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24.11.2020
Festival Interpretations

For the first time to celebrate the jubilee edition of the 20. Festival of the Art of Directing 2020 Interpretations a discussion panel with the representatives of some of the most important theatre and performing arts festivals will take place.

Since this year the pandemic has dramatically changed the organization of many cultural events, postponing or cancelling others, the Organizers decided to organize the 20. edition of the Festival of the Art of Directing 2020 Interpretations in an online form.

During the panel we will discuss with our Guests the decisions that they have made in the organization of their events, as well as the future of the theatre events in general.

The main areas of the moderated discussion will be:

  • how did the pandemics change the presence of the theatre festivals online, but also "in the physical reality", and what aspects were taken into consideration when organizing or postponing the events
  • how the functioning of the theatre, film and media arts festivals and their impact on the viewer can be assessed and whether a detachment from the festival atmosphere can be visible?
  • what organizational and production problems do theatre festivals taking place online come across?
  • what expectations from the theatre, cinema and visual arts will the audience have after pandemics - is there going to be any change in the language of the theatre or film?

The Festivals taking part in the panel (in an alphabetical order):

  • Berliner Theatertreffen
  • Chekhov International Theatre Festival
  • Edinburgh International Festival
  • London International Festival of Theatre
  • Sibiu International Theatre Festival

More information about festival: link

23.11.2020
A little Bit of Paradise, photo Andrzej Cichocki

A documentary by our graduate and lecturer, Andrzej Cichocki, "A Little Bit of Paradise" (produced by Munk Studio) was invited to this year's short film competition at the IDFA Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival.

It is a documentary story on the verge of realism and fairy tales. A film about a Silesian family that in a corner of the metropolis reveals its world to the viewer and shares their moments of life, inextricably linked with the surrounding nature.

The premiere screening will take place on November 23 at 21.00 at the Tuschinski cinema in Amsterdam. Further screenings will take place on the festival's online platform and will take place on the following dates:

  • 27 November 18:00 - 19:39 - Online Cinema 2
  • 2 December 16:30 - 18:19 - Online Cinema 1

More information about the film "A Little Bit of Paradise" can be found on the festival website: link

19.11.2020

We are among the new partners of the T-Port Online Film Market industry platform.

T-Port is an innovative platform that aims to promote emerging talent and facilitate the distribution of short films in the professional film industry. T-Port Online Film Market is an industry tool limited only to professionals: producers, film festivals, sales agents.

The platform was initiated by the Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival in 2017. It currently contains over 600 films made by independent filmmakers and film school students.

T-Port is active at festivals, markets and industry events, organizing events and panels for professionals. In 2019, T-Port received a grant from the Creative Europe program of the European Union.

17.11.2020

As part of the National Festival of Directing Art INTERPRETATIONS on November 22, 2020 at at 16.00 there will be a masterclass by Dariusz Pawelec "Transfer. Video recording of a theater performance "

Our lecturer, prof. Dariusz Pawelec will tell, among others what conditions must be met for the video recording of a theatrical performance to present the theater performance in the fullest possible form.

Registration is required for the meeting. You can register your participation at the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

More about the masterclass: link

Moreover, in the program of the 20th edition of the National Festival of Directing Art Interpretations, as part of the feature section, five feature films produced by the Krzysztof Kieślowski of the University of Silesia in Katowice will be screened. The section is curated by Krzysztof Zanussi, a director, screenwriter and lecturer. The titles selected by our lecturer include: "Hi, how are you" (2019) directed by Michał Chmielewski, "Tumble" (2019) directed by Milena Dutkowska, "Never well" (2019) directed by Paweł Powolny, "I’ve got something for zou too" (2018) directed by Iwo Kondefer and "About the Boy Who Walked Barefoot" (2020) by Gracjana Piechula.

In turn, prof. Andrzej Fidyk - our lecturer and a director, is the curator of the documentary section, which will present five different documentary films. This includes, inter alia, the applicant for the American Film Academy award "My Country So Beautiful" (2019) directed by Grzegorz Paprzycki and the famous short documentary "Debut - Love" (2015) directed by Sylwia Rosak.

Kieslowski Film School is the co-organizer of the Festival.

07.11.2020
"Material" / photo Joanna Różniak

On November 7, the 32nd Polish Film Festival in America will begin in Chicago, during which four of our short films will be presented to the American audience: "Tumble" (2019) by Milena Dutkowska, "Material" (2020) by Joanna Różniak, "What Blocks Are Humming About" (2019) by Rafał Waraczewski and "Julek" (2019) by Bartosz Toboła.

In Cyprus, in the competition for the CYIFF GOT TALENT award at the 15th edition of The Cyprus International Film Festival our film "Test" (2020) by Bartosz Toboła will compete, while in the competition at the Spanish Bilbao International School Zinema Fest we will screen our contender for Oscars "My country so beautiful" (2019) by Grzegorz Paprzycki. At a similar time, "Badylok" (2018) by Karolina Kłapkowska and "Bad Night Story" (2019) by Nawojka Wierzbowska will be shown during the 36th edition of the International Short Film Festival Berlin 2020 in the "Focus On: Poland" section.

In turn, the world premiere of our Covid documentary "Hello Grandma", dir. Kamila Chojnacka will be held on November 21 at 21:00 CET in Amsterdam during the IDFA Competition for Student Documentary. The Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival IDFA is the largest and one of the most important documentary festivals in the world.