The history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as the history of cinematography, and it has universally recognized achievements, even though Polish films tend to be less commercially available than films from several other European nations.
Film festival Off Plus Camera in Kraków, 2012
Preserved frame from Przygoda dorożkarza - cabman notices that someone replaced his horse with a donkey
Museum of cinematography in Łódź
Pola Negri, Polish femme fatale of silent cinema
Krzysztof Kieślowski was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is known internationally for Dekalog (1989), The Double Life of Veronique (1991), and the Three Colours trilogy (1993
–1994). Kieślowski received numerous awards during his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1988), FIPRESCI Prize, and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (1991); the Venice Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize (1989), Golden Lion (1993), and OCIC Award (1993); and the Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear (1994). In 1995, he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Kieślowski in 1994
The house at 23 Główna Street in Sokołowsko where Kieślowski lived
Bust of Kieślowski, Celebrity Alley, Kielce, Poland
Kieślowski's grave