WARSAW CO-PRODUCTION FORM: SELECTION OF PROJECTS UNVEILED

We are pleased to announce the projects in development and works in progress selected to participate in this year’s Warsaw Co-Production Forum. The projects will be presented to both Polish and international film industry professionals on October 15 & 16 as part of Warsaw Industry Days, during the 41st edition of the Warsaw Film Festival.

Projects in development:

ALIENS IN TIROL, Hungary, dir. Nikol Cibulya, prod. Emőke Krigler-Tóth, Gábor Krigler/ Joyrider

AUGUST, Poland, dir. Nela Agrenich, prod. Ewa Hoffmann, Jacek Grzelak / ZPR MEDIA S.A

BLUE HELMET, Slovakia, Czech Republic, dir. Palo Korec, prod. Miša Jelenek, Palo Jelenek / ART4, Vojtěch Frič / love.FRAME

GARDEN ALLEY, Bulgaria, dir. Olga Koleva, Pavlina Jeleva / Geopoly   

LET'S SAY IT’S PIONTEK, Poland, dir. Natasza Parzymies, prod. Ewelina Gordziejuk / EGoFILM

SCARS, Czech Republic, Poland, dir. Pavel Nosek, prod. Šimon Holý, Kateřina Dvořáková / První řada, Marta Krzeptowska / ORKA Film

THE INCIDENT, Poland, The Netherlands, Romania, dir. Tomasz Wolski, prod. Anna Gawlita, Marta Szymanowska / Kijora Film sp. z o.o., Cristian Mungiu / Mobra Films, Sergei Loznitsa and Maria Choustova / Atoms & Void

THE SILENT SHORE, Ukraine, Brazil, dir. Iryna Asonova, prod. Rafael Thomaseto / Constant Production

THE VULTURES, Slovenia, dir. Vida Breže, prod. Zoran Dževerdanović /

Blade Production     

TO MOVE MOUNTAINS, Czech Republic, dir. Anna Wowra, Vojtěch Novotný, prod. Hana Šormová, Tomáš Hrubý / nutprodukce     
             

Works in Progress:

BARRACUDA, Lithuania, Latvia, Italy, dir. Tomas Vengris, prod. Emilija Sluškonytė / Austrè Studio, Dominiks Jarmakovics / Studio Locomotive, Leonardo Barille / Samarcanda.

CHICA CHECA, Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, dir. Šimon Holý, prod. Alžběta Janáčková / Silk Films, Fred Bellaiche, Alexis Dantec / The Frech Connection, Silvia Panáková / Arinafilm, Jaroslav Sedláček / Česká televize

FLOOD, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium, dir. Martin Gonda, prod. Katarína Krnáčová / Silverart, Viktor Schwarcz / Cineart TV Prague, Izabela Igel / Harine Films, Henry Gillet / The Y-House Films

ONLY UNTIL DAWN, Poland, dir. Eliza Godlewska, Alan Ruczyński, prod. Kamil Janik, Patrycja Strzyżewska / ISTV Media Sp. z o.o.

PASSPORT TO POLAND, Brazil, Poland, dir. Paulinho Caruso, prod. Karen De Athayde Castanho Vega, João Macedo / Biônica Cinema E Tv Ltda, Dariusz Jabłoński, Violetta Kamińska, Izabela Wójcik / Apple Film Production.

The program of WARSAW INDUSTRY TALKS has also been announced.

Industry Talks is a series of panels and lectures offering professionals a chance to meet and exchange perspectives on the most pressing challenges and trends in contemporary cinema.

Below is a list of events. For full program visit: https://wff.pl/en/industry/industry-talks

- Masterclass: The Process of Script Development and the Challenges to Individual Creativity with Franz Rodenkirchen and Françoise von Roy

- Panel: Catching the Wave: What Makes a Cinema Visible Internationally  

  
Guests speakers: Jan Naszewski (New Europe Film Sales), Julien Rejl (Cannes Directors' Fortnight),
Mariana Hristova (Cineuropa). Moderated by Artur Zaborski.
 
- Panel: Reels Instead of Reviews: Social Media in the Promotion of Polish Cinema

  
Guests speakers: Joanna Jakubik (Next Film), Piotr Knioła (Pigout), Jacek Cygan (TVtok), Aleksandra Rutkowska (Szmer Management). Moderated by Anna E. Dziedzic
 
- Interactive lecture: Mental Fitness: Building the Filmmaker’s Inner Strength with Kasia Olszko and Małgorzata Kozioł.

- Introduction: Stronger Minds, Stronger Stories: Why Resilience Matters in The Creative Industry by Alicja Chmielewska

- Panel: Stories Without Borders: Film and Video Games in Dialogue
 
Guests speakers: Bartosz M. Kowalski (director), Marcin Blacha (CD Projekt RED), Katarzyna Tybinka (11 bits studios), Krzysztof Stefański (Techland). Moderated by Michał Walkiewicz
 
- Panel: Reform of the Audiovisual Production Incentive System – Practical Insights from the Olsberg SPI Study for the Producers Guild of Poland (PGP) 

Presentation of the study by Joanna Szymańska (PGP President) and Natalia Grzegorzek ( PGP Vice-President) and discussion with guests:  Mariusz Włodarski (Lava Films), Maria Gołoś (Rozbrat Films),

Krzysztof Terej (Watchout Studio), Tomasz Dąbrowski (Netflix). Moderated by Joanna Szymańska

- Panel: Cinema Without Borders: Ukrainian–Polish Co-Production and Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Guests speakers: Dariusz Jabłoński (Apple Film, Polish Film Academy), Olha Bregman (2Brave Productions), Radek Jarecki (Instytut Filmowy), Andriy Osipov (Ukraine State Film Agency),
Andriy Nohin (UkrKinoFest), Volodymyr Yatsenko (producer), Iryna Asonova (producer). Moderated by Yurii Vitiak

- Q&A session: Producing to Netflix Standards – Know-how for Poland

Guest speaker: Alicja Grawon-Jaksik (Netflix). Moderated by Joanna Szymańska (Producers Guild of Poland).

- Panel: From Warsaw to Riyadh: New Paths for Film Cooperation

Guests speakers: Omar Said (producer), Mai Alshaibani (Red Sea Film Foundation), Andrzej Niski (Largo Films), Tomasz Morawski (Haka Films). Moderated by Artur Zaborski

- Presentation + Panel: Financing International Productions in Poland: Cash Rebate, Minority Co-Productions, Postproduction Support Program
 
Guests speakers: Marta Krzeptowska (Polish Postproduction Society), representative of Polish Film Institute. Moderated by Marta Bałaga.

- Showcase: Not What We Asked For: Learning from AI Failures in Postproduction

Guests speakers: Michał Misiński (Juice), Jakub Petruk (Lumiere de Cinema), Krzysztof Hrycak (No Label), Piotr Jędruszczak (Fixafilm), Marta Krzeptowska (Orka), Arkadiusz Leszko (Platige Image).  
Moderated by Marta Bałaga.

Industry accreditations are on sale until October 10. More information: wff.pl/pl/industry/industry-accreditations-opening-info