On Monday, 09.03.2015 the shooting of the feature film ZAZY (AT) by writer and director M.X.Oberg has started.
Short Content:
Zazy (18) is doing an apprenticeship as a tailor in a small town in Trentino. When she meets the elegant and quite wealthy Marianna (39) from Germany, she senses a chance to move up into better society. Together with her boyfriend Tomek (23), Zazy finds a way to worm her way into Marianna's life. Soon the young couple has Marianna in their hands - a sadistic power game begins.
Zazy is played by Ruby O. Fee, who can currently be seen in German cinemas with ALS WIR TRÄUMTEN by Andreas Dresen. ALS WIR TRÄUMTEN celebrated its world premiere in competition at this year's Berlinale. For her role in the crime scene HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SARAH, Ruby O. Fee was awarded the Cinema Jupiter Award for 'Best National Actress' and the Günter Strack Television Award for 'Best Newcomer' in 2014. She is one of the most promising and successful young German actresses.
At Ruby O. Fee's side and in front of Ralf M. Mendle's camera, Paul Boche plays the role of Zazy's friend Tomek, Petra Van de Voort plays Marianna and Philippe Brenninkmeyer her husband Maximilian.
The film is written and directed by M.X.Oberg, who recently scored an international arthouse success with STRATOSPHERE GIRL.
ZAZY (AT) is produced by the Cologne-based production company gilles mann film production with producers Daniel Mann and Marco Gilles in co-production with MMC Movies, Bastie Griese and Philip Borbély in collaboration with WeFadeToGrey, Torus, Maier Bros. and Ludwig camera rental.
On the broadcasting side, Andrea Hanke is responsible for WDR and Cooky Ziesche for RBB. ZAZY (AT) is being released in cinemas by Cologne-based Real Fiction Film DistributionJoachim Kühn; the theatrical release is planned for summer 2016. The production is supported by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and the German Federal Film Fund (DFFF).
Filming will run until mid-April 2015 in NRW in Cologne and the MMC Studios and end in Riva del Garda in Trentino in northern Italy.
About gilles mann filmproduktion:
gilles mann filmproduktion develops and produces material for national and international television and feature films. Managing partners are Marco Gilles and Daniel Mann. The goal is to create entertainment with sophisticated stories, strong emotionality and the prospect of a large audience.
The Hungarian-German co-production with gilles mann filmproduktion BIBLIOTHEQUE PASCAL by director Szabolc Hajdu was the 2011 Hungarian selection for 'Best Non-English Language Film' at the Academy Awards and premiered at the International Forum of Young Cinema at the Berlinale 2010.
For the TV two-parter GO WEST - FREIHEIT UM JEDEN PREIS, produced together with teamWorx, Marco Gilles and Daniel Mann were nominated for the 'Best Multi-part' of the German Television Award 2011.
Both were also involved as associate producers in the MMC co-production CHÉRI by director Stephen Frears, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kathy Bates, among others.
About MMC Movies Köln GmbH:
MMC Movies Köln is a sister company and the film production arm of MMC Studios Köln, which operates one of Europe's largest studio facilities in Cologne-Ossendorf.
MMC Movies co-produces national and international feature film productions for cinema and TV. Productions shot at MMC Studios include the five-time Oscar-nominated hit film DIE FABELHAFTE WELT DER AMÉLIE and CHÉRI - EINE KOMÖDIE DER EITELKEITEN, as well as German feature films such as 7 ZWERGE - MÄNNER ALLEIN IM WALD - one of the most successful German-language films ever with almost 7 million moviegoers - and HILDE and DIE ABENTEUER DES HUCK FINN.
Photo: f.l.t.r.: Ralf M. Mendle (cinematographer), Marco Gilles (producer, gilles mann filmproduktion), Bastie Griese (co-producer, MMC Movies), Philippe Brenninkmeyer (role Maximilian), Ruby O. Fee (role Zazy), M.X.Oberg (screenwriter and director), Petra van de Voort (role Marianna), Philip Borbély (co-producer, MMC Movies), Daniel Mann (producer, gilles mann filmproduktion). © gilles mann filmproduktion 2015
