As many as 15 films produced at Kieślowksi Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice will be presented during the 51. Lubuskie Lato Filmowe in Łagów. Four have qualified for the Short Fiction Film Competition, and eleven will be shown at the spcial screenings presenting the Kieślowski Film School.

Short Fiction Film Competition:

• „The Hero” (2021) dir. Milena Dutkowska
• „The Nest” (2021) dir. Gracjana Piechula
• „Slave” (2021) dir. Grzegorz Piekarski
• „Mother's Day” (2021) dir. Patryk Kaflowski

Panorama / Presentation of the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia:

• „Holding your breath” (2021) dir. Katarzyna Sikorska
• „Imprisoned” (2021) dir. Piotr Bieliński
• „Forever” (2021) dir. Aleksandra Kamińska
• „Limits of Control” (2021) dir. Piotr Michalak
• „Pure Cinema” (2021) dir. Piotr Trzęsowski
• „Group Theory” (2021) dir. Zuzanna Karpińska
• „The Cabin” (2021) dir. Bartosz Toboła
• „Breakdown Motel” (2021) dir. Katarzyna Hordowicz
• „Liberty” (2021) dir. Joanna Różniak
• „Soliloquium” (2022) dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz
• „The Delivery” (2021) dir. Katarzyna Sikorska

The 51. Lubuskie Lato Filmowe takes place on June 26 - July 3, 2022. Lubuskie Lato Filmowe presents cinematography from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The main prize of the festival is the Złote Grono.

26 June 2022

Produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia, the short film "The Hero" (2021), dir. Milena Dutkowska qualified for the 28th edition of the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival.

"The Hero" is about Cyprian - a 10-year-old orphan who dreams of becoming a true hero. The film's cinematographer is Igor Połaniewicz. Ernest Małkiewicz was responsible for production management. The producer of the film is Krystyna Doktorowicz (Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia).

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival is the largest festival dedicated to short films in North America. The 28th edition of the event takes place on June 21-27, 2022. Each year, the festival presents over 300 short films from around the world and organizes a fair with over 3,000 films. Palm Springs International Short Film Festival is on the prestigious list of Oscar qualifying festivals, BAFTA Awards, Canadian Screen Award.

Milena Dutkowska's trip to this event was possible thanks to the support of the Polish Film Institute from PO Promotion of Polish film abroad Priority III: Foreign scholarships.

21 June 2022

Three films produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia will take part in the competitions of the 14th edition of the Short Waves Festival in Poznań. "Quiver" (2022), dir. Joanna Różniak, "Joanna d'Arc" (2022) dir. Aleksander Szamałek, and "Soliloquium" (2022), dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz.

Let us recall that last year we brought from Poznań the Young Jury Award for the film "Vyraj" (dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska). The film "Vyraj" also received the audience award Short Waves on Tour 2021.

14. Short Waves Festival takes place on 14-19.06.2022 in Poznań & online. During the 6 days of June, almost 100 events were prepared in 20 locations of Poznań's urban space. Nearly 300 films will be presented, including 89 in 5 competitions.

14 June 2022

Documentary etude "Imprisoned" (2021), dir. Piotr Bieliński returns from the 68th edition of the OKFA National Independent Film Competition in Konin with the Grand Prix in the category - student film and with a nomination for the Jan Machulski Award in the category: best director. The cinematographers for the film are Marek Kita and Jan Barszczewski. Maja Krężel was responsible for production management. The producer of the film is Krystyna Doktorowicz.

The award was granted by the jury composed of: Krzysztof Majchrzak - chairman, Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, Piotr Domalewski, Łukasz Maciejewski, Łukasz Grzegorzek.

Among the winners of the festival there is also the animated film „C`est la vie”, co-directed by an employee of the Kieślowski Film School, Wojciech Sankiewicz. „C`est la vie” received the Polish Film Institute award in the category - independent film and was nominated for the Jan Machulski Award in the category of the best animated film.

The 68th edition of the OKFA National Independent Film Competition was held on June 9-12, 2022 in Konin.

13 June 2022