WARSAW: The 6th Kids Kino International Film Festival was visited by over 28,000 viewers during the nine festival days in 23 cinemas across Poland.

WARSAW: The pre-teen German animated series Nearth – A New World won the Best Pitch award at the 2019 edition of Warsaw Kids Film Forum, at the close of the event on 27 September 2019. The Danish 2D animated film Napoleon won a three-week Pop Up Film Residency in Bratislava, and two Polish productions received new in-kind post-production awards.

WARSAW: A Ukrainian animated TV Series The Purple Pin was presented at the Pitchings section at Inspiration Day hosted by Warsaw Kids Film Forum, sponsored by FNE and the Central European Initiative (CEI)

WARSAW: A German/Slovak feature film Summer With Bernard was presented at the Works In Progress section at Inspiration Day hosted by Warsaw Kids Film Forum, sponsored by FNE and the Central European Initiative (CEI)

WARSAW: A Slovenian animated TV Series How It Grows was presented at a Pitchings section at Inspirational Days hosted by Warsaw Kids Forum, sponsored by FNE and the Central European Initiative (CEI)

FNE had teamed up with Warsaw Kids Forum for an Inspiration Day, an event sponsored by the Central European Initiative (CEI), that was held on 25-27 September 2019 at Kino Muranów in Warsaw. The event was designed to connect the guests of the Warsaw Kids Forum with leading experts in content produced for child and youth audiences. A panel of experts explored the new trends in TV and film made for children, while producers from all over the world showcased the most interesting projects of the last year.

WARSAW: The Polish/Italian/British coproduction Wojtek The Smiling Solider Bear was presented at the Pitchings section at Inspiration Day hosted by Warsaw Kids Film Forum, sponsored by FNE and the Central European Initiative (CEI).

WARSAW: A French animated series on philosophy entitled Philomena was presented at the Works in progress section at Inspiration Day, hosted by Warsaw Kids Film Forum sponsored by FNE and the Central European Initiative (CEI).

WARSAW: Triple Trouble, a sequel to a Polish hit live action feature for children Double Trouble, was presented at the Pitchings section at Inspiration Day hosted by Warsaw Kids Film Forum, sponsored by FNE and the Central European Initiative (CEI).

WARSAW: The animated comedy/adventure series I Love This is one of several Polish projects being pitched at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum, running through 27 September 2019.

WARSAW: Czech producer Vratislav Slajer and director Stepan FOK Vodrazka presented their live action family adventure film project Dustzone at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum on the second day of the pitching forum, which concludes on 27 September 2019.

WARSAW: The new 30 percent automatic cash rebate, along with dedicated coproduction funds and an extensive network of regional film funds, is making Poland an attractive coproduction partner. The Warsaw Kids Film Forum, which runs through 27 September 2019, is riding on this new wave with an extensive selection of Polish children’s productions being pitched this year, as well as foreign projects looking for Polish partners. Among them is the Polish animated film project Sol & Liv presented by LETKO producer Anna Glovik and scriptwriter/director Piotr Szczepanowicz.

WARSAW: Croatian producer Miljana Dragecevic and scriptwriter Dunja Petrovic introduced their animated puppet TV series Bobo and the Wonders at the 2019 Warsaw Kids Film Forum pitching session running through 27 September 2019.

WARSAW: An expected 270 guests are attending the sixth edition of the Warsaw Kids Film Forum, a three-day international industry event running through 27 September 2019. The numbers of attendees has grown by some 30%, thanks in large part to a new sponsorship from FNE and Central European Initiative (CEI), WKFF Project Manager Zosia Horszczaruk told FNE.

WARSAW: The Inspiration Day, sponsored by Film New Europe and the Central European Intitiative (CEI), hosted by the Warsaw Kids Film Forum on 25 September 2019, gathered international film professionals working with content for kids. Maria Kosareva, VP Kids & Family brands at Viacom CEE, spoke to FNE exclusively on what content Nickelodeon is looking for globally.

WARSAW: Luca Milano, the Executive Director of Italian channel for children Rai Ragazzi, spoke to FNE exclusively about the new season of Jams, a locally produced drama series created to educate children on how to deal with sexual harassment. The first season of the series was showcased at the Inspiration Day, sponsored by Film New Europe and the Central European Initiative (CEI) on 25 September 2019 and hosted by Warsaw Kids Film Forum.