One of the primary functions of media is entertainment, and film is a popular entertainment in Poland. Although film is not the dominant media outlet in Poland, it is an important component of Polish’s life. There are famous Polish films like Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski and Joanna by Feliks Falk. Ida is the film Poland submitted to the 2015 Oscars in foreign language film category, and it talks about a girl, Anna, who is an orphan and she wants to meet her only living relative before getting married. And then her only relative tells her that she has Jewish roots. As a result, both women go on the journey not only to find their family’s tragedy, but to see who they really are and where they belong.
Ida sounds like an interesting film, but we seldom heard about polish films here in the United States, because they are actually a growing industry. Poland has established a non-profit organization called Film Commission Poland in 2012 in order both to improve recognition of Poland and its regions as stunning film locations and to put the potential of the Polish audiovisual sector to effective use. Its primary purpose is threefold: to coordinate the work of national and regional entities in attracting foreign film productions to Poland; to ensure a cohesive promotion of the audiovisual potential abroad; and to provide support for foreign productions made in the country. Film Commission Poland is also a part of the international film industry that it is an active member of the European Film Commission Network and the Association of Film Commissioners International. It also has corporation with the European Film Academy.
This organization can help the film industry in Poland to some extent. Because if you are a new filmmaker, it can help you with production, service providers and licenses permits; and if you are representing an area, it will help you attracting more chances to be on film. This organization links the film resources and the filmmaker together as a huge database in Poland to encourage the film industry as a whole.
Reference:
http://filmcommissionpoland.pl/about-fcp/what-we-do/