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Extraordinary tale of hero WWII air force dog retold in delightful animation

Some 80 years after his death, Ciapek has found himself standing alongside Poland’s other hero animals after having his story immortalised courtesy of an animated film produced for the Institute of National Remembrance. IPN

Some 80 years after his death, Ciapek has found himself standing alongside Poland’s other hero animals after having his story immortalised courtesy of an animated film produced for the Institute of National Remembrance.

New project aims at breathing new life into histories of WWII underground leaders

VIDEO: Called Voices of the Home Army, the animation uses actors and modern animation techniques to create a comic-book style that breathes life into the commanders of the largest underground army in World War Two.

Fascinating tale of Muslim princess who fought for Poland during WWII wins short film award

VIDEO: Directed by Tomasz Popakuł for the Gdynia Emigration Museum and entitled ‘Dzennet’, the six and a half minute film tells the story of refugee Dzennet Dżabagi-Skibniewska, whose mother was a Polish Tatar and father the son of the last ruler of Ingushetia, a republic of Russia located in the North Caucus.

Story of Wojtek the Bear to be turned into delightful animated film

Written by Wojciech Lepianka and directed by Iain Gardner, the project is a Polish-British initiative financed by the Polish Film Institute, Screen Scotland and the UK-government supported Young Audience Content Fund.

Award-winning Quay brothers create Norwid film to promote poet’s work to foreign audiences

Entitled “Vade-mecum” and named after Norwid’s largest poetry collection, the short film, around 11 minutes long,  premiered on Facebook last night.

How novel: the debut comic book set to crack America

Wojtek Wawszczyk’s award-winning graphic novel, Mr. Lightbulb, has become the first Polish-language comic book to be snapped up by the legendary Fantagraphics Books publishing hose.

Classic comic series Kajko and Kokosz to become Netflix’s first Polish animated series

Available on the platform from 2021, the comics follow the adventures of two Slavic warriors, who loosely resemble Asterix and Obelix.

David Lynch premieres long-awaited film collaboration with Poznań composer Marek Żebrowski

The 10-minute short film ‘Fire (Pożar)’ is a black and white animation drawn and directed by the Twin Peaks creator with Żebrowski’s hauntingly jagged score performed by the Penderecki String Quartet providing the soundtrack.

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.”

Poznań int'l festival to screen over 300 animated films

More than 300 animated films from around the world will be available to viewers at Poznań (western Poland)'s Animator international film festival, which starts on July 5. Celebrated British animator Tim Allen will be the festival's special guest.

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The capsule, which is made of copper and dates back to 1726, was found brimming with treasures in the sphere of the tower at the Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr during renovations.

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