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Bloom sale shifts horizon BY JEREMY KAY
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Dench and Cookson on Red alert BY TOM GRATER
Judi Dench and rising talent Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service) will lead Red Joan for director Trevor Nunn. Lindsay Shapiro wrote the script, an adaptation of Jennie Rooney’s 2014 novel that itself took its inspiration from the true story of Melita Norwood, a woman unmasked at age 87 as the KGB’s longest-serving British spy. The story follows Dench’s Joan, a retired physicist whose tranquil life is interrupted in 2000 by a visit from British secret service MI5. Cookson will play Joan in her younger days as a student at Cambridge University who falls in love with a committed communist and, later, finds her loyalty to her country tested while employed in the UK’s secret nuclear programme. Sales outfit Embankment Films is launching sales on the project this week in Toronto. Trademark Films duo David Parfitt (Shakespeare In Love) and Ivan Mactaggart (Loving Vincent) are producer and executive producer respectively. Principal photography is scheduled for October with the film shooting on location in the UK. Tim Haslam, co-founder of Embankment Films, said: “Stories like Red Joan can only be based on true events because it’s so unimaginable and utterly compelling — tense, emotional, revealing and unexpected.” Embankment has four titles screening at this year’s TIFF, include Submergence starring Alicia Vikander and James McAvoy and Breathe starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.
As the industry descends on Toronto, the evolving nature of agency business in light of WME|IMG’s acquisition of a majority stake in Bloom has become an early focal point. A number of people who spoke under condition of anonymity have raised concerns over how the transaction will affect prospects for rival sales agents, as well as WME|IMG’s financier and producer clients. The agency’s packaging division WME Global, led by Graham Taylor, helped its client Ken Kao launch Bloom with Alex Walton in
2014. WME Global will now rely on its partners’ acumen and reputation to grow Bloom and enable WME Global to hold onto projects rather than siphon them off to a third-party sales agent. Taylor told Screen International last week that he holds all sales agents in the highest regard and has every intention of continuing to service them with appropriate toptier product. An alternative view posed by those in the space, however, is that the investment in Bloom announced last week will create an environment of haves and havenots. “If I’m an independent sales
agent, even one with money, I won’t expect to get the best packages now,” one source said. “The other sales agencies should start to develop material or lock down first-look deals with talent and producers to ensure they get great product too.” The development also raises the prospect of other Hollywood agencies following suit and buying sales companies. A financier client at WME|IMG said the agency had now become their agency and their rival. “It’s a smart move by WME,” one source said. “They are trying to own the pipeline and others should follow.”
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REVIEWS The Shape Of Water Guillermo del Toro pours his heart into an exquisite creature fable » Page 8
mother! Darren Aronofsky’s fever-dream thriller is a devouring experience » Page 12
FEATURES Faith healer Paul Schrader talks First Reformed » Page 18
Match making TIFF opener Borg/McEnroe dives into the psyches of the sporting icons » Page 20
SCREEN PRODUCT GUIDE Sales companies here in Toronto » Page 35
Netflix snaps up world for Been So Long BY ANDREAS WISEMAN
Masatoshi Nagase, Naomi Kawase, Juliette Binoche and producer Marianne Slot on the Japan set of Vision
Kawase, Binoche share Vision BY MELANIE GOODFELLOW
Japanese filmmaker Naomi Kawase has kicked off the shoot of Vision, starring Juliette Binoche. Paris-based production company Slot Machine, which is producing the film alongside Kawase’s Kumie Inc, announced the start of shoot
and fresh details on the eve of TIFF. Wild Bunch is handling international sales and Haut et Court prebought French rights. Binoche stars as a journalist in Japan tracking a mysterious herb that appears only once every 997 years. Further plot details remain
Mongrel slate puts women first Mongrel International head Caroline Habib and her team will kick off talks on a slate of TIFF selections directed by women. Discovery/Next Wave selection Ava marks the feature directorial debut of Sadaf
Foroughi and is based on her childhood in Iran. Meditation Park, by Mina Shum, plays in Contemporary World Cinema and stars Cheng Pei Pei as a woman who suspects her husband is having an
under wraps although the producers said Kawase’s trademark themes of “nature and the cycle of life” will feature. The cast includes Japan’s Masatoshi Nagase. “The moment we met, I wanted to work with Juliette and from that decision all the pieces fit together,” said Kawase.
affair; Mongrel Media distributes in Canada. High Fantasy by Jenna Bass follows four friends on a camping trip who wake up to find they have all swapped bodies. “We’re looking to prioritise female filmmakers, who are still underrepresented in our industry,” said Habib. Jeremy Kay
Netflix has pre-bought worldwide rights from Film Constellation to London-set musical Been So Long, starring Michaela Coel and Arinzé Kene. The multi-million dollar deal is understood to be the largest single acquisition of a UK film by the streaming giant. Been So Long is a modern-day romance set on the streets of Camden, historically one of London’s musical hotbeds (and the former home of Amy Winehouse). Bafta winner Coel, whose UK TV series Chewing Gum was a hit for Netflix in the US, plays a single mother who, on a rare night on the town, is charmed by a handsome but troubled stranger (Kene). The supporting cast includes Joe Dempsie (Game Of Thrones), George MacKay, Ronke Adekoluejo, Luke Norris and Ashley Thomas. Directed by Tinge Krishnan and in post-production, the film is produced by Nadine Marsh-Edwards and Amanda Jenks. The project was developed by the BFI, and cofinanced by Film4 and the BFI with funding from the National Lottery. Fabien Westerhoff brokered the deal on behalf of Greenacre Film. Netflix snapped up rights after seeing first footage in Cannes.
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Platform titles face Screen jury Screen International’s ever popular Jury Grid, which runs during the Berlin and Cannes film festivals, is returning to Toronto this year to award scores to the 12 films competing in the threeyear-old Platform section, focused on original voices and visions. The six-strong jury of international film critics comprises Justin Chang (Los Angeles Times), Peter Howell (Toronto Star), AA Dowd (AV Club), Eric Kohn (IndieWire), Kate Taylor (The Globe And Mail ) and Screen International. Turn to page 78 for the grid, with scores due to appear the day after each film’s first TIFF screening.
Fyzz Facility opens door on Banishing BY TOM GRATER
UK-based The Fyzz Facility is producing and fully financing haunted-house horror The Banishing, which Christopher Smith (Triangle, Severance) will direct. Robert Jones, Wayne Marc Godfrey, James Harris and Mark Lane will produce for Fyzz alongside Jason Newmar. WestEnd Films is handling international sales having previously worked on Smith’s 2004 feature Creep, and is co-repping US rights with WME Global. The film is being introduced at TIFF this week. The Banishing tells the story of a young reverend, his wife and daughter, who
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move into a manor that has a horrifying secret. When a demonic spirit possesses the girl, the reverend is forced to confront his beliefs. Ronnie Thompson (The Hatton Garden Job) wrote the script; casting is underway now with principal photography scheduled to begin early next year. The Fyzz Facility’s James H a r r i s s a i d : “ We ’r e delighted to be bringing
Chris Smith back to the genre that he began his career in. We think The Banishing has the ability to rival The Woman In Black as a great gothic horror film.” Maya Amsellem from WestEnd Films added: “We believe The Banishing will strongly appeal to horror fans around the world.” The Fyzz Facility ’s upcoming projects include Three Seconds starring Rosamund Pike, Joel Kinnaman and Clive Owen; Final Score starring Dave Bautista; and Martin Campbell’s The Foreigner starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, which will be released by STX in the US next month.
Who We Are Now
Radiant glows with TIFF selection Who We Are Now BY JEREMY KAY
Radiant Films International kicks off talks in Toronto today on Matthew Newton’s festival selection Who We Are Now starring Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts and Zachary Quinto. The ensemble drama premieres in Special Presentations on Saturday and reunites Nicholson with Newton after From Nowhere won the SXSW 2016 Narrative Spotlight audience award. Nicholson plays an excon who partners with a
lawyer (Roberts) to secure custody of her 10-year-old son. Newton and Kate Ballen of Existent Films produced along with Living The Dream Films’ Ray B ouderau and Varun Monga of ESA. UTA Independent Film Group represents US rights. Radiant Films International’s TIFF slate includes Roger Donaldson action drama The Guinea Pig Club, supernatural thriller The Changeover and Lucky McKee’s Blood Money.
Premiere primes Vacation BY JEREMY KAY
Los Angeles-based Premiere Entertainment Group is Toronto-bound with international rights to romcom Couples Vacation starring David Arquette and Amy Acker. Brandon Dickerson wrote and directed the film about two people who plan a glamping retreat to rekin-
dle their marriage, only for things to take a turn for the worse once they arrive. Dickerson also produced Couples Vacation with Cathleen Sutherland and Susan Kirr. Erik Lokkesmoe serves as executive producer. Gravitas Ventures will release the film in North America on November 10 under the title
Amanda & Jack Go Glamping. Premiere Entertainment president and CEO Elias Axume and Rincon negotiated the deal with producers Sutherland and Kirr. The company’s sales slate includes thriller Abduction (aka Devil’s Gate) and Tribeca comedy The Last Poker Game.
Roskam plots crime treble BY GEOFFREY MACNAB
Michael R Roskam, whose feature Racer And The Jailbird premiered in Venice and is screening as a TIFF Special Presentation, has revealed details of the third part of what he is calling his Belgian “crime trilogy”. The series began with Oscar-nominated 2011 drama Bullhead, about the ‘hormone Mafia’ in rural Belgium. The filmmaker then detoured to the US to make The Drop before returning to Belgium for
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Racer And The Jailbird, the second film in the trilogy. The third and final part, yet to be titled, will be set in the world of white-collar crime. “I am looking at money and suits — and a lot of decadence,” Roskam told Screen International. Set to
dramatise real-life events around the time of the 2007-08 banking crisis, the film will deal with corruption and blackmail behind the scenes in Brussels, the centre of the European Union. Matthias Schoenaerts, who also headlined Bullhead and Racer And The Jailbird, is lined up to star. Confirmed as Belgium’s Oscar candidate, Racer And The Jailbird is described by its director as “a love tragedy”. International sales are handled by Wild Bunch.
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The Shape Of Water Reviewed by Fionnuala Halligan Guillermo del Toro channels all the streams that make him unique into The Shape Of Water, pouring his heart, soul and considerable craft into an exquisite creature fable. A delicate homage, to both his forbears of Golden Age Hollywood and those who first captured the spirit of the monster myth, this is del Toro at his most poignant and sweet, eschewing the harder edges of horror and releasing a torrent of warmth into a precisely calibrated setting. The Shape Of Water should follow the films it so lovingly references into movie-making lore; despite its lack of marquee names, del Toro’s fluid valentine will almost certainly attract awards attention from craft through to storytelling and performances, with Sally Hawkins so intuitive and nuanced at the film’s mute centre. While shaping a classic creature movie, del Toro has focused on its heart, and the result is intensely humane. If there is a spirit it embodies, it is that of Woody Allen in his Purple Rose Of Cairo days, crossed with the Universal creatures who fled hatred and persecution, and this Venice-Toronto feature should have a wide appeal because of it. Del Toro gives the viewer much to drink in. The era in which The Shape Of Water is set — Cold War 1960s — informs the aesthetic, but del Toro and production designer Paul Denham Austerberry have couched it in a baroquecoloured, industrial-like setting; a dripping netherworld, a fairytale land existing within
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS US. 2017. 123mins Director Guillermo del Toro Production company Double Dare You International distribution Fox Searchlight Producers Guillermo del Toro, J Miles Dale Screenplay Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor, from a story by Guillermo del Toro Cinematography Dan Laustsen Production design Paul Denham Austerberry Editor Sidney Wolinsky Music Alexandre Desplat Main cast Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg
that time zone yet eternal. We are introduced to Eliza Esposito (Hawkins) in an aquatic prelude as she sleeps. She is, apparently, a princess from another time, although right now she is a lowly cleaner who works the night shift with her friend Zelda (Octavia Spencer) at a highsecurity government laboratory. Scarred on the neck and abandoned as a baby, mute orphan Eliza is precise in her routine. Wake up; set the timer for her boiled eggs; some efficient masturbation as part of her morning bath; and a visit to her ageing neighbour Giles (a warm performance from Richard Jenkins) before taking the bus to work in the dark. Bad things happen at night, we know, and especially in underwater tanks in government laboratories during the Cold War. Eliza forms an immediate connection with a creature who has been dragged back from the Amazon by the menacing agent Strickland (Michael Shannon). Cruel-hearted Strickland tortures this Aqua-Man even as scientist Dr Robert Hoffstetler (Michael Stuhlbarg) recognises its potential. There is a clear homage here to the 1954 Creature From The Black Lagoon, which is visually referenced, yet The Shape Of Water manages to stay narratively unpredictable within its classical construction, even while its sensual layering of imagery consistently thrills. Multiple clips from old Hollywood classics alongside homages in both staging and camera angles are enhanced by a subtle score from Alexandre Desplat.
So clear are his intentions, del Toro spells out his colour palette in dialogue: teal, that medium blue-green of aqua land; and butterscotch for those with their feet on solid ground. While finding his central love story, del Toro casts a warm eye on the troubles of the surrounding characters. The advertising artist Giles, a recovering alcoholic and tentatively hopeful gay man; Zelda, who lives in a world of casual racism and whose husband is deaf and mute to her needs; and then there is Strickland, with Shannon squaring up to the demons inside his character’s frustrated soul. He pokes the creature with an ‘Alabama how-de-do’, an electric cattle-prod, and the audience easily understands it is not just the beast who is being persecuted here. Del Toro has crafted a magnificently empathetic creature, played by Doug Jones (who also played the Pale Man in Pan’s Labyrinth), and set him in a Hollywood golden era backdrop where a song and dance isn’t ever out of the question. Characters play their parts with flickers of, and music from, Hello Frisco Hello, Mardi Gras, That Night In Rio, among others, playing in the background. Eliza, who lives above the Orpheum movie theatre, tap dances. The almost-forgotten Alice Faye, and, latterly, Renee Fleming, croon the evocative ‘You’ll Never Know’. At the end of the credits, del Toro thanks his fellow Mexican directors Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who have taken their talent to the podium. His time has come, and how.
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Downsizing Reviewed by Lee Marshall Films about tiny little people in a big world — The Borrowers, Honey I Shrunk The Kids — gain much of their dramatic traction by focusing on how not to get eaten by cats and other survival skills. Alexander Payne’s follow-up to Nebraska (2013), however, offers a different take. What if human shrinkage were promoted for environmental reasons, to reduce our impact on a polluted planet with dwindling natural resources? And what if flawed humans latched on to the process for a more selfish motive — because in a downsized world, you can live like a king for a fraction of what it would cost in the big country? That is the premise behind a sentimental comedy that begins as a tasty satire about the commercialisation and gradual degradation of a noble ideal, then retools into a story about a directionless non-hero who finds himself. The two parts do not quite mesh tonally but it just about works, thanks largely to Matt Damon’s solid, anchoring central performance. Damon plays Paul Safranek, a downtrodden guy who could have been a surgeon but scaled down his ambitions to look after his invalid mother in Omaha and now works as an occupational therapist in an Omaha Steaks foodprocessing plant. All stolid, inarticulate male heart and instinct, he is married to Audrey (Kristen Wiig), a perky, me-centred thing who likes to push the family’s limited budget to the max. It is this that makes the new procedure of
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS US. 2017. 135mins Director Alexander Payne Production companies Paramount Pictures, HuaHua Media, Ad Hominem, Gran Via International distributor Paramount Pictures Producers Mark Johnson, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Executive producers Megan Ellison, Jim Burke, Diana Pokorny Screenplay Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Cinematography Phedon Papamichael Production design Stefania Cella Editor Kevin Tent Music Rolfe Kent Main cast Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Hong Chau, Christoph Waltz, Neil Patrick Harris, Rolf Lassgard, Jason Sudeikis, Laura Dern
‘downsizing’ so attractive to the couple, and so many like them. Presented in a 10-minute pre-title sequence, the process was invented in a Norwegian lab by Dr Jorgen Asbjornsen, a scientist ably played by Sweden’s Rolf Lassgard. So committed was he to the cause of shrinkage as a solution to impending environmental catastrophe that Asbjornsen had himself shrunk, becoming the spiritual father of the first ‘small’ community; a Scandi idyll among the fjords, which looms large (as it were) in the film’s final section. Ten years on, downsizing has become a marketable quantity, with gated, domed and netted communities springing up around the world to protect the tiny inhabitants and allow them to enjoy their new-found wealth. One such place is Leisureland, a gloriously fake slice of gated Americana where little people live seemingly happy, golfcart lives in huge, soulless mansions. Paul and Audrey’s road to Leisureland is played as a pitch-perfect skewer of a frustrated middle America in which aspirational dreams are repackaged in smaller boxes because people cannot afford the big ones anymore. From the Leisureland sales lady’s smooth money patter to the minute the couple’s now-huge wedding rings are delivered in a memento box that has become a truck trailer, it is exhilarating stuff, carried by some good Damon/Wiig chemistry. But a setback removes Audrey from the picture — literally — and Downsizing stalls before crunching gears and shifting to a whole new register.
Payne’s gentle comic vein does not let up, but it is less surgically satirical in the second half, where two new characters are introduced. The first is the now-divorced Paul’s upstairs neighbour, a Serbian black marketeer played with leering expansiveness by Christoph Waltz. The other is Paul’s new love interest, Vietnamese activist Ngoc Lan (Hong Chau), who entered the US illegally in a TV box and now works in the shanty town that Paul is amazed to find beyond a hole in the security wall of his Truman Show parody of leisure-class America. Special effects do not feature as prominently as one might expect, partly because there is very little big-small human interaction, and most of that comes in the form of gentle size gags: we see small people stacked in special shelved sections of aircraft and buses, for example. But Payne and his regular co-scripter Jim Taylor are more interested in emotional journeys than cross-country ones, and it is with the introduction of Chau’s character that the film downsizes from sharp, brittle satire to mushy romantic fable. Though inventively conceived, the containerland shanty town feels like another version of fake, this one about poor-but-happy people who look out for each other. By the time we reach the ‘original’ small-person community in Norway, Downsizing is busy having its sustainably tiny cake and eating it, gently sending up this midnight-sun neo-hippy community while also wanting to celebrate the environmentally sensitive values it represents.
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mother! Reviewed by Fionnuala Halligan Darren Aronofsky’s churning fever dream mother! is a devouring and restless experience: a creative surge that is like the lancing of a boil, releasing a torrent of despair and disgust for the greedy chaos of society today as well as a selfloathing portrait of the artist as an emotional succubus. Part-couched as a thriller but moreoften a wicked allegory, this is as formally provocative as it is thematically insistent, draped in horror tropes and religious overtones. mother! is a personal, end-of-days statement that expresses the angst of these times as well as a deep-seated and bloody loathing for them. It is an unusual studio picture from Paramount Pictures: like much of the rest of Aronofsky’s work it will divide and stimulate audiences and critics, but should still be hailed as a bitingly original, strikingly unconventional piece on its North American commercial release September 15 (shortly after its Venice and Toronto premieres). Awards play seems likely, particularly for Aronofsky’s muse Jennifer Lawrence, embodying and responding to all his considerable neuroses, fears and desires, as an artist, a lover and a citizen of the planet. A seemingly freeflowing gush, entirely couched in long, swinging, handheld single shots in one location, mother! is filmed almost entirely from the point-of-view — or the face — of the character ‘mother’ (Lawrence). (Accord-
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS US. 2017. 120mins Director/screenplay Darren Aronofsky Production company Protozoa Pictures Worldwide distribution Paramount Pictures Producers Scott Franklin, Ari Handel Executive producers Jeff Waxman, Josh Stern, Mark Heyman Cinematography Matthew Libatique Production design Philip Messina Editor Andrew Weisblum Main cast Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Kristen Wiig
ing to production notes, 66 minutes of the film’s two-hour running time is a shot of Lawrence.) Dispensing with convention, Aronofsky eschews music until the final credits, and mother! has — at least initially — a strippeddown, bare-bones feel, a dogme Dogville in which an octagonal house is the rooted-centre and within that, Lawrence’s un-named ‘mother’ its source. Her partner, Javier Bardem’s ‘him’, is a slippery, elusive poet, while a malevolent Fellini comes to mind with the introduction of a louche band of characters led by an impressive Michelle Pfeiffer as ‘woman’ and Ed Harris as ‘man’, trailing with him memories of David Cronenberg’s Naked Lunch. Baby-faced ‘mother’ and the older poet ‘him’ are living in domestic bliss in a house she has brought back to life from a previous fire. An opening sequence tracks back from a burnedout room, and ‘mother’ wakes up alone, looking for her ‘baby’. As Aronofsky and DoP Matthew Libatique introduce us to the house, it is from her perspective: in fact, the camera feels as if it is swinging like a lightbulb, distractedly prowling the rooms and corridors with her. Soon, ‘man’ appears at the doorway: he is an orthopaedic surgeon, and strikes up an easy bonhomie with ‘him’, who invites his grubby guest to stay, much to the dismay of the pristine ‘mother’. The mysterious ‘him’ has a creative block, and is clearly looking to play around with his guest. Aronofsky flirts with horror here: the
smoking, coughing Ed Harris has a flesh wound and regurgitates something sinister down the toilet. Soon he is joined by his gargoyle-ish, snippy wife Pfeiffer (fantastic), who spells out the sexual tension between ‘him’ and ‘mother’, even as she encroaches into their perfect world. Brian Gleeson and Domhnall Gleeson show up as their feuding, aggressively demanding sons, and the carefully calibrated existence of ‘mother’ begins to shred. Aronofsky equates society’s use of women as a leech-like sucking similar to its abuse of the planet with an endless need for more-more-more, yet this is also an allegory, with Lawrence as the nurturing mother Earth. He also has plenty to say about the empty obsession with celebrity. In fact, it is hard to categorise mother!. Its style is a perfect meld with its narrative ambitions and they run in harmony with the current, chaotic times we live in. It, unsurprisingly, has difficulty in sustaining this world over the long haul, but the end does eventually justify the means. As the eight sides of the film’s structure simultaneously cave in and explode, Kristen Wiig makes an appearance as the ‘herald’, whipping up the room. Patti Smith sings about the end of the world. ‘Him’ writes, and it is a masterpiece. “They love it!” he declares as the crowds surge. “It affects everyone in a different way!” Certainly, post-Venice and pre-awards, they will be talking about mother! wherever it plays, and it seems destined for the same reception.
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SPOTLIGHT ARMORY FILMS
‘While there are more avenues, making movies is getting tougher and the margins are getting thinner’ Chris Lemole, Armory Films
Mudbound
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In just four years, Armory Films has gone from humble genre origins to awards contender Mudbound, which plays as a TIFF Gala on September 12. Jeremy Kay meets the co-founders of the fast-maturing company
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hen the lights went up at the Eccles Theatre in Sundance after the world premiere of Mudbound, Chris Lemole says he and Armory Films co-founder Tim Zajaros cried. Park City premieres can be emotional affairs, yet this was more than the usual cocktail of altitude and post-holiday-season cheer. The Los Angeles-based producer-financiers knew they had raised their game. It was four years since Lemole and Zajaros teamed up, and Dee Rees’s postSecond World War race drama, which plays as a Gala Presentation in Toronto, was a far cry from their first feature, Zombeavers. “We love that movie,” Lemole says of the cult genre hit, “but the movies we’re making now are quite different.” Several years on, with the same coterie of mostly east-coast investors still in place, the partners have emerged as an industrious company with eclectic taste. “This is not a business that lets anybody in — it took a while,” Lemole says. “We’ve grown a lot in a short space of time after people started taking us seriously. It wasn’t easy in the beginning but it’s taken a chunk of time.” Armory Films, which technically falls under an umbrella entity called Zeal Media formed with independent film crusader and Dallas Buyers Club producer Cassian Elwes, arrives in Toronto with another film besides Mudbound. They fully financed Midnight Madness entry Mom And Dad, starring Nicolas
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‘Netflix loves Mudbound as much as we do. They’re giving this a huge awards push’ Tim Zajaros, Armory Films
Cage and Selma Blair. The satire shot in Kentucky during summer 2016. The Fyzz Facility is the debt partner and XYZ Films served as executive producer and represents global sales, handling US rights with CAA. “It was a ridiculous idea from Crank creator Brian Taylor,” Zajaros says. “The whole film is based on parents reacting violently to their own children… It’s not like The Purge, it’s a lot more fun and funny.”
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Mudbound was a tougher shoot, filming on location in Louisiana and Hungary in June and July 2016, when Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan and the crew had to contend with humidity, snakes and an exacting director. “Dee is such a perfectionist and when she says she wants something, it’s hard to say no,” Lemole says, adding with a chuckle that at times they “had to be producers”. When Elwes and Kyle Tekiela, the editor on Armory Films’ second feature, the Cabin Fever remake, brought in the Mudbound script in January 2015, it proved irresistible. Joule Films held the rights and wanted to make a $5m-$6m feature, but Elwes thought it should be bigger, so Armory Films funded half the equity and brought in Charles King’s ambitious financier-producer Macro for the balance. It lived up to the hype and Netflix
pounced in Park City, paying $12.5m for the US and multiple territories. “Netflix are fantastic partners,” Zajaros says. “I feel they love this film as much as we do. They’re giving this a huge awards push.” Armory Films recently wrapped principal photography in Savannah, Georgia, on the sub-$20m The Peanut Butter Falcon, a contemporary adventure imbued with the spirit of Mark Twain that stars Shia LaBeouf and Zachary Gottsagen, who has Down syndrome. “Shia kept saying he had never had an experience like this on any movie,” Zajaros says. “[Gottsagen] cannot help put a smile on your face.” Production was even tougher than Mudbound. There was the Deep South summer, not to mention the day-to-day considerations concerning Gottsagen, and LaBeouf ’s arrest for disorderly conduct and subsequent tirade against police officers, which went viral. “[Shia] is the first to tell you he has to keep his nose clean and it breaks my heart that all the public knows [about his business],” Lemole notes, insisting the incident did not cause any production delays. “But he worked so hard and developed a great bond with Zach.” Armory Films has fully financed two other projects in post. Crime thriller Billionaire Boys Club stars Ansel Elgort, with Good Universe handling international sales and CAA representing US rights. XYZ Films handles global sales on Mads Mikkelsen survival thriller Arctic, and jointly represents US rights with CAA and UTA Independent Film Group. “It became hard to get your film noticed,” Lemole says. “While there are more avenues, it’s getting tougher and the margins are getting thinner. You have to be responsible to make the right movie for the right price.” Zajaros agrees. “It’s really all about the material. People get excited about something that has a star but you must be diss ciplined and say yes to the right thing.” ■ Mom And Dad: public screenings from Sept 9; press & industry from Sept 10 Mudbound : press & industry screenings from Sept 7; public from Sept 12
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SPOTLIGHT PAUL SCHRADER
Keeping the faith Writer-director Paul Schrader is at TIFF with First Reformed, the Taxi Driver and Raging Bull scribe’s feature about the spiritual journey of a holy man. He talks to Jeremy Kay
Ethan Hawke in First Reformed
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hen Paul Schrader, the former enfant terrible of American cinema, sat down 18 months ago to write First Reformed, which has earned praise at Venice and Telluride, two things were uppermost in his mind. Schrader wanted to make a spiritual film. The Golden Globe-nominated Taxi Driver and Raging Bull screenwriter had explored spiritual films in his early days as a critic, but oddly for a man raised in a Calvinist household, had never made one. “My career didn’t go in that direction. I drifted toward psychological realism and action and sex and violence,” the writer-director says in a rapid-fire rasp down the phone. And yet Schrader says First Reformed, which screens here from September 11 and stars a quietly engrossing Ethan Hawke as a minister haunted by the death of his son, is the film he has been preparing to make for almost 50 years. It was over lunch with Pawel Pawlikowski, discussing the latter’s Oscarwinning Ida, that Schrader realised it was time. “Pawel was saying that he goes back to Poland and for $2m he can make any film he wants,” he says. “I said to myself, ‘Well, technology has changed now. I could probably get a film like this made.’” The other thing he was fixated on was control. A contretemps with the producers of his 2014 Nicolas Cage CIA thriller
Dying Of The Light, echoing a clash in the early 2000s that saw him booted off the Exorcism prequel, flicked a switch inside his head. “Because of Dying Of The Light, when I went back to Nic [Cage] for [Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2016 selection] Dog Eat Dog I had to have final cut. I said, ‘I’m not going to go back to this man again and fuck him again,’ so I had final cut on that film. It was just a matter of getting final cut again on this film.” And he did. Gary Hamilton’s Arclight backed Dog Eat Dog and after a dinner with Schrader in Cannes last year, returned for First Reformed. Schrader shot in Albany in New York state over 20 days in January and February. “You move very, very fast today and in 20 days you get more raw footage than you got in 50 days 35 years ago,” he says. Artistic collaboration Schrader realised as he wrote that Hawke would be perfect as the clergyman whose sense of purpose is reawakened by a parishi o n e r i n n e e d ( Am a n d a Seyfried). “He’s now 46, so you can really discuss things with him as an artistic collaborator,” says the filmmaker. “When you show him the film you know you’ll get the (Right) Paul Schrader
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‘I realised in the edit that 42-year-old Taxi Driver glue was still holding this story together’ Paul Schrader
opinion of someone who is smart and not the opinion of an actor who is vain. “I said to him, ‘This is a lean-back performance: you lean away from the viewer — you’re not leaning into the viewer,’ and he understood exactly what I meant by that.” Seyfried impressed Schrader, not least because of her commitment despite being heavily pregnant. “She had a cut-off date you couldn’t negotiate, so that forced the hand and got the cashflow going.” The director of American Gigolo, Affliction, Adam Resurrected and Venice 2013 entry The Canyons has revelled in the range of his oeuvre, although he knew he would eventually make a film about faith because he says it is embedded in his DNA. It also seems he cannot outrun the legacy of arguably the most famous film of his career. “It was
only when I was in the editing room that I thought there was a lot of Taxi Driver in this film,” he says. “I didn’t realise it when I was making it and realised afterwards that 42-year-old glue was still holding this story together.” While the crisis of faith in institutions and the established order that informs so much of First Reformed suggests a comparison with Trump’s America, Schrader counsels caution. “We were shooting after he was sworn in. You have to be careful about that because it invites a certain type of creative laziness when you have a target that’s so simplistic.” Speaking of the president, Schrader got a visit from the authorities last November when he posted on Facebook that Trump’s election victory was a call to violence in a manner reminiscent of the 19th-century abolitionist John Brown. “I think we are in a kind of John Brown moment. We’ll see. We’ve learned that political events can mutate very fast.” For now, Schrader has First Reformed to savour. He is reminded of a line from Sam Peckinpah’s 1962 western Ride The High Country, when Joel McCrea tells Randolph Scott all he wants is to enter his house justified. “That’s sort of how I feel. I can enter my s house justified now.” ■ First Reformed : press & industry screenings from Sept 11; public from Sept 12
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PRODUCTION FOCUS BORG/McENROE
(From left) Shia LaBeouf, director Janus Metz and Sverrir Gudnason
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anus Metz has not made a typical sports movie in Borg/McEnroe, “It’s really an existential drama,” the Danish director explains. “It’s not a heavily plot-driven film in the vein of Rush or something, it’s more of a character piece.” And what characters they are: two of tennis’s greatest figures, the tempestuous American John McEnroe and the cool, controlled Swede Björn Borg. The film follows their individual lives and ‘fire and ice’ rivalry, culminating in the 1980 Wimbledon men’s singles final, still regarded as one of the game’s greatest matches. Metz was not a huge tennis fan growing up, but connected immediately with Ronnie Sandahl’s script. “It’s a story about two people who drive themselves to the edge and beyond to achieve a sense of belonging and fulfilment,” observes the filmmaker, who also saw similarities to his acclaimed 2010 Afghanistan war documentary Armadillo — themes of “young men on the edge and their journey of transition”. For Sandahl, the story he wanted to tell “has always been about rage. Two boys
from two different cultures, both driven by rage, who learn to channel it in two thoroughly contrasting ways. Björn locks his feelings away and becomes ‘Ice Borg’; John acts on every single emotion and becomes ‘Superbrat’. This makes them not only each other’s opposites, but also each other’s mirror reflections.” The film’s journey started with the two producers, Fredrik Wikström Nicastro and Jon Nohrstedt of Stockholmheadquartered SF Studios. Wikström Nicastro, who is also SVP of international production at SF, realised in 2013
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that Borg was “one of our biggest icons in Sweden, and there hadn’t been a film about him”. Stoking the rivalry The pair hired Sandahl to research Borg’s life. At the time, he was more of a journalist and author (although he later became a director himself with 2015’s Underdog). Focusing on the idea of how the two rivals fuelled each other, Sandahl started writing in 2014 and, by mid-2015, had a script in shape to show directors. The producers were impressed immediately when they met Metz, the Danish director who burst onto the international scene in 2010 with Cannes Critics’ Week winner Armadillo and had also moved into bigger-budget fiction on the second season of US TV series True Detective. “Because of his documentary background, he has a closeness to the characters,” Nohrstedt says. “We are right in the faces of these characters, we are inside of them instead of beside them.” With Metz coming on (Left) John McEnroe and Björn Borg ahead of the 1980 Wimbledon final
‘The Wimbledon final is almost a film within a film. We worked for six months choreographing the tennis sequences like dance moves’ Janus Metz, director
board, Wikström Nicastro explains the film was put together in “traditionally Scandinavian fashion” with the local film institutes (Sweden, Denmark and Finland) providing finance, as well as the regional Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Borg/McEnroe was originally envisioned as a $4m-$5m project but Sandahl’s script received such a strong response from agents, actors and the marketplace that it grew into an $8m film, Wikström Nicastro explains. Presales covered that extra budget, and SF International’s Anita Simovic and team have sold the feature to more than 150 countries ahead of its Toronto launch (see sidebar, page 22). The film shot for a total of 40 days, with seven of those spent recreating the Wimbledon final scenes at a stadium in Prague. The »
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FACTFILE BORG/McENROE ■ Budget $8m ■ Producers Jon Nohrstedt and Fredrik Wikström
Nicastro for SF Studios sales SF International international@sfstudios.se
■ International
Film i Väst, SVT, Nordisk Film, Sirena Film, Yellow Film & TV
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■ Financiers Swedish Film Institute, Nordisk Film & TV
Fond, Danish Film Institute, Finnish Film Foundation, DR and YLE, Creative Europe Media distributors Nordisk in Scandinavia (opens in Sweden on September 8), Neon (North America), Curzon Artificial Eye (UK, September 22), Hualu (China), Lucky Red (Italy), A Contracorriente (Spain), Phoenicia (Middle East), Cineplex (Latin America), Pretty Pictures (France), Vendetta (Australia and New Zealand)
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Sverrir Gudnason as Björn Borg
Czech capital — where half of the production was shot — was chosen for the country’s 20% tax rebate and solid filming infrastructure, as well its many sites that could serve as 1980s locations. The production also visited Sweden and Monaco, and the second unit shot for a day in London. And what of Messrs Fire and Ice themselves? Wikström Nicastro explains that their representatives were approached at script stage, but ultimately the sporting icons decided not to be officially part of the project. Still, they were kept in the loop and each read the script (as of press time they have not yet seen the film). While Borg/McEnroe is based on their real stories, Sandahl also knew he had to take some artistic licence to get under the skin of the two men. “If you don’t have the guts to do that as a writer, then you don’t have a drama, you have a cinematised Wikipedia page,” he says. Doubles match Sverrir Gudnason and Shia LaBeouf were the two actors stepping into these super-sized tennis shoes. Gudnason is a Swedish actor (of Icelandic heritage) with a rising profile in Nordic films including Monica Z, Gentlemen and A Serious Game, while US star LaBeouf has made a name for himself both on screen (American Honey, Transformers) and off. Despite his colourful reputation, the producers are proud to say LaBeouf “wasn’t troublesome at all. He was very collaborative.” They add that Gudnason, who looks eerily like Borg in some shots, “gave 110%” and was brave enough to take on Sweden’s top living legend. Each actor has a distinct way of working, as Metz discovered. “Sverrir likes to talk, to try to understand every scene and feel it in his belly,” says the director. “He slowly builds his way. Whereas Shia tries to be in character and build up a lot of energy that gets unloaded on the first
‘We are right in the faces of these characters, we are inside them’ Jon Nohrstedt, SF Studios
couple of takes.” Gudnason and LaBeouf did their own character work and preparation, including months of very physical tennis training, before the shoot. “They kept a little away from each other to serve the purpose of the film,” Metz explains. Part of LaBeouf ’s method was to “insist that Sverrir had the better hotel room and he got picked up first for transport,” Metz reveals. “For Shia, it was also important to treat Sverrir like this character he was chasing. He wanted to be the prince trying to overthrow the king.” The king himself became involved in the film as a stage parent, when Borg’s
Shia LaBeouf as John McEnroe
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son Leo, now 14, was cast to play the younger version of his father. “Leo is one of the greatest gifts we came across in the process of making this movie,” Metz says. “He brings such authenticity — Björn’s story is in his blood, and in his eyes. Shooting with Leo almost felt like shooting scenes in a documentary — it’s the living history of his dad.” Remarkably, Leo was cast after responding to an open call for sporty youngsters (he did not know he was auditioning to be in a film about his father). “We trawled the country for an alternative because I was scared it was going to be perceived as a gimmick, but he was the best,” says Metz, who was keen to show Borg some of the scenes they had shot with his son. “We’re showing in the film that Björn as a kid had a lot more anger and things in common with John. He was very emotional and expressive — he got thrown out of his tennis club. “I wanted to show Björn some of those scenes of Leo losing it, and I asked him, ‘Was it that bad?’ He laughed and said, ‘Yeah, that’s exactly how it was.’”
Metz recalls. “He was proud of Leo and he was also moved by the experience of seeing the set that was a perfect reconstruction of his childhood bedroom.” Sporting challenge As much as the film is about the mentality of Borg and McEnroe, the tennis also had to look absolutely authentic. “We put a lot of effort into making the tennis look amazing,” says Nohrstedt. “Recreating Wimbledon and the tennis was one of the big challenges of the production.” Metz adds: “We’ve chosen to treat that 1980 Wimbledon final almost as a film within a film,” during the third act. “We had to work for six months choreographing the tennis sequences like dance moves.” The tennis scenes also required lengthy post-production: the feature spent months in post from October 2016 until the final days before Toronto, with two editors — Per Sandholt and Per K Kirkegaard — working in parallel. Metz was open to the opportunities of the story shifting during the edit. “What became clear in the editing was that it was more of a two-hander,” he says. “Borg’s coach [played by Stellan Skarsgard] and fiancée, and McEnroe’s dad, feature as characters in the movie, and at one point I thought it could turn out as more of an ensemble piece. But it is really a story about Björn and John.” As a Dane, Metz does see a “Scandinavian quality” in the finished film. “In Hollywood, they could have written a different plot-driven type of film, more heroic, more externalised,” he says. “Whereas this is in the Scandinavian film tradition. It is diving into deeper character drama and existential drama. That’s where the script came from and that’s s what we were all interested in doing.” n Borg/McEnroe: public and press & industry screenings from Sept 7
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Distant Horizon (US). Videovision Entertainment (int’l). Dir: Khalo Matabane. Cast: Charlton George, Deon Lotz, Kevin Smith. In this harrowing, basedon-fact story about South Africa’s most dangerous and notorious prison gang, a high-echelon gang member begins to question his allegiance to his ‘family’ after a young recruit is brutally killed.
PUBLIC SCREENINGS
17:00 ON CHESIL BEACH
(UK) 110mins. Creative Artists Agency (US). Rocket Science (int’l). Dir: Dominic Cooke. Cast: Adrian Scarborough, Anne-Marie Duff, Billy Howle. Saoirse Ronan (Brooklyn) and Billy Howle (Dunkirk) star in this adaptation of Ian McEwan’s acclaimed novel, about a newlywed couple whose honeymoon retreat becomes a comedy of sexual errors. Special Presentations Winter Garden Theatre
17:30 PAHUNA: THE LITTLE VISITORS
(India) 81mins. Dir: Paakhi A Tyrewala. Cast: Anmoul Limboo, Binod Pradhan, Ishika Gurung. Three Nepalese children are separated from their parents while entering the Indian state of Sikkim and must rely on each other to survive, in Bollywood actor Paakhi A Tyrewala’s latest work. Special Event Scotiabank 2
18:00 WOLF GUY
(Japan) 86mins. Dir: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Cast: Sonny Chiba. In this very special farewell salute to Midnight Madness impresario Colin Geddes, TIFF presents a free screening of Kazuhiko Yamaguchi’s rare artifact to Japanese weirdness— the 1975 horror-adventure Wolf Guy, hand-picked by Geddes — and hear from the Master of Midnight about his favourite festival moments from the past 20 years. Special Event Scotiabank 4
THE PRICE OF SUCCESS
(France) 92mins. Indie
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21:15 ANA, MON AMOUR
PUBLIC SCREENING 18:15 THE SUMMIT
(Argentina/Spain/ France) 114mins. Film Factory Entertainment (int’l). Dir: Santiago Mitre. Cast: Ricardo Darin, Alfredo Castro, Christian Slater, Daniel Gimenez Cacho. In this political drama from Santiago Mitre, Sales (int’l). Dir: Teddy Lussi-Modeste. Cast: Maïwenn, Roschdy Zem, Tahar Rahim. A popular stand-up comic from a working class French family balances fame, ambition and expectations while feeling his loyalties pulled between his manager-brother and artistic-director girlfriend. Special Presentations Elgin Theatre
18:15 THE SUMMIT See box, above
18:30 BORG/MCENROE
(Sweden/Denmark/ Finland) 100mins. Dir: Janus Metz. Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgard, Sverrir Gudnason. Borg/McEnroe tells the
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the newly sworn-in Argentinian president faces a formidable challenge when geopolitical wheelingdealing and backstage family issues collide at a South American oiltrade summit. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 3
story of the epic rivalry between Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) and his greatest adversary, the brash American John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf ), which came to a head during the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. Gala Presentations Princess of Wales
18:45 LES AFFAMÉS
(Canada) 96mins. Alma Cinema (int’l). Dir: Robin Aubert. Cast: Brigitte Poupart, Charlotte St-Martin, Edouard Tremblay-Grenier. A remote village in Quebec is terrorised by a flesheating plague, in the latest from Robin Aubert. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 1
(Portugal) 177mins. Memento Films International (US & int’l). Dir: Pedro Pinho. Cast: Antonio Santos, Carla Galvao, Daniel Incalcaterra. This elegiac epic from Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Pinho chronicles a bitter labour dispute sparked by the closure of a factory on the outskirts of Lisbon.
Finland) 100mins. Dir: Janus Metz. Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgard, Sverrir Gudnason. Borg/McEnroe tells the story of the epic rivalry between Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg (Sverrir Gudnason) and his greatest adversary, the brash American John McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf ), which came to a head during the 1980 Wimbledon Championships.
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19:00 THE NOTHING FACTORY
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LOVELESS
(Italy/France) 132mins. Dir: Luca Guadagnino. Cast: Amira Casar, Armie Hammer, Esther Garrel, Timothée Chalamet. The latest from Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino explores the tender, tentative relationship that blooms over the course of one summer between a 17-year-old boy (Timothée Chalamet) and his father’s research assistant (Armie Hammer).
(Russia/France/Belgium/ Germany) 127mins. Wild Bunch (int’l). Dir: Andrey Zvyagintsev. Cast: Alexey Fateev, Alexey Rozin, Andris Keishs. The latest from Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan) profiles a family torn apart by a vicious divorce, in which the parents are more interested in starting their lives over with new partners than tending to their 12-year-old son.
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(Romania/Germany/ France) 127mins. Beta Cinema (int’l). Dir: Calin Peter Netzer. Cast: Adrian Titieni, Diana Cavallioti, Mircea Postelnicu. Romanian filmmaker Calin Peter Netzer (Child’s Pose) won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival for this captivating study of a passionate romance that is threatened by both the spectre of mental illness, and the sufferer’s subsequent journey from dependence to self-reliance. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 3
21:30 A CIAMBRA
(Italy/France/US/ Germany) 117mins. Luxbox (int’l). Dir: Jonas Carpignano. Cast: Damiano Amato, Francesco Pio Amato, Iolanda Amato. Jonas Carpignano’s coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy in a Romani community in southern Italy who is eager to prove he can be a man and is thrust into adulthood when his brother goes missing. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 1
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Robbie Shakespeare. Filmed over the course of a decade, the new documentary from director Sophie Fiennes (The Pervert’s Guide To Ideology) offers a stylish and unconventional look at the Jamaica-born model, singer and New Wave icon.
Mpaka, Véro Tshanda Beya. The life of an independent club singer in Kinshasa is turned upside down when her teenage son suffers a horrific — and expensive — accident, in a new film by Senegalese-French director Alain Gomis. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 11
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(Serbia/Montenegro/ Malta) 133mins. Creative Artists Agency (US). Capstone Pictures (int’l). Dir: Michael Noer. Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Eve Hewson, Rami Malek. Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek take on the roles previously played by Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, in this new screen adaptation of Henri Charriere’s memoir of his imprisonment and repeated escapes from the notorious penal colony of Devil’s Island. Special Presentations Princess of Wales
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(Canada) 104mins. Dir: Penelope Spheeris. Cast: Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Rob Lowe. Scarborough native Mike Myers solidified his place among a legion of Canadian comedians with the legendary character of Wayne Campbell in Wayne’s World, Penelope Spheeris’s spinoff of the popular Saturday Night Live skit. Some 25 years later, we can still agree we’re not worthy. Festival Street Slaight Music Stage
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(US) 121mins. ICM Partners (US & int’l). Dir: Joseph Kahn. Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Calum Worthy, Charlamagne Tha God. A satirical exploration of the world’s most artistically brutal sport — battle rapping — from music video director Joseph Kahn, based on a script by Toronto rapper Alex Larsen (Kid Twist) and produced by Eminem.
PRESS & INDUSTRY Midnight Madness Ryerson Theatre
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(France) 143mins. Films Distribution (int’l). Dir: Robin Campillo. Cast: Adele Haenel, Aloïse Sauvage, Antoine Reinartz. Writer-director Robin Campillo (Les Revenants, Eastern Boys) offers a harrowing yet inspiring look back at the activism of French ACT UP protestors during the height of the Aids crisis in the early 1990s. Special Presentations Scotiabank 14
09:45 CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
(Italy/France) 132mins. Dir: Luca Guadagnino. Cast: Amira Casar, Armie Hammer, Esther Garrel. The latest from Italian auteur Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love, A Bigger Splash) explores the tender, tentative relationship that blooms over the course of one summer between a 17-year-old boy on the cusp of adulthood (Timothée Chalamet) and his father’s research assistant (Armie Hammer). Special Presentations Scotiabank 1
10:00 LOVELESS
Germany) 127mins. Wild Bunch (int’l). Dir: Andrey Zvyagintsev. Cast: Alexey Fateev, Alexey Rozin, Andris Keishs. The latest from Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan) profiles a family torn apart by a vicious divorce, in which the parents are more interested in starting their lives over with new partners than tending to their 12-year-old son. Masters Scotiabank 2
OH LUCY! See box, above
10:15 A SKIN SO SOFT (preceded by short film SCAFFOLD) See box, below
10:00 OH LUCY!
(US/Japan) 95mins. United Talent Agency (US). Elle Driver (int’l). Dir: Atsuko Hirayanagi. Cast: Josh Hartnett, Kaho Minami, Koji Yakusho. An ageing Japanese
10:30 EX LIBRIS — THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
(US) 197mins. Zipporah Films. (US). Doc & Film International (int’l). Dir: Frederick Wiseman. The legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman (Titicut Follies, In Jackson Heights, National Gallery) takes
office worker embraces her American alter ego and embarks on a comic odyssey of desire, passion and betrayal through southern California, in the feature debut from Atsuko Hirayanagi. Discovery Scotiabank 7
his cameras within the walls of the New York Public Library. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 9
FÉLICITÉ
(France/Senegal/ Belgium/Germany/ Lebanon) 123mins. Jour2fete (int’l). Dir: Alain Gomis. Cast: Gaetan Claudia, Papi
(US) 134mins. Dir: Dee Rees. Cast: Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke. Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J Blige, and Garrett Hedlund star in this ensemble drama from director Dee Rees, an adaptation of Hillary Jordan’s prizewinning novel about simmering racial tensions in the Jim Crow South of the 1940s. Gala Presentations Scotiabank 3
10:45 THE DAY AFTER
(South Korea) 92mins. Finecut (int’l). Dir: Hong Sangsoo. Cast: Kwon Haehyo, Ki Jubong, Kim Minhee. Prolific Korean master Hong Sangsoo’s conversational comedy of errors intertwines the stories of an unfaithful publishing company manager and his new assistant, whom his wife mistakes as his former lover. Masters Scotiabank 4
PRESS & INDUSTRY 10:15 A SKIN SO SOFT (preceded by short film SCAFFOLD)
(Canada) 108mins. Films Boutique, La Distributrice de films (int’l). Dir: Denis Coté. Cast: Alexis Légaré, Benoit Lapierre, Cédric Doyon. The lives, limits and livelihoods of six highlevel bodybuilders as they prepare for future competitions and attempt to achieve physical perfection. Wavelengths Scotiabank 8
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Melissa Leo (The Fighter) oversees a bevy of up-andcoming female actors in this drama about aspiring nuns at an isolated Catholic school in 1964, who are forced to re-examine their faith and their calling in light of the liberal reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Special Presentations Scotiabank 13
ON BODY AND SOUL
PRESS & INDUSTRY 11:00 THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE
(Finland/Germany) 101mins. The Match Factory (int’l). Dir: Aki Kaurismaki. Cast: Ilkka Koivula, Janne Hyytiainen, Kaija Pakarinen. A failing restaurant owner hires a young Syrian refugee he finds sleeping in the inner yard of the restaurant, in this Silver Bear-winning dramedy from acclaimed Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. Masters Scotiabank 13
THE SUMMIT
(Argentina/Spain/ France) 114mins. Film Factory Entertainment (int’l). Dir: Santiago Mitre. Cast: Ricardo Darin, Alfredo Castro, Christian Slater, Daniel Gimenez Cacho. In this incisive political drama from Argentinian director Santiago Mitre (The Student), the newly sworn-in Argentinian president faces a formidable challenge when geopolitical wheelingdealing and backstage family issues collide at a South American oil-trade summit. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 10
12:30 HAPPY END
(France/Austria/ Germany) 107mins. Les Films du Losange (int’l). Dir: Michael Haneke. Cast: Fantine Harduin,
Franz Rogowski, Isabelle Huppert. Isabelle Huppert and JeanLouis Trintignant star in Michael Haneke’s semisequel to 2012’s Amour, about the dysfunctional lives of a bourgeois European family. Masters Scotiabank 2
12:30 THE HOUSE BY THE SEA
(France) 107mins. MK2 (int’l). Dir: Robert Guédiguian. Cast: Anaïs Demoustier, Ariane Ascaride, Diouc Koma. Three grown children gathered at the picturesque villa of their
dying father reflect on where they are, who they have become and what they have inherited, in Robert Guédiguian’s elegiac tribute to a family and a fading lifestyle. Masters Scotiabank 14
THE HOUSE BY THE SEA See box, above
12:45 MARY GOES ROUND
(Canada) 84mins. Dir: Molly McGlynn. Cast: Aya Cash, John Ralston, Melanie Nicholls-King. When a substance abuse counsellor is arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister who she’s never met, in this family drama from writerdirector Molly McGlynn. Discovery Scotiabank 7
13:00 BORG/MCENROE
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(Sweden/Denmark/ Finland) 100mins. Dir: Janus Metz. Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgard, Sverrir Gudnason. The epic rivalry between Swedish tennis legend Björn Borg and his greatest adversary, the brash American John McEnroe, which came to a head during the 1980 Wimbledon Championships.
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(US) 118mins. Dir: Maggie Betts. Cast: Chelsea Lopez, Chris Zylka, Denis O’Hare.
13:45 SAMUI SONG
(Thailand/Germany/ Norway) 108mins. Urban Distribution International (int’l). Dir: Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Cast: Chermarn Boonyasak, David Asavanond, Stéphane Sednaoui. A violent thriller from prolific Thai maestro PenEk Ratanaruang about the drastic steps taken by a soap-opera actress
14:30 THE CARTER EFFECT
(Canada/US) 60mins. Dir: Sean Menard. Cast: Vince Carter, Drake, Michelle Carter-Scott. Sean Menard gives viewers an unprecedented look at Vince Carter: the sixfoot-six, eight-time NBA All-Star from Daytona Beach, who made waves in the Canadian basketball scene when he joined the Raptors in 1998. TIFF Docs Scotiabank 9
15:00 THE CAPTAIN
(Germany/France/ Poland) 118mins. Alfama Films, Paulo Branco (int’l). Dir: Robert Schwentke. Cast: Alexander Fehling, Frederick Lau, Max Hubacher. Director Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler’s Wife, RED, Insurgent) returned to his native Germany to make this stunning black-and-white war movie, which follows a young German deserter as he tries to survive in the deadly final days of the Third Reich. Special Presentations Scotiabank 14
IN THE FADE
(Portugal) 177mins. Memento Films International (US & int’l). Dir: Pedro Pinho. Cast: Antonio Santos, Carla Galvao, Daniel Incalcaterra. This elegiac epic from Portugal’s Pedro Pinho chronicles a bitter labour dispute sparked by the closure of a factory on the outskirts of Lisbon. Wavelengths Scotiabank 8
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(Germany/France) 105mins. The Match Factory (int’l). Dir: Fatih Akin. Cast: Asim Demirel, Aysel Iscan, Denis Moschitto. Celebrated German auteur Fatih Akin (Head-On, The Edge of Heaven) returns with this gritty drama about a grief-stricken woman (Diane Kruger) struggling with the emotional aftermath of a terrorist attack.
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(Hungary) 116mins. Films Boutique (int’l). Dir: Ildiko Enyedi. Cast: Alexandra Borbely, Ervin Nagy, Geza Morcsanyi. Two introverted abattoir employees find they share the same dream every night and try to recreate it in broad daylight, from provocative Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi.
desperate to be rid of her rich cult-member husband.
PRESS & INDUSTRY 13:15 55 STEPS
(Germany/Belgium) 115mins. Dir: Bille August. Cast: Cynthia Hoppenfeld, Helena Bonham Carter,
Hilary Swank, Johan Heldenbergh. Hilary Swank, Helena Bonham Carter and Jeffrey Tambor star in this fact-based drama about a mentally-ill woman
fighting the psychiatric establishment for greater self-control, and the lawyer who becomes her champion and friend. Gala Presentations Scotiabank 3
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past parents who fished in a small village by the sea.
