We cordially invite you to a meeting with Wojciech Diduszko, programmer and Director of the Polish Competition at the Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival. The event will take place on Monday, December 19, 2022, at 10:00 in the Kieślowski Film School cinema hall in Katowice.

The open meeting for students will explore the programming of the Polish Competition at the Millennium Docs Against Gravity Festival and the festival's cooperation with documentary filmmakers. The meeting will be led by Prof. Anna Huth, Director of the Institute for Film and Theater Arts at the University of Silesia.

The 20th edition of Millennium Docs Against Gravity will take place in cinemas on May 12–21, 2023. The online section will be held on the mdag.pl platform on May 23–June 4, 2023. Millennium Docs Against Gravity opened up new avenues for documentary films in Poland and has captured the interests of diverse audiences since then. In 2022, the European Film Academy (EFA) included Millennium Docs Against Gravity among the most important European film festivals. The films awarded at the festival will have the opportunity to apply for the EFA.

13 December 2022

"Imprisoned" (2021), directed by Piotr Bieliński and produced at the Kieślowski Film School, has won the Paul Calinescu Documentary Award at the 26th edition of the CineMAiubit International Student Short Film Festival in Bucharest. The jury was composed of Oana Iancu, Suzy Gillett, Rodica Lazar, Corina Stavila, Calin Boto, Dragan Milinkovic Fimon, and Marius Panduru.

Marek Kita and Jan Barszczewski handled the cinematography for "Imprisoned." Maja Krężel was responsible for production management. Prof. Andrzej Fidyk, Prof. Beata Dzianowicz, and Bartosz Konopka supervised the production. The film was produced by Prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz.

Two more films produced at the Kieślowski Film School competed at the festival:

• "Mother's Day" (2021), director: Patryk Kaflowski // cinematography: Patryk Roman // production management: Katarzyna Bielińska, Konrad Petrenko-Goljanek
• "Vyraj" (2020), director: Agnieszka Nowosielska // cinematography: Barbara Kaniewska // production manager: Małgorzata Miszczak

The 26th edition of the CineMAiubit International Student Short Film Festival took place December 6-10, 2022. The festival's primary goal is to promote student creativity and strengthen relations between film schools. The National University of Film and Drama "I.L.Caragiale" in Bucharest and the CineMAiubit Foundation organized the festival.

11 December 2022

The eighth edition of the Play Poland Film Festival, which takes place December 9–18 in the British Isles, will present nineteen etudes produced at the Kieślowski Film School. The film school is a partner of the festival.

Listed below are the films going to be featured at the Play Poland Film Festival:

• “Imprisoned” (2021) director: Piotr Bieliński // cinematography: Marek Kita, Jan Barszczewski // production management: Maja Krężel
• “Breakdown Motel” (2021) director: Katarzyna Hordowicz // cinematography: Katarzyna Hordowicz // production manager: Natalia Czerniejewska
• “Group Theory” (2021), director: Zuzanna Karpińska // cinematography: Grzegorz Myjkowski
• “The Delivery” (2021) director: Katarzyna Sikorska // cinematography: Arkadiusz Powałka // production manager: Adrianna Orych
• “Forever” (2021), director: Aleksandra Kamińska // cinematography: Aleksandra Kamińska // production manager: Marta Nowak
• “Liberty” (2021), director: Joanna Różniak // cinematography: Łukasz Łatanik // production manager: Maria Kawalec
• “The Nest” (2021), director: Gracjana Piechula // cinematography: Aleksandra Kamińska // production management: Julia Wasiak
• “The Hero” (2021), director: Milena Dutkowska // cinematography: Igor Połaniewicz // production manager: Ernest Małkiewicz
• “Pure cinema” (2021), director: Piotr Trzęsowski // cinematography: Daniel Le Hai // production management: Adrianna Orych
• “Slave” (2021), director: Grzegorz Piekarski // cinematography: Antoni Grałek // production management: Natalia Pietsch, Maja Zaleska, Grzegorz Piekarski, Antoni Grałek
• “Lockdown” (2021), director: Maciej Idczak // cinematography: Aleksander Szamałek // production management: Wojciech Węglarz
• “When the Night Comes” (2021), director: Katarzyna Sikorska // cinematography: Arkadiusz Powałka // production manager: Maria Kawalec
• “The Cabin” (2021), director: Bartosz Toboła // cinematography: Bartosz Toboła // production management: Aleksandra Kubisa
• “Limits of Control” (2021), director: Piotr Michalak // cinematography: Piotr Michalak // production management: Ewa Dubiel, Tomasz Antkowiak
• “Dream Yourself to Safety” (2021), director: Joanna Różniak, Martyna Ludwig // cinematography: Joanna Różniak, Martyna Ludwig, Szymon Dzieciuchowicz
• “Eternal Return” (2021), director: Karolina Biedrowska // cinematography: Karolina Biedrowska // production manager: Katarzyna Czekaj
• “Holding Your Breath” (2021), director: Katarzyna Sikorska // cinematography: Arkadiusz Powałka // production manager: Barbara Owsińska
• “Windows” (2022), directed by Julia Dziworska // cinematography: Julia Dziworska
• “Joanna d’Arc” (2022), director: Aleksander Szamałek // cinematography: Aleksander Szamałek // production manager: Maria Kawalec

The Play Poland Film Festival is the largest mobile film event promoting contemporary Polish cinema in the British Isles. On a specially built VOD internet platform, viewers can watch the latest full-length and short Polish productions.

09 December 2022

Agnieszka Smoczyńska and Damian Kocur, graduates of the Kieślowski Film School, are nominated for this year’s Polityka’s Passport Awards in the film category. Agnieszka Smoczyńska is nominated for her film, “Silent Twins,” and Damian Kocur for “Bread and Salt.” The winners will be announced on January 17, 2023, during an official gala at the Grand Theater-National Opera. The event will be broadcast on TVN.

A complete list of this year's Polityka’s Passport Award candidates can be found below: link

Polityka’s Passport is one of Poland’s most prestigious cultural awards, highly valued by artists and art critics. It is also one of the longest-running cultural awards in our country.

07 December 2022