From 6 December, viewers in every country where Netflix is available can watch “Delivery by Christmas”. It is the first NEXT FILM film produced for Netflix and the company’s third in-house production. The film was directed by Aleksandra Kułakowska and Maciej Prykowski, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Maria Pułaska-Białkowska. It stars Monika Frajczyk, Piotr Pacek and, making his screen debut, Franciszek Krupowicz, joined by Dorota Kolak, Mirosław Baka, Marek Kalita and Łukasz Simlat, among others.
– The scope of Next Film’s activity keeps growing. We moved smoothly from distribution into film production, setting ourselves new challenges. It is a great joy that for ten years now we have been able to bring audiences entertainment of the highest standard – films appreciated by audiences, critics and industry professionals alike. We are closing our anniversary year full of optimism – says Robert Kijak, CEO of NEXT FILM.
ABOUT “DELIVERY BY CHRISTMAS”
“Delivery by Christmas” is a wonderfully warm, humour-filled story that breaks away from the traditional formulas of Christmas productions.
Marysia is a thirty-something courier raising her little son on her own. When someone maliciously switches the parcels she was supposed to deliver, she has to drop everything and untangle the whole mess. To make matters worse, Krzysiek – an exceptionally pushy customer determined to recover the package meant for him as quickly as possible – climbs into her car.
Marysia is played by Monika Frajczyk, and Krzysiek by Piotr Pacek. They are joined on screen by Dorota Kolak, Mirosław Baka and Łukasz Simlat, among others. The film was directed by Aleksandra Kułakowska and Maciej Prykowski, who together with Maria Pułaska-Białkowska also wrote the screenplay.
ABOUT NEXT FILM
NEXT FILM is a company owned by Helios (Agora Group). Since its inception it has distributed Polish cinema, and since May 2017 it has also produced films. Its portfolio includes the highest-profile titles of recent years. To date, NEXT FILM has released 63 titles in cinemas, drawing a combined audience of almost 23 million. They have also won numerous festival awards, as well as Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Two titles from the NEXT FILM portfolio (“Johnny” and “Eggnog 4”) made the podium of the best-selling Polish films of 2022.
“Delivery by Christmas” is NEXT FILM’s third in-house production, after “Plan B” and “Johnny”. “Johnny”, directed by Daniel Jaroszek, which debuted in cinemas in September this year, has proved a huge commercial success. The film has already been seen by more than 900,000 viewers and remains among the most popular titles in cinema programmes. For the co-producers this means not only a return on investment but – above all – a guaranteed profit.
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DELIVERY BY CHRISTMAS
Netflix premiere: 6 December
Cast: Monika Frajczyk, Piotr Pacek, Franciszek Krupowicz, Dorota Kolak, Mirosław Baka, Marek Kalita, Barbara Jonak, Jacek Simlat, Łukasz Gawroński
Directed by: Aleksandra Kułakowska , Maciej Prykowski
Screenplay: Aleksandra Kułakowska , Maciej Prykowski, Maria Pułaska-Białkowska
Producer: Robert Kijak
Creative producer: Mateusz Rakowicz
Cinematography: Bartosz Piotrowski PSC
Production design: Anna Pabisiak
Costume design: Zofia Bebej, Marta Ostrowicz
Make-up: Ewa Szwed
Casting: Paulina Krajnik, CSA PCDG
Sound: Jarosław Bajdowski, Robert Docew
Music: Andrzej Smolik
Editing: Michał Poddębniak
Production manager: Anna Palka
Line producer: Tomasz Morawski
Supervising producer: Anna Orska-Olszewska
Production: NEXT FILM
