New Europe Film Sales
Warsaw-based international sales agent representing emerging and established directors from Central and Eastern Europe, with a growing global footprint.
Overview
New Europe Film Sales is a Warsaw-based international sales agent founded in 2011. The company represents films from Central and Eastern European directors alongside selected works from other territories, selling rights to distributors worldwide at Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, AFM, and other major markets. New Europe has built a distinctive identity as an advocate for emerging and established directors from a region whose cinema is often underrepresented in international sales.
The company's Warsaw base gives it proximity to Poland's film production ecosystem -- one of the most active in Central Europe, supported by the Polish Film Institute (PISF) and a strong tradition of filmmaking education through the Lodz Film School. New Europe's relationships within Polish and Eastern European film culture give it access to emerging talent before it reaches the level of visibility that attracts larger sales companies.
What New Europe Represents
New Europe's catalog spans arthouse fiction, documentary, and hybrid forms from Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, and other Central and Eastern European directors, alongside international acquisitions. The company has a particular strength in representing debut and second films by directors from the region, positioning itself as a discoverer of new talent rather than only a custodian of established careers.
The company's international sales activity covers all major theatrical, streaming, and broadcasting markets. Its buyer relationships in France, Germany, the UK, the US, and Asia -- built through consistent market attendance and filmmaker advocacy -- provide coverage of the full arthouse international distribution ecosystem.
Polish Film Ecosystem
Poland's film industry has grown significantly in international visibility, with films premiering regularly at Cannes, Berlin, and Venice alongside SXSW and Sundance. The Polish Film Institute's comprehensive funding program -- supporting development, production, distribution, and promotion -- creates a pipeline of Polish productions that New Europe can represent internationally.
For Polish filmmakers, New Europe offers a home-territory sales representation advantage: the company understands the Polish production ecosystem, has relationships with Polish funding bodies, and can navigate the specific characteristics of Polish co-production structures in its international sales activity.
What Filmmakers Should Know
New Europe is a realistic representation target for filmmakers from Central and Eastern Europe whose work has the festival credentials and international appeal to attract sales attention. The company's lower-threshold interest in debut and second films from the region makes it more accessible to emerging directors than larger sales companies focused exclusively on established talent.
For international filmmakers outside Eastern Europe, New Europe occasionally represents projects with genuine international co-production involvement from the region or strong thematic connections to Central and Eastern European subjects.
Notable Representations
New Europe has represented films premiering at Cannes, Berlinale, IFFR, and other major festivals, including prize-winners and critically acclaimed works from Polish and other Eastern European directors. The company's growing catalog reflects its expanding presence in the international sales market over its decade of operation.
See Also
For how Eastern European co-production financing works through PISF and equivalent national funding bodies, see Film Grants and Funding. To model international territory sales for a Central European arthouse film, use the Revenue Forecast Calculator.
