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Two Polish Coproductions Selected for Berlinale Co-Production Market

FNE Staff Poland 2019-01-14

WARSAW: Two Polish coproductions have been chosen for the Official Selection of the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2019 and for Rotterdam-Berlinale Express. The 16th edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market will…

Four BAFTA Nominations for Cold War

FNE Staff Poland 2019-01-10

WARSAW: Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski landed four nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) 2019. The nominations were announced on 9 January 2019.

TVP to Buy Showmax

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2019-01-09

WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is negotiating the purchase of the Showmax VOD service from Naspers, following the owner's decision to leave the Polish market by the end of January…

Cold War Shortlisted for Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award

FNE Staff Poland 2018-12-17

WARSAW: Cold War by Paweł Pawlikowski is among the nine titles shortlisted for the Academy’s Foreign Language Film Award. The nominations for the 91st Oscars will be unveiled on 22…

Pawlikowski’s Cold War Sweeps Top Prizes at European Film Awards

FNE Staff Poland 2018-12-17

SEVILLE: Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War won awards for best European film, director, scriptwriter, actress and editor at the 31st European Film Awards. The European animated feature film award went to…

Films Boutique Picks Up New Drama from Jacek Borcuch

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-12-13

WARSAW: Films Boutique will manage worldwide sales for Jacek Borcuch’s Italy-based drama Dolce Fine Giornata starring Krystyna Janda. The film will premiere internationally at the Sundance IFF in the World…

FNE Exclusive: Phoenix Productions CEO Joanna Michalec: Leading Distributor of Polish Box Office Hits in International Markets

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-12-11

Polish films have been scoring slots in the box office top 10 in the UK and Ireland as well as other countries over the past few years making the leap…

Films from CEE Countries Selected for Arte Kino Online Festival

FNE Staff Poland 2018-12-05

WARSAW: Mug by Poland's Małgorzata Szumowska and For Some Inexplicable Reason by Hungary's Gábor Reisz are among the ten films available online for free in 45 European countries within the…

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports New Feature Films

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-12-04

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported eight feature films with 2 m EUR / 8.9 m PLN during the third and the last session of financing in 2018.

Planet Single 2 Dominates Polish Box Office

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-11-29

WARSAW: The sequel to box office hit Planet Single had over 1 m admissions and remains in the number one spot in Poland for the third week in a row.…

PRODUCTION: Lech Majewski Shoots Brigitte Bardot Film

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-11-23

KATOWICE: World-renowned Polish film director Lech Majewski is working on his new drama Brigitte Bardot the Wonderful, based on his novel of the same title. The release is planned for…

OBITUARY: Polish Cinematographer Witold Sobociński

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-11-21

WARSAW: World famous Polish cinematographer Witold Sobociński died unexpectedly on 19 November 2018 at age 89. The news came days after the cinematographer visited the Camerimage International Film Festival, where…

GRANTS: Poland Supports Six Minority Coproductions

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-11-19

WARSAW: The third session of PISF funding resulted in supporting six projects with minority international coproduction financing, with a total of 3,943,345 PLN / 915 101 EUR.

FESTIVALS: Ji Yong Kim Wins 26th Camerimage with The Fortress

FNE Staff Poland 2018-11-19

BYDGOSZCZ: Ji Yong Kim won the Golden Frog, the top prize of the 26th edition of the festival honouring cinematographers EnergaCAMERIMAGE, for the South Korean film The Fortress directed by…

Polish 303 Squadron Opens in UK and Ireland

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-11-16

WARSAW: The Polish/British WWII drama about Polish fighter pilots, 303 Squadron directed by Denis Delić, opened in 16th place, and was the second strongest foreign film in the UK and…

PRODUCTION: Małgorzata Szumowska in Development with The Masseur

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-11-09

WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska is developing a Polish/German coproduction entitled The Masseur.

PRODUCTION: Patryk Vega Shoots Sequel to International Box Office Comedy Hit Women of Mafia

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-10-31

SZCZECIN: Patryk Vega is working on a sequel to his box-office hit Women of Mafia with an international cast and release planned for February 2019.

Premiere of The Clergy by Wojciech Smarzowski

BOX OFFICE: Polish Films Break Attendance Records

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-10-29

WARSAW: Polish films have racked up a record 15 m admissions in 2018, breaking all previous annual records, with two months still to go.

Polish Film Institute Introduces Support for Microbudget Debut Films

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-10-25

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute introduced a new grant category that will support microbudget productions directed by film school graduates and other debut filmmakers.