INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION DocFilmMusic

Having seen all the competition films, the DocFilmMusic Jury consisting of: Petr Zelenka – the chairman (the Czech Republic), Jeroen Berkvens (the Netherlands), Andy Markowitz (the UK) has decided to award:

GOLDEN HEYNAL for the Director of the Best Film – Jay Bulger, the director of BEWARE OF MR. BAKER (USA).

In documentaries about music and musicians, you want a film that showcases talent on both sides of the camera – that tells a compelling story with cinematic skill. Among the DocFilmMusic competitors, the jury felt the movie that most closely matched this criteria was Beware of Mr. Baker directed by Jay Bulger. In profiling the drummer, Ginger Baker, Bulger has a compelling main character, to be sure. In many ways the story is a cliché - the rock star from the 60s who abused himself and everyone around him. In this case, the film does not try to rehabilitate its subject, to make us love or forgive him. Ginger Baker is a brilliant musician and a complete asshole, and Beware of Mr. Baker shows us both sides clearly.

Most of all, in keeping with the independent spirit of this festival, we wanted to recognize this achievement by a first-time director who was not even a filmmaker before this movie, but who found a story he wanted to tell and talked his way into doing it. The film has flaws and some of the self-indulgence that can come with a first time filmmaker, but it is also made with confidence, humor, and verve, with stylized touches that illuminate what was already a very wild ride.

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

Having seen all the competition films, the International Documentary Competition Jury consisting of: Sergey Dvortsevoy - Chairman (Russia), Marion Döring (Germany), David Fisher (Israel), Veton Nurkollari (Kosovo), Jerzy Zieliński (Poland)  has decided to award:

GOLDEN HORN for the Director of the Best Film: for Tora Mårtens, the director of COLOMBIANOS (Sweden, Finland).

With the camera always ready to catch the right moment and the right place, with an intimate yet never embarrassing approach, with a unique access and a lot of respect for the characters, the filmmaker Tora Mårtens  and cameraman Erik Vallsten follow the protagonists to deliver a universal message of coming to terms with how much family members can care for each other – and of understanding that we barely have control over our own lives and very limited responsibility towards others.  Set against the problem of drugs and alcohol addiction, this family drama unfolds, leaving us thinking not only about Pablo, Fernando and their mother but also about ourselves.

SILVER HORN for the Director of the Best Medium-Length Documentary: for Marat Sargsyan, the director of THE FATHER (Lithuania).

this portrayal of a controversial man avoids any attempt of judgment on the part of the filmmaker and relies on the impact of the images

SILVER HORN for the Director of the Best Feature-Length Documentary: for Marcel Łoziński, the director of FATHER AND SON ON A JOURNEY and Paweł Łoziński, the director of FATHER AND SON (Poland).

Is sharing the same profession between a father and a son a curse or a blessing? And can a film be used to reconcile this and other family matters? Two famous filmmakers, a father and a son, embark on a journey in search of answers to these and other questions. Their filmmaking skills, the tool in their hands and the road in front of them, a source of inspiration. The result is a unique cinematic experiment and a testament to their mutual love, despite the complexity of their relationship.

SPECIAL MENTION:

A WORLD NOT OURS directed by Mahdi Fleifel (UK, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon).

For taking us by the hand on a very personal journey to his family and friends in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Mahdi Fleifel’s intimate yet respectful approach, drawn with empathy, humour and love, created a unique human portrait of a small community deprived of its future.

THE AWARD OF THE POLISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS (PSC) to Linas Dabriska (Lithuania) for the best cinematography to THE FATHER (dir. Marat Sargsyan) for capturing and showing on screen the beauty in the movie The Father

The FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Jury consisting of: Lesław Roman Czapliński (Poland), Marco Lombardi (Italy), Harri Römpötti (Finland) has decided to award the film THE LAST BLACK SEA PIRATES directed by Svetoslav Stoyanov (Bulgaria), for a funny and romantic encounter between two kinds of treasure hunters – seekers of old pirate gold and capitalists building a business.

The Student Jury for Documentary Competition consisting of: Mateusz Góra, Małgorzata Lisiecka, Filip Nowak

has decided to award the film A WORLD NOT OURS directed by Mahdi Fleifel (UK/United Arab Emirates/Lebanon), which is a personal and not without irony journey to a childhood place presented in a daring and visually attractive manner. The author skillfully uses a private story to show the difficult situation of refugees. He intentionally uses various audiovisual techniques illustrating the multiplicity of perspectives and generational differences.

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Having seen all the competition films, the International Short Film Competition Jury consisting of: Andrzej Jakimowski – Chairman (Poland), Igor Kovalyov  (Russia), Maike Mia Höhne (Germany), Sourav Sarangi (India) has decided to award the following prizes:

GOLDEN DRAGON for the Director of the Best Film – Sergei Loznitsa, the director of LETTER (Russia)- for creating a unique cinematographic way of contemplating life.

SILVER DRAGON for the Director of the Best Documentary Film – Aleksandra Maciuszek, the director of PREVIOUS SCENES (Cuba) -  for capturing the process of death creeping into a family’s everyday life.

