Polish Costume Designer Wins EFA Award
BERLIN: Katarzyna Lewinska was among the first seven winners announced for the European Film Awards.
TVP's Series Format The Artists Sold to USA
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP signed a preliminary contract with Intrigue Entertainment allowing the US company to adapt its original Polish series format The Artists for the US market.
Letters To Santa 3 Top Polish Box Office
WARSAW: The third part of the Christmas-themed Polish romantic comedy series, Letters to Santa 3, had 775,817 admissions since its 10 November 2017 premiere, making it the best opening weekend…
GRANTS: Poland Supports Six International Minority Coproductions
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute's minority international coproduction fund will support six international projects with over 1.9 m PLN / 463,905 EUR.
PRODUCTION: NEXT FILM in Production with Romantic Comedy
WARSAW: Polish distribution company NEXT FILM is branching out with the production of its second feature film, Successful Woman, a romantic comedy directed by Robert Wichrowski.
PRODUCTION: New Film From Producers of Polish Box Office Hit Planet Single
WARSAW: Aleksander Pietrzak is working on his feature debut, comedy Juliusz produced by Giant Films, makers of Polish 2016 box office hit Planet Single by Slovenian director Mitja Okorn (Gigant…
PRODUCTION: Pasikowski Shooting Pitbull Sequel
WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski is directing the third part of the Pitbull crime trilogy after Patryk Vega decided not to direct the last installment of his box office hit project.
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Supports Four Kids Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute chose four animated and youth films to support in the third funding session of 2017.
Poland Funds Scripts on Polish History
WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture announced the results of a special competition held to find new and interesting feature film projects about Polish history. The winning screenwriters received 132,922…
FESTIVALS: Four Polish Projects Pitch at American Film Festival
WROCLAW: Four Polish projects have been selected to pitch at the 7th edition of US in Progress, which runs 25 - 27 October 2017, as a part of the 8th…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2018: Anna Gawlita, Poland
WARSAW: Anna Gawlita represents Poland at the Emerging Producers 2018 programme taking place at the Jihlava IDFF.
FNE at Warsaw Industry Days: Pitch & Meet Warsaw Coproduction Meetings
WARSAW: The Warsaw Industry Days, an industry event held at Warsaw Film Festival, showcased 10 upcoming projects including international coproductions and new films from Emir Baigazin, Mateusz Rakowicz and Maryna…
FESTIVALS: To Kill a Watermelon Wins Warsaw IFF
WARSAW: The Grand Prix of the 32nd Warsaw FF went to the Chinese film To Kill a Watermelon directed by Zehao Gao at the closing ceremony on 21 October 2017.
Polish Blockbuster Botox Opens in Top Five in UK and Ireland
WARSAW: The Polish box office success, Botox directed by Patryk Vega, reached the number four spot in Ireland on its opening weekend, with 100,000 EUR and the number five spot…
FNE at Warsaw Industry Days: Works in Progress
WARSAW: Four Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased during the Warsaw Industry Days, an industry event held at the Warsaw Film Festival (13-22 October 2017). The list…
TVP to Coproduce Documentary Series with Chinese TV Chengdu Radio & Television
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP and CDRTV China’s TV Chengdu Radio & Television are coproducing an eight-episode documentary series about Polish and Chinese economic relations.
TVN in Production with Second Season of Belle Epoque
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN has commissioned a second season of the hit costume series Belle Epoque produced by Akson Studio.
Polanski Returns to Poland to Shoot Biographical Film
WARSAW: Roman Polanski returned to Krakow for the shoot of a biographical film about his childhood, accompanied by his friend and photographer, Ryszard Horowitz.
PRODUCTION: Odorowicz Produces Bartosz Prokopowicz RomCom
WARSAW: Polish director Bartosz Prokopowicz is working on his second film, a romantic comedy Fake fiancée / Narzeczony na niby. Agnieszka Odorowicz, Andrzej Papis and Maciej Sowiński are producing.
Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik Appointed Acting Director of Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: Izabela Kiszka-Hoflik has been appointed Acting Director of the Polish Film Institute by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
