Lazar (working title) is the story of a young man on the verge of adulthood who has to choose between his ambition and compassion. Lazar starts smuggling illegal aliens across the border with Greece in the post-communist capitalism of present day Macedonia. He betrays everyone who cares about him before becoming responsible and learning compassion.
The film is produced by Ristovski through his company Small Moves Films, in coproduction with Igor Aleksander Nola of the Croatian company Mainframe Film Production, Galina Toneva through the Bulgarian company Gala Film Ltd, and Guillaume de Seille through the French company Arizona Films.
The budget is 1,079,340 EUR, Nola told FNE. The project is supported by the Macedonian Film Fund, Croatian Audiovisual Center, Bulgarian National Film Center, Eurimages, Arizona Distribution, Macedonian Television, SEE Cinema Network, and Macedonia’s FX3X Animation & Post Production.
Shooting will start the last week of April and last for seven weeks, with seven filming days in Croatia, Nola told FNE. Postproduction will be done in Croatia and France. The cast will include actors from Macedonia, Croatia and Bulgaria.
The film will be finished by the end of 2013, with the premiere scheduled for late 2013 or early 2014.
Production Information
Small Moves Films
Londonska 4b/12
1000 Skopje
Macedonia
Cell: +389 70 315 761
Phone/Fax: +389 2 3211 073
305-3720 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6R 1W8
Canada
Phone: 604-222-3428
Cell: 778-389-4213
Fax: 604-222-3428
http://www.smallmovesfilms.com
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Mainframe Film Production
Nova cesta 60, 10000 â
Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: + 385 1 382 11 55
+ 385 1 382 20 22
Fax: + 385 1 4836 039
www.mainframeproduction.com
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Gala film Ltd
1B, Strumitza Str., Ap.11
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: 359 2 981 4209
Arizona Films Distribution
5, Boulevard Barbes
75018 Paris
Phone: +33 9 54 52 55 72
www.arizonafilms.net
Credits
Director: Svetozar Ristovski
Script: Svetozar Ristovski
DoP: Dejan Dimeski
