BOX OFFICE: Daniel Jaroszek's Johnny Dominates Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Johnny directed by Daniel Jaroszek has already racked up over 800,000 admissions in Polish cinemas since its release on 23 September 2022. This result has given the film a…
Marta Pajeks’s Short Animated Trilogy Impossible Figures and Other Stories Available for Free on Vimeo
WARSAW: Impossible Figures and Other Stories I, the first part of the award-winning animated trilogy by Marta Pajek, is available on Vimeo free of charge starting 8 November 2022. The…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Magdalena Zimecka, Managing Director of Polish ORKA Film
WARSAW: FNE spoke to Magdalena Zimecka, managing director of Polish ORKA Film, about their current projects and activities.
Liam Hemsworth Replaces Henry Cavill in The Witcher Season 4
WARSAW: Liam Hemsworth will star as Geralt in the fourth season of Netflix’s The Witcher, which is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej…
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara to Star in Pawel Pawlikowski’s Next Film
WARSAW: Pawel Pawlikowski's new film, The Island (working title), will star Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara, and it will be a British/Italian/Polish coproduction with Ewa Puszczynska coproducing through Extreme Emotions.
FESTIVALS: May Labour Day Wins 2022 Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: Pjer Žalica’s Bosnian/Croatian/Macedonian/Serbian coproduction May Labour Day, received the Warsaw Grand Prix in the International Competition of the 38th Warsaw Film Festival (14 – 23 October 2022). The Latvian/Italian…
Kids Kino Industry Reports Successful 2022 Edition
WARSAW: The recent edition of the Kids Kino Industry international co-production forum was a success, with new events alongside traditional ones and companies visiting for the first time, such as…
Janko the Musician in A Season of Classic Films Programme Organised by ACE in Warsaw
WARSAW: One of the oldest surviving Polish sound films, Janko the Musician (1930) directed by Ryszard Ordyński, will screen at the Iluzjon Cinema in Warsaw on 26 October 2022. The…
The 9th edition of SOFA – School of Film Advancement Kicks Off with Larger Lineup
WARSAW: Sixteen projects from 17 countries, including Poland, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Lithuania, have been selected for the 9th edition of SOFA –…
PRODUCTION: Polish Classic Mr. Blot's Academy Revamped with Film Franchise and Metaverse
WARSAW: Maciej Kawulski’s new feature film Mr. Blot's Academy / Akademia Pana Kleksa, based on the bestselling children's novel by Jan Brzechwa and currently in production, will be divided into…
BOX OFFICE: Polish Documentary Saint Michael: Meet the Angel Comes Third in Daily US Box Office
WARSAW: Wincenty Podobinski’s documentary Saint Michael: Meet the Angel ended up third in the US box office on 29 September 2022 with 52,000 admissions and the highest audience per screen…
FNE Podcast: Radosława Bardes: Managing Director of ATM Virtual
FNE correspondent and film critic Alexander Gabelia spoke to Radosława Bardes, managing director of ATM Virtual, about the general goals and activities of the studio.
FESTIVALS: Warsaw Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup
WARSAW: Fifteen titles have been selected for the International Competition of the Warsaw Film Festival, whose 38th edition will be held 14 – 23 October 2022.
Doc Saint Michael: Meet the Angel Is Released Simultaneously in Over 1000 Cinemas in USA, UK and Poland in Special Event
WARSAW: Wincenty Podobinski’s documentary Saint Michael: Meet the Angel will be released in the USA, UK and Poland on 29 September 2022, the feast day of Saint Michael the Archangel.
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film Festival 2022: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: The 47th Polish Film Festival Gdynia, that took place 12-27 September 2022, awarded its top prize of Golden Lion for Best Film to the Polish/UK drama The Silent Twins…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film FF: Young Eagles
GDYNIA: The war drama Young Eagles / Orlęta. Grodno '39 by writer/director Krzysztof Łukaszewicz is running in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 12-17 September 2022.…
Submissions Open for Heart of Europe International TV Festival Co-Production Forum
WARSAW: Polish Television (TVP) is launching the first edition of the Co-Production Forum within the Heart of Europe International TV Festival this year. The pitching sessions will be held 14…
FNE at Gdynia Polish Film FF: Backwards
GDYNIA: Jacek Lusiński’s drama Backwards / Śubuk, based on a true story about a young mother of an autistic boy, whose struggle with bureaucracy led to changes in the Polish…
FNE at Gdynia Polish FF: Woman on the Roof
GDYNIA: New drama from Anna Jadowska, the Polish/French/Swedish coproduction Woman On The Roof / Kobieta na dachu, runs in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 12-17…
FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2022: Apokawixa, the First Polish Zombie Film
GDYNIA: Xawery Żuławski‘s zombie-thriller Apokawixa will screen in the main competition of the Gdynia Film Festival, taking place 12 - 17 September 2022. The premiere of the TVN Warner Bros.…
