WINNERS OF THE 48th PFF
The winners of the Golden and Silver Lions, the Main Competition individual awards, and the winners of the Microbudget Film Competition and the Short Film Competition, have been revealed at the Closing Gala of the 48th Polish Film Festival on Saturday, 23rd September 2023 in the Musical Theatre in Gdynia.
Jury of the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, comprised of:
Filip Bajon – Chairman
Magdalena Chowańska
Janusz Gauer
Marcin Masecki
Dorota Pomykała
Katarzyna Sarnowska
Katarzyna Walicka-Maimone
granted the following awards:
The GRAND PRIZE – GOLDEN LIONS of the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for best film SCARBORN went to director PAWEŁ MAŚLONA and producers LESZEK BODZAK, ANETA HICKINBOTHAM
The SILVER LIONS of the 48th Polish Film Festival for the film IMAGO went to director OLGA CHAJDAS and producers IZABELA WÓJCIK, VIOLETTA KAMIŃSKA, DARIUSZ JABŁOŃSKI.
The GOLDEN CLAW of the 48th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for the boldness of form and content in the Visions Apart category for the film NEXT TO NOTHING, went to director GRZEGORZ DĘBOWSKI and producers EWA JASTRZĘBSKA, JERZY KAPUŚCIŃSKI, JACEK BROMSKI
The Platinum Lions for lifetime achievements went to set designer Allan Starski
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS went to:
JAN HOLOUBEK for directing the film DOPPELGÄNGER. THE DOUBLE
GRZEGORZ DĘBOWSKI for screenplay for the film NEXT TO NOTHING
GRZEGORZ DĘBOWSKI for directing debut for the film NEXT TO NOTHING
BARTŁOMIEJ KACZMAREK for cinematography for the film DOPPELGÄNGER. THE DOUBLE
ANDRZEJ SMOLIK for music for the film IMAGO
MAREK WARSZEWSKI for art direction for the film DOPPELGÄNGER. THE DOUBLE
MARCIN LENARCZYK for sound for the film DREAMS FULL OF SMOKE
PIOTR KMIECIK for editing the film SCARBORN
ANETA BRZOZOWSKA for make up for the film SCARBORN
WERONIKA ORLIŃSKA for costume design for the film DOPPELGÄNGER. THE DOUBLE
KINGA PREIS for an actress in a supporting role in the film FEAST OF FIRE and ex aequo AGNIESZKA KWIETNIEWSKA for an actress in a supporting role in the film NEXT TO NOTHING
TOMASZ SCHUCHARDT for an actor in a supporting role in the film DOPPELGÄNGER. THE DOUBLE and ex aequo ROBERT WIĘCKIEWICZ for an actor in a supporting role in the film SCARBORN
LENA GÓRA for an actress in a leading role in the film IMAGO
ARTUR PACZESNY for an actor in a leading role in the film NEXT TO NOTHING
PAULINA PYTLAK for professional acting debut in the film FEAST OF FIRE
Special Award for directors DK WELCHMAN and HUGH WELCHMAN for unique film form in the film THE PEASANTS
Audience Award granted by the audience voting in Festival cinemas went to directors DK WELCHMAN and HUGH WELCHMAN for the film THE PEASANTS
The winners of the other two competitions have also been announced at the Closing Gala of the 48th PFF.
Microbudget Film Competition Jury comprised of:
Jan P. Matuszyński – Chairman
Kaja Krawczyk-Wnuk
Krzysztof Terej
having seen the 4 films qualified for the Microbudget Film Competition, granted the following awards:
AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN THE MICROBUDGET FILM COMPETITION KLAUDIUSZ CHROSTOWSKI for directing the film ULTIMA THULE
SPECIAL MENTION
PIOTR BIEDROŃ for directing the film THE LAST SPARK OF HOPE
Short Film Competition Jury comprised of:
Agnieszka Dziedzic – Chairwoman
Olga Bołądź
Michał Szcześniak
having seen the 35 films qualified for the Short Film Competition, granted the following award:
LUCJAN BOKINIEC AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION
WARSZAWA, HOLANDIA dir. Ming-Wei Chiang
