Kateryna is a Ukrainian artist who is also a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Since 2008 she has taken part in many solo exhibitions and participated in Ukrainian and international competitions. In 2020 she received the "Silver Key Honor Award" from the Cyprus Museum of Modern Art. From 2012-2018 together with her sister she worked on the mosaic compositions of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Kyiv. For this work they received the award of the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Vladimir. She worked on the animated films "Loving Vincent" and "The Peasants" as a supervisor and artist-animator in 2016-2023. Her works are collected and exhibited in Cyprus Ukraine China Egypt. Her favourite media are painting graphic art mosaic and animation.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
It's been a great pleasure to work with the creative team and witness their growth and success. I'm grateful to the team for their support professionalism and commitment to the project.

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Vladimir graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade and from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. His work is a fusion of different media - from painting sculpture illustration photography and digitally generated 3D images to animation and video. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and his paintings are included in many collections. He worked as a painting animator on Loving Vincent in 2016. For The Peasants he worked as art supervisor digital painting supervisor lead oil painting animator and keyframe painter.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
Working with all teams together and sharing knowledge.

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Biserka is a Serbian artist with an MA degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence Italy. During her studies she won Italian Norwegian and Serbian scholarships. While living in Florence she taught painting at the international art academy Accademia del Giglio and worked as an artist at the Palazzo Strozzi Museum. In 2016 she worked as a painter animator for Loving Vincent. Held 16 solo exhibitions and over 40 group exhibitions in Serbia and Italy. Her works are part of private and public art collections in Serbia and abroad. Inspired by strong contrasts perception and emotions.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
Making the paintings alive and working with extraordinary talents.

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Małgorzata is an alumni of the Łodź Academy of Fine Arts, she joined Breakthru not long after finishing her studies, and started off as an animator on Loving Vincent. After completing the most frames of animation out of any painter, she came back for The Peasants as an integral part of the creative team in the role of a Design Painter contributing to the overall look of the film. She continued as a painting supervisor, later becoming the assistant head of animation. Outside of her contribution at BreakThru she’s completed large scale murals and has been awarded for her own work as well as part of group exhibitions.

Aistė Kanapickaite was driven by art since an early age. She studied at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts and pursued a BA and MA in Monumental Arts at the Vilnius Academy of Arts in 2017.

As an artist, she creates in various fields and explores different techniques. Her passion for mosaics led her to work as a mosaic artist in Ravenna (Gruppo Mosaicisti, Koko mosaico) and Munich (Munich Studios Gustav van Treeck GmbH). Additionally, love for modern technologies has inspired her to create a virtual reality experiences.

Also Aistė is deeply interested in psychology of artists and creative process.

For the past two years she has been working as a supervisor on the painted animation movie called "The Peasants."

She takes part in exhibitions both in her home land and abroad.

Weronika Adamska is an artist using painting, graphics and object-creation and installations as her tools of expression. She likes to experiment, being on the path for re-creating her artistic voice. In her work, she confronts the unspoken emotions of her generation - helplessness against climate catastrophe, loneliness in semi-virtual society etc.
Weronika graduated of the painting department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, also studied at Universidad de Granada in Spain. She is a scholarship holder of the Polish Prime Minister and the Polish Humanitarian Fund in France and awarded in 1st. Lubelska Wiosna Painting Biennale. Creator of 3 individual exhibitions and participant in several group exhibitions, including international ones.
For almost 1,5 years Weronika have been painting frames for the new BreakThru Films production „The Peasants”

Dominika Andrzejewska is an artist that specializes in digital painting and graphic design. In 2021, she graduated from the University of Nicolas Copernicus in Toruń with a degree in Media Art and Art Education. she also graduated from the art high school in Bydgoscz in 2016 with a specialization in Visual Commercial. During her education she learned how to use variety of art software and acquired such skills as graphic design, traditional arts and basics of animation. She likes to try new forms of art so being a painter for "The Peasants" project was a good oportunity to learn.

Rita Anskaitienė is an artist, 2D, 3D animator and illustrator of children's books. She has drawn many storyboards for advertisements. Rita graduated at the Kaunas Art School and at the Vilnius Art Academy. She worked on many 2D and 3D shorts and feature films with studios of Lithuania, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, England, Norway, Russia, Hungary and the USA. Performed animations for the 2D film "Laumės kerai" and performed animations for the 3D film "Aurora", which were awarded the "Sidabrinės gervės" award of Lithuanian cinema. Worked on the TV series "Skazochnij potrul", which was awarded the TEFI kids award as the best series in the world.
In 2016, she joined the Cinematography Union in the animators' guild and so the status of Artist was granted.
She is a member of the Lithuanian children's literature section of YBBY.
From 2021 Rita is painting frames for the new BreakThru Films production "The Peasants".

Konstancja Bartoszewska studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli and at the Art University in Poznań graduating with master degree in painting and at Nova Maska International Makeup School studying prosthetics special movie effects and theater makeup. Her artistic journey has led her to excel in various disciplines, including graphic design, monument reconstruction, special effects makeup and mural painting. Among other artistic collaborations she had worked for Grupa13 Music Video Podruction, Music Theater in Poznań, Murall company, Feel festival and Garbicz festival.

Karolina is a conservator and restorer of work of arts. She graduated in 2013 from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Toruń in the field Conservation and Renovation of Paintings and Polychromic Sculpture. She also studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Ljubljana (Slovenia) and completed an internship at the Slovenia Ethnographic Museum. Her passion is rescuing old masterpieces so they can be alive in modern times. She worked on the conservation of many valuable works of art and wall paintings in Wroclaw (frescos of Aula Leopoldina), Świdnica and Jawor (Churches of Peace inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List) and many other parts of Poland.

Karolina worked as an painting animator in „Loving Vincent” movie in Wrocław Unit in 2016. Recently she moved to Gdynia and for over 2 years she has been painting frames for the new BreakThru Films production „The Peasants”

Maryna Boiko is from Ukraine. She received her degree from Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design, where she studied sacral art. She has studied easel painting at The National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture.
Maryna worked as an painting animator in “Loving Vincent” movie in Gdansk in 2016. After this project she worked in mosaic studios in Kyiv.

Chantal Boso Flores is a painter based in Florence. Already, as a child she developed a great interest in drawing and painting, which, many years later, motivated her to go to Florence/Italy to study the Great Masters. In 2020 she graduated from Angel Academy, completing the core program, under the tutelage of Michael John Angel and Jered Woznicki and in 2021 she proceeded to do after-graduate studies at the Charles Cecil Studios to focus on portrait painting. During this time she heard about Dorota Kobiela’s new project “The Peasants”, applied, luckily got accepted, packed her suitcase and moved to Sopot/Poland for six months to contribute to the movie as a painter-animator.

Milena was born in 1996 in Belgrade. She graduated from the School of Design in Belgrade in 2015 and entered the Faculty of Fine Arts in the same year. She completed her Master's degree in Fine Arts in 2020 in the Painting Department under Professor Branko Rakovic. She has had many group exhibitions and has been a member of ULUS since 2022. She hopes to work on a similar project as "The Peasants".

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I liked the process of painting animation and the new experience.

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Sofija was born in 1997 in Bor Serbia. She received her bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade Department of Applied Painting in 2020. and her master's degree at the same department in 2021. She has exhibited her work several times in collective and individual exhibitions. In 2021 she became a member of the Union of Fine Artists of Serbia - ULUS. She lives and works in Belgrade. Her art serves as a gateway to unseen dimensions where metaphysical concepts intertwine with the rich tapestry of the subconscious. Through intricate brushstrokes and a vibrant palette Sofija reveals the hidden connections between the tangible and the ethereal.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I cherished my time working on The Peasants because it allowed me to seamlessly combine my passion for art with the dynamic world of animation fostering a creative environment where every frame became a canvas for storytelling and where the collaborative spirit of the team enhanced the entire working experience.

