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30.01.2026

We are delighted to announce that Natalia Koniarz, alumna and current PhD candidate at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice, has been nominated for the Empik Discoveries Award in the Film category for her documentary “Silver.”

“An exceptionally filmed documentary about the hopeless everyday life of people working in Bolivian mines, whose ‘here and now’ is determined by silver. In ‘Silver,’ we observe not only those working underground, but also their children, often growing up alone in the shadow of the great mountain. The film impresses both as a broad portrait of a community and as a powerful audiovisual experience,” reads the jury’s statement by Paweł Pachla.

We congratulate Natalia on this prestigious nomination and keep our fingers crossed for the continued success of “Silver.”!

29.01.2026
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We would like to sincerely thank you for your presence at the meeting with the representatives of the Krakow Film Festival — Ms Magdalena Walo and Ms Patrycja Czarny.

We hope that in your student plans you will find time during the festival period (31 May–7 June) to take part in the event and experience direct contact with the film industry at one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in Poland.

See you at the festival!

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28.01.2026

Only until February 8, the 28th Festiwal Orłów is taking place - a unique opportunity to watch films by our lecturers and graduates, and to meet the filmmakers in person! 🎬

This week (27.01–01.02) we especially recommend:

🕗 29.01.2026, 20:00 – 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫”, dir. 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐳

🎤 + Q&A with the filmmakers

🕗 31.01.2026, 20:00 – The Altar Boys”, dir. 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐤𝐢

🎤 + Q&A with the filmmakers

🕐 01.02.2026, 13:00 – Graduation Heist”, dir. 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐨ł𝐚𝐣 𝐏𝐢𝐬𝐳𝐜𝐳𝐚𝐧

🕔 01.02.2026, 17:00 – The Town That Drove Away”, dir. 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐜𝐡, 𝐆𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐳 𝐏𝐢𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐤𝐢

🎤 + Q&A with the filmmakers

It’s also worth remembering the film “Hamnet” (nominated in as many as 8 Oscar categories), dir. Chloé Zhao - on which our graduate 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬ł𝐚𝐰 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐞 worked as a camera operator.

🎥 Screening: February 7, 8:00 PM

This is cinema that inspires, moves, and stays with you long after the screening.

🎟️ Tickets: available online and at the Iluzjon Cinema box office. Book yours today!

📍 Iluzjon Cinema, Narbutta 50A Street, Warsaw

On February 11, the nominations for the 28th Polskie Nagrody Filmowe ORŁY will be announced. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that our lecturers and graduates will be among the nominees!

Link to the Festival programme.

26.01.2026
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We invite you to take part in the pitching session as part of the 23rd Węgiel Film Festival!

As part of the 23rd edition of the Węgiel Film Festival, which will take place on April 22–25, 2026, we invite creators developing short film projects to participate in the pitching event.

Pitching is an opportunity to present your film idea, confront it with an audience, and meet potential collaborators. It is a space for creators who are in the development stage or already working on a project and want to take the next step toward its realization.

Applications are open in two categories:

▪ fiction short film in development,

▪ documentary short film (Work in Progress).

📍 Location: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice

🗓️ Application deadline: March 6, 2026

📢 Results announcement: March 9, 2026

FORM FOR DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS

FORM FOR FICTION PROJECTS

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23.01.2026

We’re excited to share some fantastic news!

Our lecturer, Dr Anna Huth, together with her platform team4set, has been selected among the 12 chosen startups for this year’s EFM Startups edition as part of the European Film Market (EFM)!

EFM Startups is a five-day platform (February 13–17, during the Berlinale) dedicated to showcasing cutting-edge media technologies, connecting visionary startups with leaders of the film industry, and opening doors to funding and strategic partnerships.

A special highlight this year: for the first time, the EFM Startup Award will be presented, in partnership with Screen International, recognizing one outstanding startup from the 2026 edition.

We are keeping our fingers crossed, that it will be team4set — a platform created by filmmakers for filmmakers — that receives this distinction!

Link to detailed information

So proud — congratulations and full support!