CoCo Special Pitch 2008
False Witness
For the second time Connecting Cottbus offered the main prize-winner of last year's FilmFestival Cottbus the chance to present their current project as part of the CoCo Special Pitch. Thus, the project False Witness by the producer Rossitsa Walkanowa and director Iglika Triffinova from Bulgaria, by the production company KLAS film, were invited to the pitching session.
review: FilmFestival Cottbus 2007
The International Festival Jury awards the Main Prize for Best Film ex aequo to the director and to the producer: 15.000 Euro - donated by Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung von Film- und Fernsehrechten to
RASSLEDWANE | DIE UNTERSUCHUNG | INVESTIGATIONDirector: Iglika Trifonowa
Producer: Rossitsa Walkanowa, Helge Albers, Petra Goedings
Bulgaria, Netherlands, Germany 2006
A murder has been perpetrated in the Bulgarian capital. The victim's brother is soon the prime suspect, but he refuses to say anything when he is taken into custody His chief interrogator is a middle-aged female inspector. A restrained and patient workaholic, her work leaves her so little time for family life that her husband looks after their child. The entire film revolves around the endless psychological duel between the inspector and the suspect. Will she succeed in making him talk? Is there some bond between the two opponents, both of whose lives seem to be determined by loneliness and isolation?
The director effortlessly negotiates the twists and turns of this labyrinthine criminal case, supported by a masterly portrayal from her female lead. The subject is not new for Triffonowa: her first documentary MURDER STORIES (1993), which dealt with convicted killers, was a plea against the death penalty then still in force in Bulgaria.
| Script | Iglika Triffonowa |
| Photography | Rali Ralschew |
| Sound | Antoin Cox |
| Editing | Jordanka Bachwarowa |
| Music | Han Otten |
| Set Design | Atanas Janakijew |
| Cast | Swetlana Jantschewa, Krassimir Dokow, Dejan Donkow, Nikol Krastewa, Hristo Grabow, Tanja Schahowa, Labina Mitewska, Kliment Denchew, Diana Sofronijewa, Emilia Radewa, Petar Slabakow, Plamen Dimitrov |
| Producer | Rossitsa Walkanowa, Helge Albers, Petra Goedings |
| Production | Klas Film |
| Co-Production | Phanta Vision |
| Contact | Flying Moon Filmproduktion GmbH Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 40 14482 Potsdam Germany Tel: +49.331.704 250 Fax: +49.331.704 25 11 info@flyingmoon.com www.flyingmoon.com |
