The Young Gala of the 42nd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
We already know the verdict of the Jury of the Short Film Competition of the 42nd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. During the Young Gala on the new Stage of the Musical Theatre, on Friday, 22nd September 2017, also out-of-competition awards for feature film makers were given out.
The Jury of the Short Film Competition composed of:
– JOANNA KRAUZE – screenplay consultant and pedagogist,
– CARLA SIMÓN – film director,
– KUBA CZEKAJ – director and screenwriter,
having seen 26 films qualified for participation in the Short Film Competition, unanimously awarded the following prizes and distinctions:
AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM IN THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION
in the amount of PLN 12,000
“NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN”, dir. Damian Kocur
production: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach – Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego
MULTIMEDIA POLSKA SPECIAL AWARD
in the amount of PLN 8,000
„SWEET HOME CZYŻEWO”, dir. by Jakub Radej
production: Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach – Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego
DISTINCTION FUNDED BY STUDIO POSTPRODUKCJI DELAPOST
in the amount of PLN 5,000
as well as in the form of a production bonus worth PLN 20,000 for the making of another film of the winner
“SHORT DISTANCE”, dir. by Giovanni Pierangeli
production: Łódź Film School
FILMOWA MAŁOPOLSKA AWARD
production bonus worth PLN 30,000 for the making of another film of the winner in Małopolska
“THE BEST FIREWORKS EVER”, dir. by Aleksandra Terpińska
production: Studio Munka SFP
HELIOGRAF AWARD FOR THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
production support worth PLN 10,000 in the form of lending photography and camera equipment for the needs of the making of another film of the winner
Bartosz Świniarski for the photography to the film “60 KILOS OF NOTHING”, dir. by Piotr Domalewski
production: Studio Munka SFP
During the Young Gala of the 42nd PFF, the following awards were also given out:
DON QUICHOTE – AWARD OF THE POLISH FEDERATION OF DISCUSSION FILM CLUBS
“SILENT NIGHT”, dir. by Piotr Domalewski
AWARD OF THE NETWORK OF STUDIO AND LOCAL CINEMAS
“SILENT NIGHT”, dir. by Piotr Domalewski
JOURNALISTS AWARD
„SILENT NIGHT”, dir. by Piotr Domalewski
GOLDEN KANGAROO
Jakub Gierszał for the roles in the films presented during the 42nd PFF
GOLDEN CLAQEUR – RADIO GDAŃSK AWARD
„THE BEST”, dir. by Łukasz Palkowski
FESTIVALS AND POLISH FILM ABROAD REVIEWS AWARD
“THE BEST”, dir. by Łukasz Palkowski
THE AWARD OF THE YOUNG JURY FOR THE BEST FILM OF THE MAIN COMPETITION
“SILENT NIGHT”, dir. by Piotr Domalewski
ONET AWARD: THE DISCOVERY OF THE FESTIVAL
Jagoda Szelc for the film “TOWER. A BRIGHT DAY”
ELLE CRYSTAL STAR
“SILENT NIGHT”, dir. by Piotr Domalewski
DR IRENA ERIS AWARD FOR THE BOLDEST VISION
“THE BEST FIREWORKS EVER”, dir. by Aleksandra Terpińska
AMBER LIONS
“PITBULL. DANGEROUS WOMEN”, dir. by Patryk Vega
film producer: ENT ONE
film distributor: KINO ŚWIAT
COMMON BALTIC. SHORT FILM CONTEST AWARD
Juhana Lumme (Finland) for the film “VENUS”
Wojtek Skrzypczyński (Poland) for the film “NA SAMYM BRZEGU”
Gilles Vuillard (Lithuania) for the film “GREAT WHALES”
LEGAL CULTURE FOUNDATION COMPETITION
I Award – not given
II Award – Hubert Patynowski for the film “PIRACI”
III Award ex aequo:
Aleksandra Przybyło for the film “WSPIERAM”
Przemysław Stański for the film “ZANIM BĘDZIE ZA PÓŹNO”
