Zbig Rybezynski (Author, Direc­ tor Head of Creative / Research and Development of CFB Cen­ trum in Berlin) was born in Poland in 1949. Zbig received a fine arts education as a painter. He was drawn to photography and film believing they represented the natural continuation of painting as a means of recording an image. His active film career began in 1969 at the State Academy of Film in Lodz, Poland. In 1983 he emigrated to the United States from where he moved to Ger­many in 1994. Zbig Rybezynski is a legend. He is not equalled in his mastery of vi­sual effects and never ceases to amaze his audience - even ex­perts - with almost incredible im­pressions. In his work "Kwadrat" ("Square") - realized in Poland in 1972 - he developed films with image splitting tricks and thus was years ahead of the corresponding video technology. In fact, a number of his films seem to suggest video effects. Twenty-four years of experimental work in the field of construc­ting video and film images from separate components have recently lead Rybezynski to disco­veries in the field of "science of image" which today, surprisingly, does not exist. He has formula­ted principals of "visual motion" and "equations of image". Based on these findings, he is developing new techniques (his dream machine) for creating visual images, using digital technology. The presentation of his works (selected by the artist himself) that is on display stresses distinct and important phases of his arti­stic endeavors and thus serves as a media biography. For the first time we will be showing films at the VideoFest: Rybezyns­ ki's early works are 35 mm films; all of the "videos" are HDTV-productions and will be presented as such. The HDTV screening - the first ever at the VideoFest - was made possible through the ge­nerous support of SONY Deutsch­ land GmbH and VTTV Berlin. We thank Paul Bielicky for his help. Kwadrat (Square); Zupa (Soup); Nowa ksiazka (New Book); Swieto (Holiday); Weg zum Nachbarn; Media; Tango; The Orchestra; Kafka; Imagine; Candy/Cameo; Keep Your Eye On Me Herb Alpert; Why Should I Cry Nona Hendryx