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Aleksandra Chrabąszcz is a painter born in Łódź in 1995. She was studying Visual Communication at Technical University of Łódź and Theatre, Film and Television Techniques at Academy of Fine Arts in her hometown.
At her work she focuses mainly on creating self-portraits painted in oil technique, using contrasting, saturated colors, as she believes it is a way to get to know your inner self better. In addition to to painting, her field of work includes also mural, drawing, linocut and sculpture. Aleksandra also collaborated with students of Łódź Film School, creating scenography for etudes.
As she says: "I am very happy that I could join the team of BreakThru painters, it is a great adventure to co-create the project which is "The Peasants" movie".

Małgorzata I am an artist from Cracow, currently based in Gdańsk, Poland. I have gained a diploma with distinction in the graphic design faculty at the Polish Japanese Academy of Information Technology. I work with various media and fields, such as oil painting, animation, illustration, photography, installation and graphic design. I like to experiment with light, movement and space in my works. I was awarded first prize at Eko Animation Slam 2023 and twice with the President of Gdańsk Award for the best students. My hand-painted animation Take a Walk was shown at the final exhibition of the Ożywienie competition in 2021.

Oskaras Dainovskis was born in 1998.

Mastering artistic skills for over 10 years, both individually and in various institutions.

He completed his education at the National M.K. Čiurlionis art school and achieved a BA in Sculpture from Vilnius Art Academy.

He created installations showcased in students exhibitions and symposium, and took a roles of author and performer in some performances. His focus was on exploring the relationship between object and subject, pondering the idea of being an artwork.

He worked as a painting teacher.

He was involved with acting. Working at a theater in Vilnius.

Currently active on improving in painting and animation.

Mateusz lives in Lubatowa a village near Krosno in the Subcarpathian region where he also attended art school. His further education took place in Cracow at the Academy of Fine Arts there (painting faculty). He likes painting but he is also interested in other forms of art (graphics photography animation creating installations etc.) In the future he would like to make money by selling his paintings.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
The work itself and the possibility to spend time with inspiring people

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Hanna started to practice fine arts at an Art School continued to study at the Crimean Art School named after M. Samokysh and finished her education at the Kyiv Art Academy. She works as a painter and enjoys illustrating. She collaborated with the publishing houses "Piznaiko" in Ukraine and "La Gazette" in France. She has also spent a lot of time teaching and working with children. A positive and sociable person Hanna loves to travel and meet new people.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
Creative atmosphere opportunity to acquire new knowledge interesting work

Piotr graduated from the Lodz Academy of Fine Art, and did whatever jobs offered to him that involved painting: shop signs, murals, and theatre sets. When there weren’t painting jobs Piotr worked at casual jobs, including being a grill chef, to leave himself free should any painting jobs come up.

He painted the backdrop for Oscar winning film "Peter and the Wolf". Following this he was appointed Head of Painting Animation on Dorota Kobiela’s short film, "The Little Postman".

On Loving Vincent

He was a Head of Painting Animation since 2012.

Together with Dorota Kobiela and Tomek Wochniak designed the Painting Animation Work Station. During pre-production Piotr was a design painter, a storyboard artists, the main researcher into the tools and techniques used by Vincent, in charge of preparing reference materials for painters and the main tutor for the painting animator training courses. During production he was in charge of supervising the 125 painters, and part of the planning and execution of the live action shoot. He animated a range of the film’s most challenging shots.

Nina Drab - was born in 1995 in Radom Poland. She is a graduate of master's studies in the field of conservation and restoration of painted and polychrome sculpture at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Currently she works as a conservator at the Art Conservation Studio at the Jacek Malczewski Museum in Radom. In addition to conservation she is also engaged in painting mainly focusing on portraits and reproductions of artworks. She is the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards. Her works have been showcased in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Her pieces are held in private collections worldwide. In 2023 she was awarded the "Young Poland" scholarship by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I particularly enjoyed the creative process itself and the confrontation with the Nobel Prize-winning novel by the great Polish writer Władysław Reymont which after over a hundred years still inspires generations of Poles.

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Teodora D. Nikolić was born in 1997. She completed her basic academic studies, majoring in painting, in 2020 at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, in the class of Professor Vesna Knežević. In 2021, She completed her masters studies in painting at the same faculty. She is currently in her second year of doctoral art studies at the faculty of the same name, and from 2021 she is employed as a research associate at FLU and painter-animator on movie “The Peasants”. She received 7 awards in painting, held 2 solo exhibitions and participated in over 30 group exhibitions.

Aleksandra Djukic (Đukić) - was born in 1997 in Belgrade, Serbia. She completed her master’s degree in 2021 at Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade. She is currently a doctoral student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, majoring in Painting. Her works are dedicated to the research of traditional painting techniques. Her idea is to combine contemporary and traditional in her paintings. Her doctoral research is devoted to the myth of Narcissus, symbols and psychological issues. She had four solo exhibitions in Belgrade and over 20 group exhibitions in Serbia and abroad (Croatia, Poland, Belgium). She has won several awards and recognitions for her work. As a doctoral student, she works at the Faculty of Fine Arts as a student intern. From 2018 to 2021, she was a volunteer custodian at the National Museum in Belgrade. Since 2021, she has been working in the animation studio DigitalKraft, on the BreakThru Films production „The Peasants“.

Rudolf Faja is a visual artist from Albania. He graduated in 2018 from the Faculty of Painting and Graphic Arts in Shkodër in the field of graphic printing techniques. He also studied animation, filmmaking and photography at the Faculty of Arts in Nova Gorica (Slovenia). Rudolf shares a passion about the history of art and is constantly experimenting in different techniques of visual expression in drawing and painting. He has participated in several group exhibitions in Albania and abroad (Slovenia, Spain, France, Turkey, Finland, Poland, Italy) and solo exhibitions in Durrës,Albania (2020) and Paris,France (2021). In 2018 , Rudolf won the 3rd prize in the International Biennale of Drawing in Ferizaj, Kosovo. Nearly 2 years ago he moved to Poland, joining the studio in Sopot to work for the new BreakThru Films production „The Peasants”.

Born on April 14 1984 in Kyiv Ukraine. Graduated in 2008 from NAOMA with a Master's degree. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2014. Participated in murals at Zverinetsky Monastery in Kyiv "Living Source" in Odesa and New Jerusalem Monastery in Istra.
Achievements include:
• 2014: Gold medal from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for "Heart of Peace" project.
• 2016: Recognition by Metropolitan of Odesa and Izmail Agafangel for cultural contributions (the temple murals in Nerubaiskoe).
• 2017: Participated in "Source of Creativity" exhibition Beijing.
• 2018 2019 being a finalist in the 13th and 14th International ARC Salon Competitions with paintings "Pegasus and Eos Goddess of Dawn" and "Time" respectively.
• 2019 the painting "The Little Architect" was a finalist in the international competition Portrait Now!2019 exhibited at the Frederiksborg Castle Museum (national portrait gallery).
• 2021: Awarded by the head of Pechersk District State Administration for contributions to Ukrainian culture.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I enjoyed realizing that art and painting can transform into something greater and become a special synthesis when paintings become part of a cinematic masterpiece.

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Setareh Goodarzi is an Iranian-Dutch artist currently working/living in Poland.
After receiving her B.A. in Painting(Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University) and M.A. in Moving Images (TMU University, Tehran), she moved to the Netherlands and got her master's degree in Animation from AKV St.Joost in Breda.
Besides painting, she makes short animated films using different techniques and mediums.In her works she is exploring the transition between realism and illusion.

Klaudyna is a graduate of the Higher School of Fine Arts in Rzeszów and the Władysław Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź Faculty of Graphics and Painting. She defended her M.A. degree with distinction in the painting studio of Prof. Marian Kępiński. In 2016 Klaudyna joined the group of animators at BreakThru Films where she painted shots for the film Loving Vincent. In 2021/22 she painted shots for the animated film The Peasants. In 2022/23 she ran a drawing and painting studio at the Piotr Michałowski Art School Complex in Rzeszów. At the moment she is working with the studio continuing her adventure with painting animation. In his works he mainly deals with subjects such as portraits and landscapes in oil technique. He experiments by combining resin and wood with painting.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
Creating animation and the people I worked with.

