19th ŁpW: we anchored with the verdict
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The 19th edition of the Lodz Film School Film Festival, "Łodzią po Wiśle" has come to an end. The winners, selected by the jury and our partners have been announced. Thank you for sharing this cruise

The jury composed of Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Paweł Łoziński and Łukasz Żal awarded the following prizes:

* MAIN PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM:
for the film DYING OF THE YOUNG DEER directed by Angelika Cygal For a timeless fairy tale told with emotional images.

The Main Prize of PLN 15,000.00 was funded by the Polish Film Institute.

* BEST FICTION FILM AWARD:
for the film DRAUGHTS directed by Katarzyna Kosajda
For a moving, minimalist story about lost love.

The prize of PLN 5,000.00 was funded by the Polish Filmmakers Association.

* BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD:
for the film THE UNKNOWN LIFE OF FLOWERS directed by Jakub Wenda
For a tender, intimate observation of young women trying to break free from the confines of life.

The prize of PLN 5,000.00 was funded by the Polish Filmmakers Association.

* BEST ANIMATED FILM AWARD:
for the filmu THE CROOKED HEADS directed by Jakub Krzyszpin.
For building in an evocative way a world which expands the viewer's imagination and experience

The prize of PLN 5,000.00 was funded by the Polish Filmmakers Association.

* SPECIAL MENTIONS

for the fiction film:
DREAM UP THE TITLE dir. Klaudia Fortuniak
and
HOUDINI dir. Mariusz Rusiński

for the documentary film:
YELLOW IS THE LAST COLOUR dir. Agata Majcherowicz

The partners of the 19th Łódź on the Vistula Review decided to award the following prizes:

*ATM GROUP
for the director Artem Rachkelyuk for the film LOOK HOMEWARD
in the form of a 5-day paid internship on the set of a jointly selected ATM GROUP production

*ATM SYSTEM – FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY
for Stefan Żółtowski for the film SLAP!!, dir. Mikołaj Piszczan
in the amount of PLN 15,000.00 for the rental of camera and lighting equipment.

* BLACK PHOTON – FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY
for Szczepan Lewandowski for the film DYING OF THE YOUNG DEER dir.Angelika Cygal,
in the form of 20 hours of cinematic grading with a colorist

* EDITORIUM FOR EDITING,
for Julia Oleksy for the film AS LONG AS THEY DON’T FING US, dir. Maja Górczak
in the form of a paid internship in the editing of a feature film or series produced at EDITORIUM

* OPUS TV,
for Angelika Cygal for the film DYING OF THE YOUNG DEER
in the form of 5 days of paid internship on the set of the series

See you in a year’s time!

ORGANIZER:
Leon Schiller National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź

MAIN PARTNERS
National Film Archive – FINA Audiovisual Institute
ILUZJON Cinema
Polish Film Institute (PISF)
Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP)

PARTNERS
KIPA National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers, ATM Group, ATM System, OPUS TV, Black Photon, Editorium Postproduction, INDEKS Film Studio, Filmpolski.pl, Kamera Akcja

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