Polityka’s Passport in the popular music category was awarded to a singer, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and music video director Ralph Kaminski for “musical actions that provoked, irritated, but ahead of their time. For a punk scream that has become an artistic fuel for street events and demonstrations, but has not ceased to be its own original voice”.
A special award in the category Culture remote have received Małgorzata Płysa and Mat Schulz, the creators of Unsound Festival – for a creative approach to difficult conditions and combining a well-planned online edition with the next edition of the event, which is already taking place physically.
In category Classical music she received the award Teonika Rożynek – for enormous sonic imagination and free movement through various musical worlds.
Katarzyna Nosowska received the title Cultural Creator, a special award of “Polityka” – for repeatedly refreshing one’s style, the courage to embark on new paths, opening new spaces for oneself and others.
The award in the category Film received Aleksandra Terpińska, in category Dominik Strycharski Theaterin a category Visual arts equally Jana Shostak and Mikołaj Sobczak. Łukasz Barys received the award in the category Literature, a Tomasz Konrad Ostafin in category Digital culture.
Polityka’s Passports is an award granted by the weekly POLITYKA since 1993. It was invented by the long-time head of the culture department, Zdzisław Pietrasik.
For 29 years, it has been awarded every year to young creators and artists for outstanding artistic achievements. The authors are awarded in the following categories: film, theater, literature, visual arts, classical music, popular music and, from 2016, digital culture. Since 2002, a special award for the Creator of Culture has also been awarded. This distinction is awarded to people or institutions that contribute to the promotion of Polish culture in the country and in the world in a special and non-standard way. From 2020, the editorial office of POLITYKA also grants a special award, Kultura Zdalna.
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