National Cinema Digitalization Program launches in Poland
The Polish Filmmakers Association (PFA) along with The Polish film Institute, the Ministry of Culture and the National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers has started working on the transfer to digital…
Lodz Film Fund grants €3.1 million to six projects
The second edition of the Lodz competition for film projects promoting the city awarded €3.1 million to three documentaries, two features, and one short animation.
New rules for TVP feature film funding
Public broadcaster Polish Television (TVP, www.tvp.pl) announced it will simplify the procedures for financing the cinema feature films and increase production funds.
Expansion on Polish TV market
Nickelodeon Poland launched on July 10 via platforms including Astra, Multimedia Polska, UPC, and Vectra, part of MTV Networks International.
Japanese distributor backs Kedzierzawska film
Tomorrow Will Be Better, Dorota Kedzierzawska's latest film, began shooting July 11 in north-east Poland, with financial support from Japan.
Polish production house invests in Hollywood
City Island, a film starring Andy Garcia, is the first American movie with significant input from a Polish producer.
Holland film signs new co-producers
Polish public television TVP and Polish Telecommunications (TP) will co-produce the Agnieszka Holland film Christine -War My Love!
TVN issues five-year bonds
TVN has completed a five-year bond issue of PLN500 million (€148 million), the company reported on Tuesday. According to earlier announcements, part of the bond issue will be used to…
Juliusz Machulski comedy wraps up Warsaw
What is the weight of a Trojan Horse, the long-awaited new project from the master of Polish comedy Juliusz Machulski, completed shooting on June 26. Filming took place mainly in…
Polish Film Institute announces grants
The Polish Film Institute announced PLN 20 million (€5.9 million) in grants going to 47 films for 2008. €5 million was earmarked for feature films, €0.6 million for documentary films,…
Revue and Lightborne win at Krakow Film Festival
Revue, directed by Sergei Loznitsa, won the main documentary competition prize, and Lightborne, directed by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson, won the international competition at the 48th Krakow Film Festival. The closing ceremony…
Lodz recognizes Rybczynski with honorary doctorate
Lodz Film School gave an honorary doctorate to Polish director and Lodz graduale Zbigniew Rybczynski. The ceremony was part of the school's 60th anniversary celebration.
A new 30 Minutes project starts shooting in Warsaw
Following the well-received Cannes screening of the series of short films from the "30 Minutes" project in the Short Film Corner section, the next film of the series has gone…
TVN plans bond issue
TVN plans to issue 1 billion zlotys (€297 million) to pay for the purchase of digital TV channel ‘n.' According to Thompson Financial News, TVN will sell the bonds by…
New Polish-Russian co-production launches next year
The Polish Film Institute and Mosfilm are on a search for the script that will launch a cooperation between the Polish and Russian cinema industries.
Zodiak acquires 100% of Mastiff Media Polska
Swedish firm Zodiak Television AB announced that it was purchasing all outstanding shares in the production company Mastiff Media Polska. The format provider is part of the Mastiff Media group…
TVN stock plummets following purchase of stake in
Polish commercial broadcaster TVN saw its share price drop to a nine-month low on Tuesday, May 20, following its purchase of a 25% plus one share stake in the digital…
Regional Film Funds Institution launches first major project in Poland
Silesia's Regional Film Fund, Silesia-Film, will grant €296,000 (PLN1 million) for scripts thematically linked with Silesia and for productions that bring business to the local film industry. Selected films can…
Hallmark plans film to shoot in Poland
Hallmark Hall of Fame is in pre-production with a film on Holocaust heroine Irena Sendler to shoot in Poland. According to reports from Associated Press, The Irena Sendler Story will…
David Lynch to build Film Studio in Lodz
The long-awaited creation of a film studio by David Lynch is finally moving forward as part of the EC1-Lodz City of Culture project in Poland.
