22-09-2014

FNE at Gdynia FF 2014: Winners of the 39th Gdynia Polish Film Festival

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    Gods by Łukasz Palkowski Gods by Łukasz Palkowski

    GDYNIA: The top prize of the 39. Gdynia Film Festival went to Gods directed by Łukasz Palkowski, a biopic about professor Zbigniew Religa, who performed the first successful heart transplant in Poland in the ‘80s.

    The festival, which annually gathers Polish film professionals in the Baltic resort to screen new films of the past year, was held from 15-20 September 2014.

    Full list of winners:

    Golden Lions for Best Film
    Gods
    Directed by Lukasz Palkowski
    Production: Watchout Productions
    Coproduction: Agora, Born To Film Productions, Digital 35, Fundacja Sztuki Filmowej Ingenium, and Orange
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    The Mighty Angel by Wojciech Smarzowski Silver Lions:
    The Mighty Angel
    Directed by Wojciech Smarzowski
    Production: Profil Film Jacek Rzehak
    Coproduction: Fundacja EDM Plus, HBO Polska, Kraków Film Commission, Telewizja Polska, Mojotribe and Kino.
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    Platinum Lions:
    Sylwester Chęciński

    Special Prize of the Jury :

    The Citizen
    The Citizen by Jerzy StuhrDirected by Jerzy Stuhr
    Production: Opus Film
    Coproduction: ITI Cinema
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    Best Director:
    Wladyslaw Pasikowski for Jack Strong
    Production: Scorpio Studio
    Coproduction: ITI Cinema and Orange Polska
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    Best Leading Actress:
    Zofia Wichłacz for Warsaw 44
    Production: Akson Studio
    Jack Strong by Władysław PasikowskiCoproduction: Telewizja Polska, Orange Polska, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Mazowiecki Instytut Kultury, Mazowiecki Fundusz Filmowy, and Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    Best Leading Actor:
    Tomasz Kot for Gods

    Best Screenplay:
    Krzysztof Rak for Gods

    Best DoP:
    Kacper Fertacz for Hardkor Disco
    Production: GłębokiOFF

    Best Music:
    Mikołaj Trzaska for The Mighty Angel

    Best Editing:
    Paweł Laskowski for The Mighty Angel

    Best Special Effects:
    Warsaw 44 by Jan KomasaVit Komrzy for Warsaw 44

    Best Sound:
    Bartosz Putkiewicz for Warsaw 44

    Best Art Direction:
    Wojciech Żegała for Gods

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Elena Babenko for The Photographer
    Production: Yes To Film
    Coproduction: Studio Produkcyjne ORKA, Dreamsound, Canal+ Cyfrowy, IKSWD and Banana Split Polska
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Dawid Ogrodnik for The Word
    The Word by Anna KazejakProduction: Opus Film
    Supported by Polish Film Institute

    Best Costume Design:
    Małgorzata Braszka and Michał Koralewski for Jack Strong

    Best Makeup:
    Agnieszka Hodowana and Aneta Brzozowska for Gods

    Awards for acting debuts:

    Sebastian Fabijański for Waterline
    Produced by: WFDiF
    and Jaśmina Polak for Hardkor Disco

    Directing debut:
    Krzysztof Skonieczny for Hardkor Disco

    Audience Award:
    Hardkor Disko by Krzysztof SkoniecznyGrzegorz Jankowski for Polish Shit
    Production: Film It

    The Young Gala of the 39. Gdynia Film Festivali

    Young Cinema Competition Awards and Special Prizes:

    Best Film
    Milky Brother
    Directed by Vahram Mkhitaryan
    Production: Wajda Studio
    Coproduction: Studio Munka, MX35 and Hy Pictures from Armenia.
    Supported by Polish Television, the Polish Film Institute, Agora Foundation and Armenia’s Kinocentrum.

    The Golden Kittens - The City of Gdynia Youth Council Award
    Jan Komasa - Warsaw 44

    The Youth Jury Award for the Best Main Competition Film
    Waldemar Krzystek - The Photographer

    Project London Award
    Łukasz Palkowski - Gods

    ELLE Rising Star
    Anna Próchniak - Warsaw 44

    Waterline by Michał OtłowskiELLE Crystal Star
    Jowita Budnik for Waterline

    ELLE Star of Stars
    Tomasz Kot for Gods

    Polish Film Abroad Festivals and Reviews Award
    Łukasz Palkowski for Gods

    The Golden Clapper by Radio Gdańsk
    Łukasz Palkowski for Gods

    The Golden Kangaroo
    Jerzy Stuhr for The Citizen

    The Don Quixote - the prizeof the Polish Federation of Film Discussion Clubs
    Grzegorz Jaroszuk for Kebab & Horoscope

    Kebab  Horoscope by Grzegorsz JaroszukStudio and Local Cinema Network Award
    Grzegorz Jaroszuk for Kebab & Horoscope

    Journalists' Award
    Łukasz Palkowski for Gods

    The "Digital Revolution. Create Your Own Recipe for Legal Culture" Competition Award
    Natalia Łukawska and Patrycja Szklarek for (Il)legal Casablanca

    The Amber Lions
    Wladyslaw Pasikowski for Jack Strong

    SOLIDARITY SHORTS Competition Prizes - International Film Contest 2014:
    Best Animated Film
    Julia Proskurina of Ukraine, 76/49

    Best Documentary
    Migue Roth from Argentina, A Secret to Share

    Best Feature Film
    Nelson Algomeda Centeno of Venezuela, A Simple Answer

    Fragments by Agnieszka WoszczyńskaInternet Users Award
    Nishandh from India, Beyond The Hills

    Polish Independent Cinema Review Award
    Bartek Konopka, From Bed Thou Arose

    Awards in the Young Cinema Competition:

    Wajda School Award
    Arkadiusz Biedrzycki for You Keep an Eye on Us

    Special Distinctions:
    Tomek Ślesicki for August
    Joaquin Del Paso for Siamese

    Ewa Kamirska Special Award: Aga Woszczyńska for Fragments

    Lucjan Bokiniec Award for the Best Young Cinema Competition Film
    Vahram Mkhitaryan, Milky Brother