22-04-2016

PRODUCTION: Ema Kugler Shoots Man with the Shadow

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    LJUBLJANA: Slovenian video artist and film director Ema Kugler started shooting her fifth feature film, Man with the Shadow.

    The genetic code forces the human kind to reproduction. The newborn has no choice, it is born into this world not of its own will, and it is raised according to our civilization’s norms as a helpless creature. But what if there were another way...?

    The film is produced by Ema Kugler through Zavod ZANK in coproduction with VPK, NUframe, MB Grip and Zvokarna from Slovenia and Big Heart Studio from Czech Republic. The project is supported by the Slovenian Film Center with 110,000 EUR.

    The total budget is estimated at 998,000 EUR. At the moment 80% of the budget has been guaranteed with the Zavod Zank contributing 32%, other coproduction companies 37% and the Slovenian Film Center 11% of the total sum, while the remaining 20% still has to be acquired, director and producer Ema Kugler told FNE.

    Marko Mandić, Nataša Matjašec-Rošker and Loup Abramovici play the main characters.

    Shooting has already started and will last until May 2017. The locations are in Slovenia (Kanin, Črnotiče) and in Croatia (cape Kamenjak), while the interiors will be shot in Studio Viba Film facilities in Ljubljana.

    Ema Kugler has received several awards for her multimedia activities and made a number of video films, fine arts installations and performances.

    Production Information:

    Zavod ZANK – Ema Kugler
    Erjavčeva 6
    1000 Ljubljana
    SI - Slovenia
    +386 41 983 907
    http://www2.arnes.si/~ekugle/
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    VPK d.o.o.
    Krajnčeva 22
    1000 Ljubljana
    SI - Slovenia
    Phone: +386 1 236 2830
    Fax: +386 1 236 28 90
    http://vpk.si/
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    NUFrame
    Devinska 9
    1000 Ljubljana
    SI - Slovenia
    Phone: +386 41 979 229
    http://nuframe.si/
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    Zvokarna d.o.o.
    Devinska 8
    1000 Ljubljana
    SI - Slovenia
    Phone: + 386 41 798 9604
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    MB Grip
    Kaseljska 59b
    1260 Ljubljana - Polje
    SI - Slovenia
    Phone:+386 1 52 85 913, + 386 41 791 642  
    http://www.jelnikar.si
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    Big Heart Studio
    Ujezd 19
    118 00, Prague
    Czech Republic
    Phone: +420 720 577 725
    http://www.filmmusic.cz/Contacts.html
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    Credits:
    Director: Ema Kugler
    Screenwriter: Ema Kugler
    DoP: Lev Predan Kowarski
    Editor: Ema Kugler
    Sound Designer: Boštjan Kačičnik
    Production Designer: Ema Kugler
    Costume Designer: Ema Kugler
    Make up artist: Ema Kugler, Anita Ferčak
    Music: Robert Jiša
    Cast: Marko Mandić, Nataša Matjašec-Rošker, Loup Abramovici,  Matija Vastl, Jure Henigman, Nataša Živkovič, Maj Gruden