Witold Giersz

He was born in 1927. He is a visual artist, screenwriter and director of animated films who graduated from the Film Directing Faculty of the Film School in Łódź. Using various animation techniques he has made about sixty films, which include: Little Western, Red and Black and The Horse. In recognition of his work he has received over eighty awards at the festivals in Cannes, Cork, Edinburgh, Oberhausen and Krakow to name just a few.