Illusion with a world premiere at the 34th MEDIAWAVE Film & Music Festival!

Today marks the start of the 34th edition of the Hungarian film festival, where the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School is represented by Aleksander Pakulski's documentary short.

If you want to see Illusion, make sure to visit the organizer's website, where you can purchase tickets for the online screening (Documentary Films Program No. 3).

Congratulations and good luck!

🎬 Illusion | directed by Aleksander Pakulski | cinematography by Katarzyna Lewek | production management by Natalia Bąba | produced by the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice

Alex was unexpectedly invited to the birthday party of Julia, his first love, whom he hasn't seen in 4 years. Deciding to stay longer, he confronts Julia's new world and his own feelings.

15 May 2024

Before you is a student of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, Marta Z. Nowak, the director of a documentary etude titled "The Claw" which had its international premiere at the recently concluded 70th edition of the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen!

🎬 The Claw | directed by Marta Z. Nowak | cinematography by Estera Świętosławska | production management by Dorota Chłapek | prod. Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia, 2023.

In a desolate village, a puppeteer works in peace on a special project. His goal unexpectedly gains momentum, when the man decides to take in refugees from eastern Ukraine. Łukasz's audacious project allows the family to take their minds off the difficult reality. He himself gains companions, who want to help him in his bold pursuit.

Soon there will be another opportunity to see The Claw on festival screens, this time at the 21st Neisse Film Festival starting next week. The Claw will be presented in the first block of short films on May 15th at the Camillo cinema (Görlitz).

Congratulations to the entire team of The Claw, the film is a collaborative effort, and every success is the result of good teamwork, bravo!

07 May 2024

The Fourth Day of the 21st Węgiel Film Festival has wrapped up this year's edition of this fantastic cinematic event, and we are already inviting everyone to participate in the next installment of the festival! 🎬

We extend our gratitude to all participants and hosts, including our affiliated cultural institutions that visited us. This year's edition featured 9 workshops, 3 masterclasses, 23 markets, as well as numerous competitive and non-competitive film screenings!

We also want to commend Mateusz Rybiński and the entire film crew behind "Hedgehog's Dilemma," as the film received an Honorable Mention in the Short Narrative Films Competition. Bravo! 👏

A big thank you to the organizers and co-organizers, especially to the second-year students of Film and Television Production Organization. May this be a solid experience for your future endeavors. Well done! 👏

🔗 Follow our YouTube channel, where soon you will be able to watch the summary of the fourth day - LINK

28 April 2024

The third day of the XXI. Węgiel Film Festival is behind us, which means that today is the fourth day - the last one in this year's edition! 🎬

Yesterday, film screenings began, including three etudes produced at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School - 'Hedgehog's Dilemma', 'The Salesman', and 'Cold'. Apart from narrative proposals, festival participants could also acquaint themselves with documentary films in the evening.

🔗 You can hear more about yesterday's events in the Festival Boxes, where one of our students has reported everything for you - LINK

Today's program also offers many interesting proposals. Among other things, very soon in the cinema hall (16:00), the screening of Daniel Stopa's documentary film 'Kiosk' will begin, we recommend your attention to this point! You might not want to leave the cinema, as at 18:00 the last festival screening of short films - 'Young Fiction Block' will take place.

The culmination of the XXI. edition of the festival will be the closing ceremony, to which we invite you to spinPLACE at the University of Silesia at 8:00 PM!

XXI. Węgiel Film Festival Program

27 April 2024