Witold Giersz
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 26, 1927, Poraj, śląskie, Polska
- Movies
- 33
Witold Giersz is a distinguished Polish animator and film director, renowned for his innovative contributions to animated cinema. He graduated from the Film Directing Faculty of the National Film School in Łódź. Giersz's work is characterized by his pioneering use of painterly animation techniques, applying translucent patches of color directly onto celluloid, creating a dynamic and fluid visual style. His films have garnered international acclaim, earning over eighty awards at festivals such as Cannes, Cork, Edinburgh, Oberhausen, and Krakow. Giersz's innovative storytelling and artistic techniques have significantly influenced the evolution of animated film.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1964 | The Red and the Black | Director (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2023 | Horse Portrait | Director, Screenplay |
| 2015 | Signum | Writer, Director |
| 2014 | MinoPolska | Director |
| 1996 | In the Hall of the Mountain King | Director, Screenplay |
| 1994 | Rondo alla Turca | Writer, Director |
| 1986 | Reinkarnacja – Finall | Director, Screenplay |
| 1986 | Reinkarnacja – Allegro Vivace | Director |
| 1986 | Reinkarnacja – Andante | Director, Screenplay |
| 1984 | The Star | Director, Writer |
| 1978 | Proszę słonia | Director, Screenplay |
| 1978 | Open-Air Museum | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | Fire | Director |
| 1974 | Traces | Director, Screenplay |
| 1973 | The Old Cowboy | Director, Writer |
| 1972 | The Stuntman | Director, Writer |
| 1970 | The Wonderful March | Director |
| 1969 | Intellectual | Screenplay, Director |
| 1968 | Admiral | Writer, Director |
| 1967 | Horse | Director, Screenplay |
| 1966 | The File | Director, Screenplay |
| 1964 | The Red and the Black | Director, Screenplay |
| 1964 | Ladies and Gentlemen | Director, Screenplay |
| 1963 | Dinozaury II | Director |
| 1963 | Dinozaury I | Director |
| 1963 | Madame Soprani | Director |
| 1962 | Expectation | Screenplay, Director |
| 1961 | A Little Western | Writer, Director |
| 1961 | The Black Jack's Treasure | Director |
| 1959 | A Neon Trifle | Screenplay, Director |
| 1959 | Wiosenne przygody krasnala Hałabały | Director |
| 1958 | Przygoda marynarza | Screenplay, Director |
| 1956 | The Mystery Of The Old Castle | Director |
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