Doc Market - Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

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Europe loves European Festivals
A privileged place for meetings, exchanges and discovery, festivals provide a vibrant and accessible environment for the widest variety of talent, stories and emotions that constitute
Europe’s cinematography.
The MEDIA Programme of the European Union aims to promote European audiovisual heritage, to encourage the transnational circulation of films and to foster audiovisual industry competitiveness. The MEDIA Programme acknowledges the cultural, educational, social and economic role of festivals by co-financing every year almost 100 of them across Europe. These festivals stand out with their rich and diverse
European programming, networking and meeting opportunities for professionals and the public alike,
their activities in support of young professionals, their educational initiatives and the importance they
give to strengthening inter-cultural dialogue. In 2011, the festivals supported by the MEDIA Programme
have programmed more than 40.000 screenings of European works to nearly 3 million cinema-lovers.
MEDIA is pleased to support the 14th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and we
extend our best wishes to all of the festival goers for an enjoyable and stimulating event.
L’Europe aime les festivals européens
Lieux privilégiés de rencontres, d’échanges et de découverte, les festivals rendent vivante et
accessible au plus grand nombre la formidable diversité de talents, d’histoires et d’émotion
que constituent les cinématographies européennes.
Le programme MEDIA de l’Union européenne vise à promouvoir le patrimoine cinématographique européen, à encourager les films à traverser les frontières et à renforcer la compétitivité du secteur audiovisuel. Le programme MEDIA reconnait l’importance culturelle, éducative, sociale et économique des festivals en co-finançant chaque année près d’une centaine d’entre eux dans toute l’Europe.Ces
manifestations se démarquent par une programmation européenne riche et diverse, par les opportunités de rencontres qu’elles offrent au public et aux cinéastes, par leurs actions de soutien aux jeunes auteurs, par leurs initiatives pédagogiques ou encore par l’importance donnée au dialogue inter-culturel.
En 2011, l’ensemble de ces festivals soutenus par le programme MEDIA a programmé plus de 40.000 projections d’œuvres européennes pour le grand plaisir de près de 3 millions de cinéphiles.
MEDIA a le plaisir de soutenir la 14ème édition du Festival International du Film de Thessaloniki et souhaite aux festivaliers de grands moments de plaisir.
Union Européenne – PROGRAMME MEDIA
http://www.ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_fr.htm
14th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOC MARKET 2012
European Union – MEDIA PROGRAMME
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The Thessaloniki International Film Festival
is supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
14th Thessaloniki
DocumenTary FesTival
IMages of The 21st CenTury
9-18 MarCh 2012
14th Thessaloniki
International
Doc Market
12-17 March 2012
Organized by
With the support of
Υ.Π.Α.
Communication Sponsors
General information
Venue:
Electra Palace Hotel, Byzantium Hall
Opening hours:
10:00 - 20:00
Happy hour:
18:00 - 19:00, at Excelsior Lounge, Electra Palace Hotel
Reservations:
Screening booths can be booked for a maximum
of four consecutive hours.
Please show up on time otherwise your reservation
will be cancelled.
Reservations should be made one day in advance.
Please note
• You are kindly requested to register your evaluation for each film you have
watched.
• You are kindly requested to leave the screening booth the way you found it.
• Smoking is not allowed at the DocMarket’s facilities.
• Priority to screenings booths is given to Doc Market Accreditations.
Documentaries Participating
Indexes
Index of Directors 499
Index of Sales Companies 505
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B
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C
83
D
109
E
139
F
153
G
169
H
187
I
213
J
233
K
235
L
243
M
267
N
301
O
319
P
337
R
363
S
375
T
417
U
449
V
453
W
461
Y
493
Z
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Thessaloniki
International
Doc Market
[email protected]
Head of Doc Market: Yianna Sarri
Coordinator: Denise Andreola, Angeliki Vergou
Digitization Coordinator: Yorgos Nounesis
Doc Market Catalogue Editor-in-Chief: Mary Kitroeff
Coordination: Geli Mademli
Design-Art Direction: Andreas Remountis
Images of the 21st centur y
14th THESSALONIKI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
Founder-Director: Dimitri Eipides
Thessaloniki:
10 Aristotelous Sq., Thessaloniki 546 23, Greece
Τ. +30 2310 378 400 F. +30 2310 285 759
Athens:
9 Alexandras Ave., Athens 114 73, Greece
Τ. +30 210 870 6000 F. +30 210 644 8143
[email protected]
www.filmfestival.gr
We are happy to welcome you to the 14th edition
of the Thessaloniki International Doc Market
Having entered its 14th year, the Doc Market of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Images of the 21st Century can pride itself on the course it has pursued so far.
An inseparable and invaluable part of the Festival, the market may have started out
as a Balkan Market, hosting buyers and films from the Balkans, but it has now become established as a locus where filmmakers from all over the world meet with
representatives of TV channels (mostly European, but also American and Asian), with
a view to promote and sell their films. With each passing year attendance has increased, proving that Thessaloniki has secured its place as a crossroad for worldwide
cultural and commercial transactions.
The Market’s primary goal is, of course, to sell the rights of documentaries for airing by TV channels, but that doesn’t mean that distribution to film theaters or screenings at other Festivals are not an option. But since documentary film distribution is,
generally speaking, limited, and because another chief purpose of the Festival’s is to
communicate with its audience, the Market functions mainly as a bridge, connecting the cinematic product which is the documentary to the powerful medium of television. Thus, the Market is rendered especially crucial in terms of the dissemination
of the genre. And, obviously, the support and promotion of Greek documentaries to
nearby or faraway destinations is number one on our list of priorities.
For the first time this year we are also organizing the Docs in Progress. A session
dedicated to documentaries that are not completed yet but they will be ready during the next months. They will start their career from Thessaloniki. They come from
Greece, the Balkans and the Mediterranean and will have the opportunity to find coproducers, distribution or even to be selected to other international festivals.
Proof of the Market’s success is the fact that there are more films and more buyers participating this year than ever before. There are more than 470 documentaries
making up the Market’s offerings, while interested buyers are more than 60. The Doc
Market is fully Digital. Buyers will be able to watch documentaries without the use
of DVDs or VHS tapes; all films will be easily accessible from the “digital library” in
each of the booths. Even though the results of such an event are not immediate felt,
if we had to make certain predictions we might quote some numbers from the past.
In and of itself, 25% of the total number of films that is sold through the Market is
considered extremely successful. And if one takes into account the fact that only about
1/4 of the films that form part of the Market belong to the Festival program, then one
can easily conceive the breadth and the potential of the Market. It is our hope that, this
year, even more documentaries will find their way to a television or cinema screen
and will succeed in reaching the audience that seeks them out.
Happy viewing!
Dimitri Eipides
Founder-Director
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MEXICO
History & Politics
0,0056
Lorenzo Hagerman
Within the history of the struggle for power in Mexico, in the year 2006 a man defied the
institutions and proclaimed himself the legitimate president: Andrés Manuel López
Obrador. The chronicle of the unexpected defeat of the man who led the electoral polls for
four years and who, in spite of having received over 14 million votes on 2 July 2006, was
finally defeated by a half a percentage point.
Running time: 95΄
Year of production: 2011
Production Company:
Production Contact Person:
Sales Company:
Sales Contact Person:
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Mexican Film Institute
Iván Gutiérrez Aráico
Insurgentes sur 674, 2nd floor
Del Valle 03100 Mexico City, Mexico
T. +52 55 5448 5345
[email protected]
1 4 t h Th e s s a l o n i k i D o c u m e n t a r y Fe s t i va l
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DENMARK
History & Politics
1/2 REVOLUTION
Omar Shargawi, Karim El Hakim
Film director Omar and his friend Karim were researching a film in Cairo when the revolution broke out in February 2011. They mingle with the rebels, walk the streets and participate in demonstrations against decades of oppression by the regime of Hosni Mubarak.
Running time: 71’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Globus ApS
Carsten Holst
LevelK
Tine Klint
Gammel Kongevej 137
Over gården, 3.
1850 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
T. +45 4844 3072
[email protected]
2012 Thessaloniki Doc Market Guide
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GREECE
Current Affairs
1 0 0 (173 ALEXANDRAS AV., ATHENS)
Gerasimos Rigas
1 0 0 (173 Alexandras Ave., Athens) – an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series about urban life in Greece in a time of crisis – depicts the wide range of services the police in Athens is asked to perform. By observing daily life at Police Headquarters, we realize that what takes place is symptomatic of a deeper social crisis that includes
justice or injustice in relation to the law, racism, poverty, and social violence.
Running time: 61’
Production Company:
Minimal Films, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Production Contact Person: Marco Gastine
5 Fotiou Patriarchou Str.
11471 Athens Greece
T. +30 6972318826
F. + 30 210 3606730
[email protected]
Sales Company:
ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Fotini Yannoulatou
T. +30 210 6075 711
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
www.ert.gr
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
12 OUNCES
Patricio Serna Salazar
To reach the top you have to receive many blows, for only one out of three thousand boxers makes it.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
T. +52 55 5448 5345
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
155 SOLD
Yorgos Panteleakis
The doc covers the events that took place around Syntagma Square (Constitution Square)
in Athens on 28-29 June 2011, during the Austerity Measures Vote by the Greek Parliament.
It goes through the events of the extensive protests by the people opposing the Greek sellout. It documents the spirit of the people while at the same time unfolds the solidarity and
courage of the protestors and the Police brutality, with its extensive use of force and chemicals, in a raw style with minimal commentary. Shot with a hand held camera along with
takes from other protestors, in order to accurately record by the hour the action taken by
the Police, Government, Para-state and Protestors. It records mainstream ordinary people
from all classes as they reflect their frustration for the sell-out in which corrupt politicians
along with their allies and lenders are forcing them, in what is probably the most significant Vote in post Junta political Greek system.
Running time: 65΄
Production Contact Person: Yorgos Panteleakis
89 Fotomara St.
117 45 Neos Kosmos, Greece
T. +30 211 4018 131 +30 6944 232 524
[email protected]
Yorgos Panteleakis
[email protected]
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IRAN
Lifestyles
21 DAYS AND ME
Shirin Barghnavard
The film is about the director herself, a 35-year-old woman who has been married for 11
years with no children. She believes that she still has time to decide whether or not she
wants to become a mother when she finds out there is a fibroma growing in her womb.
After visiting the doctor, she is told the best time to get pregnant is right after the surgery.
This film covers the 21 days before her operation as she struggles with this issue.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sheherazad Media International
Katayoon Shahabi
Katayoon Shahabi
1, 3rd Sarvestan, Pasdaran St, Shariati Ave
Tehran 16619, Iran
T. +98 21 2286 3260
F. +98 21 2285 8962
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
25TH MERIDIAN
Chryssa Tzelepi, Tania Hatzigeorgiou
Island of Imvros 2005. The documentary portrays the everyday life and the memories of
the people who never left their land. It presents the dreams that people continue to make
for a homeland that they were deprived of, that was violently taken from them. Memories, dreams, sacrifices, agony, nostalgia, life. All these unfold through the stories of our heroes. It is their homeland that they are looking for in the rubbles. It is their lives that they
want to recreate. It is their dreams that they wish to revive.
Running time: 70΄
Production Company:
Anemicinema
Production Contact Person: Chryssa Tzelepi
7 Skra St.
546 22 Thessaloniki, Greece
T. +30 2310 266 702 +30 6946 384 026
+30 6936 572 708
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Anemicinema
Chryssa Tzelepi
T. +30 2310 952 603
[email protected]
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POLAND
Current Affairs
3 DAYS OF FREEDOM
Lukasz Borowski
The world as seen from the perspective of the main protagonist makes us realize how easily people become accustomed to changing reality. After 15 years behind prison walls, Piotr goes on his first leave. He is entitled to three days of freedom, which turn out to be very
intense. At every turn, Piotr is surprised by the world around him, which has undergone
considerable change over this period. So has he, which he realizes when he visits his sister.
Running time: 27΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Wajda Studio
Joanna Skalska
Krakow Film Foundation
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
Krakow 31-143, Poland
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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FRANCE-PALESTINE-ISRAEL
Current Affairs
FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS
Emat Burmat, Guy Davidi
Palestinian farm laborer Emad has five video cameras, and each of them tells a different part
of the story of his village’s resistance to Israeli oppression. Emad lives in Bil’in, just west of the
city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Using the first camera, he recorded how the bulldozers came
to rip the olive trees out of the ground in 2005. Here, a wall was built directly through his fellow villagers’land to separate the advancing Jewish settlements from the Palestinians. In the
first days of resistance to the Jewish colonists and the ever-present Israeli soldiers, Emad’s fourth
son Gibreel was born. Scenes shift from the infant growing into a precocious preschooler to
the many peaceful acts of protest, and the steady progress of the construction of the dividing
wall. Sympathizers from all over the world, including Israel, provide help as resistance develops, but when the situation intensifies, people are arrested and villagers are killed. Emad keeps
on filming despite pleas from his wife, who fears reprisals.
Running time: 90’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Alegria Productions
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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UNITED KINGDOM
Current Affairs
66 MONTHS
James Bluemel
For 66 months, Nigel survived under the radar of social services. This is a dark, lonely and
often dangerous place to inhabit. Eventually, Nigel found Robbie, a violent Glaswegian,
who, in the absence of anyone else, became his carer. Together they lived in poverty in the
midst of the dreaming spires of Oxford. Shot over a 6-year period, this film chronicles the
complex relationship between the two men. Alcohol, mental illness and sex all play a part
and the film raises many difficult questions about the nature of love, abuse and society’s
duty of care. But at its core, this film is a love story, an acutely observed portrait of a dysfunctional relationship within a dysfunctional world.
Running time: 85’
Production Company:
Dartmouth Films
Production Contact Person: Matt Hird
Christopher Hird
Room F62, South Building
Somerset House Strand, London
WC2R 1LA
T. (+44207) 8455857
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Art, Music & Culture
ABOUT CANTO
Ramon Gieling
About Canto is an inventive mosaic about the dramatic influence that the modern classical piece “Canto Ostinato” by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt has had on the lives of a
number of people. Like true love, music can bring about this radical change. This composition continues to do so.
Running time: 78΄
Production Companies:
Contact Person:
Sales Company:
Eyeworks Film & TV Drama BV
Janneke Doolaard
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumaumatralaan 45
1217 GP Hilversum, The Netherlands
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
www.nposales.com
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USA
ABOUT FACE:
SUPERMODELS, THEN AND NOW
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
About Face is a step back in time to a glamorous, yet complicated era when drugs were
rampant and women were routinely harassed and mistreated. The divergent attitudes
among the women about everything from the business of modeling to aging and plastic
surgery are fascinating and priceless. This insightful documentary celebrates the raw intelligence and staying power of these timeless icons.
Running time: 75΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Perfect Day Films Inc
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Films Transit International Inc.
Jan Rofekamp
252 Gouin Boulevard East
Montreal / Quebec
H3L 1A8 Canada
T. +1 514 844 3358
[email protected]
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SOUTH KOREA
Current Affairs
ACROSS LAND, ACROSS SEA INTO
FREEDOM WHATEVER THE TIDE
Harkjoon Lee, Dongkyun Ko, Hein S. Seok
Songgook and Sueryun are a newly-wed North Korean couple now living in the South. As
is the case for an estimated 20,000 defectors who have built or are trying to build a new
life in South Korea, they are attempting to secure their entire family’s freedom by arranging their defection along with them to the South. This phenomenon has been coined “the
chain of escapes.”The Songgook couple’s family members have contacted them to seek assistance to escape from the North. Songgook puts his life at risk, making a dangerous trek
to the Tumen River, a border zone between China and North Korea. He makes plans to lead
a daring escape: to smuggle his family into the South by boat. Because of the extreme dangers associated with this journey, this kind of attempt is very rare. And this is the first ever
to be filmed.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
Paris 75008, France
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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GREECE
Adventure & Travel
AETOLIA, A JOURNEY
Nikos Stathogiannopoulos
In southwestern Greece, there is a place known since antiquity by the name of Aetolia. This
documentary takes us through the many-faceted, rich landscape of Aetolia, which extends
from the alpine crests of the Vardoussia Mountains down to the coastal plains by the Gulf
of Corinth and the Ionian Sea.
The film dwells upon the beauty of the scenery, specific traits of nature, wildlife and local
culture. In the course of our trip we shall come upon the Lagoon of Messolonghi, Mount
Arakynthos, the coastal area of Nafpaktos, Kravara (mountainous Nafpaktia), and Focian
Doris, finally arriving at Southern Evrytania.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Aylon Productions
Production Contact Person: Nikos Stathogiannopoulos
20 Larisis St.
135 61 Athens, Greece
T. + 30 210 2628 854
[email protected]
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AUSTRIA
History & Politics
ALBERT SCHWEITZER –
ANATOMY OF A SAINT
Georg Misch
Albert Schweitzer can be considered one of the modern saints of the 20th Century: Symbol of the doctor saving lives in Africa, winner of the Peace Nobel Prize, creator of the concept of “reverence for life.” He was a universal genius, a great theologist, philosopher, musician and doctor, one of the first campaigners against nuclear weapons and a forefather
of the environmental movement. Behind the public image of the “greatest man in the
world,’ as the media called him, the film’s ultimate goal is to find the relevance he holds
for our disaster-ridden world today.
Running time: 52΄ & 77΄
Sales Company:
NFP neue film production & Mischief Films & Seppia
Georg Misch
Rise and Shine World Sales
Diana Karklin
Schlesische Str. 29/30
Berlin 10997, Germany
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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ITALY
Lifestyles
ALL NATURALS – WOMEN WHO
MAKE ORGANIC WINE
Giulia Graglia
Four organic wine producers talk about their lives, their work as mothers, winegrowers and
businesswomen, each telling her story in a different season and a different phase of work
in the vineyard or winery. Though completely different, the four women share the same
passion for and roots with their homeland. Devoid of bucolic idealisation of farm work, the
film gives an accurate portrait of the women by following them in their daily routine, capturing their movement, faces and words.
Running time: 77΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Associazione Effetto Notte
Marco Fiumara
Vitagraph
Filippo D’Angelo
Via Schiavonia, 1
I-40121 Bologna, Italy
T.-F +39 051 267 150
[email protected]
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GUADELOUPE
Adventure & Travel
ALMENDRON MI CORAZON
Steve James
Cuba, magical island, musical island, is also the world’s biggest rolling museum.
Everyday, more than 60,000 American vintage cars take to the streets of Havana and small
country roads. Their claim to fame? They were all made before 1959, when the Cuban revolution put a brutal stop to all imports coming from the United States. They are above all
a symbol of the resilience and ingenuity of the Cuban people and belong to the historical
heritage of this amazing country.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Shakti Productions
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
28, rue de l’Equerre
75019 Paris, France
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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DENMARK
History & Politics
THE AMBASSADOR
Mads Brügger
What happens when a very white European man buys a diplomatic title which turns him
into an African diplomat overnight – right in the middle of one of Central Africa’s most failed
nations? A genre-breaking documentary, The Ambassador highlights both tragic and
comic sides of the bizarre and hidden world of African diplomacy, where gin and tonics
flow on a daily basis and diamond hustlers and corrupt politicians run free.
