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POLES in CANNES 2019 MEET US AT THE POLISH CINEMA PAVILION VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL - Film Commission Poland
POLES
in CANNES
    2019

                         MEET US
                    AT THE POLISH
                 CINEMA PAVILION
            VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL
                  – RIVIERA  #117
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                         DEAR GUESTS,
                         The Polish delegation to the Marché du Film 2019 com-
                         prises representatives of institutions financing and sup-
                         porting film production, producers, distributors, sales
                         agents and representatives of film festivals. All of them
                         are open to international cooperation and are actively
                         searching for partners abroad. This publication aims at
                         introducing in an accessible and brief way the immense
                         potential of the Polish film industry. We encourage you
                         to look through the catalogue and get in touch with rep-
                         resentatives of Polish companies and institutions.
                         We will be waiting for you in the Polish Cinema Pavilion
                         located in the Village International – Riviera #117.

                         ORGANIZERS OF THE POLISH CINEMA PAVILION:			                CO-ORGANIZER:
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    4 POLISH DELEGATION
    5 INSTITUTIONS
    10 FILM COMMISSIONS & FILM FUNDS
    13 BROADCASTERS
    15 PRODUCTION & POST–PRODUCTION
    60 SALES & MARKETING
    65 DISTRIBUTION & EXHIBITION
    72 FILM FESTIVALS
    81 EDUCATION & TRAINING
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                                         POLISH DELEGATION
		INSTITUTIONS                           33   FILM POLAND PRODUCTIONS         		 DISTRIBUTION & EXHIBITION
    6   POLISH FILM INSTITUTE            35   FILMING LAND                    66   AKSON DYSTRYBUCJA
8 POLISH ANIMATION PRODUCERS             36   FIXAFILM                        67   GUTEK FILM
		ASSOCIATION (SPPA)                     37   GIGANT FILMS                    68   KINO POD BARANAMI
    9   CREATIVE EUROPE DESK POLAND      38   IMPAKT FILM                     69   M2 FILMS
                                         40   ISTV MEDIA                      70   MAYFLY
		 FILM COMMISSIONS & FILM FUNDS
                                         41   KALEJDOSKOP FILM                71   MONOLITH FILMS
11      FILM COMMISSION POLAND
                                         43   KIJORA FILM
12 KRAKOW FILM COMMISSION                                                     		 FILM FESTIVALS
		 / KRAKOW REGIONAL FILM FUND           45   KRAKOW FILM KLASTER
                                                                              73   AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL / US IN PROGRESS
                                         47   LAVA FILMS
		BROADCASTERS                           49   MATCH&SPARK
                                                                              74 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT
14      POLISH PUBLIC TELEVISION (TVP)                                        		 CINEMA OFF CAMERA
                                         50   MUCHAS GRACIAS
                                                                              75   INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TOFIFEST
		 PRODUCTION & POST–PRODUCTION          51   PLATIGE IMAGE / PLATIGE FILMS
                                                                              76   KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL
16      AKSON STUDIO                     52   SHIPsBOY
                                                                              77   NEW HORIZONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
18      APPLE FILM PRODUCTION            54   SILVER FRAME
                                                                              78   TRANSATLANTYK FESTIVAL
20      ATM GRUPA                        56   STARON-FILM
                                                                              79   WARSAW INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
21      AURA FILMS                       58   STUDIO AGART
23      BANANA SPLIT POLSKA              59   WATCHOUT STUDIO                 		 EDUCATION & TRAINING
24      BREAKTHRU PRODUCTIONS                                                 82   PITCH THE DOC
                                         		 SALES & MARKETING
26      CINEO STUDIO                                                          83   SCRIPTEAST
                                         61   ALPHAPANDA WARSAW
28      DI FACTORY                                                            85   WAJDA SCHOOL & STUDIO
                                         62   FINE DAY PROMOTION
29      EAST STUDIO
                                         63   NEW EUROPE FILM SALES
31      EGoFILM EWELINA GORDZIEJUK
                                         64   SONOVISION
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    INSTITUTIONS
6   // INSTITUTIONS //
                                                                                                  COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                  • national film institute
www.pisf.pl                                                                                       • funding

POLISH FILM INSTITUTE
                                                                                                  GOALS IN CANNES:
Established in 2005, Polish Film Institute (PISF) is a funding
                                                                                                  The main goal of Polish Film Institute’s participa-
body which supports film industry at all stages of film produc-
                                                                                                  tion in the Marché du Film is organizing the Polish
tion and promotes Polish films to potential audiences in Poland
                                                                                                  Cinema Stand and promote a 30% cash rebate on film
and abroad. PISF supports films from concept to premiere with
                                                                                                  production in Poland. The Stand will be the meeting
particular attention paid to international co-productions. Polish
                                                                                                  place for representatives of the Polish Film Insti-
Film Institute is managing a 30% cash rebate scheme.
                                                                                                  tute, producers and partners with international film
                                                                                                  industry representatives, festival programmers, sales
                                                                                                  agents, distributors, filmmakers interested in filming
                                                                                                  in Poland and foreign press.

    RADOSŁAW ŚMIGULSKI                                              MAŁGORZATA                    ROBERT BALIŃSKI
    General Director                                                SZCZEPKOWSKA-KALEMBA          Head of International Relations,
                                                                    Head of Film Production and   Polish-German Film Fund
                                                                    Film Project Development
    e-mail: pisf@pisf.pl                                            e-mail: produkcja@pisf.pl     e-mail: robert.balinski@pisf.pl
7   // INSTITUTIONS //

POLISH FILM INSTITUTE

                         MARIA GRADOWSKA-TOMOW               ANNA EWA DZIEDZIC
                         International Projects, Festivals   Film Incentives Promotion

                         mobile: +48 669 900 951             mobile: +48 663 499 799
                         e-mail: maria.gradowska@pisf.pl     e-mail: anna.dziedzic@pisf.pl
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                                                                                                                   COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                                   • industry organization
www.sppa.eu/en                                                                                                     • co-productions
                                                                                                                   • service for international projects
                                                                                                                   • animation production
POLISH ANIMATION PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
(SPPA)
                                                                                                                   GOALS IN CANNES:
The association’s main objective is to unite animation producers
with a view of promoting positive and attractive image of Polish                                                   The Polish Animation Producers Association is looking
animated films in Poland and abroad with a special focus on                                                        for and creating networking opportunities for Polish
contemporary animation. This involves integrating the animat-                                                      producers. Our main goal is to keep and develop
ed film producers circle and arranging support to Polish pro-                                                      good communication with industry representatives
ducers in order to obtain foreign partners. Producers involved                                                     and partners – sales agents, festival programmers,
in SPPA cooperate with major governmental institutions. SPPA is                                                    producers etc.
part of ANIMATION EUROPE.

