FNE Country Report 2015: Poland
The Polish film industry had a great year with an Oscar for Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida and strong film production supported by the Polish Film Institute (PISF), which celebrated its tenth…
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Announces Call for Grants in 2016
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute announced the dates for applications in 2016 and a new list of experts who will judge the projects.
PRODUCTION: Marta Plucińska in Postproduction with Feature Debut
WARSAW: Marta Plucińska is in postproduction with a star-studded romantic drama, Kochaj, produced by Federico Film. The film will premiere on 4 March 2016, distributed by Kino Świat.
Agnieszka Odorowicz on the Board of Cyfrowy Polsat
WARSAW: Former Polish Film Institute Director Agnieszka Odorowicz, will become a member of the board of the Polish DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat as of 1 March 2016.
Katarzyna Rosłaniec in Postproduction with Polish/Dutch Drama
WARSAW: Director of the internationally acclaimed film Baby Blues (MD4), Katarzyna Rosłaniec, is working on Satan Said Dance, a coproduction between Poland and the Netherlands planned to premiere in April…
TVP signs Contract with Lodz Film School
LODZ: Polish public broadcaster TVP signed a co-operation agreement with Lodz Film School that includes competitions for best school films and scripts, broadcasting opportunities, access to TV archives and internships.
French Belgian Polish Coproduction Grand Froid to Shoot in Poland
WARSAW: The French black comedy Grand Froid by debut director Gérard Pautonnier will begin filming in Krakow in January 2016.
Polish/American Music, War and Love Shooting in Krakow
KRAKOW: Martha Coolidge is working on her epic Polish/American love story Music, War and Love. The crew has already completed principal photography in Łódź and is currently working in Krakow.
Polish-German Film Fund Announces Call for Entries
WARSAW: Producers from Poland and Germany are invited to apply for funding from the Polish-German Film Fund.
Letters To Santa 2 Rides to Top of Polish Box Office
WARSAW: After racking up the best opening weekend for a Polish film in 30 years with 655,000 admissions, the Polish Christmas comedy Letters to Santa 2 has climbed to 1,901,000…
No Extradition from Poland for Polanski
WARSAW: Poland will not seek an appeal to a court ruling against the extradition of Roman Polanski, effectively clearing the way for Polanski to shoot his next film in Poland.
Agora to invest 30 m PLN in New Lifestyle Channel
WARSAW: After winning a spot in the MUX-8 transmitter for best lifestyle channel project, Agora plans to invest 30 m PLN (7 m EUR) in the new channel Kiwi TV.
Poland Considers New Fund for Historic and Family Films
WARSAW: The National Development Council newly created by Polish President Andrzej Duda will make a decision on creating a new fund that would support big budget history costume and family…
PRODUCTION: Maciej Pieprzyca Shooting Psychological Thriller
WARSAW: Maciej Pieprzyca, director of the box office hit Life Feels Good (Tramway) is working on his new film Jestem Mordercą / I Am A Killer, a thriller inspired by…
PRODUCTION: Avi Nesher shooting Israeli/Polish Past Life in Łódź
LÓDŹ: Israeli director Avi Nesher is working on Past Life, the first part of his trilogy devoted to the issues of past and identity. Opus Film is the executive producer…
Smolensk in Polish cinemas in March 2016
WARSAW: Smolensk, a drama about the tragic plane crash of 2010 which killed the Polish President directed by Antoni Krauze will open in Polish cinemas in March 2016 distributed by…
FESTIVALS: Carol Wins at Camerimage
BYDGOSZCZ: The UK/US film Carol directed by Todd Haynes with DoP Ed Lachman won the Golden Frog at the 23rd Camerimage film festival which concluded on 21 November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Walerian Borowczyk Doc Set to Go in Production in 2016
WARSAW: Polish producer Danuta Krasnohorska of CoLab Pictures has completed development on Love Express. The Strange Case of Walerian Borowczyk, a documentary about a critically acclaimed art house filmmaker who…
Poland Pins Oscar Hopes on Short-listed Doc
WARSAW: Starting Point, a documentary by Polish director Michal Szczesniak, has made it onto the Oscar short list for best documentary short subject film.
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