FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Supermarket

{mosimage}GDYNIA: Maciej Zak creates a disturbing image of the impact that consumerism has on our life in his thriller Supermarket which appears in the main competition of the 37th Polish…
06-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: You Are God

{mosimage}GDYNIA: Leszek Dawid tackles the story of a legendary Polish hip hop band in his drama You Are God, screening in the main competition of Poland's national film festival in…
03-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Crulic - The Path To Beyond

{mosimage}GDYNIA: Romanian writer-director Anca Damian (Crossing Dates) brings one of the most original films of the year to the Polish national film festival in Gdynia (www.fpff.pl), the animated feature Crulic…
02-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: My Father's Bike

In My Father's Bike, premiering at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival (www.fpff.pl), Piotr Trzaskalski portrays three generations of men who are trying to explore their relationships as a grandfather, father…
02-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Manhunt

{mosimage}Director/screenwriter Marcin Krzyształowicz enters the Main Competition in Gdynia (www.fpff.pl) with a WWII drama about the need for vengeance and compassion, Manhunt.
02-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Shameless

{mosimage}GDYNIA: In his moving debut Shameless, Filip Marczewski explores the issues of social taboo in contemporary Poland.
01-05-2012

FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Man, Chicks Are Just Different

{mosimage}GDYNIA: Marek Koterski explores the male view on women in his intimate dark humor comedy, Man, Chicks Are Just Different, in competition at the Polish national film festival in Gdynia…
01-05-2012

Autlook, Sideways Pick Up Wajda Studio Films

{mosimage}Three documentaries from Wajda Studio (www.wajdastudio.pl), Losing Sonia by Radka Franczak, Paparazzi by Piotr Bernas and 3 Days of Freedom Lukasz Borowski, have signed deals with international sales agents at…
27-04-2012

FESTIVALS: Krakow Laurels for Trestikova

{mosimage}KRAKOW: Czech documentary filmmaker Helena Trestikova will receive the Dragon of Dragons honorary award at the 52nd Krakow Film Festival (www.krakowfilmfestival.pl), 28 May-3 June 2012.
19-04-2012

TVN in Talks with German/Swiss Media Group

WARSAW: Polish commercial TV broadcaster TVN (www.tvn.pl) is in exclusive discussions with Ringier Axel Springer Media over the sale of TVN's web portal Onet.pl (www.onet.pl ).
15-04-2012

PRODUCTION: Polish-Swedish Green Box Short Begins Filming

WARSAW: The Big Leap, a Polish-Swedish coproduction directed by Kristoffer Rus, began shooting on 15 April at the new ATM Studio (www.atmstudio.eu) in Warsaw.
15-04-2012

FESTIVALS: 37th Gdynia Film Festival Announces Competition Films

{mosimage}13 films will compete this year for the Golden Lions award in the Main Competition at the 37th Film Festival in Gdynia (www.fpff.pl), Poland. The Festival will run from 7…
08-04-2012

FESTIVALS: 52nd Krakow Film Festivals Announced Competition Films

{mosimage}KRAKOW: 42 titles representing three film genres: documentary, feature and animation will be competing for a Golden Dragon statue and 30k PLN in the International Short Film Competition of the…
08-04-2012

PRODUCTION: TVP and BBC Join Forces to Produce Spy Series

{mosimage}WARSAW: TVP and BBC will co-produce Spies in Warsaw, a series based on Alan Furst's bestselling novel. The shoot for the first feature co-production made between Polish public broadcaster TVP…
04-04-2012

SPI International Partners with Samsung

CANNES: Central European-based TV and distribution company SPI International (www.spiint.com) has signed a pan-European agreement with Samsung that includes the launch of SPI's Filmbox channel on Samsung Smart TV.
02-04-2012

Film Spring Open-Air Accepting Applications

KRAKOW: The 2012 Film Spring Open-Air (www.filmspringopen.eu), taking place 27 April - 6 May 2012 in Krakow, is open for registration through 31 March.
29-03-2012

FESTIVALS: Cottbus and Locarno Partner with New Horizons Studio

WROCLAW: The third New Horizons Studio, a training session taking place 23-26 July as part of the T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (www.nowehoryzonty.pl), will add the Cottbus (www.filmfestivalcottbus.de) and Locarno film…
28-03-2012

FESTIVALS: Marley to Open Krakow Festival

{mosimage}KRAKOW: The Polish premiere of Kevin Macdonald's documentary Marley will open the 52nd Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl) on 28 May 2012 with the director in attendance.
27-03-2012

PRODUCTION: Bodo Kox Wraps Girl from the Closet

{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish filmmaker and actor Bodo Cox has finished shooting his feature debut Girl from the Closet produced by WFDiF in co-operation with CANAL+.
26-03-2012

In Darkness Sets UK Distribution Record

{mosimage}WARSAW: Oscar nominee In Darkness will be released on 45 copies in the UK and Ireland, the largest distribution of a Polish film in the territory.
25-03-2012