
‘Thelma’ Blasts Off, ‘Kinds Of Kindness’ Rocks Year’s Best Limited Opening In Big Indie Weekend – Specialty Box Office
The indie film box office roared to life as 'Thelma' starring June Squibb drew a broad audience and 'Kinds of Kindness' saw 2024 best limited opening.
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Agnieszka Holland’s ‘The Green Border’ Wins Best Film at Polish Film Awards
The refugee drama, attacked by Poland's ousted far-right government, was the big winner at this year's Polish Eagle Awards.
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The Tricky Politics of This Year's European Film Awards
Current conflicts within Europe are sowing division within the normally unified and progressive European Film Academy, with consensus hard to find. "Russians are our members, Ukrainians are members. Palestinians are our members and Israelis are our members."
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Agnieszka Holland Files Defamation Suit Over Ziobro's "Nazi Propaganda" Comment
A Warsaw court has upheld the director's right to sue Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who posted a comment online comparing Holland's refugee drama 'The Green Border' to "Nazi propaganda."
The Hollywood ReporterArtists at Risk (AR) joins the The European Alliance of Academies and the European Film Academy in standing in solidarity with distinguished Polish #filmmaker Agnieszka Holland, who is facing unwarranted criticism from right-wing politicians accusing her work as defaming #Poland. The Polish Minister of Justice has gone as far as labelling her #film “Nazi propaganda”.
Full statement: https://artistsatrisk.org/2023/09/25/artists-at-risk-solidarity-agnieszka-holland/
#migration #AgnieszkaHolland #ZielonaGranica #TheGreenBorder #freedomofexpression

Artists at Risk (AR) stands in solidarity with Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland - Artists at Risk (AR)
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Poland Picks The Peasants Over Green Border for 2024 Oscars
'Green Border' director Agnieszka Holland accuses Poland's far-right government of pressuring the independent Oscar committee to pick DK and Hugh Welchman's animated literary adaptation over Holland's politically-charged refugee drama.
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DGA Supports Agnieszka Holland Amid 'The Green Border' Death Threats
The Polish Minister of Justice likened Holland’s “The Green Border” to Nazi propaganda because it dares to share the country’s official mistreatment of Syrian refugees.
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