Alliance for Development projects include Isis thriller and comic book story.
The Locarno Industry Days’ Alliance for Development wrapped its third edition today with a handful of potential co-productions catching the eye.
The initiative aims to help foster development and co-production between France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland with projects backed by European funds including France’s Cnc, Italy’s MiBACT and Germany’s Ffa.
Among the nine projects in the programme this year was Gigi Roccati’s (Babylon Sisters) Isis-themed thriller My Kin, which has been boarded in Locarno by Belgian producer Hubert Toint (Gangsters).
Italy’s Pilar Saavedra is the main producer alongside Antoine de Clermont Tonnere of MacT productions in France. The team is aiming for a 2019 shoot on the project, which is in the €2m range.
Also catching the eye was romantic-comedy Comic Book Souls, the project with the biggest estimated budget (€4.5m), about a young man who finds life inspiration through his passion...
The Locarno Industry Days’ Alliance for Development wrapped its third edition today with a handful of potential co-productions catching the eye.
The initiative aims to help foster development and co-production between France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland with projects backed by European funds including France’s Cnc, Italy’s MiBACT and Germany’s Ffa.
Among the nine projects in the programme this year was Gigi Roccati’s (Babylon Sisters) Isis-themed thriller My Kin, which has been boarded in Locarno by Belgian producer Hubert Toint (Gangsters).
Italy’s Pilar Saavedra is the main producer alongside Antoine de Clermont Tonnere of MacT productions in France. The team is aiming for a 2019 shoot on the project, which is in the €2m range.
Also catching the eye was romantic-comedy Comic Book Souls, the project with the biggest estimated budget (€4.5m), about a young man who finds life inspiration through his passion...
- 8/6/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
- Highlighted by the presence of Jim Jarmusch (who will be receiving a special award called the Carrosse d’Or), the 40th year of the Director's Fortnight doesn't look as strong on paper as the previous edition, but the quality of this year's fair will be better determined in ten days or so. Containing a good amount of French productions, the section offers many first time efforts from filmmakers who get to tell their children that they took part in an event that showcases auteur cinema from the greats. Here are five to look out for. Boogie (Radu Muntean) It seems that every year a Romanian film shows up at Cannes andt steals the thunder away from other eastern European producing countries. After her career-defining role in 4 months..., Anamaria Marinca next stars in Radu Muntean's portrait - think a coming-of-age film for a grown up male who hasn't got his yeah yeahs out.
- 5/14/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Here is the complete 2008 Cannes Line Up. Main Competition: Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Three Monkeys (Turkey-France-Italy) Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne - Le Silence De Lorna (France-Belgium)Arnaud Desplechin - A Christmas Story (France) Clint Eastwood - Changeling (Us)Atom Egoyan - Adoration (Canada) Ari Folman - Waltz With Bashir (Israel) Philippe Garrel - La Frontiere De L'Aube (France) Matteo Garrone - Gomorra (Italy)Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York (Us) Eric Khoo - My Magic (Singapore) Lucretia Martel - La Mujer Sin Cabeza (Argentina-Spain) Brillante Mendoza - Serbis (The Philippines) Kornel Mondruczo - Delta (Hungary-Germany) Walter Salles & Daniela Thomas - Linha de Passe (Brazil) Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo (Italy) Pablo Trapero - Lion's Den (Argentina-South Korea) Wim Wenders - The Palermo Shooting (Germany) Jia Zhangke - 24 City (China)Steven Soderbergh - Che (Us-Spain-France) -- one four-hour competion title comprised of The Argentine and Guerrilla Out of competitionSteven Spielberg -
- 5/14/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
- Offering no shortage of world premieres from auteur filmmakers, the 40th edition of the Directors’ Fortnight contains exactly half of the films being produced or co-produced from the fest’s home turf, this year it will be a mostly French affair. Among the more popular names we find the festival opener slot (announced yesterday) belonging to the long-awaited return of Jerzy Skolimowski and his latest and we also find the likes of former folk who’ve contributed to the section in the past: Joachim Lafosse (Private Property) and Bertrand Bonello (Tiresia) and Claire Simon (Ça brûle). A common meeting place for auteur cinema, a special film was designed to recall the history of the section with testimonies from a who's who of favorite directors in Todd Haynes, Jacques Rozier, Costa Gavras, Michael Raeburn, Ken Loach, Alain Tanner, Carlos Diegues, Werner Herzog, Theo Angelopoulos, André Téchiné, Chantal Akerman, the Taviani brothers,
- 4/25/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
PARIS -- The Directors' Fortnight will have a decidedly Gallic flavor as it celebrates its 40th anniversary in Cannes this year, with more than half its 22 titles produced or co-produced by France and just one title hailing from the U.S.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production "Four Nights With Anna".
