PRODUCTION: TVN Shoots Australian Series Adaptation
WARSAW: TVN has started producing Aż po sufit, the Polish version of the Australian series Packed to the Rafters. Academy Award nominated Bartosz Konopka and Julia Kolberger are directing.
TVP Polonia To Ask Viewers What They Want
WARSAW: TVP Polonia the public channel for Poles abroad will receive 11.3 m PLN in public funding for 2015 according to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Janusz Daszczyński to head TVP
WARSAW: The Board of TVP chose Janusz Daszczyński as the new President of the public broadcaster and Marian Zalewski and Wiesław Rola to join the Board for the next four…
Candidates for PISF Director Position Revealed
WARSAW: A list of nine candidates to replace Agnieszka Odorowicz as the Director of Polish Film Institute was announced after the Competition Committee finalised its first session.
Scripps Networks Interactive to Make Offer for Poland's TVN
WARSAW: U.S media group Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc, one of the world’s leading developers of lifestyle content for television, internet and mobile platforms, intends to make a public tender offer…
FESTIVALS: Polish Documentaries Triumph at the 55th Krakow Film Festival
KRAKOW: Call Me Marianna, Casa Blanca and Queen Of Silence dominated the winners line-up at 55th Krakow Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: Krakow Film Festival Focuses on Lithuania
KRAKOW: The Krakow Film Festival has started it's Focus on Lithuania section with a total of eight films. The programme features mainly documentary films, as well as fiction and animation.
FESTIVALS: Polish Film Wins Al Este de Lima Festival in Peru
LIMA: Malgorzata Szumowska's film Body has won the sixth edition of Al Este de Lima Film Festival, the only festival in South America dedicated to Eastern European Films.
FESTIVALS: 41 Films Compete in the National Competition in Krakow
KRAKOW: The 55th Krakow Film Festival has started. It will run from 30 May until the 7 June 2015. One of the oldest film events, dedicated to documentary, animated and…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Nowe Horyzonty, Wrocław
This month we speak with Roman Gutek, head of the New Horizons Association, a non-profit organisation founded in 2003, which organises film festivals such as T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, the…
TVP and ZDF to Coproduce Mini-series
WARSAW: Poland’s public broadcaster TVP will co-produce a mini-series about Polish-German relations with Germany’s ZDF and 3Sat.
PRODUCTION: Polish-French-German Coproduction Marie Curie Shoots in Krakow
KRAKOW: Marie Curie, a biographical costume drama about Maria Skłodowska-Curie, is being shot at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
PRODUCTION: TVP Begins Production on Costume Drama Bodo
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP has commissioned a 13-episode season of Bodo, a costume drama series about a legendary Polish actor. The executive production company is Akson Studio.
Kozicki Named President at HBO Poland
WARSAW: Michal Kozicki has been appointed President of HBO Poland, taking over from Alex Kutela who is leaving the company. Kozicki, who was previously Sales Director, joined HBO in 2004.
Poland Puts Spotlight on Animation Business
WARSAW: The Creative Europe Desk in Poland is organizing an Animation Business Seminar, 9-10 June 2015 in Warsaw, focusing on the business side of the animation film industry.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Domino Effect
We look at the journey of the Polish/German documentary Domino Effect, from Ex Oriente to success on the festival circuit.
FNE at Cannes 2015: ScripTeast Award Winner
CANNES: One of the EU’s most successful script programmes ScripTeast has awarded its prestigious Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Eastern European Script to Nanook by Bulgarian scriptwriters Milko…
Jabłoński Named VP of European Producers Club
CANNES: Polish producer/director/screenwriter Dariusz Jabłoński has been appointed Vice President of the European Producers Club, with over 70 of the leading producers representing more than 20 European countries.
ScripTeast Introduces 11 Projects at Cannes
CANNES: The 9th edition of the Polish-based training forum ScripTeast brought the writers of its 11 selected projects to Cannes for meetings and a workshop that runs through 20 May…
Polish Cinema in Cannes 2015
Polish Film Institute Representatives at the Polish Stand in Cannes are:
