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.

KRAKOW: Alvernia Studios has launched Alvernia Action, a special production unit focusing on large international coproductions, to be headed by Rafał Orlicki.

WARSAW: The award-winning Polish drama Ida directed by Pawel Pawlikowski continues conquering territories worldwide, opening in New Zealand and Australia on 22 May 2014, just 10 days after its successful bow in the US and Canada.

WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski’s controversial drama Floating Skyscrapers opens in France on 14 May 2014.

WARSAW: The 4th edition of the Mazovia Film Fund awarded 700,000 PLN to films from Xawery Żuławski, Paweł Łoziński and Jan Komasa.

WARSAW: Mikołaj Pokromski will represent Poland at European Film Promotion’s Producers on the Move in Cannes.

WARSAW: Ida, the award winning drama from Paweł Pawlikowski, will receive theatrical distribution in the US and Canada in May.

WARSAW: AXN, the Sony Pictures Entertainment pay television, cable and satellite television channel, avaialble in Poland since 2010, will begin producing original Polish content.

KRAKOW: Bollywood producer Ritesh Sidhwani is currently scouting locations in Krakow for a 40 day shoot of a major film. Poland's Alvernia Studios will co-ordinate the project.

BEIJING: Eleven Works-in-progress from Center and Eastern Europe will be presented during the Beijing Film Market.