Bibliothéque Pascal
(Bibliothéque Pascal)

feature, 35mm, color, 111 minutes, 1:1.85

co-produced with: Germany
drama

PREMIER (HUNGARY): 2010.

Mona Paparu is bringing up her three-year-old daughter alone. Because of a trip abroad she has to leave the child with her aunt. The Child Protection Agency takes the little girl away from the aunt. When Mona returns home she has to give an account to the CPA on how she spent her time abroad.
The film tells the story of her travels, her love and the story of her life in Western Europe... as recounted by Mona Paparu.

Creators

Szabolcs Hajdu Director
Szabolcs Hajdu Screenplay
András Nagy Director of photography
Péter Politzer Editor
Bumt Friedmann, Atom, Flanger Music
Gábor Balázs Sound
Mónika Esztán, Péter Mátyássy Visual design
Krisztina Berzsenyi Costumes
Iván Angelusz, Gábor Kovács, András Hámori, Andrea Taschler Producer
Katapult Film, Filmpartners Production company
Gilles Mann Filmproduktion / DE, Sparks, M&M Film Co-producer
Orsolya Török-Illyés, Oana Pellea, Razvan Vasilescu, Andi Vasluianu, Shamgar Amram, Mihai Constantin , Lujza Hajdu, Ion Sapdaru Cast

Awards

Syracuse International Film Festival - 2012 Best Sound/Music
Sarajevo Film Festival - 2010 CICAE Award
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 2010 Golden Reel Main Prize
Medias Central European Film Festival - 2011 András Nagy - Best Cinematography
Ankara Festival on Wheels - 2010 Turkish Film Critics Association's Award
Tiburon International Film Festival - 2011 Szabolcs Hajdu - Best Screenplay
Ostrava Kamera Oko - 2010 András Nagy - Main Award
Rouen A l'Est, du nouveau - 2011 Grand Prix
Syracuse International Film Festival - 2012 Péter Politzer - Festival Director's Citation for Editing
Sarajevo Film Festival - 2010 Cineuropa Award
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 2010 András Nagy - Best Cinematography
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 2010 Gene Moskowitz Prize
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 2010 Student Jury's Main Prize
Tiburon International Film Festival - 2011 András Nagy - Best Cinematography

Festivals

Targu-Mures AlterNative - 2010
Los Angeles Film Festival - 2010
Palic International Film Festival - 2011
Seville Film Festival - 2010
Brussels Festival of European Film - 2010 (in competition)
Braunschweig International Film Festival - 2010
Mar del Plata International Film Festival - 2010
Berlin International Film Festival - Forum of New Cinema - 2010
Melbourne International Film Festival - 2010
Segovia MUCES - 2010 (in competition)
Stockholm International Film Festival - 2010
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - 2010
Torino Film Festival - 2010
Amsterdam Pluk de Nacht - 2010
Istanbul Rendez-Vous - 2010
Palm Springs International Film Festival - 2011
Paris Forum des images - 2010
Austin Fantastic Fest - 2010 (in competition)
Belgrade International Film Festival - 2011
Piestany Cinematik - 2010
Chicago EU Film Festival - 2011
Rio de Janeiro IFF - 2010
Cleveland International Film Festival - 2011 (in competition)
Kaunas International Film Festival - 2010
Busan International Film Festival - 2010
Warsaw International Film Festival - 2010
Minneapolis St. Paul  International Film Festival - 2011
Seattle International Film Festival - 2011
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth - 2011
Brussels EuroCine 27 - 2011
Várna Love is Folly International Film Festival - 2012 (in competition)
Granada Young Filmmmaker Festival - 2010 (in competition)
Kiev MOLODIST International Film Festival - 2010
Sighisoara Film Festival - 2011 (in competition)
Denver International Film Festival - 2010

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