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Gabriela Hedjerci is a contemporary Polish artist. Working predominantly with traditional techniques like oil paints. Born on February 6, 1994 in Białystok. In the years 2010-2014, she studied at the High School of Fine Arts in Supraśl, majoring in woodcarving, and obtained the title of an artist. In 2013, she received the Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for artistic achievements in the school year 2012-2013. One of the eight winners of the 4th Edition of the National Review of Art Schools - Dłużew 2013. In the years 2014-2019 she studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and obtained a master's degree in art. 

Mayra was born in Mexico City sometime during an Autumn day.
She studied Animation at Edinburgh College of Art, where she discovered the wonder of experimental and artistic animation.
In 2015, fellow painter Mark Boston sent her the link to a project called 'Loving Vincent', thinking she might be interested and be a good fit for it. A year later, Mayra joined the painter crew of Breakthru films, coming back in 2021 to participate in Chłopi.
Mayra is interested in almost everything; particularly fond of environmental subjects, jigsaw puzzles, and science.
Currently she is working on her Polish skills.

My name is Iryna Hertsun, I`m Ukrainian artist (born 5 September 1997) in Poltava.

I studied in Poltava`s Art School (September 2007 – May 2014). In the school I was learning such disciplines as sculpture, painting, graphic, decorative arts and history of art.

After school I entered university called National University «Yuri Kondratyuk Polytechnic». I was studying six years and I got there two degrees Bachelors and Master’s Degree. During my study I took part in various art festivals and competitions where I won prizes (I, II, III) and also participated in exhibitions.

In 2019 I won first place at the Body Ceramic Fest Ukraine. My works are in museums funds and private collections. One painting is located abroad in: Museum of Cultural History of the City of Görlitz. I worked as an artist in the animation project ‘The Peasants’ in the Kyiv animation studio of UkrKino in cooperation with the Polish studio Break Thru Films.

I am also interested in acting (theater), literature, foreign languages (philology) and volunteering.

Yuliia Ilkaieva is a designer and a free artist. She graduated in 2020 from the "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic" National university in Zaporizhzhia in the field Design. She completed a courses in 3d and get interested inanimation. In 2022 she was hired to work on the production "The Peasants" in Kyiv studio as a painting animator. Few months later she moved to Lviv and continued to work at the project as digital painter.

In 2004 Isidora graduated and got her master’s degree in Moscow State Academic Art Institute in Russia.
She had more than 18 solo exhibitions and more than 40 group exhibitions in Serbia and abroad.
She is the winner of Special recognition for contribution to Serbian art “Colors of Serbia”, Moscow, Russia, 2013
She is the winner of Special recognition for contributions to Art Fest @ Doral, Miami, Florida, USA. 2012
She is the winner of Special Appreciation for contribution and promotion of arts among cultures of Carlos Albizu University, Miami, Florida, USA. 2012
She is the winner of the Russian national Academy of Arts Award in 2008.
Isidora founded an Art Association “DivArt” and Art Gallery “Atelier DivArt” in Belgrade.
She worked for two years on fresco paintings in Serbian Orthodox Church in Zagreb, Croatia.
She is a member of Association of Fine artists of Applied Arts and designers of Serbia.
Her artwork is presented by galleries in the USA, Russia, Serbia.
She lives and works in Belgrade.

Graduated from the Faculty of the Fine Arts / Belgrade. Working as a painter ,illustrator and storyboard artist . She was a part of the team for the project “Loving Vincent “ , as well she has been working as a painter animator on the movie “ The Pesents “ for BreakThru Films production.

Alicia is a visual artist. She mainly works in oil painting and drawing. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk and Philosophy at the University of Gdansk. In 2017 she finished her diploma in the studio of Prof. Maciej Swieszewski. She was a resident of the Pomeranian Incubator of Culture and a scholarship holder of the City of Gdansk (Cultural Scholarship of the City of Gdansk for Individuals 2021). She is most inspired by the human stories written on the faces of the people she portrays.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
Working on the film The Peasants allowed me to combine my love of painting with the fascinating art of film animation. The opportunity to work with an international team meant that I could learn a lot from other artists.


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Acclaimed painter and fashion illustrator hailing from Belgrade, now residing in Zagreb. Known for her unique artistic style that expertly blends vibrant colors and intricate details, her work has gained international recognition. Her striking fashion illustrations are sought-after in the industry, showcasing her astute understanding of textile patterns and garment design. With numerous accolades to her name, Nataša continues to redefine boundaries, making her mark on both the art world and fashion industry. She remains dedicated to her craft, striving to inspire others with her vibrant, captivating works.

Jurate Kluone is a painter, the member of Lithuanian Artists Association since 2013. She is graduated MA in 2012 from the faculty of painting in Vilnius Academy of Art. She held several solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions. Jurate also participates in street art projects, she is the co-author of the largest street mural in Lithuania, which was painted in 2015 in Kaunas, Urmas town. Jurate's passion is portrait painting . 2023 she curated and herself participated in the portrait exhibition "I'm painting you". For the past few years, she is studying at the school of iconography and researching ancient Byzantine icon painting technics. In 2021 she worked as a painting animator in Vilnius artists group, painting frames for the new Break Thru Films production "The Peasants".

Anna Kluza, 1985, Czarnków/ Poland.

I am a graduate of the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. I finished my studies with a diploma in sculpture in the studio of prof. Sławoj Ostrowski and an appendix to Drawing and Small Sculptural Forms. Thanks to the ERASMUS scholarship, I completed the summer semester at the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia (Italy). I paint, sculpt and create painting animations. These three areas interpenetrate and complement each other in many respects, they give me a lot of joy in creating and the opportunity to express what is important to me.
In my painting and sculpting works, I use an original technique with the use of flax fibers, which allows my paintings to “go out” into space and gain a third dimension, as well as look into the depths of the carved forms. In my sculpting technology, I use dyed flax fiber, a material taken from nature.
I had the opportunity to present my works at many individual exhibitions and participate in collective exhibitions in Poland and abroad.
As a painter, animator and supervisor, I co-created 'Loving Vincent' ,studio BreakThru Films(2017),
The portrait of Vincent van Gogh painted by me for the film has become a production icon.
I worked on music video 'Nad Ranem" by Marek Wiński,dir. Dorota Kobiela & January Misiak,
short film 'Vilains', studio Easy Tiger (2021) dir. Flora Molinie and Emma Degoutte,
'The Peasent", studio BreakThruFilms, 2023
Actually I work on film "Powstaniec" dir. Anna Piasek-Bosacka

Maria is a graduate of the field of conservation of works of art at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń specializing in painting restoration. She defended her master's degree with distinction. In the 2021-2023 season she painted shots for the animated The Peasants movie. Currently he continues his work with particular emphasis on oil painting. She specializes in painting copies of paintings but her favorite styles in painting in which she creates are contemporary styles mainly surrealism and abstraction. She took part in many collective exhibitions in Poland.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
Everyday work involving pursuing your hobby and being in an artistic environment with talented people.

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Martina is an academic painter and professional opera singer. She graduated in 2020 with a basic degree in academic painting. Her painting style is based on the study of the styles of the old masters and artists of movements such as the Renaissance Baroque Rococo Classicism Romanticism Realism and Impressionism. Her view of art was strongly influenced by her musical education and good knowledge of the history of music painting and the visual arts which strengthened her aspirations to old canons and ideals. She took part in many group exhibitions. So far she has had four successful solo exhibitions in Belgrade: "Music on Canvas" at the Central Military Club (2018) "Concentiõ" at the Ostavinska Gallery (2020) "L'art pour l'art" at the Djura Jakšić House (2020) and ."Candor" at the Gallery "Stepenište" (2021). In addition to her career as a painter she has a successful career as an opera singer and has played several leading roles at the Serbian National Theatre.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I enjoyed working on the film because it allowed me to be a part of something unique to explore innovative techniques to bring images to life and to hone and improve my painting skills at the same time.

