We invite you to three exhibitions held as part of the 11th National Pinhole Photography Festival – OFFO 2025!

The Festival presents works by nearly 70 artists from Poland and abroad.

As part of the Festival, our faculty is hosting an exhibition featuring the following photographers:

Piotr Szudra – Śmigiel

“10 Untitled Solarigraphs”

Arek Golosz – United Kingdom

“Wonderings of the Wanderer”

Participants of the Photography Studio at the Youth Community Centre in Bolesławiec

“Walks Between Light and Silence, Where Thoughts Intertwine with Shadows”

Exhibitions are curated by our lecturers — Dr. Andrzej Kowalczyk and Prof. Janusz Musiał, PhD, who is also among the artists presenting their works at the Festival.

📌 Exhibitions can be viewed on the second floor of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice, from October 8 to November 30, 2025.

We warmly encourage you to visit the exhibition and discover the remarkably inspiring works on display.

LINK TO THE ORGANIZER’S WEBSITE

16 October 2025

We are pleased to announce that I am not here and Coldness have been selected for the competition at the Szczecin Film Festival!

What’s more, Coldness has also been officially selected for this year’s Etiuda&Anima Festival!

Coldness, Directed by: Lena Jaworska | Cinematography: Daniel Le Hai | Production management: Kamil Warszawski

Podlasie, near the Polish-Belarusian border. Thirty-year-old Paweł lives in constant haste, struggling to balance his job at a frozen food factory with caring for his dying father, for whom there is no room in the local hospice. He receives a warning from social services—signs of neglect are visible on his father. When a Syrian immigrant, Ali, is hit by Paweł’s car, Paweł decides to make a risky deal: he will shelter Ali from the border guards and help him cross into Germany if Ali helps him care for his father. Despite prejudice, differences, and the language barrier, the two men must learn to cooperate.

I am not here, Directed and cinematography by: Daniel Le Hai | Production management: Rafał Cieplok

After years away, Piotr returns to his family home to confront his alcoholic father and rebuild his relationship with his brother Krzyś. The film tells the story of a man who must face the past that keeps catching up with him.

The Szczecin Film Festival will take place from October 16–20, 2025,

and Etiuda&Anima will be held from October 14–19, 2025.

Congratulations to the filmmakers, and we warmly encourage everyone to watch our productions during the festivals!

13 October 2025

Gold for Dad’s not home in New York! 🏆

Reporting straight from New York: Dad’s not home directed by Jan Saczek has won Gold in the Narrative category at the 52nd Student Academy Awards!

This prestigious award, often referred to as the Student Oscar, has many times opened the door to the “real” Oscars – and we hope this will be the case again.

It is a tremendous achievement for the entire team, because films are always made together. Congratulations go not only to the director but also to the whole crew: Patryk Roman (cinematography), Lidia Le Thanh (production management), and all the others who worked on the film. 👏

It is also a success for our faculty – the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia. Just last year, Take me to her (Open Fracture) by Bartłomiej Błaszczyński reached the finals, and today we celebrate the top award!

The award ceremony took place on October 6 in New York and was broadcast live – the full recording is available on the Oscars YouTube channel.

You can also learn more about the creators of Taty nie ma on FilmPolski.pl

07 October 2025

Great excitement ahead – and you can be part of it! 🎬

This coming Monday, October 6, in New York, our student Jan Saczek will receive a Student Oscar during the Student Academy Awards ceremony for his short feature film Dad’s not home.

The ceremony will be streamed live on YouTube – the broadcast will begin on October 7 at midnight Polish time. The link to the stream is provided below.

But that’s not the end of the celebrations! We invite everyone to Sopot for a special, free and open screening of Dad’s not home.

After the screening, there will be a discussion with:

Ewa Puszkiewicz – Human Rights Representative of the City of Sopot,

Piotr Łukawski – actor at the Wybrzeże Theatre, member of the Sopot Culture Council, and performer of the title role of the father.

📍 Venue: Stan Surowy, Bohaterów Monte Cassino 63, Sopot

🗓 Date: Monday, October 6, 7:00 PM

We thank the Sopot for You Association (Stowarzyszenie Sopot dla Ciebie) for their cooperation in organizing the event.

Applause for the entire team behind this film! The full list of creators is available on FilmPolski (link).

🎬 Dad’s not home | dir. Jan Saczek | cinematography: Patryk Roman | production manager: Lidia Le Thanh | produced by the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice

Online broadcast

05 October 2025