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3 SPECIAL SCREENING DEAD SOULS BY WANG BING In Gansu Province, northwest China, lie the remains of countless prisoners abandoned in the Gobi Desert sixty years ago. Designated as ultrarightists in the Communist Party s Anti-Rightist campaign of 1957, they starved to death in the Jiabiangou and Mingshui reeducation camps. The film invites us to meet the survivors of the camps to find out firsthand who these persons were, the hardships they were forced to endure and what became their destiny. LES FLMS D ICI - CS PRODUCTIONS - ADOK FILMS - ARTE FRANCE CINEMA 495 / FRANCE - SWITZERLAND / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY OFFICIAL SCREENINGS: WED 9/05 at 10:00 - SALLE DU 60 ÈME PART 1 WED 9/05 at 15:15 - SALLE DU 60 ÈME PART 2 MARKET SCREENINGS: SAT 12/05 at 18:00 - PALAIS K PART 1 MON 14/05 at 17:30 - LÉRINS 2 PART 2 3

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5 DIRECTORS FORTNIGHT SAMOUNI ROAD BY STEFANO SAVONA In the rural outskirts of Gaza City a small community of farmers, the Samouni extended family, is about to celebrate a wedding. It s going to be the first celebration since the last war. Amal, Fuad, their brothers and their cousins have lost their parents, their houses and their olive trees. The neighborhood where they live is being rebuilt. As they replant trees and plow fields, they face their most difficult task: piecing together their own memory. Through these young survivors recollections, Samouni Road conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever. PICOFILMS - DUGONG - ALTER EGO - ARTE FRANCE CINEMA - RAI CINEMA 126 / FRANCE - ITALY / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY & ANIMATION OFFICIAL SCREENINGS: THU 10/05 at 14:45 - THÉÂTRE CROISETTE FRI 11/05 at 14:45 - THÉÂTRE CROISETTE FRI 11/05 at 21:30 - STUDIO 13 MON 14/05 at 16:30 - LE RAIMU MARKET SCREENINGS: FRIDAY 11/05 at 18:00 - RIVIERA 1 SUNDAY 13/05 at 18:00 - RIVIERA 1 WED 16/05 at 10:00 - LÉRINS 2 (ADEF) 5

MARKET SCREENINGS TOUCH ME NOT BY ADINA PINTILIE Tell me how you loved me, so I understand how to love. Together, a filmmaker and her characters venture into a personal research about intimacy.

6 MARKET SCREENINGS TOUCH ME NOT BY ADINA PINTILIE Tell me how you loved me, so I understand how to love. Together, a filmmaker and her characters venture into a personal research about intimacy. On the fluid border between reality and fiction, TOUCH ME NOT follows the emotional journeys of Laura, Tomas and Christian, offering a deeply empathic insight into their lives. Craving for intimacy yet also deeply afraid of it, they work to overcome old patterns, defense mechanisms and taboos, to cut the cord and finally be free. TOUCH ME NOT looks at how we can find intimacy in the most unexpected ways, at how to love another without losing ourselves. MANEKINO FILM - ROHFILM PRODUCTIONS - PINK - AGITPROP - LES FILMS DE L ETRANGER ROMANIA - GERMANY - CZECH REPUBLIC - BULGARIA - FRANCE / 125 / 2018 MARKET SCREENINGS: THU 10/05 at 18:00 - PALAIS K TUE 15/05 at 9:45 - PALAIS K 6

MARKET SCREENINGS RAIVA BY SÉRGIO TRÉFAUT WITH: ISABEL RUTH, LEONOR SILVEIRA, HUGO BENTES Portugal, 1950.

