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I Accidentally Wrote a Book
A 12 year old girl Nina, experiences the healing power of writing and the miracle of story-telling.
“I Accidentally Wrote a Book” tells the very personal and inspiring story of Nina, a 12-year-old girl who discovers the healing power of writing. As she learns to write, Nina uncovers her family’s history, experiences her long-suppressed grief of her lost mom and gains deeper self-understanding. We follow the daily life of a young teenage girl as she deals with conflicts with her little brother, experiences her first love, her first menstruation and all the struggles of becoming a woman. We follow every moment of her life through her writing, which makes the story very unique and personal, and gives plenty of space to creatively express her inner emotions. The storytelling itself is playful, as we can follow how each decision the writer makes changes the whole story. All depicted with unique visual elements that blend live action and animation, celebrating the miracle of storytelling.
Extra information
Scriptwriter and director: Nóra Lakos
World sales: Beta Germany
Available teritories: World minus co-production countries (HUN, Hungarian speaking RO, BENELUX), international sales is with BetaFilm
Pitching team
Claudia Sümeghy
Claudia Sümeghy is an economist specialized in fashion and film. She started her career in the film industry with her husband, Tamás Yvan Topolánszky as a commercial and film producer, and as a founder of JUNO11 Pictures. Her first feature-length movie as a producer, CURTIZ won the Grand Prix des Americas (Best Film) at the 42nd Montreal World Film Festival, and became a Netflix Film available worldwide. She is about to complete her first feature film in international co-production, “I Accidentally Wrote a Book”, which is the first Hungarian children’s film to win the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cinekid in 2021 and also the Eurimages Co-production support. Claudia is an EAVE Producer's Workshop 2022 Alumna. She attended the programme with her drama series project, DVNA which is in development as a multilateral coproduction set up from Danube countries.
Besides producing, Claudia has been supporting other Hungarian film projects as a film marketing consultant, she is doing mentorship for debut filmmakers and has started distributing European films with her distribution team at JUNO11. As a mother, Claudia's long-cherished dream is to produce and distribute socially relevant feature and documentary films for young generations, so she is seeking for projects with messages worth spreading globally.
