THE STAFFROOM in development
In Development / Pre-Production May 2015
Wallimage/Bruxellimage supports six feature-film projects:
- DAVID UND DIE TEILACHER by Sam Garbarski, producer: EAVE graduate and Head of Studies Jani Thiltges, co-producers: EAVE graduate and group leader Roshanak Behesht Nedjad and EAVE graduate Sebastien Delloye.
- THE WAKHAN FRONT by Clément Cogitore, co-producer: Ties That Bind graduate Valérie Bournonville.
- Tbilisi-based 20 Steps Productions of EAVE graduate Vladimer Katchavara will be shooting three films in 2015-2016. The first project, HOW TO SELL A WAR directed by Rudolph Herzog tells the story of Peggy, a naïve but ambitious young woman with a crippling physical disability, who gets thrown into the deep end when she starts her new career in PR at the high-profile company Cube, under the supervision of her ice queen of an aunt. The second film is DEDE by Mariam Khatchvani follows a young woman, Dina, who lives in the harsh mountain region of Svaneti. Her happiness is brief because her lover dies and she must obey tradition by marrying the first man who offers her his hand.The third, untitled project, now in the early stages of development, is set in London and will be directed by award-winning EAVE graduate Tinatin Kajrishvili.
- IVAN by Janez Burger, producer: EAVE graduate Miha Cernec, co-producers: EAVE graduate Milan Stojanovic and Ties That Bind participant: Florian Caspar Richter is in its final stage of pre-production. The central character of the film is 25-year old Mara who is expecting to give birth to the child of her lover Rok, 50-years old magnate, accused of fraud. He persuades Mara to go to Italy with the baby to get his money, promising her bright future, but on the way she realises that eventually she will have to choose between her untrustworthy boyfriend and the newborn baby. The project received support from the Slovenian Film Center and technical support provided by Studio Viba Film. The shoot is scheduled for September in Ljubljana, Zagreb and Bolzano.
- THE STAFFROOM by Sonja Tarokic, producer: EAVE graduate and Croatian National Coordinator Ankica Juric Tilic is in development. The story: Despite her lack of experience, Anamarija starts her first year as a school counsellor with much enthusiasm, having grown tired of her two-year-long maternity leave. However, confronted with the restrictions of the school system and surrounded by burnt-out and apathetic teachers, she wages her own war against the problem of the history teacher, unaware that in doing so she is gradually becoming like the rest of her colleagues in the staffroom. The Croatian Audiovisual Centre is supporting the film, Kinorama is contributing its own investment development and production funding. A seven week shooting schedule is set for autumn 2016.
Page published 27 May 2015.
