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Dwa filmy wyprodukowane w Mistrzowskiej Szkole Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy zakwalifikowały się na Short Film Corner podczas tegorocznego festiwalu w Cannes.

„Aria Diva” Agnieszki Smoczyńskiej oraz „Jak to jest być moja matką” Nory McGettigan zostały przyjęte na tegoroczny Short Film Corner – piątą edycję targów filmów krótkometrażowych organizowanych w ramach festiwalu w Cannes. Short Film Corner – jedno z najciekawszych i największych wydarzeń branżowych dla filmowców stawiających na krótkie fabuły – odwiedzą w dniach od 14 do 24 maja setki profesjonalistów: producentów, dystrybutorów, programerów festiwali oraz przedstawicieli stacji telewizyjnych, zainteresowanych filmem krótkometrażowym. W zeszłym roku, w targach również brały udział dwa filmy ze Szkoły Andrzeja Wajdy: „Trójka do wzięcia” Bartka Konopki oraz „Podróż” Dariusza Glazera”

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By Richard N. Baldwin T. /HispanicVista.com

In our editor’s column on 1 May, Patrick Osio addressed the corruption issue in México. I can only add one thing: If there is no corruption in the US, why do the mainstream media there call the Bush administration the most corrupt administration in decades?

But to the point. Anyone reading anything about México in the past few months has seen a steady increase in the violence level in every passing day. 2,700 Mexicans died in the drug wars in 2007. This includes drug personnel in their wars between the cartels, police at all levels, Mexican army casualties and civilians caught in the crossfire. This year, as of 1 May, the figure is around 1,200. Looks like 2008 is going to be a banner year in our war. You might compare this to the US Iraq casualties while remembering that the population of México is only about 110 million. And recently, the assassinations of top-level federal police officials have upped the ante.

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By Robert Strybel, Polish/Polonian Affairs Writer

Over the past four years, since Poland’s joined the European Union, more than two millions Poles have found work abroad, mainly in the British Isles. The result has been the emergence of a completely new Polonia. New Polish publications, Web sites, businesses and organizations have been set up. Many previously poorly attended or nearly-defunct Catholic parishes have bee revitalized, and thousands of Polish babies have been born. In those parts of England, Wales, Scotland, Ulster and Ireland where Polish migrant workers are concentrated, they are often sufficiently numerous to influence their surroundings. In the future, the recent influx of Polish immigrants may become a significant political force in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Whatever the case, there are now enough new-wave Poles in the British Isles to warrant a closer look at some of their activities.

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