During its first session of 2018, the Polish Film Institute has decided to grant financial support to a varied group of projects. The biggest subsidy of PLN 4 million (approximately €939,000) was given to The Legions [+lee también:
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entrevista: Dawid Ogrodnik
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Silent Night [+lee también:
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The PFI has a separate budget for international co-productions that include Poland as a minority partner. The supported projects are feature-length fiction, documentary and animated films. Wolka by Arni Asgeirsson, co-produced by Film Produkcja (Gareth Jones), will get PLN 1 million (approximately €234,000); Even Mice Belong in Heaven [+lee también:
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entrevista: Emir Baigazin
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The deadline for the next minority co-production applications is 31 August.