"Draugen" - a documentary film by our lecturer prof. Dagmara Drzazga was nominated for the prestigious PRIX EUROPA award in the category TV Documentary. The producer of the film is TVP Katowice.

The protagonist of the film “Draugen” is Wojciech Bogadoł from Mikołów, a scout, son of a Silesian insurgent, who during the World War II was incorporated into the Wehrmacht and sent to Norway. On the tiny island of Kvitsoy, he meets the love of his life, Liv. Young people have a chance to make their own lives, they just have to wait until the end of the war...

Selection results: link

PRIX EUROPA is an important event addressed mainly to TV and radio producers. The prizes are awarded in 10 categories. The winners of individual competitions are given the opportunity to promote their film through distribution and broadcasting on European TV and radio stations.

02 September 2021

The film “Mother's Day” (2021), directed by Patryk Kaflowski, qualified for the International Competition at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival in India. The event takes place from August 28 - September 5, 2021. The Indian festival is on the prestigious list of festivals qualifying for an Oscar in the short fiction category.

The film is about a female fox that travels through the forest in search of food. When she reaches the edge of the forest, she comes across a lonely farm, where she witnesses the turbulent events involving a young woman expecting a baby.

Full list of the competition selection: link

The cinematographer of the film is Michał Walter. Both he and the director Patryk Kaflowski are responsible for the editing. Krzysztof Lang was responsible for artistic supervision over the production.

The film had its world premiere at the 40th edition of Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts “Młodzi i Film” on June 17, 2021.

25 August 2021

Anew (2020), dir. Zofia Sawicka was distinguished by the professional jury during the 21st International Film Schools Festival (FIEC) in Montevideo, Uruguay. Zofia Sawicka's short documentary won a special mention in an International Competition in the documentary film category.

The 21st International Film Schools Festival is the largest student festival in Uruguay, and our directing student's film was one of three Polish films in this year's program.

The festival took place on August 18-21, 2021. 62 short films, documentaries and animations from 58 film schools from 36 countries were qualified for the international competition.

Anew tells the story of Weronika, who tries to face the new reality right after leaving the sociotherapeutic center.

The film had its world premiere at the 39th Koszalin Festival of Film Debuts - Young and Film - in September last year.

24 August 2021

Our student of directing, Karol Ulman, received the Zuzanna Jagoda Kolska Award for the youngest filmmaker participating in the New Horizons International Film Festival.

The award funded by Grażyna Błęcka-Kolska and Jan Jakub Kolski was awarded for the fourth time at the festival. The award is a gesture of support for the author's talent.

In the Shortlist section of the Nowe Horyzonty festival, the film End of the World (2020), produced at the Kieslowski Film School in Katowice, was presented.

As the founders point out, the goal of the award is to encourage filmmakers to tell stories in the language of their own sensitivity, to persevere on the uncertain artistic road of development.

The Zuzanna Jagoda Kolska Award is, above all, a warm and vivid remembrance of Zuzanna's now-absent voice. We want to reward courage. To support youth. To provide an opportunity for development. To believe that every bit of help carries goodness onward. To remember Zuzia.

23 August 2021