Skolimowski film competes in Venice
Essential Killing produced and directed by Polish filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski has been selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice Film Festival, taking place September 1- 10,…
Indie and documentary films triumph at TWO RIVERSIDES
Six short and long feature productions were awarded at the Film and Art Festival TWO RIVERSIDES.
Indie and documentary films triumph at TWO RIVERSIDES
Six short and long feature productions were awarded at the Film and Art Festival TWO RIVERSIDES.
FNE at the Film and Art Festival Two Riversides: Interview with Grażyna Torbicka
Grażyna Torbicka, the Artistic Director of the festival and a renowned Polish film journalist talked to FNE about her search for new form in cinema and plans for the future…
FESTIVALS: Mundane History wins ERA New Horizons top prize
Mundane History, Anocha Suwichakornpong's biting critique of Thai society has won the Grand Prix (€20,000) of the NEW HORIZONS International Competition.
FNE at ERA New Horizons: Interview with Roman Gutek
While celebrating the 10th edition of ERA New Horizons, festival director Roman Gutek talked with FNE about the unique role of the festival and its plans for the future.
FNE at Script Forum in Warsaw
The third edition of Script Forum, taking place at the Summer Film Festival in Warsaw (www.latofilmow.pl), has awarded three cash prizes. The prizes were given by the Polish Filmmakers Association…
Agnieszka Odorowicz re-elected as PFI Director
Agnieszka Odorowicz has been elected to a second term as Director of the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) . Odorowicz became the first PFI Director in 2005, when the Insitiute was…
Script Forum to be held in Warsaw July 12-16
Script Forum, aimed at film and TV writers as well as authors of computer games, Internet series and stand-up comedians, will be held for the third time from July 12…
PRODUCTION: PISF finances new projects
In the last session of financing for 2010, the Polish Film Institute announced funding for debuts, veteran filmmakers, and several international co-productions.
PRODUCTION: First Polish 3D production starts shooting
Jerzy Hoffman has begun filming The Battle Of Warsaw 1920, one of the biggest Polish film projects of the last decade and the first with full 3D technology.
Ex Oriente puts spotlight on Polish documentary filmmakers
The Ex Oriente Film workshop taking place in Warsaw through July 4, 2010, with the support of the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) and in cooperation with the Eureka Media (www.eurekamedia.info)…
Polish National Broadcasting Council dissolved
Bronisław Komorski, the acting President of Poland, in accord with the parliament and senate rejected the 2009 annual report of the National Broadcasting Council ( KRRiT, www.krrit.gov.pl) for 2009, thus…
PRODUCTION: Warner Bros. in co-production with Ladies director
Andrzej Saramonowicz, the creator of Polish box office hit Ladies signed an agreement with Warner Bros. Entertainment Poland to produce and distribute at least two new films by the end…
Kino Polska short nominated for EFA award
Hanoi-Warsaw, a short fillm directed by Katarzyna Klimkiewicz for Kino Polska Television (www.kinopolska.pl) has been nominated for the EFA award in the Short Film category.
TVP faces funding crisis
Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska SA (TVP, www.tvp.pl) is seeking a 50 million PLN bank credit to maintain financial liquidity. Since the begining of the year, the station has undergone…
Polish Film Institute awards Era New Horizons
Era New Horizons International Film Festival (www.enh.pl) has received the "International Film Event of 2009" Award from the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl). The award was presented to the festival's director…
Polish docs on DVD release
Polish Docs 2010, a DVD collection of new documentaries, has been released by the Krakow Film Foundation (www.kff.com.pl/fundacja). The new release is the third in a series that began in…
Kino Polska takes internet stake
Kino Polska (www.kinopolska.pl) has acquired a major stake in Polish internet portal Stopklatka (www.stopklatka.pl). Kino Polska distributes film channels FilmBox, FilmBox Extra, FilmBox Family and FilmBox HD.
Krakow 50th Anniversary hands out 32 awards
The 50th anniversary edition of the Krakow Film Festival (www.kff.com.pl) awarded 33 documentary and shot films at the June 6 closing ceremony,
