THE BURGLAR
II edition
THE BURGLAR
Albert is an unlucky burglar who’s spent most of his hapless career behind bars. His love of philosophy has kept him upbeat but he finally tires of prison life and decides it’s time to strike out on his own. He breaks out of jail, hoping to start a new life with Maria, his childhood sweetheart, but discovers that she’s burdened with debt and sick of Albert’s criminal lifestyle. Maria doesn’t want anything to do with him and, even worse, is about to marry Robert, a smug, self-satisfied cop! Albert decides to pull off the most dangerous burglary of his life to save Maria from disaster and win back her love and respect. THE BURGLAR is a comedy about risking it all to follow your dreams, even if no-one but yourself believes in them.
Poland
Tomasz Szafrański
Tomasz Szafranski graduated in directing from the Krzysztof Kieslowski Department of Radio and Television School in Katowice.
His last picture is “The Devil” is a 40-minute thriller inspired by a short story by Guy de Maupassant. The film received the award Excellence In Independent Film at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia. Apart from that, it was recognised with two prizes at the International Film Festival “Toffi” in Torun, Poland: the Flisak Award for the Best Film Created by Filmmaker from The Kujawy-Pomorze Province and the Golden Mannequin Award for the Film With The Best Artistic Taste. For “The Devil” he was also awarded with the Special Jury Recognition for Narrative Short at Slamdance Film Festival 2006.
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
“ScripTeast is a fascinating mix of cultures, political ideas, and voices. I learned a lot, and I think the participants learned a lot more. If only they served vodka!”
Golden Globe awarded author of “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and “Ed Wood” with two Oscars, 5th edition ScripTeast creative advisor, USA