GRANTS: Mazovia Film Fund Supports 11 Productions
WARSAW: The Mazovia Film Fund chose 11 projects to support with coproduction grants totaling 1.8 m PLN / 420,851 EUR, including new films from Małgorzata Szumowska, Paweł Łoziński and Piotr…
PRODUCTION: Jacek Bromski in Postproduction with Solid Gold
WARSAW: Jacek Bromski is in postproduction with Solid Gold, a political thriller starring Andrzej Seweryn and Janusz Gajos, inspired by one of the most controversial financial scams in the history…
New Europe Film Sales Picks Up Tomasz Wasilewski's Fools
WARSAW: New Europe Film Sales picked up world sales rights to Fools by Silver Bear winner Tomasz Wasilewski, a Polish/Romanian/German film produced by Ewa Puszczyńska and Ada Solomon.
FNE at Krakow Film Festival 2019: Prize Winners
KRAKOW: The 59th Krakow Film Festival of documentary, short and animated film held 26 May - 2 June 2019 awarded its top prize in the International Documentary Competition to Advocate…
Warsaw Kids Film Forum Deadline Approaches
WARSAW: Warsaw Kids Film Forum, the international coproduction pitching forum for children’s films from CEE territories, is accepting applications for it third edition through 31 May 2019.
PRODUCTION: Four Polish Female Directors Join Forces on Erotica 2022
WARSAW: Kasia Adamik, Olga Chajdas, Anna Kazejak and Anna Jadowska are teaming up to direct Erotica 2022, a futuristic drama based on a script written by Polish women.
PRODUCTION: Polish The Wind over Aleppo in Development
TREBON: Polish writer/director/designer/producer Agnieszka Sadurska is developing a TV special, The Wind over Aleppo. The project was presented at the recent CEE Animation Forum.
New Horizons and Polish Film Institute Present Five Films at Cannes Market
WARSAW: The New Horizons IFF and the Polish Film Institute present five Polish films at the Cannes Market.
FNE at Cannes 2019: Polish Cinema in Cannes
The 72nd International Cannes Film Festival begins on May 14. Polish animations will take part in the student short film competition - Cinéfondation, and Polish productions and Polish artists will…
EFP Producers on the Move 2019: Małgorzata Staroń
FNE spoke with 2019 Producer on the Move Małgorzata Staroń, who represents Poland at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. She is the head of Staron-Film and has produced films which…
Doc Lab Poland Calls for Projects
WARSAW: Doc Development, a new programme for documentary filmmakers, has opened its call for projects through 3 June 2019.
Controversial Polish Documentary Pulls In 12 m Views on YouTube
WARSAW: Don't Tell Anyone, a documentary by Tomasz Siekielski exposing pedophilia in the Polish Catholic church has both shocked the Polish public and attracted over 12 m views on YouTube…
GRANTS: Poland Supports Eight Feature Films
WARSAW: The Polish Film Institute approved 18.4 m PLN / 4.2 m EUR in grants for eight new feature film productions.
SOFA Calls for Projects
WARSAW: SOFA, the School of Film Agents, is accepting applications for its 2019/2020 three-part programme through 29 May 2019.
FESTIVALS: Sons Of Denmark Wins Mastercard OFF CAMERA Grand Prix
KRAKOW: Sons Of Denmark by Ulaa Salim won the Grand Prix Krakow Film Award at the 12th Mastercard OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema, held in Krakow 26 April…
Polish HBO Series Gets US Release
WARSAW: HBO Europe’s Polish original drama series Blinded by the Lights has been made available to US subscribers of pay TV channel.
Pasikowski's War Thriller Courier Inspires Board Game
WARSAW: Władysław Pasikowski's biopic about Jan Nowak-Jeziorański entitled Courier has inspired a new WWII board game.
Record Polish Admissions for First Quarter of 2019
WARSAW: Poland had 18,811,913 cinema admissions in the first quarter of 2019, the best result in the past two years. The three top box office films are domestic productions.
PRODUCTION: Dariusz Gajewski in Post-production with Legions
WARSAW: Dariusz Gajewski has finished shooting a major costume drama about the Polish Legions established by Józef Piłsudski, with a planned budget of 6.3 m EUR / 27 m PLN.
TVP to Launch Channel in Lithuania
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TVP will launch a TVP Vilnius channel in Lithuania in May 2019.