Piort Muszalski

Born in 1960. Graduate of the Faculty of Painting, Graphic Arts, and Sculpture at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Poznań (now the University of Arts in Poznań). Director, screenwriter, animator, and film set designer. Graduated in 1993 from Professor Kazimierz Urbański's Animated Film Studio. Head of the Animation Department from 2008 to 2014. Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Animation since 2014. Head of the Matter Animation Studio, where films are created using loose matter, cutout, plasticine, and liquid paint techniques, created directly under the camera. Lecturer in the history and theory of animation. Associated with the Television Studio of Animated Films in Poznań from 1993 to 2000. Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association. Creator of films that have been presented at over 120 festivals, reviews, and screenings. His research interests include the archaeology of cinema, optical illusion, the history of animation, and especially the pre-cinematographic period.