FNE partners with Poland for Warsaw AV Summit
WARSAW: The first Warsaw Audiovisual Summit under the auspices of the Polish Ministry of Culture will bring together the top policy and industry decision makers from the New Europe countries…
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013: The Erlprince
COTTBUS: Poland’s Munk Studio is in preproductions with The Erlprince, a feature debut from writer/director Kuba Czekaj.
FNE at Regiofun 2013: FNE Interviews Thierry Fremuax
KATOWICE: FNE spoke with Cannes Festival director Thierry Fremaux during his first visit to Poland when he attended the Regiofun Festival. During his stay he met with the festival audience…
Conference Film Tourism – 150% of film in the Region in Krakow
The international two-day conference "Film Tourism – 150% of film in the Region" took place on 23-24 October 2013 in Krakow. Krakow Film Commission invited marketing specialists and filmmakers including…
FNE at Regiofun 2013: Matei Child Miner Mines Gold
KATOWICE: The Romanian coproduction Matei Child Miner directed by Alexandra Gulea and produced by Europolis Film won the 10,000 EUR main prize at 2013 Regiofun.
EKRAN Announces Call for Training Programme
WARSAW: EKRAN, a pre-production training programme organized by the Wajda School and Wajda Studio, is accepting applications for the 2014 programme through 2 December 2013.
Cinema City Expanding in Poland
WARSAW: Cinema City Poland announced plans to build a six screen multiplex in Starogard Gdański.
FESTIVALS: REGIOFUN 2013 Puts Producers and Regional Funds in the Spotlight
KATOWICE: The 4th edition of REGIOFUN, the International Festival of Film Producers running through 27 October, highlights the growing role of regional funds in film production, with eight films made…
FNE at Centeast: Ida Reaps Worldwide Sales
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski’s Warsaw IFF Grand Prix winner Ida will be distributed in 30 countries including USA, Canada and Israel.
FNE at Centeast: Latallo Filming Sailor's Stories
WARSAW: Marcin Latallo, son of director Stanisław Latallo, will make his directing debut with The Sailor’s Stories, one 11 new works-in-progress pitched during the 9th CentEast Warsaw Market.
TVN Group Refinances Debt
WARSAW: TVN Finance Corporation II AB has repurchased its own Senior Notes bonds for 656m EUR as a means of refinancing the company's debt.
FNE at Warsaw IFF 2013: Ida wins Warsaw Grand Prix
WARSAW: Ida by Paweł Pawlikowski won the Warsaw Grand Prix, and Estonia’s Zaza Urushadze was honoured with Best Director at the closing ceremony on 19 October 2013.
FNE at Centeast: Poland Opens to the Chinese Market
WARSAW: WIFF hosted the launch of China-Eastern Europe Film Promotion Programme. Munk Studio will produce a Polish-Chinese romantic comedy.
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2013: Jacob Dammas
FNE interviews Polish documentary producer Jacob Dammas, selected to participate in the 2013 Emerging Producers workshop at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
PRODUCTION: Jerzy Stuhr Filming Generational Drama
WARSAW: Polish actor and director Jerzy Stuhr has begun production on The Citizen, a drama in which he stars along with his son.
PRODUCTION: Poland Puts Money on Gods
WARSAW: Gods, a drama about the Polish heart transplant pioneer, is in production in Warsaw.
Still Life opened the 29. Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: The 29. edition of the festival launched on 11 October 2013 in Warsaw with a screening of an intimate drama from Uberto Pasolini
Walesa Dominates Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Polish Oscar candidate Walesa. Man of Hope topped the Polish box office with an outstanding number of 150,000 viewers during its opening weekend (beginning 4 October 2013). The biopic…
FESTIVALS: Jarmusch Film Opens American Films in Wroclaw
WROCLAW: The 4th American Film Festival taking place in Wroclaw 22-27 October 2013 will open and close with two films from the Cannes festival: Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive,…
PRODUCTION: Third Feature from Munk Studio in Production
WARSAW: Dariusz Glazer starts shooting his debut drama with Mur (Wall) starring Tomasz Schuchardt on 8 October 2013 in Warsaw.