cairo International Children Film Festival Cairo, Egypt, 2007
ON A PRINCESS TURNED INTO A FROG | O KRÓLEWNIE ZAKLĘTEJ W ŻABĘ from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Robert Turło
AWARD BRONZE CAIRO, 16th Cairo International Children Film Festival Cairo, Egypt, 2006
TWELVE MONTHS | DWANAŚCIE MIESIĘCY from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
PLATINUM REMI AWARD, 39th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Houston, USA, 2006
THE ICE MOUNTAIN | LODOWA GÓRA from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Robert Turło
GOLD WORLD MEDAL, 47 The New York Festivals, USA, 2005
TWELVE MONTHS | DWANAŚCIE MIESIĘCY from the “Polish Fairy-tales” series
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
GOLDEN LINE, 10th National Festival of Auteur Animation Films OFAFA’2004 Kraków, 2004
OF THE QUARREL OF ALL QUARRELS | O NAJWIĘKSZEJ KŁÓTNI
Directed by Zbigniew Kotecki
THE BEST ANIMATED FILM AWARD, Siena Festivals, Italy, 2000
TOCCATA
Directed by Piotr Muszalski
THE FIRST PLACE, Łódź International Animation Film Festival, Poland, 1998
CARMEN TORERO
Directed by Aleksandra Korejwo
THE FIRST PLACE, Los Angeles Animation Festival, USA, 1997
EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK – Allegro
Directed by Jacek Adamczak
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM,Chicago International Children’s Films Festival, USA, 1993
THE SWAN | ŁABĘDŹ
Directed by Aleksandra Korejwo
PRIZE IN CATEGORY A, Shanghai Animated Film Festival, China, 1992
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.