Polanski’s appearance had not been officially announced in advance by the festival organisers as his visit was not 100% confirmed until the last minute. It was an emotional moment as the Polish director who had left communist Poland for the West in the early 1960s was applauded on the Gdynia stage. Polanski who graduated from Poland’s prestigious Lodz Film School also gave a master class for film school students during his visit to Gdynia.
The general level of the main competition was very high this year and the jury headed by Janusz Glowacki decided to split a number of awards and give additional special mentions among the 15 Polish films competing in the main competition. It was the first Polish language film for Polish born Pawlikowski who lives abroad and who made his reputation working in British television. Ida also scored prizes for best acting and best cinematography. Polish Minister of Culture Bogdan Zdrojewski was also on stage for the closing ceremony which was held for the first time in the newly reconstructed Gdynia Musical Theatre. The seaside event was shifted from the early summer date it has occupied for the past three years to September because of the construction work on the venue but Gdynia fest artistic director Michał Chaciński the fest may be staying with the September date next year.
Main competition:
GRAND PRIX
Ida directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Produced by: Opus Film
Coproduced by: Canal+ Cyfrowy
Supported by Polish Film Institute
SILVER LIONS Ex-aqueo
Life Feels Good directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
Produced by Tramway
Coproduced by Telewizja Polska and Monternia.pl.
Supported by Polish Film Institute and Silesia Film Institute
and
In the Name of…directed by Małgośka Szumowska
Production: Mental Disorder 4
Canal+, SHOT Szumowski
Supported by Polish Film Institute
SPECIAL PRIZE OF THE JURY
Director Kasia Rosłaniec and producer Agnieszka Kurzydło for Baby Blues
Production: Mental Disorder 4
Supported by Polish Film Institute
and
Director Sławomir Fabicki and the producers Leszek Rybarczyk and Marek Rudnicki for
Loving
Produced by Odeon Rybarczyk Productions
Coproduced by Anagram Film
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Best Director
Małgośka Szumowska for In the Name of...
Best Screenplay
Jacek Bromski for One Way Ticket to the Moon
Produced by Zebrafilm
Coproduced by Telewizja Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska, Pomerania Film - Western Pomeranian Film Fund, Lightcraft
Supported by Polish Film Institute
Best young directing talent
Tomasz Wasilewski for Floating Skyscrapers
Produced by Alter Ego Pictures
Coproduced by Superkrak, Studio Q , SoundPlace, Trailer & More SC,
Muzyczne Studio Produkcyjne SPOT
Supported by Polish Film Institute
Best Actress
Agata Kulesza for Ida
Best Actor
Andrzej Chyra for In the Name of…
Best Acting Debut
Magdalena Berus for Baby Blues
Best Cinematography
Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski for Ida
Best Music
Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz for Papusza
Produced by Argomedia
Coproduced by Telewizja Polska, Canal+ Polska, Studio Filmowe KADR
Supported by Polish Film Institute
.
Best Art Director
Katarzyna Sobańska and Marcel Sławiński for Ida
Best Supporting Actress
Marta Nieradkiewicz for Floating Skyscrapers
Best Supporting Actor
Zbigniew Waleryś for Papusza
Best Sound
Jacek Hamela and Guillaume Le Braz for Imagine
Directed by Andrzej Jakimowski
Production: Zjednoczenie Artystow, Rzemieslnikow Sp. z o.o., CANAL+ Cyfrowy Sp. z o.o. , Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych
Supported by Polish Film Institute
Best Editing
Paweł Laskowski for Traffic Department
Produced by Film It
Coproduced by Agora SA, Telekomunikacja Polską SA, Canal+
Supported by the Polish Film Institute
Best Make-Up
Anna Nobel-Nobielska for Papusza
Best Costimes
Matylda Rosłaniec for Baby Blues
Audience Award
Life Feels Good directed by Maciej Pieprzyca.
Young Cinema Competition and Out of Competition Awards
LIGHTSENSITIVE AUDIENCE AWARD
Manhunt direc ted by Marcin Krzyształowicz
Production: Skorpion Arte
Supported by Polish Film Institute
and
Argentinian Lesson directed by Wojciech Staroń
GOLDEN KITTENS - YOUTH CITY COUNCIL AWARD
PAPUSZA directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze
YOUTH JURY AWARD
"FLOATING SKYSCRAPERS directed by Tomasz Wasilewski
PROJECT LONDON AWARD
One Way Ticket to the Moon directed by Jacek Bromski
RISING STAR, THE AWARD BY ELLE
Agata Trzebuchowska for her role in IDA
CRYSTAL STAR, THE AWARD BY ELLE
Dawid Ogrodnik for his role in Life Feels Good
STAR OF THE STARS, THE AWARD BY ELLE
Małgorzata Szumowska for the film In the Name of...
APART SPECIAL AWARD / ALBERT RIELE
Agata Trzebuchowska for her role in IDA
Dawid Ogrodnik for his role in Life Feels Good
Małgorzata Szumowska for the film In the Name of...
THE AWARD OF THE POLISH FILM FESTIVALS AND REVIEWS ABROAD
PAPUSZA directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze
GOLDEN CLAQUEUR OF RADIO GDAŃSK
Life Feels Good directed by Maciej Pieprzyca
DON QUIXOTE AWARD OF THE POLISH FEDERATION OF FILM DISCUSSION
CLUBS
Ida directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
ARTHOUSE CINEMAS NETWORK AWARD
Ida directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
JOURNALISTS AWARD
Ida directed by Paweł Pawlikowski
Legal Culture Competition - 3rd Award
NIE WAŻNE KIM JESTEŚ directed by Paweł Brzenczek
Legal Culture" Competition - 2nd Award
LEGALNA KULTURA W EUROPIE directed by Adrian Łapczyński
Legal Culture Competition - 1st Award
„NIE ŚCIĄGAJ directed by Michał Toczek
AMBER LIONS
YOU ARE GOD directed by Jerzy Kapuściński and Kino Świat
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM OF THE 38. GDYNIA FILM FESTIVAL
PANORAMA funded by the Polish Film Institute
Viva Belarus! Directed by Krzysztof Łukaszewicz
GOLDEN FISH MULTIMEDIAOFF – POLISH INDEPENDENT CINEMA REVIEW
AUDIENCE AWARD
LEON AND BARBARA directed by Marcin Mikulski
YOUNG CINEMA COMPETITION - SPECIAL MENTION
THE MOTHER directed by Łukasz Ostalski
BROTHER DOG directed by Maria Zbąska
YOUNG CINEMA COMPETITION – SPECIAL AWARD funded by the LEGAL
CULTURE Foundation
THE EASTER CRUMBLE directed by Julia Kolberger
LUCJAN BOKINIEC AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM IN THE YOUNG CINEMA
COMPETITION
MAGMA directed by Paweł Maślona
