SILESIA FILM UNIT

(Zespół Filmowy"ŚLĄSK")

Established in 1972 in Katowice, Silesia was the onlyfilm unitoutside of Warsaw. The production company was founded byKazimierz Kutz, who headed it until 1978, when he was replaced by poet Ernest Bryll (1978-1983). Ryszard Kłyś and Feliks Netz (1974-1979) and Michał Komar (1979-1983) served as literary directors. Silesia produced sixty-three films (includingtelevision filmsand television series), among them several noted works such asThrough and Through(1973), directed byGrzegorz Królikiewicz, andHospital under the Hourglass(1973), directed byWojciech J.Has. The list of films also includes popular television seriesThe Career of Nikodem Dyzma(1980,Jan Rybkowski) and critically acclaimedAsh Wednesday(Popielec, 1982, released 1984, Ryszard Ber). The studio was terminated by the authorities in 1983.