Running time: 93’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Zentropa Entertainments ApS
Peter Engel, Carsten Holst
Trust Film Sales ApS
Susan Wendt
“TrustNordisk
Filmbyen 26
2650 Hvidovre
T. +45 3686 8788
F. +45 3677 4448
www.trustnordisk.com
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
AMBELOKIPI [VINEYARDS]
Documentary Team Of Municipality Of Athens 2011
Ambelokipi (Vineyards) is a district of Athens which, though outlying when it was first established, now finds itself at the center of the city. Stretching from the “Elena Venizelos” maternity hospital to the Athens Old People’s Home, Ambelokipi comprises historical landmarks such as the refugee housing estates on Alexandras Avenue, the Panathinaikos
football pitch, the Averoff prison, the Kountouriotika neighborhood, and many legendary
cinemas. The film chronicles the history, the present and the future of the neighborhood
of Ambelokipi, from birth, to life and survival, and into old age.
Running time: 33’
Production Company:
Poulidis Productions
Production Contact Person: Yorgos Poulidis
5-7 Peanias Str.
Athens Greece
Sales Company:
O.P.A.N.D.A. - Poulidis Productions
Yorgos Poulidis
50 Akadimias Str.
Athens Greece
T. + 306972833318- +302107700616
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
AMEER GOT HIS GUN
Naomi Levari
Ameer is about to enlist in the army. As opposed to the majority of 18-year-old boys in
Israel, for whom army service is mandatory, Ameer is exempt from military service under
the assumption that his enlistment may endanger Israel’s security: Ameer, an Israeli citizen, is a Muslim Arab. But Ameer has decided to volunteer. He believes that his induction
is the way to equality. He is considered an enemy, a fifth column in the eyes of Israeli Jews,
and a traitor of the worst kind in the eyes of Arab citizens; the kind who turns against his
brothers. Ameer sets out on a journey to self-definition, while carefully navigating the thin
line between Jewish and Arab societies. Ameer, an eternal optimist, wishes to be both a
proud Arab and an enthusiastic Israeli, while his only enemy is reality.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Black Sheep Film Productions
Saar Yogev
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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GREECE
THE ANCIENT OSTRAKON
Nikos Alevras
How and why are Ancient Greek words, Ancient Greek notions, and Ancient Greek philosophy still prevalent in our lives, 2,500 years on? Why is a piece of baked clay, an ostrakon
– which derives from the Ancient Greek word for bone – the hardest material on earth?
How is earth transformed into bone to protect one’s brain? Was Heraclitus right when he
wrote “Everything flows”? These questions are all posed and answered in the film.
Running time: 22’
Production Company:
Lallouda
Production Contact Person: Nikos Alevras
Tsimboura Str.
19002 Peania Greece
T. + 30 2310 266702,+30 6946384026
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Lallouda
Nikos Alevras
[email protected]
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GERMANY
History & Politics
ANDREAS BAADER –
LIFE OF A PUBLIC ENEMY
Klaus Stern
The RAF proved to be the biggest and most brutal terror organization in post-war West Germany. Their actions culminated in the “German Autumn” of 1977 which led to a national
crisis. Andreas Baader was the founder and head of the RAF. Thirty years after the “German
Autumn” and Baader’s suicide in Stammheim prison, the myths and mysteries that surround him grow rather than fade. Who was he really? The film reveals archival footage and
facts, some of which have never been shown before. For the first time, Ello Michel, the
mother of Baader’s daughter, reads from his love letters to her. The film portrays a spoiled
mama’s boy and a narcissist attention seeker without any moral scruples.
Running time: 59΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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sternfilm
Klaus Stern
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
ANOTHER LIFE
Alexandre Dereims
Every year, hundreds of thousand of Africans risk their lives trying to get into Europe. This
is their story. We follow a convoy of young migrants. First, the hopes and idealism of the
journey’s beginning. They will be the lucky ones who overcome all the odds to build a new
life in Europe. Next comes the growing comprehension of just what they have undertaken.
The loss of their money in bribes to corrupt officials. The dried-out bodies of other migrants
in the desert – a constant reminder of what would happen to them if they ran out of water. Then, the hell of Libya’s internment camps. The squalid conditions and beatings. And
finally, the bitter knowledge that they are simply pawns, to be used and abused by every
authority they encounter, and the sickening realisation that they have lost the biggest gamble of their lives.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
Maha Productions & Premiere Nouvelle
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
4-6 Villa Thoreton,
75015 Paris, France
T. +33 1 4060 2624
F. +33 1 4060 2649
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Science & Technology
ARCHAEOLOGISTS OF DNA
François-Xavier Busnel
Recovering DNA from ancient remains! Nobody believed it was possible, and yet, around
thirty years ago, some researchers embarked on this adventure. Thus, palaeogenetics was
born. A new discipline that allows you to recover and analyze DNA from ancient organisms.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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C Productions Chromatiques
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
75019 Paris, France
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Current Affairs
ARE ALL MEN PEDOPHILES?
Jan-Willem Breure
We live in a society that condemns paedophiles, though biological instinct and world cultures throughout history suggest that an attraction to adolescents is as natural as it is unavoidable. The fashion industry on the one hand sexualizes ever-younger girls, while
those who act on these instincts are reviled. The apparent hypocrisy at the heart of society forces the question:
What do we mean when we talk about pedophilia? Are all men pedophiles?
Running time: 70΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
JW Productions
Jan-Willem Breure
Sideways Film
Kazz Basma
19 Windus Road
London N16 6UT, UK
T. +44 788 147 3603
[email protected]
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POLAND
Current Affairs
ARGENTINIAN LESSON
Wojciech Staron
In 1998, Wojciech Staron made The Siberian Lesson, a documentary about a young teacher
who goes to live in the lake Baikal area to teach Polish to the descendants of Polish exiles.
Many years later, already married and with two children, the director and his film character
go to Argentina. For their son, the trip is an encounter with a new language. Assisted by
his Argentinean friend, little Janek will enter the fascinating world of games but also discover the bitter taste of childhood, prematurely tainted by adults’ problems, he had not
known until now.
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
40
Staron Film
Malgorzata Staron
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
ART TRAFFICKING:
THE SPOILS OF THE WAR ON TERROR
Romain Bolzinger
Is the illegal traffic in antiques, pillaged from the Middle East, funding insurgency groups
and Hezbollah? Iraq, cradle of one of the oldest civilisations in the world, is an archaeologist’s goldmine. Artifacts from Mesopotamia sell for small fortunes in the West. But in the
ensuing chaos after the fall of Saddam Hussein, hundreds of thousands of objects were
looted from Iraq’s archeological sites and museums. Money raised from the sale of these
objects went to fund the Sadr Army and other insurgents: there were reports of a “hidden
fatwa” authorizing looting if the proceeds were used to fight the coalition. In Lebanon, the
cradle of the Phoenician civilisation, art trafficking is a significant source of income for
Hezbollah. We follow the illegal art trade from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan to the West.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Tac Presse
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
4-6 Villa Thoreton,
75015 Paris, France
T. +33 1 4060 2624
F. +33 1 4060 2649
[email protected]
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GREECE
Environment & Wildlife
ASPROPOTAMOS (WHITE RIVER)
Angeliki Pittaki
The river Aspropotamos (white river), which is the second name of the river Acheloös from
its headwaters and up to a certain point, owes this name to the white effect of its foamy
waters during the springtime. The river is a source of life for the unspoilt area of Aspropotamos and its eleven Vlach villages on the westernmost edge of Thessaly, on the border with Epirus. Its contribution to the development of the mountainous area that gives
birth to the river is of great importance, not only in the past but also in the present time.
Running time: 28΄
Production Contact Person: Angeliki Pittaki
9 Kondylaki St.
T. +30 6972 997 544
[email protected]
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UK
ASTRONAUTS, VIKINGS AND GHOSTS
Robert Haines
In the 70s, in his hometown of Merthyr Tydfil, as a 19-year-old photography student Robert
Haines photographed his family, his friends, and sometimes just total strangers, capturing what he thought were ordinary moments in the lives of ordinary people. He took hundreds of photographs, put them in a box and forgot about them. Forty years later he rediscovered the box. Suddenly the people in the photographs didn’t seem so ordinary any
more. Now everybody wanted to see the images. A book and an exhibition followed.
Running time: 59΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Flicks
Robert Haines
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
7 Granard Business Centre, Bunns Lane
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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GERMANY
Lifestyles
AT LAST – LIVING WITH THE DEAD
Katja Dringenberg, Christiane Voss
What happens to us after death? Through whose hands do our bodies pass before they vanish from this world once and for all? At Last seeks out the mysterious places that the dead
pass through. In this shadow realm, it is the service providers for the dead that rule, the
carers and the disposal experts. At Last takes us to places never seen before and leads us
into a fascinating and previously hidden world.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
44
Herbstfilm Produktion
Doc & Film International
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin,
Paris 75003, France
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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SWEDEN-DENMARK
AT NIGHT I FLY
Michel Wenzer
Images from New Folsom, where men at California’s first maximum security prison offer
us a glimpse of their world. This world is less about dangerous drama and more, as one
of them describes it, “about isolation; about closure of both the mind and the heart; and
the spirit.” This intimate documentary shows prisoners, most of them serving a life sentence, who refuse such closure and instead work to reveal and express themselves. Their
primary tool is making art and the film takes us to New Folsom’s “Arts in Corrections” program, to prison poetry readings, gospel choirs, blues guitar on the yard, and to many more
instances of creativity. At Night I Fly shows the artistic and human journey these men make,
as well as the need that fuels it, and the beauty and pain encountered along the way.
Running time: 88‘ & 56’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Story AB
The Yellow Affair
Miira Paasilinna
T.-F. +46 8 645 1212
[email protected]
www.yellowaffair.com
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CANADA
Lifestyles
AT NIGHT THEY DANCE
Isabelle Lavigne, Stephane Thibault
Welcome to the mysterious and dangerous world of a clan of belly dancers in workingclass Cairo. Selected for the Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes 2011.
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
46
Les Films du Tricycle
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
Vienna 1040, Austria
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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DENMARK
Lifestyles
AU PAIR
Nicole N. Horanyi, Heidi Kim Andersen
In the film Au Pair we meet three young Filipino women with three different reasons to
leave home – and with three different dreams for the future. Roselie has left her country
to support her younger sisters’ education. With permission to work in Denmark for only 18
months, she has to find a new host family in Norway or she will have to go back home.
Matet supports her parents and a cousin adopted by her parents. But then Matet’s mother
is diagnosed with cancer and has to send even more money each month. Theresa has left
her two-year-old daughter with her mother back in an extremely poor village. She earns
money for her daughter’s survival and future possibilities, but the fact is the whole family is depending on her. The stories of these three women become the story of a complex
world, in which it is difficult to tell who is exploiting whom; a world in which money corrupts emotions.
Running time: 58’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Made in Copenhagen ApS
Helle Faber
DR International Sales
Helene Aurø
DR TV International Sales.
DR Byen, Emil Holms Kanal 20
0999 København C
T. +45 3520 3040
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
AZTEC PRINCE
A. Fernández
The two sides of the December 1997 killings in the Zapatista community of Acteal are confronted through two connected stories. Lorenzo, a wrestling gladiator, is serving out his sentence at the El Amate prison for having shot several innocent people, including five-yearold Zenaida who now, as a result of the bullet to her head, has problems with her eyesight.
They each live in their own prison, victims of a war and a system of which they are ignorant.
Running time: 99΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
48
Del Valle, 03100 Mexico City, Mexico
T. +52 55 5448 5345
[email protected]
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UK-GREECE
BACK TO THE SWING OF THINGS
Danae Mikelli
In olden days, people relied on their kin and were surrounded by extended families.
Nowadays most people don’t have the luxury of those extended families, either because
they’ve moved away or because they tend to live more isolated lives. Lindy Hop is a great
way of creating that kind of extended family. Back in the Swing of Things is a short documentary film about the development of the Lindy Hop scene in Bristol, UK. Featuring David
Zilkha, founder of Swing Dance Bristol, and some of the area’s finest dancers, here is the
story of the revival of a dance craze, which was born in Harlem in the 1920s and spread
all over Europe, captivating thousands of people.
Running time: 10΄
Production Company:
University of Bristol
Production Contact Person: Kate Withers
[email protected]
4 Laodigitrias St.
54634 Thessaloniki Greece
T. +30 6942 258 981
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
History & Politics
BACKLIGHT:
BETWEEN EGYPT AND GAZA
Sabine Lubbe Bakker
1400 tunnels between Egypt and Gaza are the heart of the local economy. While under the
Mubarak administration the Egyptian government officially supported the embargo
against Gaza, it turned a blind eye to the illegal supplies through tunnel routes between
Egypt and Gaza. In this post-revolution period, Egypt will have to rethink its position when
it comes to its policy in the region. The people of the Egyptian border village of Rafah can
finally openly discuss the profitable trade through the tunnels. But do they even want the
borders to be opened?
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
50
VPRO Television
Swaze Hartog
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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BACKLIGHT: MONEY AND
SPEED – INSIDE THE BLACK BOX
Marije Meerman
On May 6th, 2010, the American stock markets plunged by almost 10% in only 20 minutes. By reconstructing this mysterious “flash crash,” Money and Speed uncovers a world
of computer driven financial markets, in which profit or loss are determined at the speed
of light. Mind-blowing visualizations of financial data show what goes on in the black boxes
of the world of finance. What are the consequences of putting computers in charge of our
financial system?
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
VPRO Television
Swaze Hartog
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Current Affairs
BACKLIGHT: THE COMPETITION
FOR THE ARAB VIEWER
Nordin Lasfar
Western media rely heavily on reports gathered by the two most influential Arab media
organizations that indirectly play an import role in the turbulent events stirring up the Arab
world. Focusing on two chief correspondents of Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, we not only learn
more about the often difficult conditions they have to work in, but also about their methods and journalistic views vis-à-vis the Arab revolution. Most importantly, we investigate
how far the news channels they work for are subjected to the foreign and internal policy
of the countries that finance them.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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VPRO Television
Swaze Hartog
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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GREECE
BACKSTAGE - MARIA BONAPARTI
Yorgos Skevas
Maria Bonaparti, of descent from Napoleon, is known in Greece as the beloved wife of
Prince George, high commissioner of Crete. At the age of 25, she marries Prince George,
and upon her arrival to Greece she was welcomed with great honours despite the fact that
she lived her life as a royalty. Bonaparti was one of the founding members of the psychoanalysis group in Paris, established in 1926. At the same time she took up writing several of her books and articles on female sexuality were published, and was pronounced as
the Queen of psychoanalysis in Europe. In Greece Bonaparti contributed in establishing the
first psychoanalysis group, together with Andreas Empeirikos, Dimitris Kouretas and Goerge Zabitzanos. One of her most interesting hobbies was her amateur cinematography,
filming amazing celebrities, taking exquisite pictures of impoverished Greece with her camera. In Backstage we watch rare audiovisual material which outlines Bonaparti’s personality and behaviour. We see her childhood and the loss of her mother just a few days after her birth. Her fight with depression and phobias and her struggle to find the true
meaning of love.
Running time: 50΄
Sales Company:
ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Fotini Yannoulatou
432, Messoghion Ave.
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GERMANY-UK
Current Affairs
BAD WEATHER
Giovanni Giommi
Bad Weather tells the story of Banishanta Island. It is made up of a community of sex workers. Living on a tiny sliver of land 100 meters long and only ten meters wide in the Bay of
Bengal, south Bangladesh, this community survives at the front line of climate change. The
rising river, soil erosion and frequent cyclones are slowly destroying what is left of the island. Razia, Khadija and Shephalie, three of the last 65 women left living there, are in a
battle for their homes, the future of their families, and even their quest for true love. As they
strive to hold onto their livelihood, time is running out. Soon, the whole of Banishanta will
be totally submerged under water, making it one of the first real casualties of the shifting
global environment.
Running time: 82΄
Sales Company:
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ma.ja.de. filmproduktion & ZDF & ARTE & YLE
Deckert Distribution
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1
04103 Leipzig, Germany
T. +49 341 215 6638
F. +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
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ITALY
Lifestyles
BALCONING – A LEAP IN THE DARK
Milchele Malgarini Bertini
Balconing – Salto Nel Vuoto is an emotional journey into the world of extreme entertainment for young people. Risk and adrenaline as an expression of self, the leap of faith and
the desire to overcome their physical limitations as key elements of the path to search for
thrills. Trying to decipher the reasons, motivations and needs that drive a guy to risk his life
for fun. From “Balconing,” a social phenomenon born in Spain which involves jumping from
the balcony of your hotel room directly into the pool below, to the “Choking Game” practice used by American-born children to “Car Surfing,” in which one uses the roof of the car
as a surf board, to lying on the railway tracks and waiting for the train to pass over your
body. The project is developed through various channels of analysis and multiple points
of view, which will try to describe and represent the reality of the young people of today’s
electronic society.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Fuorisync
Lorenzo Dionisi
Rossellini film e tv
Eduardo Rumolo
125 Via Flaminia,
00196 Rome, Italy
T. +39 335 1646 796
[email protected]
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DENMARK
Sports
BALLROOM DANCER
Christian Bonke, Andreas Koefoed
Slavik is a former world champion in Latin American dance. He is about to make his final
comeback as a professional dancer with his partner and lover Anna. Slavik is addicted to
the limelight and dance. His body, however, is causing him aches and pains and his flaring temper puts his relationship with Anna at risk. Ballroom Dancer follows Slavik and Anna
as they put everything on the line in their ultimate push for the throne one last time.
Running time: 84’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Danish Documentary Production
Jakob Nordenhof Jønck, Sigrid Dyekjær
Kim Christiansen
DR Byen, Emil Holms Kanal 20
0999 København C
www.drsales.dk
[email protected]
T. +45 3520 3040
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MEXICO
History & Politics
BARBAROUS MEXICO 2010
Luis Rincón
1810: Miguel Hidalgo abolished slavery in Independent Mexico. 1910: John K. Turner published México Bárbaro, a book that reveals the slavery networks that operated under the
Porfirio Díaz dictatorship. 2010: in the midst of the celebrations for the Centennial and Bicentennial of the Mexican Revolution and Independence, the slavery networks still exist.
Running time: 90΄
Sales Company:
Pablo Briseño
T. +52 55 5448 5339
F. +52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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FINLAND-LITHUANIA
History & Politics
BARZAKH
Mantas Kvedaravicius
In Chechnya, where life is no longer war but not yet peace, the disappeared rarely return,
but when they come back in dreams they are said to come from Barzakh – a land between
the living and the dead.
Running time: 59΄
Sales Company:
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Sputnik Oy & Extimacy Films
Aki Kaurismäki
The Match Factory GmbH
Michael Weber
Balthasarstrasse 79-81
Cologne 50670, Germany
T. +49 221 539 709 0
F. +49 221 539 709 10
[email protected]
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USA
BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS
OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
Michael Rapaport
A behind-the-scenes documentary, directed by Hollywood actor Michael Rappaport,
about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip hop history:
A Tribe Called Quest. Electrifying footage and commentary from Busta Rhymes, Pharell
Williams, Mary J. Blige, De La Soul, Kanye West, Ludacris, the Beastie Boys, and many more.
Running time: 98΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Rival Pictures
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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POLAND
BEHIND THE POSTER
Marcin Latallo
A very first documentary film presenting one of the most influential movements in graphic
design of the 20th century: the Polish School of Posters that has become famous all
around the world.
