The Dragon of Dragons award is granted since 1998 by Krakow Film Foundation Programme Council to the makers of documentary and animated films, whose work had a significant influence on the development of the world cinema in these genres. Among the previous winners of the Dragon of Dragons award there are such renowned film makers as: Kazimierz Karabasz, Allan King, Albert Maysles, Werner Herzog, Stephen and Timothy Quay, Raoul Servais, Jerzy Kucia, Marcel Łoziński.

Winners

1999

Jan Lenica

b. 1928 – d. 2001

Polish visual artist and director of animated films. The most important films: 'Once upon a time' (1957, with Walerian Borowczyk), 'House' (1958, with Walerian Borowczyk), 'Labyrinth' (1962), 'Rhinoceros' (1964), 'A' (1965), 'Ubu et la grande gidouille' (1979).

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