KATOWICE: Poland’s regional Silesia Film Fund announced grants totaling 630,000 PLN to coproduce seven films in 2013.
There were 45 projects submitted for this round of applications. The Silesia Film Fund will support two features, four documentaries and one animated film.
The largest grant, 300,000 PLN, went to a feature film Gwiazdy (Stars), to be directed by Jan Kidawa-Błoński and produced by Apple Film Productions.
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