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Maciej Ślesicki, founder and Chancellor of the Warsaw Film School, has been honored with the Special Award from the Polish Screenwriters’ Guild for his outstanding contributions to the film industry — specifically for founding Script Fiesta, the only festival in Poland and one of the largest in Europe dedicated entirely to screenwriting!

 

The festival takes place at Kino Elektronik, right next to the Warsaw Film School, and is co-created by our students and participants. This year marks the 13th edition of Script Fiesta — a vibrant meeting point for the screenwriting and film communities, where ideas, stories, and inspiration are exchanged.

 

The entire Warsaw Film School community — students and faculty alike — proudly celebrates Maciej Ślesicki’s achievement. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

 

This year’s Script Fiesta will take place March 27–30 at Kino Elektronik.

 

 Maciej Ślesicki PhD

Film director, screenwriter, and producer. Founder and Chancellor of the Warsaw Film School. Creator of the films Three Minutes. 21:37, Tato, Sara, and Show, as well as the cult TV series 13th Precinct. He graduated from the Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia.

He was nominated for an Oscar for producing the short films Our Curse (2014) and The Dress (2022). Winner of the Golden Duck Award in 1995 and recipient of the Best Director award at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival for Tato (1995). In 1997, he received the distributors' award for the box office success of Sara. He also produced the critically acclaimed and award-winning film The Reserve.

A passionate advocate for emerging filmmakers, he has launched numerous initiatives to support film debuts. He is the head of the Paisa Films production studio and the screenwriter, producer, and co-director of People, which premiered at the 49th Gdynia Polish Film Festival. The film has been screening in cinemas across Poland since February 21, 2025, and is part of an international tour across 36 countries.