About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1939-06-07
Place of birth:
Pinsk, Poleskie, Poland [now Pinsk, Belarus]
Website:
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Henryk Ryszka

Overview

Henryk Ryszka, a Lodz Film School cinematography graduate, worked on many animation films as cameraman and director and was the winner of numerous prizes at festivals, among others, in Krakow, Auckland, Bilbao, Tehran and New York.

In 1967, he started working as a lecturer at the Lodz Film School. He educated many generations of animators and for many years was the head of the Animation Faculty. From 2002-2005, he was the head of the Cinematography Department, and lately the head of the Television Production Faculty.

Then 4 year MA studies were started the curriculum of which was created by prof. Henryk Ryszka. This is how the animation and special effects faculty was established at the Cinematography Department. The first enrolment for the course took place in 1989, twenty years after establishing the Animation Film Workshop. (...) From its beginnings until now prof. Henryk Ryszka has undoubtedly been the master for generations of students. - wrote prof. Krzysztof Rynkiewicz in May this year on the occassion of the "Animation 25" exhibition, which commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Animation Faculty at the Lodz Film School.

Known for

Directing
2008 Walls Have Ears Directing Director N/A
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1970 Re - The God of Sun Directing Director 60
Fair
1970 Corrosion Directing Director N/A
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1969 Drought Directing Director N/A
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1964 Cabaret Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1961 A Plane from Budapest Directing Director 59
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Writing
1971 Steering My Own Destiny Writing Screenplay N/A
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1970 Re - The God of Sun Writing Screenplay 60
Fair

Camera
1976 Najpiękniejszy na świecie Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1967 Po wyroku Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1966 Roundabout Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2008 Walls Have Ears Crew Scenic Artist N/A
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1969 The Stairs Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1969 No. 00173 Crew Cinematography N/A
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1968 Exclamation Mark Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1965 The Flag Crew Cinematography N/A
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Visual Effects
1970 Re - The God of Sun Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair