Warner Bros signs Polish deal

Comedy Central Poland (www.comedycentral.pl) and Warner Bros. have signed an agreement giving the Polish channel exclusive rights to three seasons of Warner Bros. TV product. The deal covers the 2009-10,…
05-09-2010

Winner of ScripTeast Award Picked up for North American Rights

WARSAW: Womb, from Hungarian writer/director Benedek Fliegauf, has been picked up for distribution in North America by Olive Film. World sales agent Match Factory (www.the-match-factory.com) announced that the film will…
03-09-2010

m-appeal picks up Polish Christening

Berlin-based world sales company m-appeal has acquired Marcin Wrona's second feature film, the crime drama The Christening.
02-09-2010

FNE at Venice IFF 2010: Polish Film in Competition for Golden Lion

VENICE: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing staring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner will screen in the main competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. The film is produced…
31-08-2010 m

Kolski's Venice locks in Montreal premiere

Jan Jakub Kolski's Venice has been selected for the main competition at the Montreal Film Festival, where the Polish film will have its international premiere. The premiere screening will take…
25-08-2010

CentEast selection process opens

CentEast Market Warsaw-Moscow (www.centeast.eu) is accepting submissions for its 2010 event, held in Warsaw October 15-17 and in Moscow on October 17. Filmmakers with feature films and documentaries for theatrical…
23-08-2010

Skolimowski film competes in Venice

Essential Killing produced and directed by Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski has been selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice Film Festival, taking place September 1- 10,…
12-08-2010

Indie and documentary films triumph at TWO RIVERSIDES

Six short and long feature productions were awarded at the Film and Art Festival TWO RIVERSIDES.
10-08-2010

Indie and documentary films triumph at TWO RIVERSIDES

Six short and long feature productions were awarded at the Film and Art Festival TWO RIVERSIDES.
09-08-2010

FNE at the Film and Art Festival Two Riversides: Interview with Grażyna Torbicka

Grażyna Torbicka, the Artistic Director of the festival and a renowned Polish film journalist talked to FNE about her search for new form in cinema and plans for the future…
06-08-2010

FESTIVALS: Mundane History wins ERA New Horizons top prize

Mundane History, Anocha Suwichakornpong's biting critique of Thai society has won the Grand Prix (€20,000) of the NEW HORIZONS International Competition.
01-08-2010

FNE at ERA New Horizons: Interview with Roman Gutek

While celebrating the 10th edition of ERA New Horizons, festival director Roman Gutek talked with FNE about the unique role of the festival and its plans for the future.
29-07-2010

FNE at Script Forum in Warsaw

The third edition of Script Forum, taking place at the Summer Film Festival in Warsaw (www.latofilmow.pl), has awarded three cash prizes. The prizes were given by the Polish Filmmakers Association…
19-07-2010

Agnieszka Odorowicz re-elected as PFI Director

Agnieszka Odorowicz has been elected to a second term as Director of the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) . Odorowicz became the first PFI Director in 2005, when the Insitiute was…
18-07-2010

Script Forum to be held in Warsaw July 12-16

Script Forum, aimed at film and TV writers as well as authors of computer games, Internet series and stand-up comedians, will be held for the third time from July 12…
07-07-2010

PRODUCTION: PISF finances new projects

In the last session of financing for 2010, the Polish Film Institute announced funding for debuts, veteran filmmakers, and several international co-productions.
03-07-2010

PRODUCTION: First Polish 3D production starts shooting

Jerzy Hoffman has begun filming The Battle Of Warsaw 1920, one of the biggest Polish film projects of the last decade and the first with full 3D technology.
02-07-2010

Ex Oriente puts spotlight on Polish documentary filmmakers

The Ex Oriente Film workshop taking place in Warsaw through July 4, 2010, with the support of the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) and in cooperation with the Eureka Media (www.eurekamedia.info)…
30-06-2010

Polish National Broadcasting Council dissolved

Bronisław Komorski, the acting President of Poland, in accord with the parliament and senate rejected the 2009 annual report of the National Broadcasting Council ( KRRiT, www.krrit.gov.pl) for 2009, thus…
24-06-2010

PRODUCTION: Warner Bros. in co-production with Ladies director

Andrzej Saramonowicz, the creator of Polish box office hit Ladies signed an agreement with Warner Bros. Entertainment Poland to produce and distribute at least two new films by the end…
23-06-2010