WARSAW: Six new projects from Poland, Estonia, the Ukraine, Belarus and Russia were presented at a special works-in-progress showcase hosted during Warsaw Industry Days at 34th Warsaw International Film Festival.

WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski's controversial new drama Clergy about the Catholic Church in Poland, scored over 1 m GBP at the box office on its opening in the UK and Ireland. The record-setting film is also being released in the USA, Canada, Germany, Austria, Holland and Norway.

WARSAW: The private broadcaster TVN will produce or coproduce five new films and a mini-series, as part of the stations efforts to support and develop locally made content.

GDYNIA: Wojciech Smarzowski's new controversial drama Clergy, about the Catholic Church in Poland, had over 935,000 admissions during the premiere release weekend, breaking the record for the best opening of a Polish film in the last 30 years.

WARSAW: Cold War directed by Paweł Pawlikowski has been selected as Poland’s official entry for the US Academy Awards in the Foreign Language Film category. The announcement comes just after the film's triumph at the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival.

GDYNIA: Sophie’s Ordinary Life, a short fiction drama from Dominika Gnatek, won the Best Film award in the Short Film Competition of the 43rd Polish Film Festival, during the Young Gala that took place on 21 September 2018.

GDYNIA: The acclaimed Polish cinematographer and director Adam Sikora showcased his new drama Outsider in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.

GDYNIA: Kinga Dębska presented her new drama Playing Hard in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.

GDYNIA: Piotr Subbotko showcased his feature drama debut A Hole in the Head in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, which wrapped on 22 September 2018.

GDYNIA: The acclaimed Polish film director Krzysztof Zanussi will showcase his new drama Ether, a coproduction between Poland, the Ukraine, Hungary and Lithuania, in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival, running from 17 to 22 September 2018.