"Lynch" Wins Top Prize in Koszalin

Krzysztof Łukaszewicz receiving the Grand Prize of the “Young and Cinema” Festival in Koszalin

The 29th “Young and Cinema” Debut Films Festival in Koszalin came to a close Saturday night.

“This is a special place for me to be receiving this award. I live not far from here; I am a Szczecin man by birth and by choice,” said the winner of the Wielki Jantar (Grand Amber) festival Grand Prize Krzysztof Łukaszewicz. “The film was a success, we hit the jackpot,” added producer Włodzimierz Niderhaus.

“I’m not really sure if this festival is for people my age,” joked Paweł Sala, winner of the Best Director award for his feature Matka Teresa od kotów (Mother Teresa of Cats). “It is a late debut, but it finally happened. The man who believed in me was Sławek Rogowski.”

“Better late than never, as they say. I never had the opportunity to pick up this award. Now I’ve been able to finally remedy that,” said Janusz Kondratiuk as he accepted an award he received 37 years ago (the Koszalin film festival had a ten-year break).

Below is a complete list of awards of the 29th “Young and Cinema” Debut Films Festival in Koszalin:

Full-lentgh Debut Film Competition:

• Wielki Jantar 2010 Grand Prize for best film debut: Krzysztof Łukasiewicz for his feature Lincz (Lynch);

• Jantar 2010 – Stanisław Różewicz Award for Best Director: Paweł Sala for Matka Teresa od kotów (Mother Teresa of Cats);

• Jantar 2010 Award for Best Screenplay: Kinga Dębska for Hel (The Rebound);

• Jantar 2010 Award for Best Photography: Piotr Niemyjski for his work on Nie opuszczaj mnie (If You Go Away);

• Jantar 2010 Award for Best Male Acting Debut: Leszek Lichota for his role of Adam Grad in Lincz (Lynch);

• Jantar 2010 Award for Best Female Acting Debut: Joanna Orleańska for her role of Anna in Zwerbowana miłość (Recruited Love);

• Special Recognition of the Jury: Bogdan Koca for the role of the detective in Zero.

Short Debut Film Competition:

• Jantar 2010 Award for Best Short Feature Film: Katarzyna Klimkiewicz for Hanoi-Warszawa (Hanoi-Warsaw);

• Recognition in Short Feature Film Category: Kuba Czekaj for Ciemnego pokoju nie trzeba się bać (Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Room);

• Special Recognition of the Jury in Short Feature Film Category: Magnus Arnesen for Sing Me to Sleep;

• Jantar 2010 Award for Best Short Documentary Film: Marta Prus for Vakha i Magomed;

• Recognition in Short Documentary Film Category: Marta Minorowicz for Kawałek lata;

• Special Recognition of the Jury in Short Documentary Film Category: Edyta Wróblewska for Ala z elementarza;

• Jantar 2010 Award for Best Animated Short Film: Ewa Borysewicz for Kto by pomyślał?;

• Recognition in Animated Short Film Category: Bartek Kulas for Millhaven.

Non-statutory awards:

• Youth Jury Award under supervision from Wojciech Otto: Matka Teresa od kotów (Mother Teresa of Cats), directed by Paweł Sala;

• Audience Award: Cisza (Silence), directed by Sławomir Pstrong;

• Journalists’ Award: Erratum, directed by Marek Lechki;

• Toya Studios Award for Best Sound: Paweł Łuczyc-Wykowski for his work on Erratum.

One long overdue award was presented this year – the 1973 Jantar award for Best Television Film of the annual “Young and Cinema” film event. This award went to Janusz Kondratiuk for his film Dziewczyny do wzięcia.

Translated by Karolina Kołtun