Third time the Board of the AnimatedFilm Section has the pleasure to present industry awards for authors and coauthors of animated films. The aim of presenting industry AWARDS is, first of all, to honour and to award in professional categories which result from, among others, the stages and process of animated film production. The originator and initiator of the Awards is the Board of the Animated Film Section of the Polish Filmmakers Association. This year’s Winners of the Award’23 were selected by the members of the Competition Jury consisting of the Chair of the Jury – Alicja Witkowska – director, animator, scriptwriter and lecturer; Joanna Jasińska Koronkiewicz – director, animator and lecturer; Tomasz Siwiński – director, animator, scriptwriter; Maria Deskur – producer; Andrzej Gosieniecki – director, animator. The jury watched 51 animated films.

The awards were given in nine categories and the winners are:

BEST AUTEUR FILM

• The award for the best auteur film goes to Paweł Prewencki for the film Lack

• The Special mention goes to Witold Giersz for the film Horse Portrait

BEST FILM/SERIES FOR CHILDREN

• The award for the best film/series for children goes to Zbigniew Kotecki for A Great Worry

• The Special mention goes to Tomasz Ducki for the film Asiunia

BEST DEBUT

• The award for the best debut goes to Natalia Durszewicz for the film Wait for me in a Dream

• The Special mention goes toMonika Augustyniak-Dumała for the film White Room

BEST ANIMATION IN A FILM

• The award for the best animation in a film goes to Anna Polińska, Joanna Szlembarska for the film Composition from Existing Experiences

• Special mention goes toMichalina Musialik, Justyna Pazdan for the film Nutcracker Girl

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN

• The award for the best graphic design goes to Joanna Rusinek, Małgorzata Dróżdż, Anna Waćkowska, Maryia Yakimovich, Maria Gӧrlich-Opyd for the filmThe Sleeplessness of Jutka

BEST SCREENPLAY

• The award for the best screenplay goes to Wojciech Lepianka for the film The Bear Named Wojtek

• The Special mention goes to Marta Chyła-Janickia for the film She Cat Him

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

• The award for the best photography goes to Piotr Matysiak for the film In Side

BEST SOUND/MUSIC

• The award for the best sound/music goes to Michał Krajczok for the films Cosmic Routine and Outside

• The Special mention goes to Sebastian Ładyżyński for the music for the film Wait for Me in a Dream

THE WŁADYSŁAW NEHREBECKI AWARD FOR THE BEST STUDENT FILM

• The Władysław Nehrebecki Award for the best student film goes ex aequo to Maksymilian Rzontkowski for the film Martyr’s Guidebook and Zofia Klamka for the film Sheep Out

• Honorable mentions go to Sara Sawicka for the film Cohesion and Sara Szymańska for the film Opening Night

We congratulate all the winners and wish them further development and numerous successes.

Chair of the Animated Film Section
of the Polish Filmmakers Association
Alicja Witkowska