FESTIVALS: Camerimage 2019 Announces Competition Films
WARSAW: The USA and Poland dominate the main competition of the Polish festival dedicated to the art of the cinematographer Camerimage, which will take place 9 – 16 November 2019…
FNE at Warsaw IFF 2019: Georgia's Shindisi Wins Grand Prix at 35th Warsaw Film Festival
WARSAW: The Grand Prix of the 35th Warsaw Film Festival went to Georgia's Oscar submission Shindisi directed by Dito Tsintsadze at the closing ceremony on 20 October 2019.
FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Łukasz Długołęcki
ŁÓDŹ: Łukasz Długołęcki from NUR has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the Ji.hlava…
Corpus Christi Soars at Polish Box Office and International Sales
WARSAW: Polish drama Corpus Christi directed by Jan Komasa opened in the number 2 spot at the Polish box office with 170,000 admissions over the 10 – 13 October 2019…
Obituary: Janusz Kondratiuk
WARSAW: Janusz Kondratiuk, Polish director, creator of memorable comedies and younger brother of director Andrzej, to whose memory he devoted his last, famous film Like a Dog with a Cat,…
A Coach’s Daughter Sold to Norway, Denmark and Sweden
WARSAW: A Coach’s Daughter, the drama by Łukasz Grzegorzek exploring a tumultuous father-daughter relationship, will premiere in Norway, Denmark and Sweden distributed by Coolture and Norge. The world sales are…
FNE at Warsaw Film Festival 2019: Georgian Shindisi Competes at Warsaw FF
TBILISI: The Georgian war drama Shindisi directed by Dito Tsintsadze will screen in competition at the 35th edition of the Warsaw Film Festival, 11-20 October 2019.
FNE at Warsaw Film Festival 2019: Proceder
WARSAW: Proceder, a drama directed by Michał Węgrzyn, will screen in the main competition of the 35th Warsaw Film Festival, running from 11 to 21 October 2019. The film will…
FNE at Warsaw Film Festival 2019: Valley Of The Gods
WARSAW: Lech Majewski’s adult fantasy Valley of the Gods will screen in the main competition of the 35th Warsaw Film Festival, running from 11 to 21 October 2019. The film…
FESTIVALS: Warsaw Loses Wisdom Tooth
WARSAW: The Warsaw Film Festival has announced that the Chinese film Wisdom Tooth directed by Ming Liang has been withdrawn from the festival’s International Competition. The screening would have been…
FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kosmos Cinema, Katowice
WARSAW: This month we speak with Bożena Perska, the deputy manager of the Kosmos Cinema in the Polish city of Katowice. The cinema opened in 1965 in a building that…
FESTIVALS: Krakow FF Opens 2020 Submissions
KRAKOW: The Krakow Film Festival is accepting submissions for its 60th edition, which will run 31 May to 7 June 2020.
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Bumblebee’s Flight
WARSAW: The Croatian live action family adventure film Bumblebee’s Flight was pitched at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum, which concluded on 27 September 2019. The project was presented by producer…
FNE at Kids Kino International Film Festival: Record Attendance and Canadian Win in Warsaw
WARSAW: The Canadian animated film Racetime directed by Benoît Godbout won the main audience award at the 6th Kids Kino International Film Festival. A record number of over 28,000 viewers…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: An Expanded WKFF Hands out Four Awards
WARSAW: The pre-teen German animated series Nearth – A New World won the Best Pitch award at the 2019 edition of Warsaw Kids Film Forum, at the close of the…
Corpus Christi Sold to UK and Ireland
WARSAW: Jan Komasa’s costume drama Corpus Christi has been sold by New Europe Film Sales to Vertigo Releasing for distribution in the UK and Ireland.
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: I Love This
WARSAW: The animated comedy/adventure series I Love This is one of several Polish projects being pitched at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum, running through 27 September 2019.
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Dustzone
WARSAW: Czech producer Vratislav Slajer and director Stepan FOK Vodrazka presented their live action family adventure film project Dustzone at the Warsaw Kids Film Forum on the second day of…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Sol & Liv
WARSAW: The new 30 percent automatic cash rebate, along with dedicated coproduction funds and an extensive network of regional film funds, is making Poland an attractive coproduction partner. The Warsaw…
FNE at Warsaw Kids Film Forum 2019: Bobo and the Wonders
WARSAW: Croatian producer Miljana Dragecevic and scriptwriter Dunja Petrovic introduced their animated puppet TV series Bobo and the Wonders at the 2019 Warsaw Kids Film Forum pitching session running through…