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Banner Grimme Award

A fresh take on Poland and its border regions to challenge the one-sided view of a country celebrating 100 years of independence this year.

Map Borderline ENBialowiezaSuwalkiSlupskSzczecinSlubiceJulenia GoraKatowiceLublin

Białowieża

Białowieża forest: A debated neck of the woods

Portrait Lorenzo Pirovano
Lorenzo Pirovano
Portrait Nicolas Blandin
Nicolas Blandin

Suwałki

The Polish paramilitary and uniform heaven

Portrait Grzegorz Szymanowski
Grzegorz Szymanowski
Artur Gutowski

Słupsk

On the path of most resistance with the gay mayor changing Poland

Portrait Robert Stefanicki
Robert Stefanicki
Portrait Jakob Ganslmeier
Jakob Ganslmeier

For her documentary ‘Know Origins’ Italian-Polish filmmaker Antinea Radomska took one month and a deep breath to travel 4,000 kilometres around a politically polarised Poland to reconnect with her Polish roots.

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Szczecin

The shifting ground that is women’s football in Poland

Portrait Karolina Golimowska
Karolina Golimowska
Portrait Katarzyna Mazur
Katarzyna Mazur

Słubice

Abortion in Poland: My body, your country, my choice?

Portrait Kaja Puto
Kaja Puto
Portrait Anna-Kristina Bauer
Anna-Kristina Bauer

Jelenia Góra

Grindr: In search of lust and love

Portrait Petr Vodsedalek
Petr Vodsedalek
Portrait Mateusz Skóra
Mateusz Skóra

Katowice

For young Silesians coal is still the future

Portrait Hélène Bienvenu
Hélène Bienvenu
Portrait Kasia Strek
Kasia Strek

Lublin

Lublin and beyond: A new place to call home for Ukrainian Donbass migrants

Portrait Tatiana Kozak
Tatiana Kozak
Portrait Gregor Fischer
Gregor Fischer

Data

The Invisibles: Poland in numbers

Portrait Katha Kloss
Katharina Kloss
Portrait Johan Giraud
Johan Giraud