FNE Country Report: Poland
Polish film production has moved to the top ranks of the CEE film industry, thanks to the commitment to film funding through the Polish Film Institute and a strong system…
Ida Wins LUX Prize
Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski has won the European Parliament's LUX Prize 2014.
FNE at EFA Awards 2014: Poland’s Ida Scoops Top European Awards
RIGA: Poland was celebrating the resounding win of Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida in Riga Saturday night as the hit film made a clean sweep of the awards for best European film,…
Gods Tops 2 Million Mark on Its Way to the Top
WARSAW: The drama Gods by Łukasz Palkowski has become the most popular Polish film of the year, with 2.03m tickets sold to date.
PRODUCTION: Polish Wounded Beast in Development
TALLINN: Polish advertising and marketing company ADHD Warsaw continues its move into film production with The Wounded Beast directed by Piotr Trzaskalski.
Poland Plans First Film and Media Education Conference
WARSAW: The Audiovisual and Media Education Programme of the University of Warsaw will hold its first symposium in Warsaw on 6-7 May 2015.
Polish Industry Moves toward Film Incentives
TALLINN: Even without film incentives, Poland has become a destination for foreign film productions.
Polish RomCom Tops Box Office
WARSAW: Good Morning, I Love You, a romantic comedy directed by Ryszard Zatorski recorded over 520,000 admissions since it premiered in Poland on 7 November 2014.
Another Bollywood production shooting in Poland
WARSAW: Indian director Vikas Bahl is shooting an elaborate group wedding scene for his new movie Shaandaar at the Zamoyski Palace.
Jacek Bromski to Head the Board of Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: Renowned Polish film director, screenwriter and producer Jacke Bromski was named the Head of the Polish Film Institute Board by Minister of Culture and National Heritage Małgorzata Omilanowska.
New Horizons Cinema Hits 1 Million Mark
WARSAW: The biggest art-house in Europe celebrated its 1 million viewer this week.
FESTIVALS: Leviathan Wins Camerimage
BYDGOSZCZ: Russian cinematographer Mikhail Krichman won the main competition of the 2014 edition of Camerimage for Leviathan and Kacper Fertacz won the Polish competition with Hardkor Disko.
PRODUCTION Polish-Danish Coproduction Shooting in Warsaw
WARSAW: Danish director Mads Matthiensen is filming on his second feature, a Danish-Polish coproduction entitled The Model.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2014: Gregorz Jarzyna Debuts with Owl, the Baker’s Daugher
COTTBUS: Internationally acclaimed Polish stage director Grzegorz Jarzyna will make his film directing debut with a 1.56m EUR film-noir inspired psychological drama, Owl, the Baker’s Daughter.
Ida Tops European Film Academy Nominations
PRAGUE: The Polish/Danish film Ida will take home one award and is nominated in another four categories of the European Film Academy awards which will be held in Riga on…
Japanese Persona Non Grata Wraps Filming in Poland
WARSAW: The Japanese historical drama Persona Non Grata is completing production in Poland. The film was shot entirely in Poland with Polish cities standing in for Berlin, Kaunas, Moscow, Tokyo,…
The Passing Bells to premiere on TVP and BBC
WARSAW: A new TVP and BBC Worldwide co-production is an epic drama set during WWI. It will premiere this November both in UK and Poland. The show's Polish producer is…
Gods Tops One Million Admissions
WARSAW: Gods, the winner of the 39th Gdynia Film Festival has racked up 1.149 m admissions within three weeks since its premiere.
Fourth Belarusian Film Festival Held in Warsaw
WARSAW: The fourth edition of Bulbamovie, Belarusian Film Festival in Warsaw, running 24-26 October 2014 in the Muranow Cinema handed out prizes in its competition for best short films, with…
FESTIVALS: Obvious Child and Life Itself win the 5th American Film Festival in Wroclaw
WROCLAW: 5th edition of the American Film Festival has come to an end. The first event in Eastern and Central Europe focused entirely on independent American cinema closed on October…