'Adolescence'

Hey! In two days - 09.10 there will be brand new episode on our You Tube Channel!

It's called 'Adolescence' and it's about being adult.. :)

The Bear on spanish bench

Ha! My friend Marlenka just sent me a photo from holiday. Why a bench? Took me few minutes to solve this mystery... I drew on the photo to save your time

Thanks Marlenka, have a nice vacation! 

Bear on holiday

Just came back from a really long holiday... In Dubrovnik I met a bear.

Btw the new episode of Bear Me series is already on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6ajFz6Bsxw&list=UUz54_9ZNGS0NJ8VJOxLiJDg

3rd episode of Bear Me Series!

Just want to share with you another episode of Bear Me Series :)

International Dog's Day

So apparently today is the international day of dogs. For this occasion - George, a little nasty dog of miss Pumpkin.

And did you know that on 27th of May was the European Neighbor's Day? I didn't give anything to miss Pumpkin...

 

Bear Me, Episode 2, Friends

Bear Me series is soooo on!

12th of July we had a premiere of the first episode of the series. Today we are launching second episode. Have you seen it already?

https://www.youtube.com/user/BearMeStory/videos

Evening with Lili and the bear

Yeah, tough evening. Still drawing illustrations for the end credits... Passed 99 picture.. Just 44 more to finish. Lili I hate you.

Lilis World

Today I run into some idea. To create Lili's World.

Actually, I've already done it, by creation Bear Me. But now, after three years together I have a feeling Lili is little bit out of control, like she's kind of expended to the real world. Anyway, let's see what she's got!

To be updated best check Bear Me on Facebook

New York episode

Yoooy, just a few more days and we will finish the animation for Bear Me series... Hard core time for me and all team. Last episode to animate is 07_New York. Lots of spectacular backgrounds, demanding but interesting and funny to draw :)

Finally on You Tube!

Finally! My diploma short is ooonnnn! :) Bear me on You Tube

I'm really happy to announce that Bear me web site is finally on! 

Check this out!

http://www.bear-me.com/

13th Episode

Bear Me series. Ep 13. Layouts.

We're slowly finishing first season of Bear me series.

Curious? Me too :)

Merry Christmas!

'Bear me' Short

We're slooowly preparing for the Internet premiere of 'Bear me' Short. For this occasion (?) I want to say sth...

Besides of a great technical support from Filmaka, many individuals participate in the success of the bear story:

Anna Matacz– one of the best producers I know. Fully professional, motivating, involved, pushing things forwards.

Karol Obara – a brilliant musician, composer of the music for 'Bear me' Short. He understands. (For me, as a person who can't verbalize the music, Karol was my godsend) Dziękuję Karol.

For a great help, just before 'Bear me' little premiere in Animation Institute screaning room, in a Split Second, I want to thank Sascha Gedert for editing and rendering the movie, and Goddi, for an awesome fart sound :)

My first fart joke

In compositing the movie, I took a few valuable lessons from Ore the Orson Peleg, the amazing tv flickering, and fx by Felix Buccela and Johannes Peter (tv scene). The beautiful meatballs were fully animated by fully vegetarian – Alex Herrmann

Ali meet ball animation

Animation support, an awesome animator Paul Cichon.

Scene animated by Paul Cichon

Julia Ocker, who help me with coloring scenes at the last moment. And the Holly Hogler for a technical support, rebulding my computer, for the whole collection of a costiumes for Any Ocassion, best cookies and the wildest parties :) Thanks Holger!

Thank you all, students of AI I have a pleasure to meet on my bear way. For all your feedback, danke, dziękuję, muchos gracias and happy new year!

                                                              Bear me on facebook

'Bear me' on Facebook

Yoy! Finally - Bear Me on Facebook

'Bear me' series - we're doing it, doing it...

'Bear me' series - Photos for the end credits

So, we're doing it :)

As I announced before animation for 'Bear me' series is realized in Grupa Smacznego!
I have a pleasure to work with an awesome animators: Matthew Wilson, Marcin Zdybel, Ania Oparkowska.
And, and ... Compositing masta: Tomasz Halski aka Jasiu.

