Produced at the Kieślowski Film School, the short film "The Hero" (2021) dir. Milena Dutkowska, returns from the 5th edition of the Świat Maklaka Film Festival in Konstancin-Jeziorna with the Grand Prix Award. The award was granted by the Jury composed of: Jerzy Kapuściński (chairman of the Jury), Edyta Markiewicz-Brzozowska and Stanisław Pieniak.

The cinematographer for the movie "The Hero" is Igor Połaniewicz. Ernest Małkiewicz was responsible for production management. The pedagogical supervision over the production was performed by prof. Filip Bajon. The producer of the film is prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz.

The 5th edition of the Świat Maklaka Film Festival was held on 23-25 September 2022. The Świat Maklaka Film Festival brings back timeless films with the participation of Zdzisław Maklakiewicz and looks for the right distance, irony, humor and references to contemporary life among contemporary filmmakers.