Abstract
In 1899, when filmmaking began in Poland, the nation was considered part of the Russian Empire. Short narrative films, as well as early documentaries, were referred to as ‘Living Picture Theatre’. Movie houses became very popular and were built in almost every major town. Animated features began their development in 1910. The animator Wladyslaw Starewicz created (using stop motion) Beautiful Lukanida (1910); this is considered one of the first animated films ever made.
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Selbo, J. (2015). Poland. In: Nelmes, J., Selbo, J. (eds) Women Screenwriters. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137312372_36
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