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03.03.2022

The book, “From the Department of Film Propaganda to the Central Office of Cinematography: The First Decade of Party-State Monopoly in Polish cinema” penned by Prof. Ewa Gębicka, a lecturer at the Kieślowski Film School, has been nominated for the Bolesław Michałek award for the best Polish film book of the year.

Published by the University of Silesia Press, it deals with Polish cinema as a social institution shaped by political, economic, and artistic influences. The author examines the infrastructure of filmmaking and the practices of film production and dissemination. By analyzing the impact of politics on the material equipment of the cinema, the attitudes of filmmakers and viewers, the shape of film production, distribution, and exploitation systems, and the nature of the relationships between them, she aims to identify the basic regularities of the functioning of this institution in the conditions of state monopoly and party dictate.

The jury will announce the results on December 12, 2022, at the “Kina” awards gala held at Kino Luna, Warsaw.

03.03.2022

Films produced at the Kieślowski Film School have won laurels at the 15th Offeliada Film Festival. “Time to Revolt” (2022), directed by Daniel Le Hai, “Imprisoned” (2021), directed by Piotr Bieliński and “The Hero” (2021), directed by Milena Dutkowska bagged awards and distinctions at the 15th edition of the Offeliada Film Festival in Gniezno.

Grand Jury Awards went to the documentary etudes “Imprisoned” and “Time to Revolt”. The main jury was composed of Leszek Dawid, Maria Wiernikowska, and Daniel Rycharski.

“Imprisoned” also received the Stanisław Brzozowski Krytyka Polityczna Award for “special social sensitivity of a film work.”

“The Hero” won the “Icarus” Award of the Gniezno Fantasy Fantasmagoria Club for the best film dealing with subjects of fantasy or science fiction and the “Hamlet” Award from the Student Jury.

The animated film “C’est la vie,” co-directed by an employee of the Kieślowski Film School, Wojciech Sankiewicz, is also one of the festival’s winners. “C’est la vie” won the Grand Jury award and the Mikołaj Wojciechowski Scholarship of PLN 2,000 awarded to promising filmmakers.

The 15th edition of the Offeliada Film Festival took place on November 10-13, 2022, in Gniezno.

03.03.2022

“When the Night Comes”, directed by Katarzyna Sikorska and produced at the Kieślowski Film School, has received an honorable mention at the 1st edition of Youality International Short Film Festival in Chantilly, France.

Arkadiusz Powałka handled the cinematography, and Maria Kawalec oversaw the production management. Prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz produced the movie, while Prof. Filip Bajon supervised the production.

Youality International Short Film Festival is a seasonal short film festival based in Chantilly, France. It aims to discover international film talents and connect filmmakers worldwide. The event’s first edition took place on November 7-8, 2022, at Cinema Elysee.

03.03.2022

“Out of Water”, directed by Gracjana Piechula with cinematography by Aleksandra Kamińska and produced by the Kieślowski Film School, has qualified for this year’s selection of the Film and Art School Etudes Panorama at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. Prof. Michał Rosa supervised the production, and Julia Wasiak and Damazy Stasiak handled the production management. The 30th Edition of the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography will take place on November 12–19, 2022, in Torun.

Listed below are the recent titles of our students, graduates, and lecturers featured in the film festival:

  • “The Perfect Number” (2022), directed by Krzysztof Zanussi (section: Main Competition)
  • “The Silent Twins” (2022), directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, cinematographer: Jakub Kijowski (section: Polish Films Competition)
  • “Illusion” (2022), directed by Marta Minorowicz, cinematography by Paweł Chorzępa (section: Cinematographer’s Debuts Competition)
  • “Pawnshop” (2022), cinematography by Stanisław Cuske (section: Documentary Films Competition)

The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography EnergaCAMERIMAGE, a distinguished festival dedicated to cinematography, significantly contributes to raising the visibility of cinematographers.

03.03.2022
„Slave” / photo Antoni Grałek

"Slave" (2021), directed by Grzegorz Piekarski and produced at the Kieślowski Film School, has been selected for the Short Film Competition of the 32nd FilmFestival Cottbus. The competition will have 11 films from 13 countries in Central and Eastern Europe competing for prizes. The films will be judged by an international jury composed of Peter Hoferica (Slovakia), Eugen Kelemen (Romania), and Beata Walentowska (Poland).

Antoni Grałek handled the cinematography for "Slave". Natalia Pietsch, Maja Zaleska, Grzegorz Piekarski, and Antoni Grałek were responsible for production management. Prof. Adam Sikora and Prof. Maciej Pieprzyca supervised the production. The producer of the film is Prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz. The screening of "Slave" is scheduled for November 11 at 19:00 at the Weltspiegel Kino in Cottbus. The festival winners will be announced during the official gala on November 12.

The following is the announcement of the film on the festival's website: link

The FilmFestival Cottbus is one of the leading festivals dedicated to the cinema of Central and Eastern Europe. It focuses on presenting feature films from former socialist countries, including post-Soviet countries and their economically and culturally neighboring countries, such as Finland, Greece, and Turkey. The festival consists of four competitions, including two international ones, which focus osn feature films and short films. The 32nd edition of the Cottbus International Film Festival takes place from November 8 to 13, 2022.