'Ida” chosen best European film of 2014

Paweł Pawlikowski's drama “Ida” won five recognitions, including European Film 2014, at the European Film Awards ceremony held on Saturday. Pawlikowski was also recognized in the European Director category and picked up the award in the screenwriter category together with Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Cinematographers Łukasz Żal and Ryszard Lenczewski were honored with the Prix Carlo di Palma. The movie's creators also grabbed the People's Choice Award. “Ida” tells a story of Anna, a young nun, who before taking her vows finds out that her real name is Ida Lebenstein and her Jewish parents were killed during the World War II. She decides to find their resting place. The movie has already won a FIPRESCI Special Presentations award at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. It was recently nominated for a Golden Globe award.