Ivan I. Tverdovsky’s second feature Zoology starts production at locations in Russia tomorrow (Nov 5) a year after he took home four prizes from FilmFestival Cottbus for Corrections Class.
His new project, which is being produced by Natalya Mokritskaya’s New People Film Company with France’s Arizona Films and the Berlin-based, production, animation and VFX house MovieBrats Film & Animation as partners, had received €190,000 backing from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages fund at its last session.
Zoology was presented at the Roskino showcase during the Cannes Film Festival in May and then selected as one of the projects pitched at the Paris Coproduction Village forum.
The film’s action centres on zoo administrator Natalia and her struggle to overcome a “beastly” transformation when she grows a furry tail overnight.
“With the magical appearance of a tail, Natalia’s life requires her to act. She has to choose whether she wants to feel the woman in herself...
His new project, which is being produced by Natalya Mokritskaya’s New People Film Company with France’s Arizona Films and the Berlin-based, production, animation and VFX house MovieBrats Film & Animation as partners, had received €190,000 backing from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages fund at its last session.
Zoology was presented at the Roskino showcase during the Cannes Film Festival in May and then selected as one of the projects pitched at the Paris Coproduction Village forum.
The film’s action centres on zoo administrator Natalia and her struggle to overcome a “beastly” transformation when she grows a furry tail overnight.
“With the magical appearance of a tail, Natalia’s life requires her to act. She has to choose whether she wants to feel the woman in herself...
- 11/4/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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