Dreaming…and Dancing.

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  • Author(s): Robertson, Barbara
  • Source:
    Computer Graphics World. Sep2007, Vol. 30 Issue 9, p16-20. 5p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      JONKAJTYS, Grzegorz; FILMMAKERS; FILMMAKING; ARK (Film); MOTION picture industry; DIGITAL image processing
    • Abstract:
      This article highlights the career of Polish filmmaker Grzegorz Jonkajtys. When Jonkajtys attended the premiere for the Polish film "Quo Vadis?" at Vatican City in August 2001, little did he know, a side trip deep into the catacombs beneath the Appian Way would be the start of a personal journey. As he walked mile after mile, alongside thousands of burial shelves carved into the soft walls of the dank tunnels, he imagined being inside a large ship. From that vision, he developed a script for a short film about an ark carrying the only remaining survivors on Earth of an unknown virus. Six years later, that film, "Ark" was nominated for a Golden Palm for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival and other awards. At present he continues to use computer graphics in his film projects.