“Kleks and the Invention of Filip Shaver,” directed by Maciej Kawulski, the second film installment of the biggest Polish hit of recent years, will hit theaters on January 3, 2025. However, the first preview screenings will kick off later this year – similar to the first installment at Christmas. Professor Ambrose Kleks, Ada Niezgódka and Albert will return to cinema screens. There will also be a key new character – Filip Golarz. In this role Janusz Chabior. We present the first photos.
What will the continuation of “Mr. Kleks Academy,” or “Kleks and the invention of Philip Shaver,” be about? After a summer break, Ada Niezgódka returns to the Academy to solve the mystery of the origin of her friend Albert. At the same time, Professor Kleks goes to the real world to find a friend from years ago. It turns out that both leads lead to a former graduate of the Academy – Philip called Shaver….
I waited a while, but finally the character of Philip Shaver, whom I had the pleasure of playing, appears in full force in the “Mr. Kleks Academy” trilogy. Philip returns to take revenge for the rejected love and humiliation he experienced at the Academy. Will he succeed in destroying the Academy? I know what will happen, and viewers must wait until January 3 and the official premiere,” says Janusz Chabior, who plays a new but key character in the story.
If the first part of “Mr. Blossom’s Academy” ignited children’s imagination, the second part will not only shine even brighter, but also show completely new gateways to spaces that were previously closed even to adults. Is it possible to love a robot? When creating it, is it possible to remain indifferent to its human element? Every one of us once in a while has to leave his comfort zone and go to the real world. The whole trick is to make the real world the comfort zone. See how these issues are dealt with by those whom all of Poland has come to love,” says Maciej Kawulski, who created the extraordinary magical world and directed both films.
The first part of the series, “Mr. Blossom’s Academy,” attracted a record 2.9 million viewers to theaters. In turn, it reached audiences in 190 countries and dozens of language groups on the streaming platform.
Listen to the soundtrack from the first part of the film
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The character of Ambrose Kleks is played by Tomasz Kot. The film’s Filip Golarz is played by Janusz Chabior. Ada Niezgódka is played by Antonina Litwiniak, and the film’s robot boy, Albert – Konrad Repinski . Piotr Fronczewski, Sebastian Stankiewicz and Agnieszka Grochowska also appear on screen.
The film’s screenplay, from which director Maciej Kawulski was able to create the fairy-tale world of “Kleks and the invention of Filip Golarz,” was written by Krzysztof Gureczny and Agnieszka Kruk. OPEN MIND PRODUCTION is responsible for the film’s production, and NEXT FILM is responsible for its distribution.
KLEKS AND THE INVENTION OF PHILIP SHAVER
Premiere: January 3
Starring: Antonina Litwiniak, Tomasz Kot, Janusz Chabior, Piotr Fronczewski, Agnieszka Grochowska, Daniel Walasek, Konrad Repinski
Directed by: Maciej Kawulski
Screenplay: Krzysztof Gureczny, Agnieszka Kruk, Maciej Kawulski
Photography: Bartek Cierlica PSC
Casting: Marta Wojciechowicz
Editing: Marcin Drewnowski PSM, Maciej Kawulski
Producers: Tomasz Wardyn, Maciej Kawulski
Original music: Mateusz “Matheo” Schmidt, Patryk Kumór, Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek, Andrzej Korzyński
Character design: Karolina Kordas, Alina Janerka, Wanda Tatucha-Kędzierzawska
Costumes: Kaja Rogacz, Agnieszka Osipa
Set Design: Daria Dwornik
VFX Supervisor: Szymon Kania
Sound design: Marcin Kasiński MPSE
Line producer: Piotr Bogusz
Production: Open Mind Production
Co-production: Grzegorz Pietraszewski, Bajka Pana Kleksa, Mazowiecki i Warszawski
Film Fund, NEXT FILM, TVN Warner Bros. Discovery, IBRA, Blazej Hermanowicz, JAKE VISION, Platinium
Towers Management, Flame Natalia Swiec, Hollywood Hair, MSL.
Co-financed by: Polish Film Institute
Film partners: InPost, City of Katowice, LEGO, Motus, Steakhouse, Bakalland.
Official carrier: LOT Polish Airlines
Charity partners: Omena Mensah Foundation, Rafal Brzoska Foundation.
Social partner: Avalon Foundation
Strategic partner: VISA
Distribution: NEXT FILM