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Andrea Culkova selected for EWA’s Residency

"Testosterone Story" by Andrea Culkova selected for EWA’s Scriptwriter’s Residency

We are pleased to announce that after long deliberation "Testosterone Story - The Fragile Beauty of Masculinity", written by Andrea Culkova, has been selected for the 2nd edition of EWA’s scriptwriter residency programme in Berlin.

The high quality and diversity of the projects submitted made the decision-making process both complicated and inspiring, so we are also pleased to give a special mention to "It’s Bonny by the Sea" by Rebecca Innes.

 

Winner: "Testosterone Story-The Fragile Beauty of Masculinity" by Andrea Culkova

Andrea Culkova is a film director, creative artist, pedagogue and mother of three.
She received a degree in art education from Prague’s Charles University and later in documentary direction from the Film Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU).
Her feature film "Sugar Blues" had its international premiere at CPH:DOX in 2014 and was screened at numerous festivals and sold worldwide. The meta-art project H*Art On was made in cooperation with the National Gallery in Prague and the Dok.Incubator Workshop 2015, and premiered at Dok Leipzig 2016 – Next Masters competition. Alongside "The Brainwashing Experiment" it was included in the 2016 Camp4science programme.
Andrea Culkova’s background in fine arts is evident in the original style she brings to her audiovisual work and the unique interpretation she finds in each of her projects.

Synopsis:

In the heart of Europe there’s a swimming pool where the water is almost completely still and the surface is just barely disturbed by the clumsy limbs of those who have been kissed by death. Testosterone’s fanatic riders have been brought here, the Kladruby Sanatorium, from all over the world to attempt the practically impossible - a return to life.

To do this they must reconsider all their previous goals and accept the fact that the world will never be the same as before death’s kiss, but that even this is a triumph. Yet not everyone is able to understand this and not everyone will make it during their five-month stay in the sanatorium. After all, it’s the past with all its debts, mortgages, and unresolved relationships that mercilessly catches up with them here. Indeed, nothing tests a relationship more than the serious injury of a partner.

And what about Adam and his wife, the rehabilitation nurse ŠteÌŒpánka? How do they fit into all of this?

 

 

Special Mention: "It’s Bonny by the Sea"by Rebecca Innes

Whilst studying Media Production BA (Hons) at Northumbria University Rebecca also worked freelance within the Art Department on several short and feature films including the BAFTA-nominated ‘I Am Nasrine’ and Gillian Wearing’s art documentary ’Self Made’. She then moved to London to work at the London Film Academy where she met Writer-Directors Syed Zul Tojo and Kevork Aslanyan and co-wrote feature films and pilots ‘Melaka’ and ‘No White’. Since then Rebecca and Syed have co-written ‘Hijabsta Ballet’, Malaysia’s first research film, which was released theatrically in July 2017. Syed is now Rebecca’s agent in Malaysia and they have other projects in development whilst Rebecca continues to co-write with Kevork and work on her own projects in the U.K. Rebecca is also an Associate Lecturer at Northumbria University, teaching screenwriting on the Animation BA (Hons) degree.
SYNOPSIS:
"It’s Bonny By The Sea" is a film about love, heartache and self-care. Polish care worker Irena arrives to the run-down coastal town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland looking for breathing space from her failing marriage but instead she finds Alex, a caring and capable young man stunted by his small-town existence. Brought together through their mutual care for Alex’s nan Sally, a simple but wise old woman trapped by Alzheimer’s disease, the pair bring hope to one another and come to learn the value and purpose of pragmatic love.