The Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School (also known as ''Katowice Film School'') is a polish film and television school established in 1978 and based in Katowice, Poland. It is a full-time

film school A film school is an educational institution dedicated to teaching aspects of filmmaking, including such subjects as film production, film theory, digital media production, and screenwriting. Film history courses and hands-on technical training ...

and offers MA courses in Directing, Cinematography and Photography, Film and Television Producing. Kieślowski Film School is allowed to award PhD degree. One of its first tutors was

Krzysztof Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski (; 27 June 1941 – 13 March 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for ''Dekalog'' (1989), ''The Double Life of Veronique'' (1991), and the ''Three Colours'' trilogy (1993 –1994) ...

. It is a part of

University of Silesia The University of Silesia in Katowice ( pl, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, UŚ) is an autonomous state-run university in Silesia Province, Katowice, Poland. The university offers higher education and research facilities. It offers undergradu ...

. In 2017 film school was moved to brand new building at Pawła street no 3 in the downtown of Katowice. The building won the Brick Award and was shortlisted to the

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in 2019. Students from Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School were awarded nine times at the

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Festival, including four Golden Tadpoles, two Silver Tadpoles, two Bronze Tadpoles and one Blue Tadpole for the best film of the decade.

Authorities

*Dean Assoc. Prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz, Professor of the University of Silesia **Deputy Dean for Education and Student Affairs Ernest Wilde, MA **Deputy Dean for Internationalisation and Organisation Dr Eng. Olaf Flak **Deputy Dean for the Arts Full Prof. Jerzy Łukaszewicz

Structure

*Institute of Film and Theatre Arts - Director of the Institute Dr Jarosław Świerszcz

Research and artistic activity

Main research areas: * Film and television directing, cinematography * Artistic photography * Media Studies, audiovisual law * Cinema and film production

Courses of studies

Full-time BA courses

* Film and Television Directing * Film and Television Producing

Full-time MA courses

* Film and Television Directing * Cinematography, Directing and Art Photography (long-term) * Film and Television Producing * Creative Management in New Media (lectures in English)

Part-time BA and MA courses

* Film and Television Producing

Tutors

* Maciej Pieprzyca *

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* Magdalena Piekorz *

Andrzej Jakimowski Andrzej Jakimowski (born 17 August 1963) is a Polish film director, writer and producer, best known for directing the films ''Squint Your Eyes ( pl, Zmruż oczy)'' and ''Tricks (2007 film), Tricks ( pl, Sztuczki)''. He is an alumnus of Krzysztof ...

Marcin Koszałka Marcin Koszałka (born 30 December 1970) is a Polish cinematographer and film director. In 1995 he began his studies in Cinematography and Photography at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice., from which he graduated in 2001. In ...

* Adam Sikora * Bogdan Dziworski *

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Andrzej Fidyk Andrzej Fidyk (born in 1953, Warsaw) is a Polish documentary filmmaker, producer, and professor of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. He is best known for work his 1989 documentary '' Defilada'' (''The Parade''), which depicts th ...

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Alumni

Directors

Urszula Antoniak Urszula Antoniak (born 1968 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a Polish-Dutch film director. She is best known for her film ''Nothing Personal (2009 film), Nothing Personal'' which won four Golden Calf (award), Golden calves. Biography Antoniak graduat ...

Maciej Dejczer Maciej Dejczer is a Polish film director, best known for his film ''300 Miles to Heaven'' (1989), which won the second European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year. He is an alumnus of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. ...

* Magdalena Holland-Łazarkiewicz *

(Academy Award nomination in 2010) * Jan P. Matuszyński * Magdalena Piekorz * Maciej Pieprzyca *

Agnieszka Smoczyńska Agnieszka Smoczyńska (; born 18 May 1978) is a Polish film and television writer and director. She is an alumnus of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. Her debut feature film, '' The Lure'' (2015), was re-released by The Crite ...

Marcin Wrona Marcin Wrona (25 March 1973 – 19 September 2015) was a Polish film director. His film ''Demon (2015 film), Demon'' was shown at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. He debuted at the TIFF in 2010 Toronto International Film Festiva ...

Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name) Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity. It has its origin as the feminine form of the Roman name ''Marius (name), ...

Cinematographers

* Paweł Dyllus * Paweł Flis *

Other names

Former name

* 1978-2019 - Krzysztof Kieślowski Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia in Katowice (Polish: ''Wydział Radia i Telewizji im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego w Katowicach'')

Common names

* Katowice Film School * Silesian Film School

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School Film schools in Poland Art schools in Poland Educational institutions established in 1978 1978 establishments in Poland Film in Katowice Education in Katowice Mass media in Katowice