The in-cinema part of the 64th Kraków Film Festival has drawn to a close, culminating in the awards ceremony. This year, the event was preceded by the world premiere of Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert’s film All Inclusive. A gala ceremony attended by the Deputy Mayor of Kraków, Stanisław Mazur, commenced after the screening.
Winners of the 64th Kraków Film Festival
National Competition
- Golden Hobby-Horse for Best Polish Documentary Over 30 Minutes: Silent Trees by Agnieszka Zwiefka
- Also received a Special Mention in the International Documentary Competition and a recommendation for the European Film Awards.
- Special Mention given to Runa Husni, the protagonist of Silent Trees.
- Best Polish Fiction Film: Comme Des Cowboys by Julia Sadowska
- Best Polish Animation: There Will Be No Other End by Piotr Milczarek
- Best Polish Documentary: Tiger Soup by Kacper Świtalski
- Special Mention: The Power of Resistance by Elżbieta Benkowska.
- Best Short and Documentary Films Producer in Poland: Anna Bławut-Mazurkiewicz for Everything Needs to Live
- Maciej Szumowski Award for Remarkable Social Awareness: Only Day and Night by Grzegorz Brzozowski
- Wrocław Feature Film Studio Special Mention for Debuting Directors: Miracle by Ewa Borysewicz
- Also recognized for Best Editing.
- Best Cinematography: Koka by Aliaksander Tsymbaliuk
International Documentary Film Competition
- Golden Horn: Of Caravan and the Dogs by Askold Kurov and Anonymous Creator
- Silver Horn for Artistic Merit: A Year in the Life of the Country by Tomasz Wolski
- Silver Horn for Social Issues: Intercepted by Oksana Karpovych
- Special Mention: Silent Trees by Agnieszka Zwiefka.
International Music Film Competition DocFilmMusic
- Golden Heynal: Teaches of Peaches by Philipp Fussenegger and Judy Landkammer
International Short Film Competition
- Golden Dragon: Kawauso by Akihito Izuhara
- Silver Dragon for Best Documentary: Don Benjamin by Ivan Zahinos
- Best Short Fiction Film: Diamond Beauty by Anna Korom
- Best Short Animation: Dark Cloud Memories by Seung-Hee Jung
- Best European Short and EFA Nominee: An Orange from Jaffa by Mohammed Almughanni
FICC Award
- Don Quixote Award: Buzz of the Earth by Greta Stocklassa
- Special Mention: On the 8th Day by Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, and Théo Duhautois.
FIPRESCI Award
- Best Documentary: Intercepted by Oksana Karpovych
Student Jury Award
- Best Film: Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird by Nicolas Jack Davies
Audience Award
- Favourite Film: Everything Needs to Live by Tetiana Dorodnitsyna and Andrii Lytvynenko
The 64th Krakow Film Festival will continue to celebrate cinema until 16 June 2024 online.
