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Building Poland

The festival not only aims to provide a wholesome insight into Polish culture and art, but also hopes to rouse further interest in the audience so as the association of exchange continues.

The festival began with the screening of the documentary film A little  Poland in India  directed by Anu Radha and Sumit Osmand Shaw. A Little Poland in India’ is a first film that has been co-produced between the governments of India and Poland, under the audio-visual agreement between both the countries.

The film is about the time period of  World War II, when about 1,000 Polish children travelled to India.  'Our relationship with India stretched back to World War II when India opened her heart to the Polish refugee children and offered them both home and human warmth. We shall never forget the generosity of spirit,'said Piotr Ktodkowski, the Polish ambassador.

The film festival will be also screening other films like llumination directed by Krzystof Zanussi, Escape from the Liberty Cinema directed by Wojciech Marczewski, My Father's Bike  directed by Piotr Trzaskalski and the Promised Land directed by Andrzej Wajda.

WHEN: 18 till 23 November
WHERE: India Habitat Centre, PVR Select Citywalk (3 December)
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