The Grand Prize of the 47. Polish Film Festival in Gdynia "Golden Lions" for the best film went to our graduate of film directing Agnieszka Smoczyńska and the producer of the film "The Silent Twins" Klaudia Śmieja - Rostworowska (graduate of film production) and Ewa Puszczyńska.
"Platinum Lions", the lifetime achievement award funded by the Polish Filmmakers Association, was collected by our lecturer - director Filip Bajon.
Our lecturer, Beata Dzianowicz, received an individual award for a directing debut or a second film for the film "Shreds" during the closing gala of the 47. Polish Film Festival.
The day before, during the Young Gala on Friday, September 16, the winners of the Short Films Competition and the winners of this year's non-statutory awards were announced. Among the winners were also our students, graduates and lecturers.
The Jury of the Short Films Competition:
- Ewa Puszczyńska - Chairwoman
- Maria Dębska
- Beata Walentowska
It awarded a Special Prize - a financial award in the amount of PLN 10,000. PLN for the film "Followers. Live Shooting” dir. Jakub Radej (our student of film directing). The film was produced at the Munk Studio.
Distinction - financial award in the amount of PLN 5000 PLN received the film "Quiver" (2022), dir. Joanna Różniak. The film "Quiver" was produced at the Kieslowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice.
The award for the best cinematographer in the Short Film Competition awarded by the Heliograf company went to Daniel Le Hai (student of cinematography) for the film "Funeralia" (2022), dir. Bartłomiej Błaszczyński. The film "Funeralia" was produced at the Kieslowski Film School.
After the success in Venice, further awards went to the full-length debut "Bread and Salt" by our graduate Damian Kocur:
- Journalists Award granted by accredited journalists at the 47th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia
- Don Kichot - Award of the Polish Federation of Film Discussion Clubs
- Youth Jury Prize for the Best Film in the Main Competition
Awarded with Golden Lions "The Silent Twins", dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska received the Studio Cinemas Association Award during the Young Gala.
Our lecturer, Beata Dzianowicz, during the Young Gala also received the Onet Award - DISCOVERY of the Polish Film Festival for the film "Shreds".
A student of directing at the Kieślowski Film School - Karol Ulman won the first prize, PLN 8,000 funded by the Polish Filmmakers Association and the production of the film in the Competition for the script of a short film inspired by Jerzy Kawalerowicz's "Night Train" for the script of the film "Ghosts".
The winners of the Golden and Silver Lions, as well as the winners of individual awards in the Main Competition of the 47. Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, were announced at a gala on September 17, 2022.