Jacek Adamczak – Director
Director of animation films, artist, scriptwriter, and animator.
Professor.
Since 1982, has worked for the TV Studio of Animation Films in Poznan.
Primarily pursues make animated films for children and young people in drawing techniques.
2012 – 2008: Vice-Rector of the University of Fine Arts in Poznań.
2010: Gold Medal awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland; 2008: Silver Medal „For Services to Culture Gloria Artis”, Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland. Since 1982, has worked for the TV Studio of Animation Films in Poznan. 1990: Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. Since 1990: Assistant lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts. Winner of over 30 prises at international and national Festivals. Member of the Association of Polish Filmmakers.
JACEK ADAMCZAK – DIRECTOR TVSFA
PLATINUM GOATS
for lifetime achievement, for introducing children to the world of subtle visual arts with beautiful films, telling interesting and wise stories, as in his films from the series “Polish Fairy Tales and Fairy Tales” or “14 Fairy Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia”, or evoking emotions and sublime experiences in films to classical music from the TV Animated Film Studio in Poznań,
The Special Award of the Festival,
34. International Young Audience Film Festival, Ale kino!, Poznan, Poland, 2016-12-03
Silver Medal „For Services to Culture Gloria Artis”,
Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland
Jacek Adamczak (left) and Zbigniew Kotecki (right)
Filmography:
2024
STORIES FROM THE SANDBOX, season 2
Screenplay (co-author with Renata Piatkowska and Robert Turlo)
Main director of the series with Paweł Prewencki
TEDDY BEAR | MIŚ from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 2, ep. 26 – in production
Directed
THE WALK | SPACER from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 2, ep. 20 – in production
Directed
THE PEBBLE | KAMYK from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 2, ep. 19 – in production
Directed
THE ELEVATOR | WINDA from Stories from the Sandbox series, season 2, ep. 18 – in production
Directed
2017
A Stone at the Bottom of the Lake from the „Polish Fairy Tales” series 3
Directed, screenplay, artwork
Award:
GOLDEN FRAMES Main Prize of the Children’s Jury for the best short film, for an instructive moral that shows the problem of the modern world, careful and characteristic graphics that arouse curiosity in the viewer and encourage them to watch the film…, 7th KinoJazda Film Festival for Children and Young People, Nowy Sącz, Poland, 2017-10-09
2015
About a Lumberjack and the Devils from the „Polish Fairy Tales” series 3
Directed, screenplay, artwork
2011
Looking for Lailonia from the „Fourteen Tales from Lailonia Kingdom by Leszek Kołakowski”
Directed, artwork, animation
Award:
AWARD FOR THE BEST POLISH ANIMATED FILM, 29 International Young Audience Film Festival „Ale Kino!”, Poznań, 10.12.2011
2009
The Poznań Bucks from the „Polish Fairy Tales” series 2
Directed, screenplay, artwork
2008
The Raven King from the „Polish Fairy Tales” series 2
Directed, screenplay, artwork
2004
The Blacksmith and the Devil from the „Polish Fairy Tales” series 1
Directed, screenplay, artwork
2002
Glass Mountain from the series “Polish Fairy Tales” series 1
Directed, screenplay, artwork
Awards:
FINALIST CERTIFICATE granted by Selection Committee to enter the competition at 2004’China International Cartoon and Digital Arts Festival, Changzhou, China, 2004
DIPLOMA for the film direction, BAB’03 International Biennial of Animation, Bratislava, Slovakia, 2003
1998
Of the Great Shame from the „Fourteen Tales from Lailonia Kingdom by Leszek Kołakowski”
Directed, artwork
Awards:
HIGH COMMENDATION for the film, 9th International Film Festival “Golden Knight”, Moscow, Russia, 2000
THE POZNAŃ SILVER GOATS AWARD for the best animated film, Domestic Competition, 17th International Festival of Films for Children “Ale kino!”, Poznan, Poland, 1999
THE POZNAŃ GOATS AWARD for the author of the best visual design, the Domestic Competition Jury of the 17th International Festival of Films for Children “Ale kino!”, Poznan, Poland, 1999
THE MARCINEK AWARD for directing and visual design, Children’s Jury, Domestic Competition, 17th International Festival of Films for Children “Ale kino!”, Poznan, Poland, 1999
THE MARCINEK AWARD for interesting animation and reminding audiences that ‘the most important things are those that the eye cannot see’ and that in a drab reality only dreams are in colour, International Children’s Jury, 17th International Festival of Films for Children “Ale kino!”, Poznań, Poland, 1999
DIPLOMA FOR THE FILM DIRECTION, International Festival of Animated Films for Children – Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1999
AWARD OF „SILVER LINE”, 5th National Festival of Animation Films, Cracow, Poland, 1998
1995
Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Serenade (editing of the four episodes)
Directed, screenplay, artwork
Award:
HIGH COMMENDATION CHILDREN’S JURY, 1st Festival of Films for Children and Young People, Warszawa, Poland, 1996
1995
Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Romanze Andante
Directed, screenplay, artwork