(Ireland/UK) 120mins. HanWay Films (int’l). Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos. Cast: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Alicia Silverstone, Barry Keoghan, Bill Camp. The strange relationship between a cardiac surgeon and a 16-year-old boy portends a terrifying sacrifice, in this eagerly awaited supernatural thriller from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster).
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15:15 A FISH OUT OF WATER
(Taiwan) 90mins. Charades (int’l). Dir: Kuo-An Lai. Cast: Jen Shuo Cheng, Peggy Tseng, Runyin Bai. In music video and commercial director Lai Kuo-An’s feature debut, a young boy becomes obsessed with finding his
PRESS & INDUSTRY 15:15 RACER AND THE JAILBIRD
RACER AND THE JAILBIRD
(Belgium/France) 130mins. Wild Bunch (int’l). Dir: Michaël R Roskam. Cast: Adele Exarchopoulos, Matthias Schoenaerts. The only threat to the romance between thief Gino and race-car driver Bénédicte is the lure of his next heist.
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15:30 THE SQUARE
(Sweden) 145mins. Coproduction Office (int’l). Dir: Ruben Ostlund. Cast: Christopher Laesso, Claes Bang, Dominic West. Swedish provocateur Ruben Ostlund took home the Palme d’Or at Cannes for this no-holds-barred satire of the postmodern art world. The Square follows a self-important curator whose attempts to mount an ambitious exhibition go hilariously awry. Special Presentations Scotiabank 1
15:45 THE INSULT
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113mins. Indie Sales (int’l). Dir: Ziad Doueiri. Cast: Adel Karam, Camille Salameh, Diamand Abou Abboud, Rita Hayek. A dispute between two men — one Christian, one Palestinian — on the streets of Beirut becomes a national sensation when it
opens up old wounds and traumatic memories. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 3
16:00 LES AFFAMÉS
(Canada) 96mins. Alma Cinema (int’l). Dir: Robin Aubert. Cast: Brigitte Poupart,
Charlotte St-Martin, Edouard TremblayGrenier, Luc Proulx, Marc-André Grondin, Marie-Ginette Guay. A remote village in Quebec is terrorised by a flesheating plague, in the latest from Robin Aubert. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 11
RADIANCE
(Japan/France) 101mins. MK2 (int’l). Dir: Naomi Kawase. Cast: Ayame Misaki, Kazuko Shirakawa, Mantaro Koichi. An audio-description writer and a photographer losing his eyesight form a personal connection that
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will allow them both to see the world in new ways, in acclaimed director Naomi Kawase’s stunning new film. Special Presentations Scotiabank 13
16:15 OUR PEOPLE WILL BE HEALED
(Canada) 97mins. National Film Board of Canada (int’l). Dir: Alanis Obomsawin. Legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin provides a glimpse of what actiondriven decolonisation looks like in Norway House, one of Manitoba’s largest First Nations communities. Masters Scotiabank 9
VERONICA
(Spain) 105mins. Film Factory Entertainment (int’l). Dir: Paco Plaza. Cast: Ana Torrent, Bruna Gonzalez, Claudia Placer.
PRESS & INDUSTRY
Inspired by real events that took place in Madrid in 1991, the nerve-rattling new feature from Spanish director Paco Plaza — co-creator of the [REC] series — chronicles a teenage girl’s descent into terror following her naïve attempt to communicate with her dead father.
17:45 YOUTH
(China) 146mins. IM Global (int’l). Dir: Feng Xiaogang. Cast: Caiyu Yang, Chuxi Zhong, Keru Wang. Set in a military art troupe in 1970s China, this coming-of-age story follows young people making peace with the past and making the most of the present.
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16:30 GOOD LUCK
(France/Germany) 143mins. Dir: Ben Russell. Ben Russell continues his exploration in speculative ethnography with this bifurcated study of two mines: a subterranean, state-owned and operated copper mine in Serbia, and a small-scale, collectiverun open-air gold mine in Suriname, restoring visibility to an often unseen labour force. Wavelengths Scotiabank 8
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17:45 SIGHTED EYES/FEELING HEART
(US) 118mins. Dir: Tracy Heather Strain. Cast: Alexandria King, Anika Noni Rose, Glynn Turman. A moving account of the life of black playwright, communist, feminist,
lesbian and trailblazer Lorraine Hansberry (A Raisin In The Sun). TIFF Docs Scotiabank 7
YOUTH See box, above
18:30 THE JOURNEY
(Iraq/UK/France/Qatar/
Netherlands) 82mins. Dir: Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji. Cast: Ameer Ali Jabarah, Zahraa Ghandour. Iraqi-Dutch filmmaker Mohamed Al-Daradji returns to TIFF with this provocative political meditation about a wouldbe suicide bomber and the fast-talking train station
attendant she takes hostage. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 11
18:45 EUTHANIZER
(Finland) 85mins. Wide (int’l). Dir: Teemu Nikki. Cast: Hannamaija Nikander, Heikki Nousiainen, Jari Virman. » The carefully balanced
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(albeit deranged) life of a freelance, black-market pet euthanizer begins to fall apart at the seams in this loopy exploitation-movie throwback from Finland, which evokes the brazen psychological insights and aesthetic brio of such grungy genre classics as Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter and Larry Cohen’s God Told Me To. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 10
MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS
(Indonesia/France/ Malaysia/Thailand) 95mins. Asian Shadows (int’l). Dir: Mouly Surya. Cast: Dea Panendra, Egi Fedly, Marsha Timothy, Yoga Pratama. A young widow violently turns the tables on her would-be attackers, in this powerful, provocative and visually stunning Indonesian take on the ‘feminist western’ genre. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 9
19:00 THE HUNGRY See box, right
PRESS & INDUSTRY 19:00 THE HUNGRY
(India/UK) 100mins. C International Sales (int’l). Dir: Bornila Chatterjee. Cast: Antonio Aakeel, Arjun Gupta, Jayant Kripalani. Chatterjee relocates
Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy Titus Andronicus to modern-day India, setting the play’s themes of corruption, greed, and revenge against the backdrop of a wedding. Special Presentations Scotiabank 13
CARDINALS
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21:30 MANHUNT
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(Canada) 84mins. Dir: Aidan Shipley, Grayson Moore. Cast: Grace Glowicki, Katie Boland, Noah Reid, Peter MacNeill, Peter Spence, Sheila McCarthy. When Valerie (Sheila McCarthy) returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk-driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on — until the deceased’s son shows up at her door and it becomes clear the past is not easily forgotten.
tensions in the latest film from Valeska Grisebach, about a group of German construction workers labouring in the Bulgarian countryside.
enveloped by creeping dread after retreating to a remote coastal estate. Midnight Madness Scotiabank 11
20:45 BIRDS WITHOUT NAMES
(Japan) 123mins. Nikkatsu Corporation (int’l). Dir: Kazuya Shiraishi. Cast: Sadawo Abe, Tori Matsuzaka, Yu Aoi. An unstable young woman pines for the old boyfriend who nearly beat her to death, in director Kazuya Shiraishi’s gripping tale of eros, deprivation and desire. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 7
THE CRESCENT
LOOKING FOR OUM KULTHUM
(Canada) 99mins. Raven Banner Entertainment (int’l). Dir: Seth A Smith. Cast: Andrew Gillis, Brit Loder, Danika Vandersteen, Terrance Murray, Woodrow Graves. The trio behind 2012’s fever dream Lowlife return with a hallucinatory story focused on a woman and her child
(Germany/Austria/Italy/ Lebanon/Qatar) 90mins. The Match Factory (int’l). Dir: Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari. Cast: Kais Nashif, Mehdi Moinzadeh, Neda Rahmanian. Sherin Neshat’s moviewithin-a-movie about an ambitious Persian director’s attempts to film the life and
legacy of legendary Egyptian singer Oum Kulthum. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank 10
21:00 SIMULATION
(Iran) 84mins. Iranian Independents (int’l). Dir: Abed Abest. Cast: Abed Abest, Asghar Piran, Danial Khojasteh. The enigmatic first feature by Abed Abest is an elliptical study of cause and effect that traces, in reverse-chronological order, the aftermath of an unwarranted visit between three friends and a mysterious older man. Discovery Scotiabank 9
WESTERN
(Germany/Bulgaria/ Austria) 119mins. Films Boutique (int’l). Dir: Valeska Grisebach. Cast: Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, Syuleyman Alilov Letifov. Cultural difference, masculine bravado and national pride lead to high
(Hong Kong/China) 106mins. Media Asia Film Distribution (HK) Limited (US & int’l). Dir: John Woo. Cast: Hanyu Zhang, Jiwon Ha, Masaharu Fukuyama. Action maestro John Woo returns to the template of his The Killer with this remake of a classic 1970s Japanese thriller, about an innocent man who sets out to clear his name after he is framed for robbery and rape. Special Presentations Scotiabank 13
21:45 MIRACLE
(Lithuania/Bulgaria/ Poland) 92mins. Wide (int’l). Dir: Egle Vertelyte. Cast: Andrius Bialobzeskis, Daniel Olbrychski, Egle Mikulionyte. In Lithuanian director Egle Vertelyte’s feature debut, the owner of a struggling post-Soviet pig farm finds a surprising benefactor in a visiting American investor, whose ‘good’ intentions upend the gentle rhythms of small-town life. Discovery Scotiabank 8
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Screen International’s indispensable product guide provides detailed information about the sales companies and their slates. Pictures selling for the first time at a film market are highlighted, while other titles — including first market screenings — are listed alphabetically. 13 FILMS Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel Tel: mobile (1) 310 869 2585 Executives attending: president Tannaz Anisi, vice president Greg Schenz 8840 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US Tel: (1) 310 358 3026 Fax: (1) 310 818 5540 E-mail: mail@13films.net Web: www.13films.net MARKET DEBUTS THE DEATH OF ME (US) Horror. Dir: Marcus Nispel. Scr: Kirsten McCallion. Pre-production. A couple traveling in Haiti indulge in a local voodoo ritual, but the wife wakes to find her husband missing and she descends into a twisted world of haunting visions and mixed reality. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE 9/11 (US) Drama. Dir: Martin Guigui. Scr: Steven James Golebiowski, Martin Guigui. Cast: Charlie Sheen, Whoopi Goldberg, Luis Guzman. Completed. THE FORGIVEN (South Africa, UK) Drama. Dir: Roland Joffe. Prods: Craig Baumgarten. Scr: Roland Joffe. Cast: Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana. Completed. IMPRISONED (US) Thriller. Dir: Paul Kampf. Scr: Paul Kampf. Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Edward James Olmos, Juan Pablo Raba. Post-production.
ABLAZE IMAGE Also buying all rights for Taiwan Executives attending: director of international sales and acquisitions June Wu 7th Fl-2, No.2, Sec. 2, Shin-Sheng S Road, Taipei, 10650, Taiwan Tel: (886) 2 3322 1220 Fax: (886) 2 3322 1270 E-mail: info@ablazeimage.com Web: www.ablazeimage.com MARKET DEBUTS ON HAPPINESS ROAD (Taiwan) Animation. Prod co: On Happiness Road Productions. Dir: HsinYin Sung. Prods: Syvia Feng. Scr: Hsin-Yin Sung. Cast: Lun-Mei Gwei. Mandarin with English subtitles. Post-production. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE FATHER TO SON (Taiwan) Drama. Prod co: BIT Production Co. Dir: Ya-Chuan Hsiao. Prods: HsiaoHsien Hou, Jui-Lan Hsiao. Scr: Ya-Chuan Hsiao. Cast: Jq Huang, Kai-Hsun Chuang,
Aria Wang. Mandarin with English subtitles. Post-production. FORET DEBUSSY (Taiwan) Drama. 94mins. Prod cos: Filmagic Pictures Co, You Love Agent, PR Executive. Dir: Cheng-Chui Kuo. Prods: Aileen Li, Steven Tu. Scr: ChengChui Kuo. Cast: Lun-Mei Gwei, Yi-Ching Lu. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE VILLAGE OF NO RETURN (Taiwan, China) Comedy. 116mins. Prod co: 1 Production Film Co. Dir: Yu-Hsun Chen. Prods: Lieh Lee, Jufeng Yeh. Scr: Yu-Hsun Chen, Yoosheng Chang. Cast: Shu Qi, Mei-Hsiu Lin, Hisao-Chuan Chang. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. WHITE ANT (Taiwan) Drama. 95mins. Prod cos: Big Houses Film Production, Content Digital Film Co. Dir: Hsien-Che Chu. Prods: Mark Chen, Meng-Hsiu Lai. Scr: Hsien-Che Chu. Cast: Kang-Jen Wu, Aviis Zhong, TaiYan Yu. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Titles include: Le Moulin; The Last Women Standing; The Tag-Along; Zinnia Flower; The Laundryman.
ADLER & ASSOCIATES ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights worldwide Executives attending: CEO, CBDO and president Marie Adler, vice president of sales Mark Belasco, vice president of delivery Jeremy Lunt 8721 Santa Monica Boulevard, #312, West Hollywood, CA 90069, US Tel: (1) 310 684 3545 Fax: (1) 800 962 2352 E-mail: info@adlersproductions.com Web: www.adlerandassociatesentertainment. com MARKET DEBUTS ARTIFICIAL HUMAN (US) Sci-fi. Dir: Norvell Ji’Floyd. Prods: Minnie Foxx. Scr: Norvell Ji’Floyd. Cast: Norvell Ji’Floyd, Tyler Manning, Curtis Tull. Completed. Two scientists create the first ever artificial human but in the end they discover they shouldn’t have played God. BIKINI MAYHEM (US) Horror. Dir: Eric Williford. Prods: Scott Oram, Daniel Florenzano, Eric Williford. Scr: Eric Williford. Cast: Mark Anthony Cox, Cori Collins, Phillip O’Riley. Completed. After she is betrayed and her life spirals out of control, an aspiring model sets out on a bloody quest for revenge. BURN YOUR NAME (Canada) Drama. Dir: Hayden Woodhead.
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Prods: Justin Turnbull, Hayden Woodhead. Scr: Hayden Woodhead, Justin Turnbull. Cast: Justin Turnbull, Lou Ticzon, Christa Anderson. English. Completed. A struggling musician moves in with his gay best friend, only to find himself falling in love with their lesbian roommates. CAFE CON LECHE (US) Action/adventure. Dir: Ray Gallardo. Prods: Martin Santander. Scr: Wesley Adkins, Ray Gallardi, Martin Santander. Cast: Gerardo Taracena, Jose Sefami, Nina Senicar. Completed. Two brothers on opposite sides of the law work together to bring down their criminal kingpin father. EVOL (US) Drama. Dir: Mike Perrone. Prods: Harry Bellenie, Geoffrey Makowski, Katherine Picariello. Scr: Mike Perrone. Cast: Conor Donovan, Aynsley Bubbico, Matthew Lawrence. Completed. A troubled teenager is forced to move to New York for psychiatric care, learning about both the brutalities of life and the realities of love. HELLITOSIS: THE LEGEND OF STANKMOUTH (US) Horror. Dir: Robert Mulligan. Prods: Robert Mulligan, Isabelo Pascual. Scr: Robert Mulligan. Cast: Sarah Bell, May Marcinek, Brett Miller. Completed. Five people are unexpectedly brought together to encounter a unique mutant/killer with a literal potty mouth. LOREES (Jordan) Documentary. Dir: Hanan Shatat. Prods: Hanan Shatat. Scr: Hanan Shatat. Cast: Um Isaac, Um Hanna. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. A story of friendship between two lonely widows. LOST KIDDY FOUND (US) Thriller. Dir: Frank Quatrone. Prods: Summer Rose, Daniel Howard Seymour, Johnny Vigil. Scr: Frank Quatrone. Cast: Victor Samuel Armijo, Eric Wagner, Madeleine Garcia. Completed. A journalist probes the existence of a kiddy snuff film ring. MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN IN KENYA (UK) Documentary. Dir: Dante Tanikie-Montagnani. Prods: Dante Tanikie-Montagnani. Scr: Dante TanikieMontagnani. Completed. Two Englishmen embark upon a road trip across Kenya. MMA LOVE NEVER DIES (Italy) Thriller. Dir: Riccardo Ferrero. Prods: Giacomo Ciammaglichella, Cristiana Massaro. Scr: Riccardo Ferrero. Cast: Luca Lionello, Maurizio Mattioli, Tomas Arana. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. An MMA champion rebels against a crime boss’ attempt to control him and his career.
PETER BRILL’S DIARY (Spain) Documentary. Dir: Laureano Clavero. Prods: Laureano Clavero. Scr: Laureano Clavero. Cast: Peter Brill. Spanish with English subtitles. Post-production. A story of the last survivor of Hitler’s clandestine plan to use the Luftwaffe to bomb the US. REVENGE OF THE GWEILO (Australia) Action/adventure. Dir: Nathan Hill. Prods: Nathan Hill. Scr: Nathan Hill. Cast: Nathan Hill, Mary Annegeline, Tritia DeVisha. Completed. After his fiancee is murdered, an ex-cop goes on a revenge rampage to take down the triad who killed her. THE SHATTERING GROUNDS (US) Thriller. Dir: Caterina Campagna. Prods: Caterina Campagna. Scr: CaterinaCampagna. Cast: Caterina Campagna, Joseph D’Onofrio, Jesse Snider. Completed. What happens when a little girl befriends an undercover cop with a self-destructive streak? THE WANDERING (Ireland) Sci-fi. Dir: Liza Bolton. Prods: Chris Bolton, Liza Bolton, Afro Parise. Scr: Liza Bolton, Martin Keaveney. Cast: Philip Coffey, David Nolan, Mark Savage. Completed. Bound by familial duty, two brothers accompany their exiled father into the bleak wilderness in search of redemption and a new beginning. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW (US) Drama. Dir: Preston Walden. Prods: Curt Bowman, Chuck Palm. Scr: Preston Walden. Cast: Caulin Donaldson, Grace Cartagena, Melissa Chandler. Completed. A young man who dreams of becoming an actor, arrives at a crossroad between his dream and the people in his life. WHITE (India) Drama. Dir: Aneek Chaudhuri. Prods: Aneek Chaudhuri. Scr: Aneek Chaudhuri. Cast: Gaurav Dwivedi, Paromita Mukherji, Sayanti Chattoraj. Bengali with English subtitles. Post-production. A combination of three silent tales that defines the struggle of women after rape. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE GROTTO (Italy) Family. Dir: Micol Pallucca. Prods: Micol Pallucca. Scr: Micol Pallucca. Cast: Samuele Biscossi, Iris Caporuscio, Gabriele Fiore. Italian. Completed. THE MASON BROTHERS (US) Thriller. Dir: Keith Stliff. Prods: Keith Stliff. Scr: Keith Stliff. Cast: Keith Stliff, Matthew Webb, Brandon Pearson. English with French and Spanish subtitles. Completed. SHADOW NATION (US) Documentary. Dir: George Lynch. »
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Prods: Mark McLaughlin. Scr: Mark McLaughlin. Cast: George Lynch, Ted Nugent, Noam Chomsky. Completed. THE WALL (Norway, N Korea) Documentary. Dir: David Kinsella. Prods: David Kinsella, Heather Millard. Scr: Klaas Bense. Cast: Yuna Shin, Jin Han Pak, Corey McKinley. English and Korean.
AIRCRAFT PICTURES Executives attending: executive producer Anthony Leo, executive producer Andrew Rosen, executive vice president of corporate affairs Phlip Svoboda 147 Liberty Street, Toronto, ON, M6K 3G3, Canada Tel: (1) 416 536 9179 E-mail: info@aircraftpictures.com Web: www.aircraftpictures.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE BREADWINNER (Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg) Animation. 93mins. Prod cos: Aircraft Pictures, Cartoon Saloon, Melusine Productions. Dir: Nora Twomey. Prods: Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Tomm Moore, Paul Young. Scr: Anita Doron. Cast: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Laara Sadiq. English. Completed. First market screening. TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL: THE END OF THE END (Canada) Animation. 79mins. Prod cos: Aircraft Pictures, Corvid Pictures, Frantic Films. Dir: Craig David Wallace, Rich Duhaney. Prods: Andrew Rosen, Sarah Timmins, Jonas Diamond. Scr: Charles Picco, Craig David Wallace. Cast: Jason Mewes, Alex House, Chris Leavins. English. Completed.
ALFAMA FILMS Also buying all rights for France Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Tel: mobile (33) 6 72 97 31 90 Executives attending: producer Paulo Branco 78 rue Turbigo, Paris, 75003, France Tel: (33) 1 42 01 07 05 E-mail: prance.alfamafilms@orange.fr Web: www.alfamafilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE CAPTAIN (Germany) Period drama. 118mins. Prod cos: Filmgalerie 451, Alfama Films Production, Opus Film. Dir: Robert Schwentke. Prods: Frieder Schlaich, Paulo Branco, Piotr Dzieciol. Scr: Robert Schwentke. Cast: Max Hubacher, Milan Peschel, Frederick Lau. German with English subtitles. $8m. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate.
ALL RIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights worldwide Tel: mobile (1) 310 948 7905 Executives attending: head of sales, North America, UK Chantal Chauzy 9 rue Saint Martin, Bat B First Floor, Paris, 75004, France Tel: (33) 9 51 07 33 00
E-mail: sales@allrightsentertainment.com Web: www.allrightsentertainment.com MARKET DEBUTS DREAMSELLER (Brazil) Drama. 100mins. Prod cos: Warner, Fox. Dir: Jayme Monjardim. Prods: LG Tubaldini Jr, Andre Skaf. Scr: LG Bayao. Cast: Cesar Troncoso, Dan Stulbach, Thiago Mendonca. Portuguese with English subtitles. $7m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A journey with a mysterious stranger, a ‘dream seller’ who teaches people to love life and detach themselves from the madness of modern society. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE HOSTILE (France, US) Thriller. 90mins. Prod co: Full Time Films. Dir: Matthieu Turi. Prods: Xavier Gens, Olivier Chateau, Eric Gendarme, Thomas Lubeau. Cast: Gregory Fitoussi, Tiffany Ashworth. English. Completed. Screening. THE LADY IN THE PORTRAIT (China, France) Period drama. 94mins. Prod cos: Evergrande Pictures, Anna Sanders Films. Dir: Charles De Meaux. Scr: Michael Fessler, Charles De Meaux, Melvil Poupaud. Mandarin and French with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. LEO DA VINCI: MISSION MONA LISA (Italy) Animation. 85mins. Prod cos: Gruppo Alcuni, WMH Warsaw Movie Home. Dir: Sergio Manfio. Scr: Sergio Manfio. English. Dubbed in English. In production. ONE BUCK (US) Thriller. 90mins. Prod co: Mad Street Picture. Dir: Fabien Dufils. Cast: John Freeman, Cassi Colvin, Peter Tahoe. Completed.
ALMA CINEMA Tel: mobile (33) 6 65 03 26 74 Executives attending: head of sales and acquisitions Sara May 71 rue de la Fontaine au roi, Paris, 75011, France Tel: (33) 1 55 28 03 16 E-mail: sales@almacinema.com Web: www.almacinema.com MARKET DEBUTS A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART (France, Belgium) Thriller. 100mins. Prod cos: Labyrinthe Films, Atchafalaya Films. Dir: Jeremie Guez. Prods: Julien Madon, Aimee Buidine. Scr: Jeremie Guez. Cast: Roland Moller, Veerle Baetens, Lola Le Lann. English and French with English subtitles. Completed. An ex-con finds refuge in a motel run by a single mother and her daughter Clara. The peace he has found in this safe haven disappears when Clara is assaulted. LES AFFAMES (Canada) Horror. 100mins. Prod co: La Maison de Prod. Dir: Robin Aubert. Prods: Stephanie Morissette. Scr: Robin Aubert. Cast: Marc-Andre Grondin, Monia Chokri, Brigitte Poupart. English with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening.
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In a village in upstate Quebec, locals are not the same any more — their bodies are breaking down and they are developing an outlandish attraction for flesh. THE CHARMER (Denmark) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Good Company Films. Dir: Milad Alami. Prods: Stinna Lassen. Scr: Ingebord Topsoe, Milad Alami. Cast: Ardalan Esmaili, Soho Rezanejad, Susan Taslimi. Danish, Farsi and English with English subtitles. Completed. A young Iranian man is desperately looking to meet women who can secure his stay in Denmark. As time runs out he falls in love and his past catches up with him. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH (France) Drama. 120mins. Prod co: Les films du Worso. Dir: Guillaume Nicloux. Prods: Sylvie Pialat. Scr: Guillaume Nicloux, Jerome Beaujour. Cast: Gaspard Ulliel, Gerard Depardieu, Guillaume Gouix. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Indochina, 1945: a young French soldier motivated by vengeance decides to join the war. His journey will turn his beliefs upside down.
Scr: Marek Lescak, Juraj Lehotsky. Cast: Bibiana Novakova, Robert Roth, Petra Fornayova. Slovak with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Nina is 12. Her parents are getting a divorce and her world is falling apart.
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Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Executives attending: co-CEO sales and acquisitions Virginie Devesa 18 rue Soleillet, Paris, 75020, France Tel: (33) 1 47 97 39 84 E-mail: info@alphaviolet.com Web: www.alphaviolet.com MARKET DEBUTS CRATER (Italy) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Tfilm, Rai Cinema. Dir: Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino. Prods: Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino. Scr: Silvia Luzi, Luca Bellino. Cast: Sharon Caroccia, Rosario Caroccia. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Rosario works as a street seller at fairgrounds in the suburbs of Naples. His dream is to get out of poverty. THE FUGUE (Poland, Czech Republic, France) Drama. Prod co: MD4. Dir: Agnieszka Smoczynska. Prods: Agnieszka Kurzydlo. Scr: Gabriela Muskala. Cast: Gabriela Muskala. Polish with English subtitles. In development. Delivery date: 2018. The social taboo concerning motherhood and that women are socially pressured to accept this role without hesitation. HUNTING SEASON (Argentina, Germany, France, US, Qatar) Drama. 105mins. Prod co: Rei Cine. Dir: Natalia Garagiola. Prods: Santiago Gallelli, Matias Roveda, Benjamin Domenech, Gonzalo Tobal. Scr: Natalia Garagiola. Cast: Lautaro Bettoni, Boy Olmi. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. A respected hunting guide in Patagonia is faced with with the education of his biological son recently expelled from school. NINA (Slovakia, Czech Republic) Drama. 82mins. Prod cos: Punkchart Films, Endorfilm. Dir: Juraj Lehotsky. Prods: Ivan Ostrochovsky.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE HOUSE IN THE FIELDS (Morocco) Documentary. 86mins. Prod co: Kairos. Dir: Tala Hadid. Prods: Tala Hadid. Scr: Tala Hadid. Berber with English subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY Some 33 feature films.
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Tel: (1) 310 274 2000 E-mail: office@ambidistribution.com Web: www.ambidistribution.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE (US) Drama, comedy. Prod cos: AMBI Group, Pretty Matches Productions. Dir: Fabien Constant. Prods: Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Alison Benson, Sarah Jessica. Scr: Laura Eason. Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Renee Zellweger, Simon Baker. Post-production. FINDING STEVE MCQUEEN (US) Action/adventure. Prod cos: AMBI Group, Paradox Studios, Identity Films. Dir: Mark Steven Johnson. Prods: Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Silvio Muraglia, Anthony Mastromauro. Scr: Ken Hixon, Keith Sharon. Cast: Travis Fimmel, Rachael Taylor, William Fichtner. Post-production. MUSIC OF SILENCE (Italy) Drama. Prod cos: AMBI Pictures, Picomedia. Dir: Michael Radford. Prods: Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Roberto Sessa. Scr: Michael Radford. Cast: Antonio Banderas, Jordi Molla, Toby Sebastian. English. Post-production. TRADING PAINT (US) Action. Prod cos: AMBI Group, Paradox Studios. Dir: Karzan Kader. Prods: Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi, Silvio Muraglia, Alberto Burgueno. Scr: Gary Gerani, Craig R Welch. Cast: John Travolta, Toby Sebastian, Shania Twain. In production.
AMERICAN CINEMA INTERNATIONAL Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #1605 Executives attending: president Chevonne O’Shaughnessy 15363 Victory Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91406, US Tel: (1) 818 907 8700 Fax: (1) 818 907 8719 E-mail: chevonne@aci-americancinema.com Web: www.aci-americancinema.com MARKET DEBUTS 77 CHANCES (US) Drama. 87mins. Prod co: EchoLight Studios. Dir: Tracy Trost. Prods: Scotty Curlee, Bobby Downes, Christopher Morrow, Rick Santorum, Stephan Schultze. Cast: Andrew Cheney, Rachel Hendrix, Erin Bethea. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A man who meets the girl of his dreams and then loses her in a tragic accident is forced to relive the day over and over again until he discovers the secret to break this cycle in his life. GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD (US) Drama. 113mins. Prod cos: 10 West Studios, A Really Good Home Pictures. Dir: Harold Cronk. Prods: Harold Cronk, Andy Fraser. Scr: Harold Cronk, Jennifer Dornbush. Cast: Lindsay Pulsipher, Jordin Sparks. $3m. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: January 2018. The story of a young mother who loses her husband in Afghanistan and struggles to raise their young daughter in his absence.
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LEFT BEHIND: VANISHED: NEXT GENERATION (US) Action/adventure. 88mins. Prod cos: EchoLight Studios, Salt Entertainment Group, Triple Horse Studios. Dir: Larry A McLean. Prods: Karl Horstmann, Dave Alan Johnson, Randy LaHaye, Dale Weller. Cast: Amber Frank, Mason Dye, Dylan Sprayberry. $2m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. With every Christian suddenly ‘vanished’ from the world, headstrong 15-year-old Gabby is thrust into adulthood way too soon. RUNAWAY ROMANCE (US) Romantic drama. 87mins. Prod co: American Cinema Inspires. Dir: Brian Herzlinger. Prods: George Shamieh. Scr: Emily Golden. Cast: Galadriel Stineman, Trevor Donovan, Tatum O’Neal. $2m. Post-production. A reality TV star leaves Hollywood and finds herself in Amish country, where she must decide between staying in her newfound reality or returning to her old one. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE BLACK PRINCE (US) Period drama. 118mins. Prod cos: Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Firdaus Production. Dir: Kavi Raz. Prods: Jai Khanna, Kavi Raz, Jasjeet Singh. Scr: Kavi Raz. Cast: Jason Flemyng, Amanda Root, Satinder Sartaaj. English and Hindi with English subtitles. $10m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED? (US) Drama. 121mins. Prod cos: Genius Produced, Love Is All You Need. Dir: Kim Rocco Shields. Prods: Kim Rocco Shields, Michael J Zampino. Scr: Kim Rocco Shields, David Tillman. Cast: Briana Evigan, Tyler Blackburn, Kyla Kennedy. $5m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE RESURRECTION OF GAVIN STONE (US) Comedy. 91mins. Prod cos: Blumhouse Productions, Power In Faith, Vertical Church Films, WWE Studios, Walden Media. Dir: Dallas Jenkins. Prods: Fred Adams, Michael J Luisi. Scr: Andrea Gyerston Nasfell. Cast: Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Neil Flynn. $5m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 70 titles from ACI and more than 32 titles from ACI Inspires.
AMP INTERNATIONAL Executives attending: director of global sales and acquisitions James Norrie Huckletree-Shoreditch, Alphabeta Building, 18 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AH, UK Tel: (44) 20 7535 6714 E-mail: info@amp-film.com Web: www.amp-film.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ANA (US) Drama. Prod co: Pimienta. Dir: Charles Mcdougall. Prods: Luillo Ruiz. Scr: Cris Cole. Cast: Dafne Keen, Andy Garcia. In production. Delivery date: 2018. ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (UK) Musical. Prod co: Blazing Griffin. Dir: John McPhail. Prods: Naysun Alae-Carew, Nicholas Crum. Scr: Ryan
McHenry, Alan McDonald. Cast: Ella Hunt, Sarah Swire, Marli Sui. Post-production. KNUCKLEBALL (Canada) Thriller. Prod co: 775 Media Corp. Dir: Michael Peterson. Prods: Julian Black Antelope, Lars Lehmann, Kurtis David Harder. Scr: Kevin Cockle, Michael Peterson. Cast: Michael Ironside, Munro Chambers, Luca Villacis. English. Post-production. SONGBIRD (UK) Comedy. Prod co: Unstoppable Entertainment. Dir: Jamie Adams. Prods: Noel Clarke, Jason Maza, Maggie Monteith. Scr: Jamie Adams. Cast: Cobie Smulders, Noel Clarke, Jessica Hynes. Post-production. LIBRARY Titles include: Malicious; Lowlife; The Endless.
APL FILM Also buying worldwide rights Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Tel: mobile (1) 604 805 2737/(1) 702 612 8126 Executives attending: CEO Warren Nimchuk, president of global sales Brian Sweet #100, 14148 31A Avenue, Surrey, BC, V4P 2J4, Canada Tel: (1) 604 628 4444 E-mail: wwn@aplfilm.com Web: www.aplfilm.com MARKET DEBUTS FOUND FOOTAGE 3D (US) Thriller. 100mins. Prod co: FF3D. Dir: Steven DeGennaro. Prods: Kim Henkel, Charles Mulford. Scr: Steven DeGennaro. Cast: Carter Roy, Alena von Stroheim, Chris O’Brien. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Things go awry for a group of film-makers making the first 3D found-footage horror film when the evil entity of their film becomes real. HOW TO DEFUSE A BOMB — THE PROJECT CHILDREN (UK) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Alleycats TV. Dir: Des Henderson. Prods: Ed Stobart. Scr: Declan McCann. Cast: Liam Neeson. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. The untold story of how a NYPD bomb disposal expert played a key role in helping diffuse the decades old ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland. INJUSTICE (UK) Thriller. 81mins. Prod co: Perry Pictures. Dir: Richard J Perry. Prods: Omar Sequera. Scr: Richard J Perry. Cast: Tianna Nori, Charles Venn, Johanna Stanton. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A woman decides that the only way to get the government to listen to her about the changes she believes are needed, is to initiate a hostage taking that spirals out of control. INTERIOR (Canada) Thriller. 80mins. Prod co: Low Sky Productions. Dir: Trevor Juras. Prods: Peter Kuplowsky. Scr: Trevor Juras. Cast: Patrick McFadden, Delphine Roussel, Shaina Silver-Baird. English. $1m.
Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Upon learning that he is ill, a young man, leaves his job, girlfriend and home behind and ventures alone into the wilderness, bringing his anxiety with him. PRIMARY (Canada) Thriller. 91mins. Prod co: Delfonic Film Company. Dir: Ross Ferguson. Prods: Dustin Milligan, Vince Prokop. Scr: Ross Ferguson. Cast: Dustin Milligan, Michael Eklund, Katherine Isabelle. English. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A driven executive battles with a secret that threatens his carefully planned world until he meets a charismatic drifter who challenges his life philosophy. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ON WHEELS (Brazil) Family. 72mins. Prod co: Klaxon Cultura Audiovisual. Dir: Mauro D’Addio. Prods: Beatriz Carvalho, Mauro D’Addio, Rafael Sampaio. Scr: Mauro D’Addio. Cast: Caula Martins, Lara Boldorini. Portuguese. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 200 films and television series of all genres.
ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION Aso buying all rights for all territories Tel: mobile (1) 818 917 7747 Executives attending: president and CEO Brady Bowen 3500 West Olive Avenue, #300, Burbank, CA 91505, US Tel: (1) 310 622 8773 Fax: (1) 310 492 5369 E-mail: info@archstonedistribution.com Web: www.archstonedistribution.com MARKET DEBUTS THE HATRED (US) Horror. 90mins. Prod cos: Big Rock Films, Westridge Films. Dir: Michael G Kehoe. Prods: Malek Akkad. Scr: Michael G Kehoe. Cast: Sarah Davenport, Andrew Divoff, Darby Walker. Completed. Four young women travel to their college professor’s new country home for a weekend getaway, only to discover that the house has a malevolent past. SUPERCON (US) Comedy. Prod co: Momentum Productions. Dir: Zak Knutson. Prods: DJ Dodd, Mike Epps, Ken Gorrell, Susan Gorrell, Michael R Williams, Lisa Yesko. Scr: Zak Knutson, Andrew Sipes, Dana Snyder. Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Maggie Grace, John Malkovich. Post-production. A group of artists who make their living working at conventions, decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter and a former TV icon. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BEREAVE (US) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Vago Productions. Dir: Evangelos Giovanis, George Giovanis. Prods: Evangelos Giovanis. Scr: Evangelos Giovanis, George Giovanis. Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Jane Seymour, Keith Carradine. Completed. »
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CON MAN (US) Thriller. Prod co: Insomnia Media Group. Dir: Bruce Caulk. Prods: Bret Saxon. Scr: Bruce Caulk, Jonathan Meyers. Cast: James Caan, Ving Rhames, Mark Hamill. Post-production. DEAD AWAKE (US) Horror. 99mins. Prod co: Aristar Entertainment. Dir: Phillip Guzman. Prods: Galen Walker, Phillip Guzman, James LaMarr, Philip Marlatt. Scr: Jeffrey Reddick. Cast: Lori Petty, Jesse Bradford, Brea Grant. Completed. ON WINGS OF EAGLES (China) Drama. 104mins. Prod co: Beijing Forbidden City Film. Dir: Michael Parker, Stephen Shin. Prods: Mark Bacino, Jim Green, Stephen Lam, Stephen Shin. Scr: Rubby Xu, Christopher C Chan, Michael Parker, Stephen Shin. Cast: Joseph Fiennes, Richard Sanderson, Shawn Dou. English. Completed.
ARCLIGHT FILMS Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Tel: (1) 416 343 1234 Executives attending: managing director Gary Hamilton, executive vice president of sales and acquisitions Ruzanna Kegeyan, executive vice president of sales Lina Marrone 9107 Wilshire Boulevard, #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, US Tel: (1) 310 777 8855 Fax: (1) 310 777 8882 E-mail: info@arclightfilms.com Web: www.arclightfilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE CHAPERONE (US) Drama. Prod co: Fibonacci Films. Dir: Michael Engler. Prods: Gary Hamilton, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Kelly Carmichael, Greg Clark, Rose Ganguzza, Victoria Hill, Elizabeth McGovern, Campbell Scott. Scr: Julian Fellowes. Cast: Haley Lu Richardson, Elizabeth McGovern, Campbell Scott. Post-production. FIRST REFORMED (US) Thriller. Prod co: Killer Films. Dir: Paul Schrader. Prods: Gary Hamilton, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, Victoria Hill. Scr: Paul Schrader. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric The Entertainer. Completed. Screening. GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB (Australia, China) Action/adventure. 94mins. Prod co: Nest Holdings. Dir: Kimble Rendall. Prods: Gary Hamilton, Mark Lazarus, Bingbing Li, Elliot Tong, Ying Ye. Scr: Kimble Rendall, Paul Staheli. Cast: Kelsey Grammer, Kellan Lutz, Bingbing Li. English. Post-production. HOTEL MUMBAI (US) Thriller. Dir: Anthony Maras. Prods: Basil Iwanyk, Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, Andrew Ogilvie, Julie Ryan, Joe Thomas. Scr: John Collee, Anthony Maras. Cast: Armie Hammer, Dev Patel, Nazanin Boniadi. Post-production. TRIPLE THREAT (US) Action/adventure. Prod co: Arclight
Films. Dir: Jesse V Johnson. Prods: Mike Gabrawy, Gary Hamilton, Chen Sylen Hwa, Sheldon Pang. Scr: Joey O’Bryan, Paul Staheli. Cast: Tony Jaa, Tiger Chan, Iko Uwais. Post-production.
ARRI MEDIA INTERNATIONAL Stand/room number: c/o German Films, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Executives attending: director of sales and acquisitions Moritz Hemminger Turkenstr 89, Munich, 80799, Germany Tel: (49) 89 3809 1288 Fax: (49) 89 3809 1619 E-mail: worldsales@arri.de Web: www.arrimedia.de/international MARKET DEBUTS ARTHUR & CLAIRE (Germany, Austria) Drama. 98mins. Prod co: Tivoli Film Produktion. Dir: Miguel Alexandre. Prods: Gerald Podgornig, Gudula von Eysmondt. Scr: Miguel Alexandre, Josef Hader. Cast: Josef Hader, Hannah Hoekstra. German with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017. The chance meeting of two people at the darkest of moments in their lives leads to a bright new beginning. HELP, I SHRUNK MY PARENTS (Germany) Family. 95mins. Prod co: Blue Eyes Fiction. Dir: Tim Trageser. Prods: Corinna Mehner, Hans Eddy Schreiber. Scr: Gerrit Hermans. Cast: Oskar Keymar, Anja Kling, Andrea Sawatzki. German with English subtitles. Dubbed in English. Post-production. Felix’s school is haunted again, only this time it is not the benevolent spirit of the school founder but the hated and long-since dead director. MR MOLL & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (Switzerland) Family. Prod co: Zodiac Pictures. Dir: Manuel Flurin Hendry. Prods: Lukas Hobi, Reto Scharli. Scr: Matthias Pacht. Cast: Stefan Kurt, Isabella Schmid, Maxwell Mare. Swiss German and German with English subtitles. Dubbed in English. Post-production. The one weekend when Mr Moll is home alone with the kids, absolute chaos ensues. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DIRECTIONS (Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia) Drama. 103mins. Prod cos: Argo Film, Aktis Film Production, Sektor Film. Dir: Stephan Komandarev. Prods: Stephan Komandarev, Katya Trichkova, Stelios Ziannis, Vera Weit, Vladimir Anastasov, Angela Nestorovska. Scr: Simeon Ventsislavov, Stephan Komandarev. Cast: Anna Komandareva, Vassil Vasilev-Zuek, Ivan Barnev. Bulgarian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. FOUR HANDS (Germany) Thriller. 87mins. Prod co: Erfttal Film. Dir: Oliver Kienle. Prods: Klaus Dohle, Markus Reinecke. Scr: Oliver Kienle. Cast: Frida-Lovisa Hamann, Friederike Becht, Christof Letkowski. German with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
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IN LOVE WITH LOU — A PHILOSOPHER’S LIFE (Germany, Austria) Period drama. 113mins. Prod cos: Avanti Media Fiction, Tempest Film und Verleih, KGP. Dir: Cordula Kablitz-Post. Prods: Cordula Kablitz-Post, Helge Sasse, Gabriele Kranzelbinder. Scr: Cordula Kablitz-Post, Susanne Hertel. Cast: Nicole Heesters, Katharina Lorenz, Liv Lisa Fries. German, French and Russian with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LOCKDOWN (Germany) Thriller. 85mins. Prod cos: FR Entertainment, Max Permantier. Dir: Bogdana Vera Lorenz. Prods: Florian Reimann, Max Permantier. Scr: Max Permantier, Bogsana Vera Lorenz. Cast: Alice Dwyer, Gotz Schulte, Maximilian Meyer-Bretschneider. German with English subtitles. Post-production. MOUNTAIN MIRACLE — AN UNEXPECTED FRIENDSHIP (Germany) Family. 94mins. Prod cos: Lieblingsfilm, Helios Sustainable Films. Dir: Tobias Wiemann. Prods: Philipp Budweg, Thomas Blieninger, Martin Rattini. Scr: Natja Brunckhorst. Cast: Mia Kasalo, Samuel Girardi, Jasmin Tabatabai. German and Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. PARADISE (Russia, Germany) Drama. 130mins. Prod cos: Andrei Konchalvsky Studios, Drife Filmproduktion. Dir: Andrei Konchalvsky. Prods: Andrei Konchalvsky, Florian Deyle. Scr: Andrei Konchalvsky, Elena Kiseleva. Cast: Julia Vysotskaya, Christian Clauss, Philippe Duquesne. Russian, French and German with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY About 200 titles from European auteurs.
ART & ESSAI Executives attending: producer JeanneMarie Poulain, producer Hany Ouichou 3914 Avenuenue Laval, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 2J1, Canada Tel: (1) 438 492 8898 E-mail: info@artetessai.ca Web: www.artetessai.ca MARKET DEBUTS A SKIN SO SOFT (Canada) 94mins. Prod cos: 93386233, Art & Essai, Close-Up Films, The Addiction. Dir: Denis Cote. Prods: Jeanne-Marie Poulain, Denis Cote, Joelle Bertossa, Dounia Sichov. Scr: Denis Cote. Cast: JeanFrancois Bouchard, Alexis Legare, Ronald Yang. French with English subtitles. $110,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. An open exploration of the daily lives of six men consumed by their passions: performance, discipline and overcoming the body’s constraints.
ARTIST VIEW ENTERTAINMENT Executives attending: president Scott Jones, vice president of worldwide sales Jay Joyce 5775 East Los Angeles Avenue, #218, Simi Valley, CA 93063, US
Tel: (1) 818 752 2480 Fax: (1) 818 301 3272 E-mail: info@artistviewent.com Web: www.artistviewent.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CHASING GOLD (US) Cast: Paul Sorvino, Fiona Dourif, Matt Bushell. Completed. CHOKEHOLD (US) Action. Cast: Casper Van Dien, Lochlyn Munro, Kip Pardue. Post-production. DEAD DRAW (US) 93mins. Cast: Elizabeth ‘Bitsie’ Tulloch, Gil Bellows, Michael Eklund. Completed. DESIREE (US) Thriller. 93mins. Cast: Joseph Morgan, Nicole Badaan, Ron Perlman. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Aliens Vs Zombies; Bonejangles; Ghost Witch; Emeryville Experiments; Z/Rex: The Jurassic Dead; Tsunambee; The Domicile; Her Secret Sessions; Don’t Look Back; Charlotte’s Song.
ASIAN SHADOWS Room 26, 22/F Metro Centre II, 21 Lam Hing Street, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Tel: (33) 6 13 03 78 33 E-mail: contact@chineseshadows.com Web: www.asian-shadows.com MARKET DEBUTS MRS FANG (Hong Kong, France, Germany) Documentary. 86mins. Prod cos: Ideale Audience, Will Productions, Documenta 14. Dir: Bing Wang. Prods: PierreOlivier Bardet, Wang Yang, Lihong Kong. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. Sixty-seven-year-old Fang has suffered from Alzheimer’s for several years. Now, bedridden, she is surrounded by her relatives and neighbours as they witness and accompany her through her last days. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER (China) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Beijing Ocean, Time Culture Communcation, Zhejiang Jiashang Film & Media Co, Xinhuanet Co, Sichuan Branch Ning Xia Ming Dao Culture Development Co, Beijing Bolaa Advertisement Media Co, Blackfin Culture & Media Co. Dir: Xuebo Wang. Prods: Xuebo Wang, Zijian Wang, Cheng Chen, Jian Chen. Scr: Shuqing Shi, Xuebo Wang, Jinlian Ma, Yue Ma. Cast: Shengcang Yang, Jinhua Shou. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS (Indonesia, France, Malaysia, Thailand) Western. 93mins. Prod cos: Cinesurya, Kaninga Pictures, Shasha & Co Production, Astro Shaw, HOOQ, Purin Pictures. Dir: Mouly Surya. Prods: Rama Adi. Scr: Mouly Surya, Rama Adi. Cast: Marsha Timothy, Dea Panendra, Yoga Pratama. Indonesian with English and French subtitles. Postproduction. Delivery date: immediate.
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POPPY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD (Cambodia) Comedy. 93mins. Prod co: 802AD Productions. Dir: Sok Visal. Prods: Sok Visal, Neak Oukhna Kith Theang, Chy Sela, R Johnston Finn, Michael Hodgson. Scr: R Johnston Finn, Michael Hodgson, Sok Visal. Cast: Un Sothea, Duch Lida, Poppy. Khmer with English subtitles. Completed. SUFFERING OF NINKO (Japan) Erotic. 70mins. Dir: Norihiro Niwatsukino. Prods: Norihiro Niwatsukino. Scr: Norihiro Niwatsukino. Cast: Masato Tsujioka, Miho Wakabayashi, Hideta Iwahashi. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Asian titles with an international reach.
Prod co: Sonntag Pictures. Dir: Elvira Lind. Prods: Julie Leerskov, Sara Stockmann. Scr: Elvira Lind. English. Completed. SCHUHMANN’S BAR TALKS (Germany) Documentary. 98mins. Prod co: Thali Media. Dir: Marieke Schroeder. Prods: Marieke Schroeder, Christoph Fisser, Henning Molfenter, Charlie Woebcken. Scr: Marieke Schroeder. Spanish, English, German and Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. SEA SORROW (UK) Documentary. 72mins. Prod co: Dissent Projects. Dir: Vanessa Redgrave. Prods: Carlo Nero. English, Arabic, French, Guinean and Italian with English subtitles. Completed.
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Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Tel: mobile (33) 7 63 19 10 36 Executives attending: chairman David Grumbach, managing director Mathieu Robinet, head of sales Gilles Sousa, vice president of international sales Marie Garrett, head of acquisitions Alexis Hoffmann 9 rue Pierre Dupont, Paris, 75010, France Tel: (33) 1 80 49 10 00 Fax: (33) 1 80 49 17 20 E-mail: sales@bacfilms.fr Web: www.bacfilms.com
MARKET DEBUTS TULIPANI — LOVE HONOUR AND A BICYCLE (Netherlands, Canada, Italy) Comedy, drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Fatt Productions, Draka Productions, Stemo Productions, Don Carmody Productions. Dir: Mike Van Diem. Prods: Hans De Weers, Elwin Looije, Corrado Azzolinni, Claudio Bucci, Don Carmody, David Cormican. Scr: Peter Van Wijk. Cast: Ksenia Solo, Gijs Naber, Giancarlo Giannini. English, Italian and Dutch. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic farmer cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE 55 STEPS (Germany, Belgium) Drama. 115mins. Prod cos: Elsani Film, Potemkino Port. Dir: Bille August. Prods: Anita Elsani, Sara Risher, Mark Rosin, Lesley BruceNeary. Scr: Mark Rosin. Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor. English. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate.
AUTLOOK FILMSALES Stand/room number: c/o Swiss Films, Hyatt Regency Tel: mobile (43) 676 900 3771 Executives attending: CEO Salma Abdalla Spittelberggasse 3/14, Vienna, 1070, Austria Tel: (43) 720 34 69 34 E-mail: welcome@autlookfilms.com Web: www.autlookfilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BIG TIME (Denmark) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Sonntag Pictures. Dir: Kaspar Astrup Schroder. Prods: Sara Stockmann. Danish and English with English subtitles. Completed. BOBBI JENE (Denmark, Sweden) Documentary. 90mins.
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OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AVA (France) Drama. 105mins. Prod cos: F Comme Film, Trois Brigands Productions. Dir: Lea Mysius. Prods: Jean-Louis Livi, Fanny Yvonnet. Scr: Lea Mysius, Paul Guilhaume. Cast: Noee Abita, Laure Calamy, Juan Cano. French with English subtitles. Completed. LAND (Italy, France, Mexico, Netherlands) Drama. Prod cos: Asmara Films, The Cup Of Tea, Piano Productions, Topkapi Films. Dir: Babak Jalali. Prods: Ginevra Elkann, Christophe Audeguis. Scr: Babak Jalali. English. Post-production. THE LEISURE SEEKER (Italy) Drama. Prod cos: Indiana Production, Rai Cinema. Dir: Paolo Virzi. Prods: Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib, Marco Cohen. Scr: Stephen Amidon, Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzi. Cast: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LET THE CORPSES TAN (Belgium, France) Western. 92mins. Prod cos: Anonymes Films, Tobina Film. Dir: Helene Cattet, Bruno Forzani. Prods: Eve Commenge, Francois Cognard. Scr: Helene Cattet, Bruno Forzani. Cast: Elina Lowensohn, Stephane Ferrara, Herve Sogne. French with English subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY Thirty feature films by auteurs from around the world. Titles include: The Blessed (Les Bienheureux); The Cured (aka The Third Wave); The Teacher; Una Famiglia.
BANKSIDE FILMS Ashley House, 5th Floor, 12 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QN, UK Tel: (44) 20 7636 6085 E-mail: krisztina@bankside-films.com Web: www.bankside-films.com MARKET DEBUTS A KID LIKE JAKE (US) Drama. Prod co: That’s Wonderful Productions. Dir: Silas Howard. Prods: Jim Parsons. Scr: Daniel Pearle. Cast: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer. Post-production. Despite big ambitions for their son Jake, a bright and precocious four-year-old who happens to prefer Cinderella to GI Joe, Alex and Greg are unable to afford his private tuition. The director of Jake’s preschool, encourages them to accentuate Jake’s ‘gender variant’ expression to help him stand out and try and get a scholarship. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE I SEE YOU (US) Horror. Prod co: Zodiak Features. Dir: Adam Randall. Prods: Matt Waldeck. Scr: Devon Graye. Cast: Helen Hunt. Pre-production. POSSUM (UK) Horror. Prod co: The Fyzz Facility. Dir: Matthew Holness. Prods: James Harris, Mark Lane, Robert Jones. Scr: Matthew Holness. Cast: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong. Screening on promo reel. STEEL COUNTRY (US) Thriller. Prod co: Bedlam Productions. Dir: Simon Fellows. Prods: Gareth Ellis-Unwin. Scr: Brendan Higgins. Cast: Andrew Scott, Bronagh Waugh, Denise Gough. Screening on promo reel. STRANGE BUT TRUE (Canada) Thriller. Prod cos: Automatik Entertainment, First Generation Films. Dir: Rowan Athale. Prods: Fred Berger, Christina Piovesan. Scr: Eric Garcia. Cast: Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Greg Kinnear. English. Post-production. LIBRARY Fifty titles.
BE FOR FILMS Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: cc/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Executives attending: CEO and head of sales Pamela Leu 28 Avenuenue des Villas, Brussels, 1060, Belgium Tel: (33) 6 14 34 37 55 E-mail: pamela@beforfilms.com Web: www.beforfilms.com MARKET DEBUTS END OF SUMMER (China) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Each Other Films. Dir: Quan Zhou. Prods: Jacqueline W Liu, Terence Chang, Ching-Song Liao, Yuyu Yang. Cast: Songwen Zhang, Zhuo Tan, Pao-Ming Ku. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. A fifth grader with a controlling father, bonds with his grandpa, who starts to secretly train him for the soccer team trials.
