YOUNG GALA | WINNERS OF THE 49TH PFF
We know the verdict of the Short Film Competition Jury of the 49th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. During the Young Gala, held on Friday 27th September 2024, the winners of this year’s out-of-competition awards were announced too.
Short Film Competition Jury comprised of:
- Magdalena Łazarkiewicz – Chairwoman
- Karolina Bielawska – Jury member
- Piotr Kmiecik – Jury member
having seen the 29 films qualified for the Short Film Competition, granted the following awards:
Lucjan Bokiniec Award for Best Film in the Short Film Competition Financial award of PLN 15,000
An Orange from Jaffa dir. Mohammed Almughanni
Special Award
Financial award of PLN 10,000
Lament No. 1 dir. Jakub Jakubik
Special Mention
Financial award in the amount of PLN 5,000
Nothing Serious dir. Kamil Czudej
Award for best director of photography
Production support of the value of PLN 10,000 in the form of equipment lease – financed by Heliograf
Mauricio Blas for cinematography in the film Red dir. Sophie Horry
Award for director
“For an unobvious film, like no other” on the amount of PLN 15,000 in the form of production support – financed by the Educational Film Studio
Ave Eva dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska
OUT-OF-COMPETITION AWARDS
KINA POLSKIE ASSOCIATION ‘AMBER LIONS’ AWARD
for the film Kleks Academy for the Film Producer and Distributor for the best attendance result in Polish cinemas in the season 2023-2024
POLISH FILM ABROAD FESTIVALS AND REVIEWS AWARD
for the film The Girl with the Needle directed by Magnus von Horn
GOLDEN KANGAROO” AWARD
for Xawery Żuławski for the film Kulej. All that Glitters Isn’t Gold
DON QUIXOTE – POLISH FILM CLUBS FEDERATION AWARD
Loss of Balance directed by Korek Bojanowski
JANUSZ KORCZAK GOLDEN LION CUBS FOR BEST FILM FOR YOUTH
Too Old for Fairy Tales 2 directed by Kristoffer Rus
DIAMOND LION CUBS AWARD FOR BEST FILM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GDYNIA FOR CHILDREN SECTION
The Dog Who Travelled by Train directed by Magdalena Nieć
YOUNG JURY AWARD
The Girl with the Needle directed by Magnus von Horn
ARTHOUSE CINEMAS NETWORK AWARD
The Girl with the Needle directed by Magnus von Horn
CICAE JURY AWARD FOR DIRECTING DEBUT OR SECOND FILM
Wet Monday directed by Justyna Mytnik
Special mention: WROOKLYN ZOO directed by Krzysztof Skonieczny
RADIO GDAŃSK “GOLDEN CLAQUEUR” AWARD
Loss of Balance directed by Korek Bojanowski
ELLE CRISTAL STAR AWARD
for Tomasz Włosok for his role in the film Kulej. All that Glitters Isn’t Gold directed by Xawery Żuławski
CHOPARD AND W.KRUK AWARD: ‘CHOPARD LOVES CINEMA’
for Marianna Zydek for the film Simona Kossak directed by Adrian Panek
BEST CASTING AWARD
for Tanja Grunwald for the film The Girl with the Needle directed by Magnus von Horn
JOURNALISTS AWARD
The Girl with the Needle directed by Magnus von Horn
HORTEX AWARD FOR A FRESH LOOK
Where Do We Begin directed by Monika Majorek
AWARD FOR THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FILM PRODUCTION
in the Short Film category: Pipsqueak directed by Lena Jaworska
in the Feature-Length Film category: Simona Kossak directed by Adrian Panek
Special mention in the Short Film category: Attraction directed by Aleksandra Szczepaniak
EDUCATIONAL FILM STUDIO AWARD FOR ‘AN UNOBVIOUS FILM, LIKE NO OTHER’
for Agnieszka Nowosielska for the film Ave Eva
FESTIVAL PHENOMENON – SPECIAL AWARD OF INTERIA WEBSITE
Nothing Serious directed by Kamil Czudej
ZWIERCIADŁO AWARD
for Agnieszka Nowosielska for the film Ave Eva
THE BRAVEST LOOK – DR IRENA ERIS AWARD
for Kamila Tarabura for the film Travel Essentials
for Monika Majorek for the film Where Do We Begin
