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…
On November 2, 2024, Olga Tokarczuk, alongside her translator Karol Lesman, was awarded the European Literature Prize for her novel Empusion (published by De Geus). The award ceremony took place at the Crossing Border festival, held in the striking setting of the…
On 25 October, the new building of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw was officially opened. It is intended to be a place open and accessible to everyone, a place integrating various initiatives, cultural institutions, and creative circles. Located…
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…
In 2001, he was hailed as the greatest fashion discovery of the new millennium, compared to Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Stella McCartney, his clothes and accessories were worn by Christina Aguilera, Ashanti, Bjørk, Janet Jackson, Pink and Adrien Brody.…
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…
10th of March – AICS | Language Diversity in Amsterdam – Growing up in a multilingual family The International Mother Language Day is the inspiration for Foundation Polish Culture NL to organise an event encouraging the use of parental native…