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11th Przeźrocza Film Festival

We are pleased to announce that the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice has taken honorary patronage over the 11th edition of the Przeźrocza Film Festival – an event that has been promoting ambitious, auteur documentary cinema for many years.

The selectors have chosen 17 films that will compete for the Grand Prix in the Main Competition BŁYSK OKA. In addition to the main award, the festival will also honor the creators of the best cinematography and editing, and the audience will present its own award.

Among the selected titles is the documentary Bloodline directed by Wojciech Węglarz – a project to which our students contributed:

Radosław Moszczak, responsible for cinematography together with Wojciech Węglarz and Jonasz Mularz,
Michał Szymański, serving as 2nd production manager.

We warmly congratulate the creators!

The 11th Przeźrocza Film Festival will take place in Bydgoszcz from August 30 to September 6, 2025.

: 09 August 2025

Contact with administrative staff on August 8, 2025

Dear Students,

Please be informed that on August 8, 2025, all staff members of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia will be working remotely.

If possible, we kindly ask you to contact the administrative staff on August 7 during office hours.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

: 06 August 2025

Important Changes Regarding Scholarship Matters!

Attention Students!

From September 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, the handling of scholarship-related matters for students of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School will be managed by the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences.

For any matters within this scope, please contact the designated staff member directly: MA Beata Kalisz (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Address: ul. Bankowa 11, 40-007 Katowice
Room: 24a
Phone: +48 32 359 18 07

: 05 August 2025

Television premiere of the film by our lecturer, prof. Dagmara Drzazga!

We invite you to the television premiere of the film Porajmos. The Forgotten Holocaust, directed by our lecturer, prof. Dagmara Drzazga!

On August 2, 1944, the SS decided to "liquidate" the so-called "Gypsy family camp" at KL Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the gas chambers of Crematorium V, 4,300 people were murdered — defenseless women, children, and the elderly. 80 years later, survivors of the Holocaust and their children and grandchildren gathered at the site. Romani youth from across Europe also came to pay tribute to the victims. The documentary Porajmos. The Forgotten Holocaust, directed by Dagmara Drzazga, tells the story of the genocide of the Roma and Sinti during World War II. It also recalls the memories of the few remaining witnesses to those harrowing events.

The film was produced by TVP3 Katowice for TVP SA, and the academic research that supported the creation of this documentary was funded by the University of Silesia as part of Katowice European City of Science 2024.

You can watch the film on August 7, 2025, at 10:25 PM on the TVP1 channel.

We warmly encourage you to tune in!