Gdynia Film Festival Explained

Gdynia Film Festival
Awarded For:Excellence in cinematic achievements in Poland
Country:Poland
Location:Gdynia
Year:1974
Holder:Kos (2023)

The Gdynia Film Festival (until 2011: Polish Film Festival, Polish: Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni) is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk (1974–1986), now held in Gdynia, Poland.[1]

It has taken place every year since 1974, except in 1982 and 1983 when Poland was under martial law.

The organizers of the festival are the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland, Polish Film Institute (PISF), Polish Filmmakers Association, the Pomeranian Voivodeship Local Government as well as the port city of Gdynia.

The Polish Film Festival award is the Grand Prix Golden Lions (Polish: Złote Lwy), which is different from the Eagle (Polish: Orzeł), awarded at the Polish Film Awards and the Seattle Polish Film Festival (Seattle is the sister city of Gdynia).[2] Special awards include the Platinum Lions (Platynowe Lwy) conferred for lifetime achievements in cinema as well as the Audience Award. Krzysztof Kieślowski and Agnieszka Holland are so far the only film directors to have been awarded the Grand Prix three times. In 2020, Mariusz Wilczyński's Kill It and Leave This Town became the first ever animated film in the festival's history to be awarded the Golden Lions for Best Film.

The jury for the 2008 competition was headed by Robert Gliński, a director who had previously won at the festival.[3]

List of winners

The Golden Lions Award was not awarded on six occasions: in 1976, four films were instead awarded Main Prizes (Polish: Nagroda Główna), the films which received this distinction were Jerzy Łomnicki's Ocalić miasto, Marek Piwowski's Przepraszam, czy tu biją?, Andrzej Wajda's Smuga cienia and Mieczysław Waśkowski's Hazardziści; in 1982 and 1983, the festival was not held due to the imposition of the martial law in Poland; in 1989, 1991 and 1996.

YearDirector(s)Original TitleEnglish TitleSource(s)
1974Jerzy HoffmanPotop The Deluge[4]
1975Andrzej WajdaZiemia obiecana The Promised Land [5]
Jerzy AntczakDnie i noce Nights and Days [6]
1976No award–––
1977Krzysztof ZanussiBarwy ochronneCamouflage[7]
1978Stanisław RóżewiczPasjaPassion[8]
Andrzej WajdaBez znieczuleniaWithout Anesthesia[9]
1979Krzysztof KieślowskiAmatorCamera Buff[10]
1980Kazimierz KutzPaciorki jednego różańcaThe Beads of One Rosary[11]
1981Agnieszka HollandGorączkaFever[12]
1982Cancelled–––
1983Cancelled–––
1984Jerzy KawalerowiczAusteriaAusteria[13]
1985Stanisław RóżewiczKobieta w kapeluszuWoman in a Hat[14]
1986Witold LeszczyńskiSiekierezadaSiekierezada[15]
1987Janusz ZaorskiMatka KrólówThe Mother of Kings[16]
1988Krzysztof KieślowskiKrótki film o miłościA Short Film About Love[17]
Krzysztof KieślowskiKrótki film o zabijaniuA Short Film About Killing[18]
1989No award–––
1990Wojciech MarczewskiUcieczka z kina "Wolność"Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema[19]
1991No award–––
1992Robert GlińskiWszystko co najważniejszeAll That Really Matters[20]
1993Radosław PiwowarskiKolejność uczućThe Order of Feelings[21]
Grzegorz KrólikiewiczPrzypadek PekosińskiegoThe Pekosiński's Case[22]
1994Kazimierz KutzZawróconyReverted[23]
1995Juliusz MachulskiGirl GuideGirl Guide[24]
1996No award–––
1997Jerzy StuhrHistorie miłosneLove Stories[25]
1998Jan Jakub KolskiHistoria kina w PopielawachThe History of the Cinema in Popielawy[26]
1999Krzysztof KrauzeDługThe Debt[27]
2000Krzysztof ZanussiŻycie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona droga płciowąLife as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease[28]
2001Robert GlińskiCześć, TereskaHi, Tereska[29]
2002Marek KoterskiDzień świraDay of the Wacko[30]
2003Dariusz GajewskiWarszawaWarsaw[31]
2004Magdalena PiekorzPręgiWelts[32]
2005Feliks FalkKomornikThe Collector[33]
2006Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof KrauzePlac ZbawicielaSaviour Square[34]
2007Andrzej JakimowskiSztuczkiTricks[35]
2008Waldemar KrzystekMała MoskwaLittle Moscow[36]
2009Borys LankoszRewersReverse[37]
2010Jan Kidawa-BłońskiRóżyczkaLittle Rose[38]
2011Jerzy SkolimowskiEssential KillingEssential Killing[39]
2012Agnieszka HollandW ciemności In Darkness [40]
2013Paweł PawlikowskiIda Ida [41]
2014Łukasz PalkowskiBogowieGods[42]
2015Małgorzata SzumowskaBody/CiałoBody[43]
2016Jan P. MatuszyńskiOstatnia rodzinaThe Last Family[44]
2017Piotr DomalewskiCicha nocThe Silent Night[45]
2018Paweł PawlikowskiZimna wojna Cold War [46]
2019Agnieszka HollandObywatel JonesMr. Jones[47]
2020Mariusz Wilczyński Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miastaKill It and Leave This Town[48]
2021Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz GuttWszystkie nasze strachyAll Our Fears[49]
2022Agnieszka SmoczyńskaThe Silent TwinsThe Silent Twins[50]
2023Paweł MaślonaKosKos[51]

