Polish Film Award, or Eagle is the national film award of Poland. It has been delivered annually since 1999, with the first event held on 21 June, by the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers (KIPA). Since 2003 they have been awarded by the Polish Film Academy.
Director Wojciech Smarzowski holding the award in 2012
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