Marek Skrobecki

Marek Skrobecki (born 1951) is a Polish director of animated films, mainly using classical puppetry techniques. He works with the film studio Se-ma-for in Łódź.

Biography Skrobecki was born on 18 September 1951 in Kalisz. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts In Łódź. In 1990 he finished at the Faculty of Film Animation at National Film School in Łódź.

He received grants from the British Council and worked at Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Aardman Animation in 1992. In 1988, he made his first film Episode. Then he tried to draw cartoons for children's films. However, in 1992 with Se-ma-for cooperation he produced the film D.I.M having created human-size puppets for it. His technique was very innovative in the animation world and was successfully used in the future production, for example in Ichthys.

In 2006 he worked with Suzie Templeton on a Polish-British co-production of Peter and the Wolf, which was awarded the 2007 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

He worked with Polish music group Agressiva 69 and directed two of their videos: "Situations" and "Devil Man".

Filmography 1988 – Episode – director, writer, visual art 1989 – Birthday Cake – director, writer, visual art 1991 – Last sandwich – director, writer, visual art 1992 – DIM – director, writer, visual art 1993 – What We Dream Of episode: “Head in the clouds – director 1995 – OM – director, writer, visual art 1998 – Marchenbilder (Fable Photos) – director, visual art (visual art concept Ryszard Kaja) 2005 – Ichthys – director, scenography 2010 – Danny Boy – director, writer and production/opening logos, TV interludes and animation advertising (YES YES, Ery GSM, "Saga", "E", "LOT")

Cooperation 1993 – Dreams Republic – special effects 1993 – Schindler's List (directed by Steven Spielberg) – special effects and scenography elements 1994 – Dogs 2 – The Last Blood (directed by Wladyslaw Pasikowski) – graphic design 2000 – Bajland (directed by Henry Dederko) – scenography, interior design 2000–2001 – Paradise (directed by Andrew Burl) – co director 2006 – Peter and the Wolf (directed by Suzie Templeton) – scenography

Awards 1988 – Film Episode – Grand Prize "Jantar" in the short film category for his directorial debut at the Youth Film Meetings ( Młodzieżowe Spotkania Filmowe) "The Young and Film" Koszalin 1994 – Film D.I.M – jury special award at the International Film Festival of Fantasy, Thriller & Science Fiction in Brussels 1994 – Film D.I.M – Award at the International Short Film Festival, Kraków 1994 – Film D.I.M – Special Jury Award at the World Festival of Animated Films in Zagreb 1994 – Film D.I.M – Award at the International Animated Film Festival in Espinho 1999 – Film Fable Photos – Award: Golden Line at the Festival of Animation Films "OFAFA" in Cracow 2005 – Film Ichthys – Honorary Diploma at 45 Crakow Film Festival 2005 – Film Ichthys – Award for best short documentary film at the Ottawa Animation Film Festival. 2005 – Film Ichthys – Brown Jabberwocky Award – Etude-Anima Festival in Crakow 2005 - Film Ichthys – Silver Line Award at the Festival of Animation Films "OFAFA" in Kraków 2005 – Film Ichthys – Sony Audience Award – Animateka International Animation Festival – Ljubljana – Slovenia 2007 – Film Peter and the Wolf – Oscar for Best Animated Short 2010 – Film Danny Boy – The Taurus Studio Award and H. R. Giger Award "Narcisse" for Best Swiss Short- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Switzerland