Join us for a meeting with Piotr Jaxa - photographer, film director and cinematographer, who collaborated with Krzysztof Kieślowski, Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Zanussi.

For over 25 years, Piotr Jaxa has been developing the international project “Cinematographers”, in which he portrays outstanding directors of photography — the image creators who usually remain behind the camera. So far, he has met and photographed over 160 cinematographers from 24 countries, including legends such as Vittorio Storaro, Sven Nykvist and Robby Müller.

During the meeting, the artist will speak about the origins of the project, his travels, collaborations with masters of cinema, and his original concept of the “photographic interview,” in which cinematographers actively co-create their own portraits by choosing meaningful locations, props and visual elements. It will be a conversation about sensitivity, image-making and responsibility for the frame.

• 24 February 2026 (Tuesday)
• 1:00 PM
• Room 1.20

The exhibition “Cinematographers” is presented on the 3rd floor of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School

(Świętego Pawła 3, 40-008 Katowice).

The exhibition runs from 24 February to 9 March 2026.

Free admission.

Last photo: Anna Szrama - initiator of the meeting and the exhibition.

11 February 2026

We invite you to a meeting with Piotr Jaxa – photographer, film director, and cinematographer. Having collaborated with many outstanding directors, including Krzysztof Kieślowski, Andrzej Wajda, and Krzysztof Zanussi, he has been traveling for the past twenty-five years, portraying leading cinematographers in order to commemorate the faces of those who are crucial to the world of cinema yet usually remain unknown. To date, he has met more than 160 cinematographers from 24 countries across four continents. Among them are such legends of cinema as Raoul Coutard, Sven Nykvist, Vadim Yusov, Freddie A. Young, Vittorio Storaro, László Kovács, Robby Müller, Conrad Hall, Piotr and Witold Sobociński, and Subrata Mitra.

To bring viewers closer to the world and sensitivity of his subjects, Piotr Jaxa employs an original form of portraiture which he calls a “photographic interview.” He invites these talented and experienced image creators to step in front of the camera and actively co-create a visual narrative about themselves. Through the choice of a place that is meaningful to them — and sometimes also a costume or a prop — the cinematographers tell, in the language they know best, the story of their lives and work: their families, generations, communities, and the cultures in which they grew up. Thanks to this collaboration, and to the richness of personalities and creative temperaments of those portrayed by Jaxa, the project is accompanied by a fascinating diversity of shots and aesthetics.

We invite you to a meeting with Piotr Jaxa and a curator-guided tour of the exhibition Cinematographers, which will take place on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 1:00 PM, in Small Cinema Hall No. 1.20, at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia in Katowice.

Registration is required!

Please send an email confirming your participation to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by February 19, 2026.

The exhibition will be on view at the Film School from February 24 to March 20, 2026. The meeting is primarily intended for students; however, the exhibition is open to the public, and all interested visitors are welcome.

06 February 2026

Yesterday, a special screening of the first two episodes of the Netflix series “Lead Children” took place at the Rialto Cinema-Theatre in Katowice. The series is directed by our lecturer, Prof. Maciej Pieprzyca.

The screening was followed by a discussion with the director and Joanna Kulig, who plays the leading role. The talk was moderated by Ewelina Kosałka-Passia.

The series premieres on February 11 on Netflix.

We invite you to watch!

This six-episode production stars Joanna Kulig alongside Kinga Preis, Michał Żurawski, Agata Kulesza, Marian Dziędziel, and Zbigniew Zamachowski.

Official series description:

The series tells the story of a young doctor, Jolanta Wadowska-Król, who discovers that children living near the Szopienice Smelter are falling ill en masse with lead poisoning, a disease caused by heavy metal contamination. After making her discovery, she attempts to save the sick children while confronting the oppressive communist state apparatus. The production transports viewers to the industrial atmosphere of Upper Silesia in the 1970s, where dangerous political influences intertwine with Dr. Wadowska-Król’s social mission in a working-class region.

Learn more about the series.

05 February 2026

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of the exhibition “Creator and Material” by Samanta Stochla, a member of our administrative staff.

“Creator and Material” is a story about the artist’s relationship with matter — about a creative process that begins with the meeting of hand and clay and unfolds through a mindful dialogue between intention and the material’s response. The presented ceramic objects do not aim for literalness or unambiguous meanings. They balance between functional and sculptural forms, between control and chance.

Light plays a significant role in the exhibition. It penetrates the forms, reveals their interiors, textures, and surface rhythms. As a result, the works remain open to changes in space, time, and the viewer’s presence, inviting calm and attentive observation.

We warmly congratulate the artist on another exhibition and encourage you to visit the show.

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

4:30 PM

Branch No. 15 – Mec, Municipal Public Library in Sosnowiec

The exhibition will be on view from 10 February to 3 March, during the library’s opening hours.

Free admission

Link to the event.

04 February 2026