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KINO ŚWIAT is the leading film distributor in Poland, active at all fields of film exploitation: Theatrical distribution, Home Entertainment production and distribution, Video on Demand sales, TV sales. KINO ŚWIAT is also active at the field of film production and co-production, both domestically and internationally. For the last 8 years KINO ŚWIAT has been the biggest independent film distributor in Poland in terms of theatrical market share. Several times including 2014, 2016, 2017 year KINO ŚWIAT has become the ultimate market leader, including all the Hollywood studios operating in Poland. KINO ŚWIAT has been honoured with many awards as the Best Distributor by Polish Film Institute, Polish Cinemas Association and Polish Filmmakers Association, as well as FORBES Diamonds award as the best yearly value growth company. KINO ŚWIAT has also been nominated as the Best European Distributor of animated films by Cartoon Movie. KINO ŚWIAT’S film catalogue consists of almost 2,000 titles. The catalogue includes almost 400 movies which were theatrically distributed by KINO ŚWIAT. The catalogue includes over 100 Polish films, many of which were not only distributed but also co-produced by KINO ŚWIAT. The catalogue includes over 30 films from annual Top 20 in the Polish box office including the Polish films with biggest admissions ever: Listy do M 1, 2, 3, Pitbul Niebezpieczne kobiety, Pitbul Ostatni Pies, Botox, Planeta Singli, Kobiety Mafii. KINO ŚWIAT is operating the most popular YouTube movie channel in Poland (40 million views) and the most popular Facebook movie fanpage in Poland (over half a million users).

Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej działa na podstawie ustawy o kinematografii i realizuje zadania z zakresu polityki państwa w dziedzinie kinematografii, w szczególności poprzez dofinansowywanie przedsięwzięć z obszaru produkcji filmowej, upowszechniania kultury filmowej, działalności kin oraz międzynarodowej promocji polskiej twórczości filmowej. The Polish Film Institute operates on the basis of the Cinematography Act, which entered into force on 19th August 2005, and its statute. PFI carries out activities in the field of state policy on cinematography, in particular by creating conditions for the development of Polish film production and co-production.