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 the author of the best animation film design, National Competition of the 14th International Festival of Films for Children „Ale kino!”, Poznan, Poland, 1996
MARCIN CHILDRENS’ JURY MAIN AWARD for the best film, National Competition of the 14th International Festival of Films for Children „Ale kino!”, Poznan, Poland, 1996
1993
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – Menuett Allegretto
Directed, screenplay, artwork
1993
30 second title sequence for the Polish Film Festival in Chicago
Directed, animation
1993
Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Allegro
Directed, screenplay, artwork
Awards:
HIGH COMMENDATION – THE EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE, in category „The Animation Cinema and Music“, Cinanima – The International Animated Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal, 2001
DIPLOMA for the film direction, International Festival of Animated Films for Children – Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1999
MARCINEK CHILDRENS’ JURY AWARD for film production, 13th National Festival of Films for Children, Poznan, Poland, 1994
THE CHILDRENS’ JURY AWARD for the best animated short film under 10 minutes, The Chicago International Children’s Films Festival, Chicago, USA, 1993
1992
Memories from Alhambra
Directed, screenplay, artwork
1991
Eine kleine Nachtmusik – Rondo Allegro
Directed, screenplay, artwork
Awards:
DIPLOMA for the film direction, International Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1999
LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS, Deputy President of the Broadcasting Council for successes at international festivals and a contribution to the promotion of Polish animated films worldwide, Warsaw, Poland, 18.09.1992
SPECIAL PRIZE for creativeness of form and imaginativeness 12th National Festival of Films for Children and Young People, Poznan, Poland, 1992
MARCINEK CHILDREN’S JURY AWARD for the film production, 12th National Festival of Films for Children and Young People, Poznan, Poland, 1992
MAIN AWARD FOR ANIMATION for the year 1991, Association of Polish Filmmakers, Warszawa, Poland, 1992
SPECIAL PRIZE for design and script, 3rd International Festival of Films for Children, Cairo, Egypt, 1992
1990
Toreador’s Couplets
Directed, screenplay, artwork
Awards:
DIPLOMA for the film direction, International Festival of Animated Films for Children – Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1999
MAIN AWARD FOR ANIMATION for the year 1990, Association of Polish Filmmakers, Warszawa, Poland, 1992
1989
Period. Exclamations Mark! Questions Mark? (directed with Maciej Ćwiek)
Directed, artwork, animation
Awards:
DIPLOMA for the film direction, International Festival of Animated Films for Children – Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1999
AWARD for an original design, 9th National Festival of Films for Children and Young People, Poznan, Poland, 1990
AWARD FOR ANIMATION for the year 1989 of the Association of Polish Filmmakers, Warszawa, Poland, 1990
AWARD for the best individual film for children, 1st Biennial of Animation Film FAZY’89, Bielsko-Biala, Poland, 1989
COLLECTIVE AWARDS:
SILVER 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
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 of the 28th International “Ale kino!” Young Audience Film Festival, Poznań, 11.12.2010
LETTER OF CONGRATULATION FROM THE MAYOR OF POZNAŃ, commemorating the 110th anniversary of the first film screening in Poznań: “I was truly pleased to learn /…/ about the award won by “Baśnie i Bajki Polskie“ (Polish Fairy Tales) series. /…/ Please accept my warmest congratulations and appreciation. /…/ The top quality artistic achievements of the Television Studio of Animation Films bring well-deserved fame to their makers and promote our city in an excellent way. Let me thank you and congratulate you once again.” Poznań, December 27, 2006
HONORARY DIPLOMA for the work and assistance in and a warm-hearted and friendly attitude to the implementation of the Foundation’s tasks, „Promotion Academy” Foundation Warsaw, Poland, 2000
GOLDEN LINE AWARD for the great contribution into the development of the Polish animation film which made the Polish film art enjoy numerous successes, 6th National Festival of Auteur Animation Films OFAFA’2000, Cracow, Poland, 2000
HONORARY DIPLOMA for the series of films to classical music, International Festival of Animated Films for Children – Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1999
PRESS AWARD – „MY OSCARS” granted by Professor Marek Hendrykowski: This year, I would like to distinguish Television Studio of Animation Films in Poznań for an excellent series of animated video clips set to classical music, realised using diversified, often novel, techniques. TV SFA does not make much noise about its works (if we forget about the awards for its productions granted in Shanghai, Cairo or Chicago). However, not everybody may know this but the unique video clips to the music of Mozart, Moniuszko, Albinoni, are one of the ‘export hits’ of Polish Television, Poznan, Poland, 1994
SPECIAL DIPLOMA for the series popularising classical music, 12th National Festival of Films for Children and Young People, Poznan, Poland, 1992
