make-up:artist4.10.2025-5.10.2025
We invite you to an intensive, practical training course in film and theatre make-up! The workshops are practical in nature – each participant will work individually and in pairs, acquiring the real skills needed to work as a make-up artist.
Workshop schedule:
Introduction to practical work on a film set (types of film sets: short/feature films, etudes, documentaries, commercials; departments, communication between departments, the role of production; script reading, pre-production, documentation).
Terminology (terminology in the make-up department; the role of the head make-up artist, second make-up artist, assistant).
On set – practical work (how long does a shoot last; how to read a work schedule correctly; moving around on set; communication on set; precedence – informal or formal address? health and safety; the role of language, or how to communicate effectively within the department).
On the first day, we will go through quick techniques for ageing actors, the basics of wig making: how to properly put on and care for wigs, types of facial hair and how to apply them.
On the second day, you will independently create minor wounds, learn the basics of sculpting and casting, and apply and paint special effects.
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She began her journey in art at the age of 15 by painting the bodies of dancers and acrobats (bodypainting).
She graduated from the Pedagogical University in Kraków, but her true passion became art and film. Since 2009, she has worked as a certified makeup artist and beautician.
She has completed numerous courses in special effects (SFX), hairdressing, and cosmetics. She trained in special effects in Poland with leading experts in the field, as well as in Prague under the guidance of makeup artists from FX Creator studio.
She has worked on over 20 feature and short film productions, including: Wesele II (dir. Wojtek Smarzowski), Republika dzieci (dir. J.J. Kolski), Polowanie na Ćmy (dir. Michał Rogalski), Śmierć Zygielbojma (dir. Ryszard Brylski). For Netflix, her work includes Barbarians, Old People, and the series Der Palast.
Beyond film, she also pursues her passion on commercial and music video sets. In 2023, the film Rój premiered, marking her debut as a professional makeup artist.
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Animated Film Studio, Kraków, ul. Karmelicka 16 / Room 11
Faculty of Graphic Arts, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
The Animated Film Studio is one of the leading educational centres for animation in Poland. Its program is progressive and focused on nurturing the originality and artistic potential of its students. While we primarily produce author-driven projects, we also teach teamwork and collaboration.
The curriculum covers all aspects of filmmaking — from scriptwriting, storyboarding, and shooting, to editing, sound design, and music. Students are trained in all animation techniques: traditional, digital, 2D, 3D, as well as spatial and stop-motion animation.
The courses are complemented by lectures and specialist workshops on film theory and history, sound, music, editing, and production. The specialized track leads to the creation of a graduation film, which serves as the student’s artistic debut.
We collaborate with composers, sound engineers, editors, and cinematographers, and students have access to a professional sound studio and a motion capture studio.
