Polish Culture Day @ Christmas 2024
The Polish Culture Day @Christmas, held on Sunday, December 15th at @Droog, was a resounding success!The event showcased beautiful music, delicious traditional food and drinks, and a wide variety of unique items—perfect for holiday gifts. There were also fascinating presentations…
Cracow nativity scenes
Cracow nativity scenes are finely constructed, multi-storeyed and richly decorated structures, made of light and disposable materials. They include, especially today, miniatures of Cracow monumental architecture, imaginatively interwoven and connected. The nativity scene is an element of the great mystery of…
Polish Christmas Carol
As the researcher of Polish Christmas carols, Stanisław Dobrzycki, notes, “Probably nowhere else in the world is Christmas carol such an element of national identity, wonderfully loved and cherished by the whole country, as it is in Poland” The word…
Christmas in Poland – traditions, customs and festive dishes
For many Poles, Christmas is the most important festivity of the year and for majority of people, a big family celebration. It is also a time to reflect on the events of the passing year, especially relationships with loved ones,…
The IDFA Award for Best Cinematography for ‘The Guest’
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…
The IDFA Awards for Best Film and Best Editing for polish ‘Trains’
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…
Amsterdam Polish Film Festival 2024
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…
An Evening with Olga Tokarczuk
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…
Museum of Modern Art, Marszałkowska 103 – remember this address!
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…