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14.07.2021

Four films produced at Kieślowski Film School qualified for the Short Film Competition of the 46th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. The festival will be held on September 20-25.

In Gdynia, the following competition screenings will be held:

  • THE NEST (2021) dir. Gracjana Piechula
  • SLAVE (2021) dir. Grzegorz Piekarski
  • DELIVERY (2021) dir. Katarzyna Sikorska
  • THE HERO (2021) dir. Milena Dutkowska

This year, 24 films qualified for the Short Film Competition. Their selection was made by the Artistic Director, Tomasz Kolankiewicz, supported by the recommendation of advisers appointed by him: film expert Diana Dąbrowska and film historian Maciej Gil.

On the other hand, the Main Competition of the 46th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia included 6 films by our school's graduates: "Leave no traces" directed by Jan P. Matuszyński, "Hyacinth" directed by Piotr Domalewski, "Other People" directed by Aleksandra Terpińska, "In Parallel" directed by Dorota Lamparska, "Sonata" directed by Bartosz Blaschke, "Fears" directed by Łukasz Gutt (co-directed by Łukasz Ronduda).

13.07.2021
„Submission”, photo Paweł Grabarek

The films Last days of summer dir. Klaudia Kęska, Submission dir. Michał Ciechomski and "Niewolnik" dir. Grzegorz Piekarski produced at Kieślowski Film School return from the Kameralne Lato Festival in Radom with nominations for the Machulski Awards.

The nominations were received by:

  • Michał Ciechomski in the "Best Screenplay" category for the script of the film Submission.
  • Kamil Małecki in the "Best Cinematography" category for cinematography for the film Last days of summer, dir. Klaudia Kęska.
  • Andrzej Chyra in the "Best Actor" category for his role in the film "Niewolnik", dir. Grzegorz Piekarski.

Kameralne Lato is one of the festivals nominating films for the prestigious Machulski Awards. The ceremony took place on July 10, at 8:30 p.m., in the Concert Hall of the Oskar Kolberg in Radom.

09.07.2021
„Slave” / photo Antoni Grałek

On July 4-10, 2021, the 14th Kameralne Lato Film Festival takes place in Radom. In the main competition of the event, you will be able to see our 4 films: "Slave" (2021) dir. Grzegorz Piekarski, Last days of summer (2020) dir. Klaudia Kęska, Submission (2020), dir. Michał Ciechomski and Mother Dear (2020) dir. Zuzanna Sorówki.

A week later, as many as 7 of our short films will take part in the 24th edition of the Summer with Muses Festival in Nowogard (West Pomeranian Voivodeship). The event will take place on July 12-18. Last days of summer (2020), dir. Klaudia Kęska, Submission (2020), dir. Michał Ciechomski, End of the world (2020) dir. Karol Ulman, Vyraj (2020), dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska, Never Good (2019), dir. Paweł Powolny, "Mother's Day" (2021), dir. Patryk Kaflowski and "Group Theory" (2021) dir. Zuzanna Karpińska.

The Polish premiere of the film Test (2020), dir. Bartosz Toboła will take place in the fabuła.pl short film competition during the 21st edition of Sopot Film Festival. The premiere screening will take place in Multikino Sopot on Sunday, July 18 at 5:00 p.m.

East West (2020) dir. Natalia Koniarz competes for awards in the student competition at the Albanian KO: SH Film Festival. The event takes place in the city of Korcza until July 10.

On the other hand, at the Beach Film Festival in North Macedonia, three films will have a chance to win awards: A Flower of One Night (2019), dir. Nata Szada, The Boy Who Walked Barefoot (2020), dir. Gracjana Piechula and Anatomy Lesson (2020), dir. Gabriela Federowicz. The event will take place in the city of Ohrid on July 21-25, 2021.

05.07.2021

On Friday, July 2, during the ceremony Finally: Gala in Park Sowiński in Warsaw, the winners of the 8th Papaya Young Directors competition were announced. Among them are students of the Kieslowski Film School.

Gabriela Baran - a fifth-year student of film and television production, together with Mieszko Hajkowski, received the Audience Award for the advertising film "Dotarło? Dotrało!" for the DPD.

On the other hand, Zuzanna Sorówka and Paweł Grabarek - students of film directing and cinematography received a Special Award for special visual sensitivity for the director and cinematographer for the advertising film for Durex "Wolność na naszych zasadach". The jury appreciated "the beautiful flirting with the camera, with us and with important topics, for the tender gaze, passionate strokes, the smell and taste of freedom that captivated our senses and minds."

This year, 1,248 people took part in the Papaya Young Directors competition. Kieślowski Film School in Katowice was the educational partner of the competition.

22.06.2021 2

Until July 2, 2021 you can still apply throught the IRK system for Creative management in new media studies at Kieślowski Film School in Katowice.

The studies are a proposal for people who have a BA or MA degree and want to strengthen their competences in the field of communication in social media, as well as expand, organize and consolidate knowledge about new tools and techniques of using social media. The studies will prepare you to efficiently navigate in the world of digital media.

Studies in Creative Management in New Media can be undertaken by graduates of journalism, theater and film arts, marketing, PR, film and tv production, photography, people who create creative network messages and act in the field of communication in virtual space using a film image, people who intend to launch their own a company or they run one in the film, television or social media industry.

Studies are conducted in English. The first academic year will be taught entirely online.

The admission limit is 20 people.

The entrance exam will be in English.

Recruitment details: link