Update: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that a preliminary investigation indicated that a missile that struck Poland was likely from Ukrainian air defense.
“We have no indication that this was a result of a deliberate attack, and we have no indication that Russia is preparing offensive military action against NATO,” Stoltenberg said.
He said that Russia still bears responsibility given that it has been engaged in a barrage of attacks on Russian cities.
Previously, Tuesday, 5:45 Pm Pt President Joe Biden told reporters that it was “unlikely” that a missile that struck Poland was fired from Russia.
“We are going to figure out exactly what happened,” he said.
Previously, 5:15 Pm Pt: President Joe Biden is holding an emergency meeting with world leaders in Bali following the missile hit that entered Poland, killing two people.
Networks covered a brief moment of Biden gathered with other leaders, but he did not make remarks.
“We have no indication that this was a result of a deliberate attack, and we have no indication that Russia is preparing offensive military action against NATO,” Stoltenberg said.
He said that Russia still bears responsibility given that it has been engaged in a barrage of attacks on Russian cities.
Previously, Tuesday, 5:45 Pm Pt President Joe Biden told reporters that it was “unlikely” that a missile that struck Poland was fired from Russia.
“We are going to figure out exactly what happened,” he said.
Previously, 5:15 Pm Pt: President Joe Biden is holding an emergency meeting with world leaders in Bali following the missile hit that entered Poland, killing two people.
Networks covered a brief moment of Biden gathered with other leaders, but he did not make remarks.
- 11/16/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Poland’s Camerimage film festival was in full swing with a packed-out screening of Top Gun: Maverick and a masterclass hosted by Baz Luhrmann when news broke that a missile had struck within the country, killing two people.
The missile landed outside the rural Polish village of Przewodow, on the Ukrainian border. The circumstances surrounding the incident, which marks the first time the territory of a NATO country has been directly hit during the almost nine-month conflict with Russia, remain unclear. It is not known who fired the missile or precisely where it was fired from, though the Polish Foreign Ministry has described it as “Russian-made.” Russia has intensified missile strikes this week in Ukraine.
Speaking at the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, after convening an emergency meeting of western leaders, Joe Biden said the missile was unlikely to have been fired from Russia due to its trajectory.
Early on Wednesday morning,...
The missile landed outside the rural Polish village of Przewodow, on the Ukrainian border. The circumstances surrounding the incident, which marks the first time the territory of a NATO country has been directly hit during the almost nine-month conflict with Russia, remain unclear. It is not known who fired the missile or precisely where it was fired from, though the Polish Foreign Ministry has described it as “Russian-made.” Russia has intensified missile strikes this week in Ukraine.
Speaking at the G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, after convening an emergency meeting of western leaders, Joe Biden said the missile was unlikely to have been fired from Russia due to its trajectory.
Early on Wednesday morning,...
- 11/16/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that she tested positive for Covid on Tuesday and no longer will travel with President Joe Biden on his trip to Europe.
In a statement, Psaki said that she had two “socially distanced meetings” with Biden on Monday, but “the President is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance.”
She said that Biden tested negative for Covid on Tuesday.
“Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms. In alignment with White House Covid-19 protocols, I will work from home and plan to return to work in person at the conclusion of a five-day isolation period and a negative test,” she said.
Psaki previously canceled plans to travel with Biden on a trip to Europe last fall when family members tested positive. After initially testing negative after quarantining for four days, she tested positive.
Biden is scheduled to travel...
In a statement, Psaki said that she had two “socially distanced meetings” with Biden on Monday, but “the President is not considered a close contact as defined by CDC guidance.”
She said that Biden tested negative for Covid on Tuesday.
“Thanks to the vaccine, I have only experienced mild symptoms. In alignment with White House Covid-19 protocols, I will work from home and plan to return to work in person at the conclusion of a five-day isolation period and a negative test,” she said.
Psaki previously canceled plans to travel with Biden on a trip to Europe last fall when family members tested positive. After initially testing negative after quarantining for four days, she tested positive.
