25-02-2013

Manhunt Dominates Polish Eagles Nominations

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    WARSAW: The Polish war thriller Manhunt directed by Marcin Krzyształowicz and produced by Skorpion Arte Film & TV Production has been nominated in ten categories for the Polish Film Awards which take place on 4 March 2013.

    Aftermath, a new daring drama from Władysław Pasikowski Polish/ Dutch/Russian/Slovak film produced by Apple Film Production is second in line with seven nominations including Best Film. You Are God, a Leszek Dawid drama about the Polish hip-hop band Paktofonika, produced by Studio Filmowe KADR received seven nominations. Recent Polish box office hit Traffic Police directed by Wojciech Smarzowski and produced by Film It will compete in six categories, while Piotr Trzaskalski's drama My Father's Bike and Carnage (www.spifilmstudio.com) directed by Roman Polański received three nominations apiece.

    You Are God, a Leszek Dawid drama about the Polish hip-hop band Paktofonika, produced by Studio Filmowe KADR received seven nominations. Recent Polish box office hit Traffic Police directed by Wojciech Smarzowski and produced by Film It will compete in six categories, while Piotr Trzaskalski's drama My Father's Bike (www.federicofilm.com) and Carnage (www.spifilmstudio.com) directed by Roman Polański received three nominations apiece.

    The nominees were chosen by the members of the Polish Film Academy from an eligible 41 films which were distributed in Poland between 1 January and 31 December 2012. The Lifetime Achievement award will be announced on 28 February 2013.

    The full list of nominations for the 15th Annual Polish Film Awards follows:

    Best Film:

    You Are God
    Aftermath (Apple Film Production)
    Manhunt

    Best Actor:
    Marcin Dorociński - Manhunt
    Maciej Stuhr - Aftermath
    Bartłomiej Topa - Traffic Police

    Best Actress:
    Agnieszka Grochowska - Shameless (Akson Studio)
    Weronika Rosati - Manhunt
    Danuta Szaflarska - Aftermath

    Best Director:
    Leszek Dawid - You Are God
    Marcin Krzyształowicz - Manhunt
    Roman Polański - Carnage

    Best Screenplay:
    Wojciech Smarzowski - Traffic Police
    Maciej Pisuk - You Are God
    Marcin Krzyształowicz - Manhunt
    Roman Polański, Yasmina Reza - Carnage

    Best Supporting Actor:
    Arkadiusz Jakubik - Traffic Police
    Dawid Ogrodnik - You Are God
    Maciej Stuhr - Manhunt

    Best Supporting Actress:
    Sonia Bohosiewicz - Manhunt
    Joanna Kulig - Sponsoring
    Iza Kuna - Traffic Police

    Best Cinematography:
    Piotr Sobociński Jr - Traffic Police
    Radosław Ładczuk - You Are God
    Arkadiusz Tomiak - Manhunt

    Best Art Direction:
    Katarzyna Sobańska, Marcel Sławiński - You Are God
    Wojciech Żogała - My Father's Bike
    Allan Starski - Aftermath
    Janusz Sosnowski - Wyspa skazańców

    Best Music:
    Mikołaj Trzaska - Traffic Police
    Krzysztof Komeda, Mariusz Ostański - Komeda, Komeda...
    Alexandre Desplat - Carnage

    Best Costume Design:
    Agata Culak - You Are God
    Magdalena Rutkiewicz-Luterek - Manhunt
    Małgorzata Braszka - Aftermath

    Best Editing:
    Cezary Kowalczuk - My Father's Bike
    Jarosław Kamiński - You Are God
    Jarosław Kamiński - Aftermath

    Best Sound:
    Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski - Felix, Net and Nika (WFDiF)
    Barbara Domaradzka, Piotr Domaradzki - Manhunt
    Michał Żarnecki - The Fifth Season of the Year ( (WFDiF)
    Jan Freda, Jan Schermer i Bartek Putkiewicz - Aftermath

    Best European Film:
    The Artist
    Amour
    The Untouchables

    Discovery of the year:
    Bartosz Konopka for direction of Fear Of Falling
    Marcin Kowalczyk  for the leading role in You Are God
    Michał Urbaniak for the role in My Father's Bike

    Best Documentary:
    Vodka Factory - dir. Jerzy Śladkowski (Munk Studio)
    Fuck For Forest - dir. Michał Marczak (Pokromski Studio)
    Man At War - dir. Jacek Bławut (Produkcja Filmów Jacek Bławut)