Polish posters have put art over commercialism. They aimed at grasping the essence of a
particular phenomenon: a film, theater play, art exhibition, sport or political event in one
iconic picture. They expressed a paradoxical creative freedom for an artist in communist
times, devoid of pressures of commerce. From today’s perspective, the Polish Poster shows
a history of post-WWII Poland and the relations between the artists and communist power.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
60
Kalejdoskop Film Studio & TVP - Channel 1
Aleksandra Biernacka
TVP SA
Maria Nadolna
17, J.P. Woronicza st
Warsaw 00-999, Poland
T. +48 22 547 8501
F. +48 22 547 4248
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
BEING KOSHER
Ruth Olshan
“Kosher”, in a figurative sense, means “pure”. And in the Jewish kitchen, everything that is
pure is certified as such by the kosher certificate of purity. In Being Kosher, Ruth Olshan applies this Jewish tradition of verifying the purity of things to her own Jewish family history. The director’s ancestors crisscrossed Europe and changed religions as they went: The
great-grandmother converted to Catholicism out of fear of the pogroms, her mother
married a Jew and emigrated with him to Israel. The director herself was baptized in secret by her grandmother before immigrating to Germany, where she first attended a Jewish kindergarten, then a Catholic school, and now celebrates the Sabbath at her grandma’s
house and sings Christmas songs during the Advent season. In order to solve this identity
puzzle, Ruth Olshan interviews not only her own mother, but also Rabbis, scholars and
other Jewish families about their observance of the 613 Jewish rules and their own Jewish background. In the process, she delves in a very personal manner into a dark chapter
of European history, and ultimately confronts the question of whether, after the pogroms
and world wars, Jewish identity is even ascertainable.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Indi Film GmbH
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
Paris 75019, France
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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ITALY
History & Politics
BEING LUCY
Gabriella Romano
Lucy can narrate part of the 20th century from a point of view often neglected, she is therefore a precious testimony to the life of a transsexual person who lived through the most
dramatic moments of recent history, from fascism to deportation to a concentration camp,
and from the Italian economic post-war “miracle” to sexual liberation.
Running time: 60΄
Production Contact Person: Gabriella Romano
Sales Company:
Vitagraph
Filippo D’Angelo
Via Schiavonia, 1
I-40121 Bologna, Italy
T.-F. +39 051 267 150
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
THE BELLA VISTA
Alicia Cano
The Bella Vista is the story of a house in a small conservative village in Uruguay, that started
as a football club, became a successful transvestite brothel and eventually turned into a
Catholic Chapel.
Two transvestites, the former madam of the brothel, a brickmaker -ex football player-, and
a nun will bring to life this battle for control of a single physical space, home to mutually
antagonistic institutions, driven by the same motivation: passion.
Running time: 73’
Production Contact Person: Thomas Mauch
Sales Company:
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
7 Granard Business Centre,
Bunns Lane, NW7 2DQ, London UK
T. + 39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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UK-USA-INDIA
Lifestyles
THE BENGALI DETECTIVE
Phil Cox
When the citizens of Kolkata, one of the world’s most populated cities, lose trust in the authorities, the way is paved for a new phenomenon: a boom in the use of the private detective. This film follows intrepid Kolkata detective Rajesh Ji and his motley band of detectives
on raids and investigations across India. The narrative centers on three compelling cases with
intimate access to all involved. The first case is counterfeiting, the biggest growing crime across
Asia. The second case is adultery and domestic abuse. The last case is the most brutal triple
murder ever to be known in Kolkata. On his off hours, the dynamic Rajesh dreams of winning
a national TV talent show. He soon takes his detectives on weekly dance routines to prepare
for a TV dance competition – can Rajesh and a beautiful choreographer prepare his boys for
stardom? Beneath his dance fervor and investigations, Rajesh juggles a fraught family life that
reveals a heartbreaking love story at the film’s core.
Running time: 91’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
64
Native Voice Films
Phil Cox
eOne Films International
Natalie Kampelmacher
175 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400
North Tower, Toronto, ON M4W3R8 Canada
T. +41 66462400
F. 416 646 2399
[email protected]
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GERMANY
BERLIN BURLESQUE
Ivan Arranega
The kinky and bohemian mood of the 1920s is back! Burlesque, the taboo breaking revueshow format which became popular in the US during the first half of the 20th century, celebrates a revival in today’s Berlin. Four American burlesque dancers arrive in Germany’s capital. Their work is dazzlingly sexy, carnal and romantic, with a generous lashing of biting
political satire. Their back stories tell us about women who were disheartened by America and the dominant ideals about body image. The film dives into their world and culminates in the big show they are staging, featuring spicy performances according to their
motto: “All shapes, all sizes.”
Running time: 48΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Broken Heel Productions
Ivan Arranega
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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USA
BERT STERN: ORIGINAL MADMAN
Shannah Laumeister
In the unconventional documentary Bert Stern: Original Madman, the photographer reveals
himself for the first time. Bert’s meteoric career began as a mailroom-boy at Look magazine, where he formed a close relationship with a young staff photographer, Stanley
Kubrick. The launch of Stern’s career and the Golden Age of Advertising would coincide with
Stern’s “Driest of the Dry” campaign for Smirnoff. This ad would end up selling more
vodka than Smirnoff dreamed, making America for the first time a vodka drinking country, and Stern a very successful photographer at the age of 25. Sought after by Madison
Avenue, Hollywood, and the international fashion scene, Bert was at the heart of what
George Lois would call the “creative evolution.” Along with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, Stern minted the concept “photographer” as a star in his own right. Photographing
what seemed like the world’s most beautiful women, including Jean Shrimpton, Suzie
Parker, Audrey Hepburn, Bridget Bardot, Twiggy, Liz Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, the kid from
Brooklyn was living a dream.
Running time: 87΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
66
Magic Film Productions
Shannah Laumeister & Gregory McClatchy
Jan Rofekamp
Montreal / Quebec H3L 1A8, Canada
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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History & Politics
BETWEEN
Georgia Salambassi
This is a historical documentary with people at its core. A documentary about the repatriated Greek political refugees from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This is the story of the children
of three political refugees. Life before and after their arrival in Greece. The marks that the
cultural differences between the two countries have left and continue to leave on their personalities and their very lives.
Running time: 21’
Production Contact Person: Georgia Salambassi
37 Aidiniou Str.
Ymittos,Athens
T. + 30 2109964173
[email protected]
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USA
BETWEEN THE HARVEST
Scott Drucker
Between the Harvest is the story of Ostional, a small coastal community that relies on a legal harvest of the endangered olive ridley sea turtle egg. Told through the eyes of of both
people and turtles, this short documentary delves into one of the biggest controversies in
the marine world: is this harvest an exemplary project?
Running time: 29΄
Production Company:
University of Southern California
Production Contact Person: Sandrine Cassidy
900 West 34th Street
Los Angeles CA 90089, USA
T. +1 213 740 4432
[email protected]
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BETWEEN TWO HOMELANDS
Christos N. Karakasis
Between Two Homelands is about a Greek immigrant, Ilias Missiris, who moved to Finland
and how he adjusted to the Finnish way of living. He discovered the Finnish-Greek associations and through Greek music he found a way to keep his identity but also felt a new
kind of patriotism. Travelling back and forth, he felt often homesick for the country he was
leaving behind but gradually the longing became weaker and he enjoyed his life wherever he was. The idea of making a documentary about people who have found another
home began many years ago. During the filming process we, the creative team, all entered
an inner journey stage. After this journey we are simpler, more conscious seekers of
beauty in life and human relations, and our thoughts are far richer! The text written by the
author Vasiliki Kappa was born as a synthesis of lyricism and philosophical thinking. Vasiliki followed this journey of self-awareness with us and captured the essentials that make
a project special; to be simple, to be about human nature and enable us to think about tomorrow, while building the present, currently living in today, and critically looking back
at yesterday!
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
KOYINTA Production
Production Contact Person: Christos N. Karakasis
74 Kanari Str.
15344 Gerakas, Athens, Greece
T. +30 2106049942
F. +30 2106049942
[email protected]
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CYPRUS
History & Politics
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Stefanos Evripidou, Stephen Nugent
On the south-eastern edge of Europe, two communities remain divided on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, playing host to the UN’s third longest peacekeeping mission after Kashmir and the Middle East.
This documentary looks at the contrasting personal memories formed in a post-conflict
space after decades of physical separation. The well-oiled narratives of each community’s
official histories have left little room for dialogue or mutual understanding.
As stories unravel across the island’s coffee-shops, homes, open landscapes and the UNcontrolled buffer zone, the film raises questions that resonate with every frozen conflict on
the notions of truth, history and victimhood while examining the need for dialogue in a
seemingly perpetual conflict.
Running time: 40΄
Production Company:
Stefanos Evripidou and Stephen Nugent Production
Production Contact Person: Stefanos Evripidou
3 Ioanni Polemi St.
1076 Nicosia, Cyprus
T. +357 99587885
[email protected]
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USA-INDIA
Lifestyles
BITTER SEEDS
Micha X. Peled
Bitter Seeds, the final film in Micha X. Peled’s Globalization Trilogy following Store Wars:
When Wal-Mart Comes to Town and China Blue, explores the future of how we grow things.
The worldwide debate focuses on how farming is being drastically transformed by the demands of industrial agriculture. Companies like the US-based Monsanto claim that their
genetically modified seeds offer the most effective solution to feeding the world’s growing population, but on the ground, many small-scale farmers are losing their land. In India, the controversy has become a matter of life and death. Every 30 minutes one farmer
in India, deep in debt and unable to provide for his family, commits suicide. Featuring compelling characters, Bitter Seeds tells a deeply moving story from the heart of the worldwide
controversy about the future of farming.
Running time: 57’ & 88’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Teddy Bear Films
Micha X. Peled
Jan Rofekamp
H3L 1A8, Montreal / Quebec, Canada
T. + 1 514 844 3358
F. + 1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyle
THE BLIND FISHERMAN
Stratis Voyatzis, Thekla Malamou
The Blind Fisherman presents the life of Yannis Koukoumialos, who lost his eyesight and
his arm at the age of eleven. Born in the fishing village of Langada, on the island of Chios,
he learned the art of fishing at a very young age. Using images he recalls from before he
was blinded, in a world that is organized and structured in his mind, guided by his sixth
sense and a divine power, he has charted a map with which he has been sailing the sea
for the last 70 years. In this documentary we embark with kyr Yiannis on a journey where
fairytale and reality are two sides of the same coin, revealing the opposing and fascinating forces that color the human soul.
Running time: 37’
Production Company:
Thetis Company
Production Contact Person: Thekla Malamou, Stratis Voyatzis
1 Pipinou Str.
Chios 82100
T. + 30 6976438311, +30 6936824914
[email protected]
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PORTUGAL
Lifestyles
ΤΗΕ BLUE SALON
Luciana Hees
The everyday life of a small beauty salon in Maputo (Mozambique)
Women come, chat and leave looking and feeling beautiful.
The ambience is cheerful to the sound of the radio. No dialogue.
Running time: 19΄
Laboratório de Cinema Documental
Nοmadlab & Terratreme Filmes
Production Contact Person: Joana Gusmão
Sales Company:
Marfilmes
Renée Gagnon
Av. Duque de Loulé, 79 r/c Dto. A
Lisbon 1050-088, Portugal
T. +35 121 314 0339
F. +35 121 353 3075
[email protected]
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IRAN
BORN OF HUMAN
Mazdak Mirabedini
Over 15 years of drawing and painting, Neda Saremi Monfared has reached an exclusive
style of abstract figurative painting. As an Iranian woman, an independent instructor and
a contemporary artist, she has to face economic hardship, as well as Iran’s notorious censorship.
Running time: 25΄
Production Contact Person: Mazdak Mirabedini
Sales Company:
Iranian Independents
Mohammad Atebbai
PO Box 15875-4769
Tehran, Iran
T. +98 912 319 8693
[email protected]
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BULGARIA-GERMANY
History & Politics
THE BOY WHO WAS A KING
Andrey Paounov
Royalty meets Reality: the biography of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the exiled boy-king
who gloriously returned as a republican politician to fall from grace in one of the greatest
experiments of democracy today.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Agitprop
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
BRAZILIAN MAZURKA
Pierre Meynadier
In the south, in Rio Grande do Sul State, the city of Aura is 98% populated by descendants
of a Polish community which, in 1911, came to settle in Brazil. A century later, some of
them try to revive the memory so that the courage of the settlers and the difficulties they
had to overcome may serve as an example to all. If you close your eyes you can imagine
what they experienced from the moment they arrived in a hostile environment with
deep forest in all directions. A century rolls by through recollections and reconstructions:
sick children, clashes with German immigrants during the war and the courage it took to
build a new life on the other side of the world. The youngest do not remember this history and have blended into Brazilian culture, but some seek to preserve the memory of the
history that forged their characters, even if they do not know it.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
76
Image Images Production
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
Paris 75019, France
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
BRILLIANT SOIL
José Luis Figueroa Lewis, Sebastián Díaz Aguirre
Traditionally, thousands of artisans in Mexico use lead in their glazed pottery, not knowing the damage that this toxic element has on their health. Herlinda, an indigenous
Purépecha potter, is one of the few craftswomen who uses alternative lead-free glazes.
Now that she has ensured the health of her family, she faces the difficult task of finding a
market for her impressive pieces. But this does not dampen her dreams of her shop thriving and her brothers returning from the United States to rejoin the family tradition.
Running time: 90΄
Sales Company:
Pablo Briseño
T. +52 55 5448 5339
F. +52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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IRAN
Lifestyles
BROKEN BORDER
Keywan Karimi
Across all the borders of Iran, smuggling of fuel is very prevalent and many people are engaged in it. The kind of equipment used for transporting the smuggled cargo is different
based on the geographical conditions, but in each case human beings have the most important role. The reasons for smuggling are also varied, depending on on the existing situation in each area. Trying to record the process of smuggling in the western borders of Iran
and Iraq (Kurdistan) is the main topic of the film. Being with people who don’t talk to anybody during the day and just see to matters related to smuggling. The fuel is taken to a secret place and then, after going over mountains and valleys, it eventually reaches its final
destination in Iraq. Here there is a kind of traditional café where these laborers can rest.
Running time: 19΄
Production Company:
78
Satak Film
4th flat, plaque Number 35, 14
Al. Jahan Ara St. Gomnam Highway,
Golha Square, Fatemi Square,
Tehran, Iran
T. +98 932 902 0625
[email protected]
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History & Politics
BROKEN MEMORY SHINING DUST
Nilosree Biswas
Broken Memory, Shining Dust, is a film about the lives of women in wait for their dearest
ones, who have gone missing in the last two decades of conflict in the valley of Kashmir,
India. Built around the life of Parveena Ahanger and women like her, the film interweaves
their memories of separation, emotional catharsis and their deep desire to get back their
dearest in their lives again, along with their struggle for social justice. It is a story of grief,
waiting, anger, devotion, resistance, sisterhood and spirituality expressed through their existence.
Running time: 34΄
Nilosree Biswas
Flat 9, Building 1, Cardinal Gracias
Orlem, Malad (West),
Mumbai 400064. India
T. +91 996 775 0847
[email protected]
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POLAND
History & Politics
BRONISLAW HUBERMAN
OR THE UNIFICATION OF EUROPE
AND THE VIOLIN
Piotr Szalsza
Bronisław Huberman, born in Częstochowa, Poland in 1882, was one of greatest violin virtuosos of the early 20th century. At the same time, he was also a pan-European, trans-national politician, social activist, writer, teacher, sponsor of the arts, philanthropist, humanist
and citizen of the world, introducing the idea of the unification of Europe at the times of
the rising nationalisms that were increasingly overwhelming the political discourse.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
80
Media Kontakt, TVP Kultura
TVP SA
Maria Nadolna
17, J.P. Woronicza St.
T. +48 22 547 8501
F. +48 22 547 4248
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
BURKINA FASO, A REVOLUTION
RECTIFIED: FROM THE AFRICAN
EMPIRES TO SANKARA’S REVOLUTION
Thuy-Tien Ho
In August 1983, Captain Thomas Sankara seizes power in the former French colony of Upper Volta. He is helped by a commando led by his friend and brother-in-arms Blaise Compaoré. Sankara’s coup d’état has revolutionary objectives of Marxist inspiration. One year
later, Thomas Sankara changes the name of his country to Burkina Faso, signifying that revolution henceforth will rhyme with development, solidarity, and especially with the end
of corruption. The implementation into reality of the fine principles declared in speeches
is often difficult. Dissidence occurs, and four years after the beginning of the August Revolution, Sankara is assassinated. It’s his brother-in-arms Blaise Compaoré who leads the
counter-revolution, even using Sankara’s concept of the necessary “rectification.”Through
interviews of eye-witnesses and actors of this period, as well as often new archival material and expert views, this documentary makes us discover the real history of a country
that is often quoted as an example of stability among the former French colonies in West
Africa. The film reveals the price for the country’s stability. Certain observers even wonder:
will there be at some point a popular awakening following the example of the latest revolts in the Arabic world?
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
Paris 75008, France
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
BY-STANDING AND STANDING-BY
Fofo Terzidou
A documentary/essay on sensitive issues such as historical memory, silence, collective
trauma, the constructs of official history, the perceptions prevalent in Greece regarding the
German Occupation and the extermination of 87% of Greek Jews, one of the Holocaust’s
highest killing rates, comprising testimonials by Greeks who survived the Holocaust, as well
as in-depth analyses by leading historians and other scholars. The documentary starts with
the shoah of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community – Europe’s most ancient Jewish community – and continues with the unknown story of the rescue of Greece’s smallest Jewish
community at the time, that of the neighboring town of Katerini. .
Running time: 72’
Production Contact Person: Fofo Terzidou
3, Tsoha Str.
11521 Athina Greece
T. +30 6988141010
[email protected]
Periklis Kortsaris
[email protected]
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EGYPT-UK
History & Politics
CAFÉ RICHE
Sedi Ghadiri
The documentary Café Riche – Cairo in a Bubble explores the cultural heritage of the infamous cafe in Downtown Cairo and the challenges and changes it faces in the postMubarak era.
Running time: 10΄
Production Company:
Problemkind Productions
Sedi Ghadiri
Flat B, 302 Amhurst Road,
London N16 7UE, UK
T. +44 779 622 8859
[email protected]
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UK
CALVET
Dominic Allan
Jean Marc Calvet lived a dark and violent life. Then aged 38, via a terrifying trip to hell and
back, he was given a second chance. On the run in Central America and haunted by his past,
he shut himself in a house and decided that death was his only way out. For nine months
he declared war on his body, turning into a shadow of his former self; he was saved thanks
to a can of paint. Now a successful artist with solo exhibitions in New York, his work sells
for thousands of dollars. But on a quest for redemption, he must return to France and find
the six-year-old son he abandoned twelve years ago without a word.
Running time: 86’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
84
Firewalk Films
Dominic Allan
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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MEXICO
CANICULA
José Álvarez
In a small town in Veracruz, clay becomes life and wisdom becomes flight.
Running time: 65’
Production Company:
Alacrán con alas
Production Contact Person: José Álvarez
Emilio Esteva N0.45B int5
Col. San Miguel Chapultepec
C.P.11850 México DF, México
T. +52 5558 531 7187
[email protected]
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FINLAND
Current Affairs
CANNED DREAMS
Katja Gauriloff
Canned Dreams is a lyrical journey across the world. It builds a portrait of ordinary workers, through their own personal stories. All this happens in a frame of following a route of
one canned food product, which starts its journey from the other side of the world and travels all across Europe. Behind this product are countless pairs of hands and their stories.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
86
Oktober Oy & ARTE & YLE & Al Jazeera
Joonas Berghäll
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1
T. +49 341 215 6638
F. +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
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USA
CARBON NATION
Peter Byck
Carbon Nation is an optimistic, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film
that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national and energy security and promotes health and a clean environment.
Public opinion is sliding the wrong way – far fewer people are concerned about climate
change than even a year ago.
Carbon Nation was made to give an entertaining, informed and pragmatic primer about
why it’s incredibly smart to be a part of the new, low-carbon economy. Even if you doubt
the severity of the impact of climate change or just don’t buy it at all, this is a compelling
and relevant film that illustrates how solutions to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues.
We meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way, including entrepreneurs, visionaries, scientists and the everyday man, all making a difference and working towards solving climate change. We already have the technology to combat most of
the worst-case scenarios.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Earth School Foundation
Peter Byck
Sideways Film
Kazz Basma
19 Windus Road,
London N16 6UT, UK
T. +44 788 147 3603
[email protected]
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SWITZERLAND
Lifestyles
CAROLE ROUSSOPOULOS,
A WOMAN WITH HER CAMERA
Emmanuelle de Riedmatten
A portrait of Carole Roussopoulos (1945-2009), who pioneered light video in France in the
early 1970s. Through extracts from her films, archival images, and interviews with family
and friends, the itinerary of a fighter who filmed the Women’s Liberation Movement, factory occupations, and early gay rights demands, and who, throughout her life, gave voice
to the unknown – to the “voiceless” – participants in social struggles and movements for
emancipation.
Running time: 76΄
Production Company:
Le CinéAtelier Ltd.
Production Contact Person: Emmanuelle de Riedmatten
Case postale 267
CH-1880 Bex, Switzerland
T. +41 24 463 3731
F. +41 79 449 4940
[email protected]
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SPAIN
Current Affairs
CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS
Nocem Collado
Observing widows from India, Nepal and Afghanistan – countries with the highest population of widows in the world, the most child widows and largest percentage of widows
respectively – Cartography of Loneliness is not just telling stories, but showing how these
women are able to rise out of their solitude. What emerges are their similarities, despite
location and culture. Heart-breaking accounts, beautiful photography and simple, truthful filmmaking, make this documentary an important testament of unjustifiable pain.
Running time: 69’
Production Contact Person: Nocem Collado
C/ San Isidoro nº18 2ºB
41.004 Sevilla
Spain
T. +34 63 994 9229
[email protected]
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SPAIN
Current Affairs
CATWALK KIDS
Sara Gibbings
Why do the Americans stage fashion shows where prospective parents can view children
available for adoption? And should we try it in Europe? We travel to Middle America to witness the extraordinarily aggressive way they market children available for adoption. The
catwalks shows, photos in shopping malls and weekly TV spots are highly controversial.
Critics claim that putting the most vulnerable members of society on display in this way
is dangerous, and question the motives of adults who appear to be “shopping for a child.”
But they work. Children deemed impossible to adopt – teenagers, sibling groups and those
with special needs – very often find permanent homes thanks to these events. In contrast,
in European countries like Spain, thousands of young children grow up in homes, never
finding permanent families. So which system is better? Are the catwalks the lesser of two
evils?
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
90
Padi Productions
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
4 - 6 Villa Thoreton,
F-75015 Paris, France
T. +33 1 4060 2624
F. +33 1 4060 2649
[email protected]
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COLOMBIA-BOLIVIA-USA
Current Affairs
CERRO RICO, TIERRA RICA
Juan Vallejo
During the 16th and 17th centuries, Cerro Rico – an enormous conical mountain that towers over the city of Potosi, in Southwestern Bolivia – provided half of the world’s silver and
sustained the Spanish Empire during colonial times. Most of the mineral wealth of the Cerro
has been depleted, but today more than ten thousand miners still work on the slopes and
tunnels of the mountain, looking for zinc, tin, lead, or a good vein of silver. Bolivia has recently discovered it contains half of the world’s lithium reserves in the desolate white plains
of the Salar de Uyuni, also located in the Potosi region. But the lithium reserves are, for the
moment, completely untapped. The parallel stories of the Cerro and the Salar speak of the
past and the future of Bolivia, and help create a compelling mosaic of mining life on the
high mountains of South America – making us wonder if the Andean nation will be able
to finally harness the mineral resources for itself, its people, its own development.
Running time: 90’
Production Company:
Pisco Films
Production Contact Person: Juan Vallejo
29 Claremont Avenue 6N
New York, New York, 10027, USA
T. 1 212 8649408
[email protected]
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TURKEY
History & Politics
THE CHILDREN OF CRACKED EARTH
Omer Leventoglu
Zarokên Axa Qelişî – The Children of Cracked Earth tells the story of expatriate/temporary
land workers as a type of employment and a form of exploitation. One year in the life of
one of these workers is traced by means of six families living in Ceylanpınar in this film and
the working conditions of women and child labor are emphasized.
Running time: 58΄
Sales Company:
92
Fer Film Productions – Istanbul
Omer Leventoglu
M.Şefket Pasa Mh. Gaziler Sk. No: 15/9
Okmeydanı-Sisli,
İstanbul, Turkey
T. +90 532 516 2833
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
CHILDREN OF THE GULAG
Romain Icard
Under Stalin, hundreds of thousands of children were born into or sent to the Gulags. Children as young as 3 years old could be considered dangerous counter-revolutionaries and
taken to the wilds of Siberia. Condemned for “coming from the worst stock,” these children
were separated from their families, abused, neglected and starved. Over time, more and
more babies were born into the hell of the work camps. They grew up never knowing their
families or homeland, believing that every child in the world lived the same way. Of the
generations that grew up in the Gulags, only a few remain. In this moving documentary,
they tell their stories.
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Les Films en Vrac - Utopic
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
4 - 6 Villa Thoreton, 75015 Paris, France
T. 0033 140 60 26 24
F. 0033 140 60 26 49
[email protected]
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GREECE-UK
Current Affairs
CHILDREN OF THE RIOTS
Christos Georgiou
December 6th, 2008, fifteen-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was killed by police
while out with his friends. His death prompted thousands of young people to take to the
streets in riots that lasted three weeks, setting Athens ablaze and consuming a nation in
violence and chaos. In this film, some of those teenagers who witnessed his death and the
running battles with the police, reflect on their world three years later, as they deal with
Greece’s on-going crisis. This film gives voice to young people thrust into a conflict which
changed, and continues to change, their lives. We observe their lives and hear of their
hopes, dreams and fears, as they navigate uncertain futures through times of great upheaval.
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
Glasshead / Al Jazeera
Production Contact Person: Christos Georgiou
T. +30 6973 015675
[email protected]
World Sales:
Al Jazeera
World Sales Contact:
Ingrid Falk
T. +974 4489 7446
F. +974 4489 7472
[email protected]
www.aljazeera.net
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CANADA-CHINA
Sports
CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT
Yung Chang
In central China, a master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style boxing champions. Through hard work and discipline, these boys and girls come
of age, trained in the art of boxing and the game of life. They are filled with Olympic dreams,
hoping to become China’s next amateur heroes. But the pull of professionalism also
weighs upon their shoulders. Their coach hopes to make a storied comeback in a final pro
fight, to show them the way. The top student boxers face dramatic choices as they graduate – should they fight for the collective good as amateurs or for their own personal gain
as professionals? It’s a metaphor for the choices that everyone faces now, in the New China.
Running time: 89΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
EyeSteelFilm - Yuan Fan Media
Bob Moore
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
18 Rue Quincampoix
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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GREECE
Sports
CHRISTINA
Haris Xydias
This documentary records the efforts of Christina Gousso from September 2010 to July 2011
and her unexpected success in Special Olympics Athens 2011, where she won two gold
medals in running. Through her participation in the Games, Christina managed very
quickly to believe in herself and gained a new purpose in life.
Running time: 56’
Production Company:
Gabari Productions
Production Contact Person: Haris Xydias, Stefania Xydia
7 Megalou Alexandrou Str.
14233 Nea Ionia Athens Greece
T. + 30 210 2794 942
F. +30 210 2794 948
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
CHRONICLES 1944-1949
Stavroula Bellos
Original and not published documents about struggle and exile during WW II in Greece
between 1944 and 1949
Running time: 55΄
Sales Company:
Plein La Tête
Stavroula Bellos
1 Place des Pianos
F-93200 Saint-Denis, France
T. +33 6 6787 2608
[email protected]
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
CIGARETES AND SONGS
Marek Šulík, Jana Kovalčíková-Bučka
During a long-running musicology project, Jana Belišová collected hundreds of ancient
Roma songs from all over Slovakia. The documentary shows a week-long meeting of amateur Roma singers and professional musicians with a classical education at an Evangelical church, where they are recording songs for the CD entitled AfterPhurikane Giľa. It is a
film not only about music and the possibility of mutual influence, but also about tolerance,
creativity and the world we live in.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
98
Žudro
Jana Belišová, Marek Šulík
Dražická 20,
SK-841 01Bratislava, Slovak Republic
T. +421 915 955 017
[email protected]
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ISRAEL-GERMANY
History & Politics
CINEMA JENIN
Marcus Vetter
An ambitious initiative to re-open a previously abandoned cinema in the West Bank city
of Janin offers a nuanced and textured view into the city and the dedicated, loyal, and often conflicted group of people who follow a dream.
Running time: 95΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Boomtown Media & Cinephil
Marcus Vetter
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
Tel Aviv 65112, Israel
T. +972 3 566 4129
F. +972 3 560 1436
[email protected]
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FRANCE-CANADA
Current Affairs
CITIZEN OR STRANGER?
Jon Kalina
With an estimated 33 million people on the move every year, fleeing from war and misery in search of a better life, immigration has become one of the biggest challenges facing our developed nations. The way we welcome these newcomers to our countries, the
place we make for them and their culture and religion has become one of the most explosive issues of our times. We will be following one extended Somali family, whose members have emigrated all over the world. Their personal stories will be acting as a mirror of
our own societies, pointing out the best – and worst – of each country and showing us
what we could learn from each other to help “strangers” to become new citizens.
Running time: 2 x 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
100
Intuitive Pictures
Doris Weitzel
Point du Jour International
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
F-75015 Paris,. France
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Lifestyles
COFFEE, CAKE & CREMATORIUM
Sergej Kreso
They’re a phenomenon in Germany, the so-called ‘Kaffeefahrten’ – coach trips with a sales
pitch and coffee and cake thrown in – on which elderly German tourists visit manufacturers that offer a variety of merchandise. In exchange for a cheap and pleasant trip, the
organizers expect them to dig deep into their pockets along the way. Filmmaker Sergej
Kreso demonstrates how such sales strategies are even used to flog funerals these days.
With his camera, Kreso follows German funeral director Karl Schumacher, who has a
good nose for these commercial excursions, to a Dutch crematorium in Venlo. This film
draws the audience’s attention to the commercialization of the ‘last farewell’ in relation to
our inhibitions about death.
Running time: 55΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Zuidenwind Filmproductions
Joost Seelen
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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ISRAEL-USA-FRANCE
Current Affairs
THE COLLABORATOR AND HIS FAMILY
Ruthie Shatz, Adi Barash
The Collaborator and His Family is a chronicle of family, assimilation and espionage that follows the El-Akels, a Palestinian family whose father, Ibrahim, has been a collaborator out
of ideology with the Israeli security services for 20 years. Branded as traitors by Palestinians, the entire family fled to Israel seeking asylum as promised by Ibrahim’s Israeli ‘operator.’ Over a two-and-a-half-year period, as each day passes with no progress towards citizenship, tension builds within the family. Alienated and humiliated, Ibrahim’s wife Yusra,
three teenage sons and two daughters bear the consequences of Ibrahim’s decision while
struggling to assimilate into Israeli society.
Running time: 56’ & 84΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
102
Yulari Films, ITVS, ARTE France
Ross Kauffman
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1
T. +49 341 215 6638
F. +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
CONCRETE
Nurit Kedar
A war story can be told either by the victims or by the soldiers. Here, filmmaker Nurit Kedar
uncovers this untold war story through the voices of young soldiers. Operation “Cast Lead”
in Gaza wasn’t covered by the media due to the military embargo. For the first time, Israeli
soldiers who took part in “Cast Lead” in Gaza 2009 come forward. Ten soldiers and officers,
recently released from service, sat in front of a camera with their faces revealed. These soldiers, in their very unique way, have created a narrative of an unknown war. It’s not
Lebanon of 1982, not Lebanon of the 1990s, not Operation “Defensive Shield” and not the
October War of 1973... It is a hallucinatory narrative of Gaza in 2009, a war partly hidden
from the world.
Running time: 65΄
Sales Company:
Ruth Diskin films Ltd.
Cara Saposnik
PO Box 7153
Jerusalem 91071, Israe
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
A CONTAGIOUS REVOLUTION: HO CHI
MINH AND VIETNAM’S INDEPENDENCE
Thuy-Tien Ho
For centuries, the fertility of the land had turned Vietnam into a conveyed geopolitical prey.
To start with, China, considered for a long time it should be one of its provinces. Japan too,
was interested in this elongated land. Finally, colonial France, to be followed soon after by
the USA. To gain independence, it was necessary for the Vietnamese to neutralize China
and then Japan. In addition, they had to win the French War at Diên Biên Phu. And finally,
they had to overcome the most powerful army of the world, USA. The most powerful
“weapon” assisting the under-equipped army of volunteers. Their leader, Ho Chi Minh,
played a major role throughout these events. He entered the scene with his solemn declaration of independence on September 2nd, 1945, giving birth to the Democratic Republic
of Vietnam. The evolution of this nation in the 20th century is connected in an absolute way
to this man. This film offers the viewer a compelling journey in Time. A series of on-site
testimonies of Vietnamese veterans will add a more personal perspective to the journey.
Finally, highly respected historians and researchers will bring their expert views to the equation.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
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ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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History & Politics
CRETAN TURKS IN HALICARNASSUS
Costas Dandinakis
Cretan-Turks are the Islamised Greeks of Crete. After their exile from the island before and
after the decision of the population exchange treaty of Lausanne, the Muslims of Crete were
scattered along the coast of Asia Minor. Today, in Halicarnassus (Bodrum), first, second and
third generation Cretan-Turks nostalgic for the homeland of their ancestors call themselves
“Cretans” and keep alive the Cretan dialect, lifestyle, cooking, etc. The elders remember a
harmonious coexistence with their Christian compatriots, their flight from Crete, and difficulties in adapting to life in Turkey.
Running time: 40’
Production Company:
Centre Arts Visuels
Production Contact Person: Costas Dandinakis
15 E. Protopapadaki Str.
73131 Chania Crete Greece
T. + 30 6979058458
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
CULTURES OF RESISTANCE
Iara Lee
In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, acclaimed filmmaker Iara Lee embarked on a journey
to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading for self-destruction. After several years, traveling over five continents, Iara encountered
growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change. From Iran,
where graffiti and rap became tools in fighting government repression, to Burma, where
monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, moving on to Brazil, where
musicians reach out to slum kids and transform guns into guitars, and ending in Palestinian
refugee camps in Lebanon, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those
rarely heard, Cultures of Resistance explores how art and creativity can be ammunition in
the battle for peace and justice.
Running time: 73’
Production Contact Person: George Gund
Sales Company:
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
T. + 39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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History & Politics
CUTTING THE PAIN
Yonatan Nir, Zafrir Gelman
In March 2002, an IDF tank ran over an explosive device in Gaza. Three soldiers were killed.
Matan Berman, the dog handler that accompanied the unit became shell-shocked following this tragic event. A few weeks later he started to complain of horrendous pain in
his leg, not triggered by any physical injury, which was subsequently diagnosed as CRPS,
a mysterious pain syndrome. The slightest touch – the whisper of the wind or a drop of
water – now causes him pain that can only be contained with the use of large doses of
morphine. Cutting the Pain reveals, layer by layer, the soul of a man who fights for his life
and keeps coming up against inner demons that give him no peace. The surprising finale
awakens speculation about the complicated connections between body and soul
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Lama Films LTD
Amir Harel
Go2Films Distribution & Marketing
Hedva Goldschmidt
37/8 Issar Natanzon St.
Jerusalem 97787, Israel
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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CROATIA
THE CYCLE
Goran Markoš
The film questions the connection between love and sexuality (by linking that connection
with creative tension between traditional and mysterious aspects of life itself).Divided into
three major components, the film investigates various influences that build that relationship: manifestation(teenagers, pensioners, chatters), profusion of variety (prostitute, abstainer), harmony(Pero and his lady, family).The movie has been fashioned by a method
of gut instinct, based upon development of artistic relation between unforeseen and
foreseen life courses, therefore, stress is being put on encouraging a subliminal/cognizant connection between the presented and omitted.
Running time: 187΄
Production Company:
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Independent filmmaker
Goran Markoš
Vijenac F.Gotovca 5,
Zagreb 10 000, Croatia
T. +385 1 6602 708
[email protected]
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BULGARIA
DAD MADE DIRTY MOVIES
Jordan Todorov
A tribute to the greatest erotic filmmaker in the US: A.C. Stephen. Together with his close
friend Ed Wood, he became the father of sexploitation cinema – erotic entertainment before the liberalization of pornography.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Agitprop
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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POLAND
Current Affairs
DAD WENT FISHING
Grzegorz Pacek
Afrikaner Juan van Tonder, bon vivant of Cape Town, decides to change his life as a result
of a traumatic event and establishes a children’s home in a remote South African village
– Pamfret. The past, however still return in painful memories.
Gradually, the film unveils the motivations that have led Juan to Pamfret. Is he a saint? A
fugitive? A wreck? A pedophile? Or perhaps Juan, accepting a disgrace of the apartheid,
as in Cotzee’s book, tries to pay the debt?
Running time: 51΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Wytwornia Filmow, TVP Kultura
TVP SA
Maria Nadolna
T. +48 22 547 8501
F. +48 22 547 4248
[email protected]
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DANCE OF MY LIFE
Lydia Benitez Brown
Meet Bessie Badilla, the first Philippine Carnival Queen in Brazil. Dance of My Life traces
Bessie’s life from the Philippines, to Paris, and later life as a wife and mother in the US. Go
behind-the-scenes as Bessie prepares to star for three samba schools in Sao Paulo, an unprecedented feat for a non-Brazilian and a “woman of a certain age.” Bessie tells stories that
are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, showing how she was able to face the challenges
of carnival and her own past to emerge as “queen, even for an hour” in what was to become the dance of her life.
Running time: 75΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Queen Bessie, LLC
Lydia Benitez Brown
Queen Bessie, LLC
Nick Brown
67 Lockwood Lane
Riverside, CT 06878, USA
T. +1 203 962 3790
F. +1 203 637 3585
[email protected]
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CHILE
Adventure & Travel
DAUGHTER
María Paz González
An existential documentary that brings together histories and relationships from all walks of life in
today’s Cuban society. Philosophical views on human nature from a housewife, a cobbler, revolutionaries, party officials, musicians... Cuban traditions are vividly depicted here. Exhumation of relatives’ remains, or the famous Latin American rite of passage in which a family of modest means is
ready to spend its entire year’s budget to celebrate their daughter’s fifteenth birthday. The moves of
the Rueda Casino dance that keeps Europeans coming to the island; the musical group of the Izquerda
brothers, who may play to entertain dancers today and tomorrow may use their rhythms to put a
voodoo ritual audience into a trance. An unhurried philosophical narrative against background
shots of Havana’s daily routines.
Running time: 84’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Blume
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
Taskovski Films
London UK NW7 2DQ
T. +393476273390
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Lifestyles
DAUGHTERS OF MALAKEH
Jet Homoet, Sharog Heshmat Manesh
Three generations of women, wedged between two worlds, struggle to give shape to their
lives in present-day Iran. In the world outside they wear headscarves and obey the rules
of the state, yet in their world at home, breadwinner Maryam runs the show, aided by her
mother and her younger sister Ghazal. When Maryam wants to get married, however, these
two worlds clash painfully, and the entire family gets involved. Son and co-director
Sharog Heshmat Manesh, living in the Netherlands, leads us into this, otherwise closed,
private world. Daughters of Malakeh gives us a unique and genuine picture of family life
in Iran.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Bonanza Films
Harmen Jalvingh
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 347 627 3790
[email protected]
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SOUTH AFRICA
Lifestyles
THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY
Ryley Grunenwald
A South African plastic surgeon, Dr. Tertius Venter, wants to leave his private practice to join
a hospital ship providing free surgeries in Benin, West Africa – but at a personal cost his
wife Trudi may not be willing to pay. She cannot bear the thought of only seeing her husband three months a year. Tertius must wrestle between being with the woman he has
always loved and his destiny. Meanwhile, a mischievous and charming ten-year-old, Hyacinthe, not only needs specialized surgery, but also a chance to see his mother for the first
time in years.
