Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission Launches Film the Book

WARSAW: The Mazovia Warsaw Film Commission will launch Film the Book, an event and platform that will join film with literature. The first edition is set to take place in…
01-02-2018

FNE Country Report 2017: POLAND

WARSAW: Polish cinema had a strong and challenging year in 2017, with record-breaking box office results, the celebration of 70 years of Polish animation, international success of feature and documentary…
01-02-2018

PRODUCTION: Janusz Majewski Develops Black Mercedes

WARSAW: Janusz Majewski is in development with an adaptation of his novel Black Mercedes. This crime story is set for shooting in 2018.
30-01-2018

PRODUCTION: Władysław Pasikowski Develops Courier

WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski is in the last stages of development with a war biopic about Jan Nowak-Jeziorański (1914-2005), who was one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home…
29-01-2018

PRODUCTION: Michał Rosa in Development with Piłsudski Biopic

WARSAW: Michał Rosa is developing the first feature film about the Polish political leader Józef Piłsudski. The film, starring Dawid Ogrodnik, is produced by Studio Filmowe KADR and will be…
25-01-2018

Loving Vincent and On Body and Soul Nominated for the 90th Academy Awards

WARSAW: The Polish/British animated film Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Britain’s Hugh Welchman was nominated for the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Animated Feature category, while the…
24-01-2018

PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik Start Shooting First Netflix Series in Polish

WARSAW: The first Polish Netflix series started shooting in Warsaw on 16 January 2018. The 8-episode series, which doesn’t have a title yet, is set in a world where the…
19-01-2018

All-time Record Year for Polish Cinema

WARSAW: Polish cinema saw another record breaking year with an all-time best result of 56 m total admissions and two domestic titles topping the overall box office. Total gross was…
15-01-2018

Loving Vincent Gets BAFTA Nomination

WARSAW: The Polish/British animated film Loving Vincent directed by Dorota Kobiela and Britain’s Hugh Welchman was nominated for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards in the…
12-01-2018

Kino Polska Sole Shareholder in Cable Television Networks & Partners

WARSAW: SPI International subsidiary Kino Polska TV took full control over Cable Television Networks & Partners by acquiring all of its shares for 2.4 m EUR / 10 m PLN.…
12-01-2018

PRODUCTION: Małgorzata Szumowska Wraps New Drama Before Berlin Competition Bow

WARSAW: Silver Bear winner Małgorzata Szumowska’s new drama Mug is currently in final postproduction and will have its international premiere in the Competition of the 68th Berlin International Film Festival…
11-01-2018

Camerimage Festival Center to Be Built in Toruń

TORUŃ: The Camerimage International Film Festival will move from Bydgoszcz to Toruń by 2022, as a special Camerimage Festival Congress Center will be built to serve as a permanent location…
10-01-2018

Wild Roses Wins Polish Critics Award for Best Domestic Film Released in 2017

WARSAW: Wild Roses by Anna Jadowska won the Golden Tapes award for best domestic film released in Polish cinemas in 2017. Golden Tapes are awarded by the Polish section of…
08-01-2018

Poland to Coproduce First Animated Series with China

WARSAW: Polish Animoon Studio and Chinese Animex Animation finalised the agreement on the coproduction of the second season of the Polish animated series Hug Me. This is the first animated…
14-12-2017

International and Domestic Box Office Success for Poland's Letters to Santa 3

WARSAW: The romantic comedy Letters to Santa 3 directed by Tomasz Konecki is a major success not only in Poland, where it is topping the box office, but also abroad.…
13-12-2017

Loving Vincent Gets Golden Globe Nomination

WARSAW: Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Motion Picture – Animated category. This Polish/UK coproduction produced with a budget…
12-12-2017

The Communion and Loving Vincent Win European Documentary, Animated Feature Film 2017

WARSAW: Anna Zamecka’s The Communion was awarded European Documentary and Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman was awarded European Animated Feature Film 2017 at the 30th European Film…
11-12-2017

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Gdynia Film Centre

This month we speak with Leszek Kopeć, the Director of the Gdynia Film Centre, Gdynia Film School and the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
11-12-2017

Radosław Śmigulski Appointed New Director of Polish Film Institute

WARSAW: Radosław Śmigulski has been appointed Director of the Polish Film Institute by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
08-12-2017

Moomins and the Winter Wonderland Opens on 500 Scandinavian Screens

WARSAW: Ira Carpelan’s and Jakub Wronski’s animated film Moomins and the Winter Wonderland opened on 500 Scandinavian screens on 1 December 2017. Other Polish productions supported by the Polish Film…
06-12-2017