FNE at Regiofun 2016: Will-o’-the-Wisp in Development
KATOWICE: Czech Director Vita Prochazka is in development with Will-o’-the-Wisp, a Czech fantasy film. Will-o’-the-Wisp was showcased at the Look for Fund meeting hosted by the 7th International Regiofun Film…
FNE at REGIOFUN: Polish/Czech/Slovak Family Film in Development
KATOWICE: Kaytek The Wizard, a family film, directed by Magdalena Łazarkiewicz and based on a book by Janusz Korczak, will go into production in 2017. The film is planned as…
Liberty Global Acquires Multimedia Polska
WARSAW: The international TV and broadband company Liberty Global announced the acquisition of the cable business Multimedia Polska through Liberty Global’s subsidiary UPC Poland. Multimedia Polska is valued at 3…
FNE at REGIOFUN 2016: Regional Film Fund Main Prize Goes to Bodkin Ras
KATOWICE: The Dutch drama Bodkin Ras produced by Raymond van der Kaaij and directed by Kaweh Modiri won the main prize in the Feature Film Competition at the 7th International…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Peter Bebjak in Production with Slovak/Ukrainian Coproduction
WARSAW: The Line by Peter Bebjak was showcased at the12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place during the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October 2016. The…
Fears of Street Protests Halt Kiev Screening of Polish Film on WWII Massacres
WARSAW: The Polish Institute in Kiev postponed the official screening of Wojciech Smarzowski's drama Hatred / Volhynia about the Volyhnia massacres following a recommendation from Ukraine's foreign ministry official. Ukrainian…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Inara Kolmane in Production with Latvian/Polish/Lithuanian/Czech Coproduction
WARSAW: Latvian/Polish/Lithuanian/Czech Coproduction Bille by Inara Kolmane was showcased at the 12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Lithuanian/Bulgarian/Polish Coproduction in Postproduction
WARSAW: The Lithuanian/Bulgarian/Polish coproduction, comedy-drama Miracle by Egle Vertelyte, was showcased at the 12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to…
FESTIVALS: Malaria Wins the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: The Iranian drama Malaria by Parviz Shahbazi won the Grand Prix of the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival. The closing ceremony took place on 15 October 2016.
FNE at CentEast WFF: Sadowska in Postproduction with Polish Sexologist's Biopic
WARSAW: Maria Sadowska’s new biopic The Art of Love was presented at the 12th CentEast Works in Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to…
FNE at CentEast: Poland's Last Family Sold in Hungary
WARSAW: The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński was sold in Hungary, where it will be distributed by Mozinet. The film was showcased during Warsaw Screenings at the 12th edition…
Jacek Kurski Appointed President of TVP
WARSAW: Jacek Kurski won the competition organised by the National Media Council and will head the Polish public broadcaster TVP in the next four years. This decision finalises his term…
Smarzowski's Hatred Tops Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski’s drama Hatred, about the massacre in Volhynia in 1943, topped the Polish box office with 230,000 admissions in the opening weekend. The film was released by Forum…
Filmmakers and MEPs Pay Tribute to Andrzej Wajda at LUX Prix Anniversary
BRUSSELS: MEP and EU Culture Committee Chair Silvia Costa and UK director Ken Loach were joined by other participants at the LUX Prix 10th Anniversary event in paying tribute to…
OBITUARY: Andrzej Wajda
WARSAW: Master of Polish cinema Andrzej Wajda died on 9 October 2016 at 90. He was one of the most prominent Polish filmmakers with a career spanning more than 65…
Strong Domestic Opening Week for Gdynia Film Festival Winner Last Family
WARSAW: Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature The Last Family had 210,000 admissions during the first week in Polish cinemas. The winner of Best Film Award at the 41st Gdynia Film…
FESTIVALS: Eleven Debut Features in the Competition of the 14th Tofifest
TORUŃ: Eleven debut features will vie for the Golden Angel Award in the On Air main competition of the 14th Tofifest IFF 2016. The festival will run in Toruń from…
CentEast Market Announces Programme
WARSAW: The 12th edition of CentEast Market Warsaw will present works-in-progress of documentary and fiction films from Slovakia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Georgia and Estonia from 14 to…
FESTIVALS: Jay Rosenblatt to Receive Camerimage Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking
BYDGOSZCZ: Jay Rosenblatt will receive the Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking at the 24th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage set to run in Bydgoszcz,…
Wajda's Afterimage Selected as Poland's Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's Afterimage has been selected to be Poland's candidate for this year's Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
