Fanatic

Fanatyk

A fair-haired knight, craving for another victory, delves into a mysterious maze. The deeper he ventures, the more he discovers the meaninglessness of his quest. In the depths, the hero gets involved in an absurd fight losing sight of the real danger. To triumph, he must rid himself of everything that has defined him so far.

  • Genre: Animated
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 9
  • Year: 2025
  • Color: colour

Director: Mateusz Jarmulski

Script: Mateusz Jarmulski

Music: Karolina Rec

Editing: Mateusz Jarmulski, Aleksandra Rosset Żak

About the director:

Mateusz Jarmulski

Mateusz Jarmulski

Is a director and scriptwriter of animated films as well as an animator. He graduated from Polish National Film School in Łódź where he studied animation. He worked at the Se-ma-for studio, where he was in charge of the VFX for „Peter and the Wolf” (Oscar 2008). He collaborated on the production of „The Lost Town of Świteź” by Kamil Polak. He formed part of the team that created multimedia projections for POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. His films were broadcasted on TV and screened and awarded at festivals among others in Stuttgart, Seoul, Begrade or Hiroshima. Currently he teaches animation at the English-speaking New Media Arts faculty the Polish – Japanese Academy of Information Technology.  „Hug me” – a preschool series he’s directed was acclaimed and broadcasted in TV and at festivals. „The Hunt” is his latest, author-driven short. 

At festivals:

48th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, 2026, France, 2026 (screening)

19th Glasgow Short Film Festival, 2026, United Kingdom, 2026 (screening)