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UPDATED with video: KilI It And Leave This Town is a deeply personal, unconventional and moving hand-drawn animation from artist-turned-animator Mariusz Wilczynski, who explores subjects including grief and childhood in his feature debut. "I wouldn't say it was biographical; it's a tale based on emotions I had to deal…

The journey behind Polish animation Kill It And Leave This Town was a lengthy and deeply personal one, reveals the filmmaking team of director Mariusz Wilczynski and producer Ewa Puszczynska. A remarkable 14 years in the making, the beguiling and curious feature was hand-drawn by Wilczynski, who is an artist and…

“I'm not good at describing my films.” says the lead character in Mariusz Wilczyński's maudlin but strangely riveting animation Kill It and Leave This Town. The Polish writer-director's style is certainly a challenge to define. The drawing has a crude, old-fashioned charm but his subject matter is startling and often…

Here you can watch highlights from Deadline’s event with three top Polish film professionals who joined us to discuss the country’s recent successes, which have seen it record multiple Oscar nominations in successive years on titles including Cold War, Corpus Christi and Loving Vincent. The panel was hosted in…