01-09-2011

FNE at Venice IFF 2011: Polish coproduction Land of Oblivion premiers in Venice

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    VENICE: Land of Oblivion, a Polish coproduction directed by Israeli director Michale Boganim and starring Olga Kurylenko and Andrzej Chyra, will have its world premiere on 3 September 2011 in the International Film Critics Week of the 68th Venice International Film Festival, before heading to the Toronto International Film Festival. International audiences will remember Kurylenko as the "Bond Girl" in Quantum of Solace. Chyra is one of Poland's hottest young stars which should give the film plenty of traction at the box office.

    {mosimage}The French-German-Polish film, co-produced by Dariusz Jablonski and Apple Film Production (www.applefilm.pl) with Films du Poisson (www.filmsdupoisson.com ) and Vanderastic (www.vandertastic.com ), features music by the world renowned Polish pianist and composer Leszek Mozdzer. The producers of the film are Laetitia Gonzales, Yaël Fogiel, Hanneke van der Tas and Dariusz Jabłoński, Violetta Kamińska and Izabela Wójcik.


    In Toronto the film will screen in the Contemporary World Cinema programme.
    Land of Oblivion is Boganim's feature debut. Her highly acclaimed documentary work includes Odessa... Odessa! which was shown at 40 festivals. Shot 25 years after the Chernobyl explosion, Land of Oblivion tells the stories of individuals and families whose lives were destroyed by the disaster. {mosimage} The characters are seen during two different periods: the day of the explosion and ten years later.
    The film was supported by the Polish Film Institute (www.pisf.pl) and Eurimages (www.coe.it) The French company Le Pacte (www.le-pacte.com) is responsible for international sales.


    {mosimage}SCREENINGS AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
    Press and Industry screening:
    Sat 3 Sept, 11:00 - Sala Volpi
    Official screening:
    Sun 4 Sept, 14:00 - Sala Darsena
    Additional screening:
    Mon 5 Sept, 19:30 - Sala Volpi


    {mosimage}SCREENINGS AT TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL
    Press&Industry: 8 september at 19h30 - Scotiabank Theatre 11
    Official screening: 9 september at 17h15 - AMC 10
    Screening: 10 september at 12h30 - AMC 10
    Press&Industry: 13 september at 16h00 - Scotiabank Theatre 7
    Screening: 17 september at 21h00 - TIFF Bell Lightbox 3



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