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[{"title":"Slides \u0026 Snapshots: A Look Back at 25 Years of Polish Culture in Honour of Culture.pl\u2019s 25th Anniversary","path":"\/en\/article\/slides-snapshots-a-look-back-at-25-years-of-polish-culture-in-honour-of-culturepls-25th-anniversary","type":"article","field_introduction":"In 2026, Culture.pl celebrates its 25th anniversary. It was founded in a completely different era \u2013 over the course of this quarter of a century, Poland joined the EU (after which a wave of economic emigration began), we grew wealthier as a society, and travelling the world became increasingly accessible. We initially welcomed the development of the internet with optimism \u2013 later with fear. We have come to understand (with varying degrees of success) terms such as the climate crisis and the Anthropocene.","field_summary":"In 2026, Culture.pl celebrates its 25th anniversary. It was founded in a completely different era \u2013 over the course of this quarter of a century, Poland joined the EU, we grew wealthier as a society, and travelling the world became increasingly accessible. We initially welcomed the development of the internet with optimism \u2013 later with fear. We have come to understand (with varying degrees of success) terms such as the climate crisis and the Anthropocene.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59624","name":"heritage","path":{"alias":"\/topics\/heritage","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"342942","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Bright red and yellow fireworks exploding in the night sky over the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw.","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Szczepan Twardoch Wins 2026 Nike Literary Award","path":"\/en\/article\/szczepan-twardoch-wins-2026-nike-literary-award","type":"article","field_introduction":"Poland\u2019s most prestigious literary prize, the Nike, was awarded to Szczepan Twardoch for his newest novel \u2018Null\u2019. Critics and readers agreed, with the Readers\u2019 Award also going to him and proving that we as society truly needed such a powerful story from the front lines of the Ukrainian war.","field_summary":"Poland\u2019s most prestigious literary prize, the Nike, was awarded to Szczepan Twardoch for his newest novel \u2018Null\u2019. Critics and readers agreed, with the Readers\u2019 Award also going to him and proving that we as society truly needed such a powerful story from the front lines of the Ukrainian war.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59609","name":"language \u0026 literature","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/language-literature","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"343152","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Szczepan Twardoch Wins 2026 Nike Literary Award","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":[{"tid":"85881","name":"Noteworthy","path":{"alias":"\/frame\/noteworthy","langcode":"en"},"field_icon":"https:\/\/api.culture.pl\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/frames\/icons\/noteworthy.svg"}]},{"title":"Why Poles Love Chestnuts: The Secret Cultural Life of Kasztany","path":"\/en\/article\/why-poles-love-chestnuts-the-secret-cultural-life-of-kasztany","type":"article","field_introduction":"Every autumn, Polish parks are littered with shiny brown sweet chestnuts. Children fill their pockets with them, kitchen tables temporarily become miniature toy workshops and people pop some in their bag for good luck. In Poland,\u0026nbsp;kasztany are more than a seasonal curiosity: they are a ritual, a childhood memory and one of the most recognisable signs that summer is over.","field_summary":"Every autumn, Polish parks are littered with shiny brown sweet chestnuts. In Poland, kasztany are more than a seasonal curiosity: they are a ritual, a childhood memory and one of the most recognisable signs that summer is over.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59625","name":"#lifestyle \u0026 opinion","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/lifestyle-opinion","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"306626","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Close-up of ripe horse chestnuts cracking open in their spiky green husks while hanging from a branch among green leaves.","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"\u2018Through the Wall\u2019 Wins Gold: Gdynia 2026\u2019s Winners \u0026 Surprises","path":"\/en\/article\/through-the-wall-wins-gold-gdynia-2026s-winners-surprises","type":"article","field_introduction":"Maciej Sobieszcza\u0144ski\u2019s \u0027Through the Wall\u0027 (Przez \u015acian\u0119) emerged as the big winner at the 51st Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, taking home six awards, including the Golden Lions for best Polish film. Five awards went to Jan Komasa\u2019s \u0027Good Boy\u0027 (Dobry Ch\u0142opiec). Other major winners included Agnieszka Smoczy\u0144ska\u2019s \u0027Hot Spot\u0027 and Pawe\u0142 Pawlikowski\u2019s \u0027Fatherland\u0027 (Ojczyzna).","field_summary":"Maciej Sobieszcza\u0144ski\u2019s \u2018Through the Wall\u2019 won the Golden Lions at Gdynia 2026 while daring debuts, acting surprises and an AI dystopia gave the festival plenty more to talk about. Find out how \u2018Good Boy\u2019, \u2018Fatherland\u2019 and \u2018Hot Spot\u2019 fared \u2013 and who beat the favourite for Best Actress.