WARSAW: Israeli director and screenwriter Hagar Ben-Ashar has begun the process of casting young actors for her new drama The War Has Ended. Production is planned to begin in the spring of 2018.
WARSAW: Producer on the Move Maria Blicharska, co-founder of the Polish company Donten & Lacroix Films, is a seasoned film professional experienced in international coproduction. She is the Polish coproducer of Frost directed by Sharunas Bartas, which will premiere in Cannes Director's Fortnight 2017.
WARSAW: Agora S.A. has transferred all of its film production and coproduction activities to its subsidiary distribution company NEXT FILM.
WARSAW: Podlasie SlowFest, a new initiative from Roman Gutek, organised by the New Horizons Association and Gutek Film, will take place from 1 June to 17 September in Supraśl in the Podlasie region.
WARSAW: Locarno IFF Best Actor winner Last Family will premiere on 11 May 2017 in the Czech Republic distributed by Aerofilms and on the same date in Hungary distributed by Mozinet Ltd.
CRACOW: Last Family by Jan Matuszyński won the Gand Prix Krakow Film Award and Audience Award at the 10th Netia Off Camera Film Festival held in Cracow 28 April - 7 May 2017.
CRACOW: Arkadiusz Biedrzycki and Bartłomiej Konarski won the Special Award Canal+ at SCRIPT PRO 2017 for their script In Person / We własnej osobie.
WROCŁAW: New Horizons Studio+ will host a special workshop for filmmakers with projects in development during the 8th edition of the 17th T-Mobile New Horizons festival on 5-8 August 2017 in Wrocław.
WARSAW: Roman Polanski’s French/Polish coproduction Based on A True Story will screen in the official selection at the 70th Cannes IFF. The picture was produced with the support of the Polish Film Institute.
