Zenon Wasilewski
- Directing
- October 30, 1903 · Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
- April 20, 1966
Biography
Zenon Wasilewski (October 30, 1903 – April 20, 1966) was a pioneer of Polish puppet animation. Painter, photographer, creator of the first post-war puppet film "Za króla Krakusa" (In the Time of King Krakus; 1947). He initiated the creation of the Puppet Film Department at the Łódź Film Festival, which was the origin of Se-Ma-For. He was also a co-founder of the Polish school of animation. In 1975, an award was established in his honor, recognizing the creators of the best animated films for children.
Known for
Filmography
- The Man in the Mirror · Narrator, Director
- Wooden Rider · Narrator, Director
- A Crime in the Street of Ventriloquist Cat · Director, Screenplay
- There Was a Little Pig · Director, Writer
- Uwaga, Diabeł! · Screenplay, Director
- Five Minutes for Health · Director, Screenplay
- Shoemaker Dratewka · Director, Writer
- Mr. Rzepka and His Shadow · Writer
- Magical Gifts · Director, Writer
- Dwie Dorotki · Director, Writer
- Michalkowick's Story · Director, Set Decoration
- The Fox and the Stork · Director, Screenplay
- The Cunning Fox · Director, Writer
- Pan Piórko śni · Director, Writer
- In the Time of King Krakus · Writer, Animation