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‘I’m here to stay’ says Wild Bunch’s Maraval Asian action stars prove Triple Threat BY LIZ SHACKLETON
Arclight Films is launching sales at AFM on action film Triple Threat, starring three of the hottest action stars in Asia: Thailand’s Tony Jaa, China’s Tiger Chen and Indonesia’s Iko Uwais. Jaa recently starred in Furious 7 and will appear in xXx: Return Of Xander Cage. Chen starred in Keanu Reeves’ Man Of Tai Chi and Uwais came to fame through Indonesian action hits The Raid and its sequel. Written by Dwayne Smith and to be directed by Chad Stahelski (John Wick), the film follows a Chinese martial artist who goes to Mexico on a mission to rescue his ex-wife from drug cartels. The film is produced by Beijingbased Kungfuman Culture Media and Arclight chief Gary Hamilton’s new production venture Hamilton Entertainment. “Putting together three iconic Asian action superstars is a dream come true,” said Kungfuman Culture Media CEO Sylen Hwa.
Wild Bunch co-chief Vincent Maraval has denied rumours he is on the verge of departing the Paris-based film company he helped found more than 15 years ago. The veteran sales champion has been heavily involved in setting up Wild Bunch’s Los Angeles-based offshoot Insiders and related sales outfit IMR — a joint venture between Insiders and MadRiver Pictures — over the last 18 months. His resulting absence from Wild Bunch’s Paris HQ has stoked suggestions he may be planning to cut
Salt shakes out sci-fi Peripheral UK sales outfit The Salt Company has boarded director Paul Hyett’s sci-fi conspiracy thriller Peripheral for international sales. Hannah Arterton stars as a writer who enters into a Faustian pact with her publisher. Convinced to use new smart-editing software, she stumbles on a conspiracy of social control and finds herself going head to head with an artificial intelligence. Producers on the feature, which wrapped in the UK this week, are
loose from the company and transfer to Los Angeles. But speaking to Screen International during AFM, Maraval said nothing could be further from the truth. “I’m spending more time in Los Angeles than Paris at the moment but I have no plans to move there,” he said. “Wild Bunch still pays my salary and I have no personal shares in Insiders. I can’t say I will be with Wild Bunch for life but I have no intention of leaving. There would be no upside for me.” Maraval launched Insiders in 2015 in response to Wild Bunch’s
UK theatre mogul Bill Kenwright and Craig Tuohy of Bill Kenwright Productions. Jenny Seagrove and Tom Conti co-star. Dan Schaffer wrote the screenplay. The Salt Company, which is handling sales for the world on the film, is also at AFM with Catherine Hardwicke’s Miss You Already, TIFF 2015 Midnight Madness movie Baskin and Walking Out, starring Matt Bomer. Andreas Wiseman
shift away from international sales to distribution following its merger with Senator in 2014 and the entry of investment group Sapinda as a key backer. The company is now more focused on building the slates of its distribution outfits in France, Germany, Italy and Spain with a long-term goal of building a sizeable, all-rights pan-European library. “My passion is international sales,” said Maraval. “The creation of Insiders enabled me to carry on that passion within Wild Bunch.”
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SNAP SHOT Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen and Ed Harris star in Mark Raso’s drama Kodachrome, produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Eric Ian Robinson, Jonathan Tropper and Leon Clarance. The film, scripted by Tropper and in post-production, follows an ailing photographer (Harris) and his estranged son (Sudeikis) who embark on an adventure across the US. The Solution Entertainment Group represents international sales on the project, which is financed by Motion Picture Capital. Andreas Wiseman
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Baron Cohen laughs up Klown BY JEREMY KAY
Sacha Baron Cohen revealed more detail on his upcoming Klown comedy remake in Friday’s buyers’ presentation hosted by Annapurna International, which one buyer described as like sitting in on a comedy show. The UK superstar regaled attendees with a range of observations, including the sartorial tastes of some in the room, before turning to his remake of Mikkel Norgaard’s Danish hit. He rattled off a wishlist of A-list
cameos for Klown that includes at least three of Hollywood’s leading male actors. None of the names had been officially attached at time of writing. Norgaard will direct the remake and work closely with Baron Cohen from an outline, which would appear to leave plenty of room for improvisation. Annapurna is financing and Megan Ellison will produce with Baron Cohen, Todd Schulman and Scott Stuber. CAA packaged the project and represents US rights.
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That’s Not Cheating
Fox says That’s Not Cheating BY JEREMY KAY
Fox International Productions has optioned multiple language remake rights from Buenos Airesbased FilmSharks to the hit 2016 Argentinian comedy That’s Not Cheating (Permitidos). Ariel Winograd’s original film starred Lali Esposito and Martin Piroyansky and was produced by Nathalie Cabiron’s Tres Planos Cine. Fox will handle all international sales on the story, about a couple who hatch the idea of a ‘one-night pass’ at a dinner party, allowing each person to hook up with a celebrity. The notion becomes reality when the man meets the celebrity of his dreams. Buena Vista distributed That’s Not Cheating in Latin America and reported 350,000 admissions across the region this year. Patagonik, the powerhouse producer behind Winograd’s No Kids as well as A Boyfriend For My Wife, took a coproducer role on the original. FilmSharks chief Guido Rud is in town talking up a slate that includes Inseparables, Marcos Carnevale’s Latin remake of French smash Intouchables, starring Oscar Martinez, recent Venice best actor winner for The Distinguished Citizen.
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Hong Kong stars Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue are reuniting for Love Off The Cuff, the third instalment in Pang Ho-cheung’s hit series about a star-crossed couple. Pang and Subi Liang’s Making Film Productions is again producing for Media Asia, which is launching sales on the film here at AFM. The first two award-winning films in the series were hits across Asia. Love In A Puff (2010) introduced the couple Cherie and Jimmy who meet over a cigarette in the street after Hong Kong has banned indoor smoking. The follow-up, Love In The Buff (2012), sees the couple break up and reunite in Beijing. The third instalment follows the couple to Taiwan and sees their relationship tested when Jimmy’s childhood friend asks him to donate sperm for her artificial insemination. Currently shooting in Hong Kong and Taipei, the $12m film is scheduled for delivery in spring 2017.
Corsan chief denies bankruptcy challenge BY GEOFFREY MACNAB
Monaco-based Paul Breuls, founder and CEO of sales and finance outfit Corsan, has denied the troubled Belgian company is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. This week, the backer of Emperor, Killing Season and Third Person lost protection from its creditors having previously been safeguarded through local law. On Monday, the commercial court in Antwerp concluded the arrangement should be terminated
immediately, citing the company’s restructuring plans as “neither clear nor credible”. Speaking to Screen International, Breuls has revealed his lawyers are appealing the court decision and claims Corsan can avoid bankruptcy. During the appeal process, he expects the company to be able to trade as normal and the protection from the company’s creditors to be reinstated. Corsan asked for protection from its creditors in June. The company’s troubles reportedly
Buyers enter LevelK’s Cave Danish outfit LevelK has sold Norwegian action thriller Cave to Spain (Film Buro), Japan (At Entertainment), France (Swift Distribution), China (Jetsen Huashi Cultural Media), South Korea (JoyNCinema), Turkey (Sinema TV) and Iran (21st Century Pictures). The deals follow the recently secured pact for North America and Latin America with California Filmes. Writer-director-producer Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken’s third feature, shot on location in Norway and Mexico, follows a group of former elite military operatives who set out to explore an uncharted cave system. Cast includes Mads Sjogard Pettersen and Benjamin Helstad. Cave closed Haugesund Film Festival and premiered in Norway on September 2. Andreas Wiseman
stem from investors not having received the promised tax certificates for money they have invested in at least one of Corsan’s films. Corsan claimed in a press release this summer that the delay was due to the tax authorities not issuing the correct certificate in time. Breuls described allegations of fraudulent behaviour by Corsan as “totally insane”. The CEO also revealed he had decided with his lawyers “to file a criminal complaint against people who have made allegations”.
