Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School (previous name: Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television) was created in 1978. In 2001, by the decision of the Senate of the University of Silesia, it was named after Krzysztof Kieślowski.
The School is an organizational unit of the University of Silesia educating in particular in the field of art and artistic disciplines. Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School employs the staff with the highest artistic and scientific achievements. The structure of the School includes three degree programmes, where teaching activities associated with the offered courses and the artistic and scientific activity are carried out. These are: Film and Television Production, Film and Television Directing, Cinematography and Photography. There are no institutes or departments in the structure of the School. In addition, the School includes: atelier, specialized laboratories: large format photography, editing, multimedia techniques, photography, IT and a library with an archive.
Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia, together with the Academy of Music in Katowice and the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, are included to the leading educational institutions in the field of art located in the region. It plays an important culture-forming role, aims at promoting the art and film culture. In the creative and organizational field the School cooperates with the Higher School of Theatre in Kraków, Polish Television, Television TVN, Polsat TV, Canal + and Kino Polska, as well as Film Insitution Silesia Film – Film Art Center.
The work of students of the School is presented and awarded at national and international festivals (e.g. Gdynia Film Festival, Kraków Film Festival, T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival, Camerimage, festivals in Cottbus, San Sebastian, Clermont-Ferrand, Tampere, Santiago de Compostela , Kyoto, Munich, New York, Aspen, Vilnius, Kiev and Bratislava). The production of Faculty students’ short films is financed by grants from the state budget (Ministry of Science and Higher Education) and from the operational programs of Polish Film Institute.
COLD (CHŁÓD)
Poland, 2023, 11 min
Synopsis: An older man is attacked in his own home by an extremist right-wing group. Initially, the attack appears to be accidental, but later it turns out to be planned.
Director: Daniel Le Hai
Cinematographer: Daniel Le Hai
Editor: Daniel Le Hai
Sound: Łukasz Świerzawski
Producer: Krystyna Doktorowicz
Cast: Jan Litvinovitch, Jerzy Nasierowski, Mikołaj Szmigiel, Filip Wencel, Konrad Kiersnowski, Jakub Kaźmierczak
THE CABIN (CHATKA)
Poland, 2021, 19:40 min
Synopsis: Julka and Marek visit a mountain cabin to rest, but at the beginning of their journey things get complicated as the violin, the forest, Venus and Schrodinger’s Cat come to the fore.
Director: Bartosz Toboła
Cinematographer: Bartosz Toboła
Editor: Bartosz Toboła
Sound: Łukasz Świerzawski
Music: Małgorzata Gulczyńska
Producer: Krystyna Doktorowicz
Cast: Sylwia Gola, Aleksandar Milićević, Oliwia Nazimek
PROBABLY… SEE YOU LATER! (NO TO PA!)
Poland, 2025, 12 min
Synopsis: Love affairs need to be finished quickly. Sometimes it’s just not that simple.
Inspired by new wave cinema Probably… See you later! is black and white short tale about the first glimpse of love which seems to arise as Malgosia i Staszek are trying to catch the last train home just before the autumn begins.
Director: Bartosz Gaczynski
Cinematographer: Bartosz Gaczynski
Editor: Martyna Wycichowska
Sound: Bartosz Grzybkowski
Music: Oskar Tomala
Producer: Oliwia Cofala, Julia Władacz, Krystyna Doktorowicz
Cast: Łucja Obidowska, Marcin Piotrowiak
MANNEQUINS (MANEKINY)
Poland, 2025, 6:53 min
Synopsis: A young seamstress works on a dress for her lost lover.
Director: Mateusz Rzonca
Cinematographer: Mateusz Rzonca
Editor: Kaja Kogut
Sound: Wojciech Plaza
Music: Svetlana Sokol
Producer: Kacper Anaczkowski, Krystyna Doktorowicz
Cast: Adrianna Helena Mrowiec; Antoni Kudelko
NEFESH (NEFESZ)
Poland, 2024, 6:45 min
Synopsis: “Nefesh” depicts the moment of transition and confusion for Jona Popoch. The man tries to escape from a world that is both familiar and unfamiliar, growing increasingly unsettling. He searches for a way out and understanding.
Director: Marianna Korman
Cinematographer: Marianna Korman
Editor: Marianna Korman, Kamil Wędzicha
Sound: Julia Piegza, Hanna Janas
Music: Marcin Oleś
Producer: Krystyna Doktorowicz
Cast: Niko Niakas