Ladies conquers the Polish box office 2008

2008 has been especially successful for the national productions: for the first time in two years a local title is on top of the box office charts.
18-12-2008

Poland's Directing Discovery: Malgorzata Szumowska

Malgorzata Szumowska, director of 33 Scenes from Life turns out to be the directing discovery of 2008 in Poland.
17-12-2008

Actor in the spotlight: Maciej Stuhr moves out of comedy

A moving performance in 33 Scenes From Life brought Maciej Stuhr the Leszek Cybulski Prize, the ultimate recognition in Poland of his versatility as an actor.
16-12-2008

Polish composer lands at City Island

Jan A.P Kaczmarek, the Oscar winner who wrote the music for Finding Neverland, will be composing the score for City Island, a new movie starring Andy Garcia.
14-12-2008

A Dream That Left enters pre-production

A Dream That Left, directed by Jacek Piotr Blawut, has moved into pre-production, after preparation that began in February, 2008.
11-12-2008

Refugee drama in pre-production

Two Fires, directed by Agnieszka Lukasiak, is preparing to go into production in February.
10-12-2008

Anthony Dod Mantle wins Plus Camerimage top prize

The winners of Plus Camerimage 2008, which recognizes excellence in cinematography, were announced in Lodz.
10-12-2008

Polish new year kicks off with budget busting comedy

The Konecki & Saramonowicz duet is once again taking a comedy spin on the relations between the sexes.
09-12-2008

Crime that shook Poland on the big screen

Don't Turn Your Eyes, directed by Michal Rogalski and based on a true story, is preparing to shoot from March through May, 2009.
09-12-2008

The Forrest gets finishing touches

The Forest, a partially animated feature film from animator and director Piotr Dumala, is in post-production, with a May 2009 projected completion date.
08-12-2008

Chocolate's Day enters pre-production

Chocolate's Day, produced by Jacek Blawut Film Production, has entered the pre-production stage after a preparatory period that started in February 2008.
08-12-2008

The Lesser Evil hits screens in December

The Lesser Evil, the story of a young writer, who manages to develop a career in the communist Poland without writing a single book, opens in Poland on December 31.
07-12-2008

Polish thriller in the works

Marcin Wrona is in preparation to begin filming on Baptism in the first half of 2009.
07-12-2008

Holland's Christine in pre-production

Agnieszka Holland is in preproduction with Christine, based on the life of Krystyna Skarbek, a Pole who Winston Churchill called most prominent female agent during World War II.
04-12-2008

Love on the Runway ushers in New Years Eve

Romantic comedy Love On The Runway, directed by Krzysztof Lang, gets a head start on next year's distribution race with a December 31 premiere in Poland.
04-12-2008

Polish voice over readers on the war path for royalties

The 2007 amendment to the Polish copyright law extended royalty rights to film and TV voice-over readers, who have formed an association to enforce the new regulations.
04-12-2008

Polish premiere boom to launch the New Year

Thirteen Polish premieres are scheduled for release in between Christmas and the end of and February, a sign of brighter times ahead for local cinema.
03-12-2008

Buyers interested in TV Puls

Six potential buyers have expressed interest in TV Puls, following the News Corp pull-out one month ago.
03-12-2008

Little Moscow, big release

Gdynia festival winner Little Moscow opened November 28 in Poland with 70 prints going into distribution.
02-12-2008

Golden Mean moves to post-production

Director Olaf Lubaszenko's Golden Mean has wrapped its Warsaw location shoot after several breaks and additional production days.
30-11-2008