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Polish Cinema today<br />
the year 2005 saw the introduction of the Act on<br />
Cinematography in <strong>Poland</strong> and the launch of the Polish film<br />
institute. The new film law determines the extent of State<br />
involvement in film production and other areas of the<br />
industry.<br />
Starting in 2006, this resulted in a rapid increase in the<br />
number of films being produced in <strong>Poland</strong> and in inducing<br />
the interest of foreign filmmakers in co-productions and film<br />
services in <strong>Poland</strong>. The Polish Film Institute actively<br />
promotes Polish cinema on the international level. A foreign<br />
film producer, festival manager or international project<br />
coordinator looking for Polish partners should turn to the<br />
Polish Film Institute for financial consulting and assistance in<br />
contacting interested parties.<br />
funding<br />
the Polish film institute has an annual budget of over 44<br />
million Eur (as on 31 december, 2008), partially funded by a<br />
1.5% levy imposed on tV, cinema and cable operators. the<br />
Polish film institute awards grants not only for film<br />
production, but also other fields of the industry, including film<br />
promotion, dissemination of film culture, professional training<br />
FILM PRODUCTION GUIDE POLAND <strong>2009</strong><br />
and film distribution. in 2007 the Polish film institute granted<br />
over 15 million Eur for film production alone. in 2008 this<br />
quota was increased to almost 18 million Eur. in most cases,<br />
the Polish film institute grants funding up to 50% of the total<br />
production budget.<br />
Thanks to the efforts of the Polish Film Institute, the<br />
year 2007 brought the launch of regional film funds. By the<br />
end of 2008, eight such projects had already been introduced<br />
and others were in preparation. Most regional film funds<br />
take the form of a competition that selects projects for<br />
funding. A basic condition for entering such a competition is<br />
creating a link between the city or region and the topic of<br />
the film, place of shooting or participation of local residents<br />
and businesses.<br />
<strong>Poland</strong> participates in the two foremost European<br />
programmes for supporting the audiovisual industry –<br />
Eurimages and the European Union’s mEdiA 2007<br />
programme. Warsaw is home to Media Desk <strong>Poland</strong>, which<br />
assists producers in completing forms and settling the<br />
accounts for projects supported by MEDIA.<br />
One of the key investors in film is Polish television<br />
(Telewizja Polska SA). It is to date the largest film producer in<br />
<strong>Poland</strong>. However, commercial TV channels, including Canal+,<br />
TVN and occasionally Polsat and HBO Polska also engage in<br />
film production.<br />
film industry
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