Maciej Jackiewicz, animation director and CG supervisor at Platige Image, introduces a showcase of the films and game imagery that have made this Polish film studio a major shaper and international force in 3D stereoscopic animation.
Screened as part of NZIFF 2012
Platige Image
Poland’s Platige Image Film Studio is having a very major say in the shaping of 3D stereoscopic animation. In existence for a mere 15 years, Platige Image has produced a truly impressive collection of short films and commercials. One of its very first short films, The Cathedral, was nominated for an Academy Award and virtually every one of its shorts since then has gone on to win awards and near-universal acclaim.
This programme will be introduced by Maciej Jackiewicz, animation director and CG supervisor at Platige Image. In more than a decade at the studio, he has worked on some their highest profile projects, the most recent of which was The Witcher. Maciej is a member of an elite community of CGI and 3D digital ‘engineers’ driving the technology. His perspective on where digital animation is headed will be fascinating. — MT
The Cathedral 2002
An ethereal journey through a structure of infinite intrigue.
Fallen Art 2005
The ingenious cruelty of a machine designed to capture an alternative version of the cinematic moving image.
Ark 2007
A vast ship with a confused human cargo plots a course to challenge the inevitable.
Teaching Infinity 2008
Easier to do than you might think, and just as exciting. An amazing blaze of images that draw from a vast imaginative reservoir.
The Great Escape 2006
The REAL news behind the weather. A running battle between the elements and technology.
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Intro 2011
A superb and chilling teaser for one of the most polished pieces of gaming animation so far created.
Animated History of Poland 2010
Two thousand years squeezed into eight minutes. A high-speed visual chronology of the creation of modern Poland.
Jan Matejko’s Battle of Grunwald 2010
A spellbinding digital rendition of Jan Matejko’s massive mural.
City of Ruins 2010
A heart-wrenching digital recreation of a devastated Warsaw in the immediate aftermath of WW2.
Paths of Hate 2010
A simply astounding testament to the madness of war.