WARSAW: The Polish Institute in Kiev postponed the official screening of Wojciech Smarzowski's drama Hatred / Volhynia about the Volyhnia massacres following a recommendation from Ukraine's foreign ministry official. Ukrainian officials said they feared the controversial film about the slaughter of ethnic Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia during WWII by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) could provoke street protests in Kiev.

WARSAW: Latvian/Polish/Lithuanian/Czech Coproduction Bille by Inara Kolmane was showcased at the 12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October 2016.

WARSAW: The Lithuanian/Bulgarian/Polish coproduction, comedy-drama Miracle by Egle Vertelyte, was showcased at the 12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October 2016.

WARSAW: The Iranian drama Malaria by Parviz Shahbazi won the Grand Prix of the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival. The closing ceremony took place on 15 October 2016.

WARSAW: Maria Sadowska’s new biopic The Art of Love was presented at the 12th CentEast Works in Progress, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October 2016. The film is about Michalina Wisłocka, a famous Polish sexologist, who revolutionised the sexual life of the whole country in the middle of the communist regime.

WARSAW: The Last Family by Jan P. Matuszyński was sold in Hungary, where it will be distributed by Mozinet. The film was showcased during Warsaw Screenings at the 12th edition of CentEast Market Warsaw, which took place within the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October 2016.

WARSAW: Jacek Kurski won the competition organised by the National Media Council and will head the Polish public broadcaster TVP in the next four years. This decision finalises his term as acting President after he replaced Janusz Daszczyński in January 2016.

WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski’s drama Hatred, about the massacre in Volhynia in 1943, topped the Polish box office with 230,000 admissions in the opening weekend. The film was released by Forum Film Polska on 7 October 2016.

WARSAW: Master of Polish cinema Andrzej Wajda died on 9 October 2016 at 90. He was one of the most prominent Polish filmmakers with a career spanning more than 65 years and being part of the Polish history itself.

WARSAW: Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature The Last Family had 210,000 admissions during the first week in Polish cinemas. The winner of Best Film Award at the 41st Gdynia Film Festival was released by Kino Świat on 30 September.