7 MARKET SCREENINGS RAIVA BY SÉRGIO TRÉFAUT WITH: ISABEL RUTH, LEONOR SILVEIRA, HUGO BENTES Portugal, In the desolate landscape of the South, battered by the wind, by misery and hunger, sudden violence erupts: a succession of cold-blooded murders occur over a single night. Why? What s the origin of these crimes? Based on a Portuguese classical novel, Raiva is a dark tale of abuse and revolt. FAUX - REFINARIA FILMES - LES FILMS D ICI / PORTUGAL - BRAZIL - FRANCE / 84 / 2018 / FEATURE FILM MARKET SCREENING: WED 09/05 at 13:30 - PALAIS D 7

8 MARKET SCREENINGS WHERE ARE YOU, JOAO GILBERTO? BY GEORGES GACHOT Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not been seen in public for decades. Fischer described his journey in a book, Hobalala, but committed suicide one week before it was published. By taking up Marc Fischer s quest, following his steps one by one, thanks to all the clues he left us, we pursue João Gilberto to understand the history, the very soul and essence of Bossa Nova. But who can tell whether we will meet him or not? GACHOT FILMS - IDÉALE AUDIENCE - NEOS FILM / 106 / SWITZERLAND - FRANCE - GERMANY / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY MARKET SCREENING: SAT 12/05 at 12:00 - PALAIS G THU 17/05 at 12:00 - LÉRINS 1 (ADEF) 8

MARKET SCREENINGS HAYATI ( MY LIFE ) BY LILIANA TORRES & SOFI ESCUDE POULENC In 2015, Osama Abdul Mohsen and his son were abused by a Hungarian journalist.

9 MARKET SCREENINGS HAYATI ( MY LIFE ) BY LILIANA TORRES & SOFI ESCUDE POULENC In 2015, Osama Abdul Mohsen and his son were abused by a Hungarian journalist. The video of the incident scandalized the entire world. Despite of himself, Osama became the symbol of the unfair treatment of migrants and is given the chance to land his dream job: football coach in a Madrid based club. But the rest of his family is still stuck in Turkey and the chances of them obtaining a visa are fading away. What of their dreams and life ambitions? Hayati (My Life) tells the story of Osama and his son Zeid. It is also the story of Moatassam, Youssef and Muhannad: three promising Syrian football players whose best years have been darkened by the shadow of war. BOOGALOO FILMS ESCANDALO FILMS - LES FILMS D ICI LES FILMS D ICI MÉDITERRANÉE 82 / SPAIN - FRANCE / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY & ANIMATION MARKET SCREENING: SAT 12/05 at 16:00 - PALAIS G 9

MARKET SCREENINGS EACH AND EVERY MOMENT BY NICOLAS PHILIBERT Every year in France, tens of thousands of young women embark upon studies that will lead them to become nurses.

10 MARKET SCREENINGS EACH AND EVERY MOMENT BY NICOLAS PHILIBERT Every year in France, tens of thousands of young women embark upon studies that will lead them to become nurses. Over three intense and difficult years, they will need to acquire a great deal of knowledge, master numerous technical procedures and prepare themselves for heavy responsibilities. Three years to build themselves up, supporting each other when things are too tough, when they flag a little. Nicolas Philibert aims to follow some of them in order to relate the ups and downs of an apprenticeship that will confront them, often at a young age, with human fragility, the flaws in souls and bodies, suffering, illness, and occasionally life s end. ARCHIPEL 35 - LONGRIDE / FRANCE - JAPAN / 105 / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY MARKET SCREENINGS: ON INVITATION ONLY 10

COMPLETED NO MAN IS AN ISLAND BY DOMINIQUE MARCHAIS No Man Is an Island travels across Europe, from the farmers working together in the Galline Felici cooperative in Sicily to the architects,

Is the local level the last possible place for a viable utopia?

11 COMPLETED NO MAN IS AN ISLAND BY DOMINIQUE MARCHAIS No Man Is an Island travels across Europe, from the farmers working together in the Galline Felici cooperative in Sicily to the architects, craftspersons and elected representatives who collaborate in the Swiss Alps and in Austria. All are engaged in politics through their work and all believe in a common destiny. Is the local level the last possible place for a viable utopia? HOLY MOUNTAIN BY REINHOLD MESSNER Nepal, 1979: a group of young New Zealanders led by Peter Hillary decide to climb the 6828 metres high mountain Ama Ablam. Reinhold Messner with his team intend to do the same. They observe the dangerous ascent of the first group who very quickly seems to be in serious danger. In an unprecedented demonstration of comradeship, Reinhold s crew decides to rescue the climbers. The documentary takes us on an incredible journey mixing images of private archive material and the fascinating testimony of Reinhold Messner and his colleagues. ZADIG FILMS / FRANCE / 96 / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY TEMPEST FILM / GERMANY / 80 / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY 11

