Witold Giersz

Biography

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.

Directed

1. The Red and the Black (1964) — Director
2. Horse (1967) — Director
3. A Little Western (1961) — Director
4. Expectation (1962) — Director
5. Fire (1975) — Director
6. The Stuntman (1972) — Director
7. The Old Cowboy (1973) — Director
8. Intellectual (1969) — Director
9. The Black Jack's Treasure (1961) — Director
10. Dinozaury I (1963) — Director
11. A Neon Trifle (1959) — Director
12. Proszę słonia (1978) — Director
13. Proszę słonia (1968) — Director
14. Reinkarnacja – Andante (1986) — Director
15. W grocie Króla Gór ze Suity „Peer Gynt” op. 46 nr 1 (1996) — Director
16. Reinkarnacja – Finall (1986) — Director
17. Reinkarnacja – Allegro Vivace (1986) — Director
18. Wiosenne przygody krasnala Hałabały (1959) — Director
19. Przygoda marynarza (1958) — Director
20. The Star (1984) — Director
21. Ladies and Gentlemen (1964) — Director
22. Admiral (1968) — Director
23. Traces (1974) — Director
24. The File (1966) — Director
25. Open-Air Museum (1978) — Director
26. Dinozaury II (1963) — Director
27. Horse Portrait (2023) — Director
28. The Wonderful March (1970) — Director
29. Signum (2015) — Director
30. Rondo alla Turca z Sonaty A-dur KV 33 (1994) — Director
31. The Mystery Of The Old Castle (1956) — Director
32. MinoPolska (2014) — Director
33. Madame Soprani (1963) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Red and the Black (1964) — Director (uncredited)