Boost for Polish film at Berlinale

This was the third year that a Polish film has won an award in the Main Competition at the Berlinale, confirming the international reputation of Polish cinema.

A Silver Bear for Agnieszka Holland's "Spoor" (“Pokot”) in the main competition was followed by a Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus category for Rafael Kapeliński's "Butterfly kisses".

Young actress Zofia Wichłacz (who most recently appeared in "Afterimage", Andrzej Wajda's last film) was named a European Shooting Star of 2017.

Michalina Musielak's "Miss Holocaust" qualified for the Berlinale Shorts section and Greg Zglinski's "Animals" for the Forum section.

As Agnieszka Holland joined the prizewinners at the Polish Film Institute and showed off her Silver Bear, Elżbieta Krajewska had an opportunity to talk to her…