WARSAW: The 2014 Polish box office hit Gods will premiere in Spain on 19 February 2016 distributed by Surtsey Films.
WARSAW: Silver Bear winner Body by Małgorzata Szumowska and the box office hit These Daughters of Mine by Kinga Dębska received most of the nominations for the 18th edition of Polish Film Award The Eagles on 4 February 2016.
WARSAW: Polish director Władysław Pasikowski is working on a new historical thriller about Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, one of the most notable resistance fighters of the Home Army during WWII. The shooting of Courier (working title) will launch in 2017.
WARSAW: Anne Fontaine’s drama Agnus Dei, a French/Polish/Belgian coproduction starring Agata Kulesza and Agata Buzek, will open in France on 10 February 2016. The film is distributed by Mars Films.
WARSAW: Pitbull. New Order, a sequel to Patryk Vega's crime series Pitbull, had 211,091 admissions in the opening weekend, setting a record for a domestic film in 2016.
WARSAW: New President of Polish public television, Jacek Kurski, decided that TVP Info will start emitting a decoded signal through Hot Bird satellite, which expands its reach to Europe, South Africa and part of Asia.
WARSAW: Julia Kijowski’s debut feature Crache Coeur will be released in France by Zootrope Films on 17 February 2016.
WARSAW: Poland saw its best year in 2015 with over 44.5 m admissions in cinemas. Maciej Dejczer’s comedy Letters to Santa 2 was the most popular title in 2015 selling 2,874 m tickets.
WARSAW: Kinga Dębska’s new comedy/drama These Daughters of Mine had 350,000 admissions in its first ten days, a very strong result for Poland.
WARSAW: An anonymous bidder paid 2,962 EUR / 13,000 PLN at a charity auction in order to be an extra in the new film by Jacek Bromski. Roman Polański's Bitter Moon held the previous record.