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Małgorzata Kornecka-Drąg (MaKaDo) is an experimental artist with various media as an experienced restorator of art. She graduated the Faculty of Conservation and Restauration of Fine Arts at Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków in 2014 year and took part in Life-long Learning Erasmus program in Athens in department of Cultural Artifacts. She also studied in Jagiellonian University Comparative Studies of Civilizations. In the past her search in music and how to show emotions throw the band's musicians have resulted exhibition in the one of the most known jazz club "Piwnica pod baranami".
Now she is interested in transgresion, how the objects, our seeing of them, shapes, colours, emotions, ideas diffuse throw one to another, making uncertain the objectivnes of enything. From interested of music she still is playing with the rythms and colours, just the different way.

Agnieszka Korzeniowska is a conservator and restorer of work of arts. She grew up in Mysłowice and studied Conservation and Restoration of Works of Arts on Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the field Conservation and Renovation of Paintings. After graduation she worked as conservator in Corpus Christi Basilica in Cracow and started her own company. Since may 2021 she is working for Breakthru Films on the movie „The Peasants” as painting animator, digital painter, matte painter and concept artist. After the project ends she is planning to move to Prague. Her interests are among others paintig, copy painting, travelling and cinema.

Mariia is a Ukrainian illustrator designer and artist. She works in the field of digital illustration graphics and oil painting. She was born in Chernihiv Ukraine. Since 2022 she's living in Gdansk Poland. Mariia has discovered that creativity is a great support in difficult times serving as a pillar not only for the artist but also for those around her. That is why she will continue to create.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
While working on The Peasants I felt a meditative calm an immersion in images and incredible landscapes. In addition there was a willingness to collaborate support and warmth from everyone in the team regardless of their position or status - it seems that this was the key to the successful completion of the project.

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Marta was born in Olecko in 1992. She specialised in art in public space and graduated from the Department of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Her work includes mixed media painting digital painting illustration and animation. Participant in individual and collective exhibitions co-organizer of Sgraffito at Szeroka Street in Gdańsk. She is interested in bio-art performance and matter painting. Loves dogs and animated films.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
What I appreciated most about working on the film The Peasants was the opportunity to work with a specialised team of creative people. Thanks to this experience I was able to learn a lot in a fantastic atmosphere.

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A graduate of the Academy of Classical Painting Lenka seamlessly transitioned her artistic skills into mural painting after graduation. From commissioned murals to vibrant street projects her work now graces walls with a harmonious blend of classical finesse and contemporary storytelling leaving a lasting visual impression. Lenka leads a dynamic crew in mural creation seamlessly blending individual talents into cohesive vibrant works of art that grace corporate spaces and city streets alike.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I have gained valuable experience working on a Chlopi film maintaining continuity throughout the project and constantly learning from my supervisors.

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Kristina Kurylo, 22 years old. Qualified artist-restorer with a gained baccalaureate and  master's degree of educational and professional program “Restoration of Easel and Monumental Painting“. I have spent a lot of time and effort learning painting and drawing. Aim to deliver high quality art work, using a keen eye for detail. Polite and responsible in communication. Got a traditional art foundation and strong understanding of basic theoretical knowledge and practical skills of academic painting and drawing.

Have a special interest in art and cultural properties.

Serhiy Oleksandrovich Kushanov (11.12.1987)

A native of Dnipropetrovsk region, his childhood was spent among picturesque valleys, rivers, ravines. After graduating from a lyceum with an artistic direction, in 2005 he entered the Faculty of Arts of the Kryvyi Rih National University, where he intensively mastered all painting techniques and took part in student amateur activities.

In 2010, he graduated from the Faculty of Arts, majoring in fine arts, ethics, aesthetics.

Since October 2011, he has been living in Kyiv, where he works as a cartoonist, an illustrator of children's literature, and at the same time engages in creativity.

In March 2013 a creative evening accompanied by music took place in the Kyiv House of Scientists Starting from 2013 is intensively engaged in interior painting, participates as a cartoonist in the filming of the TV shows "Pravdyvoshow with Eva Bazhen", "Applies to everyone" on the "Inter" TV channel.

In 2015 became the winner of the ARTALIGA 2015 "World of Arts" talent competition, in the "Fine Art" nomination, since then he is an active member of the jury at the "World of Arts" talent show in the "fine arts and photo art" category.

In 2016, participation in all-Ukrainian, regional Artweeks in Ukraine exhibitions, participant in the Artweeks in China exhibition in Beijing and Istanbul.

March 2017 - participates in the exhibition "Spring, spring..." in the "Globus" gallery of the Boyko Production Center.

The main vector of activity is painting, in parallel he is engaged in artistic painting of interiors, he acts as a cartoonist at cultural and entertainment events.

Marta  was born in Poland in 2001. I work in Breakthru as an animation painter since 2022. I study graphics design at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. I love being surrounded by nature and hanging out with my friends.

Małgorzata Lengiewicz is a Polish painter and graphic designer born in Białystok. In 2020, she graduated from the Białystok University of Technology, faculty of Graphic. Her greatest passion is outdoor painting, she also deals with pinhole photography and creates short stop-motion animations. Currently, Małgorzata lives in Sopot, working as a painting animator on BreakThru Films new production „The Peasants”.

Bohdan was born in 1991 in Kyiv. After successful graduation from the children’s art school he entered the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. In 2014 he graduated with honors and received the qualification “Master”, specialization “Easel painting”, prof. V.I. Gurina’s workshop. 2018 – Successfully completed an postgraduation education in the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, prof. V.I. Gurina’s workshop.
Member of international competitions and Olympiads: three times medalist of all-Ukrainian competitions (twice first places and third place).
2002, 2003, 2005 – first place in the city of Kyiv. 2004 – the winning in European competition “Europe in School”, received the European Council award. Since 2009 Bohdan is an active member of all-Ukrainian and national exhibitions and international plein airs.
Sinse 2017 lincluded in the list of international artists.
2020 - winner of international plein air competition “The Best Artist 2020”
Artworks are kept in private collections in Ukraine and abroad, as well as in the Chernivtsi and Vinnytsia regional art museums, Lubny and Vinnytsia ethnography museums. From 2015 he is the member of National union of artists of Ukraine.
As a child, I found immebse pleasure in painting and drawing. This recreational activity soon blossomed into a passionate hobby, as interest in artistic interpretations and depictions grew.
Almost half of a persons's life passes at work. So, it's extreely important to make the right choice of profession. I believe that the choice of a future profession must be in accordance with the individual's abilities an talents.
Most of all I like painting. I have chosen this path not to join a trend and follow a crowd, but because fine art evokes spatial attention i have desire to explore it. This prpfession demands on you to give it all your energy and passion , and one must be fully dedicated to it in order to achieve perfection.
Generally , modern life open new horizons for artist, and I can work in many fields today. My family and friends doubt this is q right decision. At the same time nowadays iit's difficult to earn your living with painting. But I don't agree with them.
I has experimented with several mediums, such as acrylics, pastels, and watercolour, but oils tend to be my most preferred medium.
The nature has always been my my greatest teacher and sourse of information, inspiration and techniques. I have strived to improve my craft with every new landscape or widelife picture I have painted. French imressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Camikle Pissarro and Pier-Auguste Renoir advocated plein air painting, and much of their works was done outdoors.
Its important achievment for me to participate in many solo and group exhibitions.

