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FESTIVALS: Skolimowski to Receive Gdynia’s Honourary Award

FNE Staff Poland 2018-06-14

GDYNIA: Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski will receive the Platinum Lion at the closing ceremony of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which runs 17 -22 September 2018.

PRODUCTION: Jan Komasa Shoots Corpus Christi

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-06-11

WARSAW: Jan Komasa is working on his new drama Corpus Christi, a Script Pro winning project about a convict posing as a priest.

Signs by Jakub Miszczak and Marcin Ziębiński

PRODUCTION: Sony Commissions Polish Crime Series

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-06-07

WARSAW: Sony Pictures Television Networks Central Europe has commissioned the first season of an original crime series entitled Signs from ATM Group. The show, directed by Jakub Miszczak and Marcin…

Warsaw Kids Opens Registration for Pitching Forum

FNE Staff Poland 2018-06-06

WARSAW: Registration is open for the second edition of the international pitching forum for kids’ films and series, Warsaw Kids Film Forum. The forum will take place 26 – 28…

PRODUCTION: Platige Image and Allegro Coproduce Sci-fi Feature from Tomasz Bagiński

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-06-05

WARSAW: Tomasz Bagiński is in development with a new film Twardovsky 3.14, a full feature continuation of the short films series Polish Legends, that he created for Allegro.

FNE at KFF 2018: Prize Winners Krakow Film Festival

Anna Franklin Poland 2018-06-04

KRAKOW: The Polish film Over the Limit directed by Marta Prus was undoubtedly the overall champion of the festival sweeping more top prizes than any other film at the 58th…

Ultraviolet by Jan Komasa and Sławomir Fabicki

Netflix Picks up Polish Crime Series Ultraviolet

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-05-25

WARSAW: Netflix bought the rights to stream the Polish crime series Ultraviolet directed by Jan Komasa and Sławomir Fabicki, and produced by Opus Film for AXN Crime.

Marianna Zydek and Sebastian Fabijański in The Butler by Filip Bajon

PRODUCTION: Filip Bajon in Post-production with The Butler

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-05-23

WARSAW: Polish director Filip Bajon is putting the finishing touches on his major costume drama The Butler, set to premiere in September 2018.

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk by Kuba Mikurda

New Europe Film Sales Picks up HBO Europe’s Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk

FNE Staff Poland 2018-05-22

WARSAW: Jan Naszewski’s sales outlet New Europe Film Sales has signed a world sales deal for the documentary Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk by Kuba Mikurda, which explores…

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Distributes First Production Grants for 2018

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-05-18

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported 41 new productions with 6.9 m EUR / 29.9 m PLN in the first session of financing for 2018.

FNE at Cannes 2018: Bumper Year for Polish Film in Cannes

Anna Franklin Poland 2018-05-18

CANNES: The 71st Cannes Film Festival was a bumper year for Polish films in Cannes with seven Polish productions or coproductions being included in official selection in different sections of…

Pitbull.The Last Dog by Władysław Pasikowski

Polish Films Find Box Office Success in Poland and UK

FNE Staff Poland 2018-05-10

WARSAW: Pitbull. The Last Dog is closing in on 5 M EUR in its domestic release in Poland, after seven weeks. The film rose one place in the weekly rankings,…

Script East Unveils Cannes 2018 Script Workshop Participants

FNE Staff Poland 2018-05-09

CANNES: Eleven scripts have been selected for the 2018 edition of ScripTeast, the script development and competition programme taking place 10 – 16 May 2018 in Cannes.

New Europe Film Sales Picks Up The Load

FNE Staff Poland 2018-05-07

WARSAW: Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales announced that it has signed a world sales deal for Ognjen Glavonić debut film The Load, set for world premiere in Cannes’…

FESTIVALS: Krakow Festival Announces 2018 Polish Competition Films

FNE Staff Poland 2018-04-30

KRAKOW: The 58th Krakow Film Festival scheduled for 27 May – 3 June 2018 will screen 23 documentaries and 10 short film in its two national film competitions.

PRODUCTION: Krzysztof Zanussi in Postproduction with Ether

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-04-19

WARSAW: The acclaimed Polish film director Krzysztof Zanussi is finishing his new drama Ether, a coproduction between Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Lithuania.

PRODUCTION: Polish Director Jacek Borcuch Shoots Volterra in Tuscany

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-04-11

WARSAW: Jacek Borcuch is currently shooting his new drama Volterra, starring the famous Polish actress Krystyna Janda. The shooting takes place in Tuscany, Italy.

HBO Go Expands Across Europe

FNE Staff Poland 2018-04-11

WARSAW: The HBO Go direct-to-consumer service has been launched in Poland, and now all 17 countries under the HBO Europe umbrella offer subscribers a full HBO OTT service.

New East West Golden Arch Film Prize Launched

FNE Staff Poland 2018-04-09

WARSAW: The new East West Golden Arch Film Prize has announced the nominees for its first edition. The award ceremony will take place in Moscow on 14 April 2018 at…

BOX OFFICE: Patryk Vega Again Hits Two Million Admissions in Polish Box Office

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-04-09

WARSAW: Patryk Vega became the first Polish filmmaker with three films that had over 2 m admissions in Poland. His new crime comedy Women of Mafia was released in Poland…