Polish Film Institute awards were created in 2008 to show appreciation for the efforts of cinema enthusiasts and organisations which propagate knowledge about cinema, promote Polish films, educate young viewers, publish information about films and organise festivals, retrospectives, exhibitions and meetings with creators. Candidates are nominated by cultural institutions, film schools and other companies and institutions working within the culture sector.
The 9th edition award selection committee was headed by Director of the Polish Film Institute Magdalena Sroka and includes Jakub Duszyński, Maciej Gil, Anna Grygiel, Barbara Hollender, Kaja Klimek, Iwona Kurz, Paweł Łoziński, Ewa Puszczyńska, Tomasz Raczek, Łukasz Ronduda, Adam Trzopek and Magdalena Zimecka.
This year the jury did not give any nominations in the Distribution of Polish Film Abroad category.
Full list of nominees:
CINEMA
Kultura Cinema in Gołdapia
Muza Cinema in Poznań
Narew Cinema in Pułtusk
POLISH FILM EVENT
8th International Film Festival Animator in Poznań
8th International Film Festival Okiem Młodych in Świdnica
12th European Film Festival Integration You and Me in Koszalin
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION OF POLISH CINEMA
Summer Film School in Uherské Hradiště
Krakow Film Foundation
Munk Studio for promoting the documentaries Object by Paulina Skibińska and Starting Point by Michał Szcześniak
FILM CRITICISM
Bożena Janicka
Małgorzata Sadowska
Tadeusz Sobolewski
FILM RADIO OR TV BROADCAST
Do zobaczenia by Patrycja Wanat on TOK FM Radio
Fajny film by Ryszard Jaźwiński on Polish Radio 3
Movie się by Łukasz Muszyński, Jakub Popielecki and Michał Walkiewicz on Filmweb.pl
INTERNET FILM PORTAL OR WEBSITE
Spór w kinie, a blog by Krzysztof Spór
Z górnej półki, a blog by Piotr Pluciński
Adapter.pl, a film portal for blind and deaf users
FILM BOOK
Historia polskiego filmu dokumentalnego (1896-1944, 1945-2014) by Małgorzata Hendrykowska
Kino wiecznie młode by Andrzej Luter
Wanda Jakubowska. Od nowa by Monika Talarczyk-Gubała
FILM EDUCATION
Second edition of the Film set, exhibition at Documentary and Feature Film Studios
Series of film meetings for foreign audiences Polish Cinema for Beginners at the New Horizons Cinema in Wrocław
Film competition 48 Hour Film Project
FILM CLUB
DKF Kogucik in Bielsko-Biała
DKF Megaron in Gorzów Wielkopolski
DKF Rewers in Chełm
DIGITAL RESTORATION OF POLISH FILM
Fixafilm for the digital restoration of Story Of Sin by Walerian Borowczyk
DI Factory and reKINO for digital 4K restoration of Knife In the Water by Roman Polanski
TPS Film Studio for digital restoration of Please, Mr. Elephant by Witolda Giersz
BEST FILM POSTER
11 minut by Wilhelm Sasnal
Summer Solstice by Anna Pągowska
Nocturna by Katarzyna Walentynowicz