Selected solo Exhibitions:
2010- 2013 - “The Gyrzuf art Cvartal”, Hurzuf , Ukraine.
2012, 2014 - Сulture art centre in Darnytskiy district, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2013 - The Gallery «Art – Mix», Kyiv, Ukraine.
2013 - Exhibition hall of the National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
2013 - Exhibition hall of the Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture.
2013 - “ Grekova Art Studio” Kyiv, Ukraine.
2010, 2015 - Chernivtsi region art muzeum.
2015- 2019 - Charity festival "Chastlivi doloni" , Taras Shevchenko Nationsl Opera and Valer Theatre of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2015- 2018 - The exhibition hall of the National Acsdemy of Fine Art. Kyiv, Ukraine.
2015 - "ARTMONE studio", Kyiv, Ukraine.
2015 - "O-Fest" - International Music Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine
2017- " Vinnytsia National Technical University (exhibition hall), Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
2017- " BUZOK Gallery" , Kharkiv, Ukraine.
2017- Vinnytsia regional exhibition hall.
2018 , 2019 "Art-cafe CITY", Kyiv, Ukraine.
2019 - Lubny art gallery, Lubny, Ukraine.
2020 -2021 – National Bank of Ukraine.
Selected Group Exhibitions :
2008 -2019 - Participant of 22 Nationwide and twelve Republican exhibitions.
2012 -2014 - Participating in Shatalin,Pyzurkov and Zaretskiy prizes,the exhibition hall of the National Academy of Fine ART, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2013 - “Art Studio” Kyiv, Ukraine.
2012 - Art gallery “Prostir 365” Kyiv, Ukraine.
2012 - “ EURO 2012” KMDA, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2014 - Karas gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2014 - “ Grekova Art Studio” Kyiv, Ukraine.
2015 - "AKT", art factory "PLATFORMA", Kyiv, Ukraine.
2015-2019 - International plein air exhibition in Drenica, Slovakia.
2018 - International Bienale "L 100", Alitus ,Lithuania.
2018 - International plein air exhibition in Kachergine, Lithuania.
2019 - International plein air exhibition in Oberwill im Simmental, Switzerland.
2020, 2021 - Сulture art centre of Pereyaslav. (International plein air symposium)
2020, 2021 – «ИНТЕР-ШИК Gallery», Vinnitsia. Ukraine. (International plein air cоmpetition symposium)
2020 – Potocki Palace in Tulchyn. Tulchhyn. Ukraine. “The Best Artist 2020”
2021 - Mariupol union of artists of Ukraine. (in memory of Arkhip Kuinzhi)
2022 - Vernissage art gallery, Czhernivtsi, Ukraine
2023 - Art gallery Zodiak, Kolomyia, Ukraine
2023 - Vagabundo gallery, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
2023 - Kamianets-Podilsky town hall gallery, Ukraine.

Mariusz graduated from the University of Silesia in Katowice Faculty of Fine Arts in Cieszyn. Currently he is continuing his creative work with a focus on painting. In his works he often captures the atmosphere of loneliness mystery and melancholy of urban streets. The buildings streets and human figures depicted in his paintings can be interpreted as symbols of everyday life alienation or the hustle and bustle of city life. He paints using oil-based techniques. He was a finalist in the 22nd Nationwide Review of Young Painting "Promotions" (2012) and the 2nd edition of "Artistic Education Project" - a nationwide competition for the best master's thesis in 2011/2012. He was also a finalist in the V Painting Competition in Honour of Leon Wyczółkowski Bydgoszcz 2022. His works were on the long list of the Jackson's Painting Prize competition in 2022 and 2023.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
The moment when movement appears transforming the static painting into a pulsating form of life.

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I am Gintarė Maskaliūnienė (Marčiulynaitė) an artist from Lithuania. I was born (1988) and grew up in a village Išlaužas. I graduated from painting studies in Vilnius Art Academy Faculty of Kaunas. I obtained a bachelor’s degree (2010) and a master’s degree (2012) in painting. I am member of Lithuanian Artists Union since 2016. My painting technique is light and thin. I mix colored pencils and oil paints on canvas. The most interesting topic is the relationship between domestic animals and humans in the modern world. I organize personal exhibitions participate in group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad since 2008.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I liked to paint different scenes. I learned a lot in this job.

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Ruta Matuleviciute is a painter and interdisciplinary artist based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Currently studying in Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA.
In her artistic practice, Ruta Matuleviciute focuses on the transformative individual journey; her method is consciousness-based creativity. Ruta Matuleviciute has an MFA degree in Painting, Vilnius Academy of Arts and is a member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association since 2019.
Ruta Matuleviciute has experience in national architecture heritage restoration (Venclauskiai House-Museum, Siauliai, Lithuania and Lithuanian National Philharmonic, Vilnius, Lithuania), art curation (Ideas Block gallery, and individual practice), and social media management (THE ROOM gallery, Lithuanian National Transcendental Meditation Center).

Ruta Matuleviciute has presented several solo exhibitions, such as Animal Farm in Galerija T.2 in 2023, Atlantis in St. John’s Street gallery in 2021, SPHERE in Gallery THE ROOM in 2018. She was a finalist of The Young Painter Prize contest in 2019 and the following year R. Matuleviciute presented her performance HOT Salon in Art Vilnius’20 art fair.
Ruta Matuleviciute is a co-founder of an artist-run initiative Meditators.art.

Gustė Mergiūnaitė, 28, Lithuanian artist who has a passion from an early age not only for arts and crafts, but also the film world, especially animation. Earned bachelor's degree in Metal Arts and Jewelry from the Vilnius Academy of Arts. Participated in several contests in Lithuania and abroad for the paintings, posters, post stamps, jewelry, and mixed media creations. By following my dream, for the past few years, I'm working as a painter and animator, alongside continuing to create my own artworks.

Kamila Michalowska is a painter and stage designer. She graduated in 2002 with a degree in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. She worked with Opera Nova in Bydgoszcz on the ballet performances Pan Twardowski and Cinderella. Kamila worked as an painting animator in "Loving Vincent" movie in Gdansk in 2016 and "The Peasants" in 2022/23. She lives and works in Torun. She works in painting, computer graphics and animation.

was born on February 26, 1995 in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine.

September 2010 - June 2013, Dnipropetrovsk Theater and Art College (DTHK) in Dnipropetrovsk, specialty ”Painting”,

September 2013 - December 2018, Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts (KhDADM), Kharkiv, educational program “Easel Painting”, master's degree (full-time education)

Since 2017, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine

From 2019 to 2021, she worked as a private drawing class with autistic children

Additional Information:

I work in oil painting portraits, landscapes, still lifes, plot compositions, from my own experiment in technical technique and color.

Miljana was born in Belgrade Serbia. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade with a master's degree in painting. Before that she graduated from the School of Design in Belgrade where she was awarded the prize for the best student in the textile design department. She also attended the School for Talents (Lady School at the Belgrade Youth Centre) and participated in many projects and exhibitions. In her artwork she mainly focuses on portraits and still life.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I enjoyed watching my painting come to life.

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born in 1996 in Radom, Poland. Graduated art highschool of Józef Brandt in Radom in 2015 in sculpture faculty, then graduated master studies in Conservations and Restoration of Art, faculty of Conservation of Painting and Polychromed Sculpture at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 2021. Fascinated with old masters techniques of painting, making copies of former works of art, as well as creating her own painting projects, especially in portraits and landscapes subjects.

Tijana Mrvosevic is a painter born in Niksic, Montenegro in 1993. She earned a degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Montenegro in 2015. Building upon this foundation,she pursued a master’s degree in painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade. She also studied for one semester at National Academy of Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her artistic focus lies in abstract geometrical art and exploration of the concept of time within painting. She participated in numerous exhibitions, where her works have been showcased to both national and international audiences. Through her art, Tijana aims to unravel the complexities of form, color, and the profound concept of time, inviting viewers to embark on a captivating journey where emotions and perceptions intertwine. She moved to Belgrade and for over two years she has been painting frames for the new BreakThru Films production „The Peasants”.

