Film

The show must go on! Locals rally round to save ‘oldest cinema in the world’ from closure

The arthouse Kino Pionier 1907 has officially been operating since 1909, though there are sources showing that it is even older and, as its name suggests, was already there in 1907. Marcin Galicki/Facebook

In 2015, the arthouse Kino Pionier 1907, which describes itself as an “ambitious cinema for people who see film as more than just entertainment”, was officially recognised as the oldest cinema in the world, with a certificate from Guinness World Records.

Polish films screened at Busan International Film Festival

Two films by Polish producers, 'I Never Cry' by Piotr Domalewski and 'Quo vadis, Aida?' by Ewa Puszczyńska, were selected for screening at the 25th Busan International Film Festival held on October 21-30 in Busan, South Korea.

Oscar contender Never Gonna Snow Again swamped with rave reviews

VIDEO: After been shown at the Venice Film Festival, the film was showered with praise by leading critics impressed with its acting, cinematography and “imagistic flamboyance.”

Polish opera director awarded Women in Cinema Award at Venice festival

Director of the Warsaw Chamber Opera (WOK), Alicja Węgorzewska, on Tuesday received the Women in Cinema Award (WiCA) at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

Long-lost soundtrack to ‘landmark’ pre-war film found in Italy

One of the first full-length films produced in Poland with a soundtrack, the music to Ryszard Ordynski’s 'Janko Muzykant' (Janko the Musician) disappeared after the war.

So long, Tom! Historic bridge saved from Tom Cruise bomb

The historic bridge near Jelenia Góra was saved after a statement released by Daniel Gibski, the Deputy Lower Silesian Regional Monument Conservator, confirmed it had been added to the Register of Monuments.

Venice contender ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ is first film to enter Oscar race

The film co-directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert and selected for the 77th Venice International Film Festival has been described as “a universal story about man, which elevates Polish cinema to the heights of great European masters.”

Film fans get sneak peak at gorgeous new animation from Oscar-winning Loving Vincent director

VIDEO: Directed by Dorota Kobiela, the artwork for the new adaptation of Władysław Reymont’s masterpiece Chłopi has been completely hand-painted to tell the classic story of life in the Polish countryside over a century ago.

Culture Ministry Faces Dilemma over 'Mission Impossible' Bridge

Poland's Ministry of Culture and National Heritage is scratching its head over the fate of an old bridge film-makers want to blow up during filming for the seventh 'Mission Impossible' movie.

Cruise missile! Mission Impossible 7 bosses plan to BLOW UP 100-year-old Polish bridge

Producers of the new Tom Cruise film may have gone a Bridge too Far with the planned stunt which will see the historic 1909 suspension bridge  near Jelenia Góra blown to smithereens. 

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