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Polish animation in the Cinéfondation Cannes section
The organizers of the Cannes festival announced a list of films that qualified for the Cinéfondation 2020 section. Among 17 productions there was the Polish animation entitled „My fat arse and I” directed by Yelyzaveta Pysmak from the Film School in Łódź.
The Cinéfondation section has been presenting short films from film schools around the world since 1998. This year, the selection committee selected 17 films (13 stories and 4 animations) from 1952 entries. They come from countries such as Israel, Great Britain, Argentina, Hungary, Romania, India, Switzerland, the United States, South Korea, France, Poland, Portugal, Germany and Slovenia. Film screenings in the competition and the jury review will be held this autumn in Cannes.
15.07.2020
New Rector of the Film School in Łódź
Dr hab. Milenia Fiedler was elected the new Rector of The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź for the term 2020-2024. She will replace prof. Mariusz Grzegorzek and take up her function on 1 September.
Announcement from the University Electoral Commission of July 6, 2020.
15.07.2020
„Lesson of love” in the New Zealand festival program
The film „Lesson of love” directed by Małgorzata Goliszewska and Kasia Mateja was included in the New Zealand International Film Festival program in the Becoming section. This year’s event will take place from July 24 to August 2. The picture is co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.
79 full-length and seven short films from 41 countries were included in the New Zealand International Film Festival program. All films will be presented online, and 27 of them additionally at screenings in cinema halls in eight cities, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The festival in New Zealand also for the first time started cooperation with European Film Promotion’s Europe!: Voices Of Women In Film initiative, whose partner has been Sydney Film Festival for the last four years.
15.07.2020
Polish presence at Marché du Film
Screenings, discussion panels and the PFI virtual stand - this is the Polish presence at the Marché du Film in Cannes, which will last online until June 26.
22.06.2020
Five Polish films in The Goes to Cannes
New Horizons' Polish Days Goes to Cannes 2020 program has announced their selection. Among the Polish films at various stages of production (works-in-progress) selected for this year's edition, five titles will be presented. They are: „Horse Tail”, „The Last Mission”, „Everyone Has a Summer”, „Moths” and „WIKA!” - all co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.
16.06.2020
Guidelines for the operation of cinemas from June 6
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Main Sanitary Inspectorate published cinema guidelines during the coronavirus epidemic in Poland in connection with the possibility of opening cinemas from June 6.
16.06.2020
Cinemas can operate from June 6
Cinemas can operate from June 6, after meeting the appropriate conditions - announced the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture and National Heritage prof. Piotr Gliński. Earlier, from May 18, outdoor and drive in cinemas have been already allowed to operate.
01.06.2020
An appeal to support the „We are coming back to the cinema” campaign
The return of viewers to cinemas after their opening and improvement of the image of this place - these are the main objectives of the promotional campaign being prepared. The director of the Polish Film Institute Radosław Śmigulski appealed in a letter to television broadcasters for media support.
25.05.2020
MOJEeKINO.PL arthouse cinema platform is starting
A platform connecting dozens of arthouse cinemas - MOJEeKINO.PL will be launched on May 21. Cinemas which activities have been suspended due to the coronavirus epidemic will present their repertoires. The project of the Arthouse Cinema Association was co-financed by the Polish Film Institute.
21.05.2020
Film sets and outdoor cinemas can operate from 18 May
Resumption of work on film sets, taking into account the sanitary requirements and enabling the operation of outdoor cinemas, including drive-in ones – these activities, inter alia, were in the third stage of lifting the restrictions associated with the coronavirus epidemic. The decision was made at a meeting of the Governmental Crisis Management Team.
As emphasized by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture and National Heritage prof. Piotr Gliński, the current lifting of some restrictions is to enable the maximum safe return to partial activity of people of culture, which should also have a positive impact on their economic situation.
21.05.2020
45. Polish Film Festival in Gdynia postponed to the next year
Due to the prevailing epidemiological situation in the country and government recommendations regarding the organization of mass events, the 45th Polish Film Festival in Gdynia will not take place in 2020. Such a decision was unanimously taken by the Organizing Committee of the Polish Film Festival on May 20 this year.
21.05.2020
New safety rules on the film set
There are new safety rules on the film set, which were published in connection with the possibility of resuming work from May 18. The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage provided detailed guidelines.
20.05.2020
We know the jury of the Krakow Film Festival
Jan Komasa, Leszek Możdżer, Łukasz Żal, Magdalena Łazarkiewicz - are on the jury of competitions of the 60th Krakow Film Festival. The festival, which will last from May 31 to June 7 and in full will be held online began selling tickets.
08.05.2020
The film „Hater. Suicide room” wins at Tribeca Film Festival!
Jan Komasa's film „Suicide Room. Hater” won the Best Narrative Feature award at the International Narrative Competition at the Tribeca Film Festival in the USA. This is the first Polish film that not only managed to participate in this prestigious competition for foreign films, but also to win it.
08.05.2020
The 60th Krakow Film Festival is entirely online
For the first time, films participating in the 60th Krakow Film Festival will be screened not at cinemas, but at online screenings throughout Poland. In addition to documentary, animated and short feature films from around the world, there will be shows of the latest and most important Polish productions.
08.05.2020
Polish films in the Hot Docs competition in Toronto
As many as four Polish images were included in the program of the largest documentary film festival in North America - Hot Docs in Toronto. Three of them were co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. This include the latest film by Eliza Kubarska and Monika Braid - „Wall of shadows".
08.05.2020
Polish film with an award at the Visions du Réel Festival
The film „An ordinary country" directed by Tomasz Wolski won an award at the Visions du Réel Festival. The Polish documentary won in the category for the most innovative medium-length film.
08.05.2020
„Corpus Christi” awarded at a festival in Brazil
The film by Jan Komasa - „Corpus Christi” won the Grand Jury Award and the Critics' Award at the Brazil International Film Festival (BIFF). This one of the most important festivals in this country, due to the coronavirus pandemic, was entirely online for the first time.
08.05.2020
Kulmeet Makkar, CEO of the Producers Guild Of India, has died
Kulmeet Makkar was an architect of recently signed Memorandum of Understanding initiating the co-operation between Polish and Indian film industry.
04.05.2020
Contribution from VOD broadcasters to Polish cinematography
Thanks to the efforts of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, prof. Piotr Gliński, the update of the anti-crisis shield that was being prepared, included records regarding 1.5% of the revenue collected from broadcasters of on-demand audiovisual media services - the change which was long-awaited by the film community.
30.04.2020
TFL Co-Production Fund and TFL Audience Design Fund are waiting for applications
Until April 28, you can apply for funding from the TFL Co-Production Fund whereas applications to TFL Audience Design Fund can be submitted a little longer, until June 15 this year.
17.04.2020