Polish documentary director Maciej Adamiak began shooting his first feature, the winner of the Hartley-Merrill scriptwriting prize The Picture on August 12.
Adamiak wrote the script, the story of a rebellious adolescent boy who questions the identity of his father when he sees a picture of his pregnant mother accompanied by a stranger.
The film is produced by Radek Stys and his studio Koncept Media. Co-producers are Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing (
www.wajdaschool.pl) and Mastershot (
www.masteshot.pl). The Polish website
www.stopklatka.pl reports that German and Hungarian producers are also involved in the project. The movie's total budget is PLN2,418,000 (730,000 Euros) with a significant input from the Polish Film Institite (
www.pisf.pl) which supported this picture with 410,000 Euros for production and 18,000 Euros for development (
www.bazafilmowa.pl).
Filming will take place in Poland and Slovakia, ending September 18, with post-production through April 2009.