KNOCK, KNOCK French actor Omar Sy (Intouchables) stars in Dr Knock as a conman doctor who, to improve his earnings, convinces the healthy inhabitants of a small French village they are suffering from previously undiagnosed illnesses. The feature, which is in post-production, is a big-screen revival of French playwright Jules Romains’ 1923 satire Knock. Lorraine Lévy directed the $13.5m project, which was produced by Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier. TF1 Studio (previously TF1 International) has kicked off sales at AFM. Melanie Goodfellow
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Little Film will not Ignore Jo Brand comedy BY JEREMY KAY
The Little Film Company has introduced worldwide buyers here to Genesius Pictures’ family drama The More You Ignore Me, the adaptation of UK comedian Jo Brand’s novel that just started shooting in the UK. Keith English makes his fea-
ture directorial debut. The story of an unusual family in 1980s rural England will shoot for five weeks in Blackpool. Brand stars with Sheridan Smith, Mark Addy, Ricky Tomlinson and Lisa Stansfield. Set to the songs of The Smiths, The More You Ignore Me centres on a
Depardieu adds Bach to collection BY ANDREAS WISEMAN
Gérard Depardieu is set to join the cast of Bach, a biopic about iconic composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Depardieu’s role has not yet been set in the film, which is also due to star Axel Milberg (Hannah Arendt) and Marianne Sagebrecht
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(Bagdad Café). The Yellow Affair has boarded sales on the project, currently in development, which will chart the life and passionate battles of the German baroque composer. Eric Styles (That Good Night) has been lined up to direct. Writer
woman with mental-health issues and her husband who struggle to provide a loving home for their awkward teenage daughter. Debbie Gray of Genesius Pictures, who collaborated with The Little Film Company on the Elaine Constantine-directed Northern Soul, is producing.
is Jeffrey Freedman, who also produces alongside SJ Evans. Oscarwinning composer Gabriel Yared, American Beauty editor Tariq Anwar and Oscar-winning DoP Vittorio Storaro are also attached to the project. The Yellow Affair is at AFM with a slate that includes drama The Carer starring Brian Cox.
Savage Dog barks for Bleiberg Bleiberg Entertainment has virtually sold out worldwide rights here to the Scott Adkins action thriller Savage Dog led by a US deal with XLrator Media. The Los Angeles-based production and sales company has licensed Germany (Spirit/Koch Media), Latin America (California Filmes), Canada (VVS Films), Middle East (Eagle Films) and Turkey (Sinema), among others. Only China and Hong Kong remain available on Savage Dog, which has wrapped production. Jeremy Kay
Jetavana makes youth Dream come true BY LIZ SHACKLETON
Beijing-based Jetavana Entertainment is tapping into a new popculture trend in China with cyberpunk fantasy Dream Breaker, starring hot young talents Chen Duling and Song Weilong. Cult Japanese film-maker Sion Sono is artistic consultant on the film, directed by Beijing Film Academy graduate Han Yan and produced by Chai Tao. The story follows a young girl who is trapped in an illegal VR game. The film addresses a new youth trend in China, Er Ciyuan (literally ‘two-dimensional’), which is heavily influenced by sci-fi fantasy, Japanese manga and games. “The Chinese audience is getting younger and changing very fast,” said Jetavana founder Ivy Zhong. “One of the reasons the box office slowed down this summer is that there were too many romantic dramas. Now the youth audience is looking for something more high concept.” Jetavana, which is co-producing with Chinese star Tong Dawei’s production company T&G Entertainment, built 10 sets for the production in the city of Chongqing. The film is in post-production with release scheduled for mid2017. Jetavana is planning to develop the film as a franchise.
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Full Moon still genre kings BY JEREMY KAY
Full Moon Empire founder Charles Band is at the market touting an extensive slate of genre titles led by market debuts Killjoy’s Psycho Circus and Puppetmaster: Axis Termination. Killjoy’s Psycho Circus screens today and marks the latest in the horror franchise starring Trent Haaga as the killer clown. Puppetmaster: Axis Termination recently wrapped production and is due for delivery in January. The latest episode in the long-running fantasy series stars Paul Logan and Tonya Kay. Rounding out the slate are horror titles Ravenwolf Towers in post and the completed project Trophy Heads. “We have eight active franchises and just finished shooting the 11th Puppetmaster movie,” Brand, a 40-year veteran of the business, told Screen International. “We have the largest fantastic and horror library on the planet.”
Qube Wire to take digital cinema package online BY ANDREAS WISEMAN
Digital cinema outfit Qube Cinema is to launch Qube Wire, an online digital cinema distribution service aimed at doing away with digital cinema package (DCP) transportation. Targeted at the international film business, Qube Wire is billed as a secure service to issue key delivery messages
(KDMs) and digitally transport DCPs to cinemas. The service will offer industry online access to more than 120,000 screens around the world that are reachable via the platform, built through partnerships with international digital cinema companies. Other patent-pending features rolled out include the ability
to assign movie rights to specific territories and enforce multi-level approvals for KDM requests. The service went through a beta-testing phase in India this year including a trial on the Indian film Kabali. Its commercial launch is due in the first quarter of 2017. Co-founders are Senthil Kumar and Jayendra Panchapakesan.
United shifts sports drama Split BY LIZ SHACKLETON
South Korean sales agent United Pictures has sold sports drama Split, starring Yoo Ji-tae, to Lemon Tree Media for China, Associated Euromedia for Turkey and Cai Chang for Taiwan. The film, which is scheduled for Korean release
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this month, has also been sold to MATV for pan-Asian TV and Encore for in-flight rights. Yoo’s credits include Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy and Hong Sang-soo’s Woman Is The Future Of Man. Directed by Choi Kook-hee, Split follows a bowler struggling
to pay off his gambling debts. The film is produced by Opus Pictures, one of the three partners in United Pictures, along with BK Pictures and Zip Cinema. United Pictures is also selling Kim Taeyun’s New Trial and Kim Bonghan’s Ordinary Person.
AFM BRIEFS Dark lights up Reason8 UK sales outfit Reason8 is at AFM with US crime thriller Dark Meridian, in post-production. The film charts the story of a New Orleans detective who is caught between two criminal factions while on a stakeout. The company also has crime thriller Women from director Anton Sigurdsson and supernatural action film The Fallen. Reason8 was set up by former AV Pictures executive Anna Krupnova and Denis Krupnov, formerly of the Caparo Group.
Archstone casts Shadow Archstone Distribution is at the market with The Shadow Effect. The sci-fi has its market premiere at AFM and stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a scientist researching waking dreams. Status Media produces and brothers Obin and Amariah Olson direct. Archstone’s slate includes market debuts Dead Awake and Kill Or Be Killed.