Running time: 60’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Marie-Vérité Films
Ryley Grunenwald
Journeyman Pictures
Edward Caffrey
4-6 High Street, Thames Ditton, Surrey
KT7 0RY, United Kingdom
T. 44 208 398 4616
F. 44 208 972 9100
[email protected]
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DAY BY DAY – FEMI KUTI
Thomas Bataille
This film is a journey into the heart of making music. As the film follows the development
of a track from Femi Kuti’s latest album, it sets out to explain the artistic decisions. These
choices are inseparable from Femi’s involvement in the political situation in his home country, Nigeria. The film thus sheds light on the unsung work of the record producer, Sodi, in
the specific context of urban music of political dissent: Afrobeat. Day by Day explores this
musical journey in the Parisian studio and also documents the intimidation Femi is subject to in Nigeria, because of his opposition to the current regime.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Animals Production
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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AUSTRIA
Lifestyles
DAY IN, DAY OUT
Richard Rossmann
“The day I stop work is the day I die!”When my grandfather died in 1958, my grandmother
Thresl took on the farm and inn at Harhamhof, high in the Austrian Alps. Day-in, day-out,
she works the farm and runs the guesthouse. Next April she will be 100 years old, yet for
her guests she remains mistress of a timeless world. But not everyone likes how Thresl manages the Harhamhof. Thresl’s determination to keep working denies her son, Hans, his
chance to take over. A documentary about persistence, willpower and the dignity of old
age.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Richard Rossmann Filmproduktion
Production Contact Person: Richard Rossmann
Harham 18
A-5760 Saalfelden, Austria
T. +43 681 1086 5094
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
DEATH OF A CEMETERY
Jeanie Duque Dizon
In Manila North Cemetery in the Philippines, 3,000 people live among the dead. Gravekeepers grow gardens around tombs; chefs cook up hearty fare in crypt-side restaurants;
and children play basketball in between school and funerals. Although more peaceful than
other shantytowns, it is rife with conflict. A teenage boy must undergo an exorcism lest
he be forever possessed by spirits, and the government wants to evict all the residents.
Death of a Cemetery is a ghost tale, a biopic, and a family drama. Most importantly, it is a
call to raise the standards of living for those in developing countries.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Empyreal Productions
Jeanie Duque Dizon
Sideways Film
Kazz Basma
19 Windus Road
London N16 6UT, UK
T. +44 788 147 3603
[email protected]
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Adventure & Travel
DECODING DRESS CODES
Various
Spotlight on “Dress” in different countries and cultures, be it traditional, trendy, practical
or outrageous! Dress is like a visual indicator of social habits and national identity. This collection is not just about dress or even fashion, but about getting to know our neighbours
on this planet – their history and cultural background – by decoding the way they dress
and present themselves. Our first destination in the new series is Brazil, a country that loves
colourful clothing – sometimes minimalist, often cool and also traditional and stunningly
beautiful dress! Some people come up with surprising accessories. We’ll also visit New York,
Dubai, Australia, Iraqi Kurdistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia and many other places.
Running time: 39 x 26΄ (3 series)
Year of production: 2009-2011
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Point du Jour & Arte
Doris Weitzel
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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POLAND
Current Affairs
DECRESCENDO
Marta Minorowicz
Decrescendo tells the story of the blossoming friendships that take place between the young
psychologist Tomek and his patients from an old people’s home, each of whom bears their
own touching and tragic story. Each day, Tomek’s fascination with beauty and youth
clashes not only with the aging and the dying, but also with their emphatic will to live. In
this context, the musical term decrescendo takes on a new meaning.
Running time: 25΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Wajda Studio
Joanna Skalska
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 12 2946 945
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
DESERT RIDERS
Vic Sarin
Thousands of children, some as young as two, were trafficked to work as camel jockeys in
the Middle East. At the training schools, they were starved, injected with hormones and
physically abused. Many died. Even more never returned. Although the use of children as
camel jockeys has now been banned, many suspect the practice is still continuing. We hear
the stories of the children whose lives have been marred forever by their experiences.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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FilmBlanc
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
T. 0033 140 60 26 24
F. 0033 140 60 26 49
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
DIE STANDING UP
Jacaranda Correa
Filled with unexpected twists and turns, and intercutting archival footage with interviews
and observational cinema, Die Standing Up paints the portrait of the disabled activist Irina
Layevska and her daily routine at the side of her life partner Nelyda. Old photos and film
clips shed light on the past of this 50-year-old woman. In the 60s, her militant leftist parents gave their children a strict communist upbringing. At an early age, Irina was diagnosed
with multiple sclerosis. Despite her health problems, during the 80s, inspired by the ideas
of Che Guevara, Irina was very active in the solidarity campaign towards Cuba. Having spent
many years confined to a wheelchair, Irina is now also blind, which makes her even more
dependent on her partner. Her health is deteriorating, Che’s ideals remain unrealized, but
Irina’s struggle against discrimination and prejudice continues unabated.
Production Company:
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia,
Martfilms, Media m9
Production Contact Person: Martha Orozco
Sales Company:
Diana Karklin
Schlesische Str. 29/30, 10997, Berlin
T. +49 30 47372980
F. +49 30 473729820
[email protected]
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ROMANIA
Lifestyles
DIGGING FOR LIFE
Pavel Cuzuioc
A cemetery is not a forbidden place. However, this is not an area where most people prefer to spend their time. The only living inhabitants of a cemetery are the gravediggers. Be
it winter, spring, summer or fall – the concerns of the diggers always remain the same.
They dig and they bury. They seem to lack fear and sensibility. They are immune to tears
and lamentations. One of the living “ghosts” at Doina Cemetery is Ms. Eleonora. She’s been
making arrangements for her funeral for ten years now, although she’s only 62, healthy
and sober. This preoccupation is part of her culture. The St. Lazarus Cemetery or Doina (as
everyone calls it) ιν Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe, two million square meters, the place where both camps meet: the gravediggers and
Ms. Eleonora – the only Big Mystery binding them being death.
Running time: 56΄
Sales Company:
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HBO Central Europe Original Programming
Aurelian Nica
Bucharest 1,
Buzesti 62-64, Romania
T. +40 21 307 7777
F. +40 21 307 7788
[email protected]
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DIRECTING HELL
Christos Houliaras
This documentary about multi-awarded Greek film director and author Nikos Nikolaidis is
an effort to decipher his unique and rare personality, his universe and symbols. During an
era when political visions had begun to fade, he offered a dark and pessimistic present,
where hope and redemption can be found only in the death of his heroes. Collaborators,
friends, archival footage from the making of his films, clips from his films and the director himself attest to the changes Nikos Nikolaidis brought about to film, what he had to
offer and continues to offer to the art of cinema.
Running time: 79’
Production Company:
Marni Films, Theodora Pikrou-Valentis
Production Contact Person: Mina Dreki
12 Mnisikleous Str.
10556 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 3228860
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Marni Films
Theodora Pikrou-Valendi
[email protected]
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POLAND
Lifestyles
DOCTORS
Tomasz Wolski
What happens behind the closed doors of surgical wards, treatment rooms and other
spaces where specialist medical consultations take place? The film follows the everyday
work of doctors in a surgical ward: the hierarchy between them, the need to take important decisions, the struggle with economic problems. Although they usually use a vernacular incomprehensible to the average person, they also tell jokes or insider anecdotes.
Their work, despite the knowledge and experience acquired, may still involve surprising
moments.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Kijora
Anna Gawlita
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
DOCVILLE:
11 ADRIANOU ST., KERATSINI
Kalliopi Legaki
11, Andrianou St., Keratsini is an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series
about urban life in Greece today, during a time of crisis: In the working-class neighborhood
at Keratsini, Piraeus, there is a place were elderly people can come and pass the time: the
First Elderly Care Center or KAPI. It’s an important recourse for those that go there every
morning. Through participating in its different activities, but mainly by communicating with
and supporting each other, the elderly resist loneliness and enjoy life.
Running time: 45’
Production Company:
T.-F.+30 210 3606 730
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
DOCVILLE: 21 SOUTSOU ST., ATHENS
Eva Stefani
A small public hospital in the centre of Athens. The daily life of the hospital usually consists of tragic and sometimes funny situations, as we come in contact with the daily routine of the patients as well as the staff. We witness the modern multinational Greek reality of foreigners who come for check ups in order to obtain a work permit. On the other
hand we see immigrant nurses who have been taking care of patients for years. Lots of the
staff members have been working at the hospital for over 15 years, thus having formed
close bonds of friendship amongst them. What happens in the case of a sudden merging
of this small public hospital and a bigger one? Will this small paradoxical world come
apart?
Running time: 44΄
Production Company:
T.-F.+30 210 3606 730
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
DOCVILLE: 280 CONSTANTINOPLE ST.,
THESSALONIKI
Yannis Missouridis
280 Constantinople St., Thessaloniki is the first episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series about urban life in Greece today, during a time of crisis: The people working at Zygos, a seedy cabaret in Thessaloniki, are all poor and have to struggle for their
everyday survival. Waiters, bouncers, dancers and singers create a micro-society with its
own rules on the margins of “respectable” society. They work hard at night trying to cope
with the financial crisis. Aris is one of them. An endless night that vacillates dangerously
between bravery and misery...
Running time: 46’
Production Company:
T.-F.+30 210 3606 730
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
DOCVILLE:
SYNTAGMA SQUARE, ATHENS
Katerina Patroni
Syntagma Square. Athens is an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series
about urban life in Greece today, in a time of crisis: Syntagma Square, summer 2011. Every
day the central square of Athens is full of people who peacefully besiege the Greek Parliament, searching for ways to be listened, ways to play a role in social and political
things. Everyone is there for their own reasons. Yet they all demand a change. On the margin of those demonstrations, the camera follows a monk, a foreign vegetarian pacifist as
well as other lonely persons who make up this incongruous crowd that succeeds, even for
a little while, in coexisting, searching and hoping.
Running time: 47’
Production Company:
T.-F.+30 210 3606 730
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
DOCVILLE:
ANAPAFSEOS ST., ATHENS
Angelos Kovotsos, Natassa Xydi
Anapafseos Street, Athens is an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series
about urban life in Greece today, in a time of crisis: Anapafsis in Greek means resting, and
it is usually the name given to streets leading to cemeteries. Two women who cannot accept their children’s deaths have turned the cemetery into their second home and try to
support each other during this traumatic experience. The “drama” takes place in the district of the dead. The neighbors are the pallbearers, the necro-cosmetologists, the morticians, the marble grave makers, the people selling flowers, the cake makers, the gravediggers, police officers and amateur storytellers. The land of the dead as a part of the land of
the living.
Running time: 45’
Production Company:
T.-F.+30 210 3606 730
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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SPAIN
THE DOOR OF NO RETURN
Santiago Ahuanojinou Zannou
Santiago A. Zannou takes his father Alphonse to Benin, his homeland, 40 years after he left,
to bring him face to face with his fears and his lies. During this journey of redemption,
Alphonse will search for reconciliation with his last living sister, but also the forgiveness
of his ancestors, with the hope to eventually heal the wounds of the past.
Running time: 53΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Dokia Films
Benjamin Arraou
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 347 627 3790
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
THE DREAMERS
Efrat Shalom Danon
Orthodox teacher and wigmaker, Ruchama and Tikva, embark on a journey to fulfil their
dream of making movies within their closed society. Ruchama is writing and producing
her first film while Tikva prepares for her first acting role. Like other orthodox women who
in recent years have started making films for strictly female audiences, they feel a strong
need to express themselves despite strict rabbinical censorship. A delicate portrait of
women trying to break new ground as artists in a patriarchal world where they are to raise
children and be the breadwinners. Will they find freedom in their art? How will they sound
their voice within a strict world of limitations and prohibitions?
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Yifat Prestelnik Films Ltd.
Yifat Prestelnik
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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NICARAGUA-SPAIN-USA
Current Affairs
DREAMING NICARAGUA
Marcelo Bukin
Dreaming Nicaragua is a sensitive portrayal of four children living in extreme poverty in
Nicaragua. The film takes us beyond their hardships and gives voice to the children, who
are surprisingly funny, hopeful and optimistic. A traveling art teacher provides a safe
arena for our four unlikely protagonists to express their innermost thoughts. When painting, the children momentarily escape the stresses of their reality into a world of dreams
and ideas – a stark contrast to their lives outside: a vicious cycle of hunger, child labor and
violence. Despite the extreme circumstances, the children and their families face their realities with an inspiring unity and strength.
Running time: 60’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Fabretto Children’s Foundation and Tula Films
Christina Falck
Fabretto Children’s Foundation
Christina Falck
3124 N 10th St, Arlington, VA 22201
T. +1 703 525 8716
F. +1 703 525 3310
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Current Affairs
DROUGHT
Everardo González
Residents from the ejido (communal land) of Los Cuates de Australia, in Northeast Mexico, perform every year a massive exodus in search of water during the drought. During this
self-imposed “exile,” men, women, elders and children wait for the first drops of water
which will allow them to return to Los Cuates, a land which, though dry and arid, belongs
to them.
Running time: 84’
Production Company:
Cienega Docs SA DE CV
(in co-production with FOPROCINE
in association with Jan Vrijman Fund,
Tribeca Film Institute, FONCA)
Production Contact Person: Martha Orozco
Sales Company:
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
T. +49 341 215 6638
F. +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
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Environment & Wild Life
DRY STONE-WALL,
SUPPORTS OF THE AEGEAN
Amalia Zepou, Lydia Carras
The film records the process by which traditional builders teach volunteers how to restore
dry-stone walls that had collapsed and were threatening an old footpath in a beautiful part
of the island of Sifnos. The builders improvise verses and songs as they work. The film, made
at minimal cost, serves as an introduction to one of the oldest crafts in the Aegean Islands.
As many as twenty different words are used to describe the stones used. Dry-stone walls
not only protect the soil from erosion and the island from desertification, but also help extend the tourist season by protecting a network of footpaths that are attracting more and
more hikers.
Running time: 19’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Hellenic Society for Heritage & Environment
LC Productions
Lydia Carras
19 Prytaniou Str.
10556 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 3220 043, +30 6944 656 915
F. +30 210 3311 977
[email protected]
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BELGIUM
Current Affairs
DUBLIN’S TRAP
Bryan Carter
Through the story of an Afghan asylum seeker who won a historic victory at the European
Court of Human Rights, this film shines a new light on the consequences of EU migration
policies in Greece. Dublin’s Trap gives a voice to politicians, intellectuals, activists, extremists and immigrants in order to understand how austerity measures in times of economic
crisis, combined with an unprecedented influx of immigrants and an uneven repatriation
mechanism, known as Dublin II, fosters racial tensions, increased nationalism and a humanitarian crisis at Europe’s external borders.
Running time: 51’
Production Company:
Association des Journalistes
Professionnels de Belgique
Production Contact Person: Jean-Pierre Borloo
Bryan Carter
1A Champ du Roussart
1410 Waterloo
Belgium
T. +32 478 284 610
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
History & Politics
DUMA
Abeer Zeibak Haddad
An inner perspective into the phenomena of sexual abuse in Palestinian society.
The creator of a puppet show, “Duma” (dolls in Arabic), which deals with sexual abuse in
childhood, decides to document Arab women who dare to reveal the sexual abuse they
endured in their close circle of family and friends. Together they aim to break the systems
of silence which were imposed by family and society.
Running time: 55΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Abeer Productions
Abeer Zeibak Haddad
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
DUST, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
PAYING WITH THEIR LIVES
Huaqing Jin
Shenzhen, once a small fishing village near Hong Kong, has joined the ranks of Chinese
megacities. To enable this incredible urban sprawl, metropolitan planners had to rely on
foreign investments and on the strength of millions of construction workers. Xu Chunlin
is one of those for whom a job offer, 20 times better paid than traditional labor work,
seemed to be an opportunity not to be missed. He and five friends left his native village
Shuang Xi during in the early 90s. He and his comrades did not know that breathing rock
dust could be fatal... Until the day when they were faced with a terrible diagnosis: they had
contracted pneumoconiosis, a chronic, fatal respiratory disease, caused by the inhalation
of mineral dust over a long period. Today, residents of the Lei Yang region know all too well
that this disease is deadly. While Xu Chunlin’s mother regularly mourns the loss of her other
three sons, who all died of this disease, two other women also accompany the last days
of their husbands, Xu Chunlin’s friends. These men’s lives are a very heavy price to pay for
economic and urban growth, which seems to develop without any limits or constraints.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
F-75008Paris, France
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
DYNASTIES OF STEEL
Olivier Spiro, Anaïs Spiro
The development of the iron and steel industry marked a turning point in the history of
Europe. Its economy developed at an unprecedented speed, affecting people’s living standard and material comfort, as well as the social and cultural framework of European nations. At the expense of many wars, Europe imposed its economy, laws and values onto
the rest of the world. The iron and steel industry represented the essence of capitalism in
all its force, violence and wealth. A new brand of owners, the “Ironmasters,” had control
over a new class of steel workers, employees and miners. Our protagonists – the heirs of
the steel barons and the workers – have lived through the “great years” and tell the story
first hand. Today, the torch is carried on in India…
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Doris Weitzel
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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USA
EAMES:
THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER
Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey
Charles and Ray Eames gave their name to an era. “Just like Queen Victoria represents an
attitude toward life that is reflected in Victorian art and literature, Eames also embodies a
certain approach to life and to ideas,” notes film director Paul Schrader early in this eyeopening documentary about the iconic American industrial designers. The “Eames Era,”
which began in the optimistic flush of American victory in WWII, ended when Charles died
in 1978. Yet their impact grows unabated. The work of Charles and Ray Eames remains for
designers and consumers an ideal of design at its most virtuous – an alchemical combination of beauty and purpose.
Running time: 90΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Catticus Corporation
Camille Servan-Schreiber
Jan Rofekamp
Montreal / Quebec. H3L 1A8, Canada
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
ECOLOGICAL DIARIES – MEAT
Yannis Missouridis
The eternal battle between vegetarians and meat eaters has been going on for years, but
we usually choose to ignore it until it bites us in the ass. Yannis, father to two young children, the question finally arose when his wife announced they had another baby on the
way. It was the first time he had dared question his nutritional values, which so far had begun and ended with meat. Trying to convince himself it was time to change sides, he delved
into the urban food landscape: sworn vegans, gourmet meat eaters, raw vegans, alternative nutritionists, philosophers, psychologists and animal lovers take us on a rollercoaster
ride through food ethics, seeking the answer to the ultimate question: are we really entitled to survive at someone else’s expense – even if they’re animals?
