Survival on IFF Etiuda&Anima 2026
Hieronim Neumann’s film SURVIVAL in the Polish animation competition ANIMA.PL as part of the Etiuda & Anima International Film Festival, which takes place in Krakow from 26 to 31 October 2026.
The film “Survival” touches on the problems of homelessness and degradation of the human environment. He shows these problems in an exaggerated and grotesque form. The planned film is to be an original film, combined with artistic ambitions. Its realization will consist of live shots and animated sequences combined into an integral whole. The original form of the film will be determined by different types of animation, such as pixilation, animation of real objects, animation of graphic forms, 3D animation.
Directed, written and artwork by Hieronim Neumann
3D animation by Maciej Ćwiek
Cinematography by: Janusz Tatarkiewicz
Ace. Operator by Dominik Krzeszewski
In the role of Mr. B. by Jakub Woźniak
Mr. B’s alter ego by Jacek Adamczak
Decoration elements by Michał Szmyt, Hieronim Neumann
Props made by Mikołaj Smolarek, Hieronim Neumann
Cooperation on the set by Angelika Jankowska, Jarek Jasik, Jakub Banasiak, Gustaw Woźniak, Ignacy Rozmianec, Tymon Rozmianec, Ireneusz Woźniak
Compositing by Maciej Ćwiek
Editing by Anna Gałązkowska
Production manager by Mariola Olejniczak
Producer by Ewa Sobolewska
Original animated film, animation – pixilation techniques, animation of real objects, animation of graphic forms, 3D animation, 2K image format, 13:00 min. stereo 5.1.
Producer, production: TV Studio of Animation Films Ltd.
Co-production: University of the Arts in Poznań
Film is co-financed by Polish Film Institute
About the Festival:
The International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, organized in Kraków since 1994, is the oldest film festival in Poland which juxtaposes the achievements of students of film and art schools from all over the world, as well as works of fine-art animation films creators: professionals, students, as well as independent producers. The main events of every annual festival are the two contests which give the festival its name, and during which the following prizes are awarded: in the student competition, comprising feature and documentary etudes, the Golden, Silver and Bronze Dinosaurs, as well as the Special Golden Dinosaur Award for the best film school of the festival; in the anima contest, Golden, Silver and Bronze Jabberwocky, as well as the Special Golden Jabberwocky for the student creating the best animated etude of the festival. The annual Special Golden Dinosaur is also awarded to an outstanding pedagogue who is at the same time a successful, active artist.
Since the beginnings of the Festival, the main points of the programme are accompanied by a vast range of other events. They provide a chance to get acquainted with world-class animation artists and the most interesting phenomena of this sphere of art. The accompanying events provide a chance to recall the most interesting works in the history of cinema, especially animations and documentaries. They also enable to get acquainted with contemporary short films and feature animated films which don’t reach the mainstream.
The Festival, growing bigger and bigger every year, is in its 19th, anniversary edition a great success of art cinema. To a growing extent, it encompasses other fields of art as well: the visual arts and music, along with workshops and discussions on the most current issues, not necessarily connected with filmmaking.
The International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima has been for years one of the most ambitious film festivals in Poland, and one that has been an inspiration for the organizers of other events of this kind throughout the country.
