Polsat Picks up Two Original Series
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster Polsat will increase locally produced content with two new dramatic series scheduled to premiere in spring 2014.
PRODUCTION: Cannes Short Film Team Producing Polish Icelandic Documentary
WARSAW: New Blood (Nowa krew), a documentary about Polish villagers who emigrate to Iceland will go into preproduction in summer 2013.
PRODUCTION: One Man Show Showcases Polish Actor
WARSAW: One Man Show, the story of struggling 33-year-old actor Marcin Sitek, is midway through a 16 month shoot.
PRODUCTION: Aurum Film Producing Blue Notebook Documentary
WARSAW: Blue Notebook, a documentary directed by Natasza Ziółkowska-Kurczuk about 20th century classical Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, is currently in production.
PRODUCTION: Warsaw Uprising Docudrama to Begin Filming
WARSAW: Polish director Małgorzata Brama will start shooting the WWII docudrama Radosław at the end of April 2013.
PRODUCTION: Pasikowski Shooting Spy Film in Washington
WASHINGTON: Polish director Władysław Pasikowski began filming the final segment of his spy biopic feature film Jack Strong on 21 April 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Israeli Polish coproduction The Congress to Open Director’s Fortnight in Cannes
WARSAW: The Congress, a major sci-fi Israeli Polish coproduction from Israeli director Ari Folman based on Stanislaw Lem's novel is set to open the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes this…
FESTIVALS: Author Rights Take Center Stage at Plus Camerimage
WARSAW: The Plus Camerimage Festival and BVK (German Society of Cinematographers) will hold a panel discussion about authors’ rights during the festival, which runs 16 – 23 November 2013 in…
Traffic Police Tops One Million Mark in Poland
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski’s drama Traffic Police is the first domestic film of 2013 to reach one million admissions in Poland.
First Polish Film Competes for Short Film Palme d'Or
WARSAWA: Olena, a short feature directed by Elżbieta Benkowska, will compete in the main short film competition at the 2013 Cannes film festival.
Closed Circuit Dominates Polish Box Office
WARSAW: The Polish drama The Closed Circuit has passed the 250,000 admissions mark since its 5 April 2013 opening, outperforming its Hollywood competition.
New Europe Film Sales Picks up Latvian Mother I Love You
WARSAW: Warsaw-based sales agent New Europe Film Sales has acquired worldwide rights to the Latvian coming-of-age drama Mother, I Love You (Mammu, es Tevi mīlu) by Jānis Nords.
PRODUCTION: Zanussi Begins Shooting The Foreign Body
WARSAW: Krzysztof Zanussi (Persona Non Grata, 2005) has started a 30 day filming schedule on The Foreign Body (Obce ciało), also known as Inner Voice (Głos wewnętrzny).
PRODUCTION: Carte Blanche in Preproduction
LUBLIN: Jacek Lusinski (the screenwriter and director of Piksele, 2009) is in preproduction with the feature film Carte Blanche. The film’s cast includes outstanding Polish actors Andrzej Chyra (In the…
Cinema City Signs Leases in Warsaw
WARSAW: Cinema City International announced it signed lease agreements for space in two shopping malls in Warsaw, to open a 12 screen and an 11 screen cinema.
Roland Joffe and Volker Schlondorff Lead Panels at Off Plus Camera 2013
KRAKOW: Twelve main competition films, a Polish Feature Films competition, and a five-day industry event will unspool at the Sixth Cinema Off Plus Camera International Festival of Independent Films, taking…
Polsat Acquires Polskie Media
WARSAW: Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat signed a preliminary agreement to buy Polskie Media S.A., which broadcasts channels TV4 and TV6, for 99 m PLN (23.6 m EUR).
PRODUCTION: Polish Czech Slovak Documentary Series Gottland
WARSAW: A cross-genre documentary series based on the international bestseller Gottland (European book of the year 2009) by Mariusz Szczygieł is in production as a seven-episode series directed by seven…
PRODUCTION: Wajda Studio Developing Super-unit
KATOWICE: Polish filmmaker and visual artist Teresa Czepiec is developing a documentary that explores the life and workings of a major residential block in Katowice.
TVP and MDR Develop Co-operation
WARSAW: Public broadcaster TVP has signed an agreement with the regional public German broadcaster MDR that will increase co-operation between the two stations.
