04-06-2018

FNE at KFF 2018: Prize Winners Krakow Film Festival

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    Over the Limit by Marta Prus Over the Limit by Marta Prus

    KRAKOW: The Polish film Over the Limit directed by Marta Prus was undoubtedly the overall champion of the festival sweeping more top prizes than any other film at the 58th Krakow Film Festival held from 27 May to 3 June 2018.  The film won prizes for Best Feature Length Film in the International Documentary Film Competition and the Silver Hobby Horse for Best Director in the Polish National Competition, as well as receiving awards for Best Producer of Polish Short and documentary films, the Best Cinematography Award and People’s Choice Award. The film is about the famous Russian gymnast Margarita Mamun and the emotional costs of professional sports. It is produced by Telemark.

    Highlights of the event included a Master Class by director Sergei Loznitsa and the annual meeting of SPF, the Polish Filmmakers Association, as well as a special focus on Estonian Cinema as a guest country this year.

    Krakow Film Festival Award Winners

    Dragon of Dragons Award for Contribution of the Development of Documentary Film
    Sergei Loznitsa

    Recommendation to European Film Awards
    White Mama (Russia)
    Directed by Zosyia Rodkevich and Evgeniya Ostanina

    International Documentary Film Competition

    Best Documentary
    Of Fathers and Sons (Germany, Lebanon, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic)
    Directed by Talal Derki

    Best Medium-Length Documentary
    The Dread (Argentina)
    Directed by Pablo Aparo i Martin Benchimol

    Best Feature Length Documentary
    Over the Limit (Finland, Germany, Poland)
    Directed by Marta Prus
    Produced by Anna Kępińska and Maciej Kubicki (Telemark)

    Special Mention
    Debut (Belarus)
    Directed by Anastasiya Miroshnichenko

    FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Prize
    Of Fathers and Sons (Germany, Lebanon, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic)
    Directed by Talal Derki

    International Short Film Competition

    Best Film
    Keep Your Hair On (France)
    Directd by Armelle Mercat

    Best Documentary Film
    The Sisters (Poland)
    Directed by Michał Hytroś

    Best Animated Film
    Obon (Germany)
    Directed by André Hörmann, Samo (Anna Bergman)

    Special Mention
    Fundamental (Taiwan)
    Directed by ShihChieh Chiu

    Best Short Fiction Film
    Release the Dogs (France, Belgium)
    Directed by Emmanuelle Fleytoux

    Special Mention
    Users (Poland)
    Directed by Jakub Piątek

    Prix EFA Krakow 201i For Best European Film
    (Winner is nominated for European Film Awards in Short Film Category)
    Release the Dogs (France, Belgium)
    Directed by Emmanuelle Fleytoux

    The International Federation of Film Societies (FICC) Don Quixote Award
    Detainment (Ireland)
    Directed by Vincent Lambre

    Special Mention
    Joe Boots (Germany, USA)
    Directed Florian Baron

    International DocFilmMusic Competition

    Best Film
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (USA, Japan)
    Directed by Stephen Nomura Schible

    Special Mention
    Punk Voyage (Finland)
    Directed by Jukka Kärkkäinen and J-P Passi

    National Competition

    Best Film
    Unconditional Love (Poland)
    Directed by Rafał Łysak

    Best Documentary Film
    Over the Limit (Finland, Germany, Poland)
    Directed by Marta Prus

    Best Animated Film
    III (Poland)
    Directed by Marta Pajek

    Best Director Fiction Film
    Atlas (Poland)
    Directed by Maciej Kawalski

    Special Mention
    The Sisters (Poland)
    Directed by Michał Hytroś

    Special Mention Feature Film Category
    1410 (Poland)
    Directed by Damian Kocur

    Polish Filmmakers Association Award for Best Film Editing
    Grażyna Gradoń for the film Notes on Life. A Movie about Edward Żebrowski (Poland)
    Directed by Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz

    Maciej Szumowski Award for remarkable social awareness
    Funded by the National Broadcasting Council
    Tomasz Knittel for the film Universam Grochów (Poland)

    Award for the best short and documentary films producer in Poland
    Funded by the Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber of Commerce (KIPA)
    Anna Kępińska and Maciej Kubicki (Telemark) for the film Over the Limit (Poland, Germany, Finland)

    Best Cinematography Award under the patronage of The Polish Society of Cinematographers
    Adam Suzin for the film Over the Limit

    Student Jury Award
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (USA, Japan)
    Directed Stephen Nomura Schible

    Audience Award
    Over the Limit (Finland, Germany, Poland)
    Directed by Marta Prus

    KFF Industry and Doc Lab Poland Awards For Doc in Development and Post Production

    Animated in Poland

    Sound Mind Award
    Project: The land of Whim (Poland) directed by Betina Bożek
    Producer Animation Film Studio, Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow

    Audiovisual Technology Centre Special Mention
    Project: Red Light Train (Poland)
    Director Alicja Kot
    Producer Animation Film Studio, Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow

    Docs to Start

    HBO Award
    Project: Scandal! (Poland)
    Director Bartosz Paduch
    Producer Maciek Ostatek, Kacper Jaroszyński / W To Mi Graj Foundation

    Krakow Film Klaster Award
    Project: Walk with Angels (Poland)
    Director: Tomasz Wysokiński
    Producer: Tomasz Wysokiński /Ayahuasca Project

    Lightcraft Award
    Project: The Last Expedition (Poland)
    Director: Eliza Kubarska
    Producer: Monika Braid /Braidmade Films

    European Documentary Network (EDN)

    Special Mention
    Project: Lessons in Democracy (Poland)
    Director: Michał Helwak
    Producer: Marcin Wierzchosławski / Metro Films

    Dok Leipzig
    Special Mention
    Project: Ambulance Poland – Syria (Poland)
    Director: Aleksander Zalewski
    Producer: Anna Kubik Sobala / Aksamit

    Docs to Go!

    Coloroffon Award
    Project: Lessons of Love (Poland)
    Director: Małgorzata Goliszewska, Katarzyna Mateja
    Producer: Anna Stylińska / Fundacja Widok
    Institute of Documentary Film

    Special Mention
    Project: An ordinary Country (Poland)
    Director: Tomasz Wolski
    Producer: Anna Gawlita / Kijora Film