KFF Industry has announced the 2026 awards and special mentions for Animated in Poland and Doc Lab Poland, closing another edition of Krakow Film Festival’s professional programme for documentary and animated films in development, production and post-production.
The awards were presented on 5 June at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków during the 66th Krakow Film Festival. A total of 23 prizes and honourable mentions were handed out across Animated in Poland, Docs to Start and Docs to Go, with support ranging from post-production services and archive access to equipment rental, music licensing, festival invitations and international promotion.
In Animated in Poland, the Sound Mind Studio Award went to Momster, directed by Anna Błaszczyk and produced by Grzegorz Wacławek for Animoon. The XANF Award was presented to Karolina Gołębiowska’s Picasso’s Mermaid, produced by Paulina Ratajczak for Las Sztuki Foundation. The No Problemo Music Award went to Maria Waszczyszyn’s Sauna, while Death in a Little House, directed by Michalina Musialik and produced by Marcin Podolec, received a Crew United Special Mention.
Doc Lab Poland’s Docs to Start section, which supports documentary projects at earlier stages, awarded the Władysław Ślesicki Film Foundation Award to Master of Ceremonies, directed by Katarzyna Piórek and produced by Stanisław Zaborowski. The FINA Award went to Good Night, Princesses, directed by Iga Łapińska, while additional prizes recognised The Best, Doing the Heart Work, Trans Mom, Sisters and The Last Dog.
Several projects also received international industry invitations. The Gap was recognised by DOK Leipzig, Hearts of Coal received mentions from both FIPADOC and IDFA, and Fermata also received a FIPADOC Special Mention. Trans Mom received additional Polish Docs PRO support.
In Docs to Go, the FIXAFILM Award went to The Voice, while No Longer, Not Yet received the Ole Sound Studio Award. Further mentions went to Preemies, Cameo and Marriage Diaries: The Making of a Family.
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