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Macao’s tourist organisations and hotels offer packages that include festival accreditation
A new voice in Asia With Marco Müller as festival director, the inaugural International Film Festival & Awards Macao (Dec 8-13) intends to make a big splash. Wendy Mitchell reports
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he inaugural edition of the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) can take advantage of Macao’s singular position in the world: this autonomous territory sits on the western side of the Pearl River Delta in China; it is also just 64km from Hong Kong. So a film event in Macao can offer unique insight into the Chinese audience and market without having the restrictions that come with actually being in China. It is no accident the festival will last six days (December 8-13). Organisers are taking advantage of the fact every Chinese citizen can visit Macao for up to seven days per year. So Macao’s tourist organisations and famed hotels are offering packages that can include film festival accreditation. “At least half of our audience is the mainland China audience,” says veteran festival head Marco Müller, who serves as Macao’s festival director. “We want to strike a balance with the mainland China audiences and the Macao audience. And Hong Kong is only a 55-minute ferry
away so we expect some audience from there, too.” Film-makers and industry will get to see how their films play to a mainland Chinese audience, and there will also be key Chinese-language media in Macao. “You create top visibility for the kind of singular films that have a chance in the greater Chinese market,” says Müller, who has been one of the festival circuit’s greatest champions of Asian cinema for decades during his years at Venice, Locarno, Rome, Rotterdam and, in 2015, as an advisor to Beijing International Film Festival. Crossing cultures But Macao is not only looking towards China. The festival aims to be a gateway to east Asian cinema while also connecting film culture globally. One unique selling (Right) Shekhar Kapur is president of the jury
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‘You create top visibility for the kind of singular films that have a chance in the greater Chinese market’ Marco Müller, festival director
point to the film programme is the Crossfire strand, which will screen 12 non-east Asian, non-US genre films selected by a dozen major east Asian film-makers. For instance, South Korea’s Park Chan-wook selected Nicolas Roeg’s 1973 classic Don’t Look Now; Japan’s Sion Sono picked Terence Fisher’s 1958 Dracula; and Hong Kong’s Johnnie To chose
Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966). “I wanted to make the point that genre cinema is not just east Asian genre cinema or American genre cinema,” Müller explains. “By talking over the years to film-makers, I did remember that there were films that stayed as a reference for them.” For the 2017 festival, Western film-makers will pick east Asian films that have inspired them. IFFAM is organised by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the two-year-old non-profit Macau Film & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA), with government support and sponsors including Macao’s notable casino companies such as Galaxy Entertainment Group, Sands China Limited, Wynn Macau Limited, MGM and luxury hotel The 13. Müller’s decades-long connections are serving the festival well. For this inaugural year, IFFAM has recruited an impressive group of advisers: Chinese producer/director Huang Jianxin, South Korean producer Oh Jung-wan, Olivier Pere from Arte France Cinema, US producer/director/screenwriter James Schamus, Hong Kong producer Nansun Shi, Portuguese producer and programmer Luis Urbano and former Fortissimo chairman Michael J Werner. Müller also tapped into his frequent collaborators for the programming team: Lorna Tee as head of festival management, plus Deepti D’Cunha, Shan Dongbing, Marie-Pierre Duhamel, Sandra Hebron, Diego Lerer, Tomita Mikiko and Alena Shumakova. Industry veteran June Wu is spearheading the Industry Hub (December 9-11) and will host forums, project meetings and networking events. Competition titles were still under wraps as of press time, but the judges confirmed include Shekhar Kapur (Bandit Queen, Elizabeth) who will serve as jury president in the inaugural year. Müller says Kapur is the perfect kind of film-maker to represent the crossover that Macao is hoping to inspire. “Shekhar Kapur has the combination of the two worlds,” he explains. “He’s an Indian director and a Hollywood director and he’s shooting a big UK TV series [Will] in the UK.” The other strands of the programme will be out-of-competition titles and galas; Hidden Dragons (contemporary Asian genre cinema); and Best of Fest Panorama (hits from major international festivals). The Macao local audience usually goes for starry blockbusters, but Müller and his team hope to also develop more cinephile experimentation especially among university students. Says Müller: “We are really gambling on that s kind of audience.” ■
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Director Peter Berg (left) and star Mark Wahlberg (second from right) on the set of Deepwater Horizon, which benefited from Louisiana’s tax incentive
Something to bank on? The tax incentives offered by many states provide US-based productions with a valuable source of support. But shifts in policy have led to uncertainty about the future of some schemes. John Hazelton reports
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rom a global perspective, the US came late to the tax incentives game. But by the end of the 2000s, more than 45 of the nation’s 50 individual states — from tiny Maine in the east to cinematic California in the west — had incentive programmes designed either to lure ‘runaway production’ back from Canada and Europe or at least keep the states concerned competitive with their domestic neighbours. In the past half-decade, however, the state incentive count has fallen to around 36. And the programmes that remain have come under scrutiny from politicians, public policy think tanks and academics. Most recently, research from the University of Southern California has claimed that film incentives produce only short-term wage gains, little job growth and no change in market share. “The incentives are a bad investment,” says the research’s lead author Michael Thom. “States pour millions of tax dollars into a programme that offers little return.” The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has called one of Thom’s studies “false and misleading” and the result of “academic malpractice”. But that has not brought an end to the incentives debate.
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The most established and heavily used state incentive programmes — offering credits ranging from 25% to 40% — include those in Louisiana and New Mexico, both now key hubs for independent production; New York, where, thanks largely to an influx of television series, state production spending has increased 55% in the past five years; California, where the state’s original eightyear programme is set to generate about $5.5bn in direct spending; and Georgia, where a five-year push for studio projects has made the state the third busiest production centre in the US, with more than $2bn in direct spending in fiscal 2016. Tax credit experts suggest that from a state’s point of view, the crucial measures of an incentive programme’s success are its return on investment (ROI), its effect on tourism and its ability to create long-term local jobs and the long-term spending that goes with them (photo ops for local politicians with visiting movie stars may be another factor). For producers, of course, the most important consideration is the size of the incentive, whether it comes in the form of a rebate, a transferable tax credit or, as it does in New
York, New Mexico and a majority of states, a refundable tax credit. “It all depends on how the numbers work,” says Vans Stevenson, the MPAA’s senior vice president for state government affairs. “The incentive is the first thing the overwhelming majority of producers look at when they’re trying to make a location decision.”
‘The incentive is the first thing the majority of producers look at when they’re trying to make a location decision’ Vans Stevenson, MPAA
Sustainability and credibility Other lures include adequate studio space, good local crews and, as in the case of Georgia, an incentive that has no project or annual caps and is payable on above-the-line as well as below-the-line spending. Perhaps most important are the credibility and sustainability — Louisiana’s incentive scheme has now been running for 14 years and New Mexico’s for 13 — that allow producers and financiers to bank, figuratively and literally, on tax credits. “There’s more value in a programme that has certainty at 20% than a programme at 40% that’s uncertain,” says Joe Chianese, executive vice president at incentive experts EP Financial Solutions. State incentive programmes that have been killed or cut back over the past five »
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TAKING CREDIT PROJECTS TO BENEFIT FROM US TAX INCENTIVES Deepwater Horizon With a budget of $136.5m, this dramatisation of the 2010 BP offshore oil spill was shot in Louisiana, the Gulf Coast state most affected by the disaster. The production had expenditures of $122.5m and a payroll of $15.3m in the state, earning producers Summit Entertainment and Participant Media a total tax credit of $37.7m. Ant-Man Marvel Studios’ superhero film shot mostly in Georgia (with secondary locations in California), spending $106m of its estimated $142m budget in the southeastern US state and reaping an estimated tax credit of $32m. A Wrinkle In Time In preproduction, this Walt Disney Pictures family adventure is the first tentpole production selected for California’s new ‘2.0’ tax credit programme. With a budget expected to top $100m, the project has filed to spend $83.5m over 80 days
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of shooting in the Golden State, hiring 378 local cast and crew members, paying $44m in below-the-line wages and receiving a credit of $18.1m. Terminator Genisys The fifth instalment in the Terminator franchise was mostly filmed in Louisiana (with additional shoots in California), spending $107.1m plus $14.4m in payroll in the state out of total production costs of $126.6m. The Louisiana shoot earned producers Paramount Pictures and Skydance $32.8m in tax credits. Ted 2 This comedy sequel from Universal Pictures and Media Rights Capital shot primarily in Massachusetts, birthplace of star Mark Wahlberg. Spending $56m of its estimated $68m budget in the northeastern state, it ended up with a Massachusetts tax credit of $14m.