Bertrand Bonello's "De la Guerre" (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's "Les Bureaux de Dieu" explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's "Monsieur Morimoto" and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's "Le Voyage aux Pyrenees".
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's "Le Dernier Maquis" and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with "Eldorado" and Joachim Lafosse with "Eleve Libre".
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's "Now Showing" and Iranian Saman Salour's "Lonely Tune of Tehran".
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film "The Pleasure of Being Robbed", programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's "40x15", a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production "Four Nights With Anna".
Bertrand Bonello's "De la Guerre" (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's "Les Bureaux de Dieu" explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's "Monsieur Morimoto" and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's "Le Voyage aux Pyrenees".
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's "Le Dernier Maquis" and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with "Eldorado" and Joachim Lafosse with "Eleve Libre".
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's "Now Showing" and Iranian Saman Salour's "Lonely Tune of Tehran".
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film "The Pleasure of Being Robbed", programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's "40x15", a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
- 4/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
PARIS -- The Directors' Fortnight will have a decidedly Gallic flavor as it celebrates its 40th anniversary in Cannes this year, with more than half its 22 titles produced or co-produced by France and just one title hailing from the U.S.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production Four Nights With Anna.
Bertrand Bonello's De la Guerre (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's Les Bureaux de Dieu explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's Monsieur Morimoto and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's Le Voyage aux Pyrenees.
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's Le Dernier Maquis and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with Eldorado and Joachim Lafosse with Eleve Libre.
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's Now Showing and Iranian Saman Salour's Lonely Tune of Tehran.
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film The Pleasure of Being Robbed, programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's 40x15, a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
The sidebar will open with Jerzy Skolimowski's Franco-Polish co-production Four Nights With Anna.
Bertrand Bonello's De la Guerre (On War) will bring Mathieu Amalric and Asia Argento back to the Croisette after a high-profile presence at last year's fest.
Claire Simon's Les Bureaux de Dieu explores women's sexual freedom at a family planning center and stars festival veteran Nathalie Baye alongside Nicole Garcia, Beatrice Dalle and Isabelle Carre.
Other all-French productions include Cannes newcomer Nicola Sornaga's Monsieur Morimoto and Croisette vets Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu's Le Voyage aux Pyrenees.
French-language films include Algerian director Rabah Ameur-Zaimeche's Le Dernier Maquis and a pair of France-Belgium co-productions from Belgian helmers: Bouli Lanners with Eldorado and Joachim Lafosse with Eleve Libre.
French minority co-productions include Filipino director Raya Martin's Now Showing and Iranian Saman Salour's Lonely Tune of Tehran.
"This simply demonstrates the strong presence of French producers all over the world. Does the fact that a film has a French producer take away its nationality? I don't think so," artistic director Olivier Pere said in an interview.
The U.S. is conspicuous by its absence in this year's Fortnight, with only Josh Safdie's whimsical first feature, closing night film The Pleasure of Being Robbed, programmed in the main selection.
Among the special screenings and events scheduled to celebrate the parallel sidebar's 40th anniversary is the May 18 unspooling of director Olivier Jahan's 40x15, a history of the sidebar produced by Gaul's MK2.
- 4/25/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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