Three films produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia will take part in the competitions of the 14th edition of the Short Waves Festival in Poznań. "Quiver" (2022), dir. Joanna Różniak, "Joanna d'Arc" (2022) dir. Aleksander Szamałek, and "Soliloquium" (2022), dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz.

Let us recall that last year we brought from Poznań the Young Jury Award for the film "Vyraj" (dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska). The film "Vyraj" also received the audience award Short Waves on Tour 2021.

14. Short Waves Festival takes place on 14-19.06.2022 in Poznań & online. During the 6 days of June, almost 100 events were prepared in 20 locations of Poznań's urban space. Nearly 300 films will be presented, including 89 in 5 competitions.

14 June 2022

Documentary etude "Imprisoned" (2021), dir. Piotr Bieliński returns from the 68th edition of the OKFA National Independent Film Competition in Konin with the Grand Prix in the category - student film and with a nomination for the Jan Machulski Award in the category: best director. The cinematographers for the film are Marek Kita and Jan Barszczewski. Maja Krężel was responsible for production management. The producer of the film is Krystyna Doktorowicz.

The award was granted by the jury composed of: Krzysztof Majchrzak - chairman, Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz, Piotr Domalewski, Łukasz Maciejewski, Łukasz Grzegorzek.

Among the winners of the festival there 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 the Polish Film Institute award in the category - independent film and was nominated for the Jan Machulski Award in the category of the best animated film.

The 68th edition of the OKFA National Independent Film Competition was held on June 9-12, 2022 in Konin.

13 June 2022

Documentary short film "Time to Revolt" (2022), dir. Daniel Le Hai produced at the Kieślowski Film School received Jantar 2022 for a short documentary at the 41st Koszalin Film Debuts Festival "Młodzi i Film". The prize was awarded for "a heroine full of idealism who tries to calm the contemporary storm".

Among this year's laureates of the festival there is a large representation of graduates of the Kieślowski Film School:

• The main prize of the festival, Wielki Jantar, was won by the film "Other People" directed by Aleksandra Terpińska
• Jantar in the Feature-Length Documentary Debuts Competition won the film "Bucolic" directed by Karol Pałka
• The award for cinematography in the Feature-Length Documentary Debuts Competition went to Karol Pałka for the film "Bucolic"
• The Youth Jury Prize was awarded to the film "Sonata" directed by Bartosz Blaschke
• The Audience Award went to the film "Sonata" directed by Bartosz Blaschke
• The Special Award of the Studio Cinemas Association went to the film "Broys", directed by Marcin Filipowicz
• Special Mention for a documentary in the Short Film Debuts Competition was awarded to Marcin Lesisz for the film "The Rocking Horses"

The 41st edition of Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts Młodzi i Film was held on June 6-11 in Koszalin.

12 June 2022

The film "The Hero" (2021), dir. Milena Dutkowska, produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia returns from the 62nd edition of the International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlin with the award for the best fiction film in the student competition. The film's cinematographer is Igor Połaniewicz. Ernest Małkiewicz was responsible for production management. The producer of the film is Krystyna Doktorowicz.

As we read in the Jury's justification: “This fleeting cinematic poem is told from the point of view of a ten-year-old child who is coping with the death of a loved one. The poetic film first fascinated and amused us, then saddened us, and finally gently caressed and calmed us down."

The International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlin (Czech Republic) is a unique, largest and one of the oldest film reviews of its kind. About 350 films from over 50 countries are shown each year, attracting around 95,000 children and adults to Moravia each year. The festival program is aimed at viewers of all age groups.

List of festival laureates: link

07 June 2022