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Google Doodle celebrate photographer Zofia Nasierowska

Internationally-renowned Polish photographer Zofia Nasierowska is being honoured as the subject of today's Google Doodle, on what would have been the artist's 85th birthday. Google

Considered one of the most influential photographers of her era in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Nasierowska was best known for her black-and-white portrait photographs of famous Polish personalities from the realm of arts and culture.

Bonanza! Thousands of classic Polish films made available online for free

The collection of nearly 4,000 films includes 160 feature films, 71 documentaries, 474 animated films, and 10 feature length animations.

Hidden behind the opulence of Lublin’s former Zamoyski residence lies the largest collection of Communist art in Poland

Opened in 1994 as the first gallery in Poland and Europe to exclusively display art made under the Communist regime, a permanent display features around 300 paintings, sculptures, propaganda posters and sketches while its total depository includes around 2,600 works.

Decade-long search for old polaroid photos results in spellbinding exhibition

Titled ‘Archives in a Flash: Instant/Instax in Poland’, this is an exhibition that breaks fresh ground to offer a unique retrospective of Polish photography – that it does so whilst simultaneously delivering an intriguing documentation of the everyday life of Poles is an additional feather in its cap.

Piotrków Trybunalski - a town of mystery and delight

Tenderly renovated and charmingly subdued, it’s not difficult to see why  Piotrków Trybunalski’s Old Town vies with Łódź as one of the country’s most filmed cities: among others, Robin Williams worked here (Jakob the Liar) as too have heroes of Polish kino such as Agnieszka Holland (In Darkness) and the legendary Andrzej Wajda (Pan Tadeusz).

From Hollywood to HollyŁódź!

With over 150 major films shot in the streets of Łódż, it’s in these forgotten parts you breathe the air of Wajda, Polanski, Lynch and the fundamental spirit of cinematic Łódź. To walk these broken boulevards is akin to losing yourself in your own private film set: a moment of magic that few can forget.

Polish actor Wojciech Pszoniak dies aged 78

Wojciech Pszoniak, a renowned Polish theatre and film actor, died on Monday morning at the age of 78.

Celebrating its 50th birthday today, Warsaw’s first wide-format cinema still taking centre stage

The capital’s Relax cinema which hosted premieres such as ‘Star Wars’ and Andrzej Wajda’s ‘The Promised Land’ has been reborn as Scena Relax, a venue for comedy, concerts and theatrical productions and is once again the cultural centre at the heart of Warsaw.

‘Some people say this place is unlike any other cinema’: the history and the uncertain future of Warsaw’s famous Atlantic cinema

It survived the Second World War and communism, but will it survive the next few years?

Film 14 YEARS in the making becomes ONLY Polish production to make prestigious Berlinale festival

The animation by director Mariusz Wilczyński is described as “an autobiographical impression, reminiscence of childhood images, in which the memory of dead parents and the hometown of Łódź comes to life.”

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Tale of thwarted love which inspired Mickiewicz’s greatest works to be turned into epic new film

Titled Uncertainty, the ambitious mega-production promises an intimate portrayal of the young Mickiewicz during a turbulent love affair, which would sow seeds of inspiration, ultimately germinating in works that would go on to become the cornerstone of Poland's literary heritage.

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