Kamila Serwicka • Cinematographer

It’s official - Blossoming is happening! ✨ Thrilled to share that the Polish Film Institute @pisf_pl has awarded funding to our documentary film "Blossoming"!! This means we can complete the project and make a debut! I still can’t believe it... What’s more, we’ve just finished the 2nd session of the @dok.incubator international workshop! We received a lot of constructive feedback and support from the tutors, participants, and workshop organizers. We also had screenings and individual meetings with sales agents and festival representatives from Sundance Film Festival @sundanceorg , Visions du Réel @visionsdureel , Jeden svět / One World @jedensvetcz , Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival @jihlava_idff , IDFA @idfafestival , CPH:DOX @cphdox , Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival @hotdocs_ , Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival @filmfestivalgr , @aljazeeraenglish Alj azeera International Documentary Film Festival مهرجان الجزيرة للأفلام, HBO @hbo , Lightdox @lightdox , and CAT&Docs @catndocs Our heads are now full of new ideas, fresh perspectives and an even better cut of the film 💪💥 thank you @dok.incubator ! Our participation was made possible thanks to a scholarship from the Polish Film Institute @pisf_pl thank you once again! 🙏

✨ "BLOSSOMING" at dok.incubator 2025✨ I’m honored to be taking part in the international workshop @dok.incubator ! Huge thanks to the organizers for the invitation and the opportunity to collaborate - this is a major step forward for our team. With all my heart, I thank our incredible tutors Una Gunjak @una_unica_est and Per K. Kirkegaard @kkirkegaard2 for their dedication, sensitivity and thoughtful guidance through each stage of the process. "Blossoming" tells the story of women trying to mend family relationships after heartbreaking experiences and reclaim their autonomy. It’s a story shared by many, not only in Poland but far beyond its borders. I want these voices to be heard. This project is an emotional journey through uncertainty, exhaustion, determination, and a deeply rooted need to tell a story that has been growing inside me for years. From the bottom of my heart, I thank the people walking this path with me - those shaping this film by pouring pieces of themselves and their experiences into it. Endless gratitude 🌕 Wojciech Staroń @wojciech_staron - the first to believe in the potential of this story. From the very beginning, he has stood by us as our artistic mentor, with extraordinary intuition and parental patience. Thank you for watching over us. Joanna Szczęsnowicz @jablkagruszki - editor, the first to see the film in its raw form. For the first three years, she was the only one by my side throughout the entire process. You created the backbone. Julia Oleksy @julioleksy_ & Jakub Darewski @jdarewski - the editing duo -gently and with great dedication took over at the editing table. This story has gained new strength thanks to your sensitivity and hard work. Adrianna Rędzia @aredzia - producer @lumisentafoundation - thank you for taking the risk and for spending months trying to hold together everything that trembles and breaks. Special thanks to the Polish Film Institute @pisf_pl for the financial support that makes it possible for us to participate in the workshop. 🎬🇵🇱 I hope that when the film is ready - it finds its way exactly where it’s meant to go. Let’s dive back in! 🙌

Photos from the set of “Ulya” by @foto.mikolajczyk 🔥 I’m really glad I could work as the B-camera operator and be part of the process from within. There’s something really engaging about stepping into the rhythm of a set and becoming part of what’s happening around you. Thank you, @wojciech_staron for the invitation and trust. This is already our fourth project together, and each time I take something valuable from it 🌱 I’m still carrying the good energy from this set. Keeping my fingers crossed for Cannes! 🤞🌴 PL Zdjęcia z planu „Ulya” autorstwa Małgorzaty Mikołajczyk 🔥 Cieszę się, że mogłam być szwenkierką Kamery B i uczestniczyć w tym procesie od środka. Jest w tym coś bardzo angażującego, kiedy nagle stajesz się częścią rytmu planu i pracy wszystkich dookoła. Dziękuję Wojtku za zaproszenie i zaufanie. To już nasz czwarty wspólny projekt i za każdym razem wynoszę z tego coś ważnego dla siebie 🌱 jestem wdzięczna za to. Dobra energia tego planu zostaje ze mną na długo. Trzymam mocno kciuki za Cannes! 🤞🌴

