Polish Television has announced the nominees of the 3rd Heart of Europe International TV Festival, which will be held in Warsaw on September 25-28, 2023. The shortlisted projects were chosen from over 80 entries submitted by 14 CEE broadcasters. The selection was made by six international jury groups composed of TV industry experts, representing PSM organizations from Central and Eastern Europe.

After a thorough preselection process, the judges have named the 28 productions that will go on to compete for this year’s Heart of Europe Awards. Each jury will now be tasked with naming the winners in six categories: Film & Series, Documentary, Short Documentary, Children & Youth, Digital and Entertainment. The results of the competition will be announced during the Heart of Europe International TV Festival Awards Gala. The ceremony, set to take place on September 28, in Warsaw, will be broadcast live on TVP Kultura and the festival’s website.

All the nominated projects will be available for streaming on the heartofeurope.tvp.pl platform in their original language with English subtitles from September 25 to October 25, 2023.

The complete list of nominees in each category


FILM&SERIES:

• Crusade (Poland)

• Erinyes (Poland)

• Legend During the Lifetime (Estonia)

• March 1968 (Poland)

• Volga (Czech Republic)


DOCUMENTARY:

Chopin. I Am Not Afraid of Darkness (Poland)

Paying a Visit to Fortuna (Hungary, Croatia)

The Solstices of Petr Nikl (Czech Republic)

Survivor's Diary (Ukraine)

War Correspondents (Czech Republic)


SHORT DOCUMENTARY:

Destroyed Bridges (Ukraine)

Kalush Orchestra, or How We Stopped Worrying and Won Eurovision During the War (Ukraine)

Military Chaplains. Faith at War (Ukraine)

My Emigrant – Elena (Slovakia)

Sunken (Hungary)


CHILDREN:

Čeky ́s Music Lab (Slovakia)

Friends (Poland)

N16 / N16 (Lithuania)

The Secret of Mr M (Czech Republic)

Who's Who at the Birthday Party (Croatia)


DIGITAL:

Artillery (Ukraine)

The Brave Fairy Tales (Ukraine)

Chronicle of Orgasm (Czech Republic)

How Was Your Day at School? (Czech Republic)

Ukraine – What is Happening and How to Deal with It (Czech Republic)


ENTERTAINMENT:

Camper (Poland)

Celebrated (Hungary)

Petőfi Lifetime Achievement - Music Award Gala (Hungary)