FESTIVALS: Warsaw Film Festival 2021 Announces Lineup

WARSAW: Fifteen titles including new films by Lech Majewski, Algimantas Puipa, Oleg Sentsov and Bogdan George Apetri have been selected for the International Competition of the 37th Warsaw Film Festival,…
23-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Return to Legoland

GDYNIA: Konrad Aksimowicz’s Return to Legoland starring Maciej Stuhr will be showcased in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 20-25 September 2021.
23-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Prime Time

GDYNIA: The debut drama from Jakub Piątek, Prime Time starring Bartosz Bielenia, will be showcased in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 20-25 September 2021.
23-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Sonata

GDYNIA: Sonata by Bartosz Blaschke, a moving story about the autistic musician Grzegorz Płonka, will screen in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 20-25 September 2021.
23-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Leave No Traces

GDYNIA: The Polish/French/Czech coproduction Leave No Traces by Jan P. Matuszyński, will be showcased in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 20-25 September 2021. The film…
22-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Operation Hyacinth

WARSAW: Piotr Domalewski’s new drama Operation Hyacinth / Hiacynt will be showcased in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 20-25 September 2021. The film is a…
22-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: My Wonderful Life

WARSAW: Łukasz Grzegorzek's new drama My Wonderful Life / Moje wspaniałe życie, starring Agata Buzek, will be showcased in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 20-25…
22-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Other People

GDYNIA: Aleksandra Terpińska’s Other People / Inni ludzie, which is based on a 2018 bestselling novel by Dorota Masłowska, will be showcased in the main competition of the Gdynia Film…
21-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: The Getaway King

GDYNIA: The crime comedy The Getaway King / Najmro. Kocha, kradnie, szanuje by Mateusz Rakowicz, which is based on a true story of the infamous Polish thief Zdzisław Najmrodzki, will…
21-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Back Then

GDYNIA: Kinga Dębska's box office hit prequel to her critically acclaimed comedy drama These Daughters of Mine entitled Back Then / Zupa nic will be showcased in the main competition…
21-09-2021

Training Days Poland 2021 Launch Call for Applications

WARSAW: ACE Producers and Independent Film Foundation are launching the call for applications for Training Days Poland, an event which will be held in Warsaw 17-18 November 2021 with support…
20-09-2021

FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2021: Autumn Girl

GDYNIA: The musical drama Autumn Girl / Bo we mnie jest seks by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, based on the life of Polish 60s bombshell actress Kalina Jędrusik, will be showcased in…
20-09-2021

Polish/Italian/Czech Silent Land Sold in France

WARSAW: Aga Woszczyńska’s debut feature Silent Land has been sold by New Europe Film Sales in France ahead of its premiere on the Toronto Film Festival’s Platform.
15-09-2021

FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Agnieszka Dziedzic: Producer, Founder and Co-owner of Koi Studio

FNE’s Georgian correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to producer Agnieszka Dziedzic, founder and co-owner of a production company Koi Studio, a member of the Polish Guild of Producers,…
14-09-2021

FNE TV Venice 2021: Jan P. Matuszyński - Director of Leave No Traces

FNE TV spoke to Polish director Jan P. Matuszyński about his new film Leave No Traces, a Polish/Czech/French coproduction that screened in the main competition of the 78th Venice Film…
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FESTIVALS: LGBT+ Film Festival 2021 Announces Programme

WARSAW: The 12th edition of LGBT+ Film Festival, the largest LGBT+ film festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will screen 53 films in eight Polish cities starting with Warsaw (17…
13-09-2021

FNE Oscar Watch 2022: Leave No Traces to Represent Poland in Oscar Race

WARSAW: The Polish/French/Czech coproduction Leave No Traces by Jan P. Matuszyński is Poland’s candidate for the 94th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature…
06-09-2021

Polish/French/Czech Leave No Traces Sold to Benelux, Lithuania and France

VENICE: The Polish/French/Czech coproduction Leave No Traces / Żeby nie było śladów by Jan P. Matuszyński has been sold by New Europe Film Sales to Benelux, Lithuania and France. The…
03-09-2021

FNE Podcast: Visegrad YR 2021: Barbara Orlicz-Szczypuła: Head of Programming at Krakow Film Festival

FNE correspondent Alexander Gabelia spoke to Barbara Orlicz-Szczypuła, head of programming at Krakow Film Festival. One year after the 2020 festival edition had to go online Krakow FF became one…
01-09-2021

GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Gives Production Support to Nine Feature Films

WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute has distributed over 4.2 m EUR / 19 m PLN for the production of nine feature films. Among them are new films by Jacek Bromski,…
01-09-2021