Young Gala. The WINNERS of the 46^th PFF

We already know the verdict of the Short Film Competition Jury of the 46^th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. During the Young Gala, on Friday, 24^th September 2021, the winners of this year’s out-of-competition awards were announced too.

Jury of the Short Film Competition:

Małgorzata Szumowska – Chairwoman

Agnieszka Podsiadlik

Tim Redford

having seen all 24 films qualified for the Short Film Competition, granted the following awards:

LUCJAN BOKINIEC AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Alicja Sokół for BROTHER THE FISHERMAN

SPECIAL AWARD

Bartosz Brzeziński for HOWLING

SPECIAL MENTION

Piotr Trojan for SYNTHOL

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Jaśmina Polak and Justyna Wasilewska for their roles in THE CRACKS

During the Young Gala, held on Friday in the Museum of Emigration in Gdynia, also the following out-of-competition awards were granted:

POLISH FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION AWARD

for casting director Teresa Violetta Buhl

JOURNALISTS AWARD for Best Film in the Main Competition

for Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt for FEARS

GOLDEN CLAQUEUR. Radio Gdańsk Award for the longest ovation in the Main Competition

Piotr Domalewski for OPERATION HYACINTH

YOUNG JURY AWARD for Best Film in the Main Competition

Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt for FEARS

POLISH FILM ABROAD FESTIVALS AND REVIEWS AWARD

Jan P. Matuszyński for LEAVE NO TRACES

“DON QUIXOTE”. Polish Film Clubs Federation Award

Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt for FEARS

ONET AWARD. DISCOVERY OF THE POLISH FILM FESTIVAL

for Aleksandra Terpińska for OTHER PEOPLE

VOGUE POLSKA AWARD. PERSONALITY OF THE POLISH FILM FESTIVAL

for Tomasz Ziętek

ARTHOUSE CINEMAS NETWORK AWARD

Aleksandra Terpińska for OTHER PEOPLE

HELIOGRAF AWARD for Best Cinematography in the Short Film Competition

Kajetan Falkowski for cinematography in BROTHER THE FISHERMAN, dir. Alicja Sokół

STRONG ENTRY. ZWIERCIADŁO MONTHLY AWARD in the Short Film Competition

Magdalena Gajewska for THE CRACKS

AMBER LIONS. POLISH CINEMAS NETWORK AWARD

for the Producer and Distributor for the box office leader in Polish cinemas

for SMALL WORLD, dir. Patryk Vega

DR IRENA ERIS AWARD for a Filmmaker in the Short Film Competition

Magdalena Gajewska for THE CRACKS

LEGAL CULTURE FOUNDATION AWARD in “Being fair is a good way to be!” competition

for Łukasz Markusik

We invite you to watch the Awards and Closing Ceremony of the 46^th Polish Film Festival on Saturday, the 25^th September 2021, at 7:00 p.m. on TVP Kultura channel. We will get to know the winners of Golden and Silver Lions, and the winners of individual awards in the Main Competition of the 46^th PFF.

Starting from 5:00 p.m. a live stream from the Red Carpet Ceremony will be available in PFF social media.

Festival Organisers: Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, Polish Film Institute, Polish Filmmakers Association, the City of Gdynia, Local Government of the Pomerania Province

Co-organisers: Telewizja Polska, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, National Centre for Culture

Main Sponsor: Grupa Lotos

Strategic Partner: BMG Goworowski Official Dealer of Mercedes–Benz

Main Partner: Dr Irena Eris

Nationwide Media Patrons: Telewizja Polska, Radiowa Jedynka, Trójka – Program Trzeci Polskiego Radia, Rzeczpospolita, Miesięcznik Kino, Filmweb, Onet, Vogue Polska, Zwierciadło, Super Express

Local Media Patrons: Telewizja Gdańsk, Radio Gdańsk, Dziennik Bałtycki, Trojmiasto.pl

The Producer of the Festival is the Pomeranian Film Foundation in Gdynia.