GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Distributes First Production Grants for 2018
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute supported 41 new productions with 6.9 m EUR / 29.9 m PLN in the first session of financing for 2018.
FNE at Cannes 2018: Bumper Year for Polish Film in Cannes
CANNES: The 71st Cannes Film Festival was a bumper year for Polish films in Cannes with seven Polish productions or coproductions being included in official selection in different sections of…
FNE at Cannes 2018: Review: Cold War
CANNES: Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski has pulled of a near impossible task of following his masterpiece Ida with a possibly even better film Cold War which screens in competition in…
Polish Films Find Box Office Success in Poland and UK
WARSAW: Pitbull. The Last Dog is closing in on 5 M EUR in its domestic release in Poland, after seven weeks. The film rose one place in the weekly rankings,…
Script East Unveils Cannes 2018 Script Workshop Participants
CANNES: Eleven scripts have been selected for the 2018 edition of ScripTeast, the script development and competition programme taking place 10 – 16 May 2018 in Cannes.
New Europe Film Sales Picks Up The Load
WARSAW: Jan Naszewski’s Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales announced that it has signed a world sales deal for Ognjen Glavonić debut film The Load, set for world premiere in Cannes’…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Festival Announces 2018 Polish Competition Films
KRAKOW: The 58th Krakow Film Festival scheduled for 27 May – 3 June 2018 will screen 23 documentaries and 10 short film in its two national film competitions.
PRODUCTION: Krzysztof Zanussi in Postproduction with Ether
WARSAW: The acclaimed Polish film director Krzysztof Zanussi is finishing his new drama Ether, a coproduction between Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Lithuania.
PRODUCTION: Polish Director Jacek Borcuch Shoots Volterra in Tuscany
WARSAW: Jacek Borcuch is currently shooting his new drama Volterra, starring the famous Polish actress Krystyna Janda. The shooting takes place in Tuscany, Italy.
HBO Go Expands Across Europe
WARSAW: The HBO Go direct-to-consumer service has been launched in Poland, and now all 17 countries under the HBO Europe umbrella offer subscribers a full HBO OTT service.
New East West Golden Arch Film Prize Launched
WARSAW: The new East West Golden Arch Film Prize has announced the nominees for its first edition. The award ceremony will take place in Moscow on 14 April 2018 at…
BOX OFFICE: Patryk Vega Again Hits Two Million Admissions in Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Patryk Vega became the first Polish filmmaker with three films that had over 2 m admissions in Poland. His new crime comedy Women of Mafia was released in Poland…
SPI International/Filmbox Expands to Finland
WARSAW: SPI International/Filmbox expands to Finland by launching FilmBox Art House channel on Ålcom.
Silent Night Dominates 2018 Polish Eagles
WARSAW: Piotr Domalewski’s debut feature Silent Night won ten awards out of 11 nominations for the Polish Film Awards - The Eagles, that celebrated their 20th anniversary in Warsaw on…
Documentary Series by Academy Award Nominee Aneta Kopacz Launched on Canal + Discovery
WARSAW: Academy Award nominee, Polish director Aneta Kopacz teamed up with Canal + Discovery for a six-episode documentary series Art-B Made in Poland about the scandalous rise and fall of…
TVP to Produce Nine Documentaries on Polish Independence in 2018
WARSAW: The Polish public broadcaster TVP finalised a special competition for documentaries celebrating the 100th anniversary of Polish independence and chose 13 projects that will go into production in 2018.…
Pasikowski's Pitbull. The Last Dog with Strong Opening in Poland
WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski's third part of the Pitbull crime trilogy had over 350,000 admissions during its opening weekend, making it the second best result for a local premiere in 2018…
PRODUCTION: Four Female Directors Shoot First Polish Series from Netflix
WARSAW: Olga Chajdas and Agnieszka Smoczyńska are joining Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik for the shooting of 1983, the first Polish Netflix series. The 8-episode series, which is currently shooting…
PRODUCTION: Gigant Films in Production with Planet Single 2
WARSAW: Sam Akina’s Planet Single 2, a sequel to the 2016 Polish box office hit starring Maciej Stuhr, is currently shooting in Warsaw. Kino Świat will release the film domestically…
Loving Vincent Wins at Cartoon Movie
WARSAW: Polish Dorota Kobiela and British Hugh Welchman were awarded the Director of the Year Award at the 20th edition of Cartoon Movie, the annual European feature animation industry event,…
