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Ola Salwa


346 articles available in total starting from 21/03/2017. Last article published on 13/08/2025.

May el-Toukhy  • Director of Queen of Hearts

Interview: May el-Toukhy • Director of Queen of Hearts

“It becomes hard to define what is wrong and what is right here”

We chatted to May el-Toukhy, the director and co-writer of Reina de corazones, which scooped awards at the Göteborg and Sundance Film Festivals  

05/02/2019 | Sundance 2019 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

The Souvenir wins Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition

The Souvenir wins Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition

The 2019 edition of the Sundance Film Festival has come to a successful close with almost all World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competition awards going to European (co-)productions  

04/02/2019 | Sundance 2019 | Awards

Jacek Borcuch  • Director of Dolce Fine Giornata

Interview: Jacek Borcuch • Director of Dolce Fine Giornata

“I wanted Maria to be a metaphor for a Europe that is slowly cracking and falling apart”

We caught up with Polish director Jacek Borcuch to talk about his new film, Dolce Fine Giornata, after its premiere at Sundance  

01/02/2019 | Sundance 2019 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Review: Blinded by the Light

Review: Blinded by the Light

Bruce Springsteen songs help a Pakistani teenager to thrive during Thatcher-era Britain in this feel-good Sundance premiere helmed by Gurinder Chadha  

31/01/2019 | Sundance 2019 | Premieres

Review: Dolce Fine Giornata

Review: Dolce Fine Giornata

Sundance regular Jacek Borcuch comes back to Park City with an alluring film, yet one that is loaded with profound questions about European identity  

29/01/2019 | Sundance 2019 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Jan Komasa returns with The Hater

Jan Komasa returns with The Hater

The sequel to Suicide Room is said to be a mix of cyber-thriller and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and will be released in winter 2019  

28/01/2019 | Production | Poland

Poland basks in the limelight at Trieste

Poland basks in the limelight at Trieste

The programme will offer a generous selection of recent Polish films, while When East Meets West will focus on upcoming productions from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Benelux  

18/01/2019 | Trieste 2019

The Polish period biopic Piłsudski enters post-production

The Polish period biopic Piłsudski enters post-production

Borys Szyc plays Józef Piłsudski in a film about Poland regaining independence in 1918 directed by Michał Rosa  

21/12/2018 | Production | Poland

Les Arcs Film Festival organises a Focus on Poland

Les Arcs Film Festival organises a Focus on Poland

This year, the French event is taking a closer look at recent Polish films and upcoming projects  

14/12/2018 | Les Arcs 2018

Lech Majewski shooting Brigitte Bardot Forever

Lech Majewski shooting Brigitte Bardot Forever

The Polish auteur’s new film is a fantastical tale being filmed on location in Poland and set for a 2020 release  

07/12/2018 | Production | Poland/USA/Italy

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