Biden is scheduled to travel...
- 3/22/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Discovery has blasted the Polish parliament’s decision to pass a bill that could ban foreign ownership of media companies in the European nation, which could mean it loses control of more than half of Tvn Group.
If ratified by the President, the controversial Lex-Tvn legislation could have severe consequences for Discovery’s standing in Poland. Discovery acquired Tvn when it bought Scripps Networks International in 2018 and operates a range of TV channels, news networks and online platforms.
The bill would prevent companies from outside the European Economic Area taking control of Polish radio and TV stations, potentially forcing Discovery to divest at least half its ownership of Tvn. In August, the bill passed through the Polish lower house, or sejm, by 12 votes, before the senate attempted to reject the bill, a move that failed today when it was again approved.
Observers were taken by surprise by today’s...
If ratified by the President, the controversial Lex-Tvn legislation could have severe consequences for Discovery’s standing in Poland. Discovery acquired Tvn when it bought Scripps Networks International in 2018 and operates a range of TV channels, news networks and online platforms.
The bill would prevent companies from outside the European Economic Area taking control of Polish radio and TV stations, potentially forcing Discovery to divest at least half its ownership of Tvn. In August, the bill passed through the Polish lower house, or sejm, by 12 votes, before the senate attempted to reject the bill, a move that failed today when it was again approved.
Observers were taken by surprise by today’s...
- 12/17/2021
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
In a shocking turn of events, Discovery is facing a potential sale of its business in Poland following the parliamentary greenlight for a controversial new media bill.
Known as Lex Tvn, the bill looks to prevent non-European ownership of Polish media companies. It was first proposed in July by Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party (PiS), which said that TV and radio license holders shouldn’t be directly or indirectly controlled by entities that aren’t in the European Economic Area.
The new media law puts a target squarely on Discovery, the U.S. owners of Poland’s Tvn Group, which operates the country’s most prominent news channel, TVN24. Valued at around $2 billion, Tvn represents America’s largest investment in Poland.
The bill was making its way around the houses of parliament over the summer. Although the Senate moved to reject the bill in September, it was...
Known as Lex Tvn, the bill looks to prevent non-European ownership of Polish media companies. It was first proposed in July by Poland’s ruling conservative Law and Justice party (PiS), which said that TV and radio license holders shouldn’t be directly or indirectly controlled by entities that aren’t in the European Economic Area.
The new media law puts a target squarely on Discovery, the U.S. owners of Poland’s Tvn Group, which operates the country’s most prominent news channel, TVN24. Valued at around $2 billion, Tvn represents America’s largest investment in Poland.
The bill was making its way around the houses of parliament over the summer. Although the Senate moved to reject the bill in September, it was...
- 12/17/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
As writer Jakub Żulczyk faces charges for calling Poland president Andrzej Duda a “moron” on Facebook, and online event “Herstories for Women’s Day” is suddenly pulled, Polish leadership is raising eyebrows, with their actions perceived by some as a sign of the country’s further shift towards authoritarianism.
“The loop is tightening, especially since their ass is on fire,” notes director Agnieszka Holland, an outspoken critic of Poland’s right-wing government.
“This [situation] will not result in liberalization — quite the opposite,” warns the helmer, whose “Charlatan” was recently shortlisted for the best international feature film Oscar.
Poland’s controversial stance on women’s reproductive rights saw nationwide protests last October in the wake of a constitutional court ruling that deemed a law allowing the abortion of deformed fetuses, even with life-threatening defects, to be “unconstitutional.” Now, some fear the country’s politics may be directly impacting its arts landscape, with a celebratory virtual event canceled,...
“The loop is tightening, especially since their ass is on fire,” notes director Agnieszka Holland, an outspoken critic of Poland’s right-wing government.
“This [situation] will not result in liberalization — quite the opposite,” warns the helmer, whose “Charlatan” was recently shortlisted for the best international feature film Oscar.
