Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy books have spawned a hugely successful video game franchise and Netflix show.
Culture
Polish film festival seeks to emerge from controversy over organiser’s “sexist” remarks
Kamila Koronska
The event saw participants discuss parity and representation in the film industry.
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Forgotten communist-era soul star’s first album released four decades after fleeing Poland for the US
Renata Lewandowska was all but forgotten after emigrating from Poland in the 1970s.
Art auction sales hit new record high in Poland amid pandemic
A new record price for a single painting was also set.
Anger in Poland as celebrities and politicians get Covid vaccine before being eligible
Only medical staff are supposed to currently be eligible to get the jab.
Notes from Poland’s most-read stories of 2020
Our most popular article from each month of a memorable year.
Kraków advertises for new bugler to continue 600-year-old tradition
The “hejnał mariacki” trumpet call is a symbol of the city.
Familiar feud in Poland after game show calls regional language a dialect
Activists point out that Kashubian is an official regional language.
Poland’s thriving video game industry is ready to step out of CD Projekt’s shadow
Marcin Lewandowski
Polish and Belarusian tree beekeeping added to UNESCO list of cultural heritage
The practice aims to recreate primeval living conditions for bees in tree and log hives
Classic communist-era comic to become Netflix’s first Polish animated series
Kajko i Kokosz will premiere in 2021.
Polish government suspends Covid culture fund after big-name stars claim millions
The fund is intended to compensate for losses due to coronavirus restrictions.
Polish musician creates world’s first carbon-neutral album
He has also used low-emissions methods to promote and distribute the music.
Roman Polański honours Polish family who saved him from the Holocaust
“She provided me with shelter, putting her own life and that of her family in danger,” said the director.
