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| Warsaw International Film Festival |
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When:
Oct 12, 2012
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Where: Warsaw, Poland
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Warsaw Film Foundation holds, once a year, an international Film Festival which occupies an important place in the European and the world film industry. The eight days of the festival attract creators, from over fifty countries, who present dozens of movies of various categories. The festival movies, which starts in 1984, are strictly chosen from hundred of candidates movies. This is a real fiesta for professionals; producers,directors, editors, journalists and of course the thousands of film lovers who visit the festival.
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that the details of the event are subject to change.
We strongly recommended that you check with the organizers
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Poland -
background and overview:
Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe, but Poland still faces the lingering challenges of high unemployment, underdeveloped and dilapidated infrastructure, and a poor rural underclass. Solidarity suffered a major defeat in the 2001 parliamentary elections when it failed to elect a single deputy to the lower house of Parliament, and the new leaders of the Solidarity Trade Union subsequently pledged to reduce the Trade Union's political role. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed, Poland is an increasingly active member of Euro-Atlantic organizations.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]
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Poland details
Location: Central Europe, east of Germany |
Languages:
Polish 97.8%, other and unspecified 2.2% (2002 census) |
Climate:
Temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately severe winters with frequent precipitation; mild summers with frequent showers and thundershowers. |
Capital:
Warsaw |
Time Zone:
UTC+1 (Summer UTC+2) |
Currency (code):
zloty (PLN) |
Call Code:
+48 |
Electric Power:
230V 50Hz |
Tourist office:
olish National Tourist Office 5 Marine View Plaza, Ste. 208, Hoboken, NJ-07030-5722, Tel. +1 201 420-9910 |
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