PRODUCTION: Croatian Ministry of Love in Development
ZAGREB: Croatian director Pavo Marinković is writing and developing The Ministry of Love, a comedy with "modern absurd and classic Gogolian motifs" inspired by Croatian Family Law.
PRODUCTION: Fixeur in Development
BUCHAREST: Adrian Sitaru (Angling, Best Intentions, Domestic) is developing a feature inspired by true events involving the idea of personal ascent versus loss of innocence.
PRODUCTION: Zanussi Begins Shooting The Foreign Body
WARSAW: Krzysztof Zanussi (Persona Non Grata, 2005) has started a 30 day filming schedule on The Foreign Body (Obce ciało), also known as Inner Voice (Głos wewnętrzny).
PRODUCTION: Photoshop in Production
ZAGREB: Silvana Menđušić is shooting her first documentary, 65 min story about the death of a newspaper and the moral decay preceding cataclysm.
PRODUCTION: Non Present Time in Postproduction
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian feature film Non Present Time (Nesamasis laikas) directed by Mykolas Vildžiūnas is now in postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Carte Blanche in Preproduction
LUBLIN: Jacek Lusinski (the screenwriter and director of Piksele, 2009) is in preproduction with the feature film Carte Blanche. The film’s cast includes outstanding Polish actors Andrzej Chyra (In the Name of…) and Arkadiusz Jakubik (Drogowka).
PRODUCTION: Polish Czech Slovak Documentary Series Gottland
WARSAW: A cross-genre documentary series based on the international bestseller Gottland (European book of the year 2009) by Mariusz Szczygieł is in production as a seven-episode series directed by seven documentary filmmakers.
PRODUCTION: Croatian Doc Consumed in Postproduction
ZAGREB: Borut Šeparović is editing his first long documentary Consumed/Potrošeni, the last part of 55+, a complex project about people over 55 and their rejection by Croatian society.
PRODUCTION: Wajda Studio Developing Super-unit
KATOWICE: Polish filmmaker and visual artist Teresa Czepiec is developing a documentary that explores the life and workings of a major residential block in Katowice.
PRODUCTION: Agnieszka Holland Bio Doc in Production
WARSAW: Polish cinematographer Jacek Petrycki (Offsiders, Europa Europa) and screenwriter Krystyna Krauze are in production with Returns of Agnieszka H., a multi-layered documentary about Oscar-nominated Agnieszka Holland’s youth, her years at Prague’s FAMU film school and her fascination with the Czech culture.
PRODUCTION: It Takes Two to Fence in Postproduction
BUCHAREST: Gheorghe Andrei is in postproduction with his first feature, It Takes Two to Fence, an independent production about love, friendship and ambition in the world of fencing.
PRODUCTION: Interactive Tesla Animated Documentary in Postproduction
ZAGREB: Croatian multimedia artist Helena Bulaja is in postproduction with Mechanical Figures_Inspired by TESLA, an ambitious experimental interactive documentary inspired by the famous Croatia-born scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla.
PRODUCTION: Projections in postproduction in Croatia
ZAGREB: Zrinko Ogresta (Washed Out) is in postproduction with Projections, a psychological drama that was shot in Zagreb between 14 January and 1 February 2013, with theatrical release expected in autumn 2013.
PRODUCTION: Sviličić Shoots Quiet People
ZAGREB: Croatian writer/director Ognjen Sviličić began filming the contemporary drama Quiet People on 18 March 2013. Shooting will wrap on 25 April 2013.
PRODUCTION: Kapuscinski coproduction in Development
WARSAW: Platige Image is working on Another Day of Life, an international coproduction with Spain, Germany and Belgium fusing animation and documentary styles.
PRODUCTION: Marcin Wrona in Preproduction with Daemon
WARSAW: Polish director Marcin Wronais working on Daemon, an adaption of the Polish theater play Przylgnięcie (Adherance) written by Piotr Rowiecki about a paranormal presence.