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291 articles available in total starting from 21/03/2017. Last article published on 09/04/2024.

Bille August • Director of The Kiss

Interview: Bille August • Director of The Kiss

“Non-disabled people take love for granted and see it as something they have a right to”

The seasoned Danish director returns with an elegant period drama that revolves around a military officer who is too compassionate for his own good  

21/10/2022 | Warsaw 2022

Dangerous Men to open the 38th Warsaw Film Festival

Dangerous Men to open the 38th Warsaw Film Festival

The annual gathering in the Polish capital offers 156 films from 57 countries, plus the Odesa-Warsaw Ukrainian Competition section  

14/10/2022 | Warsaw 2022

The Silent Twins wins the Golden Lions at the Polish Film Festival

The Silent Twins wins the Golden Lions at the Polish Film Festival

Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s English-language debut, which premiered earlier this year at Cannes, has come out on top at the Gdynia-based gathering, scooping a slew of prizes  

20/09/2022 | Gdynia 2022 | Awards

Review: Bread and Salt

Review: Bread and Salt

VENICE 2022: In his brilliant first feature, Damian Kocur inspects violence and the legendary Polish hospitality, but takes it with a huge pinch of salt  

16/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Orizzonti

Damian Kocur • Director of Bread and Salt

Interview: Damian Kocur • Director of Bread and Salt

“Cinema for me is not recounting events or telling a story; it happens on an emotional level”

VENICE 2022: Cineuropa chatted with the Polish director, whose stellar debut feature explores what violence is and what it means to participate in it  

14/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Orizzonti

Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski • Directors of The Hamlet Syndrome

Interview: Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski • Directors of The Hamlet Syndrome

"Our protagonists are examples that it can take years to build a normal life again"

The established Polish documentary directors discuss their new film shot in Ukraine, which shows how theatre and film can assist in dealing with traumatic events  

11/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Semaine de la critique

Lidia Duda • Director of Fledglings

Interview: Lidia Duda • Director of Fledglings

"Good human energy is the only power that can transform the world"

The veteran Polish director talks to us about the power of hugs and of human emotion and how to find hope in dark times  

10/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Semaine de la Critique

Kristoffer Rus • Director of Too Old for Fairy Tales

Interview: Kristoffer Rus • Director of Too Old for Fairy Tales

"'Honesty' was actually our key word when it came to directing, cinematography and overall choices during production"

The director of the Polish Netflix hit told us about his cinephilic background, making films for young audiences and working with actors  

08/08/2022 | /Poland

Review: Elephant

Review: Elephant

Kamil Krawczycki's modest and charming debut feature is also a first production of Polish distributor Tongariro, which specialises in LGBTQ+ films  

03/08/2022 | New Horizons 2022

Animated feature Diplodocus releases its first teaser

Animated feature Diplodocus releases its first teaser

Based on the cult Polish graphic novels from the 1980s, Wojtek Wawszczyk’s film is set for a 2023 release, and is a joint effort between Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia  

07/07/2022 | Production | Funding | Poland/Czech Republic/Slovakia

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