DocBloc: Argentinian Lesson has International Premiere at Leipzig
WARSAW: Argentinean Lesson by Polish director Wojciech Staron makes its international premiere in the main competition of the 54th DOK Leipzig festival of documentary films. The film was produced by…
DocBloc: Argentinian Lesson has International Premiere at Leipzig
WARSAW: Argentinean Lesson by Polish director Wojciech Staron makes its international premiere in the main competition of the 54th DOK Leipzig festival of documentary films in Germany. The film was…
DocBloc: TVP Increases Documentary Production
WARSAW: Polish public broadcaster TV Polska (www.tvp.pl), responding to an appeal from Polish documentary filmmakers, has selected 18 documentary films from 137 applications to receive funding support. Four of the…
PRODUCTION: Polish Six Degrees Moves Shoot to Mexico
WARSAW: The Polish documentary Six Degrees which tests the theory that everyone in the world is connected by only six degrees of separation (six people), has reached Mexico in a…
East Pictures Tests Polish 3D Market
WARSAW: 4:13 To Katowice, the first Polish thriller made only for 3D screenings, will have its premiere on 21 October 2011 in Warsaw. The film will be first presented in…
Polish Pay-TV Market Near Saturation
WARSAW: Poland has reached 74% penetration of the pay TV market, according to a report in the Warsaw Voice. Analysts estimate that only just over 500,000 new customers are yet…
CentEast Works in Progress: Baby Blues
WARSAW: Polish director Katarzyna Rosłaniec explores the topic of teen pregnancy in her new drama Baby Blues presented at the CentEast forum in Warsaw.
CentEast Works in Progress: Baby Blues
WARSAW: Polish director Katarzyna Rosłaniec explores the topic of teen pregnancy in her new drama Baby Blues presented at the CentEast forum in Warsaw.
CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Polish Works in Progress: Blind Watching
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) is in post production with Blind Watching, a moving drama with documentary-style improvised moments about the importance of making a connection despite the loss…
CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Polish Works in Progress: Blind Watching
WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) is in post production with Blind Watching, a moving drama with documentary-style improvised moments about the importance of making a connection despite the loss…
FESTIVALS: Rose Wins Warsaw Grand Prix
WARSAW: The closing ceremony of the 27th Warsaw Film Festival (www.wff.pl) on 16 October 2011 was a night of home town success amid a festival line-up that was strong on…
Crulic - The Path To Beyond Gets Polish Distribution
WARSAW: Crulic - The Path to Beyond, a striking animated documentary based on the tragedy of Claudiu Crulic, will open in Polish cinemas in December 2011.The decision followed the film's…
CentEast Works in Progress: Woman's Day
WARSAW: Polish director Maria Sadowska tackles the issue of female solidarity in a male driven work place in her feature film debut Women's Day, presented during the Warsaw CentEast (www.wff.pl)…
PRODCUTION: Łukasz Barczyk to Direct Historical Polish Film
POZNAN: Łukasz Barczyk has been selected by the Marshal Office of the Great Poland region to direct a film about the Great Polish Uprising, the most successful of Polish insurrections.…
FNE Visegrad 2011: Polish Coproductions
WARSAW: Poland’s position in the international film industry becomes more prominent each year, not only are more Polish productions and coproductions screened and awarded at major international film festivals each…
PRODUCTION: Independent Polish Comedy Shooting
WARSAW: Indie Polish filmmakers Paweł Sarbinowski and Piotr Zukowski have begun principal shooting on Heaven, a comedy about celebrity afterlife which will premiere in 2012.
Battle of Warsaw 1920 Opens with Record-Breaking Distribution
WARSAW: Jerzy Hoffmann's Battle of Warsaw 1920, the first Polish 3D production, opened on 30 September 2011 in over 140 cinemas, setting a domestic record for the Polish market. The…
CentEast Announces Market Screenings
WARSAW: The 7th CentEast Warsaw Market (www.centeast.eu), taking place during the Warsaw Film Festival (7-16 October, www.wff.pl) will screen five new Polish films in the Warsaw Screenings section, accompanying the…
FESTIVALS: Krakow Call for Films
The 52nd Krakow Film Festival (28 May-3 June 2012, www.krakowfilmfestival.pl) has announced a call for entries in three competition categories: national documentaries and short films; international documentaries; and international short…
New Film and Series from TV Polska at MIPCOM
TV Polska's (www.tvp.pl) sales team are introducing three new original series and a heart-warming film in its MIPCOM line-up this year. Monks, social workers, and a family dynasty are the…