We already have 3 episodes of 'Bear me' series. Six more months and you can already watch it on You Tube! :)

Can't wait!

Kasias face

Sketchbook

Today I have for you a layout for first episode of series, and a few pages from 'Bear me' sketchbook.

The production of 'Bear me' series in progress... We have two episodes already animated! Yupii! 

kasias face

'Bear me' series Co-Producers

ep 02_Friends

It's on! (Alan!)
I"m getting a little bit stressed! Shiuuu, time is running so fast!   
We start Production of the 'Bear me' series in a month! We finished storyboards, 
now polishing animatics and drawing backgrounds (lots of backgrounds...)

I'm happy to announce that the animation will be realized in Gdansk through Grupa Smacznego! http://g-s.pl/ ,  Grupa Smacznego! on Facebook    
Brilliant  animators, great crew, in an awesome city - I can't wait!

Color grading and FX will be done in Badi Badi - http://www.badibadi.com/
and O.K.O. FX Studio. I've already seen the magic - Color grading in Badi Badi :)

Sound for 'Bear me' series, narration and music will be realized in Studio Spot - http://studiospot.pl/ 
StudioSpot on Facebook, Łukasz Targosz will take care of the music! 

From the legal side support us Firma Prawnicza LSW  http://www.lsw.com.pl

And all of this great studios - people, were gathered and befriended by my producer, Grześ Wacławek from Animoon Studio.   Thanks! :)

'Bear me' series is  co-financed by the Polish Film Institute -  http://www.pisf.pl/en/

As soon as, I have a good feelin' about it :) 
I mean series. Production. We have good, talented, crazy on their ways people. With passion, flow, sens of humor (very important) and maybe the most important, people who believe in the Bear Story. I hope that the first season will be as good as it seems to be :)

More news soon. Stay tuned!

'Bear me' references I

* POLISH SHORTS:

from: http://polishshorts.pl/pl/katalog_filmow/animacja/1228/

To zabawny film o dziewczynie i niedźwiadku. Narratorka Lili opowiada nam historię o swojej podróży w towarzystwie pewnego uroczego, niezdarnego niedźwiadka. Opowieść pokazuje relacje z rosnącą bestią...

* PALM SPRING PRIZE 2012:

from: http://www.psfilmfest.org/news/detail.aspx?NID=327&year=2012

BEST STUDENT ANIMATION Palm Springs Int Shortfest First Place – Bear Me (Germany, Poland), Kasia Wilk
A young woman’s object of love, and other desires, is a surprisingly strange choice in her seemingly otherwise quite normal world.

* CIVIS 2013 Prize winner European Young CIVIS Media Prize

from: http://www.civismedia.eu/index.php?id=143&L=1

"Bear me" is an amusing animated film about love, everyday life and everything that is part of a relationship from an idealistic point of view. One day Lilly discovers a bear waiting at the bus stop and takes it home with her. At the beginning both are inseparable, but there are some discrepancies little by little in her relation. Lilly does not further take these into account. Whether fair-haired or brown, whether great or small and why the bear should be an exception? It is only a little different.

* Bear me in Dublin 2013!

from: https://www.facebook.com/KINOPOLIS.DUBLIN

Freshly Squeezed International Student Short Film Festival kickes off on May 12 with a number of screenings and workshops piped up for the whole day of movie madness. Among this year's shortlisted there is ''Bear Me'' directed by Kasia Wilk. This talented Polish animator created a story of a little bear and a girl as her diploma project at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg during her student exchange.

 * Prix du Jury pour Bear Me de Kasia Wilk

from:  Grizzly Studio.com

 Ce Week end, en tant que juré du Festival Internationnal de court metrage d'animation Court mais bon du Puy en Velay, je ne suis pas peu fier d'avoir pu distinguer l'excellent Bear Me de Kasia Wilk, c'est beau, c'est intelligent et ça nous change un peu de tous les erzsatz et autres pâles et lisses imitations en 3D de Pixar et Dreamworks.
Et oui, j'avoue, en bon teigneux que je suis, je me suis bien fighté pour que ce film ait le prix du jury !

Kasias Face