This year's jury included: director Korek Bojanowski, actress Katarzyna Figura, actor Tomasz Gąssowski, actress Matylda Giegżno and writer Łukasz Orbitowski.

After heated discussions, they decided that this year the statuettes of the Nowa Sól superhero will be awarded to the film:

* BEST OFF FEATURE FILM *

ENDS AND BEGINNINGS, dir. Klaudia Fortuniak
Jury statement reads: For its pace and portrayals of ordinary-extraordinary people, its intelligent and effortless humour, and its warmth. A whole world told in eighteen minutes.
see the trailer: vimeo.com

The following films received Special Mentions:

* Animation Competition *
EMPTY SPACES, dir. Marta Koch, prod. Animoon and the Lodz Film School
POTATOES, dir. Marcin Podolec (our animation lecturer)

Additionally, our graduates were nominated for the Jan Machulski Awards:
Tomasz Kajetan Naruszewicz (in the Best Editing category for our film SERVICE, directed by Michał Edelman),
Mateusz Czuchnowski (Best Cinematography category) and
Mateusz Więcławek (Best Actor category).

Joanna Szymańska, our PhD student at the Doctoral School, received the Friend of Solanin statuette for her engagement in the work of the selection committee.

Complete list of winners: solanin.pl/gala-rozdania-nagrod-17-sff

Congratulations, that's some POWER!