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Director of Polish Film Institute Appeals to the Management of Television Stations

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-03

WARSAW: The Polish Directors' Guild has appealed to public and private television broadcasters to broadcast Polish films and original TV programmes to support creators currently deprived of any source of…

WIDE Adds Lithanian and Polish Titles

FNE Staff Poland 2020-04-03

WARSAW: The French sales company WIDE is promoting two Lithuanian and one Polish film in its new line-up of acquisitions.

Polish Film Institute Launches Plan for Film Industry in Crisis

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The 16-person crisis team formed by the Polish Film Institute (PISF) issued its first decisions after the first meeting on 20 March 2020. Their aim is to support the…

Poland Introduces Financial Support for Cultural Sector During COVID-19 Pandemic

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage is working on a package of support for cultural institutions as well as filmmakers and artists who have suffered losses due…

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports Three Films for Young Audience

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported the production of three new feature films for younger audiences with 813,784 EUR / 3.7 m PLN in the 1st batch of funding for…

FESTIVALS: Warsaw FF 2020 Opens Submissions

FNE Staff Poland 2020-04-02

WARSAW: The Warsaw Film Festival announced the opening of submissions as of 1 April 2020.

FESTIVALS: Krakow Film Festival Goes Online

FNE Staff Poland 2020-04-01

KRAKOW: The organisers of the 60th Krakow Film Festival announced on 31 March, that the event will take place on the originally planned date of 31 May to 7 June…

FESTIVALS: New Horizons Extends Festival Pass Discount

FNE Staff Poland 2020-03-31

WARSAW: The 20th edition of the New Horizons IFF has extended the deadline for its discounted festival passes in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Polish Producers Opt for VOD Premieres Due to Pandemic

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-30

WARSAW: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Polish film distributors and producers to move their cinema premieres to online streaming platforms.

OBITUARY: Krzysztof Penderecki

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-30

WARSAW: Krzysztof Penderecki, one of the greatest contemporary Polish composers and conductors, died on 29 March 2020. He was the composer of many film scores, including Andrzej Wajda's Oscar-nominated film…

Poland's ATM Group Cancels Production of Series and Programmes

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-25

WARSAW: ATM Grupa, which produces a large number of Polish TV series and programmes, has announced that due to the Coronavirus pandemic it has suspended all shootings until further notice.…

Poland and India Sign Cooperation Agreement

FNE Staff Poland 2020-03-24

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute and the Producers Guild of India have signed a cooperation agreement that includes coproductions.

CEDOC MARKET Calls for Applications

FNE Staff Poland 2020-03-23

KRAKOW: Submissions for CEDOC MARKET (Central European Documentary Market), formerly known as DOC LAB POLAND Co-Production Market, are open until 31 March 2020. The market will be held in Krakow…

Polish Cinema Chains Appeal to Government for Support

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-19

WARSAW: Cinema operators, including national chains Multikino, Helios and Cinema City, call in an open letter to the Polish Minister of Development for support in connection with the closure of…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema Of The Month: Kino Kameralne Café, Gdańsk

Iulia Blaga Poland 2020-03-18

This month we speak with Piotr Gładkowski, the owner of Kino Kameralne Café (Café Chamber Cinema) in Gdańsk, Poland, a small art house cinema opened at the beginning of 2019.…

FNE Market Analysis 2019: POLAND

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-17

WARSAW: Polish cinema noted a very good year 2019 with record-breaking box office results, international success for feature films and an Academy Award nomination for Corpus Christi by Jan Komasa…

Cinemas In Poland Closed Due To Coronavirus

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-12

WARSAW: Polish government has decided to suspend the functioning of cinemas from 12 till 25 March 2020. To date, 47 cases of COVID-19 infection have been confirmed across the country.

Polish Film Festival Restores Position of Artistic Director

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-05

GDYNIA: The position of Artistic Director of the Gdynia PFF has been restored after a controversy over the organisation of the event at the end of last year’s edition. The…

Corpus Christi Sold to Arab Countries

FNE Staff Poland 2020-03-04

WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s Corpus Christi was sold by New Europe Film Sales to MAD Solutions for Arab countries distribution. The film has already been sold to more than 50 territories…

Corpus Christi Dominates Polish Eagles 2020

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2020-03-03

WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s Academy Award nominated drama Corpus Christi won 10 prizes at the Polish Film Awards - The Eagles, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script.