NORTHERN WIND (VENT DU NORD) (France, Tunisia, Belgium) Drama. 91mins. Prod cos: Barney Production, Propaganda Production, Helicotronc. Dir: Walid Mattar. Prods: Said Hamich, Imed Marzouk, Anthony Rey. Cast: Philippe Rebbot, Mohamed Amine Hamzaoui, Kacey Mottet Klein. French and Arabic with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. Herve’s factory has been relocated to Tunis, where Foued goes about his job. Herve and Foued’s destinies mirror and echo one another. ON THE SLY (LA SURFACE DE REPARATION) (France) Drama. 94mins. Prod co: Les Films de Pierre. Dir: Christophe Regin. Prods: Marie-Ange Luciani. Scr: Christophe Regin. Cast: Franck Gastambide, Alice Isaaz, Hippolyte Girardot. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. The life of Franck, a football club flunky, changes when he crosses paths with Salome, ex-mistress of one of the players, and Djibril, an ageing football hero. SIMON & THEODORE (France) Drama. 91mins. Prod co: Mona Films. Dir: Mikael Buch. Prods: Geraldine Michelot. Cast: Felix Moati, Nils Othenin Girard, Melanie Bernier. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Simon, an emotionally wounded soon-to-be father, meets Theodore, a teenager who’s never known his own. These two will share a touching existential journey. UNE PART D’OMBRE (Belgium) Drama. 95mins. Prod co: Eklektik Productions. Dir: Samuel Tilman. Prods: Marie Besson. Scr: Samuel Tilman. Cast: Fabrizio Rongione, Natacha Regnier, Baptiste Lalieu. French with English subtitles. Post-production. When David is questioned during a murder investigation, it reveals all is not what it seems behind his respectable facade. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DIANE HAS THE RIGHT SHAPE (DIANE A LES EPAULES) (France) Drama. 86mins. Prod co: Petit Film. Dir: Fabien Gorgeart. Prods: Jean Des Forets. Scr: Fabien Gorgeart. Cast: Clotilde Hesme, Fabrizio Rongione, Thomas Suire. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. MONTPARNASSE BIENVENUE (JEUNE FEMME) (France) Drama. 97mins. Prod co: Blue Monday Production. Dir: Leonor Serraille. Prods: Sandra Da Fonseca. Scr: Leonor Serraille. Cast: Laetitia Dosch, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Gregoire Monsaingeon. French with English subtitles. Completed. THE ORDER OF THINGS (L’ORDINE DELLE COSE) (Italy, France) Drama. 110mins. Prod cos: Jolefilm, Mact Productions. Dir: Andrea Segre. Prods: Francesco Bonsembiante, Antoine de ClermontTonnerre. Scr: Andrea Segre, Marco Pettenello. Cast: Paolo Pierobon, Giuseppe Battiston, Valentina Carnelutti. Italian and English with English subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY Thirty recent titles. »
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BETA CINEMA Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o German Films, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Tel: mobile (49) 176 1031 2646 Executives attending: managing director Dirk Schurhoff, executive vice president of acquisitions, sales and marketing Thorsten Ritter, sales and acquisitions Tassilo Hallbauer Grunwalder Weg 28d, Oberhaching, 82041, Germany Tel: (49) 89 673 469 828 E-mail: beta@betacinema.com Web: www.betacinema.com MARKET DEBUTS CANDELARIA (Colombia, Germany, Norway, Argentina, Cuba) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Antorcha Films, Razor Film Produktion. Dir: Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza. Prods: Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza. Scr: Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza, Maria Camila Arias. Cast: Veronica Lynn, Alden Knight, Philipp Hochmair. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Cuba, 1990s: the country is drowning in hunger, cigars and rum. In this grim landscape, the lives of Candelaria and Victor Hugo, a couple who stayed together out of inertia, take a surprising turn the day Candelaria finds a video camera. THE GARDEN (Germany) Drama. 97mins. Prod co: Walker + Worm Film & Co. Dir: Sonja Maria Kroner. Prods: Philipp Worm, Tobias Walker. Scr: Sonja Maria Kroner. Cast: Thomas Loibl, Laura Tonke, Ursula Werner. German with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. The height of summer, 1976: the passing of their overbearing matriarch Sophie reveals fine cracks in the family’s relationships. While the adults argue about the sale of the property, the children are free to roam the garden and the neighbourhood. Suddenly the news of the disappearance of a little girl disrupts the summer idyll. ICEMAN (Italy, Austria) Drama, adventure. 97mins. Prod cos: Echo Film, Lucky Bird Pictures, Amour Fou. Dir: Felix Randau. Prods: Jan Kruger. Scr: Felix Randau. Cast: Jurgen Vogel, Andre M Hennicke, Sabin Tambrea. Completed. First market screening. They found a man but not his story. SOLDIERS. A STORY FROM FERENTARI (Romania, Serbia, Belgium) Drama. 119mins. Prod co: Hi Film Productions. Dir: Ivana Mladenovic. Prods: Ada Solomon. Scr: Adrian Schiop, Ivana Mladenovic. Cast: Adrian Schiop, Vasile Pavel, Digudai. Romanian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. A modern ‘Romeo & Juliet’ set on the outskirts of Bucharest. WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY (Norway, Germany, Sweden, India) Drama. 100mins. Prod cos: Mer Film, Rohfilmfactory, Zentropa International Sweden. Dir: Iram Haq. Prods: Maria Ekerhovd. Scr: Iram Haq. Cast: Stella Casting, Casting Bay. Norwegian and Urdu
with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. An emotional and topical story about love, social control and a young girl finding her own way between Norway and Pakistan. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALI’S WEDDING (Australia) Drama. 110mins. Prod co: Matchbox Pictures. Dir: Jeffrey Walker. Prods: Sheila Jayadev, Helen Panckhurst. Scr: Andrew Knight, Osamah Sami. Cast: Osamah Sami, Don Hany, Helana Sawires. English, Farsi and Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. ANA, MON AMOUR (Romania) Drama. 127mins. Prod cos: Parada Film, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Sophie Dulac Productions. Dir: Calin Peter Netzer. Prods: Calin Peter Netzer, Oana Iancu. Scr: Adrian Schiop, Ivana Mladenovic. Cast: Adrian Schiop, Vasile Pavel, Digudai. Romanian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. THE INVISIBLES (Germany) Historical, drama. 110mins. Prod cos: Look! Filmproduktion, Cine Plus Filmproduktion. Dir: Claus Rafle. Prods: Claus Rafle, Frank Evers. Scr: Claus Rafle, Alejandra Lopez. Cast: Max Mauff, Alice Dwyer, Ruby O Fee. German with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. LIBRARY One of the biggest film libraries in Europe.
BLEIBERG ENTERTAINMENT Executives attending: producer and CEO Ehud Bleiberg, president of acquisitions and productions Nick Donnermeyer, executive vice president of operations Melanie Kollar, sales coordinator Nicholas Bennett 225 South Clark Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US Tel: (1) 310 273 1039 E-mail: sales@bleibergent.com Web: www.bleibergent.com MARKET DEBUTS THE COUSIN (Israel) Drama. 93mins. Prod co: Bleiberg Entertainment. Dir: Tzahi Grad. Prods: Ehud Bleiberg, Tzahi Grad. Scr: Tzahi Grad. Cast: Tzahi Grad, Ala Dakka, Osnat Fishman. Hebrew with English subtitles. Completed. A tale of human conflict and the wider implications of such battles. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BLACKMARK (US) Action/adventure. 90mins. Prod co: Section 3 Films. Dir: AJ Martinson III. Prods: Gabrielle Magpantay. Scr: AJ Martinson III. Cast: Jeff Hatch, Kaiwi Lyman, Corey MacIntosh. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. BURNING SHADOW (US) Thriller. Prod co: Tempe Productions. Dir: Alexandre Nahon. Prods: Ehud Bleiberg, Nicholas Donnermeyer. Scr: Alexandre Nahon, Brian Swinehart. Cast: Roxane Mesquida, Roger Guenveur Smith,
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Julie Delpy. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. THE DEBT COLLECTOR (US) Action/adventure. Prod co: Compound B. Dir: Jesse V Johnson. Prods: Ehud Bleiberg, Deborah Del Prete. Scr: Jesse V Johnson. Cast: Scott Adkins, Louis Mandylor. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. IN FULL BLOOM (US) Thriller. 90mins. Prod cos: Bleiberg Entertainment, Phantom House, Cinesia. Dir: Adam VillaSenor, Reza Ghassemi. Prods: Ehud Bleiberg, Nicholas Donnermeyer, Jacob Stein. Scr: Adam VillaSenor, Reza Ghassemi. Cast: Tyler Wood, Yusuke Ogasawara. Post-production. LIBRARY Titles include: The Big Take; Madtown; Brooklyn Guns; Queen Of Spades; Past Life; Coming Through The Rye.
BREAKING GLASS PICTURES Also buying worldwide rights Tel: mobile (1) 215 459 2135 Executives attending: president and CEO Richard Wolff, co-president Richard Ross, senior vice president of distribution and sales Mike Repsch, COO Susan Helfrich 133 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, US Tel: (1) 267 324 3934 Fax: (1) 267 687 7533 E-mail: rich@bgpics.com Web: www.bgpics.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE INHERITANCE (US) Romantic drama. 75mins. Prod co: This Is Just A Test Productions. Dir: Laura E Davis, Jessica Kaye. Prods: Aengus James, Mark Webber, Beatrice von Schwerin. Scr: Laura E Davis, Jessica Kaye. Cast: Jessica Kaye, Mark Webber. $100,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. JUSTICE SERVED (US) Thriller. 110mins. Prod co: Three Day Weekend. Dir: Marvin Young. Prods: Marvin Young. Scr: Marvin Young. Cast: Lochlyn Munro, Lance Henriksen, Gail O’Grady. $100,000. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. LAZY EYE (US) Romantic drama. 94mins. Prod co: T42 Entertainment. Dir: Tim Kirkman. Prods: Tim Kirkman, Todd Shotz. Scr: Tim Kirkman. Cast: Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Aaron Costa Ganis, Michaela Watkins. $100,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. RETAKE (US) Romantic drama. 98mins. Prod co: Closing Time Productions. Dir: Nick Corporon. Prods: Collin Brazie, Sean Mandell, Nick Corporon. Scr: Collin Brazie, Justin Bailey, Collin Brazie. Cast: Tuc Watkins, Devon Graye, Derek Phillips. $100,000. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. WU: THE STORY OF THE WUTANG CLAN (US) Romantic drama. 90mins. Prod co: GeeBee Productions. Dir: Gerald Barclay. Prods: Gerald Barclay. Scr: Gerald Barclay. Cast: Method Man, RZA, Ol’Dirty Bastard.
$100,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 300 titles of all genres.
THE BUREAU SALES Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Executives attending: international sales manager Emmanuelle Le Courtois, international sales manager Kasia Karwan 29 rue Etienne Dolet, Paris, 75020, France Tel: (33) 1 40 33 33 87 E-mail: sales@lebureaufilms.com Web: www.lebureaufilms.com MARKET DEBUTS ONLY YOU (UK) Romantic drama. Prod co: The Bureau. Dir: Harry Wootliff. Prods: Tristan Goligher. Scr: Harry Wootliff. Cast: Laia Costa, Josh O’Connor. In production. Delivery date: 2018. The struggle to remain in love when life doesn’t give you everything you want. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DAPHNE (UK) Drama. 87mins. Prod co: The Bureau. Dir: Peter Mackie Burns. Prods: Valentina Brazzini, Tristan Goligher. Scr: Nico Mensinga. Cast: Emily Beecham, Geraldine James. Completed. LEAN ON PETE (UK) Drama. Prod co: The Bureau. Dir: Andrew Haigh. Prods: Tristan Goligher. Scr: Andrew Haigh. Cast: Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Chloe Sevigny. Completed. LIFE BEYOND ME (France) Drama. 95mins. Prod co: Le Bureau Films. Dir: Olivier Peyon. Prods: Bertrand Faivre. Scr: Olivier Peyon, Cecilia Rouaud. Cast: Isabelle Carre, Ramzy Bedia. French and Spanish with French and English subtitles. Completed. OUR WONDERFUL LIVES (France) Prod co: Le Bureau. Dir: Fabienne Godet. Prods: Bertrand Faivre. Scr: Fabienne Godet, Julie Moulier. Cast: Julie Moulier, Johan Libereau, Zoe Heran. French. Postproduction. Delivery date: winter 2017. LIBRARY More than 600 titles including Celluloid Dreams’ and Rezo’s library from prestigious directors.
C INTERNATIONAL SALES Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Executives attending: director of international sales and acquisitions Marina Fuentes, director of international operations Deborah Sathe, vice president of international development Tessa Inkellar 41 Corsham Street, London, N1 6DR, UK Tel: (44) 7874 381 033 E-mail: camille.cheneval@cintsales.com Web: www.cinestaanfilmcompany.com MARKET DEBUTS EVEN WHEN I FALL (UK) Documentary. 98mins. Prod co: PostCode Films. Dir: Sky Neal, Kate
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McLarnon. Prods: Elhum Shakerifar. Nepalese and English. Completed. The story of two trafficking survivors who reclaim skills that once came at a high cost: they were slaves in Indian circuses — sold as children. THE HUNGRY (India, UK) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Microwave International (India). Dir: Bornila Chatterjee. Prods: Kurban Kassam, Tanaji Dasgupta. Scr: Bornila Chatterjee, Kurban Kassam, Tanaji Dasgupta. Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Tisca Chopra, Neeraj Kab. Hindi and English with English subtitles. Completed. Follows a widow and bride-to-be who comes to her own wedding seeking revenge for the brutal murder of her first-born son. LAPACHHAPI (UK) Horror. 98mins. Dir: Vishal Furia. Prods: Jitendra Patil. Cast: Pooja Sawant, Usha Naik, Vikram Gaikwad. Hindi with English subtitles. Completed. Neha is eight months pregnant when she and her husband seek shelter in a house hidden inside a sugarcane field.
CALIFORNIA PICTURES Also buying all rights worldwide Tel: mobile (1) 323 891 4269 Executives attending: senior vice president of distribution Monique R Nayard, president Steven Istock 5555 Melrose Avenue, Dreier Building 204, Hollywood, CA 90038, US Tel: (1) 323 956 2014 E-mail: monique@californiapcturesinc.com Web: www.californiapicturesinc.com MARKET DEBUTS CHILDREN OF GENGHIS (Mongolia) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Mongus Film. Dir: Dorj Zolbaya. Prods: Nimi Lkhavga. Scr: Dorj Zolbaya, Buyantsogt Ganbold. Cast: Brittany Belt, Ankhnyam Ragchaa, Batmend Baast. Mongolian with English subtitles. $1.1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. The Mongolian people have a long-lived tradition of horse racing. However, uniquely, it is the children who run the races in order to bring honour and respect to their families OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CROSSED LINES (US) Action/adventure. 90mins. Prod co: Pod Intermedia. Dir: Courtney G Jones. Prods: Matt Berlin, Andrew P Aguilar. Scr: Courtney G Jones. Cast: Michelle Waterson, Rick Gomez, Theresa June-Tao. $1.1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. STAR RAIDERS: THE ADVENTURES OF SABER RAINE (US) Sci-fi. 90mins. Prod co: Fusion Factory Films. Dir: Mark Steven Grove. Prods: Adam Lipisus, Mark Steven Grove. Scr: Mark Steven Grove. Cast: Casper Van Dien, Cynthia Rothrock, James Lew. $1.1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. TEENAGE LOVE BOMB (Denmark) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Burning Films. Dir: Mads Erichsen. Prods: Mads Erichsen. Scr: Jacob Thomas Pilgarrd, Mads Erichsen. Cast: Nikolaj
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Petersen, Maria Petersen, Elias Munk. Danish with English subtitles. $1.3m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE WITCHING (US) Horror. 90mins. Prod co: Ruthless Studios. Dir: Corey Norman. Prods: Corey Norman. Scr: Michelle Davidson. Cast: Jessica Bedell, Ian Carlsen, Joanna Clarke. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
CAPSTONE GROUP Executives attending: president and CEO Christian Mercuri E-mail christian.mercuri@gmail.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE PAPILLON (US) Drama. Dir: Michael Noer. Prods: Ram Bergman, Roger Corbi, David Koplan, Joey McFarland. Scr: Aaron Guzikowski. Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek. Completed. First market screening.
CARDINAL XD Executives attending: CEO Jeff Goldman, director of sales Sophie Tilson 10061 Riverside Dr, #88, Burbank, CA 91602, US Tel: (1) 424 281 0341 E-mail: sophie@cardinalxd.com Web: www.cardinalxd.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AN ACT OF WAR Action/adventure. Completed. ARCADIA Sci-fi. Completed. DANCIN’: IT’S ON! Family. Completed. INTERROGATION Thriller. Cast: Tom Arnold. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Dark House; Days Of Power; Dwelling; Escape From Ensenada; Frank Phoenix; Galapagos Evolution; Project: Puppies For Christmas; Reincarnation; Rescue Dogs; The Atoning.
CARNABY INTERNATIONAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION 20 Orange Street, London, WC2H 7EF, UK Tel: (44) 20 7434 0185 E-mail: evelyn@carnabyinternational.com Web: www.carnabysales.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A MATTER OF HONOR Thriller. Prod co: Das Films. Dir: Jon Cassar. Prods: Steve Shapiro, Sririam Das. Pre-production. GUN SHY (AKA SALTY) (UK) Comedy. 100mins. Prod co: Salty Films. Dir: Simon West. Prods: Simon West, Jib Polhemus, Harry Stourton. Cast: Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Cura. Completed. Delivery date: autumn 2017. INTERLUDE IN PRAGUE (UK) Period drama. 103mins. Prod co: Longford Film Production. Dir: John Stephenson. Prods: Geoff Austin, Helen Clare Cromarty, Piers Hampton. Scr: Brian Ashby. Cast: Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
PUGWASH (UK) Action/adventure. Dir: John Hay. Prods: Elliot Jenkins. Scr: John Hay. Cast: Nick Frost. Pre-production.
CELLULOID DREAMS Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #1404 Tel: (1) 416 343 1234 x 1404 Executives attending: president Hengameh Panahi, head of sales Frederique Rouault, vice president Charlotte Mickie 2 rue Turgot, Paris, 75009, France E-mail: info@celluloid-dreams.com Web: www.celluloid-dreams.com MARKET DEBUTS 1% (Australia) Thriller. 92mins. Prod co: See Pictures. Dir: Stephen McCallum. Prods: Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin. Scr: Matt Nable. Cast: Ryan Corr, Abbey Lee, Matt Nable. Completed. First market screening. When the vice president of an outlaw motorcycle gang has to betray his president to save his brother, it results in civil war. NICO, 1988 (Italy) Drama. 92mins. Prod co: Vivo Film. Dir: Susanna Nicchiarelli. Prods: Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Joseph Rouschop, Valerie Bournonville. Scr: Susanna Nicchiarelli. Cast: Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca. English. Completed. First market screening. A road movie dedicated to the last years of Christa Paffgen, known by her stage name ‘Nico’. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CUSTODY (France) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: KG Productions. Dir: Xavier Legrand. Prods: Alexandre Gavras. Scr: Xavier Legrand. Cast: Denis Menochet, Lea Drucker, Thomas Gioria. French. Completed. First market screening. EMMA (Italy) Romantic comedy. 116mins. Prod co: Lumiere & Co. Dir: Silvio Soldini. Prods: Lionello Cerri. Scr: Davide Lantieri, Doriana Leondeff, Silvio Soldini. Cast: Valeria Golino, Adriano Giannini. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on promo reel. LEAN ON PETE (UK) Drama. Prod co: The Bureau. Dir: Andrew Haigh. Prods: Tristan Goligher. Scr: Andrew Haigh, Willy Vlautin. Cast: Chloe Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Charlie Plummer. Completed. First market screening. MUTAFUKAZ (France) Animation. 90mins. Prod co: Ankama. Dir: Run, Shojiro Nishimi. Prods: Anthony Roux. Scr: Run. Cast: Orelsan, Gringe. French with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on promo reel. OUTRAGE CODA (Japan) Action/adventure. 104mins. Prod cos: Bandai Visual, TV Tokyo, warner Bros Pictures Japan, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Office Kitano Production. Dir: Takeshi Kitano. Scr: Takeshi
Kitano. Cast: Beat Takeshi, Toshiyuki Nishida. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on promo reel. RAVENS (Sweden) Drama. 110mins. Prod cos: Film and Art Affairs, Right 2 Screen. Dir: Jens Assur. Prods: Jan Marnell, Tom Persson, Jens Assur. Scr: Jens Assur. Cast: Reine Brynolfsson, Maria Heiskanen, Jacob Nordstrom. Swedish with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. THE SOWER (France) Drama. 98mins. Prod co: Les Films du Worso. Dir: Marine Francen. Prods: Sylvie Pialat, Benoit Quainon. Scr: Marine Francen, Jaqueline Surchat, Jacques Fieschi. Cast: Pauline Burlet, Geraldine Pailhas, Alban Lenoir. French with English subtitles. Completed. VALLEY OF SHADOWS (Norway) Drama. 91mins. Prod co: Film Farm. Dir: Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen. Prods: Alan R Milligan. Scr: Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen, Clement Tuffeau. Cast: Adam Ekely, Katherine Fagerland. Norwegian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. LIBRARY More than 300 titles.
CERCAMON Also buying worldwide rights Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Tel: mobile (33) 6 21 71 39 11 Executives attending: partner and acquisitions Sebastien Chesneau Majara 1, #903 Dubai Marina, Po Box 113 222, UAE Tel: (971) 566 063 824 E-mail: hello@cercamon.biz Web: www.cercamon.biz MARKET DEBUTS THE SEEN AND UNSEEN (Indonesia) Drama. 83mins. Prod co: Treewater Productions. Prods: Gita Fara, Ifa Isfansyah. Scr: Kamila Andini. Cast: Thaly Titi Kasih, Gus Sena, Ayu Laksmi. Balinese and Indonesian with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A 10-year-old girl retreats to a fantastical, evocative dream space to deal with the impending loss of her twin brother.
CINEMANIA MEDIA PARTNERS Also buying Executives attending: president and CEO Ken Nakamura 14 Corby Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4E 1V1, Canada Tel: (1) 647 409 7541 E-mail: nakamuraadvantage@hotmail.com MARKET DEBUTS DRAGON IN THE DARK (Canada, Belgium, China) Action/ adventure. Dir: Kaare Andrews. Prods: Ken Nakamura. Scr: Matt Mistele, Geoffrey Gunn. English. $40m. Pre-production. Delivery date: early 2019. When a rogue terrorist decides to create a lethal version of an aesthetic from a nonlethal bioweapon, CSIS agent Martina is put on the case.
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CITE FILMS Tel: mobile (33) 6 73 68 26 16 Executives attending: president Raphael Berdugo 56 rue Perronet, Neuilly sur Seine, 92200, France Tel: (33) 1 82 64 52 98 Fax: (33) 1 46 40 02 05 E-mail: contact@citefilms.com Web: www.citefilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE FAITH CONNECTIONS (France, India) Documentary. 114mins. Prod cos: Jungle Book Entertainment, Cite Films, Virginie Films. Dir: Pan Nalin. Prods: Gaurav Dhingra, Raphael Berdugo, Virginie Lacombe. Scr: Pan Nalin. Hindi with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. HONEY (MIELE) (Italy) Drama. 96mins. Prod cos: Buena Onda, Les Films Des Tournelles, Cite Films. Dir: Valeria Golino. Prods: Viola Prestieri, Riccardo Scamarcio, Anne Dominisue Toussaint, Raphael Berdugo. Scr: Valeria Golino, Francesca Marciano, Valia Santella. Cast: Jasmine Tinca, Carlo Cecchi, Vinicio Marchioni. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. TOUR DE FRANCE (France) Road movie. 95mins. Prod cos: Films des Tournelles, Mars Films, Cite Films. Dir: Rachid Djaidani. Prods: Anne Dominique Toussaint. Scr: Rachid Djaidani. Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Sadek, Louise Grinberg. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE WINTER (EL INVIERNO) (Argentina, France) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Wanka Cine, Ajimolido Films, Tronco, Cite Films, Orange Studio. Dir: Emiliano Torres. Prods: Ezequiel Borovinsky, Alejandro Israel, Raphael Berdugo. Scr: Emiliano Torres, Marcelo Chaparro. Cast: Alejandro Sieveking, Christian Salguiero, Adrian Fondari. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
COHEN MEDIA GROUP/COHEN FILM COLLECTION Also all buying rights worldwide Executives attending: executive vice president Gary Rubin, executive vice president John Kochman 750 North San Vicente, #1600, West Hollywood, CA 90069, US Tel: (1) 310 360 6403 E-mail: lmackiewicz@cohenmedia.net Web: www.cohenfilmcollection.net OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE FACES PLACES (VISAGES VILLAGES) (France) Documentary. 89mins. Dir: Agnes Varda, JR. Prods: Rosalie Varda. Scr: Agnes Varda, JR. Cast: Agnes Varda, JR. French with English subtitles. Completed. RED TREES (UK) Documentary. 87mins. Dir: Marina Willer. Prods: Charles S Cohen, Marcelo Willer, Katya Krausova. Scr: Marina Willer, Brian Eley, Leena Teelen. Cast: Alfred
Willer, Tim Pigott-Smith, Marina Willer. Completed.
CONTENT/KEW MEDIA Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Executives attending: president of film Jamie Carmichael, executive vice president of sales and distribution Jonathan Ford, head of international marketing Judith Baugin 19 Heddon Street, London, W1B 4BG, UK Web: www.contentmediacorp.com MARKET DEBUTS 2067 (Australia) Sci-fi. Dir: Seth Larney. Prods: Lisa Shaunessy, Kate Croser, Phyllis Laing. Scr: Seth Larney. Pre-production. BEES MAKE HONEY (UK) Comedy. 88mins. Dir: Jack Eve. Prods: Jack Eve, AJ Riach. Cast: Alice Eve, Hermione Corfield, Wilf Scolding. Completed. A stylish 1930s British murder mystery set during a raucous party in a stately manor home with language that is a throwback to period rhythms but with a modern, ironic twist. NO STONE UNTURNED (UK, US) Documentary. Prod cos: Fine Point, Jigsaw Productions. Dir: Alex Gibney. Prods: Trevor Birney, Alex Gibney. Completed. SHRIVER (US) Comedy. Dir: Michael Maren. Prods: Josh Kesselman, Alfred Sapse. Cast: Thomas Hayden Church, Toni Collette, Giancarlo Esposito. Pre-production. TEDDY PENDERGRASS: THE BLACK ELVIS (UK) Documentary. Dir: Olivia Lichtenstein. Prods: Piers Tempest, Ian Flooks, Olivia Lichtenstein. In production. Captures Pendergrass’ rise to fame against the backdrop of the American civil rights movement and his victorious comeback after his life-changing accident, with rarely seen archive footage and a soul soundtrack. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AN ACTOR PREPARES (US) Comedy. Dir: Steve Clark. Prods: David M Rosenthal, Tom Lassally, Will Rowbotham, Tom Butterfield. Scr: Steve Clark, Thomas Moffett. Cast: Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, Mamie Gummer. Post-production. MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS (UK) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Nevision Studios One. Dir: Michael Roberts. Prods: Neil Zeiger, Gillian Mosely, Bronwyn Cosgrave. Cast: Manolo Blahnik, Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley. Completed. ORIGIN UNKNOWN (UK) Sci-fi. Dir: Hasraf ‘Haz’ Dulull. Prods: Anis Shlewet, James T Ryan. Cast: Katee Sackhoff. Post-production. THE VAULT (US) Thriller. 90mins. Dir: Dan Bush. Prods: Tom Butterfield, Luke Daniels, Alan Pao. Cast: Taryn Manning, Francesca Eastwood, James Franco. Completed.
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LIBRARY Titles include: Higher Power; Pistorius; The Worker; Callas And Onassis.
COVERT MEDIA Stand/room number: Le Germain Hotel, #710 Executives attending: president Paul Hanson, senior vice president of international Jim Harvey, director of international sales Paul Jun 9350 Wilshire Boulevard, #400, Los Angeles, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 213 618 3750 E-mail: sales@covert-media.com Web: www.covert-media.com MARKET DEBUTS THE SECRET (US) Drama. Prod cos: Covert Media, Illumination Productions. Dir: Andy Tennant. Prods: Rhonda Byrne, Robert W Cort. Scr: Bekah Brunstetter. Cast: Katie Holmes. Pre-production. A hard-working young widow with three children hires a handyman who grows closer to the family and carries a secret connection to her past. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE SPACEWALK (Russia) Action/adventure. 140mins. Prod co: Bazelevs Production. Dir: Dmitriy Kiselev. Prods: Sergey Ageev, Timur Bekmambetov, Evgeniy Mironov. Scr: Sergey Kaluzhanov, Yuriy Korotkov, Oleg Pogodin. Cast: Evgeniy Mironov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Aleksandr Ilin. Russian with English subtitles. Completed.
CURB ENTERTAINMENT Executives attending: president Carole Curb, worldwide servicing coordinator Eddie Francis 3907 W Alameda Avenue, Burbank, CA 91505, US Tel: (1) 818 843 8580 Fax: (1) 818 566 1719 Web: www.curbentertainment.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CAGED NO MORE (US) Thriller. 99mins. Dir: Lisa Arnold. Prods: Lisa Arnold. Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Loretta Devine, Cassidy Gifford. Completed. CHASING GRACE (US) Drama. 96mins. Dir: David Temple. Prods: David Temple, Brandon Riley, Trey Ore. Scr: David Temple. Cast: Michael Joiner, Ashlee Payne, David Temple. Completed. THE LOOKING GLASS (US) Drama. 110mins. Dir: John D Hancock. Prods: Kelly Daisy. Scr: Dorothy Tristan. Cast: Dorothy Tristan, Grace Tarnow. Completed. LIBRARY One hundred family and thriller titles.
DARCLIGHT Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Tel: (1) 416 343 1234 Executives attending: executive vice president of sales and acquisitions Ruzanna Kegeyan
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DISRUPTING INFLUENCE Executives attending: co-founders Glenn Kendrick Ackermann, Jason Piette 10720 McCune Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90034, US Tel: (1) 310 404 8684 Web: www.disruptinginfluence.com
DISTANT HORIZON Also buying all rights for Africa and Indian Ocean islands Tel: mobile (1) 310 455 0759 Executives attending: producer Anant Singh 28 Vernon Drive, Stanmore, Middlesex, London, HAT7 2BT, UK Tel: (44) 20 8861 5500 Fax: (44) 20 8861 4411 E-mail: london@distant-horizon.com Web: www.distant-horizon.com MARKET DEBUTS THE NUMBER (South Africa) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Born Free Media, Videovision Entertainment, Distant Horizon, KwaZuluNatal Film Commission of South Africa, National Film And Video Foundation of South Africa, Department of Trade and Industry of South Africa, World Cinema Fund, Gebrueber Beetz Filmproduktion, Tiktak Productions, Agenc Film Reunion, Gauteng Film Commission. Dir: Khalo Matabane. Prods: Carolyn Carew, Khalo Matabane. Scr: Paul Ian Johnson. Cast: Mothusi Magano, Kevin Smith, Presley Chweneyagae. English, Isizulu, Sesotho, Setswana and Afrikaans with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. The story of a man who finds his humanity — from being a hardened prisoner to turning his back on the criminal way of life; finally choosing his family and building a relationship with his son. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE SERPENT (South Africa) Thriller. 95mins. Prod cos: Videovision Entertainment, Enigma Pictures, Ep7 Coiled. Dir: Amanda Evans. Prods: Anant Singh, Greig Buckle, Amanda Evans. Scr: Amanda Evans. Cast: Sarah Dumont, Tom Ainsley. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
LA DISTRIBUTRICE DE FILMS Executives attending: distributor and sales agent Serge Abiaad 4760 A rue Parthenais, Montreal, Quebec, H2H 2G7, Canada Tel: (1) 514 577 9389 E-mail: serge@ladistributrice.ca Web: www.ladistributrice.ca OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A SKIN SO SOFT (TA PEAU SI LISSE) (Canada) Documentary. 94mins. Prod cos: 93386233, Art et Essai, Close Up Films, The Addiction. Dir: Denis Cote. Prods: Jeanne-
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DOC & FILM INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Executives attending: CEO Daniela Elstner, sales and festival manager Hannah Horner, sales and acquisitions manager Emmanuel Pisarra 13 rue Portefoin, Paris, 75003, France Tel: (33) 1 42 77 56 87 Fax: (33) 1 42 77 36 56 E-mail: sales@docandfilm.com Web: www.docandfilm.com MARKET DEBUTS RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA (US, Japan) Documentary. 99mins. Prod cos: SKMTDOC, Cineric, Borderland Media. Dir: Stephen Nomura Schible. English and Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. An intimate portrait of the artist and the man. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CATCH THE WIND (France) Drama. 103mins. Prod co: TS Productions. Dir: Gael Morel. Prods: Anthony Doncque, Milena Poylo, Gilles Sacuto. Scr: Gael Morel, Rachid O. Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire, Lubna Azabal, Ilian Bergala. French with English subtitles. Completed. EX LIBRIS — THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY (US) Documentary. 197mins. Prod co: Zipporah Films. Dir: Frederick Wiseman. Prods: Frederick Wiseman. Scr: Frederick Wiseman. Completed. LOLA PATER (France, Belgium) Drama, comedy. 95mins. Prod cos: Blue Monday Productions, Versus Production. Dir: Nadir Mokneche. Prods: Bertrand Gore, Nathalie Mesuret. Scr: Nadir Mokneche. Cast: Fanny Ardant, Tewfik Jallab, Nadia Kaci. French with English subtitles. Completed. VOLUBILIS (Morocco, France, Qatar) Drama. 106mins. Prod cos: Barney Productions, Mont Fleuri Production, Shadi Films. Dir: Faouzi Bensaidi. Prods: Said Hamich. Scr: Faouzi Bensaidi. Cast: Mouhcine Malzi, Nadia Kounda, Abdelhadi Talbi. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed.
DOGWOOF Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor, Festival Room Tel: mobile (44) 7506 104 903 Executives attending: head of sales Ana Vicente, CEO Anna Godas 19-23 Ironmonger Row, London, EC1V 3QN, UK Tel: (44) 20 7253 6244 E-mail: global@dogwoof.com Web: www.dogwoofglobal.com
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MARKET DEBUTS ANTONIO LOPEZ 1970: SEX, FASHION & DISCO (US) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Summitridge Pictures. Dir: James Crump. Prods: James Crump. Cast: Antonio Lopez, Jessica Lange, Jerry Hall. Completed. Delivery date: October 2017. An intimate portrait of Antonio Lopez, the most influential fashion illustrator of 1970s Paris and New York, and his colourful and sometimes outrageous milieu. HALSTON (US) Documentary. 90mins. Dir: Frederic Tcheng. Prods: Frederic Tcheng. Cast: Halston. In production. Captures the epic sweep of the designer’s life and the decades he literally and figuratively shaped. THE ICE KING (UK) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: New Black Films. Dir: James Erskine. Prods: Victoria Gregory, James Erskine. Cast: John Curry. Post-production. John Curry transformed a dated sport into an art form. Coming out on the night of his 1976 Olympic win, he became the first openly gay Olympian at a time when homosexuality was not even fully legal. LOTS OF KIDS, A MONKEY AND A CASTLE (Spain) Documentary. 88mins. Prod co: Gustavo Salmeron Production Company. Dir: Gustavo Salmeron. Prods: Gustavo Salmeron. Scr: Gustavo Salmeron, Raul de Torres, Beatriz Montanez. Cast: Garcia Cabanes, Salmeron Family. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. The story of Julita, a matriarch whose three childhood wishes have been granted: lots of kids, a monkey and a Spanish castle. THAT SUMMER (US, Sweden) Documentary. 80mins. Prod cos: Final Cut for Real, Louverture Films, Story AB. Dir: Goran Hugo Olsson. Prods: Joslyn Barnes, Nejma Beard, Tobias Janson, Signe Byrge. Cast: Paul Morrissey, Peter Beard, William Vanden Heuvel. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Explores the film-makers relatives: The Beales Of Grey Gardens. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE HAVE YOU SEEN THE LISTERS (Australia) Documentary. 86mins. Prod co: Carver Films. Dir: Eddie Martin. Prods: Sarah Shaw, Eddie Martin. Cast: Anthony Lister. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. KUSAMA: LIFE IN POLKA DOTS (US) Documentary. 90mins. Prod cos: Goodmovies Entertainment, Submarine. Dir: Heather Lenz. Prods: Dan Braun, Karen Johnson, David Koh, Heather Lenz. Cast: Yayoi Kusama. English and Japanese with English subtitles. In production. MOUNTAIN (Australia) Documentary. 74mins. Prod co: Stranger Than Fiction Films. Dir: Jen Peedom. Prods: Jo-anne McGowan, Jen Peedom. Scr: Robert Macfarlane. Cast: Willem Dafoe. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THIS IS CONGO (Congo, US, Canada) Documentary.
91mins. Prod cos: Turbo, VisionFilm. Dir: Daniel McCabe. Prods: Geoff McLean, Alyse Ardell Spiegel, Daniel McCabe. Cast: Colonel Kasongo, Colonel Mamadou Ndala, Mama Romance. English, French, Swahili and Lingala with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. WESTWOOD (US) Documentary. Prod co: Finished Films. Dir: Lorna Tucker. Prods: Shirine Best, Ellie Emptage. Cast: Vivienne Westwood. In production. LIBRARY More than 90 theatrical documentaries from European and international directors.
EASTERNLIGHT Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Tel: (1) 416 343 1234 Executives attending: managing director Ying Ye 9107 Wilshire Boulevard, #600, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, US Tel: (1) 310 777 8855 Fax: (1) 310 777 8882 Web: www.arclightfilms.com
EDKO FILMS Also buying rights for Hong Kong Executives attending: senior manager of international sales and distribution Julian Chiu, general manager of sales and acquisitions Esther Yeung 1212, Tower II, Admirality Centre, 18 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2529 3898 Fax: (852) 2529 5277 E-mail: info@edkofilm.com.hk Web: www.cinema.com.hk MARKET DEBUTS THE POSTERIST (Hong Kong) Documentary. 71mins. Prod co: Hui’s Film Production Co. Dir: Hui See-Wai. Prods: Hui See-Wai. Scr: Hui See-Wai. Cast: Tai-Yung Yuen. Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A tribute to Hong Kong Film Awards Professional Achievement Award winner Yuen Tai-Yung, who painted some of the most iconic movie posters during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE HAVE A NICE DAY (China) Animation. 75mins. Prod cos: NeZha Bros Pictures, Lejoy Animation Studio. Dir: Jian Liu. Prods: Cheng Yang, Jian Liu. Scr: Jian Liu. Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE LIQUIDATOR (Hong Kong, China) Action. Prod cos: Edko Films, Shanghai Film Group Co, Horgos Orange Picture Media Co, Irresistible Films. Dir: Jizhou Xu. Prods: Bill Kong, Zhonglun Ren. Scr: Jizhou Xu. Cast: Chao Deng, Ethan Ruan, Karena Lam. Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Post-production. MONSTER HUNT 2 (Hong Kong, China) Fantasy, adventure. Prod co: Edko Films. Dir: Raman Hui. Prods: Bill Kong. Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-
wai, Boran Jing, Baihe Bai. Cantonese and Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. OUR SHINING DAYS (China) Drama. 103mins. Prod cos: BDI Films Inc, Edko Films, Qool Media. Dir: Ran Wang. Prods: Bill Kong, Yat Pat Ping, Chiu Wah Lee. Scr: Jingjing Bao. Cast: Lu Xu, Yuchang Peng. Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
ELECTRIC ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights worldwide Executives attending: head of international distribution Sonia Mehandjiyska, senior vice president of international distribution Nolan Pielak, head of domestic distribution Zac Reeder, vice president of development Ben Kim 962 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069, US Tel: (1) 323 817 1300 E-mail: sales@electricentertainment.com Web: www.electricentertainment.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AN ORDINARY MAN (US) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Enderby Entertainment. Dir: Brad Silberling. Prods: Ben Kingsley, Brad Silberling, Rick Dugdale. Scr: Brad Silberling. Cast: Ben Kingsley, Peter Serafinowicz, Hera Hilmar. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. BAD SAMARITAN (US) Thriller. 107mins. Prod co: Electric Entertainment. Dir: Dean Devlin. Prods: Dean Devlin, Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan. Scr: Brandon Boyce. Cast: David Tennant, Robert Sheehan. $12m. Completed. Screening.
ELLE DRIVER Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Le Germain Hotel Executives attending: managing director Adeline Fontan Tessaur, sales and acquisitions manager Alexis Reybet-Begat 66 Rue de Miromesnil, Paris, 75008, France Tel: (33) 1 56 43 48 70 E-mail: sales@elledriver.eu Web: www.elledriver.eu MARKET DEBUTS CANIBA (France) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Norte Productions. Dir: Verena Paravel. Prods: Valentina Novat, Verena Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor. Scr: Verena Paravel, Lucien CastaingTaylor. Japanese, French and English with English subtitles. Completed. Reflects on the discomforting significance of cannibalism in human existence through the prism of one Japanese man and his mysterious relationship with his brother. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CANNES, CINEMA OF LIBERTY (France) Documentary. Prod co: Ladybird Films. Dir: Jean-Pierre Devillers. Prods: Helene Badinter. French and English with English subtitles. Preproduction. Delivery date: mid 2018. »
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DAOUD’S WINTER (Iraq, Netherlands, France) Drama. Prod cos: OAK Motion Pictures, Alcatraz Films. Dir: Koutaiba Al-Janab. Scr: Koutaiba Al-Janab. Arabic. Pre-production. GIRLS OF THE SUN (France) Adventure. Prod co: Maneki Films. Dir: Eva Husson. Prods: Didar Domehri. Scr: Eva Husson. Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Julie Delpy. English, French and Kurdish with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: 2018. THE MAN WHO STOLE BANKSY (Italy) Documentary. Prod co: Sterven Pictures. Dir: Marco Proserpio. Prods: Marco Proserpio, Filippo Perfido. Cast: Iggy Pop. English. Post-production. Delivery date: early 2018. LIBRARY Titles include: La Paranza dei Bambini; Love Me Not; The Miseducation Of Cameron Post; Oh Lucy!; The Room.
EMBANKMENT FILMS Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Executives attending: partner Hugo Grumbar, partner Tim Haslam, head of sales Calum Gray, licensing and marketing executive Maite Villarino, head of acquisitions and distribution Max Pirkis Westbourne Studios, Unit 020, 242 Acklam Road, W10 5JJ, UK Tel: (44) 20 7183 4739 E-mail: info@embankmentfilms.com Web: www.embankmentfilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BREATH (Australia) Drama. 115mins. Prod co: Gran Via Productions. Dir: Simon Baker. Prods: Jamie Hilton, Mark Johnson. Scr: Gerard Lee, Simon Baker. Cast: Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki. Completed. Screening. BREATHE (UK) Romantic drama. 117mins. Prod co: The Imaginarium Studios. Dir: Andy Serkis. Prods: Jonathan Cavendish. Scr: William Nicholson. Cast: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy. Completed. Screening. DRIVEN (US) Drama. Prod cos: Tempo Productions, The Pimienta Film Company. Dir: Nick Hamm. Prods: Piers Tempest, Luillo Ruiz, Brad Feinstein. Scr: Colin Bateman. Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace, Timothy Olyphant. In production. Delivery date: 2018. GALVESTON (US) Thriller. Dir: Melanie Laurent. Prods: Tyler Davidson. Scr: Nic Pizzolatto. Cast: Ben Foster, Elle Fanning. Post-production. MCQUEEN (UK) Documentary. Prod co: Salon. Dir: Ian Bonhote. Prods: Nick Taussig, Paul Van Carter. Scr: Peter Ettedgui. In production. SUBMERGENCE (France, Spain, Germany) Romantic drama. 111mins. Prod co: Lila 9th Productions. Dir: Wim Wenders. Prods: Cameron Lamb. Scr: Erin Dignam,
J M Ledgard. Cast: Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy. English. Completed. Screening. SUMMERLAND (UK) Drama. Prod co: Flying Castles. Dir: Jessica Swale. Prods: Guy Heeley. Scr: Jessica Swale. Cast: Gemma Arterton. Pre-production. Delivery date: 2018. THE WIFE (UK, Sweden) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Meta Film. Dir: Bjorn Runge. Prods: Meta Louise Foldager, Rosalie Swedlin, Piers Tempest. Scr: Jane Anderson. Cast: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater. English. Completed. Screening.
EPIC PICTURES GROUP Also buying all rights worldwide Executives attending: CEO Patrick Ewald, co-founder Shaked Berenson 6725 Sunset Boulevard, #330, Hollywood, 90028, US Tel: (1) 323 207 4170 Fax: (1) 323 207 4199 E-mail: sales@epic-pictures.com Web: www.epic-pictures.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE LODGERS (Ireland) Horror. 93mins. Prod cos: Tailored Films, Epic Pictures Group. Dir: Brian O’Malley. Prods: Ruth Tracy, Julianne Ford. Scr: David Turpin. Cast: Bill Milner, Charlotte Vega, Eugene Simon. Completed. THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT (US) Action/adventure. Prod co: Epic Pictures Group. Dir: Robert Krzykowski. Prods: Patrick Ewald, Shaked Berenson, John Salyes, Lucky McKee. Scr: Robert Krzykowski. Cast: Sam Elliott, Adrian Turner, Ron Livingston. In production. RADIUS (Canada) Thriller. 91mins. Prod cos: Ema Films, Epic Pictures Group. Dir: Caroline Labreche, Steeve Leonard. Prods: AnneMarie Gelinas, Benoit Beaulieu, Jean Du Toit, Julianne Forde. Scr: Caroline Labreche, Steeve Leonard. Cast: Diego Klattenlloff, Charlotte Sullivan, Bradley Sawatzky. English. Completed.
EUROPACORP Also buying worldwide rights Executives attending: deputy CEO Edouard De Vesinne, chief sales officer Marie-Laure Montironi, senior vice president of international sales Andrei Von Kamarowsky, international sales manager Ludovica Stoppa, worldwide acquisitions Zachary Garrett 20 rue Ampere, Saint-Denis, 93200, France Tel: (33) 1 55 99 50 00 Web: www.europacorp.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE COEXIST (France) Comedy. 88mins. Prod co: EuropaCorp. Dir: Fabrice Eboue. Scr: Fabrice Eboue. Cast: Ramzy Bedia, Fabrice Eboue, Guillaume de Tonquedec. French with English subtitles. Postproduction. Delivery date: immediate. KURSK (Belgium, Luxembourg) Drama. Prod cos: Via Est, Belga Productions.
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Dir: Thomas Vinterberg. Scr: Robert Rodat. Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Colin Firth, Lea Seydoux. English. Postproduction. Delivery date: 2018. TAXI 5 (France) Action/adventure. Prod cos: T5 Production, ARP. Dir: Franck Gastambide. Scr: Franck Gastambide, Stephane Kazandjian, Luc Besson. Cast: Franck Gastambide, Malik Bentalha. French with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: early 2018. UNDERGROUND Thriller. Prod co: Europacorp. Dir: Pal Oie. Scr: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski. Cast: Peter Franzen, Carly Chaikin, Ben Kingsley. Pre-production. Delivery date: 2018. LIBRARY Titles include: Eva; I Feel Better; Carbon; Sparring.
EVOLUTIONARY FILMS Bridge House 101, 3 Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, London, E3 3DU, UK Tel: (44) 20 8215 3340 E-mail: info@evolutionaryfilms.com Web: www.evolutionaryfilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AUX (UK) Horror. 85mins. Prod co: Evolutionary Films. Dir: John Adams. Prods: Diane Shorthouse, John Adams. Scr: Pete Adams. Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Paul Reynolds, Tanya Franks. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LET ME GO (UK) Drama. 104mins. Prod co: In Trust Films. Dir: Polly Steele. Prods: Lizzie Pickering, David Broder, Rupert Labrum. Scr: Polly Steele. Cast: Juliet Stevenson, Lucy Boynton, Jodhi May. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LOOKING FOR LENNON (UK) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Get Back Films. Dir: Roger Appleton. Prods: Garry Popper. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Australia) Horror. 95mins. Prod cos: Bronte Pictures, Head Gear Films. Dir: Dee McLachlan. Prods: Tim Maddocks, Blake Northfield, Jim Robison. Scr: Eric C Nash, Rena Owen, Dee McLachlan. Cast: Goran D Kleut, Jake Ryan, Lisa Chappell. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
EYE INTERNATIONAL (EYE FILM INSTITUTE NETHERLANDS) Stand/room number: c/o European Film Promotion, Hyatt Regency, #25 Executives attending: head of EYE international Marten Rabarts PO Box 37767, Amsterdam, 1030BJ, Netherlands. Tel: (31) 20 758 2375 E-mail: international@eyefilm.nl Web: www.international.eyefilm.nl MARKET DEBUTS MESSI AND MAUD (Netherlands) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Smarthouse Films. Dir: Marleen Jonkman. Prods: Danielle Guirguis. Scr: Daan Gielis. Cast: Rifka Lodeizen, Guido Pollemans.
Dutch, Spanish and English with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. A film about the power of a woman who needs to get her life back on track while on a stunning road trip through Chile. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DISAPPEARANCE (Netherlands) Drama. 91mins. Prod co: The Film Kitchen. Dir: Boudewijn Koole. Prods: Ineke Kanters, Jan van der Zanden. Scr: Jolein Laarman. Cast: Rifka Lodeizen, Elsie de Brauw, Jakob Oftebro. Dutch, English and Norwegian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. TULIPANI (Netherlands) Romantic comedy. 90mins. Prod co: FATT Productions. Dir: Mike van Diem. Prods: Hans de Weers. Scr: Peter van Wijk. Cast: Giancarlo Gianninni, Lidia Viatale, Gijs Naber. Dutch, English and Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate.
FILM BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL Executives attending: Ellen Wander, Lori Mathison, Jordan Dykstra 1434 6th Street, #9, Santa Monica, CA 90401, US Tel: (1) 310 656 8680 Fax: (1) 310 656 8683 E-mail: contact@filmbridgeinternational.com Web: www.filmbridgeinternational.com MARKET DEBUTS WAITING FOR YOU Dir: Charles Garrad. Cast: Colin Morgan, Fanny Ardant. A young man travels to the south of France where he meets a mysterious woman who uncovers a family secret that has been hidden for decades. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE RADIANCE Dir: Patrick Lussier. SPINNING MAN Thriller. Dir: Simon Kaijser. Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Guy Pearce, Minnie Driver. Post-production.
FILM CLINIC Executives attending: CEO and director Mohamed Hefzy, manager and producer, Europe Daniel Ziskind 141 A Corniche el Nile, 9th Floor, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt Tel: (202) 252 680 50 Fax: (202) 252 680 14 E-mail: info@film-clinic.com Web: www.film-clinic.com MARKET DEBUTS DEJA (Egypt) Drama, comedy. Prod cos: Film Clinic, Arizona Films, Transit Films. Dir: Mohamed Diab. Prods: Mohamed Hefzy. Arabic with English subtitles. $1m. In development. Inspired by true stories of Palestinian prisoners who are serving long-term sentences in Israeli prisons and are smuggling sperm outside of jails to have children with their wives through artificial insemination.
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OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALI AND THE GOAT AND IBRAHIM (Egypt, France) Drama, comedy. 98mins. Prod cos: Film Clinic, Arizona Films, Transit Films. Dir: Sherif El Bendary. Prods: Mohamed Hefzy, Hossam Elouan, Guillaume De Seille. Scr: Ibrahim el Batout, Ahmed Amer. Cast: Ali Sobhy, Ahmed Magdy, Salwa Mohamed Ali. Arabic with English and French subtitles. $1m. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. CLASH (Egypt, France) Drama. 98mins. Prod cos: Film Clinic, Sampek, Niko Film. Dir: Mohammed Diab. Prods: Mohamed Hefzy, Moez Massoud, Eric Lagesse, Nicole Gerhards. Scr: Khaled Diab. Cast: Nelly Karim, Hani Adel, Mohamed El Sebaii. Arabic with English and French subtitles. $1.5m. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. SHEIKH JACKSON (Egypt) Drama. 95mins. Prod cos: The Producers, Film Clinic. Dir: Amr Salama. Prods: Mohamed Hefzy, Hani Osama. Scr: Amr Salama, Omar Khaled. Cast: Ahmad Al Fishawy, Maged El Kedwany. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. TERMS OF LOVE (Egypt, Norway) Drama. 98mins. Prod cos: Film Clinic, Duo Films. Dir: Hala Khalil. Prods: Mohamed Hefzy. Scr: Hala Khalil. Arabic with English subtitles. $1m. In development. Delivery date: April 2018.
FILM CLINIC INDIE DISTRIBUTION Also buying worldwide rights Executives attending: CEO and director Mohamed Hefzy, maager of Europe Daniel Ziskind, sales and acquisitions Jessica Khoury TwoFour54, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tel: (961) 7179 2620 E-mail: info@fcidistribution.com Web: www.fcidistribution.com
FILM CONSTELLATION Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Tel: mobile (44) 7984 523 163 Executives attending: CEO Fabien Westerhoff, sales and acquisitions coordinator Edward Parodi 1 Green Bank, London, E1W 2PA, UK Tel: (44) 20 7702 0605 E-mail: info@filmconstellation.com Web: www.filmconstellation.com MARKET DEBUTS KISSING CANDICE (Ireland) Drama. Prod co: Venom Films. Dir: Aoife McArdle. Prods: Andrew Freedman. Scr: Aoife McArdle, Sally Campbell. Cast: Ann Skelly, Ryan Lincoln. English. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: 2018. 17-year-old Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, only finding solace in her vivid imagination. LIFE AND NOTHING MORE (Spain) Drama. 113mins. Prod co: Aqui y Alli Films. Dir: Antonio Mendez Esparza. Prods: Pedro Hernandez Santos. Scr:
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Antonio Mendez Esparza. Cast: Andrew Bleechington, Regina Williams, Robert Williams. English. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: late 2017. Standing on the verge of adulthood, Andrew yearns to find his purpose as a young African-American facing the mounting pressure of family responsibility. TELL IT TO THE BEES (UK) Period drama. Dir: Annabel Jankel. Prods: Daisy Allsop, Nick Hill. Scr: Henrietta Ashworth, Jessica Ashworth. Cast: Holliday Grainger, Anna Paquin. In production. Delivery date: 2018. In post-Second World War rural England, a single mother falls in love with the town’s new female doctor. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BEEN SO LONG (UK) Musical. Prod co: Greenacre Films. Dir: Tinge Krishnan. Prods: Nadine Marsh-Edwards, Amanda Jenks. Scr: Che Walker. Cast: Michaela Coel, Arinze Kene. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017. DOUBLE DATE (UK) Comedy, horror. 90mins. Prod co: Stigma Films. Dir: Benjamin Baarfoot. Prods: Matthew James Wilkinson, Maggie Monteith. Scr: Danny Morgan. Cast: Danny Morgan, Michael Socha, Kelly Wenham. Completed. TAKE EVERY WAVE (US) Documentary. 118mins. Prod co: Moxie Firecracker Films. Dir: Rory Kennedy. Prods: Rory Kennedy, Paul Speaker, Mark Bailey, Jack Youngelson. Scr: Mark Bailey, Jack Youngelson. Cast: Laird Hamilton. Completed.
