Ryszard Czekała

Director and screenwriter of animated films and feature films. Graduated in painting and graphic Krakow Academy of Fine Arts (1966), where he studied at the Film Studio Drawing. As a producer of animated films debuted in 1968. Co-founder of Cracow SFA. In 1985 he returned to animated films. —filmpolski.pl

He graduated from the Faculty of Painting and Fine Arts in Krakow (Figure Film Laboratory, 1966). He was an assistant Kazimierz Urbanski, founder of Krakow Animated Film Studio. In the studio, including his debut in 1968 film Bird.

His most outstanding animation is the Son (1970, awards in Krakow, Mannheim, Adelaide, “Warsaw Mermaid” for best short film of the year, “Golden Duck” – award weekly “Film”), Apel (1971, awards in Krakow, Annecy, Cork, Tehran, Oberhausen, New York), accident (1972, awarded in Adelaide).

In 1976, he graduated directing at the Film School in Lodz, and for several years pursued drama, acting. His feature debut with this film Sophie Hanin of Richard in the lead role. The film earned him numerous awards at national and international festivals. Among others was awarded Munk, “Golden Camera” magazine “Film” for the best debut in 1976, and awards in Lagow, Gdansk, Świebodzin, San Remo, Figueira da Foz.

After completing four feature films in 1985 he returned to Krakow, to create animated films. Personal health problems and significantly reduced in the last period of his creative life.

Richard waited died Oct. 30 in Krakow. The funeral director was held on 8 November 2010 at Rakowicki Cemetery in Krakow. —Wikipedia