25.02.2022

A one of a kind award in Poland – Producer of the Year 2021 Find out more about the special award presented by the Producers Guild of Poland

During the final gala of the “Wyobraź Sobie” Competition, the Piotr Woźniak-Starak Special Award for the Producer of the Year 2021 will be presented. This is a distinction bestowed by the Producers Guild Poland, which brings together audiovisual producers who create artistic and commercial cinema, not only feature films, documentaries and animation but also TV series. Each member of the Producers Guild of Poland will be eligible to vote for a person (or persons) of their choice, in recognition of their work on a film that had either a theatrical release in Poland or on streaming platforms in 2021.

The title of the Producer of the Year is meant to honour their courage, determination and intuition. It is an appreciation of their hard work and promotion of the highest standards. It is a unique award since the recipient is chosen by their professional peers who work in the same industry and understand the challenges that come with the job.

This award was inspired by the film producer Piotr Woźniak-Starak, creator of award winning films such as “Gods”, “Art of Loving” and “The Coldest Game” as well as founder of the production company Watchout Studio. Piotr was a producer who loved his job and has significantly contributed to the growth of Polish cinema. For many of us he was a role model and a driving force behind the evolution of our industry. We want to celebrate his memory and continue his legacy, by creating not only the Competition for film ideas but also the award recognising work of film producers.

THE SPECIAL AWARD IS TO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THOSE WITHOUT WHICH NO FILM WAS MADE. FILM PRODUCERS ARE CHARACTERS OF CINEMA, OFTEN STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF THEIR PRODUCTIONS. WE WANT TO APPRECIATE THEIR COURAGE, DETERMINATION AND INTUITION. REWARD FOR INNOVATION, PERFECTING GLASS CEILINGS AND A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE FILM INDUSTRY. EVERY YEAR THE COMPETITION’S CAPITAL AND THE POLISH GUILD OF PRODUCERS HONOR THE SELECTED FILMMAKER AWARDED BY THE WINNER OF THE WINNER OF THE WINNER OF THE YEAR.

AFTER RETURNING TO POLAND, HE HANDED UPON FILM PRODUCTION, AND HE HAS OBTAINED KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS IN COOPERATION WITH THOSE RECOGNIZED CREATORS LIKE ANDRZEJ WAJDA (AS AN ASSISTANT OF THE MANUFACTURER AND THEN “ASSISTANT OF THE MANUFACTURER AND THEN” ASSISTANT OF THE FILM DIRECTOR ” DOYLE (AS CO-PRODUCER FOR THE FILM “IZOLATOR”), VOLKER SCHLOENDORF (AS THE PRODUCER’S ASSISTANT FOR THE FILM “STRAJK”) AND JOANNA KOS-KRAUZE AND KRZYSZTOF KRAUZE (AS THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT FOR THE FILM “PLACTION ZAZBAWOŁO 2008″. Beginning the construction of your own path in the film industry from running projects in advertising and marketing, and then implementing documentaries and feature films while building a dedicated team. Documentary film Mazurek (short directorial debut of Julia Kolberger) scored 10 prizes for 7 festivals, and the first feature film ” BIG LOVE ”(2012) FOUND IN THE FIRST 10 BEST SELLING FILMS OF THE YEAR.