21st Warsaw International Film Festival
May 15, 2008
7-16 October 2005
audience: 80,000
cinemas: Relax, Silver Screen, Luna, Kultura
Winner of the Audience Poll: ADAMS AEBLER / ADAM'S APPLES / JABŁKA ADAMA, dir. Anders Thomas Jensen, Denmark
Productions in the “New Films, New Directors” competition were judged by an international jury of film directors: Anna Maliszewska, Yesim Ustaoglu, Paweł Pawlikowski (chairman), Cristi Puiu and Pjer Žalica.
The main award - the Nescafé Grand Prix and 5,000 euros went to OPROSTI ZA KUNG FU / PRZEPRASZAM ZA KUNG-FU / SORRY FOR KUNG FU, dir. Ognjen Sviličić, Croatia; the award was presented by Luc Dourver, President of Nestlé Polska, and Sir Alan Parker.
The Cinemax Award for the Best Screenplay went to ANKLAGET / OSKARŻONY / ACCUSED, screenplay Kim Fupz Aakeson, dir. Jacob Thuesen, Denmark
Jury’s Special Mention: PERVIYJE NA LUNE / PIERWSI NA KSIĘŻYCU / FIRST PEOPLE ON THE MOON, dir. Alexei Fedorchenko, Russia
FIPRESCI Award - for the best debut or second picture in Central and Eastern Europe; Jury: Andronika Martonova, Borislav Andjelić, Martin Blaney; winner: SIVI KAMION RDEČE BARVE / SZARA CIĘŻARÓWKA W KOLORZE CZERWONYM / RED COLOURED GREY TRUCK, dir. Srdjan Koljević, Serbia and Montenegro / Slovenia / Germany
Award of Polsat Television’s President for the best film presented at the CentEast Regional Film Market – Warsaw Screenings: ODGROBADOGROBA / OD POGRZEBU DO POGRZEBU / GRAVEHOPPING, dir. Jan Cvitkovič, Slovenia / Croatia
Award of Polish Television’s President for the director of the best Polish film presented at the CentEast Regional Film Market – Warsaw Screenings (joint winners): JESTEM / I AM, dir. Dorota Kędzierzawska, and TERAZ JA / IT`S ME NOW, dir. Anna Jadowska
Nokia Mobile Movie Competition – a competition of films made with mobile phones; Jury: Juliusz Machulski, Andrzej Mleczko and Monika Chojnacka
Jury’s Award: PRZYSZŁOŚĆ POLSKIEJ KINEMATOGRAFII, dir. Piotr Szczepański, Poland
Opening film: DON`T COME KNOCKING / NIE WRACAJ W TE STRONY, dir. Wim Wenders; screening attended by the director himself and producer Peter Szwartzkopff
Fourth German Panorama
Fringe events:
The First CentEast Regional Film Market / Warsaw Screenings, with 118 accredited professionals.
SCENE Insiders - workshops for people who work with screenwriters.
Workshops for film journalists.
THE ART OF EDITING - organized by the Polish Association of Film Editors (PSM).
Presentation of the EKRAN (SCREEN) programme, organized by the Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing
Audiences had the opportunity to attend meetings with:
Wim Wenders, Alan Parker, Bent Hamer, Pjer Žalica, Sławomir Grunberg, Igor Tolstunov, Levan Tutberidze, Lenny Abrahamson, Johnny O`Reilly, Jorg Kalt, Dorka Gryllus, Robert Bernatowicz, Paul Fraser, Alexei Fedorchenko, Jann Dunn, Elaine Wickham, Rula Lenska, Erik Poppe, Paul Cox, Dorota Kędzierzawska, Mohammad Rasoulof, Anna Jadowska, Ezequiel Acuna, Olivier Stoltz, Anna Melikian, Iza Plucińska, Srdjan Koljevic, Maria Prochazkova, Cyril Tuschi, Tomas Vorel, Ognjen Svilicic, Martin Sulik, Cristi Puiu, Aron Gauder, Aleksandr Shapiro, Piotr Trzaskalski, Piotr Śliskowski, Pelin Esmer, Angelina Maccarone, Yesim Ustaoglu, Jacek Petrycki, Benjamin Filipovic, Karol Wasilka, Anna Maliszewska, Miron Wojdyło, Jacek Borcuch, Grzegorz Lipiec, Bartek Konopka, Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Piotr Szczepański, Marcin Wrona, Wojtek Smarzowski, Michał Sorówka, and Paweł Nowakowski.
