On Saturday, the 34th awards gala at the Warsaw Film Festival took place. The awards were presented at Multikino Złote Tarasy.
Warsaw Grand Prix
Warsaw Grand Prix is the most important award of the festival. This year, the jury composed of Tolga Karacelik, Nik Powell, Marek Rozenbaum and Piers Handling decided to award this award to a film titled "Delegation" directed by Bujar Alimani. The film tells the story of attempts to implement government reforms in Albania in 1990. These changes were intended to open the way for this country to the OSCE.
Best Director
The Warsaw Film Festival awards awards in various categories, but this one could not be missing. The award for the best director is a nod to the artist and respect for the effort he puts into his work. This year, such an award went to Anka Damian for the film titled "Moon Hotel Kabul". The film is about a charismatic journalist who writes investigative reports. In his work, he often mixes truth with fiction and is unaware that the way he works will soon have a negative impact on his life. He meets a woman named Loan, who dies immediately after their meeting. Unfortunately, her death does not prevent her from poisoning the life of the main character.
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Special Jury Award
Every script, even the best one, requires a great director who will adequately convey the vision of this picture, but also an actor who will be able to present this vision in the best possible way. This year, the Special Award of the Warsaw Film Festival went to Martina Apostolova. She played the role of the main character in the film by Irina Nadejda Koseva.
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Other Awards
There were many awards given at the festival by various types of juries. Nikos Labota was awarded for directing the film "Her Work". This film also received awards such as FIPRESCI and Young FIPRESCI Award. The Free Spirit competition selected the best film titled "Out". He won the Documentary Competition the movie “Just like that We are", and the winner of the short film competition was "Weightlifter.
