FNE at New Horizons IFF 2018: Holiday Wins Grand Prize
WROCLAW: Swedish director Isabella Eklöf won the Grand Prize in the International Competition for her drama Holiday at the 18th edition of the New Horizons International Film Festival. The festival…
FNE at New Horizons IFF 2018: New Projects by Anna Kazejak, Leszek Dawid and Piotr Domalewski at Polish Days Pitching
WROCLAW: One of the key events of the 7th Polish Days held at the 18th New Horizons IFF was the pitching session showcasing 11 upcoming projects including international coproductions and…
FESTIVALS: The 12th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival Announces Winners
KAZIMIERZ DOLNY/JANOWIEC: French film Lower Heaven, directed by Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi, was awarded the First Prize in the Short Films Competition of the 12th edition of Film and Art Festival…
FNE at New Horizons IFF: Komasa, Borcuch and Lankosz Projects at Polish Days Works in Progress
WROCŁAW: Nine Polish projects currently in production and postproduction were showcased on during the last day of Polish Days, an industry event held at New Horizons IFF, including new films…
FNE at New Horizons IFF: Polish Days Completed Films
WROCŁAW: The 7th edition of Polish Days Completed Films (30 July-1 August 2018) within the 18th New Horizons International Film Festival showcased five completed Polish projects including the new titles…
FNE at New Horizons 2018: New Horizons Studio+ Focus on Marketing
WROCŁAW: Weronika Czołnowska, Head of Industry at 18th New Horizons IFF, talked to FNE about the 9th edition of the New Horizons Studio+ workshop (27-30 July 2018 ) and explained…
Poland Introduces 30% Cash Rebate for Film Productions
WARSAW: The Polish Government has approved a new draft bill offering a 30% cash rebate on qualifying film production expenses. The Polish Film Institute will have a 200m PLN /…
PRODUCTION: Ewa Puszczyńska and Ada Solomon Team Up for New Tomasz Wasilewski Drama
WROCŁAW: Ewa Puszczyńska is developing Tomasz Wasilewski new drama Fools/Głupcy (working title), which will be a Polish/Romanian coproduction together with the Romanian Ada Solomon and lensed by Romanian Oleg Mutu.…
SOFA School of Film Agents 2018 Announces Participants
WARSAW: Participants from Poland, Lithuania, Georgia, Hungary, Israel and Ukraine have been selected for the 6th edition SOFA School of Film Agents, set to take place in Warsaw from 26…
PISF and EAVE Scholarship Available for Polish Producers
WROCLAW: Polish Film Institute and EAVE will grant for the third year a scholarship to one Polish producer for the EAVE 2019 Producers Workshop. The winner will be chosen among…
New Europe Film Sales Picks-up Israeli/Polish/German Coproduction The Delegation
WARSAW : Polish sales agent New Europe Film Sales has acquired Asaf Saban’s Israeli/Polish/German coproduction The Delegation which is still in development.
Polish Film Festival in Gdynia Launches One-Minute Video Competition
GDYNIA: Legal Culture Foundation and the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia are launching a video competition for one-minute films made using a camera, the phone or an animated technique.
GRANTS: Polish Film Institute Announces New Production Grants
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute (PISF) distributed 4.2 m EUR / 18.4 m PLN for the production of eight feature films, four animated films and nine documentaries. This is the second…
FESTIVALS: The 43rd Gdynia Film Festival Announces Lineup
GDYNIA: Sixteen titles will compete in the main competition of the 43rd Gdynia Film Festival. The festival which is the biggest annual showcase of new Polish film will take place…
Applications for ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum 2018 Still Open
ŁODZ: The second edition of the ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum is welcoming projects of animated short films and TV special episodes made with the use of puppet technique. The deadline…
FNE at Transatlantyk 2018: Transatlantyk Festival Announces Winners
ŁODŹ: Volte directed by Monika Kotecka and Karolina Poryzała was awarded Best Short Film Transatlantyk Golden Ark Award, while Swedish/Denmark coproduction Becoming Astrid, directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen, won the…
FNE at Transatlantyk 2018: Cercamon Picks up Winter Flies
ŁÓDŹ: Czech/Slovenian/Slovak/French/Polish coproduction Winter Flies, directed by Olmo Omerzu, has been picked up by sales agent Cercamon. The film had its Polish premiere at Transatlantyk 2018 Film Festival in Łódź.
FNE at Transatlantyk 2018: Q&A Polish Producer Kamil Przełęcki Talks About How to Get a Project Financed in Poland
LÓDŹ: Polish producer Kamil Przełęcki talked exclusively to FNE about the financial realities of film production and distribution in Poland during the 2nd edition of Lodolamacz / Icebreaker, an industry…
PRODUCTION: HBO and Netflix Sponsor Online Doc Series by Polish YouTubers to Be Shot in the USA
WARSAW: HBO and Netflix will sponsor the six-episode documentary series Traces of TV Series / Sladami seriali created by Polish YouTubers Kaja Szafrańska and Janusz Raczyński, for their jakbyniepaczec channel.…
FESTIVALS: 12th Film and Art Festival Two Riversides Ready to Kick Off
KAZIMIERZ DOLNY/JANOWIEC: The 12th edition of Film and Art Festival Two Riversides in Kazimierz Dolny – Janowiec will run from 28 July to 5 August 2018. The festival has an…
