Open Call for Dragon Forum Pitching
{mosimage}KRAKOW: The documentary film pitching forum Dragon Forum, held 30 May - 3 June 2012 during the Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl), is accepting applications through 26 April.
Poland Signs Film Agreement with France
WARSAW: The Polish and French Ministers of Culture have signed an agreement covering film coproductions between the two countries, replacing an outdated 1970 agreement.
PRODUCTION: Smarzowski in Production with 7 Days
WARSAW: Polish director Wojciech Smarzowski is following his 2011 critically acclaimed drama Rose with a crime drama, 7 Days, now filming in Warsaw.
Zelezny Re-enters Czech TV Industry
PRAGUE: Former TV Nova (www.nova.cz) general director Vladimir Zelezny has partnered with a digital multiplex platform working on a new TV channel in the Czech Republic.
Poland Announces First 2012 Film Grants
{mosimage}The Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) announced over 31 million PLN (7.5 million euros) in film funding for the first grants round of 2012. Among the 11 films receiving funding is…
Nielsen Wins Polish Tender
WARSAW: The international audience research firm Nielsen was awarded the tender to create a TV audience measurement panel in Poland.
FESTIVALS: New Horizons Plans Third Workshop
{mosimage}The third New Horizons Studio is scheduled for 23-26 July 2012, during the 12the edition of the New Horizons IFF (www.nowehoryzonty.pl) in Wrocław.
Special London Event for Majewski’s The Mill and the Cross
{mosimage}Lech Majewski's Breugel-inspired film The Mill and the Cross will receive a special screening as a companion piece to a film installation exhibit at the National Gallerie in London.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Success Assured: Polish Documentaries in 2011
Polish Docs, an initiative organized by the Polish Film Institute and the Krakow Film Foundation, has published a report with the summary of Polish documentary releases, awards and festival screenings.…
Polish Film Academy announces Lifetime Award
{mosimage}WARSAW: Members of the Polish Film Academy decided to recognize Janusz Majewski for his life's work. A special press conference was held by the Polish Film Academy in Warsaw on…
Polish 3D animation The Game wins two top awards
{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish director Marcin Janiec’s animated 3D short The Game has won two prestigious international awards. The short film about a life and death chess battle took Best of Show…
Krakow IFF Begins Film Selection
{mosimage}KRAKOW: The 52nd Krakow IFF (28 May - 3 June 2012, www.krakowfilmfestival.pl) announced it received 2,475 film submissions, including 263 Polish films, for consideration for its three competitions (two international…
PRODUCTION: Skolimowski Developing Squadron 303
WARSAW: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski (Four Nights With Anna and Essential Killing) is writing a script adaptation of the famous war novel Squadron 303 for a large scale costume co-production…
Filmbox Notes Record Growth in Poland
{mosimage}WARSAW: The Filmbox Channel (www.spi.pl) grew by more than 90% in November 2011 and almost 60% in December 2011.
Strong Debut in Poland for Carnage
WARSAW: Roman Polanski's Carnage bowed in Poland with an opening week-end box office of $436,612.
Media Point Group Launches Film Fund
WARSAW: Media Point Group platform (PMPG SA, www.point-group.pl), one of the biggest Polish media platforms, has established a fund to engage investors in film productions.
In Darkness Picks up Sales in Berlin
{mosimage}BERLIN: Agnieszka Holland's Oscar-nominated Holocaust film In Darkness (www.zebrafilm.pl) is picking up foreign sales at the EFM in Berlin.
FESTIVALS: Krakow Deadline Approaches
{mosimage}KRAKOW: The 52nd Krakow Film Festival (www.krakowfilmfestival.pl) is accepting films for submission through Friday 10 February 2012.
