Vyraj (2020) dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska wins the ELBE DOCK competition in the short film category during the 4th edition of the ELBE DOCK International Film Festival in Usti nad Labem in northern Czech Republic.
The award was granted by a jury composed of: Maike Mia Höhne, Marion Bouvier and Luise Grudzinski.
The ELBE DOCK Award is intended for aspiring directors of fictional and documentary films from Central Europe. Films made in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic competed for awards in Ústí nad Labem.
The motto of this year's edition of the festival was the advice: Don't be afraid!
Slave (2021), dir. Grzegorz Piekarski will be presented in the "Best Polish Short Films 2021" section during the 37th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival. This year's edition of the festival will be held on October 8-17 in Warsaw.
Slave tells the story of Nikodem (Andrzej Chyra), who, as part of the penitentiary program, is serving a sentence in the house of Maja and Łukasz. The couple is surprised to learn that the appeal was approved and Nikodem regained his freedom. Even though they might part, they spend another day together.
The cinematographer for the film is Antoni Grałek. Natalia Pietsch, Maja Zaleska, Antoni Grałek and Grzegorz Piekarski were the production managers. The pedagogical supervision of the production was performed by prof. Adam Sikora and prof. Maciej Pieprzyca. The film was produced by the Kieslowski Film School.
Among the films selected for the "Best Polish Short Films 2021" section of the Warsaw Film Festival, there is also the documentary "Little Paradise" (2020) directed by our graduate and lecturer - Andrzej Cichocki.
The future of film, photography, and artificial intelligence Prof. Ludovit Labik VŠMU, Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia
Photography as document in history and sociology Prof. Jiří Siostrzonek Institute of Creative Photography, Silesian University in Opava Czech Republic
The photogenic aura in film and photography. Woman and man Prof. Neil Andrew Taylor FAMU, Czech National Film Academy, Prague, Czech Republic
Photography and film in the context of the topic like: man and woman, who I am, touch, border, back to nature Prof. Miro Švolík Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU), Bratislava, Slovakia Art & Design Institut, Prague, Czech Republic
Atmosphere and Abstraction - photography, music, video, design Nigel Grierson - Royal College Of Art, Lost Press Publishing, London, UK
# October – December 2021
workshop KRZYSZTOF KIEŚLOWSKI FILM SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA, KATOWICE
The "Fears" directed by Łukasz Gutt, a graduate of the Kieślowski Film School, and Łukasz Ronduda, was awarded the Grand Prize "GOLDEN LIONS" at the 46th edition of the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia for the best film!
The filmmakers also received 3 extra-statutory prizes: the Journalists' Award for the best film in the Main Competition, the Young Jury Award for the best film in the Main Competition, and "Don Quixote" The Award of the Polish Federation of Film Discussion Clubs.
The "SILVER LIONS" award went to the film "Leave no traces" directed by our graduate and lecturer Jan P. Matuszyński. The film was produced by Leszek Bodzak and Aneta Hickinbotham (our graduate in film and television production). Jan P. Matuszyński's film was also awarded for its set design (Paweł Jarzębski) and the Award of Polish Film Festivals and Reviews Abroad.
The award for a directorial debut or second film went to our graduate Aleksandra Terpińska for the film "Other People". Terpińska's debut was also awarded in the editing (Magdalena Chowanska) and male lead (Jacek Beler) categories.
The authors also received 2 extra-statutory prizes: the Award of the Studio Cinemas Association and the Onet Award Discovery of the Polish Feature Film Festival.
The film "Hyacinth", directed by our graduate and lecturer, Piotr Domalewski, was appreciated for its script (Marcin Ciastoń) and make-up (Daria Siejak). The film also received the Golden Clapper Radio Gdańsk Prize for the longest applauded film in the Main Competition.
The Audience Award, awarded as a result of audience voting in festival cinemas, went to our graduate Bartosz Blaschke for his film "Sonata".
Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia on Friday, September 17, was visited by an exceptionally large group of guests! Pupils from the Private Primary School "ART" in Tychy visited our thresholds - almost 70 people in total!
The children took part in the workshop "How does a film studio work", conducted by Krzysztof Szlapa, an employee of the School. Children had the opportunity to play the role of directors, cinematographers, sound engineers, set designers, and actors themselves. Under the supervision of a School employee, they could shoot their own improvised scene and feel like on a real film set.
Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia, has been the honorary patron of the "ART" Private Primary School in Tychy since October 1, 2019.
