The five-day event will include an Alfred Hitchcock retrospective and advance screenings of films.

The five-day event will include an Alfred Hitchcock retrospective and advance screenings of films.
Kraków is Poland’s most popular tourist destination, which is a boon to the local economy but causes tension with residents.
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Ian Stephenson
Esperanto’s Polish-Jewish inventor hoped a shared language could calm tensions in his native Białystok.
A Polish movie about a young man pretending to be a priest has been shortlisted for an Oscar nomination and has stirred debate on the role of the Catholic church.
The song, “Patointeligencja”, has stirred debate about social problems and privilege in Poland, while also getting dragged into political disputes.
Stanley Bill
Our editor-at-large talks to Jennifer Croft, American translator of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk’s foundation also aims to promote Polish culture, fight discrimination, and support civil liberties and animal rights.
Warsaw continues to be ranked as one of the world’s vegan hotspots, with 50 vegan restaurants in the city centre.
Fabio Parasecoli
Food has always been at the centre of debate on what Poland is or should be.
Students and staff at Poland’s world-famous Łodź film school have launched a petition to cancel a visit by alumnus Roman Polański.
The Cambridge Dictionary contains an unusual new term.
Ukraine honours the Polish filmmaker and American writer for showing international audiences the history of the Holodomor famine that killed millions.
Our first podcast features an interview with Jennifer Croft, award-winning translator of Poland’s new Nobel laureate, Olga Tokarczuk.
Eight women accuse their boss, Henryk Jacek Schoen of the Bagatela theatre in Kraków, of bullying and sexual harassment.