Pazura and Karolak Join Bangistan Cast
WARSAW: Leading Polish actors Cezary Pazura and Tomasz Karolak have been cast in the Bollywood film Bangistan scheduled to shoot in Poland over the summer.
PRODUCTION: Otter Films Producing Found Footage Doc
KARLOVY VARY: Anna Wydra of Poland’s Otter Films is coproducing a documentary based on found footage, Reporter directed by Magdalena Szymkow.
PRODUCTION: Journey to Rome Moves to Postproduction
KARLOVY VARY: Polish director Tomasz Mielnik has completed shooting on his debut film Journey to Rome, which was presented at the Karlovy Vary IFF Works in Progress.
PRODUCTION: Alvernia Studios Preps Dark Comedy DISCOPOLO
WARSAW: Alvernia Studios will produce DISCOPOLO, a dark comedy about a social phenonenon of disco polo music starring Joanna Kulig and Dawid Ogrodnik.
SOFA Selects Eight Projects for 2014 Training
KARLOVY VARY: SOFA, the School of Film Agents training programme announced the eight participants taking place in the 15-24 August 2014 second edition in Wroclaw.
FNE Coproduction Meeting at KVIFF 2014: Case Study: Red Spider
WARSAW: After completing production in late May, the Polish/Czech/Slovak psychological thriller Red Spider has moved into postproduction through October 2014.
Ida Hits 2 Million at US Box Office
WARSAW: The Polish-Danish drama Ida has become one of the most successful foreign titles opening in the US during the last decade.
FNE at MIFF 2014: Poland’s Deep Love Sweeps to Victory in MIFF Doc Competition
MOSCOW: The 36th Moscow International Film Festival (19-28 June 2014) awarded a Ukrainian actress and a Polish doc Deep Love directed by Jan Matuszynski despite the international tensions between Russia…
Polish Companies Present a United Front
PRAGUE: Polish commercial TV station TVN, production company ATM Grupa, and distribution company Monolith Films joined forces for the first time at a market tribute to the Polish TV industry.
Agnieszka Holland Set for TV Series
PRAGUE: Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland will direct the first 90-minute TV film in a four-part crime series, Death in Breslau.
TVN Expands Sales beyond Europe
PRAGUE: Polish commercial broadcaster TVN has racked up sales of 40 titles to 100 territories over the past five years, with expansion into the Middle East and Asia developing.
TVP Reaches Nearly 100 Percent Coverage
WARSAW: Poland’s public broadcaster Polish TV has expanded its digital coverage to 99.5 percent of the population, according to the Ministry of Administration and Digitalisation.
Polish Pay TV Market on the Rise
WARSAW: The Polish pay TV market is on target to be the sixth largest in Europe, with project revenue of 1.8 billion USD in 2014.
FNE at MIFF 2014: Polish Hardcore Disco in Competition in Moscow
MOSCOW: Polish director Krzysztof Skonieczny will debut his new film Hardcore Disco in the main competition of the 36. Moscow International Film Festival (19-28 June 2014).
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino AMOK, Gliwice, PL
This month we spoke to Urszula Biel, the manager of Kino AMOK from Gliwice, Poland. Opened in 1993, AMOK is an art house cinema specialised in Polish and European films.…
Ida Closes in on 1 Million USD
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski's acclaimed drama Ida has grossed over 958,000 USD on the American market, and is poised to top 1 million USD, making it one of the most successful…
FESTIVALS: Krakow IFF 2014 Winners
KRAKOW: Domino Effect and its directors Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski were the big winners at the 54th Krakow IFF which concluded on 31 May 2014.
Wajda Wałesa Biopic Opens in Italy
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's film about the Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, Walesa. A Man of Hope will premiere in Italy on 6 June 2014.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Interview with Polish Filmmaker Aneta Kopacz
Documentary director Aneta Kopacz was in Prague to introduce her award winning film Joanna.
Polo TV Enters the US market
WARSAW: American Dish Network platform will introduce the Polish channel Polo TV on the US market on 2 June 2014.
