Snakes 2024 handed out. The anti-award was given to, among others, Roznerski, there was a clear leader among the worst films

“We cannot say that the thirteenth edition was particularly unlucky for Polish cinematography. As every year, the creators provided a lot of valuable content – failed films that we could bask in all year round, both in cinemas and on streaming services. The latter took up the challenge and name slogan: anything more, they order anything and any way. Thanks!” – write the creators of the award for the worst Polish productions.

Before the infamous statuettes were given to the creators, during the “Despicable Film Awards Gala” the nominated productions “were tortured by the artists of the Comedy Club under the ruthless leadership of Karolina Pańczyk” in an improvisational formula. Then the winners of 13 categories were announced.

Snakes 2024 handed out. Here is the list of winners

“The verdict clearly showed that the level of Polish bad cinema in 2023 was really even. And that unsuccessful Polish films that have so far also been well received in new forms of distribution – a significant part of the nominated and awarded titles are works intended for streaming. “- we read on the awards page.

THE GREAT SNAKE

• “Masterpiece: or the Decalogue of a Film Producer” (dir. Mariusz Pujszo, prod. Mariusz Pujszo, Consuela Pujszo) for persistence in shooting the same plot for over twenty years and a fascinating systematic creative regression worthy of a better cause.
• “Perfect Bluff” (dir. Michał Węgrzyn, produced by Michał Nowak, Barbara Nowak, Michał Węgrzyn) for a failed bluff, a brazen attempt to fool the viewer into thinking that this is what professional commercial cinema should look like [ZWYCIĘZCA].
• “Heaven in Hell” (dir. Tomasz Mandes, produced by Ewa Lewandowska, Tomasz Mandes) for the consistency in cutting out the coupons from the success of “365 days” and an erotic story about the Polish justice system, which could probably excite only members of the famous “Kasta” group.
• “Operation Soulcatcher” (dir. Daniel Markowicz, produced by Daniel Markowicz, Mike Zawadzki) for a fascinating attempt to transfer the content and quality of Ed Wood’s works to contemporary Polish cinema.
• “The Palace” (directed by Roman Polański, produced by Luca Barbareschi, Jean-Lois Porchet, Marc Bloch, Wojciech Gostomczyk) for a disgusting, stale and, above all, unfunny satire that does not befit the Masters of World Cinema.
• “Mr. Samochodzik and the Templars” (directed by Antoni Nykowski, produced by Maciej Sojka, Jerzy Dzięgielewski, Roman Szczepanik, Paweł Heba) for spoiling the film’s self-play and turning the iconic adventures of Mr. Samochodzik into a nightmare imitating Bond’s adventures, maybe on four wheels, but clearly without fifth stave.
• “Pokusa” (directed by Maria Sadowska, produced by Daniel Markowicz) for a cliched dream about Warsaw and another completely unnecessary, poorly realized and acted story in Polish cinema about Polish women’s weakness for Italian stallions.
• “The Taming of the Shrew 2, or Much Ado About Nothing” (dir. Filip Zylber, prod. Piotr Zygo, Jacek Stalewski) for the courage and skills that allowed him to make an even worse film than the first part and again hiding behind Shakespeare.
• “Radiostory” (dir. Maciej Hydr, produced by Sea Film. Unfortunately, no one was named) for an unsuccessful attempt to evoke nostalgia for the 1990s, which only evokes memories of disastrous attempts to create genre cinema in times of transformation.
• “The Perfect Wedding” (dir. Nick Moran, produced by Wojciech Pałys) for perfectly screwing up the idea of ​​a farce and persuading a distinguished group of actors to embarrass themselves on screen.

WORST DIRECTION

• Daniel Markowicz – “Operation Soulcather”
• Antoni Nykowski – “Mr. Car and the Templars”
• Mariusz Pujszo – “A masterpiece or the Decalogue of a film producer”
• Maria Sadowska – “Temptation”
• Michał Węgrzyn – “Perfect Bluff” for perfect creative regression and total ignorance of the basic rules of the craft.

WORST CASE SCENARIO

• Dawid Kowalewicz – “Operation Soulcatcher”
• Michał Maruda, Łukasz Światowiec – “All that sex”
• Mariusz Pujszo – “A Masterpiece or the Decalogue of a Film Producer” for a wonderfully impudent and yet again unsuccessful attempt to sell the same plot idea.
• Bartosz Sztybor – “Mr. Car and the Templars”
• Michał Węgrzyn – “The Perfect Bluff”

WORST MALE ROLE

• Mateusz Janicki – “Mr. Car and the Templars”
• Maciej Musiał – “Today you sleep with me”
• Mariusz Pujszo – “Masterpiece or the Decalogue of a Film Producer”
• Mikołaj Roznerski – “Perfect bluff” for an excellent anti-creation.
• Rafał Zawierucha – “The Guardian”

WORST FEMALE ROLE

• Aleksandra Adamska for “The Perfect Wedding” for a perfect misunderstanding of the genre.
• Karolina Chapko for “The Perfect Bluff”
• Helena Englert for “Temptation”
• Magdalena Lamparska for “The Taming of the Shrew 2 or Much Ado About Nothing”
• Katarzyna Sawczuk for “Heaven in Hell”