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Sources: Louisiana Economic Development; FilmLA; California Film Commission; Massachusetts Department of Revenue; published reports.
years include those in North Carolina, New Jersey, Michigan, Alaska and Florida. In some cases, the demise has been the result of external circumstances — such as the drop in the price of oil and gas that hit Alaska last year — forcing a state to rethink its budget. In others, politicians have apparently balked at funding a popular programme: the incentive that 10 years ago made Florida the third most active location in the US was repeatedly denied funding before being dispensed with altogether this past summer. Analysts say incentives are not necessarily a partisan issue, with opposition to credits being just as likely to come from Democrats favouring social programmes as from Republicans opposed to government spending. But programmes can become the victims of political change, as the New Jersey scheme was when a new governor took over in the state in 2010. The demise last year of the Michigan programme, which from 2008-15 offered the country’s most generous credit at 42%, was the result of structural defects, argues Kevin Klowden, executive director at Milken Institute’s California Center think-tank. “Michigan didn’t have much of an employment base in the entertainment industry to start with,” says Klowden, “and they didn’t incentivise building that up. They did incentivise building the studio space, but that process takes a few years and while it’s happening you need to be building up your crews and coming up with mechanisms for sustainability.” The evolution of Louisiana’s incentive
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programme reflects some of the ways in which the climate for US incentives may be changing. The programme has allowed Louisiana to host $6bn worth of film and TV production since 2002, and in 2014 the state claimed $4.63 of sales for every dollar of tax credit awarded. But last year, because of a fiscal crisis caused by a drop in oil prices, the state imposed temporary annual and per-project caps on the credits. And this year, with local production spending down by around 80%, the state’s governor has called for a comprehensive review of the incentive scheme. “They just want us to be smarter about the programme,” says Louisiana Entertainment executive director Chris Stelly. The review, he adds, will involve “a deep dive into four key aspects: sustainability, predictability, better ROI and a greater statewide impact.” Responding to change The second phase of California’s incentive scheme shows how one state is adapting to changing conditions in an increasingly globalised film industry — conditions like the recent collapse of the pound, making UK production much more attractive to US producers, and the introduction by Dalian Wanda of a 40% rebate for shooting in China’s new Qingdao studio complex. California’s ‘2.0’ credit programme,
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launched a year ago, triples the size of the state’s annual incentive pool from $100m to $300m, designates funding pots for four different types of production and introduces a ‘jobs ratio’ selection formula to replace the original programme’s lottery system. California Film Commission executive director Amy Lemisch says the new programme “was designed to be highly targeted [on] those productions that were most likely to lead to access incentives elsewhere — the runaway projects.” And the four pots, Lemisch adds, create “much more certainty that funds are going to be available”. The new programme has attracted criticism from some independent producers, however, because it sets only 5% of its total funding aside for independent projects, compared to the 10% that was designated in the original programme (though because of the tripling of overall funding, the actual amounts assigned work out to $16.5m in the new programme and $10m in the old). The change in proportion, charges Independent Film & Television Alliance president Jean Prewitt, “was done in a late-night session. We were not asked about it or given the opportunity to argue about it. It was a very clear decision by the state to try to bring back blockbusters.” And that preference, Prewitt suggests, might not help achieve one of the goals usually cited for film incentive programmes. “Seventy percent of the film productions in the US are done by independents,” she says, “so a state that overlooks that statistic is overlooking how you would build up a true flow s of employment.” ■
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of a lifetime and share a summer that they will never forget. ArcLight 1
HEMA HEMA: SING ME A SONG WHILE I WAIT
Mystery, drama. 106mins. Dir: Khyentse Norbu. Scr: Khyentse Norbu. Cast: Tshering Dorji, Sadon Lhamo. HanWay Films.
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Drama. 113mins. Dir: Christian Duguay. Scr: Christian Duguay. Cast: Patrick Bruel, Christian Clavier, Kev Adams, Elsa Zylberstein. Gaumont. A true story about two young Jewish brothers in German-occupied France who, with a mind-boggling mix of mischievousness, courage and ingenuity, are forced to fend for themselves to escape Nazi barbarism. ArcLight 3
BROTHERHOOD
Thriller. 105mins. Dir: Noel Clarke. Scr: Noel Clarke. Cast: Noel Clarke. Independent. A decade on from the events in “Adulthood” and Sam Peel has grown up. In a stable relationship with his lawyer girlfriend Kayla, and raising their child together, he seeks a peaceful existence far away from his former disruptive background. But having made a lot of enemies down the years who still hold a grudge against him, it is just a matter of time before Sam’s past comes back to haunt
him. Wanting nothing to do with this particular lifestyle, when his family are threatened, Sam knows that it’s time to put an end to this ongoing conflict once and for all. AMC Santa Monica 1
COURAGE
Drama, true story. 118mins. Dir: Angelo Pizzo. Scr: Angelo Pizzo, Jim Dent. Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Finn Wittrock, Sarah Bolger, Robin Tunney. Spotlight Pictures. What Freddie Steinmark wants most in the world is to play. Deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, his father trains him hard, and Freddie brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed by none other than legendary university coach Darrell Royal. Awarded a scholarship and a chance to play, Freddie sets off to university determined to make the team. Alongside his old teammate Bobby Mitchell and new pal James Street, Freddie is put through his paces. Just when they’re revelling in the success of the season, Freddie suffers an injury that leads to a shocking diagnosis and the
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Drama, comedy, romance. 90mins. Dir: Bavo Defurne. Scr: Bavo Defurne, Jacques Boon, Yves Verbraeken. Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Kevin Azais. Pathe International. Liliane was once “Laura”, a rising star in the singing world, who had her moment of glory biggest challenge he will ever face. ArcLight 2
DETECTIVE CHINATOWN
Comedy, action, adventure/suspense. 135mins. Dir: Sicheng Chen. Scr: Sicheng Chen. Cast: Baoqiang Wang, Haoran Liu, Liya Tong, He Chen, Yang Xiao. Wanda Media Co. After being rejected from the police college, a mannerly man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case. AMC Santa Monica 6
GOODBYE BERLIN
Comedy. 93mins. Dir: Fatih Akin. Scr: Hark Bohm,
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when she finished second behind Abba in the 1974 European Song Contest. Today, everyone has forgotten her brush with fame, and she works in a meat factory. But when she meets Jean, a 21-yearold boxer, her dreary life is suddenly turned upside down. He falls in love with her and convinces her she should return to the stage. AMC Santa Monica 5
Lars Hubrich, Wolfgang Herrndorf. Cast: Anand Batbileg, Tristan Gobel, Nicole Mercedes Muller. StudioCanal. A coming-of-age story of two friends taking the trip of a lifetime. While his mother is in rehab and his father is on a “business trip” with his assistant, 14-year-old outsider Maik is spending the summer holidays bored and alone at his parents’ villa, when rebellious teenager Tschick appears. Tschick, a Russian immigrant and an outcast, steals a car and decides to set off on a journey away from Berlin with Maik tagging along for the ride. So begins a wild adventure where the two experience the trip
THE LEGEND OF MUAY THAI: 9 SATRA
Animation, fantasy. 98mins. Dir: Artaya Boonsoong. Scr: Bryan Edward Hill. Arclight Films. When the mystical kingdom of Ramathep is besieged by a monstrous army of Yaksa Clan, the fate of the kingdom lies in a young Muay Thai warrior determined to use a sacred weapon — the 9th Satra — to restore peace. Monica 1
PETER: THE REDEMPTION
Drama. 115mins. Dir: Leif Bristow. Scr: John Patus. Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Stephen Baldwin, Bobbie Phillips. Pure Flix/Quality Flix. During his final imprisonment by the Emperor Nero, Peter looks back on his time with Jesus and is haunted by how he denied him during the Passion. Monica 3
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Fantasy, family. 82mins. Dir: Ado Arrietta. Scr: Ado Arrieta. Cast: Mathieu Amalric,
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Niels Schneider, Agathe Bonitzer. Capricci Films. In the kingdom of Letonia, young prince Egon spends his nights playing drums. During the day, he has only one thing in mind: enter the Kingdom of Kentz, find the Sleeping Beauty and break the spell. But his father, the king, who does not believe in fairy tales, won’t let him. Maggie Jerkins, a UNESCO archaeologist, will help him in his quest. Monica 5
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Action, adventure, sci-fi, thriller. 135mins. Dir: Tommy Wirkola. Scr: Max Botkin, Kerry Williamson. Cast: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe. SND Groupe M6. Set in a not so distant future burdened by overpopulation, with a global one child per family policy, seven identical sisters live a cat-and-mouse existence pretending to be a single person to elude the Child Allocation Bureau. AMC Santa Monica 4
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Supernatural thriller, horror. 99mins. Dir: Drew Gabreski. Scr: Gerald Nott. Cast: Brian Krause, Callie Thorne. Film Mode Entertainment. Not long after John Chambers and his family arrive at their new home » in a small country town www.screendaily.com
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in Pennsylvania, John begins to experience sleep paralysis. Lying there paralysed, trapped within his own nightmare, other-worldly beings visit him. They are entities which exist in the darkest shadows of the night and can only be seen out of the corner of one’s eye. These encounters begin to haunt John, transforming to complete terror as he discovers the entities’ sole purpose… the abduction of his seven-year-old son. Monica 6
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Thriller. 95mins. Dir: Stefan Ruzowitzky. Scr: Martin Ambrosch. Cast: Violetta Schurawlow, Tobias Moretti, Sammy Sheik, Friedrich von Thun, Robert Palfrader, Stefan Pohl, Verena Altenberger. Beta Cinema. Ozge is a young Turkish-born taxi driver,
who attends evening classes and is also an ambitious Thai-boxer. She rarely speaks and trains hard. One day she witnesses an extremely brutal murder. The suspect is an insane serial killer, inspired by Islam. And he is convinced that Ozge has seen him. A life-and-death struggle ensues. ArcLight 10
Drama. 88mins. Dir: Renaud Fely, Arnaud Louvet. Scr: Renaud Fely, Arnaud Louvet, Julie Peyr. Cast: Elio Germano, Jeremie Renier. Films Distribution. In Italy at the turn of the 13th century, Francis of Assisi led a simple fraternal life among the
poorest, which fascinates and disturbs the allpowerful Catholic Church. With the support of the other friars, and driven by an intensely fervent faith, Francis fights to have his vision of a world of peace and equality recognised.
