The second edition of the Polish Film Festival in Amsterdam 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, and its title was: Looking East. Understanding Central Europe. Participants of the event had...
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Amsterdam Polish Film Festival 2023
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 perspective on the current developments in and around Ukraine. This provides a local viewpoint through...
What’s on donkey’s mind?
EO, Jerzy Skolimowski’s latest film, nominated for this year’s Oscars in the international film category, had its premiere in the Netherlands on 2nd March. The onomatopoeic title rightly suggests that the protagonist of the film is a donkey. Giving the leading part to an animal is not a new idea and fits perfectly into the...
High Water a Polish hit series on Netfilx
10 million views in just a dozen days after its premiere! HIGH WATER, the latest series directed by Jan Holoubek and Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, which can be watched on Netflix since October 5th, is a real hit for the network and remains in the top ten most watched non-English language series in 78 countries! In Canada,...
Amsterdam Polish composers Film Festival
When: Saturday, 5th November, 2022 Where: Theater Zaal, OBA Oosterdok, Oosterdokskade 143, 1011 DL Polish films have made an important contribution to the world cinematography. Particularly film scores, written by Polish composers and highly acclaimed musicians, have made a significant role in both Polish and international film productions. Bronisław Kaper, Krzysztof Komeda, Zbigniew Preisner, Wojciech Kilar, Jan...
Polish directors
We are only a few weeks away from the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, which will take place on March 27th – a great moment to present a list of 10 most outstanding Polish film directors, to talk about the rich heritage of Polish cinematography and to gently remind that over 100 years ago a newcomer...
Polish Oscar nominations
Another fantastic news for Polish film industry – ‘’Corpus Cristi” directed by Jan Komasa has been nominated for an Oscar this year!!! It has also received four nominations for European Film Awards, for: best film, best director, best leading actor (Bartosz Bieleni) and best script (Mateusz Piesiewicz). It tells a story about religious dilemmas and...