My name is Ola Szmida and I am a professional animator, motion designer and illustrator.
Clients:
BBC / Disney Poland / Vice Magazine / Zegna/ Boiler Room / Häagen-Dazs / Peloton/ Art & Fashion Forum / Bulleit Whiskey/ Newsweek/ School of Form / Adam Mickiewicz University / Animator Festival /Google Creative Lab / Opera Know-How Festival / Allegro / Wydawnictwo Czarne / Wydawnictwo Ezop / Wydawnictwo Centrala / Kino Polska
BBC / Disney Poland / Vice Magazine / Zegna/ Boiler Room / Häagen-Dazs / Peloton/ Art & Fashion Forum / Bulleit Whiskey/ Newsweek/ School of Form / Adam Mickiewicz University / Animator Festival /Google Creative Lab / Opera Know-How Festival / Allegro / Wydawnictwo Czarne / Wydawnictwo Ezop / Wydawnictwo Centrala / Kino Polska
Illustrations awards:
Szkic ma Moc/ Sketch has a power, 1st Jury Award for the most beautiful sketchbook, 2024
PPL LOT Polish Airlines Poster Contest, special mention 2024
Answear Graphic Design Matters, 4th place, 2023
Nagroda Literacka M. St. Warszawa/The Literary Award of the Capital City of Warsaw - award for the best comics book, 2022
Antalis Design Award, 1.st Jury Award for illustration, 2017
Biblioteka Raczyńskich award in the most beautiful book category, 2013
Short film awards:
Szkic ma Moc/ Sketch has a power, 1st Jury Award for the most beautiful sketchbook, 2024
PPL LOT Polish Airlines Poster Contest, special mention 2024
Answear Graphic Design Matters, 4th place, 2023
Nagroda Literacka M. St. Warszawa/The Literary Award of the Capital City of Warsaw - award for the best comics book, 2022
Antalis Design Award, 1.st Jury Award for illustration, 2017
Biblioteka Raczyńskich award in the most beautiful book category, 2013
Short film awards:
Telly award for 2-D animation for One Peloton, Blue Ox production, 2025
CutOut Fest - special mention for Medusas, 2024
Animed Festival - best experimental animation for Medusas, 2024
19th Cyprus International Film Festival - best animation for Medusas, 2024
Wimbledon International Short Film Festival - best animation for Not For Money, not for Love, not for Nothing, 2020
Factual Animation Festival 2020 - best animation for Not For Money, not for Love, not for Nothing, 2020
ASAP As Simple As Possible Festival, special mention for Unwanted Desires, 2016
AG Kurzfilm German Short Films 2016 catalog, Unwanted Desires
Kurzfilmfestival Koeln No. 9, 3rd Jury Award for Unwanted Desires, 2015
Kurzfilmfestival Koeln No. 9, Michael Horbach Award for Unwanted Desires, 2015
Short Waves Festival, special mention for Unwanted Desires, 2015
KultoffKino Festiwal (TVP Kultura) nomination for the best animation, 2011
Additional honours:
Not For Money, not for Love, not for Nothing featured on Op-Docs The New York Times, 2024
DAAD scholarship, 2013 - 2014
It's Nice That - work featured at itsnicethat.com
www.booooooom.com - works featured at booooooom.com
Maria Dokowicz Competition nomination for the best artistic diploma, 2011, Poznań
CutOut Fest - special mention for Medusas, 2024
Animed Festival - best experimental animation for Medusas, 2024
19th Cyprus International Film Festival - best animation for Medusas, 2024
Wimbledon International Short Film Festival - best animation for Not For Money, not for Love, not for Nothing, 2020
Factual Animation Festival 2020 - best animation for Not For Money, not for Love, not for Nothing, 2020
ASAP As Simple As Possible Festival, special mention for Unwanted Desires, 2016
AG Kurzfilm German Short Films 2016 catalog, Unwanted Desires
Kurzfilmfestival Koeln No. 9, 3rd Jury Award for Unwanted Desires, 2015
Kurzfilmfestival Koeln No. 9, Michael Horbach Award for Unwanted Desires, 2015
Short Waves Festival, special mention for Unwanted Desires, 2015
KultoffKino Festiwal (TVP Kultura) nomination for the best animation, 2011
Additional honours:
Not For Money, not for Love, not for Nothing featured on Op-Docs The New York Times, 2024
DAAD scholarship, 2013 - 2014
It's Nice That - work featured at itsnicethat.com
www.booooooom.com - works featured at booooooom.com
Maria Dokowicz Competition nomination for the best artistic diploma, 2011, Poznań