PRODUCTION: One Man Show Showcases Polish Actor
WARSAW: One Man Show, the story of struggling 33-year-old actor Marcin Sitek, is midway through a 16 month shoot.
PRODUCTION: Aurum Film Producing Blue Notebook Documentary
WARSAW: Blue Notebook, a documentary directed by Natasza Ziółkowska-Kurczuk about 20th century classical Polish composer Witold Lutosławski, is currently in production.
PRODUCTION: Czech-Mex-Slovak Little Baby Jesus Goes into Postproduction
PLZEN: Producer Ales Hudsky, attending the Finale Plzen film festival for the presentation of upcoming Czech films on 26 April 2013, told FNE that his international coproduction has moved into postproduction following the completion of final filming in Mexico in mid-April.
PRODUCTION: Pasikowski Shooting Spy Film in Washington
WASHINGTON: Polish director Władysław Pasikowski began filming the final segment of his spy biopic feature film Jack Strong on 21 April 2013 in Washington, D.C.
PRODUCTION: Zanussi Begins Shooting The Foreign Body
WARSAW: Krzysztof Zanussi (Persona Non Grata, 2005) has started a 30 day filming schedule on The Foreign Body (Obce ciało), also known as Inner Voice (Głos wewnętrzny).
PRODUCTION: Non Present Time in Postproduction
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian feature film Non Present Time (Nesamasis laikas) directed by Mykolas Vildžiūnas is now in postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Carte Blanche in Preproduction
LUBLIN: Jacek Lusinski (the screenwriter and director of Piksele, 2009) is in preproduction with the feature film Carte Blanche. The film’s cast includes outstanding Polish actors Andrzej Chyra (In the Name of…) and Arkadiusz Jakubik (Drogowka).
PRODUCTION: Polish Czech Slovak Documentary Series Gottland
WARSAW: A cross-genre documentary series based on the international bestseller Gottland (European book of the year 2009) by Mariusz Szczygieł is in production as a seven-episode series directed by seven documentary filmmakers.
PRODUCTION: Wajda Studio Developing Super-unit
KATOWICE: Polish filmmaker and visual artist Teresa Czepiec is developing a documentary that explores the life and workings of a major residential block in Katowice.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Bio Doc in Production
WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Jacek Petrycki (Offsiders, Europa Europa) and screenwriter Krystyna Krauze are in production with Returns of Agnieszka H., a multi-layered documentary about Oscar-nominated Agnieszka Holland’s youth, her years at Prague’s FAMU film school and her fascination with the Czech culture.
PRODUCTION: Kapuscinski coproduction in Development
WARSAW: Platige Image is working on Another Day of Life, an international coproduction with Spain, Germany and Belgium fusing animation and documentary styles.
PRODUCTION: Marcin Wrona in Preproduction with Daemon
WARSAW: Polish director Marcin Wronais working on Daemon, an adaption of the Polish theater play Przylgnięcie (Adherance) written by Piotr Rowiecki about a paranormal presence.
PRODUCTION: New Animated Film from George the Hedgehog Creators
WARSAW: Animation directors Tomasz Leśniak, Jakub Tarkowski and Wojtek Wawszczyk are working on Tim and The Master, an adaptation of a graphic novel by Rafał Skarżycki (script) and Tomasz Lew (graphics).
PRODUCTION: Żuławski in Development with Zły
WARSAW: Xawery Żuławski will direct the legendary Polish gutter novel Zły with shooting planned to begin by the end of 2013.
PRODUCTION: Anna Kazejak Casting Słowo
WARSAW: Anna Kazejak, director of Flying Pigs, is in the process of casting teenagers for her dramatic feature film Słowo.
PRODUCTION: Stuhr and Son Team up on Citizen
WARSAW: Polish actor and director Jerzy Stuhr is in development with Citizen, a new dramatic comedy which he wrote.

