On Friday evening, 5th June, in the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow we learned the recipients of the industry awards presented during the Krakow Film Festival under the KFF Industry program.

As every year at KFF Industry, there were three pitch sessions – presentations of film projects at various stages of completion: ANIMATED IN POLAND for Polish animated projects in production; and – co-organised with DOC LAB POLAND – DOCS TO START and DOCS TO GO for Polish documentary projects in development and post-production. The winners of the best projects were announced during yesterday’s industry award ceremony.

The evening was hosted by Katarzyna Wilk and Marta Świętek from the Krakow Film Foundation, as well as Adam Ślesicki from the Władysław Ślesicki Film Foundation.

A total of 23 awards and honourable mentions were presented: four for animated projects and seventeen for documentary projects. Two honourable mentions went to participants in the Animated in Poland Talent Market.

KFF INDUSTRY 2026 – ANIMATED IN POLAND AND DOC LAB POLAND AWARDS

ANIMATED IN POLAND 2026:

YOUNG HORIZONS INDUSTRY Award– an invitation to participate in the Young Talents programme for students and graduates of film and art schools, a side programme of the international co-production forum Young Horizons Industry for the Talent Market participants Anna Walczak and Karolina Walas

SOUND MIND STUDIO Award– a coupon for 10 days of sound post-production in Sound Mind Studio run by Michał Fojcik for the project “Momster”, dir. Anna Błaszczyk, prod. Grzegorz Wacławek / Animoon

XANF Award – a voucher for visual post-production (VFX) services worth PLN 10 000 for the project “Picasso’s Mermaid”, dir. Karolina Gołębiowska, prod. Paulina Ratajczak / Las Sztuki Foundation

NO PROBLEMO MUSIC Award – a license for unlimited use of music from the Audio Network library for the film and its promotional materials worth 10 000 PLN for the project “Sauna”, dir. Maria Waszczyszyn, prod. Robert Sowa / Animated Film Studio, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków

CREW UNITED Special Mention — a 5‑years’ membership to Crew United platform for the director and producer of the awarded project for the project “Death in a Little House”, dir. Michalina Musialik, prod. Marcin Podolec / Yellow Tapir Films

DOC LAB POLAND 2026

FOR PROJECTS PRESENTED AT DOCS TO START

WŁADYSŁAW ŚLESICKI FILM FOUNDATION Award — 15 000 PLN in cash for the project “MASTER OF CEREMONIES” dir. Katarzyna Piórek, prod. Stanisław Zaborowski / SILVER FRAME

FINA Award — in-kind: archival materials worth 50 000 PLN for the project “GOOD NIGHT, PRINCESSES” dir. Iga Łapińska, prod. Barbara Welbel-Vaknin, Karolina Śmigiel / UNI-SOLO STUDIO

WFF – WROCLAW FEATURE FILM STUDIO Award – image and sound post-production services worth 25 000 PLN for the project “THE BEST” dir. Karol Lindholm, prod. Mateusz Kordyl, Aleksey Zgonik / LOST AT SEA

ORKA Award — image post-production services worth 20 000 PLN for the project “DOING THE HEART WORK”, dir. Maciej Miller, prod. Ewa Hoffmann, Joanna Tatko / BALANS

MX35 Award — film equipment rental services worth 10 000 PLN for the project “TRANS MOM” dir. Maria Wider, prod. Marta Dużbabel / PINOT FILMS

NO PROBLEMO MUSIC Awards – music consultations and music rights for the film worth of 10 000 PLN for the projects:

“SISTERS”, dir. Weronika Chwałek, prod. Agnieszka Zwiefka / CHILLI PRODUCTIONS
“THE LAST DOG”, dir. Janusz Gawryluk, prod. Karol Zagórski, Konrad Zagórski / ZIZUFILMS

DOK LEIPZIG Special Mention — invitation to Co Pro Meetings in Leipzig for the project “THE GAP”, dir. Paweł Ferdek, prod. Siarhei Marchyk, Marita Bierońska / MARCHELLO PRODUCTION

FIPADOC Special Mention — invitation as a guest project to FIPADOC Industry for the projects:
“HEARTS OF COAL“, dir. and prod. Regina Maryanovska-Davidzon / REAL PICTURES
“FERMATA“, dir. Oleksandra Hromova, prod. Daria Lanova / KOLGANOVA PRODUCTION

IDFA Special Mention — invitation as a guest project to IDFA Forum for the project “HEARTS OF COAL”, dir. and prod. Regina Maryanovska-Davidzon / REAL PICTURES

POLISH DOCS PRO Special Mention – support of international promotion and invitation to one of the key world documentary industry event for the project “TRANS MOM”, dir. Maria Wider, prod. Marta Dużbabel / PINOT FILMS

FOR PROJECTS PRESENTED AT DOCS TO GO

FIXAFILM Award — image post-production services worth 15 000 PLN for the project “THE VOICE” dir. Aleksandra Folczak, prod. Anna Majek, Julia Jendrysik / RIZZ FILMS

OLE SOUND STUDIO Award — sound post-production services worth 20 000 PLN for the project “NO LONGER, NOT YET”, dir. Grzegorz Szczepaniak, prod. Marta Dużbabel / PINOT FILMS

JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS Special Mention – invitation to Ji.hlava New Visions Market for the project “PREEMIES”, dir. Paweł Ziemilski, prod. Maciej Kubicki / TELEMARK

EAST DOC Special Mention – consultations with the Institute of Documentary Film’s experts for the project “CAMEO“, dir. Siarhei Marchyk, prod. Siarhei Marchyk, Marita Bierońska / MARCHELLO PRODUCTION

DAE ENCOURAGEMENT Special Mention — 1 year free membership and 1 consultation with an expert for the project “MARRIAGE DIARIES – THE MAKING OF A FAMILY”, dir. Agata Wojcierowska-Gillerman, Dorel Gillerman, prod. Agata Wojcierowska-Gillerman / BRIGHT FUTURE

CONGRATULATIONS!

KFF Industry is organised and produced by the Krakow Film Foundation.

Project co-financed by: Polish Film Institute, Ministry of Culture and National Herritage, Polish Filmmakers Association and The Municipality of Krakow

Co-financed by Polish Film Institute, City of Kraków, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and Polish Filmmakers Association.

Main Partners: Władysław Ślesicki Film Foundation, Polish Animation Producers Association

Partners: KIPA – Polish Producers Alliance, TVP, KBF , Krakow Film Commission, FMF, Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie, British Council, Scottish Documentary Institute, DAE – Documentary Association of Europe, Institute of Documentary Film, DOK Leipzig, Agora Thessaloniki IDF, Festival dei Popoli, Talking Shorts, Sound Mind Studio, XANF, No Problemo Music, Crew United, Virtual Horizons, Lassota Krawiec sp.j.

Local partners: Lastriko, UFO Art Gallery, Trzech Kumpli, Falko, Grange Coffee, The Morning Hug Bakery, Tartalette, Cyrano Wine Bar

Media patronage: Business Doc Europe, Modern Times Review, Film & TV Kamera, Magazyn Filmowy SFP, Polish Docs, Polish Shorts, Polish Animations

fot. Tomasz Korczyński / KFF

JUNE 2026