Poland’s controversial stance on women’s reproductive rights saw nationwide protests last October in the wake of a constitutional court ruling that deemed a law allowing the abortion of deformed fetuses, even with life-threatening defects, to be “unconstitutional.” Now, some fear the country’s politics may be directly impacting its arts landscape, with a celebratory virtual event canceled,...
- 3/28/2021
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
After years of frustration with the course of the country’s politics, Poland’s labor minister has all but thrown in the towel. An idealist at heart, she’s ready to resign when an unexpected controversy opens the door for her to rise to the very top of the political establishment. The only thing standing in her way? A fiery, rebellious, openly gay chef who’s suddenly captured the minister’s heart. With her political fortunes hanging in the balance, she has to choose between her career and love—even though she manages to win at both in the end.
“Politics of Love” is perhaps not the most conventional romantic comedy to come from Poland, a country whose president, Andrzej Duda, has in recent years decried homosexuality as an “ideology” and made anti-lgbtq rhetoric a central tenet of his ruling Law and Justice Party.
But Joanna Szymanska (pictured), who is...
“Politics of Love” is perhaps not the most conventional romantic comedy to come from Poland, a country whose president, Andrzej Duda, has in recent years decried homosexuality as an “ideology” and made anti-lgbtq rhetoric a central tenet of his ruling Law and Justice Party.
But Joanna Szymanska (pictured), who is...
- 9/10/2020
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
“Pain and Glory” director Pedro Almodovar, “The Nun” actor Isabelle Huppert and “Call Me by Your Name” filmmaker Luca Guadagnino are among a galaxy of 70 film, television, literature and eminent personalities from other walks of life who have signed an open letter expressing “outrage” over the repression of the LGBT+ community in Poland.
Addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the letter states: “We, the undersigned, express our outrage at repressions directed against the LGBT+ community in Poland. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated. We voice our grave concern about the future of democracy in Poland, a country with an admirable history of resistance to totalitarianism and struggle for freedom.”
Other signees include Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won an Oscar, “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Vera Drake” director Mike Leigh, and actors Ed Harris and James Norton.
Addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the letter states: “We, the undersigned, express our outrage at repressions directed against the LGBT+ community in Poland. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated. We voice our grave concern about the future of democracy in Poland, a country with an admirable history of resistance to totalitarianism and struggle for freedom.”
Other signees include Polish filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, whose “Ida” won an Oscar, “The Favourite” director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Vera Drake” director Mike Leigh, and actors Ed Harris and James Norton.
- 8/18/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
A Polish agent follows a perilous route from London to Warsaw in this taut and arresting piece of storytelling
Given Poland’s nationalist turn under Andrzej Duda, you have to wonder about which audience this doughty but slightly self-pitying second world war spy thriller is meant to serve. Philippe Tłokiński stars as Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, emissary of the Polish government in exile in London struggling to make his way back across Europe to a Warsaw resistance caught between a Nazi rock and a Soviet hard place. The film has a taste for defiant proclamations – “Giving up for the first time in our history will surely break the spirit of this nation!” – that you imagine will put a spring in the step of the new breed of Polish EU-shin-kickers.
Having said that, Władysław Pasikowski – a crowdpleasing film-maker with a string of domestic hits – relays Poland’s darkest hour with enough nuance...
Given Poland’s nationalist turn under Andrzej Duda, you have to wonder about which audience this doughty but slightly self-pitying second world war spy thriller is meant to serve. Philippe Tłokiński stars as Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, emissary of the Polish government in exile in London struggling to make his way back across Europe to a Warsaw resistance caught between a Nazi rock and a Soviet hard place. The film has a taste for defiant proclamations – “Giving up for the first time in our history will surely break the spirit of this nation!” – that you imagine will put a spring in the step of the new breed of Polish EU-shin-kickers.
Having said that, Władysław Pasikowski – a crowdpleasing film-maker with a string of domestic hits – relays Poland’s darkest hour with enough nuance...
- 6/26/2019
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
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