EKRAN+ 2016 Launches Call for Applications
WARSAW: EKRAN+, the training project organized by Wajda Studio and Wajda School has launched its call for applications for the 2016 edition. The deadline is 1 December 2015.
PRODUCTION: Last Family Started Shooting
WARSAW: Jan P. Matuszyński started shooting Last Family, focusing on the relationship between the legendary painter Zdzisław Beksiński and his son, on 28 September 2015.
FNE at Warsaw FF 2015: FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project
WARSAW: During the 31st Warsaw Film Festival (9-18 October), seven young critics will participate in the FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project, an initiative between WFF, FIPRESCI and Film New Europe. The…
PRODUCTION: Kasia Adamik Develops New Thriller
WARSAW: Kasia Adamik is developing a Polish/Swedish/German coproduction inspired by a Polish writer and convicted murderer.
Polish-German Film Fund Launched in Warsaw
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute, Mitteldeutsche Medienfoerderung (MDM) and Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg established a film production fund with a budget of 300,000 EUR available starting 2016. The first call is planned for…
Magic Mountain to Be Released in Poland and France
BUCHAREST: Anca Damian’s animated docudrama Magic Mountain is set for release in Romania on 9 October, in Poland on 23 October and in France in December 2015. The director is…
Maciej Karpinski Elected Member of the European Federation of Screenwriters
BRUSSELS: Maciej Karpiński, novelist, playwright, essayist, translator and chairman of the Writers Circle of the Polish Filmmakers Association, was elected member of the European Federation of Screenwriters (FSE).
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Marcin Piasecki, Kino Świat
We launch a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section focusing on new trends and challenges of film distribution. In the coming months we will talk with European…
FESTIVALS: Warsaw Film Festival Announces International Competition Line up
WARSAW: Sixteen films have been selected in the International Competition of the 31st Warsaw Film Festival. The festival will take place from 9 to 18 October 2015.
TVN to Produce More Feature Films
GDYNIA: Polish private broadcaster TVN announced during the 40th Film Festival in Gdynia that the company will increase its involvement in feature film production.
Life Must Go On Scores High in the Box Office
WARSAW: Maciej Migas’s drama Life Must Go On starring Tomasz Kot had admissions of 195,000 in four weeks and is dominating the local box office.
Poland Selects 11 Minutes as Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski's Polish-Irish coproduction 11 Minutes has been selected as the Polish candidate for the 88th Academy Awards.
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival 2015: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: The Grand Prix of the 40th Gdynia Film Festival for Best Film went to Malgorzata Szumowska’s Body. Already highly regarded the film was screened earlier in the year to…
Obituary: Marcin Wrona
GDYNIA: Polish film director, screenwriter and producer Marcin Wrona died unexpectedly on 19 September 2015 during the 40th Gdynia Film Festival. He was considered one of the rising stars of…
Warsaw Film Festival Announces Documentary Lineup
WARSAW: Fifteen documentaries will compete for the Best Documentary Award at the 31st Warsaw Film Festival (9-18 October 2015).
FNE TV: Ula Sniegowska Artistic Director of the American Film Festival in Poland
FNE asked Ula Sniegowska how art house cinemas and festivals can work together to bring audiences into the cinema all year round. Click HERE for the video interview
FNE TV: Jerzy Skolimowski Director of 11 Minutes
FNE asked Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski about the premiere of his new film 11 Minutes in Venice and the importance of backing from the Polish Film Institute for the production.
Six Projects from CEE Countries Selected for the 11th CentEast Market Works-In-Progress
WARSAW: Six projects from Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Georgia and Bulgaria are among the 10 projects selected for the 11th CentEast Market Works-In-Progress.
Polish Film Institute Awards Film Professionals
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute awarded the most significant achievements in promoting the domestic cinema both locally and abroad in the past year during a special gala held in Gdynia on…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Life Must Go On
GDYNIA: Maciej Migas’s debut feature Life Must Go On will compete in the main competition at the 40th Gdynia Film Festival (14-19 September 2015). The film starring the popular actor…