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59606","name":"film","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/film","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"342973","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"The \u2018Through the Wall\u2019 team at the closing gala of the 51st Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, 2026, from left: producer Zbigniew Domagalski, actor Maria D\u0119bska, producer and Documentary and Feature Film Studios director Agnieszka B\u0119dkowska and director Maciej Sobieszcza\u0144ski, photo: Adam War\u017cawa \/ PAP","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Drumroll, Please: Poland\u2019s Most Significant Cultural Awards","path":"\/en\/article\/drumroll-please-polands-most-significant-cultural-awards","type":"article","field_introduction":"Wajda wins an Eagle! Tokarczuk wins a Passport! Podsiad\u0142o wins a\u2026 Fryderyk? Sounds like very exciting news but what on earth are these Poles talking about? We\u2019re here to introduce you to the Polish equivalents of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony, a Booker and more!\u0026nbsp;","field_summary":"Wajda wins an Eagle! Tokarczuk wins a Passport! Podsiad\u0142o wins a\u2026 Fryderyk? Sounds like very exciting news but what on earth are these Poles talking about? We\u2019re here to introduce you to the Polish equivalents of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony, a Booker and more!","topics_data":[{"tid":"59606","name":"film","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/film","langcode":"en"}},{"tid":"59607","name":"photography \u0026 visual arts","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/photography-visual-arts","langcode":"en"}},{"tid":"59609","name":"language \u0026 literature","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/language-literature","langcode":"en"}},{"tid":"59608","name":"music","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/music","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"343062","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"A group of smiling filmmakers on stage holding eagle-shaped film award statuettes during the Polish Film Awards Or\u0142y gala.","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Culture.pl\u2019s Monthly Cultural Round-up: September 2026","path":"\/en\/article\/culturepls-monthly-cultural-round-up-september-2026","type":"article","field_introduction":"September is such an exciting month: for students, it marks a new beginning, and everyone else also seems to get a boost after the summer holidays. The weather in Poland is great, nature starts changes subtly as summer slowly gives way to autumn. Poles go mushroom picking and make plum jam, and Polish artists\u2026 play new music, design great fashion, and go to Hollywood!\u0026nbsp;","field_summary":"September is such an exciting month: for students, it marks a new beginning, and everyone else also seems to get a boost after the summer holidays. The weather in Poland is great, nature starts changes subtly as summer slowly gives way to autumn. Poles go mushroom picking and make plum jam, and Polish artists\u2026 play new music, design great fashion, and go to Hollywood!","topics_data":[{"tid":"59625","name":"#lifestyle \u0026 opinion","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/lifestyle-opinion","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"343078","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Cultural Round-up September 2026","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Gwangju Biennale 2026: Travelling Through Time \u0026 Cultures","path":"\/en\/article\/gwangju-biennale-2026-travelling-through-time-cultures","type":"article","field_introduction":"This year\u2019s Gwangju Biennale revolves around change. However, this change doesn\u2019t signify a turning point, but rather a slow process that takes place within the body, within our memory, or in the cyclical rhythms of nature.","field_summary":"This year\u2019s Gwangju Biennale revolves around change. However, this change doesn\u2019t signify a turning point, but rather a slow process that takes place within the body, within our memory, or in the cyclical rhythms of nature.