    ROBERT JASZCZUROWSKI                                           WOJCIECH LESZCZYŃSKI (PGP)                      SEAN BOBBIT
    President of the Board                                         Board Member                                    Board Member

    mobile: +48 660 747 226                                        mobile: +48 501 044 375                         mobile: +48 601 297 600
    e-mail: rjaszczurowski@g-s.pl                                  e-mail: wojtek@wjt.com.pl                       e-mail: sean@breakthrufilms.pl

                                                                   PGP – MEMBER OF THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF POLAND
9   // INSTITUTIONS //
                                                              COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                              • funding
www.kreatywna-europa.eu

CREATIVE EUROPE DESK POLAND
                                                              GOALS IN CANNES:
Creative Europe Desk Poland promotes awareness and un-
                                                              Promotion of the Creative Europe MEDIA sub-
derstanding of the Creative Europe programme, provides free
                                                              -programme and meetings with representatives
advice and support to applicants, and encourages organisa-
                                                              of the European audiovisual sector.
tions from Poland to become involved in successful appli-
cations. The Creative Europe MEDIA sub-programme aims at
supporting the European audiovisual sector. Different fund-
ing schemes encourage audiovisual professionals to operate
across Europe, to reach new audiences and to develop the
skills needed in the digital age.

                                                              MAŁGORZATA KIEŁKIEWICZ
                                                              Head of Creative Europe Desk Poland

                                                              e-mail: malgorzata.kielkiewicz@kreatywna-europa.eu
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     FILM COMMISSIONS
     & FILM FUNDS
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                                                                    COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                    • film commission
www.filmcommissionpoland.pl                                         • service for international productions

FILM COMMISSION POLAND
Film Commission Poland operates within the structure of the         GOALS IN CANNES:
Polish Film Institute and coordinates the efforts to promote the
Polish film industry and shooting locations on the international    • promoting a 30% cash rebate on film production
market. Thanks to a comprehensive database, up-to-date infor-         in Poland
mation from the film sector and close cooperation with the net-     • promoting Polish locations, film industry and
work of regional film commissions, FCP is the first contact point     creating networking opportunities for Polish
for filmmakers interested in making films in Poland and working       producers
with Polish partners.

                                                                    ANNA EWA DZIEDZIC
                                                                    Film Commissioner

                                                                    mobile: +48 663 499 799
                                                                    e-mail: dziedzic@filmcommissionpoland.pl
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                                                                                               COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Kraków                                                                               • co-productions                                • TV series production
www.film-commission.pl                                                                         • service for international projects            • other production (commercials,
                                                                                               • feature production                                music videos, etc.)

                                                                                               • animation production                          •   funding
KRAKOW FILM COMMISSION                                                                         • documentary production
/ KRAKOW REGIONAL FILM FUND
Krakow Film Commission brings all the city locations into
a movie, providing support on the film set. We manage a rich
                                                                                               GOALS IN CANNES:
database of specialized companies in the region and assist in                                  Searching for international producers interested in filming in Kraków and Małopolska
securing rights to the locations and streamlining cooperation                                  region. Promoting audiovisual potential of our region and it’s film industry. Participating
with city services. Film projects are also welcome to apply for                                in EUFCN Board Meeting and Cineregio’s General Assembly. Establishing new contacts
financial support as we are the operator of the Krakow Regional                                and networking with representatives of the European audiovisual sector.
Film Fund – a tool for co-financing film productions. Krakow
Film Commission forms a part of Krakow Festival Office.

                                                                  ANNA KRUPIARZ                                                   DOMINIKA DZIUBIŃSKA
                                                                  Film Commissioner                                               Film Commissioner

                                                                  mobile: +48 518 681 248                                         mobile: +48 517 134 346
                                                                  e-mail: akrupiarz@film-commission.pl                            e-mail: dominika.dziubinska@film-commission.pl
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     BROADCASTERS
14 // BROADCASTERS //
                                                                                                    COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                    • broadcaster                                • documentary production
www.tvp.pl, www.sales.tvp.pl                                                                        • co-productions                             • TV series production
                                                                                                    • feature production                         • distribution

POLISH PUBLIC TELEVISION (TVP)
TVP – Polish Public Television is the leader on the Polish televi-                                  GOALS IN CANNES:
sion market. The station portfolio consists of two nation-wide
channels, 16 regional channels, satellite channels – TV Polonia,                                    • presenting TVP’s offer with regard         • networking with industry professionals
TV Biełsat as well as thematic channels: TVP Info, TVP Kultura,                                       to recent and library titles               • acquiring interesting projects for
TVP Historia, TVP Sport, TVP Seriale, TVP ABC, TVP Rozrywka.                                        • connecting with film and TV production       cooperation
For many years, TVP has been successfully combining its mis-                                          distributors                               • finding potential co-producers
sion of informing, educating and providing entertainment with                                       • selecting titles for broadcast
a varied program offer addressed to all viewers.

     ALEKSANDRA KAŹMIERUK                                            KAROLINA SOCHA-KALINOWSKA                                         MARTA DUŻBABEL
     Head of International Sales and                                 Festivals and Film Promotion                                      Head of Documentary Commissioning
     Channels Rebroadcast

     mobile: +48 605 605 403                                         mobile: +48 601 600 939                                           mobile: +48 601 600 531
     e-mail: aleksandra.kazmieruk@tvp.pl                             e-mail: karolina.socha-kalinowska@tvp.pl                          e-mail: marta.duzbabel@tvp.pl
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                                        PRODUCTION &
                                        POST–PRODUCTION
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                                                                                                              COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                              • co-productions
www.aksonstudio.pl                                                                                            • service for international projects
                                                                                                              • feature production
                                                                                                              • TV series production
AKSON STUDIO                                                                                                  • distribution

Established in 1992, Akson Studio is one of the leading produc-
tion companies in Poland. During the past 20 years Akson Studio
has successfully produced and co-produced more than 40 TV se-
ries and 35 feature films such as the Academy Award nominated
Katyń and Sweet Rush, a winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlina-                                             GOALS IN CANNES:
le. Akson Studio has also produced Andrzej Wajda’s Afterimage                                                 We’re looking for a sales agent for our new project –
(Toronto IFF 2016) and Panic Attack by Paweł Maślona (Karlovy                                                 I Never Cry. We also hope to find amazing projects
Vary FF 2018).                                                                                                to work on and to meet talented people to work with.

                                                                                                              JAN KWIECIŃSKI (PGP)
                                                                                                              Producer

                                                                                                              mobile: +48 609 856 659
                                                                                                              e-mail: jan.kwiecinski@aksonstudio.pl

                                                                                                              PGP – MEMBER OF THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF POLAND
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// I NEVER CRY //
DIR. PIOTR DOMALEWSKI
After learning about the death of her father, a builder work-
ing abroad, the seventeen-year old Ola has to travel to Ireland
to bring his body back to Poland.

stage of production: post-production
genre: tragicomedy
length: 100’
language: Polish /English
budget: 1,400,000 EUR
financing in place: 1,400,000 EUR
countries sought for co-production: —
partners attached: MK1 Productions (Ireland)
goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for a sales agent
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                                                                                                     COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                     • co-production
www.applefilm.pl                                                                                     • feature production
                                                                                                     • documentary production
                                                                                                     • TV series production
APPLE FILM PRODUCTION
APPLE FILM is a leading Polish production company with vast
experience in international co-productions (30 features, docu-
mentaries and drama series, in co-operation with more than 20
countries). The company is run by Dariusz Jabłoński together
                                                                                                     GOALS IN CANNES:
with Violetta Kamińska and Izabela Wójcik. A significant part                                        We always look for exciting international co-produc-
of their track-records are CE and EE co-productions, ie. Dovlatov                                    tions of feature films and drama series. We also look for
(Silver Bear Berlinale 2018), When The Trees Fall (Berlinale 2018,                                   partners for our developed projects.
Panorama), Under Electric Clouds (Silver Bear Berlinale 2015).