Running time: 45’
Production Company:
Doc 3 Productions, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Production Contact Person: Valerie Kontakos, Marianna Economou
[email protected]
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
Environment & Wild Life
ECOLOGICAL DIARIES –
SLEEP WITH THE FISHES
Haris Raftoyannis
Once upon a time, South Aegean fishermen used to catch huge amounts of fish that kept
everyone fed and happy. But the fish kept getting fewer until it was pretty obvious the sea
was unable to keep up. Official studies showed that numbers had reached a record 90%
decrease, which would soon make this profession extinct – unless they put a stop to all
this destruction. They would have to ban fishing in certain areas so they could eventually
work as breeding grounds for disappearing species. The President of South Aegean Federation of Coastal Fishermen, introduced this proposal to all and sundry, eliciting a variety of reactions. Luckily, most of his colleagues agreed on this environmentally friendly solution. Now all they need is to get the state to help them pass the bill in Parliament.
Running time: 45’
Production Company:
Doc 3 Productions, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Production Contact Person: Valerie Kontakos, Marianna Economou
[email protected]
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 6075 711
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GERMANY
History & Politics
ΑΝ ECOLOGY OF MIND –
A DAUGHTER’S PORTRAIT
OF GREGORY BATESON
Nora Bateson
An Ecology of Mind is a film portrait of Gregory Bateson, celebrated anthropologist,
philosopher, author, naturalist, systems theorist, and filmmaker, produced and directed by
his daughter, Nora Bateson. The film includes footage from Bateson’s own films shot in the
1930s in Bali (with Margaret Mead) and New Guinea, along with photographs, filmed lectures, and interviews. His youngest child, Nora, depicts him as a man who studied the interrelationships of the complex systems in which we live with a depth motivated by scientific rigor and caring integrity. Nora Bateson’s rediscovery of his work documents the vast
– and continuing – influence Bateson’s thinking has had on the work of an amazingly wide
range of disciplines. Through contemporary interviews, along with his own words, Bateson’s way of thinking reveals practical approaches to the enormous challenges confronting
the human race and the natural world. Gregory Bateson’s theories, such as “the double bind”
and “the pattern which connects,” continue to impact the fields of anthropology, psychiatry, information science, cybernetics, urban planning, biology, and ecology, challenging
people to think in new ways.
Running time: 60΄
Production Contact Person: Nora Bateson
Sales Company:
mindjazz pictures
Holger Recktenwald Geisselstr. 12
T. +49 221 301 4988
F. +49 221 301 4989
[email protected]
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PORTUGAL
EDEN’S ARK
Marcelo Felix
Eden’s Ark narrates the continuous adventure of preserving the world and our images,
through the dilemmas of those who discover and conserve them. Following their course
from forests to deserts, and from labs to archives, the film is a journey in different times,
confronting extinction and memory.
Running time: 80΄
Sales Company:
C.R.I.M
Susanne Malorny
Av. Almirante Reis 194/ 3esq
T. +35 121 844 6102
F. +35 121 846 3284
[email protected]
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GERMANY
Lifestyles
ΤΗΕ EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA
Branwen Okpako
A feature documentary on the life and times of Auma Obama, told from her homestead
in Kenya during the run-up to the 2008 US Presidential elections that brought her brother
Barack Obama to power.
Running time: 79΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Filmkantine UG
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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FRANCE
ELIZABETH GAROUSTE
Marie Van Glabeke, Ilan Teboul
A meeting with the designer Elizabeth Garouste and her fantasmagoric universe. Crossroads of imagination, images for eastern countries, Jewish roots, the war – all this is the
source of her hidden demons. A research for poetic and magic potential in the femininity
of the “power of love.”
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Vanglabeke Films, On Line Productions
Insomnia World Sales
Luc Ntonga/Anja Strelec
21 Rue Saint Guilhem
Montpellier 34000, France
T. +33 4 9961 0835
F. +33 4 6759 9497
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
EMBRACEABLE
Jon Kent
You think you know the meaning of kindness, charisma, musical passion and joy until you
meet Ben Monkaba and others like him with a rare genetic condition called Williams Syndrome. Despite medical hardships and intellectual challenges, people with Williams embrace life, and everyone around them, with unconditional love and acceptance. Embraceable celebrates this beautiful variation of life through candid interviews, unforgettable social
encounters, amazing musical performances, and dramatic portrait photography. Running
commentaries by top scientific experts bring to light how this rare genetic abnormality can
teach us a great deal about ourselves.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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501 Cinema
Jon Kent
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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GERMANY-AUSTRIA
Lifestyles
EMPIRE ME
Paul Poet
The idea of Utopia is a dream mankind has long imagined in many versions, but the rigid
principles of the world out there hardly allow alternatives and visions. In spite of all of this,
hundreds of do-it-yourself entities have build their own little microcosms, creating an alternative way of living together, with real territories and communities. Over 500 have been
invented since the late 90s, some barely bigger than a sheep farm or a sea platform. Thousands of free spirits thus battle against the new world order. They annex whole regions and
districts. They create their own laws, languages, stamps and banknotes. The populations
range from 1 to 500,000, and they come from different strata and ideologies. Traveling
across the planet, Empire Me encounters some of these alternative nations which represent the movement at its best
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion Berlin GmbH
Christian Beetz
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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GREECE
ENCARDIA,THE DANCING STONE
Angelos Kovotsos
The film follows the Greek band Encardia that is inspired by, creates and performs music
and songs derived from the rich musical tradition of South Italy. They travel to South Italy
searching and bringing to light basic elements of the folk culture that developed there.
Mainly “grigo,” an Ancient Greek dialect that also contains Italian words, which is spoken
in the area of Grecia Salentina of South Italy and “tarantela pizzica,” a local variation of the
well-known Italian dance which in the area took on magic, religious and therapeutic dimensions. Today, through their songs and poetry during celebrations, the local musicians,
poets and researchers old and young alike, bring to life this powerful Mediterranean tradition. These are the Don Quixotes that Encardia will meet in order to enrich their experiences and bring back to life this vanishing culture, thus contributing to is rescue.
Running time: 80’
Production Company:
Poulidis Productions
Production Contact Person: Yorgos Poulidis
5 - 7 Peanias Str.
Athens Greece
T. +30 6972833318, +302107700616
[email protected]
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BELGIUM
Lifestyles
EPILOGUE
Manno Lanssens
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Neel decides to orchestrate her own death. Epilogue offers a unique and extraordinary insight into her final months and her family’s heartbreaking acceptance and love.
Running time: 90΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Serendiptiy Films
Ellen de Waele
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
T. +972 3 566 4129
F. +972 3 560 1436
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
EVROS, THE OTHER SIDE
Chronis Pehlivanidis
Evros, the other side focuses on the interaction between smugglers and refugees. The film
investigates the human trafficking business, conducting interviews with all parties involved,
as well as related NGOs and security officials. Over the past decade, both Turkey and
Greece have been exposed to the flow of irregular migrants being smuggled through the
Middle East to the Balkans. The Turkish-Greek border – a land border of more than 203 kilometers in addition to the intricately indented coastline of the Aegean Sea. The immigrants’
journey begins in their home country and ends, if they are lucky, in Europe. The film follows their journey through the harrowing accounts of smugglers operating on the Turkish side of the Evros River, where most of the crossings occur.
Running time: 96’
Production Company:
Onos Productions
Production Contact Person: Chronis Pechlivanidis
42 Ipsilandou Str.
115 21 Athens Greece
T. + 302103417228, F: + 302103417256
[email protected]
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
T. +30 210 6075 711
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
THE EXARHOPOULOS MANSION
Christos Kallitsis
“The protection of the cultural environment is the obligation of the State and the right of
all individuals.” Greek Constitution, article 24. Director’s statement: From the early 80s, I remember – one example were the apartment blocks on Navarinou Square – how the architectural traces have been destroyed in Thessaloniki, especially those of the early 20th
century. And they said that the damage done was too great to be restored. But then, as I
observed the city more closely, I realized that the traces still existed, despite all the damage.
Such a trace is the Exarhopoulos Mansion. A short documentary about the need to protect our hsitorical memory.
Running time: 3’
Production Company:
Documenta Films
Production Contact Person: Christos Kallitsis
69 Tsimiski Str.
T. + 302310331333
F: + 302310331333
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.documenda.gr
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GREECE
History & Politics
EXPROPRIATION
Manos Papadakis
In Western Macedonia, an area of over 200 acres is home to the lignite mines owned by
the Public Power Corporation (DEH). These mines supply DEH’s turbo-generators with
Greece’s “national fuel.” So far, more than 3,000 people have been thrown out of their
houses, and soon another 10,000 will follow. The official response of DEH is that it has no
choice, if the Greek economy is to continue to be supplied with electric power. According
to the law, DEH has to continue to provide electricity, a common good, to all Greeks, in order to insure development and prosperity.
Running time: 110’
Production Company:
SPiRTO Productions
Production Contact Person: Manos Papadakis
1 Odysseous Str.
T. + 30 2310519930
[email protected]
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GERMANY
History & Politics
FACE THE WALL
Stefan Weinert
The five life stories told by former East German citizens incarcerated for attempting to flee
the GDR, who are representing a group of around 72,000 ex-convicts, are shocking to the
core. The subjects speak with extraordinary openness of their struggles with the regime,
of horrific prison conditions and interrogation methods. This sensitive documentary maintains a close proximity to its protagonists throughout, examining open wounds and bringing psychological damage to light that has made it impossible for them to live a normal
fear-free life ever since.
Running time: 85΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
The Core Films
T. +33 4 9961 0835
F. +33 4 6759 9497
[email protected]
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CANADA
FACEBOOK FOLLIES: THE UNEXPECTED
CONSEQUENCES OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA
Geoff D’Eon
Love it or hate it, Facebook is the world’s most successful social networking site. And
whether you use it or not, it is fundamentally changing the way people connect and communicate. Facebook is easy to use and, so far, more than three-quarters of a billion people all over the world have signed up. Our relationships, our thoughts, our pastimes, our
memories, our lives and deaths – all are now routinely recorded on Facebook. It represents
a paradigm shift in communications as significant as the printing press, or the telegraph,
or the television. Inevitably, mishaps, embarrassment and trouble accompany such change.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Tell Tale Productions Inc
Edward Peill
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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CANADA
Lifestyles
FAMILY PORTRAIT
IN BLACK AND WHITE
Julia Ivanova
Olga Nenya is a foster mother to sixteen black orphans in Ukraine – where 99.9% of the
population is white and where race does matter. Olga is a loving mother but she is not
Mother Teresa; she bears a closer resemblance to a platoon leader. Raised by the Soviet
regime, she believes in communal responsibility over individual freedom and runs the family with a Stalinist determination. What Olga can’t control is how the modern world is interconnected. These kids from a tiny town in Ukraine spend summers with host families
in France and Italy year after year. When the European families offer to adopt her kids, Olga
refuses,despite being aware of what awaits a black Ukrainian beyond the protective shield
of her family. While Olga is on a crusade to save her children from the unjust world that
surrounds them, she is also determined to shape their future according to her own, often
limited vision.
Running time: 90’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Interfilm
The Film Sales Company
Herwitz Andrew
165 Madison Avenue, Suite 601
New York, NY 10016, USA
T. +1 212 481 5020
F. +1 212 481 5021
[email protected]
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POLAND
Adventure & Travel
FAR FROM THE CITY
Maciej Cuske
A group of boys stay in the countryside for the summer, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Bored, they spend time talking about their future adult life and make a film.
It brings back the memories of childhood holidays that lasted forever. There was enough
time to do anything: sleep in a tent or talk about ghosts at night. “They are just a different
race,” as one of the protagonists says. The boys are still immature – they can still have a
serious discussion about the Bermuda Triangle.
Running time: 51΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Centrala
Agnieszka Janowska
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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BOLIVIA
Lifestyles
FAST FOOD OFF THE SHELF (WHY DID
MC DONALD’S FAIL IN BOLIVIA?)
Fernando Martinez
[Please note this is an evaluation copy of the film.] In December of 2002, McDonald’s had
to shut down their restaurants in Bolivia. The company cited financial problems, but the
real reasons were to be found elsewhere. Bolivia may be a small, poor nation on the global
market, but a country’s fierce local food culture can sometimes be a more powerful factor than economic clout. In his first feature-length documentary, Fernando Martinez
shows what happened, a story driven by the characters behind the events and their life
stories, such as renowned cooks and a review of popular sayings about Bolivian food. The
symbolism is obvious when a multinational giant is “brought to its knees” by a country’s
traditions and heritage.
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Producen Bolivia
Viviana Saadevra
JMT Films Distribution
Michael Treves
20 Bialik st
T. +972 5 2363 3398
[email protected]
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TURKEY
Environment & Wild life
A FEW BRAVE PEOPLE
Rüya Arzu Köksal
A Few Brave People chronicles the extraordinary struggle of the Black Sea locals to protect their
rivers and their livelihood from a government that is keen to sell them to private corporations.The
people of Findikli, Ikizdere and Senoz, three valleys in the Black Sea region, cannot make sense
of the fact that their rivers are to be rented out to private companies to exploit for the next 49
years. The authorities tell them that this is a must, necessary for Turkey’s development and energy independence. Trees are cut, massive water pipes are laid and as the river goes quiet, it is
as if the locals in Senoz slowly begin to expire. In Ikizdere, there are those who believe the dams
will mean more employment, and then there are those who are determined to resist this brutal intervention into their lives. Aware of what happened in Senoz and Ikizdere, people in Findikli begin a determined campaign against the state and its corporations. Over the course of three
years, this film follows a few brave people who decide to struggle not only for their own sakes,
but also for generations to come.
Running time: 87’
Production Company:
Turkishmoon Films
Production Contact Person: Rüya Arzu Köksal
Turkishmoon Films Portakal Yokuşu,
Duvarcı sk. No19/4
34347 Ortaköy, Instanbul, Turkey
T. +90 533 238 4251
F. +90 212 327 2433
[email protected]
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RUSSIA-USA
A FILM ABOUT ANNA AKHMATOVA
Helga Landauer
[Please note this is an evaluation copy of the film.] Anna Akhmatova was the most famous
Russian poet of her time, a ‘”femme fatale.”‘ For the Russians, Akhmatova was iconic not
just for what she had done, but for what she had not been allowed to do. By the time Anna
Akhmatova was twenty-five, fate had granted her every conceivable gift: poetic talent,
strength of character and beauty. She was then crushed by the tragedies of her century:
the arrest and execution of her loved ones, starvation, persecution, isolation, and betrayal.
With the commentary of the poet Anatoly Naiman, who knew Akhmatova in her final years.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Turnstyle TV LLC
Darya Zhuk
Michael Treves
20 Bialik st
T. +972 5 2363 3398
[email protected]
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ITALY
Lifestyles
FLOWERS AND KNIVES
Elena Zervopoulou
While a local priest from a traditional village of Flores in Indonesia is celebrating his ordainment in an impressive animistic-catholic ceremony, another young man coming
from that same island, watches. This is what Yansen’s life will turn into in a few short
years… Studying theology in Rome to become a missionary priest for migrants, Yansen
is stuck in a dilemma that will define the rest of his life. Will he choose religion or will he
choose a wife? His own ordainment ritual in Flores has yet to come. Torn between two
worlds, Yansen’s journey unfolds between Flores and Rome, between the joyful fulfilment
of an objective and the effort to attain it, between flowers and knives, just as in the ritual.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
One Vibe Films
Production Contact Person: Elena Zervopoulou
Via Taranto 3G,
Matera 75100, Italy
T. +39 333 565 2331
F. +30 697 8720 336
[email protected]
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FLUCHKES
Ofer Inov
Fluchkes (Yiddish for flabby arms) follows the creation process of the dance performance
Gila. A group of colorful, energetic 72 to 82-year-old women, bravely confront the hardships and demands of the art of dance. At the same time, these honest and conscious
women openly share their personal experience and feelings of getting old. Each one of
them presents a unique personal view of old age. The film followed the group for a year
of rehearsals, through moments of hardships, failures and inside intrigues as well as moments of friendship, happiness, noble beauty and great success. Finally, in front of an applauding audience, a truly artistic professional performance is born.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
One Light Productions
Anath Kandell
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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CANADA
Lifestyles
FORTUNATE SON
Tony Asimakopoulos
Fortunate Son is an autobiographical feature documentary about a son of Greek immigrants,
who turns to look at his complicated, painful relationship with his aging parents. Over a
decade ago, filmmaker Tony Asimakopoulos fell into a hole of severe drug use and nearly
destroyed himself. Only recently did he discover the extent to which he shattered the lives
of his parents. This narrative is interrupted by his fiancée, Natalie, a lighter spirit who tries
to adapt to his dark and intense family. A trip to Greece provides the backdrop as Tony’s two
worlds come together. Eventually, a picture begins to emerge of a family coming to terms
with itself, relying on a mix of humor, healthy cynicism and pragmatism to discover love
both within and across generations.
Running time: 78’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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EyeSteelFilm
Daniela Flori
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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History & Politics
FOUR HORSEMEN – LET US PREY
Ross Ashcroft
A very timely film about the financial crisis today. Understanding that we will never return to “business as usual,” 23 international experts break their silence and explain how we
must shift our priorities and be prepared to have a chance of survival. In this eye-opening film, they join forces to describe how we arrived at such an amoral mess and why there
is still hope in re-establishing a moral, human and just society. Four Horsemen could be
seen as the update of the now 10-years-old and very successful The Corporation.
Running time: 97΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Motherlode Limited
Megan Ashcroft
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
THE FRAGMENT (MY MOUTH,
MY REVOLT, MY NAME)
Sylvain George
Fragments of voices, laughter and rage; snatches of words, images and memories; words,
near and far, from yesterday, from today; the breath of the wind, the gesture of the sun at
sunset, the reflections, blood red; the police raids, processions of warriors, court of injustice... A map of the violence inflicted on migrants, the recurrence of colonialism, and the
unacceptability of the "world as it is."
Running time: 84’
Production Company:
Noir Production
Production Contact Person: Sylvain George / Joana Ribelle
26, rue Damrémont 75018 PARIS
T. +33 6 5030 9669
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
FREEFLOW
Ramy A. Katz
Ahead of his father’s release from prison, the virtual reality of the Parkour world in which
Avshalom is a super hero, starts to crack. The inevitable upcoming showdown with the man
he testified against is going to dictate his mother’s fate.
The father’s arrest three years ago shocked the Gil family. The father was sentenced to three
years in jail and Riki (42) remained the sole provider for her family of eight. The court
banned Avshalom’s father from seeing his children. In 10th grade, Avshalom dropped out
of school and was unable to hold down a job. As his childhood world collapsed, Avshalom
started creating an alternative reality for himself in which he was a superhero.
The film accompanies the internal and external conflicts Riki and her son, Avshalom, experience during the nine months the family’s father returns home. Ahead of her husband’s
release from prison, Riki seeks to clear her husband’s name and fights to maintain the disputed truth – that she was the one guilty of splitting up the family, and the absent father
was the victim. Now she will have to deal with a man who returns home after three years
in prison.
Production Company:
Homevideos
Ramy A. Katz
Haamoraim 8 apt 19
T. +972 5 4598 3095
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
FROM EAST TO WEST
Lara Christen
The camera follows one of the hundreds of immigrants living in the area of the port of Patras, while trying to continue their journey to the west.
Running time: 15΄
Production Contact Person: Lara Christen
16 Megalou Alexandrou Str.
56430 Stavroupoli Thessaloniki Greece
T. +30 6975 770 596
[email protected]
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History & Politics
FROZEN TIME
Elias Iosifidis
The Cyprus Dispute is one of the darkest pages of Μodern Greek history. It is difficult to assess what happened in Cyprus and to attribute responsibilities to those who were involved
in one way or another in what is commonly known as the betrayal of Cyprus, since many
aspects of this case are hidden under a veil of guilty silence. After the end of the war in
Cyprus in 1974, subsequent Greek governments showed disdain for Greek soldiers and officers who participated in the war, and treated them with enmity.
