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Polish Filmmakers Protest Dismissal of Magdalena Sroka as PISF Director

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-13

WARSAW: Polish film organisations sent an open letter to Piotr Gliński Minister of Culture and National Heritage on 12 October 2017 to voice their concern about the dismissal of Magdalena…

FNE at Forum Regiofund 2017: The Flesh Wins Best Pitching at Regiofund

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-13

KATOWICE: The Flesh/Mięcho from Poland's acclaimed documentary filmmaker Marcin Koszałka won the Best Pitching Prize at the International Co-Production Forum Regiofund. The prize was awarded to the film's producer Marta…

FNE at Forum Regiofund 2017: Producer Joanna Malicka Heads Young Producer Workshops

Anna Shevchenko Poland 2017-10-13

KATOWICE: FNE spoke with film producer and academic teacher from the Wajda School and the Faculty of Radio and Television Joanna Malicka who provided the "Young Producer Workshops" during the…

FNE CEI AV Innovation Days at International Co-Production Forum Regiofund

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-13

KATOWICE: The first FILM NEW EUROPE CEI AV Innovation Days at the International Co-production Forum Regiofund took place on 5 and 6 October 2017.

CANAL+ in Production With Two Original Polish Series

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-12

WARSAW: CANAL+ commissioned two new original, Polish crime series directed by Maciej Pieprzyca and Leszek Dawid, with both shoots planned for October. Opus Film and Telemark are producing.

Polish Ministry of Culture Announces Decision to Remove Magdalena Sroka As Director of the Polish Film Institute

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-10

WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has announced its decision to remove Magdalena Sroka as the Director of the Polish Film Institute. Earlier the same day the…

Polish Animated Series Distributed in Over 60 Countries

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-06

WARSAW: The Polish animated series for children Agi Bagi produced by Badi Badi FX Studio, has been sold to over 60 countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, USA and…

Ten Projects Selected for Warsaw Coproduction Meetings 2017

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-06

WARSAW: Eight international projects will compete for a 100,000 EUR prize at the Warsaw Coproduction Meetings 2017, held 20 and 21 October 2017, with an additional two projects presented out…

Unconfirmed Polish Press Reports Say Magdalena Sroka Will Be Ousted From Polish Film Institute

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-05

WARSAW: The Polish press has published unconfirmed reports that Magdalena Sroka is to be removed as the Director of the Polish Film Institiute by the Polish Ministry of Culture and…

FNE at Forum Regiofund 2017: Ten International Projects Selected for Pitching Forum

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-04

KATOWICE: Ten international projects with coproduction potential will be presented at a special pitching session held during the Forum Regiofund 2017, that will take place in Katowice 4-7 October 2017.

Botox Tops Polish Box Office

FNE Staff Poland 2017-10-03

WARSAW: Botox, Patryk Vega’s dark action comedy about Polish medical professionals, had 711,906 admissions during the opening weekend, becoming the best premiere in 2017 for Poland and the second best…

FESTIVALS: Warsaw FF Announces Line-up

FNE Staff Poland 2017-09-28

WARSAW: Fifteen films have been selected for the international competition of the 33rd Warsaw Film Festival. The festival will take place from 13 to 22 October 2017.

PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Looks for Bulgarian Coproducers

FNE Staff Poland 2017-09-27

WARSAW: Polish director Viktoria Marinov is in preparation with Love Land, a long documentary about people who decide to emigrate to Bulgaria out of love. The producers are looking for…

FILM NEW EUROPE CEI AV Innovation Days at International Co-production Forum Regiofund

FNE Staff Poland 2017-09-26

KATOWICE: Film New Europe, the number one networking platform for film professionals in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics, and the International Co-production Forum Regiofund have teamed up to…

FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2017: Prize Winners

Anna Franklin Poland 2017-09-25

GDYNIA: The 42nd Polish Film Festival Gdynia, held in the Baltic seaside resort from 18-23 September 2017, awarded its top prize of Golden Lion for Best Film to Silent Night…

PRODUCTION: Indian TV Series Bose. Dead / Alive Shot in Poland

FNE Staff Poland 2017-09-25

WARSAW: Indian TV series Bose. Dead / Alive directed by Pulkit and starring Rajkummar Rao was shot in the Malopolska province with Film Polska Productions servicing. The Polish locations stood…

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Jakub Mróz, Tongariro Releasing

Iulia Blaga Poland 2017-09-25

FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section. In the coming months we will talk with European distributors about their lineup, their…

Poland Signs Cooperation Agreement with Vietnam

FNE Staff Poland 2017-09-22

GDYNIA: The Polish Filmmakers Association signed a two year film cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Cinema Department during the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017).

FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: The Damned One

FNE Staff Poland 2017-09-21

GDYNIA: Konrad Łęcki’s war drama The Damn One will premiere in the main competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017). This film set in Poland in the…

FNE at 2017 Gdynia Film Festival: Beyond Words

FNE Staff Poland 2017-09-21

GDYNIA: Urszula Antoniak’s drama Beyond Words will vie in the main competition of the 42nd Gdynia Film Festival (18-23 September 2017). The film premiered internationally at the Toronto International Film…