PRODUCTION: City 44 Begins Filming

WARSAW: After eight years of preparation, Jan Komasa started shooting his Warsaw Uprising film City 44 on 11 May 2013 in Warsaw.
14-05-2013

New Europe Film Sales Expands Catalogue

WARSAW: Polish sales agent New Europe Film Sales announced it will add creative TV and feature-length documentaries to its library of films, with Polish producer Anna Wydra handling the documentary…
14-05-2013

ScripTeast 2013 at Cannes: The Mute

Polish scriptwriters Bartosz Konopka and Przemysław Nowakowski compete for the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award during the 2013 Cannes IFF with The Mute, a story set in theearly Middle Ages about…
14-05-2013

PRODUCTION: Polish French Animated Series in Production

WARSAW: The third part of a 26-episode series slated for broadcast in Poland and Argentina, Hip-Hip & Hurra, is in the final stage of production.
13-05-2013

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month – Kino.Lab, Warsaw

FNE together with Europa Cinemas continues its Cinema of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European cinema operators we choose a cinema from each…
09-05-2013

Twelve Projects Compete for ScripTeast Award

WARSAW: Twelve film projects from eight CEE countries will vie for the Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Eastern European Script along with a prize of 10,000 EUR to…
08-05-2013

PRODUCTION: Polish German The Fox in Development

WARSAW: Poland’s Braidmade Films teams up with Germany’s 27 Films Productions to co-produce The Fox, a feature film based on the D.H. Lawrence book and directed by Matthias Luthardt.
08-05-2013

Jiri Menzel Feted in Warsaw

WARSAW: Czech director Jiri Mendel is the subject of a 14-film retrospective taking place 6 – 12 May in Warsaw. Menzel will also be the center of a panel discussion…
06-05-2013

Mazovia Film Fund Grants for Seven Projects

WARSAW: The Mazovian regional film fund will support seven films with 0.5 million PLN.
06-05-2013

FESTIVALS: Krakow Announces 2013 Documentary Competition

KRAKOW: Twenty international films will compete in the documentary feature film competition of the 53rd Krakow Film Festival, 26 May – 2 June 2013, vying for the Golden Horn.
02-05-2013

HBO Picks up Polish Series Band

WARSAW: ATM Grupa will produce a new drama series about the lives of border guards for HBO Polska.
30-04-2013

Polish Cinemas Received Europa Cinemas Funding

WARSAW: Europa Cinemas granted 370,000 EUR in financing to 24 Polish cinemas in the Europa Cinemas network.
29-04-2013

Polsat Picks up Two Original Series

WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster Polsat will increase locally produced content with two new dramatic series scheduled to premiere in spring 2014.
26-04-2013

PRODUCTION: Cannes Short Film Team Producing Polish Icelandic Documentary

WARSAW: New Blood (Nowa krew), a documentary about Polish villagers who emigrate to Iceland will go into preproduction in summer 2013.
25-04-2013

PRODUCTION: One Man Show Showcases Polish Actor

WARSAW: One Man Show, the story of struggling 33-year-old actor Marcin Sitek, is midway through a 16 month shoot.
25-04-2013

PRODUCTION: Aurum Film Producing Blue Notebook Documentary

WARSAW: Blue Notebook, a documentary directed by Natasza Ziółkowska-Kurczuk about 20th century classical Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, is currently in production.
25-04-2013

PRODUCTION: Warsaw Uprising Docudrama to Begin Filming

WARSAW: Polish director Małgorzata Brama will start shooting the WWII docudrama Radosław at the end of April 2013.
24-04-2013

PRODUCTION: Pasikowski Shooting Spy Film in Washington

WASHINGTON: Polish director Władysław Pasikowski began filming the final segment of his spy biopic feature film Jack Strong on 21 April 2013 in Washington, D.C.
23-04-2013

Israeli Polish coproduction The Congress to Open Director’s Fortnight in Cannes

WARSAW: The Congress, a major sci-fi Israeli Polish coproduction from Israeli director Ari Folman based on Stanislaw Lem's novel is set to open the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes this…
23-04-2013

FESTIVALS: Author Rights Take Center Stage at Plus Camerimage

WARSAW: The Plus Camerimage Festival and BVK (German Society of Cinematographers) will hold a panel discussion about authors’ rights during the festival, which runs 16 – 23 November 2013 in…
19-04-2013