Tomasz Bagiński

Tomasz Bagiński ( born January 10, 1976 in Białystok, Poland) is a Polish animator, illustrator, film director and producer.

Life

Bagiński studied architecture at the Technical University of Warsaw, but the study dropped out after four years ahead of schedule. Already in children and adolescence, he had experimented with computer animation and brought his knowledge to himself. During his architectural studies he had completed his first film Deszcz, which appeared in 1997 and won the contest Young Electronics Arts 3D Graphics. He came in the same year for CGI Studio Platige Image in Warsaw. As a result, he directed numerous commercials director, but was also for the trailer of computer games, including The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, in charge.

In 2002, his computer-animated short film Katedra was published by Deszcz his second film directing and the first in Platige Image. Katedra 2003 was nominated for Best Animated Short Film for an Oscar in the category. Even more short animated films Bagiński were internationally successful: Sztuka spadania won the 2006 BAFTA while cinematographer was in competition for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Bagiński also created films for the international promotion of Poland. The Polish film contribution to the Expo 2010 in Shanghai Animowana historia Polski, depicted the history of Poland animated, was shot by him. Controversially 2011 his short film made ​​at the beginning of the six -month EU presidency Poland. In the film, a man (Poland ) and a woman ( Europe) tango dancing. In one scene, the necklace of the woman is missing. The simple animation error led to harsh reactions, as it was interpreted that Poland is responsible for the theft.

Filmography

Awards

  • 2003: Academy Award Nomination, Best Animated Short Film, for Katedra
  • 2005: Grand Prix for digital short films, Golden Horse Film Festival, for Sztuka spadania
  • 2006: BAFTA, Best Animated Short Film, for Sztuka spadania
  • 2008: VES Award Nomination, Visual Effects Society Awards, for The Witcher
  • 2011: VES Award Nomination, Visual Effects Society Awards, for Paths of Hate
The Witcher (video game) The Cathedral Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film Fallen Art British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation Integrated Authority File
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