Jury of the Main Competition of the CINEMAFORUM – 17. International Short Film Festival consists of:
- Janusz Zaorski – director, scriptwriter (Chairman of the Jury),
- Zofia Horszczaruk – sales agent,
- Joanna Szymańska – film producer,
- Marianna Zydek – actress,
- Mikołaj Łebkowski – cameraman,
after watching 23 films in the Competition, decided to award following prizes:
HONORABLE MENTION:
- „FRY DAY”, dir. Laura Moss
(prod. Valerie Steinberg, Brendan O’Brien / USA),
HONORABLE MENTION:
- „SHADOW ANIMALS”, dir. Jerry Carlsson
(prod. Verket Produktion / Szweden),
HONORABLE MENTION:
- „BONOBO”, dir. Zoel Aeschbacher
(prod. Salaud Morisset Production – François Morisset / Szwitzerland),
GRAND PRIX
in amount 5 000 PLN, finansed by the City of Warsaw:
- „WYRM”, dir. Christopher Winterbauer
(prod. USC – Faissal Sam Shaib / USA).
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Independet Film Academi consists of:
- Natalia Grzegorzek – film producer,
- Anna Wróblewska – university lecturer, publicist, journalist, culture manager,
- Grzegorz Fortuna – film critic, film distributor,
- Rafał Listopad – film editor,
- Krzysztof Spór – journalist, promoter and animator of film culture,
after watching 22 films nominated to Jan Machulski Independent Film Awards (edition 2018) decided to award following films and authors:
in category „Best film”:
- „KOMUNIA”, dir. Anna Zamecka,
in category „Best direction”:
- Damian Kocur for film „NIC NOWEGO POD SŁOŃCEM”,
in category „Best screenplay”:
- Tomasz Gąssowski for film „BARAŻ”, dir. Tomasz Gąssowski,
in category „Best pictures”:
- Weronika Bilska for film „WIĘZI”, dir. Zofia Kowalewska,
in category „Best editing”:
- Magdalena Chowańska for film „NAJPIĘKNIEJSZE FAJERWERKI EVER”, dir. Aleksandra Terpińska,
in category „Best actress”:
- Marta Kosińska for film „POLA”, dir. Edyta Rembała,
in category „Best actor”:
- Jacek Borusiński for film „BARAŻ”, dir. Tomasz Gąssowski,
in category „Best documentary”:
- „WIĘZI”, dir. Zofia Kowalewska,
in category „Best animation”:
- „GYROS DANCE”, dir. Piotr Loc Hoang Ngoc.
Award for all activities for young cinema in Poland received Michał Oleszczyk.
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Jury of the 2. edition of SCRIPT WARS – Mazovian Script Competition consists of:
- Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik,
- Michał Oleszczyk,
- Krzysztof Szpetmański,
- Anna Spisz,
- Ada Bogdziewicz,
after reading 15 screenplays decided to award following authors:
Mention:
- Jędrzej Napiecek za scenariusz: „Król, który uciekł”,
Third Award in amount 5 000 PLN:
- Kamila Tarabura and Maciej Kazula for script „Mokradełko”,
Second Award ex aequo in amount 5 000 PLN:
- Agnieszka Dąbrowska for script: „Za duży na bajki”,
- Magdalena Załęcka for script: “Dlaczego ludzie łysieją i trwają przy sobie”,
Grand Prix in amount 15 000 PLN:
- Magdalena Zarębska-Węgrzyn for script: „Do granicy możliwości”.
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CINEMAFORUM is financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Warsaw Capital City.
Festival is accompanying by film education programes cofinanced by: ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union, Program Unii Europejskiej ERASMUS+, the Office of the “Niepodlegla” Program for 2017-2022 whithin the framework of the “Niepodległa” Grants Program, and Ministry of National Defence Republic of Poland.
Partners of the Festival are: Goethe-Institut in Warsaw, British Council in Poland, Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission, Mazovia Culture Institute, Warsaw Film School and oraz Austrian Forum of Culture.
Organizer of the Festival is FILMFORUM.