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Jakub Piątek, lecturer in directing, received the Golden Hobby-Horse for his film BACEWICZ x BOMSORI. Meet all our winners from the 66th Krakow Film Festival.
The Golden Hobby-Horse for the director of the best short documentary film was awarded to Jakub Piątek, lecturer at the Department of Film and Television Directing, for BACEWICZ x BOMSORI, produced by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne.
The Polish Short Film Competition Jury, composed of Olga Bobrowska, Łukasz M. Maciejewski, and Maria Zbąska, stated:
When we fall in love with a protagonist, all theoretical justifications become meaningless. For a simple and beautiful portrait, in which one artist reflects in another beyond space and time.
The award for best cinematography, under the patronage of the Polish Society of Cinematographers and funded by InfoCenter, the creator of the mPupil.pl application, went to Mateusz Czuchnowski, our cinematography graduate, for the film STEPS IN SILENCE, directed by Fariz Ahmadov.
The Polish Competition jury evaluating full-length documentary films, composed of Katarzyna Boniecka, Natalia Koniarz, and Wojciech Staroń, stated: The jury appreciates not only courage and discipline, but above all, sensitivity. The cinematography doesn't shout or dominate, but carefully follows the protagonists. They transport us into a world where the landscape of a minefield becomes a metaphor for life.
Complete list of the 66th KFF winners: krakowfilmfestival.pl/laureaci-i-laureatki-66-kff
Among the KFF Industry, ANIMATED IN POLAND 2026 winners, the CREW UNITED distinction was awarded to Michalina Musialik, our graduate of animated film and special effects, for the project DEATH IN A SMALL HOUSE, produced by Marcin Podolec, our lecturer of Animated Film and Special Effects / Yellow Tapir Films.
The award includes a five-year Crew United subscription for the director and producer of the featured project.
Winners of awards and distinctions for projects presented at the DOCS TO GO pitching:
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS Honorable Mention – invitation to the Ji.hlava New Visions Market for the project WCZEŚNIAKI (Prematurely Born), directed by Paweł Ziemilski, our graduate and lecturer in directing, produced by Maciej Kubicki / TELEMARK.
FIXAFILM Award – image post-production service worth PLN 15,000 for the VOICE project, directed by Aleksandra Folczak, our editing graduate, produced by Anna Majek, Julia Jendrysik / RIZZ FILMS.
OLE SOUND STUDIO Award – sound post-production service worth PLN 20,000 for the project JESZCZE NIE JUŻ, directed by Grzegorz Szczepaniak, former editing student, produced by Marta Dużbabel / PINOT FILMS.
Complete list of KFF Industry winners krakowfilmfestival.pl/kff-industry-nagrody-i-wyroznienia-animated-in-poland-oraz-doc-lab...
CONGRATULATIONS!
The Polish Short Film Competition Jury, composed of Olga Bobrowska, Łukasz M. Maciejewski, and Maria Zbąska, stated:
When we fall in love with a protagonist, all theoretical justifications become meaningless. For a simple and beautiful portrait, in which one artist reflects in another beyond space and time.
The award for best cinematography, under the patronage of the Polish Society of Cinematographers and funded by InfoCenter, the creator of the mPupil.pl application, went to Mateusz Czuchnowski, our cinematography graduate, for the film STEPS IN SILENCE, directed by Fariz Ahmadov.
The Polish Competition jury evaluating full-length documentary films, composed of Katarzyna Boniecka, Natalia Koniarz, and Wojciech Staroń, stated: The jury appreciates not only courage and discipline, but above all, sensitivity. The cinematography doesn't shout or dominate, but carefully follows the protagonists. They transport us into a world where the landscape of a minefield becomes a metaphor for life.
Complete list of the 66th KFF winners: krakowfilmfestival.pl/laureaci-i-laureatki-66-kff
Among the KFF Industry, ANIMATED IN POLAND 2026 winners, the CREW UNITED distinction was awarded to Michalina Musialik, our graduate of animated film and special effects, for the project DEATH IN A SMALL HOUSE, produced by Marcin Podolec, our lecturer of Animated Film and Special Effects / Yellow Tapir Films.
The award includes a five-year Crew United subscription for the director and producer of the featured project.
Winners of awards and distinctions for projects presented at the DOCS TO GO pitching:
JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS Honorable Mention – invitation to the Ji.hlava New Visions Market for the project WCZEŚNIAKI (Prematurely Born), directed by Paweł Ziemilski, our graduate and lecturer in directing, produced by Maciej Kubicki / TELEMARK.
FIXAFILM Award – image post-production service worth PLN 15,000 for the VOICE project, directed by Aleksandra Folczak, our editing graduate, produced by Anna Majek, Julia Jendrysik / RIZZ FILMS.
OLE SOUND STUDIO Award – sound post-production service worth PLN 20,000 for the project JESZCZE NIE JUŻ, directed by Grzegorz Szczepaniak, former editing student, produced by Marta Dużbabel / PINOT FILMS.
Complete list of KFF Industry winners krakowfilmfestival.pl/kff-industry-nagrody-i-wyroznienia-animated-in-poland-oraz-doc-lab...
CONGRATULATIONS!