The City of Poznań Freedom Award

During this year's edition of the Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival in Poznań, The City Of Poznań Freedom Award will be presented for the second time. The winner will be selected by a three-person Jury from among the films selected for the Main Competition. The award will be given to the film most faithfully defending the foundations of freedom and fighting for human rights and dignity. The director of the winning film will receive 3,000 euros. The announcement of the winner and the presentation of the award will take place on Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Members of the Jury:

Sylwia Chutnik – Ph.D. in humanities and a graduate of cultural studies and gender studies at the University of Warsaw. She is also a writer, journalist, social activist and reading advocate. A columnist for Polityka, Pani, Wysokie Obcasy, Gazeta Stołeczna and numerous online outlets. She publishes as a guest editor in the Polish and foreign press. Her academic articles have been included in more than 20 publications. She has received several literary and social awards.

Paweł Łoziński –  Polish director and documentary producer, author of more than 20 documentaries awarded at international festivals. He makes emotionally-charged documentaries telling personal stories in a very intimate way. He is also a screenwriter, cinematographer and producer of many of his films.

Max Skorwider - graphic and poster designer. He also creates comics and press illustrations, regularly collaborating with the Polityka weekly, Kultura Liberalna and the Meakultura Foundation. He is a professor at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts in Poznań, where he teaches, among others, a course in Comics and Graphic Novels at the IV Studio of Graphic Arts - Lithography. He has been awarded at numerous competitions and graphic design, poster and illustration exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He is also the author of the artwork for children's and teens' books To o czym dorośli ci nie mówią.