PRODUCTION: Polish Days - Works in Progress: The Mighty Angel
WROCŁAW: In his new drama Wojciech Smarzowski takes on the work of Jerzy Pilch to explore the true image of addiction.
PRODUCTION: Krzysztof Krauze in Preps Rwanda Drama Shoot
WARSAW: After years of planning, Krzysztof Krauze and his wife Joanna Kos-Krauze will start shooting Birds Sing in Kigali this fall. The film follows a young Tutsi girl and a…
PRODUCTION: Michał Bielawski Shooting Another Sports Documentary
WARSAW: The director of Mundial. The Highest Stakes is taking on the world of male volleyball in The Team.
Polish Film Institute Backs Slate of 29 Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute's second grant session of the year has endowed 10 new feature films with funding, along with nine documentaries and ten animated films.
Poland's New Horizons Festival Screens Progressive Visions
WROCŁAW: The 12 international films competing at the 13th T-Mobile New Horizons Festival offer a varied feast of trends and voices in contemporary cinema from three continents.
Krakow Fund Supports Eight Films
KRAKOW: The Krakow Regional Film Fund (http://en.film-commission.pl/krakow-regional-film-fund.html) announced grants of 983,500 PLN to be distributed to two feature films, two animated films and four documentaries.
TVP Records Profits in 2013
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP made a profit of 8.8 m PLN profit in the first five months of 2013, significantly surpassing the station's results from
previous years.
FNE at KVIFF 2013: The Girl from the Wardrobe
WARSAW: Bodo Kox creates a colorful and original story about two
brothers who welcome a mysterious woman into their lives.
FESTIVALS: Szumowska to Close New Horizons IFF
WROCLAW: The T-Mobile New Horizons IFF (18-28 July 2013) will screen 12 Polish premieres in the International Competition and 12 creative documentaries in the Film in Art International Competition.
FNE at KVIFF East of the West 2013: Floating Skyscrapers
WARSAW: In his second feature, Tomasz Wasilewski explores the issues of homosexuality, identity and love between young people.
PRODUCTION: Third season of Polish In Treatment for HBO Starts Shooting
WARSAW: HBO commission 35 episodes of the Polish version of the hit title.
Adamkiewicz Appointed to Lead TVP Production Unit
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP has named Zbigniew Adamkiewicz to manage its newly created Agency of Television and Film Production division.
Kino Polska TV Takes Over Filmbox
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A will assume 100% of Filmbox International Ltd. shares in an internal move within Kino Polska TV’s majority stakeholder SPI International Group.
Silesia Funds Seven Films
KATOWICE: Poland’s regional Silesia Film Fund announced grants totaling 630,000 PLN to coproduce seven films in 2013.
FNE IDF DocBloc: Kickstarter for Polish German Doc
On the Sea with Badjao, a Polish/German documentary kickstarter campaign for finance postproduction reaches its target. Read about the project on DOKweb.
Polish Filmmakers Deliver Letter Supporting Cultural Exception to Prime Minister
WARSAW: Polish filmmakers have come out resoundingly in favour of supporting the cultural exception in the EU-US trade talks. A group of 176 Polish filmmakers have signed a letter supporting…
PRODUCTION: Zanussi Completes Shooting The Foreign Body
WARSAW: Director/screenwriter/producer Krzysztof Zanussi has finished shooting The Foreign Body, the story of a young Italian involved in the Catholic renewal movement who comes to Poland following a woman he…
FNE at Krakow FF 2013: Krakow Prize winners
KRAKOW: The 53 Edition of the Krakow Film Festival held from 26 May to 2 June 2013 screened over 250 films and boasted a wealth of competitions with films competing…
Poland Delivers Eagle to Polanski in Cannes
CANNES: Polish director Roman Polanski received a Best Director prize from his homeland in the form of the Polish Eagle, presented to him in Cannes by Dariusz Jablonski, President of…
PRODUCTION: Opus Film to Coproduce Fatih Akin Film
WARSAW: Polish producer Opus Film may join the international coproduction of the drama The Cut by German director Fatih Akin. Opus Film was also a coproducer on the sci-fi film…