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Ola Salwa


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

Review: Under the Grey Sky

Review: Under the Grey Sky

Mara Tamkovich’s debut feature is a subtle yet convincing portrayal of life under the dictatorship in Belarus  

20/06/2024 | Tribeca 2024

Tomasz Wolski • Director of A Year in the Life of a Country

Interview: Tomasz Wolski • Director of A Year in the Life of a Country

“The films I make are an effort to rediscover or relive those times again, but this time more consciously”

One of the most experienced and decorated Polish documentarians of his generation breaks down his new film and explains why he’s so devoted to Poland’s recent history  

07/06/2024 | Krakow 2024

Of Caravan and the Dogs and Silent Trees triumph at the 64th Krakow Film Festival

Of Caravan and the Dogs and Silent Trees triumph at the 64th Krakow Film Festival

The film by Askold Kurov and Anonymous1 has come out on top in the International Documentary Competition, while Agnieszka Zwiefka’s coming-of-age story did likewise in the National Competition  

04/06/2024 | Krakow 2024 | Awards

MDAG Industry hands out its pitching awards

MDAG Industry hands out its pitching awards

Dekonstrukt, Sugarland and Baltic have emerged among the winning Polish projects after the event held during the 21st edition of Millennium Docs Against Gravity  

14/05/2024 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024 | MDAG Industry/Awards

Karol Piekarczyk • Artistic director, Millennium Docs Against Gravity

Interview: Karol Piekarczyk • Artistic director, Millennium Docs Against Gravity

"Documentaries can have genres too – they can be crime films, love stories, or be very surrealist"

The artistic director of the Poland-based documentary film festival breaks down this year's edition's programme  

10/05/2024 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024

REPORT: Czech Docs: Coming Soon @ East Doc Platform 2024

REPORT: Czech Docs: Coming Soon @ East Doc Platform 2024

The industry event dedicated to documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe shed light on five almost-finished projects, covering topics from politics to environmentalism  

09/04/2024 | East Doc Platform 2024

REPORT: East Doc Platform 2024

REPORT: East Doc Platform 2024

Cineuropa profiles the winning projects from this year’s edition of the major Czech industry event organised by the Institute of Documentary Film  

05/04/2024 | East Doc Platform 2024

Ji.hlava and JB Films offer €110,000 to films from Central and Eastern Europe

Ji.hlava and JB Films offer €110,000 to films from Central and Eastern Europe

The Czech international documentary festival, with the support of local entrepreneur Jan Barta, is setting up a new support scheme and has set 30 April as the deadline for applications  

05/04/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Apolena Rychlíková  • Director of Limits of Europe

Interview: Apolena Rychlíková • Director of Limits of Europe

“The main interest for me and Sasha was to make those invisible people visible – at least for 98 minutes”

The Czech director delves into her close collaboration with her protagonist as they blew the lid off the working conditions of migrant labourers in Europe  

05/04/2024 | One World Prague 2024

Life Is Beautiful triumphs at One World; East Doc Platform rewards Under the Spell

Life Is Beautiful triumphs at One World; East Doc Platform rewards Under the Spell

The feature by Mohamed Jabaly has scooped the top prize at the human rights film gathering, while the Polish project by Łukasz Konopa emerged victorious at the industry event  

29/03/2024 | One World Prague 2024 | Awards

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