     DARIUSZ JABŁOŃSKI                                               IZABELA WÓJCIK                  VIOLETTA KAMIŃSKA
     CEO, Producer                                                   Head of Development, Producer   Head of Production, Producer

     mobile: +48 501 311 310                                         mobile: +48 501 299 277         mobile: +48 501 299 276
     e-mail: jablon@applefilm.pl                                     e-mail: izabela@applefilm.pl    e-mail: violetta@applefilm.pl
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// STILLBORN //
DIR. OLGA CHAJDAS
Within Poland’s alternative post-punk scene of the 80s, faced
with an unwanted pregnancy, a disturbed, damaged and bi-polar
young singer struggles to find connection with her mother.

stage of production: development
genre: drama
length: 90’
language: Polish
budget: 1,200,000 EUR
financing in place: 55%
countries sought for co-production: all
partners attached: Tokapi Films (The Netherlands), Moloko Film
(Czech Republic)
goal in Cannes regarding this project: to find co-production
partners, distributor and sales agent
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                                                                                                          COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw / Bielany Wrocławskie                                                                    • co-productions
www.atmgrupa.pl                                                                                           • documentary production
                                                                                                          • TV series production
                                                                                                          • post-production
ATM GRUPA                                                                                                 • distribution
                                                                                                          • service for international projects
ATM Grupa S.A. is Poland’s largest independent television and
film production company. ATM owns companies active mostly
in the fields of TV and film production, rental of soundstag-
es and production equipment, events, and games for mobile
devices. ATM’s productions are broadcast by all the leading                                               GOALS IN CANNES:
Polish channels as well as by international ones: HBO, FOX,
                                                                                                          • meetings with business partners
Canal+ Discovery, TLC and History.
                                                                                                          • establishing new contacts in the film industry
                                                                                                          • looking for co-production partners for ATM’s feature
                                                                                                            film projects

                                                                                                          RENATA MĘCINA
                                                                                                          Business Development Director

                                                                                                          tel. (landline) +48 22 50 79 700
                                                                                                          e-mail: atm.warszawa@atmgrupa.pl
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                                                                 COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Łódź                                                   • co-productions
www.aurafilms.pl                                                 • feature production
                                                                 • documentary production
                                                                 • TV series production
AURA FILMS
Aura Films is a production company founded by Anna Bławut-
-Mazurkiewicz, a lawyer and film producer. The company spe-
cializes in feature and documentary film. One of the goals on
which the company focuses are films for the young audience –
                                                                 GOALS IN CANNES:
The Day of Chocolate is our last film (2018). We are currently   Finding co-production and distribution partners for
working on two story projects.                                   our upcoming feature films.

                                                                                            PRODUCERS
                                                                                             NETWORK
                                                                                              2019

                                                                 ANNA BŁAWUT
                                                                 Producer

                                                                 mobile: +48 660 746 996
                                                                 e-mail: ania.blawut@gmail.com
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// THE LAST MISSION //                                                // NEWBORN //                                                       // MUTENESS //
DIR. JACEK BŁAWUT                                                     DIR. LIDIA DUDA                                                     DIR. JACEK PIOTR BŁAWUT
The film is a fascinating story about a legendary Polish subma-       It is a story about not accepting your own life and the difficult   Year 2029. “Exodus of trees” has been on Earth for 6 years. For
rine and its last mission to destroy German battleships during        art of learning a new one. She ran away from home for him. He       us, living without them means annihilation. 12-year-old Helen
WW II. It tells the extraordinary story of the Polish-British crew,   broke away from his traumatic past for her. Their first child is    has a mutation syndrome. Paradoxically, as a mute, he is the
motivated by a sense of mission and a soldier’s duty, waging          born. The world champion – who can pull a weight of 420 kg –        only person who is able to contact the last tree. Can he convince
a heroic fight against an invisible enemy.                            raises his newborn son. Less than 4 kg of “new life”.               him to stay? It is only hope for the world.

stage of production: production                                       stage of production: finished                                       stage of production: development
genre: war drama                                                      genre: drama                                                        genre: pro-ecological, sci-fi, young audience
length: 100’                                                          length: 74’                                                         length: 100’
language: English, Polish                                             language: Polish                                                    language: English, Polish
budget: 3,000,000 EUR                                                 budget: 100,000 EUR                                                 budget: 2,500,000 EUR
financing in place: 2,750,000 EUR                                     financing in place: 100,000 EUR                                     financing in place: —
countries sought for co-production: European countries                countries sought for co-production: —                               countries sought for co-production: Norway, Sweden, Iceland,
                                                                                                                                          Denmark, Finland, USA, Canada
partners attached: Polish Film Institute, WFDiF, DI Factory,          partners attached: —
Impakt Film, Gdynia Film Fund, Kino Świat                                                                                                 partners attached: —
                                                                      goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for
goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for financiers,        the sales agent                                                     goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for: co-producers,
distributors, festival commissioners                                                                                                      sales agent, partners
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                                                                                                             COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                             • co-productions
www.banana.pl                                                                                                • service for international projects
                                                                                                             • feature production
                                                                                                             • documentary production
BANANA SPLIT POLSKA                                                                                          • TV series production
                                                                                                             • other production (commercials, music videos, etc.)
Banana Split is an independent award-winning production com-
pany with two decades of experience in advertising, feature film
and documentary business. We are co-operating with leading
local and international directors and production companies on
local and international advertising and film platform.                                                       GOALS IN CANNES:
                                                                                                             Meeting with possible future partners in advertising
                                                                                                             and feature cooperation. Presentation company’s pos-
                                                                                                             sibilities to produce advertising spots, feature films and
                                                                                                             documentaries.

                                                                                                             EWA JACUTA
                                                                                                             Producer

                                                                                                             mobile: +48 501 006 600
                                                                                                             e-mail: ewa_jacuta@banana.pl
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                                                                     COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Sopot                                                      • co-productions
www.breakthrufilms.pl                                                • feature production
                                                                     • animation production

BREAKTHRU PRODUCTIONS
Breakthru Production is an award winning animation compa-
ny founded by Hugh Welchaman and Sean Bobbitt and based
in Sopot, Poland. Breakthru received an Oscar for its short film
Peter & the Wolf, and was nominated in 2018 for an Oscar for it’s
                                                                     GOALS IN CANNES:
latest feature film, Loving Vincent. With the critical and commer-   In Cannes we will be meeting with potential co-produc-
cial success of Loving Vincent, which grossed $42 mln world-         ers for our upcoming slate of painting animation films,
wide at the box office, the company is planning a further slate      and looking for sales representatives and distributors.
of painting animation films.

