Every year, during the festival, awards in four competitions of equal rank are given, and the award-winners receive characteristic statuettes connected with Krakow, namely:
In the documentary film competition:
the Golden Horn for the director of the best film (30 000 PLN)
2 Silver Horns for the director of the best medium-length documentary film (15 000 PLN) and for the director of the best feature-length documentary film (15 000 PLN);
The Award of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Jury
the Golden Horn, ph. A. Fiejka
In the short film competition:
the Golden Dragon for the director of the best film (30 000 PLN),
3 Silver Dragons for the director of the best documentary film (15 000 PLN), for the director of the best animated film (15 000 PLN), and for the director of the best feature film (15 000 PLN);
Jury Award for the best European film (nomination to the European Film Award in the short film category)
The Award of the International Federation of Film Discussion Clubs (FICC) Jury
the Silver Dragon, ph. A. Fiejka
In the music documentary film competition DocFilmMusic:
the Golden Heynal for the director of the best film (20 000 PLN);
the Golden Heynal, ph. A. Fiejka
In the national competition:
the Golden Hobby-Horse for the director of the best film (20 000 PLN),
3 Silver Hobby-Horses for the director of the best documentary film (10 000 PLN), for the director of the best animated film (10 000 PLN), and for the director of the best short feature film (10 000 PLN);
The Award of the Polish Filmmakers Association for the best film editing (PLN 3 000)
Maciej Szumowski Award for remarkable social awareness funded by the National Broadcasting Council (PLN 10 000)
The Award for the best short and documentary film producer in Poland funded by the Polish Audiovisual Producers Chamber of Commerce – KIPA (PLN 10 000)
Best Cinematography Award under the patronage of the Polish Society of Cinematographers funded by Coloroffon Film Audience Award for the best competition film funded by Magazyn Filmowy SFP (PLN 10 000)
Special Award of the Students’ Jury for the best competition film
the Golden Hobby-Horse, ph. A. Fiejka
The author of the characteristic statuettes was from the beginnings of the festival Bronisław Chromy. Since 2018, all awards are made by Maciej Jurkowski.