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Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission Launches Film the Book

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-02-01

WARSAW: The Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission will launch Film the Book, an event and platform that will join film with literature. The first edition is set to take place in…

Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman

FNE Country Report 2017: POLAND

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-02-01

WARSAW: Polish cinema had a strong and challenging year in 2017, with record-breaking box office results, the celebration of 70 years of Polish animation, international success of feature and documentary…

PRODUCTION: Janusz Majewski Develops Black Mercedes

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-30

WARSAW: Janusz Majewski is in development with an adaptation of his novel Black Mercedes. This crime story is set for shooting in 2018.

PRODUCTION: Władysław Pasikowski Develops Courier

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-29

WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski is in the last stages of development with a war biopic about Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (1914-2005), who was one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home…

PRODUCTION: Michał Rosa in Development with Piłsudski Biopic

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-25

WARSAW: Michał Rosa is developing the first feature film about the Polish political leader Józef Piłsudski. The film, starring Dawid Ogrodnik, is produced by Studio Filmowe KADR and will be…

Loving Vincent and On Body and Soul Nominated for the 90th Academy Awards

FNE Staff Poland 2018-01-24

WARSAW: The Polish/British animated film Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Britain’s Hugh Welchman was nominated for the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Animated Feature category, while the…

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik Start Shooting First Netflix Series in Polish

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-19

WARSAW: The first Polish Netflix series started shooting in Warsaw on 16 January 2018. The 8-episode series, which doesn’t have a title yet, is set in a world where the…

All-time Record Year for Polish Cinema

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-15

WARSAW: Polish cinema saw another record breaking year with an all-time best result of 56 m total admissions and two domestic titles topping the overall box office. Total gross was…

Loving Vincent Gets BAFTA Nomination

FNE Staff Poland 2018-01-12

WARSAW: The Polish/British animated film Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Britain’s Hugh Welchman was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards in the…

Kino Polska Sole Shareholder in Cable Television Networks & Partners

FNE Staff Poland 2018-01-12

WARSAW: SPI International subsidiary Kino Polska TV took full control over Cable Television Networks & Partners by acquiring all of its shares for 2.4 m EUR / 10 m PLN.…

PRODUCTION: Małgorzata Szumowska Wraps New Drama Before Berlin Competition Bow

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-11

WARSAW: Silver Bear winner Małgorzata Szumowska’s new drama Mug is currently in final postproduction and will have its international premiere in the Competition of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival…

Camerimage Festival Center to Be Built in Toruń

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-10

TORUŃ: The Camerimage International Film Festival will move from Bydgoszcz to Toruń by 2022, as a special Camerimage Festival Congress Center will be built to serve as a permanent location…

Wild Roses Wins Polish Critics Award for Best Domestic Film Released in 2017

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2018-01-08

WARSAW: Wild Roses by Anna Jadowska won the Golden Tapes award for best domestic film released in Polish cinemas in 2017. Golden Tapes are awarded by the Polish section of…

Poland to Coproduce First Animated Series with China

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2017-12-14

WARSAW: Polish Animoon Studio and Chinese Animex Animation finalised the agreement on the coproduction of the second season of the Polish animated series Hug Me. This is the first animated…

International and Domestic Box Office Success for Poland's Letters to Santa 3

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2017-12-13

WARSAW: The romantic comedy Letters to Santa 3 directed by Tomasz Konecki is a major success not only in Poland, where it is topping the box office, but also abroad.…

Loving Vincent Gets Golden Globe Nomination

FNE Staff Poland 2017-12-12

WARSAW: Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Motion Picture – Animated category. This Polish/UK coproduction produced with a budget…

The Communion and Loving Vincent Win European Documentary, Animated Feature Film 2017

FNE Staff Poland 2017-12-11

WARSAW: Anna Zamecka’s The Communion was awarded European Documentary and Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman was awarded European Animated Feature Film 2017 at the 30th European Film…

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Gdynia Film Centre

Iulia Blaga Poland 2017-12-11

This month we speak with Leszek Kopeć, the Director of the Gdynia Film Centre, Gdynia Film School and the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.

Radosław Śmigulski Appointed New Director of Polish Film Institute

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2017-12-08

WARSAW: Radosław Śmigulski has been appointed Director of the Polish Film Institute by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

Moomins And The Winter Wonderland by Ira Carpelan and Jakub Wronski

Moomins and the Winter Wonderland Opens on 500 Scandinavian Screens

Katarzyna Grynienko Poland 2017-12-06

WARSAW: Ira Carpelan’s and Jakub Wronski’s animated film Moomins and the Winter Wonderland opened on 500 Scandinavian screens on 1 December 2017. Other Polish productions supported by the Polish Film…