Four films produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia will take part in the 8th Young Poland Film Competition during the 25th Festival of Film Music Painting “Lato z Muzami” in Nowogard.

The selections passed:

• "Funeralia" (2022) dir. Bartłomiej Błaszczyński
• "Kammerfilm" (2022) dir. Michał Piotrowski
• "The Lottery" (2022) dir. Patryk Kaflowski
• "Forever" (2021) dir. Aleksandra Kamińska

The films of the 8th Young Poland Film Competition will be shown in three blocks on July 13-14 at the Cultural Center of Nowogard. The "Lato z Muzami" festival is one of the most important cultural events on the map of Western Pomerania. The 25th edition of the festival will be held on July 11-17, 2022. The program includes film premieres, meetings with filmmakers and activities for young people. Once again, the organizers will present the prestigious Cisowy Award statuette for outstanding artistic achievements. To the group of distinguished laureates - incl. Agnieszka Holland, Dorota Kędzierzawska, Mariusz Wilczyński, Wojciech Smarzowski and Janusz Zaorski - will be joined by Radosław Piwowarski.

08 July 2022

Lecturer at the Kieślowski Film School, prof. Krzysztof Zanussi received the Golden Pegasus - the prestigious Ennio Flaiano Award for the best theater director for the performance "L'odore" ("Zapach") at the 49th Premi Internazionali E. Flaiano festival in Pescara, Italy.

The awarding of the award, founded in 1973 in honor of the writer Ennio Flaiano, is linked in Italy with a series of cultural events in the fields of literature, theater, cinema and television.

Among the celebrities awarded this award are well-known representatives of contemporary culture, incl. Seamus Heaney, Jose Saramago, Paulo Coelho, Harold Pinter, Dario Fo, Billy Wilder, Peter Greenaway, Ken Loach, Giulietta Masina and Krzysztof Kieślowski.

07 July 2022

Photo book "Strike" lecturer at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia, prof. Rafał Milach won in the Author Book Award category at the 53rd edition of the Les Rencontres d'Arles. The winner was announced on July 5, 2022.

Les Recontres d'Arles is the largest photography festival in the world. It was established in 1970, gaining a worldwide reputation over the years. During the festival, over forty exhibitions are presented in unique locations of the urban space of Arles. During the 50th edition of the festival in 2019, it was visited by over 145 thousand people. viewers.

The "Strike" is a visual trace of the protests that began throughout Poland on October 22, 2020 and lasted in various forms for the next several months.

The book received financial support from the Institute of Film and Theater Arts of the University of Silesia in Katowice.

06 July 2022

Short film “The Hero” (2021) dir. Milena Dutkowska, produced by the Kieślowski Film School, comes back from the 51. Lubuskie Lato Filmowe in Łagów with the Special Mention of the Jury of the Short Fiction Competition.

The Special Mention was awarded for the “ability to show in a simple form about the meaning of the sharing universal values and their role in the life of a child”. Special Mention was awarded by the Jury: Jakub Armata, Andrzej Goleniewski and Mirosław Dembiński.

“The Hero” tells a story of Cyprian, a 10-year-old orphan who dreams of becoming a real hero. The cinematographer of the film is Igor Połaniewicz. Production management was taken over by Ernest Małkiewicz. Producer of the film is Krystyna Doktorowicz (Kieślowski Film School, University of Silesia in Katowice).

51. Lubuskie Lato Filmowe took place between 26. June and 3. July 2022.

04 July 2022