Laureaci – Polish Film Festival

We know the winners of the Golden and Silver Lions and the individual awards in the Main Competition, and the winners of the Microbudget Film Competition and the Short Film Competition announced at the Closing Gala of the 47th Polish Film Festival on Saturday, 17th September 2022, in the Musical Theatre in Gdynia. The awards in the Main Competition were granted by the Jury of the 47th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, comprised of: Jerzy Domaradzki – Chairman Ewa Dałkowska Milenia Fiedler Cezary Harasimowicz Grzegorz Kędzierski Dorota Kędzierzawska Teoniki Rożynek Agata Szymańska Wojciech Żogała The GRAND PRIZE of the 47th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia the GOLDEN LIONS for best film THE SILENT TWINS went to director AGNIESZKA SMOCZYŃSKA, and producers KLAUDIA ŚMIEJA-ROSTWOROWSKA and EWA PUSZCZYŃSKA. The SILVER LIONS of the 47th Polish Film Festival for the film FILIP went to director MICHAŁ KWIECIŃSKI and producers JOANNA SNOCHOWSKA-MAJER, PAWEŁ RZEWUSKI, KRYSTYNA ŚWIECA The GOLDEN CLAW of the 47th Polish Film Festival for the boldness of form and content in the Visions Apart category for APOKAWIXA, went to director XAWERY ŻUŁAWSKI and producers ANNA WAŚNIEWSKA-GILL and KRZYSZTOF TEREJ The Platinum Lions for lifetime achievements, funded by the Polish Filmmakers Association, went to director Filip Bajon. Individual awards went to: JACEK BŁAWUT for directing  the film Below the Surface JACEK LUSIŃSKI, SZYMON AUGUSTYNIAK for screenplay of  Backwards BEATA DZIANOWICZ for directing debut or second film, Shreds MICHAŁ SOBOCIŃSKI for cinematography, Filip MARCIN MACUK, ZUZANNA WROŃSKA for music, The Silent Twins JAGNA DOBESZ for art direction, The Silent Twins RADOSŁAW OCHNIO, MICHAŁ FOJCIK for sound, Below the Surface PIASEK&WÓJCIK (Bartłomiej Piasek, Piotr Wójcik) for editing, Below the Surface DARIUSZ KRYSIAK for make-up, Filip and Below the Surface MAGDALENA RUTKIEWICZ-LUTEREK for costume design, The Wedding Day MAŁGORZATA HAJEWSKA-KRZYSZTOFIK for an actress in a supporting role, Illusion GRZEGORZ PRZYBYŁ for an actor in a supporting role, Shreds DOROTA POMYKAŁA for an actress in a leading role, Woman on the Roof PIOTR TROJAN for an actor in a leading role, Johnny MARTA STALMIERSKA for professional acting debut, Johnny and Apokawixa   Audience Award granted by the audience voting in Festival cinemas went to director Daniel Jaroszek for Johnny   The winners of the other two competitions have been announced too at the Closing Gala of the 47th PFF. Microbudget Film Competition Jury in the composition of: Allan Starski - Chairman Katarzyna Klimkiewicz Lenka Tyrpakova having seen all 7 films qualified for the Microbudget Film Competition, granted the following awards: BEST FILM IN THE MICROBUDGET FILM COMPETITION   For the best made debut, shamelessly romantic melodrama, a sincere and bold film. for the director of Elephant, Kamil Krawczycki   SPECIAL AWARD IN THE MICROBUDGET FILM COMPETITION For a bold and touching film about loneliness and being unable to come to terms with the loss, for a convincing portray of a girl implicated in pathological rituals of football fans. for the director of Wake Up, Filip Dzierżawski Short Film Competition Jury in the composition of: Ewa Puszczyńska – Chairwoman Maria Dębska Beata Walentowska having seen all 30 films qualified for the Short Film Competition, granted the following awards: LUCJAN BOKINIEC AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN THE SHORT FILM COMPETITION Victoria dir. Karolina Porcari