Wrocław, Poland
Punto y Raya and CeTA join forces once again to coproduce a new PyR Festival, on this occasion, in its JUNIOR format.
Based in Barcelona, MAD is a non-profit association devoted to cultural engineering through the development of projects involving Art, Science and Technology.
Based in Wroclaw, CeTA (Audiovisual Technology Center) is an innovative cultural facility working in the field of new visual technologies, primarily for use in cinematography.
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And Edyta Gabała, Coordinator of Artistic Projects at CeTA, for the gorgeous hand embroidered JUNIOR 2019 flags!
This extension of Punto y Raya Festival follows the same spirit and features the same activities as the “senior” editions of the world benchmark for Abstract Art in Motion. The difference is that the contents are MADE BY CHILDREN aged under 13 years old.
The second PyR Junior edition took place October 4 - 6th 2019, hosted and coproduced by CeTA (Audiovisual Technology Center) in Wroclaw, Poland. The Call for Abstract Short Films closed on August 5th, with the participation of children and schools from 10 countries / 28 cities.
Other activities included live performances -also produced by children, under the guidance of international professionals-, workshops exploring various disciplines, interactive installations, guest screenings, and numerous creative and playful activities to enjoy with the family.
Artist, actress and performer. She graduated from the Polish Academy of Theater in Wroclaw, in the Puppetry Department. She has been awarded multiple times in Poland and abroad, and in 2013 she was awarded by the Government of the Lower Silesia for her achievements in the field of culture.
Graduated from the Krakow’s Academy of Dramatic Arts (Wrocław branch), Arkadiusz is a film and theatre actor, instructor, director, poet, and playwright. He writes and directs for Dolnośląski Teatr Młodego Widza, and has appeared on numerous films and tv-series.
BA in Graphic Design and Photography. Founding member of MAD, a non-profit association in Barcelona that for nearly 20 years is devoted to the development of European projects related Art, Science and Technology.
In 2007 she co-founded Punto y Raya Festival.
She also curates themed screening programmes for various institutions.
Screenwriter and researcher. She occasionally delves into making experimental videos and animations, and lectures and writes essays as a film critic. A couple of her short films have been awarded internationally.
Since 2008 she's been a member of the iotaCenter's Advisory Council (Los Angeles, CA) and coordinator of the Spanish speaking community at the Visual Music Village.
She acts as a juror for various international film & animation festivals, and curates special programmes of avantgarde animation.
Since September 2024, together with Blanca Rego, she has been co-hosting the Menta en Blanco podcast, exploring the mechanisms of cinema and form as content.
In 2018 Monika Łuszpak-Skiba joined the organisation team of Punto y Raya, coproducing the sixth edition of PyR Festival (CeTA, 2018) and co-producing and directing the subsequent JUNIOR editions at various venues in Wroclaw.
In 2020 she founded the NGO PyR LAB Poland, devoted to the education, preservation and promotion of abstract fine arts, film, and new media in Poland and the Viségrad region.
Edyta is a graphic designer and landscape architect with a master degree from the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences.
She is the Artistic Project Coordinator at CeTA Audiovisual Technology Center.
Arleta holds a master's degree in Journalism and Social Communication from the University of Wrocław.
She worked as a senior account executive at Ego Public Relations from 2009-2013, and collaborated in various festivals such as Wro Biennale and New Horizons.
Since 2014 she is the PR and Marketing Specialist at CeTA (Center for Audiovisual Technology) in Wroclaw, where she handles media relations, internet marketing, and public communication, preparing advertising materials and cooperating with graphic designers and printing houses.
Education Project Coordinator and Marketing Specialist graduated from the University of Wroclaw. She also has a master in Film Studies.
Agnieszka works in the education department at CeTA Audiovisual Technology in Wroclaw, where she also designs and implements workshops and courses, and coordinates the cooperation with universities and other cultural and commercial institutions.
Multi-instrumentalist, improviser, and specialist in the field of application of generative systems in music & audio programming. He collaborated with many renowned artists, musicians and composers, including Paweł Hendrich, Cezary Duchnowski, Andrzej Bauer, Rafał Augustyn, Krzysztof Wołek, Kostas Georgakopulos and Ainina LeGardon. He performed, amongst others, in the Musica Polonica Nova, the ISMC World Music Days, and the Avant Art festivals.
He teaches sound synthesis at the Institute of Computer Science of the University of Wrocław. He is the author of scientific papers for prestigious conferences, including the International Computer Music Conference.
He is also the originator of various types of innovative projects combining music and modern technologies.
He works at CeTA in Wrocław, where he continues his research, collaborates with artists, carries out sound synthesis workshops, and conducts improvisational orchestras.
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CeTA (Audiovisual Technology Center), is an innovative cultural facility working in the field of new visual technologies, primarily for use in cinematography. Heir of the exquisite legacy of the Wrocław Feature Film Studio (1954-2011), it houses sound stages, chemical labs, scenography workshops, actors’ dressing-rooms, props and costumes. Around 500 films were made in the Wrocław studio, many of which took a permanent place in the history of Polish cinema.
This room has a special place in history: here, eminent Polish directors like Wojciech Jerzy Has, Stanisław Lenartowicz and Sylwester Chęciński sat to watch the first versions of their films.