Short documentary "Joanna d'Arc" (2022) dir. Aleksander Szamałek, "Autobus" (2022), dir. Piotr Michalak and "Uwięziona" (2021) dir. Piotr Bieliński leave the 8th edition of the Przeźrocza Film Festival in Bydgoszcz with Prizes.

The Grand Prix of the short documentary film competition BLYSK OKA was awarded to Aleksander Szamałek for the film "Joanna d'Arc" for "a rough, moving and painfully honest portrait of a modern fighting woman".

The award for the best cinematography went to Piotr Michalak for the film "Autobus" (directed by Piotr Michalak). The prize was awarded for "careful observation of fragments of reality and the color of the bus journey."

The prizes in the short documentary film competition BŁYSK OKA were awarded by the Jury composed of: Marcin Borchardt, Krzysztof Gawronkiewicz and Weronika Płaczek.

The Audience Award goes to the film "Uwięziona" directed by Piotr Bieliński. The film's cinematographers are Marek Kita and Jan Barszczewski. Maja Krężel was responsible for production management.

The main part of the 8th edition of the Przeźrocza film festival was held on 1-4 September in Bydgoszcz.

05 September 2022

This year, 15 documentaries, 13 fiction films and 6 amateur films will compete for the Butterfly 2022 statuettes. Among them are 2 short films produced at the Kieslowski Film School in Katowice. The 19th edition of the European Film Festival INTEGRACJA TY I JA will be held on September 6-10, 2022 in Koszalin. The competition films will be judged by the Jury composed of: Piotr Głowacki (chairman), Bartosz Blaschke, Anna Dzieduszycka and Iwona Siekierzyńska.

Our films in the festival's competition sections:

• "Out of Water" (2022), directed by Gracjana Piechula // cinematography: Aleksandra Kamińska // production management: Julia Wasiak, Damazy Stasiak
• "Holding Your Breath" (2021), director: Katarzyna Sikorska // cinematography: Arkadiusz Powałka // production management: Barbara Owsińska

Since 2003, the European Film Festival INTEGRACJA TY I JA has been combining the topic of disability with film art and consistently proving that "life can be started many times". In 2016, the European Film Festival INTEGRACJA TY I JA received the Award of the Polish Film Institute (PISF) in the "national film event" category.

04 September 2022

14 documentaries have been qualified for this year's Competition Błysk Oka of the 8th edition of the Przeźrocza Film Festival. Among them, there are as many as 5 short films produced at the Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. The main part of the festival will be held on September 1-4 in Bydgoszcz.

Our films in the Competition Błysk Oka:

• "Autobus" (2022) director: Piotr Michalak // cinematography: Piotr Michalak // production management: Ewa Dubiel
• "Time to Revolt" (2022) director: Daniel Le Hai // cinematography: Daniel Le Hai // production management: Filip Kantor
• "Joanna d’Arc" (2022) director: Aleksander Szamałek // cinematography: Aleksander Szamałek // production management: Maria Kawalec
• "This is such love" (2022) director: Olga Hajnosz // cinematography: Anna Ryń // production management: Weronika Podgórska
• "Imprisoned" (2021) director: Piotr Bieliński // cinematography: Marek Kita, Jan Barszczewski // production management: Maja Krężel

The Przeźrocza Film Festival presents new trends in documentary cinema, at the same time strongly referring to film traditions. The event combines the analog past with the digital present looking for alternative means of expression. The slides (przeźrocza) refer to the Bydgoszcz film traditions of Kazimierz Karabasz and at the same time promote the latest documentary productions from Poland and abroad.

31 August 2022

Short fiction film "Quiver" (2022), dir. Joanna Różniak produced at the Kieślowski Film School returns from the 14th Solanin Film Festival with the Grand Prix. The award was granted by the Jury composed of: Łukasz Ronduda, Karolina Bruchnicka, Michalina Łabacz, Mikołaj Trzaska (chairman of the Jury) and Kuba Armata. The award was granted for "showing that tenderness brings hope for a better world."

The cinematographer for the film "Quiver" is Łukasz Łatanik. Jakub Lebiedziński was responsible for production management. The pedagogical supervision over the production was carried out by prof. Michał Rosa. The producer of the film is prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz.

Among the winners of the festival is also the animated film "C`est la vie", co-directed by an employee of the Kieślowski Film School, Wojciech Sankiewicz. "C`est la vie" received an award in the animated film category for "creativity, inventiveness and ingenuity in dealing with the most important topics in a contemporary form".

During the 14th edition of the Solanin Film Festival, further nominations for the Jan Machulski Awards took place. Among the nominees is Katarzyna Sikorska for the script of the film "The Delivery" (2021). Acting nominations were given to Mateusz Czwartosz for the role of, among others in the film "Quiver" (2022) by Joanna Różniak. The films "The Delivery" and "Quiver" were produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia.

The full list of laureates: link

The 14th edition of the Solanin Film Festival was held on August 24-28 in Nowa Sól.

29 August 2022