French premieres of shorts from Studio Munka
Two films from Studio Munka: „If Fish Could Talk” by Tomasz Jurkiewicz and „Play With Me” by Rafał Skalski will have their international premieres at French film festivals.
„If Fish Could Talk” a film directed by Tomasz Jurkiewicz was selected to the Official Short Film Competion of Festival International du Film d’Aubagne „Musique & Cinema”. The festival will take place 21 -26 March.
The festival supports the diffusion of first time directors’ works abroad and to focuses on the role of music and sound in filmmaking. Each year, 70% of the films are represented by their directors and/or sound designers.
"If Fish Could Talk"
Wojtek, despite being 30, still believes in a legend about a Great Fish swimming in a nearby lake. He spends all his time trying to catch it. It's not the matter of interest to his over-caring mother, Wanda, who on her son's birthday decides to arrange his life – she finds him a girlfriend, buys him an apartment and makes him a marketing specialist in her own company. Fairy tale about maladjustment, dreams and sick love.
Starring:
- ŁUKASZ CHRZUSZCZ
- EWA SZYKULSKA
- JOANNA GRYGA
- set design -MAGDALENA HERZYK
- costumes - KATARZYNA PARADZIŃSKA
- make up - ZUZA STEFAŃSKA
- editing - TYMEK WISKIRSKI
- sound - ZOFIA KUCHARSKA - KOWALIK
- sound mixer - MARCIN LENARCZYK
- music - VLAD KURYLUK
- production manager - PAWEŁ KOSUŃ
- dop - KACPER FERTACZ
- written by - GRZEGORZ ZALESKI
- directed by - TOMASZ JURKIEWICZ
- produced by - POLISH FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION/ STUDIO MUNKA
- co-producers - TELEWIZJA POLSKA – TVP KULTURA,KREATIVA
- executive producer – CENTRALA AGNIESZKA JANOWSKA
- world distribution and sales by - POLISH FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION/ STUDIO MUNKA
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The other film from Studio Munka „PLAY WITH ME” directed by Rafał Skalski will have its international premiere at the 27. European Film Festival in Lille, which will take place from 1-8 April. The film was selected for the „Love&Sensuality” competition.
European Film Festival in Lille is the largest film event in this region of France. The main goal of the festival is to promote young, talented artists and to familiarize viewers with the best short films form over the world.
"Play With Me"
Hania and Paweł are a young married couple going through their first serious crisis. They run away from their problems; Hania becomes enthralled by a video game in which she creates Lucjan – the perfect man. One day Lucjan comes to life and moves in with Hania and Paweł... A story about escaping into the most selfish of fantasies.
Starring
- PATRYCJA SOLIMAN
- WOJCIECH SOLARZ
- RAFAŁ MAĆKOWIAK
- directed by – RAFAŁ SKALSKI
- written by – MARIA WOJTYSZKO, RAFAŁ SKALSKI
- set designer – JULIA JUNOSZA-SZANIAWSKA
- production manager – KATARZYNA RUPDOP – JAKUB GIZA
- post-production &digital effects manager: AREK ARCISZEWSKI (TPS)
- digital effects: POLYGON STUDIO
- digital effects: 2D JERZY DROZDA (Polygon)
- models 3D: GRZEGORZ JANKOWSKI (Polygon)
- produced by - POLISH FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION/ STUDIO MUNKA
- executive producer: RADOSŁAW BARTCZAK (TPS)
- co-producer & Executive producer: TPS Film Studio
- co-financed by POLISH FILM INSTITUTE