Letters from Antarctica
Title | LETTERS FROM ANTARCTICA |
Original title | ПИСМА ОТ АНТАРКТИДА |
Year of production | 2019 |
Country | Bulgaria |
Scriptwriter | Teodora Markova, Georgi Ivanov, Nevena Kertova |
Director | Stanislav Donchev |
ScripTeast Edition | x |
Creative Advisors |
David Matamoros |
Head of Studies |
Tom Abrams |
Krzysztof Kieślowski ScripTeast Award / Special Mention | No |
Producers/co-producers/ funding / | Dynamic Arts (BG) Trafaret Films (BG) Bulgarian National Film Institute |
Sales agent | |
Distributor | |
Trailer | https://vimeo.com/349216102 |
Poster | |
Festivals/ awards/ cinema results | Not yet premiered |
Synopsis | DIANA(33) is a single mother, who is incapable of telling her eight-year-old son NIKI that his dad died in a car accident. She lies that his father is away with an Antarctic expedition and she sends letters and packages to Niki on his behalf. Suddenly a childhood friend (MARIA) appears in Diana’s life and tries to help her recover from post-mortem trauma. However Diana is not ready to announce the truth and keeps postponing. This illusory state makes Niki happy, but gradually the deception grows and the kids in school, especially VALIO(8), start to mock his fictional Antarctic stories. Niki becomes aggressive and that draws the attention of his teacher MRS ANDREEVA. She investigates and uncovers the truth about the father’s death. Despite the criticism from both Maria and Andreeva, Diana still cannot find the strength to tell Niki the tragic news. Her psychological state deteriorates. Meanwhile on a real Bulgarian expedition in Antarctica we meet a real scientist – PETER(35). |
Full Credits | LETTERS FROM ANTARCTICA drama, 2019 110 minutes, Bulgaria 2K Scope 1:2,39 DCP, surround sound 5.1 Producers Dynamic Arts, with the support of the Bulgarian National Film Center Co-producers: Trafaret Films (BG), Zoom Art (BG) Director: Stanislav Donchev Script: Teodora Markova, Georgi Ivanov, Nevena Kertova The script was developed in ScripTeast DoP: Martin Dimitrov Music composer: Alexander Kostov Editor: Stefan Boyadjiev Sound: Ekaterina Ivanova, Petko Manchev Costumes: Adriana Naydenova Production design: Boryana Mincheva Starring: Irmena Chichikova Simeon Angelov Diana Dimitrova Maya Baburska Ivan Stamenov Christo Pimpirev |
Link to the project – archive | http://scripteast.pl/letters-from-antarctica/ |