Martyna Mulska a graphic designer, Graduated bachelor at Academy of Art in Szczecin in 2020, currently ending a master's degree there. In 2020 made exchange in Lisbon, Portugal. A semester of study at Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa, in 2021 made exchange to Las Palmas in Spain. A semester of study at EASD Gran Canaria, In September 2021 moved to sopot to paint for the new BreakThru Films production „The Peasants” for half of the year. In 2023 made exchange to Porto, Portugal. A semester of study at ESAP Escola Superior Artística do Porto.

My name is Olha Nakhodova. I was born in Mykolaiv city, Ukraine.

In 2004 year I entered National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnical Institute” to the faculty of Publishing and Printing Graphic Artist. During my study at University, I participated in various local and national art exhibitions. Learned and developed multiple art techniques: oil, tempera, acrylic, watercolor, pencil, pastel, etc. My primary technique is oil for portrait, still-life, and landscape genres. Usually in realism and photo-realism styles. In 2010 year, after graduating from University I decided to continue studying artist skills and entered The National Academy of Visual Arts and Architecture into the faculty of Painting Restoration that I graduated in 2014.

From 2015 to 2020, she was engaged in freelancing and family. From 2021 to February 24, 2022, I worked as a portrait artist in the Kyiv office of Georgia-based company “G-art”. From may 2022 until today I have been working as an animator at Breaktrufilm on the Chlopi project.

Teodora was born in Belgrade where she also graduated from the School of Design. She received her bachelor's degree in 2019 and her master's degree in 2020. She enrolled for doctoral studies in art in 2020. She was declared valedictorian and received several awards and commendations for her work. She has had ten solo exhibitions and participated in over forty group exhibitions. She was awarded the Scholarship for Exceptionally Gifted Students by the Ministry of Education Science and Technological Development and the Dositeja Scholarship by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. In 2021 she became a member of ULUS (The Union of Fine Artists of Serbia).

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
I liked working with amazing people being part of a great team and painting in a style that I love.

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was born in 1996 in Belgrade, Serbia. After high school, she enrolled in the

department of applied painting at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade. During her

undergraduate and master's studies, she explored various techniques, materials and concepts. As part of her studies, Draga actively participated in several group exhibitions and colonies, where she had the opportunity to connect with other artists and exchange ideas and experiences. These collective exhibitions allowed her to present her work to a wider public and to receive feedback that inspired her for further work.

Tetiana was born in Kyiv Ukraine. Since 2012 she's a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. She presented 9 solo exhibitions participated in more than 20 all-Ukrainian and 45 international painting and graphic competitions and exhibitions in Europe China USA Australia and Cyprus. For a series of graphic works she received the "Silver Key Honor Award" from the Cyprus Museum of Modern Art in 2020. From 2012-2018 together with her sister she worked on the mosaic compositions of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Kyiv. For this work they received the award of the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Vladimir. In 2016-2023 she worked as an artist-animator on the animated films "Loving Vincent" and "The Peasants". Her works are in museum collections in Cyprus Ukraine Egypt. She works in the field of painting graphics mosaic and animation.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
It was a wonderful time when two arts merged into one and my experience became the basis for something new in the world of cinema. The fantastic team at the studio supported and inspired me. The feeling of being part of something bigger was incredible. For me it was a two-year fairy tale.

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Teodora Pavkovic (1999) attended the High School of Design in Belgrade, and as an exceptionally gifted student, she earned the right to enroll in the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 2016, at the age of 17, after finishing the third year of high school.

He finished his basic academic studies on time at the FPU, in 2020, as a student on a budget (applied art module, applied painting major). In the same year, he enrolled in the Master of Academic Studies, majoring in applied painting, also as a student on a budget, which he will finish in 2022.

From January 2022, he becomes a member of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS).

She had the opportunity to present her works at a large number of group and solo exhibitions in galleries such as the atrium of the Belgrade City Library, the Stab BW gallery, pavilion "Cvijeta Zuzoric", gallery "X Vitamin" and others.

During her studies, she was the winner of numerous awards in the field of painting, and a multi-year recipient of scholarships (state scholarships and scholarships from the Fund for Made Talents - Dositeja).

Władysław Pitala (1956) is a painter, draftsman, graphic artist and applied graphic artist. He graduated from the Pedagogical University of Krakow in the field of Art Education. He is a member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers and the Association of Polish Pastelists. A long-time teacher, art promoter and instructor of art workshops. He worked in a group of animators for the film "Loving Vincent". The author's works are in state collections and in the hands of private collectors in the country and abroad. So far, he has organized over thirty individual exhibitions, and has taken part in post-open air and post-competition group exhibitions with an international cast, where he has won distinctions and awards.

Sofia Priadko is a painter and animator. She graduated in 2022 from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Kyiv in the field Fine art and decorative art and restoration at the Kyiv University named after Borys Grinchenko. Sofia has been working in the new BreakThru Films production,,The Peasants” for a year.

Nina is a visual artist based in Belgrade Serbia. She graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade where she was recognised as the best student of her generation. She has had three solo exhibitions and has actively participated in numerous group exhibitions and projects. Her artistic focus revolves around dreams as a primary muse and exploring the blurred boundaries between reality and imagination. While her primary medium is oil on canvas Puhar also delves into the creation of installations 3D models and drawings. Portals integrated into her metaphysical landscapes serve as tools to evoke an immersive timeless experience for the viewer. Some are meticulously realistic inviting easy projection while others abstract in form encourage self-exploration. Puhar is committed to sharing her imaginative world with a wider audience inviting others to glimpse the unique visions that fuel her artistry.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
The Peasants is a magic combination of animation and painting my favorite combination!

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Education
1988-1994 Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Painting
In 1994 was established a group of artist “The Academic Training Group” (“ATG”)
Group existed until 1998.
Grandts: 1994 grant from Soros Centar for Contemporary Arts-Lithuania.

Work experience
Carpenter restorer from 2021
2015-2021 freelance creator, photographer.
2015 advertising agency VRS WPI, art director.
2009-2001 advertising agency VRS GRUPĖ, art director.
2006-2009 advertising agency Vilnius DDB, art director.
2004-2006 photo studio FOTOPROJEKTAI, photographer
2001-2004 advertising agency Vilnius DDB, art director.

Working with the INFOSTUDIJA team of architects,
Lukiškiau square improvement project proposals "Santaka" 3rd place in 2010
New Taipei City Museum of Art competition 2011.
Lithuanian Cinema Studio (LKS) painter/prop. in 2000

Active creative activity 1993-2003

1999-2000 “After the Wall”, Moderna muset, Stockholm; Ludwig Museum, Budapest; Hamburger Banhof, Berlin.
Works of art acquired by: National Art Gallery, MO Museum, Office of the Council of Northern Ministers in Vilnius.

Awards:
2011. Advertising Festival "Golden Hammer" (Riga) Gold Award in the nomination "Art Director" (for D. Ibelhauptaitė's opera "Sweeney Todd");
2010. Advertising Festival "Adrenalinas" Award "Bronze Arrow" in the nomination
"Campain" (D. Ibelhauptaitė's opera "Sweeney Todd");
2008. Advertising Festival "Golden Hammer" (Riga) Silver Award in the nomination
Art Director (theater festival Sirenos);
2007. Advertising Festival "Adrenalinas" Award "Golden Arrow" in the nomination
"Design Decisions" (D. Ibelhauptaitė's opera "La Boheme");

Born in 1965 in Druskininkai.
In 1980-1984 studied at Kaunas S. Žukas Art College.
1987-1992 studied at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1994-2013 worked as a teacher at Druskininkai V. K. Jonynas Art School.
Since 1996 - a member of the artists group "Kopėčios".
Since 2001 - Member of the Lithuanian Artists' Union.
Since 2011 - President of the Association of Druskininkai Artists.
Organizes personal and participates in group exhibitions international Art simposiums pleners in Lithuania and abroad.
Works were purchased by private collectors in different countries.
15 personal exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad.
Participant of more than 50 group exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad
Organizer of 23 international plein air creative camps artist residencies. Invited participant of more than 30 art symposia plein airs art laboratories in Lithuania and abroad.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
It was a very good and interesting experience learning in practice how to make animated painting and rotoscoping. The process involves a combination of artistic skills and technical innovation which makes it fun.