COMPLETED GAME GIRLS BY ALINA SKRZESZEWSKA Game Girls follows Teri and her girlfriend Tiahna as they navigate their relationship through the chaotic world of Los Angeles Skid Row, aka the homeless

A dilemma fuels the tension between the two women: while Tiahna seems comfortable being a player in the underground economy of Skid Row, Teri is driven by a powerful desire to get out.

12 COMPLETED GAME GIRLS BY ALINA SKRZESZEWSKA Game Girls follows Teri and her girlfriend Tiahna as they navigate their relationship through the chaotic world of Los Angeles Skid Row, aka the homeless capital of the U.S. A dilemma fuels the tension between the two women: while Tiahna seems comfortable being a player in the underground economy of Skid Row, Teri is driven by a powerful desire to get out. Together with other women from the neighborhood, they attend a weekly Expressive Arts workshop where they are looking to reflect, dream, and heal. Can their love survive the violence of their past and their current environment? HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING: THIS EVENING BY RAMELL ROSS Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously existing as a testament to dreaming - despite the odds. FILMS DE FORCE MAJEURE - BLINKER FILMPRODUKTION FRANCE - GERMANY / 86 / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY IDIOM FILM - LOUVERTURE FILMS / USA / 76 / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY 12

COMPLETED RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA BY STEPHEN NOMURA SCHIBLE One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades, from techno-pop stardom

As Sakamoto returns to music following cancer, his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece.

13 COMPLETED RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA BY STEPHEN NOMURA SCHIBLE One of the most important artists of our era, Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific career spanning over four decades, from techno-pop stardom to Oscar-winning film composer. The evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys. Following Fukushima, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan s social movement against nuclear power. As Sakamoto returns to music following cancer, his haunting awareness of life crises leads to a resounding new masterpiece. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man. CINERIC, INC. - BORDERLAND MEDIA / USA - JAPAN / 102 / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: async AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY BY STEPHEN NOMURA SCHIBLE RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: async AT THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY is a live performance film captured during an intimate concert by Ryuichi Sakamoto in New York City. Filmed during the production of Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, a recent documentary about the same artist s life journeys and creative process, the performance marked the first public unveiling of Sakamoto s new opus async, hailed as one of the best albums of 2017 by esteemed publications such as Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. KAB AMERICA INC - CINERIC, INC - BORDERLAND MEDIA / USA - JAPAN / 65 / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY 13

COMPLETED AMAL BY MOHAMED SIAM Amal is a feisty teenager growing up in post-revolution Egypt while they re both undergoing a tremendous change.

Amal, whose name literally translates to hope, is embarking on a six years compelling journey from childhood to adulthood.

14 COMPLETED AMAL BY MOHAMED SIAM Amal is a feisty teenager growing up in post-revolution Egypt while they re both undergoing a tremendous change. Within a constant political turmoil, she searches for her place, identity and sexuality in a patriarchal society. Amal, whose name literally translates to hope, is embarking on a six years compelling journey from childhood to adulthood. Along the way, she realizes her limited options as a woman living in an Arab police state. VOLUBILIS BY FAOUZI BENSAÏDI WITH: MOUHCINE MALZI, NADIA KOUNDA, ABDELHADI TALBI, NEZHA RAHIL, FAOUZI BENSAÏDI In the Moroccan city of Meknes, recently married Abdelkader and Malika struggle to make ends meet. They dream of leaving the family house and finally start a life of their own together. But one day at work, Abdelkader experiences a violent incident that will turn their destiny upside down. Volubilis is a tale of love in a world of despair, of beauty among the ruins. ARTKHANA - ABBOUT PRODUCTIONS - ANDOLFI - SARA BÖKEMEYER - GOOD COMPANY PICTURE - BARENTSFILM EGYPT - LEBANON - FRANCE - GERMANY - DENMARK - NORWAY / 83 / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY BARNEY PRODUCTION - MONT FLEURI PRODUCTION - SHADI FILMS MOROCCO - FRANCE - QATAR / 106 / 2017 / FEATURE FILM 14

