Marcel Łoziński Documentary Award
The Krakow Film Festival, together with the Guild of Polish Documentary Directors, hereby establishes the International Marcel Łoziński Documentary Award, named in honour of the outstanding Polish documentary filmmaker whose work has had a significant impact on Polish and world documentary cinema.
The Award honours creative exploration in documentary filmmaking – the very essence of the Award’s patron’s cinema from beginning to end. It will be presented to a film that expands the artistic boundaries of documentary, which, in an age of formats and formulas imposed by algorithms, is a particularly sought-after value. The aim of the Award is not only to commemorate Marcel Łoziński, but also to recognise that his creative approach to film language lives on and continues to find successors around the world.
This is an international award, presented to the director of a documentary film – whether feature-length or short – produced anywhere in the world. It may be granted to an established filmmaker or to a debut director.
The award is funded by the Polish Film Institute (PISF).
The award is partnered by DAE.
Business Doc Europe is the main media partner.
The Krakow Film Festival is on the exclusive list of film events qualifying for the Academy Awards® in short film categories (fiction, animation, documentary) and feature-length documentary, the European Film Awards in the same categories, and serves as a qualifying event for the BAFTA Awards.
The Krakow Film Festival is organised with financial support from the City of Krakow, the Polish Film Institute, the Creative Europe MEDIA Programme, and the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a state purpose fund. The Polish Filmmakers Association serves as co-organiser.
The 66th Krakow Film Festival will be held in cinemas from 31 May to 7 June 2027 and online on KFF VOD from 5 June to 19 June 2026.