Scr: Katja Grubel. Cast: Animation. Sola Media. Rabbits against foxes — what an uneven battle! Until a city rabbit joins the famous rabbit school where time stood still, and legend meets street credibilty.
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Action, adventure, historical, fantasy. 40mins. Dir: various. Scr: various. Cast: various. Central Partnership Sales House. Broadway 2
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RABBIT SCHOOL — GUARDIANS OF THE GOLDEN EGG
Animation, children’s, action, adventure. 72mins. Dir: Ute von Munchow-Pohl.
Drama. 106mins. Dir: Gabriele Muccino. Scr: Gabriele Muccino. Cast: Matilda Lutz, Brando Pacitto, Taylor Frey, Joey Haro. Rai Com. Misunderstood teenagers Maria and Marco are on a road trip through America when along the way they meet a gay couple not much older than them. The four start a strong friendship as they each experience inner growth and completely change the way they look at their respective lives forever. ArcLight 6
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through Europe — by bus, train and boat — joined by an eccentric owl and a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet to prove to his stork family that he’s one of them.
THE WINDMILL MASSACRE
Horror. 85mins. Dir: Nick Jongerius. Scr: Nick Jongerius, Chris W Mitchell, Olga Ponjee. Cast: Noah Taylor, Charlotte Beaumont, Patrick Baladi. Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. A group of unsuspecting tourists awaken a mysterious evil while on a trip through the Dutch countryside.
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Drama. 114mins. Dir: Daniele Thompson. Scr: Daniele Thompson. Cast: Guillaume Gallienne, Guillaume Canet. Pathe International. They were rebels, fearless and curious, and they loved each other the way you love when you are 13. Hopes, doubts, girls, dreams of glory: they shared it all. Paul is rich and Emile poor. They haunt the same places, sleep with the same women and spit together on the bourgeoisie who spit right back. They draw by day the models with whom they spend their nights and hop on a train for 30 hours just to catch a sunset. Now Paul Cezanne is an artist and Emile Zola a writer. Fame has passed Paul by while Emile has it all: glory, money and a perfect wife, the woman Paul used to love. AMC Santa Monica 1
ESCAPE ROOM
Horror. 88mins. Dir: Peter Dukes. Scr:
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Comedy. 100mins. Dir: John Butler. Scr: John Butler. Cast: Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrew Scott. Radiant Films International. Peter Dukes. Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Sean Young. Global Genesis Group. Only 60 minutes to escape or die… A room. A puzzle. A killer. And only one way to survive. Four friends decide to partake in a popular escape room horror attraction only to find themselves stuck inside with a demonically possessed killer. They only have one hour to solve the room and escape with their lives. ArcLight 5
A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate, in this funny and observant comingof-age tale. AMC Santa Monica 3
HANDSOME DEVIL See box, above
LADY MACBETH
Drama. 89mins. Dir: William Oldroyd. Scr: Alice Birch. Cast: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis. Protagonist Pictures. Rural England, 1865. Katherine is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family is cold and unforgiving. When she
embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Broadway 1
OZZY
Animation, action, adventure, family. 90mins. Dir: Alberto Rodriguez. Scr: Juan Ramon Ruiz de Somavia. Cast: Benjamin Nathan-Serio. SC Films International. Unable to bring their beloved Ozzy along for the ride, the Martins settle on the next best thing, a top-of-the-line canine spa called Blue Creek. This picture perfect place turns out to be a facade constructed by its villainous owner to
capture dogs. Ozzy will soon end up in the real Blue Creek, a prison for dogs, run by dogs. Ozzy will have to avoid danger and find strength in his new friends, Chester, Fronky and Doc to escape the prison and return home safely. ArcLight 3
Romantic comedy. 100mins. Dir: Nicholas Brooks. Scr: Nicholas Brooks. Cast: Natalie Knepp, Morgan Fairchild, Stacy Keach. Vision Films. How do you get even with a womaniser? You make him a woman! The wheel of karma takes a hilarious spin when a magical curse transforms Sam, a misogynistic playboy, into a beautiful woman who must learn how to value females by being one herself. But when she starts feeling more romance than bromance for her best bud, she wonders if she’ll ever master the feminine mystique… or remain firmly planted in the friendzone. Monica 3
RICHARD THE STORK
Animation, family. 85mins. Dir: Toby Genkel, Reza Memari. Scr: Reza Memari. Global Screen. Richard — a sparrow — is adopted by, and grows up with, a stork family, convinced he is himself a stork. Problems arise when the storks, as migratory birds, leave for Africa to spend the winter. Richard wants to go with them and starts hitchhiking
THE SNOW QUEEN 3: FIRE AND ICE
Animation, comedy, action/adventure. 80mins. Dir: Alexey Tsitsilin. Scr: Alexey Zamyslov, Alexey Tsitsilin, Vladimir Nikolaev, Andrey Korenkov, Robert Lence. Cast: Alexey Tsitsilin. Wizart. After heroically defeating both the Snow Queen and the Snow King, Gerda still
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cannot find peace. Her dream is to find her parents, who were taken away by the North Wind, and finally reunite the family. Gerda and her friends venture on a difficult journey to find her parents and encounter new challenges along the way: they discover an ancient magical artifact of the trolls, the Stone of Fire and Ice. From that moment on things don’t go according to the initial plan. Will Gerda be able to tame the mighty forces of the magical elements and get her family back?
controls the behaviour of the infected. But there’s a side effect. It wipes out all children. Only one man’s daughter is immune to the virus. The only child to survive is the future of humanity and everyone is after her. Monica 2
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different worlds. Desperate to please his family and community, Ali sets off a calamitous chain of events that sees him attending medical school despite not being enrolled, and falling in love despite being promised to another. As his wedding day draws ever closer, Ali’s double life is on the brink of exposure.
