Study Directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School

University of Silesia in Katowice – where you learn through hands-on practice and start creating from day one.

🎬 DIRECTING – Bachelor's and Master's degree programs (full-time)

Admissions now open!

• Bachelor’s (1st cycle): until June 15, 2025
• Master’s (2nd cycle): until September 15, 2025

What does the admission process look like?

👉 STAGE I:

Submit a portfolio of your original works – including a treatment or screenplay, photographs, video self-presentation, and other selected formats.

Then, take an oral exam: defend your portfolio and discuss film-related topics.

👉 STAGE II:

Practical exams: artistic assignment and screenplay analysis.

👉 STAGE III:

Photo reportage, studio staging task, and a qualification interview.

📌 More information: https://www.writv.us.edu.pl/pl/kandydat/rezyseria

06 June 2025

Admissions are now open for the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice.

Don't wait—choose your program and register today!

🎬 Film and Television Production Management

(Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs, full-time and part-time studies)

Application deadlines:

• Full-time studies – until July 1, 2025 (Bachelor’s) and September 15, 2025 (Master’s)
• Part-time studies – until September 12, 2025

This program is for those who don’t just dream about making films—but want to make them a reality. You’ll learn how to plan, organize, and manage productions from concept to screen. Gain the knowledge, experience, and connections that will shape your professional future.

📌 Details and registration: https://irk.us.edu.pl/pl/offer/SW-2025-Z/field/OF/

05 June 2025

To celebrate the milestone of the 100-millionth city bike ride in Poland, together with the urban bike system operator Nextbike Polska, we invite students of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice to take part in a short film concept competition!

Theme: "24 Hours in the Life of a Bicycle" – a creative look at urban mobility in Poland and the GZM Metropolis.

How to participate?

1. Form a team (1–8 members)
2. Write a short film script (10–12 minutes)
3. Fill out the application form (available on the Film School’s website)
4. Send all materials to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Submission deadline: June 30, 2025

• The winning project will receive:
• A production grant of up to 20,000 PLN
• Professional mentorship during the filmmaking process
• One-year free access to the city bike app for all team members

Results announcement: July 4, 2025

Shooting period: July 7 – August 4, 2025

Join the cinematic cycling adventure!

• Competition rules
• Application form

04 June 2025

Recruitment for 2025 has started at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice!

Do you want to create cinema that moves people and wins awards?

See how our graduates do it — Natalia Koniarz (graduate and PhD student) and Stanisław Cuske, whose film Silver swept the awards at the 65th Krakow Film Festival:

• Silver Hobby-Horse – for high artistic value
  • FIPRESCI Award – from the International Federation of Film Critics
  • Audience Award
  • Maciej Szumowski Award – for social sensitivity
  • Best Producer Award – Maciej Kubicki
  • Best Cinematography Award – Stanisław Cuske
  • Recommendation for the European Film Awards

This is the result of talent, hard work, and a place that supports filmmakers' development from their very first shots.

Now it’s your turn. Recruitment is open!

• 
  Directing
  • Cinematography, Television Production, and Photography
  • Film and Television Production Management
  • Creative Management in New Media

Apply now: https://irk.us.edu.pl/pl/

02 June 2025