Who is SWICZ ANIMATION?
SWICZ ANIMATION is a Vienna based studio of award winning director Benjamin Swiczinsky that produces high quality animation of all genres in a variety of styles and techniques including 2D, 3D-CG and Stop-Motion. Benjamin co-founded his studio in 2011 as NÖT and continued his work under the name of SWICZ Animation in 2022.
BENJAMIN SWICZINSKY
born 1982 in Korneuburg/Austria.
After studying animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg he co-founded the group “NÖT“ (Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm). His film HELDENKANZLER has won many awards at international film festivals. He directed animated TV-series for german, austrian and belgium television as well as the title sequence for the Tom Hanks movie A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING or the feature documentary TRACKING EDITH by Peter Stephan Jungk. In 2018 he createt his first graphic novel „SCHWANZER-ARCHITECT, VISIONARY, MAESTRO“ about the famous austrian architect Karl Schwanzer.
His films „COMING HOME“ and “THE ZOLLE SUITE” qualified for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film in 2021 and 2022.
Currently he is working as showrunner for an international TV series.
“Tender Animated Sequences”
Der Standard
” …brought to quirky life in animation sequences”
Financial Times
“Gorgeous Animations!”
Ray Filmmagazin
“An Inventive Cartoon Sequence!”
Cartoon Brew
” A crazy and remarkable comic!”
Süddeutsche Zeitung
“Subtle animated sequences”
Tiroler Tageszeitung
FILMS
2023-25: Chill out, Zeus! (TV-series)
2023: Johnny and me (animation)
2021: The Zolle Suite
2020: Beware of the Wolf
2019: Kleine Germanen (animation)
2019: Fritzi-Eine Wendewundergeschichte (Producer)
2019: Coming Home
2017: Tracking Edith (animation director)
2017: Antimarteria (lead animation)
2016: Birne, Schädel & Haupt (TV-series)
2015: A Hologram for the King (animation director)
2014: Slow Riddim Express
2013: Die Telefonbuchpolka
2013: Lilly The Witch (TV-series)
2012: Content Award Trailer
2011: Heldenkanzler
2009: Only Human
2008: The Key To Success
2007: Kurz : Ivan
2007: Auf Wiedersehen
AWARDS
2022 Academy Awards (Oscars)-Best Animated Short-Longlist for THE ZOLLE SUITE
2021 Academy Awards (Oscars)-Best Animated Short – Longlist for COMING HOME
2020 Best Animation, Austrian Film Festival for COMING HOME
2020 “Best of the world”-programme, Hiroshima Animation Festival for COMING HOME
2020 Honourable Mention, Festival of Nations, Austria for COMING HOME
2014 Best Animated Film, Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany for DIE TELEFONBUCHPOLKA
2014 W24 Award , Vienna Content Award for SLOW RIDDIM EXPRESS
2013 Best Austrian Film, Festival of Nations Lenzing, Austria for HELDENKANZLER
2013 Lenzing Award in Gold, Festival of Nations Lenzing, Aut for HELDENKANZLER
2013 Lenzing Award in Gold, Festival of Nations Lenzing, Aut for DIE TELEFONBUCHPOLKA
2013 Jury Special Mention at Anifest/Tschechien for DIE TELEFONBUCHPOLKA
2013 W24 Award, Content Award Vienna for DIE TELEFONBUCHPOLKA
2013 Award of Wiener Zeitung , Vienna Content Award for DIE TELEFONBUCHPOLKA
2013 Audience Award, One Day Animation Festival Vienna for DIE TELEFONBUCHPOLKA
2012 Future Film Short – Award at Future Film Festival Bologna/Italy for HELDENKANZLER
2012 Lotte Reiniger-Award at Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart(ITFS) for HELDENKANZLER
2012 Kulturpreis des Landes Niederösterreich for HELDENKANZLER
2011 Best German Animated Film beim DOK Leipzig for HELDENKANZLER
2011 Main Award „Shorts“ at „Shorts“ at Vienna Content Award for HELDENKANZLER
2011 Main Award „Shorts“ at kurzundschön Cologne, Germany for HELDENKANZLER
2011 Jury Special Mention Chitrakatha ’11 – Festival, India for HELDENKANZLER
2010 Best Commissioned Film bei Animafest Zagreb for ONLY HUMAN
2009 Award “Best Motiondesign”, Film Festival kurzundschön for ONLY HUMAN
