In the "distinguishing features" field of the POLITYKA Passport, following the example of the award's creator, Zdzisław Pietrasik, we enter the word "talent." The "citizenship" field does not appear here. While these ordinary official documents reflect origin and nationality, culture – and belonging to its world is rewarded by POLITYKA Passports – knows no boundaries and presents people in all their complexity. And as Edward Said wrote: "Today, no one is just one thing." – this is how the award committee announces this year's nominations.

"Her artistic journey began with short films, including documentaries. The poetic form contrasts with the prose of life in her films. (...) Emi Buchwald's feature-length debut, "NO GHOSTS ON GOOD STREET," is a natural consequence of her artistic choices to date. It focuses on closeness, tenderness, and curiosity about family relationships. The film's strength lies in its realistic, almost documentary-like attentiveness, open to metaphysics," the organizers write about Emi.

The other nominees in the Film category are: Kordian Kądziela and Eryk Kulm.

Each nominee has a chance to win a Readers' Passport – voting for readers starts on December 9 on the POLITYKA website.

The annual awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 8 p.m., during a gala broadcast by TVP2 and on POLITYKA's YouTube and Facebook channels.

Fingers crossed for our director!

photo: Leszek Zych / POLITYKA