THREE FOR THE TAKING
POLISH TITLE: TRÓJKA DO WZIĘCIA
Carefree life of a 16-year-old Inga is broken off with the news of her mother’s fatal illness. From one day to the next Inga is left alone with two younger siblings. She has to run away from the welfare workers who want to place her in an emergency shelter for children. Inga wander with the kids from her boyfriend’s to her aunt’s. Like it or not, she becomes a mother for the kids. For the sacrifices she receives unusual recompense…
FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION
- GENRE:
- fiction
- COUNTRYI:
- Polska
- RUNNING TIME:
- 39'
- YEAR:
- 2006
- DIRECTING:
- Bartek Konopka
- SCRIPT:
- Bartek Konopka
- DOP:
- Piotr Rosołowski
- PRODUCER:
- Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy (obecnie: Wajda Studio)
Bartek Konopka »
Oscar nominated for the “Rabbit a la Berlin” (2009) documentary that was shown at more than 70 festivals, received a dozen prizes and had been sold to 40 countries. His feature fiction debut “Fear of Falling” (2011) premiered at Montreal IFF (awarded at Mannheim, Mumbai, Lecce, Vincennes, Gdynia). Released in cinemas in France, Spain, Iran and Poland. Author of many documentaries and couple of fictions that gained an international acclaim. Bartek is a graduate of film studies at the Jagiellonian University Krakow and Film Directing at the Silesian University in Katowice. Member of European Film Academy and the Board of Polish Film Institute.
AT FESTIVALS:
- The New Generation of Polish Filmmakers, USA, 2012 (screening)
- KINOTEKA - 9th Polish Film Festival, London, UK, 2011 (screening)
- Polish Film Festival – Journey to Poland, Bristol, UK, 2009 (screening)
- 2nd Seoul International Family Film Festival, Korea, 2008 (competition)
- Molodist, Kiyev 2008, Ukraine, 2008 (screening)
- Amsterdam Shorts!, The Netherlands, 2008 (competition)
- Brest European Short Film Festival, 2007 (competition)
- Aye Aye International Film Festival, Nancy, France, 2007 (competition)
- Fresh Film Fest, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, 2007 (screening)
- Era New Horizons International Film Festival, Wrocław, Poland, 2007 (competition)
- Message to Man International Film Festival, Petersburg, Russia, 2007 (competition)
- Festival de Cannes - Short Film Corner, France, 2007 (screening)
- SlamDance On The Road, Łaźnia Nowa, 2007 (competition)
- Slamdance Film Festival, Los Angeles, California, 2007 (competition)
- The Premiers Plans Film Festival, Paris, France, 2007 (competition)