Polish Filmmakers Receive Presidential Awards
WARSAW: Directors Jerzy Skolimowski and Jan Jakub Kolski, and actress Krystyna Janda were among the Polish film professionals who the Polish president awarded at a ceremony 18 January 2011 in…
TVP Cuts Ad Rates
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP has cut its advertising rates for February by 20%, due to changes in its pricing strategy.
Dark Polish Comedy has a Record Opening
WARSAW: Weekend, a dark gangster comedy directed by Cezary Pazura, hit a new Polish record opening weekend with 275,000 admissions. The film is the directing debut of Pazura, a Polish…
New Exhibitor Enters Polish Market
WARSAW: Cinema 3D has entered the Polish market with the opening of a new cinema in Lower Silesia.
TVP 2 Renews License to Parent
WARSAW: The second channel of the Polish Public Television (TVP), TVP2, has commissioned a third season of the comedy series License to Parent produced by ATM Grupa.
HBO Launches VOD in Poland
WARSAW: HBO Central Europe has announced the launch of HBO GO. its first video on demand service in Central and Eastern Europe, in Poland.
Product Placement Banned in Poland
The Polish government has introduced new regulations for advertising and product placement in the public media. The new public media bill was created in order for Poland to meet the…
Kino Polska Builds on 2010 Success
WARSAW: Following its most successful year, Polish channel Kino Polska plans to launch Kino Polska International in the next year. Kino Polska (www.kinopolska.pl) was launched in 2003 as part of…
New Distributor Enters the Polish Market
Spectator, a new company connected to the European Cinema Group of Distributors, will enter the Polish market in March 2011.
PRODUCTION: Bromski Crime drama in Postproduction
Jacek Bromski, one of the most popular Polish filmmakers goes back to crime genre with his new film Entanglement.
Bruno Valsangiacomo to head ITI Holdings
Bruno Valsangiacomo will be the new President of ITI Holdings, one of the biggest Polish media companies, when Mariusz Walter steps down as the President of the company on 4…
Polish series sold to Denmark
Danish public broadcaster DR (www.dr.dk) bought rights to show two TV series from Polish commercial broadcaster TVN: Odwróceni (Turned) and Naznaczony (Marked).
FNE 2010 Year in Review: Poland Finds Strength in Diversity
A growing local market, exciting co-productions and new technologies distinguished the film industry in Poland in 2010. Film production ranged from internationally awarded dramas, superior productions that won over local…
Dorota Kędzierzawska Receives the Golden Alexander in Thessaloniki
Polish director Dorota Kędzierzawska was honored with the Golden Alexander award for her work as director at a ceremony held during the 51st Thessaloniki International Film Festival on 9 December…
Kotkowski Wins Best Director at Cairo
Polish director Andrzej Kotkowski won the best director award at the 34th Cairo Film Festival, which concluded on 9 December 2010, for Born of the Sea.
Dragon Forum Deadline for Submissions
Dragon Forum 2011 (www.dragonforum.pl), a forum for documentary film projects, is accepting applications through Monday, 13 December 2010.
Polish director Andrzej Kotkowski wins best director at Cairo FF for Born of the Sea
CAIRO: Born of the Sea by Polish director Andrzej Kotkowski got the Best Director Prize at the 34th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival that concluded on 9 December.…
FESTIVALS: Stolen Wins Art of the Doc
The Australian film Stolen directed by Violeta Ayala and Dan Falshow won the Grand Prix at the Art of the Document Festival in Warsaw on 4 December 2010.
Polish Directors and Producers Found Association
Sixteen Polish filmmakers have founded a new Polish Film Directors and Producers Association (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
TVP Launches New Channel
Polish public broadcaster TVP launched a new theme channel "TVP Seriale" (TVP Series) on 6 December 2010, in anticipation of expanded advertising income.
