Zenon Wasilewski

Directing·Oct 30, 1903·Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]

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Zenon Wasilewski (October 30, 1903 – April 20, 1966) was a pioneer of Polish puppet animation. Painter, photographer, creator of the first post-war puppet film "Za króla Krakusa" (In the Time of King Krakus; 1947). He initiated the creation of the Puppet Film Department at the Łódź Film Festival, which was the origin of Se-Ma-For. He was also a co-founder of the Polish school of animation. In 1975, an award was established in his honor, recognizing the creators of the best animated films for children.

Film	Credit
The Man in the Mirror1966 · Narrator, Director, Screenplay	Narrator, Director, Screenplay
Wooden Rider1964 · Narrator, Director, Writer	Narrator, Director, Writer
A Crime in the Street of Ventriloquist Cat1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
There Was a Little Pig1960 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Uwaga, Diabeł!1959 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Five Minutes for Health1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Shoemaker Dratewka1958 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Mr. Rzepka and His Shadow1956 · Writer	Writer
Magical Gifts1956 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Dwie Dorotki1956 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Michalkowick's Story1954 · Director	Director
The Fox and the Stork1951 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Cunning Fox1951 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Pan Piórko śni1949 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
In the Time of King Krakus1947 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director