31-03-2009

Lithuanian Farewell in postproduction

By Auksė Kancerevičiūtė
    The Lithuanian-Polish-Dutch co-production feature film Farewell (Atsisveikinimas) directed by Tomas Donela is now in postproduction.

    Farewell is produced by Donelos studija (Lithuania) with lead producer Tomas Donela (www.donelos-studija.com), WFDiF (Poland) under managing director Włodzimierz Niederhaus (www.wfdif.com.pl/), and Pal AV - Motion Pictures (the Netherlands) (www.pal-av.nl).

    Farewell is described as an insightful contemporary feature set in present day Lithuania. The story of a man who comes ashore for the last time to see everyone he loves and cares for, to make peace with them and to say goodbye, features colourful characters in their search for place and meaning and exploration of the complexity and fragility of human bonds.

    The film was financed in part by the Lithuanian Ministery of Culture (www.lrkm.lt) and the Lithuanian Culture and Sport Support Foundation (www.ksrf.lt), which contributed €580,000, WFDiF - Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych which contributed €58,000, and Jos van der Pal Audio-Visual Productions, which contributed €48,000.

    World sales are under negotiation. The Lithuanian release of the movie is planned for July 1, 2009.

    Production Companies:

    Donelos studija

    Viršuliškių 87-24, LT-05114 Vilnius, Lithuania

    Tel: +370 675 45 171;

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    WFDiF - Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

    00-724 Warszawa
    ul. Chełmska 21

    tel: +48 22 840 18 86

    fax: +48 22 841 58 91

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    Pal AV - motion pictures / Jos van der Pal Audio-Visual Productions

    1e Staringstraat 22
    3027 KG Rotterdam
    the Netherlands
    phone: +31 - 10 - 2459170

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