FILM FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #1927 Executives attending: managing director Vicente Canales, head of sales Toni Oliete Lincoln, 11 20 4A, Barcelona, 08006, Spain Tel: (34) 933 684 608 Fax: (34) 933 684 608 E-mail: info@filmfactory.es Web: www.filmfactoryentertainment.com MARKET DEBUTS DYING (Spain) Drama. 102mins. Prod cos: Kowalski Films, Ferdydurke Films. Dir: Fernando Franco. Prods: Koldo Zuazua, Fernando Franco. Scr: Fernando Franco, Coral Cruz. Cast: Marian Alvarez, Andres Gertrudix. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: late 2017. Luis and Marta’s solid, enviable relationship is shaken when Luis is diagnosed with a brain tumour. While waiting on a second opinion, Luis and Marta decide to go on a weekend spiritual retreat. INVISIBLE (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, France) 87mins. Prod cos: Tarea Fina, Airecine. Dir: Pablo Giorgelli. Prods: Juan Pablo Miller, Airel Rotter. Scr: Pablo Giorgelli. Cast: Mora Arenillas, Mara Bestelli. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A SORT OF FAMILY (Argentina, Brazil, France) Drama. 95mins. Prod cos: Campo Cine, Bellota Films. Dir: Diego Lerman. Prods: Nicolas Avruj, Diego Lerman. Scr: Diego Lerman, Maria Meira. Cast: Barbara Lennie, Daniel Araoz, Claudio Tolcachir. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: October 2017. GIANT (HANDIA) (Spain) Period drama. 115mins. Prod cos: Irusoin, Moriarty, Kowalski Films. Dir: Jon Garano, Aitor Arregi. Prods: Xabier Berzosa, Jose Mari Goenaga, Koldo Zuazua. Scr: Aitor Arregi, Jon Garano, Jose Mari Goenaga, Andoni de Carlos. Cast: Eneko Sagardoy, Joseba Usabiaga. Basque with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: November 2017. HOLY CAMP! (Spain) Musical. 108mins. Prod cos: Apache Films, Sabado Peliculas. Dir: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi. Prods: Enrique Lopez-Lavigne, Kike Maillo. Scr: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi. Cast: Macarena Garcia, Anna Castillo, Belen Cuesta. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: November 2017. THE SUMMIT (Argentina, Spain, France) Thriller. 114mins. Prod cos: K&S Films, La Union de los Rios, MOD Producciones, Maneki Films. Dir: Santiago Mitre. Prods: Hugo Sigman, Fernando Bovaira, Matias Mosterin, Didar Domehri, Simon de Santiago. Scr: Mariano Llinas, Santiago Mitre. Cast: Ricardo Darin, Dolores Fonzi, Erica Rivas. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: November 2017. VERONICA (Spain) Horror. 105mins. Prod co: Apache Films. Dir: Paco Plaza. Prods: Enrique Lopez-Lavigne. Scr: Fernando Navarro. Cast: Sandra Escacena, Consuelo Trujillo, Anna Torrent. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate.
FILM MODE ENTERTAINMENT Also buying worldwide rights Tel: mobile (1) 818 426 6359 Executives attending: president Clay Epstein 324 South Beverly Drive, #313, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-4801, US E-mail: info@filmmodeentertainment.com Web: www.filmmodeentertainment.com MARKET DEBUTS HUMAN TRACES (New Zealand) Thriller. 87mins. Prod co: Overactive Imagination. Dir: Nic Gorman. Prods: Nadia Maxwell, Tom Hern, Charlotte Larsen, James Napier Robertson. Scr: Nic Gorman. Cast: Sophie Henderson, Mark Mitchinson, Vinnie Bennett. English. Completed. When a mysterious young man arrives on a remote Sub-Antarctic research station, secrets threaten the relationship of a married couple working on the island.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE KNIGHTS OF THE DAMNED (UK) Action. Prod co: Glass Temple Films. Dir: Simon Wells. Prods: Jeremy Rothwell, May Monteiro, Ben Loyd-Holmes, Simon Wells. Scr: Ben Loyd-Holmes, James Morelli-Green. Cast: Ross O’Hennessy, Ben Loyd-Holmes, Silvio Simac. Post-production. MINDHACK: #SAVETHEWORLD (US) Sci-fi. 106mins. Dir: Royce Gorsuch. Prods: Roxy Shih. Scr: Royce Gorsuch. Cast: Spencer Locke, Farah Tahir, Chris Mason. Completed. OCCUPATION (Australia) Sci-fi. Prods: Luke Sparke. Scr: Luke Sparke. Cast: Temuera Morrison, Dan Ewing, Benedict Samuel. Post-production. VIKING DESTINY (UK) Action. Prod co: Fatal Black. Dir: David LG Hughes. Prods: Andy Ryder, David LG Hughes. Scr: David LG Hughes. Cast: Terence Stamp, Anna Demetriou, Ian Beattie. Post-production. LIBRARY Titles include: The Ninth Passenger; The Girl Who Invented Kissing; Little Pink House; The Gracefield Incident; Don’t Sleep.
FILMOPTION INTERNATIONAL Stand/room number: Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen Street West Tel: mobile (1) 514 998 0974 Executives attending: vice president of distribution Andrew Noble 3401 St-Antoine, Montreal, Quebec, H3Z 1X1, Canada Tel: (1) 514 931 6180 Fax: (1) 514 939 2034 E-mail: E-mail@filmoption.com Web: www.filmoption.com MARKET DEBUTS LIKE A PEBBLE IN THE BOOT Documentary. 70mins. Prod co: EMA Films. Dir: Helene Choquette. Prods: Anne-Marie Gelinas. Scr: Helene Choquette. English, Italian and Wolof with English and French subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Follows Senegaleese street vendors in Florence whose lives will become entangled by the Italian financial crisis and a tidal wave of refugees seeking asylum. LOUIS LECAVALIER: SUR SON CHEVAL DE FEU (Canada) Documentary. 102mins. Prod co: Cine Qua Non Media. Dir: Raymond St-Jean. Prods: Michel Ouelette. Scr: Raymond St-Jean. Cast: Louis Lecavalier. French. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A portrait of the world-renowned icon of contemporary dance. ORIGAMI (Canada) Drama. 95mins. Prod co: Kinesis Productions. Dir: Patrick Demers. Prods: Cedric Bourdeau, Stephane Tanguay. Scr: Andee Gullini, Claude Lalonde. Cast: Francois Arnaud, Normand D’Amour, Milton Tanaka. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. David is on a unique trip that takes him »
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from one moment to another instead of one place to the next. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BOOST (Canada) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Bunbury Films, Havelock Films. Dir: Darren Curtis. Prods: Frederic Bohbot, Kieran Crilly, Darren Curtis. Scr: Darren Curtis. Cast: Nabil Rajo, Jahmil French, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine. English with English and French subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. EMBRASSE MOI COMME TU M’AIMES (Canada) Drama. 106mins. Prod co: Les films du Paria. Dir: Andre Forcier. Prods: Linda Pinet, Louis Laverdiere. Scr: Andre Forcier, Linda Pinet. Cast: Emile Schneider, Juliette Gosselin, Mylene Mackay. French with French and English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY One hundred Canadian titles from classics to recent releases.
FILMS BOUTIQUE Also buying Kopenicker Str 184, Berlin, 10997, Germany Tel: (49) 30 6953 7850 E-mail: contact@filmsboutique.com Web: www.filmsboutique.com MARKET DEBUTS A SKIN SO SOFT (Canada) Documentary. 93mins. Prod co: 93386233/Art & Essai. Dir: Denis Cote. Prods: Jeanne-Maria Poulain, Joelle Bertossa, Dounia Sichov, Denis Cote. Scr: Denis Cote. Cast: Alexis Legare, Benoit Lapierre, Cedric Doyon. French with English subtitles. Completed. An open exploration of the daily lives of six men consumed by their passions: performance, discipline and overcoming the body’s constraints. DOG (France) Black comedy. 87mins. Prod cos: Single Man Productions, Maje Productions. Dir: Samuel Benchetrit. Prods: Marie Savare, Julien Madon. Scr: Samuel Benchetrit, Gabor Rassov. Cast: Vincent Macaigne, Vanessa Paradis, Bouli Lanners. French with English subtitles. Completed. LONGING (Israel) Drama. 103mins. Dir: Savi Gabizon. Prods: Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Savi Gabizon, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery. Scr: Savi Gabizon. Cast: Shai Avivi, Asi Levi, Neta Riskin. Hebrew with English subtitles. Completed. A well-off childless man gets a phone call from his college girlfriend. She needs to tell him a couple of very surprising things; one of the things will change his life forever. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE CAKEMAKER (Israel, Germany) Drama. 104mins. Prod co: Laila Films. Dir: Ofir Raul Graizer. Prods: Itai Tamir. Scr: Ofir Raul Graizer. Cast: Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller. Hebrew, German and English with English subtitles. Completed. GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN (Brazil, France) Drama. 127mins.
Prod cos: TV Zero, Damned Films, Films Boutique. Dir: Felipe Gamarano Barbosa. Prods: Rodrigo Leiter, Roberto Berliner, Clara Linhart, Yohann Cornu. Scr: Felipe Gamarano Barbosa, Lucas Paraizo, Kirill Mikhanovsky. Cast: Joao Pedro Zappa, Caroline Abbras. English, Portuguese, Swahili and Chichewa with English subtitles. Completed. INSYRIATED (Belgium, France, Lebanon) Drama. 119mins. Prod co: Altitude 100 Production. Dir: Philippe Van Leeuw. Prods: Guillaume Malandrin. Scr: Philippe Van Leeuw. Cast: Hiam Abbass, Diamond Abou Abboud, Juliette Navis. Arabic and French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LOS PERROS (Chile, France) Drama. 119mins. Prod cos: Cinema Defacto, Jirafa Films. Dir: Marcela Said. Prods: Tom Dercourt, Augusto Matte. Scr: Marcela Said. Cast: Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
FILMS DISTRIBUTION Also buying all rights for France Stand/room number: 263 Adelaide Street West, 3rd Floor Executives attending: partner, sales and acquisitions Sebastien Beffa, partner and sales Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, partner and sales Francois Yon, sales manager Georgia Poivre 5 rue Nicolas Flamel, Paris, 75004, France Tel: (33) 1 53 10 33 99 E-mail: info@filmsdistribution.com Web: www.filmsdistribution.com MARKET DEBUTS ABRACADABRA (Spain, France) Comedy. 96mins. Prod cos: Arcadia Motion Pictures, Persefone Films, Pegaso Pictures, Noodles Production, Films Distribution, Scope Pictures. Dir: Pablo Berger. Prods: Ibon Cormenzana, Pablo Berger, Ignasi Estape, Mikel Lejarza, Mercedes Gamero. Scr: Pablo Berger. Cast: Maribel Verdu, Antonio De La Torre, Jose Mota. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. EYE ON JULIET (Canada) Drama. 91mins. Prod co: Item 7. Dir: Kim Nguyen. Prods: Pierre Even. Scr: Kim Nguyen. Cast: Joe Cole, Lina El Arabi. Arabic and English with English subtitles. Completed. MADEMOISELLE PARADIS (Austria, Germany) Drama. 97mins. Prod cos: NGF Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, Looks Filmproduktionen. Dir: Barbara Albert. Prods: Michael Kitzberger, Martina Haubrich, Wolfgang Widerhofer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Markus Glaser, Gunnar Dedio. Scr: Kathrin Resetarits. Cast: Maria Dragus, Devid Striesow. German with English subtitles. Completed. RAZZIA (France, Morocco, Belgium) Drama. 109mins. Prod co: Unite de Production. Dir: Nabil Ayouch. Prods: Bruno Nahon, Patrick Quinet, Nabil Ayouch. Scr: Nabil
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Ayouch, Maryam Touzani. Cast: Maryam Touzani, Arieh Worthalter, Amine Ennaji. Arabic and French with English subtitles. Completed. A city in which five different stories unfold. Different faces, different struggles, but all united around one same event, when the city roars.
Bande a Part. Dir: Barbet Schroeder. Prods: Margaret Menegoz, Lionel Baier. Cast: Ashin Wirathu. English and Burmese with English subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY More than 80 titles from European auteurs from the 1960s until the present.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BPM (BEATS PER MINUTE) (France) Drama. 143mins. Prod co: Les films de Pierre. Dir: Robin Campillo. Prods: Hugues Charbonneau, Marie-Ange Luciani. Scr: Robin Campillo, Philippe Mangeot. Cast: Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adele Haenel. French with English subtitles. Completed.
Also buying all rights worldwide 70 Bd de Sebastopol, Paris, 75003, France Tel: (33) 1 42 77 21 84 Fax: (33) 1 42 77 42 66 E-mail: info@films-sans-frontieres.fr Web: www.films-sans-frontieres.fr
LES FILMS DU LOSANGE Also buying all rights for all territories Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Tel: mobile (33) 6 63 74 69 10 Executives attending: head of sales Berenice Vincent, international sales Laure Parleani 22 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, Paris, 75116, France Tel: (33) 1 44 43 87 28 Fax: (33) 1 49 52 06 40 E-mail: b.vincent@filmsdulosange.fr Web: www.filmsdulosange.fr MARKET DEBUTS A PARIS EDUCATION (France) Romantic drama. 136mins. Prod co: Moby Dick Films. Dir: Jean Paul Civeyrac. Prods: Frederic Niedermayer, Michele Petin, Laurent Petin. Scr: Jean Paul Civeyrac. Cast: Andranic Manet, Corentin Fila, Jenna Thiam. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Etienne comes to Paris to study film-making at the Sorbonne where he has to face some challenges. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DJAM (France, Greece, Turkey) Road movie. 97mins. Prod cos: Prince Films, Blonde Films, Guverte Films. Dir: Tony Gatlif. Prods: Tony Gatlif. Scr: Tony Gatlif. Cast: Daphne Patakia, Maryne Cayon, Simon Abkarian. French with English subtitles. Completed. HAPPY END (France, Germany, Austria) 105mins. Prod cos: Les Films du Losange, X Film Creative Pool, Wega Film. Dir: Michael Haneke. Prods: Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Katz. Scr: Michael Haneke. Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz. French with English subtitles. Completed. MAKALA (France) Documentary. 97mins. Prod co: Bathysphere Productions. Dir: Emmanuel Gras. Prods: Nicolas Anthome. Cast: Kabwita Kasongo, Lydie Kasongo. Swahili with English subtitles. Completed. THE VENERABLE W (France, Switzerland) Documentary. 113mins. Prod cos: Les Films du Losange,
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OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ANDREI TARKOVSKY COLLECTION (HD) (Russia) Drama. Dir: Andrei Tarovsky. Russian with English, French, Spanish and German subtitles. Completed. KENJI MIZOGUCHI COLLECTION (HD) (Japan) Drama. Dir: Kenji Mizoguchi. Japanese with English, French, German and Spanish subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. MARCO FERRERI COLLECTION (HD) (Italy, France, Spain) Comedy, drama. Prod co: Marco Ferreri. Italian, French, English and Spanish with English, French, German, Spanish and Italian subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. OCTOBER (TEN DAYS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD) (Russia) Period drama. 112mins. Dir: Serguei M Eisenstein. Scr: Serguei M Eisenstein, Grigori Alexandrov. Cast: Nikolay Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko. Russian with English, French, Spanish and German subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. ONE-EYED JACKS (HD) (US) Western. 141mins. Dir: Marlon Brando. Scr: Guy Trosper, Calder Willingham. Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Fifteen hundred titles from auteurs from around the world. Titles include: German Expressionism Collection (HD); Luis Bunuel Collection (HD); Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) HD; Chimes At Midnight (HD); Tamporo (HD); The Apu Trilogy (HD); Oskar Schlemmer (3D); Assault On Precinct 13; M; The Dragon With Sad Eyes; Ugetsu (4K); The Young And The Damned (Los Olvidados) HD; Fear And Desire (HD); Red Sorghum (HD); Man With A Movie Camera (HD); The Passion Of Bernadette; In Dreams Begin Responsibilities; The Blue Angel (Musical Remake); Glamour; Brazilian Cinema Collection.
FILMSHARKS INTERNATIONAL Executives attending: CEO and founder Guido Rud, senior vice president of international sales and acquisitions Valeria Fanego Av Diaz Velez 4323, Buenos Aires, 1200, Argentina Tel: (54) 11 4855 4393 E-mail: alpha@filmsharks.com Web: www.filmsharks.com
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MARKET DEBUTS DARK BUILDINGS (Argentina, Spain) Thriller. Prod cos: MyS Produccion, Bowfinger. Dir: Nicolas Gil Lavedra. Prods: Mili Roque Pitt, Alejandro Montiel, Maria Luiza Guttierrez. Cast: Oscar Martinez, Joaquin Furriel, Soledad Villamil. Spanish with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. MY LOVE OR MY PASSION (Argentina) Comedy. 100mins. Prod co: Patagonik Film Group. Dir: Marcos Carnevale. Prods: Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera, Christian Faillace. Scr: Marcos Carnevale. Cast: Adrian Suar, Julieta Diaz. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Pedro watches soccer games 24/7. One day his finds himself divorced from his wife, detached from his daughters and fired from work. TEN DAYS WITHOUT MOM (Argentina) Comedy. Prod co: Patagonik Film Group. Dir: Ariel Winograd. Prods: Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera, Christian Faillace. Scr: Ariel Winograd. Cast: Diego Peretti, Carla Peterson, Muriel Santa Ana. Spanish. Post-production. Victor and Vera have been married for 20 years and have four children. Vera is overwhelmed by domestic life and decides to take a vacation from her family. YOU SHALL NOT SLEEP (Argentina, Spain, Uruguay) Thriller. Prod cos: Pampa Films, Gloriamundi Producciones, Bowfinger International Pictures, Tandem Films, Mother Superior, FilmSharks International. Dir: Gustavo Hernandez. Prods: Ignacio Garcia Cucucovich, Pablo Bossi, Maria Luiza Guttierrez. Cast: Eva de Dominici, Belen Rueda, Natalia de Molina. Spanish. In production. Delivery date: 2018. In an abandoned psychiatric hospital, a theatre company experiments with insomnia for the preparation of a stage play. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A STROKE OF LUCK (Spain) Comedy. 90mins. Prod co: Atresmedia Films. Dir: Nacho G Velilla. Prods: Mercedes Gamero, Mikel Lejarza, Nacho G Velilla. Scr: Oriol Capel, David S Olivas, Antonio Sanchez, Nacho G Velilla. Cast: Carmen Machi, Leo Harlem, Cartos Santos. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. ALMOST LEGENDS (Argentina, Spain) Comedy. 116mins. Prod cos: MyS Produccion, Bowfinger. Dir: Gabriel Neci. Prods: Mili Roque Pitt, Alejandro Montiel, Maria Luiza Guttierrez. Scr: Gabriel Neci. Cast: Santiago Segura, Diego Peretti, Diego Torres. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. GOLD SEEKERS (AKA THE SEEKERS) (Paraguay) Action, thriller. Prod co: Maneglia Schembori. Dir: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori. Prods: Rene Ruiz Diaz, Mariana Pineda, Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori. Scr: Juan Carlos Maneglia. Spanish and Guarani. Post-production. LINO (Brazil) Animation. Prod co: Fox International Productions. Dir: Rafael Ribas. Portuguese. Post-production.
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MR HAPPINESS (Italy) Comedy. 100mins. Prod co: Cattleya. Dir: Alessandro Siani. Prods: Riccardo Tozzi, Marco Chimenz, Joshua Berman. Cast: Alessandro Siani, Diego Abatantuono, Carla Signoris. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. YOU ARE KILLING ME SUSANA (Mexico, Canada) Comedy. 102mins. Prod co: La Banda Films. Dir: Roberto Sneider. Prods: Roberto Sneider. Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Veronica Echegui. Spanish and English. Completed.
FINECUT CO Also buying all rights for South Korea Executives attending: director of international business Kim Yunjeong Patio House #102, Building C, 22-14 Bongeunsa-ro 26-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06126, South Korea Tel: (82) 2 569 8777 Fax: (82) 2 569 6662 E-mail: cineinfo@finecut.co.kr Web: www.finecut.co.kr MARKET DEBUTS THE EXCAVATOR (South Korea) Drama. 92mins. Prod co: Kim Ki-Duk Film Production. Dir: Lee Ju-hyung. Prods: Kim Dong-hoo. Scr: Kim Ki-duk. Cast: Um Tae-woong. Korean with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE POET AND THE BOY (South Korea) Drama. 110mins. Prod cos: Jin Pictures, Miin Pictures. Dir: Kim Yanghee. Prods: An Young-jin. Scr: Kim Yanghee. Cast: Yang Ik-june, Jeon Hye-jin, Jung Ga-ram. Korean with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE DAY AFTER (South Korea) Drama. 92mins. Prod co: Jeonwonsa Film Co. Dir: Hong Sangsoo. Prods: Hong Sangsoo. Scr: Hong Sangsoo. Cast: Kwon Haehyo, Kim Minhee, Kim Kim Saebyeok. Korean with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. V.I.P. (South Korea) Thriller. 128mins. Prod cos: Goldmoon Film, peppermint&company. Dir: Park Hoon-jung. Prods: Yeon Youngsik. Scr: Park Hoon-jung. Cast: Jang Dong-gun, Kim Myung-min, Lee Jong-suk. Korean and English with English subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY One hundred and fifty titles from acclaimed Korean and foreign directors.
FINTAGE FILM & TV Executives attending: co-CEO Robbert Aarts, global consultant Film and TV, North America Maarten Melchior, global consultant Film and TV, Las Americas David Zannoni Stationsweg 32, Leiden, 2312 AV, Netherlands Tel: (31) 71 565 9912 Fax: (31) 17 565 9960 E-mail: committedtorights@fintagehouse.com Web: www.fintagehouse.com
FIRST INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION Also buying all rights for France and French-speaking territories Executives attending: CEO Patrick Zylberman 37 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, Paris, 75008, France Tel: (33) 1 56 59 91 00 Fax: (33) 1 53 76 20 56
FLANDERS IMAGE Stand/room number: c/o European Film Promotion, Hyatt Regency, #25 Executives attending: manager Christian De Schutter Bischoffsheimlaan 38, Brussels, 1000, Belgium Tel: (32) 2 226 0630 Fax: (32) 2 219 1936 E-mail: flandersimage@vaf.be Web: www.flandersimage.com MARKET DEBUTS RACER AND THE JAILBIRD (Belgium) Romantic drama. 120mins. Prod co: Savage Film. Dir: Michael R Roskam. Prods: Bart Van Langendonck. Scr: Michael R Roskam, Thomas Bidegain, Noe Debre. Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Adele Exarchopoulos. French and Dutch with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. When gangster Gigi meets fearless racing driver Bibi, they must fight for their love to the bitter end.
FLEXYMOVIES Also buying all rights for the US and Italy Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: founder and film business strategist Allessandro Masi 1318 North Gardner Street, Los Angeles, CA 90046, US Tel: (1) 310 948 6270 E-mail: info@flexymovies.com Web: www.flexymovies.com MARKET DEBUTS A FATHER’S WILL (Kyrgyzstan) Drama. 112mins. Prod cos: Kyrgyzfilm, Elfilm Studio. Dir: Dastan Zhapar Uuulu, Bakyt Mukul. Prods: Gulmira Kerimova, Ermek Mukul, Talant Tolobekov. Scr: Dastan Zhapar Uuulu, Bakyt Mukul. Cast: Iman Mukul, Tynar Abdrazaeva, Aisanat Edigeeva. Kyrgyz with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. After living in the US for 15 years, Azat flies to Kyrgyzstan to try and save the honour of his family by repaying his father’s debts to the villagers. ADEPSIC REBOURS (Italy) Thriller. 95mins. Prod co: ArifaFilm. Dir: Amila Aliani. Prods: Paolo Mariano Leone. Scr: Amila Aliani. Cast: Gianni Alvino, Marco Rosso Cacciapuoti, Pietro Faiella. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Inside two motel rooms, between paradise and horror of opium, dreams and reality are mixed with synaesthesia for Jean and Dave. BELIEVE IN SLANG (Italy, Spain) Comedy. 124mins. Prod co:
ArifaFilm. Dir: Frank Cippone, Lucky Dario. Prods: Paolo Mariano Leone, Antonio Alvino. Scr: Frank Cippone. Cast: Frank Cippone, Lino & Tiz, Gerardo Placido. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Lino’s illegitimate son, in a psychiatric clinic after his last boxing bout, goes to Ibiza to fight the world champion. COME IN AND SCREAM (Italy) Black comedy. 102mins. Prod co: ArifaFilm. Dir: Fabrizio Pastore. Prods: Giampiero De Robertis. Scr: Fabrizio Pastore. Cast: Giovanni Sada, Daniele Forenza, Valerio Altini. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Priso lives on the margins of society until Bartolo teaches him to free himself from his fears and ‘itches’ using a surreal space. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BEHIND SOME DARK CLOUD (US) Romantic drama. 90mins. Dir: Chelsea Kane. Prods: Edward Herrera, Jeff Porter, Matthew Pourviseh. Scr: Chelsea Kane. Cast: Alice Barrett, Julia Barrett-Mitchell, Pascal Yen-Pfister. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/ promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. CHRONICLE OF A PASSION (Italy) Drama. 80mins. Prod cos: Just Imagine Sas, Rai Cinema. Dir: Fabrizio Cattani. Prods: Fabrizio Cattani. Scr: Fabrizio Cattani, Alessia Lepore. Cast: Vittorio Viviani, Valeria Ciangottini, Cristina Arnone. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. THE FAMILY WHISTLE (US, Italy) Documentary. 70mins. Prod cos: American Zoetrope, Ulisse Cultural Association. Dir: Michele Russo. Prods: Anahid Nazarian, Fabio Aprea, Francesca Pedrazza Gorlero. Scr: Michele Russo. Cast: Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Talia Shire. English and Italian with Italian and English subtitles. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/ promo reel. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTEI (Italy) Black comedy. 80mins. Prod cos: Brigata Germi, Moovioole, Run Film. Dir: Antonio Andrisani, Pascal Zullino. Prods: Daniela Giordano. Scr: Antonio Andrisani. Cast: Flavio Bucci, Mimmo Calopresti, Andrea Osvart. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/ promo reel. LATE WINTER RAIN (Italy) Romantic comedy. 100mins. Prod co: Alba Film 3000. Dir: Ciro De Caro. Prods: Bruno Altissimi. Scr: Ciro De Caro, Rossella D’Andrea, Enrico Settimi. Cast: Roberto Caccioppoli, Rossella D’Andrea, Claudia Vismara. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. LIVING IN NAPLES (Italy) Comedy. 88mins. Prod cos: Run Film, Rai Cinema. Dir: Edoardo de Angelis, Guido Lombardi, Francesco Prisco. »
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Prods: Alessandro Cannavale. Scr: Giorgio Caruso, Marco Guanfreda. Cast: Antonio Casagrande, Myriam Catania, Giovanni Esposito. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/ promo reel. OUR LAST (Italy) Black comedy. 85mins. Prod cos: Collettivo Blue&Berry, Disparte. Dir: Ludovico Di Martino. Prods: Alessandro Amato, Gabriele Luppi, Ludovico Di Martino. Scr: Ludovico Di Martino. Cast: Fabrizio Colica, Guglielmo Poggi, Pietro De Silva. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. SIMPLEMENTE ESTAMOS AQUI (Mexico, Italy) Documentary. 70mins. Prod cos: Perro Negro Cine, Argo Film. Dir: Simone Carnesecchi, Tommaso Lusena de Sarmiento. Prods: Fabiola De La Rosa. Scr: Simone Carnesecchi, Tommaso Lusena de Sarmiento. Cast: Pierre Vignon, Aldo Fogazza, Sofia Engberg Jame. Spanish with English and Italian subtitles. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/ promo reel.
FORTITUDE INTERNATIONAL 15260 Ventura Boulevard, #1040, Sherman Oaks, 91403, US Tel: (1) 424 284 1330 E-mail: info@fortitudeint.com Web: www.fortitudeint.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BENJAMIN’S CROSSING (US) Drama. Prod co: Arise. Dir: Pat O’Connor. Prods: Lucas Jarach, Carl Effenson, Sally Jo Effenson. Scr: Jay Parini. Cast: Colin Firth. Pre-production. FIRST LIGHT (Canada) Sci-fi. Prod co: Automatik. Dir: Jason Stone. Prods: Brian KavanaughJones. Scr: Jason Stone. Cast: Stefanie Scott, Theodore Pellerin. English. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017. IDEAL HOME (US) Comedy. Prod co: Remstar Studios. Dir: Andrew Fleming. Prods: Aaron Ryder, Katie Mustard, Gabriella Tana, Maria Theresa Arida. Scr: Andrew Fleming. Cast: Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017. NOMIS (US) Thriller. Prod co: Arise. Dir: David Raymond. Prods: Robert Ogden Barnum, Rick Dugdale, Karl Richards, Peter Bevan, Chris Pettit, David Raymond. Scr: David Raymond. Cast: Henry Cavill, Alexandra Daddario, Ben Kingsley. Post-production.
FUNNY BALLOONS Also buying worldwide rights Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Tel: mobile (33) 6 85 73 87 02 Executives attending: international sales Renan Artukmac 4 bis Rue Saint-Sauveur, Paris, 75002, France Tel: (33) 1 40 13 05 86 Fax: (33) 1 42 33 34 99
E-mail: contact@funny-balloons.com Web: www.funny-balloons.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE CLUB (EL CLUB) (Chile) Drama. 97mins. Prod co: Fabula. Dir: Pablo Larrain. Prods: Juan De Dios Larrain. Scr: Daniel Villalobos, Guillermo Calderon. Cast: Roberto Farias, Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. NASTY BABY (US) Drama. Prod cos: Fabula, Funny Balloons, Versatile. Dir: Sebastian Silva. Prods: Juan De Dios Larrain, Pablo Larrain, Peter Danner, Pape Boye, Violaine Pichon, Charlie Dibe, Julia Oh. Scr: Sebastian Silva. Cast: Kristen Wiig, Sebastian Silva, Tunde Adebimpe. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. NERUDA (Chile, Argentina, France, Spain) Drama. 105mins. Prod cos: Fabula, Funny Balloons, Setembro Cine, AZ Films. Dir: Pablo Larrain. Prods: Juan De Dios Larrain, Peter Danner, Alejandro Zito, Fernanda Del Nido. Scr: Guillermo Calderon. Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Moran. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. UNA MUJER FANTASTICA (Chile) Drama. 104mins. Prod cos: Fabula, Muchas Gracias, Komplizen Film, Setembro Cine, Participant Media. Dir: Sebastian Lelio. Prods: Juan De Dios Larrain, Pablo Larrain, Sebastian Lelio, Gonzalo Maza, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade. Scr: Sebastian Lelio, Gonzalo Maza. Cast: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Aline Kuppenheim. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate.
GAUMONT Stand/room number: Le Germain Hotel, 30 Mercer Street Executives attending: head of international production and distribution Cecile Gaget, head of international of sales Adeline Falampin, head of international sales Alexis Cassanet 30 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-SurSeine, 92200, France Tel: (33) 1 46 43 20 60 Fax: (33) 1 46 43 20 33 E-mail: mpereira@gaumont.fr Web: www.gaumont.net OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE C’EST LA VIE! Comedy. Prod cos: Quad, Ten Films, Main Journey, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production. Dir: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano. Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Gilles Lellouche, Suzanne Clement. French. Completed. First market screening. THE DEATH OF STALIN Comedy. Prod cos: Quad, Main Journey, Gaumont, France 3 Cinema. Dir: Armando Iannucci. Cast: Michael Palin, Simon Russel Bale, Jeffrey Tambor. Completed. First market screening.
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MARYLINE Drama. Prod cos: LGM, Gaumont. Dir: Guillaume Gallienne. Cast: Adeline D’Hermy, Vanessa Paradis, Xavier Beauvois. French. Completed. ORCHESTRA CLASS Drama, comedy. Prod cos: Mizar Films, UGC. Dir: Rachid Hami. Cast: Kad Merad, Samir Guesmi. French. Completed. SEE YOU UP THERE Period drama. Prod cos: ADCB Films, Gaumont, Manchester Films, France 2 Cinema. Dir: Albert Dupontel. Cast: Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Albert Dupontel, Laurent Lafitte. French. Completed. TOMORROW AND THEREAFTER Drama. Prod cos: F Comme Film, Gaumont, France 2 Cinema. Dir: Noemie Lvovsky. Cast: Noemie Lvovsky, Mathieu Amalric, Anais Demoustier. French. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Barbara; Christmas And Co; Man In A Hurry.
GERMAN FILMS SERVICE + MARKETING Stand/room number: c/o German Films/ Swiss Films, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom, Stand 5 Executives attending: managing director Mariette Rissenbeek, foreign representative, US and Canada Oliver Mahrdt, project coordinator and short films Martin Scheuring Herzog-Wilhelm-Sr 16, Munich, 80331, Germany Tel: (49) 89 5997 870 Fax: (49) 89 5997 8730 E-mail: info@german-films.de Web: www.german-films.de
GFM ANIMATION Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #953 Tel: mobile (44) 7511 816 295 Executives attending: partner Fred Hedman, sales director Edoardo Bussi 10 Coda Studios, 189 Munster Road, London, SW6 6AW, UK Tel: (44) 20 7186 6300 E-mail: general@gfmfilms.com Web: www.gfmfilms.co.uk OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DUCK DUCK GOOSE (China, US) Animation. Prod co: Original Force Animation. Dir: Christopher Jenkins. Prods: Sandra Rabins, Penney Finkelman Cox. Scr: Robert Muir, Christopher Jenkins. Cast: Jim Gaffigan, Zendaya, Lance Lim. English. Post-production. Delivery date: October 2017. HERE COMES THE GRUMP (UK, Mexico) Animation. Prod cos: Anima Estudios, Prime Focus World. Dir: Andres Couturier. Prods: Fernando de Fuentes, Greg Gavanski, Jose C Garcia De Letona, Bill Schultz. Scr: Jim Hecht. English. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017.
GFM EVOLUTION Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #953 Tel: mobile (44) 7511 816 295 Executives attending: partner Fred Hedman, sales director Edoardo Bussi
10 Coda Studios, 189 Munster Road, London, SW6 6AW, UK Tel: (44) 20 7186 6300 E-mail: general@gfmfilms.com Web: www.gfmfilms.co.uk OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE LEDGE (UK, Italy) Action/adventure. Prod co: Evolution Pictures. Dir: Howard J Ford. Prods: Rod Smith, Edoardo Bussi. Scr: Tom Boyle. English. Pre-production. LIBRARY Eight British action and crime thriller titles from 2014.
GFM FILMS Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #953 Tel: mobile (44) 7511 816 295 Executives attending: partner Fred Hedman, sales diector Edoardo Bussi 10 Coda Studios, 189 Munster Road, London, SW6 6AW, UK Tel: (44) 20 7186 6300 E-mail: general@gfmfilms.co.uk Web: www.gfmfilms.co.uk OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALL THE DEVIL’S MEN (UK, Morocco) Action. Prod co: Graceway Films. Dir: Matthew Hope. Prods: Hannah Leader, Amory Leader. Scr: Matthew Hope. Cast: Milo Gibson, Sylvia Hoeks, William Fichtner. English. Post-production. Delivery date: January 2018. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) Thriller, Period drama. 93mins. Prod co: The Last Witness Film. Dir: Piotr Szkopiak. Prods: Carol Harding. Scr: Piotr Szkopiak, Paul Szambowski. Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Tallulah Riley, Michael Gambon. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
GIDDEN MEDIA Executives attending: founder and producer Amy Baer, director of development Chris Ceccotti, creative executive Jes Bickhart 400 South Beverly Drive, #310, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 310 552 2990 Fax: (1) 310 552 2992 E-mail: admin@giddenmedia.com Web: www.giddenmedia.com MARKET DEBUTS MARY SHELLEY (US, UK, Luxembourg, Ireland) Romantic drama. 123mins. Prod cos: Gidden Media, Parallel Films, Hanway Films, Sobini Films, Juliette Films. Dir: Haifaa Al-Monsour. Prods: Amy Baer, Alan Moloney, Ruth Coady. Scr: Emma Jensen. Cast: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, Bel Powley. English. Completed. First market screening.
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MARKET DEBUTS BEYOND WORDS (Poland) Drama. 85mins. Prod cos: Opus Film, family Affair Films. Dir: Urszula Antoniak. Prods: Piotr Dzieciol, Lukasz Dzieciol, Floor Onrust. Scr: Urszula Antoniak. Cast: Jakub Gierszal, Andrzej Chyra, Christian Lober. German and Polish with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. A young Polish immigrant and successful lawyer in Berlin is visited by his estranged father from Poland. THE FINAL JOURNEY (Germany) Drama. 105mins. Prod co: Syrreal Entertainment. Dir: Nick Baker-Monteys. Prods: Christian Alvart, Sigi Kamml, Timm Oberwelland. Scr: Nick Baker-Monteys, Alexandra Umminger. Cast: Juergen Prochnow, Petra Schmidt-Schaller, Tambet Tuisk. German and Russian with English subtitles. Post-production. A former Nazi officer goes on a final journey to the Ukraine with his granddaughter to find the only woman he ever loved — just as a new war breaks out in the former Soviet Union in spring 2014.
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OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE MARNIE’S WORLD (Germany) Animation. 85mins. Prod co: Scopas Media Germany Dir: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein. Prods: Jan Bonath. English. In production. Delivery date: 2018. LIBRARY More than 15,000 titles. A varied portfolio of German and foreign-speaking feature films focusing on commercial arthouse, family entertainment, and high-profile documentaries.
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GOALPOST FILM Tel: mobile (44) 7771 966 190 Executives attending: managing director Tristan Whalley 54 Lynette Avenue, Clapham South, London, SW4 9HD, UK Tel: (44) 20 7585 3230 Fax: (44) 20 7585 3230 E-mail: tristan@goalpostfilm.com Web: www.goalpostfilm.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE MICHAEL X (UK) Documentary. Prod co: Noah Media. Dir: Gabriel Clarke, Clint Dyer. Prods: Victoria Barrell, John McKenna. Pre-production. SIX MILE MANOR (UK) Period drama. Prod cos: Goalpost Pictures Australia, Goalpost Film. Prods: Rosemary Blight, Tristan Whalley. Scr: Keith Thompson. In development. THE TRIP TO SPAIN (UK) Comedy. Prod cos: Revolution Films, Baby Cow, Small Man. Dir: Michael Winterbottom. Prods: Melissa Parmenter, Josh Hyams, Stefano Negri. Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon. Completed.
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OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE LABIRINTUS Horror. Prod cos: Metaluna Productions, Mukerjee-Brown Productions, Elizabeth Stanley Pictures, Forecast Pictures. Dir: Joe Dante. Prods: Fabrice Lambot, Lucy Mukerjee-Brown, Elizabeth Stanley, Jean-Charles Levy. Scr: Alan Campbell. Cast: Rachel Hurd-Wood, Mark Webber, Lorant Deutsch. Pre-production. SLUMBER (UK) Horror. Prod co: The Tea Shop Film Company. Dir: Jonathan Hopkins. Prods: Mark Lane, James Harris. Scr: Richard Hobley, Jonathan Hopkins. Cast: Maggie Q. Completed. Screening. UNTITLED ROALD DAHL & PATRICIA NEAL (UK) Drama. Prod cos: Goldcrest Films, Atticus Pictures. Dir: John Hay. Prods: Elliott Jenkins, Pascal Degove. Scr: John Hay, David Logan. Cast: Hugh Bonneville. Pre-production.
Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel, #428 Tel: (1) 416 599 8800 Executives attending: co-founder Joe Drake, president of international Helen Lee-Kim, executive vice president of international marketing and PR Brent Jack 9777 Wilshire Boulevard, #400, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 310 623 9842 E-mail: info@good-universe.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BURDEN (US) Drama. Dir: Andrew Heckler. Prods: Robbie Brenner. Scr: Andrew Heckler. Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson. Post-production. LABYRINTH (US) Thriller. Prod co: Good Films. Dir: Brad Furman. Prods: Miriam Segal. Scr: Christian Contreras. Cast: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker. Post-production. THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF RACHEL DUPREE (US) Drama. Prod cos: JuVee Productions, QC Entertainment. Dir: Claire McCarthy. Prods: Viola Davis, Julius Tennan, Sean McKittrick, Shaun Bedick. Scr: Claire McCarthy. Cast: Viola Davis. Pre-production. TIME FREAK (US) Romantic comedy. Prod cos: QC Entertainment, The Hideaway Entertainment. Dir: Andrew Bowler. Prods: Ray Mansfield, Matthew Rhodes. Scr: Andrew Bowler. Cast: Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner, Skyler Gisondo. Post-production. LIBRARY Titles include: Break My Heart 1,000 Times; High Wire Act; The Billionaire Boys Club; The Postcard Killings; Trouble; Super Awesome Mega Babies (3D).
HANNIBAL PICTURES/HANNIBAL CLASSICS Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #1856 Tel: mobile (1) 310 266 3087 Executives attending: CEO Richard Rionda Del Castro, head of sales Farouk Hadef, head of sales Ariel Veneziano 8265 Sunset Boulevard, #107, West Hollywood, CA 90046, US Tel: (1) 323 848 2945 Fax: (1) 323 848 2946 E-mail: contactus@hannibalpictures.com Web: www.hannibalpictures.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CIGARETTE (US) Thriller. Prod co: Hannibal Pictures. Dir: John Luessenhop. Prods: Richard Rionda Del Castro, Oscar Generale, Luillo Ruiz. Scr: Paul Castro, John Luessenhop, David Aaron Cohen. Cast: John Travolta, Kathryn Winnick, Kellan Lutz. $22m. Post-production. Delivery date: January 2018. TSUNAMI: LA (US, UK) Action/adventure. Prod co: Hannibal Classics. Dir: Simon West. Prods: Richard Rionda Del Castro, Moshe Diamant. Scr: Scott Windhauser. Preproduction. Delivery date: December 2018.
HANWAY FILMS Stand/room number: Le Germain Hotel Executives attending: managing director Gabrielle Stewart, head of sales Nicole Mackey, director of sales Mark Lane, director of acquisitions Matthew Baker, sales manager Janina Vilsmaier, head of marketing and distribution Tom Grievson 24 Hanway Street, London, W1T 1UH, UK UK Tel: (44) 20 7290 0770 Email: info@hanwayfilms.com Web: www.hanwayfilms.com/
HIGHLAND FILM GROUP Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel, #432 Executives attending: CEO Arianne Fraser, COO Delphine Perrier, international sales and marketing coordinator Sophia Aronne 9200 Sunset Boulevard, #600, West Hollywood, CA 90069, US Tel: (1) 310 271 8400 Fax: (1) 310 278 7500 E-mail: sales@highland.film Web: www.highland.film OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE GOTTI Action/adventure. Prod cos: Emmett/Furla, Oasis Films. Dir: Kevin Connolly. Prods: Randall Emmett, George Furla. Scr: Leo Rossi, Lem Dobbs. Cast: John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Stacy Keach. Post-production. REPRISAL Action/adventure. Prod co: Emmett Furla Oasis Films. Dir: Brian A Miller. Prods: Randall Emmett, George Furla. Scr: Bryce Hammons. Cast: Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Olivia Culpo. Post-production. TERMINAL Thriller. Prod cos: Beagle Pug, Lucky Chap, Highland Film Group. Dir: Vaughn Stein.
Prods: David Barron, Molly Hassell. Scr: Vaughn Stein. Cast: Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, Mike Myers. Completed. THREE CHRISTS Prod cos: Brooklyn Films, Highland Film Group, Narrative Capital. Dir: Jon Avnet. Prods: Jon Avnet, Aaron Stern, Daniel Levin. Scr: Jon Avnet, Eric Nazarian. Cast: Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins. Completed.
HOUSE OF FILM Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Marriot Hotel Tel: mobile (1) 310 777 0237 Executives attending: CEO and president Ava B 427 North Canon Drive, #201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, US Tel: (1) 310 777 0237 Fax: (1) 818 647 0118 E-mail: avab@houseoffilm.com Web: www.houseoffilm.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALL FOR ONE (US) Comedy. 82mins. Prod co: Match Productions. Dir: David Stott. Prods: Jarrett Bockler. Scr: David Stott. Cast: Harris Doran, Melissa Archer, Hunter Gomez. $1m. Completed. COLD OF KALANDAR (Turkey) Drama. 130mins. Prod co: Katapult Film. Dir: Mustafa Kara. Prods: Nermin Aytekin. Scr: Mustafa Kara, Bilal Sert. Cast: Haydar Sisman, Nuray Yesilaraz, Hanife Kara. Turkish with English subtitles. $7m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. MY MOTHER IS A PARROT (Argentina) Children’s. 81mins. Dir: Martin Musarra. Scr: Paula Mastellone, Diana Russo. Cast: Nicolas Saenz Ekkert, Maximiliano Garcia, Valentina Marconi. Spanish with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. REALITY QUEEN (US) Comedy. 84mins. Prod cos: Tanner Gordon Productions, London Film. Dir: Steven Bernheim. Prods: Tanner Gordon. Scr: Steven Bernheim. Cast: Denise Richards, Julia Faye West, Mike Tyson. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Eighty titles of all genres.
HYDE PARK INTERNATIONAL Tel: mobile (44) 7900 561 071 Executives attending: president Carl Clifton 14958 Ventura Boulevard, #100, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, US Tel: (1) 818 783 6060 Fax: (1) 818 783 6319 E-mail: carl@hydeparkentertainment.com Web: www.hydeparkentertainment.com MARKET DEBUTS AN LA MINUTE (US) Comedy. Dir: Daniel Adams. Prods: Michael Flanders. Scr: Daniel Adams, Larry ‘Ratso’ Sloman. Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Kiersey Clemons, Bob Balaban. Post-production. A satirical look at fame, success, star-making and the karma that attaches to all who »
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worship at the altar of celebrity. Author Ted Gold faces a moral dilemma when an avant-garde performance artist and living embodiment of integrity, rocks his 1% world. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BACK ROADS (US) Thriller, drama. Prod co: Upturn Productions. Dir: Alex Pettyfer. Prods: Alex Pettyfer, Craig Robinson, Ashley Mansour, Jake Seal, Dan Spilo, Michael Ohoven. Scr: Adrian Lyne. Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison, Nicola Peltz, Juliette Lewis. Completed. COLD MOON (US) Horror. 87mins. Prod co: Curmudgeon Films. Dir: Griff Furst. Prods: Griff Furst, Isaiah Laborde, Stephen Furst. Scr: Griff Furst, Jack Snyder. Cast: Josh Stewart, Frank Whaley, Christopher Lloyd. Completed. THE FEMALE BRAIN (US) Comedy. Prod co: Black Bicycle Entertainment. Dir: Whitney Cummings. Prods: Erika Olde, Michael Roiff. Scr: Neal Brennan, Louann Brizendine, Whitney Cummings. Cast: Whitney Cummings, Sofia Vergara, Cecily Strong. Completed. PREY (US) Horror. Prod co: Stranded Productions. Dir: Franck Khalfoun. Prods: Ashok Amritraj, Jason Blum. Scr: David Coggeshall. Cast: Logan Miller, Kristine Froseth. Post-production. LIBRARY Titles include: 99 Homes; Careful What You Wish For; Liberal Arts; Legends Of Oz: Dorothy’s Return; Every Secret Thing; Just Before I Go; The Journey Home (aka Midnight Sun); Asylum; Sunlight Jr.
ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE Stand/room number: c/o Scandinavian Films, Hyatt Regency, 2nd Floor Executives attending: director and CEO Laufey Gudjonsdottir, head of festival promotion Christof Wehmeier Hverfisgata 54, Reykjavik, 101, Icelan Tel: (354) 562 3580 E-mail: info@icelandicfilmcentre.is Web: www.icelandicfilmcentre.is OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE SWAN (Iceland) Drama. 95mins. Prod cos: Vintage Pictures, Junafilm, Kopli Kinokompanii. Dir: Asa Helga Hjorleifsdottir. Prods: Birgitta Bjornsdottir, Hlin Johannesdottir. Scr: Asa Helga Hjorleifsdottir. Cast: Grima Valsdottir, Thor Kristjansson, Blaer Johannsdottir. Icelandic with English subtitles. Completed. UNDER THE TREE (Iceland) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Netop Films. Dir: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson. Prods: Grimar Jonsson. Scr: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurdsson, Huldar Breidfjord. Cast: Steindi J, Sigurdur Sigurjonsson, Edda Bjorgvinsdottir. Icelandic with English subtitles. Completed.
IM GLOBAL Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel, Penthouse Suite Tel: (1) 416 979 4504
Executives attending: president of international sales Michael Rothstein, executive vice president of international sales Tatyana Joffe, senior vice president of international sales and distribution Michael Dwyer, head of worldwide marketing and publicity Bonnie Voland, senior vice president of acquisitions and co-productions John Zois 8201 Beverly Boulevard, #500, Los Angeles, CA 90048, US Tel: (1) 310 777 3590 Fax: (1) 323 657 5354 Web: www.imglobalfilm.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE MY GENERATION (UK) Documentary. 86mins. Dir: David Batty. Prods: Michael Caine, Simon Fuller. Cast: Michael Caine. Completed. RICHARD SAYS GOODBYE (US) Comedy. Dir: Wayne Roberts. Prods: Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Greg Shapiro. Scr: Wayne Roberts. Cast: Johnny Depp, Danny Huston, Rosemarie DeWitt. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. WOMAN WALKS AHEAD (US) Period drama. Dir: Susanna White. Prods: Ed Zwick, Rick Solomon, Marshall Herskovitz, Erika Olde. Scr: Steven Knight. Cast: Jessica Chastain, Michael Greyeyes, Sam Rockwell. Completed. ZOE (US) Romantic drama. Dir: Drake Doremus. Prods: Michael Pruss, Drake Doremus, Robert George. Scr: Rich Greenberg. Cast: Lea Seydoux, Ewan McGregor, Christina Aguilera. Post-production. LIBRARY More than 250 premium titles.
IMAGINATION WORLDWIDE Executives attending: president Lawrence Goebel 280 S Beverly Dr, #208, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 310 888 3494 E-mail: info@iwwmedia.com Web: www.iwwmedia.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BURNING BODHI (US) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Tangerine Entertainment, Olive Productions. Dir: Mathew McDuffie. Prods: Marshall Bear. Scr: Mathew McDuffie. Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Sasha Pieterse, Virginia Madsen. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIGHT OF THE MOON (US) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Stedfast Productions. Dir: Jessica M Thompson. Prods: Jessica M Thompson, Michael Cuomo, Carlo Velayo. Scr: Jessica M Thompson. Cast: Stephanie Beatriz, Michael Stahl-David, Susan Heyward. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIKE ME (US) Drama. 80mins. Prod co: Dogfish Pictures. Dir: Robert Mockler. Prods: Jessalyn Abbott, James Belfer, Robert Mockler, Jenn Wexler. Scr: Robert Mockler. Cast: Addison Timlin, Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
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PAINT IT BLACK (US) Thriller. 96mins. Prod cos: Tangerine Entertainment, Olive Productions. Dir: Amber Tamblyn. Prods: Amber Tamblyn, Amy Hobby, Anne Hubbell, Wren Arthur. Scr: Ed Dougherty, Amber Tamblyn. Cast: Alia Shawkat, Janet McTeer, Alfred Molina. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 30 titles of all genres.
INDEPENDENT Executives attending: head of sales Nada Cirjanic, director of sales and marketing Sarah Lebutsch 195 Wardour Street, London, W1F 8ZG, UK Tel: (44) 20 7257 8734 E-mail: mail@independentfilmcompany.com Web: www.independentfilmcompany.com MARKET DEBUTS MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART (UK) Documentary. Prod cos: B Good Picture Company, Ugly Duckling Films, Surreal Films. Dir: Joe Stephenson. Prods: Joe Stephenson, Mark Birmingham, Lene Bausager. Cast: Ian McKellen. Post-production. The life and work of Sir Ian McKellen. MY PURE LAND (UK) Drama. Prod co: Bill Kenwright Films. Dir: Sarmad Masud. Prods: Bill Kenwright. Scr: Sarmad Masud. Cast: Suhaee Abro, Syed Tanveer Hussain, Eman Fatima. Completed. A young woman and her mother and sister are forced to defend their home after a bitter family feud leads to her father’s incarceration. OUT OF THE BLUE (UK) Drama. Prod co: Independent. Dir: Carol Morley. Prods: Luc Roeg, Cairo Cannon. Scr: Carol Morley. Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Toby Jones, Mamie Gummer. Pre-production. Delivery date: 2018. When a detective is called to investigate the shooting of a leading astrophysicist and black hole expert, he is affected in ways he struggles to comprehend. VS. (UK) Drama. Prod cos: Silvertown Films, Lorton Entertainment. Dir: Ed Lilly. Prods: Bennett McGhee. Scr: Ed Lilly, Daniel Hayes. Cast: Connor Swindles, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Ruth Sheen. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. A troubled foster kid uses his scathing word skills to become an unlikely rap battle champion. When he doorsteps his biological mother after 10 years in care, he is forced to face his toughest opponent yet: his past. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE ESCAPE (UK) Drama. Prod co: Shoebox Films. Dir: Dominic Savage. Prods: Guy Heeley. Scr: Dominic Savage. Cast: Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Jalil Lespert. Completed. Screening.
