The Plan

synopsis

Prague faces the challenge of a new zoning plan. The city’s development leads to conflicts between the private developer lobby, city residents, and elected officials. By following several years of town council meetings, the film paints an image of a public policy apparatus that ignores the role of the urban planner. Using a journalistic approach, the filmmaker attempts to depict the all points of view, although in the end the dominant perspective is of those who believe in the city as an expression of culture and quality of life.  

DETAIL:
“That plan most of all serves the politicians, because it is deals with a highly valuable issue – the city’s land. Properties have immense value, and the general plan can either increase or decrease that value.”

biography

Czech screenwriter, photographer and author Benjamin Tuček gained his first significant professional experience as assistant director for Saša Gedeon’s Return of the Idiot (1999). He debuted in 2002 with Děvčátko, a surrealist story from a Prague housing estate. His achieved his greatest acclaim as the screenwriter for the internationally successful Protektor (Marek Najbrt, 2009). Tuček has also published the short story collection Very Short Waves (2009) and helped create the TV series Therapy (2011).

more about film

director:	Benjamin Tuček
producer:	Petr Kubica, Pavel Strnad, Milan Kuchynka, Benjamin Tuček
photography:	Nikolas Tušl, David Čálek, Benjamin Tuček
editing:	Evženie Brabcová
sound:	Ivan Horák

contact

Negativ Film Productions
Zuzana Bieliková
Ostrovní 30
Prague 1 / 110 00 / Czech Republic
+420 224 933 755
+420 608 141 437
zuzana@negativ.cz
www.negativ.cz