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59607","name":"photography \u0026 visual arts","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/photography-visual-arts","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"342613","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"The \u0027Rites of Passage\u0027 exhibition at the Gwangju Biennale 2026","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"A Brick for Wajda: How Gdynia Became Poland\u2019s Most Rebellious Film Festival","path":"\/en\/article\/a-brick-for-wajda-how-gdynia-became-polands-most-rebellious-film-festival","type":"article","field_introduction":"In 1977, the communist authorities banned the jury from giving the top prize to \u2018Man of Marble\u2019. So the critics gave Andrzej Wajda a brick. For five decades, Poland\u2019s most important film festival has been a barometer of the country as much as its cinema \u2013 a place for protest, backroom deals, prize-giving fury and, occasionally, scrambled eggs in a stranger\u2019s kitchen.","field_summary":"In 1977, the communist authorities banned the jury from giving the top prize to \u2018Man of Marble\u2019. So the critics gave Andrzej Wajda a brick. For five decades, Poland\u2019s most important film festival has been a barometer of the country as much as its cinema \u2013 a place for protest, backroom deals, prize-giving fury and, occasionally, scrambled eggs in a stranger\u2019s kitchen.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59606","name":"film","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/film","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"289718","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"A two-page Polish magazine spread from around 1974 about the film \u0022Potop\u0022 (The Deluge). On the left page, large bold blue text repeatedly states \u0022\u201ePOTOP\u201c\u0022, followed by a quote from director Jerzy Hoffman in large black text: \u0022\u2013 Nie uciekam w histori\u0119, po prostu lubi\u0119 histori\u0119\u0022 (\u2013 I\u0027m not escaping into history, I just like history). This page also features five black-and-white film stills showing period characters, including two people in fur hats, a close-up of a man, and soldiers with muskets. The right page features a larger, scenic film still of riders in a snowy, desolate landscape. To the right of that, there\u0027s text in two columns, a small caricature illustration of a swordsman, and an ornate \u0022S\u0022 at the start of the article. Page numbers 4 and 5 are visible.","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Poland Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale 2026 \u2013 Image Gallery","path":"\/en\/gallery\/poland-pavilion-at-the-gwangju-biennale-2026-image-gallery","type":"gallery","field_introduction":"","field_summary":"What happens when one chapter of life has come to an end, but the next has yet to begin?\u00a0\u0027Rites of Passage\u0027, the exhibition organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute for the Poland Pavilion at Gwangju Biennale 2026, explores the experience of transition.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59607","name":"photography \u0026 visual arts","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/photography-visual-arts","langcode":"en"}},{"tid":"59610","name":"design","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/design","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"342620","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"26","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Opening of the Poland Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale 2026","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Marcin Doroci\u0144ski \u2013 Film \u0026 Television Roles \u2013 Image Gallery","path":"\/en\/gallery\/marcin-dorocinski-film-television-roles-image-gallery","type":"gallery","field_introduction":"","field_summary":"A selection of performances by Marcin Doroci\u0144ski, a six-time Polish Film Award nominee for his roles in \u2018The Offsiders\u2019 (2008), \u2018Reverse\u2019 (2009), \u2018Rose\u2019 (2011), \u2018Manhunt\u2019 (2012), \u2018Jack Strong\u2019 (2014) and \u2018These Daughters of Mine\u2019 (2015).","topics_data":[{"tid":"59606","name":"film","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/film","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"342327","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"21","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Still from \u2018Plan B\u2019, directed by Kinga D\u0119bska, 2018, pictured: Marcin Doroci\u0144ski, photo: Next Film","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"The Doll \u2013 directed by Maciej Kawalski \u2013 Image Gallery","path":"\/en\/gallery\/the-doll-directed-by-maciej-kawalski-image-gallery","type":"gallery","field_introduction":"","field_summary":"Stills from \u2018The Doll\u2019, directed by Maciej Kawalski and based on the novel by Boles\u0142aw Prus. The main roles are played by Marcin Doroci\u0144ski (as Stanis\u0142aw Wokulski), Kamila Urz\u0119dowska (Izabela \u0141\u0119cka) and Marek Kondrat (Ignacy Rzecki).","topics_data":[{"tid":"59606","name":"film","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/film","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"340439","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"16","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Marcin