The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz was established in 1948 and is considered as one of the oldest and most prestigious film schools in the world. Each year the Lodz Film School is ranked amongst the top best schools according to “The Hollywood Reporter”.

Its mission is to educate directors and cinematographers of both live-action and animated films, lighting designers, still photographers, editors, screenwriters, producers and actors. Students achieve practical and theoretical knowledge, and shoot their own projects on film or digital under artistic guidance of acclaimed Polish and international filmmakers.

„The school is guided by universal ethical rules, freedom of tuition, creative liberty and freedom of research in the field of art and artistic creativity, in respect for truth, solidarity, democracy and tolerance in this way referring to the general Polish university and artistic educational tradition.”
(Polish National Film School Statute)

The school takes great pride in its unique master-apprentice relationship, which resulted in an amazing array of projects made by its alumni.

At present the number of students has nearly reached 874 including 66 international students. Our students and graduates are prize winners at the most important Polish and international film festivals in: Gdynia, Krakow, Berlin, Cannes, Sundance, Los Angeles, Locarno, Clermont-Ferrand and many others places.

At the Lodz Film School we put great emphasis on the practical aspect of film education and provide professional assistance of professors when you work on your film projects. We are convinced that until you get onto a real film set that you should learn the profession, gain experience and independence. We will provide you with the latest generation sound and lighting equipment including digital cameras.

Daily classes are held at our film and television studio facilities as well as at postproduction and special effects computer classrooms. Full- time film school employed camera operators and sound recordists, with all their wealth of knowledge and experience, will help you make your first films. What differentiates the Film School from others is the possibility of working with established professional 35mm film  stock. We provide cameras, editing tables, and a sufficient amount of practice to realize every ambitious idea and develop your talent. The School Film Production Unit organizes and carries out the production of over 300 film projects a year. With its help the following student films are made: fiction and documentary films of film directing students, directors of photography films, animation films and television dramas. Films made during workshops or regular classes are recorded on all kinds of media; traditional optical film stock as well as analogue and digital video. All areas of film production work in units: camera equipment, sound, editing, scenery, props and set design are all involved in the making of every film from the shooting stage to the production of the final print. We are trying to keep up-to-date with each technical innovation as it appears in the world of contemporary film technology.

Each year, new equipment is purchased and the film and television studios are equipped so that the School can give a taste of professional production, so that students, the future filmmakers, feel at home in this environment. Practice to exploit every ambitious idea and develop young talent.