The 14th edition of the Polish Days took place from 21-23 July in Wrocław, as part of the 24th New Horizons International Film Festival. Organised in collaboration with the Polish Film Institute, the event concluded with award announcements led by Industry Head Weronika Czołnowska and Festival Director Marcin Pieńkowski. The three-day event featured exclusive closed screenings, drawing nearly 200 attendees from Poland and abroad. These screenings showcased the latest Polish film projects at various stages of production, including completed films, excerpts from titles in post-production, and presentations of projects in development. 

Miss Kebab, the new dramedy directed and co-written by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz, received the inaugural Wrocław Feature Film Studio Award. This award, which marks the 70th anniversary of the local studio, includes production and post-production services worth 100,000 PLN (€22,000). The story revolves around Ola, a Polish teacher in Leeds nicknamed Ms. Kebab, who faces skepticism from her headmistress, Chicken. Ola must prepare a demonstration lesson for a school board inspection to secure a permanent contract. With Christmas approaching, Ola plans a performance about Jesus's birth, despite her multicultural students' varying religious knowledge. Miss Kebab is being produced by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz for Eureka Studio and is scheduled for production in 2025.

Sacred Law, the sophomore feature film by Bartosz Kruhlik (Supernova [+lee también:
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The ORKA Postproduction Award, valued at 30,000 PLN (€6,600), for image post-production services, was bestowed upon Escape from the Dark Valley by Jan Holoubek (25 Years of Innocence. The Case of Tomek Komenda [+lee también:
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No Problemo Music decided to bestow awards upon three projects. The documentary in progress, Four Winters in Edificio Cuba by Aleksandra Maciuszek, and the biopic Chopin, Chopin! by Michał Kwieciński, received Audio Network music licenses for their films and promotional materials, with no restrictions on time, territory, or field of use. Meanwhile, the work-in-progress romantic thriller Romantic Psychos by Łukasz Grzegorzek received a co-production contribution for sound post-production worth 75,000 PLN (€16,500).

Just before the Polish Days, the 15th edition of New Horizons Studio+ took place from 18-21 July in collaboration with Creative Europe Desk Poland. The programme included a series of workshops and lectures, providing a platform for emerging European directors and producers working on their debut or sophomore projects to engage with experts and gain insights into project promotion and development.

The Main Prize of New Horizons Studio+ and the London Film Academy was awarded to the Polish project Almost Happy, directed by Ewa Podgórska and produced by Daria Maślona, which includes script consultancy sponsored by the London Film Academy. Additionally, the project In Good Faith directed by Anna Wowra and produced by Tomáš Pertold, received the CANAL+ Online Award, granting it a letter of intent for TV distribution upon completion. A special mention from New Horizons Studio+ went to the Ukrainian project The Earth is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It, directed by Maksym Nakonechnyi and produced by Daria Zakharova.

Agnieszka Skalska, producer of the Polish film Two Mothers, received a special award of accreditation to participate in CocoLab during the connecting cottbus. Finally, Laura Egidos Plaja, producer of the Spanish debut March 14th, received an award from the Producers’ Guild of Poland, which includes mentoring by an experienced member of the Guild.

Here is the complete list of winners at the 14th Polish Days and the 15th New Horizons Studio+:

Wrocław Feature Film Studio Award
Miss Kebab - Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
Producer: Natalia Koryncka-Gruz (Eureka Studio)

Fixafilm Postproduction Award
Sacred Law - Bartosz Kruhlik
Producer: Kuba Kosma (Serce)

ORKA Postproduction Award
Escape from the Dark Valley - Jan Holoubek
Producer: Anna Waśniewska-Gill (Wonder X)

No Problemo Music Award
Four Winters in Edificio Cuba - Aleksandra Maciuszek
Producers: Aleksandra Maciuszek, Valerie Montmartin, Claudia Calviño, Santiago de la Paz (New Plot Films, Little Big Story)

Chopin, Chopin! - Michał Kwieciński
Producer: Michał Kwieciński (Akson Studio)

Romantic Psychos - Łukasz Grzegorzek
Producer: Natalia Grzegorzek (Koskino)

New Horizons Studio+ awards

New Horizons Studio+ / London Film Academy Award
Almost Happy - Ewa Podgórska (Poland)
Producer: Daria Maślona

CANAL+online Award
In Good Faith - Anna Wowra (Poland/Czech Republic)
Producer: Tomáš Pertold 

Special Mention
The Earth is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It - Maksym Nakonechnyi (Ukraine)
Producer: Daria Zakharova 

Coco Lab Award
Agnieszka Skalska - Two Mothers (Poland)

Producers’ Guild of Poland Award
Laura Egidos Plaja - March 14th (Spain)