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Executives attending: head of sales Nicolas Eschbach, international sales Clementine Hugot, sales and festivals Martin Gondre, acquisitions and sales Simon Gabriele 32 rue Washington, Paris, 75008, France Tel: (33) 1 44 83 02 27 E-mail: sales@indiesales.eu Web: www.indiesales.eu MARKET DEBUTS ARRHYTHMIA (Russia, Finland, Germany) Drama, comedy. 116mins. Prod cos: Mars Media Entertainment, CTB Film Company, Don Films, Post Control, Colour Of May. Dir: Boris Khlebnikov. Prods: Sergey Selyanov, Ruben Dishdishyan, Natalia Drozd, Aleksi Hyvarinen, Toni Valla, Eva Blondiau. Scr: Natalia Meschaninova, Boris Khlebnikov. Cast: Alexander Yatsenko, Irina Gorbacheva. Russian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. Oleg is a young gifted paramedic. His wife Katya works as a nurse at the hospital emergency department. Caught up between their aptients, alcohol-fuelled off-shifts and an evolving health care system, they struggle to find the binding force that will keep them together. DUELLES (Belgium, France) Thriller. Prod cos: Versus Production, Haut et Court. Dir: Olivier Masset-Depasse. Prods: JacquesHenri Bronckart, Olivier Bronckart, Carole Scotta. Scr: Olivier Masset-Depasse, Giordano Gederlini. Cast: Veerle Baetens, Anne Coesens, Medhi Nebbou. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. The traumatic confrontation of two women, who were the best of friends until a tragic event threw their lives into turmoil. TEL AVIV ON FIRE (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Israel) Comedy. Prod cos: TS Productions, Samsa Films, Artemis Productions, Lama Films. Dir: Sameh Zoabi. Prods: Milena Poylo, Gilles Sacuto, Bernard Michaux, Patrick Quinet, Amir Harel. Scr: Dan Kleinman, Sameh Zoabi. Cast: Kais Nashef, Lubna Azabal, Yaniv Biton. Arabic and Hebrew with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: 2018. A young Palestinian working on a famous soap opera gets an unexpected promotion thanks to the ideas of an Israeli solder, putting him in a delicate situation. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE (Poland, Spain, Benelux, Germany, Hungary) Animation. 80mins. Prod cos: Platige Films, Kanaki Films, Walking The Dog, Wuste Films, Animations Fabrik, Puppetworks. Dir: Raul de la Fuente, Damian Nenow. Prods: Ole WendorffOstergaard, Jaroslaw Sawko, Amaia Remirez, Raul de la Fuente. Scr: Raul de la Fuente, Amaia Remirez, David Weber, Niall Johnson. English. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. BLIND SPOT (DODE HOEK) (Belgium) Thriller. 99mins. Prod cos: Wrong Men, Eyeworks Film, Antilope
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Joyeuse. Dir: Nabil Ben Yadir. Prods: Peter Bouckaert, Nabil Ben Yadir, Benoit Roland. Scr: Nabil Ben Yadir, Laurent Brandenbourger. Cast: Peter Van Den Begin, David Murgia, Soufiane Chilah. Dutch with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. CEASEFIRE (CESSEZ-LE-FEU) (France) Period drama. 103mins. Prod co: Polaris Films Production. Dir: Emmanuel Courcol. Prods: Christophe Mazodier, Celine Chapdaniel. Scr: Emmanuel Courcol. Cast: Romain Duris, Celine Salette, Gregory Gadebois. French with English subtitles. Completed. Screening on promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. CORPORATE (France) Drama. 95mins. Prod co: Kazak Productions. Dir: Nicolas Silhol. Prods: Jean-Christophe Reymond. Scr: Nicolas Silhol, Nicolas Fleureau. Cast: Celine Sallette, Lambert Wilson. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE INSULT (L’INSULTE) (Lebanon, France) Drama. Prod cos: Rouge International, Tessalit Productions. Dir: Ziad Doueiri. Prods: Julie Gayet, Nadia Turincev, Jean Brehat, Rachid Boucharer. Scr: Ziad Doueiri, Joelle Touma. Cast: Adel Karam, Christine Choueiri, Kamel El Basha. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: spring 2017. THE PRICE OF SUCCESS (UN VRAI BATARD) (France) Drama. 92mins. Prod co: Kazak Productions. Dir: Teddy Lussi-Modeste. Prods: Jean-Christophe Reymond. Scr: Teddy Lussi-Modeste, Rebecca Zlotowski. Cast: Tahar Rahim, Maiwenn, Roschdy Zem. French with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. SALYUT-7 (Russia) Adventure. 121mins. Prod cos: CTB Film Company, Second Russian TV Channe, Lemonfilms Studio. Dir: Klim Shipenko. Prods: Sergey Selyanov, Bakur Bakuradze, Anton Zlatopolsky. Scr: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov, Klim Shipenko, Oleg Malovichko, Alexsey Samolyotov. Cast: Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Pavel Derevyanko. Russian with English subtitles. $16m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Some 35 titles from established directors.
INDIECAN ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights for Canada and US Executives attending: President Avi Federgreen, acquisitions Justin McConnell 194 Glenholme Avenuenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6E 3C4, Canada Tel: (1) 416 898 3456 Fax: (1) 416 658 9913 E-mail: info@indiecanent.com Web: www.indecanent.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE 15 TO LIFE (Canada) Documentary. 82mins. Prod co: HitPlay Productions. Dir: Nadine Pequeneza. Prods: Nadine Pequeneza. Scr: Nadine Pequeneza. Cast: Kenneth
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Young. English. $250,000. Completed. A NEW ECONOMY (Canada) Documentary. 85mins. Prod co: Domain7 Studios Inc. Dir: Trevor Meier. Prods: Melanie Wood, Trevor Meier. Scr: Trevor Meier. English. $250,000. Completed. AFTER THE LAST RIVER (Canada) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Parhessia Media. Dir: Victoria Lean. Prods: Victoria Lean, Jade Blair. Scr: Victoria Lean. Cast: Gabriel Fireman, Theresa Fireman. English. $250,000. Completed. AL PURDY WAS HERE (Canada) Documentary. 92mins. Prod co: Purdy Pictures Inc. Dir: Brian D Johnson. Prods: Brian D Johnson, Jake Yanowski. Scr: Marni Jackson. Cast: Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen. English. $500,000. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Atlantic; Dan And Margot; How To Lose Jobs And Alienate Girlfriends; Made In Japan; Road To Mercy; The Promised Band; Victor Walk; Peace Has No Boarders.
INDUSTRYWORKS PICTURES Also buying all rights worldwide Tel: mobile (1) 778 939 9060/(1) 604 306 3556 Executives attending: international sales manager Maju Iudice, vice president of sales and marketing Caterina Scrivano 325 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1M2, Canada Tel: (1) 604 876 0547 Fax: (1) 604 876 0541 E-mail: assistant@industry-works.com Web: www.industry-works.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DEEP SIX (Canada) Sci-fi. Prod cos: Rampage, Space Mop. Dir: Davin Lengyel. Prods: Davin Lengyel, Mika Collins. Scr: Mika Collins, Davin Lengyel. Cast: Mika Collins, Tahmoh Penikett, Kristian Bruun. English. Post-production. RESIDUE (Canada) Thriller. Prod co: Motorcycle Boy Productions. Dir: Rusty Nixon. Prods: James Clayton, Blaine Anderson. Scr: Rusty Nixon. Cast: James Clayton, Taylor Hickson, Matt Frewer. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. REVENGE (REVANCHE) (France) Thriller. Prod co: Bourgeois Productions. Dir: Stephane Roquet. Scr: Jean-Yves Bourgeois, Stephane Roquet. Cast: Jean-Yves Bourgeois, Marie Delmas, Emmanuel Bonami. French with English subtitles. Completed. SELFIE FROM HELL (Canada) Horror. Prod cos: Selfie Productions, Motorcycle Boy Productions. Dir: Erdal Ceylan. Prods: Paul Burton, Evan Tylor. Scr: Erdal Ceylan. Cast: Alyson Walker, Tony Giroux, Meelah Adams. English. Completed. THE SUN AT MIDNIGHT (Canada) Adventure. Prod co: Jill And Jackfish Productions. Dir: Kirsten Carthew. Prods: Amos Scott, Kirsten Carthew.
Scr: Kirsten Carthew. Cast: Devery Jacobs, Duane Howard. English. Completed. LIBRARY More than 60 titles.
INTERNATIONAL FILM TRUST Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #1657 Executives attending: head of international Todd Olsson 8383 Wilshire Boulevard, #255, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, US Tel: (1) 424 278 4224 Fax: (1) 424 276 3084 E-mail: inquiries@iftsales.com Web: www.iftsales.com MARKET DEBUTS AND THEN I GO (US) Drama. Prod co: Two Flints. Dir: Vincent Grashaw. Prods: Rebecca Green, Laura D Smith. Scr: Brett Haley, Jim Shepard. Cast: Arman Darbo, Justin Long, Melanie Lynskey. Completed. Attempting to navigate the pitfalls of growing up and the cruel world of their suburban junior high school, two best friends find themselves increasingly alienated and come up with a plan to get revenge on their classmates. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DICK MOVE (US) Comedy. Prod cos: Rough House Pictures, Benaroya Pictures. Dir: Todd Sklar. Prods: Michael Benaroya, David Gordeon Green, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Brandon James. Scr: Tom Castillo. Cast: Olivia Munn. Pre-production. PARTY CRASHER (US) Horror. Prod cos: Benaroya Pictures, Unique Features. Dir: Brant Sersen. Prods: Michael Benaroya, Sarah Victor Yaffe, William J Edwards III. Cast: Jayson Blair, Jacob Artist, Molly Tarlov. Completed. UNLESS (Canada, Ireland) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Sienna Films, Subotica. Dir: Alan Gilsenan. Prods: Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny, Tristan Orpen Lynch, Aoife O’Sullivan. Scr: Alan Gilsenan. Cast: Catherine Keener, Matt Craven, Hannah Gross. English. Completed. WHEELER (US) Drama. 101mins. Prod co: La Costa Productions. Dir: Ryan Ross. Prods: Stephen Dorff, Ryan Ross. Scr: Stephen Dorff, Ryan Ross. Cast: Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson. Completed.
IRANIAN INDEPENDENTS Executives attending: managing director Mohammad Atebbai PO Box 15875-4769, Tehran, Iran Tel: (98) 912 319 8693 E-mail: info@iranianindependents.com Web: www.iranianindependents.com MARKET DEBUTS A SPECIAL DAY (Iran) Drama. 96mins. Prod co: Homayoun Asadian. Dir: Homayoun Asadian. Prods: Homayoun Asadian. Scr: Homayoun Asadian, Majid Gheisari. Cast: Mostafa Zamani, Farhad Aslani, Parinaz Izadyar. Farsi with English subtitles. $800,000.
Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BOARDING PASS (Iran) Drama. 88mins. Prod co: Green Road Films. Dir: Mehdi Rahmani. Prods: Mehdi Rahmani, Bahman Kamyar. Scr: Amir Arabi, Mehdi Rahmani, Babak Mirzakhani. Cast: Mansour Shahbazi, Neda Jebraili, Mohammad Ali Najafi. Farsi with English subtitles. $400,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. GILDA (Iran) Drama. 83mins. Dir: Keivan Alimohammadi, Omid Bonakdar. Prods: Keivan Alimohammadi, Omid Bonakdar. Scr: Keivan Alimohammadi, Ali-Akbar Heidari, Omid Bonakdar. Cast: Mahnaz Afshar, Hamed Komeili, Siavash Mofidi. Farsi with English subtitles. $600,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. INVASION (Iran) Thriller. 102mins. Prod co: Iran Novin Film. Dir: Shahram Mokri. Prods: Sepehr Seifi. Scr: Shahram Mokri, Nasim Ahmadpour. Cast: Abed Abest, Babak Karimi, Elaheh Bakhshi. Farsi with English subtitles. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. NO LOITERING (Iran) Drama. 82mins. Dir: Mohsen Gharaei. Prods: Bahman Kamyar. Scr: Saeed Roostaie. Cast: Hamed Behdad, Baran Kosari, Mohsen Kiaie. Farsi with English subtitles. $700,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
IRON SKY UNIVERSE Tyopajankatu 2 B E, 2nd Floor, Helsinki, 00580, Finland Tel: (358) 50 388 9479 E-mail: info@ironsky.net Web: www.ironsky.net OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE IRON SKY: THE ARK (China) Sci-fi. 90mins. Prod cos: Jiabo Cultural Investment Co, Iron Sky Universe, Longevity International Enterprises. Dir: Timo Vuorensola. Prods: Max Wang, Tero Kaukomaa, May He. Scr: Max Wang, Timo Vuorensola, Dalan Musson. English and Chinese. $25m. Pre-production. Delivery date: 2018. IRON SKY: THE COMING RACE (Finland, Germany, Belgium) Adventure. 95mins. Prod cos: Iron Sky Universe, 27 Films Production, Potemkino. Dir: Timo Vuorensola. Prods: Tero Kaukomaa, Oliver Damian, Peter De Maegd, Tom Hameeuw. Scr: Dalan Musson. Cast: Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Udo Kier. English. $17m. Post-production. Delivery date: early 2018. IRON SKY: ENDGAME Sci-fi. 100mins. Prod co: Iron Sky Universe. Dir: Timo Vuorensola. Prods: Tero Kaukomaa. In development. IRON SKY: THE SPACE RACE (MULTISEASON TV-SERIES) Drama. Prod co: Iron Sky Universe. Dir: Timo Vuorensola. Prods: Tero Kaukomaa. In development. »
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ITN DISTRIBUTION Also buying video, VOD and theatrical rights for North America Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: president Stuart Alson 9663 Santa Monica Boulevard, #859, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, US Tel: (1) 702 882 6926 E-mail: stuart@itndistribution.com Web: www.itndistribution.com MARKET DEBUTS ALIEN DOMICILE (US) Sci-fi. 88mins. Dir: Kelly Schwarze. Prods: Kelly Schwarze. Scr: Kelly Schwarze. Cast: Ashley Campbell, Elly Brown, Sabrina Cofield. $400,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Five government contractors wake up to find themselves contained under the infamous Area 51. ANNE (US) Horror. 90mins. Dir: Joseph Mazzferro. Prods: Joseph Mazzferro. Cast: Natalie Pitcher, John Kyle, Gail Yost. $300,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A mentally ill woman with a severe personality disorder develops a strange relationship with her dolls. BROKEN (US) Thriller. 98mins. Dir: Shaun Robert Smith. Prods: Craig Conway, Sheetal Vinod Talwar. Scr: Shaun Robert Smith. Cast: Mojana Alaoui, Mel Raido, Craig Conway. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A young female escapes her past and absconds to England in search of a new life. BUG (US) Thriller. 95mins. Dir: Parker Dorris. Prods: Parker Dorris, Jeff Miller, Clint Mooney. Scr: Parker Dorris. Cast: Gene Jones, Heather Kafka, Glenn Morshower. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Bug is a 12-year-old girl who finds out that her grandpa, the town’s retired sheriff, may have committed and covered up a racially motivated murder years ago. DIGGERZ: BLACK LUNG RISES (US) Horror. 90mins. Dir: David B Craig, Kirk Loudon. Prods: David B Craig, Kirk Loudon. Scr: David B Craig, Kirk Loudon. Cast: Lauren Leal, Steve Roth, Damon Pampolina. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. An evil creature named Black Lung, created from the souls of lost miners, takes revenge on a small town every 50 years. FOX TRAP (US) Horror. 90mins. Dir: Jamie Weston. Prods: Scott Jeffrey. Scr: Scott Jeffrey. Cast: Becky Fletcher, Kate Lister, Julia Eringer. $300,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. After a terrible accident leaves a young girl disabled, five years later, the group responsible are invited to a remote manor house in the countryside for a class reunion. SEVER (US) Thriller. 90mins. Dir: Matthew Ryan Anderson. Prods: Greg Webb, Matthew Ryan Anderson, Horace Wilson. Scr:
Horace Wilson. Cast: Garret Caillouet, Maia Kavchak, Phyllis Spielman. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A violent patient escapes an asylum to exact her revenge on an unsuspecting young couple. THE OLD MACHINE (US) Thriller. 83mins. Dir: Brad Garris. Prods: Brad Garris. Scr: Brad Garris. Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Lance Henriksen, Dee Wallace. $1.5m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A tormented man embarks on a journey to a small town to reveal the truth behind the disappearance of his wife. THETA STATES (US) Sci-fi. 88mins. Dir: Manny Serrano. Prods: Manny Serrano, Lindsay Serrano. Scr: Manny Serrano. Cast: Tom Ryan, Erin Brown, Kathryn Lill. $300,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Danny goes to the Audible Lucid Perceptions sleep clinic, run by the peculiar Dr Zovnig, and is hypnotised into a dream state. VOIDFINDER (US) Horror. 106mins. Dir: Hal Burdick. Prods: Hal Burdick, Rowan Christienne Jaynes. Scr: Hal Burdick, Edward Case. Cast: Mike Rae Anderson, Ollie Anne, Rory Boyd. $200,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A supernatural stalker pursues a super model to steal her soul with his demonic camera. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AMERICAN GUNSLINGERS (US) Western. 80mins. Dir: Christopher Forbes. Prods: Christopher Forbes. Scr: Michael Boswell. Cast: Cody McCarver, William Adams, Saul Brooks. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. BLACK ROSE (US) Action. 90mins. Dir: Alexander Nevsky. Prods: Alexander Nevsky. Scr: Brent Huff, George Saunders. Cast: Alexander Nevsky, Kristanna Loken, Adiran Paul. $3m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE BODY TREE (US) Thriller. 90mins. Dir: Thomas Dunn. Prods: Yan Fisher-Romanovsky, Mikhail Kukushkin. Scr: Thomas Dunn, Mikhail Kukushkin. Cast: Erica Dasher, Emma Dumont, Costa Ronin. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. INOPERABLE (US) Thriller. 90mins. Dir: Christopher Lawrence Chapman. Prods: Christopher Lawrence Chapman, Giorgio Daveed, Jeff Miller. Scr: Christopher Lawrence Chapman, Jeff Miller. Cast: Danielle Harris, Katie Keene, Chris Hahn. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. MOTHER KRAMPUS (US) Horror. 90mins. Dir: James Klass. Prods: Scott Jeffrey, Tara MacGowran. Scr: Scott Jeffrey. Cast: Claire-Maria Fox, Faye Goodwin, Tony Manders. $300,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Titles include: The Slider; 1000 Hands Of The Guru; Unhinged; Hush Money; Anna; American Gothic; Haunted; The Midnight
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Man; You Can’t Have It; Palmdale; The Night Is Young; Billy The Kid: Showdown In Lincoln County; Child Of Satan; Moontrap Target Earth; Misfortune; Lake Fear 2; The Last Days Of Billy The Kid; The Hideout; All I Ever Wanted; Vampariah; Hatton Garden The Heist; American Bigfoot.
JOHN STARK PRODUCTIONS 23663 Park Capri, #129, Calabasas, CA 91302, US Tel: (1) 818 222 6031 E-mail: johnstarcevich1@sbcglobal.net Web: www.johnstarkproductions.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A PLAY ON WORDS (US) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: John Stark Productions. Dir: Harvey Lowry. Prods: John Stark. Scr: John Stark. Cast: Kathleen Gati, Katharina Magdalena, Tom Groenwald. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. CHEKHOV AND MARIA (US) Drama. Prod co: John Stark Productions. Dir: Eric Till. Scr: Jovanka Bach. Cast: Ron Bottitta, Gillian Brashear, Kathleen Gati. Screening. Delivery date: immediate.
Dir: Nick Moran. Prods: Hollie Richmond, Shelley Hammond, Nathan McGough, Orion Williams. Scr: Irvine Welsh, Dean Cavanagh. Pre-production. Delivery date: 2018. A fascinating look at the life of music mogul Alan McGee, the man who brought us the bands that defined an era. DRAGO Action. Prod cos: Kaleidscope, Headgear. Dir: Jonathan English. Prods: Jonathan English. Scr: Jonathan English. Pre-production. Delivery date: 2018. HURRICANE (UK) Action, war. Prod co: Prospect 3. Dir: David Blair. Scr: Robert Ryan, Alastair Galbraith. Cast: Milo Gibson, Iwan Rheon, Stefanie Martini. Pre-production. Delivery date: spring 2018. The affecting, true story of the Polish pilots in the Battle of Britain, fighting for their own country above a foreign land. MISSION MONSTERS (China, US) Animation. Prod co: Joyspoon. Dir: Brian Smith. Prods: Peggy Yang, Brian Smith, David Lovegren. Scr: Brian Smith, Jim Kammerud. English. In production. Three heroes with very different skill sets team up to defeat an army of monsters.
MARKET DEBUTS RED-BALLOON WILLIE (Taiwan) Adventure, Animation. Prod co: Joy-Team Animation Production Co. Dir: Chun Cheng. Prods: Sophia Liu. Mandarin and Chinese with Chinese subtitles. $15m. In production. Delivery date: late 2018.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A DARK SONG (Ireland) Horror. 99mins. Prod co: Samson Films. Dir: Liam Gavin. Prods: David Collins, Tim Dennison, Cormac Fox. Cast: Steve Oram, Catherine Walker. Completed. THE LAND OF SOMETIMES (UK) Animation. Prod co: Nottage Productions. Dir: Leon Joosen. Prods: Tony Nottage. Scr: Tony Nottage. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Helena Bonham Carter, Terry Jones. In production. LITTLE PRINCESS AND THE LEGEND OF BLUE FOOT (UK) Animation. Prod co: Illuminated Film Company. Prods: Iain Harvey. Pre-production. PUBLIC SCHOOLED (Canada) Comedy. Prod co: Motion 58 Entertainment. Dir: Kyle Rideout. Prods: Josh Epstein. Scr: Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout. Cast: Daniel Doheny, Judy Greer, Grace Park. English. Completed. First market screening.
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Also buying all rights for UK and Ireland Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Executives attending: CEO Spencer Pollard, director of marketing Adam Sergeant, director of international sales Anthony Buckner, senior sales executive Daniel Cooper, acquisitions and development manager Michael Chapman 6th Floor, 16 Dufours Place, London, W1F 7SP, UK Tel: (44) 20 3397 4410 E-mail: sales@kaleidoscopefilmdistribution. com Web: www.kaleidoscopefilmdistribution.com
mobile (81) 80 3394 5310 Executives attending: acquisitions and sales Akiko Uchida 1-2-3 Otowa, Bunkyo-ku, 112-0013, Japan Tel: (81) 3 3945 2181 E-mail: akiko-uchida@kingrecords.co.jp Web: www.kingrecords.co.jp
JOY TEAM ANIMATION PRODUCTION CO Executives attending: founder and director Chun Cheng, producer Sophia Liu, production manager Jia Wei Liu, art director Wen Huang Liu, executive director Rui Heng Tang, account sales manager Ellie Liu 5th Floor, No. 7-1. Sec 3, Jinan Road, Taipei City, 106, Taiwan Tel: (886) 2 8773 5061 Fax: (886) 2 2585 2059 E-mail: joyteam@joyteam-animation.com Web: www.joyteam-animation.com
MARKET DEBUTS CREATION STORIES (UK) Drama. Prod co: Burning Wheel.
MARKET DEBUTS THE LIMIT OF SLEEPING BEAUTY (Japan) Drama. 89mins. Prod co: King Records Co. Dir: Ken Ninomiya. Prods: Yukihiko Yamaguchi. Scr: Ken Ninomiya. Cast: Yuki Sakurai, Issei Takahashi, Nuno Furuhata. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. An unsuccessful 29-year-old actress is devastated by the harsh reality and uncertain future.
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VAMPIRE CLAY (Japan) Horror. 80mins. Prod co: King Records Co. Dir: Soichi Umezawa. Prods: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Yukihiko Yamaguchi. Scr: Soichi Umezawa. Cast: Kyoka Takeda, Momoka Sugimoto, Ena Fujita. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE MEATBALL MACHINE: KODOKU (Japan) Horror. 100mins. Prod co: King Records Co. Dir: Yoshihiro Nishimura. Prods: Yukihiko Yamaguchi, Yudai Yamaguchi. Scr: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Sakichi Sato. Cast: Yoji Tanaka, Yurisa, Takumi Saitoh. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed.
KINOLOGY Executives attending: sales and acquisitions Gaelle Mareschi 30 rue Moret, Paris, 75011, France Tel: (33) 9 51 47 43 44 Fax: (33) 9 56 47 43 44 E-mail: festivals@kinology.eu OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A POLAR YEAR (France) Documentary. Prod co: Geko Films. French with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: May 2018. ANNETTE (France) Musical. Dir: Leos Carax. Prods: Bruno Pesery. English. $15.5m. Pre-production. Delivery date: May 2018. COLD SKIN (Spain, France) Adventure, sci-fi, thriller. 105mins. Prod co: Babieka Films. Dir: Xavier Gens. Prods: Denise O’Dell, Mark Albela. Scr: Jesus Olmo. Cast: David Oakes, Ray Stevenson, Aura Garrido. English. $7m. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. GIRLS WITH BALLS (France) Comedy, horror. Prod cos: C4 Productions, Noodles. Dir: Olivier Afonso. Prods: Jean-Marie Antonini, Jerome Vidal. Scr: Jean-Luc Cano, Olivier Afonso. French with English subtitles. $4.5m. In production. LIBRARY Titles include: Gook; I Am Not A Witch; Incident In A Ghost Land; Knife + Heart; Money’s Money; Spirou & Fantasio’s Great Adventures; The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
LATIDO FILMS Stand/room number: c/o Cinema From Spain, Hyatt Regency Executives attending: head of international sales Juan Torres Veneras 9, 30, Madrid, 28013, Spain Tel: (34) 915 488 877 Fax: (34) 915 488 878 E-mail: juan@latidofilms.com Web: www.latidofilms.com MARKET DEBUTS HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (Mexico) Drama. 94mins. Prod co: Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica. Dir: Jose Ramon Chavez Delgado. Prods: Karina Blanco. Scr: Claudia Sainte-Luce. Cast:
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Hernan Mendoza, Diego Calva, Fernanda Echevarria. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A family atbreaking point: an accident will make everyone reconsider their decisions; the doctors say one of them will not make it through the night. KILLING JESUS (Colombia, Argentina) Drama. 100mins. Prod cos: 64A Films, AZ Films. Dir: Laura Mora. Prods: Diego Ramirez, Alex Zito, Ignacio Rey. Scr: Laura Mora, Alonso Torres. Spanish with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. Paula accidentally crosses paths with the hit man who killed her father. Driven by frustration, the choice of revenge seems to be the only possible reaction. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE LAST SUIT (Spain, Argentina) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Zampa Audiovisual, Tornasol Films, Hernandez y Fernandez, Rescate Producciones Aie. Dir: Pablo Solarz. Prods: Gerardo Herrero, Antonio Saura, Meriela Besuievsky, Vanessa Ragone, Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera. Scr: Pablo Solarz. Cast: Miguel Angel Sola, Angela Molina, Natalia Verbeke. Spanish, German, Polish and Yiddish with English subtitles. $3.7m. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. MIST & THE MAIDEN (Spain) Thriller. 104mins. Prod cos: Tornasol Films, Atresmedia Cine, Hernandez y Fernandez, Gomera Producciones. Dir: Andres Koppel. Prods: Gerardo Herrero, Mikel Lejarza, Mercedes Gamero. Scr: Andres Koppel. Cast: Quim Gutierrez, Veronica Echegui, Aura Garrido. Spanish with English subtitles. $4m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 200 feature films, documentaries and animations in Spanish, from Latin America and Spain.
LEVELK Stand/room number: c/o Scandinavian Film Stand, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor, King Ballroom Executives attending: CEO and managing director Tine Klint, senior sales manager Derek Lui, sales assistant Debra Liang Gl. Kongevej, 137B, 3rd Floor, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, 1850, Denmark Tel: (45) 4844 1534 E-mail: niklas@levelk.dk Web: www.levelk.dk MARKET DEBUTS THE BUTTERFLY TREE (Australia) Drama. 97mins. Prod co: Midwinter Films. Dir: Priscilla Cameron. Prods: Bridget Callow-Wright. Scr: Priscilla Cameron. Cast: Melissa George, Ed Oxenbould, Ewen Leslie. Completed. Evelyn, a burlesque queen, bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin with her zest for life. When father and son discover they are competing for the affections of the same woman, old wounds are reopened over the death of Fin’s mother.
MIAMI (Finland) Drama. 119mins. Prod co: Helsinki-filmi. Dir: Zaida Bergroth. Prods: Miia Haavisto. Scr: Jan Forsstrom, Zaida Bergroth. Cast: Krista Kosonen, Sonja Kuittinen, Juhan Ulfsak. Finnish. Completed. How to love a dazzling and an empowering person who is also too dangerous to be close to? Even if she is family. NEVER STEADY, NEVER STILL (Canada) Drama. 111mins. Prod cos: Experimental Forest Films, Christie Street Creative. Dir: Kathleen Hepburn. Prods: Tyler Hagan, James Brown. Scr: Kathleen Hepburn. Cast: Shirley Henderson, Theodore Pellerin, Nicholas Campbell. English. Completed. A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson’s disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta’s oil field work camps. TEAM HURRICANE (Denmark) 96mins. Prod co: Adomeit Film. Dir: Annika Berg. Prods: Katja Adomeit. Scr: Annika Berg. Cast: Eja Penelope Roepstorff, Eda Glitre, Ira Ronnenfelt. Danish. Completed. Radical girls in an ordinary world. LIBRARY More than 100 titles from around the world.
LITTLE STUDIO FILMS Also buying all rights worldwide Tel: mobile (1) 310 804 4227 Executives attending: partner Alexia Melocchi 9903 Santa Monica Boulevard, #139, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 310 288 6640 E-mail: management@littlestudiofilms.com Web: www.littlestudiofilms.com MARKET DEBUTS QUEST FOR BEAUTY (US) Documentary. 80mins. Prod co: Anis Filmes. Dir: Cris Saur. Prods: Anna Kolber, Alexandra Rios, Cris Saur, Alexia Melochhi. Scr: Cris Saur. Cast: Carol White, Leigh Taylor-Young, Bebel Gilberto. In production. Delivery date: January 2018. Delivers a powerful message that beauty is not just exterior but unique to each individual in society. THE REVOLT (US) Period drama. Prod cos: Little Studio Films, The Revolt. Prods: Alexia Melocchi, Eric Goldbrenner, Jean Charles Levy. Scr: Steven Schub, Jack Perez. $9m. In development. Menachem has a plan to drive the British out of Palestine but first he must overcome violent opposition from his own people. WAITING ROOM (Greece) Thriller. Prod cos: A B Seahorse Films, AV Moviesworld, MD Recording Studio. Dir: Alexander Leontaritis. Prods: Alexander Leontaritis, Andreas Vougioukas. Scr: Alexander Leontaritis. Cast: Andreas Vougioukas, Maria Ioannu, Tonia Sotiropoulou. Greek with English subtitles. $1m. Post-production. Delivery date: October 2017. Five people wake up in an abandoned
warehouse and have to find their way out before it is too late. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE SERVICE TO MAN (US) Period drama. 92mins. Prod cos: Gettin’ Grown Productions, University Of Alabama. Dir: Aaron Greer, Seth Panitch. Prods: Joel Zwick, Alexia Melochhi. Scr: Seth Panitch. Cast: Keith David, Morgan Aud, Christopher Livingston. $2m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
LOCO FILMS Also buying Executives attending: sales and acquisitions Laurent Danielou 42 rue Sedaine, Paris, 75011, France Tel: (33) 6 64 20 91 60 E-mail: info@loco-films.com Web: www.loco-films.com MARKET DEBUTS BITTER FLOWERS (Belgium, France, Switzerland, China) Drama. 95mins. Prod cos: Tarantula, Mille et Une Films, P.S Productions. Dir: Olivier Meys. Prods: Joseph Rouschop, Valerie Bournonville. Scr: Olivier Meys, Marteen Loix. Cast: Xi Qi, Geng Le, Xi Wang. Chinese with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. Lisa is an aspiring wife and mother who leaves for Paris, hoping to gather up the funds to come back to China and start a new life with her family. OF SKIN AND MEN (France, Tunisia) Drama. 105mins. Prod cos: 4 a 4 Productions, Cinetelefilms. Dir: Mehdi Ben Attia. Prods: Mani Mortazavi, David Mathieu-Mahias. Scr: Mehdi Ben Attia, Martin Drouot. Cast: Hafsia Herzy, Raouf Ben Amor, Haytem Achour. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A woman chooses to look at men the way men look at women. SON OF BEN (Belgium, France) Drama. 80mins. Prod cos: Wrong Men, ChevalDeuxTrois. Dir: Guerin van de Vorst. Prods: Benoit Roland. Scr: Guerin van de Vorst. Cast: Vincent Rottiers, Sebastien Houbani, Johan Libereau. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A former convict faces the thin line between hope and fundamentalist temptation. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALI, THE GOAT & IBRAHIM (Egypt, France, UAE, Qatar) Comedy. 90mins. Prod cos: Film Clinic, Transit Films, Arizona Prod. Dir: Sherif El Bendary. Prods: Mohamed Hefzy, Daniel Ziskind. Scr: Ibrahim El Batout. Cast: Ali Sobhy, Ahmed Magdy, Nahed El Sebai. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. DON’T CALL ME SON (Brazil) Drama. 82mins. Prod cos: Dezenove som imagens, Africa Filmes. Dir: Anna Muylaert. Prods: Maria Ionescu, Sara Silveira, Anna Muylaert. Scr: Anna Muylaert. Cast: Naomi Nero, Daniel Botelho, Dani Nefussi. Portuguese with »
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English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LITTLE HARBOUR (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary) Drama. 85mins. Prod cos: Hulapa Film, Endorfilm, Katapult Film. Dir: Iveta Grofova. Prods: Katarina Krnacova. Scr: Iveta Grofova. Cast: Vanessa Szamuhelova, Matus Bacisin, Katarina Kamencova. Slovakian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. NALU ON THE BORDER (Brazil, Uruguay) Drama. 94mins. Prod cos: OKNA Producoes, Transparente Film. Dir: Cristiane Oliveira. Prods: Aleteia Selonk. Scr: Cristiane Oliveira. Cast: Maria Galant, Marat Descartes, Veronica Perrotta. Portuguese with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. PATHS (Germany) Drama. 108mins. Prod co: Filmuniversitat Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Dir: Chris Miera. Prods: Chris Miera. Scr: Chris Miera. Cast: Mike Hoffmann, Mathis Reinhardt. German with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate.
LON HABER & CO Also buying worldwide rights Tel: mobile (1) 323 620 1675 Executives attending: CEO Lon Haber, account director Jill R Fox, executive vice president of strategy and distribution Kate Cavendish, festival director Elisabeth de Croy, chief creative officer Ty D’Aviano, senior counsel and CFO Geri Haber 11 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10023, US Tel: (1) 213 550 3760 E-mail: info@lonhaber.com Web: www.lonhaber.com
M-APPEAL WORLD SALES Executives attending: CEO Martina Besier Prinzessinnenstr 16, Berlin, 10969, Germany Tel: (49) 30 6150 7505 Fax: (49) 30 2758 2872 E-mail: berlinoffice@m-appeal.com Web: www.m-appeal.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DISCREET (US) Drama. 80mins. Prod cos: Metal Mickey, Revelator. Dir: Travis Mathews. Prods: Jonny Mars, Travis Mathews, Chris Ohlson, Don Swaynos. Scr: Travis Mathews. Cast: Jonny Mars, Atsuko Okatsuka, Joy Cunningham. Completed. THE DRAGON DEFENSE (Colombia) Drama. 80mins. Prod co: Galaxia 311. Dir: Natalia Santa. Prods: Ivette Liang. Scr: Natalia Santa. Cast: Gonzalo de Sagarminaga, Hernan Mendez. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. EASY LIVING (US) Drama. 80mins. Prod cos: Bay Bridge Productions Inc, Green Ray Films Production. Dir: Adam Keleman. Prods: Laura Wagner, Adam Keleman. Scr: Adam Keleman. Cast: Caroline Dhavernas, McCaleb Burnett, Elizabeth Marvel. Completed.
LIPSTICK UNDER MY BURKHA (India) Drama. 116mins. Prod co: Prakash Jha Productions. Dir: Alankrita Shrivastava. Prods: Prakash Jha, Sunil Argarwal. Scr: Alankrita Shrivastava. Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra. Hindi with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
M-LINE DISTRIBUTION Also buying all rights for South Korea 3rd Floor, Mido Building, 540-21 Shinsadong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06036, South Korea Tel: (82) 2 796 2427 Fax: (82) 2 796 2429 E-mail: sales@mline-distribution.com Web: www.mline-distribution.com MARKET DEBUTS A TIGER IN WINTER (South Korea) Drama. 107mins. Prod co: A Byeokdol Films. Dir: Lee Kwang-kuk. Prods: An Bo-young. Scr: Lee Kwang-kuk. Cast: Lee Jin-uk, Ko Hyunjoung. Korean with English subtitles. $5m. Post-production. A tiger escaped from the zoo. It was winter and it had nowhere to go. THE STAR NEXT DOOR (South Korea) Comedy. 96mins. Prod co: Culture Cap Korea. Dir: Kim Sung-wook. Prods: Kam Seong-jin. Scr: Kim Sung-wook, Eo Ae-ri, Hyun Eun-mi. Cast: Han Chae-young, Jin Ji-hee. Korean with English subtitles. $1.6m. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A SPECIAL LADY (South Korea) Action. 90mins. Prod co: Special Pictures. Dir: Lee An-kyu. Prods: Kim Mi-hwa. Scr: Lee An-kyu. Cast: Kim Hye-soo, Lee Sun-kyun, Lee Huijoon. Korean with English subtitles. $5m. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. MARIONETTE (South Korea) Thriller. 120mins. Prod co: Oasis Ent Co. Dir: Lee Han-uk. Prods: Cho Heung-kyu. Scr: Lee Han-uk. Cast: Lee You-young, Kim Hee-won. Korean with English subtitles. $1m. Post-production.
MAGNOLIA PICTURES Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: head of worldwide sales Scott Veltri, director of international sales Lorna Lee Sagebiel- Torres, president (buyer) Eamonn Bowles, EVP of acquisitions (buyer) Dori Begley, SVP of acquisitions (buyer) John Von Thaden, head of worldwide sales (buyer) Scott Veltri 49 West 27th Street, 7th Floor, New York, 10001, US Tel: (1) 212 924 6701 Fax: 212-924-6742 E-mail: international@magpictures.com Web: www.magpicturesinternational.com
MAISON NOIR Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Marriott Hotel Executives attending: CEO and president Ava B
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427 North Canon Drive, #201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, US Tel: (1) 310 777 0237 Fax: (1) 818 647 0118 E-mail: maisonnoirfilms@gmail.com Web: www.maisonnoir.net OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CHRISTMAS APPARITION (US) Thriller. 72mins. Prod co: JMMK Production. Dir: Colleen Griffen. Prods: Colleen Griffen. Scr: Katie O Jones, Colleen Griffen. Cast: Katie O Jones, Matthew Chappelle, Maura Chappelle. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. DRAGON RIDERS (US) 82mins. Dir: Michael Johnson. Prods: Michael Johnson. Scr: Michael Johnson. Cast: Jonathan Lipow, Clare Fogerty, Michael Johnson. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. INSIDE THE MIND OF A PSYCHOPATH (Chile) Thriller. 96mins. Prod co: Cinepsis. Dir: Alejandro Torres Contreras. Prods: Felipe Morales. Scr: Alejandro Torres Contreras. Cast: Nicolas Zarate, Rodrigo Soto, Daniela Ramirez. Spanish with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. TRUE LOVE WAYS (Germany) Horror. 103mins. Prod co: GrandHotelPictures. Dir: Mathieu Seiler. Prods: Norbert Kneissl, Cengiz Peker, Abdullah Benabdallah. Scr: Mathieu Seiler. Cast: Anna Hausburg, David C Bunners, Kai Michael Muller. German with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Fifty titles of various genres.
MANDARINVISION Tel: mobile (886) 953 609 006 Executives attending: director of international sales and distribution Desmond Yang 12th Floor, No. 394, Keelung Road Section 1, Taipei, 110, Taiwan Tel: (886) 2 2722 0958 Fax: (886) 2 2722 0908 E-mail: contact@mandarinvision.com Web: www.mandarinvision.com/en/ OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE GREAT BUDDHA+ (Taiwan) Drama. 104mins. Prod co: Cream Production. Dir: Hsin-Yao Huang. Prods: Mong-Hong Chung, Jufeng Yeh. Scr: Hsin-Yao Huang. Cast: Cres Chuang, Bamboo Chen, Leon Dai. Taiwanese and Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: October 2017. MISSING JOHNNY (Taiwan) Drama. 104mins. Prod co: 3H Productions. Dir: Xi Huang. Scr: Xi Huang. Cast: Rima Zeidan, Yuan Huang, Yu-Lun Ko. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: December 2017. WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN (Taiwan) Thriller. 117mins. Prod co: Rise Pictures. Dir: Wei-Hao Cheng. Prods: David Tang. Scr: Yuli Chen, Yen-Chi Chen, Wei-Hao Cheng. Cast: Kaiser Chuang, WeiNing Hsu, Chia-Yen Ko. Mandarin with
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THE MATCH FACTORY Stand/room number: 24 Mercer Street Executives attending: managing director Michael Weber, head of sales Thania Dimitrakopoulou, senior sales Julien Razafindranaly, marketing Carolina Jessula Domstrasse 60, Cologne, 50688, Germany Tel: (49) 221 539 709 0 Fax: (49) 221 539 709 10 E-mail: info@matchfactory.de Web: www.the-match-factory.de MARKET DEBUTS BOOM FOR REAL: THE LATE TEENAGE YEARS OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (US) Documentary. 78mins. Prod cos: Hells Kitten Productions, Faliro House, Le Pacte, Leopardo Filmes, Bunny Lake Films. Dir: Sara Driver. Prods: Rachel Dengiz, Sara Driver. Cast: Alexis Adler, Carlo McCormick, Lee Quinones. Completed. FOXTROT (Israel, Germany, France, Switzerland) Drama. 113mins. Prod cos: Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, Spiro Films, A.S.A.P Films, KNM. Dir: Samuel Maoz. Prods: Michael Weber, Viola Fugen, Eitan Mansuri, Cedomir Kolar, Marc Baschet, Michel Merkt. Scr: Samuel Maoz. Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Y onatan Shiray. Hebrew, Arabic and German with English subtitles. Completed. Michael and his wife are devastated when army officials show up at their home: their son is away on mandatory military service. GRAIN (Turkey, Germany, France, Sweden, Qatar) Drama. 127mins. Prod cos: Kaplan Film Productions, Heimatfilm, Sophie Dulac Productions, The Chimney Pot, Galata Film. Dir: Semih Kaplanoglu. Prods: Semih Kaplanoglu, Nadir Operli. Scr: Semih Kaplanoglu, Leyla Ipekci. Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Ermin Bravo, Grigoriy Bobrygin. English. Completed. Two men in the near, but indefinite, future. LOOKING FOR OUM KULTHUM (Germany, Austria, Italy) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Razor Film, coop99, In Between Art Film, Vivo Film, Shortcut Films. Dir: Shirin Neshat. Prods: Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul, Bruno Wagner, Antonin Svoboda, Martin Gschlacht. Scr: Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari. Cast: Neda Rahmanian, Yasmin Raeis, Mehdi Moinzadeh. English, Arabic and Farsi with English subtitles. Completed. Mitra is directing her new project: a biopic about the legendary singer Oum Kulthum. THE SONG OF SCORPIONS (Switzerland, France, Singapore) Drama. 119mins. Prod cos: Feather Light Films, KNM, Cine-Sud Promotion, Aurora Media, M!Capital Production. Dir: Anup Singh. Prods: Saskia Vischer, Shahaf Peled, Michel Merkt. Scr: Anup Singh. Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Irrfan Khan, Waheeda Rehman. Hindi with English subtitles. Completed. Nooran is learning the ancient art of healing from her grandmother, a scorpion singer. A camel trader falls in love with her when he hears her sing.
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THREE PEAKS (Germany, Italy) Drama. 94mins. Prod co: Rohfilm Productions. Dir: Jan Zabeil. Prods: Benny Drechsel, Andreas Pichler, Philipp Moravetz. Scr: Jan Zabeil. Cast: Alexander Fehling, Berenice Bejo, Arian Montgomery. German, English and French with English subtitles. Completed. Aaron wants to become a family with his girlfriend and her eight-year-old son, but high up in the Italian Dolomites, his attempts to win the boy’s acceptance turn into a dangerous power game. ZAMA (Argentina, Brazil, Spain, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Portugal, US) Drama. 115mins. Prod cos: Rei Cine, Bananeira Filmes, El Deseo, Patagonik, MPM Film, Canana, Lemming Film, KNM, O Som e a Furia, Louverture Films, Schortcut Films, Telecine, Bertha Foundation, Perdomo Productions, Picnic Producciones, Punta Colorada de Cinema. Dir: Lucrecia Martel. Prods: Benjamin Domenech, Santiago Gallelli, Matias Roveda, Vania Catani. Scr: Lucrecia Martel. Cast: Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Lola Duenas, Matheus Nachtergaele. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE IN THE FADE (Germany, France) Drama. 106mins. Prod cos: Bombero International, warner Bros. Film Productions. Dir: Faith Akin. Prods: Nurhan Sekerci-Porst, Faith Akin, Herman Weigel. Scr: Faith Akin. Cast: Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Johannes Krisch. German with English subtitles. Completed. THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE (Finland) Drama. 98mins. Prod co: Sputnik Oy. Dir: Aki Kaurismaki. Prods: Aki Kaurismaki. Scr: Aki Kaurismaki. Cast: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Janne Hyytiainen. Finnish, Arabic and English with English subtitles. Completed.
MEDIA ASIA FILM DISTRIBUTION Executives attending: general manager and head of sales and international co-productions Fred Tsui, senior manager of sales and distribution Vanessa Lo 20th Floor, Wyler Centre Phase 2, 200 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2314 4288 Fax: (852) 2314 4248 E-mail: wwdist@mediaasia.com Web: www.mediaasia.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE FOUNDING OF AN ARMY (China) War, Action. 132mins. Dir: Andrew Lau. Cast: Ye Liu, Yawen Zhu, Zhizhong Huang. Mandarin. Completed. GOD OF WAR (Hong Kong) Period drama, Action. 129mins. Dir: Gordon Chan. Cast: Sammo Hung, Vincent Zhao. Mandarin. Completed. LEGEND OF THE NAGA PEARLS (Hong Kong) Fantasy, Martial arts. 108mins. Dir: Lei Yang. Prods: Gordon
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Chan. Cast: Ta-Lu Wang, Tian-Ai Zhang, Simon Yam. Mandarin. Completed. MANHUNT (Hong Kong) Action. 110mins. Dir: John Woo. Cast: Hanyu Zhang, Masaharu Fukuyama, Wei Qi. Mandarin and Japanese. Completed. Screening. WINE WAR (Hong Kong) Action, drama. 90mins. Dir: Leon Lai. Cast: Leon Lai, Hanyu Zhang. Cantonese. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Monkey King Reloaded; Eight And A Half; The Legend Of The Condor Heroes.
MEDIA LUNA NEW FILMS Also buying all rights for all territories Stand/room number: c/o German Films, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Executives attending: managing director Ida Martins, head of acquisitions and deliveries Floriano Buono Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring 38, 6th Floor, Cologne, 50672, Germany Tel: (49) 221 5109 1891 Fax: (49) 221 5109 1899 E-mail: info@medialuna.biz Web: www.medialuna.biz MARKET DEBUTS ANA BY DAY (Spain) Drama, thriller. 110mins. Prod co: Andrea Jaurrieta Production Company. Dir: Andrea Jaurrieta. Prods: Andrea Jaurrieta, Ivan Luis. Scr: Andrea Jaurrieta. Cast: Ingrid Garcia Jonsson, Mona Martinez, Francisco Vidal. Spanish with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. Ana is about to finish her Law PHD and get married. One day her double appears and takes her place. BARRACUDA (US) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: La Barracuda. Dir: Julia Halperin, Jason Cortlund. Prods: David Hartstein, Nancy Schafer. Scr: Jason Cortlund. Cast: Allison Tolman, Sophie Reid, JoBeth Williams. Completed. A young British woman hitchhikes deep into Texas to meet her half-sister sharing the same country-musician father, who passed away. Yet darker motives are woven into her visit, into the songs she sings. BEYOND SLEEP (Netherlands, Norway) Adventure, drama. 109mins. Prod co: Keyfilm. Dir: Boudewijn Koole. Prods: Hanneke Niens, Hans De Wolf. Scr: Boudewijn Koole. Cast: Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo. English, Dutch and Norwegian with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A geologist joins a scientific expedition across Norwegian tundras after meteorite that is plagued by setbacks. He loses his compass, companions, bearings, his way and his faith. THE DEATH OF MARGA MAIER (Argentina, Brazil) Western, drama, thriller. 104mins. Prod cos: Oh My Gomez Films, Kinoosfera Filmes. Dir: Camila Toker. Prods: Pablo Ingercher, Martin Cuinat, Fiona Pittaluga. Scr: Camila Toker, Anne Sophie Vignolles. Cast: Pilar
Gamboa, Luis Machinm, Mirta Busnelli. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. After a storm hits the town of Punta Indio, a crime reveals the dark legend of a cursed diamond. FAMILY WEEKEND (Netherlands) Comedy. 84mins. Prod co: Kaap Holland Film. Dir: Pieter van Rijn. Prods: Maarten Swart. Scr: Luuk van Bemmelen, Melle Runderkamp. Cast: Jelka van Houten, Derek de Lint, Jennifer Hoffman. Dutch with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A wealthy businessman invites his children to his estate for the weekend with an important announcement to make. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOBY SIMPSON (UK) Romantic comedy. 83mins. Prod co: Jellyfish Films. Dir: Patrick Makin. Prods: Patrick Makin, Celine Palavioux. Scr: Patrick Makin. Cast: Alexander Perkins, Edyta Budnik, Zara Symes. Completed. Having a tough time in a boss-girlfriendfather triangle, things go from bad to worse for Toby when he finds himself at a local music festival, being pickpocketed. THE HERO (Netherlands) Thriller. 95mins. Prod co: Millstreet Films. Dir: Menno Meyjes. Prods: Rachel van Bommel. Scr: Menno Meyjes, Jessica Durlacher. Cast: Monic Hendrickx, Fedja van Huet, Daan Schuurmans. Dutch with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Sara just moved back from LA with her family. When Sara is assaulted by a stranger and her family is involved in a violent burglary, she feels threatened. Could this have anything to do with her father’s secretive war history? Sara tries to unravel her father’s past. OH MAMMY BLUE! (Spain, Venezuela, Germany) Drama. 95mins. Prod cos: Malas Companias, Media Luna New Films. Dir: Antonio Hens. Prods: Antonio Hens. Scr: Antonio Hens. Cast: Carmen Maura, Milton Garcia, Ramon Barea. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. A legendary rock singer who lives in an elderly people’s home receives a visit from an unknown grandson, asking her to teach him how to be a rock musician. SHEIKH JACKSON (Egypt) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Film Clinic, The Producers. Dir: Amr Salama. Prods: Mohamed Hefzy, Hani Osama. Scr: Omar Khaled, Amr Salama. Cast: Ahmad Alfishawy, Maged El Kedwany, Ahmed Malek. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. The sudden death of Michael Jackson sends a former King Of Pop devotee into a tailspin, reviving his memories. SWAP NIGHT (Spain) Comedy. 84mins. Prod co: Marila Films. Dir: Ignacio Nacho. Prods: Dylan Moreno. Scr: Ignacio Nacho. Cast: Pepon Nieto, Hugo Silva, Rossy de Palma. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Jamie is an ordinary guy married to Eva, who lacks intellectual resources. The swingers party, which should mark their 15th anniversary, turns into something Jamie wishes to escape.
WE ARE THR3E (Argentina) Romance. 90mins. Prod co: Cineclub Argentina Dir: Marcelo Briem Stamm. Prods: Marcelo Briem Stamm. Scr: Marcelo Briem Stamm. Cast: Carlos Echevers, Flor Dragonetti, Juan Manuel Martino. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Nacho and Ana, both single and straight, meet at a party. The charismatic and flirty Sebastian persuades them to go on a weekend trip where he confesses his desire for longterm relationships with both of them. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BOOZER (Mexico) Comedy. 83mins. Prod co: Cinema226. Dir: Armando Casas. Prods: Samantha C Guillen. Scr: Gabriela Herrera. Cast: Luis Arrieta, Luis Ernesto Franco, Danna Garcia. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. THE CAGED (Spain) Horror. 80mins. Prod co: Rebel Movies. Dir: Jordan Taratoot. Prods: Juan Carlos Ollana, Rafael Muniz. Scr: C J Wells. Cast: Miscah Barton, Lee Partridge, Clare Durant. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. CRAVING (Netherlands) Drama. 96mins. Prod co: Keyfilm. Dir: Saskia Diesing. Prods: Hanneke Niens. Scr: Saskia Diesing, Esther Gerritsen. Cast: Simone Kleinsma, Elise van ‘t Laar, Leopold Witte. Dutch with English subtitles. Completed. JUST CHARLIE (UK) Drama. 99mins. Prod co: Seahorse Films. Dir: Rebekah Fortune. Prods: Karen Newman. Scr: Peter Machen. Cast: Harry Gilby, Scot Williams, Patricia Potter. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Live For Me; Such Is Life In The Tropics; Room 213; Maligno.
MEGA-VISION PROJECT WORKSHOP Also buying all rights for Asia 41st Floor, Montery Plaza, 15 Chong Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2792 8822 Fax: (852) 2304 7805 E-mail: sales@mvphk.biz Web: www.mvphk.biz OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CHASING THE DRAGON (Hong Kong) Action. 135mins. Prod co: Mega-Vision Project Production. Dir: Jing Wong, Jason Kwan. Prods: Jing Wong, Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Connie Wong. Scr: Jing Wong. Cast: Donnie Yen, Andy Lau, Michelle Hu. Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Post-production. COLOUR OF THE GAME (Hong Kong) Action. 104mins. Prod co: Mega-Vision Project Production. Dir: Ka Wai Kam. Prods: Jing Wong, Yu Gong. Scr: Jing Wong. Cast: Simon Yam, Jordan Chan, Philip Ng. Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE GOLDEN MONK (Hong Kong) Action/adventure. Prod co: Mega-Vision Project Production. Dir: Jing »
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Prods: Florence Stern. Scr: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Cast: Eriq Ebouaney, Sandrine Bonnaire, Bibi Tanga. French with English subtitles. Completed. THE HOUSE BY THE SEA (France) Drama. 107mins. Prod co: Agat Films & Cie. Dir: Robert Guediguian. Prods: Marc Bordure. Scr: Robert Guediguian. Cast: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gerard Meylan. French with English subtitles. Completed. IF YOU SAW HIS HEART (France) Drama. 86mins. Prod co: NordOuest Films. Dir: Joan Chemla. Prods: Pierre Guyard. Scr: Joan Chemla, Santiago Amigorena. Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Marine Vacth, Nahuel Perez Biscayart. French with English subtitles. Completed. M (France) Comedy, drama. 99mins. Prod co: Chi-fou-mi Productions. Dir: Sara Forestier. Prods: Hugo Selignac. Scr: Sara Forestier. Cast: Sara Forestier, Redouanne Harjane, Jean-Pierre Leaud. French with English subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY A catalogue of more than 600 titles from promising talents and famous directors, plus restored classics. Titles include: Mrs Hyde; Radiance; April’s Daughter; Chateau.