Running time: 97’
Production Company:
Ilias Iosifidis - Zopiros
Production Contact Person: Efi Korosidou
19 Tobazi Str,
151 21 Pefki Athens Greece
T. + 30 693 4210 082
F. +30 2106127906
[email protected]
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SPAIN
Current Affairs
GAELLE
Natalie Johanna Halla
A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Haiti on 12 January 2010, reducing the poorest country in America to rubble. The earthquake, which took place close to the capital of Port-auPrince and cost the life of over 316,000 people, is considered one of the worst humanitarian
disasters in history. Rescue teams from all over the world rushed to the island to search for
people trapped below the rubble in a fight against the clock. A team of Spanish firefighters, accompanied by the rescue dog “Turco,” answered the international call for help and
became the protagonists of a rescue that received extensive media coverage: two-yearold Redjeson was found alive 48 hours after the earthquake. Their mission in Haiti changed
these men’s life forever. One year after the tragedy, three Spanish firefighters decide to return to search for Redjeson and try to heal their wounds.
Running time: 65’
Production Company:
Creative Movies SL, Six Birds SL,
Global Network Solutions SL
Production Contact Person: Natalie Johanna Halla
Sales Company:
Creative Movies SL
Alfredo Villa
C/Zarcera 35
47130 Simancas, Spain
T. +00 34 983 590 595
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
GARDEN OF WONDERS
Anush Hamzehian
A unique and magic vegetable garden behind prison walls. Incarcerated women working
in a garden by the lagoon in Venice…This is a story of women, herbs and vegetables…
The women’s prison on Giudecca, has an unexpected feature: a large fruit and vegetable
garden. There are no surveillance cameras here, no wardens… just six female prisoners
at work; planting, pruning, watering to the sounds coming from the lagoon and the
rhythm of their own singing. To the chosen few admitted to this section, this small patch
of land represents a concrete link to the outside world. With honesty, they reflect on their
story and tell us of their hopes “for afterwards”. Garden of Wonders is not a film in praise
of the redemptive virtues of incarceration, far from it. It is a human encounter, a beautiful
portrait of a group of women who “hang in there” thanks to a turnip or a cherry.
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
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Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
Paris 75015. France
T. +33 175 44 8 0 88
F. +33 145 311 305
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
GAVDOS. SOUTHWARDS
Anthi Daoundaki
An island in the Libyan Sea. Land’s end; a place of exile; a refuge. There, at Europe’s
southern-most point, people from different countries and different backgrounds coexist.
Locals, who have spent their “hidden” life there, away from the outside world and are now
trying to juggle the benefits of progress and their old morals. And “self-exiled” romantics,
who have found a lost paradise. Two worlds that coexist, despite their differences, sharing the same concerns for the future of the island, facing the same problems of everyday
life and setting the example of living together in solidarity over economic competition.
Running time: 93’
Production Company:
Telefilm-Nikos Kavoukidis & CO
Production Contact Person: Nikos Kavoukidis
16, 25 Martiou Str. & 2, Anapiron Polemou Str.
162 33 Vyronas Athens Greece
T. + 30 210 7656 746
F. +30 210 7640 678
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
G_D FORBID
Ron Ofer, Dr. Yohai Hakak
A rare journey to the heart of Ultra-Orthodox society in Israel. 700,000 Ultra Orthodox Jews
(Haredim) in Israel, who live in segregated communities, zealously guard the gates from
the influences of western culture. Six characters, influential community leaders, are torn
between safeguarding ancient traditions and accepting change, though only selectively.
This is an extraordinary glimpse into an isolated and unique world.
Running time: 88΄
Production Contact Person: Itay Ken-Tor, Noemi Schori
Sales Company:
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
GIRL MODEL
Ashley Sabin, David Redmon
Despite a lack of obvious similarities between Siberia and Tokyo, a thriving model industry connects these distant regions. Girl Model follows two protagonists involved in this industry: Ashley, a deeply ambivalent model scout who scouts the Siberian countryside looking for fresh faces to send to the Japanese market, and one of her discoveries, Nadya, is a
thirteen-year-old plucked from the Siberian countryside and dropped into the center of
Tokyo with promises of a profitable career. After Ashley’s initial discovery of Nadya, the two
rarely meet again, but their stories are inextricably bound. As Nadya’s optimism about rescuing her family from their financial difficulties grows, her dreams contrast against Ashley’s more jaded outlook about the industry’s corrosive influence.
Running time: 78΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Carnivalesque Films
Ashley Sabin
Dogwoof
Ana Vicente
Unit 211 Hatton Square Business Centre
16-16a Baldwins Gardens
London EC1N 7RJ, UK
T. +44 207 831 7252
[email protected]
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History & Politics
THE GIRLS OF THE RAIN
Alida Dimitriou
Girls of the Rain concludes Alida Dimitriou’s film trilogy on the contribution of women to
political struggles in Greece during the twentieth century. The film is about women imprisoned and tortured during the Colonels’ dictatorship of 1967-1974. At the time, these
women were in their twenties. Fifty women offer their testimonials. They all share the ethos
of the women who took part in the National Resistance, and pursue the establishment of
human dignity just as persistently. The “Girls of the Rain” consider themselves successors
of those women. One of them said:“...we are their successors, just like the youth of today
are our successors”. Remarkably, these are the words of a woman deprived by her torturers of the ability to have children.
Production Contact Person: Alida Dimitriou
51 Taxiarchon Str.
17 455 Alimos Athens Greece
T. + 30 210 9810 549
F. +30 210 9810 549
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
GIVE UP TOMORROW
Michael Collins
On a stormy night in July 1997, two sisters disappear without a trace... Simultaneously a
murder-mystery and an exposé of endemic corruption in the Philippines today, Give Up Tomorrow examines the case of Paco Larrañaga, a student accused of murder on the provincial island of Cebu. The film exposes a Kafkaesque world populated by flamboyantly
crooked public officials, cops on the take, and a frenzied legal and media circus. It’s also
an intimate drama focused on the near mythic struggle of two angry, sorrowful mothers
who have dedicated more than a decade to executing or saving one young man.
Running time: 95’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Thoughtful Robot Productions
Marty Syjuco
ro*co films international
Annie Roney
80 Liberty Ship Way,
Suite 5, Sausalito, CA 94965 USA
T. +415 332 6471
[email protected]
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TURKEY
GOD IS NOT DEAD
Bahar Kılıç
The film investigates the outstanding phenomenon of Muslim immigrants across Europe
who employ the methods of Western-born sub-cultural and musical movements including punk an hip hop, to stand against both the demonization of the visage of Islam and
Eastern cultures by the conservative political forces of the West and the political Islamists’
imposing a religion-centered, militant and anti-social lifestyle on Muslim youth. Scrutinizing the reflections of a sensitive subject at the heart of the global political agenda, God
Is Not Dead does not hesitate to step into the controversial territory with taboo-breaking
courage and opens wide the gray area of thinking that seems to be forsaken in the black
and white political atmosphere of the post-9/11 world. Shot in London, Berlin, Istanbul,
Frankfurt and Dortmund, it features extensive interviews with the pioneers of the movement from Aki Nawaz (political activist, filmmaker, band leader) and Fun-Da-Mental to The
Kominas, from the female hip hop duo Poetic Pilgrimage to Mecca2Medina, as well as expert opinions from a list of names that include Chris Bohn (editor, The Wire Magazine), John
Hutnyk (Goldsmiths, University of London) and the author of The Taqwacores Michael Mohammed Knight.
Running time: 78΄
Production Company:
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Sata Prod.co.
Mutlu Yetkin
Meltem Mh. Anakent Sit. B2 Blok, D44
Antalya 07030, Turkey
T. +90 532 575 6800
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
GOLDMAN SACHS:
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
Jean-Luc Leon
Did Goldman Sachs use insider information to profit from the financial crisis? How did a
brokerage house, founded in 1869 by a German immigrant, become one of the biggest,
most powerful banks in the world? The embattled bank, which is facing a range of legal
claims for its conduct during the financial crisis, has already been criticized by a Senate Panel
for misleading investors and Congress. Critics also accuse it of masking the scale of Greece’s
debt in obscure trade derivatives and not disclosing bond swaps. This investigation reveals
how the company first became aware of the looming financial crisis in 2006. Instead of
warning investors, it used this valuable information to boost its profits. Speaking to
bankers, senators and economists, we scrutinize Goldman Sach’s role in the financial crisis and ask where the blame really lies.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Album Productions
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
T. +33 1 4060 2624
F. +33 1 4060 2649
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
GOLFLAND?
Nelly Psarrou
An investigational documentary about tourist golf development in Greece. Specifically, the
film examines the attempts being made to upgrade tourism through a variety of speculations involving the creation of golf courses, hotels and housing, the opposition to this by
citizens and various organizations, the opinions of various specialists as well as the real objectives of the Greek state.
In order to ensure the reliability of the film, a whole range of organizations and individuals were consulted, including ecologists, scientists (both for and against), the developers
themselves and their representatives and political factors were taken into consideration.
Closely linked to the subject and keynotes to the film is an investigation into the objectives
of “strategic investment” and the role of the state in the “fast-track” scheme.
The film-makers travelled to Atalanti, Volos, Cassandra in Chalkidiki, Hersonissos in Crete
and Pylos.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Greeny
Production Contact Person: Nikos Psarros, Nelly Psarrou
15A 15th Martiou St.
153 54 Glika Nera, Greece
T. + 30 6976 171 815
[email protected]
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POLAND
History & Politics
GOOD MORNING, LENIN!
Konrad Szołajski
Konrad Szolajski’s movie observes a group of western left-wingers during their visit to
Poland. The aim is to confront their common expectations regarding communism and the
transformation of the former socialist countries with reality. The Crazy Guides agency provides lots of attractions for heroes by stowing them into Trabis and taking them to Nowa
Huta – the perfect city according to the rules of social realism. The group not only admires
the newest historical monuments, but also gets a feel for how the villagers lived. The protagonists milk a cow, plough a field and thresh wheat, filling their stomachs with potatoes during their break. A visit to the metallurgical factory followed by an illustrative lecture and discussion with Nowa Huta’s true dwellers changes the protagonists’ attitude. The
tourists notice that the perfect world had also its darker sides and that the central system
of planned economy wasn’t such a brilliant idea after all. The movie refers to a German production titled Good Bye, Lenin!, which also takes up the matter of disparaging communism.
Good Morning, Lenin! Looks at the other side of this issue, by showing recent Polish history through the eyes of western tourists and keeping its tone amusing and irreverent.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
ZK Studio Ltd
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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UAE-QATAR-LEBANON
GRANDMA, A THOUSAND TIMES
Mahmoud Kaabour
Teta Fatima is the 83-year-old matriarch of the Kaabour family and the sharp-witted queen
bee of an old Beiruti quarter. With great intimacy, this playful magical-realist documentary documents her larger-than-life character as she combats the silence of her oncebuzzing house as well as her imaginings of what awaits her beyond death. Meanwhile,
her beloved violinist husband (deceased 20 years) is both an essential absence and presence, his face manifesting itself through the face of their filmmaker grandson and his previously unpublished violin improvisations weaving through her world and that of the film.
Grandma, a Thousand Times brings together grandfather, grandmother and grandson in
a playful magic-realist documentary that aims to defy a past death and a future one.
Running time: 48΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Veritas Films
Eva Sayre
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. + 39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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History & Politics
GRANDMA’S TATTOOS
Suzanne Khardalian
In 1919, just at the end of WW I, the Allied forces reclaimed 90,819 Armenians, young girls
and children who, during the war years, were forced to become prostitutes to survive, or
had given birth to children after forced or arranged marriages or rape. Many of these
women were tattooed as a sign that they belonged to their abductor. European and
American missionaries organized help and picked up and saved thousands of refugees who
later were scattered all over the world to places like Beirut, Marseille and Fresno. Grandma’s
Tattoos is a personal film about what happened to many Armenian women during the
Genocide of 1915. Filmmaker and writer Suzanne Khardalian makes a personal journey into
her own family to investigate the truth behind Khanoum, her late grandmother.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
HB PeA Holmquist Film
PeA Holmquist
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1
T. +49 341 215 6638
F. +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
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GREAT GREEKS
Elias Iosifidis
Pontos in Asia Minor, for centuries the most remote part of Hellenism, has managed to preserve the Greek morals and customs, as well as its special anthropological and cultural characteristics, even under adverse conditions. Ninety years ago, Christian inhabitants were
forced by the population exchange to abandon their homeland and to settle in Greece. This
documentary captures the traditions of the Pontic Greeks and reveals that nowadays we
can find a second Pontos in the Greek territories, vibrant and strong, similar to the one of
the old homeland.
Running time: 82΄
Production Company:
Ilias Iosifidis - Zopiros
Production Contact Person: Efi Korosidou
19 Tobazi St.
151 21 Pefki, Greece
T. +30 6934 210 082
F. +30 210 6127 906
[email protected]
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Lifestyle
GREEKTOWN, NEW ENGLAND
Nikos Panoutsopoulos
A journey through the Greek-American communities of New England becomes a quest for
the definition of their identity. The film portrays a group of Americans of Greek descend,
first, second and third generation immigrants, exploring the cultural connection and the
common idiosyncrasy among them. Featuring Magnum photographer Constantine Manos,
pop star Michael Angelakos, businessman and arts benefactor George Behrakis, and remembering sculptor Dimitri Hadzi, Greektown, New England reveals the presence and evolution of a community that moved from survival to prosperity and from diaspora to assimilation without losing its heritage along the way.
Running time: 56’
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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ESTONIA
History & Politics
GREETINGS FROM SOVIET ESTONIA!
Urmas E. Liiv
“Everyone owns a house, nice furniture, a radio and a television set. That’s more than we
ever dreamed of!”The people in kolkhozes were happy, as this film from the 50s shows. At
that time, Estonia was one of the most western republics of the USSR. Today, Estonia lies
on the eastern limits of Europe. Surveys held 15 years after the fall of the Soviet Union show
that more than half the Estonians who had witnessed the Soviet era feel more positive
about the past than they do about the present. But was Estonia really the socialist paradise that it presented itself to be in the news, commercials and documentary films of the
time? Greetings from Soviet Estonia! contrasts a series of eastern nostalgia-laden filmic documents from the 50s to the 70s with the accounts given by three former dissidents - MEP
Tunne Kelam, Lagle Parek, who works for a monastery and Tiit Madisson, an eternal
rebel. Their memories raise images of another, less harmonious, Estonia.
Running time: 59΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Ruut
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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History & Politics
THE GUANTANAMO TRAP
Thomas Selim Wallner
In 2006, Murat Kurnaz was released from Guantanamo after five years detention. Matthew
Diaz, Navy Advocate in Guantanamo, was sentenced to six months imprisonment for passing on detainees’ names to a human rights organization. Diane Beaver was also deployed
in Guantanamo. She wrote the so called torture memo. Three people, whose lives were forever changed. The film depicts their search for a life after Guantanamo.
Running time: 92’
Production Company:
zero one film GmbH,
Guantanamo Trap Canada Productions Inc
Production Contact Person: Sophie Dienrberger
Sales Company:
First Hand Films
Gitte Hansen
First Hand Films
Fritz Heb-Weg 5
8050 Zürich, SCHWEIZ
T. +41 44 312 2060
F. +41 44 312 2080
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
HABANA MUDA
Eric Brach
This beautifully crafted and carefully observed film follows Chino, a deaf working-class husband and father trying to support his mute wife and two young children in Havana while
maintaining an open relationship with a financially supportive gay lover living abroad in
Mexico. This tangled love triangle slowly unravels in surprising and sometimes bizarre ways,
revealing questionable motives and rich complexities, confounding and moving at the
same time.
Running time: 61’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Quad Productions
Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
Wide House
Anais Clanet
40 RUE Sainte Anne, 75002 Paris, France
T. +33 1 53 95 24 44
F. +33 1 53 95 04 65
[email protected]
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POLAND
HAKAWATI
Marcin Sauter
Hakawati in the Arab tradition is a master of storytelling, a brilliant raconteur who tells stories to everybody willing to listen. Hakawati played a very important role in Arab culture:
they gathered crowds of people eager to hear new fairy tales and strange stories. And now
there are no real Hakawati left. In the contemporary world people have no time to listen
to stories. The director sets off to search for true storytellers and finds the remnants of the
tradition, which, unfortunately, are rather for camera-holding tourists than local people.
Running time: 40΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
188
Kalejdoskop Film Studio
Zbigniew Domagalski
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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History & Politics
HARBOR OF HOPE
Magnus Gertten
In 1945 Irene, Ewa and Joe were among the nearly 30,000 survivors rescued from German
concentration camps and sent to the peaceful harbor town of Malmö, Sweden. Here they
started a new life. Through unique archival footage, we see 10-year-old Irene taking her
first shaky steps as a free person. We see newborn Ewa being carried off the boat by her
mother. And we meet Joe, who arrived as a child without his family. In Harbor of Hope,
they tell their amazing stories from the moment of liberation to the unsolved mysteries of
the present time. A film about dealing with war memories, the importance of a helping
hand and finding a harbor of hope.
Running time: 76’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Auto Images
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17, 1040 Vienna
T. +43 720 34 69 34
[email protected]
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CHINA-FRANCE
History & Politics
HARD OLD ROCK, CITIZEN ZHENG,
A JOURNEY THROUGH HIS LIFE,
A VIBRANT MEMORY OF CHINA’S
HISTORY
Zuolong Shan
As a young man, Zheng was a wild boy: he’d rather spend his time gambling and dancing than studying. But his exuberant way of life comes to an end when, during the Cultural Revolution, he is charged with counter-revolutionary behavior and sent to prison. Step
by step, he looses everything. He faced each challenge with courage, bravery and the
knowledge that life is a never-ending journey, and that only wisdom is the food that survival is fed with. Now, he lives in the boarding house of Shuanglin Town. Unyielding to his
neighbors, to his society, to its history, as well as to the omnipresent Chinese system, he
realizes that he is almost independent of himself. Very poor in resources, but immensely
rich in memories, our esteem for him grows with each day we observe the little gestures
and omissions that his life is now made of. This intimate and respectful portrait of a striking 83-year-old Chinese citizen offers us an inside view into the way China treats its seniors and gives us the opportunity to better understand the story of Shanghai’s, as well as
China’s contemporary history.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
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ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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POLAND
Lifestyles
HARMONY OF CHAOS
Jan Sosinski
A portrait of Nigel Kennedy – an unconventional English violinist performing classical music not only at traditional concert halls, but also at other venues: jazz and sport clubs, cafés,
pubs. He approaches people directly, attracting popular audiences with his spectacular interpretations of the 19th century classics.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
TVP - Channel 2
TVP SA
Maria Nadolna
T. +48 22 547 8501
F. +48 22 547 4248
[email protected]
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GREECE
HEALING THE VICTIM AND THE SLAYER
Antonis Vasileiadis
An Ayurvedic doctor struggles to save his unique botanical garden from getting destroyed,
in order to provide space for a residential area. For the last eight years, he has been gathering extremely rare and vanishing medicinal plants that are essential for the traditional
medicines as Ayurveda and Yunani (Ionian- Greek), followed by 83% of the people in India. We are explained the reasons that drove Dr. Aithal to develop those methods and we
follow him in his daily duties of free healing to anyone who will ask. He tries to save snakes
and create reconciliation between humans and snakes. He happily shares his knowledge
with the camera as he believes that this knowledge does not belong to him, but to God.
