Film Editing
Full Time Consolidated
Ms Joanna Wesolek - Inquiries in English

48 42 27 55 808
j.wesolek@filmschool.lodz.pl

ATTENTION!
The whole curriculum is in Polish. After admission the non-Polish speakers study the language for one year at the University Language Centre and continue the programme in the following academic year. Foreign candidates, who can speak Polish at B2 level at least, take the exam with Polish candidates. All the details can be found on the Polish version of this website.

Miss Julita Kaliszak

Inquiries in Polish
48 42 27 55 817
katedra@filmschool.lodz.pl


Tuition Fee

The course in Film Editing is a 5-year-long Master course run in Polish (there is no separate BA programme).
Total course price is 38,500 Euro (3,850 Euro per semester)
The tuition fees can be paid in either of the following accounts:
EURO account number: PL 63 1240 1545 1978 0000 1166 6262
Iban: PL 63

PLN account number: PL 21 1240 1545 1111 0000 1166 6233
Iban: PL 21

USD account number: PL71 1240 1545 1787 0000 1166 6259
Iban: PL71

SWIFT code for all accounts: PKOPPLPW
Bank details: PeKaO SA, Piotrkowska 288; 90-361 Lodz, Poland

TITLE: "(the student's name), Montaz filmowy, czesne"


Application Deadline

May 31, 2024

The ENTRANCE EXAM FOR FOREIGNERS who do not speak Polish and are applying for the 2024/25 academic year will be held on June 24, 2024.
The exam will be held on-line.


Required documents

  1. Application form 
  2. High school graduation diploma must be legalized by the Polish Consul in applicant’s country of residence, or if your country is on the Hague Convention list http://www.hcch.net Apostille legalizing the diploma should be provided by a competent authority mentioned on the list marked by [12]. In either case the diploma and its legalization/apostille should be translated into Polish by a sworn translator.
  3. Certificate stating that the high school graduation diploma allows its holder to apply to all types of higher education institutions (including universities and academies) in the country where the diploma was issued in case the diploma does not state this). The certificate can be obtained from: education authorities in the country of the diploma issue for the countries on the Hague Convention list; the Polish Consul in the case of all other countries but Hague Convention; or alternately from a diplomatic post on the territory of Poland of the country in which the diploma was issued.
  4. Documents providing information regarding the course of secondary education leading to high school graduation diploma such as list of subjects, number of tuition hours, grades obtained
  5. A degree in higher education if available
  6. Curriculum vitae/resume, including description of own artistic work
  7. Passport main page photocopy
  8. Proof of payment for the entrance exam

To apply for the paid FILM EDITING studies (5-year-long Master’s Degree) the candidate must send all the required documents (see above) by May 31 to the address: j.wesolek@filmschool.lodz.pl.
After positive verification of documents the candidate will get the link to Teams platform to upload the artistic portfolio (see below).

Artistic work portfolio

Chosen samples of own editing work on DVD up to 20 min 11. Compulsory 3 minute film on DVD on a given subject.

Subject: MY HOME
According to the dictionary home is the building where people live…or a flat, the place of permanent stay…family, all family related matters….generations, dynasties, social group...in other words places, people, and relationships between them.
The narration and dramaturgy of the visual and possibly acoustic form being constructed will be evaluated.


Exam Fee

There is an exam fee of 150 PLN, which is supposed to be transferred to the school’s bank account in PeKaO SA bank in advance:

The tuition fees can be paid in either of the following accounts:
EURO account number: PL 63 1240 1545 1978 0000 1166 6262
Iban: PL 63

PLN account number: PL 21 1240 1545 1111 0000 1166 6233
Iban: PL 21

USD account number: PL71 1240 1545 1787 0000 1166 6259
Iban: PL71

SWIFT code for all accounts: PKOPPLPW
Bank details: PeKaO SA, Piotrkowska 288; 90-361 Lodz, Poland


After submitting your application (May 31) the exam fee is non-refundable.

