Polish cinema, Polish film makers, film organizations and schools; a guide to websites
Cinema in Poland, Wikipedia entry.
The history of Polish cinema, a short history.
Portal Onet – Film.
Filmy od A do Z. A Polish film portal. Film makers of Poland.
Full Resource Library and Information on Polish Film
Categories: Author, Publication, Director, Work.Culture.pl
Polish films, arranged alphabetically by title.
IMDB
Polish film database from Foreignfilms.com.
Search the title database.
Polish Film Institute
The Polish Film Institute (PISF) is the newest film institute in Europe, established in 2005 in accordance with a new cinematography law passed by the Polish Parliament. It follows the same procedures as film industries in many other countries of Europe.
Internet Polish Movie Database
Wikipedia entry on Polish cinema.
Film schools
National Film School in Łódź
is the most notable academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators and TV staff in Poland. It was founded on March 8, 1948 in Łódź and was initially planned to be moved to Warsaw as soon as the city was rebuilt after its destruction during World War II and the Warsaw Uprising. However, in the end the school remained in Łódź and is one of the best-known institutions of higher education in the city.
Some famous Polish film directors
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Krzysztof Kieślowski.
Wikipedia entry.
Krzysztof Kieślowski
IMDB
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Information on Kieslowski’s films from Culture.pl.
Kieślowski’s “Three Colours” Trilogy
The Galilean Library
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Wikipedia entry.
Roman Polanski
IMDB
Roman Polanski bibliography
UC Berkeley Media Resources Center
Roman Polanski. An information page from Culture.pl.
Roman Polanski website
Alexandre Tylski
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda
Wikipedia entry.
Andrzej Wajda. An information page from Culture.pl.
Studio Filmowe KADR, Polish films on YouTube.
Two of Poland’s oldest film studios, TOR and KADR, have made 61 classic Polish films, all of which are classics and highly recommended, available on YouTube.
All of the films from TOR and KADR have been digitally restored and are available for free online. The brief interruptions for advertising provide revenue that will help fund further restoration projects and well as the production of new films.