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05.
2025.
Department
Acting
Acting
MAJA PANKIEWICZ, DIANA ZAMOJSKA, KAROLINA RZEPA and BARTŁOMIEJ DEKLEWA will be guests of the film section of the 43rd Festival of Drama Schools. FREE ENTRANCE!
We invite you to see films with their participation andlisten to stories about their journey to the screen.
The DSF Winners on the Big Screen series is an event accompanying the Drama Schools’ Festival. It includes film screenings and meetings with actors who once, in their final year of studies, presented their theatre shows at the Drama Schools Festival in Łódź.
Now, we will see them on the big screen - in their latest films.
The series promotes the art of acting among audiences, both festival and local, and shows the creative path of actors from theatre to the silver screen.
Admission to the screenings and the meetings is FREE (while seats last) – this is an event for the festival audience, the local audience, EVERYONE!
* P R O G R A M M E *
* 13, May (Tuesday), at 6 p.m.*
Kinematograf Cinema (Film Museum)
"Innego końca nie będzie" dir. Monika Majorek
Guest: MAJA PANKIEWICZ
Host: Łukasz Maciejewski
Winner of the audience poll in the "feature film" category at the 40th Warsaw Film Festival.
Film synopsis: After a long absence, Ola, the oldest of three siblings, decides to return to her home. Although at first glance everything looks familiar, in reality, the lives of her loved ones have changed. More info about the film: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl/project/maja-pankiewicz
MAJA PANKIEWICZ
Winner of the Main Acting Award for the role of Elizabeth in the play "Maria Stuart", the Jan Machulski Award "Be an eagle, don't fly low" and the Journalists' Award at the 34th Festival of Drama Schools in Łódź (2016).
Lodz Film School acting graduate.
From 2016-2022, she played at the Teatr Ludowy and Teatr Stary in Kraków. Since 2023, she has been permanently associated with Teatr Studio in Warsaw. She has been awarded many times for her theatrical achievements. She made her debut on the big screen in the main role in the film "EASTERN" directed by Piotr Adamski, and on the small screen in one of the main roles in the series "Szóstka" (TVN) directed by Kinga Dębska. In the series "Warszawianka" (Skyshowtime) directed by Jacek Borcuch, Maja plays one of the main roles. On the Viaplay platform, in 2023, the crime series "Morderczynie" directed by Kristoffer Rus premiered, where Maja plays the main role. In 2025, the film "Innego końca nie będzie" (There Will Be No Other End) directed by Monika Majorek premiered in cinemas, and we are currently waiting for the premiere of the film "Terytorium" directed by Bartosz Paduch, where we will be able to see Maja once again in the leading role.
* 14, May (Wednesday), 6 p.m.*
Lodz Film School Cinema
"Dwie siostry" dir. Łukasz Karwowski
Guests: DIANA ZAMOJSKA, KAROLINA RZEPA
Host: Agata Gwizdała
Film synopsis: The first feature film made during the war in Ukraine. Two sisters who have been at odds with each other for years – Jaśmina and Małgorzata – set off from Warsaw to Kharkiv to bring back their seriously wounded father. The sisters' relationship has never been an easy one.
More info about the film: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl/project/diana-zamojska-karolina-rzepa
DIANA ZAMOJSKA
Winner of the TVP Łódź Award for the role of Kazia in the play "Panny z Wilka" at the 29th Drama Schools Festival in Łódź (2011).
Graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw, from which she graduated in 2011.
Actress, director, screenwriter. She has starred in such films as: "Księstwo" directed by Andrzej Barański, "Panie Dulskie" directed by Filip Bajon, "Lokatorki" directed by Klara Kochańska, "Kamerdyner" directed by Filip Bajon, "Cudak" directed by Anna Kazejak and "Dwie siostry" directed by Łukasz Karwowski. In 2021, she graduated from the Gdynia Film School. Her graduation film "Sabina", directed by Diana, premiered at the Camerimage Festival in Toruń. It was also shown at many international festivals, including Toronto Women Film Festival where it won the main prize for a student film.
KAROLINA RZEPA
Special distinction for her roles in the shows "Short Interviews with Nasty People" and "Tomorrow Will Always Be Tomorrow" at the 37th Drama Schools Festival in Łódź (2019).
Graduate of the Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków - Branch in Wrocław.