COMPLETED CATCH THE WIND BY GAËL MOREL WITH: SANDRINE BONNAIRE, LUBNA AZABAL, MOUNA FETTOU Edith, a 45-year-old textile factory worker, sees her life turned upside down by the

Estranged from her son and without any other ties, rather than go into unemployment, she decides to leave her life behind and follow her work at the factory which has been

15 COMPLETED CATCH THE WIND BY GAËL MOREL WITH: SANDRINE BONNAIRE, LUBNA AZABAL, MOUNA FETTOU Edith, a 45-year-old textile factory worker, sees her life turned upside down by the company s downsizing measures. Estranged from her son and without any other ties, rather than go into unemployment, she decides to leave her life behind and follow her work at the factory which has been relocated in Morocco. LOLA PATER BY NADIR MOKNÈCHE WITH: FANNY ARDANT, TEWFIK JALLAB, LUBNA AZABAL When his mother dies, Zino decides to go looking for his father. But 25 years ago, Farid became Lola... TS PRODUCTIONS FRANCE / 103 / 2017 / FEATURE FILM BLUE MONDAY PRODUCTIONS - VERSUS PRODUCTION FRANCE - BELGIUM / 95 / 2017 / FEATURE FILM 15

16 16 U P C O M I N G IN POST-PRODUCTION COINCOIN AND THE EXTRA-HUMANS BY BRUNO DUMONT P 17 SLAM BY PARTHO SEN-GUPTA P 18 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY REVOLUTION BY JUDITH DAVIS P 19 IN PRE-PRODUCTION NOURA BY HINDE BOUJEMAA P 20 HOUSE OF CARDIN BY P. DAVID EBERSOLE & TODD HUGHES P 21 UNTITLED PROJECT BY GIANFRANCO ROSI P 22

IN POST-PRODUCTION PROMO AVAILABLE COINCOIN AND THE EXTRA - HUMANS BY BRUNO DUMONT WITH: ALANE DELHAYE, BERNARD PRUVOST, PHILIPPE JORE Quinquin is now a grown-up and goes by the nickname CoinCoin.

17 IN POST-PRODUCTION PROMO AVAILABLE COINCOIN AND THE EXTRA - HUMANS BY BRUNO DUMONT WITH: ALANE DELHAYE, BERNARD PRUVOST, PHILIPPE JORE Quinquin is now a grown-up and goes by the nickname CoinCoin. He hangs out on the Côte D Opale and attends meetings of the Nationalist Party with his childhood friend Fatso. His old love, Eve, has abandoned him for Corinne. When a strange magma is found near the town, the inhabitants suddenly start to behave very weirdly. Our two heroes, Captain Van Der Weyden and his loyal assistant Carpentier, investigate these alien attacks. The Extra-Human invasion has begun. TAOS FILMS - ARTE / FRANCE / 2018 TV SERIES & FEATURE FILM 17

IN POST-PRODUCTION PROMO AVAILABLE SLAM BY PARTHO SEN-GUPTA WITH: ADAM BAKRI, RACHAEL BLAKE, ABBEY AZZIZ Ricky is a young Arab Australian whose peaceful suburban life is turned on its head when his

18 IN POST-PRODUCTION PROMO AVAILABLE SLAM BY PARTHO SEN-GUPTA WITH: ADAM BAKRI, RACHAEL BLAKE, ABBEY AZZIZ Ricky is a young Arab Australian whose peaceful suburban life is turned on its head when his sister, Ameena, disappears without trace. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, she is soon suspected of having joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria. In a post-facts world, Ricky no longer knows who to believe, his sense of what s right or the 24 hour media cycle of spin. INVISIBLE REPUBLIC - DOLCE VITA FILMS / AUSTRALIA - FRANCE / 2018 FEATURE FILM 18

