FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kino Nowe Horyzonty, Wrocław
This month we speak with Roman Gutek, head of the New Horizons Association, a non-profit organisation founded in 2003, which organises film festivals such as T-Mobile New Horizons IFF, the…
TVP and ZDF to Coproduce Mini-series
WARSAW: Poland’s public broadcaster TVP will co-produce a mini-series about Polish-German relations with Germany’s ZDF and 3Sat.
PRODUCTION: Polish-French-German Coproduction Marie Curie Shoots in Krakow
KRAKOW: Marie Curie, a biographical costume drama about Maria Skłodowska-Curie, is being shot at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow.
PRODUCTION: TVP Begins Production on Costume Drama Bodo
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP has commissioned a 13-episode season of Bodo, a costume drama series about a legendary Polish actor. The executive production company is Akson Studio.
Kozicki Named President at HBO Poland
WARSAW: Michal Kozicki has been appointed President of HBO Poland, taking over from Alex Kutela who is leaving the company. Kozicki, who was previously Sales Director, joined HBO in 2004.
Poland Puts Spotlight on Animation Business
WARSAW: The Creative Europe Desk in Poland is organizing an Animation Business Seminar, 9-10 June 2015 in Warsaw, focusing on the business side of the animation film industry.
FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Domino Effect
We look at the journey of the Polish/German documentary Domino Effect, from Ex Oriente to success on the festival circuit.
FNE at Cannes 2015: ScripTeast Award Winner
CANNES: One of the EU’s most successful script programmes ScripTeast has awarded its prestigious Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award for the Best Eastern European Script to Nanook by Bulgarian scriptwriters Milko…
Jabłoński Named VP of European Producers Club
CANNES: Polish producer/director/screenwriter Dariusz Jabłoński has been appointed Vice President of the European Producers Club, with over 70 of the leading producers representing more than 20 European countries.
ScripTeast Introduces 11 Projects at Cannes
CANNES: The 9th edition of the Polish-based training forum ScripTeast brought the writers of its 11 selected projects to Cannes for meetings and a workshop that runs through 20 May…
Polish Cinema in Cannes 2015
Polish Film Institute Representatives at the Polish Stand in Cannes are:
FNE at Cannes Producers Workshop: Joanna Szymańska
WARSAW: Joanna Szymańska was born in 1981 in Poland. A film studies graduate at the Jagiellonian University, she studied law at University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw. For…
FNE Cannes 2015: EFP Producer on the Move: Mariusz Włodarski
WARSAW: Mariusz Włodarski was born in 1980 in Poland. In 2005 he graduated from the Department of International Relations at the University of Lodz and wrote his thesis on the…
Red Planet Wins Wajda Script Pro 2015 Prize
KRAKOW: Jaroslaw Marszewski won the 2015 SCRIPT PRO competition organized by the Wajda School and awarded in Krakow on 6 May for his script Red Planet White Flag.
International Conference on Film and Media Education
WARSAW: The international conference ‘Film and media education in Poland and the world – systemic solutions and case studies’, which was organized by the Polish Film Institute and Centre for…
PRODUCTION: Ryszard Bugajski Shooting Stalinist Drama in Warsaw
WARSAW: Ryszard Bugajski has started shooting the dramatic film Zaćma, inspired by the life of a Stalinist member of the infamous Polish Ministry of Security known as "Bloody Luna."
Polański Returns to Krakow to Receive Award
KRAKOW: Roman Polański returned to Poland to pick up an award at the PKO Off Camera Festival in Krakow, his home town.
Mazovia Film Fund Awards Grants to Five Films
WARSAW: The Mazovia Film Fund handed out grants totaling some 200,000 EUR to two feature films, two documentaries, and one animated film.
Andrzej Żuławski in Postproduction with Cosmos
WARSAW: Polish director returns after 15 years with a thriller entitled Cosmos planned to premiere in Cannes.
University of Warsaw will Host an International Conference on Film and Media Education
WARSAW: The international conference Film and media education in Poland and the world – systemic solutions and case studies will be held at the Library of the University of Warsaw…
