Poland in South Africa

The EU Delegation in Windhoek, together with the Member States of the European Union (embassies and cultural institutes), the local film industry and the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology of Namibia, organised the fourth edition of the European Film Festival in Namibia, which this year was held under the slogan “Year of Skills”.

The Central and Eastern European region is a large, important and highly creative, but often underestimated part of the global gaming industry, boasting over 1,000 studios and bringing together almost 30,000 highly skilled programmers and specialists. Established in 2018, the Central & Eastern European Game Awards were created as a joint project of organizations from the gaming industry in the Central and Eastern European region to honor the best games produced and published by local studios this year.

The official opening of the European Film Festival in South Africa took place in Johannesburg on 10 October 2024. The event is organized every year by the Delegation of the European Union, EUNIC and the embassies and cultural institutes of EU countries.

Filmlovers can look forward to an entertaining and provocative array of new award-winning films from Europe as the European Film Festival returns for its 11th edition in South Africa from 10-20 October. Women challenging patriarchy and convention; relationships and independence; humour, satire and surrealism; coming-of-age stories; dysfunctional families; grumpy old men; restless youth; the pursuit of dreams; a realistic rom-com; and a riotous hip-hop biopic - all this and more.

The main event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising and the "Warsaw Flights" was held in Johannesburg, at the Katyn Monument on September 7, 2024.

The ceremonial opening of the exhibition "Warsaw Uprising 1944" took place on 7 September 2024. The event was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria in cooperation with the Warsaw Uprising Museum and the National Museum of Military History in Johannesburg.

Director Paweł Ukielski gave an insightful lecture on the Warsaw Rising at the prestigious South African secondary school Pretoria Boys High on 6 September 2024. The event was organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in cooperation with the Warsaw Uprising Museum and the Pretoria Boys High School.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Pretoria organized a series of events to commemorate this anniversary.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland Pretoria urgently needs to bring to your attention the most recent regulation of the Minster of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, dated 31st July 2024. According to this regulation the list of documents required to apply for a student visa has been extended.

Please be informed that due to the public holidays the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and Consular Section in Pretoria will be closed on 24.09.2024.