PRODUCTION: Journey to Rome Moves to Postproduction

10-07-2014

PRODUCTION: Journey to Rome Moves to Postproduction

By Cathy Meils

KARLOVY VARY: Polish director Tomasz Mielnik has completed shooting on his debut film Journey to Rome, which was presented at the Karlovy Vary IFF Works in Progress.

Mielnik is completing his studies at FAMU and the film will be a Polish/Czech coproduction from Mikulas Novotny of the young production company Background Films and Weronika Czolnowska of This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The 530,000 EUR film is expected to be finished for release in summer 2015.

The plot follows a shy young man who steals a painting from the National Gallery as he travels to Rome by train, meeting a series of eccentric characters along the way. The film, a “serious comedy,” received support from Czech Television. Jan Suster is the DoP and the cast includes Vaclav Hrzina, Miroslav Donutil as the detective on the trail of the thief, and Berenika Kohoutova.

The producers are seeking festival opportunities and world sales.

Contact:

Mikulas Novotny
Background Films
Korunni 1209/76
101 00 Prague 10
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 777 910 290
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Weronika Czolnowska
EasyBusyProductions
ul Sienkiewicza 42/13
90-009 Lodz, Poland
Tel: +48 604 446 652

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