                                                                     SEAN BOBBITT
                                                                     CEO / Producer

                                                                     mobile: +48 601 297 600
                                                                     e-mail: sean@breakthrufilms.pl
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// THE PEASANTS //
DIR. DOROTA KOBIELA
In the peasant village of Lipka the marriage of the local beau-
ty, Yagna, to a rich widower unleashes fierce rivalries and lust-
ful desires, which spiral the community into a series of disasters
that ends with Yagna’s tragic demise.

stage of production: development
genre: historical animation
length: 100’
language: Polish
budget: 4,500,000 EUR
financing in place: 1,000,000 EUR
countries sought for co-production: Czech Republic, Romania,
Greece, Hungary
partners attached: —
goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for co-production
partners and sales agent
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                                                               COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                               • co-production
www.cineostudio.pl                                             • service for international projects
                                                               • feature production
                                                               • documentary production
CINEO STUDIO                                                   • education for film professionals

Feature fiction / Theatrical Movies / Production / Services.

                                                               GOALS IN CANNES:
                                                               Looking for: co-producers, broadcasters and film
                                                               festivals for 4 projects in progress and partners
                                                               for next co-productions and services in Poland
                                                               (30% CASH REBATE).

                                                                                           PRODUCERS
                                                                                            NETWORK
                                                                                             2019

                                                               KAMIL PRZEŁĘCKI
                                                               Producer

                                                               mobile: +48 601 290 672
                                                               e-mail: kamil.przelecki@cineostudio.pl
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// BUTTERFLY CHILD EFFECT //                                           // RUTKA //                                                       // MALIGNUM //
DIR. JAROSŁAW SZMIDT                                                   DIR. SŁAWOMIR FABICKI                                             DIR. KORDIAN KĄDZIELA
Butterfly Child Effect is about great strength and hope. It’s a sto-   The story of ten-year-old girl, Zosia, who meets a new friend –   Jerzy (70 year old man) – the president of the Records Control
ry about fighting for life and health of the child that is suffering   a girl who is an imaginary ghost form the Jewish Ghetto in Lodz   Association embarks on a journey to search for record-holders,
from a rare genetic skin disease.                                      (Poland) from the World War II. They travel in time, from the     with the aim of inviting them to his very own Grand Convention
                                                                       present to the ’40s, time of World War II.                        of Record-Holders. As a result of an unfortunate coincidence,
stage of production: 50 of 70 shooting days / production                                                                                 Jerzy has to take this long trip with his wife, Aniela (67).
and post-production                                                    stage of production: development
                                                                                                                                         stage of production: pre-production
genre: documentary                                                     genre: drama, teenage, family
                                                                                                                                         genre: comedy-drama
length: 90’                                                            length: 90’
                                                                                                                                         length: 90’
language: Polish, English                                              language: Polish
                                                                                                                                         language: Polish
budget: 230,000 EUR                                                    budget: 2,500,000 EUR
                                                                                                                                         budget: 900,000 EUR
financing in place: 220,000 EUR                                        financing in place: 50,000 EUR
                                                                                                                                         financing in place: 50,000 EUR
countries sought for co-production: USA, France, Sweden,               countries sought for co-production: Israel, Germany,
Germany                                                                Poland, USA                                                       countries sought for co-production: Czech Republic, Germany,
                                                                                                                                         France, Ukraine, Lithuania and other European countries
partners attached: Polish Public Television (TVP), Polish Film         partners attached: Polish Film Institute, in negotiations
Institute, ARS IMAGO                                                                                                                     partners attached: Polish Film Institute
                                                                       goal in Cannes regarding this project: to find co-producers
goal in Cannes regarding this project: to find broadcasters,                                                                             goal in Cannes regarding this project: to find co-producers
festivals, and co-producer with distribution experience
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                                                                                                   COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                   • post-production
www.di-factory.com                                                                                 • service for international projects
                                                                                                   • co-productions

DI FACTORY
                                                                                                   GOALS IN CANNES:
DI Factory guarantees the highest standards in image post-pro-
duction processes from set to release, for feature films and TV                                    • presenting the company’s abilities abroad to all
                                                                                                     potential clients, such as producers and co-producers
series. The company has done over 120 Digital Intermediates
                                                                                                     working on international markets
to Polish and international features: Cold War and Ida by Paw-
likowski, Mug by Szumowska, Loving Vincent by Kobiela & Welch-                                     • to observe all the new trends that can be seen in this
man, Communion by Zamecka, Winter Flies by Omerzu, 1983 se-                                          year’s feature film productions
ries for Netflix just to mention a few. Company is also involved                                   • to exchange the ideas and experiences with film
in digital restoration and the promotion of Polish film classics.                                    industry people
                                                                                                   • to establish new business contacts

    JĘDRZEJ SABLIŃSKI                                               RAFAŁ GOLIS                    JULIA SKORUPSKA
    CEO                                                             Sales Executive                Executive Producer

    mobile: +48 887 807 800                                         mobile: +48 887 807 802        mobile: +48 731 777 713
    e-mail: sablinski@di-factory.com                                e-mail: golis@di-factory.com   e-mail: skorupska@di-factory.com
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                                                                                                            COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                            • co-productions
www.eaststudio.pl                                                                                           • service for international projects
                                                                                                            • feature production
                                                                                                            • animation production
EAST STUDIO                                                                                                 • TV series production
                                                                                                            • other production (commercials, music videos, etc.)
East Studio is a creative production studio operating in the
movie industry since 2010. Successfully developing its own film
projects, the company has considerable experience in making
documentary, feature and corporate films.
                                                                                                            GOALS IN CANNES:
                                                                                                            To find a sales agent for our film Broad Peak by Leszek
                                                                                                            Dawid, and meet festival programmers.

                                                                                                            MARIA HERBICH
                                                                                                            Associate Producer

                                                                                                            mobile: +48 535 845 865
                                                                                                            e-mail: m.herbich@eaststudio.pl
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// BROAD PEAK //
DIR. LESZEK DAWID
Broad Peak is a dramatic story based on real events of Maciej
Berbeka, a world-renowned Himalayan climber, who was the
first man to ascent the Broad Peak summit during the winter
time. It is a tale of a beautiful yet destructive passion that push-
es a man to the very edge.

stage of production: production
genre: drama
length: 100’
language: Polish
budget: 3,426,000 EUR
financing in place: 3,176,000 EUR
countries sought for co-production: —
partners attached: Polish Film Institute, Krakow Film
Commission, TVN, Kino Świat, Private Investors, Film
Commission Vallee D’Aoste
goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for sales agent
and meeting with festival programmers
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                                                                                                             COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                             • co-productions
www.egofilm.pl                                                                                               • service for international projects
                                                                                                             • animation production
                                                                                                             • other production (commercials, music videos, etc.)
EGoFILM EWELINA GORDZIEJUK                                                                                   • distribution

We produce animated movies, tv series for children (Pompik,
s01 completed, s02 in production and Tales of Tappi the Viking
s01, s02 in preparation), feature animations (The Shrew of Des-
tiny) and animated shorts (The Firefly Grove) – all projects are
co-financed by the Polish Film Institute. We work with Polish                                                GOALS IN CANNES:
artists and European authors with the focus on high artistic                                                 We look for co-production partners, sales agents,
merit and educational value. EGoFILM is the dream team which                                                 distributors and broadcasters for our current and
combines the experience with the freshness of creative ideas.                                                upcoming projects.

