Platinum Resistor
special award for lifetime creativeness, persistence in taking up hard topics, uncompromisingness and independence in creative work
International Feature Film Competition Award
awarded for finding a way, to tell the world uniwersal stories
Cavalry Capitan Witold Pilecki Award
awarded in the international documentary film competition, for the best film about freedom
Golden Resistor
main prize in the Polish documentary film competition for the best documentary of the UUC Festival. The award is funded by the Roman Dmowski and Ignacy Jan Paderewski National Thought Heritage Institute
Radio Document
the main prize in the competition for a radio documentary for transferring history to the world of sound and word. The award is funded by Polskie Radio SA
Music video award
main Prize for the best music video about modern history
Award of the Director of the UUC Festival
for an artistic translation of history into the film language
Janusz Krupski Award
awarded for courage and effort in finding unruly, unbreakable and cursed topics and characters. The award is funded by the Witaszek’s Family Foundation
Blessed Władysław Bukowiński Award
awarded for a skillful storytelling in literature
Special Prizes
Award of the President of TVP
Signet of Independence
an honorable distinction awarded to witnesses of history who heroically fought for freedom and independence of the country
The Door to Freedom
an honorable distinction awarded for courage and dedication to the heroes of the second plan, supporting the activists of the Independence underground, Solidarity underground, and people who was unbreakable in fighting for freedom
Source Award
an award for history enthusiasts who with their work, knowledge and experience inspire filmmakers to take up historical topics
Friend of the UUC Festival
a distinction awarded for the unbreakable accompaniment to the UUC Festival