IN POST-PRODUCTION WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY REVOLUTION BY JUDITH DAVIS WITH: JUDITH DAVIS, MALIK ZIDI, CLAIRE DUMAS For Angèle, an urban planner in her 30s living on the outskirts of Paris, everything

19 IN POST-PRODUCTION WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY REVOLUTION BY JUDITH DAVIS WITH: JUDITH DAVIS, MALIK ZIDI, CLAIRE DUMAS For Angèle, an urban planner in her 30s living on the outskirts of Paris, everything is a source of outrage. Deeply involved in politics, she never stops crusading for revolution, losing sight of her friends, family and lover in the process. After she is fired, she moves back in with her father, a former activist and the only person that understands her. Until the day she agrees to see her mother again after years without speaking to her AGAT FILMS - APSARA FILMS / FRANCE / 2018 FEATURE FILM 19

IN PRE-PRODUCTION NOURA BY HINDE BOUJEMAA Noura is raising three kids while working as a launderer in a hospital. Her husband, Sofiane, is constantly in and out of prison.

20 IN PRE-PRODUCTION NOURA BY HINDE BOUJEMAA Noura is raising three kids while working as a launderer in a hospital. Her husband, Sofiane, is constantly in and out of prison. When she meets the love of her life, Lassad, the two are obliged to hide their relationship for fear of being imprisoned themselves. Noura decides to ask for a divorce. But just a few days before the divorce becomes official, her husband is suddenly released from prison PROPAGANDA PRODUCTIONS - BLUE MONDAY - EKLEKTIK PRODUCTIONS / TUNISIA - FRANCE - BELGIUM / 2019 FEATURE FILM 20

21 IN PRE-PRODUCTION HOUSE OF CARDIN BY P. DAVID EBERSOLE & TODD HUGHES Millions know the iconic logo and ubiquitous signature but few know the man behind the larger than life label. Ultimately we seek to answer the question: Who is Pierre Cardin? What is the story behind this legendary icon? House of Cardin is a rare peek into the mind of a genius, an authorized feature documentary chronicling the life and design of Pierre Cardin. A true original, Mr. Cardin has granted the directors the exclusive access to his archives and his empire and promises unprecedented interviews at the sunset of a glorious career. BY THE PRODUCERS OF ROOM 237 & POLITICAL ANIMAL THE EBERSOLE HUGHES COMPANY & 13TH GEN / US / 2019 DOCUMENTARY 21

UNTITLED PROJECT BY GIANFRANCO ROSI IN PRE-PRODUCTION After BOATMAN in 1993, Gianfranco Rosi made BELOW SEA LEVEL in 2008, a portrait of an unfamiliar America, which won the Venice Film Festival

22 UNTITLED PROJECT BY GIANFRANCO ROSI IN PRE-PRODUCTION After BOATMAN in 1993, Gianfranco Rosi made BELOW SEA LEVEL in 2008, a portrait of an unfamiliar America, which won the Venice Film Festival (Orizzonti) and the Cinema du Reel, among others. With EL SICARIO ROOM 164 (2010) he plunges deeper into the unspeakable madness of the world. The film won Venice (Orizzonti) and got awards in many other festivals. In 2013, he shot SACRO GRA, a film taking place on Rome s ring road (the GRA), which, far from the iconic monuments of the city, becomes the stage for the history of those marginalized in a capital in permanent expansion. SACRO GRA won the GOLDEN LION in Venice in With FUOCOAMMARE (2016), his trenchant examination of Lampedusa and the tragedy of clandestine migration that has battered the island for twenty years, he won the GOLDEN BEAR at the Berlinale in 2016, the European Film Awards and got an ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION for Best Documentary. 21 UNO FILM - STEMAL ENTERTAINMENT - LES FILMS D ICI DELIVERY 2019 DOCUMENTARY 22

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BERLIN 2018 BOOTH MGB #8

BERLIN 2018 BOOTH MGB #8 L I N E U P OFFICIAL SELECTION - COMPETITION TOUCH ME NOT BY ADINA PINTILIE Tell me how you loved me, so I understand how to love. Together, a filmmaker and her characters venture