                                                                                                             EWELINA GORDZIEJUK (PGP)
                                                                                                             Producer, Owner

                                                                                                             mobile: +48 607 563 638
                                                                                                             e-mail: studio@egofilm.pl

                                                                                                             PGP – MEMBER OF THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF POLAND
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// THE FIREFLY GROVE //                                               // TALES OF TAPPI THE VIKING //                                     // ASIUNIA //
DIR. TOMASZ PILARSKI                                                  DIR. PIOTR MORAWSKI                                                 DIR. TAMÁS DUCKI
The video game maniac is trying to regain his portable console        In the wonderful, magical Whispering Forest, which stretch-         Asiunia is a story of a little girl for whom the war started just af-
stolen by magpie, his actions hurt his little sister. Torn, he must   es along the banks of the Ice Gulf, lives Viking Tappi. He is not   ter her fifth birthday, when one night her mother and her home
answer the question of what is more important to him.                 a true Viking, because he is not interested in brandishing his      disappeared. She had to go to sleep in strangers’ house, where
                                                                      sword. His greatest weapon is his smile, kindness and ingenuity.    there was no mom, but some unknown lady, and where she had
stage of production: completed                                                                                                            to drink milk from a strange mug...
                                                                      stage of production: 1st season completed, 2nd season in pre-
genre: drama, family cinema
                                                                      production                                                          stage of production: production
length: 5’24”
                                                                      genre: adventure, comedy, family cinema                             genre: drama, family cinema
language: no dialogues
                                                                      length: 1st season: 13 x 11’, 2nd season: 26 x 11’                  length: 20’
budget: 46,583 EUR
                                                                      language: Polish, English                                           language: Polish, English
financing in place: 46,583 EUR
                                                                      budget: 1st season: 813,750 EUR, 2nd season: 1,296,419 EUR          budget: 280,000 EUR
countries sought for co-production: —
                                                                      financing in place: 2nd season: 975,489 EUR                         financing in place: 190,000 EUR
partners attached: Polish Film Institute, Paris+Hendzel CO.
                                                                      countries sought for co-production: Scandinavian countries,         countries sought for co-production: Germany, Hungary,
goal in Cannes regarding this project: finding worldwide              Czech Republic                                                      Austria, Ukraine, Russia, China, Japan and others
distribution, looking for TV broadcasters, sales agents,
                                                                      partners attached: Polish Film Institute, Paris+Hendzel CO.         partners attached: Polish Film Institute, Paris+Hendzel CO.
short film festivals
                                                                      goal in Cannes regarding this project: finding co-producers         goal in Cannes regarding this project: finding worldwide
                                                                      for the 2nd season                                                  distribution and co-producers
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                                                                     COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Kraków                                                     • co-productions                                   • TV series production
www.filmpoland.pl                                                    • service for international projects               • other production (commercials,
                                                                     • feature production                                 music videos, etc.)

                                                                     • documentary production
FILM POLAND PRODUCTIONS
Film Poland Productions is a film production house established
in 2009 in Kraków. The company is the precursor of Indo-Polish
                                                                     GOALS IN CANNES:
film exchange and the leader in re-opening Poland to films and
commercials coming from India and rest of the world. Film Po-        • As a very experienced service producers: We search for films that could be filmed
land specializes in feature film production and servicing, com-        in Poland using the new 30% Cash Rebate.
mercials, TV and documentary production. Credits include The         • As co-producers: We are actively looking for outstanding projects.
Last Witness, Kick, Shaandar, Aazaan, Saguni, Fitoor, TV films for
BBC, NATGEO, History Channel and over 40 tvc’s.
                                                                     • As producers: We are open to meetings with potential partners/co-producers/financier
                                                                       for our films – Soldier Bear and The Director.

                                                                                                                                      PRODUCERS
                                                                                                                                       NETWORK
                                                                                                                                        2019

                                                                                                        KRZYSZTOF SOŁEK
                                                                                                        CEO / Producer

                                                                                                        mobile: +48 604 428 940
                                                                                                        e-mail: kris@filmpoland.pl
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// LEGACY OF LIES //                                             // SOLDIER BEAR //
DIR. ADRIAN BOL                                                  DIR. BRENDAN FOLEY
Ryan Baxter, an ex-MI6 agent, is thrown back into the world      A true story of a brown bear who became a Soldier in the Polish
of espionage and high stakes when Alexandra Stepanenko,          Army during the World War II.
a beautiful Ukrainian journalist, seeks his help in uncovering
the shocking truth about operations conducted by the Russian     stage of production: script
Secret Service.
                                                                 genre: biography, adventure

stage of production: filming                                     length: 110’

genre: spy thriller                                              language: English

length: 105’                                                     budget: 20,000,000 EUR

language: English                                                financing in place: 10,000,000 EUR

budget: 3,000,000 EUR                                            countries sought for co-production: Belgium, Morocco

financing in place: all                                          partners attached: Brendan Foley, Jackdaw Films – Gavin
                                                                 James, North Ireland Screen, Scotland Screen
countries sought for co-production: —
                                                                 goal in Cannes regarding this project: finance research, finding
partners attached: —
                                                                 partners and sales agent
goal in Cannes regarding this project: searching for buyers
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                                                                 COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                 • co-productions                               • other production (commercials,
www.filmingland.pl                                               • service for international projects             music videos, etc.)

                                                                 • TV series production                         • funding

FILMING LAND
                                                                 GOALS IN CANNES:
We are an efficient, open minded, skilled & experienced team
                                                                 Extending our successful cooperation with Asian countries such as South Korea,
that cherishes life. We have extensive experience in TV & com-
                                                                 China and Japan. We would also like to meet projects’ representatives & producers
mercials. We operate mainly in Poland, but we enjoy working on
                                                                 from Great Britain that could cover:
other markets. We will provide you with:
• production service,                                            • culinary show in Poland,
• administrational support with possible governmental and        • travel show concentrated on slow life, slow food and great spa offer in Poland,
  commercial co-financing of your project,                       • celebrity travel,
• help with in any European venture as we have a reliable        • TV drama covering one of the subjects.
  network of international partners.
Check our latest project with South Korea Terius Behind Me.

                                                                                                    AGNIESZKA PAJĄK
                                                                                                    Producer

                                                                                                    mobile: +48 509 989 789
                                                                                                    e-mail: chief@filmingland.pl
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                                                                   COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                   • co-productions
www.fixafilm.com                                                   • service for international projects
                                                                   • post-production
                                                                   • education for film professionals
FIXAFILM
FIXAFILM is a boutique post-production studio in Warsaw, highly    GOALS IN CANNES:
recommended by the Polish and foreign clients. We have built
our reputation through aestetic attentiveness, technical exel-     • to present Fixafilm’s offer to all the potential clients
lence, creativity and trust on delivering world class work. Our    • to establish new business contacts
collaborative approach to every project keeps our clients’ needs   • to look for partners and projects in the early stage
at the core of everything we do. We provide on-set data man-         of production for whom we can carry out the post-
agement, editing, color grading, vfx, online, mastering, conver-     production process
sions, film restoration and archiving.
                                                                   • to participate in workshops and presentations

                                                                   ANDRZEJ ŁUCJANEK
                                                                   CEO

                                                                   mobile: +48 692 056 984
                                                                   e-mail: andrzej@fixafilm.pl
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                                                                     COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                     • feature production
www.planetasingli.pl

GIGANT FILMS
Gigant Films is run by Radek Drabik and Michał Chaciński – in-
dustry professionals with the background in business manage-
                                                                     GOALS IN CANNES:
ment, festival organisation & programming, film criticism and
script consulting. Our objective is to deliver great genre movies.   Looking for worldwide distribution for current and
Our approach is to creatively oversee each phase of film produc-     future films.
tion – from generating the initial idea, through internal script
development, all the way to the final sound mix. The company
finances its projects solely from private funds.

