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Poland submits 'The Peasants' for Academy Award

Hugh Welchman (L) the producer of 'The Peasants' Adam Warżawa/PAP

The Polish film 'The Peasants' has been chosen to compete in the Best International Feature Film category at the 96th Academy Awards, a Polish selection committee has announced.

‘Tarantino-style western’ about Kościuszko Uprising wins coveted Golden Lion award for best film at Gdynia film festival

VIDEO: Dubbed a ‘Tarantino-esque Western in 18th century Poland’, the film’s compelling blend of grotesque violence and black humour is set against the tumultuous backdrop of Poland in 1794, when Tadeusz Kościuszko, the eponymous 'Kos', returns to Poland to with a freed slave to rally support among the peasantry for his insurrection against the Russians.

Today’s news round-up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Musical adaptation of Pawlikowski’s Oscar-nominated Cold War to premiere in London

The 2018 film directed by Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski chronicles the doomed love affair between two musicians played by Tomasz Kot and Joanna Kulig caught up in the harsh realities of postwar Europe.

WWII-looted artworks still in Russian museums says historian

Mariusz Klarecki said it was difficult today to estimate the number of artworks looted or destroyed by Soviet forces following the USSR's invasion of Poland on September 17, 1939.

Lovingly painted childhood memories reveal life in prewar Jewish town

Through an astonishing act of memory and love for his former home, Mayer Kirshenblatt's canvases breathe life into the town of Opatów’s streets and offer glimpses into the daily lives of its Jewish residents.

Kraków’s Christmas market takes TikTok by storm THREE months ahead of time

With 14 weeks left before Christmas, social media users are already raving about the beauty of Kraków’s famous Xmas market.

World premiere of long-awaited film Chłopi sends viewers wild as it receives standing ovation during screening at Toronto film festival

Described by critics as ‘outstanding’ the new film uses painting-based animations to tell the classic story of life in the Polish countryside over a century ago.

Cult film ‘Interrogation’ which was banned during communism to get new lease of life with glossy rerelease

Production company “Second Run” which specialises in releasing ‘lost gems of world cinema’ says it intends to rerelease Ryszard Bugajski’s 1982 film ‘Interrogation’ about life during Stalinism with new and improved English subtitles and 2K restoration by Poland’s WFDiF.

Town launches free house designs to enhance its signature 19th century style

The initiative in Otwock aims to not only revive the distinctive aesthetic of the so-called Świdermajer style but also encourage residents to incorporate its elements into their homes.

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They say love don't come easy - but it does in Bielsko-Biała!

I must apologise if this column is not the academic or historical discourse that this city so richly deserves, but it is the Bielsko-Biała that revealed itself to me – it’s also the Bielsko-Biała that I fell desperately in love with. I’m pretty sure, you will as well.

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