Young Gala | Winners of the 48th PFF
We already know the verdict of the Short Film Competition Jury of the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. During the Young Gala, held on Friday the 22nd of September 2023, the winners of this year’s out-of-competition awards were announced too.
Short Film Competition Jury comprised of:
- Agnieszka Dziedzic –Chairwoman
- Olga Bołądź – Jury member
- Michał Szcześniak – Jury member
having seen the 25 films qualified for
the Short Film Competition, granted the following awards:
Lucjan Bokiniec Award for Best Film in the Short Film Competition
Financial award in the amount of PLN 15,000
Warszawa, Holandia dir. Ming-Wei Chiang
Special Award
Financial award in the amount of PLN 10,000
A Beautiful Wildflower Meadow dir. Emi Buchwald
Special Mention
Financial award in the amount of PLN 5,000
Polar Bears dir. Bartosz Stankiewicz
Special Mention
Financial award in the amount of PLN 5,000
Be Somebody dir. Michał Toczek
HELIOGRAF AWARD FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Production support of the value of PLN 10,000 in the form of equipment lease
Tomasz Gajewski for cinematography in the film A Beautiful Wildflower Meadow
JANUSZ KORCZAK GOLDEN LION CUBS
The Travelling Dog dir. Magdalena Nieć
AMBER LIONS
For TVN (producer) and KINO ŚWIAT (distributor) for the film Letters to Santa 5 dir. Łukasz Jaworski
JOURNALISTS AWARD granted by journalists accredited at the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
Scarborn dir. Paweł Maślona
AWARD for CASTING DIRECTION in the MAIN COMPETITION
granted by the Polish Filmmakers Association and the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
Nadia Lebik for the film Scarborn dir. Paweł Maślona
ARTHOUSE CINEMAS NETWORK AWARD
Scarborn dir. Paweł Maślona
DON KICHOT – POLISH DISCUSSION FILM CLUB FEDERATION AWARD
Next to Nothing dir. Grzegorz Dębowski
POLISH FILM ABROAD FESTIVALS AND REVIEWS AWARD
Scarborn dir. Paweł Maślona
YOUNG JURY AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN THE MAIN COMPETITION
Scarborn dir. Paweł Maślona
DR IRENA ERIS AWARD
Dorota Stalińska and Dorota Pomykała for their roles in the film My Old Gals dir. Natasza Parzymies
ELECTROLUX “ATMOSPHERIC FILM” AWARD for THE MOST SUSTAINABLE FILM PRODUCTION
in feature film category The Last Spark of Hope dir. Piotr Biedroń
in short film category A Few Wonderful Minutes dir. Hubert Patynowski
BIG ENTRANCE. “ZWIERCIADŁO” MONTHLY MAGAZINE AWARD
to Natasza Parzymies for the film My Old Gals
CRISTAL STAR ELLE AWARD
Kamila Urzędowska for the role of Jagna in the film The Peasants dir. DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
GOLDEN KANGAROO AWARD FOR THE PFF MAIN COMPETITION FILM
Kinga Dębska for the film Feast of Fire
RADIO GDAŃSK AWARD for SOUND EFFECTS
Radio Gdańsk special award
Kacper Habisiak for the film Doppelgänger. The Double dir. Jan Holoubek
Special Mention:
Marcin Kasiński, Przemysław Kamieński, Filip Krzemień
for the film Doppelgänger. The Double dir. Jan Holoubek
INTERIA SPECIAL AWARD – THE PHENOMENON OF THE FESTIVAL
Bartosz Stankiewicz for the film Polar Bears
CHOPARD LOVES CINEMA – CHOPARD & W.KRUK AWARD
Kamila Urzędowska for the role of Jagna in the film The Peasants dir. DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
EDITORIUM AWARD FOR THE BEST SHORT FILM
Warszawa, Holandia dir. Ming-Wei Chiang
HELENA MODRZEJEWSKA AWARD
Andrzej Seweryn
Join in to watch the Awards and Closing Ceremony of the 48th Polish Film Festival on Saturday, the 23rd September 2023, at 7:00 p.m. on TVP Kultura channel, during which the winners of Golden and Silver Lions, and the winners of individual awards in the Main Competition of the 48th PFF will be announced.
Starting from 5:00 p.m. a live stream from the Red Carpet Ceremony will be available in the Festival social media.
