Photo by Don Pollard The New York Public Library

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1 LINE UP FALL 2017

2 Photo by Don Pollard The New York Public Library

3 OFFICIAL COMPETITION TIFF DOCS EX LIBRIS - THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BY FREDERICK WISEMAN Frederick Wiseman s film, Ex Libris - The New York Public Library, takes the audience behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions of the world. The film examines how this legendary institution sustains its traditional activities while adapting to the digital revolution. Ex Libris - The New York Public Library shows that libraries inform and educate patrons in a multitude of ways - books, concerts, lectures, classes, and more. The Library strives to inspire learning, advance knowledge and strengthen communities. PRODUCTION: EX LIBRIS FILMS, LLC USA / 197 / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY

4 OFFICIAL SELECTION - OUT OF COMPETITION 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 crisis leads to a resounding new masterpiece. Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda is an intimate portrait of both the artist and the man. PRODUCTION: CINERIC, INC. - BORDERLAND MEDIA FINANCED BY: KADOKAWA, AVEX DIGITAL, DENTSU MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT WITH PRODUCTION SUPPORT FROM: NHK USA - JAPAN / 99 / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY

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7 VENICE DAYS 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. PRODUCTION: BARNEY PRODUCTION - MONT FLEURI PRODUCTION - SHADI FILMS MOROCCO - FRANCE - QATAR / 106 / 2017 / FEATURE FILM

8 PIAZZA GRANDE 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... PRODUCTION: BLUE MONDAY PRODUCTIONS - VERSUS PRODUCTION FRANCE - BELGIUM / 95 / 2017 / FEATURE FILM

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11 SPECIAL PRESENTATION CATCH THE WIND BY GAËL MOREL WITH: SANDRINE BONNAIRE, LUBNA AZABAL, MOUNA FETTOU, ILIAN BERGALA 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. PRODUCTION: TS PRODUCTIONS FRANCE / 103 / 2017 / FEATURE FILM

12 UPCOMING POST-PRODUCTION 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. PRODUCTION: PICOFILMS - DUGONG - ALTER EGO - ARTE FRANCE CINEMA - RAI CINEMA FRANCE - ITALY / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY & ANIMATION

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14 UPCOMING POST-PRODUCTION O PÃO (BREAD) BY SÉRGIO TRÉFAUT WITH: ISABEL RUTH, LEONOR SILVEIRA, HUGO BENTES In the desolated, windy countryside of 1950 s Southern Portugal, rich families control the land with the blessing of the church and support of the police. Meanwhile, the poor die of hunger for lack of work and bread. When one of them, Antonio Palma, joins a group of smugglers to save his loved ones, he finds himself the target of the most powerful landowner of the region. LES FILMS D ICI - FAUX - REFINARIA FILMES FRANCE - PORTUGAL - BRAZIL / 2018 / FEATURE FILM

15 UPCOMING POST-PRODUCTION NO MAN IS AN ISLAND BY DOMINIQUE MARCHAIS No Man Is An Island is an investigation on democracy in Europe, a quest for the right government whatever its size or scope. It is a journey in Europe, on both sides of the Alps, between North and South, where we discover landscapes and people that carry the spirit of democracy onto visible territorial marks. ZADIG FILMS - CLOSE UP FILMS FRANCE - SWITZERLAND / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY

16 UPCOMING POST-PRODUCTION WHERE ARE YOU, JOÃO GILBERTO? BY GEORGES GACHOT Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the last musical legend of our time the 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 SWITZERLAND - FRANCE - GERMANY / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY

17 UPCOMING POST-PRODUCTION AMAL BY MOHAMED SIAM Amal, an angry teenager, comes of age in post-revolution Egypt, undergoing tremendous changes. Filmed over 5 years, Amal is an observational self-discovery journey that follows a young female from the age of 15 till the age of 20 while she s searching for her place, identity and sexuality in a male-dominant society. As she grows from childhood into adulthood, she realizes how limited her choices are being a young female living in an Arab police state. ARTKHANA - ABBOUT PRODUCTIONS - ANDOLFI - SARA BÖKEMEYER - GOOD COMPANY PICTURES - BARENTSFILM EGYPT - LEBANON - FRANCE - GERMANY - DENMARK - NORWAY / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY

