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Andrzej Wajda, the Polish and international cinema legend, died on 9 October 2016 in Warsaw. He was 90 years old. His last film, Powidoki, is Poland’s candidate for this year’s Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

The “Teraz Polska” Competition Chapter has chosen the laureates of the “Outstanding Pole” Competition for the seventh time. This year two out of three awards were given to women. This year’s laureates are Dr Irena Eris, Elżbieta Wysoczańska and Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski.

The Competition is held under Link to Poland’s media patronage.