FNE at Berlinale 2013: Polish Presence at Berlinale

Information Courtesy of Polish Film Institute BERLIN: February 7 marked the launch of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The festival lineup this year features Polish films that were co-financed…
09-02-2013

PRODUCTION: Latallo Developing Comedy

WARSAW: Polish documentary filmmaker Marcin Latałło is preparing Sailor in Łódź a feature comedy about a man who is lost in the fiction he creates.
04-02-2013

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Katarzyna Orysiak - Poland

FNE together with Europa Distribution continues its Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face, especially…
01-02-2013

PRODUCTION: Krakow Documentary in Development

KRAKOW: Magdalena Piekorz is developing a City(W)rites documentary with the working title Krakow Adama Zagajewskiego (Adam Zagajewski's Krakow).
30-01-2013

Strong Foreign Sales for TVN Shows

WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN told FNE that it has sold eleven of its original productions to 25 countries in Europe and Asia.
30-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Little Crushes in Production

WARSAW: Independent Polish art-house production company Koi Studio is in production with its first fiction feature film Little Crushes (Małe stłuczki).
30-01-2013

PRODUCTION: TVN in Production with Medical Drama

KRAKOW: Private broadcaster TVN is increasing its more original Polish content with the addition of a new series, Szpital (The Hospital).
29-01-2013

Polish and Chilean Directors Launch Crowdfunding Campaign

WARSAW: Acclaimed young, female directors, Dominga Sotomayor and Katarzyna Klimkiewicz have launched an Indiegogo campaign to finance their joint short film project The Time Before.
29-01-2013

TVP Plans Childrens Channel

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is preparing to launch TVP ABC, a thematic channel for the 4-12 age group, in April 2013.
29-01-2013

FNE Exclusive: Interview with Slawomir Idziak

WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Sławomir Idziak spoke with FNE on the topic of how to lower the cost and raise the quality of films through the launch of his new initiative…
24-01-2013

Polish Thriller Gets UK and Irish Distribution

WARSAW: Vulture directed by Eugeniusz Korin premiered in British cinemas on 22 January 2013 following a strong opening in Poland on 11 January.
24-01-2013

PRODCUTION: Polanski Shooting a Polish-French Comedy

PARIS: Roman Polański is in production with a film adaptation of the Broadway play Venus in Fur.
24-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Documentary Lenartowicz - the Traveller from Vilnus in Postproduction

WARSAW: Krztszof Rogulski has started postproduction on his film about Stanisław Lenartowicz, one of the creators of the Polish film school.
23-01-2013

Warsaw Stock Exchange President Fired over Film Scandal

WARSAW: Ludwik Sobolewski has been replaced as the President of Warsaw Stock Exchange following his suspension at the end of 2012 by the Supervising Board for lobbying for financing on…
22-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Red Spider Begins Filming

KRAKOW: Marcin Koszałka is shooting his début feature Red Spider, a thriller inspired by the case of a Polish serial killer
22-01-2013

Polish-British Series Leads TV Ratings

WARSAW: The premier of Spies of Warsaw, the first coproduction between BBC and TVP, was seen by 3.6 million viewers on its 11 January premiere, making it the top rated…
21-01-2013

Polish-Norwegian Salt in production

KRAKOW: A Polish coal mine in Wieliczka near Krakow will be a setting for a challenging new Polish Norwegian production titled Salt which combines dance, special effects and puppet theatre.
18-01-2013

TVP series sold to over 10 countries

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will sell the license for Into Deep Water to Europe, Middle East and Australia.
17-01-2013

PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Shooting in USA

ŁÓDŹ: The Sound of Nature – The Nature of Sound, a documentary directed by Jacek Piotr Bławut is scheduled to film between March 2013 and January 2014 in United States.
16-01-2013

Traction Media Picks up Borcuch’s Lasting

WARSAW: L.A. based Traction Media will handle North American rights for Jacek Borcuch’s fourth feature film Lasting which premieres on 20 January 2013 in competition at Sundance IFF.
15-01-2013