She was born on 9, July, 1992 in Warsaw and grew up in the country near Warsaw. She gained her first experience in front of the camera while working as a model in Poland, Japan, China and Austria. In 2015, she collaborated for the first time with director Jan Jakub Kolski and appeared in his films "Las, 4 rano" (2016) and "Ułaskawienie" (2018). In 2020, J.J. Kolski invited her to work on his next film "Republika dzieci", in which she played the main role. In the following years, she played in the series: "Dom pod Dwoma Orłami" directed by Waldemar Krzystek, "Gang Zielonej Rękawiczki" directed by Tadeusz Śliwa and "Wojenne dziewczyny" directed by Filip Zylber and "Krew z krwi" directed by Michał Rogalski.
* 16, May (Friday), 6 p.m. *
Kinematograf Cinema, Film Museum
"Idź pod prąd" dir. Wiesław Paluch
Guest: BARTŁOMIEJ DEKLEWA
Host: Łukasz Maciejewski
See how Bieszczady punk plays on the screen!
Film synopsis: The second half of the 1970s. Several teenagers from Ustrzyki Dolne, led by a charismatic and undisciplined student from a Ustrzyki vocational school, Siczka, decided to become punks and play punk rock.
More info about the film: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl/project/bartlomiej-deklewa
BARTŁOMIEJ DEKLEWA
Winner of the Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Award "Zapasowa maska" for his role in the play "Oresteia" directed by Michał Zadara at the 41st Festival of Drama Schools in Łódź (2023).
A graduate of the Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, where he studied in 2019-2024.
Born in 2000. He performed in such productions as: "Ukryta Sieć" directed by Piotr Adamski, the series " Absolutni Debiutanci", "#BringBackAlice" directed by Dawid Nickel, "Idź Pod Prąd" directed by Wiesław Paluch. We could recently see him on the big screen in the film "Światłoczuła" directed by Tadeusz Śliwa.
We invite you to the screenings!
FREE ADMISSION!
43rd DSF Programme: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl
#Poland25EU #KulturaJestWspólna
photo 1. - from the left
Maja Pankiewicz – photo by Rafał Chojnacki
Diana Zamojska – photo by Paulina Czyżewska
Karolina Rzepa – photo by Łukasz Saturczak
Bartłomiej Deklewa photo – private archive
2. still from INNEGO KOŃCA NIE BĘDZIE
3. still from DWIE SIOSTRY
4. still from IDŹ POD PRĄD
The DSF Winners on the Big Screen series is an event accompanying the Drama Schools’ Festival. It includes film screenings and meetings with actors who once, in their final year of studies, presented their theatre shows at the Drama Schools Festival in Łódź.
Now, we will see them on the big screen - in their latest films.
The series promotes the art of acting among audiences, both festival and local, and shows the creative path of actors from theatre to the silver screen.
Admission to the screenings and the meetings is FREE (while seats last) – this is an event for the festival audience, the local audience, EVERYONE!
* P R O G R A M M E *
* 13, May (Tuesday), at 6 p.m.*
Kinematograf Cinema (Film Museum)
"Innego końca nie będzie" dir. Monika Majorek
Guest: MAJA PANKIEWICZ
Host: Łukasz Maciejewski
Winner of the audience poll in the "feature film" category at the 40th Warsaw Film Festival.
Film synopsis: After a long absence, Ola, the oldest of three siblings, decides to return to her home. Although at first glance everything looks familiar, in reality, the lives of her loved ones have changed. More info about the film: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl/project/maja-pankiewicz
MAJA PANKIEWICZ
Winner of the Main Acting Award for the role of Elizabeth in the play "Maria Stuart", the Jan Machulski Award "Be an eagle, don't fly low" and the Journalists' Award at the 34th Festival of Drama Schools in Łódź (2016).
Lodz Film School acting graduate.
From 2016-2022, she played at the Teatr Ludowy and Teatr Stary in Kraków. Since 2023, she has been permanently associated with Teatr Studio in Warsaw. She has been awarded many times for her theatrical achievements. She made her debut on the big screen in the main role in the film "EASTERN" directed by Piotr Adamski, and on the small screen in one of the main roles in the series "Szóstka" (TVN) directed by Kinga Dębska. In the series "Warszawianka" (Skyshowtime) directed by Jacek Borcuch, Maja plays one of the main roles. On the Viaplay platform, in 2023, the crime series "Morderczynie" directed by Kristoffer Rus premiered, where Maja plays the main role. In 2025, the film "Innego końca nie będzie" (There Will Be No Other End) directed by Monika Majorek premiered in cinemas, and we are currently waiting for the premiere of the film "Terytorium" directed by Bartosz Paduch, where we will be able to see Maja once again in the leading role.
