TVP Plans Childrens Channel
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is preparing to launch TVP ABC, a thematic channel for the 4-12 age group, in April 2013.
FNE Exclusive: Interview with Slawomir Idziak
WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Sławomir Idziak spoke with FNE on the topic of how to lower the cost and raise the quality of films through the launch of his new initiative…
Polish Thriller Gets UK and Irish Distribution
WARSAW: Vulture directed by Eugeniusz Korin premiered in British cinemas on 22 January 2013 following a strong opening in Poland on 11 January.
PRODCUTION: Polanski Shooting a Polish-French Comedy
PARIS: Roman Polański is in production with a film adaptation of the Broadway play Venus in Fur.
PRODUCTION: Documentary Lenartowicz - the Traveller from Vilnus in Postproduction
WARSAW: Krztszof Rogulski has started postproduction on his film about Stanisław Lenartowicz, one of the creators of the Polish film school.
Warsaw Stock Exchange President Fired over Film Scandal
WARSAW: Ludwik Sobolewski has been replaced as the President of Warsaw Stock Exchange following his suspension at the end of 2012 by the Supervising Board for lobbying for financing on…
PRODUCTION: Red Spider Begins Filming
KRAKOW: Marcin Koszałka is shooting his début feature Red Spider, a thriller inspired by the case of a Polish serial killer
Polish-British Series Leads TV Ratings
WARSAW: The premier of Spies of Warsaw, the first coproduction between BBC and TVP, was seen by 3.6 million viewers on its 11 January premiere, making it the top rated…
Polish-Norwegian Salt in production
KRAKOW: A Polish coal mine in Wieliczka near Krakow will be a setting for a challenging new Polish Norwegian production titled Salt which combines dance, special effects and puppet theatre.
TVP series sold to over 10 countries
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will sell the license for Into Deep Water to Europe, Middle East and Australia.
PRODUCTION: Polish Documentary Shooting in USA
ŁÓDŹ: The Sound of Nature – The Nature of Sound, a documentary directed by Jacek Piotr Bławut is scheduled to film between March 2013 and January 2014 in United States.
Traction Media Picks up Borcuch’s Lasting
WARSAW: L.A. based Traction Media will handle North American rights for Jacek Borcuch’s fourth feature film Lasting which premieres on 20 January 2013 in competition at Sundance IFF.
PRODUCTION: New Pasikowski project based on controversial Cold War spy Ryszard Kuklinski
WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski is following his controversial Aftermath with a new drama Jack Strong, based on the life of colonel Ryszard Kukliński.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Wajda School’s Ekran 2013 Training Call Open
The application deadline for Ekran, a training programme organized by Wajda Studio and Wajda School, is 21 January 2013. Participation is free.
PRODUCTION: City'44 goes into production
WARSAW: After six years of development, Jan Komasa started work on a contemporary drama on the Warsaw Uprising.
TVP invests in hybrid television
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP (www.tvp.pl) has launched the first HbbTV applications. The Polish pubcaster started broadcasting in hybrid mode on 10 December 2012 on all it's digital ground channels.
Krakow Film Fest Silver Dragons winners join Oscars list
WARSAW: Krakow Film Festival’s Sliver Dragon winners have been added to the list of qualifying awards for the Academy Awards nominations in the short film category.
PRODUCTION: Polish musical quasi-documentary in production
WARSAW: Aleksander Dembski is working on his quasi-documentary I Love You Like Ireland about a Polish band Kobranocka.
PRODUCTION: Polish débutantes work on a film portrayal of Warsaw
WARSAW: Shooting has just started on Warsaw Stories, a feature drama directed by five young Polish filmmakers.
Film Spring Open Aims to Democratize Production
WARSAW: Film Spring Open (www.filmspringopen.eu/previs.html), a new system for creating "previsualizations" (or Previs) for feature proposals, is hoped to boost both the prospects of indie filmmakers and the number of…
