WARSAW: Private Polish broadcaster TVN will begin production of its first reality show based on a format from Scripps Networks Interactive, the new owner of the station.

WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN signed a contract with Disney Media Distribution CEE, receiving exclusive rights to broadcast the studio’s new blockbuster titles.

WARSAW: Jan P. Matuszyński started shooting Last Family, focusing on the relationship between the legendary painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son, on 28 September 2015.

WARSAW: Kasia Adamik is developing a Polish/Swedish/German coproduction inspired by a Polish writer and convicted murderer.

WARSAW: Polish Film Institute, Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung (MDM) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg established a film production fund with a budget of 300,000 EUR available starting 2016. The first call is planned for 8 December 2015.

GDYNIA: Polish private broadcaster TVN announced during the 40th Film Festival in Gdynia that the company will increase its involvement in feature film production.

WARSAW: Maciej Migas’s drama Life Must Go On starring Tomasz Kot had admissions of 195,000 in four weeks and is dominating the local box office.

WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski's Polish-Irish coproduction 11 Minutes has been selected as the Polish candidate for the 88th Academy Awards.

GDYNIA: Polish film director, screenwriter and producer Marcin Wrona died unexpectedly on 19 September 2015 during the 40th Gdynia Film Festival. He was considered one of the rising stars of the Polish cinema.

WARSAW: Polish Film Institute awarded the most significant achievements in promoting the domestic cinema both locally and abroad in the past year during a special gala held in Gdynia on 16 September 2015.