On Sunday, May 12, the Awards Ceremony of the third edition of the MDAG Industry Awards was held at Kina Kultura. Congratulations to the winners!
5th Documentary Film Forum for Young Audiences
Organizer: Andrzej Wajda Centre for Film Culture
Awards:
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Special Mention - BECOMING THAT MAN, dir. Martyna Nitkowska, Weronika Perłowska
Millennium Docs Against Gravity Award For The Best Project - PLN 7000 - LAST SUMMER, dir. Eleanora Iadkouskaya, Jan Jurczak
LET'S DOC Award For The Best Project - PLN 3000 - SITTING AT HOME, dir. Katarzyna Piorek, prod. Sergio C. Ayala
Polish Filmmakers Association Award For The Best Project - PLN 3000 - BECOMING THAT MAN, dir. Martyna Nitkowska, Weronika Perłowska
Short Pitch Program
Organizer: Institute of Documentary Film
Awards:
SILVER EYE AWARD - 1 500 €, and a year-long festival distribution service at East Silver Caravan - WORM EATEN, dit. Maja Markowska, prod. Karolina Galuba, Małgorzata Małysa (Furia Film)
DAE PITCH TALENT ENCOURAGEMENT PRIZE - bespoke mentoring with a DAE member - HOLE, dir. Danilo Stanimirović, prod. Nikola Spasić
Progress Pitching Session
Awards:
CANAL+ Poland Man Award - 3,000 euros - DEKONSTRUKT, dir. Mateusz Góra / Kamil Wilk, prod. Anna Kępińska / Piotr Śmiechowski (Telemark)
Polish Filmmakers Association - cash award of PLN 10,000 - SUGARLAND dir. Julia SMAKJAM - color-correction service worth PLN 15,000 - BALTIC, dir. Iga Lis, prod. Justyna Gawełko (Silver Frame)
SOUNDMIND - sound post-production service worth PLN 10,000 - FRONTLINE, dir. Alisa Kovalenko, prod. Kasia Kuczyńska (Haka Films)
Pitch The Doc Prize - Expert Consultation - CANDIDATES OF DEATH, dir. Maciej Cuske, prod. Maciej Cuske / Ewa Hoffmann
Summary by Anma Szczypinska (Head of Industry):
4 days of MDAG Industry, 4 pitching sessions, 37 projects, over 280 1-on-1 meetings.
We are honored to give a stage to these projects and support them on their production, festival, distribution, or development paths. A big thank you goes to the participants, partners, mentors, experts, decision-makers, audience, and guests. It's all of these elements combined that make the festival and MDAG Industry thrive and grow. We want to build a bridge between the CEE region and the West, following the principle: the more networking opportunities, the better. Cooperation is important to us not only across the region but also in the broader non-European context. We are waiting for all these films to be in circulation not only in different corners of Europe but also in the United States or Canada and other corners of the world.
Katarzyna Kostecka, CANAL+ Poland producer, speaks about the verdict: “On behalf of CANAL+ Poland, we present the award for a project DEKONSTRUKT that is just beginning its journey. What's important to us is giving a voice to the younger generation. The materials presented captivate with their freshness, bright energy in approaching a difficult topic, and interesting and bold form. We hope that this award will help with shooting in the coming months and will serve as motivation for further action. The CANAL+ award goes to the DEKONSTRUKT project.”
Photo: Ludwik Lis
