STRANGE CASE
POLISH TITLE: DZIWNY PRZYPADEK
“What are we here for?” – the protagonist keeps asking this question incessantly, thinking about the meaning of a human life. In a freely-flowing stream of consciousness, he goes back to the experiences that had an impact on him: love, adolescence and events from the contemporary history. A kaleidoscope of memories, thoughts and reflections is shown via rapidly changing picturesque images. Subtle brush touches and colourful patches are enhanced by restless music, sending shivers down the spine.
- GENRE:
- animation
- COUNTRY:
- Poland
- RUNNING TIME:
- 14'
- YEAR:
- 2017
- DIRECTING:
- Zbigniew Czapla
- SCRIPT:
- Zbigniew Czapla
- EDITOR:
- Tomasz Wolf
- MUSIC:
- Marcin Oleś, Bartłomiej Oleś
- SOUND:
- Michał Fojcik
- ANIMATION:
- Zbigniew Czapla
- PRODUCTION:
- Tomasz Wolf
Zbigniew Czapla »
Screenwriter, director, animator, painter and graphic artist. Graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Author of experimental animations. Won prizes at several festivals, such as: ANIMATOR, MESSAGE TO MAN, ANN ARBOR, KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL and other. Received scholarships from the Ellizabeth Greenshields Foundation (Canada), DAAD (Germany) and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
AT FESTIVALS:
- 13th World Festival of Animated Film in Varna 2017, Bulgaria, 2017 (screening)
- 33rd Warsaw Film Festival, Poland, 2017 (screening)
- Cellu l'Art Polish Shorts Day 2018, Austria, 2018 (screening)
- 57. Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2017 (Silver Dragon, Silver Hobby-horse)
- 25th Anima Mundi International Animation Festival, Brazil, 2017 (competition)
- 10. MFF Animator, Poland, 2017 (competition)
- 20th Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico, 2017 (competition)
- 24th «KROK» International Animated Film Festival, Russia, 2017 (competition)
- 27th Message to Man International Film Festival, Russia, 2017 (competition)
- Encounters - 23rd Short Film & Animation Festival, UK, 2017 (competition)
- Raindance Film Festival, The United Kingdom, 2017 (competition)
- Animatou International Animation Festival 2017, Switzerland, 2017 (competition)
- Bucheon International Animation Festival, South Korea, 2017 (competition)
- CRAFT International Animation Festival, Indonesia, 2017 (competition)
- 41st Cinanima - International Animation Film Festival, Portugal, 2017 (competition)
- 41st CINANIMA, 2017 (competition)
- Palm Springs International Animation Festival, USA, 2017 (competition)
- CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Mexico, 2017 (competition)
- 24th International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Poland, 2017 (competition)
- 26th Saint Louis International Film Festival, USA, 2017 (competition)
- Short Waves 2018, Poland, 2018 (competition)
- 17th International Animation Festival in Japan HIROSHIMA 2018, Japan, 2018 (competition)
- 16th Mumia International Film Festival, Brasil, 2018 (competition)