The Notebook
2011
Heat in Development
Mihaly Schwechtje is developing Heat, a black-comedy set in a small village an involving love, friendship, sex, lies and some pregnant goats. Höség/Heat is produced by László Kántor with Új Budapest Filmstúdió Kft.
The project was selected at Binger Filmlab for development, at Cinelink-Sarajevo, and it was on the short list of the Sundance Film Festival. Foreign coproducers are expected. Possible co-producers are Helena Danielson together with the Swedish HEPP Film, and John Keville together Conor Barry Irish producers –SPFilms, Kántor told FNE.
The budget is 1 million Euro (300 million HUF). The project received a development grant of 1 million HUF (3,300 Euro) from the Hungarian Film Fund.
Pre-production is set for the end of 2012 - beginning of 2013. Shooting is planned for shooting in Hungary in 2013, with the premiere set for September 2014.
Source: filmneweurope.com
