Produced at the Kieslowski Film School, the short film "There is no peace of mind" (2022), dir. Karol Ulman returns from the 13th Film Critics Festival Kamera Akcja in Łódź with the Young Jury Award. The composition of the Youth Jury consists of the winners of the Film Knowledge and Social Communication Competition. This year's Jury, composed of Natasza Lazar, Gabriela Rybołowicz and Krzysztof Kusz, awarded their prize to the short film "There is no peace of mind" for "courageous exploration of an intriguing concept, encouraging reflection on the ethicality of combining technology, nature and ourselves".

The cinematographer for the film is Maksymilian Plater. Karolina Zychowicz was responsible for production management. The pedagogical supervision over the production was performed by prof. Michał Rosa. The producer of the film is prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz.

Full list of laureates: link

The 13th edition of the Kamera Akcja Film Critics Festival was held in Łódź on October 13-16, 2022.

17 October 2022

Produced at the Kieslowski Film School short fiction film "Last days of summer" (2020), dir. Klaudia Kęska returns from the 63rd edition of the International Short Film Festival BRNO16 with the Audience Award.

The film's cinematographer is Kamil Małecki. The production was managed by: Stanisław Bryś, Aleksandra Gajdosz, Ewa Dubiel. The producer of the film is Krystyna Doktorowicz.

"Last days of summer" tells the story of a teenage Tosia who faces a difficult moral dilemma - a choice between justice and the protection of loved ones.

The 63rd edition of the International Short Film Festival BRNO16 was held on October 12-16, 2022. BRNO16 is one of the oldest film festivals in the Czech Republic, held continuously since 1960. It is also one of the oldest short film festivals in the world. BRNO16 presents various types of short films.

The full list of laureates: link

16 October 2022

Produced at the Kieslowski Film School documentary shorts "Joanna d'Arc" (2022) dir. Aleksander Szamałek and "Imprisoned" (2021) dir. Piotr Bieliński, return from the 20th edition of the Opolskie Lamy Film Festival with awards in the Main Short Film Competition in the documentary category. The awards were granted by the Jury composed of: Katarzyna Kebernik, Mateusz Demski and Michał Ciechomski.

"Imprisoned", dir. Piotr Bieliński received a special mention for "raising an important and current topic, for capturing and presenting a non-obvious parental relationship that brings hope and understanding."

"Joanna d'Arc", dir. Aleksander Szamałek received a special mention for "sensitivity and empathy in portraying a non-obvious, strong and steadfast heroine."

This year's laureates of the Feature Film Main Competition include graduates of the Kieslowski Film School. Marcin Filipowicz received the Grand Prix among feature films for the film "Broys". On the other hand, Piotr Rosołowski together with Elwira Nievera received the Grand Prix among documentary productions for the film "Hamlet Syndrome".

The 20th Opolskie Lamy Film Festival was held on October 7-15, 2022.

15 October 2022

We invite you to a meeting with a lecturer at the Kieslowski Film School in Katowice, dr hab. Bogdan Tosza, which will be held on October 18 at 4.30 pm at the Liber Bookshop at ul. Bankowa 11 in Katowice.

The meeting will cover, inter alia, recent books by dr hab. Bogdan Tosza: „Daremny przechodzień” (A futile passer-by) Universitas Publishing House, Krakow 2021 and "Zapiski z Rosji" (Notes from Russia) Austeria Publishing House, 2022.

The organizers of the event are: Księgarnia Liber S.C. and Universitas Publishing House.

13 October 2022