Agora to invest 30 m PLN in New Lifestyle Channel
WARSAW: After winning a spot in the MUX-8 transmitter for best lifestyle channel project, Agora plans to invest 30 m PLN (7 m EUR) in the new channel Kiwi TV.
Poland Considers New Fund for Historic and Family Films
WARSAW: The National Development Council newly created by Polish President Andrzej Duda will make a decision on creating a new fund that would support big budget history costume and family…
PRODUCTION: Maciej Pieprzyca Shooting Psychological Thriller
WARSAW: Maciej Pieprzyca, director of the box office hit Life Feels Good (Tramway) is working on his new film Jestem Mordercą / I Am A Killer, a thriller inspired by…
PRODUCTION: Avi Nesher shooting Israeli/Polish Past Life in Łódź
LÓDŹ: Israeli director Avi Nesher is working on Past Life, the first part of his trilogy devoted to the issues of past and identity. Opus Film is the executive producer…
Smolensk in Polish cinemas in March 2016
WARSAW: Smolensk, a drama about the tragic plane crash of 2010 which killed the Polish President directed by Antoni Krauze will open in Polish cinemas in March 2016 distributed by…
FESTIVALS: Carol Wins at Camerimage
BYDGOSZCZ: The UK/US film Carol directed by Todd Haynes with DoP Ed Lachman won the Golden Frog at the 23rd Camerimage film festival which concluded on 21 November 2015.
PRODUCTION: Walerian Borowczyk Doc Set to Go in Production in 2016
WARSAW: Polish producer Danuta Krasnohorska of CoLab Pictures has completed development on Love Express. The Strange Case of Walerian Borowczyk, a documentary about a critically acclaimed art house filmmaker who…
Poland Pins Oscar Hopes on Short-listed Doc
WARSAW: Starting Point, a documentary by Polish director Michal Szczesniak, has made it onto the Oscar short list for best documentary short subject film.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: EDN Teams up with Platforms in Poland and Cyprus on New Distribution Initiative
A NEW MODEL FOR FILM DISTRIBUTION - Moving Docs brings high quality documentaries to audiences all over Europe.
FNE at Baltic Event: Estonian/Polish/Dutch Rehepapp in Production
TALLINN: A dark fantasy feature from Rainer Sarnet was showcased at Baltic Event Works in Progress hosted at the POFF Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn. The premiere is set…
Agnieszka Holland Receives Kosciuszko Award
WARSAW: Polish film director Agnieszka Holland was given the Kosciuszko Foundation’s Pioneer Award at a gala ceremony held in the US.
Letters to Santa 2 Beats Spectre to Dominate Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Letters to Santa 2, the sequel, to TVN's 2011 holiday box office hit, scored the best opening of a Polish film in 30 years with 586,000 admissions in the…
SPI Takes Stake in Upcoming News Channel
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV, part of the media group SPI International is acquiring a 49 percent stake in Cable Television Network & Partners which is developing news channel Zoon TV.
PRODUCTION: Polish Family Film The Day of Chocolate in Production
WARSAW: Jacek Piotr Bławut is working on his debut film The Day Of Chocolate, which won the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award in Cannes IFF 2010. Studio Rabarbar is producing.
US Talent Agency Opens CEE Office in Warsaw
WARSAW: LA based media and production agency IN.TRIN.SIC has joined forces with Polish High Spot company representing Polish filmmakers and film professionals. The newly created High Spot In.Trin.Sic will be…
PBS Shooting Martin Luther Biopic in Poland
WARSAW: The British/American coproduction Martin Luther directed by David Batty will complete filming in the Małopolska region on 14 November 2015. No Sugar Films is the executive Polish producer.
Piotr Gliński Chosen as the New Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage
WARAW: Polish sociologist, professor and university lecturer Piotr Gliński will replace Małgorzata Omilanowska as the new Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival: Baku from Dawn Till Dusk
COTTBUS: Eighteen emerging documentary filmmakers create an omnibus film that presents a story of everyday life in Baku in Baku from Dawn Till Dusk, a coproduction from Azerbaijan and Poland…
Kino Polska TV signs with Disney
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A. has signed a contract with The Walt Disney Company Ltd. that will allow the broadcaster to air the newest Disney programming in Poland, the Czech…
Platige Image in Production with The Witcher
WARSAW: Polish studio Platige Image is working on a Polish/American live action coproduction based on Andrzej Sapkowski's bestselling saga about The Witcher. The premiere is planned for 2017.
