24-08-2011

PRODUCTION: Digging for Life in Postproduction

By Iulia Blaga

    BUCHAREST: Pavel Cuzuioc is in the last stages of postproduction with Doina groparilor/Digging for Life, a 55 min documentary he directed, wrote and shot for HBO Central Europe (www.hbo-centraleurope.com). The film describes the daily life of a group of gravediggers at the Doina cemetery near Chişinău, the capital city of the Republic of Moldova, also exploring the traditional preparations for death and burial in the Republic of Moldova.

    Doina groparilor/Digging for Life is a Zenobia Film (www.zenobiafilm.com), presented by HBO Central Europe Original Programming and produced by Carmen Harabagiu, Aurelian Nica and Andrei Creţulescu. Shooting took place between October 2010 and May 2011. The premiere of the film is set for September 29 on HBO Romania (www.hbo.ro).

    Born in Chişinău in 1978, Pavel Cuzuioc studied law in Bucharest from 1995 to 1999 and film directing in Vienna from 2003 to 2006. He currently owns the video production studio Zenobia Film in Romania and works for Autlook Filmsales (www.autlookfilms.com) in Austria.

    {mosimage}Production Information

    Zenobia Film

    Contact Pavel Cuzuioc - Phone: +40. 727.576.006

    +43. 699.171.050.24

    www.zenobiafilm.com

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    HBO Central Europe

    HBO Holding Zrt.

    1117 Budapest

    Irinyi József u. 4-20., Hungary

    Phone: +36.1.372.3700

    Fax: +36.1.209.7607

    www.hbo-centraleurope.com

     

    HBO Romania

    62-64 Buzesti St. 3rd floor

    011017 Bucharest I, Romania

    Phone: +40.21.307.7777

    Fax: +40.21.307.7788

    www.hbo.ro

    Credits:

    Director: Pavel Cuzuioc

    Script: Pavel Cuzuioc

    DOP: Pavel Cuzuioc

    Editor: Mariana Parea