WARSAW: Radosław Śmigulski has been appointed Director of the Polish Film Institute by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.
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 Institute, such as Loving Vincent and Spoor, are also generating a growing interest in foreign territories.
WARSAW: Oscar nominated Polish filmmaker Bartosz Konopka has just finished shooting The Mute, a Polish/Belgian coproduction starring Krzysztof Pieczyński and Karol Bernacki.
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute chose nine new feature films and nine animated projects to co-finance in the 3rd funding session of 2017, including new projects from Leszek Dawid, Małgorzata Szumowska and Dariusz Jabłoński.
WARSAW: Michał Kwieciński is currently shooting the romantic comedy Love Is Everything, a coproduction between TVN and Akson Studio. Michał Kwieciński is a renowned Polish producer and director and the owner of Akson Studio, one of the biggest production companies in Poland.
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) launched an international streaming service for TVP Polonia, its international channel for Polish-speaking audiences from abroad, that will celebrate 25 years in 2018.
WARSAW: Polish film director, screenwriter and producer Jacek Bromski joined the Board of Writers & Directors Worldwide Congress, a part of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP signed a preliminary contract with Intrigue Entertainment allowing the US company to adapt its original Polish series format The Artists for the US market.
WARSAW: The third part of the Christmas-themed Polish romantic comedy series, Letters to Santa 3, had 775,817 admissions since its 10 November 2017 premiere, making it the best opening weekend for 2017 and the second best opening for Poland in 30 years.
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute's minority international coproduction fund will support six international projects with over 1.9 m PLN / 463,905 EUR.
