Walerian Borowczyk was born in Poland during the first half of the twentieth century. he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, then devoted himself to painting and lithography, including the creation of posters for the cinema.

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Raimund Krumme was born in Cologne, Germany. He is well known in the European animation industry due to the contributions he has made to creative film making in both conventional and computer animation. His innovative approach has influenced European animators including the many students he has taught. He is a founding member of Cartoon, the animation branch of the Media Program of the European Union in Brussels.

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was born in San Marino, Italy. He attended the National Arts Institute in Urbino to study animated drawing. He is known for an animation style that hovers between poetic environments and unbridled experimentalism as seen in animated short films such as "La Pista" and "Pinnochio."

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