THE WORST DUO

• Roma Gąsiorowska & Maciej Musiał – “Today you sleep with me”
• Grzegorz Halama & Mariusz Pujszo – “A masterpiece or the Decalogue of a film producer”
• Mateusz Janicki & car – “Mr. Samochodzik and the Templars”
• Magdalena Lamparska & Mikołaj Roznerski – “The Taming of the Shrew 2 or Much Ado About Nothing” for its fascinating lack of chemistry.
• Dawid Ogrodnik & alcohol – “One Soul”

PERFORMANCE UNDER TALENT

• Magdalena Boczarska – “Heaven in Hell”
• Sandra Drzymalska – “Mr. Car and the Templars”
• Piotr Głowacki – “Radiostory”
• Dawid Ogrodnik – “One Soul”
• Adam Woronowicz – “The Perfect Wedding” for a great comedy talent that should serve a better cause.

THE WORST SEQUEL, PREQUEL OR REMAKE

• “A Masterpiece or the Decalogue of a Film Producer” (dir. Mariusz Pujszo, produced by Mariusz Pujszo, Consuela Pujszo)
• “Mr. Samochodzik and the Templars” (directed by Antoni Nykowski, produced by Maciej Sojka, Jerzy Dzięgielewski, Roman Szczepanik, Paweł Heba) for awakening great hopes and then leaving us with them like Himilsbach with English.
• “Porady na zdrady 2” (director: Sara Bustamante-Drozdek, producer: Kazimierz Rozwałka)
• “The Taming of the Shrew 2, or Much Ado About Nothing” (dir. Filip Zylber, produced by Piotr Zygo, Jacek Stalewski)
• “Różyczka 2” (director: Jan Kidawa-Błoński, producer: Mariusz Łukomski)

A COMEDY THAT DOESN’T FUNNY

• “A Masterpiece or the Decalogue of a Film Producer” (dir. Mariusz Pujszo, produced by Mariusz Pujszo, Consuela Pujszo) for confusing good humor with the well-being of the creators.
• “Perfect Bluff” (dir. Michał Węgrzyn, produced by Michał Nowak, Barbara Nowak, Michał Węgrzyn)
• “The Palace” (directed by Roman Polański, produced by Luca Barbareschi, Jean-Lois Porchet, Marc Bloch, Wojciech Gostomczyk)
• “The Ikea Generation” (director: Dawid Gral, producer: Monika Raj)
• “The Perfect Wedding” (dir. Nick Moran, produced by Wojciech Pałys)

THE MOST EMBARRASSING SCENE

• Mariusz Pujszo couches filmmakers – “A masterpiece or the Decalogue of a film producer”
• Maciej Musiał dancing with an iron – “Today you sleep with me”
• Final shot – “The Palace”
• Modern scouting talks – “Mr. Samochodzik and the Templars” for the belief that today’s youth is understood.
• Duel between Adam Woronowicz and Piotr Głowacki – “The Perfect Wedding”

EFFECT OF SPECIAL CARE

• Random loss of camera focus – “A masterpiece or the Decalogue of a film producer”
• Final Blast – “Operation Soulchatcher” for the rare ability to make a finale even worse than a horribly bad movie.
• Car – “Mr. Car and the Templars”
• Fighting the air in the lantern – “Mr. Car and the Templars”
• Magdalena Boczarska playing with herself as mother and daughter – “Różyczka 2”

THE WORST POSTER

• “Opiekun” (produced by Andrzej Sobczyk, Przemysław Wręźlewicz, Halina Marchut, Tomasz Balon-Mroczka, distributed by Rafael Film) for the successful marriage of the Polish school of bad film posters with the atmosphere of kitschy holy images.
• “Radiostory” (produced by Sea Film, distributed by Mayfly)
• “Ślicznotka. Popocztek” (producer: Krzysztof Bałtyk, distributed by Teraz Serwis)
• “Tościowie 2” (produced by Michał Kwieciński, distributed by Next Film)
• “Life in the Mud is Golden” (producer: Katarzyna Kujawińska, distributed by Galapagos Films)

THE WORST TITLE TRANSLATION

• “Demeter: Awakening of Evil” – org. “The Last Voyage of Demeter” (distributed by Monolith Films)
• “Forgotten Love” – org “Znachor” (distributed by Netflix)
• “Dangerous Lover” – org “Cat Person” (Distr. Kino Świat)
• “Fake lovers” – org. “Robots” (Best Film Dist.) for a rhyme-deliberate effect.
• “Between us, the elements” – org. “Elemental” (Disney)

“We would like to point out that Polish cinema has managed to fail this year despite the absence of its long-time leader Patryk Vega (we miss him). Mariusz Pujszo took advantage of his absence and will come close to Vega’s result (10 Snakes) with his eighth and ninth Snakes in his career,” but he has not yet equaled him. It is true that Mariusz Pujszo was the only one who received (and more importantly – received) the Snake for lifetime achievement already in 2013, but as you can see, he approaches filmmaking with an admirable passion,” notes the Pop Culture Academy. All.