A child made to order
XVI edition
A child made to order
When a women’s fertility rights campaigner, Marianne Stine, mysteriously disappears, it hardly reaches the news. Only investigative journalist Viola Voss, shows any interest in finding out what happened to the young woman.
Years later Voss is once again reminded of Marianne’s disappearance. Voss is presented with a tantalising clue that not only is Marianne alive, but she has a healthy young child. Voss’s fascination with Marianne is because they share the same rare genetic condition that would be passed on to their children – mitodisease. Haunted by having lost a child, Voss jeopardizes her own career, in order to find Marianne, and an explanation. This search will force her to confront her own demons and deal with her loss.
Poland/Norway
Patricia Ryczko
Patricia Ryczko is the film director and screenwriter of the feature film “I am REN”. The movie had its world premiere at the 35th Warsaw Film Festival in 2019. I am REN has won several awards and been screened all over the world. The movie had its Polish theatrical release in 2020. Her short films have won quite a few international prizes. This includes her film diploma “Monster” that was made at the Polish National Film School in Lodz. She is also the published author for the London based publisher “The Book Folks”, and her first book “A child made to order” became an Amazon bestseller in its category.
Education: Polish National Filmschool, Master of Fine Arts – Film Director. Wajda Film School – Directing Master Education “Studio Prób”.
website: www.patricia-ryczko.com
Udayan Prasad
“ScripTeast is the programme all the advisors wish they could have attended at the start of their careers. It would have saved all that stumbling around in the dark looking for the key that stimulates the imagination so much more effectively.”
BAFTA nominated, director of “My Son the Fanatic”, “The Yellow Hankerchief” and ”Opa!”, 5th edition ScripTeast creative advisor, UK
Tom Abrams
“ScripTeast’s top-notch team of professional advisors, each year’s talented group of participants, and venues in Poland, Germany and France continue to make it the very best development workshop in the world today.”
ScripTeast Head of Studies, Associate Professor – Screenwriting and Production at School of Cinematic Arts, USC, screenwriter and director, author of the script for the Oscar-nominated film “Shoeshine”, USA
Scott Alexander
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Golden Globe awarded author of “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and “Ed Wood” with two Oscars, 5th edition ScripTeast creative advisor, USA