During this festive season, we extend our heartfelt wishes for peace and joy to the academy community of our school.

Let this holiday provide you with a well-deserved break that will enable you to gain strength for new academic challenges. We wish you a New Year full of success and productive ventures. May all your dreams come true this year.

Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year!

22 December 2023

Last weekend, a two-day international conference named (Nie)opowiedziane (translation: (Un)told) took place. It explored what lies at the heart of photography and memory.

(Nie)opowiedziane is an international scientific conference devoted to the medium of photography and focused on its integral role in the popularization of scientific achievements, the work of scientists, scientific research and development, and the promotion of science, showing the usefulness of scientific knowledge in everyday life, and at the same time popularizing the tradition of the academic community.

We would like to thank the organizer, the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, for the opportunity to be part of this event. We would also like to thank all guests, both on-site and online, and conference participants.

The Artistic and Scientific Council, chaired by the initiator and organizer of the conference, Dr. Agnieszka Babińska (Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk), along with many other eminent people from the world of science and photography, included the Director of the Institute of Film and Theater Arts at the Kieślowski Film School, prof. Ph.D. Janusz Musiał

You can watch the recording of both broadcasts, which took place on December 16 and 17, on YouTube 📸:

• December 16, 2023
• December 17, 2023

18 December 2023

Two of our students, Daniel Le Hai and Marcin Lesisz, have become nominees for WARTO 2023 in the film category.

👤 Daniel Le Hai received nominations for both direction and cinematography in the short documentary "Time for Rebellion" and for cinematography in the feature film "Funeralia" (directed by Bartłomiej Błaszczyński). He has already garnered several awards for them, including the awards at the film festivals in Gdynia and Koszalin.

👤 Marcin Lesisz earned a nomination for the short documentary "The Rocking Horses," produced by Studio Munka and the Polish Filmmakers Association. The documentary, which to date has won over 20 awards, is also the recipient of the Silver Hobby Horse at the Krakow Film Festival.

The winners of all categories will be announced during the gala on December 16 at the Local Activity Center, ul. Prądzyńskiego 39A. Tune in to the live broadcast on wyborcza.pl and the social media platforms of the organizer, Wrocławska Gazeta Wyborcza.

👥 You can check out the other nominees and their profiles here.

12 December 2023

Out of Water by Gracjana Piechula has won the Youth category at the 17th ŻUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival, which took place from December 6 to 10, 2023, in Białystok.

Congratulations to the entire team! Provided below are more details regarding the film.

🎬 Out of Water | directed by Gracjana Piechula | cinematography by Aleksandra Kamińska | production management by Julia Wasiak & Damazy Stasiak | produced by Kieślowski Film School

Zosia is the 13-year-old child of deaf parents. Together with her father, she sets out to compete in a swimming competition, which is her dream and in which she was not allowed to participate due to her father's oversight. Along the way, the heroes encounter complications that put Zosia in the role of a translator and intermediary between the deaf father and the rest of the world. Having a voice becomes not only a privilege for a girl but also a burden.

The full list of winners is available here.

11 December 2023