The Polish Film Institute (PFI), the country’s main film funding body, has announced support for 13 feature-film projects, allocating a total of nearly €10 million (41.6 million PLN) for them. The announcement comes as the institute awaits the appointment of a new director. The largest grant – €1.42 million (6 million PLN) – was awarded to Vaterland, the upcoming project by Academy Award winner Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida [+leggi anche:
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Łukasz Ronduda’s Two Souls, produced by Lava Films, received €1.3 million (5.5 million PLN). Two productions from Serce also secured support: Bartosz Kruhlik’s sophomore feature, Święte Prawo (lit. “Holy Law”), and Jacek Filipiak’s debut, Ozon (lit. “Ozone”) – each being granted €700,000 (3 million PLN). Grzegorz Dębowski’s second feature, Cudze Rzeczy (lit. “Things of Other People”), produced by Blue Onion Agnieszka Skalska, also received €700,000. The same amount was awarded to Panie Proszą Panie (lit. “Ladies Ask Ladies”), the debut feature by Aleksandra Kułakowska, produced by Rozbrat Films.

Veteran director Krzysztof Zanussi (Persona Non Grata [+leggi anche:
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In April, the PFI also announced the recipients of grants in its minority co-production scheme. Among the supported projects are Santo Subito by Bertrand Bonello (House of Tolerance [+leggi anche:
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