Japanese Persona Non Grata Wraps Filming in Poland
WARSAW: The Japanese historical drama Persona Non Grata is completing production in Poland. The film was shot entirely in Poland with Polish cities standing in for Berlin, Kaunas, Moscow, Tokyo,…
The Passing Bells to premiere on TVP and BBC
WARSAW: A new TVP and BBC Worldwide co-production is an epic drama set during WWI. It will premiere this November both in UK and Poland. The show's Polish producer is…
Gods Tops One Million Admissions
WARSAW: Gods, the winner of the 39th Gdynia Film Festival has racked up 1.149 m admissions within three weeks since its premiere.
Fourth Belarusian Film Festival Held in Warsaw
WARSAW: The fourth edition of Bulbamovie, Belarusian Film Festival in Warsaw, running 24-26 October 2014 in the Muranow Cinema handed out prizes in its competition for best short films, with…
FESTIVALS: Obvious Child and Life Itself win the 5th American Film Festival in Wroclaw
WROCLAW: 5th edition of the American Film Festival has come to an end. The first event in Eastern and Central Europe focused entirely on independent American cinema closed on October…
Polish Docs Shorlisted for Oscar
WARSAW: Two Polish documentaries are on the short list of eight films vying for an Oscar nomination in the Best Short Documentary category.
Polish Gods Hits UK Screens
WARSAW: Polish director Łukasz Palkowski ‘s Gods is set to hit UK screens today, 24 October, distributed by Project London Productions Ltd that also distributed other Polish box office hits…
PRODUCTION: ZDF Shooting Auschwitz Documentary in Poland
WROCŁAW: Shooting on the ZDF docudrama Roads To Auschwitz...Staying Alive Was Not An Option directed by Oliver Halmburger has started in Wrocław.
Steven Spielberg to shoot in Poland
WROCŁAW: Steven Spielberg will shoot part of his new drama St. James Place starring Tom Hanks in Wrocław in November.
Łukasz Palkowski’s Gods Opens at Number One at Polish Box Office
WARSAW: Polish films took possession of the top three slots at the local box office with the latest in a string of local hits, Gods directed by Łukasz Palkowski topping…
Jakub Duszyński re-elected as Co-President of Europa Distribution
WARSAW: Jakub Duszyński, artistic director at Gutek Film has once again been chosen to co-head Europa Distribution, this time alongside Laurent Dutoit and Gabor Boszormenyi.
FNE at WFF 2014: Winners of the 30th Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: The Grand Prix of the 30th Warsaw Film Festival went to The Coffin In The Mountain, a Chinese drama directed by Xin Yukun.
Polish Film Institute Announces Grants
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute allotted a new round of grants amounting to 4,219,309 EUR/17,800,000 PLN for feature film production.
FESTIVALS: Camerimage Readies 22 Edition
BYDGOSZCZ: The 22nd edition of the International Film Festival of the art of Cinematography festival will take place from 15 to 22 November in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz.
Ida Submitted in Five Oscar Categories
WARSAW: Paweł Pawlikowski’s Polish international hit Ida will compete for an Oscar nod not only in the Best Foreign Film category but also in the main competition for Best Directing,…
FNE at Regiofun: UK’s Phoenix Buys Film Rights for Bulgarian Hit TV Series
KATOWICE: UK based international sales and distribution company Phoenix Worldwide Entertainment has bought the rights to turn the hit Bulgarian crime series Undercover into a full length feature film.
FESTIVALS: Nothing Bad Can Happen Scoops Top Awards at 5th Regiofun IFF
KATOWICE: Nothing Bad Can Happen, a German drama directed by Katrin Gebbe, dominated the 5th International Festival of Film Producers in Katowice (7 -12 October 2014) winning both the top…
CentEast Market Announces Programme
WARSAW: The 10th edition of CentEast Market Warsaw will present works-in-progress from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia as part of the 30th Warsaw Film Festival from 17…
World Screenwriters Sign Warsaw Resolution
WARSAW: Representatives of over 30 international screenwriting guilds have signed a resolution that calls for creative freedom and financial support for screenwriters. The Warsaw Resolution was signed at the Third…
Warsaw 44 Surpasses One Million Admissions
WARSAW: Warsaw 44 has gathered 1,040,000 admissions in just 17 days after its opening making Jan Komasa's drama about the Warsaw Uprising one of the most popular Polish titles in…
