Hungarian Oscar wins and nominations throughout the years
South Korean film Parasite made history by becoming the first non-English language film to be named best picture at the Oscars. Bong Joon-ho’sContinue Reading
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Polish Oscar nominations throughout the years
South Korean film Parasite made history by becoming the first non-English language film to be named best picture at theContinue Reading
Czech Republic’s Nobel Prize laureates in history
Prague, Czech Republic – From turn-of-the-century pacifist activism to groundbreaking scientific discoveries whose impact can still be felt today, here’sContinue Reading
Top 10 weirdest questions asked online about Central Europe (Part 2)
Over the last few months, we’ve gathered a precious little list of the strangest queries and search terms that broughtContinue Reading
The best alternative and artsy cinemas in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – Tired of always going to the same multiplex, taste-less and similar-looking cinema halls screening only theContinue Reading
Poland’s Nobel Prize in Literature laureates in history
Warsaw, Poland – Last year, Olga Tokarczuk became the sixth Polish writer in history to receive the Nobel Prize inContinue Reading
Interview: ‘If you start weakening art institutions, you’re putting Poland’s whole cultural scene at risk’
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Malgorzata Ludwisiak, an art historian, former journalist and one of Poland’s most prominent art curators.Continue Reading
Interview: “We’re fighting for filmmakers who have been unfairly forgotten”
Paris, France – Paris-based film distributor and DVD editor Malavida, founded over 15 years ago, boasts one of the sector’sContinue Reading
Interview: ‘There is so much about Czech and Slovak history that lends itself to the espionage genre’
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with James Silvester, a British writer and author of a fascinating series of thrillers set inContinue Reading
‘This is a Strange World’ – what was Czesław Niemen singing about?
For those of you who, like me, have found themselves wondering whether the world was always this strange, I haveContinue Reading
The path of an exiled writer: Joseph Conrad and Poland
A lot of Polish celebrities and historical figures, known all around the world, share a strange similarity: their names doContinue Reading
‘Behind the Iron Curtain’ book launch to celebrate Velvet Revolution anniversary in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – After the success of their Bratislava workshop at the end of last year, Drs Zuzana PalovicContinue Reading
Meet Oko! Magazine, the crack-team trying to bridge the gap between Czechs and expats
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Claire Dognini, Leigh Woods and Benny Water, respectively marketing director, chief-editor and art director ofContinue Reading
Interview: “Slovakia is still searching for its identity and purpose in the world”
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Zuzana Palovic and Gabriela Bereghazyova, respectively the founder and co-director of ‘Global Slovakia’, a Bratislava-basedContinue Reading
Henryk Sienkiewicz, the literary soul of an embattled Polish nation
Olga Tokarczuk’s recognition in October put the spotlight on Polish literature— and especially its former Nobel Prize laureates. If PolandContinue Reading
