Competition and Awards
Competition
We try to meet the needs of the creative industry that has for years been making high quality series productions on the Polish market. BNP Paribas Warsaw SerialCon has put on the market new, prestigious awards for Polish series industry. In the third edition of the competition, an international and independent jury comprised of representatives of the creative industry presents awards in the following eight categories:
- Best Polish TV Series of the Year 2026
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Director
- Best Cinematography
- Best Casting Director
- Best Screenplay
- BNP Paribas Tommorrow’s Icon
Awards
Awards are presented to feature series premiered in 2025–2026. Winners of the competition receive the following cash prizes:
- Best Polish TV Series of the Year 2026 – PLN 25,000
- Best Actress – PLN 10,000
- Best Actor – PLN 10,000
- Best Director – PLN 10,000
- Best Cinematography – PLN 10,000
- Best Casting Director – PLN 10,000
- Best Screenplay – PLN 10,000
- BNP Paribas Tomorrow’s Icon Award – PLN 10,000
BNP Paribas Warsaw SerialCon also presents the Audience Award of PLN 10,000, the winner of which has been selected by audience votes cast during the festival.
During the third edition of the festival, the KATLA – Kasia Bajka Award – will be presented. It was established on the initiative of the festival organisers and Canal+ Polska. Kasia Bajka was an expert and enthusiast in the audiovisual industry who collaborated with Canal+ Polska, as well as a long-time programmer and manager at the OFF CAMERA Foundation, where she was responsible, among other things, for the SerialCon programme during the Mastercard OFF CAMERA festival. The award named after her was created to honour audiovisual artists who, like Kasia, are able to inspire, move and surprise.
The CUTTING EDGE award is given to creators who blur the boundaries between the world of series and film. They are constantly looking for new and original forms of telling episodic stories and breaking genre conventions. They follow paths that require commitment, effectiveness and consistency. The award aims to recognise personalities who tackle bold and meaningful topics, promote diversity and break stereotypes through their actions.
During the second edition of the international series festival in Poland, BNP Paribas Warsaw SerialCon, we awarded the CUTTING EDGE award to Michelle Fairley.
The Awards ceremony will take place during the Festival Closing Gala.
Competition results
Below is the list of winners from the second edition of the international series festival, BNP Paribas Warsaw SerialCon, in Poland:
- Best Polish TV Series of the Year 2025 – PLN 25,000
Heweliusz, directed by Jan Holoubek, written by Kasper Bajon (Netflix) - Best Actress – PLN 10,000
Lena Góra – Przesmyk, directed by Jan P. Matuszyński, written by Karolina Szymczyk-Majchrzak, Dana Łukasińska, Jan P. Matuszyński (HBO MAX) - Best Actor – PLN 10,000
Rober Więckiewicz – Minuta Ciszy 2, directed by Jacek Lusiński, written by Jacek Lusiński, Szymon Augustyniak (CANAL+) - Best Director – PLN 10,000
Jan Holoubek – Heweliusz (Netflix) - Best Cinematography – PLN 10,000
Bartłomiej Kaczmarek – Heweliusz (Netflix) - Best Casting Director – PLN 10,000
Marta Kownacka – Aniela (Netflix) - Best Screenplay – PLN 10,000
Karolina Szymczyk-Majchrzak, Dana Łukasińska, Jan P. Matuszyński – Przesmyk (HBO MAX) - BNP Paribas Tomorrow’s Icon Award – PLN 10,000
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Karolina Bruchnicka – Minuta Ciszy 2 (CANAL+)
Anna Karczmarczyk – Czarna śmierć (TVP VOD) - Audience Award – PLN 10,000
Heweliusz, directed by Jan Holoubek, written by Kasper Bajon (Netflix) - KATLA – Kasia Bajka Award
Zwierz Popkulturalny (Katarzyna Czajka-Kominiarczuk)