‘The Zone of Interest’ Producer Ewa Puszczyńska on Next Film ‘Safe and Silent’: ‘This Film Will Find Its Audience’ (EXCLUSIVE)
17.02.2024 - 08:59
/ variety.com
Marta Balaga “The Zone of Interest” producer Ewa Puszczyńska has teamed up with France’s Elzévir Films and Ireland’s Copper Alley Prods. on “Safe and Silent,” backed by Arte France. “I decided to join the project because of the quality of the script.
It made me excited and so was Arte when they decided to come on board,” says Denis Carot, who will co-produce alongside Ulysse Payet and Copper Alley’s Lara Hickey. “I had a very good experience collaborating with Polish partners on [Jean-Pierre Bacri starrer] ‘Back in Business,’ which we shot in Poland back in 2016. There are many talented and experienced producers and Ewa is certainly one of the best among them.
Her impressive filmography speaks for itself,” adds Carot. While “The Zone of Interest” scored five Oscar nominations this year, Puszczyńska experienced Oscar glory with Paweł Pawlikowski’s foreign-language film winner “Ida” (2015) and nominee “Cold War” (2019). Now, she wants to focus on emerging female filmmakers.
“I have been advocating for finding new ways allowing women to make their debuts. It was time to turn those words into action,” she says. She is also developing Ulrike Tony Vahl’s “Crux” and Marta Prus’ “Night Butterflies.” “Safe and Silent,” directed by rookie Justyna Tafel, will be lensed by Kate McCullough, winner of the European Film Award for “The Quiet Girl.” In the film, one of Poland’s leading actors, Agnieszka Grochowska, will play a recently divorced woman, Kinga, who wants to create a refuge for her children and choses a gated community full of surveillance cameras as a place to live.
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