Submissions Open for Polish Days 2017
WARSAW: Submissions are open for Polish films and projects to take part in Polish Days 2017. The event will be held from 8 to 10 August 2017, during the 17th…
TVP Plans to Digitalise its Production
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP launched a UE co-financed project that will digitalise its 800 archive productions in the course of the next three years.The budget of the project is…
Strong Opening for Polish Romantic Comedy
WARSAW: Ryszard Zatorski's new comedy Advice for Betrayals / Porady na zdrady topped the Polish box office during its opening weekend.
Helios Opens New Multiplex in Poland
WARSAW: The Helios cinema chain opened its 42nd multiplex cinema in Wołomin. The chain now runs 233 screens and 47,000 seats on the Polish market.
TVN Belle Epoque Series Set For International Sales
WARSAW: As its new original series Belle Epoque hit a record of 2.9 m viewers during the premiere of the first episode, TVN decided to invest in the format and…
FESTIVALS: Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura to Be Awarded the 20th Dragon of Dragons Award
KRAKOW: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Polish animation, veterans Witold Giersz and Daniel Szczechura will be awarded the 20th Dragon of Dragons award during the 57th Krakow Film Festival,…
Poland Launches VOD Platform for Domestic Documentaries
WARSAW: Leading Polish VOD service from Onet.pl launched O!Dokument, a new platform offering high quality Polish documentaries awarded at international film festivals. The project launched on 22 February 2017 is…
Strong Launch for Showmax SVOD Platform in Poland
WARSAW: The new SVOD platform Showmax was launched in Poland on 15 February 2017 with 172,000 subscribers, which is double than what Netflix had on the Polish market on the…
PRODUCTION: Kinga Dębska Starts Shooting New Feature Film
WARSAW: Kinga Dębska, director of box office hit These Daughters of Mine, started shooting her new project The God's Plan on 14 February 2017. This story about love has its…
Jakub Gierszał to Star in a Polish/German/Canadian Coproduction
BERLIN: Producers of The Adventures of the Mathematician directed by Thorsten Klein announced during the 67th Berlinale IFF, that the leading role of prominent Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam will be…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Review Spoor
BERLIN: Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s Spoor / Pokot arrives in the main competition in Berlin with the considerable weight of Holland’s international reputation behind it not least her current stint…
Art of Loving Dominates Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Art of Loving, a biopic of the famous Polish sexologist Michalina Wisłocka, is on track to be the top Polish title in 2017 with over 800,000 admissions in the…
CANAL+ to Broadcast Polish Eagles
WARSAW: CANAL+ will be the first official private broadcaster for the Polish Film Awards Polish Eagles, which has its 19th gala edition on 20 March 2017. CANAL+ stepped in after…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Polish Film in Berlin
February 9 marks the launch of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. The festival lineup features several films co-financed by the Polish Film Institute and a number of events dedicated…
Showmax Enters Polish Market
WARSAW: VoD service provider Showmax will premiere in Poland on 15 February 2017.
Volhynia Tops Polish Eagles Nominations
WARSAW: The Polish box office hit of 2016, Volhynia directed by Wojciech Smarzowski, got the most nods at the 2016 Polish Film Award - The Eagles nominations.
Leszek Kopeć to Head Gdynia Film Festival
WARSAW: Polish Director and producer Leszek Kopeć will have a double role as both Festival Director and Programme Director of the Gdynia Film Festival, the most important event for Polish…
POLAND: Country Report 2016
Polish cinema had another strong year in 2016, with record breaking box office results, international success of feature and documentary films, worldwide distribution for domestic titles, as well as a…
Poland Receives Gift of Pre-WWII Films
WARSAW: Poland’s National Film Archives has received a collection of pre-WWII films from London’s Sikorski Museum and the Polish Institute. The rare films date to the 1930’s and 1940’s
Poland's Regulation Plans for Public and Private Media
WARSAW: The Polish government is working on a bill that would decrease the monopoly of foreign companies in the private media sector and a separate project that will increase the…
