Photography
About
Paid Full-Time Master
Ms Joanna Wesolek - Inquiries in English

48 42 27 55 808
jwesolek@filmschool.lodz.pl

ATTENTION!

The whole curriculum is in Polish. After admission the candidates, who are not eligible for tuition-free studies and do not speak Polish, study the language for one year at the Polish Language Centre for Foreigners at the University of Lodz and continue the programme in the following academic year. International candidates, who are eligible for tuition-free studies, follow the Polish version of this site.


Tuition Fee

Total course price is 34,000 Euro (3,400 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; 90-959 Lodz, Poland

Application Deadline

June 7 - deadline for sending the documents (FORMAL STAGE)

June 14 - candidates receive the Teams account data

June 23 - deadline for uploading the artistic portfolio and tasks (PORTFOLIO & TASK STAGE)

June 26 - evaluation of the works sent, invitation to the oral exam (only chosen candidates will be invited)

June 27-28 - the ENTRANCE EXAM FOR FOREIGNERS (who do not speak Polish well and are applying for the 2024-25 academic year)

The exam is going to be held via Teams platform.



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; from 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
  7. Passport main page photocopy
  8. Proof of payment for the entrance exam
  9. We will also need one current photo (passport size and format) from the candidates who will be accepted to the programme.
All the documents should be sent in pdf format to j.wesolek@filmschool.lodz.pl. Once received, the confirmation will be sent.

All the documents sent will be verified and if complete the candidate will receive a link for uploading the portfolio. Then the contents of each portfolio will be assessed and the artistic work viewed. Those applicants, whose portfolios get accepted, will be invited to take part in the entrance exam on-line. Microsot Teams will be a platform for uploading your portfolio, all the tasks you will be asked to prepare and finally this will be the medium of the interview (oral exam).

Artistic work portfolio

The candidates accepted in the formal stage will be assigned an account and sent a link to upload their portfolio and tasks assigned by the Exam Commission.

A) Each candidate has to enclose samples of their artistic work in the form of an ARTISTIC WORK PORTFOLIO, which must content

- samples of applicant's photographic work: 10 - 15 photos

- three sets of photos on all 3 subjects below:

1. "Hipothetical Event" - coverage of 5-9 photos
2. A new surprising approach to a familiar object - 4-7 photos
3. The other side - of a thing, place, object, sense/ meaning - 1-8 photos

Technical parameters:
- acceptable format is jpg
- unacceptable formats are: tiff, gif, bmp, raw, neff etc.
- resolution: 300 dpi/cal (not 300 dpi/cm)
- preferred format: eqivalent of 20/30 cm (we will also accept 4/3, square, 6/7, 6/9, panoramic)

Each photo should be titled e.g. "Sunday1.jpg".

Other works like short film forms, videos, graphic objects/ projects (posters, book/ CD covers etc.) will also be accepted. You may use AI, but each piece created with its use has to be explicitely marked so.







Downloads

Application Form 2025 Correspond. Plenipotentr. FREE STUDIES

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; 90-959 Lodz, Poland

RECEIPIENT:
Polish National Film, TV and Theatre School

TITLE:
"(the candidate's name), Photography, exam fee"


After submitting your application the exam fee is non-refundable.

Exam

Important: If the entrance exam is held at the School the applicant is requested to bring a digital stills camera.




  1. Presentation of candidate’s sets of photos on the  subjects given above.
  2. Presentation of candidate’s photographic portfolio - discussion
  3. An interview testing applicant’s knowledge in photography techniques and technology.


The entrance exam will be held in English, or Polish if the applicant can speak it.

NOTICE. The whole curriculum is in Polish, we do not have any English courses for the time being. You take the exam in English and if you pass you start a year of learning Polish. Again, if you pass the language exam and obtain B1, you can continue the studies. If the lecturers know other languages, they may use them, but it's not their obligation to communicate with students in a foreign language.

Accommodation

If the entrance exam is held at the School for its duration all the foreign candidates get free accommodation at the student dormitory situated in 189/191, Piotrkowska St.

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 St.in Lodz. You can get there from:

Łódź Chojny Railway Station
Take Z1 tram and get off at Kilinskiego/Fabryczna stop.

Łódź Kaliska Railway Station
Take Z10 bus and get off at Piłsudskiego/Targowa stop.

Łódź Widzew Railway Station
Take 98B bus and get off at Piłsudskiego/Targowa stop.

PKS Polnocny Coach Station
Take Z5 bus from PKS Północny Coach Station in Źródłowa St. and get off at Piłsudskiego/Kilińskiego stop.

Lodz Lublinek Airport
Take 55 bus and get off at Tymienieckiego/ Kilinskiego stop or take a taxi, which takes about 30 minutes and costs roughly 35 PLN.

Applying for student residency card

FOREIGN STUDENTS FROM NON-EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

PLEASE REMEMBER TO START THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING THE RESIDENCY PERMIT 45 DAYS, AT THE LATEST, BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF YOUR PRESENT 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. 4 copies of the residency permit application (to be obtained from the Passport Office)
2. 5 passport photos (size: 4,5x3,5cm, colour, left profile and ear exposed)
3. Passport ( the original plus two copies of the page with the photo and a copy of the page with the visa)
4. Document/s certifying the registry and residency address (when renting accommodation-provide rental agreement plus certificate stating the landlord’s accommodation ownership)
5. Certificate of being a student at the Film School also confirming the tuition fee payment
6. Health Insurance Certificate (insurance to be purchased from NFZ (National Health Fund)
7. 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), 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 50 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. 4 copies of the residence registration form (to be obtained from the Passport Office)
2. Passport ( the original plus two copies of the page with the photo)
3. Document/s certifying the registry and residency address (when renting accommodation-provide rental agreement plus certificate stating the landlord’s accommodation ownership)
4. Certificate of being a student at the Film School also confirming the tuition fee payment
5. Health Insurance Certificate ( either a European health insurance card, or insurance to be purchased from NFZ (National Health Fund)
6. 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). 

The applicant receives a registration certificate, the cost of which is 1 PLN.