One of Control Z’s main intentions is to subsist on producing fiction. With that aim, for the past few years we have been supplying production services to either local or foreign producers.
Persona non grata
october - november 2004
35mm / color
Poland / Russia / Uruguay
Shot in Uruguay: november 2004
World Premiere at Venice Festival 2005
Technical Crew
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
He was born in Warsaw in 1939. From 1955 to 1959 he studied Physics at Warsaw University while taking Film lessons at the Art Institute of the Polish Academy of Science (1956 – 57) He began studying Philosophy at Jagiellonian University in Krakow in 1959. He graduated in Film Direction in 1966.
He shot his opera prima in the 50s, at the Amateur Film Club of Warsaw University. He has directed numerous films for cinema and television, either for Poland or foreign productions since 1966.
From 1974 to 1981 he was vice president of the Polish Film Maker Association. He has been directing the film production company Film Studio TOR since 1979. He has also worked as stage and opera director in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France and Russia.
In 1990 he was elected president of FERA (European Federation of Audiovisual Filmmakers) He has been a member of the Pontifical Commission of Culture at Vatican and president of EUROVISIONI since 1994. He has been Professor at Silesian University in Katowice since 1992.
Some of his major films are:The Structure of Crystals (1969) / The Illumination (1972) / Camouflage (1976) / The Spiral (1978) / The Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) / Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000) / Supplement (2003)

Director of Photography: Edward Klosinski
Director of Production: Michal Szczerbic
Executive Producer: Iwona Ziulkowska
Production Manager: Pawel Barenski
Executive Producer in Uruguay: Fernando Epstein
Production Manager in Uruguay: Laura Gutman
Wardrobe: Adelaida Rodríguez
Synopsis

Stefan, the Polish Ambassador to Uruguay, is devastated by the sudden loss of his beloved wife. While visiting his home country to attend his wife’s funeral, he meets with Oleg, the Russian vice-minister of Foreign Affairs. They have been friends for over 20 years, since Stefan still was a political activist and Oleg a young Russian diplomat in Poland. This long lasting friendship is now burdened with two suspicions – On the one hand Stefan thinks that Oleg could have been sent by his embassy to infiltrate the Polish political underground opposition. On the other hand, Stefan suspects that his now-deceased wife could have cheated on him with his charming Russian friend.

Unicef
Between 2004 and 2005 Control Z produced five shortfilms for “Tools for adolescent participation”, a project by UNICEF. By means of this project UNICEF aims at the development of adolescent involvement and participation in their homes, schools and communities. These shortfilms work as a trigger to catch adolescents’ attention and to foster further discussion and self-expression on topics they might be interested in. Each shortfilm depicts everyday situations where adolescents could easily mirror themselves, while dealing with specific issues suggested by UNICEF.
The closet
Adolescent involvement
Screenplay and Direction
Diego Fernández
Cinematography and Camera
Bárbara Álvarez
Sound
Daniel Yafalián
Edition
Sebastián Rodríguez
Production
Virginia Ribeiro
Art and Costumes
Nicole Davrieux
Executive Production
Fernando Epstein
Cast
Gonzalo Deniz / Jorge Bazzano Natalia Acosta / Robert Moré
Music
Jorge Nasser / Mersey
The magma
Education and adolescent involvement
Screenplay
Pablo Stoll / Gonzalo Delgado
Direction
Gonzalo Delgado
Cinematography and Camera
María de los Ángeles Ferrero
Sound
Daniel Yafalián
Edition
Sebastián Rodríguez
Production
Agustina Chiarino
Art and Costumes
Nicole Davrieux
Executive Production
Fernando Epstein
Cast
Manuel Rilla / Rafael Beltrán
Noelia Damiano / Javier Iglesias
Mario Emir Cuestas
Music
Reverb
It must be nerves
Health and adolescent involvement
Screenplay and Direction
Romina Peluffo
Cinematography and Camera
María de los Ángeles Ferrero
Sound
Daniel Yafalián
Edition
Sebastián Rodríguez
Production
Virginia Ribeiro
Art and Costumes
Alejandro Castiglioni
Executive Production
Fernando Epstein
Agustina Chiarino
Cast
Leonor Courtoise
Victoria Pena
Music
Laura Gutman
Happy Sunday
Justice and adolescent involvement
Screenplay and Direction
Ernesto Gilman
Cinematography and Camera
Claudia Firpo
Sound
Daniel Yafalián
Edition
Sebastián Rodríguez
Production
Agustina Chiarino
Art and Costumes
Rodrigo Borda
Executive Production
Fernando Epstein
Cast
Julio Rivero / César Troncoso
Sebastián Montero
Jorge Da Silveira
Music
Daniel Yafalián
I’m not sure
Culture and adolescent involvement
Screenplay
Adrián Biniez / Pablo Stoll
Juan Pablo Rebella
Direction
Pablo Stoll / Juan Pablo Rebella
Cinematography and Camera
Federico Polleri
Sound
Daniel Yafalián
Edition
Sebastián Rodríguez
Production
Agustina Chiarino
Art
Nicole Davrieux
Alejandro Castiglioni
Costumes
Emilia Carlevaro
Executive Production
Fernando Epstein
Cast
Ana Clara Ferreyra Palfi
Brian Miller
Music
Trotsky Vengarán