Krakow Film Festival is one of the oldest events in the world dedicated to documentary, animated and short feature films. It core consists of four competitions of equal rank: documentary film...
The City Codes project is much more than a well-endowed multimedia e-library which helps document Kraków’s multi-century literary life and accommodate text fragments, invaluable...
Still Rolling The pandemic has had a major impact on all sectors of the economy, including the film industry. We talk to Dariusz Nosal, manager of the Kraków Film Commission, about how...
The young violinist Stanisław Słowiński describes his encounter with the poet of the piano. Karnet: In recent months you have been devoting a lot of attention to Fryderyk Chopin: you were hoping...
2021 brings brand-new challenges and great hopes of returning to cultural life – in a stronger, more experienced format! This year’s celebrations of the centenary of the birth of...
Science fiction novels and short stories, realist prose, futurist and philosophical essays, articles, letters, autobiography… In 2021, we’ll immerse ourselves in the writings of...
We talk to Izabela Błaszczyk, Director of KBF, about the PLAY KRAKÓW platform. Karnet: Who is PLAY KRAKÓW for? Izabela Błaszczyk : At the time of the global pandemic, when we...
Every summer, the Jewish Culture Festival brings visitors from all over the globe to Kraków’s Kazimierz district. The restrictions introduced due to the pandemic mean that this...
Life in the time of the pandemic is testing all our patience, and organisers of cultural events are rightfully frustrated by the continuing closure of museums, theatres and concert venues. But...
It’s difficult to keep optimistic as more news pours in about the worsening pandemic – it came crashing into our lives in March and has been dominating the entire 2020. But does it mean...
Held in person, online or in a hybrid format, all festivals come together to shape Kraków’s culture and showcase its ability to respond to and evolve in the face of the rapidly changing...