To Make A Comedy Is No Fun - Jiri Menzel

Switzerland, January 2016
FILM, Documentary, 80 min.

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directed by: Robert Kolinsky
Status: In distribution

Jiri Menzel’s passion is theatre – his career in film took place rather coincidentally, Despite this, the 77-year-old Czech can count Miloš Forman, Ken Loach, Emir Kusturica and István Szabo, among others, to his fans and friends. István Szabo even refers to himself as the biggest Menzel fan ever. For the first time, the film tells the story of this exceptional filmmaker.

credits

World Premiere: January 2016
Original Version: English, Czech, German (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 80 min.
Production: Catpics, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer: Alfi Sinniger, Sarah Born
directed by: Robert Kolinsky
Cinematography: Elia Lyssy, Jana Marsik, Ines Thomsen, Stefan Dux, Jan Kuldan
Editing: Andrea Pugner, Rebecca Trösch
Sound Design: Miroslav Babic
Re-Recording Mix: Miroslav Babic, Michael Kaczmarek
Music: Ales Brezina, Jiri Sust
Location Sound Mix: Reto Stamm, Ivan Horak, Adam Bezdek , Novica Jankov, Marton Jankov

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales: Film Harbour

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland: trigon-film Distribution
Release date: 06.10.2016

Awards

(a selection)

Freistadt, Der Neue Heimatfilm, Publikumspreis 2016 (Winner)

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