Thriller. 148mins. Dir: Martin Koolhoven. Scr: Martin Koolhoven. Cast: Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Kit Harrington, Carice Van Houten. Embankment Films. Our heroine is Liz, carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, accused of a crime she didn’t commit, hunted by a vengeful preacher — a diabolical zealot and her twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor, she’s no victim — a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not… retribution is coming.
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Sci-fi, action, adventure. 100mins. Dir: Che Baker, Dallas Bland. Scr: Che Baker, Dallas Bland, Sarah Mason. Cast: Billy Zane, Jake Ryan, Stephen Hunter. Arclight Films. Civilisation is in ruins following a nuclear war. In Australia, an attempt is made to impose order on the chaos by releasing a bio tech virus that
Thriller, drama. 83mins. Dir: Gerald Rascionato. Scr: Gerald Rascionato. Cast: Megan Peta Hill, Joel Hogan, Josh Potthoff, Pete Valley. Odin’s Eye Entertainment. Follows three American college students making an audition tape for an extreme game show by filming their most intense activity: shark cage
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TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY 3D
Action, adventure, sci-fi. 157mins. Dir: James Cameron. Scr: James Cameron, William Wisher Jr. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong. StudioCanal. First hitting our screens in 1991 with groundbreaking special effects, the 3D version will take the seminal blockbuster to the next level of effects and into the 21st century for the next generation of fans. Arnold Schwarzenegger is sent back in time as a revamped T-800 to protect the young John Connor, the future leader of the human race, from the shape-shifting superior cyborg the T-1000. The future of civilisation is in his hands. ArcLight 7
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Action, adventure. 90mins. Dir: Hamid Torabpour. Scr: Hamid Torabpour. Cast: Tony Todd, Steven Luke. VMI Worldwide. When the world is in shambles, plagued by
a zombie outbreak, only the strong will survive, but just how much determination will it take? Will Luke and his crew have enough ambition and ammunition to stay alive long enough to save the human race? Monica 5
Allchurch, Teun Hilte. Little Film Company. Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Djata and his mother Hannah are labelled traitors but he will not rest until he sees his father again. Ocean
THE STOLEN
Thriller, western. 109mins. Dir: Niall Johnson. Scr: Emilie Corcoran. Cast: Alice Eve, Jack Davenport, Richard O’Brien, Stan Walker. 4Square Films. New Zealand, 1869. Charlotte’s dreams of a new life in a new world are shattered when her wealthy husband is murdered and her newborn baby kidnapped. Frightened, lost and alone, she must track him down
in a lawless world full of whores, cut-throats, and convicts. One man offers her hope, friendship and a new home — but nothing is ever what it seems in this compelling edge-ofthe-seat thriller. ArcLight 9
THE WHITE KING
Sci-fi, thriller. 100mins. Dir: Alex Helfrecht, Jorg Tittel. Scr: Gyorgy Dragoman. Cast: Agyness Deyn, Jonathan Price, Greta Scacchi, Lorenzo
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11:30 ALI’S WEDDING
Comedy. 100mins. Dir: Jeffrey Walker. Scr: Andrew Knight, Osamah Sami. Cast: Osamah Sami, Don Hany. Beta Cinema. Ali is the charming son of a much-loved Muslim cleric who has migrated to Australia from Iraq and attempts to juggle two very
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diving in Australia. A catastrophic turn of events leaves them stranded in baited water surrounded by great white sharks, turning their audition tape into a documentation of survival. ArcLight 4
ETHEL & ERNEST
Animation, comedy, true story. 95mins. Dir: Roger Mainwood. Scr: Raymond Briggs, Roger Mainwood. Cast: Jim Broadbent, Brenda Blethyn, Luke Treadaway. Little Film Company. This hand-drawn animated film, based on the award-winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events. ArcLight 10
FOREVER
Romance, road movie. 105mins. Dir: Jaco Smit. Scr: Ivan Botha, DonnaLee Roberts. Cast: DonnaLee Roberts, Ivan Botha, Andre Jacobs, Kelsey Egan. Princ Films. Hugo, a successful travel photographer, returns home for the first time in 10 years. He arrives the day before Nina, his childhood first love, is about to get married. But her fairy tale moment turns into a devastating storm when her fiance leaves Nina alone and humiliated at the altar. Hysterical, she insists the wedding reception goes ahead — with or without the groom. After too much champagne and a long night of partying, Nina and Hugo wake up on an airplane as the captain’s voice welcomes them to Mauritius, the “Island of Love”. Monica 6
ROBBY & TOBY’S FANTASTIC VOYAGER
Famil. 89mins. Dir: Wolfgang Groos. Scr: Jan Berger. Cast: Arsseni Bultmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley, Friedrich Mucke. ARRI Media International. 24 Screen International at AFM November 5, 2016
The story of Toby, the most creative 11-year-old boy and inventor you can think of. One day, the little robot Robby enters his life. He’s been separated from his robot parents when his spaceship crashed and now he’s looking for them. Toby decides to help and the two become friends. They build an invention that can fly, float and drive on a road — a fantastic Voyager especially designed to help their search. Meanwhile, the unscrupulous Sir Joshua and his super bad agents are hot on their heels, wanting to use Robby and the fantastic Voyager for their own evil plans. ArcLight 2
STEFAN ZWEIG, FAREWELL TO EUROPE
Drama. 106mins. Dir: Maria Schrader. Scr: Maria Schrader. Cast: Josef Hader, Barbara Sukowa, Aenne Schwarz. Films Distribution. The years of exile in the life of Stefan Zweig, one of the most read German language writers of his time, between Buenos Aires, New York and Brazil. As a Jewish intellectual, Zweig struggles to find the right stance towards the events in Nazi Germany, while searching for a home in the new world. AMC Santa Monica 2
TIGER THEORY
Comedy, drama. 107mins. Dir: Radek Bajgar. Scr: Radek Bajgar, Mirka Zlatnikova. Cast: Jiri Bartoska, Eliska Balzerova. Picture Tree International. Jan tries to find a way out of a marriage in which he feels trapped. His wife, Olga, doesn’t allow him any free time and he is tired. The last straw comes when Olga’s father chooses to end his life. Jan realises his father-in-law was controlled in the same way he is. Jan knows that he will end up the same as his father-in-law and comes up with an absurd plan – he pretends he has Alzheimer’s disease and is put in psychiatric hospital. Monica 4
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Supernatural thriller, suspense, horror. 89mins. Dir: Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton. Scr: Jesse Holland, Andy Mitton. Cast: Annette O’Toole, John Glover, Clark Freeman. Truffle Pictures. Paralysed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom offers reward money to the first person who can show him a ghost, an angel, a demon — anything to prove to him that we go on after our deaths. He narrows the responses down to three viable candidates and embarks on an adventure through Los Angeles that will spiral into an unthinkable nightmare. Broadway 2
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Thriller. 112mins. Dir: Nicholas Verso. Scr: Nicholas Verso. Cast: Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath. Myriad Pictures. On Halloween 1997, two estranged teen skaters embark on a surreal journey through their memories, dreams and fears. AMC Santa Monica 3
CHARMING (3D)
Animation, action, adventure. 100mins. Dir: Ross Venokur. Scr: Ross Venokur. Cast: Demi Lovato, Ashley Tisdale, Avril Lavigne. SC Films International. An irreverent comedy about a young prince cursed with an irresistible appeal and the one kick-ass girl who wants him for nothing but money. ArcLight 1 Invitation only
CURSE OF THE MAYANS
Sci-fi. 95mins. Dir: Joaquin Rodriguez. Scr: Alberto Hagger. Cast: Olga Fonda, Carla Ortiz, Steve Wilcox. VMI Worldwide. Dr Alan Green, an American archeologist, leads Danielle Noble and her team of cave divers on an expedition searching for Mayan ancient records. Instead of finding glory they discover an extra»
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terrestrial hell lurking just underneath the water.
liberation in the form of the celebrated psychologist Eduard E Gluck. But the charismatic Gluck is having to fight demons of his own. When he and Helene meet, these two apparently complete opposites find themselves drawn irresistibly together.
