2023 Winners
Grand Prix – Millennium Bank Award and 8,000 euro
“Apolonia, Apolonia”, dir. Leo Glob
The award in the Main Contest was funded by the Patron of the Festival: Bank Millennium.
Special Mentions: “Innocence’’, dir. Guy Davidi, “Under the Sky of Damascus” by Heba Khaled, Talal Derki and Ali Wajeeh
Best Polish Film Award and 3,000 euro
“In the Rearview”, dir. Maciek Hamela
Special Mention: “Polish Prayers”, dir. Hanna Nobis
The Smakjam Award for the Best Production in the Polish Competition and 3,000 EUR
“Pianoforte”, dir. Jakub Piątek, producer: Maciej Kubicki (Telemark)
The award in was funded by Smakjam studio.
The ARTHOUSE Cinema Association Award and 8,000 PLN
“In the Rearview”, dir. Maciek Hamela
THE LOWER SILESIA GRAND PRIX AND 3,000 EURO
”The Hermit of Treig’’, dir. Lizzie MacKenzie
The award was funded by the Marshall of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
THE MAYOR OF GDYNIA AWARD AND 15,000 PLN
“Under the Sky of Damascus” directed by Heba Khaled, Talal Derki, Ali Wajeeh
The award was funded by the city of Gdynia.
Special Mention: “Pianoforte”, dir. Jakub Piątek
ALL ABOUT FREEDOM AWARD (Gdynia):
“Beyond Utopia”, dir. Madeleine Gavin
ETNOMATOGRAF AWARD (Gdynia):
“Le spectre de Boko Haram”, dir. Cyrielle Raingou
THE FREEDOM AWARD OF THE CITY OF POZNAŃ AND 3,000 EURO
“Against The Tide", dir. Sarvnik Kaur
The award was funded by the city of Poznań.
Special Mention: “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”, dir. Anna Hints
BYDGOSZCZ ART.DOC AWARD AND 2,500 EURO
ex aequo “We Will Not Fade Away”, dir. Alisa Kovalenko and “Innocence”, dir. Guy Davidi
Honorable Distinction of the District Bar Council: “Theatre of Violence” by Łukasz Konopka and Emil Langballe
Silesian audience award AND 4,000 PLN
“Pianoforte”, dir. Kuba Piątek
MARSHAL OF THE SILESIAN VOIVODSHIP AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM ON ECOLOGY
“Matter Out of Place", dir. Nikolaus Geyrhalter
The award was funded by the Marshal of The Silesian Voivodship.
Green Warsaw Award and 15,000 PLN
“Against the Tide” dir. by Sarvnik Kaur
The award was funded by the City of Warsaw.
The Amnesty International Award for the Best Film on Human Rights
“Seven Winters In Tehran”, dir. Steffi Niederzoll
Special Mention: “Total Trust”, dir. Jialing Zhang
The award was funded by Amnesty International Polska.
Chopin’s Nose for Best Film on Music and Art and 2,000 EUR
“Apolonia, Apolonia”, dir. Lea Glob
Honorary patronage: Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship
Best Cinematography AWARD and 2,000 EUR
“Theatre of Violence”, dir. Łukasz Konopa, Emil Langballe, cinematographer: Kacper Czubak
The Warsaw Documentary Award (Warsaw cinema viewers’ poll)
“Pianoforte”, dir. Kuba Piątek
The Wyborcza.pl Big Screen Doc Award (cinema viewers’ poll on selected films in Warsaw, Wrocław, Gdynia and Poznań) and 1,000 EUR
“Whale Nation”, dir. Jean-Albert Lièvre
First Appearance Award and 2,000 EUR
“Crows Are White”, dir. Ahsen Nadeem
Special Mention: “Leon”, dir. by Wojciech Gostomczyk
The “NEWSWEEK PSYCHOLOGIA” Award for the Best Film on Psychology and 1,000 eur
“Smoke Sauna Sisterhood”, dir. Anna Hints
Best Short Film Award and 2,000 EUR
“Budapest Silo”, dir. Zsófia Paczolay, Nora Ananyan
Special Mention: “Getting To Know You”, dir. Joanna Krzyżewska
The award was funded by TikTok.
Best Film for Young Audience award and 1,000 eur
“Lyra”, dir. Alison Millar
The award was funded by the Andrzej Wajda Centre for Film Culture.
