The jury, with Agnieszka Holland as a chairman, honored Jan P. Matuszynski with main award of $ 100 000 for the film "Last Family". He also got the possibility of getting a 1 000 000 PLN grant, if his next film is to be realized in Poland.

"Last Family" was also appreciated by the audience, which awarded their prize to the distributor of the film.

The film previously went through the selections of international productions being debuts or second feature films of the director.

The next edition of the Neisse Film Festival will begin on May 9th. This year’s program includes three films made by students from the Faculty of Radio and Television.

In the short film competition will contest: "Goran the Camel Man" by Marcin Lesisz, Julian Tałandziewicz's "Disorder" and Sebastian Drożak’s "I ‘ve got you".

On Saturday, 29 April, the 31st edition of the Tarnów Film Awards has finished. There were twelve films that were judged by the Jury, the Youth Jury, and the audience.

Grzegorz Zariczny won the special prize for the movie "Waves" - for a delightful psychological and emotional truth. Debut, which proves the director's talent and ability to see the world and people in an inconceivable and fascinating way for the viewer.

Audience Award - "Publika" statuette received the film "Last Family" directed by Jan P. Matuszyński.

Gran Prix Award - "Maszkarona" statuette went to "I am a murderer" directed by Maciej Pieprzyca  - impressively artistically consistent, submerged in the world of the 70s, and at the same time a universal and very up to date portrait of a man infected with evil.

Kamila Chojnacka, Milena Dutkowska and Magdalena Seweryn are three students of Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television University of Silesia who entered the second stage of the Papaya Young Directors contest. 20 of the 1076 submissions were submitted.

The authors of the selected 20 director’s explications produce their videos based on their ideas. During the production of the final entries, the creators receive funds in the amount of PLN 8000 gross, as well as support in the form of consultation, production assistance, and contacts to the contest’s partner companies (video, lighting and grip equipment, post-production houses) and producers, who will assist the finalists with their knowledge and experience.