SILVER DRAGON for the Director of the Best Animated Film – Kawai + Okamura, the directors of COLUMBOS (Japan) - for its captivating storytelling.

SILVER DRAGON for the Director of the Best Short Fiction Film - Marianne Blicher , the director of BELINDA BEAUTIFUL (Denmark) - for the charming portrayal of a difficult period in the lives of young people.

SPECIAL MENTION:

TO THY HEART, directed by Ewa Borysewicz (Poland) - for capturing the complexity of emotions using simple means in a very distinctive, personal way.

PRIX EFA for the Best European Film (nomination to the European Film Award 2013 in the short film category) for LETTER, directed by Sergei Loznitsa (Russia)

The FICC (International Federation of Film Societies) Jury consisting of: Anita Moe (Norway), Grzegorz Rylski (Poland), Michael Schäfer (Germany) has decided to give:

Don Quichote Award to the film TIRED OF BEING HANDSOME, directed by Léo Marchand and Anne-Laure Daffis (France)

In the spirit of Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”, Anne-Laure Daffis and Léo Marchand ‘s poetic western is a metaphor for man’s struggle to find a meaning in the meaningless. The two protagonists of opposite personalities long for paradise – in this case Mexico- hoping to find a better life. But until then, they have to find a reason for their existence, not realising that everything will start again from the beginning. Great actors and well composed cinemascope images tell us this minimalistic though surprising poem, which is a mirror of our own existence and its meaning.

Special Mention goes to Anne Zohra Berrached for the film SAINT & WHORE (Germany).

We want to honour the courage of the director, Anne Zohra Berrached, but even more her two protagonists for stepping forward and telling us their story, which still remains a controversial issue.

The Student Jury for Short Film Competition consisting of: Lucyna Adamska, Aleksandra Koźmińska, Krzysztof Siwoń  has decided to award the film ALLAH IS GREAT directed by Andrea Ianetta (India) for the precision of narration and reminding us that it's not always worth to be on time.

NATIONAL COMPETITION

Having watched all the competition films, the National Competition Jury consisting of: Adam Sikora – chairman, Agnieszka Traczewska, Ryszard Jaźwiński, Jacek Hugo-Bader and Marek Skrobecki has decided to award:

GOLDEN HOBBY-HORSE for the Director of the Best Film – Filip Dzierżawski, the director of LOVE (Poland).

It's a very deep, personal and touching portrayal of a generation born and maturing, not only musically, in the beginnings of free Poland.

SILVER HOBBY-HORSE for the Director of the Best Documentary Film – Bartosz M. Kowalski, the director of A DREAM IN THE MAKING (Poland).

For taking an analytical look at the inhabitants of a Warsaw housing complex. It's a brutal, full of aggression story about an escape from the margins of society into the territory of the 'normals'.

SPECIAL MENTION:

A DIARY OF A JOURNEY, directed by Piotr Stasik

SILVER HOBBY-HORSE for the Director of the Best Animated Film – Tomasz Popakul, the director of ZIEGENORT (Poland).

Set in the countryside, it's a malleable story about a growing up buy sunk deep in his own complexes.

SPECIAL MENTION:

TO THY HEART, directed by Ewa Borysewicz

SILVER HOBBY-HORSE for the Director of the Best Fiction Film – Jędrzej Bączyk , the director of COYOTE (Poland).

An interesting account of growing up and initiation set in a Polish town.

SPECIAL MENTION:

KILLING AUNTIE, directed by Mateusz Głowacki.

The President of TVP S.A. (Polish Television) Award for the Best Directing – Jakub Pączek, the director of

THE 12TH RAT.

The President of TVP S.A (Polish Television) Award for the Best Cinematography – Mateusz Skalski, for the cinematography to A DREAM IN THE MAKING (dir. Bartosz M. Kowalski)

The President of the Association of Polish Filmmakers Award – Agnieszka Elbanowska the director of THE LOVE EQUATION OF HENRY FAST.

The President of the Association of Polish Filmmakers Award for the Best Film Editing – Bartek Pietras, the editor of the film THE BIG LEAP (dir. Kristoffer Rus).

Maciej Szumowski Award for remarkable social awareness founded by the National Broadcasting Council – Bartosz M. Kowalski, the director of A DREAM IN THE MAKING.

The Award for the Best Short and Documentary Films Producer in Poland founded by the Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber of Commerce (KIPA) -  Piotr Kielar from Lifetime Productions for the film LOVE.

The Student Jury for National Competition, consisting of: Katarzyna Dworak, Małgorzata Wójcik, Aleksander Małecki has decided award to KILLING AUNTIE directed by Mateusz Głowacki (Poland).

The film intrigued us with its form and able play with convention which skilfully balances between black humour, grotesque, and a crime story. Among many good productions, this one attracted our attention with its freshness and an unusual approach to the subject.

AUDIENCE AWARD: LOVE directed by Filip Dzierżawski

DRAGON FORUM

HBO DEVELOPMENT AWARD for the film project LOVE XXXXL  directed by Joanna Frydrych (Poland).