Given just how frequently we praise the work of Polish animation house Platige Image in these pages I'm just going to skip all the regular preamble and assume you already know what you need to know about them here and move on to the meat of things. That being Wroniec.
Early in November word came out that Platige's Jakub Jabłoński - co-director of animated short Teaching Infinity and artistic director of Platige's upcoming live action feature Hardkor 44 - had illustrated Wroniec, a new book by Polish fantasy author Jacek Dukaj. And at the time that appeared to be all that this was: a series of illustrations. But now? Now a little something has surfaced that promises more. Is this a book trailer? An animated short based on the book? An upcoming feature? Not speaking Polish and information in English being scarce indeed, I really don't know. But I do know this: It is absolutely fantastic. Check it below.
Early in November word came out that Platige's Jakub Jabłoński - co-director of animated short Teaching Infinity and artistic director of Platige's upcoming live action feature Hardkor 44 - had illustrated Wroniec, a new book by Polish fantasy author Jacek Dukaj. And at the time that appeared to be all that this was: a series of illustrations. But now? Now a little something has surfaced that promises more. Is this a book trailer? An animated short based on the book? An upcoming feature? Not speaking Polish and information in English being scarce indeed, I really don't know. But I do know this: It is absolutely fantastic. Check it below.
this trailer is not for book, flick, or something about art:)
translation on the end of the trailer:
"is not so long ago,
remember."
trailer is sponzored by Polish institute memory of nation. 28 years ago Poland was under the communist occupation.
from wiki:
Martial law in Poland refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983, when the government of the People's Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life by introducing martial law in an attempt to crush the political opposition against the Communist rule in Poland. Thousands of opposition activists were interned without charge and as many as 100 people were killed.
Unfortunately this is no trailer. It is a part of a campaing called 'Remember December 13' (see comment above). But we would love them to make a whole movie. The book is awesome (Martial law through eyes of a kid with great imagination), it has an amazing mood also thanks to Kuba Jabłoński's illustrations (animated in the clip).
Platige Image absolutely rules (Bagiński's Kinematograph may get the Oscar nomination)! :-)
Greetings from Opium!