On June 5, the Industry awards of Krakow Film Festival were handed out. A total of 23 awards and honourable mentions were presented: seventeen for documentary projects and four for animated projects. The documentary prizes were awarded to projects in the DOCS TO START and DOCS TO GO section. Two honourable mentions went to participants in the Animated in Poland Talent Market.
DOC LAB POLAND 2026, PROJECTS PRESENTED AT DOCS TO START
- WŁADYSŁAW ŚLESICKI FILM FOUNDATION Award — 15 000 PLN in cash for the project MASTER OF CEREMONIES by Katarzyna Piórek, prod. Stanisław Zaborowski / SILVER FRAME
- FINA Award — in-kind: archival materials worth 50 000 PLN for the project GOOD NIGHT, PRINCESSES by 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 by 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 by Maciej Miller, prod. Ewa Hoffmann, Joanna Tatko / BALANS
- MX35 Award — film equipment rental services worth 10 000 PLN for the project TRANS MOM by 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 by Weronika Chwałek, prod. Agnieszka Zwiefka / CHILLI PRODUCTIONS & THE LAST DOG by Janusz Gawryluk, prod. Karol Zagórski, Konrad Zagórski / ZIZUFILMS
- DOK LEIPZIG Special Mention — invitation to Co Pro Meetings in Leipzig for the project THE GAP by 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 directed and produced by Regina Maryanovska-Davidzon / REAL PICTURES & FERMATA by Oleksandra Hromova, prod. Daria Lanova / KOLGANOVA PRODUCTION
- IDFA Special Mention — invitation as a guest project to IDFA Forum for the project HEARTS OF COAL directed and produced by 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 by 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 by 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 by Grzegorz Szczepaniak, prod. Marta Dużbabel / PINOT FILMS
- JI.HLAVA NEW VISIONS Special Mention – invitation to Ji.hlava New Visions Market for the project PREEMIES by Paweł Ziemilski, prod. Maciej Kubicki / TELEMARK
- EAST DOC Special Mention – consultations with the Institute of Documentary Film’s experts for the project CAMEO by 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 by Agata Wojcierowska-Gillerman, Dorel Gillerman, prod. Agata Wojcierowska-Gillerman / BRIGHT FUTURE
KFF INDUSTRY 2026 – ANIMATED IN POLAND AWARDS
- 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 by 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 Mermaidby 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 by 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 by Michalina Musialik, prod. Marcin Podolec / Yellow Tapir Films
KFF Industry is organised and produced by the Krakow Film Foundation, co-financed by Polish Film Institute, City of Kraków, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and Polish Filmmakers Association.
