🏆 Competition for the best film
Competition on and off the pitch
The creators submitted a total of 30 productions, of which the Selection Committee selected 11 titles qualified for the competition (the detailed repertoire can be found in the Program section). In this phase, the verdict will belong to the Jury appointed by the Festival organizer. The jury, chaired by Janusz Basałaj, will primarily take into account the professional level of production and the artistic value of the films and will award three prizes - the Main Prize. Andrzej Trojanowski, Honorable Mention and Special Award. The winners will receive commemorative statuettes in the form of Gold, Silver and Bronze Eleven as well as financial rewards. The prize pool is PLN 30,000.
Andrzej Trojanowski, patron of the Main Prize, is a man of great merit for Gdańsk who, after a serious illness, passed away on January 25, 2024.
A long-time journalist, and then Advisor to the Mayor of Gdańsk for sports. A man who uniquely understood sports. Also a great visionary, because thanks to him, many top-ranking events took place in Gdańsk over the years, including the football Euro 2012. Andrzej Trojanowski was also one of the jurors in both previous editions of the Football Film Festival. Naming the Main Prize after him is a kind of tribute from the organizers to this noble man and friend of sport. The previous two editions of the Football Film Festival were held at the Summer Stadium, on the beach in Brzeźno. In 2022, the main winner was the film "Beasts from Evil" directed by Tomasz Knittel. A year ago, the Main Prize went to Arkadiusz Stolarek, who directed "Football Festival in Jadowniki. Jadownicznanka – Widzew. Who will win the Golden Eleven this time? We will find out on August 10, during the awards ceremony scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