* 14, May (Wednesday), 6 p.m.*
Lodz Film School Cinema
"Dwie siostry" dir. Łukasz Karwowski
Guests: DIANA ZAMOJSKA, KAROLINA RZEPA
Host: Agata Gwizdała
Film synopsis: The first feature film made during the war in Ukraine. Two sisters who have been at odds with each other for years – Jaśmina and Małgorzata – set off from Warsaw to Kharkiv to bring back their seriously wounded father. The sisters' relationship has never been an easy one.
More info about the film: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl/project/diana-zamojska-karolina-rzepa
DIANA ZAMOJSKA
Winner of the TVP Łódź Award for the role of Kazia in the play "Panny z Wilka" at the 29th Drama Schools Festival in Łódź (2011).
Graduate of the Theatre Academy in Warsaw, from which she graduated in 2011.
Actress, director, screenwriter. She has starred in such films as: "Księstwo" directed by Andrzej Barański, "Panie Dulskie" directed by Filip Bajon, "Lokatorki" directed by Klara Kochańska, "Kamerdyner" directed by Filip Bajon, "Cudak" directed by Anna Kazejak and "Dwie siostry" directed by Łukasz Karwowski. In 2021, she graduated from the Gdynia Film School. Her graduation film "Sabina", directed by Diana, premiered at the Camerimage Festival in Toruń. It was also shown at many international festivals, including Toronto Women Film Festival where it won the main prize for a student film.
KAROLINA RZEPA
Special distinction for her roles in the shows "Short Interviews with Nasty People" and "Tomorrow Will Always Be Tomorrow" at the 37th Drama Schools Festival in Łódź (2019).
Graduate of the Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków - Branch in Wrocław.
She was born on 9, July, 1992 in Warsaw and grew up in the country near Warsaw. She gained her first experience in front of the camera while working as a model in Poland, Japan, China and Austria. In 2015, she collaborated for the first time with director Jan Jakub Kolski and appeared in his films "Las, 4 rano" (2016) and "Ułaskawienie" (2018). In 2020, J.J. Kolski invited her to work on his next film "Republika dzieci", in which she played the main role. In the following years, she played in the series: "Dom pod Dwoma Orłami" directed by Waldemar Krzystek, "Gang Zielonej Rękawiczki" directed by Tadeusz Śliwa and "Wojenne dziewczyny" directed by Filip Zylber and "Krew z krwi" directed by Michał Rogalski.
* 16, May (Friday), 6 p.m. *
Kinematograf Cinema, Film Museum
"Idź pod prąd" dir. Wiesław Paluch
Guest: BARTŁOMIEJ DEKLEWA
Host: Łukasz Maciejewski
See how Bieszczady punk plays on the screen!
Film synopsis: The second half of the 1970s. Several teenagers from Ustrzyki Dolne, led by a charismatic and undisciplined student from a Ustrzyki vocational school, Siczka, decided to become punks and play punk rock.
More info about the film: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl/project/bartlomiej-deklewa
BARTŁOMIEJ DEKLEWA
Winner of the Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Award "Zapasowa maska" for his role in the play "Oresteia" directed by Michał Zadara at the 41st Festival of Drama Schools in Łódź (2023).
A graduate of the Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków, where he studied in 2019-2024.
Born in 2000. He performed in such productions as: "Ukryta Sieć" directed by Piotr Adamski, the series " Absolutni Debiutanci", "#BringBackAlice" directed by Dawid Nickel, "Idź Pod Prąd" directed by Wiesław Paluch. We could recently see him on the big screen in the film "Światłoczuła" directed by Tadeusz Śliwa.
We invite you to the screenings!
FREE ADMISSION!
43rd DSF Programme: festiwalszkolteatralnych.pl
#Poland25EU #KulturaJestWspólna
photo 1. - from the left
Maja Pankiewicz – photo by Rafał Chojnacki
Diana Zamojska – photo by Paulina Czyżewska
Karolina Rzepa – photo by Łukasz Saturczak
Bartłomiej Deklewa photo – private archive
2. still from INNEGO KOŃCA NIE BĘDZIE
3. still from DWIE SIOSTRY
4. still from IDŹ POD PRĄD