Film The Return, produced by the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television, received Special Mentions in the competition Film Young Poland, which took place during the 20th Festival "Summer with Muses" in Nowogard. This is the first award for the film directed by Damian Kocur and with Kacper Sędzielewski as a DoP, whose premiere was held in June at the Krakow Film Festival.

The main character of The Return goes on her first, thirty-hour pass from prison. At home there are her husband and a several-year-old son waiting for her. Everything is set – during her pass the three of them are going to leave the country. However, before the escape Ania decides to settle accounts with the past.

The Festival “Summer with Muses” finished on July 17. More information about the event can be found under the link.

On July 9 in Radom the 9th edition of the Polish National Film Encounters Intimate Summer finished. During the festival in the competition participated, among others, films produced at the Faculty of Radio and Television. During the closing ceremony of the festival the nominations for next year's edition of the Jan Machulski Polish Independent Film Awards were announced. Two nominations were given to the films, produced by the Faculty of Radio and Television:

• for Best Picture Bartosz Bieniek was nomintated for his cinematography in the film America by Aleksandra Terpińska;
• for Best Actor the nomintation was granted to Ariel Makara for his role in What I Want by Damian Kocur.

For more information about the Awards of the Jan Machulski Polish Independent Cinema see the link.

On Sunday, July 3 in Łagów the 45th edition of the Lubuskie Film Summer - the oldest festival of feature films in Poland – has finished. Jury of the Short Film Competition including of Wanda Mirowska (chairperson), Tomasz Broda and Istvan Krasztel awarded the Silver Grape to the filmmakers of Disorder, produced at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television. This is the first award for the film directed by Julian Tałandziewicz and with photos of Maciej Kwaśniewski, which actually had its premiere in Łagów.

A complete list of winners can be found at the Lubuskie Film Summer website.

The winning streak of film The Shadow Forest, produced by the Faculty of Radio and Television, continues. The film, directed by and with photos of Andrzej Cichocki received the Audience Award for the student film at the International Film Festival in Paphos (Cyprus). During the festival, which took place from 24 to 26 June, three short films, produced by the Faculty of Radio and Television, were presented. Except of the award-winning The Shadow Forest, for the awards competed God Bless You by Jakub Radej and Knife In the Wife by Vita Maria Drygas.

The Shadow Forest is one of the most award-winning student films of the Faculty in recent years. So far the film was screened at over 50 festivals around the world, winning 18 awards, among others, in the United States, Italy, Argentina, Greece and Poland. More information about the festival in Paphos can be found on its official website.