US in Progress Partners

ATM Virtual

is the first professional virtual production studio in Poland and a creative space for creators from the advertising and film industry from all over the world.

The studio offers comprehensive services for innovative producers thanks to a combination of state-of-the-art technologies: LED screens, tracking, Unreal Engine, 3D scanning and AI tools. The company distinguishes itself in the market worldwide by pushing the boundaries of what is possible in virtual production using modern devices integrated into the studio's system such as Bolt Junior + and a platform for shooting automotive. ATM Virtual's portfolio includes dozens of advertising and feature films, including Netflix, Sony Pictures, Canal +, ViaPlay, Polsat, TVP and worked with production houses from Poland, USA, India, France, Germany, UK, Saudi Arabia.

Black Photon

is a picture and sound post-production facility focused on high quality services. We offer a full range of services from on-set data management, editing, VFX, colour grading (HDR Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+), sound editing, mixing (Dolby Atmos) to mastering for all deliverables. We are committed to providing service quality and data security as well offering current and advanced technological knowledge. Key elements of our focus include: attention to detail, expanded infrastructure and development and use of our in-house software. We provided services for various feature films and TV series for distributors and broadcasters in Poland and abroad. Our confident and professional staff have over 250 titles of combined experience working in the industry. Among those who commissioned us were: Disney, Netflix, Canal +, ATM Group, Open Mind Productions, Lulu Production, Baboo Production, Opus Film, Ekipa Prime, Open Mind Productions, Aurum Film, House Media, Balapolis, and more.

DI Factory

established in 2013 deals with digital image processing and guarantees the highest standards of quality during the entire post-production process from: on-set services (DI Set), coordination, through the Digital Intermediate, advanced color grading, editing, VFX, DCP and TV mastering, to data archiving and digital distribution. The company’s portfolio covers over 300 titles, including 2 Oscar winners, 6 Oscar nominated films and many productions awarded at international festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto and Locarno, just to mention: The Zone of Interest by Glazer, EO by Skolimowski,

Ida and Cold War by Pawlikowski, Loving Vincent by Kobiela & Welchman or Corpus Christi by Komasa. Company is also a Dolby Vision Certified Facility.

EarWorks

is a sound and music production company. We deal with the entire process of creating an audio narrative for motion pictures. Starting with the screenplay, we take care of the sound design ideas, music consulting and composing, on-set recordings, editing process and the postproduction finalized with top quality cinematic re-recording mix. We have been building our company with a team of experienced, dedicated music and sound artists. Last year, the company’s founder and supervisor, Marcin Lenarczyk won Best Sound Prize during the most important Polish Feature Film Festival in Gdynia. It is his second prize. He was also selected, along with our film Solaris Mon Amour, to participate in this year’s 14th Shanghai Biennale. We have worked with world’s production leaders such as: The Criterion Collection, Focus Features, Netflix, HBO, Sky. Here are a few of our productions: Silent Twins, We Strangers, Roving Woman, All These Sleepless Nights, The Lure, 15 Corners of the World.

Fixafilm

is a Dolby Vision certified post-production facility based in Warsaw. Using cutting-edge technology with a skilled team of professionals, the company has provided services for clients in Poland and worldwide since 2012. Fixafilm is a trailblazer as constant development and keeping pace with the latest technology is one of the house’s priorities. It offers a full range of services, from on-set data management, through editing, VFX, and colour correction to mastering and archiving. The company has post-produced Good One (USA 2024), Laroy (USA, France, 2023), Crooked Finger (USA, 2023), You & I (USA, 2023), Woman on the Roof (Poland, France, Sweden, 2022), Roving Woman (Poland, USA, 2022), Fucking Bornholm (Poland 2022), Hopper/Welles (USA, 2020), Ludi (USA, 2021), Only the Wind (Poland, 2021), Deg (Sweden, 2021), My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (USA, 2020), Menashe (USA, 2017) to name a few. The studio restored over 300 productions, including classic films of masters like Orson Welles, Sergei Parajanov, Andrzej Wajda, Andrzej Żuławski, and Dario Argento.

Warsaw-based boutique world sales company, picking ca. 7 feature films per year. New Europe Film Sales has a great track record for supporting auteur cinema and unique voices with an edge. Catalogue includes Lamb (Cannes UCR 2021, A24), Corpus Christi

(Venice / TIFF, Oscar nom 2020), Rams (Prix UCR 2015), Summer 1993 (Berlinale Best Debut 2017), Godland (Cannes, Telluride, TIFF 2022), Housekeeping for Beginners (Venice 2023, Focus Features & Universal release), Sometimes I Think About Dying (Sundance 2023) and The Peasants (TIFF 2023, Sony Pictures Classics) from the makers of Loving Vincent. New Europe picks up 1-2 animations and ca. 5 shorts a year. We are also active in development and financing of projects as a seed-funder and development partner.

