Promised Land Voted Best Polish Film
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda’s Promised Land (1975) has been voted best Polish film of all times by Polish film professionals in a poll organized on the occasion of 120 years of…
Strong Opening in Poland for These Daughters of Mine
WARSAW: Kinga Dębska’s new comedy/drama These Daughters of Mine had 350,000 admissions in its first ten days, a very strong result for Poland.
Record Bid for Jacek Bromski’s New Film
WARSAW: An anonymous bidder paid 2,962 EUR / 13,000 PLN at a charity auction in order to be an extra in the new film by Jacek Bromski. Roman Polański's Bitter…
New President of Polish Pubcaster TVP Appointed
WARSAW: Jacek Kurski has been appointed President of public Polish television TVP replacing former president Janusz Daszczyński . The appointment follows a controversial amendment to the media bill by Polish…
Sundance Selects Acquires 11 Minutes
WARSAW: Sundance Selects has acquired Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes for North American distribution.
Body Wins the Golden Tapes Award
WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska’s Body and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence by Roy Andersson received Golden Tapes awards for best films screened in Polish cinemas in 2015.…
New Europe Film Sales Joins Distribution Scheme
WARSAW: New Europe Film Sales is joining Walk This Way in 2016 and will launch two films through the scheme. European distribution schemes Walk This Way and the TIDE Experiment…
Pawel Pawlikowski Working on a New Project
WARSAW: Oscar-winning writer/director Paweł Pawlikowski confirmed that he is currently developing a love story with the working title Cold War.
Polish Film Institute Introduces Funding for Minority Coproductions in 2016
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute has decided to allocate 8 m PLN of production funding especially for Polish companies engaged in international projects as minority co-producers.
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.