MONGREL INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Mongrel House, 160 Queen Street West Executives attending: director Caroline Habib, acquisitions and sales executive Chantal Chateauneuf, marketing and sales coordinator Alice Dutrut 1352 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1Y2, Canada Tel: (1) 514 912 8983 E-mail: international@mongrelmedia.com Web: www.mongrelmedia.com/international MARKET DEBUTS AVA (Canada, Iran, Qatar) Drama. 103mins. Prod co: Sweet Delight Pictures. Dir: Sadaf Foroughi. Prods: Kiarash Anvari. Scr: Sadaf Foroughi. Cast: Mahour Jabbari, Bahar Noohian, Vahid Aghapour. Farsi with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Struggling to find her place within a culture of authority, Ava is forced into isolation as she challenges duty, family and the hypocrisy of her surroundings. MEDITATION PARK (Canada) Drama. 94mins. Dir: Mina Shum. Prods: Mina Shum, Stephen Hegyes. Scr: Mina Shum. Cast: Cheng Pei Pei, Sandra Oh, Don McKellar. English, Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Sixty-year-old Maria’s life is altered when she is forced to reassess her reverence for her husband after finding another woman’s lingerie in his laundry. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE LEANING INTO THE WIND — ANDY GOLDSWORTHY (Germany) Documentary. 93mins. Prod co: Skyline Productions. Dir: Thomas
Riedelsheimer. Prods: Leslie Hills, Stefan Tolz. Cast: Andy Goldsworthy. English. Completed. MOBILE HOMES (Canada, France) Drama. 104mins. Prod cos: Madeleine Films, Lithium Studios Productions. Dir: Vladimir de Fontenay. Prods: Frederic de Goldschmidt, Eric Dupont, Mike MacMillan. Scr: Vladimir de Fontenay. Cast: Imogen Poots, Callum Turner, Callum Keith Rennie. English. Completed. MY ART (US) Drama. 87mins. Dir: Laurie Simmons. Prods: Andrew Fierberg. Scr: Laurie Simmons. Cast: Laurie Simmons, Robert Clohessy, Lena Dunham. Completed.
MONTECRISTO INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: CEO Michael Taverna 7910 Sunset Boulevard, #603, Hollywood, CA 90046, US Tel: (1) 917 647 7587 Fax: (1) 917 677 8300 E-mail: sales@montecristoentertainment. com Web: www.montecristoentertainment.com MARKET DEBUTS ASHES (UK) Thriller, drama. 100mins. Prod co: Bradgate Films. Dir: Alan Coulson. Prods: Maria Ellis. Scr: Alan Coulson. Cast: Rupert Procter, Ben Presley, Jane Perry. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. After the death of his beloved wife in a devastating fire, a man’s life is in ruins. The news that the man responsible for her death has been released from prison early brings to the forefront his desire for revenge. THE ESPADRILLO FORTUNE (Switzerland) Adventure. 90mins. Prod co: Bluemerlin Studios. Dir: Luis Ventura. Prods: Edith Ventura. Scr: Luis Ventura. Cast: Alexander Davies, Danny D’Anzieri, Lucinda Farrelle. English. $500,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A group of soon-to-be friends get involved in a dangerous treasure hunt in Sardinia. THE FIGHT RULES (Ukraine) Action, drama. 95mins. Prod co: Garnet International Media. Dir: Aleksey Shaparev. Prods: Artem Koliubaiev, Andrey Kornienko, Maxim Leshchenko, Aleksey Shaparev, Andrey Yermak. Scr: Ivan Timshyn. Cast: Vlad Nikityuk, Stanislav Boklan, Oleksiy Gorbunov. Ukrainian with English subtitles. $3m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A promising champion in his youth, Taras returns to his father’s fight club to help rescue it from a powerful mobster. SIEMBAMBA (South Africa) Horror. 93mins. Prod co: Phoenix Films. Dir: Darrell Roodt. Prods: Samuel Frauentein, Andre Frauenstein. Scr: Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo. Cast: Brandon Auret, Reine Swart, Deanre Reiners. English. $1.5m. Delivery date: immediate.
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Returning to her home town and overwhelmed by the birth of her first born, Chloe tries to come to terms with her postpartum blues. THE WICKED GIFT (Italy) Horror, thriller. 112mins. Prod co: Movie Planet Group. Dir: Roberto D’Antona. Prods: Roberto D’Antona, Annamaria Lorusso, Alessandro Rossi. Scr: Roberto D’Antona, Annamaria Lorusso. Cast: Roberto D’Antona, Annamaria Lorusso, Francesco Emulo. Italian with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Ethan is a young, shy and rather reserved designer who has suffered from insomnia for many years due to his terrible nightmares. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE FITZROY (UK) Sci-fi, comedy. 93mins. Prod co: Dresden Pictures. Dir: Andrew Harmer. Prods: James Heath, Liam Garvo. Scr: Andrew Harmer. Cast: Cerith Flinn, Jan Anderson, Ken Collard. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE HERITAGE OF LOVE (Russia) Period drama, Action. 86mins. Prod cos: Fond Kino, Cultural Solidarity Media. Dir: Yuriy Vasilev. Prods: Marina Zhuromskaya, Nataliya Doroshkevich. Scr: Nataliya Doroshkevich, Olga Pogodina-Kuzmina. Cast: Dima Bilan, Svetlana Ivanova. English and Russian with English subtitles. $7m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. POPSICLE MAN (EL PALETERO) (Honduras) Action. 108mins. Prod co: Hondufilms. Dir: Michael Bendeck. Prods: Eduardo Andonie, Denis Medina. Scr: Michael Bendeck. Cast: Jorge Servellon, Rafael David, Angel Martinez. Spanish with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. SEAT 25 (UK) Sci-fi, drama. 84mins. Prod co: Lagom Pictures. Dir: Nicholas Agnew. Prods: Nicholas Agnew. Scr: Nicholas Agnew, Madeleine Cook. Cast: Madeleine Cook, Nicholas Bank, Hannah Dickinson. $1m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 70 arthouse theatrical genre titles from around the world.
MOONSTONE ENTERTAINMENT Stand/room number: Hilton Garden Inn Tel: mobile (1) 818 239 2934 Executives attending: CEO Etchie Stroh PO Box 1599, Studio City, CA 91614, US Tel: (1) 818 985 3003 E-mail: etchie@moonstonefilms.com Web: www.moonstonefilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE HANGMAN (US) Thriller. 98mins. Prod cos: Patriot Pictures, Cheyenne Enterprises. Dir: Johnny Martin. Prods: Michael Mendelsohn, Arnold Rifkin. Scr: Michael Caissie, Charles Huttinger. Cast: Al Pacino, Karl Urban, Brittany Snow. Completed. Screening. LEGEND ON THE DEMON CAT (China) Action/adventure. Dir: Chen
Kaige. Prods: Baku Yumemakura. Cast: Shota Sometani, Xuan Huang, Yuqi Zhang. Mandarin with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. RAY MEETS HELEN (US) Drama. 114mins. Dir: Alan Rudolph. Prods: Etchie Stroh, Steven Wolf. Scr: Alan Rudolph. Cast: Keith Carradine, Sondra Locke, Keith David. Completed. Screening. LIBRARY More than 150 feature films of various genres.
MOVIE VIEW INTERNATIONAL Also buying Executives attending: director Ying Yang, sales and project manager Mengchen Wen, PR manager Asia Ruperto C006 Garden Zone, No. 8 Jinjia Cun Zhong Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 10020, China Tel: (86) 10 8565 6661 Fax: (86) 10 8565 6662 E-mail: info@movieview-int.com Web: www.movieview-int.com MARKET DEBUTS DRAGONFLY EYES (China) Drama. 81mins. Prod co: Xubing Studio. Dir: Bing Xu. Prods: Yongming Zhai, Matthieu Laclau. Scr: Yongming Zhai, Hanyi Zhang. Chinese and English with Chinese, English and English subtitles. Completed. An artistic exploration of the audiovisual language. FROM WHERE WE’VE FALLEN (China) Drama. 105mins. Prod cos: Hongran Culture, Naya Picture. Dir: Feifei Wang. Prods: Jijie Wang. Scr: Feifei Wang. Cast: Zhongwei Jiang, Yue Guo, Xun Zhang. Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Pre-production. On a lonely island, a man disguises himself to find out the truth of his wife’s betrayal. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES: INFERNO BATTLEFIELD (China) Martial arts. 115mins. Dir: Yang Lu. Prods: Yibing Wang, Ning Zhang. Cast: Chen Chang, Mi Yang, Yi Zhang. Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. Post-production. THE SONG OF COTTON (China) Drama. 90mins. Dir: Yuancheng Zhu. Prods: Fei Xie. Cast: Binyan Yan, Deshun Wang. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed.
MULTIVISIONNAIRE PICTURES Also buying all rights for all Taiwan Stand/room number: 8 Charlotte Street Tel: (1) 626 223 3251 Executives attending: managing partner Erika Kao-Haley 3080 West Valley Boulevard, #B, Alhambra, CA 91803, US Tel: (1) 626 737 8357 Fax: (1) 626 737 8642 E-mail: market@multivisionnaire.com Web: www.multivisionnaire.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE I WISH I WISH (DESEO DESEO) (US) Horror. 82mins. Dir: Eduardo M
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Wong, Billy Chung. Prods: Jing Wong. Scr: Jing Wong. Cast: Kai Zheng, Yuqi Zhang. Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Post-production. QUEEN OF TRIADS (Hong Kong) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Mega-Vision Project Production. Dir: Ka Wai Kam. Prods: Jing Wong. Scr: Jing Wong. Cast: Raquel Xu, Philip Ng, Emotion Cheung. Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Postproduction. Delivery date: November 2017. LIBRARY Titles include: The Sexy Guys; Comic Book Battle; 3 And A Half Men; Mission Milano; From Vegas To Macau III; iGirl; Girl Of The Big House; From Vegas To Macau II; From Vegas To Macau.
MEIKINCINE ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights world wide Executives attending: managing director of sales and acquisitions Lucia Meik, business affairs, sales and acquisitions Julia Meik G Matorras 1589, Buenos Aires, 1609, Argentina Tel: (54) 911 5494 6149 E-mail: info@meikincine.com Web: www.meikincine.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ADRIANA’S PACT (EL PACTO DE ADRIANA) (Chile) Documentary. 96mins. Prod cos: Storyboard Media, Salmon Producciones. Dir: Lissette Orozco. Prods: Gabriela Sandoval, Carlos Nunez. Spanish and English with English and Spanish subtitles. Completed. CRAZY IN LOVE (LOCOS DE AMOR) (Peru) Musical, comedy. 111mins. Prod co: Tondero. Dir: Frank Perez Garland. Prods: Miguel Valladares. Scr: Bruno Ascenzo, Mariana Silva. Cast: Carlos Carlin, Lorena Caravedo, Giovanni Ciccia. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. MAGALLANES (Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Spain) Thriller, drama. 109mins. Prod cos: Tondero Films, Pendulo Films, CEPA Audiovisual, Proyectil, Cinerama, Nephilim Producciones. Dir: Salvador del Solar. Prods: Amador del Solar, Salvador del Solar. Scr: Salvador del Solar. Cast: Damian Alcazar, Magaly Solier, Federico Luppi. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. MARACAIBO (Argentina, Venezuela) Drama, thriller. 97mins. Prod cos: Pensa & Rocca, La Movida Films. Dir: Miguel Angel Rocca. Prods: Daniel Pensa, Miguel Angel Rocca. Scr: Miguel Angel Rocca. Cast: Jorge Marrale, Mercedez Moran, Luis Machin. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed.
MEMENTO FILMS INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Executives attending: managing director Emilie Georges, CEO Nicholas Kaiser, sales executive Mathieu Delaunay, production and finance Naima Abed 9 Cite Paradis, Paris, 75010, France Tel: (33) 1 53 34 90 33 Fax: (33) 1 42 47 11 24
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Cast: Alice Eve, Clemence Poesy, Dougray Scott. $5m. In development.
MARKET DEBUTS THREE QUARTERS (3/4) (Bulgaria, Germany) Drama. 82mins. Prod cos: Sutor Kolonko, Chaconna Films. Dir: Ilian Metev. Prods: Ingmar Trost, Ilian Metev. Scr: Ilian Metev, Betina Ip. Cast: Mila Mikhova, Niki Mashalov, Todor Velchev. Bulgarian with English subtitles. Two talented siblings struggle with the idea of being separated while their astrophysicist father seems incapable of dealing with his childhood anxieties.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE JOURNEY’S END (UK) Drama. 107mins. Prod co: Fluidity Films. Dir: Saul Dibb. Prods: Guy de Beaujeu, Simon Reade. Scr: Simon Reade. Cast: Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Paul Bettany. $4.3m. Completed. Screening. ZOO (UK) Family. Prod cos: Wee Buns Leslie, Ripple World Pictures. Dir: Colin McIvor. Prods: Katy Jackson, Domonic Wright, John Leslie, Jacqueline Kerrin. Scr: Colin McIvor. Cast: Penelope Wilton, Art Parkinson, Toby Jones. Post-production.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (Italy, France) Drama. 130mins. Prod cos: Frenesy Film, La Cinefacture. Dir: Luca Guadagnino. Scr: Luca Guadagnino, James Ivory. Cast: Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer. English, French and Italian. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. CLAIRE DARLING (France) Drama. Prod co: Les Films du Poisson. Dir: Julie Bertuccelli. Scr: Julie Bertuccelli, Sophie Fillieres. Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroiani. French. $5m. Post-production. EVERYBODY KNOWS (Spain, France) Thriller. Prod cos: Memento Films Production, Morena Films. Dir: Asghar Farhadi. Prods: Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Alvaro Longoria. Scr: Asghar Farhadi. Cast: Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz, Ricardo Darin. Spanish. In production. GOOD TIME (US) Thriller. 100mins. Prod cos: Rhea Films, Elara Pictures. Dir: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie. Prods: Ronald Bronstein. Scr: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie. Cast: Robert Pattinson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barkhad Abdi. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Have A Nice Day; The Nothing Factory; Piercing; Sweet Country; The Apparition; The Wild Pear Tree; Thelma.
METRO INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Executives attending: partner and CEO Will Machin, partner and head of sales Natalie Brenner 16 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3ED, UK Tel: (44) 20 7396 5301 E-mail: sales@metro-films.com Web: www.metro-films.com MARKET DEBUTS ANDORRA (Australia, Italy) Thriller. Prod co: Jump Street Films. Dir: Fred Schepisi. Prods: Jamie Biallcower, Lizette Atkins, Fred Schepisi. Scr: Peter Cameron, Jamie Biallcower. Cast: Guy Pearce, Toni Collette, Clive Owen. English. In development. GODMOTHER (UK) Comedy, drama. Prod co: Unanimous Entertainment. Dir: Ashley Pearce. Prods: Chris Coen. Scr: Ashley Pearce.
MINDJAZZ PICTURES INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Tel: mobile (49) 221 301 4988 Executives attending: sales and head of theatrical distribution Alessandro Lombardo, managing director and acquisitions Holger Recktenwald Geisselstr 12, Cologne, 50823, Germany Tel: (49) 221 301 4988 Fax: (49) 221 301 4989 E-mail: office@mindjazz-pictures.de Web: www.mindjazz-pictures.de OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE EL VIAJE — A ROAD TRIP INTO CHILE’S MUSICAL HERITAGE (Germany) Documentary. 93mins. Prod co: Februar Film. Dir: Nahuel Lopez. Prods: Florian Hartung. Scr: Nahuel Lopez, Oliver Keidel. Cast: Rodrigo Gonzalez, Aldo Macha Asenjo, Camila Moreno. Spanish and German with English, Spanish and German subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. THE END OF MEAT (Germany) Documentary. 90mins. Prod co: Blackrabbit Images. Dir: Marc Pierschel. Prods: Marc Pierschel. Scr: Marc Pierschel. Cast: Mark Post, Gene Baur, Steven Wise. English and German with English subtitles. Completed. FROM BUSINESS TO BEING (Germany) Documentary. 89mins. Prod co: MadeVision. Dir: Hanna Henigin, Julian Wildgruber. Prods: Rudi Ballreich, Julian Wildgruber. Scr: Hanna Henigin. Cast: C Otto Sharmer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Tania Singer. English and German with English subtitles. Completed. HOPE — THE SOUND OF LIFE (Germany) Documentary. 100mins. Prod co: Granvista Media. Dir: Nahuel Lopez. Prods: Nahuel Lopez, Stephanie Porezag. Scr: Nahuel Lopez, Oliver Keidel. Cast: Daniel Hope, Zamira Menuhin, Menahem Pressler. English and German with English subtitles. Completed. SILENTIUM — FROM LIFE IN THE CONVENT (Germany) Documentary. 84mins. Prod co: Guerilla Film Koop. Dir: Sobo Swobodnik. Prods: Sobo Swobodnik. Scr: Sobo Swobodnik. Cast: Kornelia Kreidler, Hildegard Schneider, Lidwina Schneider. German with English and French subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
LIBRARY Titles include: Live And Let Live; Trainer!; Tom Meets Zizou — Not A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
MISTER SMITH ENTERTAINMENT Executives attending: CEO David Garrett, executive vice president of international licensing and distribution Ralpho Borgos 77 Dean Street, London, W1D 3SH, UK Tel: (44) 20 7494 1724 E-mail: info@mistersmithent.com Web: www.mistersmithent.com MARKET DEBUTS DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER (US) Documentary, musical. Dir: Dave Wooley, David Helibroner. Prods: Dave Wooley, David Helibroner. Cast: Dionne Warwick. Post-production. The dramatic story of Dionne’s meteoric rise from New Jersey gospel choirs to international cross-over superstardom. MOTHER (Australia) Sci-fi, thriller. Dir: Grant Sputore. Prods: Timothy White, Kelvin Munro. Cast: Clara Rugaard. Pre-production. Brings a dark and electrifying edge to a classic mother-daughter story. THE SILENCE (Germany, US, Canada) Horror. Dir: John Leonetti. Prods: Robert Kulzer, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, Miranda Otto, John Corbett. Cast: Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka. Pre-production. The story of a family whose life is turned upside down by a deadly and primeval force, and the lengths they must go to as they attempt to outrun their new foe. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE MIDNIGHT SUN (US) Romantic drama. Dir: Scott Speer. Prods: John Rickard, Zack Schiller, Jen Gatien. Scr: Eric Kirsten. Cast: Bella Thorne, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rob Riggle. Completed. RADEGUND (WORKING TITLE) (Germany, US) Drama. Dir: Terrence Malick. Prods: Grant Hill, Dario Bergesio, Marcus Loges, Josh Jeter, Elisabeth Bentley. Cast: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Matthias Schoenaerts. Post-production. TEEN SPIRIT (UK) Drama, musical. Dir: Max Minghella. Prods: Fred Berger. Cast: Elle Fanning. In production.
MK2 FILMS Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: managing director Juliette Schrameck, head of international sales Fionnuala Jamison, international sales Ola Byszuk 55 rue Traversiere, Paris, 75012, France Tel: (33) 1 44 67 30 30 E-mail: intsales@mk2.com Web: www.mk2films.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A SEASON IN FRANCE (France) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Pilifilms. Dir: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.
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Clorio. Prods: Luli Monsalvo Espinosa, Gabriela Olmedo. Scr: Pedro Guzman, Abraham Mancilla, Eduardo M Clorio. Cast: Israel Amescua, Ivan Mondragon, Norma Mora. Completed. THE LAST TRAIN (US) Romantic drama. 80mins. Dir: Tracy Aziz. Prods: Ciera Danielle, Anthony Montes, Paulina Michaels. Scr: Anthony Montes. Cast: Ciera Danielle, Anthony Montes, Lou Diamond Phillips. Completed. SHOOT (US) Drama. 92mins. Dir: Aymen Khoja. Prods: Aymen Khoja, Muhammad Alawi, Rukmani Jones, Allison Walter. Scr: Aymen Khoja, Allison Walter. Cast: Amir El Masry, Patrick Fabian, Ayman Samman. Completed.
MYRIAD PICTURES Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel, #314 Executives attending: president and CEO Kirk D’Amico, executive director of sales and distribution Stacy Glassgold, sales coordinator Kalani Dreimanis 11900 West Olympic Boulevard, #400, Los Angeles, CA 90064, US Tel: (1) 310 279 4000 Fax: (1) 310 279 4001 E-mail: info@myriadpictures.com Web: www.myriadpictures.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BOYS IN THE TREES (Australia) Horror, thriller. 112mins. Prod co: Mushroom Pictures. Dir: Nicholas Verso. Prods: John Molloy. Scr: Nicholas Verso. Cast: Gulliver McGrath, Toby Wallace, Mitzi Ruhlmann. Completed. IRON SKY 2: THE COMING RACE (US) Comedy. Dir: Temo Vuorensola. Scr: Dalan Musson. Cast: Udo Kier, Tom Green, Julia Dietze. Post-production. JEEPERS CREEPERS 3 (US) Horror, thriller. Prod cos: Infinity Films, American Zoetrope. Dir: Victor Salva. Prods: Michael O’Hoven, Jake Seal, Victor Salva. Scr: Victor Salva. Cast: Jonathan Breck, Meg Foster, Gabrielle Haugh. Post-production. PAPER YEAR (US) Romantic comedy. Dir: Rebecca Addelman. Prods: Christina Piovesan, Jennifer Shin. Scr: Rebecca Addelman. Cast: Avan Jogia, Andie MacDowell, Hamish Linklater. Post-production.
NEW EUROPE FILM SALES Also buying all rights worldwide Executives attending: CEO, acquisitions and sales Jan Naszewski, sales executive Katarzyna Siniarska Czerniakowska 73/79, warsaw, 00-718, Poland Tel: (48) 600 173 205 E-mail: jan@neweuropefilmsales.com Web: www.neweuropefilmsales.com MARKET DEBUTS DISAPPEARANCE (Iran) Drama. 88mins. Prod co: Three Gardens Film. Dir: Ali Asgari. Prods: Pouria Heidary Oureh, Ali Asgari. Scr: Ali Asgari, Farnoosh Samadi. Cast: Sadaf
Asgari, Amir Reza Ranjbaran. Farsi with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. In the course of one cold night in Tehran, two young lovers go from hospital to hospital in search of help. UNDER THE TREE (Iceland, Poland, Denmark, Germany) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Netop Films, Profile Pictures, Madants, One Two Films. Dir: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurossen. Prods: Grimar Jonsson, Caroline Schluter Bingestam, Ditte Milsted, Jacob Jarek, Beata Rzezniczek, Klaudia Smieja, Jammila Wenske, Sol Bondy. Scr: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurossen, Huldar Breiofjoro. Cast: Steinbor Hroar Steinborsson, Edda Bjorgvinsdottir, Sigurour Sigurjonsson. Icelandic with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. When Baldwin and Inga’s next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sun deck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control. WINTER BROTHERS (Denmark, Iceland) Drama. 94mins. Prod cos: Masterplan, Pictures, Join Motion Pictures. Dir: Hlynur Palmason. Prods: Julie Waltersdorph Hansen, Per Damgaard Hansen, Hlynur Palmason. Scr: Hlynur Palmason. Cast: Elliott Crosset Hove, Simon Sears, Lars Mikkelsen. Danish and English with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. Set in a limestone mine somewhere in rural Denmark, following two brothers, their routines, habits, rituals and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE SCAFFOLDING (Israel, Poland) Drama. 93mins. Prod cos: Green Productions, Film Produkcja, United King. Dir: Matan Yair. Prods: Gal Greenspan, Roi Kurland, Stanislaw Dziedzic, Moshe Edry, Leon Edry. Scr: Matan Yair. Cast: Asher Lax, Ami Smolarchik, Yaacov Cohen. Hebrew with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Thirty award-winning feature films.
NIKKATSU CORPORATION Also buying all rights for Japan Executives attending: acquisition, filmed business department Tommy Tomita, international sales, filmed business department Emico Kawai 3-28-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113 0033, Japan Tel: (81) 3 5689 1014 Fax: (81) 3 5689 1044 E-mail: international@nikkatsu.co.jp Web: www.intl.nikkatsu.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BEFORE WE VANISH (Japan) Sci-fi. 129mins. Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Scr: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sachiko Tanaka. Cast: Masami Nagasawa, Ryuhei
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Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. BIRDS WITHOUT NAMES (Japan) Romantic drama. 123mins. Dir: Kazuya Shiraishi. Scr: Taeko Asano. Cast: Yu Aoi, Sadao Abe, Tori Matsuzaka. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. DAWN OF FELINES (Japan) Erotic. 84mins. Dir: Kazuya Shiraishi. Scr: Kazuya Shiraishi. Cast: Juri Ihata, Satsuki Maue, Michie. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. ROKUROKU: THE PROMISE OF THE WITCH (Japan) Horror. 92mins. Dir: Yudai Yamaguchi. Scr: Sumiko Umeda, Yuki Kumagai. Cast: Miho Nakanishi, Shiho, Karia Nomoto. Japanese with English subtitles. Post-production. LIBRARY Titles include: Her Sketchbook; Death Row Family; Close-Knit; Neko Ninja; Happiness; Re:Born; Headshot; Madly; The Blue Hearts; Aroused By Gymnopedies; Wet Woman In The Wind; Antiporno; White Lily.
ODIN’S EYE ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights worldwide Level 2, 85 The Grand Parade, Brighton Le Sands, NSW, 2216, Australia Tel: (61) 2 9567 2294 E-mail: info@odinseyeent.com Web: www.odinseyeent.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BAD CAT (Turkey) Action, comedy. 86mins. Prod co: Anima Istanbul. Dir: Mehmet Kurtulus, Ayse Unal. Prods: Mehmet Kurtulus, Vehbi Berksoy. Scr: Levent Kazak, Bulent Ustun. Cast: Ugur Yucel, Demet Evgar, Ahmet Mumtaz Taylan. Turkish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. CAGE DIVE (Australia, US) Thriller. 80mins. Prod co: Just One More Production. Dir: Gerald Rascionato. Prods: Gerald Rascionato, Charles Barsamian. Scr: Gerald Rascionato, Stephen Lister. Cast: Megan Peta-Hill, Joel Hogan, Josh Potthoff. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. CONTAINED (Australia) Thriller. 90mins. Dir: Ryan Coonan. Prods: Ryan Coonan, Richard Barcaricchio, Andy Marriott, Shannon Wilson-McClinton. Scr: Ryan Coonan, Richard Barcaricchio. $1.4m. Preproduction. Delivery date: late 2018. DEVIL’S WHISPER (US) Horror. 85mins. Prod cos: MD Pictures, Vega Baby. Dir: Adam Ripp. Prods: Adam Ripp, Manoj Punjabi, Mark Stolaroff. Scr: Adam Ripp, Oliver Robins, Paul Todisco. Cast: Luca Oriel, Tessie Santiago, Marcos Ferraez. Completed. LIBRARY More than 40 titles of all genres and awardwinning documentaries including: Dino King (3D) Journey To Fire Mountain; Foodiverse; Hump; Kikoriki: Deja Vu; Kikoriki: Legend Of The Golden Dragon; Miles; Quanta; The Legend Of Ben Hall; Throne Of Elves.
OUTPLAY FILMS Also buying all rights for all territories Stand/room number: c/o Canada Lounge, Hyatt Regency Executives attending: head of international acquisitions and sales Philippe TascaRoochvarg 2 rue Saint Maur, Paris, 75010, France Tel: (33) 1 40 38 94 52 E-mail: info@outplayfilms.com Web: www.outplayfilms.com MARKET DEBUTS BLOODY MILK (France) 90mins. Prod co: Domino Films. Dir: Hubert Charuel. Prods: Stephanie Bermann, Alexis Dulguerian. Scr: Hubert Charuel. Cast: Swann Arlaud, Sara Giraudeau. French with English subtitles. Delivery date: immediate. A 30-year-old dairy farmer deals with the first case of an epizootic disease break out in France OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE PORCUPINE LAKE (Canada) Drama. 85mins. Prod co: Punk Films Inc. Dir: Ingrid Veninger. Prods: Ingrid Veninger. Scr: Ingrid Veninger. Cast: Charlotte Salisbury, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Christopher Bolton. English. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate.
LE PACTE Also buying all rights for all territories Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Executives attending: CEO Jean Labadie, head of acquisitions Thomas Pibarot, head of international sales Camille Neel, sales manager Nathalie Jeung, acquisitions Alice Labadie 5 rue Darcet, Paris, 75017, France Tel: (33) 1 44 69 59 59 Fax: (33) 1 44 69 59 42 E-mail: a.lesort@le-pacte.com Web: www.le-pacte.com MARKET DEBUTS KEEP GOING (France, Belgium) Drama. Prod cos: Versus Films, Les Films du Worso. Dir: Joachim Lafosse. Prods: Sylvie Pialat, Benoit Quainon, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Olivier Bronckart. Scr: Joachim Lafosse, Thomas Van Zuylen. Cast: Virginie Efira, Kacey Mottet Klein. French with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: 2018. Desperate to keep her son from slipping into a violent and meaningless life, a divorced mother takes him on a long journey across Kyrgyzstan. MANUEL (Italy) Drama. 95mins. Prod co: Bibi Film. Dir: Dario Albertini. Prods: Angelo Barbagallo. Scr: Simone Ranucci, Dario Albertini. Cast: Andrea Lattanzi, Giulia Elettra Gorietti, Francesca Antonelli. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. As he turns 18, Manuel has to leave the foster
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house he grew up in after his mother went to prison. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AN IMPOSSIBLE LOVE (France) Drama. Prod co: CHAZ Production. Dir: Catherine Corsini. Prods: Elisabeth Perez. Scr: Catherine Corsini, Laurette Polmanss. Cast: Virginie Efira, Niels Schneider. French with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: 2018. CRASH TEST AGLAE (France) Road movie. 85mins. Prod co: Novoprod. Dir: Eric Gravel. Prods: Nicolas Sanfaute. Scr: Eric Gravel. Cast: India Hair, Julie Depardieu, Yolande Moreau. French with English subtitles. Completed. GIRL (FRIEND) (France) Comedy. Prod co: Nord-Ouest Films. Dir: Victor Saint Macary. Prods: Pierre Guyard. Scr: Victor Saint Macary, Thomas Cailley, Audrey Diwan, Benjamin Charbit. Cast: William Lebghil, Margot Bancilhon, Camille Razat. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. MONOS (Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland) Drama. Prod co: NO-FRANJA. Dir: Alejandro Landes. Prods: Fernando Epstein, Alejandro Landes. Scr: Alejandro Landes, Alexis Dos Santos. Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Moises Arias, Julian Giraldo. Spanish with English subtitles. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. Delivery date: 2018. LIBRARY One hundred titles of all genres from the 1970s until the present. Titles include: Mr & Mrs Adelman; Place Publique; The Freshmen; The Prayer; This Is Our Land.
PANTELION FILMS Executives attending: CEO Paul Presburger, president of international Anne-Marie Ross 2700 Colorado Avenue, Third Floor, Los Angeles, CA 40404, US Tel: (1) 310 255 5057 Fax: (1) 310 564 1741 E-mail: hskov@pantelionfilms.com Web: www.pantelionfilms.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER (US) Comedy. 115mins. Prod cos: Pantelion Films, 3Pas Studios. Dir: Ken Marino. Prods: Eugenio Derbez, Ben Odell. Scr: Chris Spain, Jon Zack. Cast: Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe. $15m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Z (US) Action/adventure. Prod cos: Lantica Media, Sobini Films. Dir: Jonas Cuaron. Prods: Mark Amin, Albert Martinez Martin, Cami Winikoff. Scr: Jonas Cuaron. Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal. $30m. Pre-production. Delivery date: early 2019.
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MARKET DEBUTS THE GREAT HEIST Thriller. Prods: Sid Mohanty. Scr: Michael Paisley. In development. Delivery date: early 2018. A young assistant US attorney on the trail in the aftermath of the Lincoln National Bank robbery.
PATHE INTERNATIONAL Executives attending: executive vice president of international sales Muriel Sauzay, vice president of international sales Mayalen de Croisoeuil, vice president of international sales Agathe Theodore, head of international marketing and publicity Benoit Sauvage 2 rue Lamennais, Paris, 75008, France Tel: (33) 1 71 72 30 06 Fax: (33) 1 71 72 33 10 E-mail: sales@patheinternational.com Web: www.patheinternational.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AVEC BRIO (France) Comedy. 88mins. Dir: Lionel Steketee. Prods: Daniel Tordjman. Scr: Daive Cohen. Cast: Mrilou Berry, Josiana Balasko, Arnaud Ducret. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: October 2017. LE BRIO (France) Comedy, drama. Dir: Yvan Attal. Prods: Dimitri Rassam. Scr: Yael Langmann, Victor Saint Macary, Yvan Attal. Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Camelia Jordana. French with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: November 2017. LA CH’TITE FAMILLE (France) Comedy. Dir: Dany Boon. Prods: Dany Boon. Scr: Dany Boon, Sarah Kaminsky. Cast: Dany Boon, Laurence Arne, Francois Berleand. French with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: February 2018. LES GARDIENNES (France) Drama. 134mins. Dir: Xavier Beauvois. Prods: Sylvie Pialat, Benoit Quainon. Scr: Xavier Beauvois, Frederique Moreau, Julie-Marie Maille. Cast: Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry. French with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: December 2017. LA QUETE D’ALAIN DUCASSE (France) Documentary. Dir: Gilles de Maistre. Prods: Catherine Camborde. French with English subtitles. Postproduction. Delivery date: October 2017.
PICTURE PALACE PICTURES Executives attending: producer Madeleine Molyneaux PO Box 645 Prince Street Station, New York, NY 10012, US Tel: (1) 212 252 3187 E-mail: picturepalacesale@yahoo.com Web: www.picturepalacepictures.com MARKET DEBUTS DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME (US) Documentary. 120mins. Prod cos: Hypnotic Pictures, Picture Palace Pictures. Dir: Bill Morrison. Prods: Bill Morrison, Madeleine Molyneaux.
Scr: Bill Morrison. Cast: Kathy JonesGates, Michael Gates, Sam Kula. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Part fever dream, part historical record, the true story of 533 silent film reels, buried for 50 years in a sub-arctic swimming pool in the Yukon permafrost. OUTFITUMENTARY (US) Documentary. 82mins. Prod co: Hardy Studio. Dir: K8 Hardy. Prods: K8 Hardy, Madeleine Molyneaux. Cast: K8 Hardy. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Artist K8 Hardy set out to document her daily outfits. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE TONSLER PARK (US) Documentary. 82mins. Prod cos: Picture Palace Pictures, Trilobit-Arts DAC. Dir: Kevin Jerome Everson. Prods: Madeleine Molyneaux, Kevin Jerome Everson. Scr: Kevin Jerome Everson. Cast: Sally Barbour, Shaquita Morton, Deborah Tyler. Completed. LIBRARY More than 10 titles from moving image artists, documentary and experimental film-makers.
PICTURE TREE INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o German Films, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Executives attending: head of sales and operations Yuanyuan Sui Husemannstr 7, Berlin, 10435, Germany Tel: (49) 30 4208 2480 Fax: (49) 30 4208 248 12 E-mail: pti@picturetree-international.com Web: www.picturetree-international.com MARKET DEBUTS THE CONFESSION (Georgia, Estonia) Drama. 89mins. Prod cos: Cinema24, Allfilm. Dir: Zaza Urushadze. Prods: Ivo Felt. Scr: Zaza Urushadze. Cast: Dimitri Tatishvili, Sophia Sebiskveradze, Joseph Khvedelidze. Georgian with English subtitles. Completed. Priest Giorgi, a former film director, is sent to serve a small parish in a mountain village. To bring villagers closer to church he starts showing films there. THE JOURNEY (Iraq, UK, Qatar, Netherlands) Drama. 82mins. Prod cos: Human Film, Iraqi Independent Film Centre, Lionceau Films, Iraqi Network Media. Dir: Mohamed Al Daradji. Prods: Isabelle Jayne Stead. Scr: Mohamed Al Daradji, Isabelle Stead. Cast: Zahraa Ghandour. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Sara enters Baghdad station with sinister intentions for its reopening ceremony. As she prepares to commit an unthinkable act, her plans are drastically altered by an unwanted and awkward encounter with a self-assured and flirtatious salesman. LIFE GUIDANCE (Austria) Thriller. 101mins. Prod co: KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production. Dir: Ruth Mader. Prods: Gabriele
Kranzelbinder. Scr: Ruth Mader, Martin Leidenfrost. Cast: Fritz Karl, Katharina Lorenz, Florian Teichtmeister. German with English subtitles. Completed. MEN DON’T CRY (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Deblokada. Dir: Alen Drljevic. Prods: Damir Ibrahimovich, Jasmila Zbanic. Scr: Alen Drljevic, Zoran Solomun. Cast: Ermin Bravo, Leon Lucev, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic. Bosnian with English subtitles. Completed. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE FOUR AGAINST THE BANK (Germany) Comedy. 96mins. Prod cos: Hellinger/Doll, Radiant Productions, warner Bros Film, Productions Germany Dir: Wolfgang Petersen. Prods: Christopher Doll, Lothar Hellinger, Wolfgang Petersen. Scr: Tripper Clancy, Ralph Moloney. Cast: Til Schweiger, Matthias Schweighofer, Michael Bully Herbig. German with English subtitles. Completed. MONK (Netherlands, Belgium) Drama. 74mins. Prod cos: A Private View, Viking Film. Dir: Ties Schenk. Prods: Marleen Slot. Scr: Roosmarjin Roos Rosa. Cast: Marina Gatell, Sam Louwyck, Teun Stokkel. Dutch with English subtitles. Completed. TIGER GIRL (Germany) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Fogma, Constantin Film Produktion, Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg. Dir: Jakob Lass. Prods: Ines Schiller, Golo Schultz. Scr: Jakob Lass, Eva-Maria Reimer, Ines Schiller, Hannah Schopf, Nico Woche. German with English subtitles. Completed. WELCOME TO GERMANY (Germany) Comedy. 116mins. Prod cos: Wiedemann & Berg Film, Sentana Filmproduktion, SevenPictures Film. Dir: Simon Verhoeven. Prods: Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann. Scr: Simon Verhoeven. Cast: Senta Berger, Eric Kabongo, Heiner Lauterbach. German with English subtitles. Completed.
PLUTO FILM Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o German Films/ Swiss Films, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom, Stand 5 Tel: mobile (49) 157 510 19 543 Executives attending: sales and acquisitions Margot Haibock Bayreuther Str 9, Berlin, 10789, Germany Tel: (49) 30 2191 8220 E-mail: info@plutofilm.de Web: www.plutofilm.de OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BEYOND DREAMS (Sweden) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: 2a Film. Dir: Rojda Sekersoz. Prods: Annika Hellstrom, Agneta Fagerstrom Olsson. Scr: Johanna Emanuelsson. Cast: Evin Ahmad, Ella Ahman, Gizem Erdogan. Swedish with English subtitles. $1.1m. Completed.
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DISAPPEARANCE (Netherlands, Norway) Drama. 92mins. Prod cos: The Film Kitchen, Sweet Films. Dir: Boudewijn Koole. Prods: Ineke Kanters, Jan van der Zanden, Joachim Lyng, Magnus Ramsdalen. Scr: Jolein Laarman. Cast: Rifka Lodeizen, Elsie de Brauw, Jakob Oftebro. Dutch, Norwegian and English with English subtitles. $2m. Completed. Screening. FREEDOM (Germany, Slovakia) Drama. 100mins. Prod cos: One Two Films, BFilm, Zak Film Productions. Dir: Jan Speckenbach. Prods: Sol Bondy, Jamila Wenske, Peter Badac, Jelena Goldbach. Scr: Jan Speckenbach, Andreas Deinert. Cast: Johanna Wokalek, Hans-Jochen Wagener, Inga Birkenfeld. German, English and Slovak with English subtitles. $600,000. Completed. KHIBULA (Georgia, Germany, France) Drama. 98mins. Prod cos: Alamdary Films, 42film, Arizona Productions, ZDF/Arte TV. Dir: George Ovashvili. Prods: George Ovashvili, Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, Guillaume de Seille, Alexander Bohr. Scr: Roelof-Jan Minneboo. Cast: Hossein Mahjoob, Kishvard Manvelishvili, Nodar Dzidziguri. Georgian with English subtitles. $1.6m. Completed. LIBRARY Arthouse and cross-over films as well as cinematic works by emerging talents.
PREMIERE ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #1405 Executives attending: manager of international distribution Gabriela Axume, president and CEO Elias Axume 1201 W 5th Street, #M120, Los Angeles, CA 90017, US Tel: (1) 213 534 3139 Web: www.premiereent.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ABDUCTION (US) Thriller. 94mins. Prod co: Caramel Film. Dir: Clay Staub. Prods: Valerie d Auteuil, Ian Dimerman. Scr: Peter Aperio, Clay Staub. Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Bridget Regan, Amanda Schull. ENCOUNTER (US) Sci-fi. 90mins. Prod co: Elysian Fields Entertainment. Dir: Fulvio Sestito. Prods: Rebecca Berrih, Martine Melloul. Scr: Rebecca Berrih, Marc Porterfield. Cast: Peter Stormare, Martin Sensmeier, Dee Wallace. Completed. Screening. INCOMING (US) Action/adventure, Animation. Prod co: Benattar/Thomas Productions. Dir: Eric Zaragoza. Prods: Elias Axume, Rick Benattar, Nigel Thomas. Scr: Rick Ben Attar. Cast: Scott Adkins, Aaron McCusker, Michelle Lehane. Post-production. THE LAST POKER GAME (US) Comedy. 85mins. Prod co: Long Road Film. Dir: Howard L Weiner. Prods: Marshall Johnson, Peter Pastorelli, Eddie Rubin. Scr: Howard L Weiner. Cast: Martin Landau, Paul Sorvino, Maria Dizzia. Completed.
PRIMITIVE ENTERTAINMENT Executives attending: producer Michael McMahon, producer and director Kevin McMahon, producer Kristina McLaughlin 1195 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M6H 1N4, Canada Tel: (1) 416 531 3087 E-mail: ali@primitive.net Web: www.primitive.net MARKET DEBUTS THERE IS A HOUSE HERE (Canada) Documentary. 110mins. Prod co: Primitive Entertainment. Dir: Alan Zweig. Prods: Michael McMahon, Kevin McMahon, Kristina McLaughlin. Scr: Alan Zweig. Cast: Tatanniq Idlout. English and Inuktitut. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. Alan Zweig travels to Nunavut with his friend Lucie to learn about her life in the North. LIBRARY One hundred and fifty documentary titles from 1990-2017.
PROMOVERE (AKA DENISE JANCAR) Also buying TV rights for Brazil Executives attending: CEO Denise Jancar Rua Borges Lagoa, 977/41, Sao Paulo, 04038 032, Brazil. Tel: (55) 11 9 9153 7449 E-mail: denise@promovere.com.br Web: www.promovere.com.br MARKET DEBUTS CENTRAL (Brazil) Documentary. 88mins. Prod co: Panda Filmes. Dir: Tatiana Sager. Prods: Beto Rodrigues, Tatiana Sager, Raquel Sager. Portuguese and English with English subtitles. $500,000. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. A faithful portrayal of the harsh reality of the Brazilian prison system, important for understanding the recent wave of massacres in several prisons in the country. KALANGA (Brazil) Family. 86mins. Prod co: Atama. Dir: Rogerio Rodrigues. Prods: Rogerio Rodrigues. Cast: Ingra Lyberato, Leonardo Machado. Portuguese with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. At the age of seven, Vinci gets the bike that belonged to his father, kept since his mysterious disappearance, shortly before Vinci was born. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AMAZONAS — 6 VISIONS OF THE RAINFOREST (Colombia) Documentary. 94mins. Prod co: Candelaria Filmes. Dir: Jorge Navas, Lucas Maldonado, Matias Maldonado, Maria Gamboa, Carlos Moreno, Javier Mejia, Spiros Stathoulopoulos. Prods: Antonio Von Hildebrand, Emiliano Mansilla, David Corredor. Scr: Jorge Navas, Lucas Maldonado, Matias Maldonado, Maria Gamboa, Carlos Moreno, Javier Mejia, Spiros Stathoulopoulos. Cast: Alberto
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Valdiri, Harold Devasten, David Ortiz. Spanish, Ticuna, Tucano and English with English subtitles. $1m. Post-production, Screening on DVD/mpeg/promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. BLACK & WHITE (Brazil) Drama. 92mins. Prod co: Latin American Film Institute. Dir: Tristan Aronovich. Prods: Tristan Aronovich. Scr: Tristan Aronovich. Cast: Tristan Aronovich, Amanda Maya, Chad Christopher. Portuguese and English with English subtitles. $1m. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. SAMBA & JAZZ — RIO DE JANEIRO — NEW ORLEANS (Brazil) Documentary. 86mins. Prod co: Treme Prod Artisticas. Dir: Jefferson Mello. Prods: Lara Velho. Scr: Jefferson Mello. Portuguese and English with English subtitles. $500,000. Completed. Screening on DVD/mpeg/ promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. THE SHADOW OF THE SURFACE (Brazil) Drama. 90mins. Prod co: Accorde. Dir: Paulo Nascimento. Prods: Marilaine Castro da Costa, Leonardo Machado. Scr: Paulo Nascimento. Cast: Leonardo Machado, Giovana Echeverria, Cesar Troncoso. Portuguese with English subtitles. $1m. Post-production, Screening on DVD/mpeg/promo reel. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Recent Brazilian productions.
PROTAGONIST PICTURES Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, Festival Room, 9th Floor Executives attending: CEO Dave Bishop, COO & president of production Dimitra Tsingou, managing director of sales and distribution Vanessa Saal, international sales director Jennifer Fattell, international sales manager George Hamilton, head of marketing Bridget Pedgrift 42-48 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7NB, UK Tel: (44) 20 7734 9000 E-mail: info@protagonistpictures.com Web: www.protagonistpictures.com MARKET DEBUTS BEAST (UK) Romance, thriller. 107mins. Prod cos: Agile Films, Stray Bear Productions. Dir: Michael Pearce. Prods: Ivana MacKinnon, Lauren Dark, Kristian Brodie. Scr: Michael Pearce. Cast: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James. Completed. First market screening. In a small island community, a troubled young woman falls for a mysterious outsider who empowers her to escape her oppressive family. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE APRIL’S DAUGHTER (LAS HIJAS DE ABRIL) (Mexico) Drama. 103mins. Prod co: Lucia Films. Dir: Michel Franco. Prods: Michel Franco, Lorenzo Vigas, Moises Zonana. Scr: Michel Franco. Cast: Emma Suarez, Ana Valeria Becerril, Enrique Arrizon. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. Screening.
COLD WAR (Poland, UK, France) Drama. Prod cos: Opus Film, Apocalypso Pictures, MK Productions, Polish Film Institute, Polish Film Institute, Film4, BFI. Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski. Prods: Tanya Seghatchian, Ewa Puszczynska. Scr: Pawel Pawlikowski. Cast: Tomasz Kot, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza. Polish. In production. DARK RIVER (UK) Drama. 89mins. Prod cos: Moonspun Films, Left Bank Pictures. Dir: Clio Barnard. Prods: Tracy O’Riordan. Scr: Clio Barnard. Cast: Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean. Completed. Screening. THE FLORIDA PROJECT (US) Drama. 112mins. Prod cos: June Pictures, Cre Films, Freestyle Pictures. Dir: Sean Baker. Prods: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch, Kevin Chinnoy, Andrew Duncan, Alex Saks, Francesca Silvestri, Shih-Ching Tsou. Scr: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch. Cast: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. THE RIDER (US) Drama. 104mins. Prod cos: Caviar, Highwayman Films. Dir: Chloe Zhao. Prods: Chloe Zhao, Bert Hamelinck, Mollye Asher, Sacha Ben Harroche. Scr: Chloe Zhao. Cast: Brady Jandreau, Tim Jandreau, Lilly Jandreau. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate.
PURE FLIX/QUALITY FLIX Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Buyer’s Lounge, Hyatt Regency Executives attending: vice president of international sales and distribution Ron Gell 5000 North Parkway Calabasas, #302, Calabasas, CA 91302, US Tel: (1) 818 436 0053 Fax: (1) 818 617 6700 E-mail: ron.assist@pureflix.com Web: www.pureflixentertainment.com MARKET DEBUTS A QUESTION OF FAITH (US) Drama. 113mins. Prod co: Silver Lining Entertainment. Dir: Kevan Otto. Prods: Lisa Diane Washington, Angela White. Scr: Ty Manns. Cast: Richard T Jones, C Thomas Howell, Jaci Velasquez. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. When three very different families’ lives collide in interweaving stories, destiny forces them on a converging path of belief and redemption. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE x (US) Action. 113mins. Prod co: Pure Flix Entertainment. Dir: Bruce Macdonald. Prods: Michael Scott, David A R White, Elizabeth Travis. Cast: Taylor James, Billy Zane, Jackson Rathbone. Post-production. THE CASE FOR CHRIST (US) Drama. 113mins. Prod co: Pure Flix Entertainment. Dir: Jonathan M Gunn. Prods: Michael Scott, David A R White, Elizabeth Travis, Brittany Lefebvre, Karl Horstmann. Scr: Brian Bird. Cast: Mike
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PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide 5 rue du Chevalier de Saint-George, Paris, 75008, France Tel: (33) 1 42 96 02 20 E-mail: ilaria@pyramidefilms.com Web: www.inter.pyramidefilms.com MARKET DEBUTS WAJIB (Palestine, France, Germany, Colombia, Norway, Qatar, UAE) Drama. 96mins. Prod co: Philistine Films. Dir: Annemarie Jacir. Prods: Ossama Bawardi. Scr: Annemarie Jacir. Cast: Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri. Arabic with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. Abu Shadi is a divorced father and a school teacher in his mid-60s living in Nazareth who spends a day with his estranged son. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AFTER THE WAR (DOPO LA GUERRA) (Italy, France, Belgium) Drama. 92mins. Prod cos: Sensito Films, Cinema Defacto, Movimento Film. Dir: Annarita Zambrano. Prods: Stephanie Douet, Tom Dercourt, Mario Mazzarotto. Scr: Annarita Zambrano, Delphine Agut. Cast: Giuseppe Battiston, Barbora Babulova, Charlotte Cetaire. Italian and French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. GASPARD GOES TO THE WEDDING (GASPARD VA AU MARIAGE) (France) Drama, comedy. Prod co: Agat Films. Dir: Anthony Cordier. Prods: Nicolas Blanc. Cast: Felix Moati, Laetitia Dosch, Christa Theret. French with English subtitles. Post-production. LUNA (France) Drama. Prod co: Ex Nihilo. Dir: Elsa Diringer. Prods: Muriel Meynard. Scr: Elsa Diringer, Claude Mourieras. Cast: Laetitia Clement, Rod Paradot, Lyna Khoudri. French with English subtitles. Post-production. NUMBER ONE (France) Drama. 110mins. Prod co: Tabo Tabo. Dir: Tonie Marshall. Prods: Tonie Marshall, Veronique Zerdoun. Scr: Tonie Marshall. Cast: Emmanuelle Devos, Suzanne Clement, Richard Berry. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: October 2017. PLOT 35 (France) Documentary. Prod co: Les Films Du Poisson. Dir: Eric Caravaca. Prods: Laetitia Gonzalez, Yael Fogiel. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. RAINBOW (Italy, France) Drama. 84mins. Prod cos: Stemal Entertainment, Les Films d’Ici, Sampek Productions. Dir: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani. Prods: Donatella Palermo, Serge Lalou. Scr: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Tavian. Cast: Luca Marinelli, Valentina Belle, Lorenzo Richelmy. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening.
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LIBRARY Almost 250 titles for domestic and international distribution. Titles include: The Prince Of Nothingwood; A Violent Life; The Wound; The Party Is Over.
RADIANT FILMS INTERNATIONAL Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: president and CEO Mimi Steinbauer 6255 West Sunset Boulevard, #1100, Hollywood, CA 90028, US Tel: (1) 310 601 2726 Web: www.radiant-films.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ASHES IN THE SNOW (US) Drama. Prod cos: Sorrento Productions, Taurus Films. Dir: Marius A Markevicius. Prods: Chris Coen, Marius A Markevicius, Zilvinas Naujokas. Scr: Ben York Jones. Cast: Bel Powley, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Martin Wallstrom. Post-production. BLOOD MONEY (US) Thriller. Prod co: Envision Media Arts. Dir: Lucky McKee. Prods: David Buelow, Lee Nelson, David Tish. Scr: Jared Butler, Lars Norberg. Cast: John Cusack, Ellar Coltrane, Willa Fitzgerald. Completed. THE CHANGEOVER (US) Thriller. Prod co: Firefly Films. Dir: Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzie. Prods: Emma Slade. Scr: Stuart McKenzie. Cast: Timothy Spall, Melanie Lynskey, Lucy Lawless. Completed. THE GUINEA PIG CLUB (US) Drama. Prod co: Field Theory. Dir: Roger Donaldson. Prods: Tim Sanders. Scr: Mike Riddell. Cast: Sam Neill, Jeremy Irvine, Richard E Grant. Pre-production. LIBRARY Titles include: American Wrestler: The Wizard; Handsome Devil; Carrie Pilby; Rita Hayworth With A Hand Grenade; Juveniles.
