Cooltura
Encyclopedia
Cooltura is a Polish-language
magazine
, published weekly in the United Kingdom
with a print run of 55.000 copies.
magazine
, founded by Włodzimierz Wojciech Witkowski, the chairman of Sara-Int LTD and Polish Media Group 4YOUK.
The first issue of the magazine has been distributed in 10.000 copies and had 40 pages. It was launched 7 weeks prior to Poland
joining the European Union
. The third issue of Cooltura increased its page number to 48. The 7th issue, published in May 2004, had 64 pages.
Due to Poland's
integration with the EU and the massive influx of Poles
into the UK, the magazine has been rapidly developing. In 2007 the content of Cooltura expanded to 132 pages. Between 2007 and 2011 the circulation of Cooltura reached 45.000 copies and has been distributed to 500 outlets in London
and the nearby areas.
In March 2009 Cooltura changed its layout and headpiece. The content of the weekly magazine was divided into four main sections: News (based mainly on the information from Polish Press Association
(PAP), Features, Entertainment (culture, events listings, crosswords and horoscope) and Classifieds.
February 2010 saw the launch of "Cooltura UK" – the regional edition of the magazine, distributed biweekly to various cities in England
and Wales
. The circulation of "Cooltura UK" reached 10.000 copies. This production has been suspended in April 2011.
in London
. The magazine regularly organizes music festivals as well as charity events.
, November 2005 r. – The Charity event where £7, 280, 84 has been raised to buy 30.000 meals for primary school children from some of the poorest boroughs in Poland (Nurc Stacja, Tyrów, Czarna Wieś Kościelna
, Szerszenie
, Goniądz
).
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, published weekly in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with a print run of 55.000 copies.
History of the magazine
Cooltura is a Polish-languagePolish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, founded by Włodzimierz Wojciech Witkowski, the chairman of Sara-Int LTD and Polish Media Group 4YOUK.
The first issue of the magazine has been distributed in 10.000 copies and had 40 pages. It was launched 7 weeks prior to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
joining the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. The third issue of Cooltura increased its page number to 48. The 7th issue, published in May 2004, had 64 pages.
Due to Poland's
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
integration with the EU and the massive influx of Poles
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
into the UK, the magazine has been rapidly developing. In 2007 the content of Cooltura expanded to 132 pages. Between 2007 and 2011 the circulation of Cooltura reached 45.000 copies and has been distributed to 500 outlets in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and the nearby areas.
In March 2009 Cooltura changed its layout and headpiece. The content of the weekly magazine was divided into four main sections: News (based mainly on the information from Polish Press Association
Polish Press Agency
Polish Press Agency is a Poland's news agency owned by Polska Agencja Prasowa S.A., distributing political, economic, social, and cultural press releases as well as events info and online news, in a similar way to Reuters, Agence France-Presse and AP....
(PAP), Features, Entertainment (culture, events listings, crosswords and horoscope) and Classifieds.
February 2010 saw the launch of "Cooltura UK" – the regional edition of the magazine, distributed biweekly to various cities in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The circulation of "Cooltura UK" reached 10.000 copies. This production has been suspended in April 2011.
Initiatives
Cooltura has been involved in many events related to the life of PolesPoles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The magazine regularly organizes music festivals as well as charity events.
Concerts and Festivals
- MaanamMaanamMaanam is a popular Polish rock band, formed by Marek Jackowski, Kora and Milo Kurtis in 1976. Originally an acoustic outfit, the band went electric in 1980, and since then has recorded some of the best-selling singles and albums in Poland over the past 25 years.During the first half of the...
, 21 March 2004 r., O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - Bajm, 3 October 2004 r., O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
- Perfect, 16 March 2007 r., Hammersmith PalaisHammersmith PalaisThe Hammersmith Palais de Danse, later simply the Hammersmith Palais, was a ballroom and entertainment venue in London that operated from 1919 until 2007...
- Grzegorz TurnauGrzegorz TurnauGrzegorz Turnau is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.He was born on 31 July 1967 in Kraków, Poland. At age seventeen he won First Prize at The Student Song Festival in Kraków in 1984...
, 12 November 2007 r., Embassy of the Republic of Poland - Maryla RodowiczMaryla RodowiczMaryla Rodowicz is a Polish singer.-Early life:She studied at Liceum Ziemi Kujawskiej in Włocławek and graduated from the Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego in Warsaw...
, 30 March 2008 r., KokoKoko-People, animals, and plants:* Emperor Kōkō , 58th emperor of Japan* Koko Taylor , R&B singer* Koko Pimentel , Philippine politician* Koko , ape that underwent training in Gorilla Sign Language... - Budka SufleraBudka SufleraBudka Suflera is a Polish rock band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski, and, after disbanding soon thereafter, resurrected by Cugowski and Romuald Lipko in 1974 and active to this day...
