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Zaczarowany ołówek

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The sculpture of the main characters of Zaczarowany ołówek in Łódź.

Zaczarowany ołówek (Enchanted Pencil) is a Polish cartoon from 1964 to 1976 made by Se-ma-for.[1]

The series had no dialogue. It tells a story of a boy named Piotr (Peter) and his dog, aided by an enchanted pencil, which can materialize anything they draw.[1] There were 39 episodes total.[1] The first 26 episodes have no linking story, but the last 13 are centered on the heroes' quest to save a shipwrecked refugee.[citation needed] The series was remade into a movie in 1991.[2]

Reception and influence

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The show has been described as influential on the generation of Polish engineeres working in the fields of rapid prototyping and similar.[3] It has also been influential on the genre of Polish animation and has been described as a "classic".[4][5]

The series received a number of awards at international festivals, and has been aired in about 50 countries.[1]

The series has also been discussed in the context of empowering children and encouraging their imagination.[6][7]

The sculpture of the main characters of Zaczarowany ołówek was unveiled in Łódź in 1991.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Skrzypczak, Józef (1999). Popularna encyklopedia mass mediów (in Polish). Wydawn. KURPISZ SA. p. 622. ISBN 978-83-88276-12-5.
  2. ^ Kucharski, Krzysztof (2010). KINO POLSKIE, 1990-1999 (in Polish). Kino Plus. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-83-931216-2-5.
  3. ^ "3D W BUDOWNICTWIE. CZĘŚĆ 1". BUILDER POLSKA (in Polish). 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ^ Gordziejuk, Ewelina (2018). "Polski film animowany – gdzie jest i dokąd zmierza". Kultura Popularna (in Polish). 57 (3): 6–24. ISSN 1644-8340.
  5. ^ Zajączkowski, Ryszard (2018). "Japońska Polska. Kulturowy wizerunek Polski w Japonii". Zeszyty Naukowe KUL (in Polish). 61 (2): 381–398. doi:10.31743/zn.2018.61.2.381-398. ISSN 2543-9715. S2CID 239211153.
  6. ^ Jędrych Karolina. (2014). Magia dziecięcej wyobraźni w dylogii o Karolci Marii Kruger. W: D. Krzyżyk, B. Niesporek-Szamburska (ed.), "Językowe, literackie i kulturowe ścieżki edukacji polonistycznej (tradycja i współczesność) : księga jubileuszowa dedykowana Profesor Helenie Synowiec w czterdziestolecie pracy naukowej i dydaktycznej" (p. 195-206). Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
  7. ^ Orzeł, Barbara (2016). "Na uboczu nowych mediów. "Życie po życiu" bez przedrostka "smart" (?)". Anthropos? (in Polish) (25): 158–167. ISSN 1730-9549.
  8. ^ "Aktualności". 2015-01-14. Archived from the original on 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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