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…
22-10-2019

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.
21-10-2019

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…
18-10-2019

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…
17-10-2019

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,…
10-10-2019

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…
08-10-2019

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.
03-10-2019

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…
03-10-2019

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…
03-10-2019

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WARSAW: The Warsaw Film Festival has announced that the Chinese film Wisdom Tooth directed by Ming Liang has been withdrawn from the festival’s International Competition.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…
02-10-2019

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…
02-10-2019

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.
02-10-2019

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…
01-10-2019

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…
30-09-2019

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…
30-09-2019

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.
27-09-2019

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.
27-09-2019

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…
27-09-2019

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…
27-09-2019

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…
27-09-2019