Young Gala of the 45th PFF. Laureates
We already know the verdict of the Short Film Competition Jury and the winners of the awards granted by the Microbudget Film Jury at the 45th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. During the Young Gala on Friday, December 11, 2020, the winners of this year’s non‑statutory awards were also announced.
The jury of the Short Film Competition:
Aneta Hickinbotham – film producer, Chairwoman of the Jury
Jagoda Szelc – director, screenwriter
Jarosław Sokół – screenwriter, writer
after watching 27 films qualified for the Short Film Competition, it unanimously awarded the following prizes”
THE LUCJAN BOKIŃCA PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM IN THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Financial award in the amount of PLN 15,000
Justification:
Each fairy tale has its own message, but each fairy tale must also end one day. For presenting the process of transition from childhood to adulthood in a fairy-tale form and showing that to become an adult you first have to allow yourself TO BE a child.
SPECIAL JURY AWARD
Financial award in the amount of PLN 10,000
for the film EQUINOX, directed by Daria Kasperek, production: Film School in Łódź
HONOURABLE MENTION
Financial award in the amount of PLN 5,000
for the film BEYOND IS THE DAY directed by Damian Kocur, production: Tomcat, Kinghouse
During the Young Gala, the winners of the awards granted by the Jury of the Microbudget Film Competition were also announced:
Filip Bajon – director, screenwriter, Chairman of the Jury
Agnieszka Wasiak – film producer
Marcin Koszałka – director, cinematographer
After watching 6 films qualified for the Microbudget Film Competition, the jurors listed the following honourable mentions:
HONOURABLE MENTION
for Sandra Drzymalska for exceptionally interesting portraits of young heroines shown in the films: LOVE TASTING directed by Dawid Nickel and EVERYONE HAS A SUMMER directed by Tomasz Jurkiewicz
HONOURABLE MENTION
for Michał Pukowiec for adapting the form of photography to the collective portrait of the micro-community in the film: LOVE TASTING directed by David Nickel
The winner of the BEST FILM AWARD IN THE MICROBUDGET FILM COMPETITION will be announced during the Closing Gala of the 45th FPFF on Saturday, December 12th.
During the Young Gala, which took place online on Friday, the following extra-statutory prizes were also awarded:
THE HELIOGRAF COMPANY AWARD FOR THE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Production support worth PLN 10,000 in the form of renting photo and camera equipment for the purposes of making another film
for Konrad Bloch for cinematography in the film THE DRESS, directed by Tadeusz Łysiak, production: Warsaw Film School, Dobro, Miło-Post Production Studio, Głośno
ONET AWARD
for Magdalena Koleśnik for her role in the film SWEAT, directed by Magnus von Horn
“ELLE CRYSTAL STAR”
for Magdalena Koleśnik for her role in the film SWEAT, directed by Magnus von Horn
THE JURY AWARD
for Dawid Nickel for the film LOVE TASTING
POLISH FILM ABROAD FESTIVALS AND REVIEWS AWARD
for Agata Kulesza for her roles in the films: 25 YEARS OF INNOCENCE, HATER, MAGNESIUM and NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN
“GOLDEN KANGAROO”
for Piotr Domalewski for the film I NEVER CRY
“DON QUIXOTE” – AWARD OF THE POLISH FEDERATION OF DISCUSSION FILM CLUBS
ART HOUSES AND LOCAL CINEMAS NETWORK AWARD
for Iwona Siekierzyńska for the film AMATEURS
DR IRENA ERIS BRAND AWARD for the creator in the Short Film Competition
for Olga Bołądź for the film ALICE AND THE FROG
“AMBER LIONS” – an award for the greatest audience success in Polish cinemas
for Ewa Lewandowska, Tomasz Mandes and Maciej Kawulski for the production of the film 365 DAYS and for Robert Kijak (NEXT FILM) for the distribution of the film 365 DAYS.
We invite you to watch the Award Gala and Closing of the 45th Polish Film Festival on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 7.00 PM on TVP Kultura. We will meet the winners of the Golden and Silver Lions, as well as the winners of individual awards in the Main Competition of the 45th PFF.
Organisers of the Festival: Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Polish Film Institute, Polish Filmmakers Association, Mayor of Gdynia, Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship
Co-organisers: Polish Television, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, National Centre for Culture
Main Partners: Mercedes-Benz BMG Goworowski, Dr Irena Eris
Partners: KINO POLSKA, PKP Intercity
Polish Media Patrons: Polish Television, Radio Jedynka, Trójka – Third Program of Polish Radio, Rzeczpospolita, Kino monthly, Filmweb, Onet, ELLE, Gala, Super Express
Local Media Patrons: Gdańsk Television, Radio Gdańsk, Dziennik Bałtycki, Trojmiasto.pl
The 45th Polish Film Festival takes place online between December 8-12, 2020.
