11-03-2010

PRODUCTION: Morgen in postproduction

By Iulia Blaga

    Short film Palme d'Or winner Marian Crişan (Megatron, 2008) is in postproduction with his feature debut, Morgen, the story of a Romanian whose passion for fishing brings the surprise of his lifetime.

    Nelu, a supermarket security guard in a small town {mosimage}on the Romanian-Hungarian border finds a stranger trying to cross the border illegaly and must decide whether to help him.

    The story was inspired by an article Crişan read in a local newspaper. The script won first prize at the first feature contest organized by the National Centre for Cinema (www.cncinema.abt.ro) in 2008, receiving a grant of €270,000 for a €890,000 budget film.

    The six week shoot took place in autumn 2009 in Romania and Hungary. The film is a Romanian-French-Hungarian coproduction from Anca Puiu of Mandragora (www.mandragora.ro), Marianne Slot of Slot Machine (www.slotmachine.fr), and Ivan Angelusz and Peter Reich from Katapult Film (www.katapultfilm.hu).

    The cast includes the Turkish actor Yalcin Yilmaz and Andras Hathazi, Elvira Râmbu, Dorin C. Zachei, Molnár Levente, Răzvan Vicoveanu and Alina Berzunţeanu. Tudor Mircea is the DOP. The editing is about to wrap and will be followed by the sound editing. The film will be submitted to Cannes Film Festival this year.

    The local premiere is planned for autumn 2010. Mandragora Movies will distribute the film in Romania while Les Films de Losange (www.filmsdulosange.fr) will handle the international sales.

    Production information

    Mandragora

    12 A, Docenţilor street, ap. 3

    Sector 1, 011403, Bucureşti, România

    Phone: +40. 21. 222.05.58

    Fax: +40 21. 222.05.57

    www.mandragora.ro

    Anca Puiu: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Slot Machine

    10 rue Sainte Anastase

    75003 Paris, France

    Phone : +33.1. 49. 96. 62. 62

    Fax : +33. 1. 49. 96. 62. 63

    www.slotmachine.fr

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    Katapult Film Filmgyártó és Forgalmazó Kft

    H-1023 Budapest Frankel Leó út 21-23. III/8

    Phone: +36/1 438-0894, +36/1 438-0895, +36/30 416-6627

    www.katapultfilm.hu

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    Les Films de Losange

    22, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie

    75116 Paris - France

    Agathe Valentin: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Credits

    Director: Marian Crişan

    Script: Marian Crişan

    DOP: Tudor Mircea

    Editor: Tudor Pojoni

    Cast: Yalcin Yilmaz

    Andras Hathazi

    Elvira Râmbu

    Dorin C. Zachei

    Molnár Levente

    Razvan Vicoveanu

    Alina Berzunţeanu

    Ion Ruşcuţ

    Daniel Vulcu

    Dankó István

    George Voinese

    Petre Ghimbăşan

    Zenaida Săsăran