18 UPCOMING IN PRODUCTION DE CHAQUE INSTANT WORKING TITLE 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 FRANCE / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY

19 UPCOMING IN PRODUCTION GAME GIRLS BY ALINA SKRZESZEWSKA Game Girls is a feature documentary about the hopes and dreams of women living on the extreme fringes of contemporary American society. It sheds light on the unseen and unheard stories of Los Angeles Skid Row, best known as the homeless capital of the USA. FILMS DE FORCE MAJEURE - ARTE - ZDF FRANCE - GERMANY / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY

20 UPCOMING PRE-PRODUCTION COINCOIN AND THE EXTRA-HUMANS BY BRUNO DUMONT 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

21 UPCOMING PRE-PRODUCTION 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. LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / BUDGET: 2M EUROS / DELIVERY: SPRING 2018 SCRIPT AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST INVISIBLE REPUBLIC - DOLCE VITA FILMS AUSTRALIA - FRANCE / 2018 / FEATURE FILM

22 COMPLETED 2017 WEST OF THE JORDAN RIVER BY AMOS GITAI DIRECTORS FORTNIGHT - CANNES 2017 Amos Gitai (Rabin, Free Zone) returns to the occupied territories for the first time since his 1982 documentary Field Diary. West of the Jordan River describes the efforts of citizens, Israelis and Palestinians, who are trying to overcome the consequences of occupation. Gitai s film shows the human ties woven by the military, human rights activists, journalists, mourning mothers and even Jewish settlers. Faced with the failure of politics to solve the occupation issue, these men and women rise and act in the name of their civic consciousness. This human energy is a proposal for long overdue change. NILAYA PRODUCTIONS - AGAV FILMS / FRANCE / 88 / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY CHILDREN OF CHANCE BY THIERRY MICHEL & PASCAL COLSON In the small local school of Cheratte, a former mining town, 11-year old students with an immigrant background are coming to the end of their primary school education with Brigitte, a dynamic teacher. Her pedagogical approach aims to integrate these pupils into a constantly changing world. Throughout the school year, the film follows these grandsons of miners, mainly Turks and Muslims. While some of their elders opt for identity closure, this film evokes the challenge awaiting these children to integrate into current society, in the face of terrorist attacks. LES FILMS DE LA PASSERELLE / BELGIUM / 108 / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY

23 COMPLETED 2017 BONES OF CONTENTION BY ANDREA WEISS PANORAMA DOKUMENTE - BERLIN 2017 Lining the roads of Spain, masked by miles and miles of pine trees, are unmarked graves in which over a hundred twenty thousand victims of the Franco regime are buried. Among them is Spain s most famous poet, Federico García Lorca, who has become the symbol for both the historical memory and LGBT movements. The film explores the unexamined history of LGBT oppression during Spain s fascism regime, and places it within the larger human rights struggle to find some justice for Franco s victims. But how does a country excavate a past that is actively suppressed? JEZEBEL PRODUCTIONS / USA / 75 / 2017 / DOCUMENTARY PARIS LA BLANCHE BY LIDIA TERKI TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FF FIRST FEATURES COMPETITION WITH: TASSADIT MANDI, ZAHIR BOUZERAR, KAROLE ROCHER At the age of 70, Rekia decides to leave her village in Kabylie, to go to Paris. All by herself, she travels across the Mediterranean sea to bring Nour, her husband, back home. From the port of Algiers to the streets of Pigalle, with nothing more than a hotel address on a piece of paper and with the help of new, unlikely friends, she finally finds Nour in the suburbs. But her hero, the war veteran, the one that has been providing for his family from abroad for the past 40 years, has become a stranger. DAY FOR NIGHT PRODUCTIONS / FRANCE - QATAR / 83 / 2016 / FEATURE FILM

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