It feels like a dream. “Ulya” is going to Cannes Un Certain Regard! 🇫🇷✨ I had the privilege of co-producing “Ulya,” directed by Viesturs Kairiss. Life is a dynamic series of creative relationships, and I am incredibly happy that we could build such deep connections with the artists we collaborated with on this film: director Viesturs Kairiss, set designer Ieva Jurjane, lead actor Karlis Arnolds Avots, and Latvian lead producer Guntis Trekteris. “Ulya” is one of those stories that allow you to get closer to beautiful people and absorb their light — and Ulyana Semyonova, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, was truly such a person. 🏀🌟 All of this was possible thanks to the immense contribution of our Polish crew: 🎥 Special thanks to DOP Wojciech Staroń for his incredible cinematography and invaluable insights during scriptwriting and editing. ⚡️ Huge thanks to our light and camera unit for their great sensibility: gaffer Dominik Szczerbowicz, Piotr Kostarczyk (1st AC), Kamila Serwicka & Tomek Pawlik (B camera operators), Małgorzata Mikołajczyk (still photographer), Hania Tarasiewicz (spark), and Jan Staroń (2nd AC), Aneta Ptak-Kuszelewicz (Laokoon Lab) for giving the film its unique texture during color grading. I also want to thank: Sylwia Kalisz for script consulting, Anna Waradzyn, our executive producer, Xanf studio for impressive VFX effects and Krzysztof Pruszyński for helping me to overcome formal obstacles. Finally, my gratitude goes to Lidia Duda, Mikołaj Pokromski, and Justyna Pawlak — the Polish Film Institute experts. This journey would not have been possible without the support of PISF. @media.ego Guntis Trekteris, @tremora_films Ieva Norviliene, @allfilm_filmstudio Pille Rünk @staron_film Małgorzata Staroń ULYA is in safe hands with @b_rated_int _int on board! 🤝 See you in Cannes! 🌹

Happy Valentine's Day 🌹

Our feature documentary "Blossoming" is part of NEW POLISH FILMS 2026 catalogue by @pisf_pl ! /BLOSSOMING-PISF Nasz pełen metraż dokumentalny pt. "Blossoming" w katalogu PISF - NEW POLISH FILMS 2026

Thank you to the @idfafestival for having us! Huge thanks to @dok.incubator - these past 8 months working on our documentary “Blossoming” have been truly invaluable, culminating in our pitch at IDFA. We’re deeply grateful for all the insights and experience we gained throughout the program. Thanks to you, we’re one step closer to completing our film in 2026! Fingers crossed for the 7 other incredible projects we were lucky to meet🍀 Catch you soon! @lumisentafoundation @pisf_pl

Take an exclusive closer look at Blossoming during dok.incubator preview! 🌺 The showcase of 8 perfectly shaped documentaries just before their premiere will take place during IDFA on Sunday, November 16 (invitations only). #dokincubator #preview #amsterdam #presentation #fresh #film #documentary #workshop #ready #showcase

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Stara fota!!!! Ale powinna się tu była znaleźć, żeby uhonorować raz jeszcze ten etap rozwoju, w którym pracowałam z tymi królowymi i tamtymi rycerzami i zrobiliśmy letni film, a potem odkryłyśmy i liśmy, że największy skarb to przyjaźń, którą zdobywamy po drodze ! Byłyśmy w Gdyni i we Wrocławiu i na koniec w Koszalinie. To była piękna podróż, @jutro_w_nocy_padal_deszcz na zawsze w naszych serduszkach! Ale nowe filmy już się montują!

Selected for the 2025 REG workshop ~ Blossoming /PL/ 🌺 director: Kamila Serwicka, editors: Julia Oleksy, Jakub Darewski, producer: Adrianna Rędzia 👉🏼 Agnieszka and her daughters attend the trial of her abusive husband. A year earlier, she struggles with violence, family pressure, and financial hardship. Despite husband’s conviction, divorce takes time. Moving to the Netherlands, she faces loneliness and loss, but her daughters—her “Little Women”—stand by her as they all seek their own strength. #dokincubator #workshop #selected #blossoming #film #documentary #dokincubator2025

Stills from our summer project "It Rained Tomorrow" JUTRO W NOCY PADAŁ DESZCZ @jutro_w_nocy_padal_deszcz Directed by Marcjanna Lelek @marcjannalelek Director of Photography: Kamila Serwicka @serwickamila Edit: Zuzanna Grabowska @grabowskazuza_ Cast: Julia Biesiada, Karol Lelek, Alicja Czarnik i Joanna Pocica @biesiada_julia @karollelekk @alaczarnik @pocica.z.kosmosu Production: Agata Roszak @agata_roszak PWSFTviT & KINHOUSE Kinga Borowa @kinga_borowa , Marta Szarzyńska @marta_szarzynska @kinhouse.studio @szkolafilmowawlodzi Gaffer: Emil Okruciński @broski000 Sparks: Marcin Cimoszyński 1AC: Emilian Szopa @emilian.szopa 2AC: Maciej Ułamek @ulamek.maciej Cinematographic collaboration: David Bajerski @bayerskyjunior Music: Błażej Kozłowski Costum design: Alicja Krawczyńska @slimpixie Sound: Maciej Tobera @tobera_music Sound on set: Zachariasz Zalewski @zachariaszek_sound , Antoni Cieplik @antonicieplikmusic Color grading: Milena Wielgo @milenawielgo Production Coordinator: Jakub Gogolewski Artistic Supervisor: Jan Komasa, Sebastian Buttny @sebuttny Special thanks to the rest of the crew: Marcin Cimoszyński, Gloria Szostakow, Karolina Kowalska, Piotr Knop, Wiesław Nowak, Kacper Gawron, Dominik Kotlarz, Hubert Puchacz, Weronika Puchacz, Adam Krupiński, Tomasz Grzelak, Paweł Kozłowski @karusiaczarusia @__gawron__ @dominik_kotlarz @szostakov @galatkus @adamfryzjer @kserwicka 🤍