RASPBERRY & CREAM Executives attending: CEO Maren Kroymann Prinzessinnenstr 16, Berlin, 10969, Germany Tel: (49) 30 6150 7505 Fax: (49) 30 2758 2872 E-mail: berlinoffice@m-appeal.net Web: www.m-appeal.net OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE FLUIDO (Germany) Erotic. 80mins. Prod co: Jurgen Bruning Filmproduktion. Dir: Shu Lea Cheang. Prods: Jurgen Bruning. Scr: Shu Lea Cheang. Cast: Candy Flip, Bishop Black, Kristina Marlen. English. Completed. THE MISANDRISTS (Germany, Canada) Erotic. 92mins. Prod cos: Jurgen Bruning Filmproduction, Amard Bird Films. Dir: Bruce LaBruce. Prods: Jurgen Bruning, Paula Alamillo Rodriguez, Sonja Klumper. Scr: Bruce LaBruce. Cast: Susanne Sachsse, Kembra Pfahler. English. Completed.
RAVEN BANNER ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel, #414 Executives attending: Managing partner James Fler, Managing partner Michael Paszt, managing director Andrew Hunt, manager of acquisitions Annick Mahnert, general manager Michaelangelo Masangkay 33 Villiers Street, #201, Toronto, Ontario, M5A 1A9, Canada Tel: (1) 416 778 9090 E-mail: sales@ravenbanner.ca Web: www.ravenbannerentertainment.com MARKET DEBUTS THE CRESCENT (Canada) Horror. 90mins. Prod co: Cut/ Off/Tail Productions. Dir: Seth Smith. Prods: Nancy Urich. Scr: Darcy Spidle. Cast: Amy Trefry, Andrew Gillis, Chik White. English. Completed. After an unexpected death in the family, a mother and son struggle to find spiritual healing at a beachfront summer house. HAGAZUSSA: A HEATHEN’S CURSE (Germany) Horror. 90mins. Prod co: DFFB. Dir: Lukas Feigelfeld. Prods: Simon Lubinski, Retina Fabrik. Scr: Lukas Feigelfeld. Cast: Aleksandra Cwen, Celina Peter, Claudia Martini. German with English subtitles. Completed. After the traumatising death of her mother, a young goat herder in the Alps in the 15th century slowly begins to discover an old presence deep in the dark woods. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DARKNESS RISING (US) Sci-fi, horror. 90mins. Prod co: Storyboard Entertainment. Dir: Austin Reading. Prods: Jason Potash. Scr: Vikram Weet. Cast: Katrina Law, Bryce Johnson, Tara Holt. Completed. IT CAME FROM THE DESERT (Finland) 90mins. Prod cos: Roger! Pictures, Cinemaware, Nordic Genre Invasion. Dir: Marko Makilaakso. Prods: Teemu Virta, Tero Kaukomaa. Scr: Trent Haaga. English. Completed. RENDEL (Finland) Action. 90mins. Prod cos: Bad Beaver Productions, Haaja & Arwo Design, Frozen Flame Pictures, Black Lion Pictures. Dir: Jesse Haaja. Prods: Miika J Norvanto. Scr: Timo Puustinen. Cast: Kris Gummerus, Rami Rusinen, Matti Onnismaa. English and Finnish with English subtitles. Completed. TRENCH 11 (Canada) Sci-fi, horror. Prod cos: Carousel Pictures, Buffalo Gal Pictures. Dir: Leo Scherman. Prods: Martin Katz, Walter Gasparovic, Tyler Levine, Phyllis Laing. Scr: Matt Booi, Leo Scherman. English. Completed.
REEL SUSPECTS Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, Mezzanine Tel: mobile (33) 6 52 63 06 21 Executives attending: head of sales Leslie Semichon
42 rue Rene Boulanger, Paris, 75010, France Tel: (33) 1 58 51 42 95 Fax: (33) 9 57 73 07 66 E-mail: info@reelsuspects.com Web: www.reelsuspects.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALIFU, THE PRINCE/SS (Taiwan) Drama. 95mins. Prod co: Magnifique Creative Media Production. Dir: Yu-Lin Wang. Prods: Jin Yao, Yu-Lin Wang. Scr: Yu-Lin Wang. Cast: Utjon Tjakivalid, Zhao Yilan, Wu Pengfeng. Mandarin and Taiwanese. Completed. BLACK HOLLOW CAGE (Spain) Thriller. 105mins. Prod co: Asallam Films. Dir: Sadrac Gonzalez-Perellon. Prods: Helena Altabas. Scr: Sadrac Gonzalez-Perellon. Cast: Lowena McDonell, Julian Nicholson, Will Hudson. English. Completed. CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT (Italy, Belgium) Thriller. 85mins. Prod cos: Vivo Film, Tarantula Belgique. Dir: Andrea De Sica. Prods: Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Joseph Rouschop, Valerie Bournonville. Scr: Andrea De Sica, Mariano Di Nardo. Cast: Vincenzo Crea, Ludovico Succio, Fabrizio Rongione. Italian. Completed. FIRSTBORN (Latvia) Thriller. 90mins. Prod co: Locomotive Productions. Dir: Aik Karapetian. Prods: Roberts Vinovskis. Scr: Aik Karapetian. Cast: Kaspars Znotins, Maija Doveika, Kaspars Zale. Latvian. Completed.
SC FILMS INTERNATIONAL Also buying worldwide rights Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Tel: mobile (44) 7764 942 149 Executives attending: CEO Simon Crowe 56 Brewer Street, 1st Floor, London, W1F 9TJ, UK Tel: (44) 20 7287 1900 E-mail: info@scfilmsinternational.com Web: www.scfilmsinternational.com MARKET DEBUTS AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS: THE REEF 3 (3D) Animation. Dir: Mark Dippe, Taedong Park. Prods: Mark Dippe, Dan Chuba, Simon Crowe. Scr: Sephen Meier. In production. Delivery date: late 2018. THE LEGEND OF KING SOLOMON (Israel, Hungary) Animation. Dir: Albert Hanan Kaminski. Prods: Reka Temple, Edna Kowarsky. Scr: Gyula Boszormenyi, Albert Hanan Kaminski. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. The ancient legends of King Solomon. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE WHITE FANG (3D) (France, US) Animation. Prod cos: SuperProd, Bidibul, Big Beach. Dir: Alexandre Espigares. Scr: Dominique Monfery, Philippe Lloret, Serge Frydman. In production. Delivery date: early 2018.
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SEVILLE INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Entertainment One, 134 Peter Street, #700 Tel: (1) 416 646 2400 Executives attending: senior vice president of international sales Anick Poirier, director of international sales Natalie Kampelmacher, international sales executive Charlotte Lopez, manager of festivals & marketing Lucie Meynial 455 St-Antoine St West — #300, Montreal, Quebec, H2Z 1J1, Canada Tel: (1) 514 878 2282 E-mail: sevilleinternational@filmsseville.com Web: www.sevilleinternational.com MARKET DEBUTS HOCHELAGA, LAND OF SOULS (Canada) Period drama. Prod co: Max Films. Dir: Francois Girard. Prods: Roger Frappier. Scr: Francois Girard. Cast: Samian, Vincent Perez, Wahiakeron Gilbert. French with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. A mohawk archaeologist journeys back through 750 years of history in one single spot where the souls of all centuries and cultures mingle despite the years that separate. THE LITTLE GIRL WHO WAS TOO FOND OF MATCHES (Canada) Drama. 111mins. Prod co: GPA Films. Dir: Simon Lavoie. Prods: Marcel Giroux. Scr: Simon Lavoie. Cast: Marine Johnson, Antoine L’Ecuyer, Jean-Francois Casabonne. French with English subtitles. $3.4m. Completed. First market screening. When their obscurantist father dies, two siblings must confront their surroundings in order to unravel the mystery of their strange existence. WORST CASE, WE GET MARRIED (Canada, Switzerland) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Lyla Films, Louise Productions. Dir: Lea Pool. Prods: Lyse Lafontaine, Francois Tremblay, Elisa Garbar. Scr: Lea Pool, Sophie Bienvenu. Cast: Sophie Nelisse, Karine Vanasse, Jean-Simon Leduc. French with English subtitles. Completed. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE ASHRAM (US, India) Thriller. 85mins. Prod co: Sikhya Entertainment. Dir: Ben Rekhi. Prods: Guneet Monga, Achin Jain, Ben Rekhi. Scr: Binky Mendez, Ben Rekhi. Cast: Sam Keeley, Melissa Leo, Kal Penn. English. Completed. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F DONOVAN (Canada) Drama. Prod cos: Lyla Films, Sons Of Manual. Dir: Xavier Dolan. Prods: Lyse Lafontaine, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant. Scr: Xavier Dolan, Jacob Tierney. Cast: Kit Harrington, Natalie Portman, Jessica Chastain. English. Post-production. LIBRARY HANA’S SUITCASE (Canada, Germany) Drama. Prod cos: Christal Films Productions, Productions Cinemascott, Babelsberg Film. Dir: Ken Scott. Prods: Christian Larouche, Ken Scott, Henning Molfenter. Scr: Ken Scott. English. Pre-production.
INFILTRATION (Canada) Thriller. 92mins. Prod co: Coop Video de Montreal. Dir: Robert Morin. Prods: Luc Vandal. Scr: Robert Morin. Cast: Christian Begin, Sandra Dumaresq, Guy Thauvette. French with English subtitles. Completed. PYEWACKET (Canada) Horror. 87mins. Prod co: Pyewacket JoBro Productions. Dir: Adam MacDonald. Prods: Jonathan Bronfman, Victoria Sanchez-Mandryk. Scr: Adam MacDonald. Cast: Laurie Holden, Nicole Munoz, Chloe Rose. English. Completed. First market screening. Two hundred titles with a focus on strong independent films from Canada and around the globe.
SF STUDIOS Also buying all rights for Scandinavia Stand/room number: c/o Scandinavian Film Stand, Hyatt Regency Executives attending: CEO Michael Porseryd, head of acquisition, international films and US studios Robert Enmark, head of international sales Anita Simovic, head of Nordic theatrical distribution Pia Grunler, executive vice president of production Tim King, senior vice president of international production Fredrik Wikstrom Nicastro Sveavagen 56, Stockholm, SE-11134, Sweden. Tel: (46) 8 409 188 00 E-mail: international@sfstudios.se Web: www.sfinternational.se OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BAMSE AND THE WITCH’S DAUGHTER (Sweden) Animation. Prod co: SF Studios Production. Dir: Christian Ryltenius, Maria Blom. Prods: Jon Nohrstedt. Scr: Ida Kjellin, Sofie Forsman. Swedish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. BORG/MCENROE (Sweden) Drama. 105mins. Prod co: SF Studios Production. Dir: Janus Metz. Prods: Jon Nohrstedt, Fredrik Wikstrom Nicastro. Scr: Ronnie Sandahl. Cast: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgard. Swedish and English with English subtitles. $7.5m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. IN THE FOREST OF HUCKYBUCKY (Norway) Animation. 72mins. Prod co: Qvisten Animation. Dir: Rasmus A Sivertsen. Prods: Ove Heiborg, Elisabeth Opdal, Eirik Smidesang Slaen. Norwegian. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. KINGS BAY (Norway) Thriller. Prod co: Filmkameratene. Dir: Stig Svendsen. Prods: John M Jacobsen. Cast: Andre Sorum, Erik Hivju, Kari Bremnes. Norwegian with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Titles include: Missing; Swinger; The Man.
SHORELINE ENTERTAINMENT 400 South Beverly Drive, #210, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 310 551 2060 Fax: (1) 702 974 0707
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E-mail: info@slefilms.com Web: www.slefilms.com MARKET DEBUTS ALT-PROM (AKA THE HONOR FARM) (US) Thriller. 74mins. Dir: Karen Skloss. Prods: David Hartstein. Scr: Karen Skloss, Jay Tonne Jr. Cast: Olivia Applegate, Liam Aiken, Louis Hunter. Completed. On prom night, a group of kids wander deep into the woods and come back changed forever. ANOTHER TIME (US) Romantic comedy. 89mins. Dir: Thomas Hennessy. Prods: Alan Pietruszewski. Scr: Thomas Hennessy, Scott Kennard. Cast: Justin Hartley, Arielle Kebbel, James Kyson. Completed. A man who intends to use time travel to get the girl of his dreams, must choose between love and saving the friend who sends him back. KROTOA (South Africa) Period drama. 117mins. Dir: Roberta Durrant. Prods: Roberta Durrant. Scr: Kaye Ann Williams, Margaret Goldsmid. Cast: Crystal-Donna Roberta, Armand Aucamp, Jacques Bessenger. Afrikaans and Khoekhoegowab. Dubbed in English. Completed. Taken from her Afrikaan tribe into the home of Dutch colonialists, Krotoa becomes a skilled translator and rises to unify a nation once torn apart by race. MORE THAN ENOUGH (US) Drama. 99mins. Dir: Anne-Marie Hess. Prods: Matthew Leutwyler. Scr: Anne-Marie Hess. Cast: Billy Burke, Maddie Hasson, Melora Walters. Completed. A bullied young girl finds refuge with an eccentric bachelor who encourages her to believe in herself and find her own voice. THERAPY (UK) Thriller. 80mins. Dir: Richard J Perry. Prods: Richard J Perry, Peter MacDonald. Scr: Richard J Perry. Cast: Tianna Nori, Simon Nader, Helen Evans. Completed. A therapist finds his celebrity client murdered. Being the obvious suspect, he must scrutinise his own roster of patients to prove his innocence. TOY GUN (Luxembourg) Comedy. 90mins. Dir: Marco Serafini. Prods: Jesus GonzalezElvira. Scr: Marco Serafini, Vince Villani. Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Julian Sands, John Hannah. English. Completed. After robbing a bank with a toy gun, a man becomes oblivious to the police investigation engulfing everyone except him. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DREAMS I NEVER HAD (US) Drama. 75mins. Dir: Iyad Hajjaj, Mahmoud Kamel. Prods: Iyad Hajjaj. Scr: Iyad Hajjaj, Lisa Jan Savy. Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Robin Givens, Fidelia Grace. Completed. GENERATION WOLF (Canada) Thriller. 90mins. Dir: Christian de la Cortina. Prods: Vanessa Caceres Mesino. Scr: Frank Baylis, Christian de la Cortina. Cast: Christian de la Cortina, Tyler Murree, Sergio Hernandez. English. Completed.
PARAGUAY, DRUGS AND BANANA (PARAGUAY, DROGA Y BANANA) (Paraguay) Documentary. 97mins. Dir: Juan Manuel Salinas Aguirre. Cast: Jorge Ramos. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed.
SIERRA/AFFINITY Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan Hotel Executives attending: CEO Nick Meyer, COO Marc Schaberg, president of international sales and distribution Jonathan Kier, senior vice president of international marketing and publicity Joey Monteiro, senior vice president of international sales Jen Gorton, executive director of international sales and distribution Nick Sherry 9378 Wilshire Boulevard, #210, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 424 253 1060 Web: www.sierra-affinity.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE AMERICAN ANIMALS (US) Thriller. Prod cos: Raw, Film4, AI Films. Dir: Bart Layton. Prods: Dmitri Doganis, Katherine Butler, Derrin Schlesinger, Mary Jane Skalski. Scr: Bart Layton. Cast: Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner. Post-production. ANON (US) Sci-fi, thriller. Prod co: K5 Films. Dir: Andrew Niccol. Prods: Oliver Simon, Daniel Baur, Andrew Niccol. Scr: Andrew Niccol. Cast: Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried. Post-production. CHAPPAQUIDDICK (US) Thriller. Prod co: Apex Entertainment. Dir: John Curran. Prods: Mark Ciardi, Campbell McInnes, Chris Cowles. Scr: Taylor Allen, Andrew Logan. Cast: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms. Completed. DREAMLAND (US) Drama. Prod cos: LuckyChap Entertainment, Automatik. Dir: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte. Prods: Margot Robbie, Josey McNamara, Tom Ackerley, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Rian Cahill, Brad Feinstein. Scr: Nicolaas Zwart. Cast: Margot Robbie. Pre-production. LIBRARY Titles include: Light Of My Life; Poms; Snow Ponies; The Widow.
THE SOLUTION ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Executives attending: partner Lisa Wilson, international sales Joshua Deitell 6525 Sunset Boulevard, GS 4, Los Angeles, CA 90028, US Tel: (1) 310 295 9509 E-mail: assistant@thesolutionent.com Web: www.thesolutionent.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE KODACHROME (Canada) Road movie. Prod cos: 21 Laps Entertainment, Gotham Group, Motion Picture Capital. Dir: Mark Raso. Prods: Leon Clarance, Ellen GoldsmithVein, Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Eric Robinson, Jonathan Tropper. Scr: Jonathan
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Tropper. Cast: Jason Sudeikis, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen. English. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. LIZZIE BORDEN (US) Thriller. Prod cos: Artina Films, Destro Films, Playtone Productions. Dir: Craig William Macneill. Prods: Naomi Despres, Elizabeth Destro. Scr: Bryce Kass. Cast: Chloe Sevigny, Kristen Stewart. Post-production. THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS (UK, Canada) Family. Prod cos: Mazur/ Kaplan Company, The Mob Film Company, Parallel Films, Rhombus Media. Dir: Bharat Nalluri. Prods: Niv Fichman, Vadim Jean, Robert Mickelson, Susan Mullen, Ian Sharples. Scr: Susan Coyne. Cast: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce. English. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. MARA (US) Horror. Prod cos: Moon River Studios, Grodnik/Aloe Productions, Mann Made Films, Room 101, Synchronicity Entertainment. Dir: Clive Tonge. Prods: Steven Schneider, Myles Nestel, Scott Mann, Mary Aloe, James Edward Barker, Daniel Grodnik, Jake Shapiro. Scr: Jonathan Frank. Cast: Olga Kurylenko. Post-production. Screening on promo reel.
SOUND & COLOUR #301 — 3124 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, V5T 3G7, Canada Tel: (1) 778 858 7743 E-mail: matt@whitehartpost.com MARKET DEBUTS LUK’LUK’I (Canada) Drama. 90mins. Prod cos: Sound & Colour, LLI Films. Dir: Wayne Wapeemukwa. Prods: Wayne Wapeemukwa, Matt Drake, Spencer Hahn. Scr: Wayne Wapeemukwa. Cast: Angel Gates, Joe Dion Buffalo, Ken Harrower. English. $200,000. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. Nationalism gets a searing reality check. Follows the lives of five Vancouverites living on society’s fringes during the 2010 Olympics.
SPOTLIGHT PICTURES Also buying worldwide rights Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency, #1827 Executives attending: CEO Matt McCombs, vice president Ryan McCombs, sales coordinator Alfredo Lara Orbezo, director of acquisitions Walter Mouro 6671 W Sunset Boulevard, #1591, Hollywood, CA 90028, US Tel: (1) 323 871 2551 Fax: (1) 323 446 7349 E-mail: info@spotlight-pictures.com Web: www.spotlight-pictures.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE SOUND (UK) Comedy, Road movie, musical. 90mins. Dir: Bryn Higgins. Prods: Oliver Veysey, Bill Curbishley. Scr: Oliver Veysey. Cast: Ella Purnell, Georgie Hanley. English. Completed.
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SPOTLIGHT PRODUCTIONS Tel: mobile (1) 403 608 4102 Executives attending: president Matt Embry, CEO Ravinder Minhas, vice president of development Tyler McLeod, vice president of production Laura O’Grady 1314 44 Avenue NE, Calgary, T2E 6L6, Canada E-mail: info@spotlightvideo.tv Web: www.spotlightvideo.tv MARKET DEBUTS LIVING PROOF (Canada) Documentary. 97mins. Prod co: Spotlight Productions. Dir: Matt Embry. Prods: Matt Embry, Tyler McLeod, Ravinder Minhas. Scr: Matt Embry, Tyler McLeod. Cast: Matt Embry, Jeff Beal, Terry Wahls. English. First Market Screening. Reveals the crippling politics of multiple sclerosis through a father and son’s international odyssey to find and share hope. LIBRARY Some 120 hours of recent documentary, non-fiction and lifestyle programming.
STRAY DOGS Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o European Film Promotion, Hyatt Regency Tel: mobile (33) 6 59 94 12 84 Executives attending: founder Nathan Fischer, acquisitions Inge De Leeuw 30 rue Saint-Marc, Paris, 75002, France Tel: (33) 1 82 28 42 15 E-mail: sales@stray-dogs.com Web: www.stray-dogs.biz MARKET DEBUTS ALL YOU CAN EAT BUDDHA (Canada) Black comedy. 87mins. Prod co: Voyelles Films. Dir: Ian Lagarde. Prods: Gabrielle Tougas-Frechette, Menaic Raoul. Scr: Ian Lagarde. Cast: Ludovic Berthillot, Sylvio Arriola, Yaite Ruiz. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A man’s mysterious appetite and supernatural powers lead to apocalypse in an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean. THE ASTEROIDS (Italy) Thriller. 91mins. Prod cos: Articolture, Ocean Productions. Dir: Germano Maccioni. Prods: Ivan Olgiati, Emanuele Giussani. Scr: Germano Maccioni, Giovanni Galavotti. Cast: Pippo Delbono, Chiara Caselli, Riccardo Frascari. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. In an industrial province made up of broad fields and abandoned warehouses, a series of thefts in churches is carried out by the elusive ‘candelabra gang’ while a large asteroid is looming above. THE BRAWLER (India) Action/adventure. 145mins. Prod cos: Colour Yellow Productions Private, Phantom Films. Dir: Anurag Kashyap. Prods: Aanand L Rai, Vikramaditya Motwane, Madhu Mantena, Anurag Kashyap, Kanupriyah. Scr: Anurag Kashyap, Vineet Kumar Singh, Mukti Singh Srinet, K D Satyam, Ranjan Chandel. Cast: Vineet Kumar Singh,
Zoya Hussain, Ravi Kissan. Hindi with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A lower caste boxer struggles to make his mark on the boxing world. GOOD LUCK (France, Germany) Documentary. 143mins. Prod cos: KinoElektron, CaSk Films. Dir: Ben Russell. Prods: Janja Kralj, Guillaume Cailleau. Serbian and Saramaccan with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A portrait of two mining communities operating on opposite sides of a hostile world. GUTLAND (Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany) Thriller. 107mins. Prod cos: Les Films Fauves, Novak Prod, Propellerfilm. Dir: Govinda Van Maele. Prods: Gilles Chanial, Olivier Dubois, Melanie Blocksdorf, Felix Blum. Scr: Govinda Van Maele. Cast: Frederick Lau, Vicky Krieps, Marco Lorenzini. German and Luxembourgish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A stranger finds refuge in a small village. As he gradually integrates with the community, it emerges that he is not the only one with a past to hide. PIN CUSHION (UK) Horror. 85mins. Prod cos: Quark Films, Dignity Film Finance. Dir: Deborah Haywood. Prods: Maggie Monteith, Gavin Humphries. Scr: Deborah Haywood. Cast: Lily Newmark, Joanna Scanlan. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. An all-girl gothic fairy tail set in the British working-class suburbs. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE DHOGS (Spain) Thriller. 85mins. Prod co: Gaitafilmes. Dir: Andres Goteira. Prods: Suso Lopez. Scr: Andres Goteira. Cast: Melania Cruz, Antonio Duran Morris, Miguel de Lira. Galicean with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THIRST STREET (France, US) Drama. 83mins. Prod cos: In Vivo Films, Washington Square. Dir: Nathan Silver. Prods: Louise Bellicaud, Claire Charles-Gervais. Scr: Nathan Silver. Cast: Damien Bonnard, Lindsay Burdge, Esther Garrel. English and French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
TF1 STUDIO Also buying Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: deputy CEO Natalia Toulza Madar, executive vice president of international distribution Sabine Chemaly, international sales manager Aurelia Tahar, international sales manager Alice Damiani, executive vice president of acquisitions Colombe De Cerf, executive theatrical and e-cinema distribution Cedric Troudet 1 quai du Point du Jour, BoulogneBillancourt, 92100, France Tel: (33) 1 41 41 21 68 Fax: (33) 1 41 41 21 33 E-mail: sales@tf1.fr Web: www.tf1international.com
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ABOVE THE LAW (TUEURS) (France, Belgium) Thriller. 86mins. Prod cos: Versus Production, Capture The Flag, Savage Film. Dir: Francois Troukens, Jean-Francois Hensgens. Cast: Olivier Gourmet, Lubna Azabal, Bouli Lanners. French. Completed. Delivery date: late 2017. FINDING MOMO (MOMO) (France) Comedy. Prod co: Curiosa Films. Dir: Vincent Lobelle, Sebastien Thiery. Prods: Olivier Delbosc. Scr: Sebastien Thiery. Cast: Christian Clavier, Catherine Frot, Sebastien Thiery. French. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017. HANNAH (Italy, France, Belgium) Drama. 95mins. Prod cos: Partner Media Investment, Left Field Ventures, Good Fortune Films. Dir: Andrea Pallaoro. Prods: Andrea Stucovitz, John Engel, Clement Duboin. Scr: Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado. Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Andre Wilms, Jean-Michel Balthazar. French. Completed. Screening. LET IT SNOW (LA 2EME ETOILE) (France) Comedy, family. Prod cos: Vendredi Films, Mars Films. Dir: Lucien Jean-Baptiste. Prods: Pierre Kubel, Marie Castille Mention-Schaar, Stephane Celerier, Valerie Garcia. Cast: Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Firmine Richard, Anne Consigny. French. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017. MEMOIR OF PAIN (LA DOULEUR) (France) Drama, Historical. 100mins. Prod cos: Les Films Du Poisson, Cinefrance, KNM. Dir: Emmanuel Finkiel. Prods: Nathalie Vallet. Scr: Emmanuel Finkiel. Cast: Melanie Thierry, Benoit Magimel, Benjamin Biolay. French. Completed. Delivery date: winter 2017. REINVENTING MARVIN (MARVIN) (France) Drama. 115mins. Prod cos: Cine@, P.A.S Productions, F Comme Film. Dir: Anne Fontaine. Prods: Philippe Carcassonne, PierreAlexandre Schwab, Jean-Louis Livi. Scr: Anne Fontaine, Pierre Trividic. Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Macaigne. French. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: late 2017.
TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION Also buying 4-8-10, Akasaka, Minato-ku, 107-8460, Japan Tel: (81) 3 5414 0297 Fax: (81) 3 5414 0430 E-mail: kokusai@tfc.co.jp Web: www.tfc-rights.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE PERFECT REVOLUTION (Japan) Drama. 117mins. Dir: Jumpei Matsumoto. Prods: Satoru Takei, Naoko Matsui. Scr: Jumpei Matsumoto. Cast: Lily Franky, Nana Seino, Eiko Koike. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. YOUR VOICE — KIMIKOE (Japan) Animation. 94mins. Dir: Naoyuki Ito. Cast: Mina Katahira, Yuki Tanaka, Suzuko Mimori. Japanese with English »
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TRUE COLOURS Via Caposile 2, Rome, 00195, Italy Tel: (39) 06 3735 2334 Fax: (39) 06 3735 2310 E-mail: catia@truecolours.it Web: www.truecolours.it MARKET DEBUTS COUCH POTATOES (GLI SDRAIATI) (Italy) Comedy. 120mins. Prod cos: Indiana Productions, Lucky Red, Rai Cinema. Dir: Francesca Archibugi. Prods: Fabrizio Donvito, Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib, Andrea Occhipinti. Scr: Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo. Cast: Claudio Bisio, Antonia Truppo, Cochi Ponzoni. Italian with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: winter 2017. A cultured father tries to establish a normal relationship with his lazy teenage son, who seems impossible to understand. NAPLES VEILS (NAPOLI VELATA) (Italy) Thriller. 100mins. Prod cos: R&C Produzioni, warner Bros, Faros Film. Dir: Ferzan Ozpetek. Prods: Tilde Corsi, Gianni Romoli. Scr: Ferzan Ozpetek, Gianni Romoli, Valia Santella. Italian with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: 2018. In a Naples suspended between magic and superstition, a mystery envelopes the existence of Adriana, overwhelmed by a sudden love and a violent crime. TAINTED SOULS (IL CONTAGIO) (Italy) Drama. 105mins. Prod cos: Kimerafilm, Rai Cinema, Notorious Pictures, Gekon Productions. Dir: Matteo Botrugno, Daniele Coluccini. Prods: Paolo Bogna, Simone Isola, Guglielmo Marchetti, Francesco Dainotti. Scr: Matteo Botrugno, Daniele Coluccini. Cast: Vinicio Marchioni, Anna Foglietta, Maurizio Tesei. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. The lives of the tenants of a downmarket apartment building on the outskirts of Rome’s cross each other against a backdrop of crime, urban speculation and tainted relationships. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE FORTUNATA (Italy) Drama. 103mins. Prod cos: Indigo Film, HT Film. Dir: Sergio Castellitto. Prods: Nicola Giuliana, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri. Scr: Margaret Mazzantini. Cast: Jasmine Trinca, Stefano Accorsi, Alessandro Borghi. Italian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. INVISIBLE BOY 2 (IL RAGAZZO INVISIBILE 2) (Italy) Action/adventure. 90mins. Prod co: Indigo Film. Dir: Gabriele Salvatores. Prods: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori. Scr: Alessandro Fabbi, Ludovica Rampoldi. Cast: Ludovico Girardello, Ksenia Rapport, Galatea Bellugi. Italian with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017.
LITTLE TITO (TITO IL PICCOLO) (Italy) Comedy. 100mins. Prod co: Bibi Film TV. Dir: Paola Randi. Scr: Paola Randi, Massimo Gaudioso. Cast: Valerio Mastandrea, Clemence Poesy. Italian with English subtitles. Post-production. Delivery date: immediate. RIDE (Italy) Horror. Prod cos: Mercurio Domina, Lucky Red. Dir: Jacopo Rondinelli. Scr: Fabio Guaglione, Fabio Resinaro, Marco Sani. Italian with English subtitles. In production. Delivery date: 2018. LIBRARY More than 60 classic titles from European auteurs.
TRUFFLE PICTURES Stand/room number: c/o UK Film Centre, Hyatt Regency, 9th Floor Tel: mobile (44) 7850 096 510 Executives attending: managing director Caroline Couret-Delegue 42a Charlotte Street, London, W1T 2NP, UK Tel: (44) 20 7993 2462 E-mail: info@trufflepictures.com Web: www.trufflepictures.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE GAELIC KING (UK) Action/adventure. 88mins. Prod co: Fellowship Film. Dir: Phillip Todd. Prods: Nathan Todd. Scr: Phillip Todd, Matthew Todd. Cast: Jake McGarry, Shona Melrose, Kerry Browne. Completed. KING ARTHUR: EXCALIBUR RISING (UK) Action/adventure. 99mins. Prod co: Tornado Studios. Dir: Antony Smith. Prods: Rhodri Davies, Antony Smith. Scr: Antony Smith, Victor Mawer. Cast: Adam Byard, Shona Melrose, Kerry Browne. Completed. MUM’S LIST (UK) Romantic drama. 101mins. Prod co: Studio Soho. Dir: Niall Johnson. Prods: Nick Hamson. Scr: Niall Johnson. Cast: Emilia Fox, Rafe Spall, Sophie Simmett. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. TEN COUNT (UK) Documentary. Prod co: Redeeming Features. Dir: Junior Roberts, Nathanael Wiseman. Prods: Nathanael Wiseman, Jezz Vernon. Cast: Frank Bruno, Steve Coppell, Mike Tyson. Post-production. Delivery date: 2018. LIBRARY Thirteen titles from the UK, US and Australia Titles include: The Heiress; The Hippopotamus; The Marker; Viking Legacy.
TRUSTNORDISK Filmbyen 30, Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark Tel: (45) 297 462 06 E-mail: info@trustnordisk.com Web: www.trustnordisk.com MARKET DEBUTS CONGO (Norway) Drama. 105mins. Prod co: Friland Produksjon. Dir: Marius Holst. Prods: Christian Fredrik Martin. Scr: Nikolaj Frobenius, Stephen Uhlander. Cast: Aksel Hennie, Tobias Santelmann, Ine Jansen. Norwegian, English, Lingala
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and Swahili with English subtitles. $8.4m. Post-production. Two Norwegian citizens cross the border to Eastern Congo. A few days later, the news of the death of their driver spreads. After several nights on the run in the Congolese jungle the two men are caught and sentenced to death. DARLING (Denmark) Drama. 103mins. Prod co: Zentropa Productions3. Dir: Birgitte Staermose. Prods: Marie Gade Denessen, Peter Aalbaek Jensen. Scr: Kim Fupz Aakeson, Birgitte Staermose. Cast: Danica Curcic, Gustaf Skarsgard, Ulrich Thomsen. Danish, Swedish and English with English subtitles. $2.4m. Post-production. World-famous ballerina Darling collapses in pain one day during practise as her hip is worn out and her career suddenly comes to an end. HAMLET (France, Germany, Denmark, Italy) Drama. Prod cos: Albatros Films, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Sequoia Pictures, Filmexport Group. Dir: Ken McMullen. Prods: Jacques Driencourt, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel. Scr: Ken McMullen. Cast: Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Ian McKellen, Gabriel Byrne. English. Pre-production. Delivery date: immediate. QUEEN OF ICE (Norway) Drama. 100mins. Prod co: Maipo Film. Dir: Anne Sewitsky. Prods: Synnove Horsdal, Cornelia Boysen. Scr: Mette Marit Bolstad, Andreas Markusson. Cast: Ine Marie Wilmann, Valene Kane, Eldar Skar. Norwegian and English with English subtitles. $8.4m. In production. Follows one of the world’s greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star. WILDWITCH (Denmark) Family, adventure. 90mins. Prod co: Nordisk Film Production. Dir: Kaspar Munk. Prods: Anni Faurbye Fernandez, Stinna Lassen. Scr: Bo Hr Hansen, Poul Berg, Kaspar Munk. Cast: Gerda Lie Kaas, Sonja Richter, Signe Egholm Olsen. Danish with English subtitles. $5.5m. Post-production. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE 12TH MAN (Norway) Drama, war. Prod co: Nordisk Film. Dir: Harald Zwart. Prods: Aage Aaberge. Scr: Petter Skavlan. Cast: Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anders Baasmo Christiansen. Norwegian, English and German with English subtitles. $7.8m. Post-production. Screening on promo reel. Delivery date: early 2018. THE ASH LAD — IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING (Norway) Fantasy, adventure. 100mins. Prod cos: Maipo Film, Subotica. Dir: Mikkel Braenne Sandemose. Prods: Synnove Horsdal, Ashild Ramborg. Scr: Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, Espen Enger. Cast: Vebjorn Enger, Mads S Pettersen, Eili Harboe. Norwegian with English subtitles. $7.5m. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017.
BECOMING ASTRID (Sweden) Drama. 100mins. Prod cos: Nordisk Film Production, Avanti Film. Dir: Pernille Fischer Christensen. Prods: Anna Anthony, Lars Lindstrom. Scr: Kim Fupz Aakeson, Pernille Fischer Christensen. Cast: Alba August, Trine Dyrholm, Magnus Krepper. Swedish and Danish with English subtitles. $6m. Post-production. Delivery date: spring 2018. THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (Denmark) Drama. Prod co: Zentropa Entertainments31. Dir: Lars von Trier. Prods: Louise Vesth. Scr: Lars von Trier. Cast: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman. English. $10.5m. Post-production. YOU DISAPPEAR (Denmark) Drama. 118mins. Prod co: Zentropa Productions2. Dir: Peter Schonau Fog. Prods: Louise Vesth. Scr: Peter Schonau Fog. Cast: Trine Dyrholm, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Michael Nyqvist. Danish with English subtitles. $4.3m. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate.
UBU PRODUCTIONS Also buying all rights for German speaking territories, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia Stand/room number: c/o Creative Europe, Hyatt Regency Executives attending: president, producer and director Jean Uliczay PO Box 40 19 65, Munich, 80719, Germany Tel: (49) 160 928 150 21 E-mail: ubu.productions@web.de OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ANTARIS (Germany, US) Thriller. 120mins. Prod cos: UBU Productions, CA Film. Prods: Jean Uliczay, Constantin Koeppl. Scr: J B Koeppl. English and German. 2019. Pre-production. Delivery date: $5m. BELZEBUB (Romania, France, Germany) Black comedy. 90mins. Prod cos: UBU Productions, Transsylvania Film Productions. Dir: Jean Uliczay. Prods: Jean Uliczay. English, French and Romanian. $5m. In production. Delivery date: 2018. WEB PIRATES (Romania, Germany) Fantasy, sci-fi. 90mins. Prod cos: UBU Productions, Temesvar CinemaFilm Productions. Dir: Jean Kail. Prods: Jean Uliczay. English and Romanian. $5m. In production. Delivery date: 2018.
UDI — URBAN DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Executives attending: president Frederic Corvez, international sales and acquisitions Eric Schnedecker, international sales and acquisitions Delphyne Besse 14 rue du 18 aout, Montreuil, 93100, France Tel: (33) 1 48 70 46 56 E-mail: sales@urbandistrib.biz Web: www.urbangroup.com
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OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE GOOD MANNERS (Brazil, France) Drama. 135mins. Prod cos: Dezenove Som e Imagens Producoes, Good Fortune, Urban Factory. Dir: Juliana Rojas. Prods: Sara Silveria, Clement Duboin, Frederic Corvez. Scr: Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra. Cast: Isabel Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano, Miguel Lobo. Portuguese with English subtitles. Completed. OBLIVION VERSES (France, Germany, The Netherlands, Chile) Drama. 92mins. Prod cos: House On Fire, Endorphine Production, Lemming Films. Dir: Alireza Khatami. Prods: Vincent Wang, Fred Bellaiche, Dominique Welinski. Scr: Alireza Khatami. Cast: Juan Margallo, Tomas del Estal, Moron Manuel. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. ONCE AGAIN (India, Germany) Romantic drama. 100mins. Prod co: Neufilm. Dir: Kanwal Sethi. Prods: Holm Taddiken. Scr: Kanwal Sethi. Cast: Shefali Shah, Neeraj Kabi, Bhagwan Tiwari. English and Hindi with English subtitles. Post-production. SAMUI SONG (Thailand, Germany, Norway) Thriller. 108mins. Prod cos: Bluering Company, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Tenk. tv. Dir: Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Prods: Raymond Phathanavirangoon, Rasarin Tanalerttararom. Scr: Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Cast: Cherman ‘Ploy’ Boonyasak, David Asavanond, Stephanie Sednaoui. Thai and English with English subtitles. $800,000. Completed. LIBRARY One hundred arthouse titles including: Menina; Rey’s Education; Trendy; Zombillenium; Ghost Hunting.
ULTRAMEDIA Also buying all rights worldwide Executives attending: sales Marina Fuentes, sales Simon Crowe 171 Pier Avenue, #469, Santa Monica, CA 90405, US Tel: (1) 310 503 8088 E-mail: sales@ultramedia.net Web: www.ultramedia.net MARKET DEBUTS HUSTLE DOWN (US) Action/adventure. Prod co: Ultramedia. Dir: R Ellis Frazier. Prods: Robert Beaumont. Scr: Ben Budd. Cast: Tom Sizemore, Paul Sidhu, Bai Ling. Post-production. The driver for a drug cartel finds himself relying on a skilled-but-reluctant bounty hunter to stay out of the grasp of assassins, thugs and gangs. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE 2307: WINTER’S DREAM (US) Sci-fi. 104mins. Prod co: Ultramedia. Dir: Joey Curtis. Prods: Robert Beaumont. Scr: Joey Curtis. Cast: Paul Sidhu, Arielle Holmes, Timothy Lee DePriest. Completed. Screening. EMELIE (US) Thriller. 80mins. Prod cos: Ultramedia, Sandbar Pictures, @The
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Movies Entertainment, Abandon Pictures, Uncorked Productions. Dir: Michael Thelin. Prods: Robert Beaumont, Greg Little, Lizzie Friedman, Andrew Corkin. Scr: Rich Herbeck. Cast: Sarah Bolger, Susan Pourfar, Joshua Rush. English with English and French subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY Quality, artist-driven US and international feature films, television and other content for all media.
UNCORK’D ENTERTAINMENT Also buying all rights for North America Executives attending: president Keith Leopard 9540 Garland Road, #381-339, Dallas, TX 75218, US Tel: (1) 214 205 2462 E-mail: keith@uncorked-ent.com Web: www.uncorked-ent.com MARKET DEBUTS DEMONS (US) Horror. 96mins. Prod co: Historia Films. Dir: Miles Doleac. Prods: Miles Doleac. Scr: Miles Doleac. Cast: Deanna Russo. $100,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Celebrated writer and former priest Colin Hampstead and his wife Kayleigh are tormented by the ghost of her late sister. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALIEN: REIGN OF MAN (US) Sci-fi. 84mins. Prod co: Pikchure Zero. Dir: Justin Price. Prods: Justin Price. Scr: Justin Price. Cast: Torrei Hart, Khu. $100,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. CIRCUS KANE (US) Horror. 84mins. Prod co: Delstituionlaized. Dir: Christopher Ray. Prods: Christopher Ray, James Cullen Bressack. Scr: Zach Ward, James Cullen Bressack. Cast: Jonathan Lipniki. $100,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE ICE CREAM TRUCK (US) Horror. 96mins. Prod co: Look At Me Films. Dir: Megan Freels Johnston. Prods: Megan Freels Johnston, YuMee Jang. Scr: Megan Freels Johnston. Cast: Deanna Russo. $100,000. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 300 titles of all genres.
UNIVERSE FILMS DISTRIBUTION CO 18th Floor, Wyler Center Phase II, 192-200 Tai Lin Pai Road, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2416 3008 Fax: (852) 2414 7207 E-mail: distribution@uih.com.hk Web: www.u333.com MARKET DEBUTS CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE (WORKING TITLE) (China, Hong Kong) Thriller. Dir: Oxide Pang. Mandarin and Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. $2.5m. Preproduction. Delivery date: autumn 2018. A group of young girls are mysteriously captured and detained on an island, where they are going to start a strange adventure.
IN TURMOIL (WORKING TITLE) (Hong Kong, China) Action/adventure. Dir: Ronald Cheng, Mark Wu. Scr: Ronald Cheng. Cast: Ronald Cheng, Shun-ying FU, Zhi Wang. Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. $6.5m. In production. Delivery date: autumn 2018. Lung and his daughter solely depend on eacg. Unfortunately his daughter is kidnapped during their trip to Thailand.
DONER (France) Thriller. Prod cos: Rumble Fish, Ran Entertainment. Dir: Jean-Luc Herbulot. Prods: Alexis Perrin, Eric Tavitian, Tim Belda. Scr: Samy Baaroun, Jean-Luc Herbulot. Cast: Gregory Gadebois. French. Pre-production. LIBRARY Titles include: Charleston; Toril; Guapo Siempre; Rage.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE BIG CALL (AKA THE FRAUD SQUAD) (Hong Kong, China) Action/adventure. Dir: Oxide Pang. Scr: Oxide Pang. Cast: Cheney Chen, Joseph Chang, Gwei Lun Mei. Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. $9m. Post-production. Delivery date: late 2017. CALL OF HEROES (Hong Kong, China) Action/adventure. 119mins. Dir: Benny Chan. Prods: Benny Chan, Alvin Lam. Scr: Benny Chan, Wong Doug, Tam Wai Chin, Tim Tong, Chien I Chueh. Cast: Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, Eddie Peng. Cantonese and Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles. $32m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. SHOCK WAVE (Hong Kong, China) Action/adventure. 119mins. Prod co: Infinitus Entertainment. Dir: Herman Yau. Prods: Andy Lau, Alvin Lam. Scr: Herman Yau, Erica Lee. Cast: Andy Lau, Jiang Wu, Philip Keung. Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. $22m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
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VERSATILE Also buying all rights worldwide Executives attending: managing director Violaine Pichon, managing director Pape Boye 65 rue de Dunkerque, Paris, 75009, France Tel: (33) 1 76 21 61 68 Fax: (33) 1 76 21 52 69 E-mail: sales@versatile-films.com Web: www.versatile-films.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE A TASTE OF INK (France) Drama. 80mins. Prod co: Kazak Productions. Dir: Morgan Simon. Prods: Jean-Christophe Reymond, Amaury Ovise. Scr: Morgan Simon. Cast: Kevin Azais, Monia Chokri, Nathan Willcocks. French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. ABATTOIR (US) Horror, thriller. 98mins. Prod cos: Radical Studios, Les Enfants Terribles. Dir: Darren Lynn Bousman. Prods: Jesse Berger, Brent C Johnson. Scr: David J Schow, Christopher Monfette. Cast: Joe Anderson, Jessica Lowndes, Dayton Callie. Completed. BETTER WATCH OUT (Australia, US) Thriller. 88mins. Prod cos: Storm Vision Entertainment, Best Medicine Productiions. Dir: Chris Peckover. Prods: Brett Thornquest, Brion Hambel, Sidonie Abbene, Paul Jensen. Scr: Chris Peckover, Zack Kahn. Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Levi Miller, Ed Oxenbould. Completed.
Tel: mobile (1) 818 235 9909 Executives attending: managing director and CEO Lise Romanoff 14945 Ventura Boulevard, #306, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, US Tel: (1) 818 784 1702 Fax: (1) 818 788 3715 E-mail: sales@visionfilms.net Web: www.visionfilms.net MARKET DEBUTS A HORSE CALLED HOPE (US) Family. 82mins. Prod co: DBM Films. Dir: Douglas B Maddox. Prods: Douglas B Maddox. Scr: Michelle Norton, Simon Parker. Cast: Francine Locke, Ken Arnold, Taylor Lyons. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A rebellious girl is sent to stay on her grandmother’s horse ranch. She bonds with a pony and becomes determined to help save the rance. ADDICTED (US) Drama. 109mins. Prod co: Lighting In A Bottle Productions. Dir: Dan Jenski. Prods: Dan Jenski, Jess Moffett, Aaron Bickes. Scr: Dan Jenski. Cast: Kathleen Quinlan, Luke Guldan, Gil Bellows. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. College life is full of demanding classes, sports, finals, break-ups and over-bearing moms. When a student turns to drugs like Adderall, their real problems begin. DEAD MEN: THE SERIES (US) Western. 90mins. Prod co: Catch The Sun. Dir: Royston Innes. Prods: Rhett Swanson, Ric Maddox. Scr: Royston Innes, Ric Maddox. Cast: Ric Maddox, Sasha Higgins, Aaron Marchiniak. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A young man is determined to avenge the death of his father and reclaim the land and gold that are rightfully his. LIVING AMONG US (US) Horror. Prod co: Red Compass Media. Dir: Brian A Metcalf. Prods: Brian A Metcalf. Scr: Brian A Metcalf. Cast: Esme Bianco, John Heard, Thomas Ian Nicholas. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. Vampires have just made themselves public. Now a group of documentarians have been granted access to spend some time with them with devastating results. OFF THE MENU (US) Romantic comedy. 96mins. Prod co: Jay Silverman Productions. Dir: Jay Silverman. Prods: Bethany Cerrona, William Newman. Scr: Jennifer Golson. Cast: Dania, Santino Fontana, Maria Conchita. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A feisty female chef known for the best authentic food in all of the south-west falls for the heir to a Mexican fast-food franchise.
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THE TICKET (US) Drama. 97mins. Prod co: BCDF Pictures. Dir: Ido Fluk. Prods: Claude Dal Farra, Lawrence Inglee, Matthew J Malek, Oren Moverman, William L Walton. Scr: Ido Fluk, Sharon Mahihi. Cast: Dan Stevens, Malin Akerman, Skylar Gaertner. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALDABRA: ONCE UPON AN ISLAND (Czech Republic) Documentary. 73mins. Prod co: Starlite Pictures. Dir: Steve Lichtag. Prods: Petr Keller, Robert Schneider. Scr: Steve Lichtag, Petr Keller, Michael Havas. Cast: Pierce Brosnan. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
VMI WORLDWIDE Executives attending: director of acquisitions and development Jessica Bennett 1427 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028, US Tel: (1) 323 703 1115 E-mail: sales@vmiworldwide.com Web: www.vmiworldwide.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE BRAVE NEW JERSEY (US) Comedy. 86mins. Prod cos: BondIt, The Shot Clock. Dir: Jody Lambert. Prods: Jen Roskind, Taylor Williams. Scr: Michael Dowling, Jody Lambert. Cast: Anna Camp, Heather Burns, Tony Hale. $3m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. HATRED (AKA WOLYN) (Poland) Action, war. 150mins. Prod co: Film It. Dir: Wojciech Smarzowski. Scr: Wojciech Smarzowski. Cast: Michalina, Labacz, Arkadiusz. Polish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. THE HUMANITY BUREAU (Canada) Action/adventure. Prod cos: VMI Worldwide, Minds Eye Entertainment, Bridgegate Pictures. Dir: Rob W King. Prods: Kevin DeWalt, Danielle Masters, Kelly-Rae Buchan. Scr: Dave Schultz. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Lind, Hugh Dillon. English. $5m. Completed. Delivery date: late 2017. NUMB, AT THE EDGE OF THE END (Argentina) Action, thriller. 90mins. Prod cos: Cinema 7 Films, Aicon Music Pictures, 3Dar. Dir: Rodrigo H Vila. Prods: Gonzalo Vila, Rodrigo H Vila, Dalila Zaritzky. Scr: Dan Bush, Rodrigo H Vila. Cast: Hayden Christensen, Harvey Keitel. English. $4m. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Titles include: The Neighbor; Wunderland; Justice; Palm Swings; Scales: Mermaids Are Real; The Recall.
VOLTAGE PICTURES Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Executives attending: president and COO Jonathan Deckter, president of international sales and distribution John Fremes, executive vice president of international sales and distribution Alexandra Cocean
116 North Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048, US Tel: (1) 323 224 4119 Web: www.voltagepictures.com OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE (US) Thriller. Prod co: Voltage Pictures. Dir: Joe Berlinger. Prods: Nicolas Chartier, Ara Keshishian, Michael Costigan. Scr: Michael Werwie. Cast: Zac Efron. Pre-production. I FEEL PRETTY (US) Comedy. Prod co: Voltage Pictures. Dir: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein. Prods: Nicholas Chartier, Dominic Rustam, Alissa Phillips. Scr: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein. Cast: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Emily Ratajkowski. In production. SINGULARITY (Switzerland, US) Sci-fi. 92mins. Prod co: Voltage Pictures. Dir: Robert Kouba. Prods: Robert Kouba, Sebastian Cepeda. Scr: Robert Kouba. Cast: John Cusack, Julian Schaffner, Carmen Argenziano. English. Completed. Screening. WELCOME HOME (US) Thriller. Prod co: Voltage Pictures. Dir: George Tarliff. Prods: Nicolas Chartier, Dominic Rustam, Allan Mandelbaum. Scr: David Levinson. Cast: Emily Ratajkowski, Aaron Paul, Riccardo Scamarcio. Post-production.
VOYELLES FILMS 906-5333 Avenuenue Casgrain, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 1X3, Canada Tel: (1) 514 912 1982 E-mail: gabrielle@voyellesfilms.com Web: www.voyellesfilms.com MARKET DEBUTS ALL YOU CAN EAT BOUDDHA (Canada) Drama. 84mins. Prod co: Voyelles Films. Dir: Ian Lagarde. Prods: Gabrielle Tougas-Frechette, Menaic Raoul. Scr: Ian Lagarde. Cast: Ludovic Berthillot, Sylvio Arriola, Yaite Ruiz. French with English subtitles. $125,000. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. A mysterious man at an all inclusive resort begins performing miracles, leading curious onlookers to believe he is perhaps connected to a higher power.
WESTEND FILMS Stand/room number: Stand/room number: Hyatt Regency Tel: mobile (44) 7910 322 142 Executives attending: managing director Eve Schoukroun, managing director Maya Amsellem, head of sales Sofie Neves, head of marketing Lucie Braverman Shepherds Building Central, Charecroft Way, London, W14 0EE, UK Tel: (44) 20 7494 8300 E-mail: info@westendfilms.com Web: www.westendfilms.com MARKET DEBUTS GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT AND BAMI (Ireland, UK) Documentary. 120mins. Dir: Sophie Fiennes. Prods: Katie Holly, Sophie
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Fiennes, Shani Hinton, Beverly Jones. Cast: Grace Jones, Jean-Paul Goude. Completed. First market screening. A journey through the private and public worlds of pop cultural icon Grace Jones. SERGIO & SERGEI (Spain, Cuba) Comedy. 93mins. Dir: Ernesto Daranas. Prods: Jaume Roures, Joel Ortega, Ramon Samada. Scr: Ernesto Daranas, Marta Daranas. Cast: Tomas Cao, Hector Noas Uriza, Ron Perlman. Spanish, English and Russian with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Inspired by true events about an unexpected bond between two men caught in a changing world. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE BREADWINNER (Ireland, Canada, Luxembourg) Animation. Prod cos: Cartoon Saloon, Aircraft Pictures, Melusine Productions. Dir: Nora Twomey. Prods: Tomm Moore, Paul Young, Anthony Leo, Andrew Rosen, Stephan Roelants. Scr: Anita Doron. Cast: Saara Chaudry, Soma Bhatia, Laara Sadiq. English. Completed. Screening. CLOSE (UK) Action/adventure. Dir: Vicky Jewson. Prods: Rupert Whitaker, Jason Newmark, Vicky Jewson. Scr: Vicky Jewson. Cast: Noomi Rapace. In production. DENMARK (UK) Comedy. Dir: Adrian Shergold. Prods: Ed Talfan, David Aukin. Scr: Jeff Murphy. Cast: Rafe Spall. Pre-production. HOSTAGES (Georgia, Russia, Poland) Drama. 104mins. Dir: Rezo Gigineishvili. Prods: Mikhail Finogenov, Tamara Tatishvili, Rezo Gigineishvili, Vladimer Katcharava. Scr: Lasha Bugadze, Rezo Gigineishvili. Cast: Tina Dalakishvili, Irakli Kvirikadze, Merab Ninidze. Georgian and Russian with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. SERIAL DATER (US) Comedy. Dir: Jena Friedman. Prods: Molly Conners, Anders Bard, Amanda Bowers, Jane Oster, Jena Friedman. Scr: Jena Friedman. Cast: Imogen Poots, Timothy Simons, John Cho. Pre-production. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD (US) Comedy. Dir: Stephen Kijak. Prods: Laura Rister, Joe Manganiello, Nick Manganiello, Lorianne Hall. Scr: Stephen Kijak. Cast: Joe Manganiello, Sasha Lane, Ellar Coltrane. Pre-production. LIBRARY Titles include: Saving Mum; Vultures; Flammable Children; Old Boys; Saturday Church; Everyone’s Life.
