"BODY/CIAŁO" AWARDED IN BRUSSELS

BODY/CIAŁO, a film directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, has received the jury prize for best director at the Brussels International Film Festival, which closed on June 12.

Award for Best Director

At the Brussels festival, BODY/CIAŁO received the jury prize for best director. The award comes with a cash prize of 7,000 euros intended for post-production of Małgorzata Szumowska’s next film project.

Another Award for Małgorzata Szumowska’s Latest Film

The Brussels jury award for best director marks another international award for BODY/CIAŁO, a film co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. Earlier this year, Szumowska’s latest feature received the Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the Berlin IFF and a Best Actor Award for Janusz Gajos at the Kino Pasavaris IFF in Vilnius. The film also won the top prize at the Al Este de Lima festival in Peru and received special mention of the jury at the International Women’s Film Festival in Dortmund.

Link to the Brussels festival website: www.brff.be.

15.06.2015