Exam

There are three stages of the entrance exam:
  1. Film analysis
  2. Fiction film task
  3. Interview
NOTICE. The whole curriculum is in Polish. If the lecturers know other languages, they may use them, but it's not their obligation to communicate with students in a language other than Polish.

Accommodation

For the duration of the entrance exam (only when it's held on the School premises) all the foreign students taking the exam get free accommodated at the student dormitory situated in 189/191, Piotrkowska St.

If you are interested in booking the accommodation at the dormitory, please inform about it the secretary at the film editing office in advance.

How to get to the dormitory?

From Łódź Kaliska train station get trams: 8,10,14 and get off in Piłsudskiego St by Piotrkowska St.

From Łódź Widzew train station take 98B bus and get off at Mickiewicza/ Piotrkowska stop.

From Łódź Lublinek airport take 55 bus and get off in Radwańska St by Piotrkowska.
 
When you pass the entrance exam and become a student, you will shortly need to apply for the Polish residency permit.

Getting to school

Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre is situated at 61/63 Targowa Str.in Lodz. You can get there from:

Łódź Kaliska Railway Station
Tram 10 or 8 – get off at Piłsudskiego/Targowa stop.

Łódź Widzew Railway Station
Tram 10 - get off at Piłsudskiego/Targowa stop.

Łódź Fabryczna Railway Station
Tram 1 or 5 - get off at Piłsudskiego/Fabryczna stop.
Lodz Lublinek Airport
From  Łódź Lublinek airport it is possible to reach the school on 55 bus getting off in Tymienieckiego (corner with Kilinskiego St) or by taxi, which takes about 30 minutes and costs roughly 40 PLN.

More information about the city transport can be found at: http://www.mpk.lodz.pl/



Applying for student residency card

FOREIGN STUDENTS FROM NON-EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

PLEASE REMEMBER TO START THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING THE TEMPORARY RESIDENCY PERMIT WITHIN THE VALIDITY PERIOD OF YOUR VISA.

PLACE TO GO TO: 
PASSPORT OFFICE, PIOTRKOWSKA 103, rooms: 11, 12
OPENING HOURS:
Mon, Thur, 8:30 – 15:30
Wed, Fri, 8:30 – 14:30
Tue  11:00 – 17:30

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

1. 2 copies of the residency permit application (to be obtained from the Passport Office)
2. 4 passport photos (size: 4,5x3,5cm, colour, left profile and ear exposed)
3. Passport ( the original plus a copy of the page with the photo and a copy of the page with the visa)
4. Certificate of being a student at the Film School also confirming the tuition fee payment
5. Health Insurance Certificate (insurance to be purchased from NFZ (National Health Fund)
6. Bank account with sufficient funds for living expenses and the stay in Poland (635 PLN per month for a period of 15 months), plus funds for the return ticket to the home country: 200 PLN (any neighbouring country), 500 PLN (any European country), 2,500 PLN (all non- European countries)

Initially, a decision concerning the residency permit will be issued  (the decision charge – 340 PLN). Then, within a month, the residency card will be issued – charge 25 PLN 

FOREIGN STUDENTS FROM EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

PLEASE REMEMBER TO FORMALLY REGISTER YOUR RESIDENCY IN POLAND, not later than 3 months after your arrival in Poland.
 
PLACE TO GO TO: 
PASSPORT OFFICE, PIOTRKOWSKA 103, rooms: 11, 12
OPENING HOURS:
Mon, Thur, 8:30 – 15:30
Wed, Fri, 8:30 – 14:30
Tue 11:00 – 17:30

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

1. 2 copies of the residence registration form (to be obtained from the Passport Office)
2. Passport ( the original plus a copy of the page with the photo)
3. Certificate of being a student at the Film School also confirming the tuition fee payment
4. Health Insurance Certificate ( either a European health insurance card, or insurance to be purchased from NFZ (National Health Fund)
5. Bank account with sufficient funds for living expenses and the stay in Poland (800 PLN per month), plus funds for the return ticket to the home country: 500 PLN (any European country).