Young Horizons Industry 2024 Announces Selected Projects
WARSAW: Young Horizons Industry, the international coproduction forum for films and series for young audiences, selected 11 films and 10 series for its 8th edition, which will be held in…
Polish Filmmakers Demand Fair Internet Royalties in Front of Parliament
WARSAW: On 11 June 2024 the Polish film community gathered in front of the Sejm, rallying under the slogan Enough waiting for internet royalties! This protest coincided with the first…
Why Artistic Freedom Matters: Bringing Order into Chaos
Article by director Katarzyna Klimkiewicz, who sits on the board of FERA, and Danish director Ida Grøn, deputy head of The Association of Danish Film Directors. A hungry person cannot…
FNE Podcast: Director Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez
FNE together with German Films is launching the Year of German Central European Films 2024 with a special focus on German films in Central and Eastern European countries plus Cyprus…
FNE Board Member Dariusz Jabłoński Elected President of European Producers Club
PARIS: Polish producer and member of the executive council of FNE Association Dariusz Jabłoński has been elected president of the European Producers Club (EPC).
FESTIVALS: Awards for Apple Film Production at Mastercard OFF CAMERA Film Festival 2024
CRACOW: Polish production house Apple Film Production scooped several awards at the 17th edition of the Mastercard OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema, held in Cracow 26 April –…
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Shoots Coproduction about Kafka
PRAGUE: The Czech/Polish/German/French film Franz directed by Agnieszka Holland is currently filming in Prague, including the area of the Old Town near Franz Kafka’s birthplace. The production in Prague started…
FNE at Cannes 2024: Polish Coproduction The Girl with the Needle Selected for Cannes’s Competition
WARSAW: The Girl with the Needle, which was shot mostly in Poland by Swedish director Magnus von Horn, will compete for the Palm d’Or in the 77th Cannes Film Festival’s…
Young Horizons Industry and Animond Establish Partnership - Submit Your Project till 19 April 2024!
WARSAW: The 8th international coproduction forum for films and series for young audiences Young Horizons Industry has announced a new partnership with Animond, the first European private investment fund for…
Radosław Śmigulski Dismissed as Director of Polish Film Institute
WARSAW: Radosław Śmigulski has been dismissed from his position of the director of the Polish Film Institute (PISF), as Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, announced on…
Young Horizons Industry 2024 Launches Call for Projects
WARSAW: The 8th international coproduction forum for films and series for young audiences Young Horizons Industry is inviting producers to submit long films and series projects for young audiences till…
FNE Podcast: Karolina Śmigiel and Katarzyna Ślesicka: Film Programmers, Let’s Doc
WARSAW: FNE spoke to Karolina Śmigiel and Katarzyna Ślesicka, film programmers of Let's Doc, about the general goals and activities of the festival and about the involvement of the young…
Jerzy Antczak and Jacek Bromski Awarded in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES: The Helena Modrzejewska Culture Club in Los Angeles awarded Golden Awards for lifetime achievement and activity in the field of film to two outstanding directors, producers, screenwriters -…
Polish Minister Commits to Internet Royalties for Filmmakers
WARSAW: Poland's Minister of Culture Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz has pledged statutory royalties from the Internet for film creators following a meeting with a delegation of filmmakers, including representatives from the Young…
Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border Wins 26th Polish Eagles
WARSAW: Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border / Zielona granica won Best Film at the 26th Polish Film Academy’s Polish Film Awards. Most of the statuettes, as many as six (Director,…
Young Horizons Industry Launches Call for Projects
WARSAW: Projects in various stages of development and production are invited to apply for the 8th Young Horizons Industry, the international co-production forum for films and series for young audiences,…
Jacek Bromski Steps Down as President of the Polish Filmmakers Association after 28 Years
WARSAW: One of Poland's top filmmakers Jacek Bromski has unexpectedly resigned before the end of the current term from the position of president of the Polish Filmmakers Association, which he…
Polish Filmmakers Disappointed as Proposed Copyright Amendment Excludes Internet Royalties
WARSAW: Poland's audiovisual creators, represented by the Polish Union of Audiovisual Authors and Producers (ZAPA), expressed in an official statement their disappointment over the recent draft amendment to the country's…
Filmmakers Protest Polish Film Institute Leadership
WARSAW: Over 5000 Polish filmmakers have launched a protest against the head of the Polish Film Institute, Radosław Śmigulski. The filmmakers, including directors, screenwriters and actors, have penned a letter…
FNE Q&A with Joanna Szymanska: Deputy Chair of EFA and Cofounder of Film Production Company Shipsboy
WARSAW: After the recent Polish elections, Polish filmmakers are hoping to see Polish film open up once again to greater participation in international and pan-European organisations. FNE speaks to Joanna…
