PISF
The Polish Film Institute has been created in 2005 in order to pursue state policy for the film production and distribution. The Institute’s main goal is to bring back Polish cinema on the international level. Its actions are focussed on helping filmmakers and film institutions through co-financing and making the positive circumstances for evolution of Polish cinema of each kind, in particular art films, debuts and international co-productions. Polish Film Institute is also the originator of initiatives like Regional Film Funds, educational programme for high schools ‘Filmoteka Szkolna’ or National Programme of Digitalisation of Cinemas.

TVP
Telewizja Polska SA (TVP) is the only public broadcaster in Poland. TVP’s offer includes nationwide channels (TVP1, TVP2), Info Channel (TVP Info), a satellite channel for Polish communities living abroad (TVP Polonia), and cultural thematic channels like TVP Kultura, historical thematic channel TVP Historia and TVP Sport. TVP broadcasts today more than 110 thousand hours of programme annually via four channels. TVP 1 and TVP 2 are the two biggest television channels with national coverage. Telewizja Polska is a member of the International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT/IFTA) since 1995, boasts the largest programming archives collected since 1950s. TVP has been awarded on numerous occasions, both alone and together with foreign and independent producers.

CANAL+
CANAL+ is first in Poland paid television, premium type, broadcasted and produced by CANAL+ Digital. Cinema is one of the programme mainstays of CANAL+. TV station presents over 400 films a year, thanks to its agreements with the biggest studios from Hollywood: Universal Studios, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks and with independent distributors. CANAL+ also follows the most important events connected to the cinema like Night of Cesars, festival in Cannes and native film festivals. For last 14 years CANAL+ has also been supporting Polish cinema, co-financing the most valuable undertakings. So far 120 movies has been made with CANAL+ financial support.

AMI
Adam Mickiewicz Institute promotes Polish culture in the world and initiates international cultural cooperation. AMI presents patrimonial and modern achievements of our culture in the most important galleries, concert halls, theatres, cinemas and the public spaces. Over 3000 events gathered 16,000,000 spectators in 25 countries all over the world. AMI publishes catalogues, CDs, multimedia publications and educational games.

STORM STUDIOS
Storm Studios is a VFX, animation and post-production company based in Oslo, Norway, with services ranging from conceptual development, art direction, VFX on-set supervision, animation, and VFX production, through to all aspects of post-production.
Storm Studios is the largest supplier of VFX for feature film in Norway and we have had the opportunity to work on several successful productions, as Max Manus (2008) or Dead Snow (2009). Storm also co-produced and did the post production for Peter & The Wolf, awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Short 2008.

BONA ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LIMITED
With film investment and production as its core business, Bona Entertainment Company Limited is the new venture of Bona International Film Group, which also owns Beijing PolyBona Film Distribution Co. Ltd, the largest private film distributor in China.
Our corporate headquarter is located in Hong Kong. Our outstanding team is headed by Mr. Yu Dong, who was honoured as “The Most Influential Asian Filmmaker in the Future” by The Hollywood Reporter; and Mr. Jeffrey Chan, the renowned distributor and producer in Hong Kong. We have been collaborating with numerous filmmakers, including Derek Yee, Peter Ho-sun Chan, Huang Jianxin, Tsui Hark, Nansun Shi and Wong Jing. We are also developing various new and exciting projects with Hollywood studios.
Our company presented various films last year, including “Overheard”, which received six nominations in the Hong Kong Film Awards, including “Best Film”.

AUTODESK
Autodesk, Inc. is a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software to help customers experience their ideas digitally before they are built. Fortune 100 companies — as well as the last 14 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects — use Autodesk software tools to design, visualize and simulate their ideas to save time and money, enhance quality, and foster innovation for competitive advantage. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.

ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra is a nearly one-hundred-year-old institution housed in a modern glass-façaded building, going from strength to strength, always ready to offer new inspirational ideas. The ARPO inaugurated the Chopin year with Lang Lang’s concert, while other 2010 highlights include the performances of Ivo Pogorelich and Rafał Blechacz. Since 2008, the Philharmonic has been running live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The Concert Season presents a wide range of programmes from early to contemporary music, with a number of concert series dedicated to particular themes. Apart from catering to adult audiences, the Philharmonic also offers concerts and workshops for children, and even for little babies (“Baby Boom Bum”). In the summertime, the Touring Festival “Colours of Poland” takes over from the Philharmonic Concert Halls.

CANON POLSKA
Canon Polska is the regional sales and marketing operation for Canon Inc., represented in 120 countries and employing over 11,000 people across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Founded in 1937 with the specific goal of making the best quality camera available to customers, Canon’s tireless passion for the Power of Image has since extended its technology into many other markets and has established it as a world leader in both consumer and business imaging solutions. Its solutions comprise products, ranging from digital compact and SLR cameras, through broadcast lenses and portable X-ray machines, to multi-function and production printers, all supported by a range of value added services. Canon invests heavily in R&D to deliver the richest and most innovative products and services to satisfy customers’ creative needs. From amateur photographers to professional print companies, Canon enables each customer to realise their own passion for image. Canon believes that considering the interests of society and the environment is an integral part of good business practice. This is embodied in its corporate philosophy Kyosei – ‘To live and work together for the common good’.

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ACCEL ANIMATION
Accel Animation Studio, based in Chennai, India, provides services in the area of 3D Animation, VFX and Motion Capture with 340 3D Artists. Accel Animation’s 45000 Sq.ft. facility includes 320 High Performance Windows Compute Cluster workstations, 800 Processor Render Farm, 32 Camera Motion Capture Studio, 2 FCP edit suites, Pro Tools Audio Studio and 2K/4K colour grading facility with 2K Barco d-cinema projector with 3D Stereo support. Accel Animation Studios is a division of Accel Group Companies, which has a group turnover of US$200 Million. Accel group has been operating in India since 1991 and has two public listed companies with a manpower of more than 4500 professionals specialised in the area of Software Development, System Integration and Media.
Web: www.accelanimation.com