Exploring Animation Studios in Gottwaldov and Lodz

Programme

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June 28th, Tuesday

Introduction

09:45am to 10:00am

Ewa Ciszewska, University of Lodz

Pavel Skopal, Masaryk University

Panel #1: Pipelines and Networks

10:00am to 11:30am

Creators and Production of Bedtime Stories in Czechoslovakia

Katarína Kunkelová, Masaryk University

The Talent Pool of a Local School: Social Network of Gottwaldov Animation, 1960s-1980s

Pavel Skopal, Masaryk University

Panel #2: Institutions and Clusters

12:00am - 1:30pm

Field of Polish Animation: Capitals and Institutions, 1940s-1960s

Ewa Ciszewska, University of Lodz

Animation Studios in Local Clusters: Dynamics of Collaboration with Film Studios

Michal Večeřa, Masaryk University
Martyna Gonciarz, University of Lodz

Panel #3: Teams and Conventions

2:30pm - 4:00pm

The Art World of Animation in Gottwaldov: Conventions Taught and Learned

Pavel Skopal, Masaryk University

The Team: Idea and Practice. Evidence From Animated Film Production History (Se-Ma-For; 1960s and 1970s)

Michał Pabiś-Orzeszyna, University of Lodz

June 29th, Wednesday

Panel #4: Individuals

9:00am - 10:30am

Hermína Týrlová and Her Team - Quantitative Analysis of Serial Film Production

Michal Večeřa, Masaryk University

Created by Tadeusz Wilkosz - Production of Puppet Series Films at the Se-Ma-For Studio of Small Film Forms in the years 1968-1992

Szymon Szul, University of Lodz

Panel #5: Agents and Characters

11:00am - 12:30pm

“New ideas need new tools": Mr. Prokouk as a spokecharacter in animated agitation

Tereza Bochinová, Masaryk University

The role and significance of multitasking machines in the production of animated films on the example of a multiplan in the animated film studio Se-Ma-For and the printing machine in animated film studio in Gottwaldov

Agata Hofelmajer-Roś, University of Silesia in Katowice
Tereza Bochinová, Masaryk University

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Organizers

University of Lodz, www.uni.lodz.pl

Masaryk University, www.muni.cz

Polish Animation Research Group

For specific questions contact: ewa.ciszewska@uni.lodz.pl

Venue

No online streaming will be available.

All sessions are held at the Wydział Filologiczny UŁ, ul. Pomorska 171/173 Łódź

Room 1.03

Institutional Partners

National Film Archives, www.nfa.cz

The Library and Film Information Centre of PWSFTviT in Łódź, www.filmpolski.pl

This event is financed by National Science Centre (Poland) and Czech Science Foundation within CEUS-UNISONO program.
Project title: “Animation studios in Gottwaldov and Lodz (1945/47-1990) – Comparative Collective Biography” (2021-2023)