Doroci\u0144ski (Stanis\u0142aw Wokulski) \u0026 Kamila Urz\u0119dowska (Izabela \u0141\u0119cka) in a still from \u2018The Doll\u2019, directed by Maciej Kawalski, 2026, photo: Kino \u015awiat","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Beware the Were-Bear: The French Story Behind Poland\u2019s First Colour Horror Film","path":"\/en\/article\/beware-the-were-bear-the-french-story-behind-polands-first-colour-horror-film","type":"article","field_introduction":"With master of the macabre Robert Eggers dropping trailers for the most eagerly awaited werewolf movie in decades, we take a look at Poland\u2019s very first twist on the genre \u2013 Janusz Majewski\u2019s \u2018Lokis: The Manuscript of Professor Wittembach\u2019, a 1970 film that Eggers himself named as a major influence.","field_summary":"Premiered in 1970, \u2018Lokis: The Manuscript of Professor Wittembach\u2019, was Poland\u2019s first full-length horror film since the 1930s, tapping into the classic trope of the beast within. The fanged protagonist is an incarnation of a rare species \u2013 the were-bear \u2013 and was on influence on Robert Egger\u2019s \u0027Werwulf\u0027.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59606","name":"film","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/film","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"342587","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"A vintage-style illustration for a book cover, featuring a surreal figure whose torso is a human face with large, staring eyes. The face is dressed in an old, dark coat, with the man\u0027s hands clasped in front of where a chin would be. The image is a detailed engraving with cross-hatching, rendered in black ink against a light blue, lined background.","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"\u0027Rondo Means Circle\u0027 by Anna Zaradny \u2013 Image Gallery","path":"\/en\/gallery\/rondo-means-circle-by-anna-zaradny-image-gallery","type":"gallery","field_introduction":"","field_summary":"Anna Zaradny\u0027s solo exhibition \u0027Rondo Means Circle\u0027 took place at tge Bunkier Sztuki in Krak\u00f3w in 2016. The exhibition was conceived as a choreographic score to be performed by the viewer","topics_data":[{"tid":"59605","name":"performing arts","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/performing-arts","langcode":"en"}},{"tid":"59608","name":"music","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/music","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"228426","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"7","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"\u0027The Sweetest Sound of the Revolving Firmament\u0027 by Anna Zaradny, 2011, sound installation, photo: Anna Zaradny \/ courtesy of the artist","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Selected Works by Anny Zaradny \u2013 Image Gallery","path":"\/en\/gallery\/selected-works-by-anny-zaradny-image-gallery","type":"gallery","field_introduction":"","field_summary":"Anna Zaradny is a Polish composer, improviser, instrumentalist and sound artist. Her work takes many forms and cannot be confined to a single medium: it includes innovative musical compositions and performative works, as well as installations, objects, photographs, and video works that are interconnected in meaning.","topics_data":[{"tid":"59605","name":"performing arts","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/performing-arts","langcode":"en"}},{"tid":"59608","name":"music","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/music","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"86437","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"6","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Installation by Anna Zaradny","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""},{"title":"Surrendering to Dreams: A Chat with Aleksander D\u0119bicz","path":"\/en\/article\/surrendering-to-dreams-a-chat-with-aleksander-debicz","type":"article","field_introduction":"We had the opportunity to catch up with Polish piano virtuoso and composer extraordinaire Aleksander D\u0119bicz on a beautiful summer day right before the release of his newest album \u201812 Dreams for Piano\u2019.","field_summary":"We catch up with Polish piano virtuoso and composer extraordinaire Aleksander D\u0119bicz to talk about his newest album \u201812 Dreams for Piano\u2019.","topics_data":[{"tid":"77491","name":"Culture.pl Interviews","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/culturepl-interviews","langcode":"en"}},{"tid":"59608","name":"music","path":{"alias":"\/topic\/music","langcode":"en"}}],"image_cover":"328568","field_event_date":"","field_video_media":"","field_media_video_file":"","field_media_video_embed":"","field_gallery_pictures":"","field_duration":"","field_cover_img_caption":"Portrait of Aleksander D\u0119bicz","field_artist_birth_death_date":"","field_artist_picture":"","field_frame":""}]
