Mateusz Jarmulski

ANIMATION DIRECTOR | ILLUSTRATOR 

Author’s animated short films

Fanatic | animated short film, 2026

What happens when a hero blindly pursues his goal, consumed by brutal rivalry? This is a ruthless play on fantasy conventions, where an existential crisis of masculinity proves more dangerous than dungeon monsters. A story of people so deeply attached to their roles that they fail to notice the coming end of the world.

Horsetail | animated short film, 2022

The sounds of women’s rights protests happening all around Poland turned into a dark revenge tale inspired by the slavic folk culture, a collaboration between director Mateusz Jarmulski and musician Resina.

BIO

Mateusz Jarmulski is an animated film director, screenwriter, animator, and illustrator. He graduated from the Łódź Film School with a degree in animation. His films have been screened, broadcast, and awarded at over 60 international festivals, including those in Annecy, Stuttgart, Seoul, Belgrade, and Hiroshima.

Currently, he teaches animation in the English-language track at the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology (Faculty of New Media Arts), where he is also pursuing his PhD. In addition to his independent animated films, he creates music videos and concert visuals.

FILMOGRAPHY  &  AWARDS

as Director & Scriptwriter

FANATIC | animated short film, 9′ 2025

HORSETAIL | animated video clip, 4′, 2022

 

THE VISIT | animated short film, 7′, 2021

AWARDS

  • Special Mention at the Animocje International Animated Film Festival, 2022
  • Special Mention at the Kamera Akcja Festival, 2022
  • Special Mention at the Lublin Film Festival, 2022
  • Special Mention at the Etiuda&Anima Festival, 2022
  • Special Mention at OKFA (National Independent Film Competition)

Resina, IN IN (Ian William Craig Rework) | animated video clip, 6′, 2019

AWARDS

  •  Special Mention at the Anifilm (Czechia), 2019


THE HUNT
| animated short film, 8′, 2018

AWARDS

  • Eurocks One+One Award at the Entrevues Belfort International Film Festival in France, 2019
  • Silver Żmij Award at the Etiuda&Anima Festival, 2020
  • Jan Machulski Award for Best Animation, 2021
  • Polish Filmmakers Association Award at the „Ale Kino!” International Young Audience Film Festival, 2019

 

NIGHTJAR | animated video clip, 6′, 2016

as TV series Director

THE GUARDIAN OF THE SOURCE | 2d full-length animated film, 2026 (development)

HUG ME | 2d animated TV series, 6′, 1-13 episodes, 2016-2019
FLO THE SEAL | 2d animated TV series, 6′ pilot episode, 2020