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!
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.
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.
As many as six of our productions have been selected for the Short Film Competition at the 50th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia!
Asomia, director: Wojtek Węglarz, Gracjana Piechula (co-directing) | cinematography: Wojciech Węglarz | production management: Ala Parylak, Adela Gamrat, Iryna Borkovska
Closer, director: Aleksandra Szczyrek | cinematography: Natalia Cichosz | production management: Martyna Fudala
Fish and Chips, director: Bartłomiej Błaszczyński | cinematography: Daniel Le Hai | production management: Paulina Tura
Lucciola, director & cinematography: Aleksandra Neyman | production management: Kalina Głowińska
Just, director: Olga Kałagate | cinematography: Maksymilian Plater-Zyberk | production management: Maria Kopiec
Dad’s not home, director: Jan Saczek | cinematography: Patryk Roman | production management: Lidia Le Thanh
What’s more! SLAP!!, directed by our graduate Mikołaj Piszczan, has also been selected!
In the Main Competition of the 50th Polish Film Festival, the following were selected:
LARP. Love, Trolls and Other Quests, directed by our graduate Kordian Kądziela
The Altar Boys, directed by our lecturer Piotr Domalewski and produced by our lecturer Aneta Hickinbotham
Territory, directed by our graduate Bartosz Paduch
Wielka Warszawska, directed by Bartłomiej Ignaciuk and produced by our graduate Alicja Grawon-Jaksik
In the Perspectives Competition of the 50th Polish Film Festival:
Dzienniki z wycieczki do Budapesztu, directed by Rafał Kapeliński and produced by our two lecturers: Małgorzata Domin and Dominika Mandla
We are bursting with pride—congratulations and fingers crossed!
The Polish Film Festival will take place from September 22 to 27, 2025, in Gdynia.
We are proud to announce that the film Burnout, directed by our student Marta Z. Nowak, has been officially selected for the prestigious Rhode Island International Film Festival in the United States!
Burnout, dir. Marta Z. Nowak | cinematography: Jakub Stoszek | production management: Gabriela Fita, Tomasz Widera, Wiktoria Goczoł
Synopsis: A young woman experiences unsettling visions while at work. When her new ability starts to become a problem, she attempts to regain control over her life — in an equally disturbing way.
Congratulations to the entire team!
The Rhode Island International Film Festival will take place from August 5–10 in the state of Rhode Island (USA).
