POLISH FILM ACADEMY AWARDS - EAGLES NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
The nominations for the Polish Film Awards have just been unveiled. Competing for the title of Best Polish Documentary are: Silent Trees by Agnieszka Zwiefka, Forest by Lidia Duda, When Harmattan Blows by Edyta Wróblewska, Wanda Rutkiewicz. The Last Expedition by Eliza Kubarska, and 8th Day of Khamsin by Zvika Gregory Portnoy.
The Polish Film Academy Awards, known as the Eagles, are the annual accolades presented by the Polish Film Academy and have been organised by the Independent Film Foundation for the Polish Film Academy since 1999. The Eagles were originated by Dariusz Jabłoński, a distinguished film director and producer who currently serves as the President of the Polish Film Academy.
This year's documentary category showcases five remarkable films: Forest by Lidia Duda, When Harmattan Blows by Edyta Wróblewska, Silent Trees by Agnieszka Zwiefka, Wanda Rutkiewicz. The Last Expedition by Eliza Kubarska, and 8th Day of Khamsin by Zvika Gregory Portnoy. Several documentary films have also garnered recognition in two other categories. Joanna Napieralska and Mikołaj Terakowski are competing for Best Sound for their work on Grzegorz Pacek's The Peter Plan, whilst Wanda Rutkiewicz. The Last Expedition might secure another Eagle for Best Editing, courtesy of Bartosz Pietras.
The prestigious ceremony will take place on 10 March at the Iluzjon Cinema in Warsaw.
You can find the complete list of this year's nominations here (in Polish).