Jacek Józef Dukaj is a Polish science fiction and fantasy writer. He has received numerous literary prizes including the European Union Prize for Literature and Janusz A. Zajdel Award.
Jacek Jan Kuroń was one of the democratic leaders of opposition in the People's Republic of Poland. He was widely known as the "godfather of the Polish opposition," not unlike Václav Havel in Czechoslovakia. Kuroń was a prominent Polish social and political figure known for his efforts at reforming societies under the control of the Soviet Union. As an educator and historian, he first postulated the concept of a de-centered movement that would question the totalitarian system and its personality cult. Kuroń started out as an activist of the Polish Scouting Association trying to educate young people that would take charge of the future; he later co-founded with Antoni Macierewicz the Workers' Defence Committee or KOR, a major dissident organization that was superseded by Solidarity in August 1980. After the changes in independent Poland, he ran for president supported by the likes of Jan Karski and served twice as Minister of Labour and Social Policy. Kuroń was the father of chef Maciej Kuroń.
Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski is a Polish diplomat and politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since June 2004. He served as Vice President of the European Parliament (2004–2007).
Chopin: Desire for Love is a film created by the director Jerzy Antczak based on the life story of the Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin.
Piotr Fronczewski, is a Polish actor and singer.
Jacek Malczewski was a Polish symbolist painter who is one of the most revered painters of Poland, associated with the patriotic Young Poland movement following a century of Partitions. He is regarded as the father of Polish Symbolism. His creative output combined the predominant style of his times, with historical motifs of Polish martyrdom, the romantic ideals of independence, Christian and Greek mythology, folk tales, as well as his love of the natural world. He was the father of painter Rafał Malczewski.
A Short Film About Killing is a 1988 drama film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Mirosław Baka, Krzysztof Globisz, and Jan Tesarz. Written by Krzysztof Kieślowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz, the film was expanded from Dekalog: Five of the Polish television series Dekalog. Set in Warsaw, Poland, the film compares the senseless, violent murder of an individual to the cold, calculated execution by the state. A Short Film About Killing won both the Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the European Film Award for Best Film.
Jan Anthony Vincent-Rostowski, also known as Jacek Rostowski, is a British-Polish economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.
Jacek Andrzej Łągwa - Polish musician, composer, actor and vocalist of the famous Polish band Ich Troje.
Rożenek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Aleksandrów, within Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Aleksandrów, 28 km (17 mi) south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and 68 km (42 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.
Generał Nil is a Polish historical film, based on the life of general Emil August Fieldorf, pseudonym "Nil".
Studio Sonica is a Polish dubbing studio that was founded in 1993. The studio not only commissions dubbed versions of content for its clients, but also lectured versions.
Master Film is a Polish dubbing studio based in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The studio was founded in 1992. The studio commissions dubbed and subtitled versions of content for its clients. Master Film is also one of two dubbing studios that Nickelodeon works with to produce Polish versions of material shown on it, the other being Start International Polska. The studio also works with TVN to produce versions of material shown on it and also animated shown on TVN 7's children block, Bajkowe kino.
Start International Polska is a Polish dubbing and voice-over translation studio based in Warsaw.
Mateusz Kościukiewicz is a Polish film actor.
Jacek Kawalec is a Polish actor, game show and television personality.
Jacek Kopczyński is a Polish theater, film and voice actor. He also provides voice-overs on television programs, like those broadcast on Hyper+. He is most known as the original voice of Dandelion (Jaskier) in The Witcher video games.
Jacek Braciak is a Polish film and theater actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1991. He received the Polish Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Edi and Rose.
Miss Polonia 2012 was the 38th Miss Polonia pageant, held on February 2, 2013. The winner was Paulina Krupińska of Masovia and she represented Poland in Miss Universe 2013. 2nd Runner-Up, Aleksandra Szczęsna represented the country in Miss Earth 2013.
Jacek Czech is a Polish Paralympic swimmer who competes in backstroke and freestyle swimming events at international elite events. He is a six-time World medalist and a European champion, he has competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics but did not medal in his events. Czech sustained a spinal cord injury after diving headfirst into a lake, he was paralysed in all four limbs however he gained some mobility in his arms through rehabilitation.
