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Study Directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School

University of Silesia in Katowice – where you learn through hands-on practice and start creating from day one.

🎬 DIRECTING – Bachelor's and Master's degree programs (full-time)

Admissions now open!

  • Bachelor’s (1st cycle): until June 15, 2025
  • Master’s (2nd cycle): until September 15, 2025

What does the admission process look like?

👉 STAGE I:

Submit a portfolio of your original works – including a treatment or screenplay, photographs, video self-presentation, and other selected formats.

Then, take an oral exam: defend your portfolio and discuss film-related topics.

👉 STAGE II:

Practical exams: artistic assignment and screenplay analysis.

👉 STAGE III:

Photo reportage, studio staging task, and a qualification interview.

📌 More information: https://www.writv.us.edu.pl/pl/kandydat/rezyseria

05.06.2025

Admissions are now open for the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice.

Don't wait—choose your program and register today!

🎬 Film and Television Production Management

(Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs, full-time and part-time studies)

Application deadlines:

  • Full-time studies – until July 1, 2025 (Bachelor’s) and September 15, 2025 (Master’s)
  • Part-time studies – until September 12, 2025

This program is for those who don’t just dream about making films—but want to make them a reality. You’ll learn how to plan, organize, and manage productions from concept to screen. Gain the knowledge, experience, and connections that will shape your professional future.

📌 Details and registration: https://irk.us.edu.pl/pl/offer/SW-2025-Z/field/OF/

02.06.2025

To celebrate the milestone of the 100-millionth city bike ride in Poland, together with the urban bike system operator Nextbike Polska, we invite students of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice to take part in a short film concept competition!

Theme: "24 Hours in the Life of a Bicycle" – a creative look at urban mobility in Poland and the GZM Metropolis.

How to participate?

  1. Form a team (1–8 members)
  2. Write a short film script (10–12 minutes)
  3. Fill out the application form (available on the Film School’s website)
  4. Send all materials to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Submission deadline: June 30, 2025

  • The winning project will receive:
  • A production grant of up to 20,000 PLN
  • Professional mentorship during the filmmaking process
  • One-year free access to the city bike app for all team members

Results announcement: July 4, 2025

Shooting period: July 7 – August 4, 2025

Join the cinematic cycling adventure!

02.06.2025

Recruitment for 2025 has started at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice!

Do you want to create cinema that moves people and wins awards?


See how our graduates do it — Natalia Koniarz (graduate and PhD student) and Stanisław Cuske, whose film Silver swept the awards at the 65th Krakow Film Festival:

  • Silver Hobby-Horse – for high artistic value
    • FIPRESCI Award – from the International Federation of Film Critics
    • Audience Award
    • Maciej Szumowski Award – for social sensitivity
    • Best Producer Award – Maciej Kubicki
    • Best Cinematography Award – Stanisław Cuske
    • Recommendation for the European Film Awards

This is the result of talent, hard work, and a place that supports filmmakers' development from their very first shots.

Now it’s your turn. Recruitment is open!


  • Directing
    • Cinematography, Television Production, and Photography
    • Film and Television Production Management
    • Creative Management in New Media

Apply now: https://irk.us.edu.pl/pl/

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With great joy, we announce that as many as four of our productions have been selected for the official lineup of this year’s festival in Koszalin!

INITIUM

Director: Marek Mogilski | Cinematography: Maria Majerczyk | Production Manager: Bartosz Jarzynowski

Maks, a young art conservator, arrives at a women’s convent to restore a painting in the monastery church. His secular demeanor disrupts the sacred order, much to the dismay of one of the nuns. This sparks a series of sharp exchanges that gradually evolve into a mutual fascination.

If I Had Balls

Director: Karolina Belka | Cinematography: Aneta Bochnacka | Production Manager: Magda Walasek

Anka, a young woman, is institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital. She insists there’s nothing wrong with her. Anka becomes the leader of a therapy group and establishes new rules that begin to cause problems. She believes that none of this would be an issue—if only she had balls between her legs.

The Depths of Dreams

Director: Aleksander Pakulski | Cinematography: Aneta Bochnacka | Production Manager: Natalia Bąba

A day in the life of Bartek, who has spasticity. Despite his limitations, he strives to embrace life to the fullest. As he pushes his boundaries, he is transported into an underwater world—a place that becomes his true home.

Repetitions

Director: Maciej Czuchryta | Cinematography: Maksymilian Łobaczewski

This film centers on intimate interviews with residents of a small sanatorium, conducted in the facility’s gymnasium. Repetitive exercises serve as catalysts for personal stories of pain and pleasure, revealing the most vivid moments of human experience. The documentary is not only an aesthetic essay on suffering but also a story of recovery and the resilience of the human spirit.

The festival will take place in Koszalin from September 2–6, 2025.

Heartfelt congratulations to all the creators!

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