PRODUCTION: Czech Puppet Animation in Pre-development

18-08-2016

PRODUCTION: Czech Puppet Animation in Pre-development

By Denisa Strbova

Nagano - The Birth of Heroes by Pavel Sadílek

PRAGUE: Pavel Sadílek’s Nagano -The Birth of Heroes, a long puppet animated film made under the auspices of the Czech Olympic Committee and the Czech Ice Hockey, is currently in pre-development.

The film written by screenwriter Petr Kolečko is a riveting story that tells with humour the difficult journey of Czech ice hockey players towards the dream of Olympic gold in 1998. The message of the film is the importance of trusting yourself and the power of team spirit.

25 cm tall puppets will talk with the voices of Vojta Dyk (Jaromír Jágr) and Jiří Bartoška (Ivan Hlinka). Dominik Hašek, who will be one of the film's stars, contributed to the scenario with some authentic moments he experienced behind the scenes.

Pavel Sadílek is producing through NGNO s.r.o. in coproduction with Radko Janoušek through Miafilm. The budget is 2.2 m EUR. Polish animation studio Se-ma-for from Lodź and Magic Lab, specialised in postproduction, are also involved in the project.

The premiere is set for February 2018, exactly 20 years after the legendary victory of the Czech team.

Production information:

Nagano The Birth of Heroes by Pavel Sadílek NGNO s.r.o.
Kříženeckého nám 322/5
152 00 Praha 5
Czech Republic
www.naganofilm.cz
Pavel Sadílek
+420 602 888 654
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www.pavelsad.com

Miafilm
Císařská louka
150 00 Praha 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 724 040 819
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www.miafilm.cz

Credits:
Director: Pavel Sadílek
Screenwriter: Petr Kolečko
Cast: Vojtěch Dyk, Jiří Bartoška

Published in Czech Republic