This Wednesday marks the start of the 6th edition of the Italian NaNo Film Festival, and this year’s selection includes First Tango, directed by our student Aleksander Pakulski!
First Tango, Director: Aleksander Pakulski | Cinematography: Aleksandra Neyman | Production Manager: Natalia Bąba
Two teenagers, secretly infatuated with each other, are pushed by their friends into a sexual initiation ritual in the wilds of Kashubia. Left on their own, they must confront both the pressure placed upon them and their true feelings.
The 6th NaNo Film Festival will take place on September 10–13, 2025, in Naples, Italy.
Two awards for Beware of Good Dog at the Hommage à Kieslowski Film Festival!
The film received the Special Prize of Maria Kieślowska and the Audience Award, granted for the very first time in the festival’s history!
Beware of Good Dog, Director: Adelina Borets | Cinematography: Paweł Kozak | Production management: Kacper Anaczkowski, Iryna Borkovska
Stepan regularly takes in old dogs from the shelter, who spend their final days under his care. It is his own way of coming to terms with death. He dreams of dying in peace, even during the war in Ukraine. But peace is a privilege stolen by a young boy, Gogo. What happens when two enemies of different ages, yet equally lonely, meet at the cemetery at night? They light up joints, eat ice cream, and dance.
The festival also recognized the film Bloodline directed by Wojciech Węglarz, in which our students Radosław Moszczak and Michał Szymański took part. The film received the Special Award of the Polish Filmmakers Association!
Congratulations to all the creators!
We are delighted that their passion and creativity have been acknowledged at the festival.
Dad’s Not Home, dir. Jan Saczek (cinematography by Patryk Roman)
We are among the winners of the Student Academy Awards (52nd Student Academy Awards)!
We are thrilled to announce that our short feature film Dad’s Not Home, directed by student Jan Saczek, has been named one of the 14 winners of the Student Academy Awards in the Live Action category!
🎬 Dad’s Not Home | written & directed by Jan Saczek | cinematography by Patryk Roman | production management by Lidia Le Thanh | produced in 2025
Huge congratulations to the entire crew! 👏
This is a tremendous honor both for the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice, as the producer of the film, and for the director, Jan Saczek, for whom this award opens the door to an international career.
All Student Academy Award-winning films are now eligible to compete for the 98th Oscars® in the following categories: Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, and Documentary Short Film.
It is worth noting that past winners of this prestigious award have gone on to receive 69 Oscar® nominations and win or share 15 Academy Awards.
The official award ceremony will take place on Monday, October 6, at 6:00 p.m. ET, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City, during the New York Film Festival, in collaboration with Rolex.
The Student Academy Awards, established in 1972, were created to provide a platform for emerging global talent and to give young filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their work within the industry.
Dad’s Not Home, dir. Jan Saczek (cinematography by Patryk Roman)Dad’s Not Home, dir. Jan Saczek (cinematography by Patryk Roman)Dad’s Not Home, dir. Jan Saczek (cinematography by Patryk Roman)
Christmas Special, directed by our student Iga Krasuska, won the Best Documentary Award at the 17th Solanin Film Festival and was also nominated for the Jan Machulski Award in the category of Best Documentary!
And that’s not the end of the good news!
At the 5th Wajda na Nowo Film Festival, as many as two of our productions were recognized:
Dad’s not home directed by Jan Saczek – 1st Prize, the President of Suwałki City Award for a moving story about persistently overcoming obstacles during adolescence
Honey Bunny directed by Gracjana Piechula – 3rd Prize, the Director of Suwałki Cultural Centre Award for a warm portrayal of the need for closeness
We are bursting with pride and wholeheartedly congratulate all the creators!