See also

References

  1. News: Organizatorzy . 2019-09-22.
  2. The Seattle Times John Hartl, "Polish film festival finds a new home in its 15th year April 25, 2007
  3. "33rd Polish Film Festival opens in Gdynia" September 15, 2008
  4. Web site: Festiwal Filmowy w Gdyni. Zobacz, które filmy wygrały Złote Lwy w poprzednich latach [ZDJĘCIA] ]. pl . 2 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Ziemia obiecana . pl . 2 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Plebiscyt nagród 40-lecia Festiwalu Filmowego w Gdyni: najlepszy film . pl . 2 October 2022.
  7. Web site: Złote Lwy 1977 . pl . 2 October 2022.
  8. Web site: Pasja . pl . 2 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Złote Lwy1978 . pl . 2 October 2022.
  10. Web site: Złote Lwy1979 . pl . 2 October 2022.
  11. Web site: Złote Lwy 1980 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  12. Web site: Złote Lwy 1981 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  13. Web site: AUSTERIA . pl . 3 October 2022.
  14. Web site: Złote Lwy 1985 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  15. Web site: Siekierezada . pl . 3 October 2022.
  16. Web site: Złote Lwy 1987 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  17. Web site: Złote Lwy 1988 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  18. Web site: A Short Film About Killing . 3 October 2022.
  19. Web site: Ucieczka z kina "Wolność" . pl . 3 October 2022.
  20. Web site: Złote Lwy 1992 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  21. Web site: Złote Lwy 1993 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  22. Web site: PRZYPADEK PEKOSIŃSKIEGO . pl . 3 October 2022.
  23. Web site: Złote Lwy 1994 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  24. Web site: Girl Guide (1995) . pl . 3 October 2022.
  25. Web site: Złote Lwy 1997 . pl . 3 October 2022.
  26. Web site: History of the Movies in Popielawy . 3 October 2022.
  27. Web site: The Debt - Krzysztof Krauze . 3 October 2022.
  28. Web site: LIFE AS A FATAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE . 3 October 2022.
  29. Web site: ‘Tereska’ wins Polish fest’s top award . 3 October 2022.
  30. Web site: Day of the Wacko - Marek Koterski . 3 October 2022.
  31. Web site: Złote Lwy w Gdyni dla filmu "Warszawa" Dariusza Gajewskiego . pl . 3 October 2022.
  32. Web site: Złote Lwy dla filmu "Pręgi" Magdaleny Piekorz . pl . 3 October 2022.
  33. Web site: Gdynia: Złote Lwy dla „Komornika” Feliksa Falka . pl . 3 October 2022.
  34. Web site: 'Saviour Square' wins Gdynia film festival . 2 October 2022.
  35. Web site: Tricks captures grand prize at Polish Film Festival . 2 October 2022.
  36. Web site: Little Moscow takes grand prize at Polish Film Festival . 2 October 2022.
  37. Web site: Reverse - Borys Lankosz . 2 October 2022.
  38. Web site: Golden Lion top prize for Little Rose . 2 October 2022.
  39. Web site: Skolimowski’s ‘Essential Killing’ Wins Five Awards at Polish Film Festival . 2 October 2022.
  40. Web site: In Darkness – Agnieszka Holland . 2 October 2022.
  41. Web site: ‘Ida’ Wins at Gdynia Fest . 2 October 2022.
  42. Web site: "Gods" Wins the 39th Gdynia Film Festival . 2 October 2022.
  43. Web site: 2016 POLISH FILM AWARDS: "BODY/CIAŁO" WINS BEST FILM . 2 October 2022.
  44. Web site: The Last Family emerges triumphant at Gdynia . 2 October 2022.
  45. Web site: 'Silent Night' wins big at 42nd Polish Film Festival . 2 October 2022.
  46. Web site: Pawlikowski's Cold War wins Golden Lions in Gdynia . 2 October 2022.
  47. Web site: Film about Holodomor wins award at Polish Film Festival in Gdynia . 2 October 2022.
  48. Web site: „Kill It and Leave This Town” won the Polish Film Festival. 2 October 2022.
  49. Web site: 'Fears' wins Golden Lions at Polish Film Festival . 2 October 2022.
  50. Web site: The Silent Twins wins the Golden Lions at the Polish Film Festival . 2 October 2022.
  51. Web site: ‘Tarantino-style western’ about Kościuszko Uprising wins coveted Golden Lion award for best film at Gdynia film festival . thefirstnews.com . Stuart Dowell . 25 September 2023 . 25 September 2023.

External links

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Gdynia Film Festival".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.