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JOSEPH & MARY
Drama, action, adventure. 110mins. Dir: Roger Christian. Scr: Julie Kim, Karin Marwood. Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Lara Jean Chorostecki. Pure Flix/Quality Flix. A story of inspiration and hope, of mercy versus revenge, in the years before Jesus became the man that ultimately changed the course of humanity forever.
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SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS
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MES TRESORS
Comedy. 90mins. Dir: Pascal Bourdiaux. Scr: Juliette Sales, Fabien Suarez. Cast: Jean Reno, Camille Chamoux, Reem Kherici. SND Groupe M6. Daring, dashing Patrick is a legendary art thief. No safe can resist him. That is until his last job, when Romain, his protege and partner, sets him up. Left for dead, Patrick wants payback. He decides to reveal himself to Carole and Caroline, his daughters. In their early 20s, the two halfsisters never knew their estranged father. Although complete opposites, they are both terrific con artists. Patrick decides to use this improvised family reunion to set up a master coup in the French Alps. A 15 million euro heist, a chance to get even with Romain, and an opportunity to make up for lost time with his daughters. Broadway 1
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY 3D
Action, adventure, sci-fi. 157mins. Dir: James Cameron. Scr: James Cameron, William Wisher Jr. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong. StudioCanal. ArcLight 7
ZIP & ZAP AND THE CAPTAIN’S ISLAND See box, above
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Thriller. 148mins.
MARKET 13:00 ZIP & ZAP AND THE CAPTAIN’S ISLAND
Family, action, adventure. 105mins. Dir: Oskar Santos. Scr: Jorge Lara, Oskar Santos. Cast: Elena Anaya, Teo Planell, Toni Gomez, Fermi Reixach. Film Factory Entertainment. This Christmas, naughty twins Zip and Zap have taken their old tricks too far. Their punishment will be a business trip with their parents to a distant island. But
a terrifying storm rolls in and they never reach their destination. Seeking shelter, they find an enormous Victorian mansion, which just happens to be a children’s home run by — the apparently friendly — Miss Pam. Nothing is what it seems and Zip and Zap will have to discover the island’s hidden mystery. A challenge full of adventure and excitement which will prove Zip and Zap’s bravery. AMC Santa Monica 1
stalks its victims through the real-life phenomenon of sleep paralysis. Broadway 4
THIS GIANT PAPIER MACHE BOULDER IS ACTUALLY REALLY HEAVY
Sci-fi, comedy. 112mins. Dir: Christian Nicolson. Scr: Andrew Bezsant, Christian Nicolson. Cast: Sez Niederer. Oration Films. Three ordinary guys are thrust into a parallel world of an old sci-fi movie. Trapped in a low budget universe, they must somehow fight their way home before it is too late. AMC Santa Monica 4
Dir: Martin Koolhoven. Scr: Martin Koolhoven. Cast: Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Kit Harrington, Carice Van Houten. Embankment Films. ArcLight 8
COLOSSAL
Sci-fi. 100mins. Dir: Nacho Vigalondo. Scr: Nacho Vigalondo. Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson. Voltage Pictures. After Gloria loses her job and is kicked out of her boyfriend’s apartment, she leaves her life in New York and moves back to her hometown. When news reports surface
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that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realisation that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. As events begin to spin out of control, Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the fate of the world. ArcLight 2
DEAD AWAKE
Horror. 98mins. Dir: Phillip Guzman. Scr: Jeffrey Reddick. Cast: Lori Petty, Jesse Bradford, Brea Grant. Archstone Distribution. A young woman must save herself and her friends from an ancient evil that
HOLIDAY JOY
Comedy. 90mins. Dir: Kirk D’Amico. Scr: Holly Goldberg. Cast: French Stewart, Bailee Madison. Myriad Pictures. Joy Hockstatter has been trying to help her dad, Bob, hold the family together after her mother’s death. Although only 15, she has become a kind of surrogate mom to her one older and one younger brother. Every day she looks across the street to the perfect house and family of the Wellmans. After a freak accident involving some suspicious tarot cards, Joy wakes up as one of the Wellmans. Her new life initially seems
to have changed for the better, only now Bob and her brothers have taken a huge turn for the worse and the only one who recognises Joy from her previous life is her dog, Levi. Monica 2
MEZA
Martial arts, sci-fi. 114mins. Dir: James Mark. Scr: James Mark. Cast: Chris Mark. Raven Banner Entertainment. When David, a troubled high school student who appears to suffer from mental illness, finds himself in a situation where he is about to be taken captive for reasons unknown, a dark power takes over his body, opening the doors to a world of superhuman abilities and a past kept secret. Monica 6
ORIGINAL BLISS
Drama. 102mins. Dir: Sven Taddicken. Scr: Stefanie Veith, Sven Taddicken, Hendrik Holzemann. Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Tukur, Johannes Krisch. Picture Tree International. Desperately trapped in a failing marriage, Helene Brindel finally loses all hope when she feels she has been abandoned by God as well. Reaching out, she sees the key to her
Family, children’s, action adventure. 97mins. Dir: Philippa Lowthorpe. Scr: Andrea Gibb. Cast: Rafe Spall, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Macdonald. HanWay Films. Set over an idyllic English summer holiday, the four Walker children and their sailing rivals, the Blacketts, run amok in their boats against the stunning backdrop of the Lake District. The Walkers sail the agile Swallow and the Blacketts commandeer The Amazon, making camp on a nearby island. Their world is one of imagination — filled with pirates and canons, where boats are captured and the enemy has to walk the plank. But when family friend Uncle Jim is revealed to be a spy, our motley crew are forced to put down their imaginary swords and band together to protect him from his Soviet enemies. ArcLight 10
15:00 AFTER THE REALITY
Drama, comedy. 90mins. Dir: David Anderson. Scr: Matthew Morrison. Cast: Sarah Chalke, Aimee Garcia. Film Mode Entertainment. The life of a contestant on a “Bachelorette” style reality show is thrown into turmoil when the sudden death of his father forces him to quit the series prematurely and reconnect with his estranged sister at the family cabin. Broadway 1
ARES
Action, adventure. 85mins. Dir: Jean-Patrick Benes. Scr: Jean-Patrick Benes. Cast: Ola Rapace, Micha Lescot, Helene Fillieres. Gaumont. The story takes place in »
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the near future. The world order has changed. There are still rich countries and poor countries, but with 10 million unemployed, France now numbers among the poor. The population, oscillating between revolt and resignation, finds an outlet in ultra-violent televised fights in which the fighters are legally doped and no punches barred. Reda, known as Ares, is a veteran fighter. It’s been a while since he’s won a match when his coach proposes he tries an experimental drug. AMC Santa Monica 3
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
Romantic comedy. 110mins. Dir: Joo Ji-hong. Scr: Hwang Seung-jae. Cast: Cha Tae-hyun, Kim You-jung, Sung Dong-il. Contents Panda. Lee-hyung is left in a coma after a car accident. Miraculously, he snaps out of unconsciousness to find himself in another person’s body with no memory of his former self. As he learns that he is capable of retrieving his consciousness in other people’s bodies, he sets out to solve problems of the people that he awakes in. Will he gain his memory and body back? Will he salvage his relationship with his lover? AMC Santa Monica 5
BEYOND THE GATES
Horror, fantasy, black comedy. 86mins. Dir: Jackson Stewart. Scr: Jackson Stewart, Stephen Scarlata. Cast: Sara Malakul Lane, Brea Grant, Barbara Crampton, Justin Wellborn, Chase Williamson. Jinga Films. Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father’s video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game dubbed “Beyond The Gates” that holds a connection to their father’s disappearance and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it. Monica 5
