17. FKA
Marcin Podolec
A comic book and animation creator, graduate and lecturer at the Łódź Film School, and founder of the 2D animation studio Yellow Tapir Films. His films have been screened at festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, Leipzig, Athens, São Paulo and Poitiers. He made his comics debut in 2010 and has since created 20 graphic albums, which have been published in numerous editions both in Poland and abroad, including Fugazi Music Club and the Bajka na końcu świata series. His most recent publication is Sezon spadających gwiazd (Season of Falling Stars, 2025), a nostalgic, bittersweet coming-of-age story set in a small town, where playing basketball seems to be the only chance to change one’s fate.
— The Main Jury of the Authors Spotlight International Competition
