The first part of shooting “The Day of Chocolate” has just ended

The first part of shooting “The Day of Chocolate” by Jacek P. Bławut and co written by Anna Onichimowska, has just ended. This is the first Polish project to win the Krzysztof Kieslowski ScripTeast Award for the best Eastern and Central European Script presented in Cannes.

“The Day of Chocolate” was developed with 4th edition of ScripTeast and was supervised by Licia Eminenti and Antonio Saura as Creative Advisors and Tom Abrams as Head of Studies.The Advisory Board of ScripTeast explained their decision to award “The Day of Chocolate” with the following statement:

„This is a charming story that handles a seemingly difficult subject; how children react to death; with great sensitivity, and a vivid visual imagination. The script presents a bold and unusual family film that is rooted in a central European culture, but has the potential to entertain and enlighten a widespread international audience with its thoughtful approach and delightful characters.”

“The Day of Chocolate” tells the story of the friendship of David and Monica. Their friendship begins with the girl moving to the house next door to the boy. David is initially reluctant to play with Monica, but as the time goes by, he is fond of rampant Monica. She takes him into a world of magic and her ideas. Her biggest dream is to meet with her late grandmother, who in her imagination lives in Hawaii and is a hula dancer. Their friendship allows David to pull himself together after losing his sister Susan, who comes back as a cat. The friends help each other to cope with life’s worries. They enter the world of the old clock where Mondays Eater, Time Jumper, The Witch and the waiter are serving chocolate live. They learn about the mysterious world of magic and fantastical creatures living in it.

„The Day of Chocolate” is a contemporary fairy tale movie about the power of friendship that overcomes the sorrows and gives happiness and joy.

The second part of the shooting is planned for February 2016.
Cast: Marek Bukowski, Magdalena Cielecka, Witold Dębicki, Tomasz Kot, Barbara Kurzaj, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Dawid Ogrodnik, Tomasz Sobczak, Katarzyna Zawadzka and young actors: Julia Odzimek i Leo Stubbs.
The film is produced by Studio Rabarbar in co-production with Koen Plate, Anna Gawlita, Silesia Film, DI Factory with support of PISF.
Photos by Kasia Ładczuk © Studio Rabarbar