ORKA Studio

is one of the biggest and most experienced production and post-production studios in Poland, delivering over hundreds of feature films, series and commercials each year. We provide a comprehensive range of services: full production and post-production including creative talents such as directors, composers, editors and DOPs. On the post-production technical side we have: on and off-line editing, film scanning and telecine, all aspects of visual and 3D effects, color grading, deliveries and restoration. We specialize in VFX services as well. Our team’s extensive experience in international productions, cooperation with the Polish Film Institute, regional funds, Eurimages, and Creative Europe, makes us a great candidate for co-production too.

Platige Image

is an award-winning film production, VFX, animation, and post-production company based in Warsaw, Poland. Our directors, art directors, graphic designers, animators, VFX artists, and producers are all able to perform wonders on a big and small screen, contributing to the magic of cinema in the process. Over our 25-year-

long journey in film, we have built up an impressive portfolio of short animations, cinematics, commercials, and feature films, with many of our titles known worldwide, such as Cathedral, Another Day Of Life, The Witcher series, and Fish Night from Netflix’s Love, Death + Robots animated anthology. At the same time, we have garnered numerous prestigious awards and distinctions, such as a BAFTA, an EFA, a Goya Award, and SIGGRAPH Award, as well as nominations for an Oscar, the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

Soundflower Studio

is a Warsaw-based post-production facility created to meet the challenges of the music, film and television industries. The studio was established by Maciej Zieliński, composer who has been in the high profile music and post production industry since 1990. Soundflower works with the best sound engineers, who not only bring professionalism, but also passion and creativity consolidated with technology. Experienced producers working at Soundflower are fully prepared to fulfill the highest demands of today’s audio post-production. List of projects completed in the Studio includes post-production services for commercials, TV series, films, and TV shows.

Wroclaw Feature Film Studio

is a Polish state cultural institution with a unique 70-year history and tradition. It’s one of the best places in Poland for professional film and television production. There are two sound stages (including studio with a greenbox and a water tank), screening room, sound studio, stop motion animation studio, costumes and props warehouse, and computer labs. The studio also offers post-production services (image and sound). Institution provides support to both experienced and beginning creators, who can take advantage of a broad range of workshops.

XANF

is an exciting boutique VFX and animation studio formed by visual artists who believe that a successful collaboration starts at the pre-production stage. We listen closely and communicate clearly with clients to create results that are not only cost effective but also artistically innovative. From storyboarding and previsualization to on-set VFX supervision and internal quality control, XANF prides itself on understanding every aspect of cinematic storytelling and delivering unique, impactful solutions. We specialize in vfx, title sequences and 2d/3d animations for films and television series having gained our experience working on polish and international projects for Opus Film, Lava Films, Netflix, Axn and Canal Plus, amongst others. The project we supported at the last edition of US in Progress – Familiar Touch by Sarah Friedland – won three awards at the Venice Film Festival: best debut feature, best director (Orizzonti), and best actress Orizzonti), and has been invited to many other festivals.

US IN PROGRESS 2024 AWARDS

The Director of the Polish Film Institute will award one project with a $50,000 cash prize for post-production in Poland for one project.
ATM Virtual, a virtual film production studio, has funded a prize consisting of one day of shoot, preceded by one day of prelight, for the production of the winner’s next feature film. The market value of the prize is $25,000. ATM Virtual boasts one of the richest portfolios among virtual production providers in Europe. For more information about ATM VIrtual, visit www.atmvirtual.pl
Black Photon will offer Digital Intermediate post-production services on the producer’s project worth $10,000. Services including conforming, colour grading, finishing.
DCF– Lower Silesia Film Centre will organize a location scouting tour in Lower Silesia for the next project of a selected producer.
DI Factory offers digital post-production services up to the value of $10,000. Services includes: 35mm scan, conforming, color grading, VFX, mastering, QC, DCP, IMF and other digital masters.
EarWorks offers sound design, music editing and other services related to sound and music post-production in our Warsaw based studio. Up to the value of $10,000.
digital post-production services up to the value of $10,000 from Fixafilm, based in Warsaw. The services include conforming, color grading, grain/noise management, 35 mm scanning, finishing, mastering, simple VFX, DCP, and other digital masters.
new europe film sales will provide a travel stipend of $1,000 to do post in Poland, international promotion and festival strategy consultation, script consultation of the director’s next film.
ORKA Studio offers digital post-production services up to the value of $10,000 (excluding 35 mm processing/scan) including conforming, color grading, or finishing, mastering, simple VFX and DCP. Project consultations on each level of post-production.
Platige Image offers a $10,000 voucher valid until December 2025 that can be put towards any of the services offered by the company and provides artistic and expert support during the production and post-production process.
audio post-production services at the Warsaw-based Soundflower studio or soundtrack composed by Maciej Zieliński – each service worth $10,000.
Wroclaw Feature Film Studio offers production and post-production (image and sound) services up to the value of $10,000.
XANF will offer VFX supervising on the producer’s next project. Collaboration from the pre-production through production and post-production processes. Script breakdown, VFX design, and support on bidding worth up to $10,000.