MOCZARSKI’S CASE

SPRAWA MOCZARSKIEGO

“Moczarski’s Case” is the story of Kazimierz Moczarski – a famous Polish journalist, a resistance officer in occupied Poland during WW2, author of a book called “Conversations with an Executioner”.The film in a metaphorical way tells the story of his life and his encounter with a Nazi general – Jürgen Stroop, the liquidator of the Warsaw Ghetto.

  • Genre: Animated
  • Country: Poland
  • Running time: 5
  • Year: 2016
  • Color: kolorowy

Director: Tomasz Siwiński

Script: Tomasz Siwiński

Music: Adam Brzozowski

Editing: Tomasz Siwiński

Production company: Fundacja im. Kazimierza i Zofii Moczarskich

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About the director:

Tomasz Siwiński

Tomasz Siwiński

Tomasz Siwiński (born 1982) is an animation director specializing in painting technique. He graduated from Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (Poland) where he studied Painting and Animation lectured by Jerzy Kucia. In 2014 he directed a short film A Blue Room. It had the world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Also received awards at Curtas Vila do Conde (Portugal), Krakow Film Festival (Poland) and many others. In addition to his original films, he also makes documentary animations, such as Moczarski’s Case (Vimeo Staff Pick).
His films have been presented at numerous festivals , e.g. in Annecy, Clermont- Ferrand, Cannes, Hiroshima, Zagreb, Uppsala, Hong Kong.

Filmography:

TV-Set / Telewizor (2005)
Crow / Kruk (2006)
The Man with a Hole / Człowiek z dziurą (2006)
Little Black Square / Mały czarny kwadrat (2007)
A Blue Room / Niebieski pokój (2014)
Moczarski’s Case / Sprawa Moczarskiego (2016)
Olga’s Diamond / Diament Olgi (2019)
Love in Times of Coal Based Economy / Miłość w czasach gospodarki opartej na węglu (2021)

At festivals:

36th ANIMA Brussels Animation Films Festival, Belgium, 2017 (screening)

Anifilm - International Festival of Animated Film 2017, Czech Republic, 2017 (competition)

Annecy International Film Festival 2017, France, 2017 (competition)

22th Milano Film Festival, Italy, 2017 (screening)

1st ReAnima Film Festival, Norway, 2017 (competition)

12th anim'est International Animation Film Festival, Romania, 2017 (competition)

14th Balkanima European Animated Film Festival, Serbia, 2017 (competition)

Animatou International Animation Festival 2017, Switzerland, 2017 (competition)

London International Animation Festival 2017, The United Kingdom, 2017 (competition)

14th Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Slovenia, 2017 (screening)

Tampere Film Festival 2018, Finland, 2018 (screening)

Northwest Animation Festival 2018, USA, 2018 (competition)

Melbourne International Animation Festival 2018, Australia, 2018 (competition)

Animavì International Film Festival of Poetic Animation 2018, Italy, 2018 (competition)

Anima Mundi Festival 2018, Brazil, 2018 (screening)

Animation NOW! New Zealand International Film Festival 2018, New Zealand, 2018 (competition)

17th International Animation Festival in Japan HIROSHIMA 2018, Japan, 2018 (competition)

Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters 2019, India, 2019 (screening)