Filmmakers and MEPs Pay Tribute to Andrzej Wajda at LUX Prix Anniversary
BRUSSELS: MEP and EU Culture Committee Chair Silvia Costa and UK director Ken Loach were joined by other participants at the LUX Prix 10th Anniversary event in paying tribute to…
OBITUARY: Andrzej Wajda
WARSAW: Master of Polish cinema Andrzej Wajda died on 9 October 2016 at 90. He was one of the most prominent Polish filmmakers with a career spanning more than 65…
Strong Domestic Opening Week for Gdynia Film Festival Winner Last Family
WARSAW: Jan P. Matuszyński’s debut feature The Last Family had 210,000 admissions during the first week in Polish cinemas. The winner of Best Film Award at the 41st Gdynia Film…
FESTIVALS: Eleven Debut Features in the Competition of the 14th Tofifest
TORUŃ: Eleven debut features will vie for the Golden Angel Award in the On Air main competition of the 14th Tofifest IFF 2016. The festival will run in Toruń from…
CentEast Market Announces Programme
WARSAW: The 12th edition of CentEast Market Warsaw will present works-in-progress of documentary and fiction films from Slovakia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Georgia and Estonia from 14 to…
FESTIVALS: Jay Rosenblatt to Receive Camerimage Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking
BYDGOSZCZ: Jay Rosenblatt will receive the Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking at the 24th International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage set to run in Bydgoszcz,…
Wajda's Afterimage Selected as Poland's Oscar Bid
WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda's Afterimage has been selected to be Poland's candidate for this year's Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
American Location Managers Visit Poland
WARSAW: A group of American location managers invited by Film Commission Poland visited Poland in September 2016. The aim of their visit was to familiarise American filmmakers with the potential…
FNE at Gdynia 2016: Prize Winners
GDYNIA: The main prize of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival went to The Last Family directed by Jan P. Matuszyński. The film’s star Andrzej Seweryn also won the prize for…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: United States of Love
GDYNIA: Tomasz Wasilewski’s United States of Love will vie in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival taking place from 19 and 24 September 2016. This Polish/Swedish coproduction…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Humble Servants
GDYNIA: Crime thriller Humble Servants by Mariusz Gawryś will be showcased in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival set to take place from 19 to 24 September…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Hatred
GDYNIA: Hatred by the acclaimed Wojciech Smarzowski will have its premiere in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival taking place from 19 to 24 September 2016. The…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: All These Sleepless Nights
GDYNIA: All These Sleepless Nights by Michał Marczak will have its Polish premiere in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival taking place from 19 to 24 September…
FNE at the 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Blindness
GDYNIA: Ryszard Bugajski’s Blindness will have its Polish premiere in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival taking place from 19 to 24 September 2016. The main character…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: The Happiness of the World
GDYNIA: The Happiness of the World directed by Michał Rosa and shot by acclaimed Marcin Koszałka will have its Polish premiere in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Playground
GDYNIA: Bartosz M. Kowalski's debut feature Playground will have its Polish premiere in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival set to take place from 19 to 24…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: The High Frontier
GDYNIA: Wojciech Kasperski’s debut feature The High Frontier will vie in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival, set to take place from 19 to 24 September 2016.…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Kamper
GDYNIA: Łukasz Grzegorzek's debut feature Kamper will have its Polish premiere in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival set to take place from 19 to 24 September…
FNE at 2016 Gdynia Film Festival: Planet Single
GDYNIA: Polish/Slovenian coproduction Planet Single by Mitja Okoron will vie in the main competition of the 41st Gdynia Film Festival set to take place from 19 to 24 September 2016.…
Polish Film Institute Awards Film Professionals
WARSAW: Polish Film Institute awarded the most accomplished members of the industry for the ninth time during the 41st Gdynia Film Festival (19-24 September 2016).
