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
2017
Witold Giersz
b. 1927
Polish animated film maker. The most important films: 'The Little Western' (1960), 'Awaiting' (1962), 'The Red and Black' (1963), 'The Horse' (1967), 'Please, Mr. Elephant' (1978).
ph. Tomasz Korczyński
ph. Agnieszka Fiejka