United States of Love Sets UK Release
WARSAW: Tomasz Wasilewski’s drama United States of Love will be released theatrically in the UK on 18 November 2016.
The Last Family Released in UK
WARSAW: The critically acclaimed Polish film The Last Family directed by Jan P. Matuszyński has been released in the UK through the Odeon Cinemas network. It will be screened in…
TVN Invests in Youtubers
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN bought a major share in Gamellon, a company specialising in producing Youtube programmes on gaming. TVN wants to attract more Youtube followers to its on-air…
Polish Ministry Of Culture to Merge the National Film Archive and National Audiovisual Institute
WARSAW: The Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage announced the merge of two significant Polish public film institutions. The newly created National Film Archive - Audiovisual Institute will start…
Polish Film Shortlisted for Oscars
WARSAW: A documentary by a Polish film student has made the first cut in the Oscar Race. Zofia Kowalewska’s Close Ties is one of ten films still in the running…
FESTIVALS: Poland Awards US Projects with Postproduction Prizes
WROCLAW: In a bid to bring more American producers to Poland, the 7th American Film Festival (which ran through 30 October 2016) handed out a bevy of postproduction awards to…
Board of Poland's National Film Center Announced
ŁÓDŹ: Nine people have been selected to the Board of the newly created National Film Centre, designed to showcase Polish cinema. The NFC will start its activities in November 2016.
FNE at Regiofun 2016: Will-o’-the-Wisp in Development
KATOWICE: Czech Director Vita Prochazka is in development with Will-o’-the-Wisp, a Czech fantasy film. Will-o’-the-Wisp was showcased at the Look for Fund meeting hosted by the 7th International Regiofun Film…
FNE at REGIOFUN: Polish/Czech/Slovak Family Film in Development
KATOWICE: Kaytek The Wizard, a family film, directed by Magdalena Łazarkiewicz and based on a book by Janusz Korczak, will go into production in 2017. The film is planned as…
Liberty Global Acquires Multimedia Polska
WARSAW: The international TV and broadband company Liberty Global announced the acquisition of the cable business Multimedia Polska through Liberty Global’s subsidiary UPC Poland. Multimedia Polska is valued at 3…
FNE at REGIOFUN 2016: Regional Film Fund Main Prize Goes to Bodkin Ras
KATOWICE: The Dutch drama Bodkin Ras produced by Raymond van der Kaaij and directed by Kaweh Modiri won the main prize in the Feature Film Competition at the 7th International…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Peter Bebjak in Production with Slovak/Ukrainian Coproduction
WARSAW: The Line by Peter Bebjak was showcased at the12th CentEast Works In Progress, which took place during the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival from 14 to 16 October 2016. The…
Fears of Street Protests Halt Kiev Screening of Polish Film on WWII Massacres
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…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Inara Kolmane in Production with Latvian/Polish/Lithuanian/Czech Coproduction
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…
FNE at CentEast WFF: Lithuanian/Bulgarian/Polish Coproduction in Postproduction
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…
FESTIVALS: Malaria Wins the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival
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.
FNE at CentEast WFF: Sadowska in Postproduction with Polish Sexologist's Biopic
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…
FNE at CentEast: Poland's Last Family Sold in Hungary
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…
Jacek Kurski Appointed President of TVP
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…
Smarzowski's Hatred Tops Polish Box Office
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…
