WINNERS OF THE 48^th 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 48^th Polish Film Festival on Saturday, 23^rd September 2023 in the Musical Theatre in Gdynia.

Jury of the 48^th 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 48^th 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 48^th 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 48^th 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 48^th 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