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Ilona Ryzhenko is an artist. In 2021, she graduated from the Faculty of Decorative and Applied Arts at the Lviv National Academy of Arts. Specializing in artistic wood. She also studied ceramics, and tried her hand at art glass and street art. Ilona adore to learn new skills in the creative industry. She was a participant in the all-Ukrainian exhibition "A-4 ballpoint", worked in a private art school, and illustrated a cover for a children's book.

Marta Czarnecka (alias Marta Sadalsuud) comes from Kostrzyn, Poland. She is a graduate of the University of Arts in Poznań and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
She's a visual artist, creating symbolic artistic textiles, objects and installations (awarded at the A-Kumulacje Biennale of Art). She also creates graphic designs, illustrations and paintings.

She worked as a painting animator on "Loving Vincent" film in Gdańsk unit in 2016 and currently she works on the production of "The Peasants" film as a painting animator, a concept artist and a digital painting animator.

Her other great passions are AcroYoga and traveling.

Mariia Shepelenko is a painter and graphic designer. She was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and after school in 2013 moved to Warsaw, Poland for studies. She graduated in 2018 from the European Faculty of Arts at the Academy of Finance and Business Vistula in "Graphics" specialization with master degree. But her passion has always been painting. Maria works in the technique of oil painting, creating mostly landscapes or portraits. While studying for a bachelor's degree in Warsaw she took part in the Breakthru Films' project "Loving Vincent" as a painting animator, so she had to move to Gdansk combining work and studies. In 2018 Mariia moved back home. In 2021 she joined new opened Breakthru films painting studio in Kyiv and worked as a painting animator on "The Peasants" project up to full scale russian invasion to Ukraine.

Anaida Sigirt is an artist and illustrator born in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2010, she graduated from the Luhansk College of Culture and Arts with a focus on easel painting and later studied at the Matusovsky Luhansk Academy of Culture and Arts with a specialization in "Artistic Animation." Currently residing in Kyiv, she has spent many years engaged in children's illustration and graphics for mobile applications. In her present phase of life, Anaida is fully dedicated to her creative pursuits. Her artistic practice predominantly involves working from nature, as she believes that nature serves as the best teacher and source of inspiration. Her works have found their place in private collections across Ukraine, Armenia, Germany, Canada, and various other countries.

Aleksandar Siker is a young artists from Serbia. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (Serbia) in 2021, specializing in painting. After his studies, he moved to Belgrade where for two years he painted frames for the new movie from Breakthru Films production "The Peasants".
He has received several awards in the field of painting and art, among which the award at the "International Triennial of Portraits and Self-Portraits" stands out. In his artistic works, he not only focuses on painting but also builds his visual language in the fields of sculpture, photography, and new art media.
He finds inspiration for his art in nature and everyday life. Through creative solutions, he connects them with current events in the world, placing them in the context of contemporary life and highlighting the problems it brings.

Nataliya Sluka, artist. In 2002, she graduated from the Sambir College, Faculty of Fine Arts and Artistic Work, where she mastered many artistic directions. In 2008, she graduated from the Faculty of Graphics at the Ukrainian Academy of Printing. Then she engaged in professional artistic activity, also painted commissioned paintings and portraits. Her paintings are in private collections of different countries around the world. In 2021, she started working as an artist animator at BreakThru Films production of "The Peasants" in Kyiv. But in connection with the hostilities in Ukraine in 2022, she moved to Sopot and continued work on the project "The Peasants".

Zofia is a student at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Fine Arts in Poznań majoring in painting. In 2021 she defended her bachelor's degree in drawing. The title of her diploma was "Portrait of a Modern Woman. A series of drawings" under the supervision of prof. dr hab. Sławomir Kuszczak. She took part in many group exhibitions and organised individual exhibitions (including the diploma exhibition at the Szewska Gallery in Poznań the Roots exhibition in Sopot and the Figurama exhibition in Wroclaw and the Valec Castle in Prague Czech Republic). From 2022 she worked on the production of The Peasants. She was responsible for painting frames and creating visual effects (inbetweening). Currently she is engaged in portrait painting and artistic embroidery. She is inspired by the reality around her especially by people and their behaviour. The figure of a woman is particularly close to Zofia's heart and can be seen in most of her works.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
It was a nice experience to stay in touch with painting which is something I love and also to be able to hang out with such an amazing crew.

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Joanna Śmielowska- Jaremin a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Faculty of Painting, Graphics and Sculpture. Diploma in Prof. Zbigniew Lutomski's Woodcut Studio.
She is an artist painter, drawer and illustrator.
She has taken part in many artistic exhibitions in the country and abroad. She is inspired by a diversity of influences; the old masters of renaissance, impressionistic colour, and the modern trends of expression. Her art balances between a poetry and realism, dream and reality, harmony and hidden thought. Space, move, shadow and light play the main role in her paintings.
She co-created full-length painting animations "Loving Vincent"

Jolanta Spangeviciute was born in 1984 and from the very young age was interested in arts, especially in drawing and painting.
At around 17 years of age she graduated Children Art School of Siauliai (4 years of studying). And at 18 graduated secondary school, which had many art programs as well. Later on she continued studying art (more in classical approach) at private art schools, such as Atlier of Classical Realism in Kaunas city. Since 2013 she has been participating at plein airs in Anyksciai and Vilnius cities. In 2021 participated in common exhibition by the name "Shadow" at Zmuidzinavichius museum, in Kaunas city.
Since 2021 she has been working at Breakthru Films company as a painter-animator.

Was born in the Crimea in 1993. In the years 2004-2008 studied at the evening art school #1 by Aivazovsky in the city of Feodosia graphic design class.

In 2008, entered the Simferopol Samokish Art College graphic design, scholarship. Finished in 2012.

In 2013, moved to Kyiv to enter the Academy of Arts. I did not pass exams in the first time, I started philology at the National University of Taras Shevchenko for several months first. But I quickly realized that it was not mine. In 2014, began studies at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture with the scholarship. Graduated in 2018.

Between studies,worked in various places and as a freelancer.

In 2022, I was forced to leave Kiev for Poland, because the company where I worked as a designer, stopped working on the first day of the war, and I was left without a job and a peaceful sky above my head.

Now I live in Sopot and work in Breakthru films.

Born on September 22, 1978 in Drohobych, Lviv Region.

I studied at the 1st secondary school named after I. Franko.

In 1994, I entered the Lviv College of Decorative and Applied Arts named after And Trusha, graphics department.

In 1998, I entered the Lviv Academy of Arts, Department of Monumental Painting.

The acquired knowledge and skills allowed me to work both in the monumental sphere, i.e. paintings of temples and civil buildings, and in easel painting, portraits, landscapes, copies of famous paintings. I also work creatively, participated in exhibitions in Ukraine. One of the important and exciting works was animation and participation in the Loving Vincent and Peasants projects.

Rory Thompson is an Irish painter and film-maker living in Norway. After graduating from Design college in Waterford Ireland, he studied another Bachelor program in IADT Dublin - Modelmaking and Special Effects for Film. At Scenic Studios in Australia he worked as a Scenic Painter for the Queensland Ballet, producing extensive painted backdrops for the shows. After working as a painter, compositor, and set-builder on a number of animated and live-action shorts and features, ("The Runway" (2010), "A Terrible Hullabaloo" (2016), "Captain Morten and the Spider Queen" (2017), "Bear Hug" (2021), Rory moved to Norway to study a Masters Degree in Animation, where he specialized in the painted animation technique - exploring various approaches to moving paintings. In 2021 he moved to Sopot for 4 months where he worked as a painter at BreakThru Films on 'The Peasants', returning to Norway afterwards to continue the pursuit of moving paintings.