                                                                     RADEK DRABIK (PGP)
                                                                     Producer

                                                                     mobile: +48 604 229 729
                                                                     e-mail: radoslaw.drabik@kinomedia.pl

                                                                     PGP – MEMBER OF THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF POLAND
38 // PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION //
                                                                                             COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                             • co-productions
www.impaktfilm.com                                                                           • service for international projects
                                                                                             • feature production
                                                                                             • documentary production
IMPAKT FILM
Impakt Film is a production company located in Warsaw,
Poland. Impakt Film aims at producing feature, documentary
and animated films. The company focuses on international
co-productions.
                                                                                             GOALS IN CANNES:
                                                                                             We will focus on looking for co-producers for the
                                                                                             feature film The Last Mission.

                                                             BARTEK GLIŃSKI                  MACIEK HAMELA
                                                             Producer                        Producer

                                                             mobile: +48 604 105 975         mobile: +48 501 344 648
                                                             e-mail: bartek@impaktfilm.com   e-mail: maciek@impaktfilm.com
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// THE LAST MISSION //
The film is a fascinating story about a legendary Polish subma-
rine and its last mission to destroy German battleships during
WW II. It tells the extraordinary story of the Polish-British crew,
motivated by a sense of mission and a soldier’s duty, waging
a heroic fight against an invisible enemy.

stage of production: production
genre: war drama
length: 100’
language: English, Polish
budget: 3,000,000 EUR
financing in place: 2,750,000 EUR
countries sought for co-production: European countries
partners attached: Aura Films, Polish Film Institute, WFDiF,
DI Factory, Gdynia Film Fund, Kino Świat
goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for financiers,
distributors, festival commissioners
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                                                                        COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Kraków                                                        • co-productions                              • TV series production
www.istvmedia.pl                                                        • service for international projects          • other production (commercials,
                                                                        • feature production                              music videos, etc.)

                                                                        • animation production                        •   post-production
ISTV MEDIA                                                              • documentary production

ISTV MEDIA is the one of the biggest production houses from
Małopolska Region (south part of Poland). We provide line pro-
duction, full service, logistics and organization of film production
sets. We also provide site scouting as well as service and super-
                                                                        GOALS IN CANNES:
vision of facilities. We have over 500 unique locations in Kraków       Participation in workshops, presentations and market. Establishing contacts with foreign
and Małopolska Region. We have a variety of places: historical,         movie creators, for whom Kraków can be an attractive set location. Expanding knowledge
tourist, open air or indoor. We are able to get those popular and       about the latest trends in film production. Presentation of ISTV Media offer – commercial
known around the world locations, as well as those that have            and movies production.
been not explored in front of the camera yet. We work with Polish
and foreign film crews. Work: The City of Treasure (Polish Public
Television series), True Life of Angels (feature film in production),
Marygoround (feature film in production), Bosch, Idea Bank etc.

                                                                                                           KAMIL JANIK
                                                                                                           Producer, CEO

                                                                                                           mobile: +48 503 850 310
                                                                                                           e-mail: kamil@istv.pl
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                                                                COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                • co-productions                                • TV series production
www.kalejdoskopfilm.pl                                          • service for international projects            • other production (commercials,
                                                                • feature production                               music videos, etc.)

                                                                • documentary production
KALEJDOSKOP FILM
Kalejdoskop Film is a film and TV production company based
in Warsaw, founded in 2010. We are a sister company of Studio
                                                                GOALS IN CANNES:
Filmowe Kalejdoskop (IDA Award, Oscar Nominee & more than
200 productions). We produce documentaries (IDFA, Al Jazeera,   • looking for partners potentially interested in our upcoming project: False Positive
Krakow FF), fictions, commercials and music videos. Currently       by Kasia Płazińska
we are working on feature documentary The Antarctic Syndrome    •   looking for sales agents, distributors and festivals for our new feature documentary
and a narrative fiction False Positive, which was developed         film The Antarctic Syndrome by Piotr Jaworski
during Biennale Cinema College 2018.
                                                                • establishing new contacts in the film industry

                                                                                                    KAMIL SKAŁKOWSKI
                                                                                                    Producer

                                                                                                    mobile: +48 790 204 630
                                                                                                    e-mail: kamil@kalejdoskop.art.pl
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// THE ANTARCTIC SYNDROME //                                         // FALSE POSITIVE //                                                  // THE SONGS WE NEVER SANG //
DIR. PIOTR JAWORSKI                                                  DIR. KASIA PŁAZIŃSKA                                                  DIR. CHRIS RUDZ
Follows the events that took place in the Polish polar base 40       Dawid, an interpreter from Warsaw, leads a seemingly flawless         Akiko is a teenager runaway from foster care, whose future
years ago. The forgotten, pioneering experiment of psychologist      life. Until one day, he is disrupted by his father’s Alzheimer dis-   rests on a promised underwater treasure hidden by her de-
Dr Terelak, who studied limits of human psyche under the con-        ease. Amidst the pressure, a mysterious occurrence happens:           ceased mother. She arrives on their ancestral island to find
ditions of the Antarctic isolation, turned out to be a full of hu-   everyone in the city is gone. Dawid confronts the void. What will     promised treasure. Only Akiko’s reluctant aunt – a traditional
mor and irony metaphor of the system.                                he find in the midst of the desolation?                               diving woman – can help her succeed before time runs out.

stage of production: complete                                        stage of production: development                                      stage of production: development
genre: documentary                                                   genre: drama                                                          genre: drama
length: 72’                                                          length: 75’                                                           length: 90’
language: Polish                                                     language: Polish                                                      language: Japanese
budget: closed                                                       budget: 650,000 EUR                                                   budget: 550,000 EUR
financing in place: closed                                           financing in place: 15,000 EUR                                        financing in place: 4,500 EUR
countries sought for co-production: —                                countries sought for co-production: Europe, China and North           countries sought for co-production: Japan, China, Korea,
                                                                     America                                                               The Netherlands
partners attached: Polish Public Television, EBH Polska, Cine
Village, Polish Film Institute                                       partners attached: Biennale College Cinema                            partners attached: Digital Amigos (Japan)
goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for sales agent,      goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for co-producers,      goal in Cannes regarding this project: looking for co-producers,
distributors, festivals                                              partners, investors                                                   partners, investors
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                                                                   COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                   • documentary production
www.kijorafilm.com                                                 • feature production
                                                                   • other production (commercials, music videos, etc.)
                                                                   • co-productions
KIJORA FILM                                                        • service for international projects

The film production company Kijora was established in 2007
by Anna Gawlita, who has since then twice won best producer
awards – at Era New Horizons International Film Festival (2008)
and Krakow Film Festival (2017). We have produced documen-
                                                                   GOALS IN CANNES:
tary films directed by Tomasz Wolski, Piotr Stasik, Jakub Radej,   • Sales & promotion of the latest productions Hurrah, We’re Still Alive by Agnieszka
Aleksandra Maciuszek and the feature-length fiction film Hurrah,     Polska and Ordinary Country by Tomasz Wolski.
We’re Still Alive (post-production) by Agnieszka Polska. We are
dedicated to making documentaries and fiction movies.
                                                                   • To look for partners, distribution and financing for our upcoming documentary
                                                                     productions: White Chief by Grzegorz Piekarski, Big Chief by Tomasz Wolski and
                                                                     Comrades by Joanna Janikowska.