COME AND FIND ME
Thriller. 109mins. Dir: Zach Whedon. 28 Screen International at AFM November 5, 2016
MARKET 15:00 THE QUEEN OF SPAIN
Comedy. 90mins. Dir: Fernando Trueba. Scr: Fernando Trueba. Cast: Penelope Cruz, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin. Myriad Pictures. Scr: Zach Whedon. Cast: Aaron Paul, Annabelle Wallis. Goldcrest Films International. The story of David, a man who wakes up one day to discover his girlfriend, Claire, has just disappeared. More alarming, he swiftly establishes that everything she has told him about her life is a lie. Determined to find Claire and out the truth, David doggedly hunts on only to be dragged into an almost fatal web of threats, intrigue, espionage and nerve shredding plot twists. ArcLight 9
ETERNITE
Drama. 115mins. Dir: Tran Anh Hung. Scr: Tran Anh Hung. Cast: Audrey Tautou, Melanie Laurent, Berenice Bejo, Jeremie Renier, Pierre Deladonchamps. Pathe International. When Valentine marries Jules, the 19th century is ending. At the end of the following century, a young Parisian woman, Valentine’s granddaughter, runs across a bridge and into the arms of the man
Movie star Macarena Granada flees the glitz and glamour of 1950s Hollywood to return to her roots in Spain where she has signed to star in an epic film as Queen Isabella of Spain. ArcLight 11
she loves. Between these two moments, men and women meet, love, and embrace over a hundred-year period, thereby fulfilling the destinies of love and establishing a genealogy… an eternity. Broadway 3
LEFT BEHIND — VANISHED: NEXT GENERATION
Action, adventure, family. 89mins. Dir: Larry Mclean. Scr: Kim-Beyer Johnson. Cast: Tom Everett Scott, Dylan Sprayberry, Mason Dye, Amber Montana. VMI Worldwide. With every Christian suddenly “vanished” from the world, headstrong 15-year-old Gabby is thrust into adulthood way too soon, along with her younger sister Claire and the two teen boys, Josh and Flynn, vying for Gabby’s attention. Will the group be able to navigate a dangerous new world ruled by those who’ve been left behind? Monica 3
MY BLIND DATE WITH LIFE
Comedy, drama. 115mins. Dir: Marc Rothemund. Scr: Saliya Kahawatte,
Ruth Toma, Oliver Ziegenbaig. Cast: Kostja Ullmann, Jacob Matschenz, Anna Maria Muhe. StudiCcanal. The heartwarming true story of Saliya, a promising student who becomes nearly blind as a teenager. In spite of everyone telling him to be realistic about how this limits his life and aspirations, he persistently holds onto his dream of working in a luxury hotel. Without telling anyone that he cannot see, he unbelievably lands an apprenticeship in the most prestigious hotel in Munich. With sheer determination and impressive resilience, he exceeds all expectations and manages to get through his bluff with the help of his mocking and spry best friend. But when Saliya falls in love with Laura, the elaborate deception he so carefully put together begins to fall apart.
VINCENT AND THE END OF THE WORLD
Drama, comedy. 121mins. Dir: Christoph Van Rompaey. Scr: JeanClaude Van Rijckeghem. Cast: Alexandra Lamy, Barbara Sarafian, Spencer Bogaert, Geert Van Rampelberg, Frederic Epaud. Beta Cinema. Vincent wants to commit suicide in a stand against the problems of the world today. His giddy French aunt makes it her mission to save him. Only she’s not without problems herself. Monica 1
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THE QUEEN OF SPAIN
Comedy. 100mins. Dir: Mark Lamprell. Scr: Dean Craig. Cast: Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop. Arclight Films. The honeymoon is over before it even got started. The groom and his three best men are back but one of them isn’t pulling his own weight.
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VENGEANCE
COMING THROUGH THE RYE
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Action/adventure. 99mins. Dir: Johnny Martin. Scr: John Mankiewicz. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Don Johnson, Anna Hutchison, Deborah Kara Unger. Hannibal Classics/ Hannibal Pictures. A police detective who served as a Marine in Iraq takes justice in his own hands after a horrible crime. AMC Santa Monica 1 Invitation ony
Drama. 97mins. Dir: James Steven Sadwith. Scr: James Steven Sadwith. Cast: Alex Wolff, Chris Cooper. Bleiberg Entertainment. Inspired by actual events. In 1969, a teenager obsessed with “Catcher in the Rye” runs away from boarding school to find reclusive author JD Salinger, on what becomes »
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a journey into adulthood, sexual awakening, love and loss. Monica 4
DON’T TELL HER
Romance, comedy. 90mins. Dir: Solange Cicurel. Scr: Solange Cicurel. Cast: Jenifer Bartoli, Arie Elmaleh. Other Angle Pictures. Four girls: one is getting married, one is getting a divorce, one has a lot of guys and one has a husband so perfect she wants to kick him out. Broadway 2
KILLJOY’S PSYCHO CIRCUS
Horror. 85mins. Dir: John Lechago. Scr: John Lechago. Cast: Trent Haaga, Victoria DeMare, Robin Sydney. Full Moon International. Demon of vengeance Killjoy has finally escaped to Earth but all hell is after him.
Manuel Gold, Emilram Cossio. Wide Management. In a remote village in the Peruvian Andes, the mysterious death of a local shepherd unveils a shocking secret buried for centuries. It will seduce the ones involved in its discovery into the darkest valleys of human nature, where ruthless selfishness results in violent madness. Monica 6
NIGHT WATCHMEN
Action, adventure, fantasy. 101mins. Dir: Emilis Velivis. Scr: Oleg Malovichko. Cast: Ivan Yankovsky, Leonid Yarmolnik. Covert Media. When Pasha rescues a beautiful young woman from a band of strangely powerful attackers, he discovers an underworld of supernatural beings living among us. Monica 2
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SKIPTRACE THE HEADHUNTER’S CALLING See box, below
THE LIGHT ON THE HILL
Thriller. 85mins. Dir: Ricardo Velarde. Scr: Ricardo Velarde. Cast: Ramon Garcia,
Action, adventure, comedy. 104mins. Dir: Renny Harlin. Scr: Brian Gatewood, Jay Longino. Cast: Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville. Talent International Film Co. A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an
American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal. AMC Santa Monica 6
SKYBOUND
Action, adventure, sci-fi, thriller. 85mins. Dir: Alex Tavakoli. Scr: Alex Tavakoli. Cast: Scarlett Byrne, Gavin Stenhouse, Rick Cosnett, Morten Suurballe. High Octane Pictures. Five plane passengers are unable to land after a mysterious disaster on the ground.
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PAZ DE LA HUERTA
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THE STAKELANDER
Horror. 85mins. Dir: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen. Scr: Nick Damici. Cast: Nick Damici, Conor Paolo. MPI Media Group. When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalised Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire hunter, Mister, to guide him. Roaming the wilderness of a steadily decaying country, Martin goes in search of the one man who can help him get revenge.
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MARKET 15:30 THE HEADHUNTER’S CALLING
Drama. 115mins. Dir: Mark Williamson. Scr: Bill Dubuque. Cast: Gerard Butler, Willem Dafoe, Alison Brie, Gretchen Mol, Alfred Molina, Anupam Kher, Max Jenkins. Voltage Pictures. Dane Jensen is a hard-driven Chicagobased headhunter, working at a cutthroat job placement firm. When Dane’s boss announces his retirement, he
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pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane’s equally driven but polar opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control of the company. As Dane gears up for the professional battle of his life, he learns his 10-year-old son, Ryan, is diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly, Dane is torn between achieving his professional dream and spending time with his wife and son, who need him now more than ever. ArcLight 10
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