Tomorrow, September 25, the second round of recruitment for the second-cycle programs at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia begins.
🎬 DIRECTING (Second-cycle, full-time) – Graduates with a bachelor's degree in film directing are eligible to apply.
👨💼 CREATIVE MANAGEMENT IN NEW MEDIA (Second-cycle, hybrid studies in English) – Graduates with a bachelor's or master's degree in one of the following fields are eligible to apply: film and theater arts, music arts, fine arts or related disciplines, social communication and media studies, sociology, or humanities.
Frames from the movie "Under the Volcano" (cinematography by Mykyta Kuzmenko)
Under the Volcano, directed by Damian Kocur, has been selected as Poland's entry for the 2025 Oscars in the category of Best International Feature Film!
The world premiere of the film took place at the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024.
A selection committee chaired by Paweł Pawlikowski, which included members such as Ewa Braun, Krystyna Janda, Sławomir Idziak, and Tomasz Kolankiewicz, chose Under the Volcano, directed by Damian Kocur—a graduate of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice—from among 10 submitted productions.
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony will be held during the night of March 2-3, 2025.
The film tells the story of a young Ukrainian family who, due to the outbreak of war, are unable to return from their vacation in Tenerife to Kyiv. Overnight, they go from being tourists to becoming refugees.
The film will be screened at the opening ceremony of the 49th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia!
At the 49th PFF in the Short Film Competition, you’ll also be able to see student-directed projects, our productions:
🎬 Hedgehog's Dilemma | dir. Mateusz Rybiński
🎬 If I Had Balls | dir. Karolina Belka
🎬 The body is getting cold | dir. Przemysław Kopacz
🎬 Tennis Mortis | dir. Michał Łukowicz
🎬 Pipsqueak | dir. Lena Jaworska
Congratulations to all the creators, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for the Gdynia Festival and next year’s Oscars! 🏆
Frames from the movie "Under the Volcano" (cinematography by Mykyta Kuzmenko)
Frames from the movie "Under the Volcano" (cinematography by Mykyta Kuzmenko)
The Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice is joining the collection for flood victims.
Join us and help those affected by the floods.
Until Sunday (22.09), we are collecting at our department:
bottled mineral water,
beverages,
long-lasting food,
cleaning and personal hygiene products,
pet food.
📍 Collection point: by the entrance door to the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia
📅 Deadline: donations are being collected until 22.09.2024
All collected items will be sent to one of the distribution points in Katowice and Sosnowiec, from where they will be delivered to those in need across Poland.
Below is a list of collection points in Katowice and Sosnowiec:
Collection points in Katowice (all running until 20.09.2024):
📍 Miejski Dom Kultury "Koszutka", filia Dąb (Katowice, Krzyżowa 1),
📍 Miejski Dom Kultury "Bogucice-Zawodzie", filia Zawodzie (Katowice, Marcinkowskiego 13a),
📍 Miejski Dom Kultury "Szopienice – Giszowiec" (Katowice, Plac pod Lipami 1),
📍 from 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM at Pocztowa 5,
📍 from 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM at Świdnicka 35a (Terenowy Punkt Pomocy Społecznej nr 7).
Collection points in Sosnowiec:
📍 Centrum Usług Socjalnych i Wsparcia w Sosnowcu, Szymanowskiego 5A (6:00 AM – 10:00 PM),
Krzysztof Szlapa, photographer and employee of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia, is releasing his latest photographic album titled "Kraina". This remarkable work includes:
✨ An introduction by Justyna Hanna
📝 Nine essays by Jerzy Orawski
📷 A total of 130 colorful photographs, including nine panoramic spreads
As Jerzy Orawski writes in his essay "Krzysztof Szlapa’s Dialogue with Silence and Space", Szlapa’s photographs reveal the fleeting beauty of nature: “Color here appears as a wild, living, dynamic ‘organism’. One might say it explodes, its excess spilling out of the frame. The intensity of the warm tones (…) mainly resides in the sky, gently spilling onto the mountains, forests, and meadows. These are the colors of emotion.”
The album's official release will take place on May 8, 2025, during the opening of the exhibition of the same name at the Museum of Craft in Krosno. "Kraina" is a must-have for photography enthusiasts, not only for its captivating imagery but also for its beautiful hardcover design with a dust jacket and high-quality paper (182 pages, coated matt paper).
🏡 If you want to have "Kraina" on your bookshelf before its official release, contact Krzysztof Szlapa directly (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)!
🌅 To give you a preview of this extraordinary publication, we’ve attached a few photographs from the album, offering a taste of its magic and emotional richness. This is just a glimpse of the larger narrative that Krzysztof Szlapa weaves through his work.
We congratulate Krzysztof on his artistic success and are proud to have such talented creators among us!
Alicja Grawon-Jaksik becomes the new Director of Production at Netflix Poland! 🎬
We are thrilled to announce that our alumna, Alicja Grawon-Jaksik, has been appointed as the Director of Production at Netflix Poland! Her career path is an inspiring example of success in the audiovisual industry, crossing borders and making an impact on international markets. 👏
From 2013 to 2018, Alicja served as Director, and from 2019 to 2022, she was the President of the Polish Chamber of Audiovisual Producers. She is also a board member of CEPI, an international organization of independent producers, and a member of the Polish Film Academy.
Her new role at Netflix marks another step in her dynamic career, showing how Polish professionals are increasingly influencing the development of global film production.
We congratulate Alicja and wish her continued success both nationally and internationally! 👏
