FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Jakub Mróz, Tongariro Releasing
This month we speak with Jakub Mróz, the president of Tongariro Releasing, the first distribution company in Poland specialised in LGBT cinema (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender).
Behind the Blue Door Is the Most Successful Polish Movie for Young Viewers
WARSAW: Behind The Blue Door / Za niebieskimi drzwiami by Mariusz Palej became the most successful Polish film for young viewers, with over 215,000 admissions. This adaptation of a Polish…
Hatred and Last Family Win Golden Tapes
WARSAW: Hatred by Wojciech Smarzowski and Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński won the Golden Tapes awards for best domestic films screened in Polish cinemas in 2016. Paterson was chosen…
Four CEE Films Receive Eurimages Funding
KRAKOW: Films produced or coproduced by Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary received support at the Board of Management of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund held in Krakow from…
Pitch the Doc, New Internet Platform for Documentary Professionals
WARSAW: Pitch the Doc, an innovative online documentary platform, is open free of charge from December 2016 as its official launch is scheduled for February 2017.
Programmer Marcin Łuczaj Joins New Europe Film Sales
WARSAW: Marcin Łuczaj has joined the team of New Europe Film Sales as Acquisitons Executive and Head of Short Film Sales.
FNE at EFA Awards 2016: Toni Erdmann Sweeps Top Prizes
WROCLAW: German/Austrian/Romanian coproduction Toni Erdmann, directed by Maren Ade, made a clean sweep of the top prizes at the annual European Film Awards held in Wroclaw on 10 December 2016
Polish and German Funds Sign Landmark Partnership Agreement
WROCLAW: Polish Film Institute has signed an agreement with German film funds that will boost the annual budget of the Polish-German Film Fund from 300,000 EUR to 500,000 in 2017.
The 29th European Film Awards to Be Celebrated This Saturday
WROCLAW: National Forum of Music in Wrocław, European Capital of Culture 2016, will host the 29th European Film Awards on 10 December 2016. The ceremony will be streamed live on…
GRANTS: Poland Announces Minority Coproduction Grants
WARSAW: Five projects received 1.7 m EUR / 7.6 m PLN in the last session of the minority international coproductions fund created by the Polish Film Institute in 2016.
Poland's Supreme Court Rejects Polański Extradition Request
WARSAW: Poland's Supreme Court has rejected a request by the country's justice minister to have Roman Polański extradited to the United States.
Pitbull. Dangerous Women Tops a Strong Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Patryk Vega’s action thriller Pitbull. Dangerous Women set a record with 2.1 m admissions during the first three weeks in cinemas, making it the most popular film in Polish…
Poland Embraces French Films
WARSAW: Unifrance released its 2015 annual report and analysis, showing French films holding strong internationally and in CEE territories, with Poland, in 11th place, proving to be one of the…
HBO Europe Begins Production on Two Original Drama Series in Poland
WARSAW: HBO Europe is ramping up its move into original series production in CEE with the start of production on the new series Blinded by the Lights and the second…
ARTE Introduces Polish Subtitled Programmes
WARSAW: The French/German cultural channel ARTE is introducing Polish subtitled programming. ARTE po polsku is part of the ARTE Europe initiative, which is run with financial support from the European…
Revenues Rise at Kino Polska
WARSAW: SPI’s Kino Polska reported revenues of 82.7 PLN, a 4% increase, at the end of the third quarter of 2016, and profit of 14.7 m PLN. The results are…
Radoslaw Ochnio Wins EFA Award
WARSAW: Polish sound designer Radoslaw Ochnio will be honoured with the EFA award for Best Sound Designer for Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes.
FESTIVALS: Grieg Fraser Wins Camerimage 2016
WARSAW: Cinematographer Grieg Fraser won the Golden Frog at the Camerimage IFF, which ended on 19 November 2016.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Agrafka and KIKA Cinemas, Cracow
This month we speak with Bogdan Balicki, founder and vice-president of the Polish nongovernmental organisation Fundacja Wspierania Kultury Filmowej Cyrk Edison and co-programmer of the cinemas Agrafka and KIKA.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Krakow Producers Eye International Coproductions
COTTBUS: Poland has decided to make the expansion of Polish participation in international coproductions a strategic priority. Polish producers are also increasingly getting involved as minority coproducers in international productions.…
