FNE at Gdynia FF: Damaged
WARSAW: Filip Bajon's star-studded film, Damaged is a new version of the classic Polish play by Gabriela Zapolska. Damaged will have the premiere in the main competition at Gdynia Film…
FNE at Gdynia Film Festival: Daemon
GDYNIA : Daemon, Marcin Wrona's adaptation of Piotr Rowiecki's play about a paranormal case will screen in the main competition at the 40th Gdynia Film Festival, 14-19 September 2015. Daemon…
Polish Court to Rule on Polański’s Extradition Request on 22 September
WARSAW: A Polish court due to rule on a US request to extradite filmmaker Roman Polański will sit on 22 September 2015.
CentEast Submissions Deadline Approaches
WARSAW: Submissions deadline for works-in-progress and completed films from Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine for the 11th CentEast Market is 4 September…
Discovery Channel in Production with First Polish Series
WARSAW: The documentary mini-series Polish Truckers is the first show produced by Discovery Channel in Poland.
SOFA Trains Eight Young Film Agents in Wroclaw
WROCLAW: SOFA, School of Film Agents has invited eight young film agents for a ten-day workshop training to Wroclaw, Poland, from 21 to 30 August 2015. The participants are from…
Papusza to Be Distributed in Spain
WARSAW: Papusza, the biopic by Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze, will be distributed in Spain by Piramide Films starting 28 August 2015.
Netflix Coming to Poland
WARSAW: Netflix plans to enter the Polish market. No date has been made public, but according to Netflix’s website the service will soon be available to customers in Poland.
US in Progress Accepting Submissions
WARSAW: US in Progress is accepting applications from US-produced works in progress through 31 August 2015.
PRODUCTION: Polish Director Krzyształowicz Working on New Crime Series
WARSAW: Marcin Krzyształowicz is working on Krakau, a WWII crime series set in 1944 Berlin and occupied Warsaw.
New Europe Film Sells Rams to US
WARSAW: Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has sold North American rights to Rams to Cohen Media Group.
PRODUCTION: Polish Star Borys Szyc Takes on Tadeusz Kantor Biopic
KRAKOW: Janusz Hryniak is directing a drama about the life and work of internationally renowned Polish theatre director Taduesz Kantor, with Borys Szyc in the lead role.
Poland Scores Three Wins in Locarno
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Żuławski won the Best Director award in the main competition of the Locarno Film Festival which wrapped on 15 August 2015.
FNE at Venice FF 2015: Poland’s Klezmer Headed for Venice Days
VENICE: Polish director Piotr Chrzan has scored a slot in line up for the Official Selection of Venice Days 2015, with his feature film debut Klezmer, a drama set in…
FNE Europa International: Sales Agent of the Month: Jan Naszewski, New Europe Film Sales
FNE and Europa International are launching a new chapter of interviews. Every two months we will talk to a European sales agent dealing with films from the FNE region countries.
Magdalena Sroka Appointed New Head of Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: Cultural manager and producer Magdalena Sroka will replace Agnieszka Odorowicz as the new Head of the Polish Film Institute starting 3 October 2015. Agnieszka Odorowicz is stepping down after…
Gdynia Fest Hosts Common Baltic Short Film Contest
WARSAW: Filmmakers from the Baltic Sea region are eligible to submit films for the Common Baltic Short Film Contest, with awards for the best films to be presented at the…
Applications Due for Polish-German Co-Development Fund
WARSAW: The Polish-German Co-Development Fund is accepting applications through 14 August 2015. Applications are open to film producers from Poland and Germany.
FNE at Venice Biennale FF 2015: Poland’s Skolimowski Scores Slot in Competition
VENICE: Poland’s Jerzy Skolimowski has scored a slot in the competition line-up of the The 72nd Venice Biennale Film Festival (2-12 September 2015) with the Polish Irish coproduction 11 Minutes.
FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project Announces Open Call
WARSAW: The 10th FIPRESCI Warsaw Critics Project is accepting applications for its training programme for young critics and film journalists from Central and Eastern Europe.
