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Socks
A story about Sock Bozenka, who, while looking for her lost sister Grazyna – a sock to match, finds out that pursuing her goals can be much more interesting than living within the framework assigned to us.
Bozenka Frotte sock dreams of an adventurous life with her sister Grazyna. When the latter is lost, Bozenka is left without a pair – a hard fate for a sock. Adopting the nickname of Black Frotte, escapes from the laundry basket in order to find the Queen of the World, at whose audience she will ask for a new sock to match. She sets out to sea in a boat made of coconut, meeting new friends along the way: the grouchy Pale Niko, the feisty Raspberry Strawberry Sock, Kubarat – the rainbow sock-poet, and the perpetually squabbling moustachioed socks Cierpislaw and Gromislaw. Unfortunately, the expedition is also full of dangers: sharks, pirates, the Giant Tyrant with an army of gloves, and Pinkerton – a professional sock hunter. The expedition leads up the stairs, hen between the stars, where fairy tale characters live, and to the very bottom of the sea, where deadly seaweed, breeds people for carbon dioxide. Looking for a second sock to match has never been so fascinating.
Pitching team
Ludwika Waszkiewicz
A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw and of Postgraduate Studies in Film and Television Production Organization at the Leon Schiller National Film School in Łódź. She has gained professional experience across a wide range of productions, including television, feature films, animation, and commercials. She has worked with well-known companies such as Film Produkcja, Lightcraft, Animoon, and Mangusta Film.
Tomasz Leśniak
Tomasz Leśniak graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. Together with Rafał Skarżycki, he created several comic book series, including ‘George the Hedgehog’ (Jeż Jerzy), ‘Tim and the Wizard’ (Tymek i Mistrz), ‘Poland, the Champion of Poland’ (Polska mistrzem Polski), as well as a children’s book series titled ‘Hey, Jędrek!.’
In 2011, the animated film adaptation of ‘George the Hedgehog’ premiered, which he co-directed with Wojtek Wawszczyk and Kuba Tarkowski. Alongside Wawszczyk, he also created the graphic novel ‘Fungae,’ which will be published this year in the United States by Fantagraphics.
While working at Human Studio, he directed and art-directed dozens of commercials, as well as the children’s animated series ‘Kacperiada.’ He directed one of the episodes of the animated series ‘Kayko and Kokosh’ (Kajko i Kokosz). He also served as art director and lead designer for the film ‘Diplodocus’ (Smok Diplodok), directed by Wojtek Wawszczyk.
He designed frescoes for the medieval gallery at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
He is currently working as a director on a full-length adaptation of the cult children’s book ‘The Black Terry Gang’ (Banda Czarnej Frotte).
