27-10-2016

FNE at Cottbus Film Festival 2016: Planet Single

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    COTTBUS: The Polish comedy Planet Single by Slovenian director Mitja Okorn will vie in the main competition of the 26th Cottbus Film Festival, which runs 8 - 13 November 2016. Planet Single was one of the most successful films of the year in Poland and Slovenia.

    Planet Single / Planeta Singli is a romantic comedy exploring the reality of dating in the 21st century, where the most popular matchmaker is the Internet. The script was based on an idea by Urszula Antoniak and the screenwriting team included Sam Akina, Jules Jones, Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Światowiec, Michał Chaciński, Peter Pasyk and Radosław Drabik.

    "I enjoy making light entertainment, especially because Polish cinema is most recognised for its serious, tough topics. I enjoy them, but this is not my genre. I love observing relationships and showing what is funny about them," the director said.

    The film was produced by Radosław Drabik and Michał Chaciński through Gigant Films in coproduction with TVN. The film stars Maciej Stuhr, Agnieszka Więdłocha, Piotr Głowacki, Weronika Książkiewicz and Tomasz Karolak.

    Kino Świat released Planet Single in Poland on 5 February 2016, selling nearly 2 million tickets. The film was also a box office hit in Slovenia, where it was released by Kolosej in April 2016, reaching nearly 60,000 admissions.

    Mitja Okorn is most recognised for his box office hit Letters to Santa (TVN)


    Production Information:


    Gigant Films
    http://planetasingli.pl/

    TVN
    www.distribution.tvn.pl 
    www.tvn.pl

    Credits:


    Director:  Mitja Okorn
    Scriptwriter:  Sam Akina, Jules Jones, Mitja Okorn, Łukasz Światowiec, Michał Chaciński, Peter Pasyk, Radosław Drabik
    DoP: Tomasz Madejski PSC
    Cast: Maciej Stuhr, Agnieszka Więdłocha, Piotr Głowacki, Weronika Książkiewicz, Tomasz Karolak, Joanna Jarmołowicz, Ewa Błaszczyk, Michał Czernecki, Danuta Stenka, Paweł Domagała, Katarzyna Bujakiewicz, Oliwia Drabik, Jan Szydłowski, Julia Kostow, Tomasz Borkowski, Rafał Rutkowski