13-01-2016

Body Wins the Golden Tapes Award

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    WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska’s Body and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence by Roy Andersson received Golden Tapes awards for best films screened in Polish cinemas in 2015. Golden Tapes are awarded by the Polish section of FIPRESCI, a member of the Polish Filmmakers Association.

    Body has been chosen best domestic film in Polish cinemas in 2015. The film was released by Kino Świat on 6 March 2015 and had over 287,549 admissions to date.

    Roy Andersson‘s comedy-drama A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence was awarded best foreign film in Polish cinemas in 2015. It was distributed in Poland by Aurora Films.

    The Polish section of FIPRESCI also gave out two honorable mentions to The Here After by Magnus von Horn and the Oscar nominated Joanna by Aneta Kopacz.

    The winners of Golden Tapes, the annual awards given by the film critics of the Polish Filmmakers Association since 1985, were announced on 8 January 2016.


    FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

    Body / Ciało (Poland)
    Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska
    Produced by Nowhere Sp. z o.o.

    Coproduced by D35 Marcin Kryjom, Mazovia Film Fund, Kino Świat
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute and HBO Poland

    A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Sweden)
    Directed by Roy Andersson

    Honorable Mentions:
    The Here After / Intruz (Poland, Sweden, France)
    Directed by Magnus von Horn
    Produced by Lava Films, Zentropa International Sweden
    Coproduced by: Cinema Defacto, Film I Väst, Opus Film
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute, Eurimages

    Joanna (Poland)
    Directed by Aneta Kopacz
    Produced by Wajda Studio
    Coproduced by National Audiovisual Institute
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    Birdman (USA)
    Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

    Youth (Italy)
    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino