Ewelina Stefańska – director
Director of animated films, author of artistic studies, animator, film graphic designer. 2010: Diploma thesis: animated film “Prologue” and theoretical work “Transformation of the face of animation in the era of media digitization”. Very good grade, title obtained: Master of Arts. 2002 – 2008: Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań (currently University of Arts). 1997 – 2002: Piotr Potworowski State High School of Fine Arts in Poznań. Diploma in the field of specialization: exhibition design.
2020 – 2004: permanent cooperation with the TV Studio of Animation Films in Poznań, on the production of the films: “Fantazy the Bear”, 2006-2007; “Palace Corridor” for the European Fairy Tale Centre in Pacanow, 2010; 2006-2007; ” Susana and Water Sprites”, 2008; “Golden Apple Tree”, 2008; “Amber Crown”, “Poznań Goats”, 2009; Mazurka, The Nymph of Lake Svitez, 2010; “The Story of Flax, a Tale from Poland”, 2004; 2010-2013: Freelance: graphic design for the Internet and advertising for business clients, including the implementation of banners and advertising animations in flash technology. In 2022, she made her literary debut at the Word Factory publishing house with the novel “More than Evil” in the low fantasy genre. She likes coffee and hiking, preferably along the Bieszczady trails.
Filmography:
2023-2024 – in production
THE QUEUE | KOLEJKA from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 2, 5′
Episode direction, background, compositing
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Co-producer: Telewizja Polska SA
SUITCASE | WALIZKA from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 2, 5′
Episode direction, background, compositing
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Co-producer: Telewizja Polska SA
OPOWIADANIA Z PIASKOWNICY, sezon 2
Artistic supervision of background, making background for 10 episodes of the series, compositing for 4 episodes of the series
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Co-producer: Telewizja Polska SA
2022
TOYS | ZABAWKI from Cloth Kingdom series, sezon 1, 7′
Episode direction, compositing
Production, co-producer: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Producer: Serafiński Studio Sp. z o.o.
Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
2020
HOLIDAY | ŚWIĘTO from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 1, 5′
Episode direction, set design, compositing
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
HAIRDRESSER | FRYZJER from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 1, 5′
Episode direction, background, compositing
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
TATTOO | TATUAŻ from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 1, 5′
Episode direction, background, compositing
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
CHECKERED SHIRT | KOSZULA W KRATKĘ from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 1, 5′
Episode direction, background, compositing
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
2017
MILEK FROM THE BLACK FOREST | MIŁEK Z CZARNEGO LASU | debut
Directing, artwork, background, compositing
Producer, production: TV Studio Filmów Animowanych Sp. z o.o.
Film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute
Award:
HONORABLE MENTION in Category ‘Now the Children have a Voice!’ them. Leszek Gałysz, National Festival of Polish Animation O!PLA’2018, Pacanów, Poland, 2018-05-19
Student etudes:
Prologue – diploma film
Campaign – a short spot
I Love Cinema – student etude
