Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School

Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
Szkoła Filmowa im. Krzysztofa Kieślowskiego Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
TypePublic university
EstablishedOctober 3, 1978[1]
Rectorprof. dr hab. Andrzej Kowalczyk
Directordr hab. Krystyna Doktorowicz prof. UŚ
Studentsca. 600 [2]
Address
św. Pawła 3 St., 40-008
,
Katowice
,
Poland

50°15′31″N 19°01′47″E / 50.2586°N 19.0298°E / 50.2586; 19.0298
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUniversity of Silesia, Erasmus+
WebsiteOfficial website
Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School is located in Poland
Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
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Location of Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice within Poland
Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School is located in Europe
Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
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Location of Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice within Europe

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

Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School
  • 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

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Alumni

Directors

Cinematographers

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

References

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