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The documentary film project „Swimming Pool“ by Polish-Austrian filmmaker Filip Antoni Malinowski is the third feature length film by the director. His last two films „Resettlement“ (Polish social issues) and „Guardians Of The Earth“ (climate change & politics) have contributed largely to our company’s success with cinema distribution in Austria, Germany, Poland and Switzerland and the presence on around 60 festivals worldwide. Both of them were European co-productions, the last one was funded in its development by Creative Europe. The underlying project shall be the continuation of this successful story. Swimming Pool – a film about a public open air swimming pool in the province between Poland and Germany that deals with the rise of fascism, xenophobia and the upswing of autocratism in Poland and same time reflects on European countries with similar problems. Through sympathetic portraits the film should give insight into the fears of people with right wing and even fascist mindset. On the other side, the ambience of the open air pool, where everyone swims half naked in the same waters, gives basis for humorous scenes and deeply human encounters. The film will be a hybrid form between documentary and fiction allowing higher control of the protagonists and situations. The project is in early development and is based at the public open air swimming pool in Zgorzelec/Görlitz between Poland and Germany where the first protagonists have been found. Further development of the story and the concept will happen the coming winter and spring. We have significant interest in the present story from our partners like ZDF/Arte, ORF, TVP, world sales Rise And Shine, cinema distribution in all three countries and committed co-producers in Poland and Germany. This is a strong sign, we are on the right path. The project has initial development funding from Austria and Germany and with Creative Europe we want to close development financing. |