One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding.

However, that old mode of Polish filmmaking virtually disappeared.

In Europe, there is no television filmmaking legislation that could assist film production because private broadcasters are not interested in supporting Polish film.

On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film.

At the same time, television theatre became more visibly active.

In the first years after the systemic transition, our screens showed American entertainment that had not been available before, or had been available only sporadically.

Television theatre, as is implied in its name, should rely on adaptations of scripts written for the theatre.