East Pictures Tests Polish 3D Market
WARSAW: 4:13 To Katowice, the first Polish thriller made only for 3D screenings, will have its premiere on 21 October 2011 in Warsaw. The film will be first presented in…
Polish Pay-TV Market Near Saturation
WARSAW: Poland has reached 74% penetration of the pay TV market, according to a report in the Warsaw Voice. Analysts estimate that only just over 500,000 new customers are yet…
CentEast Works in Progress: Baby Blues
WARSAW: Polish director Katarzyna Rosłaniec explores the topic of teen pregnancy in her new drama Baby Blues presented at the CentEast forum in Warsaw.
CentEast Works in Progress: Baby Blues
WARSAW: Polish director Katarzyna Rosłaniec explores the topic of teen pregnancy in her new drama Baby Blues presented at the CentEast forum in Warsaw.
CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Polish Works in Progress: Blind Watching
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) is in post production with Blind Watching, a moving drama with documentary-style improvised moments about the importance of making a connection despite the loss…
CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Polish Works in Progress: Blind Watching
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) is in post production with Blind Watching, a moving drama with documentary-style improvised moments about the importance of making a connection despite the loss…
FESTIVALS: Rose Wins Warsaw Grand Prix
WARSAW: The closing ceremony of the 27th Warsaw Film Festival (www.wff.pl) on 16 October 2011 was a night of home town success amid a festival line-up that was strong on…
Crulic - The Path To Beyond Gets Polish Distribution
WARSAW: Crulic - The Path to Beyond, a striking animated documentary based on the tragedy of Claudiu Crulic, will open in Polish cinemas in December 2011.The decision followed the film's…
CentEast Works in Progress: Woman's Day
WARSAW: Polish director Maria Sadowska tackles the issue of female solidarity in a male driven work place in her feature film debut Women's Day, presented during the Warsaw CentEast (www.wff.pl)…
PRODCUTION: Łukasz Barczyk to Direct Historical Polish Film
POZNAN: Łukasz Barczyk has been selected by the Marshal Office of the Great Poland region to direct a film about the Great Polish Uprising, the most successful of Polish insurrections.…
FNE Visegrad 2011: Polish Coproductions
WARSAW: Poland’s position in the international film industry becomes more prominent each year, not only are more Polish productions and coproductions screened and awarded at major international film festivals each…
PRODUCTION: Independent Polish Comedy Shooting
WARSAW: Indie Polish filmmakers Paweł Sarbinowski and Piotr Zukowski have begun principal shooting on Heaven, a comedy about celebrity afterlife which will premiere in 2012.
Battle of Warsaw 1920 Opens with Record-Breaking Distribution
WARSAW: Jerzy Hoffmann's Battle of Warsaw 1920, the first Polish 3D production, opened on 30 September 2011 in over 140 cinemas, setting a domestic record for the Polish market. The…
CentEast Announces Market Screenings
WARSAW: The 7th CentEast Warsaw Market (www.centeast.eu), taking place during the Warsaw Film Festival (7-16 October, www.wff.pl) will screen five new Polish films in the Warsaw Screenings section, accompanying the…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Call for Films
The 52nd Krakow Film Festival (28 May-3 June 2012, www.krakowfilmfestival.pl) has announced a call for entries in three competition categories: national documentaries and short films; international documentaries; and international short…
New Film and Series from TV Polska at MIPCOM
TV Polska's (www.tvp.pl) sales team are introducing three new original series and a heart-warming film in its MIPCOM line-up this year. Monks, social workers, and a family dynasty are the…
TVP to Produce More Documentaries in 2012
WARSAW: A meeting between representatives of TVP1 and Polish documentary filmmakers has resulted in a plan to boost Polish documentary film production in 2012,
PRODUCTION: A Polish Pawiak Prison Documentary in Production
WARSAW: Director/writer/cinematographer Andrzej Kałuszko is completing filming on Z Pawiaka (From Pawiak) a documentary devoted to the story of Polish actress Alina Janowska who was imprisonment at the German Gestapo…
PRODUCTION: TVP Shoots Doc on Costume Designer
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP is completing shooting on Oscar Candidate: Barbara Ptak, a documentary devoted to one of the legends of Polish film and television costume design.
UPC Poland Acquires Aster
WARSAW: UPC Poland has completed the purchase of Aster, a Polish cable provider, from Mid Europa Partners for 2.4 million PLN. The transaction was approved by the Polish Office of…
