Zbigniew Żmudzki
Over 20 years in animated Films Industry
Born on 17th January, 1950 in Lodz, Poland. Film producer. Founder of Se-ma-for Film Production company, a follower of a liquidated state-owned Film Studio Se-ma-for.
Graduate of economics at the University of Lodz and Studies in Film and Television Production Management in the Polish National Film School in Lodz. Since 1976 until 1992 production manager of feature films in Polish Film Studios “Zespoly Filmowe”.
Since 1993 connected with Polish animation, first as the Head of Production Department in
Film Studio Se-ma-for then, since December 1999 to February 2015, as the President of Sema-for Film Production company.
Since 2008 to 2015 also the Head of Se-ma-for Film Foundation. Initiator of Se-Ma-For Film
Festival in Lodz (international festival of puppet animation and other three-dimensional
stop-motion animation techniques).
Lead of the Film Working Group of the Program Committee of the Polish Tourfilm Academy.
Animated films which he produced won many Polish and international prizes at film festivals.
The most important is the Oscar (2008) for the puppet animation film “Peter and the Wolf ”
(dir. By Suzie Templeton).
Producer of such puppet animation films like “Maska” dir. Quay Brothers, “Ichthys” and
“Danny Boy” dir. Marek Skrobecki , 3D animation - “The lost Town of Switez” – dir. Kamil
Polak and puppet series for children “Flapper And Friends”.