GOLDEN TEETH AWARD OF THE POLISH FILM FESTIVAL IN AMERICA FOR "IMMENSITY OF JUSTICE"

Immensity of Justice, a film directed by Wieslaw Saniewski, has received "Golden Teeth" Award, main audience jury prize for the most interesting feature film of the Polish Film Festival in America which 19th edition has just closed in Chicago. The thrilling courtroom drama was produced by Saco Films.

The First Day, a film by Marcin Sauter about first graders brought to school from far away tundra in Russia has received the main award in a category of documentary films. The film was produced by Eureka Media.

Special "Wings" Award for outstanding achievements in the art of film was given to the Oscar-winning art director Allan Starski (Schindler's List, The Pianist).

The Polish Film Festival in America (PFFA) is the world's most extensive presentation of Polish cinema outside of Poland. This year, over 60 films were shown in five movie theatres in the Chicagoland in a span of sixteen days. Many screenings were followed by discussions with visiting filmmakers. In retrospective programs the festival presented a continued showcase of Pola Negri's films, this time her early works with Ernst Lubitsch. The event also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Polish Film School showing early films by Andrzej Wajda, Kazimierz Kutz, Janusz Morgenstern and others.

The major sponsors of the 19th PFFA were "Chicago Tribune", ABC, Citibank, LOT Polish Airlines, State Farm Insurance, and Polish Film Institute.

IMMENSITY OF JUSTICE
dir. Wieslaw Saniewski

THE FIRST DAY
dir. Marcin Sauter