EKRAN Training Programme Deadline - 31 January 2012

WARSAW: The Wajda Studio (www.wajdastudio.pl) has announced a 31 January 2012 deadline for the 2012 EKRAN Training Program for Film Professionals. Nine participant teams of three persons each will be…
16-01-2012

Polish title Sponsoring headed for Berlinale

{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish title Sponsoring (Elles) directed by Malgorzata Szumowska will be the opening film of the Panorama section of the Berlinale 2012.
12-01-2012

Poland’s NEFS Acquires First Feature

{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish boutique sales agent New Europe Film Sales (www.neweuropefilmsales.com ) has acquired its first feature film, Now, Forager, a Polish-US coproduction debut from Jason Cortlund and Julia Halperin.
10-01-2012

Theme Channels Gain Polish Viewers

WARSAW: Poland’s theme channels continued to gain viewers in 2011, rising by 10% in the target 16-49 age group, to a 33% share.
09-01-2012

In Darkness Nominated for Critics Choice Award

{mosimage}Polish director Agnieszka Holland's holocaust film In Darkness has been nominated for the Critics Choice Award, which is given out by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, comprised of U.S. and…
15-12-2011

PRODUCTION: Mystery Of Westerplatte Resumes Filming

{mosimage}WARSAW: After a filming break of over a year, production has resumed on the Polish war drama Mystery Of Westerplatte (Tajemnica Westerplatte), a debut film directed by Paweł Chochlew.
13-12-2011

Polish Films Shortlisted for Oscars

{mosimage}WARSAW: Two Polish films have made the cut for the shortlist of ten animated short films still in contention for Oscar nominations, out of 44 films originally under consideration.
13-12-2011

Essential Killing Named to France's Top Ten

{mosimage}WARSAW: Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski's film Essential Killing has been named one of the ten best films of 2011 by the French "Cahiers du Cinema" critics.
08-12-2011

Public TV Funding under Discussion in Poland

WARSAW: The discussion on the funding of public broadcasting in Poland has resulted in two draft amendments to the law on TV and radio licenses.
07-12-2011

FESTIVALS: Watch Docs Screens 19 Competition Titles

WARSAW: Nineteen documentary films will compete for the main prize of the 11th edition of Watch Docs IFF (8-18 December 2011, watchdocs.pl), with a focus on the topic of human…
07-12-2011

New Horizons Acquires Seven Films

WARSAW: Poland's New Horizons Association (www.nowehoryzonty.pl), the organizer of the New Horizons IFF and distributor of art house films, announced that it has picked up seven new titles, including several…
07-12-2011

PRODUCTION: TV Series Galeria in Production for TVP

WARSAW: ATM Grupa has just begun production on Galeria, a TV series that will premiere on Polish public broadcaster TVP1 in January 2012.
06-12-2011

FESTIVALS: In Darkness Wins Plus Camerimage

In Darkness, the Polish Oscar entry directed by Agnieszka Holland won the main competition award, the Golden Frog, for cinematographer Jolanta Dylewska at the Plus Camerimage IFF (www.pluscamerimage.pl), which ended…
04-12-2011

PRODUCTION: Blood of Blood Goes into Production for Canal+ Poland

WARSAW: Shooting has begun on Blood of Blood, an action series produced by Endemol Poland for Canal +. The show is the second original Polish television production that Canal +…
04-12-2011

Wajda Retrospective in Berlin

{mosimage}The Wajda School (www.wajdaschool.pl) continues its celebration of the 10th aniversary of its founding with a 28 film survey of the films of Poland's master director Andrzej Wajda and his…
01-12-2011

Gutek Receives Europa Cinemas Award

{mosimage}Roman Gutek, Polish distributor, exhibitor, and film festival director, has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by Europa Cinemas (www.europa-cinemas.org). He will be awarded the prize on 18 December 2011…
30-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Polish Film about Belarus in Production

WARSAW: Director Krzysztof Łukasiewicz has begun shooting Żywie Biełaruś, a Polish production about the political reality on Belarus.
30-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Polish 3D Thriller in Production

WARSAW: Polish director Maciej Odoliński had moved into production with Hot Date 3D. The thriller will be shot in Warsaw, Poznań and Nowy Tomyśl. Hot Date 3D follows a crook…
29-11-2011

Polish Filmmakers Association Re-elects Bromski

{mosimage}Jacek Bromski was re-elected as the president of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP, www.sfp.org.pl) at the organization's general assembly meeting. Bromski has served in the position since 1996 and has…
28-11-2011

PRODUCTION: Wajda to Go into Production with Walesa

{mosimage}WARSAW: Andrzej Wajda had revealed the final plans and details for his long awaited film about Lech Wałesa. The director made casting changes and will move into production on 1…
27-11-2011