Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School Explained

Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
Native Name:	Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Established:	October 3, 1978^[1]
Type:	Public university
Rector:	prof. dr hab. Andrzej Kowalczyk
Students:	ca. 600 ^[2]
City:	Katowice
Country:	Poland
Coor:	50.2586°N 19.0298°W
Campus:	Urban
Affiliations:	University of Silesia, Erasmus+
Director:	dr hab. Krystyna Doktorowicz prof. UŚ
Address:	św. Pawła 3 St., 40-008

The Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School (also known as Katowice Film School^[3]) is a Polish film and television school established in 1978 and based in Katowice, Poland. It is a full-time film school 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.^[4] It is a part of University of Silesia.

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^[5] and was shortlisted to the Mies Van Der Rohe Award in 2019.^[6]

Students from Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School were awarded nine times at the Camerimage Festival, including four Golden Tadpoles, two Silver Tadpoles, two Bronze Tadpoles and one Blue Tadpole for the best film of the decade.^[7]

Authorities

• Dean Assoc. Prof. Krystyna Doktorowicz, Professor of the University of Silesia
  • Deputy Dean for Education and Student Adrian Robak.
  • Deputy Dean for Internationalisation and Organisation Dr Eng. Olaf Flak
  • Deputy Dean for the Arts Full Prof. Jerzy Łukaszewicz^[8]

Structure

• Institute of Film and Theatre Arts - Director of the Institute Dr Jarosław Świerszcz^{[9] [10]}

Research and artistic activity

Main research areas:

• Film and television directing, cinematography
• Artistic photography
• Media Studies, audiovisual law
• Cinema and film production^[11]

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)^[12]

Part-time BA and MA courses

• Film and Television Producing^[13]

Tutors

• Maciej Pieprzyca
• Michał Rosa
• Bartosz Konopka
• Magdalena Piekorz
• Andrzej Jakimowski
• Marcin Koszałka
• Adam Sikora
• Bogdan Dziworski
• Jerzy Łukaszewicz
• Andrzej Fidyk
• Filip Bajon
• Krzysztof Zanussi^{[14] [15]}

Alumni

Directors

• Urszula Antoniak
• Maciej Dejczer
• Magdalena Holland-Łazarkiewicz
• Andrzej Jakimowski
• Bartosz Konopka (Academy Award nomination in 2010^[16])
• Jan P. Matuszyński
• Magdalena Piekorz
• Maciej Pieprzyca
• Michał Rosa
• Agnieszka Smoczyńska
• Marcin Wrona
• Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz

Cinematographers

• Paweł Dyllus^[17]
• Paweł Flis^[18]
• Marcin Koszałka

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)^[19]

Common names

• Katowice Film School^[20]
• Silesian Film School^[21]

See also

• Cinema of Poland
• Film
• Film school
• List of film schools
• Glossary of motion picture terms

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kalendarium Uniwersytet Śląski. www.us.edu.pl . 11 September 2019 . 1 December 2019 . pl.
2. Web site: Nowa nazwa katowickiej filmówki. Od 1 października Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego. www.dziennikzachodni.pl . 4 September 2019 . 1 December 2019 . pl.
3. Web site: Best of Katowice Film School and Elo Film School at Camerimage 2015. www.camerimage.pl . 5 November 2019.
4. Web site: Best of Katowice Film School and Elo Film School at Camerimage 2015. www.camerimage.pl . 5 November 2019.
5. Web site: The winners of the Brick Award 2019. archisnob.com . 5 November 2019.
6. Web site: EU Mies Award 2019 Shortlisted Works. www.miesarch.com . 5 November 2019.
7. Web site: Uniwersytet Śląski (Katowice) - Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego - Inne nagrody dla ważniejszych filmów. www.filmpolski.pl . 1 April 2020 . pl.
8. Web site: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. us.edu.pl/en/ . 26 November 2019 . 31 March 2020.
9. Web site: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. us.edu.pl/en/ . 26 November 2019 . 31 March 2020.
10. Web site: Institute of Film and Theatre Arts. us.edu.pl/en/ . 5 November 2019 . 31 March 2020.
11. Web site: Research and aritistic activity. writv.us.edu.pl/en/ . 31 March 2020.
12. Web site: Creative management in new media - master studies. writv.us.edu.pl/en/ . 20 January 2021.
13. Web site: Study Programmes. katalog.us.edu.pl . 18 September 2019 . 1 April 2020.
14. Web site: Best of Katowice Film School and Elo Film School at Camerimage 2015. www.camerimage.pl . 5 November 2019.
15. Web site: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School Teachers. www.writv.us.edu.pl/en/ . 5 November 2019.
16. Web site: Bartosz Konopka's awards. www.imdb.com . 5 November 2019.
17. Web site: Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School Alumni. www.writv.us.edu.pl/en/ . 5 November 2019.
18. Web site: Pawel Flis - Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. www.pjff.org . 21 January 2021.
19. Web site: Best of Katowice Film School and Elo Film School at Camerimage 2015. www.camerimage.pl . 5 November 2019.
20. Web site: Best of Katowice Film School and Elo Film School at Camerimage 2015. www.camerimage.pl . 21 January 2021.
21. Web site: Pawel Flis - Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. www.pjff.org . 21 January 2021.