Ola Salwa is a Polish film critic and journalist with over 20 years of experience. She has worked with leading Polish magazines including Przekroj, Polityka, Film and Elle. Currently she writes for Polityka, Kino and Cineuropa.org. Ola has also curated and organized industry events and is currently head of industry at the Polish Film Festival, the most important national film festival in Poland. She is a member of the European Film Academy. She sat on juries in Toronto, Stockholm, Tallinn, Thessaloniki and El Gouna. Salwa is currently learning Arabic.