Canal+ Merges with TVN DTH Platform
WARSAW: The Polish arm of France's Canal+ (www.canalplus.pl) will merge its pay TV with Poland's TVN (www.tvn.pl) in a single DTH platform, TVN parent company ITI (www.iti.pl) announced.
FESTIVALS: Polish Focus at Mar del Plata
WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland's Polish Oscar hopeful In Darkness (www.zebrafilm.pl) and Paula Markovitch's debut film El Premio, a Mexican/French/Polish/German coproduction, will screen in the main competition of the 26th Mar del…
Flying Machine 3D Opens in Poland
WARSAW: Flying Machine 3D a major Polish-Chinese co-production opens in Polish cinemas on 4 November 2012. The film inspired by Chopin's music will be distributed in China in 2012.
Canal Plus Takes Stake in TVN
WARSAW: France's Canal Plus will acquire what is described as a "significant minority stake" in leading commercial Polish broadcaster TVN. TVN stock fell more than 10%, to 12.73 zloty on…
Poland Discusses Film Agreement with India
The Polish Minister of culture met with India's Minister of Information and Broadcasting on 2 November 2011 to discuss increasing cooperation on film coproductions.
PRODUCTION: Mission: Afghanistan Wraps First Shoot
WARSAW: Grzegorz Kuczeriszka has finished the first part of the shoot for Mission: Afghanistan, an original Polish series produced by Akson Studio for Canal+. The production will resume in April…
PRODUCTION: TVN Medical Series Alicia's Hospital
TORUN: Polish private broadcaster TVN had moved into production with Alicia's Hospital, a new medical drama series. The show will premiere in 2012.
POLAND: New must-carry/must-offer regulation may lead to copyright infringement
On the basis of the latest amendment of the broadcasting law which came into force on August 10, 2011, the must-carry obligation imposed on the operators was significantly reshaped. Eventually,…
POLAND: Collective rights management organizations wants tariffs authorized by Copyright Commission
At the moment there are several proceedings pending before the Copyright Commission initiated by collective rights management organizations ("CRMOs") like: ZAiKS, SFP, ZASP, which are aim to have their table…
FNE at Regiofun: Polish Documentary on Jewish Culture Completes Filming
KATOWICE: Paweł Gula has moved into post-production with his film Jewish Shtetle, a project exploring the coexistence of Jewish and Polish culture in Świętokrzyskie Province.
FNE at Jihlava Film Festival: Polish-Italian Doc Pays Tribute to Venice
JIHLAVA: Polish documentary director Agnieszka Magdalena Podkowka fell in love when she came to Venice the city where she met her Italian husband Giuseppe Trevisin. Serenissima is her tribute to…
Gotham in Progress Selects Films
WROCLAW, POLAND: Gotham in Progress is the first industry event devoted solely to US indie films in Europe. GIP provides a European industry showcase for US indies in final production…
FNE at Regiofun: Polish-Canadian Coproduction in Development
KATOWICE: Ewa Pytka is in development with Lucky Woman, a Polish-Canadian coproduction about a Polish female spy with a license to kill.
PRODUCTION: Tadeusz Krol Shooting Last Floor
WARSAW: Polish filmmaker Tadeusz Krol started shooting his second film Last Floor on 23 October 2011 in Warsaw. Filming on the psychological thriller will continue until 15 December.
FNE at Regiofun: Polish Family Road Movie Gabriel in Preproduction
KATOWICE: Polish director Mikołaj Haremski is in preproduction with Gabriel, a road movie for the children and family audience. The film will premiere in 2013, distributed by SPI International Polska…
TVP Plans to Produce More Original Content
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will open a competition for original Polish series ideas, with a new daytime drama and a crime series will be chosen in December 2011. The…
FNE at Regiofun: Bollywood Returns to Krakow
KRAKOW: Indian director Shankar Dayal has completed principal photography for the political drama Saguni on location in Krakow. The film is the second Bollywood project brought to the city through…
DocBloc: Argentinian Lesson has International Premiere at Leipzig
WARSAW: Argentinean Lesson by Polish director Wojciech Staron makes its international premiere in the main competition of the 54th DOK Leipzig festival of documentary films. The film was produced by…
DocBloc: Argentinian Lesson has International Premiere at Leipzig
WARSAW: Argentinean Lesson by Polish director Wojciech Staron makes its international premiere in the main competition of the 54th DOK Leipzig festival of documentary films in Germany. The film was…
DocBloc: TVP Increases Documentary Production
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TV Polska (www.tvp.pl), responding to an appeal from Polish documentary filmmakers, has selected 18 documentary films from 137 applications to receive funding support. Four of the…
