Pitbull. Dangerous Women Tops a Strong Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Patryk Vega’s action thriller Pitbull. Dangerous Women set a record with 2.1 m admissions during the first three weeks in cinemas, making it the most popular film in Polish…
Poland Embraces French Films
WARSAW: Unifrance released its 2015 annual report and analysis, showing French films holding strong internationally and in CEE territories, with Poland, in 11th place, proving to be one of the…
HBO Europe Begins Production on Two Original Drama Series in Poland
WARSAW: HBO Europe is ramping up its move into original series production in CEE with the start of production on the new series Blinded by the Lights and the second…
ARTE Introduces Polish Subtitled Programmes
WARSAW: The French/German cultural channel ARTE is introducing Polish subtitled programming. ARTE po polsku is part of the ARTE Europe initiative, which is run with financial support from the European…
Revenues Rise at Kino Polska
WARSAW: SPI’s Kino Polska reported revenues of 82.7 PLN, a 4% increase, at the end of the third quarter of 2016, and profit of 14.7 m PLN. The results are…
Radoslaw Ochnio Wins EFA Award
WARSAW: Polish sound designer Radoslaw Ochnio will be honoured with the EFA award for Best Sound Designer for Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes.
FESTIVALS: Grieg Fraser Wins Camerimage 2016
WARSAW: Cinematographer Grieg Fraser won the Golden Frog at the Camerimage IFF, which ended on 19 November 2016.
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Agrafka and KIKA Cinemas, Cracow
This month we speak with Bogdan Balicki, founder and vice-president of the Polish nongovernmental organisation Fundacja Wspierania Kultury Filmowej Cyrk Edison and co-programmer of the cinemas Agrafka and KIKA.
FNE at connecting cottbus 2016: Krakow Producers Eye International Coproductions
COTTBUS: Poland has decided to make the expansion of Polish participation in international coproductions a strategic priority. Polish producers are also increasingly getting involved as minority coproducers in international productions.…
Loving Vincent Sold to over 100 Countries
WARSAW: Loving Vincent, a fully painted animation feature about Van Gogh, directed by Dorota Kobiela, has been sold to over 100 countries worldwide.
United States of Love Sets UK Release
WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski’s drama United States of Love will be released theatrically in the UK on 18 November 2016.
The Last Family Released in UK
WARSAW: The critically acclaimed Polish film The Last Family directed by Jan P. Matuszyński has been released in the UK through the Odeon Cinemas network. It will be screened in…
TVN Invests in Youtubers
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN bought a major share in Gamellon, a company specialising in producing Youtube programmes on gaming. TVN wants to attract more Youtube followers to its on-air…
Polish Ministry Of Culture to Merge the National Film Archive and National Audiovisual Institute
WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage announced the merge of two significant Polish public film institutions. The newly created National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute will start…
Polish Film Shortlisted for Oscars
WARSAW: A documentary by a Polish film student has made the first cut in the Oscar Race. Zofia Kowalewska’s Close Ties is one of ten films still in the running…
FESTIVALS: Poland Awards US Projects with Postproduction Prizes
WROCLAW: In a bid to bring more American producers to Poland, the 7th American Film Festival (which ran through 30 October 2016) handed out a bevy of postproduction awards to…
Board of Poland's National Film Center Announced
ŁÓDŹ: Nine people have been selected to the Board of the newly created National Film Centre, designed to showcase Polish cinema. The NFC will start its activities in November 2016.
FNE at Regiofun 2016: Will-o’-the-Wisp in Development
KATOWICE: Czech Director Vita Prochazka is in development with Will-o’-the-Wisp, a Czech fantasy film. Will-o’-the-Wisp was showcased at the Look for Fund meeting hosted by the 7th International Regiofun Film…
FNE at REGIOFUN: Polish/Czech/Slovak Family Film in Development
KATOWICE: Kaytek The Wizard, a family film, directed by Magdalena Łazarkiewicz and based on a book by Janusz Korczak, will go into production in 2017. The film is planned as…
Liberty Global Acquires Multimedia Polska
WARSAW: The international TV and broadband company Liberty Global announced the acquisition of the cable business Multimedia Polska through Liberty Global’s subsidiary UPC Poland. Multimedia Polska is valued at 3…
