GDYNIA: Agnieszka Holland's The Green Border received the Grand Prize Golden Lion at 49th Polish Film Festival, which was held from 23 to 28 September 2024.
GDYNIA: Sixteen films are competing for the Golden and Silver Lions in the Main Competition of the 49th Polish Film Festival, which is held 23 – 28 September 2024.
WARSAW: In a significant move for the Polish creative industry, on 16 August 2024 the President Andrzej Duda approved a law ensuring filmmakers to receive royalties for online distribution of their works.
WROCŁAW: The jury of the 24th mBank New Horizons International Film Festival gave the Grand Prix to the Hungarian/Slovak coproduction Explanation for Everything directed by Gábor Reisz. The festival was held in Wrocław 18 – 28 July and it continues online till 4 August 2024.
WARSAW: The Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund has supported 13 projects with coproduction funding of over 491,000 EUR / 2 m PLN within its 14th annual competition.
WARSAW: Celebrated Polish actor, director and educator Jerzy Stuhr passed away at the age of 77, after a long battle with cancer.
WARSAW: In a significant move, the Polish Parliament has passed an amendment to the copyright law that secures royalties for creators and performers of audiovisual works, as well as those behind spoken-word and musical-literary creations, when their works are made available online. This landmark decision has been hailed as a major objective achieved by ZAPA, the Union of Audiovisual Authors and Producers.
WARSAW: Karolina Rozwód has been appointed as the new director of the Polish Film Institute (PISF). The decision, made after an extensive selection process, marks a new chapter for the organisation.
WARSAW: Grzegorz Łoszewski was elected as the new President of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP) during the Ordinary General Meeting held in Warsaw on 22 June 2024. He will serve a two-year term, succeeding Jacek Bromski.
WARSAW: On 11 June 2024 the Polish film community gathered in front of the Sejm, rallying under the slogan Enough waiting for internet royalties! This protest coincided with the first reading of an amendment to the copyright law aimed at introducing internet royalties for Polish filmmakers.
