World Fest-Houston Independent International Film Festival took place from 9-18 April. Two Polish documentaries and one feature film were honoured with awards during the closing ceremony of the American film event.
The selectors of the 50th Krakow Film Festival, one of the oldest European film events, have ended their work and now we know the list of films qualified for the competitions of the anniversary 50th edition of the Festival, which will take place from 31st May to 6th June.
In the first half of May, in Vancouver, the Documentary Film Festival DOXA will start. At this festival, there will also appear a representation of Polish documentary cinema. Four films by Polish directors have been qualified to the international competition.
In the second half of April, two German cities – Berlin and Potsdam – will turn into the main centres promoting Polish cinema for a couple of days. Among the shown films there will also be documentaries. What is more, the festival will be accompanied by workshops conducted by Marcin Koszałka.
At one of the biggest festivals on the world, Hot Docs in Toronto, Canada, there will be a strong representation of Polish documentary cinema. Two Polish films will take part in the competition, while as much as 22 films will be shown during the film market Doc Shop 2010.
The second edition of the DVD POLISH SHORTS is available. The DVD, with a selection of twelve most interesting short-length feature films, animated films and documentaries produced in Poland in 2009, will be promoted on the most important film events around the world.
A real feast of Polish documentary awaits the audience of the 12th Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival. There are as much a 27 Polish films scheduled to be shown at the festival.
Międzynarodowe Targi Koprodukcyjne CoPro odbywające się po raz dwunasty w Tel Awiwie w tym roku specjalną uwagę poświęcą możliwością współpracy z Polską. Na projekty dokumentalne organizatorzy czekają do 2 marca.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced the Oscar nominations. Among the films competing for the statuette, there is “Rabbit a la Berlin” by Bartek Konopka.
At the Short Film Market beginning today in Clermont-Ferrand, during the biggest and the most important International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Poland will again promote its films. The POLISH SHORTS stand, prepared as every year by Krakow Film Foundation, will be one of several dozens national stands, presenting cinematography from around the world.
At the recently-launched documentary film festival Docpoint in Helsinki there are Polish accents. Every day of the festival, you can watch Polish films and discuss the Polish cinema with its creators.
National Audiovisual Institute has released a set of documentary films by Paweł Łoziński on DVD, as a part of the series "Polish School of the Documentary". Among the films, there are "Chemo", the winner of Prix Europe, and "Structure", not well-known school etude by the director.