Aftermath Looks Forward to Polish Eagles
WARSAW: Aftermath, a daring drama that has ignited public discussion, and with an equally dramatic production background, received seven nominations for the Polish Eagles. The film is emerging as the…
Canal + Cuts Polish Film Production
WARSAW: Canal+ Cyfrowy announced it will not engage in major film projects in the upcoming year, while putting more focus on sports programming.
Agora and Kino Polska to Launch TV Channel
WARSAW: Two of Poland’s leading media companies, Agora and Kino Polska TV (KPTV), have signed an agreement to create a new film channel.
PRODUCTION: Polish Animated Children Series in Production
ŁÓDŹ: The first puppet series to be made in Poland in 12 years, Flapper the Hare (Zajączek Parauszek), will complete production on its initial 13-episode series in April 2013.
Manhunt Dominates Polish Eagles Nominations
WARSAW: The Polish war thriller Manhunt directed by Marcin Krzyształowicz and produced by Skorpion Arte Film & TV Production has been nominated in ten categories for the Polish Film Awards…
PRODUCTION: The Blue Room in Production
WARSAW: Tomasz Siwinski is completing production on his directorial debut The Blue Room, a short animated film made under the artistic supervision of acclaimed Polish animator Piotr Dumała.
Traffic Police Storms Polish Cinemas
WARSAW: Wojciech Smarzowski’s crime drama Traffic Police has taken the top spot among Polish films distributed in 2013.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Developing Two New Projects
WARSAW: Polish director Agnieszka Holland is planning a film based on the contemporary novel Drive Your Plough over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk.
DreamWorks Signs with Monolith Films
Monolith Films had signed an exclusive long-term contract with DreamWorks to distribute their films in Poland.
TVN Dropped from WIG20
WARSAW: Poland’s leading private broadcaster TVN has been cut from the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s index of the 20 largest Polish companies.
FNE at Berlinale 2013: Competition: In The Name Of
BERLIN: Polish writer and director Malgoska Szumowska’s In The Name Of…brings us a visually powerful film that looks at the issue of homosexuality in the Catholic church from a balanced…
FNE at Berlinale 2013: Polish Presence at Berlinale
Information Courtesy of Polish Film Institute BERLIN: February 7 marked the launch of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The festival lineup this year features Polish films that were co-financed…
PRODUCTION: Latallo Developing Comedy
WARSAW: Polish documentary filmmaker Marcin Latałło is preparing Sailor in Łódź a feature comedy about a man who is lost in the fiction he creates.
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Katarzyna Orysiak - Poland
FNE together with Europa Distribution continues its Distributor of the Month series. In recognition of the hard work and excellence of European distributors and the common problems they face, especially…
PRODUCTION: Krakow Documentary in Development
KRAKOW: Magdalena Piekorz is developing a City(W)rites documentary with the working title Krakow Adama Zagajewskiego (Adam Zagajewski's Krakow).
Strong Foreign Sales for TVN Shows
WARSAW: Polish private broadcaster TVN told FNE that it has sold eleven of its original productions to 25 countries in Europe and Asia.
PRODUCTION: Little Crushes in Production
WARSAW: Independent Polish art-house production company Koi Studio is in production with its first fiction feature film Little Crushes (Małe stłuczki).
PRODUCTION: TVN in Production with Medical Drama
KRAKOW: Private broadcaster TVN is increasing its more original Polish content with the addition of a new series, Szpital (The Hospital).
Polish and Chilean Directors Launch Crowdfunding Campaign
WARSAW: Acclaimed young, female directors, Dominga Sotomayor and Katarzyna Klimkiewicz have launched an Indiegogo campaign to finance their joint short film project The Time Before.
TVP Plans Childrens Channel
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is preparing to launch TVP ABC, a thematic channel for the 4-12 age group, in April 2013.
