The Orchard Picks up Demon for North American Distribution
WARSAW: US distributor The Orchard plans to release the Polish horror film Demon directed by the late Marcin Wrona in 2016.
Shooting Wrapped for New Drama from Andrzej Wajda
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda revealed the details of his new film Afterimages at a special press conference held in Warsaw after the principal photography wrap on 3 October 2015.
True Crimes with Jim Carrey and Christoph Waltz to Shoot in Poland
WARSAW: The US crime drama True Crimes directed by Alexandros Avranas will start shooting on 7 November 2015 in Krakow. Opus Film is the Polish co-producer. Jim Carrey and Christopher…
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival: Chemo
WARSAW: Bartosz Prokopowicz's debut feature Chemo is one of two Polish films in the main competition of the 25th Cottbus Film Festival which opened on 3 November 2015.
Body to Premiere in Italy
WARSAW: Body, Małgorzata Szumowska’s 2015 Berlinale Silver Bear winner, will open in Italian cinemas on 5 November 2015 distributed by Cine Club Internazionale.
FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2015: Demon
WARSAW: Demon, Marcin Wrona's adaptation of Piotr Rowiecki's play about a paranormal case, will screen in the main competition of the 25th Cottbus Film Festival running 3-8 November 2015, following…
Polish Court Rejects US Extradition Request in Roman Polański Case
KRAKOW: A Polish court has decided that the US claim to extradite Roman Polański from Poland is unwarranted. The decision, which is not legally binding, was announced on 30 October…
New Polish Film Institute Director Pushes for Tax Incentives
WARSAW: The new Director of Polish Film Institute Magdalena Sroka said that Poland needs film tax incentives and added that she plans to introduce a financial model to encourage business…
New Film, Series and TV Theatre Office Introduced at TVP
WARSAW: The Supervisory Board of Polish public broadcaster TVP accepted a series of structural changes introduced by new President Janusz Daszczyński.
FESTIVALS: Camerimage Announces Main Competition Line-up
BYDGOSZCZ: Fifteen international productions will screen in the Main Competition of the 23rd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Camerimage.
Jacek Bromski joins the National Development Council
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director and President of the Polish Filmmakers Association Jacek Bromski has joined the National Development Council created by the Polish President Andrzej Duda. Bromski will be a…
Magdalena Sroka awarded with Gloria Artis medal
WARSAW: The newly appointed Director of the Polish Film Institute Magdalena Sroka received the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis from the Polish Minister of Culture and National…
Jacek Drosio to Receive EFA Editing Award
BERLIN: Polish film editor Jacek Drosio is one of six honorees who will receive awards from the European Film Academy (EFA).
FNE Association Networking Event Brings Top International TV Producers to Regiofun
KATOWICE: Top international producers of TV and film gathered together with film fund representatives from Estonia and Lithuania to share their experiences about development and shooting of projects in central…
FNE at REGIOFUN: Paweł Borowski in Development with Wooma
KATOWICE: Wooma, a live action feature with animated elements based on a comic book by Karol Kalinowski, was presented at the Look For Fund event held at the 6th International…
FNE at REGIOFUN: REGIOFUN Fetes Regionally Funded Films
KATOWICE: The Spanish drama Marshland directed by Alberto Rodriguez won the first prize in the Feature Film Competition at the 6th International Festival of Film Producers in Katowice (20 -25…
FNE at Regiofun: Join Us in Katowice for Regional Funds Film and TV Success Stories Networking Event
KATOWICE: The Film New Europe Association will be hosting in cooperation with the REGIOFUN – International Festival of Film Producers “Regional Funds Film and TV Success Stories” on date Friday…
Poland Signs Coproduction Agreement with New Zealand
WARSAW: Polish Minister of Culture Małgorzata Omilanowska and New Zealand ambassador Wendy Hinton signed a coproduction agreement between both countries on 21 October 2015 in Warsaw.
PRODUCTION: Polish-Lithuanian Documentary Shooting in Malbork
WARSAW: Filming for a documentary on the Teutonic Knights entitled Habit and Armour launched in Malbork on 20 October 2015.
FNE at CentEast: Romanian Dark Comedy Last Day in Postproduction
WARSAW: The independent Romanian production Last Day directed by Gabriel Achim, which was showcased at the CentEast Warsaw Works In Progress presentation, is now in postrpoduction.
