17-05-2012

PRODUCTION: Fine, Thanks in Postproduction

By FNE Staff

    BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Matyas Prikler is in the sound mixing stage with Fine, Thanks, a film investigating the way the financial crisis is affecting the intimate lives of the people, revealing a severe picture of their complicated relationships.

    Fine, Thanks /Ďakujem, dobre consists of a prologue, three main stories, and an epilogue connected by the lead characters. The short film with the same title made by Prikler in 2010 will be the first part of it. This is his first feature.

    Marek Leščák and Prikler wrote the script, and Prikler is producing through his company Philms (www.mphilms.sk). The budget is 350,000 Euro, Philms representatives told FNE. The project received a development grant of 23,600 Euro, a production grant of 200,000 Euro and a postproduction grant of 35,300 Euro from the Slovak Audiovisual Fund (www.avf.sk). The project is also supported by Litfond (www.litfond.sk).

    Shooting took place inJune 2009, December 2010, January 2011, and May - June 2011 for 34 days. The film is expected to be finished in June 2012, and the premiere is set for August/September 2012. There is no sales agent attached to the project yet.

    Production Information

    MPhilms Ltd.

    Horná 5

    83152 Bratislava

    Slovak Republic

    www.mphilms.sk

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    Mátyás Prikler GSM: +421 944 201 190

    Credits

    Director: Mátyás Prikler

    Story and Screenplay: Marek Leščák, Mátyás Prikler

    DOPs: Peter Balcar, Milan Balog

    Sound design: Dušan Kozák

    Set and Costume Designer: Erika Gadus

    Editors: Maroš Šlapeta

    Zuzana Cséplő

    Cast: Attila Mokos

    Miroslav Krobot

    Béla Várady

    Vladimír Obšil

    Zuzana Mauréry

    Jana Oľhová

    István Olasz

    Daniela Pribullová

    Ábel Csekes

    Barbora Illithová

    Xénia Molnár

    Milan Vojtela

    Anna Ferenczy

    Ján Fajnor