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Lem and Mrożek - reactivation

The script of the film was based on the correspondence of St. Lem and Sł. Mrożek. The correspondence of two great writers is a valuable document not only of intellectual friendship. It is a document of the epoch in its entirety. A strong accent in the of Mrożek's correspondence with Lem is the reference to Mrożek's open letter, published in Le Monde and in the Paris-based Kultura, protesting against the intervention of the Warsaw Pact troops in Czechoslovakia. The journey marked by the steady clatter of the wagon wheels, similar to the sound of the typewriter font striking, set the rhythm of the mutual narratives between the sender and the recipient. This is how we begin the journey with image and sound in abstract time. A specific sense of humor is what binds the friendship of both writers. This correspondence "chess game" gave the filmmakers full freedom of creative expression. Interpreting through animation, they combined artistic virtuosity with understanding the intentions of interlocutors. The great advantage of the film is that it maintains the priority of the servile, in this case, the role of visualization, without giving up the broadly understood sphere of artistic freedom. This also applies to perfectly selected music, which resembles the background music of Fellini's films. The producers made sure that the visuals did not compete with the text, but only emphasized it. At the beginning, life itself with all the baggage of absurdity, which then grows into a canvas of texts that finally lead to the creation of animation.

  • Marek Wojtasik
    Director
    Cantata for 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II
  • Marek Wojtasik
    Writer
    My name is Janek Wiśniewski
  • Marek Wojtasik
    Producer
    A quartet for four masks
  • Paweł Mazur
    Producer
    Twings
  • Mirosław Baka
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
    Dogs
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Lem i Mrożek - reaktywacja
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Completion Date:
    September 10, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Poland
  • Country of Filming:
    Poland
  • Language:
    Polish
  • Shooting Format:
    Cyfrowy
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • World premiere
    Gdańsk
    Poland
    September 12, 2021
    The Baltic Cultural Center
    Official show
  • TRAKL-TAT Literary and Art Festival
    Kraków
    November 5, 2021
    TRAKL-TAT Literary and Art Festival
    Official show
  • International Scientific Conference of the University of Gdańsk
    Gdańsk
    November 22, 2021
    Lem conference and what after it
    Official show
  • White Unicorn International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    March 14, 2022
    Premiere in India
    Project has been selected as an award winner in festival.
  • EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL
    Barcelona
    Spain
    March 22, 2022
    PREMIERE IN SPAIN
    FINALIST EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL
  • The official screening of the film
    Gdańsk
    Poland
    April 8, 2022
    Film Academy of the University of Gdańsk Andrzej Wajda. The laudation was delivered by dr. Maciej Dajnowski and prof. Henryk Cześnik.
    The official screening
  • 10th International Video Poetry Festival
    Ateny
    Greece
    April 10, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Santa Cruz International Film Festival.
    Santa Cruz
    Argentina
    April 10, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Berlin Indie Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    April 14, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Festopedia Cinemas and Scripts
    Mohali
    India
    April 19, 2022
    Punjab
    Best Story Design
  • Princle Film Awards
    Los Angeles, Kalifornia
    United States
    April 17, 2022
    premiere in Hollywood Hills
    BEST ANIMATION SHORT - DIAMOND AWARD; BEST DIRECTOR - GOLD AWARD; BEST SCREENPLAY - PLATINUM AWARD; BEST VISUAL FX - DIAMOND AWARD
  • Accolade Global Film Competition
    San Diego
    United States
    May 9, 2022
    California
    Nagrodę Doskonałości za Animację i Nagrodę Doskonałości za Kierownictwo Artystyczne.
  • Międzynarodowy Festiwal Filmowy w Koszycach
    Koszyce
    Slovakia
    May 15, 2022
    Slovakia
    Official Selection
  • MegaFlix Film Awards
    Gloucester
    Anguilla
    May 16, 2022
    Sherborne Cinema Gloucester
    Best Art Film Platinum Award; Best Director Platinum Award; Best Animation Film Platinum Award
  • The Black Panther International Short Film Festival
    Delhi
    India
    May 17, 2022
    India
    BPISFF Animated Shorts: Award Winner BPISFF Soundtrack: Quarter-Finalist BPISFF Editor: Quarter-Finalist BPISFF Original Concept: Quarter-Finalist BPISFF Screenplay: Honorable Mention BPISFF Producer: Nominee BPISFF Director: Nominee
  • Masters of Cinema
    Roma
    Italy
    May 22, 2022
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Colortape International Film Festival
    Brisbane
    Australia
    May 26, 2022
    Australia
    Official Selection
  • Seoul International Monthly Film Festival
    Seul
    Korea, Republic of
    May 20, 2022
    Seul
    BEST ANIMATION FILM
  • Onyko Films Awards
    Odessa
    Ukraine
    June 16, 2022
    Odessa
    ALL CATEGORIES SHORT FILM
  • Monza Film Fest
    Monza
    Italy
    June 26, 2022
    Lombardia
    Short Movie (0 - 60 minutes) + Technical awards [director, editor, screenplay, soundtrack, VFX, cinematography]
  • Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    June 2, 2022
    Turcja
    Best Animation Short Film
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Stambuł
    Turkey
    June 13, 2022
    Turkey
    finalist Najlepsze tempo i struktura oraz Najlepsze efekty wizualne
  • GLIFF - Golden Lemur
    Lisbona
    Portugal
    June 4, 2022
    Lisbona
    Honorable Mention
  • BRAZIL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    August 1, 2022
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • Shanghai International Short Week
    Shanghai
    China
    July 12, 2022
    Shanghai
    honorable mention
  • Grand New York Film Awards
    New York
    United States
    July 20, 2022
    New York
    Best Original Soundtrack Best Sound Design
  • World Cine Fest
    Porto
    Portugal
    August 2, 2022
    Portugal
    Official Selection
  • Australia Film Festival
    SYDNEY
    Australia
    August 20, 2022
    premiere in Australia
    BEST ANIMATION
  • International World Film Awards
    Koszyce
    Slovakia
    August 30, 2022
    Slovakia
    Official Selection
  • Fortean Film Festival
    Gloucester
    September 5, 2022
    Sherborne Cinema Gloucester
    Best Animation Film. Gold Award; Best Performance (Mirosław Baka)
  • Serbest International Film Festival
    Kiszyniów
    Moldova, Republic of
    September 2, 2022
    Kiszyniów
    semi-finalist
  • Trujillo International Independent Film Festival
    Trujillo
    Peru
    September 18, 2022
    Peru
    nominated
  • Międzynarodowy Festiwal Muzyki Dźwiękowej i Filmowej (ISFMF),
    Samobor
    Croatia
    September 22, 2022
    Sambor
    Official Selection
  • First Women Film Festival
    Tabriz city,
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    October 10, 2022
    Iran
    winner
  • Agropoli International Film Festival
    Agropoli
    Italy
    October 28, 2022
    Salerno Itali
    Official Selection
  • Mexico Film Festival Awards

