The Polish Film Institute Awards, established in 2008, recognize the achievements of individuals and companies in promoting Polish cinema both locally and abroad.

"These awards are very special to us. The filmmakers have their festivals, meetings with the audience - they are honored and appreciated. In everyday life we forget about the role of people who enable both the movie and the filmmaker to meet the person most valuable: the viewer. There is more to film industry then films. It's all of the people who work daily in order for the viewer to find what his is looking for and to help him in finding challenging cinema. With these awards we want to thank them for their passion, great work and major contribution to the national culture," Agnieszka Odorowicz, the Director of PFI said during the ceremony.


List of winners:

1. Best cinema :
Cinema Agrafka in Krakow (www.kinoagrafka.pl)

2. International Film Event:
50st Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl)
26th Warsaw Film Festival (www.wff.pl)

3. National Film Event:
24th Tarnow Film Awards (www.tarnowskanagrodafilmowa.pl)

4. Promotion of Polish cinema abroad:
5th Polish Film Festival KinoPOLSKA in Berlin (www.kinopolska.pl)

5. Polish film distribution:
Kino Świat (www.kinoswiat.pl)

6. Foreign film distribution:
Gutek Film (www.gutekfilm.com.pl)

7. Film criticism:
Prof.Ewelina Nurczyńska-Fidelska

8. Radio of television program:
"Moje kino. Spotkania wokół X muzy" (My cinema. Meetings with the 10th Muse), radio RMF Classic, Magdalena Miśka-Jackowska

9. Internet portal:
www.filmweb.pl

10.Book about film:
"Encyclopedia of cinema" edited by prof. Tadeusz Lubelski

11.Young viewer's education:
Youth Film Discussion Klub "Iluzjon" at the II LO of C.K. Norwid in Krasnystaw

12. Discussion film club:
Discussion film club Jasminum in Grójc

13. Digital reconstruction of Polish cinematography works:
The Chimney Pot (www.chimney.pl)