17-10-2011

CentEast Warsaw-Moscow Polish Works in Progress: Blind Watching

By Katarzyna Grynienko

    WARSAW: Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski (Tricks) is in post production with Blind Watching, a moving drama with documentary-style improvised moments about the importance of making a connection despite the loss of vision.

    Blind Watching follows a charismatic caretaker of the blind (British rising star Edward Hogg) working at a special clinic in Lisbon. When he meets Ewa (German actress Alexandra Maria Lara), a blind girl who cannot form healthy relationships with others, he risks his own safety to show her the world outside of the hospital.

    The film was shot in May 2011 in Lisbon. Blind Watching is an international co-production between Poland, France and Portugal.The producers of the film are Polish company ZAiR (www.zair.eu), French KMBO (www.kmbofilms.com) and Filmes do Tejo II Multimedia based in Lisbon. The planned budget of the film is 7.2 million PLN (EUR 1.8 million). The film received 4 million PLN of financing from the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) as well as support from Canal+ (www.canalplus.pl), Centre National de la Cinematographie (www.cnc.fr) and Institito Do Cinema E Do Audiovisual (www.ica-ip.pt).


    Crew:

    Director - Andrzej Jakimowski
    Screenwriter - Andrzej Jakimowski
    Cinematographer - Adam Bajreski
    Production - ZAiR
    Co-production - KMBO, Filmes do Tejo II Multimedia
    Co-financing - PISF, Canal+, CNC, ICA

    Cast:

    Maria Lara
    Edward Hogg
    David Atrakchi
    Melchior Beslon
    Teresa Madruga
    Luís Lucas
    João Vaz

    Production information:

    Zjednoczenie Artystów i Rzemieślników/ZAiR

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