The 18th Węgiel Film Festival has come to an end. Among the winners of the Festival is Submission (2020), dir. Michał Ciechomski with cinematography by Paweł Grabarek. Our film was appreciated in the category of the Best Cinematography "for its beautiful and modest, rich and focused presentation of quite abstract, but a very contemporary story. For the fantastic use of the space, for production value, but also for the cinematography in the service of the story."
The list of all prizes awarded by the jury of the 18th Węgiel Film Festival consisting of Piotr Domalewski, Marcin Koszałka, Lidia Damatto Moreira and Olga Chajdas:
- Best Documentary Award sponsored by 422post: "The Golden Buttons" dir. Alex Evstigneev, Russia 2019
- NBest Cinematography Award sponsored by the Film Incubator Foundation: Paweł Grabarek for the cinematography for the film Submission, dir. Michał Ciechomski (produced by the Kieślowski Film School), Poland 2020
- Special Award of the Sponsor for the Best Polish Film sponsored by Hole Films: "We are not friends" dir. Alicja Sokół (produced by the Warsaw Film School), Poland 2020
- Best Feature Film: "Things Like" dir. Kálmán Nagy, Austria 2020
- Special Mention: "Inside me" dir. Maria Trigo Teixeira, Germany 2019
The Audience Award went to the creators of the film "Things Like" dir. Kálmán Nagy, Austria 2020.
Węgiel Film Festival was organized by students of the 2nd year of the Film Production of the Kieślowski Film School, the University of Silesia in Katowice.