19th Mastercard OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema, Krakow

Poland, April 24 - May 3 2026

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The jury

Dieter Wieczorek (France), Katrin Hillgruber (Germany), Marcin Adamczak (Poland)

Awarded films

Treat Her Like a Lady by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito
(Netherlands, 2026, 110 min)

Reports

Between Drifting Away and Coming Back to Yourself: The Son and the Sea by Stroma Cairns by Dieter Wieczorek
Treat genre as auteur: On Treat Her Like a Lady by Marcin Adamczak

Motivation:

What begins as a candy-coloured social drama, surprises through its multilayered inside view. Capacity of grotesque languages impressively is transformed into breathtaking storytelling. In a world of social survival, the vital energy of the feminine trio directs the film to an explosive impreditibility.