Every Golden Lions winner at the Gdynia Film Festival since 2000
The top 3 according to 24 votes from people: Cześć Tereska (Hi, Tereska) (2001) · Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową (Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease) (2000) · Sztuczki (Tricks) (2007). (Updated Aug 29, 2026.)
The Golden Lions are the top award of the Gdynia Polish Film Festival, the most important showcase of Polish cinema. From Krzysztof Zanussi's Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease in 2000 to Piotr Domalewski's Altar Boys at the 50th festival in 2025: every winner, with its directors. Agnieszka Holland has won three times, and Paweł Pawlikowski and Piotr Domalewski twice each.
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Top 26
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1
Cześć Tereska (Hi, Tereska) (2001)
26th Gdynia festival. Directed by Robert Gliński.
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Życie jako śmiertelna choroba przenoszona drogą płciową (Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease) (2000)
25th Gdynia festival. Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
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3
Sztuczki (Tricks) (2007)
32nd Gdynia festival. Directed by Andrzej Jakimowski.
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4
Essential Killing (2011)
36th Gdynia festival. Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski.
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5
Warszawa (Warsaw) (2003)
28th Gdynia festival. Directed by Dariusz Gajewski.
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6
Pręgi (The Welts) (2004)
29th Gdynia festival. Directed by Magdalena Piekorz.
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7
Komornik (The Collector) (2005)
30th Gdynia festival. Directed by Feliks Falk.
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8
Mała Moskwa (Little Moscow) (2008)
33rd Gdynia festival. Directed by Waldemar Krzystek.
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9
Rewers (Reverse) (2009)
34th Gdynia festival. Directed by Borys Lankosz.
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10
Cicha noc (Silent Night) (2017)
42nd Gdynia festival. Directed by Piotr Domalewski.
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11
Zimna wojna (Cold War) (2018)
43rd Gdynia festival. Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski. Won Best Director at Cannes.
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12
Obywatel Jones (Mr. Jones) (2019)
44th Gdynia festival. Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
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13
Zabij to i wyjedź z tego miasta (Kill It and Leave This Town) (2020)
45th Gdynia festival. Directed by Mariusz Wilczyński.
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14
Silent Twins (2022)
47th Gdynia festival. Directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska.
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15
Plac Zbawiciela (Saviour Square) (2006)
31st Gdynia festival. Directed by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze.
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16
Kos (2023)
48th Gdynia festival. Directed by Paweł Maślona.
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17
Dzień świra (Day of the Wacko) (2002)
27th Gdynia festival. Directed by Marek Koterski.
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18
Różyczka (Little Rose) (2010)
35th Gdynia festival. Directed by Jan Kidawa-Błoński.
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19
Ida (2013)
38th Gdynia festival. Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski. Went on to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
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20
Bogowie (Gods) (2014)
39th Gdynia festival. Directed by Łukasz Palkowski.
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21
Body/Ciało (2015)
40th Gdynia festival. Directed by Małgorzata Szumowska.
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22
Ostatnia rodzina (The Last Family) (2016)
41st Gdynia festival. Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński.
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23
Wszystkie nasze strachy (All Our Fears) (2021)
46th Gdynia festival. Directed by Łukasz Ronduda and Łukasz Gutt.
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24
Zielona granica (Green Border) (2024)
49th Gdynia festival. Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
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25
Ministranci (Altar Boys) (2025)
50th Gdynia festival. Directed by Piotr Domalewski.
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26
W ciemności (In Darkness) (2012)
37th Gdynia festival. Directed by Agnieszka Holland.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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