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Filmography

Daniel Zduńczyk

Director, producer and art director

Daniel Zduńczyk

Daniel Zduńczyk founded Virtual Magic in Wrocław in 1995. From the very beginning his work has been connected with animation, visual effects, film production and modern multimedia attractions. On most projects he served as director, producer or art director, working with teams of artists, animators, cinematographers, programmers and producers.

He started with short animated films and graphic design for television. Over time he expanded into new areas of production: visual effects for TV series, motion capture for the „Kajko i Kokosz” productions, stereoscopic and 5D films for amusement parks, the animated feature „The Golden Drops”, VR productions and projects using Virtual Production technology.

Today Daniel Zduńczyk runs the Virtual Magic group, which includes Virtual Magic, Virtual Magic Studio and Virtual Magic Decor. His body of work covers film productions, animation, visual effects, VR projects, multimedia works and productions using the latest imaging technologies.

Below are selected productions, awards and publications related to his work, with links to the sources.

Productions

Awards and mentions 13

  • 2003AMD Athlon 64 Processor Animation and Digital Film Contest Grand Prize, Digital Film category1 MayHEXUS
  • 2004Animaster, konkurs Cyfrowego Polsatu 2nd place1 MayWirtualnemedia
  • 2004Animaster, konkurs Cyfrowego Polsatu special mentionSen KowalskiegoWirtualnemedia
  • 2004Tofifest, Toruń honourable mentionSen KowalskiegoFilmweb
  • 2007DivX Film Festival Grand PrixSen KowalskiegoFilmweb
  • 2007KAN, Festiwal Kina Amatorskiego i Niezależnego, Wrocław Special Jury AwardZapałkaFilmweb
  • 2015Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Indie Best Feature Length AnimationJak uratować mamęFilmPolski
  • 2015New Media Film Festival, Los Angeles Best AnimationJak uratować mamęCulture.plPISF
  • 2024Roma Short Film Festival Best Virtual RealityMS Piłsudski - podwodna misjaWFF Wrocław
  • 2024Swedish International Film Festival, Sztokholm Best VR FilmMS Piłsudski - podwodna misjaWFF Wrocław
  • 2024New York Tri-State International Film Festival Best VR FilmMS Piłsudski - podwodna misjaWFF Wrocław
  • 2024Madrid International Short Film Festival Best VR FilmMS Piłsudski - podwodna misjaWFF Wrocław
  • 2024Munich New Wave Film Festival Best VR FilmMS Piłsudski - podwodna misjaWFF Wrocław

Nominations 5

  • 2003Yach Film, festiwal teledysków nomination, Animation categorySen KowalskiegoWikipedia
  • 2007Internetowe Nagrody Filmowe nomination: Off Discovery of the YearSen Kowalskiego
  • 2012animago AWARD nomination: Best Stereo-3D ProductionAsylum 5DDigitaleLeinwand
  • 2012animago AWARD nomination: Best Stereo-3D ProductionTajemnicze Podziemie 5DDigitaleLeinwand
  • 2024Diamentowe Lwiątka, plebiscyt Festiwalu Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni nomination in the audience pollJak uratować mamęInteria

Festival screenings and selections 7

  • 1997WRO 97, Międzynarodowe Biennale Sztuki Nowych Mediów, Wrocław screeningGwiezdne wojny (parodia)
  • 2004SIGGRAPH 2004, Animation Theater, Los Angeles official selection1 MayCGW
  • 2005OFF Animacja, Tarnobrzeg screening1 May, Sen KowalskiegoTarnobrzeg.info
  • 2007WRO 07, Biennale Sztuki Mediów, Wrocław screeningZapałka
  • 2010Lato Filmów (Warszawa), Letnia Akademia Filmowa (Zwierzyniec) screeningsAsylum 5D
  • 2015FilmFestival Cottbus, Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival, Expotoons, Dytiatko, ANIMASYROS festival screeningsJak uratować mamęTelemagazyn
  • 2022Immersion Festival, Warszawa screening and panel on VR productionMS Piłsudski - podwodna misjaImmersion Festival

Virtual Magic in the media

Profiles

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