CANAL+ Supports Four Polish Films
WARSAW: Munk Studio SFP and CANAL + Polska will begin filming four feature films in the autumn of 2020 as part of the "60 Minutes" Programme.
FNE at Venice 2020: Poland’s Never Gonna Snow Again Scores International Sales
VENICE: The Polish film Never Gonna Snow Again directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert has become a hot seller in Vence racking up sales in Italy, Germany and the…
FNE at Venice 2020: Polish Director Receives Women in Cinema Award
VENICE: Polish director Alicja Węgorzewska has received the Women in Cinema Award at the 77th Venice Film Festival for her production of opera films and her support of developing young…
Approaching Deadlines for Warsaw FF and MIDPOINT Workshops
WARSAW: MIDPOINT has extended its deadline for Feature Launch 2020 applications through 16 September 2020. The Warsaw Film Festival is accepting applications for its FIPRESCI critics project.
PRODUCTION: Icelandic/Polish Coproduction Wolka Shooting in Poland
KALISZ: The shooting is underway for Wolka, a new crime drama from Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, coproduced by Iceland and Poland. The crew moved from Westman Islands to Kalisz, Poland, on…
FNE at Venice 2020: Midnight Screening: Mosquito State
VENICE: The Polish/USA coproduction Mosquito State directed by Filip Jan Rymsza will be screening Out of Competition at the Venice Film Festival at the midnight screenings at Sala Giardino on…
Kids Kino Industry Kicks Off Webinar Series
WARSAW: The first Kids Kino webinar on the topic of new content, partly resulting from the COVID-19 lockdown, will take place on 31 August 2020 at 15:00 CET.
Polish Film Supernova Opens in UK, Germany and Norway
WARSAW: Bartosz Kruhlik’s debut feature Supernova was released theatrically in UK, Germany and Norway by Kino Project on 21 August 2020. The Polish IKH Pictures Promotion is managing the international…
New Europe Film Sales Picks-up New Project By Loving Vincent Animation Studio
WARSAW: Dorota Kobiela's The Peasants has been acquired by the Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales. The film is produced by the same animation studio, BreakThru Films behind Loving Vincent, which…
Submit Your Project to Kids Kino.Lab
WARSAW: Applications are open for the 5th edition of the Kids Kino.Lab script development programme. The deadline is 23 October 2020.
PRODUCTION: Bartosz Prokopowicz in Postproduction with New Rom-om
WARSAW: Polish director Bartosz Prokopowicz has started postproduction on his new project, the romantic comedy Happiness Comes in Pairs / Szczęścia chodzą parami. The director is best known for his…
PRODUCTION: Polish Young Audience Adventure Film Wraps Shooting
WARSAW: The shooting of the feature film Treasure / Skarbek, directed by Tomasz Jurkiewicz has just wrapped. This adventure film for children and young viewers is co-financed by the Polish…
Poland’s Kids Kino Industry Launches through Weekly Webinars
WARSAW: Kids Kino Industry launched a series of a weekly Inspirational Webinars with industry professionals on 24 August 2020. The next webinar, “New Format in Kids TV”, will be held…
PRODUCTION: Creators of Loving Vincent in Production on New Film The Peasants
WARSAW: The BreakThru Films animation studio, known for Loving Vincent and Peter and the Wolf, is starting the shooting for a new project The Peasants directed by Dorota Kobiela, based…
HBO to Produce Series Based On Jan Komasa's Film The Hater
WARSAW: HBO has obtained the rights to make a series based on the feature film The Hater directed by Jan Komasa. The series will be coproduced by the director, screenwriter…
Poland Chooses Never Gonna Snow Again for Oscar Race
WARSAW: The Polish/German coproduction Never Gonna Snow Again by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert will be Poland’s candidate for the Oscars, according to the Polish Film Institute.
FESTIVALS: New Dates for 45th Polish FF in Gdynia
GDYNIA: The 45th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia will take place from 8 to 12 December 2020. Among the new events at the festival will be the launch of a…
Polish/Swedish Coproduction Sweat Acquired by MUBI
WARSAW: Magnus von Horn’s sophomore feature Sweat has been acquired by the streaming platform MUBI for USA, Latin America, India and Turkey. This Polish/Swedish coproduction was selected in Cannes 2020…
Polish Box Office Drop to 92,000 admissions in June 2020
WARSAW: Only 92,000 viewers visited Polish cinemas in June 2020, when the government allowed their reopening. The films cashed in 334,663 EUR /1.48 m PLN. In comparison, at the same…
PRODUCTION: End of The World or Kogel Mogel 4 in Production
WARSAW: The fourth part of the Polish box office hit comedy series Kogel Mogel started shooting in Warsaw mid-July 2020 with plans of release in Polish cinemas in January 2021.…