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.
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.