, 4 May 2008 r., KokoKoko-People, animals, and plants:* Emperor Kōkō , 58th emperor of Japan* Koko Taylor , R&B singer* Koko Pimentel , Philippine politician* Koko , ape that underwent training in Gorilla Sign Language... - Golec uOrkiestraGolec uOrkiestraGolec uOrkiestra is a Polish folk-rock group, founded in 1998 in southern village of Milówka near Żywiec by two brothers – Paweł and Łukasz Golec, after whom it is named. First lineup consisted of eight musicians, and the band performed mostly during holidays, also in local clubs...
, 30 November 2008, KokoKoko-People, animals, and plants:* Emperor Kōkō , 58th emperor of Japan* Koko Taylor , R&B singer* Koko Pimentel , Philippine politician* Koko , ape that underwent training in Gorilla Sign Language... - FeelFeel- Music :*"Feel" , a 2006 single by Kumi Koda*"Feel" , a 2002 single by Robbie Williams*"Feel", the final track from Stereophonics' 2004 album Language. Sex. Violence...
, 7 November 2009, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - MyslovitzMyslovitzMyslovitz is a Polish rock band, whose music incorporates elements of college rock, shoegazing, and, arguably, Britpop. Since 2003, EMI Group has been attempting to establish them internationally, with considerable support from MTV Europe...
, 23 October 2010, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Cooltura Festival – Kasia KowalskaKasia KowalskaKatarzyna Kowalska is a Polish pop rock singer/songwriter/producer/actress.Her musical experience began in the 1980s when she sang as a female vocalist for numerous Polish bands, including Human, Fatum and Talking Pictures. In 1994 she started solo career releasing album Gemini...
, Kasia CerekwickaKasia CerekwickaKasia Cerekwicka is a Polish pop singer. She has been singing since she was a little girl. In 1997 at the age of 17, she won the popular Polish show Szansa na sukces ....
, Natalia LeszNatalia LeszNatalia Lesz is a Polish pop singer and actress.-Background:Natalia studied for eight years at The Warsaw Ballet School. She later went on to complete numerous training programs in well-known schools, including the Royal Academy of Dancing in London, and both The Alvin Ailey, and Broadway Dance...
, 8 March 2009, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - Cooltura Festival 2010 – Lady PankLady PankLady Pank is a popular Polish rock band, started in 1981 in Warsaw by Jan Borysewicz and Andrzej Mogielnicki. Its first hit was "Mała Lady Punk" ....
and ComaComaIn medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
, 24 May 2010, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - Cooltura Festival 2011 – Perfect, 16 May 2011, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Charity Events
Polish Children’s Donations, LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, November 2005 r. – The Charity event where £7, 280, 84 has been raised to buy 30.000 meals for primary school children from some of the poorest boroughs in Poland (Nurc Stacja, Tyrów, Czarna Wieś Kościelna
Czarna Wies Koscielna
Czarna Wieś Kościelna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarna Białostocka, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Czarna Białostocka and north of the regional capital Białystok.The village has a population of...
, Szerszenie
Szerszenie
Szerszenie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siemiatycze, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Siemiatycze and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Goniądz
Goniadz
Goniądz is a town in Poland, located at the Biebrza river, in Mońki county in Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland. 80% of the town was destroyed in World War II...
).
Partner of the Events
- Polish Festival, SloughSloughSlough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
2005 - Polish Fesival, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Hanger LaneHanger LaneHanger Lane is a major road in the Ealing and Park Royal areas of London. It forms the westernmost part of the A406 North Circular as it runs north from Gunnersbury Avenue as it crosses the A4020 Uxbridge Road at Ealing Common to meet the A40 Western Avenue at the Hanger Lane Gyratory System...
2006
Editorial Team
- Editor-in-Chiefs: Dariusz A. Zeller
- Deputy Editor: Kordian Klaczyński
- Journalists: Sylwia Milan, Karolina Zagrodna
- Reporter: Piotr Dobroniak
Contributors
Agnieszka Bielamowicz, Joanna Biszewska, Tomasz Berejza, Michalina Buenk, Filip Cuprych, Małgorzata Demetriou, Sergiusz Hieronimczak, Stanisław Koczot, Jarosław Malesa, Łukasz Marczewski, Martyna Porzezińska, Andrzej Świdlicki, Marianna Wielgosz, Andrzej Wróbel, Radosław ZapałowskiGraphic Department
- Head-of-Dept: Tomek Woźniczka
- Graphic: Adam Markiewicz, Jarek Jordan