All of cinema is essentially animation- Walerian BorowczykPolish animation, influenced by jazz, poster design and collage, took off in the late 1950s when artists found creative freedom in the wake of Stalins death. Pioneering filmmakers like Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica would change the form and usher in a golden age of filmmaking that would enable this art form to be appreciated around the world including winning prestigious international awards at festivals such as Cannes, Annecy, Oberhausen and an Oscar for Rybczyskis Tango. This collection of 27 films spans the breakthrough works of the late 1950s to the close of the classic era in the 1980s, capturing some of the forms essential films.LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURESHigh-Definition digital transfers of 27 classic animated films on two discsUncompressed mono PCM audioAudio commentaries on select films by Polish film expert Daniel Bird (2025)Visual essay by film historian and Eastern European cinema expert Micha