21-07-2014

PRODUCTION: Jirasky in Preproduction with Hanna and Marie

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    PRODUCTION: Jirasky in Preproduction with Hanna and Marie In Silence, dir, Zdenek Jirasky

    KARLOVY VARY: Czech postproduction house i/o post is producing Zdenek Jirasky’s third film Hanna and Marie following In Silence which screened at the 49th KVIFF and his awarded debut film Flower Buds.

    The film is planned as a Czech-Slovak coproduction and stars rising Slovak actress Judit Bardos. The dark psychological drama is set in a large CEE city where two daughters must decide who will care for their ailing mother. The film encompasses student prostitution, alienation and loneliness as the three women try to resolve their problems.

    The 800,000 EUR film received 200,000 CZK for script development. Producer Jordi Niubo is in negotiations with Czech TV, with interest from the public broadcaster’s Ostrava station, and will apply for the next round of funding at the Czech Film Fund. Michal Cerny is the DoP

    Postproduction house i/o post worked on over 40 films and in 2012 it moved into the role of international coproducer, including Jirasky’s Slovak film In Silence.

    Contact information:
    i/o post
    Dienzenhoferovy sady 1
    150 00 Prague 5
    Czech Republic
    Tel: +420 604 703 308