The Main Competition of the 15th Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, the Grand Prix – the Bank Millennium Award and 8 000 EUR. The award is funded by Bank Millennium
Winner:
“Minding the Gap”, dir. Bing Liu
Lower Silesia Grand Prix – The Marshal of Lower Silesia Voivodeship Award of 3 000 EUR
Winner:
“Minding the Gap”, dir. Bing Liu
Special mention:
“Eldorado”, dir. Markus Imhoof
The Grand Prix – The Mayor of Gdynia Award and 15 000 PLN
Winner:
“The Long Season”, dir. Leonard Retel Helmrich
Special mention:
“The Prince and the Dybbuk” (“Książę i dybuk”), dir. Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski
The Main Award – the Bydgoszcz ART.DOC AWARD and 5 000 PLN
Winner:
“Minding the Gap”, dir. Bing Liu
Special mention:
“Genesis 2.0” by Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev
The District Bar Association in Bydgoszcz Mention:
“The Other Side of Everything”, dir. Mila Turajlic
Fiction/Non-Fiction Award for Best Feature Mixing Fiction and Non-Fiction and 2 000 EUR
Winner:
“Before Summer Ends”, dir. Maryam Goormaghtigh
Amnesty International Award for Best Human Rights Feature and 3 000 EUR. Amnesty International is co-funding the award.
Winner:
“The Venerable W.”, dir. Barbet Schroeder
Special mention:
“The Other Side of Everything”, dir. Mila Turajlic
“A Woman Captured”, dir. Bernadett Tuza-Ritter
Chopin’s Nose Award for Best Music and Art Feature and 2 000 EUR. The award is funded by the the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute.
Ex aequo (2 000 EUR each)
“The Prince and the Dybbuk” (“Książę i dybuk”), dir. Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosołowski
”Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk” (“Love Express. Zaginięcie Waleriana Borowczyka”), dir. Kuba Mikurda
Shades of Freedom Competition. The competition consists of three awards: Grand Prix Discovery of 10 000 PLN, funded by Discovery Polska; Grand Prix FINA of 10 000 PLN, funded by the National Film Archive – Audiovisual Institute; Audience Award of 5 000 PLN.
Grand Prix Discovery:
“Between Us” (“Między Nami”), dir. Maciej Miller
Grand Prix FINA
“Daniel”, dir. Anastazja Dąbrowska
Audience Award:
“Last Daredevil” (“Ostatni Junak”), dir. Mikołaj Janik
Green Warsaw Award for Best Environmental Feature and 3 000 EUR. The award is funded by the Office of Infrastructure of the City of Warsaw
Winner:
“Eating Animals”, dir. Christopher Quinn
Special mention:
“Silas”, dir. Anjali Nayar, Hawa Essuman
Warsaw Documentary Award and 2 000 EUR
Winner:
“Minding the Gap”, dir. Bing Liu
The “Co Jest Grane 24” Readers’ Choice Award and 1 000 EUR
Winner:
“Dolphin Man”, dir. Lefteris Charitos
The VRsawa Award and 1 000 EUR
Winner:
“Dolphin Man VOR”, dir. Benoîta Lichté
“Zwierciadło” Award for Best Psychology Feature and 1 000 EUR
Winner:
“Call Me Tony”, dir. Klaudiusz Chrostowski
Documentary Academy Award
The cross-generational jury of students from high schools collaborating with the Documentary Academy and participants of the Archipelago of Generations program has chosen the winner of the Documentary Academy Award.
Winner:
“The Distant Barking of Dogs”, dir. Simon Lereng Wilmont
Special mention:
“Deaf Child”, dir. Alex de Ronde
“Focus” Award for Biggest Festival Personality
Winner:
“Big Time”, dir. Kaspar Astrup Schröder
