The winners were announced at the closing gala of CINEMAFORUM – the 24th International Short Film Forum.

"It is worth emphasizing that original short films can be very inspiring, set new trends and trigger many conversation topics, which the audience and filmmakers discussed during Q&A meetings organized after the screenings," summarizes Maciej Dominiak, festival producer and director of the FILMFORUM Association.

Here are our winners:

BEST FILM
Ewa Borysewicz (PhD student at the Doctoral School of PWSFTviT) for directing and Piotr Szczepanowicz and Jakub Karwowski (photography student) for production of the film MIRACLE.

BEST DIRECTION
Mohammed Almughanni (directing graduate) for the film AN ORANGE FROM JAFFA (prod. Lumisenta Foundation, Indeks Film Studio, Synecdoche).

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mateusz Czuchnowski (cinematography graduate) for the film BORDER, dir. Maria Magriel.

BEST EDITING Tomasz Kajetan Naruszewicz (editing gradaute) for the film SERVICE, dir. Michał Edelman (directing gradaute, prod. Lodz Film School).

BEST ACTRESS Zofia Zoń (acting graduate) for the film AVE EVA, dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
FRESHMAN, dir. Michał Edelman (directing graduate) and Tomasz Pawlik (cinematography student).

The jury also decided to award a Special Prize to Damian Kosowski (graduate of directing) for the film PEOPLE AND THINGS (co-produced by, among others, Indeks Film Studio) for presenting a very important topic present in our reality from a completely new perspective: the near future, the year 2028. For the extremely credible dramaturgical portrayal of the characters and the excellent implementation of all elements of the filmmaking craft.

Complete list of winners: janmachulski.pl/poznajcie-zwyciezcow-21-edycji-nagrod-im-jana-machulskiego

Congratulations to all the winners!!!