On Sunday, May 11, in the welcoming setting of Kino Kultura, the awards ceremony for the fourth edition of MDAG Industry took place. Congratulations to all the winners!
Summary by Anna Szczypińska, Head of MDAG Industry:
“This year’s MDAG Industry featured 4 pitching sessions, 42 projects, and over 340 one-on-one meetings.
Thank you to all participants, partners, mentors, experts, decision-makers, and our audience - it is thanks to you that MDAG Industry continues to grow in an atmosphere of freedom, creativity, and inclusion. We’re proud to support these outstanding projects at every stage of their journey. With such bold voices and powerful stories, we truly believe the films developed here will resonate with audiences around the world.”
fot. Marcin Oliva Soto
6th Documentary Film Forum for Young Audiences
Organiser: Wajda Film Centre
Awards:
Cash Prize of 7,000 PLN for the best project from Millennium Docs Against Gravity – SPIKY STORIES, dir. Maciej Gryzełko
Cash Prize of 7,000 PLN for the best project from LET’S DOC Festival – HOW TO GET A WHALE’S TOOTH, dir. Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
Cash Prize of 5,000 PLN for the best project from the Polish Filmmakers Association – STAY TOXIC, dir. Paweł Olearczyk
fot. Marcin Oliva Soto
Short Pitch Program
Organisers: Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Institute of Documentary Film
Awards:
SILVER EYE AWARD – Festival distribution service within East Silver Caravan – EYELASHES AND SAND CRYSTALS, dir. Daryna Mamaisur, prod. Olha Tuharinova
Progress Pitching Session
Awards:
CANAL+ Polska – Main Prize of €3,000 – LISTY MIŁOSNE, dir. Paweł Ziemilski, prod. Alicja Gancarz, Paweł Ziemilski, Mateusz Wajda (MX35 Wajda Ziemilski sp. j.)
Polish Filmmakers Association – Cash prize of 10,000 PLN – LESSONS FROM "CHEMISTRY", dir. Magda Grudniewska - alias for security reasons, prod. Karol Zagórski, Konrad Zagórski
SMAKJAM – Color grading service worth 15,000 PLN – BEZ KOŃCA, dir. Michał Marczak, prod. Monika Braid (Braidmade Films)
SoundMind – Sound post-production service worth 10,000 PLN – BECOMING CHRISTINE GRANVILLE, dir. Sylwia Rosak, prod. Justyna Kluczewska, Maciej Ostatek (Raban)
VISIONI DAL MONDO – Accreditation and project participation in the Visioni dal Mondo pitching forum in Milan – LISTY MIŁOSNE, dir. Paweł Ziemilski, prod. Alicja Gancarz, Paweł Ziemilski, Mateusz Wajda (MX35 Wajda Ziemilski sp. j.)
MDAG Industry is organized in collaboration with CANAL+ Polska. The section is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. Its development is supported by the MEDIA strand of Creative Europe. It is subsidized by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as part of the Creative Sectors Development program, run by the Creative Industries Development Center.
