07-11-2013

PRODUCTION: Jane Seymour Arriving in Romania for Love by Design

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    Jane Seymour Jane Seymour Charles Bush

    BUCHAREST: Director Michael Damian is in production with Love by Design a romantic comedy featuring the British-born international star Jane Seymour. The film is produced by Solar Indie Junction, a new company established in Romania by Mandragora Group.

    Danielle Luca (Giulia Nahmany) has abandoned her Romanian roots to work her way up the ladder to Fashion Editor of Manhattan’s Beguile Magazine. But when the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Vivien Thompson (Jane Seymour) steals her concept, Danielle loses her job and her boyfriend. With her reputation shattered, she returns to her home to Romania where she reconnects with her family and her teenage passion for designing clothes.

    Damian and Alexandru Adrian Marinica wrote the script. Shooting started in Transylvania (Saschiz, Biertan and Sighisoara) on 31 October 2013 and will move to Bucharest on 13 November. Two days for establishing shots will be shot in New York City, producer Viorel Sergovici told FNE.

    Sergovici is producing together with Stefan de Hillerin and Janeen Damian. The budget is 1.5m EUR. Seymour will spend five days in Bucharest for three days of shooting. Sergovici and Lulu de Hillerin are the DoPs. The cast includes David Oakes, Olivia Hallinan, David Lipper and Alexandra Weaver. The film is expected to be finished in March 2014. The premiere is set for April 2014.

    Founded in 2004 by Bobby Paunescu, Mandragora International Group now has subsidiaries in Bucharest, Paris and New York. In 2012 Paunescu and Jared Underwood along with executives Kearie Peak and Christopher Taylor launched Solar Pictures in Los Angeles.

     

    Production information

    Solar Indie Junction

    44th Constelaţiei Street

    077190 Voluntari, Ilfov

    Romania

    International: Viorel Sergovici – cell: +40 722 245 005

    www.solarindiejunction.com

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    Credits

    Director: Michael Damian

    Script: Michael Damian, Alexandru Adrian Marinica

    DoP: Viorel Sergovici, Lulu de Hillerin

    Art direction : Mihai Dorobantu, Andreea de Hillerin

    Cast: Jane Seymour, Giulia Nahmany, David Oakes, Olivia Hallinan, David Lipper, Alexandra Weaver, Rebecca Calder, Manuela Ciucur, Andrew Pleavin, Ela Prodan, Claudiu Trandafir, Alin Olteanu