Witold Giersz (born 26 February 1927 in Poraj, near

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) is a Polish animator. His most well-known work is ''Koń'', which won an award at the Cracow Film Festival "for its exceptionally interesting animation technique". A documentary film about Giersz was made in 2012 by Maciej Kur

Selected films

*''Neonowa Fraszka'' (February 1, 1959) *''Skarb Czarnego Jack'a'' (1961) *''Mały Western'' (January 2, 1961) *''Dinozaury'' (February 28, 1963) *''Czerwone I Czarne'' (June 1, 1964) *''The Horse'' (''Koń'', January 2, 1967) *''Kaskader'' (1972) *''The Old Cowboy'' (''Stary Kowboj'', 1973) *''Pożar'' (January 2, 1975) *''Please, Mr. Elephant'' (''Proszę słonia'', December 31, 1980) *''A Little Curious'' segments (1998-2001)

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