On March 22, 2024, the Kosmos Cinema hosted a preview showing of the latest documentary film directed by our lecturer – Dr. Dagmara Drzazga, Prof. at the University of Silesia. We return with a short photo report to at least slightly convey the atmosphere prevailing in the cinema hall at that time. We would like to thank all the guests and congratulate all the creators!

The film "Zagłębie. MEMORY" tells the story of the extermination of the Jewish population in the Zagłębie region during World War II. The documentary's creators follow a group from the World Union of Zagłębie Jews from Israel, Canada, and the United States, who came to Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghettos in Będzin and Sosnowiec. The film utilizes unknown survivor accounts and many unique archival materials, both radio and photographic.

After the screening, there was a discussion with the film's heroes and some of its creators. Among those present was Danuta Niciarz, who remembers the extermination of the Jewish population during the war in Zagłębie.

The production team, in addition to two lecturers from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia - Dagmara Drzazga (script, director) and Krystyna Nowojska (producer), also included: Witold Kornaś, Michał Sławiński, and Bartosz Dominik (cinematography), Jakub Laki Jędras (aerial photography), Andrzej Piwowarczyk (sound), and Beata Widuch (editing and sound design).

The production was made by TVP SA Branch in Katowice for TVP Historia, 2024. The documentary was co-financed by the University of Silesia's Research Excellence Initiative.

26 March 2024

We invite you to the exhibition of graphics titled "You Are All Beautiful" by Samanta Stochla, an official of the Organizational Office for Educational Services at the K. Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia.

A woman's calling is to BE, and by the mere fact of existence, A WOMAN IS BEAUTIFUL.

On the path of creative search and experiments, the artist manifests the joy of creation and recreating herself anew. Collages refer to the sphere of dreams and actual events. Equally strong is the archetype of the wanderer in her work, as Samanta Stochla is constantly on the move.

"You are all beautiful, my friend..." the artist speaks to herself and through herself. She also speaks to every Person regardless of gender. Be your own favorite subject. You are worth it.

The works were created between 2021-2024.

Samanta Viktoria Stochla - artist and journalist (born 1976). In her work, she explores the concept of VOCATION, as a life path, and EXPERIMENT, as a way of life. She creates ceramics, watercolors, computer graphics, oil paintings, mixed media, and jewelry. As a journalist, she specializes in interviews. She completed, among others, ceramics at the Faculty of Fine Art with an additional faculty in Critical Cultures (BA Fine Art with Critical Cultures) at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Interfaculty Postgraduate Journalism Studies at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Krakow, and master's studies in Film and Television Production Organization at the Faculty of Radio and Television of the University of Silesia in Katowice.

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

• Będzin wczoraj i dziś. Plener historyczny, literacko-plastyczny i wystawa poplenerowa.

Stowarzyszenie Twórców Kultury Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego (Będzin, 2023)

• Kwiecień plecień… Stowarzyszenie Twórców Kultury Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego (Sosnowiec, 2023)
• Jesienne inspiracje.  Stowarzyszenie Twórców Kultury Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego ( Dąbrowa Górnicza, 2022)
• Insinity in the city (Dublin, 2019)
• Coroczna wystawa Irish Polish Society (Dublin, 2018)
• Ceramic Ireland (Dublin, 2018)
• NCAD, Wystawa prac I roku (Dublin, 2018)
• Coroczna wystawa Irish Polish Society (Dublin, 2017)
• Stillorgan College of Further Education  - (Dublin, 2017) 
• “Oblicza / Faces” – (Dublin, 2016)
•  Polish Art Festival Exhibition, The Hunt Museum (Limerick, 2015),
• The Experience, (Dublin, 2011)

Samanta Stochla

computer graphics exhibition

Branch No. 5 - Media Library · Dehnelów Street 43, 41-250 Czeladź

Duration: March 8, 2024 – April 8, 2024

Exhibition finale: April 3, 2024

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25 March 2024

We invite you to the pre-premiere screening of the latest film by Prof. UŚ Dr. hab. Dagmara Drzazga, our lecturer. Tomorrow at the Kosmos Cinema

🎬 "Zagłębie. Pamięć" - the film tells the story of the annihilation of the Jewish population in the Zagłębie region during World War II. The creators of the documentary accompany a group from the World Union of Zagłębie Jews from Israel, Canada, and the United States, who came to Poland to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghettos in Będzin and Sosnowiec. Previously unknown accounts of survivors, as well as many unique archival materials, both radio and photographic, were used. The film was produced by Katowice Television for TVP Historia.

📌6:00 PM, Kosmos Cinema in Katowice, March 22, 2024.

We warmly congratulate all the creators and producers. In particular, we send our smiles to our lecturers - director Dagmara Drzazga and producer TV Krystyna Nowojska 👏

21 March 2024

The Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia invites you to our Open Days!

Are you interested in film and television directing? Do you write scripts? Perhaps you are in the midst of the creative process and would like to consult your work so far? Do you want to apply for Film and Television Directing at our faculty? We have an offer for you during the Open Days!

On April 26, 2024, at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, script consultations will be held. The hours of these consultations will be set individually with the scriptwriters. Please familiarize yourself with the requirements.

APPLICATIONS ARE PROCESSED IN THE ORDER THEY ARE RECEIVED. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE.

We are waiting for script submissions for documentary and feature films, under the conditions:

• A maximum of 30 pages is subject to consultation (if the script has more pages),
• The person applying for a consultation is entitled to only one genre - feature or documentary (it is not possible to consult two scripts),
• Submissions are to be made to the email address (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), in the message, in addition to scripts - please leave information such as first and last name, phone number, and the name of the current/completed high school/university. In the message, please also indicate your time preferences and consultant,
• Submissions are accepted until April 15, 2024.

The following lecturers from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School will conduct the consultations:

👤 Dr. hab. Dagmara Drzazga, prof. UŚ (documentary scripts, max. 10) - a journalist and director at Polish Television, long associated with the TVP branch in Katowice, author of documentary films, reports, programs on cultural topics, as well as scientific articles and essays.

👤 Dr. hab. Michał Rosa, prof. UŚ (feature scripts, max. 3) - a director and screenwriter. A graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice and Film and Television Directing at the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice. For the short film "Military Games" he was nominated for a student Oscar in 1991.

👤 Mgr Jan Foryś (feature scripts, max. 10) - a professional director of commercial films. Winner of the first edition of the Papaya Young Directors competition, also a juror in subsequent editions. Jury chairman in the Grand Press Video Awards contest. Creator of the world's first commercial video in vertical format.

Each qualified individual will receive an individual consultation time (10-15 minutes). In exceptional cases, it is possible to conduct consultations online, however, in-person consultations are preferred - so please reserve a sufficient amount of time on April 26th of this year. Come and choose your path in filmmaking, we warmly invite you. We are waiting for you!

The 2024 Open Days take place during the 21st edition of the Węgiel Film Festival.

We encourage you to study at the University of Silesia in Katowice.

15 March 2024