CANNES BOOTH E10-12 at RIVIERA

Transcription

1 CANNES 2014 BOOTH E10-12 at RIVIERA SALES Jean-Christophe Simon simon@filmsboutique.com SALES Cristina Cavaliere cristina@filmsboutique.com FESTIVALS Valeska Neu valeska@filmsboutique.com FESTIVALS Josephine Settmacher josephine@filmsboutique.com ACQUISITIONS Gabor Greiner gabor@filmsboutique.com Follow us on DIRECTORS FORTNIGHT NEXT TO HER A Film by Asaf Korman Drama - Israel - DCP min with Liron Ben-Shlush, Dana Ivgy, Yaacov Daniel Chelli is raising her mentally disabled sister Gabby all by herself. When the social worker discovers she leaves her sister alone in the house while at work, Chelli is forced to place her in a day-care center and the void left by her sister s absence makes room for a man in her life. That man, Zohar, tears another crack in the symbiotic relationship of the two sisters. WORLD PREMIERE Fri 16 May Palais J Market Sun 18 May Riviera 3 Market Thu 22 May 9.00 Theatre Croisette Official Thu 22 May Theatre Croisette Premiere Fri 23 May Cinema Les Arcades Official Fri 23 May Studio 13 Official

2 CANNES TWO STEP A slow-burn thriller with rich Texas flavor (...) and delicious dialogue Variety A Film by Alex R. Johnson Thriller - USA - DCP min with Beth Broderick, James Landry Hebert, Skyy Moore Austin, Texas. After the death of his grandmother, college student James finds consolation in the company of Dot, a Country Music dancer. While settlling Grams affairs, James discovers she has been the victim of the grandparent scam in which someone posing as James has been stealing her thousands dollars. But before James can go looking for the culprit, he shows up at the front door, desperate for money. PREMIERE Fri 16 May Riviera 2 Market Sun 18 May Gray 2 Market CANNES MONUMENT TO MICHAEL JACKSON A Film by DARKO LUNGULOV ( HERE AND THERE ) Comedy/Drama - Serbia - DCP min with Boris Milivojevic, Natas Solak, Tapuskovic Mirjana In a dying town in Serbia daydreamer Marko is on the verge of divorce from the love of his life, Ljubinka. When an old communist-era monument is removed from the Main Square, he comes up with the idea to build a monument to Michael Jackson in order to save his town and seduce his wife again. But the town s mayor has his own plans. Sat 17 May Palais H Market (Private screening / Buyers only) Sun 18 May Palais K Market (Private screening / Buyers only) PREMIERE

3 CANNES HALFWAY The new film by the director of HASTA LA VISTA A Film by Geoffrey Enthoven Comedy - Belgium - DCP min with Koen De Graeve, Jurgen Delnaet, Evelien Bosmans Involved in a bitter divorce Stephen moves into a new house. Soon his quiet is disturbed by Theo who is standing in his living room claiming to be the rightful resident of the house and asking him to move out. Unwilling to yield, Stephen finds himself in the midst of a turf war and discovers that Theo used to be the owner of the house. But he died two years ago PREMIERE Sat 17 May 9.30 Riviera 3 Market (Private screening / Buyers only) Mon 19 May 9.00 Palais H Market (Private screening / Buyers only) CANNES PATCHWORK FAMILY French release on the 9th of July (Ad Vitam Distribution) A Film by PASCAL RABATÉ ( HOLIDAYS BY THE SEA ) Comedy/Drama - France - DCP min with Sami Bouajila, Isabelle Carré, Talina Boyaci, Gustave Kervern, Daniel Prévost Christian is a divorced father who can only see his young daughter Vanessa every other weekend. When he meets the single mother Christine and decides to participate in a summer TV show, his whole life is turned upside down. PREMIERE Fri 16 May Riviera 3 Market (Private screening / Buyers only) Sun 18 May Riviera 2 Market (Private screening / Buyers only)

4 CANNES DIFRET Audience award winner in Berlin & Sundance Festivals Audience Award Sundance Audience Award Berlin Angelina Jolie presents A Film by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari Drama - Ethiopia - DCP min with Meron Getnet, Tizita Hagete Meaza Ashenafi is a young lawyer who operates under the government s radar helping women and children in Ethiopia until one young girl s legal case exposes everything, threatening not only her career but her survival. Thu 15 May Riviera 2 Market Mon 19 May Riviera 3 Market CANNES MACONDO A Film by SUDABEH Mortezai Drama - Austria - DCP min with Ramasan Minkailov, Aslan Elbiev, Kheda Gazieva Ramasan, an 11-year-old boy from Chechnya, grows up in Macondo, a refugee settlement on the outskirts of Vienna. Living alone with his mother and two little sisters, Ramasan takes over the role of the father assuming the responsibility for his small family. Thu 15 May PALAIS I Market Tue 20 May PALAIS G Market

5 CANNES PING PONG SUMMER A Film by MICHAEL TULLY Comedy - USA - DCP min with Susan Sarandon, John Hannah, Lea Thompson, Amy Sedaris, Judah Friedlander, Rad Miracle is a shy, 13-year-old kid obsessed with two things: ping-pong and music. During his family s annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbor... Thu 15 May Palais H Market Sat 17 May Riviera 1 Market CANNES CRACKS IN CONCRETE Special A Film by Umut Dağ ( KUMA ) Drama - Austria - DCP min with Murathan Muslu, Alechan Tagaev, Ivan Kriznjak Ertan leaves jail after 10 years and tries to settle back in society. Mikail (15) spends his time with parties, drugs and dreaming of a life as a gangster rapper. Ertan looks for Mikail. Mikail doesn t know Ertan. Soon they both have to face a harsh reality. Fri 16 May Palais I Market Mon 19 May Palais H Market

6 CANNES THE WAY HE LOOKS BERLIN TEDDY AWARD WINNER A Film by Daniel Ribeiro Berlin Teddy Bear Award Comedy/Drama - Brazil - 35 mm/dcp - 96 min with Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorin Music by Belle and Sebastian Leonardo is a teenager trying to be more independent from his parents. Together with his best friend Giovana, they dream to travel abroad as well to experience their first kiss. When Gab, a new classmate arrives, new feelings blossom among them making them question their plans, no matter Leonardo is blind. Sat 17 May 9.30 Riviera 2 Market Tue 20 May Palais G Market CANNES CONCERNING VIOLENCE A Film by Göran Hugo Olsson (Black Power MIxtape ) Documentary - Sweden - DCP min Based on Frantz Fanon s The Wretched of the Earth Narrated by Ms. Lauryn Hill (THE FUGEES) Decolonization is a long process.the African liberation is still undergoing. Concerning Violence is covering the most daring moments in the struggle for freedom in the African colonies based on newly discovered, powerful archive material & accompanied by classic text from The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon. Mon 19 May Riviera 2 Market Tue 20 May Palais H Market

7 CANNES JOY OF MAN S DESIRING A Film by Denis Côté ( VIC + FLO SAW A BEAR ) Documentary - Canada - DCP min with Guillaume Tremblay, Emilie Sigouin, Hamidou Savadogo An open-ended exploration of the energies and rituals of various workplaces. From one worker to another and one machine to the next; hands, faces, breaks, toil: what kind of absurdist, abstract dialogue can be started between human beings and their need to work? What is the value of the time we spend multiplying and repeating the same motions that ultimately lead to a rest - a state of repose whose quality defies definition. Fri 16 May Arcades 3 Market OFFICE : Films Boutique Köpenicker Str Berlin - Germany ph: fax: info@filmsboutique.com