Basia: Three Short Stories, directed by Mateusz Pietrak, with cinematography by our student Paweł Kozak, was awarded Best Student Film at the 53rd Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival! 👏
Special recognition goes to Paweł Kozak, who is responsible for the cinematography in no fewer than three competition films selected for the festival’s official program. 🎥
We also extend our warm congratulations to our student Adelina Borets, whose feature documentary debut, Flowers of Ukraine, won the Documentary Film Competition!
We are proud to announce that Honey Bunny, directed by our student Gracjana Piechula, will make its international debut at the 38th Leeds International Film Festival - LIFF!
The film has been selected for the Louis Le Prince International Short Film Competition, where it will compete for recognition from both the jury and the audience. Keep your fingers crossed!
🎬 Honey Bunny | Director: Gracjana Piechula | Cinematography: Aleksandra Kamińska | Production Management: Marcin Costilla-Kamiński | Produced by Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice, 2024.
Soon, you will also have the chance to watch Honey Bunny, featuring Artur Barciś and Alina Chechelska in the lead roles, at the 32nd ENERGACamerimage Festival in the Panorama of Student Shorts from Film and Art Schools section.
We are also cheering on our second film, I am not here, directed by Daniel Le Hai, which will compete for the Golden Tadpole in the Student Etudes Competition at Camerimage!
Bravo to you all!
The festival will take place from November 16 to 23, 2024, in Toruń.
We are pleased to announce that Krzysztof Szlapa will present his latest photography exhibition titled “Zaświaty”. This fascinating exploration of unknown dimensions of reality will encourage deeper reflection.
The opening will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 6:30 PM at the “Galeria Katowice” of the Association of Polish Artists Photographers, Silesian District, located at Dąbrowskiego 2. The exhibition will be available for viewing until November 29, 2024, from Tuesday to Friday, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Free admission!
Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to see the world through the eyes of Krzysztof Szlapa and immerse yourself in his photographic art!
The short film Take me to her has qualified for PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival)! To mark the occasion, we warmly invite you to read an interview with the film’s director, Bartłomiej Błaszczyński 👇
This prestigious film festival will take place in Tallinn from November 8 to 24, with our film screening on November 14 in the New Talents Competition (Live Action section no. 3)! 👏
🎬 Take me to her | directed by Bartłomiej Błaszczyński | screenplay by Katarzyna Błaszczyńska | cinematography by Fryderyk Potoczek | production management by Alicja Osiej, Dorota Damec & Monika Borówka | produced by Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice, 2024
Get to know our talented alumnus, Bartłomiej Błaszczyński, as he shares insights into his artistic journey and inspirations in an interview with Samanta Stochla titled “Appetite for Everything, or Odysseus at the Silesian Theatre.”
Three lecturers from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia have been nominated in the Dziennik Zachodni educational poll for Academic Teacher of the Year!
🏆 Starting yesterday, you can vote for your candidate!
👤 Prof. Adam Sikora, PhD, DSc – Head of the Cinematography, Television, and Photography program. Cinematographer, director, screenwriter, photographer, and painter. Winner of numerous awards. Producer of many TV Theatre productions and cultural programs for Polish Television, including Ogród Sztuk and Rozmowy na nowy wiek. Author of numerous photography exhibitions.
👤 Prof. Janusz Musiał, PhD, DSc – Director of the Institute of Film and Theatre Arts at the Kieślowski Film School. Photographer, filmmaker, cultural studies expert, and multidisciplinary artist working with various media (photography, short films, animation, installation, objects, words, web-based projects) to create thematic projects, exhibitions, films, catalogs, and albums.
👤 Agnieszka Skołucka, PhD – Vice-Dean for Organization and Projects. Specialist in management and HR, communication, self-presentation, and negotiation. Deputy Director at the Interdisciplinary Center for Staff Development since 2020. Chancellor of the University of Silesia in Katowice from 2011-2024, previously Deputy Chancellor for Development and Cooperation with Industry, and Director of the Rector's Office.
