On Thursday, December 9, 2021 a meeting with Tomasz Kolankiewicz, the artistic director of the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia. The meeting will take place at 1 p.m. in the cinema hall of the Kieślowski Film School.

The open meeting for students will be about the Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia. Tomasz Kolankiewicz will talk about how the festival opens up to young people and how cinema - including genre cinema - can talk about our social reality. After the lecture, there is an opportunity to ask questions.

Tomasz Kolankiewicz is a film expert and film historian, curator of film series, conducting lectures and talks about film. As a film programmer, he has many years of experience in cooperation with television, film festivals, cinemas and cultural institutions (including Nowy Teatr, National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute, European Solidarity Center). In the years 2008 - 2017 he was the program editor at the TVP Kultura film editorial office.

03 December 2021

The 39th edition of the Tous Courts Festival in Aix-en-Provence, France took place from November 30 to December 4, 2021. In the international competition of experimental short films, the film "Flora" (2021), dir. Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz produced at the Kieślowski Film School was screened.

For 39 years, the Tous Courts Festival has presented films that illustrate the richness and diversity of international short films. Its aim is to create a space for creativity and freedom, while maintaining cultural diversity. The festival has 2 competition sections.

The film "Flora" in France is represented by the director - Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz and the actress - Martyna Dyląg.

Karolina Monwid-Olechnowicz and Martyna Dyląg's trip to this event was possible thanks to the support of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute from the "Polish Culture in the World" program.

02 December 2021

The short ilm "Vyraj" (2020), dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska with cinematography by Barbara Kaniewska, produced at the Kieślowski Film School of the University of Silesia was awarded the Grand Prix at the Moroccan International Film School Festival Tetouan (FIDEC).

The International Film School Festival Tetouan is an event that aims to promote productions made in film schools and academies. The program includes documentaries, animation and fiction from all over the world.

This year's edition of the International Film School Festival Tetouan was held on November 22-26 in Tetouan. In the non-competitive sections of the festival, two other our films were screened "Hold Your Breath" (2021), dir. Katarzyna Sikorska and "Lockdown" (2021) dir. Maciej Idczak.

30 November 2021

The University of Silesia is the organizer of the pilot edition of the Transform4Europe Week event, which will take place on May 9-13, 2022. During this time, instead of traditional classes and lectures, meetings, talks and other events will take place, so that the participants can get to know one another.

In May 2022, we will invite students, doctoral cadidates and employees representing each of the T4E Universities to Poland.

Five days will be filled with a rich offer of masterclasses, common research projects, teaching, tours, workshops and art events. We will learn the languages of the T4E partners as part of the Languages for Lunch initiative. During the afternoon meetings we will show our guests our region and traditions. We will present the most interesting research, didactic and artistic projects. It is worth adding that Tranform4Europe Week will also happen online, keeping the whole European academic community in mind.

Detailed information can be found at: link

26 November 2021