Fanatic

Directed by Mateusz Jarmulski

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.

Country: Poland

Writer(s): Mateusz Jarulski

Producer(s): Animoon

Cast: N/a

Genres: Animation

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Original Release Date: 2026-03-20

Mateusz Jarmulski

Is a director and scriptwriter of animated films as well as an animator. He graduated from Polish National Film School in Łódź where he studied animation. He worked at the Se-ma-for studio, where he was in charge of the VFX for „Peter and the Wolf” (Oscar 2008). He collaborated on the production of „The Lost Town of Świteź” by Kamil Polak. He formed part of the team that created multimedia projections for POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. His films were broadcasted on TV and screened and awarded at festivals among others in Stuttgart, Seoul, Begrade or Hiroshima. Currently he teaches animation at the English-speaking New Media Arts faculty the Polish – Japanese Academy of Information Technology. „Hug me” - a preschool series he's directed was acclaimed and broadcasted in TV and at festivals. „The Hunt” is his latest, author-driven short.

Animation short mascunlinity Mateusz Jarmulski