Best Polish animation movies

Fallen Art (2004)

Fallen Art presents the story of General A, a self-proclaimed artist. His art, however, consists of a deranged method of stop motion photography, where the individual frames of the movie are created by photographs made by Dr. Johann Friedrich, depicting the bodies of dead soldiers, pushed down by Sergeant Al from a giant springboard onto a slab of concrete.

A Bear Named Wojtek (2024)

Displaced by the Second World War, a troop of Polish soldiers form an inseparable bond through an orphaned bear they name Wojtek.

How a Sausage Dog Works (1972)

Polish animated short film that uses unconventional film techniques such as cut-out, drawing, filming miscible fluids and scratched images. Also uses non-camera technique such as drawing directly on film. The film is a humorous lecture on the internal structure of a dachshund. Parodying popular lectures at the same time, it contains a message about the superiority of the products of living organisms' techniques and calls for respect for the environment.

Loop (2014)

Experimental animation based on graphics.

Red Light Train (2020)

Young stewardess works in a luxury, long – distance train. Its destination is Paris. Travellers are mostly couples on their way to the capital of love. Stewardess becomes the unintentional witness of their quiet intimacy and intensive tenderness. Overwhelmed by her own loneliness and her burning need of love and being loved, she becomes to watch the lovers closely, in the more and more obsessive way.

The Cathedral (2002)

The Cathedral (Polish: Katedra) is a 2002 short animated science fiction movie by Tomasz Bagiński, based on a short story by Jacek Dukaj, winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 2000. The film was nominated in 2002 for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for the 75th Academy Awards.

ARK (2007)

An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the only remaining survivors escape to the sea. In great ships, they set off in search of uninhabited land. So begins the exodus, led by one man ...

Kapitan Bomba - Zemsta Faraona (2012)

Maska (2010)

"Maska" is the latest animated film of Quay brothers, directors and puppet animators, with the music composed by Krzysztof Penderecki. The film is an adaptation of Stanisław Lem’s short story of the same title. The action of “Maska” is set in a technologically developed but, at the same time, feudal world. Beautiful Duenna was created in order to carry out certain mission. However, she will be forced to choose between accomplishing the task she was created for and love.

Bad Exorcist: All Saints Day (2024)

All Saints' Day offers a new business opportunity for Bogdan Boner and Domino, but will their illegal candle shop drive them into deadly territories?

Chance? (1977)

Abstract animation by Krzysztof Kiwerski, in which what appears to be some sort of maze-like mechanism produces sentient orb-beings that fall into a lattice of cells. Sometimes these orbs encounter one another, producing unforeseen consequences.

Lucky Day Forever (2011)

Prole 514 dreams about winning the Great Lottery. The lottery winner is transformed and allowed admission into the elite White society, where everyone is beautiful, young and happy and people spend their carefree lives solely on fun and partying. One day, 514's wish comes true... but was this what he really wanted?

Budokan Boys: The Magic Mountain (2020)

“At precisely 4:30am on February 10th, rise from your bed, get dressed and leave the house. Walk to the bus stop and catch the number 7. Ride until the 10th stop (…) Feel the pigeon stir in your stomach. Allow her to crawl up your esophagus and out of your mouth…”

Carmen Habanera z „Carmen-Suity” (1994)

Animated interpretation of the Bizet opera, second in a trilogy.

Carmen Torero z „Carmen-Suity” (1996)

Utterly astounding, iridescent sand animation from Aleksandra Korejwo based around Bizet's Carmen.

Take Five (1972)

Early experimental film from Zbigniew Rybczynski that broke new ground in the use of pixelation, optical printing, animation and other compositional film devices. Beautiful jazz score and color usage.

Carmen Suita z „Carmen – Suity” (1994)

Animated interpretation of the Bizet opera, first in a trilogy

Exsultate Jubilate Alleluja (1991)

Animation made with coloured salt by Aleksandra Korejwo

La Danse Macabre (1990)

A beautifully fluid sand animation inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns' piece, 'Danse Macabre.'

Kill It and Leave This Town (2021)

Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.

Obverse and Reverse (2020)

The other side of the picture hides a parallel world. At the same time and place, the same story happens. Two worlds are constantly intertwining and interacting with each other.

The Peasants (2023)

Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.

Animated History of Poland (2010)

Polish history is filled to the brim with diversity, so the idea transforming it into a gripping tale was a very exciting challenge. We created an exciting trip back in time that takes you through 1000 years of history in about 8 minutes. We picked 140 events that feature 500 animated characters from different historical periods. The film was created to represent Poland at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

Gwiazda Kopernika (2009)

The First Film (1982)

Experimental Polish short in which "Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory" from 1895 is reenacted and shown from different points of view.

Warszawa 1935 (2013)

"Warszawa 1935" ("Warsaw 1935") is a short movie which was produced by the Newborn special effects studio for nearly 4 years, showing the audience for the very first time the capital of Poland in the mid-war period. This film will take us to the streets of the city, presenting the precisely reconstructed pre-war Warsaw architecture. The main source of images for the digital reconstruction was photographs available among others in the State Archive of the Capital City of Warsaw. (source: promotional materials)

Bogdan Boner: Ajronwejder (2024)

Bad Exorcist: First Day of School (2024)

After discovering a demonic talisman in his pocket, an unsuspecting teacher is possessed and wreaks deadly havoc on the entire school.

Danny Boy (2010)

A young poet falling in love. A city that awaits a drama to unfold. A time of sadness and conformity, a time of decisions. There is light, there is hope, there is poetry behind the dark clouds of our world.

Franz Kafka (1992)

A fantasy biography of Franz Kafka, bringing to life the writer's diaries and photographs.