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Holland heads Polish Film Academy

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-24

Renowned director Agnieszka Holland has been named the new president of the Polish Film Academy. The members of the Academy nominate and vote for the winners of the Eagle Awards…

Major postwar drama shooting in Poland

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-04-22

Shooting is under way for General "Nil" directed by Ryszard Bugajewski, based on the life of Gen. Emil Fieldorf (codename Nil), a World War II hero and prominent member of…

Camerimage competition process begins

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-16

The selection process is under way for the competitions in the 16th Camerimage film festival in Poland. The aim of the competition phase of the festival is to present films…

Katyn wins 7 Polish Eagles

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-15

Andrzej Wajda's Katyń picked up the Eagle award for Best Polish Film of 2008 as well as six other Eagles at this year's ceremony held by the Polish Film Academy…

Polish films in Moscow

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-15

Sixteen Polish films are being screened in Moscow during the first "Vistula" Festival of Polish Cinema. The event, which will be held annually, is organized by the Polish Film Institute,…

Polish Senate amends media law

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-13

The Polish Senate has been voting on amendments to the act that governs the National Broadcasting Council. The chamber approved an amendment that allows the Minister of the Treasury to…

Polsat Cyfrowy IPO could raise 1bn zloty

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-10

Polish pay-TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat will offer up to 75 million shares in an initial public offering set for May that could raise more than 1 billion zloty (€289.7 million).It…

Polish classics available for download

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-09

The Polish Film School says it is making available some Polish film classics through the use of new technologies.

Krakow selects international competitors

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-09

Organizers of the 48th Krakow Film Festival announced on Wednesday (April 9) the selections for international competition at the event. One of the most popular film festivals in Poland will…

ITI Group 2007 revenue rises 36.3 percent

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-08

ITI Holdings SA reported on Tuesday financial results for 2007 that showed consolidated revenue rose 36.3% over the previous year, driven mainly by operations by its flagship TVN Group. Revenue…

TVN reports March rise in audience share

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-07

Polish private broadcaster TVN Group reports its aggregate all-day nationwide audience share rose to 24% in March from 22.2% in the same month in 2007, while prime-time audience rose to…

New website on Polish film production

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-04-06

An online database of Polish movie production information, launched by the Polish Filmmakers Association (www.sfp.org.pl) with financing from the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl), has become an instant hit for producers…

Shooting in progress for Grand Hotel

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2008-04-02

Shooting is under way in Warsaw for Grand Hotel, a situation comedy produced by Figaro Film Production Ltd. and co-financed by the Polish Film Institute, which has the makings to…

Polsat Cyfrowy plans April IPO

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-01

Polish pay-TV operator Cyfrowy Polsat, which has delayed a listing on the Warsaw Stock Exchange twice due to turbulent market conditions, will hold its initial public offering later this month,…

Polish films at Imperial War Museum

FNE Staff Poland 2008-04-01

The Imperial War Museum in London has opened a second exhibition of Polish firms and documentaries as part of a unique program called "Polish Paths to Freedom." The current segment…

Days of Polish Film inaugurated in Ukraine

FNE Staff Poland 2008-03-31

A memorandum on cooperation signed in March between Poland and Ukraine is yielding swift results. A series of Polish films representative of several generations of filmmakers is being screened this…

Polish filmmakers defend TV license fee

FNE Staff Poland 2008-03-27

A group of Polish artists, including filmmakers Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Zanussi and Agnieszka Holland, wants Prime Minister Donald Tusk to drop government plans to abolish the radio and TV license…

Polish scriptwriter wins international competition

FNE Staff Poland 2008-03-25

Michał Rogalski is the winner of the Polish edition of the International Hartley-Merrill Script Competition, run by the Andrzej Wajda film school. His script for Summer Solstice was selected out…

Tribute to Pola Negri in Lodz

FNE Staff Poland 2008-03-17

The Museum of Cinematography in Lodz is hosting an exhibition of posters, photos and other memorabilia of Pola Negri, the Polish-born international star from film's early days. Along with Polish…

Poland inaugurates new program for debut directors

FNE Staff Poland 2008-03-16

Polish authorities have launched a new program to help young filmmakers get a crucial boost at the beginning of their careers:.the "Youth and Film" Studio, named after Andrzej Munk, a…