The awards in the five competitive sections of the 25th Warsaw Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Prize were presented to the winners on Saturday evening, 17 October.
The Warsaw Grand Prix, the main prize in the International Competition, funded by the city of Warsaw, went to LOURDES directed by Jessica Hausner (Austria / France / Germany). The prize was presented by Mayor of Warsaw Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz.
The Special Jury Prize went to LA PASIÓN DE GABRIEL / THE PASSION OF GABRIEL directed by Luis Alberto Restrepo (Colombia). The prize was funded by RWE.
The winners of the 1-2 Competition were SHEVA DAKOT BE'GAN EDEN / SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN directed by Omri Givon (Israel) and EASTERN PLAYS directed by Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria). The prizes were funded by Alior Bank.
The Free Spirit Awards went to PURGATORIO / PURGATORY directed by Roberto Rochin Naya (Mexico) and MAL DÍA PARA PESCAR / BAD DAY TO GO FISHING directed by Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay). The prizes were funded by Empik.
The award for the best full-length documentary went to DISCO AND ATOMIC WAR directed by Jaak Kilmi and Kiur Aarma (Estonia). The prize was funded by BenQ.
In the Shorts Competition the winner was APUNTES SOBRE EL OTRO / NOTES ON THE OTHER directed by Sergio Oksman (Spain). The prize was funded by the Polish Filmmakers' Association.
The FIPRESCI Prize (from the International Federation of Film Critics, www.fipresci.org) for the best Eastern European debut went to REWERS / REVERSE directed by Borys Lankosz (Poland).

RESULTS OF THE AUDIENCE POLL
Two films received exactly the same mark for the first time ever - 4.77. In the feature film category, the joint winners were:
Dom zły / The Dark House, dir. Wojciech Smarzowski (Poland)
and Welcome, dir. Philippe Lioret (France).
In the documentary category, the winner was Hashmatsa / Defamation, dir. Yoav Shamir (Israel / Denmark / Austria / USA).
In the shorts category, the winner was The Pig, dir. Dorte W. Hogh (Denmark).

The festival guests came from 41 different countries. They included 192 filmmakers linked to the projects presented at the festival (directors, producers, actors, scriptwriters, cameramen) and jury members. It is a tradition of the WFF that meetings with filmmakers are held after screenings. The 25th WFF had as many as 112 such meetings, involving 128 makers of 68 films. WFF audiences had the opportunity to meet filmmakers such as Alex van Warmerdam, Annet Malherbe, Michael Imperioli, Yves Hinant, Tarik Saleh, Urszula Antoniak, Agnieszka Grochowska, Robert Gliński, Janusz Mrozowski, Wojciech Smarzowski, Paweł Borowski.
The festival was held in the heart of Warsaw, with screenings at Multikino Złote Tarasy, Kinoteka, and Kultura.

Audience Award: "The Band's Visit" (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
Directed By: Eran Kolirin (Israel/France)

New Films New Directors International Competition

Grand Prix NESCAFÉ: "Night Train" (Ye che)
Directed By: Yi Nan Diao (China / Hong Kong / France)

The Special Jury Award: "Ex Drummer"
Directed By: Koen Mortier (Belgium / Netherlands / Italy / France)

The Best Script Award: "The Art Of Crying" (Kunsten at grade i kor)
Directed By: Peter Schønau Fog (Denmark)

Warsaw Competition

Warsaw Award: "The Band's Visit" (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret)
Directed By: Eran Kolirin (Israel/France 2007)

The Special Jury Award: "The Class" (Klass)
Directed By: Ilmar Raag (Estonia)

Free Spirit Competition

Free Spirit Award: "Funuke Show Me Some Love, You Losers!" (Funukedomo, kanashimi no ai wo misero)
Directed By: Daihachi Yoshida (Japan)

Documentary Features Competition

Best Documentary Features: "Stone Time Touch"
Directed By: Garine Torossian (Canada/Armenia)

FIPRESCI Award: "The Class" (Klass)
Directed By: Ilmar Raag (Estonia)

NEW FILMS NEW DIRECTORS JURY: Janusz Kondratiuk, Maria Popistasu, Łukasz Dzięcioł, Alexei Popogrebski and Pavle Vuckovic

THE WARSAW COMPETITION JURY: Anatol Jerema, Ema Konstantinova and Przemysław Nowakowski

FREE SPIRIT COMPETITION JURY: Jerzy Skolimowsaki Jr., Blanka Elekes Szentágotai and Francisco Pérez Laguna

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION JURY: Victoria Belopolskaya, Andreas Horvath and Artur Urbański

JURY FIPRESCI: France Hatron, Marita Nyrhinen and Tonci Valentic