Halina Bielińska
Directing
Biography
Halina Bielińska was a Polish film director, animator, screenwriter, set designer and illustrator of children's books. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Halina Bielińska was one of the pioneers of animation in Poland. Together with Włodzimierz Haup, their film Zmiana warty (Changing of the Guard) was awarded the Short Film Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1959. Daughter of Edmund Krüger and sister of Maria Krüger.
Known For
Because of having a one-day plane delay, Konrad has to spend 24 hours wandering around Warsaw, visiting old friends and meeting some new ones.
Alone in the City
A young public servant receives a house as a wedding gift, but upon arriving he finds only the doors, a military barrack and a tank hidden underground.
Szczęściarz Antoni
On Christmas Eve, a little girl falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Her beloved Nutcracker comes to life and defends her from the Mouse King, then is turned into a Prince after Marie saves his life.
The Nutcracker
Every morning, a mysterious trombonist plays a concert in one of Warsaw's tenement houses.
Piąta rano
A girl finds herself transported to 1880's Warsaw.
Godzina pąsowej róży
The sounds of the backyard Katarynka, which irritate Mr. Tomasz's sensitive ear, are the only source of emotion for the blind girl.
Katarynka
While all the animals are working, the lazy snail sleeps. The people of the forest decide to teach him a lesson.
The Wicked Snail
A girl doll and her friends - Teddy Bear, Elephant and Doggie were walking in the forest. Suddenly they saw a house made of cubes. They all went up to it. The clumsy Elephant touched the house with his trunk and it fell apart. The Boy came out from behind the cubes. He cried bitterly. Then his friends decided to help him. Together they built a new, beautiful house and danced merrily at the housewarming party.
Nowy domek
Animated film based on the prose of Hans Christian Andersen. The action takes place during the events of the French July Revolution of 1830. Its participant is a moon boy who, after birth, received a mysterious divination.
Moon's Tale
A stop-motion animation short dealing with matchboxes.
The Changing of the Guard
The Tatars invaded the Kraków castle of Princess Kinga. Her courtiers perform spells to repel attacks and save Kinga. Fortunately, Kinga will manage to escape the chase, and a Tatar remains in Krakow as Lajkonik.
Lajkonik
One night the little toy people, animals and birds came off the shelves and started having a friendly fun time in their toy town.
Wesołe miasteczko
The gardener Lawrence was old and could not be able to work in the garden. He asked for the help of random passers-by, but it was only school children who saved him from the trouble.