'Poolse filmschool voorbeeld van een succesvol cultureel initiatief' (en)

​Lodz Film School has produced many successful graduates - including Oscar and Palme d'Or recipients. The school will be presented at the Committee of the Regions' (CoR) upcoming Europe 2020 flagship conference, entitled "Culture and Creativity: Europe's regions and cities making a difference", as a good example of a successful cultural initiative.

The Lodz Film School project has a strong emphasis on practical work in its teaching programme.The school educates directors, directors of photography, animators, photographers, screenwriters, editors, film and television production managers and actors. Studies comprise practical workshop classes accompanied by history, culture and art theory which all contribute to a thorough artistic development.

The school uses state of the art sound and lighting equipment including digital cameras. Daily classes are held in special film and television studios as well as in post-production and special effects computer classrooms. Professionals with a wealth of knowledge and experience help students produce their first films. The school provides cameras, editing tables, and a sufficient amount of practice to exploit ambitious ideas and develop young talent.

Culture and Creativity conference

In light of new EU funding opportunities for the period 2014-2020, the Committee of the Regions' conference on 29-30 January 2014 brings together policy-makers, experts, creative minds and trend watchers, artists and representatives of European associations and international organisations to discuss success stories from cultural and creative sectors and their impact on local development.