SEFF '17 Awards

The award for the best film that tests the boundaries of documentary film, in the amount of 15,000 PLN, funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

"21 x Nowy Jork"
dir. Piotr Stasik

Hypnotizing portrait of loneliness in a big city wrapped in a compelling visual style and breathtaking soundtrack.

The award for the most innovative documentary film language, in the amount of 10,000 PLN, funded by the Polish Film Institute. 

The award for the most moving film, in the amount of 10,000 PLN, funded by the Marshal of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

"Thea"
dir. Halvor Nitteberg

Touching story of a day-to-day struggle with a fresh, perfectly executed, cinematic approach.

The award for the best film, in the amount of 11,000 PLN, funded by the President of Szczecin.

ex aequo:
"Melleņu gari"
dir. Astra Zoldnere

By using a consistent narrative, we are introduced to a world of spirituality that is rooted in the mistery of nature.

 
"Jestem"

dir. Grzegorz Paprzycki

The award for the best film goes to a film which discusses contemporary mindsets between good and bad, rationalism and irrationalism, religion and atheism, proving that there is no black and white way to understand the world.
 

The award for the most intriguing film, in the form of professional software, funded by the company AVID Poland.

"Protokolle"
dir. Jan Soldat

A film that approaches a thorny subject with honesty, humor and brevity, placing us in between reality and fiction.

The Audience Award, in the amount of 1,000 EUR, funded by Polish Television.

"Józio, chodź do domu"

Marcin Chłopaś