Between 29.11 and 3.12. six students of Directing and Cinematography form Kieślowski Film School took part in the documentary film workshop “Portrait of a Protagonist” at C-Space in Berlin. The workshop was directed to young filmmakers and photographers from Poland and Germany.

During the 5 days group of 15 students under the supervision of renowned documentary filmmakers Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski pitched their ideas and created storyboards of their films, before setting off into the city to film their protagonists. The materials were later on edited in the studio and the final works presented during the last day of the workshop on Friday, 3th December.

The project was possible thanks to the cooperation of the Kieślowski Film School with the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie in Berlin and received funding from the Foundation of the Polish-German Cooperation, Sanddorf-Stiftung, fsk-Kino and a publisher Falschrum Books.

09 December 2021

On Thursday, December 9, 2021 a meeting with Tomasz Kolankiewicz, the artistic director of the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia. The meeting will take place at 1 p.m. in the cinema hall of the Kieślowski Film School.

The open meeting for students will be about the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia. Tomasz Kolankiewicz will talk about how the festival opens up to young people and how cinema - including genre cinema - can talk about our social reality. After the lecture, there is an opportunity to ask questions.

Tomasz Kolankiewicz is a film expert and film historian, curator of film series, conducting lectures and talks about film. As a film programmer, he has many years of experience in cooperation with television, film festivals, cinemas and cultural institutions (including Nowy Teatr, National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute, European Solidarity Center). In the years 2008 - 2017 he was the program editor at the TVP Kultura film editorial office.

03 December 2021

The 39th edition of the Tous Courts Festival in Aix-en-Provence, France took place from November 30 to December 4, 2021. In the international competition of experimental short films, the film "Flora" (2021), dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz produced at the Kieślowski Film School was screened.

For 39 years, the Tous Courts Festival has presented films that illustrate the richness and diversity of international short films. Its aim is to create a space for creativity and freedom, while maintaining cultural diversity. The festival has 2 competition sections.

The film "Flora" in France is represented by the director - Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz and the actress - Martyna Dyląg.

Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz and Martyna Dyląg's trip to this event was possible thanks to the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute from the "Polish Culture in the World" program.

02 December 2021

The short ilm "Vyraj" (2020), dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska with cinematography by Barbara Kaniewska, produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia was awarded the Grand Prix at the Moroccan International Film School Festival Tetouan (FIDEC).

The International Film School Festival Tetouan is an event that aims to promote productions made in film schools and academies. The program includes documentaries, animation and fiction from all over the world.

This year's edition of the International Film School Festival Tetouan was held on November 22-26 in Tetouan. In the non-competitive sections of the festival, two other our films were screened "Hold Your Breath" (2021), dir. Katarzyna Sikorska and "Lockdown" (2021) dir. Maciej Idczak.

30 November 2021