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Jacob Mendez
Jacob Mendez

What should the working conditions be on Polish film plans? Historical agreement signed!

Three years talked about working conditions on Polish film plans. Finally, on May 6, 2025, at the Kultura cinema in Warsaw, 13 of the most important organizations operating on the Polish audiovisual market – representing artists, artists “Principles of working on film and serial productions”.

“Such a wide representation of representatives of the entire film environment makes it This moment should be considered unique. The agreement signed today is the result of a wise compromise designated by several years of conversations, during which we understood our mutual fears and needs. Many things connect usand those that are disputed should always be solved in our own group, “he said Grzegorz Łoszewski, president of the Polish Filmmakers Association.

The signatories of the agreement are:
GMP assembly and post -production guild
Polish makeup guild
Guild of Polish directors and cast directors
Guild of Polish screenwriters
National Chamber of Audiovisual Producers
Polish guild of producers
Polish Association of PSM assemblyists
Association of authors and authors of film photos (PSC)
Association of Polish Filmmakers SFP
Film Creators Association
Trade Union of Polish Actors
Trade Union of Filmmakers ZZF
Trade Union – Gildia of Polish Directors

“This is a historic agreement on the Polish audiovisual market,” he writes on his official Facebook profile Guild of Polish directors.

“This is an important and necessary step towards the professionalization of the industry, which is why we are glad that after a few years of countless meetings and conversations, we managed to work out and sign the content of the document” – the message on the official profile is the message on the official profile Polish guild of producers on Facebook.

“I admit that developing this document was not easy, but it is an effort that will pay off in the coming years. We had many difficult but very moving conversations. We sincerely presented the mutual postulates of several professional groups involved in the creation of the film. Thanks to this, we met better and became more sensitive to mutual needs, “she said Natalia Grzegorzek, vice president of the Polish guild of producers.

“Thanks to all of us and to all of you who worked on this document. (…) We are one team and I think it is the most important. Let’s respect each other, and it will be good. Let’s act for a common purpose! Thank you” – she said Anna Grycewicz, Vice -President of the Polish Actors’ Trade Union.

“Yesterday reported a moment. Industry organizations have signed the rules of work in feature and serial production. This is an important moment” – write members on Facebook Film Creators Association.

“We love to make movies, but we also love our native, friends and free time that we can spend with him. An agreement, respecting our mutual needs, will allow us to achieve a balance between our professional and private life. Thank you all for the substantive conversations that have spoken in this document, “he confessed Witold Płóciennik, chairman of the Management Board of the Filmmakers’ Trade Union and the initiator of the creation of “Working rules for film and serial productions”.

The agreement recommending “Principles of working on film and serial productions” was signed on May 6, 2025 at the Kultura cinema in Warsaw.