                                                                                                     ANNA GAWLITA
                                                                                                     Producer

                                                                                                     mobile: +48 609 421 497
                                                                                                     e-mail: kijora@gmail.com
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// HURRAH, WE ARE STILL ALIVE //                                      // BIG CHIEF //                                                    // WHITE CHIEF //
DIR. AGNIESZKA POLSKA                                                 DIR. TOMASZ WOLSKI                                                 DIR. GRZEGORZ PIEKARSKI
A team of bohemian filmmakers is awaiting the comeback of an          Poland, 1972. A French TV crew interviews legendary spy Leopold    White Chief is a story about two white European people who are
influential director, who left without leaving a trace. A member      Trepper. The footage was confiscated. 45 years later we went       the ruler of the village or province in African countries. People
of an underground leftist militant group visits their house. In the   to France to show it to the journalists that thought it was lost   who live between two continents, having totally different posi-
course of dense action, the protagonists are forced to re-evaluate    forever.                                                           tions in both places.
their belief in political cinema.
                                                                      stage of production: development                                   stage of production: development
stage of production: post-production
                                                                      genre: documentary                                                 genre: documentary
genre: drama
                                                                      length: 52’ and 75’                                                length: 52’ and 75’
length: 90’
                                                                      language: French, Polish, Hebrew, German, Russian                  language: French, German, Bulu
language: Polish
                                                                      budget: 350,000 EUR                                                budget: 280,000 EUR
budget: 250,000 EUR
                                                                      financing in place: 40,000 EUR                                     financing in place: 50,000 EUR
financing in place: 240,000 EUR
                                                                      countries sought for co-production: France, Belgium,               countries sought for co-production: France, Belgium,
countries sought for co-production: Germany                           Germany, Israel                                                    Germany, Finland
partners attached: Polish Film Institute, Museum of Modern            partners attached: La Bête, Polish Cultural Institute in Paris,    partners attached: La Bête, Polish Film Institute, Media
Art in Warsaw, Fundacja Instytut Filmu Dokumentalnego                 Polish Public Television (TVP)                                     Creative Europe
goal in Cannes regarding this project: to present the film            goal in Cannes regarding this project: to find co-producers,       goal in Cannes regarding this project: to find co-producers,
to the festival commissioners, to find worldwide distribution         sales agents and financing                                         sales agents and financing
and sales agents
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                                                                   COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Kraków                                                   • co-productions
www.facebook.com/krakowfilmklaster                                 • service for international projects
                                                                   • feature production
                                                                   • documentary production
KRAKOW FILM KLASTER
Krakow Film Klaster is a film producer originating from            GOALS IN CANNES:
Małopolska region in Poland. In its portfolio KFK has numerous
documentary and feature films acclaimed at domestic and in-        One of the main goals is to find European co-pro-
ternational festivals. One of KFK’s main focus is Małopolska De-   duction partners for a feature film True Life of Angels
but Studio – a programme supporting young artists with their       by Artur Więcek. Other aim is to introduce It Will Be
professional debut. Lately, KFK took up a challenge of joining     Such a Beautiful Suicide – a feature film by Michał
international co-productions and found such opportunities          Hytroś – to international sales angents and/or
in Ukraine, Spain and Vietnam.                                     distributors. Next, we would like to interst Euro-
                                                                   pean distributors with another feature – The Paths
                                                                   of My Father by Mauricio Osaki.

                                                                   ANETA ZAGÓRSKA
                                                                   Producer

                                                                   mobile: +48 501 756 073
                                                                   e-mail: aneta.zagorska@film.krakow.pl
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// TRUE LIFE OF ANGELS //                                             // THE PATHS OF MY FATHER //                                        // IT WILL BE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SUICIDE //
DIR. ARTUR „BARON” WIĘCEK                                             DIR. MAURICIO OSAKI                                                 DIR. MICHAŁ HYTROŚ
Can love be the remedy against all odds? Adam, a famous ac-           When Nhi’s grandmother is sent to the hospital, 10-year-old         Rafał – a 30 year old tour guide around the town of Wolna Wól-
tor, can’t find sense in life when he is disrupted by a stroke,       Nhi decides to join her father, a busy truck driver, on a journey   ka, also known as the suicide town, is chosen to commit sui-
yet his wife will passionately fight for his health and their love.   to the far corners of northern Vietnam. Her father opposes the      cide number 10000, thus guaranteeing the town’s entry into the
Krzysztof Globisz, in the leading role, is an actor who is also re-   idea of taking his daughter on the trip – her first and his last.   Guinness Book of Records. The problem is, that Rafał doesn’t
covering from a recent stroke.                                                                                                            have any reason to kill himself.
                                                                      stage of production: post-production
stage of production: shooting                                                                                                             stage of production: development
                                                                      genre: drama
genre: biographical drama                                                                                                                 genre: dark comedy
                                                                      length: 90’
length: 90’                                                                                                                               length: 75’
                                                                      language: Vietnamese
language: Polish                                                                                                                          language: Polish
                                                                      budget: 415,000 EUR
budget: 1,000,000 EUR                                                                                                                     budget: 162,790 EUR
                                                                      financing in place: 230,000 EUR
financing in place: 300,000 EUR                                                                                                           financing in place: 162,790 EUR
                                                                      countries sought for co-production: Germany, Belgium,
countries sought for co-production: Germany, Belgium, Czech           The Netherlands, France                                             countries sought for co-production: —
Republic, Slovakia and other European countries
                                                                      partners attached: Dezenove Som e Imagens, Polish Film              partners attached: Polish Film Institute, Polish PublicTelevision
partners attached: Krakow Festival Office, Proxima-Service            Institute, FSA – BRDE – SUAT                                        (TVP)
goal in Cannes regarding this project: finding European: co-          goal in Cannes regarding this project: finding European: co-        goal in Cannes regarding this project: finding European sales
producers, partners (for post-production period) and                  producers, partners (for post-production period) and                agents and distrubutor
sales agents                                                          sales agents
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                                                                                                                 COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Łódź                                                                                                   • co-productions
www.lavafilms.pl                                                                                                 • service for international projects
                                                                                                                 • feature production
                                                                                                                 • documentary production
LAVA FILMS                                                                                                       • other production (commercials, music videos, etc.)

Lava Films is a production company set up in Łódź, Poland. The
company collaborates with aspiring filmmakers as well as with
                                                                                                                 GOALS IN CANNES:
established professionals coming from Poland and abroad. Our
goal is to help artists transform their potential into debuts, sec-                                              We intend to find partners (a sales agent, co-producer
ond features or subsequent works of film art. Lava Films aims at                                                 and additional funding) for our two feature film
producing features, documentaries and animated films bearing                                                     projects HER/HIS by Anna Kazejak and Wet Monday
hallmarks of director’s artistic and national individuality, yet re-                                             by Justyna Mytnik and potential buyers for our docu-
flecting universal, human issues of our times.                                                                   mentary The Herd by Karolina Poryzała and Monika
                                                                                                                 Kotecka. We also hope to find projects for potential
                                                                                                                 minority co-productions.

