Production: Zanussi starts short shoot
Krzysztof Zanussi takes a look back at his past film characters in Revisit, which begins shooting June 17, to premiere at this summer's ERA New Horizons IFF.
Polish short documentary nominated for EFA awards
European Film Academy (EFA) has nominated Poste Restante by Polish director Marcel Łoziński as the Krakow Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards 2009.
ATM Grupa expands on Polish market
TV production company ATM Grupa has bought 100% of Baltmedia, one of the most successful Polish producing companies.
Endomol Polska commissioned to produce Dutch hit
Endemol Polska has been commissioned to produce a local Polish version of the Dutch TV hit series Roses and Vodka Lime for Polish commercial channel TVN.
New Polish media law enacted
The Polish parliament passed a media law on financing public media in Poland on May 22.
Polish film crisis averted
The Polish film industry have effectively protested against the loss of the headquarters of the The Documentary and Feature Films Studio (WFDiF,www.wfdif.com.pl).
Sweet Rush directed Adrzej Wajda:Supported by PISF
Sweet Rush (Polish: Tatarak), directed by the acclaimed Andrzej Wajda, is partly based on a short story by Polish writer Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz. Wajda previously made three films based on Iwaszkiewicz's…
The Polish Film Institute every year backs the production of a wide range of short films.
Some of this year's best have been collected into the programme Polish Shorts. Polish Shorts are available to screen on demand at the Short Film Corner at the lower level…
PinoTV introduces 2.0 television to Poland
Pino Group had just launched the first 2.0 television platform on the Polish market, providing users with a chance to produce and broadcast their own TV channels.
Cyfrowy Polsat sees strong first quarter gains
Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland's leading DTH provider, posted first quarter gains on the strength of a 28% growth in its subscriber base.
Production: Kolski casting Venice
Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski is in casting for a young boy to play the lead in his film Venice, about an 11-year-old who builds an imaginary city in his…
TVN posts first quarter loss
Commercial Polish broadcaster TVN posted a first quarter 2009 loss of PLN 29 million (6.5 million Euro), compared with a PLN 63 million profit in first quarter 2008.
Production: Polish-Slovenian jazz documentary in development
Polish Film Studio KALEJDOSKOP will be working with Slovenian Arcus Film on a musical documentary.
Esterhazy locks up German distribution
At least one of the Polish short films presented at Cannes has been guaranteed a theatrical afterlife: Esterhazy, from director Izabela Plucinska.
Polish films at Cannes
The Polish Film Institute (PSIF) hosts an ambitious presentation of features and short films on Wednesday, May 20, following the Lars von Trier co-production, Antichrist, which premiered in Cannes.