We are delighted to announce that Mateusz Rybiński's film Hedgehog's Dillema has won the Grand Prize for Best Short Fiction Film in the international competition at the prestigious and highly important Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, which automatically qualifies it for the Oscars! 👏

🎬 Hedgehog's Dillema | directed by Mateusz Rybiński | cinematography by Tomasz Grzymała | production management by Natalia Rokicka & Rafał Cieplok | produced by Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia

The participation of the creators in the festival is possible thanks to the funding from the Polish Film Institute and the University of Silesia in Katowice, for which we are very grateful.

We wish the entire team success in the upcoming festivals, with the next one being the Palm Springs International ShortFest.

We are rooting for you! We want to see more smiling photos like these.

The moment of the award presentation to Mateusz Rybiński can be viewed on YouTube (from the specified time in the video), thanks to the recorded live stream of the ceremony – LINK.

18 June 2024

From the 43rd edition of the Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts "Młodzi i Film" we return with a distinction for a short fiction film!

In the Short Film Debut Competition, the jury distinguished one of our films:

🎬 Beware of good dog | directed by Adelina Borets | cinematography by Paweł Kozak | production management by Kacper Anaczkowski & Iryna Borkovska | produced by the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia

Stepan regularly takes in old dogs from the shelter, who spend their last days before death under his care. It’s his own way of coming to terms with his mortality. He dreams of dying in peace, even during the war in Ukraine. But peace is a privilege stolen by a young boy named Gogo. What will happen when two enemies of different ages but equally lonely meet in a cemetery at night? They light joints, eat ice cream, and dance.

Thank you for the festival emotions. This year’s film lineup was very good, making it hard to win awards in such a group! We sincerely congratulate the entire team of the distinguished film and look forward to qualifications for other festivals.

Furthermore, we would also like to congratulate other award winners, our graduates, and current lecturer Tomasz Woźniczka for winning JANTAR 2024 for cinematography for the film "Daughters of Coal" directed by Aneta Nowicka!

17 June 2024

Kiosk, directed by Daniel Stopa, received two special mentions in Kyiv (in the Short Film Competition and by the Student Jury) at the prestigious Docudays UA!

🗣 Short Film Competition Jury's Justification: The filmmaker’s sensitivity captures the feelings and the situation. He succeeds in portraying a female bond in a limited space. We give the special mention to a film that, through its framing and intimacy, takes us into a closed space, a space that provides protection while at the same time enclosing the characters.

🗣 Student Jury's Justification: For paying attention to the stories of people that go unnoticed and gradually disappear, along with the space in which they take place. For a wonderful documentary debut and for getting as close as possible to the characters, revealing all their deep feelings.

🎬 The documentary Kiosk was directed by Daniel Stopa, our graduate and student of the Doctoral School at the University of Silesia. The cinematographers were Stanisław Cuske, Józefina Gocman Dicks, graduates of our faculty, and Dr. Hab. Paweł Chorzępa, Prof. UŚ - our graduate and lecturer.

Congratulations! 👏👏👏

11 June 2024

The 1st National Film Competition "Przedsiębiorcze Nastolatki” is now behind us. We are very grateful for the opportunity to be one of the partners of this endeavor, initiated by the Local Development Agency in Sosnowiec.

Following Monday's award ceremony, we had the opportunity to conduct film workshops for the winners, held at the studio of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. Our thanks go to Dr. Łukasz Baka for leading these workshops. Judging by the feedback and smiles of the participants, it couldn't have been better!

🏆 The winners of the competition are:

• Best Cinematography: "Youth at Work" – Youth Educational Center in Czuchów Pieńki

• Most Original Idea: "Enterprising Tale" – Public High School of the Lodz University of Technology

• Grand Prix for Best Film in the 1st National Film Competition "Enterprising Teenagers": "The Boy Who Wanted a Bike" – IV High School of General Education named after Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki in Piaseczno

Congratulations to all the laureates and participants! Welcome to the film industry 🎬

09 June 2024