     MARIUSZ WŁODARSKI (PGP)                                              AGNIESZKA WASIAK                       MARTA GMOSIŃSKA
     Producer                                                             Producer                               Junior Producer

     mobile: +48 506 061 974                                              mobile: +48 602 132 222                mobile: +48 782 668 551
     e-mail: mariusz@lavafilms.pl                                         e-mail: agnieszka@lavafilms.pl         e-mail: marta@lavafilms.pl

     PGP – MEMBER OF THE PRODUCERS GUILD OF POLAND
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PROJECTS IN CANNES

// HER/HIS //                                                       // WET MONDAY //                                                    // THE HERD //
DIR. ANNA KAZEJAK                                                   DIR. JUSTYNA MYTNIK                                                 DIR. KAROLINA PORYZAŁA, MONIKA KOTECKA
She loved another man, but married him because it made sense.       Fantasy dramedy set during Easter celebrations. An introverted      Vaulting is like the circle of life – when you are little you can
He has only ever loved her. She wants to be free and follow her     teenage girl desperately seeks a folk remedy, which will stop her   just fly but when you grow up you must start to carry. Two am-
passion. He believes their marriage is sacred and they should       from talking in her sleep and before her nosy sister overhears      ateur vaulters – a girl and a woman confront their weaknesses
be together till death do them part. The story is quite different   and unravels her secret.                                            and join their efforts to bring their team to the national league.
when you see it through her or his eyes.                                                                                                A portrait of different stages of womanhood.
                                                                    stage of production: development
stage of production: development                                                                                                        stage of production: editing
                                                                    genre: fantasy dramedy
genre: drama                                                                                                                            genre: documentary
                                                                    length: 100’
length: 90’                                                                                                                             length: 70’
                                                                    language: Polish
language: Polish                                                                                                                        language: Polish
                                                                    budget: 900,000 EUR
budget: 1,900,000 EUR                                                                                                                   budget: 145,000 EUR
                                                                    financing in place: —
financing in place: 5,000 EUR                                                                                                           financing in place: 145,000 EUR
                                                                    countries sought for co-production: all European countries
countries sought for co-production: all European countries                                                                              countries sought for co-production: —
                                                                    partners attached: —
partners attached: Mistrus Media (LV)                                                                                                   partners attached: HBO Poland, Polish Film Institute
                                                                    goal in Cannes regarding this project: find a sales agent,
goal in Cannes regarding this project: find a sales agent,          funding and a co-producer                                           goal in Cannes regarding this project: to find world sales agent,
funding and a co-producer                                                                                                               international distributors, tv broadcasters
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                                                                  COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                  • co-productions
www.matchandspark.com                                             • service for international projects
                                                                  • feature production
                                                                  • TV series production
MATCH&SPARK
MATCH&SPARK is a talent management and production compa-          GOALS IN CANNES:
ny aimed at promoting Polish Talents internationally. Founded
in 2015, Match&Spark produces international feature and docu-     • representing our filmmakers
mentary films, and represents over 40 award-winning and out-      • meeting agents from other countries
standing filmmakers. Match&Spark also provides expertise and      • looking for new projects for Match&Spark talents
consulting services on feature projects, TV series and documen-
tary productions.
                                                                  • looking for distributors/sales agents for Match&Spark projects
                                                                  • establishing new business contacts
                                                                  • exchanging ideas and experiences with professionals from film industry

                                                                                                     ANNA RÓŻALSKA
                                                                                                     Talent Manager, Producer

                                                                                                     mobile: +48 600 302 202
                                                                                                     e-mail: film@matchandspark.com
50 // PRODUCTION & POST-PRODUCTION //
                                                                   COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Kraków / Warsaw                                          • co-productions
www.muchasgracias.pl                                               • service for international projects
                                                                   • other production (commercials, music videos, etc.)

MUCHAS GRACIAS
Muchas Gracias is a line production company based in Poland
(30% incentives). With production facilities in Warsaw and
                                                                   GOALS IN CANNES:
Kraków, the company offers complete range of production ser-
vices to meet expectations of large projects. Muchas Gracias       We are here to build business relations in the fields
also produces commercials for worldwide renowned brands.           of line production and co-production. With experi-
Key clients: Universal Music, Davidoff, Lenovo, Nestle, Philips,   ence in large scale projects we are looking forward
Skoda, Sri Thendadal Films, 2D Entertainment. The company          to shooting more films demanding extremly well
produced feature films 24 by V. Kumar and Mersal by Atlee.         organised process.

                                                                   MARCIN ANDRUCHÓW
                                                                   Executive Producer

                                                                   mobile: +48 502 979 226
                                                                   e-mail: m.andruchow@muchasgracias.pl
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                                                                   COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                   • animation production
www.platige.com                                                    • post-production
                                                                   • other production (commercials, music videos, etc.)
                                                                   • TV series production
PLATIGE IMAGE / PLATIGE FILMS                                      • co-productions
                                                                   • service for international projects
Platige Image is an award-winning film production, VFX, anima-     • feature production
tion and post-production company based in Warsaw, Poland.
The studio is responsible for the VFX effects for several films,
include: Katyń, Antychryst, Melancholia, Essential Killing, and
Wonder Woman and as a co-producer for The Lure and Mug.            GOALS IN CANNES:
Platige Films was established to handle the development and
                                                                   • offering high quality cg animation and vfx service
production of a feature-length film (Another Day of Life) and TV       to other companies
series (The Witcher for Netflix).
                                                                   •   looking for interesting projects to co-produce
                                                                       or post-produce

                                                                   JAROSŁAW SAWKO
                                                                   Executive Producer

                                                                   mobile: +48 601 343 009
                                                                   e-mail: jsawko@platige.com
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                                                                                                                       COMPANY FOCUS:
based in: Warsaw                                                                                                       • co-productions
www.shipsboy.com                                                                                                       • service for international projects
                                                                                                                       • feature production
                                                                                                                       • animation production
SHIPsBOY                                                                                                               • documentary production
                                                                                                                       • TV series production
A Warsaw-based production company working in fiction, docu-
mentaries & TV series. Our main focus is on discovering and nur-
turing new talents – at the local and international level. We have
created an experienced, energetic and audience-oriented team,
                                                                                                                       GOALS IN CANNES:
developing a slate of edgy, innovative and audience-appealing                                                          • To present Locations Poland – a new branch of the
features and creative documentaries. We are actively looking                                                             company dedicated to production services.
for international co-production possibilities. Locations Poland
is a new branch of SHIPSBOY dedicated to production services.
                                                                                                                       • To look for partners for our TV series 1989 and
                                                                                                                         a sales agent for our family adventure comedy –
                                                                                                                         Detective Bruno.

     JOANNA SZYMAŃSKA (PGP)                                             KRYSTYNA KANTOR                                MONIKA ŁUCZYK
     Producer                                                           Producer, Project Manager (Locations Poland)   Production Assistant

     mobile: +48 607 816 342                                            mobile: +48 512 733 112                        mobile: +48 668 034 480
     e-mail: szymanska@shipsboy.com                                     e-mail: kantor@shipsboy.com                    e-mail: luczyk@shipsboy.com

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