PRODUCTION: Alvernia Producing Hollywood's Arbitrage
KRAKOW: Alvernia Studios, one of the most modern Polish film studios, is co-producing and investing in Arbitrage, a drama starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth.
PRODUCTION: Kolski in Production with Kill the Beaver
WARSAW: Acclaimed Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski is currently filming his 14th film, Kill The Beaver. Shooting started in Popielawy near Lodz at the beginning of April 2011 and will…
EP2C Postproduction Workshop Set for Warsaw
WARSAW: EP2C (www.ep2c.com) has announced a one-week postproduction workshop to be held in Warsaw 4-9 October 2011 for producers and post-production supervisors.
FESTIVALS: TVP Films Screen in Copenhagen
WARSAW: Andrzej Żuławski is in the center of this year's edition of the CPH PIX, the Copenhagen International Film Festival taking place between 14 April - 1 May 2011. The…
Cyfrowy Polsat Completes Acquisition of Polsat TV
WARSAW: Cyfrowy Polsat Group has completed its purchase of Polsat Televison (www.polsat.pl), acting upon a 15 November 2010 letter of intent, buying 2,369,467 shares for 3.75 million PLN (EUR 951,237).…
Pimp My Ride by Coca-Cola Zero Arrives in Poland
DISCOP BUDAPEST (www.discop.com) reports that MTV Networks Poland, and Coca-Cola Poland Services are collaborating on the project Pimp My Ride by Coca-Cola Zero, the first Polish edition of the international…
TVN Picks Up Everybody Loves Raymond Format
WARSAW: Leading Polish private broadcaster TVN has bought the licence to the American hit sitcom format Everybody Loves Raymond.
Polish Film Festivals Announce New Association
WARSAW: The directors of main Poland's leading film festivals signed a 19 April 2011 co-operation agreement to further develop and raise the level of Polish film events.
New Distributor on Polish Market
WARSAW: Lancelot Media Distribution announced a 6 May 2011 launch on the Polish market. Founder and artistic director Piotr Kaźmirski told FNE that the company will focus on independent productions,…
FESTIVALS: Wisla Honors Wajda
The Wisla Polish Film Festival (www.festiwalwisla.pl). running through 5 May 2011, is marking the 85th birthday of director Andrzej Wajda with screenings of Everything for Sale and The Maids of…
FilmBox Launches in Spain
WARSAW: Polish-based Kino Polska TV announced the launch of broadcast in of its channels FilmBox and FilmBox Espana in Spain on the Starmax HD platform beginning on 18 April 2011.
Wajda Casts Belluci in Walesa Film
WARSAW: Polish Radio reports that director Andrzej Wajda has cast Monica Bellucci in his biopic of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa.
New Horizon Picks Up Turin Horse
WARSAW: Polish distribution company New Horizons Association (www.enh.pl) has picked up Hungarian director Bela Tarr's last film The Turin Horse for theatrical and DVD distribution. The film will debut at…
Dragon Forum Call for Applications
KRAKOW: Dragon Forum Pitching 2011 has announced an open call for documentary film projects through 29 April 2011. The sixth edition takes place 25-29 May during the 51st Krakow International…
TVP's Venice Awarded in Cleveland
WARSAW: Venice by Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski has been honored with the Special Jury Mention for Cinematography by Arthur Reinhartd at the 35th Cleveland International Film Festival.
The Mill and The Cross Breaks Genre Boundaries
WARSAW: The Mill And The Cross, director Lech Majewski's artistic drama about Peter Breugel's painting Christ Carrying A Cross, is breaking records for a non-mainstream movie in Poland. Since its…
PRODUCTION: First Polish Social Documentary Planned
One of the biggest Polish music festivals will be the topic of Opener Generation, the first Polish document made with the help of the whole community of participants. The creative…
PRODUCTION: TVP Drama Series Aida
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP, www.tvp.pl) has commissioned the first season of Aida, a new Polish series based on a Spanish format.
FESTIVALS: Krakow Announces National Competition
KRAKOW: The 51st Krakow Film Festival (23 - 29 May 2011, www.kff.com.pl) has announced 35 titles which will compete in the national competition. The winner will be awarded with the…
Kino Polska Shifts Ownership
WARSAW: Kino Polska TV S.A., producer and distributor of film channels, announced that individual investors' share allocation will be reduced by about 91 percent in the company's initial public offering.…
