The producers of “The Silent Twins” talk about the merits of filming Un Certain Regard in Poland – Cannes Panel

Title of fur producers silent twins They were at the festival this weekend and talked about the benefits of shooting a project in Poland. In Cannes, speaking to a panel organized by the Polish Film Institute and Deadline at the American Pavilion, the producers Claudia Smieja-Rostvorowska, Eva Puszczynska and Anita Gou spoke at length about the successes of the country and of various places.

The project, which is an English-language debut by Agnieszka Smochinska and starring Leticia Wright, is a Polish-British-US co-production and marks the first experience of a Los Angeles-based tour of Poland.

“A lot of it depended on Agnieszka having such a large crew base,” Gow said. “We first learned how to make a film through the studio system and they didn’t give us what we wanted and what we felt would be enough support to make it the way we imagined it would. “Poland quickly emerged as the right choice, because one, as a location, really duplicated Wales at the time and the other, the stimulus that the government’s initiative gave us, really took us far.”

Gow noted that although the film was a British fairy tale based on the true story of identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons, who refused to communicate with anyone other than the other, would be limited if it was shot entirely in the UK. . With shooting in economic terms.

“The country has such a strong national industry,” Goe said, adding that “there is enough capacity to maintain a large crew base and great facilities; it was all we could need in small quantities for the price.

“We have large offices in Poland,” Pushinska said. “We have fantastic location scouts and location managers who are really committed to their work and we are confident that we will get what we want at very reasonable prices.

The manufacturer added that the products can be used by experienced Polish crews not only in Poland but also in other countries. “Our product designers, costume designers, makeup artists and department heads are truly talented. They all speak English, so you can use them and take them wherever you need to shoot your own movie. “Sometimes we also need to shoot Polish films somewhere outside and we want to take our group there.”

Smieja-Rostworowskaw invited producers who were considering entering the Polish market to plan for six months and determine the financial structure of their project well.

“You have to know what your financial structure is, because you want to shoot in Poland and it all takes time,” he said. “Then you will go away [Polish Film] Institute and we have to wait for the results ”.

He added that this is a “licensing process” and that US products sometimes had to wait to be approved.

“We have more and more financial support in this country and the support is real, so as soon as you make a decision, that money will go to your project,” he said. “You just have to be patient.”

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