On September 4, 2025, the premiere of a unique short film, Fugue, will take place at Cinema The Pulse, a new cinema complex with nine screens and Bar Restaurant Lucy, officially opening its doors this fall in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district.…
The documentary film The Guest directed by Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz has won the IDFA Award for Best Cinematography in the International Competition (Poland/Qatar). The jury statement: “The cinematography captured incremental subtle shifts in an intimate yet fragile relationship between two…
Polish documentary ‘Trains’ directed by Maciej J. Drygas has won the IDFA Award for Best Film in the International Competition. The film also received the IDFA Award for Best Editing in the International Competition which went to Rafał Listopad. The Jury statement for IDFA Award for…
The third edition of the Amsterdam Polish Film Festival, held at De Balie from October 18-20, 2024, was a tribute to the remarkable Polish film director Agnieszka Holland. With three Oscar nominations to her name, Holland’s films confront difficult truths…
Agnieszka Holland’s life and career reflect the journey of a woman whose passion, strength, and creativity have influenced how we see moral and political issues in movies. A talented ambitious woman who is proud to be Polish, but forced to…
Of the Polish Nobel Prize winners for literature, the two recent ones are the most famous: Wisława Szymborska (1996) and Olga Tokarczuk (2019). However, it is worth recalling that exactly 100 years ago, in 1924, the prize was awarded to…
Green Border, Agnieszka Holland’s latest film, will hit theatres across the Netherlands on April 18. The world premiere took place September 5th last year at the Venice International Film Festival where it received the Festival’s Special Jury Prize while the…
The second edition of the Amsterdam Polish Film Festival took place on 7 and 8 October. Organised by the Polish Culture NL Foundation, this year in collaboration with the De Balie debate centre, it attracted a great deal of interest,…
Looking East – Understanding Central Europe This year, the two-day film festival will encompass the history and current development in Central Europe, a theme bigger than ever before. By examining the history of Central Europe, you will gain a broader…