FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2024: Prize Winners

GDYNIA: Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border received the Grand Prize Golden Lion at 49th Polish Film Festival, which was held from 23 to 28 September 2024.
29-09-2024

Gdynia Film Festival 2024 Lineup

GDYNIA: Sixteen films are competing for the Golden and Silver Lions in the Main Competition of the 49th Polish Film Festival, which is held 23 – 28 September 2024.
26-09-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Poland Selects Under the Volcano as Oscar Bid

WARSAW: Damian Kocur’s sophomore feature Under the Volcano / Pod vulcanem has been selected as Poland’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
24-09-2024

Polish President Signs Law Granting Internet Royalties to Filmmakers

WARSAW: In a significant move for the Polish creative industry, on 16 August 2024 the President Andrzej Duda approved a law ensuring filmmakers to receive royalties for online distribution of…
18-08-2024

Explanation for Everything Wins 24th mBank New Horizons IFF

WROCŁAW: The jury of the 24th mBank New Horizons International Film Festival gave the Grand Prix to the Hungarian/Slovak coproduction Explanation for Everything directed by Gábor Reisz. The festival was…
28-07-2024

Awards of 2024 Polish Days

WROCŁAW: Polish Days 2024 has announced its winners. The most important industry event of the mBank New Horizons IFF was held 21 – 23 July 2024, co-organised by the Polish…
25-07-2024

GRANTS: Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund Announces Production Funding for 2024

WARSAW: The Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund has supported 13 projects with coproduction funding of over 491,000 EUR / 2 m PLN within its 14th annual competition.
25-07-2024

Winners of New Horizons Studio+ 2024

WROCŁAW: The project Almost Happy (Poland) directed by Ewa Podgórska and produced by Daria Maślona received the main prize at the 15th edition of New Horizons Studio+, which took place…
23-07-2024

OBITUARY: Polish Iconic Actor and Director Jerzy Stuhr

WARSAW: Celebrated Polish actor, director and educator Jerzy Stuhr passed away at the age of 77, after a long battle with cancer.
11-07-2024

mBank New Horizons IFF 2024 Announces Full Programme

WROCLAW: A total of 285 films will screen at the 24th mBank New Horizons International Film Festival, which will be held in Wrocław 18 – 28 July and online 18…
02-07-2024

Polish Days 2024 Announces Selected Projects

WROCLAW: Four completed films, eight works in progress and 10 projects in development will be showcased at the upcoming edition of Polish Days, which will take place 21 – 23…
02-07-2024

Poland Passes Copyright Law Granting Creators Royalties for Online Use

WARSAW: In a significant move, the Polish Parliament has passed an amendment to the copyright law that secures royalties for creators and performers of audiovisual works, as well as those…
30-06-2024

Karolina Rozwód Appointed Head of Polish Film Institute

WARSAW: Karolina Rozwód has been appointed as the new director of the Polish Film Institute (PISF). The decision, made after an extensive selection process, marks a new chapter for the…
23-06-2024

Grzegorz Łoszewski Elected President of Polish Filmmakers Association

WARSAW: Grzegorz Łoszewski was elected as the new President of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) during the Ordinary General Meeting held in Warsaw on 22 June 2024. He will serve…
23-06-2024

Young Horizons Industry 2024 Announces Selected Projects

WARSAW: Young Horizons Industry, the international coproduction forum for films and series for young audiences, selected 11 films and 10 series for its 8th edition, which will be held in…
23-06-2024

Polish Filmmakers Demand Fair Internet Royalties in Front of Parliament

WARSAW: On 11 June 2024 the Polish film community gathered in front of the Sejm, rallying under the slogan Enough waiting for internet royalties! This protest coincided with the first…
13-06-2024

Why Artistic Freedom Matters: Bringing Order into Chaos

Article by director Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, who sits on the board of FERA, and Danish director Ida Grøn, deputy head of The Association of Danish Film Directors. A hungry person cannot…
11-06-2024

FNE Podcast: Director Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez

FNE together with German Films is launching the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
06-06-2024

FNE Board Member Dariusz Jabłoński Elected President of European Producers Club

PARIS: Polish producer and member of the executive council of FNE Association Dariusz Jabłoński has been elected president of the European Producers Club (EPC).
21-05-2024

FESTIVALS: Awards for Apple Film Production at Mastercard OFF CAMERA Film Festival 2024

CRACOW: Polish production house Apple Film Production scooped several awards at the 17th edition of the Mastercard OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema, held in Cracow 26 April –…
07-05-2024