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Imago

Name: Imago
Director: Olga Chajdas

Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Drama, Women | Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland

Director	Olga Chajdas
Written by	Lena Góra, Olga Chajdas
Production	Apple Film Production [pl], House Media Company [pl], Les Films d'Antoine [fr], Moloko Film [cz], Topkapi Films [nl]

Start of shooting	07/04/2021
End of shooting	15/05/2021
Locations	Starogard Gdański, Gdańsk, Gdynia
Filming regions	Poland

Budget	4 680 028 PLN
Film financing	Czech Film Fund [cz]: 108 485 EUR (10/2019) Netherlands Film Fund [nl]: 64 000 EUR (12/2019) Polish Film Institute [pl] - production funding: 1 800 000 PLN (11/2018) Eurimages [eu]: 20,000 EUR (01/2019)
Length of movie	113'

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Wacław Warchoł	n.a. [L]
Lena Góra	n.a. [L]
Michał Balicki	n.a. [SR]
Bogusława Schubert	n.a. [SR]
Michał Włodarczyk	n.a. [SR]
Mateusz Więcławek	n.a. [SR]
Szymon Wróblewski	Radzik [SR]
Anja Antonowicz	Deutsche Ehefrau [BP]
Emilia Niedzielak	Midwife [BP]

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	Tomasz Naumiuk
Casting director	Paulina Krajnik
Costume designer	Katarzyna Lewińska
Costume designer	Sławomir Blaszewski
2nd assistant costume designer	Filip Zaszewski Crowd dresser	Crowd dresser
Director	Olga Chajdas
Editor	Pavel Hrdlička
Hair/makeup designer	Monika Kaleta
Composer	Andrzej Smolik
Producer	Miloš Lochman
Producer	Arnold Heslenfeld
Producer	Izabela Wójcik
Producer	Antoine Simkine
Producer	Frans Van Gestel
Producer	Violetta Kamińska
Producer	Laurette Schillings
Producer	Dariusz Jabłoński
Executive producer	Grzegorz Olkowski
Production designer	Anna Anosowicz
Set decorator	Anna Pabisiak
Production manager	Grzegorz Olkowski
Screenwriter	Olga Chajdas
Screenwriter	Lena Góra
Production sound mixer	Ivan Horák
Sound designer	Jan Schermer

Company	Comment
Apple Film Production [pl]
House Media Company [pl] coproduction	coproduction
Les Films d'Antoine [fr] Co-production	Co-production
Moloko Film [cz] Co-production	Co-production
Topkapi Films [nl] Co-production	Co-production

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Lena Góra	2024	Polish Film Award - Eagle [pl] Best Leading Actress	Best Leading Actress	Nominated
Olga Chajdas	2023	FilmFestival Cottbus [de] Best Feature Film	Best Feature Film	Nominated
Olga Chajdas	2023	KVIFF - Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival [cz] The FIPRESCI award for the best film in the Proxima Competition	The FIPRESCI award for the best film in the Proxima Competition	Winner
Olga Chajdas	2023	Polish Film Festival [pl] Silver Lions	Silver Lions	Winner
Violetta Kamińska	2023	Polish Film Festival [pl] Silver Lions	Silver Lions	Winner
Izabela Wójcik	2023	Polish Film Festival [pl] Silver Lions	Silver Lions	Winner
Dariusz Jabłoński	2023	Polish Film Festival [pl] Silver Lions	Silver Lions	Winner
Lena Góra	2023	Polish Film Festival [pl] Best Leading Actress	Best Leading Actress	Winner
Lena Góra	2023	Nagroda im. Zbyszka Cybulskiego [pl] Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress)	Best Young Performer (Actor/Actress)	Nominated
Andrzej Smolik	2023	Polish Film Festival [pl] Best Music / Score	Best Music / Score	Winner

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	Germany	FilmFestival Cottbus
2023	Poland	Polish Film Festival Main Competition	Main Competition
2023	Czech Republic	Karlovy Vary Int. Film Festival (KVIFF) Proxima Competition	Proxima Competition
2023	Poland	IFF New Horizons New Horizons International Competition	New Horizons International Competition

Articles / Reports
[pl]	https://polishdirectors.com/polskie-kino-2023/