28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
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 |