Polish artist, painter, graphic creator and animator. Specialized in contemporary figurative art. Scholarship holder at Modern Art Museum Urban Nation (Berlin, Germany), Royal History and Art Academy (Segovia, Spain) and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) among others. Awarded author of many international and national individual and collective exhibitions. Co-author of oil paintings in hand painted full-length movie „The Peasants”. Graduated with a master's degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland (graphics) and University of Granada, Spain (painting).

I was born in the Crimea, the city of Simferopol. Studied in art. schools named after Samokysha (Simferopol), then at the Crimean branch of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. After studying, she worked as a freelance artist of 2D images, drawing mostly in the Illustrator program, and sometimes paintings with paints to order. Last year, she moved from Crimea to Kyiv. This year, she got to the end of the "Peasants" project.

Davud Turkovic is a figurative painter from Novi Pazar, Serbia. He graduated masterclass of painting in 2019. at FILUM (Painting class) in Kragujevac.
At the moment, he is PhD student at Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade.
All the time, he is exploring past and memories through his art. So, based on intimism, he also paints a lot of miniatures.
Also, he was a lead painter at mihrab restauration in Dibak Ishak mosque in Novi Pazar, and he was included in arabesque wall paintings on another one mosque.
He is painting and drawing teaching assistant at International university of Novi Pazar, department for Arts.

Since february/march 2023. Davud joined "The Peasants" team in Belgrade

Alicja Twarowska is a visual artist.

She graduated in 2021 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Painting, specializing in Workshop Graphic Techniques.
Alicja worked on the conservation and renovation of many valuable works of art, gilding techniques and wall paintings in Vilnius (Polish Ambassy in Vilnius), Lodz (project „City of tousand tenement houses” Hilary Majewski Houses), Cracow (Wawel Royal Castle), Lublin, and others many parts in Poland.
She also worked as an art teachers in Arts School in Warsaw.

Jelena is a painter based in Belgrade who graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts in 2019 where she also received her master's degree in 2020. During her studies she received a number of awards and took part in many national and international exhibitions. Through her art she tries to reach areas of human memory and behaviour that are unique to each person but at the same time are very universal. For the last two years she has been working on the project "The Peasants" where she has painted many frames. Recently she has been working on a number of personal projects as well as other film projects. She hopes to share her art with the world and explore all the possibilities that are given to a young artist.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
Perfecting my painting technique and exploring the endless possibilities of Cobra paint.

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Jovana Visnjic earned her painting Masters Degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, Serbia in 2012. She showcased in multiple solo and group exhibitions. In her paintings, she elaborates the theme of introspective landscapes by combining acrylic and oil techniques. Her expertise is seen through a multidisciplinary approach which, aside from painting and teaching, shows up in her work in scenography and custom jewelry design. Jovana has worked on scenography for movies and theater shows, as well as individual public art installations. She broadened her competence in the field by serving on the board of several international art and culture festivals. She has been painting frames for "The Peasants" movie for almost 2 years.

Oleksandra received a Master's degree in easel painting from the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in 2016. She's a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and Konstnärernas Riksorganisation of Sweden. She works with a combination of different techniques. Essentially her work is based on her observation of the relationship between people. She also builds on the influence of a person or social group on her emotional background and her own feelings. Her works were used to illustrate two books published in 2016 and 2017. She has received several awards in Ukraine Germany and Italy. Her works are in private collections in Ukraine and abroad. Oleksandra actively participates in major international exhibitions auctions art fairs and charity events.

 What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
There was a certain meditative satisfaction in the fact that I could use my knowledge and skills since my creative projects do not involve such realistic painting. I enjoyed working under the guidance of the main artists at the Kyiv office who clearly and progressively introduced the working process and left plenty of space for independent analysis of the works.


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Anna Waluś is polish artist born in Koszalin. In 2010 she defended her BA in the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo Italy. She continued her studies at WSUS in Poznań Poland where in 2013 she received a Master's Degree in Art. During her studies she received the Erazmus scholarship twice which allowed her to study for one year and few-month internship in Spain. She worked as a painter-animator in the production of "Loving Vincent". She is a co-founder of Wow Wall Studio group which is painting big size murals since 2017. She is the autor and painter of several dosen of murals. Her author's project are painted in different cities in Poland and often were face of big events. Her oil paintings and illustration were exhibit in different cities in Poland Europe and USA.

What did you like in the working process on The Peasants?
It was amazing to paint for a project so big and so beatiful and to be around inspiring people with passion.

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Maciej Wichnowski is an artist focused on painting, drawing, installation and digital art. In 2019 he graduated from the faculty of Fine Arts in Gdańsk with a master’s degree in the field of painting and specialization in scenography. In the same year Maciek also completed two courses at Focal Point School in Gdańsk, receiving certificates for Digital Painting and Digital Drawing & Design. During the course of studying and afterwards he participated in numerous group exhibitions, with those outside of Poland taking place in North America, Europe and Asia. Maciek’s favourite one was definitely the “Memories” at Lavisone Art Gallery in Istanbul. His paintings are in private collections across Poland and North America. In 2019 Maciek started working as a ghost painter and studio assistant at an atelier of a Marek Okrassa in Sopot and continued the undertaking until 2022 when he began the job as a painter animator at BreakThru Films studio.

My name is Marta, I come from Sosnowiec and currently I live in Kosakowo near Gdynia. I'm a graduate of the University of Silesia in Katowice (Cultural studies department - faculty of theatrology). I am interested in various forms of art, especially visual arts - painting, sculpture also theatre & film. I began to develop my passion as an artist with the teaching staff of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice as a part of the Art Blaut Academy.
This artistic passion after couple of years led me to Gdańsk, where as an animator-painter I joined Breakthru film production company - team responsible for creation of the world-famous movie "Loving Vincent".

Justyna Wolf graduated from Media and Marketing Communication at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. Earlier she did a bachelor's degree in Journalism with the specialization of Graphics and the Press. From an early age she took part in exhibitions in her hometown and made paintings for private orders, including for the Municipal Public Library. She has been painting frames for the new BreakThru Films production “The Peasants” for almost 2 years. Apart from job she works on turning all her interests like writing, painting and concept art into her own digital project.

Magdalena Wolf is an artist and animator. She graduated from Artistic Education at the Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw with a painting diploma about hyper-realistic art. She also studied Cultural Heritage Management at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University as her interests are old cultures and monuments. She has done many commissioned artworks for private collections. Her passion is creating computer graphics and she is working on her own project in it. For over two years she has been working on "The Peasants" which is new BreakThru Films production.

Małgorzata Zembko was born in Białystok in 1987. She comes from the picturesque village of Siekierki. This village is located among fields and forests, near the Narew River, which has become one of the most favorite motifs in its

painting from an early age.

She graduated from the High School of Fine Arts. Artur Grottgera in Supraśl, specialization in Textile Art.

She is a graduate of the Faculty of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, she also graduated from the Studio of Animated Film under the direction of prof. Jerzy Kucia.

She took part in the Loving Vincet project as an animator painter.

Currently, he also participates in Creating the film adaptation of Chłopów directed by Dorota Kobiela.

In a word, he cooperates with Breakthru Films and also develops the skills of baking buns.

Justina Zigmantaitė is a graphic designer by degree (she graduated at Vilnius College of Design in 2019), but at heart she is an illustrator and a painter. She finished internship at publishing house "Nieko Rimto", worked in kindergarten "Tele Bim-Bam" as an art teacher, illustrated kids poetry book "Gyveno Kartą", and in mean time she was painting and had her very first exhibition of oil paintings in 2021 in hometown Marijampolė. Recently Justina worked for almost two years as a painting animator in new BreakThru Films (creators of "Loving Vincent" movie) production "The Peasants", and later on joined their VFX team.