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Bydgoszcz buzz at Vintage Photo fest

Host John Beauchamp also hears about photographs from the lost archive of Himalayan climber Wanda Rutkiewicz. Archiwum Wandy Rutkiewicz/Courtesy Fundacja Fotografistka

In this edition of The Debrief, we’re in the central city of Bydgoszcz for the annual vintage photo festival.

Polish filmmakers win awards at Lepizig festival

A Polish cinematographer has won an award in the Best Long Documentary or Animated Film category of the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, while another Polish filmmaker won a prize in the Best Documentary Short Film category.

De-LIGHT-ful! Wilanów Palace gets lit up by dazzling light display

The display, which includes a 75-metre-long tunnel of light, is designed to emphasise the history and beauty of the royal palace and gardens.

Festival showcasing Poland’s trendsetters of culture and cuisine gets underway

The sponsor of the event Porsche have covered one of their Mission E concept cars in an intriguing green and black display. The first fully electric Porsche, the Mission E, is seen as the future of the iconic motoring brand.

Return of Poland’s biggest beer festival reveals country’s robust craft industry

Following a two-year absence, Warsaw’s Beer Festival has returned and, in the process, underscored the resilience of the country’s burgeoning craft sector.

All light on the night! Toruń explodes into glorious colour as 12th Bella Skyway Festival transforms the city’s ancient Gothic heart

The festival was first held in 2009 as part of the city’s campaign to become Europe’s Capital of Culture in 2016. A firm hit with the public, it’s been continued ever since breaking only last year due to the pandemic.

Int'l Choir Festival starts online in Poland due to pandemic

Nine choirs from Asia, Europe and North America will participate in the Mundus Cantat 16th International Choir Festival starting in Poland's northern city of Sopot on Monday. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's edition is being held in a hybrid format.

Twelve Polish films to be screened at IDFA festival

A dozen Polish documentaries will be shown at this year's IDFA documentary film festival in Amsterdam, the Polish Film Institute announced on Thursday.

Powerful documentary The Wall of Shadows takes top prize at Norwegian film festival

VIDEO: The film by Eliza Kubarska and Monika Braid tells the story of Sherpa family which breaks a sacred taboo by agreeing to lead a group of westerners up the Kumbhakarna Mountain so that they can earn money for their son's school.

Two major Polish film festivals moved to Internet

The New Horizons International Film Festival and American Film Festival, both scheduled to take place in the western city of Wroclaw on November 5-15 have been moved to an online platform, due to the worsening epidemic situation, organisers told PAP.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

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