12-05-2016

PRODUCTION: Omerzu Develops Coming of Age Road Movie

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    PRAGUE: The Prague-based award-winning young Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu is developing his third film, Jackdaws on the Road, a Czech/Slovenian/Slovak coproduction. Omerzu is working once again with producer Jiří Konečný of endorfilm.

    The project with the total budget of 1.3 m EUR was supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund and the Slovenian Film Centre. Ivan Ostrochovský of Slovakia’s Punkchart Films, Rok Biček of Slovenia’s Cvinger Film and Czech TV are coproducing.

    Jackdaws on the Road, with a screenplay by Petr Pýcha, is a road movie about Mára and Heduš, two boys on the run in a stolen car. They’re just twelve years old and they might never have a greater feeling of freedom again than during these two days. Their trip is framed by a parallel storyline: an investigation at a police station, as one of them was caught for driving without a license. The story explores the transition between childhood and adulthood.

    Production Contacts:

    endorfilm
    Jiří Konečný
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    +420 602 358 373
    www.endorfilm.cz

    Punkchart Film (SK)
    Špitálska 20,
    811 08 Bratislava
    Slovenská Republika
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    www.punkchart.sk

    Česká Televize
    Kavčí hory
    140 00 Praha 4
    Tel: 420 261 131 111
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    Credits:
    Director: Olmo Omerzu
    Scriptwriter: Petr Pýcha
    Producer: Jiří Konečný / endorfilm (Czech Republic)
    Co-producer: Rok Biček / Cvinger Film (Slovenia)
    Ivan Ostrochovský / Punkchart Films (Slovakia)
    Česká televize (Czech Republic)