    Mexico
    October 31, 2022
    Mexico
    Official Selection
  • Bali Film Festival
    Denpasar
    Indonesia
    February 2, 2023
    Indonesia
    selected for the official Bali Film Festival
  • Global Nonviolent Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • Aljaw International Film Festival

    United Arab Emirates
    January 2, 2023
    United Arab Emirates
    Official Selection
  • Le Prince International Film Festival
    Caracas
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    January 5, 2023
    Venezuela
    Official Selection
  • LONDON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    LONDON
    February 20, 2023
    LONDON
    HONORABLE MENTION
  • Swiss International Film Festival

    Switzerland
    February 18, 2023
    Official Selection
  • ITALY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    ROMA
    Italy
    February 15, 2023
    ROMA
    Official Selection
  • Bizarrya Short Film Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    March 2, 2023
    Porto
    Official Selection
  • The Paus Premieres Festival
    Manchester
    July 29, 2022
    Manchester
    Official Selection
  • Shanghai International Short Week Shanghai International Short Week
    Shanghai
    China
    June 14, 2023
    Shanghai
    semi-finalist
Distribution Information
  • Transgressive Art Foundation
    Sales Agent
    Country: Poland
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Marek Wojtasik

Poet, playwright, script writer, founder of the satirical theater "ŁUL", with which he won many awards, co-author of the script for the first episodes of the series "Radio Romans". Founder (2010) of the "Transgressive Art" foundation, former director of the Gdańsk Society of Art Friends. Producer and co-producer of such artistic activities as: Gdańsk Days in Berlin, premiere of the concert (1999) of the Polish Festival Orchestra conducted by Krystian Zimerman, and in 2016 30th anniversary of TOTART at the Baltic Sea Cultural Center, and presentation of TOTART in Wrocław (as part of events related to the celebration: Wrocław is the European Capital of Culture), 30th anniversary of "bruLion" at the "Kamienica" theater in Warsaw. The author and executor of the international project entitled "At the crossroads of cultures in the Poprad Valley" financed by VISEGRAD FUND. Author and producer of verbal and musical performances: "Widowisko z Kluczem" and "Seven Kashubian colors in the painting by Hans Memling, The Last Judgment". Co-organizer of cultural events in Odessa, Bardejov and Berlin. Producer, artistic director, author of the libretto "Cantata for 108 Polish martyrs of the Second World War". Producer, artistic director, author of film scripts: "Quarantine of Gdańsk Old Town", "Quartet for four masks", "My name is Janek Wiśniewski". Co-producer, director and author of the screenplay for the film "Lem and Mrożek - reactivation".

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Director Statement

Many thanks to all the artists who took part in the production of the film, especially Paweł Paulusow Mazur, Mirosław Baka, Julia Porańska, Marcin Rupiewicz, Radek Jachimowicz, Grzegorz Zięba and Szymon Chyliński.