Mazurka in E minor

An animation film inspired by the music of Frederic Chopin, made using the painting techniques of classical animation. It is a film impression, where the nostalgic character of the music is illustrated by allusive images of the country life.

Directed, screenplay and artwork by Anna Dudek
Music composed by Fryderyk Chopin “Mazurka in E minor Op. 17 No. 2”
Music performed by Elżbieta Tarnawska – piano
Animated by Anna Dudek, Jacek Adamczak, Maciej Matecki, Barbara Wolińska
Photography by Krzysztof Szyszka
Editing and sound by Wiesław Nowak
Produced by Ewa Sobolewska
Classical animation – painting on celluloid, 35 mm, colour, 78 m, 02:50′, format 4:3
Date of production: 14.12.1992 © TV SFA-TVP SA

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