FESTIVALS: Kameralne Lato expands Polish workshop
The 3rd All-Poland Film Meeting KAMERALNE LATO - RADOM 2010 festival has announced a May 10 deadline for entries, this year expanding its workshop event to include student filmmakers.
Mother Teresa of Cats chosen for Karlovy Vary
Pavel Sala's debut film Mother Teresa of Cats will have its premiere in the main competition of the Karlovy Vary film festival (www.kviff.cz).
Wisla Polish film fest opens in Moscow
33 sceny z życia (33 Scenes from Life) by Małgorzata Szumowska opened the Wisla Polish Film Festival (www.festiwalwisla.pl) in Moscow, with the festival dedicated to deputy minister of foreign affairs…
SFP opens Wroclaw branch
The Polish Filmmakers Association hads opened a new branch in Wrocław to accommodate the needs of a growing community of film professionals in the region.
Poland honored at Eurovision TV Summit
Public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (www.tvp.pl) was honored for its series Londoners at the Eurovision TV Summit in Lucerne on April 21.
PRODUCTION: Black Thursday goes into postproduction
Black Thursday, a historical drama about the tragic Polish workers riots of December 1970, directed by Antoni Krauze, completed filming in early April and is now in post-production.
ERA New Horizons launches film workshop
ERA New Horizons International Film Festival will introduce NEW HORIZONS Studio, a workshop for young film professionals, taking place July 26-29, 2010, as part of this year's festival, running July…
PRODUCTION: Cezary Pazura prepares his directing debut
Popular Polish actor/singer/comic Cezary Pazura debuts as a director and producer in his comedy titled Weekend.
Polish Film Institute grants 12 international productions
The Polish Film Institute had granted over 36.4 million PLN (EUR 9.4million) to support new Polish productions, including twelve international projects.
Agora enters the multiplex cinema market
Agora Group has signed a preliminary agreement to buy out 84% of shares of Centrum Filmowe Helios, the biggest Polish multiplex chain.
Polsat posts Q4 profits
Cyfrowy Polsat reported that 2009 fourth quarter profits rose 50% over the same period in 2008, to zł.60.5 million.
PRODUCTION: Leszek Dawid wraps feature debut Ki
Polish director Leszek Dawid has just finished shooting his debut feature Ki, a drama about the problems of a young single mother.
Poland embraces VOD
Poland's Grupa Onet drew 500,000 viewers in its first three days of VOD service with an offering that included five of the most popular titles available online.
Polish critics award Dark House
Polish film critics chose Dark House directed by Wojciech Smarzowski as the best Polish Film of 2009 and the White Ribbon by Michael Haneke as the Best Foreign Film.
Broadcasting Council says Polish media will run out of funds
An amendment to the Polish licence fee bill will significantly redyce income from the fees, the main source of funding for Poland's public media.
Reverse sweeps Polish Eagles
The 12th Polish Eagles ceremony held in Warsaw on March1 crowned Reverse, directed by Borys Lankosz, as the most awarded Polish film of the past year.
FNE Interview with Agnieszka Holland
In an exclusive interview, Agnieszka Holland spoke with FNE about the significance of Poland's "Oscars" the Polish Eagles, new trends in Polish cinema, and her criteria of voting for the…
Polish Eagle for Stawiński
Polish scriptwriter and director Jerzy Stefan Stawiński will receive a Polish Eagle for Lifetime Achievement at the film industry's gala ceremony on March 1.
Mañana picks up Turkish Berlinale winner
Polish arthouse distribution company Mañana will distribute the Honey (Bal) by director Semih Kaplanoglu, the Berlinale Golden Bear winning film from Turkey.
Poland awaits Polish Eagles awards
The prestigious Polish Film Awards, the Eagles will take place March 1 in Warsaw. Members of the Polish Film Academy have chosen the nominees in 16 categories.