WIDE Also buying all rights worldwide Stand/room number: c/o Unifrance, Hyatt Regency, 1st Floor Tel: mobile (33) 7 61 57 96 86 Executives attending: head of international sales Diane Ferrandez 9 rue Bleue, Paris, 75009, France Tel: (33) 1 53 95 04 64 Fax: (33) 1 53 95 04 65 E-mail: infos@widemanagement.com Web: www.widemanagement.com
MARKET DEBUTS CARGO (Belgium, Netherlands) Drama. 91mins. Prod cos: De Wereldvrede, Halal Films, Chevaldeuxtrois. Dir: Gilles Coulier. Cast: Sam Louwyck, Wim Willaert, Sebastien Dewaele. Dutch and French with English subtitles. Completed. Three siblings from a family on the edge of the abyss. EUTHANIZER (Finland) Drama. 83mins. Prod co: It’s Alive Films. Dir: Teemu Nikki. Cast: Mati Onnismaa, Jari Virman, Hannamaija Nikander. Finnish with English subtitles. Completed. A violent noir. GOLIATH (Switzerland) Drama. 85mins. Prod co: CognitoFilms. Dir: Dominik Locher. Cast: Sven Schelker, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Adrian Furrer. German and Swiss German with English subtitles. Completed. Your monster will never come announced. THE MARRIAGE (Kosovo) Drama. 97mins. Dir: Blerta Zeqiri. Cast: Alban Ukaj, Adriana Matoshi, Genc Salihu. Albanian with English subtitles. Post-production. Speak now or forever hold your peace. MIRACLE (Lithuania, Bulgaria) Black comedy. 90mins. Prod co: In Script. Dir: Egle Vertelyte. Cast: Egle Mikulionyte, Vyto Ruginis, Daniel Olbrychski. Lithuanian with English subtitles. Completed. The lives of the owners of a nationalised pig farm in a small village are turned upsidedown when a handsome American arrives. ONCE UPON A TIME IN NOVEMBER (Poland) Drama. 101mins. Prod co: Zair Sp. Dir: Andrzej Jakimowski. Cast: Grzegorz Palkowski, Agata Kulesza, Edward Hogg. Polish with English subtitles. Post-production. Marky and his mother used to have a hoe until housing policies brutally changed. They now struggle to survive on the streets of a violent society. POROROCA (Romania, France) Drama. 150mins. Prod cos: Scharf Advertising, Irreverence. Dir: Constantin Popescu. Cast: Bogdan Dumitrache, Iulia Lumanare, Costin Dogioiu. Romanian with English subtitles. Completed. Cristina and Tudor have founded a happy family with their two young children. One Sunday morning when Tudor takes his kids to the park, one of them disappears. LIBRARY More than 500 fiction titles, including classics from internationally acclaimed directors as well as a selection of genre/ horror and edgy dramas from around the world.
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9 rue Bleue, Paris, 75009, France Tel: (33) 1 53 95 24 41 Fax: (33) 1 53 95 04 65 E-mail: infos@widehouse.org Web: www.widehouse.org MARKET DEBUTS CONSTRUCTION ALBERT (Spain) Documentary. 76mins. Prod cos: Trueday Films, Alexandra Film. Dir: Laura Collado, Jim Loomis. Prods: Laura Collado. Spanish and Catalan with English subtitles. Completed. ElBulli restaurant revolutionised the world of gastronomy, making chef Ferran Adria the king of haute cuisine. Behind this success was an unrecognised creative genius: Ferran’s younger brother, Albert. IMPOSED PIECE (Belgium) Documentary. 74mins. Prod co: Caviar. Dir: Brecht Vanhoenacker. Prods: Eva Van Riet. English, Korean and Dutch with English subtitles. Completed. Reveals the most prestigious violin competition: The Queen Elisabeth. THE PRINCE AND THE DYBBUK (Poland, Germany) Documentary. 82mins. Prod cos: Film Art Production, Kundschafter FilmProduktion. Dir: Elwira Niewiera, Piotr Rosolowski. Prods: Malgorzata Zacharko. English, Italian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Polish, German and Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. THE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR (US) Documentary. 91mins. Prod co: Augusta Films. Dir: Nancy Buirski. Prods: Susan Margolin, Claire L Chandler, Beth Hubbard. Cast: Recy Taylor. Completed. Recy Taylor was gang raped by six white boys in Alabama in 1944. Rosa Parks and legions of women spreading the word worked to get her justice. SOVIET HIPPIES (Estonia, Germany, Finland) Documentary. 75mins. Prod cos: Kultusfilm, Kinomaton, Mouka Filmi. Dir: Terje Toomistu. Prods: Liis Lepik. Estonian, English and Finnish with English subtitles. Completed. A wild flower power ride on the footprints of the Soviet hippie movement takes you into the psychedelic underground of the 1970s. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE LINDY LOU, JUROR NUMBER 2 (France) Documentary. 85mins. Prod cos: Andolfi, Studio Orlando. Dir: Florent Vassault. Prods: Jean Baptiste Legrand. English with French subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY Ten new cinematic documentaries per year from around the world.
WILD BUNCH Also buying worldwide rights Executives attending: international sales Eva Diederix, international sales Silvia Simonutti, international sales Emilie Serres, international sales Olivier Barbier, international sales Fanny Beauville, festivals Esther Devos 65 rue de Dunkerque, Paris, 75009, France Tel: (33) 1 43 13 21 40 Fax: (33) 1 43 13 22 58
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E-mail: sales@wildbunch.eu Web: www.wildbunch.biz OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ANGELS WEAR WHITE (China) Drama. 107mins. Prod co: 22 Hours Films. Dir: Vivian Qu. Prods: Sean Chen. Scr: Vivian Qu. Cast: Wen Qi, Zhou Meijun, Shi Ke. Mandarin with English subtitles. Completed. ENDANGERED SPECIES (France) Drama. 105mins. Prod co: Les Films Du Lendemain. Dir: Gilles Bourdos. Prods: Kristina Larsen. Scr: Michel Spinosa, Gilles Bourdos. Cast: Alice Isaaz, Vincent Rottiers, Suzanne Clement. French with English subtitles. Completed. RACER AND THE JAILBIRD (France, Belgium) Drama. 130mins. Prod cos: Stone Angels, Savage Film. Dir: Michael R Roskam. Prods: Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Bart Van Langendonck. Scr: Michael R Roskam, Thomas Bidegain, Noe Debre. Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Adele Exarchopoulos. French with English subtitles. Completed. THE THIRD MURDERER (Japan) Thriller. 124mins. Prod cos: Fuji Television Network, Amuse Inc, Gaga Corporation. Dir: Kore-eda Hirokazu. Prods: Matsuzaki Kaoru, Taguchi Hijiri. Scr: Kore-eda Hirokazu. Cast: Fukuyama Masaharu, Yakusho Koji, Hirose Suzo. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. LIBRARY Titles include: Loveless; Redoutable; Racine; High Life; Dilili In Paris; The Image Book; Raoul Tambourin; Joint Custody; Rodin; Before We Vanish; A Gentle Creature; 12 Days; Ismael’s Ghosts; K.O; My Son; Just Like Our Parents; Lumiere!.
WILDLING PICTURES Executives attending: producer Matt Code, producer Kristy Neville 65 Heward Avenue, #A204, Toronto, ON, M5M 2T4, Canada Tel: (1) 647 302 6132 E-mail: matt@wildlingpictures.com Web: www.wildlingpictures.com MARKET DEBUTS CARDINALS (Canada) Drama. 84mins. Prod cos: Wildling Pictures, Touchpoint Films, Dazmo Camera. Dir: Grayson Moore, Aidan Shipley. Prods: Kristy Neville, Marianna Margaret. Scr: Grayson Moore. Cast: Sheila McCarthy, Katie Boland, Grace Glowicki. English. Completed. Years after murdering her neighbour under the guise of drunk driving, Valerie returns home from prison to find that the son of the deceased has lingering suspicions. MARY GOES ROUND (Canada) Drama. 87mins. Prod co: Wildling Pictures. Dir: Molly McGlynn. Prods: Molly McGlynn. Cast: Aya Cash, Sara Waisglass, John Ralston. English. Completed. A substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown when she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer.
WTFILMS Also buying all rights worldwide Executives attending: partner Gregory Chambet, partner Dimitri Stephanides 20 rue Bachaumont, Paris, 75002, France Tel: (33) 1 42 61 09 83 E-mail: sales@wtfilms.fr Web: www.wtfilms.fr MARKET DEBUTS MOTORRAD (Brazil) Thriller. 92mins. Prod co: Filmland Internacional. Dir: Vicente Amorim. Scr: LG Bayao. Cast: Guilherme Prates, Carla Salle. Portuguese with English subtitles. Completed. First market screening. Delivery date: immediate. A group of young riders in a remote part of Brazil become prey to a gang of brutal machete-wielding bikers. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN (US) Western. 111mins. Prod co: Higher Content. Dir: Jared Moshe. Prods: Edward Parks, Neda Armian, Dan Burks, Jared Moshe. Scr: Jared Moshe. Cast: Bill Pullman, Jim Caviezel, Peter Fonda. Completed. DIVING (France) Drama. 102mins. Prod co: Move Movie. Dir: Melanie Laurent. Scr: Melanie Laurent, Julien Lambroschini. Cast: Gilles Lellouche, Maria Valverde. French with English subtitles. Completed. Screening. Delivery date: immediate. LIBRARY More than 50 titles.
XYZ FILMS Stand/room number: SoHo Metropolitan, #303 Executives attending: partner Nate Bolotin, partner Nick Spicer, partner Aram Tertzakian, head of international acquisitions Todd Brown, sales manager Scott Freije, manager of marketing and distribution Mike Sherman 3103-B S La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90016, US Tel: (1) 424 347 6969 E-mail: intern@xyzfilms.com Web: www.xyzfilms.com MARKET DEBUTS ASHER (US) Thriller. Dir: Michael Caton-Jones. Prods: Adam Folk, Josh Crook. Cast: Ron Perlman, Famke Janssen, Richard Dreyfuss. Pre-production. Asher is a former Mossad member turned gun for hire, living an austere life in an ever changing Brooklyn. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ARCTIC (Iceland, US) Thriller. Prod cos: Union Entertainment Group, Armory Films. Dir: Joe Penna. Scr: Joe Penna, Ryan Morrison. Cast: Mads Mikkelsen. Post-production. BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 (US) Action. Prod cos: Caliber Media, XYZ Films. Dir: S Craig Zahler. Prods: Dallas Sonnier, Jack Heller. Scr: S Craig Zahler.
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Don Johnson, Jennifer Carpenter. Completed. CODE 8 (US) Sci-fi, thriller. Dir: Jeff Chan. Prods: Jeff Chan, Lee Kim. Scr: Jeff Chan, Chris Pare. Cast: Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Sung Kang. Post-production. DESCENDANT (US) Horror. Dir: Nicholas McCarthy. Prods: Tripp Vision. Scr: Jeff Buhler. Pre-production. LIBRARY Titles include: I Kill Giants; In Darkness; Mandy; Mom & Dad; Our House; Sweet Virginia; Vivarium.
THE YELLOW AFFAIR Stand/room number: c/o Scandinavian Films, Hyatt Regency, King Ballroom Tel: mobile (46) 76 199 3166 Executives attending: CEO Miira Paasilinna Korkeavuorenkatu 25A1, Helsinki, FI-00130, Finland Tel: (46) 76 199 3166 E-mail: contact@yellowaffair.com Web: www.yellowaffair.com MARKET DEBUTS MAYA DARDEL (Poland, US) Drama. 104mins. Prod cos: The Winter Film Company, Message Film, Greyshack Films. Dir: Zachary Cotler, Magdalena Zyzak. Prods: Mike S Ryan, Morgan Jon Fox, Dariusz Jablonski, Violetta Kaminska, Izabela Wojcik. Scr: Zachary Cotler, Magdalena Zyzak. Cast: Lena Olin, Rosanna Arquette, Jordan Garvaris. English. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE 5 WOMEN (Germany) Thriller. 98mins. Prod cos: Emerge & See Entertainment, Starhaus Produktionen. Dir: Olaf Kraemer. Prods: Stefan Elsenbruch, Raphael Wallner, Rainer Kolmel, Wasiliki Bleser. Scr: Olaf Kraemer. Cast: Anna Konig, Odine Johne, Korinna Krauss. German and French with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. BECKER — SMALL TOWN GANGSTER (Sweden) Black comedy. 90mins. Prod co: Anagram Sverige. Dir: Martin Larsson. Prods: Erik Magnusson. Scr: Martin Larsson. Cast: Henrik Lillier, Peter Lorentzon, Estelle Lofgren. Swedish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. GARDEN LANE (Sweden) Drama. 109mins. Prod co: Primodrom Produktion. Dir: Olof Spaak. Prods: Sofie Palage. Scr: Gunnar A K Jarvstad. Cast: Karin Franz Korlof, Simon J Berger. Swedish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate. ROBIN (Denmark) Thriller. 81mins. Prod co: PingPong Film. Dir: Antonio Tublen. Prods: Alexander Brondsted. Scr: Antonio Tublen. Cast: Rosalinde Mynster, Jesper Christensen, Julie G Wester. Danish with English subtitles. Completed. Delivery date: immediate.
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A-Z OF FILMS Screen International’s selected A-Z of films provides a listing of what is on offer at Toronto this year. Films are listed alphabetically by title 1%, Celluloid Dreams
All You Can Eat Buddha, Stray Dogs
Back Roads, Hyde Park International
Le Brio, Pathe International
10X10, Altitude Film Sales
Almost Legends, Filmsharks International
Bad Cat, Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Broken, ITN Distribution
The 12th Man, TrustNordisk
Alpha Violet’s Library, Alpha Violet
Bad Samaritan, Electric Entertainment
15 To Life, Indiecan Entertainment
Alt-Prom (aka The Honor Farm), Shoreline Entertainment
The Ballad Of Lefty Brown, WTFilms
Brotherhood Of Blades: Inferno Battlefield, Movie View International
2067, Content/KEW Media
Amazonas — 6 Visions Of The Rainforest, Promovere (aka Denise Jancar)
Bamse And The Witch’s Daughter, SF Studios
Bug, ITN Distribution
Bankside Films’ Library, Bankside Films
Burden, Good Universe
American Animals, Sierra/Affinity
Barracuda, Media Luna New Films
The Bureau Sales’ Library, The Bureau Sales
American Cinema International’s Library, American Cinema International
Be For Films’ Library, Be For Films
Burn Your Name, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Beast, Protagonist Pictures
Burning Bodhi, Imagination Worldwide
Becker — Small Town Gangster, The Yellow Affair
Burning Shadow, Bleiberg Entertainment
Becoming Astrid, TrustNordisk
The Butterfly Tree, LevelK
2307: Winter’s Dream, Ultramedia 5 Women, The Yellow Affair 55 Steps, Atlas International Film 77 Chances, American Cinema International 9/11, 13 Films
American Gunslingers, ITN Distribution AMP International’s Library, AMP International An Act Of War, Cardinal XD
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An Actor Prepares, Content/KEW Media
A Bluebird In My Heart, Alma Cinema
An Impossible Love, Le Pacte
A Dark Song, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
An LA Minute, Hyde Park International
A Father’s Will, FlexyMovies
An Ordinary Man, Electric Entertainment
A Horse Called Hope, Vision Films
Ana, AMP International
A Kid Like Jake, Bankside Films
Ana By Day, Media Luna New Films
A Matter Of Honor, Carnaby International Sales and Distribution
Ana, Mon Amour, Beta Cinema
A New Economy, Indiecan Entertainment A Paris Education, Les Films Du Losange A Play On Words, John Stark Productions A Polar Year, Kinology A Question Of Faith, Pure Flix/Quality Flix A Season In France, mk2 films
And Then I Go, International Film Trust Andorra, Metro International Entertainment Andrei Tarkovsky Collection (HD), Films Sans Frontieres Angels Wear White, Wild Bunch Anna And The Apocalypse, AMP International Anne, ITN Distribution Annette, Kinology
Been So Long, Film Constellation Bees Make Honey, Content/KEW Media Before We Vanish, Nikkatsu Corporation
C C’est La Vie!, Gaumont
Behind Some Dark Cloud, FlexyMovies
Cafe Con Leche, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Believe In Slang, FlexyMovies
Cage Dive, Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Belzebub, UBU Productions
The Caged, Media Luna New Films
Benjamin’s Crossing, Fortitude International
Caged No More, Curb Entertainment
Bereave, Archstone Distribution
The Cakemaker, Films Boutique
Best Day of My Life, AMBI Distribution Beta Cinema’s Library, Beta Cinema Better Watch Out, Versatile Beyond Dreams, Pluto Film Beyond Sleep, Media Luna New Films Beyond Words, Global Screen
Call Me By Your Name, Memento Films International Call Of Heroes, Universe Films Distribution Co Candelaria, Beta Cinema Caniba, Elle Driver Cannes, Cinema Of Liberty, Elle Driver The Captain, Alfama Films
Anon, Sierra/Affinity
The Big Call (aka The Fraud Squad), Universe Films Distribution Co
Another Day Of Life, Indie Sales
Big Time, Autlook Filmsales
Cardinals, Wildling Pictures
Another Time, Shoreline Entertainment
Bikini Mayhem, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Cargo, Wide
Antaris, UBU Productions
Birds Without Names, Nikkatsu Corporation
The Case For Christ, Pure Flix/Quality Flix
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco, Dogwoof
Bitter Flowers, Loco Films
Catch The Wind, Doc & Film International
APL Film’s Library, APL Film
Black & White, Promovere (aka Denise Jancar)
Ceasefire (Cessez-Le-Feu), Indie Sales
April’s Daughter (Las Hijas De Abril), Protagonist Pictures
Black Hollow Cage, Reel Suspects
Celluloid Dreams’ Library, Celluloid Dreams
The Black Prince, American Cinema International
Central, Promovere (aka Denise Jancar)
Arcadia, Cardinal XD
Black Rose, ITN Distribution
La Ch’tite Famille, Pathe International
Arctic, XYZ Films
Blackmark, Bleiberg Entertainment
The Changeover, Radiant Films International
Abduction, Premiere Entertainment Group
Around The World in 80 Days: The Reef 3 (3D), SC Films International
Bleiberg Entertainment’s Library, Bleiberg Entertainment
The Chaperone, Arclight Films
Ablaze Image’s Library, Ablaze Image
Arrhythmia, Indie Sales
Blind Spot (Dode Hoek), Indie Sales
Above The Law (Tueurs), TF1 Studio
The Charmer, Alma Cinema
Blood Money, Radiant Films International
Abracadabra, Films Distribution
Arri Media International’s Library, Arri Media International
Chasing Gold, Artist View Entertainment
Addicted, Vision Films
Arthur & Claire, Arri Media International
Bloody Milk, Outplay Films
Chasing Grace, Curb Entertainment
Adepsic Rebours, FlexyMovies
Artificial Human, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Boarding Pass, Iranian Independents
Chasing The Dragon, Mega-Vision Project Workshop
Adriana’s Pact (El Pacto De Adriana), Meikincine Entertainment
Artist View Entertainment’s Library, Artist View Entertainment
Bobbi Jene, Autlook Filmsales
Chekhov And Maria, John Stark Productions
The Body Tree, ITN Distribution
Children Of Genghis, California Pictures
Les Affames, Alma Cinema
The Ash Lad — In The Hall Of The Mountain King, TrustNordisk
Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years Of JeanMichel Basquiat, The Match Factory
Children Of The Night, Reel Suspects
Asher, XYZ Films
Boost, Filmoption International
Ashes, MonteCristo International Entertainment
Boozer, Media Luna New Films
Ashes In The Snow, Radiant Films International
Borg/McEnroe, SF Studios
The Ashram, Seville International
Boys In The Trees, Myriad Pictures
Asian Shadows’ Library, Asian Shadows
BPM (Beats Per Minute), Films Distribution
The Asteroids, Stray Dogs
Brave New Jersey, VMI Worldwide
Aux, Evolutionary Films
Brawl In Cell Block 99, XYZ Films
Ava, BAC Films Distribution
The Brawler, Stray Dogs
A Skin So Soft, Films Boutique A Skin So Soft, Art & Essai A Skin So Soft (Ta Peau Si Lisse), La Distributrice de Films A Sort Of Family, Film Factory Entertainment A Special Day, Iranian Independents A Special Lady, M-Line Distribution A Stroke Of Luck, Filmsharks International A Taste Of Ink, Versatile A Tiger In Winter, M-Line Distribution Abattoir, Versatile
After The Last River, Indiecan Entertainment After The War (Dopo La Guerra), Pyramide International Al Purdy Was Here, Indiecan Entertainment Aldabra: Once Upon An Island, Vision Films Ali And The Goat And Ibrahim, Film Clinic Ali’s Wedding, Beta Cinema Ali, The Goat & Ibrahim, Loco Films Alien Domicile, ITN Distribution Alien: Reign Of Man, Uncork’d Entertainment Alifu, The Prince/ss, Reel Suspects
Ava, Mongrel International. Mongrel House Avec Brio, Pathe International
All You Can Eat Bouddha, Voyelles Films
The Breadwinner, WestEnd Films Breaking Glass Pictures’ Library, Breaking Glass Pictures
All For One, House Of Film All The Devil’s Men, GFM Films
The Breadwinner, Aircraft Pictures
Cardinal XD’s Library, Cardinal XD
Chappaquiddick, Sierra/Affinity
Chokehold, Artist View Entertainment Christmas Apparition, Maison Noir Chronicle Of A Passion, FlexyMovies Cigarette, Hannibal Pictures/Hannibal Classics Circus Kane, Uncork’d Entertainment Claire Darling, Memento Films International Clash, Film Clinic Close, WestEnd Films The Club (El Club), Funny Balloons Code 8, XYZ Films Coexist, Europacorp Cold Moon, Hyde Park International
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Breath, Embankment Films
Cold Of Kalandar, House Of Film
Bac Films’ Library, BAC Films Distribution
Breathe, Embankment Films
Cold Skin, Kinology
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Cold War, Protagonist Pictures
Discreet, m-appeal World Sales
The Final Journey, Global Screen
Guns Akimbo, Altitude Film Sales
Colour Of The Game, Mega-Vision Project Workshop
Diving, WTFilms
Finding Momo (Momo), TF1 Studio
Gutland, Stray Dogs
Come In And Scream, FlexyMovies
Djam, Les Films Du Losange
Finding Steve McQueen, AMBI Distribution
Con Man, Archstone Distribution
Dog, Films Boutique
Finecut Co’s Library, Finecut Co
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The Confession, Picture Tree International
Dogwoof’s Library, Dogwoof
First Light, Fortitude International
Congo, TrustNordisk
Don’t Call Me Son, Loco Films
First Reformed, Arclight Films
Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse, Raven Banner Entertainment
Construction Albert, Wide House
Doner, Versatile
Firstborn, Reel Suspects
Halston, Dogwoof
Contained, Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Double Date, Film Constellation
The Fitzroy, MonteCristo International Entertainment
Hamlet, TrustNordisk
Content/KEW Media’s Library, Content/KEW Media
Drago, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
The Florida Project, Protagonist Pictures
Hana’s Suitcase, Seville International
Corporate, Indie Sales
The Dragon Defense, m-appeal World Sales
Fluido, Raspberry & Cream
Hangman, Moonstone Entertainment
Couch Potatoes (Gli Sdraiati), True Colours
Dragon In The Dark, Cinemania Media Partners
Foret Debussy, Ablaze Image
Hannah, TF1 Studio
The Cousin, Bleiberg Entertainment
Dragon Riders, Maison Noir
The Forgiven, 13 Films
Happy Birthday, Toby Simpson, Media Luna New Films
Crash Test Aglae, Le Pacte
Dragonfly Eyes, Movie View International
Fortunata , True Colours
Happy End, Les Films Du Losange
Dreamland, Sierra/Affinity
Found Footage 3D, APL Film
The Hatred, Archstone Distribution
Dreams I Never Had, Shoreline Entertainment
The Founding Of An Army, Media Asia Film Distribution
Hatred (aka Wolyn), VMI Worldwide
Dreamseller, All Rights Entertainment
Four Against The Bank, Picture Tree International
Have A Nice Day, Edko Films
Driven, Embankment Films
Four Hands, Arri Media International
Have You Seen The Listers, Dogwoof
Duck Duck Goose, GFM Animation
Fox Trap, ITN Distribution
Duelles, Indie Sales
Foxtrot, The Match Factory
Hellitosis: The Legend Of Stankmouth, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Dying, Film Factory Entertainment
Freedom, Pluto Film
Crater, Alpha Violet Craving, Media Luna New Films Crazy In Love (Locos De Amor), Meikincine Entertainment Creation Stories, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution Creek Without A Paddle (working title), Universe Films Distribution Co The Crescent, Raven Banner Entertainment
Help Me Make It Through The Night, Latido Films
From Business To Being, Mindjazz Pictures International
Crossed Lines, California Pictures
From Where We’ve Fallen, Movie View International
Help, I Shrunk My Parents, Arri Media International Here Comes The Grump, GFM Animation
Curb Entertainment’s Library, Curb Entertainment
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Custody, Celluloid Dreams
Easy Living, m-appeal World Sales
The Fugue, Alpha Violet
El Viaje — A Road Trip Into Chile’s Musical Heritage, Mindjazz Pictures International
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Elle Driver’s Library, Elle Driver
Gabriel And The Mountain, Films Boutique The Gaelic King, Truffle Pictures
Daoud’s Winter, Elle Driver
Embrasse Moi Comme Tu M’aimes, Filmoption International
Daphne, The Bureau Sales
Emelie, Ultramedia
The Garden, Beta Cinema
Dark Buildings, Filmsharks International
Emma, Celluloid Dreams
Garden Lane, The Yellow Affair
Dark River, Protagonist Pictures
Encounter, Premiere Entertainment Group
Les Gardiennes, Pathe International
Darkness Rising, Raven Banner Entertainment
The End Of Meat, Mindjazz Pictures International
Darling, TrustNordisk
End Of Summer, Be For Films
Gaspard Goes To The Wedding (Gaspard Va Au Mariage), Pyramide International
Endangered Species, Wild Bunch
Gaumont’s Library, Gaumont
Dawson City: Frozen Time, Picture Palace Pictures
Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars, Altitude Film Sales
Generation Wolf, Shoreline Entertainment
The Day After, Finecut Co
The Escape, Independent
GFM Evolution’s Library, GFM Evolution
House Of Film’s Library, House Of Film
Dead Awake, Archstone Distribution
The Espadrillo Fortune, MonteCristo International Entertainment
Giant (Handia), Film Factory Entertainment
The House That Jack Built, TrustNordisk
Gilda, Iranian Independents
How to Be A Latin Lover, Pantelion Films
Dead In A Week (Or Your Money Back), Altitude Film Sales
EuropaCorp’s Library, Europacorp
Girl (Friend), Le Pacte
How To Defuse A Bomb — The Project Children, APL Film
Euthanizer, Wide
Girls Of The Sun, Elle Driver
Human Traces, Film Mode Entertainment
Dead Men: The Series, Vision Films
Even When I Fall, C International Sales
Girls With Balls, Kinology
The Humanity Bureau, VMI Worldwide
The Death And Life Of John F Donovan, Seville International
Everybody Knows, Memento Films International
Global Screen’s Library, Global Screen
The Hungry, C International Sales
Evol, Adler & Associates Entertainment
God Bless The Broken Road, American Cinema International
Hunting Season, Alpha Violet
God Of War, Media Asia Film Distribution
Hustle Down, Ultramedia Hyde Park International’s Library, Hyde Park International
D Dancin’: It’s On!, Cardinal XD
Dawn Of Felines, Nikkatsu Corporation
Dead Draw, Artist View Entertainment
The Death Of Marga Maier, Media Luna New Films
The Heritage Of Love, MonteCristo International Entertainment The Hero, Media Luna New Films Hochelaga, Land Of Souls, Seville International Holy Camp!, Film Factory Entertainment Honey (Miele), Cite Films
Galveston, Embankment Films
Hope — The Sound Of Life, Mindjazz Pictures International Hostages, WestEnd Films Hostile, All Rights Entertainment Hotel Mumbai, Arclight Films The House By The Sea, mk2 films House In The Fields, Alpha Violet
Hurricane, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
The Death Of Me, 13 Films
Ex Libris — The New York Public Library, Doc & Film International
The Death Of Stalin, Gaumont
The Excavator, Finecut Co
Godmother, Metro International Entertainment
The Debt Collector, Bleiberg Entertainment Deep Six, IndustryWorks Pictures
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And Vile, Voltage Pictures
Gold Seekers (aka The Seekers), Filmsharks International
Deja, Film Clinic
Eye On Juliet, Films Distribution
The Golden Monk, Mega-Vision Project Workshop
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Demons, Uncork’d Entertainment
Goliath, Wide
I Feel Pretty, Voltage Pictures
Denmark, WestEnd Films
Good Luck, Stray Dogs
I See You, Bankside Films
Good Manners, UDI — Urban Distribution International
I Wish I Wish (Deseo Deseo), MultiVisionnaire Pictures
Good Time, Memento Films International
The Ice King, Dogwoof
Good Universe’s Library, Good Universe
Iceman, Beta Cinema
The Gospel According To Mattei, FlexyMovies
Ideal Home, Fortitude International
Gotti, Highland Film Group
If You Saw His Heart, mk2 films
Grace Jones: Bloodlight And Bami, WestEnd Films
Im Global’s Library, IM Global
Grain, The Match Factory The Great Buddha+, MandarinVision
Imagination Worldwide’s Library, Imagination Worldwide
Descendant, XYZ Films
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Desiree, Artist View Entertainment
Faces Places (Visages Villages), Cohen Media Group/ Cohen Film Collection
Devil’s Whisper, Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Faith Connections, Cite Films
Dhogs, Stray Dogs
Family Weekend, Media Luna New Films
Diane Has The Right Shape (Diane a les Epaules), Be For Films
The Family Whistle, FlexyMovies
Dick Move, International Film Trust Diggerz: Black Lung Rises, ITN Distribution Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, Mister Smith Entertainment
Father To Son, Ablaze Image The Female Brain, Hyde Park International The Fight Rules, MonteCristo International Entertainment
The Ice Cream Truck, Uncork’d Entertainment
Film Mode Entertainment’s Library, Film Mode Entertainment
The Great Heist, Parameter Pictures
Imposed Piece, Wide House
Directions, Arri Media International
Grotto, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Imprisoned, 13 Films
Disappearance, New Europe Film Sales
Les Films Du Losange’s Library, Les Films Du Losange
Guardians Of The Tomb, Arclight Films
In Full Bloom, Bleiberg Entertainment
Disappearance, Pluto Film
Filmoption International’s Library, Filmoption International
The Guinea Pig Club, Radiant Films International
In Love With Lou — A Philosopher’s Life, Arri Media International
Disappearance, EYE International (EYE Film Institute Netherlands)
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Gun Shy (aka Salty), Carnaby International Sales and Distribution
In The Fade, The Match Factory
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A-Z OF FILMS
In The Forest Of Huckybucky, SF Studios
The Last Suit, Latido Films
In Turmoil (working title), Universe Films Distribution Co
The Last Train, MultiVisionnaire Pictures
Incoming, Premiere Entertainment Group Indie Sales’ Library, Indie Sales Indiecan Entertainment Inc’s Library, Indiecan Entertainment IndustryWorks Pictures’ Library, IndustryWorks Pictures Infiltration, Seville International Inheritance, Breaking Glass Pictures Injustice, APL Film Inoperable, ITN Distribution
The Last Witness, GFM Films Latido Films’ Library, Latido Films Lazy Eye, Breaking Glass Pictures Lean On Pete, The Bureau Sales Lean On Pete, Celluloid Dreams Leaning Into The Wind — Andy Goldsworthy, Mongrel International. Mongrel House The Ledge, GFM Evolution Left Behind: Vanished: Next Generation, American Cinema International The Legend Of King Solomon, SC Films International
The Man Who Invented Christmas, The Solution Entertainment Group
Mr Moll & The Chocolate Factory, Arri Media International
The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot, Epic Pictures Group
Mrs Fang, Asian Shadows
The Man Who Stole Banksy, Elle Driver Manhunt, Media Asia Film Distribution Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards, Content/KEW Media Manuel, Le Pacte Mara, The Solution Entertainment Group Maracaibo, Meikincine Entertainment Marco Ferreri Collection (HD), Films Sans Frontieres
Mum’s List, Truffle Pictures Music Of Silence, AMBI Distribution Mutafukaz, Celluloid Dreams My Art, Mongrel International. Mongrel House My Generation, IM Global My Love Or My Passion, Filmsharks International My Mother Is A Parrot, House Of Film My Pure Land, Independent
Marionette, M-Line Distribution Marlina The Murderer In Four Acts, Asian Shadows
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Marnie’s World, Global Screen
Nalu On The Border, Loco Films
Legend On The Demon Cat, Moonstone Entertainment
The Marriage, Wide
Naples Veils (Napoli Velata), True Colours
Mary And The Witch’s Flower, Altitude Film Sales
The Leisure Seeker, BAC Films Distribution
Nasty Baby, Funny Balloons
Mary Goes Round, Wildling Pictures
Neruda, Funny Balloons
Mary Shelley, Gidden Media
Interrogation, Cardinal XD
Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa, All Rights Entertainment
Never Steady, Never Still, LevelK
Invasion, Iranian Independents
Let It Snow (La 2eme etoile), TF1 Studio
Maryline, Gaumont
New Europe Film Sales’ Library, New Europe Film Sales
Invisible, Film Factory Entertainment
Let Me Go, Evolutionary Films
The Mason Brothers, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Nico, 1988, Celluloid Dreams
Invisible Boy 2 (Il Ragazzo Invisibile 2), True Colours
Let The Corpses Tan, BAC Films Distribution
Maya Dardel, The Yellow Affair
The Invisibles, Beta Cinema
LevelK’s Library, LevelK
McKellen: Playing The Part, Independent
Iron Sky: The Ark, Iron Sky Universe
Life And Nothing More, Film Constellation
McQueen, Embankment Films
Iron Sky: The Coming Race, Iron Sky Universe
Life Beyond Me, The Bureau Sales
Meatball Machine: Kodoku, King Records Co
Iron Sky 2: The Coming Race, Myriad Pictures
Life Guidance, Picture Tree International
Iron Sky: Endgame, Iron Sky Universe
Light Of The Moon, Imagination Worldwide
Media Asia Film Distribution’s Library, Media Asia Film Distribution
Iron Sky: The Space Race (Multi-season TV-Series), Iron Sky Universe
Like A Pebble In The Boot, Filmoption International
It Came From The Desert, Raven Banner Entertainment
The Limit Of Sleeping Beauty, King Records Co
ITN Distribution’s Library, ITN Distribution
Lindy Lou, Juror Number 2, Wide House
Inside The Mind Of A Psychopath, Maison Noir The Insult (L’Insulte), Indie Sales InSyriated, Films Boutique Interior, APL Film Interlude In Prague, Carnaby International Sales and Distribution
Legend Of The Naga Pearls, Media Asia Film Distribution
Like Me, Imagination Worldwide
Lino, Filmsharks International
J Jeepers Creepers 3, Myriad Pictures The Journey, Picture Tree International Journey’s End, Metro International Entertainment Just Charlie, Media Luna New Films Justice Served, Breaking Glass Pictures
Lipstick Under My Burkha, m-appeal World Sales The Liquidator, Edko Films The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond Of Matches, Seville International Little Harbour, Loco Films Little Princess And The Legend Of Blue Foot, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
Nikkatsu Corporation’s Library, Nikkatsu Corporation Nina, Alpha Violet No Loitering, Iranian Independents No Stone Unturned, Content/KEW Media Nomis, Fortitude International Northern Wind (Vent Du Nord), Be For Films
Media Luna New Films’ Library, Media Luna New Films
Numb, At The Edge Of The End, VMI Worldwide
Meditation Park, Mongrel International. Mongrel House
Number One, Pyramide International
Mega-Vision Project Workshop’s Library, Mega-Vision Project Workshop
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Memento Films International’s Library, Memento Films International
Oblivion Verses, UDI — Urban Distribution International
Memoir Of Pain (La Douleur), TF1 Studio
Occupation, Film Mode Entertainment
Men Don’t Cry, Picture Tree International
October (Ten Days That Shook The World), Films Sans Frontieres
Messi And Maud, EYE International (EYE Film Institute Netherlands) Miami, LevelK
The Number, Distant Horizon
Odin’s Eye Entertainment’s Library, Odin’s Eye Entertainment Of Skin And Men, Loco Films
Little Tito (Tito il Piccolo), True Colours
Michael X, Goalpost Film
K
Living Among Us, Vision Films
Midnight Sun, Mister Smith Entertainment
Kalanga, Promovere (aka Denise Jancar)
Living In Naples, FlexyMovies
Keep Going, Le Pacte
Living Proof, Spotlight Productions
Mindhack: #savetheworld, Film Mode Entertainment
Lizzie Borden, The Solution Entertainment Group
Mindjazz Pictures International’s Library, Mindjazz Pictures International
On Happiness Road, Ablaze Image
Kenji Mizoguchi Collection (HD), Films Sans Frontieres
Lockdown, Arri Media International
Khibula, Pluto Film
Miracle, Wide
The Lodgers, Epic Pictures Group
On Wheels, APL Film
Killing Jesus, Latido Films
The Misandrists, Raspberry & Cream
Lola Pater, Doc & Film International
On Wings Of Eagles, Archstone Distribution
King Arthur: Excalibur Rising, Truffle Pictures
Missing Johnny, MandarinVision
Longing, Films Boutique
Once Again, UDI — Urban Distribution International
Kings Bay, SF Studios
Mission Monsters, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
Looking For Lennon, Evolutionary Films
Once Upon A Time In November, Wide
Kinology’s Library, Kinology
Mist & The Maiden, Latido Films
Looking For Oum Kulthum, The Match Factory
One Buck, All Rights Entertainment
Kissing Candice , Film Constellation
MK2 Film’s Library, mk2 films
The Looking Glass, Curb Entertainment
One-Eyed Jacks (HD), Films Sans Frontieres
Knife In The Clear Water, Asian Shadows
Lorees, Adler & Associates Entertainment
MMA Love Never Dies, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Only You, The Bureau Sales
Knights Of The Damned, Film Mode Entertainment
Los Perros, Films Boutique
Mobile Homes, Mongrel International. Mongrel House
Knuckleball, AMP International
Lost Kiddy Found, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Monk, Picture Tree International
Kodachrome, The Solution Entertainment Group
Lots Of Kids, A Monkey And A Castle, Dogwoof
Monos, Le Pacte
Krotoa, Shoreline Entertainment
Monster Hunt 2, Edko Films
Kursk, Europacorp
Louis Lecavalier: Sur Son Cheval de feu, Filmoption International
Kusama: Life In Polka Dots, Dogwoof
Love Is All You Need?, American Cinema International Luk’Luk’I, Sound & Colour
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Luna, Pyramide International
Labirintus, Goldcrest Films
MonteCristo International Entertainment’s Library, MonteCristo International Entertainment
Oh Mammy Blue!, Media Luna New Films The Old Machine, ITN Distribution On The Sly (La Surface de Reparation), Be For Films
Orchestra Class, Gaumont The Order Of Things (L’Ordine Delle Cose), Be For Films Origami, Filmoption International Origin Unknown, Content/KEW Media The Other Side Of Hope, The Match Factory Our Last, FlexyMovies
Montparnasse Bienvenue (Jeune Femme), Be For Films
Our Shining Days, Edko Films
Moonstone Entertainment’s Library, Moonstone Entertainment
Out Of The Blue, Independent
Labyrinth, Good Universe
M
More Than Enough, Shoreline Entertainment
The Lady In The Portrait, All Rights Entertainment
M, mk2 films
Mother, Mister Smith Entertainment
Land, BAC Films Distribution
Mad Dogs And Englishmen In Kenya, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Mother Krampus, ITN Distribution
The Land Of Sometimes, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
Off The Menu, Vision Films
Motorrad, WTFilms
Our Wonderful Lives, The Bureau Sales Out Of The Shadows, Evolutionary Films Outfitumentary, Picture Palace Pictures Outrage Coda, Celluloid Dreams
Mountain, Dogwoof
P
Maison Noir’s Library, Maison Noir
Mountain Miracle — An Unexpected Friendship, Arri Media International
Paint It Black, Imagination Worldwide
Makala, Les Films Du Losange
Mr Happiness, Filmsharks International
Mademoiselle Paradis, Films Distribution
Lapachhapi, C International Sales
Magallanes, Meikincine Entertainment
Late Winter Rain, FlexyMovies The Last Poker Game, Premiere Entertainment Group
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Le Pacte’s Library, Le Pacte Paper Year, Myriad Pictures
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Papillon, Capstone Group
The Revolt, Little Studio Films
Strange But True, Bankside Films
Unless, International Film Trust
Paradise, Arri Media International
Richard Says Goodbye, IM Global
Submergence, Embankment Films
Untitled Roald Dahl & Patricia Neal, Goldcrest Films
Paraguay, Drugs And Banana (Paraguay, Droga y Banana), Shoreline Entertainment
Ride, True Colours
Suffering Of Ninko, Asian Shadows
The Rider, Protagonist Pictures
Summerland, Embankment Films
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Robin, The Yellow Affair
The Summit, Film Factory Entertainment
V.I.P., Finecut Co
Rokuroku: The Promise Of The Witch, Nikkatsu Corporation
The Sun At Midnight, IndustryWorks Pictures
Valley Of Shadows, Celluloid Dreams
Supercon, Archstone Distribution
Vampire Clay, King Records Co
The Swan, Icelandic Film Centre
The Vault, Content/KEW Media
Swap Night, Media Luna New Films
The Venerable W, Les Films Du Losange
Party Crasher, International Film Trust Paths, Loco Films Perfect Revolution, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation The Personal History Of Rachel Dupree, Good Universe
Runaway Romance, American Cinema International Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, Doc & Film International
Peter Brill’s Diary, Adler & Associates Entertainment Picture Palace Pictures’ Library, Picture Palace Pictures
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Veronica, Film Factory Entertainment Versatile’s Library, Versatile
Salyut-7, Indie Sales
T Tainted Souls (Il Contagio), True Colours
Viking Destiny, Film Mode Entertainment
Plot 35, Pyramide International
Samba & Jazz — Rio de Janeiro — New Orleans, Promovere (aka Denise Jancar)
Take Every Wave, Film Constellation
The Village Of No Return, Ablaze Image
Pluto Film’s Library, Pluto Film
Samson, Pure Flix/Quality Flix
Taxi 5, Europacorp
VMI Worldwide’s Library, VMI Worldwide
The Poet And The Boy, Finecut Co
Samui Song, UDI — Urban Distribution International
Team Hurricane, LevelK
Voidfinder, ITN Distribution Volubilis, Doc & Film International
Pin Cushion, Stray Dogs
Poppy Goes To Hollywood, Asian Shadows Popsicle Man (El Paletero), MonteCristo International Entertainment
Scaffolding, New Europe Film Sales
Teddy Pendergrass: The Black Elvis, Content/KEW Media
Schuhmann’s Bar Talks, Autlook Filmsales
Teen Spirit, Mister Smith Entertainment
Porcupine Lake, Outplay Films
Sea Sorrow, Autlook Filmsales
Teenage Love Bomb, California Pictures
Pororoca, Wide
Seat 25, MonteCristo International Entertainment
Tel Aviv On Fire, Indie Sales
Possum, Bankside Films
The Secret, Covert Medi
Tell It To The Bees, Film Constellation
The Posterist, Edko Films
See You Up There, Gaumont
Ten Count, Truffle Pictures
Prey, Hyde Park International
The Seen And Unseen, Cercamon
Ten Days Without Mom, Filmsharks International
The Price Of Success (Un Vrai Batard), Indie Sales
Selfie From Hell, IndustryWorks Pictures
Terminal, Highland Film Group
Primary, APL Film
Sergio & Sergei, WestEnd Films
Terms Of Love, Film Clinic
Primitive Entertainment’s Library, Primitive Entertainment
Serial Dater, WestEnd Films
That Summer, Dogwoof
Serpent, Distant Horizon
Therapy, Shoreline Entertainment
Service To Man, Little Studio Films
There Is A House Here, Primitive Entertainment
Sever, ITN Distribution
Theta States, ITN Distribution
Seville International’s Library, Seville International
The Third Murderer, Wild Bunch
SF Studios’ Library, SF Studios
Thirst Street, Stray Dogs
Shadow Nation, Adler & Associates Entertainment
This Is Congo, Dogwoof
The Shadow Of The Surface, Promovere (aka Denise Jancar)
Three Peaks, The Match Factory
The Prince And The Dybbuk, Wide House Promovere (aka Denise Jancar)’s Library, Promovere (aka Denise Jancar) Public Schooled, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution Pugwash, Carnaby International Sales and Distribution Pyewacket, Seville International Pyramide International’s Library, Pyramide International
W Waiting For You, Film Bridge International Waiting Room, Little Studio Films
We’ll Let You Know, Adler & Associates Entertainment
Westwood, Dogwoof What Will People Say, Beta Cinema
Three Christs, Highland Film Group
Wheeler, International Film Trust
Sheikh Jackson, Media Luna New Films
Time Freak, Good Universe
Shock Wave, Universe Films Distribution Co
To The Ends Of The Earth, Alma Cinema
Shoot, MultiVisionnaire Pictures Shoplifters Of The World, WestEnd Films
Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil: The End Of The End, Aircraft Pictures
Shriver, Content/KEW Media
Tomorrow And Thereafter, Gaumont Tonsler Park, Picture Palace Pictures
Racer And The Jailbird, Flanders Image
Siembamba, MonteCristo International Entertainment
Racer And The Jailbird, Wild Bunch
Sierra/Affinity’s Library, Sierra/Affinity
Toy Gun, Shoreline Entertainment
Radegund (working title), Mister Smith Entertainment
The Silence, Mister Smith Entertainment
Trading Paint, AMBI Distribution
Radiance, Film Bridge International
Silentium — From Life In The Convent, Mindjazz Pictures International
Trench 11, Raven Banner Entertainment
La Quete D’Alain Ducasse, Pathe International
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Radiant Films International’s Library, Radiant Films International
Simon & Theodore, Be For Films
The Ticket, Vision Films
Wide House’s Library, Wide House
Wildwitch, TrustNordisk Wine War, Media Asia Film Distribution The Winter (El Invierno), Cite Films Winter Brothers, New Europe Film Sales
The Trip To Spain, Goalpost Film
The Witching, California Pictures
Triple Threat, Arclight Films
Woman Walks Ahead, IM Global
The Rape Of Recy Taylor, Wide House
Six Mile Manor, Goalpost Film
Ravens, Celluloid Dreams
Slumber, Goldcrest Films
Ray Meets Helen, Moonstone Entertainment
Soldiers. A Story From Ferentari, Beta Cinema
Razzia, Films Distribution
Son Of Ben, Loco Films
Reality Queen, House Of Film
The Song Of Cotton, Movie View International
Red Trees, Cohen Media Group/ Cohen Film Collection
The Song Of Scorpions, The Match Factory
Red-Balloon Willie, Joy Team Animation Production Co
Soviet Hippies, Wide House
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Reinventing Marvin (Marvin), TF1 Studio
The Sower, Celluloid Dreams
Rendel, Raven Banner Entertainment
Spacewalk, Covert Medi
UDI — Urban Distribution Int’s Library, UDI — Urban Distribution International
Reprisal, Highland Film Group
Spinning Man, Film Bridge International
Residue, IndustryWorks Pictures
Spotlight Productions’ Library, Spotlight Productions
Star Raiders: The Adventures Of Saber Raine, California Pictures
Revenge Of The Gweilo, Adler & Associates Entertainment
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True Colours’ Library, True Colours
Worst Case, We Get Married, Seville International
True Love Ways, Maison Noir
WTFilms’ Library, WTFilms
Truffle Pictures’ Library, Truffle Pictures Tsunami: LA, Hannibal Pictures/Hannibal Classics
Wu: The Story Of The WuTang Clan, Breaking Glass Pictures
Tulipani, EYE International (EYE Film Institute Netherlands)
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Tulipani — Love Honour And A Bicycle, Atlas International Film
XYZ Films’ Library, XYZ Films
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Songbird, AMP International
The Star Next Door, M-Line Distribution
Steel Country, Bankside Films
Wide’s Library, Wide Wild Bunch’s Library, Wild Bunch
Tour De France, Cite Films
Rainbow, Pyramide International
Revenge (Revanche), IndustryWorks Pictures
The Wicked Gift, MonteCristo International Entertainment The Wife, Embankment Films
Singularity, Voltage Pictures
Retake, Breaking Glass Pictures
White Ant, Ablaze Image Who Killed Cock Robin, MandarinVision
Simplemente Estamos Aqui, FlexyMovies
The Sound, Spotlight Pictures
White, Adler & Associates Entertainment White Fang (3D), SC Films International
Radius, Epic Pictures Group
The Resurrection Of Gavin Stone, American Cinema International
Welcome Home, Voltage Pictures WestEnd Films’ Library, WestEnd Films
Tiger Girl, Picture Tree International
Quest For Beauty, Little Studio Films
Web Pirates, UBU Productions Welcome To Germany, Picture Tree International
Sheikh Jackson, Film Clinic
Queen Of Triads, Mega-Vision Project Workshop
The Wall, Adler & Associates Entertainment We Are Thr3e, Media Luna New Films
Three Quarters (3/4), Memento Films International
Queen Of Ice, TrustNordisk
Wajib, Pyramide International The Wandering, Adler & Associates Entertainment
The Shattering Grounds, Adler & Associates Entertainment
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VS., Independent
Ultramedia’s Library, Ultramedia Una Mujer Fantastica, Funny Balloons
You Are Killing Me Susana, Filmsharks International You Disappear, TrustNordisk You Shall Not Sleep, Filmsharks International Your Voice — Kimikoe, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Uncork’d Entertainment’s Library, Uncork’d Entertainment
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Under The Tree, Icelandic Film Centre
Z, Pantelion Films
Under The Tree, New Europe Film Sales
Zama, The Match Factory
Underground, Europacorp
Zoe, IM Global
Une Part d’Ombre, Be For Films
Zoo, Metro International Entertainment
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SWEET COUNTRY (Australia) Warwick Thornton
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Good
AVERAGE
Excellent
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The Globe And Mail, Canada
KATE TAYLOR
IndieWire, US
ERIC KOHN
AV Club, US
AA DOWD
Toronto Star, Canada
★★★★
PETER HOWELL
Los Angeles Times, US
THE SCREEN JURY — PLATFORM
JUSTIN CHANG
JURY GRID
Accused of murder, an Aboriginal stockman and his wife try to stay ahead of a fervent posse in the harsh outback ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ of the Northern Territory, in this period drama from Australian filmmaker Warwick Thornton (Samson & Delilah). ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ The cast includes Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Hamilton Morris and Gibson John.
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THE DEATH OF STALIN (Fr-UK-Bel) Armando Iannucci
Armando Iannucci (In The Loop, TV’s Veep and The Thick Of It) directs Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Buscemi and ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ Andrea Riseborough in this acerbic send-up of the Soviet dictator and the bootlick ministers who vie for power ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ after Stalin’s sudden demise.
EUPHORIA (Swe-UK-Ger) Lisa Langseth
Sweden’s Lisa Langseth reteams with her frequent collaborator Alicia Vikander for the filmmaker’s English★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ language debut. Vikander stars with Eva Green as estranged sisters who meet after many years apart and embark ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ on a journey together. The cast also includes Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance and Adrian Lester.
MADEMOISELLE PARADIS (Austria-Ger) Barbara Albert
Set in 18th-century Vienna, Mademoiselle Paradis is based on the true story of blind pianist Maria Theresia ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ von Paradis, a contemporary of Mozart, and the physician who worked to restore her sight. The cast is led by ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ Maria-Victoria Dragus. Austrian filmmaker Barbara Albert’s credits include Fallen and The Dead And The Living.
RAZZIA (Fr-Mor-Bel) Nabil Ayouch
Morocco’s Nabil Ayouch (Whatever Lola Wants) tackles the theme of social injustice in Razzia, which weaves ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ together five narrative threads, all connected to one tumultuous event on the streets of Casablanca. The film stars ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ Maryam Touzani, Belgium’s Ariel Worthalter, Abdelilah Rachid, Dounia Binebine and Amine Ennaji.
CUSTODY (Fr) Xavier Legrand
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre, in this intense family ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ drama from France’s Xavier Legrand (Oscar-nominated in 2014 for short Just Before Losing Everything). ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ Custody stars Denis Ménochet, Léa Drucker and newcomer Thomas Gioria.
WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY (Nor-Ger-Swe) Iram Haq
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Nisha’s double life — obedient to her traditional Pakistani upbringing at home, typical Norwegian teenager to her ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ friends — comes crashing down when her concerned parents kidnap her and send her to Pakistan, in Iram Haq’s ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ story of family, community and culture. Maria Mozhdah stars as Nisha, alongside Adil Hussain as her father.
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BEAST (UK) Michael Pearce
UK filmmaker Michael Pearce makes his feature debut with a drama set in a small island community. Jessie ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ Buckley (TV’s Taboo and War & Peace) stars as a troubled woman who falls in love with a free-spirited stranger ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ (Johnny Flynn) who she learns is a suspect in a string of brutal murders.
BRAD’S STATUS (US) Mike White
Ben Stiller stars as a highly competitive father who is forced to re-evaluate his life choices when he takes his ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ teenage son (Austin Abrams) on a tour of prestigious east-coast universities. This comedy drama is the second ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ feature directed by Mike White whose screenwriting credits include Richard Linklater’s School Of Rock.
IF YOU SAW HIS HEART (Fr) Joan Chemla
A young man (Gael Garcia Bernal), expelled from his gypsy community after the death of his best friend, ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ is tempted by a life of crime before falling for a mysterious stranger (Marine Vacth). This adaptation of the ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ Guillermo Rosales novel The Halfway House marks French filmmaker Joan Chemla’s feature directorial debut.
DARK RIVER (UK) Clio Barnard
The UK’s Clio Barnard makes her Toronto debut with a drama about a woman (Ruth Wilson) returning to her ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ hometown for the first time in 15 years following the death of her farmer father. There, she is confronted by her ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ brother (Mark Stanley) who contests her claim to the tenancy of the family farm.
THE SEEN AND UNSEEN (Indo-Neth-Australia-Qat) Kamila Andini
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Indonesian director Kamila Andini’s second feature follows a 10-year-old girl’s dream-like journey to come to terms ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ with the imminent death of her twin brother. After leaving her bedside vigil, the girl begins to re-engage with her ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ twin in her mind. Andini gives expression to these visions, articulated through dance and costume.
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