Polish Film Institute Celebrates 10th Anniversary: Interview Agnieszka Odorowicz General Director
The Polish Film Institute celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. General Director Agnieszka Odorowicz has been at the helm of the Polish Film Institute since the beginning. FNE spoke to…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Reveals Documentary Competition
KRAKOW: Twenty films will compete in the documentary competition of the 54th Krakow Film Festival, which runs 25 May to 1 June 2014.
Cent-Eastern European projects presented in China
BEIJING: Eleven Works-in-progress from Center and Eastern Europe will be presented during the Beijing Film Market.
Field of Dogs Distributed in Italy
WARSAW: Field of Dogs, a video-art para documentary from Lech Majewski, will premiere in Italy on 17 April 2014.
TVN Stock Buyback Minimizes Losses
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN will spend up to 500 m PLN to buy back a portion of its stocks to take them off the market.
Bollywood Kicks off Warsaw Shooting
WARSAW: Bollywood thriller Kick starts shooting on 11 April 2014 in Warsaw.
Kino Polska to Launch in Nigeria
WARSAW: Channels from the Filmbox International Ltd. and SPI International portfolio will be available in Nigeria through Montage Cable Network.
FNE Partners with Cannes Producers Workshop with Special Offer for Members
WARSAW: Film New Europe has teamed up with the upcoming Cannes Marche Du Film and the Producers Workshop to promote Central and Eastern European producers during Cannes.
EFA 2016 Awards Go to Wroclaw
WROCLAW: The European Film Academy will hold the 2016 European Film Awards in Wroclaw, a city which will also be the European Capital of Culture for 2016.
TVP Reins in Losses
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster had a deficit of 20.5 m PLN in 2013, a substantial decrease from 2012.
Reisch Leaves Top Spot at Kino Polska TV
WARSAW: Bogułsaw Kisielewski will replace Piotr Reisch as the President of Kino Polska TV, whose newest project Stopklatka TV is one of the top three film channels in Poland.
Slawomir Idziak Completes Shooting on New Natalie Portman movie
WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Slawomir Idziak has just wrapped shooting A Tale of Love and Darkness directed by and starring Natalie Portman. The film which is based on a novel by…
National Geographic Shooting Series in the Baltics
WARSAW: National Geographic Channels International has commissioned a four-part documentary series about the history WWII to be filmed in the Baltic region.
Munk Studio in Production with Musical
KRAKOW: Munk Studio has begun production on its first musical Circus Maximus, the short filmdirecting début of Bartek Kulas
Papusza Sold to UK and Macedonia
WARSAW: The black and white biopic Papusza directed by Krzysztof Krauze and Joanna Kos-Krauze continues its sales to new territories.
Ida Triumphs in France
PARIS: Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida topped 400,000 admissions in France over the weekend of 21-23 March 2014, making it the third best performing Polish film ever released in France.
Kino Polska TV Plans Global Expansion
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV, which noted a 5% increase in revenues (110.3 m PLN income in 2013), will use its additional funding to expand into Africa and South America.
British Space Age Wraps at Alvernia Studios
KRAKOW: Poland's Alvernia Studios is executive producer of the futuristic series Space Age, which has wrapped production.
TVP Gives 15 Million PLN to Feature Films
WARSAW: Public broadcaster TVP has announced the 10 feature films which will receive more than 15 m PLN in financing from the channel’s cinematography fund in 2014.
Young Audience Boosts Box Office of Stones for the Rampant
WARSAW: Stones for the Rampant, the long-awaited film adaptation of a Polish WWII novel, sold 337,000 tickets during the first week in distribution.
