The nomination Committee was headed by the Director of the Polish Film Institute Radosław Śmigulski and included: Leszek Bodzak, Ernest Bryll, Andrzej Goleniewski, Łukasz Knap, Marcin Pieńkowski, Ewa Szwarc and Piotr Zaremba.

The Polish Film Institute's awards were created in 2008 in order to show appreciation for the efforts of many cinema enthusiasts and organisations, who propagate knowledge about cinema, promote Polish films, educate young viewers, publish information about films and organise festivals, retrospectives, exhibitions and meetings. The candidates are nominated by cultural institutions, film schools and other companies and institutions working within the cultural field.

FULL LIST OF NOMINEES:

Cinema:
Rialto Cinema in Katowice
Elektronik Cinema in Warsaw
CKF Stylowy in Zamosc

Polish Film Event:
Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2017
Off Camera Pro Industry 2017
Kinobus/Lubelszczyzna 2017

International Promotion of Polish Cinema:
Loving Vincent for the international promotion of Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman (Breakthru Films, Trademark Films)
Polish Annimation Producers Association for the international promotion of the 70-years of Polish animation event
19th Kino na granicy / Cinema on the boarder review

Film Criticism for a Film Critic or Film Expert for His Input in the Development of Modern Polish Cinema:
Adam Kruk
Łukasz Adamski
Michał Oleszczyk

Film Book:
Aktorki. Odkrycia by Łukasz Maciejewski
David Lynch. Polskie spojrzenia / Polish Perspective by Anna Osmólska-Mętrak and Radosław Osiński
Od Munka do Maślony by Barbara Hollender


Film Education:
Film and Social Communications Konwledge Olimpics
Film Spring Open
Dop Workshops PSC and FilmPRO

Polish Film Distribution:
Next Film for local distribution of Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman
Best Film for local distribution of Młynarski. Final Song directed by Alicja Albrecht (Blue Screen)
Forum Film Poland for the domestic distribution of Silent Night directed by Piotr Domalewski (Munk Studio - Polish Filmmakers Association)

Film Club:
DKF GAG in Białystok
DKF im. Andrzeja Munka in Elbląg
DKF Kinochłon in Augustów

Film Poster:
Goran Turković, Marko Šesnić, Andrea Sužnjević for Under the Tree / W cieniu drzewa (Iceland, Poland) directed by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson (Mandants)
Jerzy Czerniawski for Una Especie De Familia (Argentine, Brasil, France, Poland, Germany, Denmark) directed by Diego Lerman (Staroń Film)
Dorota Kobiela for Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman