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Corpus Christi celebrations explode into colour

Łowicz exploded into colour today for one of the most important festivals in the Catholic calendar. Grzegorz Michałowski/PAP

The small town of Łowicz will erupt into colour today as locals take to the streets to celebrate Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało). 

Blooming marvelous! Village’s traditional ‘flower carpets’ to be entered into UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

The news comes three years after the carpets in Spycimierz were inducted into Poland’s own list of cultural treasures, and 19-months after they were nominated for UNESCO recognition by the Ministry of Culture & National Heritage.

Film depicting true life story of poet’s murder by communist police nominated for Oscars

VIDEO: Directed by award-winning Jan P. Matuszyński, the film Leave No Traces tells the story of the murder of Grzegorz Przemyk, a teenage who died shortly after receiving a severe beating in a police station in 1983.

Polish Film Festival in New York opens with Szumowska’s Oscar-nominated ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’

At this year's Polish Film Festival, which starts on Wednesday in Manhattan, film fans will be able to see Malgorzata Szumowska's 'Never Gonna Snow Again', as well as films by Agnieszka Holland and Jan Komasa.

Polish films nominated for European Film Awards

Two Polish films, Corpus Christi and Charlatan, have picked up a slew of European Film Award nominations.

Corpus Christi Day faithful take to the streets despite the virus

Dioceses had to adjust plans to owing to the pandemic with some cancelling grand processions.

Poland wants floral rugs and falconry added to UNESCO heritage list

The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage submitted a motion to include the tradition of floral rugs made for the Catholic festival of Corpus Christi and falconry on the prestigious UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Stars of stage and screen turn out for Polish Film Awards dominated by Komasa’s Corpus Christi

The 22nd edition of the Polish Oscars known as the Eagles, was a triumph for Jan Komasa as his film scooped 11 Eagle statues including best film, best leading actor and actress, and best director.

Komasa's powerful 'fake priest' film nominated for Oscars

Boże Ciało (Corpus Christi), a Polish film directed by Jan Komasa, was nominated for the 92nd Academy Award in the Best International Feature Film category, the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced.

Corpus Christi actor Bartosz Bielenia joins thespian A-list after being awarded European Shooting Stars 2020

The prize which goes to the most talented and up-and-coming actresses and actors includes among its recipients box office gems such as Carey Mulligan (The Great Gatsby, Mudbound),  Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl, Tomb Raider) and Riz Ahmed (The Sisters Brothers, Rouge One).

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