We invite you to the television premiere of the film Porajmos. The Forgotten Holocaust, directed by our lecturer, prof.  Dagmara Drzazga!

On August 2, 1944, the SS decided to "liquidate" the so-called "Gypsy family camp" at KL Auschwitz-Birkenau. In the gas chambers of Crematorium V, 4,300 people were murdered — defenseless women, children, and the elderly. 80 years later, survivors of the Holocaust and their children and grandchildren gathered at the site. Romani youth from across Europe also came to pay tribute to the victims. The documentary Porajmos. The Forgotten Holocaust, directed by Dagmara Drzazga, tells the story of the genocide of the Roma and Sinti during World War II. It also recalls the memories of the few remaining witnesses to those harrowing events.

The film was produced by TVP3 Katowice for TVP SA, and the academic research that supported the creation of this documentary was funded by the University of Silesia as part of Katowice European City of Science 2024.

You can watch the film on August 7, 2025, at 10:25 PM on the TVP1 channel.

We warmly encourage you to tune in!

04 August 2025

Dad's Not Home, directed by Jan Saczek, has been selected as one of 28 finalists chosen from an incredible 3,127 submissions!

Congratulations to the entire team and to everyone who contributed to this success.

Now we await the final verdict and are keeping our fingers tightly crossed!

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01 August 2025

Dear Students,

We kindly inform you that on August 1st, 2025, the Dean’s Office of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia will be closed.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

30 July 2025

Too Cold for a Storm, Directed by: Igor Sas | Cinematography: Radosław Kozieł | Production Manager: Kamil Warszawski

Film Synopsis: A story about Piotr, who returns to his childhood village after many years to fulfill his late father's final wish — to accompany him on his last journey to the cemetery. To Piotr’s surprise, on the wagon led by the old man Jaskółka, there is not only the coffin but also Paweł — Piotr’s half-brother, whom he has never met. As they travel across the vast, empty fields on their way to the cemetery, the brothers are forced into a conversation neither of them wants to have.

Screening: The film will be shown on August 12, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Kino Morena.

The festival will also feature the film Silver, directed by our graduate Natalia Koniarz, which will be screened on August 9, 2025, at 8:15 PM at Kino Morena.

The 52nd Ińsko Film Summer will take place from August 8 to 17, 2025, in Ińsko.

29 July 2025