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.
TVP Racks up International Sales for over 20 productions abroad
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is celebrating a sales streak that saw some 20 productions sold to seven countries.
FESTIVALS: TMobile New Horizons IFF Polishes Industry Focus
WARSAW: T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, the biggest Polish film event, returns with new editions of Polish Days, New Horizons Studio and A Sunday In the Country.
Ida Conquers France and Heads to Spain
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski’s award-winning drama Ida has recorded four times as many admissions as expected in France, before moving on to Spain where it opens on 28 March 2014.
Stopklatka SA signs with Emitel
WARSAW: Stopklatka, the broadcaster of the newly launched Stopklatka TV, has announced plans to invest over 61 m PLN in ground digital broadcasting services.
Stopklatka TV Launched in Poland
WARSAW: The first Polish free commercial channel Stopklatka TV was launched on 15 March 2014.
FESTIVALS: Krakow FF Launches Movie Trailer Competition
The 54 Krakow Film Festival has opened online voting through 10 April 2014 for its new movie trailer competition.
TVP ABC Kids Channel Debuts Strong
WARSAW: TVP ABC, a children's channel from Polish public broadcaster TVP has become the leading children station in its first month, outperforming competing paid channels.
