Polish award for special edition of the Hartley-Merrill
The Polish Hartely-Merril 2009, organized by the Andrzej Wajda Directing School, Polish Film Institute, HBO, and the Marshall of the Masovia Province, is launching a new award PLN 10,000 to…
Polish film professionals fight for the public media
Polish film and TV professional are banding together to introduce changes in the Polish media sphere with a Citizen Media Bill.
Camerimage announces jury and competition
Poland's acclaimed international festival of the art of cinematography, Camerimage (taking place in the country's film capital Lodz, November 29-December 6) has announced competition film line-up and jury.
Multikino's stock exchange debut postponed
The financial crisis at ITI Group will suspend the stock exchange debut of one of the biggest Polish cinema chains, Multikino.
All star cast of The Mill And The Cross working in Poland
Charlotte Rampling, Michael York and Rutger Hauer came to Katowice to star in a new movie from Lech Majewski, inspired by a famous Pieter Breugel's painting.
EAVE Producers Workshop for the first time in Warsaw
Warsaw is hosting the prestigious international Eave Workshop for international film producers, a week long event on cinema marketing strategies that began November 17.
Obituatry: Stanislaw Rozewicz, TOR film studio founder
Stanislaw Rozewicz, director, founder and artistic director of the TOR Film Studio, and considered a great moral authority among Polish film-makers, died of cancer on November 9, age 84.
Polish presence at the American Film Market
The Polish Film Institute (PISF) is presenting Polish films for the first time at the AFM, running through November 12.
Rupert Murdoch drops TV Puls
After the withdraw of the News Corporation from the stations shareholders group, TV Puls is looking for a new investor.
Polish local film funding spreads to the Westpomeranian Region
Poland's newest film fund has been established at the Westpomeranian Province, a region with a strong need for a cinema industry development.
Polish Tricks in French distribution
Tricks directed by Andrzej Jakimowski had gone into regular cinema release in France, gathering enthusiastic reviews.
Jerzy Hoffman loses copyrights in Ukraine
Polish director Jerzy Hoffman has lost a court case against the Ukrainian government over Hoffman's hit movie With Fire and Sword.
PISF celebrates 100 years of Polish cinema
Celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the first Polish feature film, the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) had prepared a series of events including gallery shows, retrospectives and a DVD collection.
Rome win for Zanussi film
Krzysztof Zanussi's competition film, With a Warm Heart, earned the best actor prize for Bodhan Stupka at the awards ceremony of the Rome International Film Festival on October 31.
Krakow film fest invites entries
The 49 Krakow Film Festival, running May 29-June 4, announced its call for competition films in three categories.
Polish films win top Tokyo prize
Two Polish productions won the Grand Prix and the Special Jury Prize at the 21st Tokyo Film Festival.
Polish Pixels in four perspectives
Pixels, an absurd comedy about contemporary Poland will finish shooting on October 30.
Directing duo wraps road movie
The shoot for Miracle Seller, a Polish road movie from a pair of music video directors, wraps filming on the 30th of October 30.
Polish dramatist debuts in 30 Minutes
Krzysztof Bizio moves from scriptwriter to director with All of Anna's Lies, which began filming October 20.
Bollywood movies drive Polish newspaper sales
After finding marketing success by offering movie collections along with the daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza, the newspaper has found a new marketing tool: Bollywood movies.
