Holland's Christine in pre-production
Agnieszka Holland is in preproduction with Christine, based on the life of Krystyna Skarbek, a Pole who Winston Churchill called most prominent female agent during World War II.
Love on the Runway ushers in New Years Eve
Romantic comedy Love On The Runway, directed by Krzysztof Lang, gets a head start on next year's distribution race with a December 31 premiere in Poland.
Polish voice over readers on the war path for royalties
The 2007 amendment to the Polish copyright law extended royalty rights to film and TV voice-over readers, who have formed an association to enforce the new regulations.
Polish premiere boom to launch the New Year
Thirteen Polish premieres are scheduled for release in between Christmas and the end of and February, a sign of brighter times ahead for local cinema.
Buyers interested in TV Puls
Six potential buyers have expressed interest in TV Puls, following the News Corp pull-out one month ago.
Little Moscow, big release
Gdynia festival winner Little Moscow opened November 28 in Poland with 70 prints going into distribution.
Golden Mean moves to post-production
Director Olaf Lubaszenko's Golden Mean has wrapped its Warsaw location shoot after several breaks and additional production days.
Polish award for special edition of the Hartley-Merrill
The Polish Hartely-Merril 2009, organized by the Andrzej Wajda Directing School, Polish Film Institute, HBO, and the Marshall of the Masovia Province, is launching a new award PLN 10,000 to…
Polish film professionals fight for the public media
Polish film and TV professional are banding together to introduce changes in the Polish media sphere with a Citizen Media Bill.
Camerimage announces jury and competition
Poland's acclaimed international festival of the art of cinematography, Camerimage (taking place in the country's film capital Lodz, November 29-December 6) has announced competition film line-up and jury.
Multikino's stock exchange debut postponed
The financial crisis at ITI Group will suspend the stock exchange debut of one of the biggest Polish cinema chains, Multikino.
All star cast of The Mill And The Cross working in Poland
Charlotte Rampling, Michael York and Rutger Hauer came to Katowice to star in a new movie from Lech Majewski, inspired by a famous Pieter Breugel's painting.
EAVE Producers Workshop for the first time in Warsaw
Warsaw is hosting the prestigious international Eave Workshop for international film producers, a week long event on cinema marketing strategies that began November 17.
Obituatry: Stanislaw Rozewicz, TOR film studio founder
Stanislaw Rozewicz, director, founder and artistic director of the TOR Film Studio, and considered a great moral authority among Polish film-makers, died of cancer on November 9, age 84.
Polish presence at the American Film Market
The Polish Film Institute (PISF) is presenting Polish films for the first time at the AFM, running through November 12.
Rupert Murdoch drops TV Puls
After the withdraw of the News Corporation from the stations shareholders group, TV Puls is looking for a new investor.
Polish local film funding spreads to the Westpomeranian Region
Poland's newest film fund has been established at the Westpomeranian Province, a region with a strong need for a cinema industry development.
Polish Tricks in French distribution
Tricks directed by Andrzej Jakimowski had gone into regular cinema release in France, gathering enthusiastic reviews.
Jerzy Hoffman loses copyrights in Ukraine
Polish director Jerzy Hoffman has lost a court case against the Ukrainian government over Hoffman's hit movie With Fire and Sword.
PISF celebrates 100 years of Polish cinema
Celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the first Polish feature film, the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) had prepared a series of events including gallery shows, retrospectives and a DVD collection.
