Body and These Daughters of Mine Top Polish Eagles Nods
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…
Małgorzata Szumowska Joins Competition Jury at Berlin Film Festival
WARSAW: Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska, who won Silver Bear and Best Director ex-aequo for Body at Berlin Film Festival 2015, is joining the Competition Jury of the 66th edition of…
PRODUCTION: Władysław Pasikowski in Development with Jan Nowak-Jeziorański Biopic
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…
Two Polish Films Honoured at Sundance
WARSAW: Michał Marczak received the Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary for All These Sleepless Nights while Agnieszka Smoczyńska was awarded A World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Unique Vision…
Polish Coproduction to Open in France
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.
Pitbull. New Order, Best Domestic Opening in 2016
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.
TVP Info Expands to Europe, South Africa and Asia
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…
French/Polish Coproduction to Be Released in France
WARSAW: Julia Kijowski’s debut feature Crache Coeur will be released in France by Zootrope Films on 17 February 2016.
Record Year for Polish Box Office in 2015
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…
Nine Young Polish Filmmakers Selected for Berlinale Talents
WARSAW: Nine young Polish filmmakers will take part in the six-day programme Berlinale Talents from 13 to 18 February 2016.
Promised Land Voted Best Polish Film
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda’s Promised Land (1975) has been voted best Polish film of all times by Polish film professionals in a poll organized on the occasion of 120 years of…
Strong Opening in Poland for These Daughters of Mine
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.
Record Bid for Jacek Bromski’s New Film
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…
New President of Polish Pubcaster TVP Appointed
WARSAW: Jacek Kurski has been appointed President of public Polish television TVP replacing former president Janusz Daszczyński . The appointment follows a controversial amendment to the media bill by Polish…
Sundance Selects Acquires 11 Minutes
WARSAW: Sundance Selects has acquired Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes for North American distribution.
Body Wins the Golden Tapes Award
WARSAW: Małgorzata Szumowska’s Body and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence by Roy Andersson received Golden Tapes awards for best films screened in Polish cinemas in 2015.…
New Europe Film Sales Joins Distribution Scheme
WARSAW: New Europe Film Sales is joining Walk This Way in 2016 and will launch two films through the scheme. European distribution schemes Walk This Way and the TIDE Experiment…
Pawel Pawlikowski Working on a New Project
WARSAW: Oscar-winning writer/director Paweł Pawlikowski confirmed that he is currently developing a love story with the working title Cold War.
Polish Film Institute Introduces Funding for Minority Coproductions in 2016
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute has decided to allocate 8 m PLN of production funding especially for Polish companies engaged in international projects as minority co-producers.
FNE Country Report 2015: Poland
The Polish film industry had a great year with an Oscar for Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida and strong film production supported by the Polish Film Institute (PISF), which celebrated its tenth…