Running time: 82΄
Production Contact Person: Antonis Vasileiadis
58 Asklipiou Str.
19005 N.Makri Athens Greece
T.+30 6932 366 991
[email protected]
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HEART OF SKY, HEART OF EARTH
Eric Black, Frauke Sandig
The great cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar will end on 21 December 2012. How does
the story end? Do the oceans collapse? Does the sky fall as the last tree is cut? The remote
homelands of the present-day Maya in Mexico and Guatemala present a perfect microcosm that shows how unhindered globalization is already destroying the Earth and indigenous cultures are now under attack for their natural resources from all sides. Heart of
Sky, Heart of Earth presents another worldview, following six young Maya into their daily
and ceremonial life, revealing their determination to resist the destruction of their culture
and environment. The intimate accounts and experiences of the protagonists interweave
with images associated with the fragile beauty of nature and the sacred creation myth of
Popol Vuh. The stories and the world vision of the Mayan protagonists are juxtaposed with
our shortsighted exploitation of the Earth.
Running time: 98’
Production Company:
Umbrella Films
Frauke Sandig, Umbrella Films
Pappelallee 22, 10437 Berlin, Germany
T. + 49-30-44738624
[email protected]
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FRANCE
HEARTS & CRAFTS
Frédéric Laffont, Isabelle Dupuy-Chavanat
The film takes us to the heart of the Hermès workshops, where men and women work the
finest raw materials with minute attention to detail, bringing their expertise, patience and
passion to the creation of unique, timeless objects. Beautifully orchestrated, like a musical score, the play of gestures, words, close observation and silence highlights the sensory
nature of the encounter between the artisan and his materials.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
194
Hermes
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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CYPRUS
Lifestyles
HELEN AND HAOUM
Evgenios Ioannou
In Cyprus, many Vietnamese women work as housekeepers for elderly people. The film examines these newly-established relationships by following the daily life of two women
living together: the elderly Helen from Cyprus and her housekeeper, Haoum from Vietnam.
The monotony of their everyday life reveals their different life expectations and their
common loneliness.
Running time: 19’
Production Contact Person: Evgenios Ioannou
P.O. BOX 57205
3313 Limassol Cyprus
T. +48 692979104
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
History & Politics
HERE I LEARNED TO LOVE
Avi Angel
Standing near the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Avner declares: “This is the moment when
I defeated the Nazis.”Two brothers, three mothers and a saga that was not at all clear for
nearly six decades. This is the unique story of a journey to trace the roots of a past that was
not evident – even to those who took part in it. Avner and Itzik are two brothers living in
Israel who as children were saved by their mother’s sister and a young stranger. Their lives
were affected by three women – three women who were like mothers to these young boys.
But their chronicle was kept secret from even those closest to them. At the age of 70, Avner
decides to take a journey with his brother Itzik to search for his true identity and try and
piece together the impossible story of their survival.
Running time: 54΄
Production Contact Person: Avi Angel
Sales Company:
Cara Saposnik
P O Box 7153
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
HERE ON EARTH
Mauricio Bidault
For various reasons, a group of Nahua migrants from the Huasteca area of Hidalgo state go
to the city of Guadalajara, where they now live. This has a great social, cultural and economic impact on Santa Cruz, their community of origin.
Running time: 110΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Arcanofilm & Fondo para la Producción
Cinematográfica de Calidad (Foprocine)
Pablo Briseño
Insurgentes sur 674, 2nd floor, Del Valle
03100 Mexico City, Mexico
T. + 52 55 5448 5339
F. + 52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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POLAND
Lifestyles
HERMITS
Kacper Czubak
One day, Marian abandons his family and decides to live in a hermitage on the outskirts
of a forest. Years later, when Grzegorz is expelled from the monastery,
he finds Marian and builds his hermitage next to his. Marian doesn’t want to come to terms
with that. Grzegorz thinks that it will be better for both of them to have a companion. The
discord continues up to this day…
Running time: 26’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Religia TV
Maria Kastyak
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 122 946 945
[email protected]
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GREECE
HEROES OF THE FLICKS
Panayotis Kountouras
To the monotonous purring of the projector, between four walls, a single move of his hand
gives life to heroes, lovers, enemies, countries, situations, words, feelings of a world so close
and yet invisible to us unless he wills it. Actors, directors, film editors, light technicians and
sound engineers depend on his hands, on his readiness and alacrity, once he allows us to
enter the make-believe universe of cinema. This loner, this hermit in his kingdom will now
reveal himself. The projectionist, that unsung hero, revealing what we don’t know about
him – and perhaps what he doesn’t know about himself.
Running time: 70’
Production Company:
Fig Leaf Media Production
Production Contact Person: Dionysia Arvanitou
47 Stelliou Kazantzidi Str.
T. +30 6971680108
F. +30 2310 471788
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fig Leaf Media Production
Vassilis Kiltidis
[email protected]
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HIDDEN BODIES
Dimitris Trikas
Hidden Bodies features a performance/happening created by renowned Greek visual
artist Dimitris Alithinos in three parts of the center of Athens during the MIR Festival. In
his latest work, HAPPENINGS 2010, Alithinos holds up a mirror to the city’s cruelty and its
inhabitants through a metaphor, a “clin d’oeil” to an earlier work, A HAPPENING (1973)
which had a great impact in contemporary Greek art.
Alithinos used tons of soil and “hid” three bodies in them thus letting the unsuspecting bystanders comment and react. Indeed, the comments and reactions were many, varied and
interesting mainly being surprise, discomfort and reaction towards the Greek economic crisis.
Running time: 16΄
Production Contact Person: Dimitris Trikas
8 Nireos St.
Paleo Faliro, Greece
T. + 30 6979 981 293
[email protected]
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CANADA
Current Affairs
THE HILLTOPS
Igal Hecht
On Blessing Mountain, overlooking the city of Nablus, sixty-six-year-old Settler Daniella
Wise looks at an advancing force of Israeli soldiers coming to destroy her illegal outpost.
Rallying her little army of followers, a violent battle begins. This is daily reality on the hilltops of the West Bank. This is an insider’s exploration into the lives of three prominent settler leaders and their battles to hold on to what they perceive as their biblical heartland.
The reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will unravel in front of the lens in a rare, noholds-barred look into the lives of the West Bank settlements.
Running time: 45΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Chutzpa Productions
Cara Saposnik
PO Box 7153
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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BELGIUM
Lifestyles
HIMSELF HE COOKS
Valérie Berteau, Philippe Witjes
In the Golden Temple in Amritsar, hundreds of volunteers prepare 100,000 free meals every
day. The spontaneous choreography of many philanthropists’ hands reveals the essence and
atmosphere of this fascinating place.
Running time: 65΄
Sales Company:
202
Polymorfilms
Valérie Berteau
rue Théodore Verhaegen 18
Brussels 1060, Belgium
T. +32 495 436 865
[email protected]
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ITALY
Lifestyles
HIT THE ROAD, GRANNY
Duccio Chiarini
Delia is eighty-eight years old, she has a husband twenty years her junior and, ever since
she emigrated from Italy to France when she was only six months old, she has spent her
life traveling around the world. In the sixties, having come back to Italy for love, she started
working in the textile industry. Soon her products started filling the shelves of European
department stores, earning her a huge fortune and making her one of the first female entrepreneurs of the prêt-à-porter world. But Delia wants more and throws herself into high
fashion, without understanding that perhaps the time has come even for her to stop.
Running time: 64’
Production Company:
Mood Film Srl
Tommaso Arrighi
Mood Film
Via P. Borsieri 25, 00195 Roma, Italy
www.moodfilm.com
T. +39 0 6 241 9073
F. +39 0 6 4544 4824
[email protected]
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SWEDEN
History & Politics
ΤΗΕ HITLER STONES
Kjell Andersson
There is a strange and not widely known story to be told. The story of the so-called Hitler
stones, set in the coastal regions of Sweden. Nazi Germany placed large orders for Swedish
granite before and during World War II. It was to be used in the building of “Germania,” the
new World Capital. Substantial deliveries were made but discontinued after 1943 because
of how the war was developing. However, the Germans still wanted their stone, only to
be delivered later, after the final victory. Swedish quarries continued to cut building stone
until the very end of the war. The stones were put into storage along the Swedish coast and
Germany duly paid for them. After the war, which had not gone the way the Nazis had
hoped, the “Hitler Stones” were left in Sweden. So who owned all this granite? Where did
it go? Where is it now? How did the socialist stonecutters feel about cutting stone for Hitler?
How about the double moral standards of the industrialists and others involved in the business? These are some of the questions the documentary seeks to answer.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
204
KMAFilmproduktion
Kjell Andersson
Styrfarten 15
S-417 65 Göteborg, Sweden
T. +46 705 976 370
[email protected]
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History & Politics
HITLER’S CHILDREN
Chanoch Ze’evi
Their family names alone evoke horror: Himmler, Goering, Höss. Hitler’s Children is a film
about the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women
who were left a legacy that permanently associates them with one of the greatest crimes
in history. What is it like for them to have grown up with a name that immediately conjures images of murder and genocide? How do they cope with the fact that they are Hitler’s
children?
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Maya Productions
Chanoch Ze’evi
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv, 65112, Israel
T. +97235664129
F. +97235601436
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
THE HOLY GRAIL
Yannis Bakalis
The film is about the Knights of Saint John and of Nazi initiation as Hitler was looking for
the Holy Grail. The documentary tells the story of the Masonic Lodge in Greece and it was
shot in the old town of the island of Rhodes.
Running time: 60΄
Production Contact Person: Yannis Bakalis
17 Vithynias St.
Kato Toumba
Thessaloniki, Greece
T. +30 2310 930 119
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
HOMECOMING
Orna Ben Dor, Noa Maiman
As the State of Israel is about to deport foreign workers and their children, this film is a
timely exploration of a complex political and personal situation. Where does identity
come from? And what makes you connected to your homeland? Homecoming takes us on
a moving journey with three teenagers who were born in Israel to foreign workers who
came to Israel in search of a better life. These kids are not Jewish, but are deeply Israeli –
and their individual journeys take on cultural and emotional dimensions. We travel with
them to the Congo, to Peru and to the Philippines as they examine their roots and contemplate their future.
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Added Value Creation House
Cara Saposnik
PO Box 7153
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
HONK!
Arnaud Gaillard & Florent Vassault
At nightfall, on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, surrounded by her family, a grandmother will
attend the execution of her husband’s murderer. In Oklahoma, a former death row inmate,
exonerated after 22 years in prison, tells his amazing story. In Texas, a woman struggles
against the criminal justice system for her son to survive, while he has been awaiting execution for 14 years. In Huntsville, a small provincial town in eastern Texas, the Department
of Corrections performs executions by lethal injection almost as a weekly ritual. Based on
the numerous absurdities of the death penalty, the film shows, through these three characters, how the death sentence generates pain, injustice, violence and inefficiency in the
heart of American society.
Running time: 62’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
208
Andolfi Productions
Arnaud Dommerc
Wide House
Anaïs Clanet
40, rue Sainte Anne
75002 Paris
T. +33 1 53 95 24 44
F. +33 1 53 95 04 65
[email protected]
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FRANCE
HONORE FRAGONARD,
REVOLUTIONARY ANATOMY
Jacques Donjean, Philippe Raxhon, Olivier Horn
He was one of the most fascinating characters of the Age of Enlightenment: French
anatomist Honoré Fragonard (1732-1799), cousin of his namesake, the famous 18th
century painter. In a day and age where anatomical science was still in its infancy, surgical genius Fragonard invented his own technique to preserve corpses. He worked on
anatomical preparations – animal and human – called écorchés. These were then staged
and exhibited with a genuine artistic intent. In a time where popular wisdom in the face
of death saw the soul free of the body, Fragonard’s work was setting the body free of the
soul. His work raises questions: Where does science end? Where does art begin? Whether
one admires or rejects Fragonard’s approach, he provokes a lasting fascination.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Point du Jour, Tarentula
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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AUSTRIA
HOT SPOT
Sabine Derflinger
The job market is only for those who fit the system, so what about the misfits in our society? Michl’s Restaurant hires exactly these misfits and helps them to build confidence, job experience and so much more. We follow waiters, kitchen helps, cooks and other employees in their daily struggle to learn, both inside and outside the job.
A touching and tough doc, for everyone who works, or wants to work.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
210
Navigator Film Produktion & Co. KG
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
HOW MUCH DOES YOUR BUILDING
WEIGH, MR. FOSTER?
Norberto Lopez Amado, Carlos Carcas
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? is the first feature film focused on the architect Norman Foster and it will be the beginning of a series of productions on the key
figures of the art and culture of the XXI century. The film shows Norman Foster’s journey
from Manchester to a global practice. It talks about architecture, and why it matters, and
how difficult it is to do it well. Norman Foster has rewritten the rules of architecture. His
vision and unswerving passion for excellence have created some of the most exceptional
structures of our times. Architecture comes alive.
Running time: 78΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Art Commissioners
Elena Ochoa
Dogwoof
Ana Vicente
London EC1N 7RJ, UK
T. +44 207 831 7252
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
HULA AND NATAN
Robby Elmaliah
A donkey, some cats and dogs, a heap of junk, a trailer piled high with unnameable clutter. Amidst the bric-a-brac, Hula and Natan muddle through their lives. The two brothers
own a dilapidated garage, on the brink of closing, in Sderot, a town in the south of Israel,
not far from the Gaza Strip. Acclaimed around the world, most notably at Visions du Réel,
this dissertation documentary by Israeli Robby Elmaliah mingles tragedy and comedy with
astonishing delicacy, juxtaposing the disheveled lives of the two brothers with the drama
of conflict intensifying around them. As much a funny and moving family story as a devastating commentary on the absurdity of war.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
212
Alma Films, The Sapir College
Robby Elmaliah
Michael Treves
20 Bialik st
T. +972 5 2363 3398
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Current Affairs
I AM A WOMAN NOW
Michiel van Erp
I Αm a Woman Now portrays five elderly transsexual women who were all treated by the
same “miracle doctor,” Georges Burou. As long as these patients paid, there were no preconditions, no questions asked at his clinic in Casablanca. Do these pioneers feel like 100%
women and did their surgery give them the fulfillment in life they expected? I Αm a Woman
Now is a film about the pursuit of an almost unattainable dream, about the gap between
its realization and the hard reality that sometimes follows.
Running time: 86’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
De familie
Monique Busman
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
I AM AN OTHER, FROM TREATMENT
(18 ANO) TO SOCIAL INTEGRATION
Yorgos Chr. Zervas
We often wonder what becomes of people who finish rehab and try to integrate back into
society. Do they succeed? In this film, we meet several such cases – people who completed
the 18 ANO drug rehabilitation program and have been drug free for a number of years.
We observe them in their daily lives and listen to them talk about their efforts to find a job,
to become creative, to go through with something they had left undone, to face the problems bequeathed to them by their drug use, to build new relationships with their parents
and children, to make new friends and fall in love.
Running time: 68’
Production Company:
Yorgos Zervas Film Productions
Production Contact Person: Yorgos Chr. Zervas
Sales Company:
Greek Film Centre
7 Dionysiou Areopagitou Str.
11742 Athens Greece
Τ. +30 210 3678 500, F. +30 210 3648 245
[email protected]
www.gfc.gr
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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CANADA
I AM NOT A ROCK STAR
Bobbi Jo Hart
I Am Not a Rock Star follows the coming-of-age story of 20-year-old Marika Bournaki, a girl
next door who embarks on a single-minded journey to become a world-class concert pianist, a dream she has had ever since her father first encouraged her to start playing the piano at the age of five. Shot in cinéma vérité style over eight years, I Am Not a Rock Star begins when Marika is 12 years old and commuting every Saturday from Montreal to attend
Juilliard’s prestigious Pre-College Program in New York. She moves on her own to New York
City at age 14, and starts auditions and performances around the world. The effects of this
lifelong sacrifice of her parents to turn Marika into a star begin to reveal themselves, while
within the walls of Juilliard she finds a kindred soul and her first love. I Am Not a Rock Star
ultimately reveals the gritty realities of making it in the cutthroat classical music world, but
also how Marika matures to eventually question her path, appropriating her musical passion to make it her own.
Running time: 85‘ & 52’
Production Company:
Adobe Productions International
Robbie Hart
T. +1 514 272 3113
F. +1 514 272 3301
[email protected]
www.adobeproductions.com
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Current Affairs
I WANTED TO BE A MOTHER
Marek Šulík
The film I Wanted To Be a Mother from the documentary series Unwanted Children Twelve
Years Later (Nechcené deti po 12 rokoch) tells the story of a woman who adopted two brothers sixteen years ago. (original title Chcela som byť matka)
Running time: 26΄
Production Company:
216
OZ Návrat
Marek Roháček
Šancová 42
Bratislava SK-811 05, Slovak Republic
T. +421 2 5249 9276
F. +421 2 5244 4361
[email protected]
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GREECE
IMAGE THIEF
Panos A. Thomaidis
Spyros Staveris makes a living by stealing the image of the “other.” It is an act which is justified in his conscience, since he shares it generously with us without circumlocutions, alterations or make-up. Spyros Staveris acts as a mirror, reflecting the image of Greek postjunta society.
Running time: 27’
Production Company:
PATH Ltd
Production Contact Person: Thomais I. Thomaidis
57,Paritsi Str
154 51 Neo Psychiko Athens Greece
T. +30 2106743373
F. +30210 6743379
[email protected]
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NORWAY
Current Affairs
IMAGINING EMANUEL
Thomas A. Østbye
Who are you without ID? Emanuel came to Norway in 2003 and claims to be from Liberia.
Norwegian authorities believe he is from Ghana. Twice he was sent “back,” only to be rejected by the Ghanaian authorities and returned to Norway. Without permission to stay and
no legal possibility to leave, Emanuel’s life is put on hold. Will he be able to prove who he
really is?
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
218
Medieoperatørene TV AS
Kristine Ann Skaret
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1
T. +49 341 215 6638
F. +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
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IRAQ-UK-THE NETHERLANDS-UAE
IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS
Atia Jabarah Al-Daradji, Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji
Husham works tirelessly for the hopes, dreams and prospects of the 32 damaged children
of war under his care at a small orphanage in Baghdad’s most dangerous district. Against
this threatening backdrop, Husham begs for money to support the children, whilst the bittersweet dramas of their childhood play out: 7-year-old Saif can only remember his dead
mother’s name, ‘Majuda,’ as he faces the taunts of other kids in constant playground battles; teenager Mohammed struggles to balance school life with his search for self-identity; whilst Salah, just 10 years old and too traumatised to speak, fears he may never be
able to go to school. When the landlord gives Husham and the boys just two weeks to vacate, a desperate search ensues.
Running time: 86‘
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Human Film, UK
Wide House
Anais Clanet
Τ. +33 1 53 95 04 64
F. +33 1 53 95 04 65
[email protected]
www.widemanagement.com
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Lifestyles
INBETWEENER
Erik Bafving
Α film about a teenage boy, his father’s suicide and the emotional vacuum that occurred
afterwards. Through forgotten drawings and photographs, we follow a young boy’s attempt
to escape a painful memory and handle things on his own just like his dad used to do. After years of increasing isolation, it is love that leads to an inevitable dilemma: to continue
to follow in his dad’s footsteps, or to start anew.
Running time: 14’
Production Company:
220
ebfilm
Erik Bäfving
ebfilm, Norra Skolgatan 8a, 21152 Malmö
T. +46702585846
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
INDIGNADOS
Tony Gatlif
Indignados is a fictional account in real time of what’s happening today, plunging us into
the dense, palpable reality of Europe in revolt. Stéphane Hessel’s book Time for Outrage!
sparked a transgenerational awakening that is gaining ground across Europe as the continent teeters on social implosion. At the heart of current events, at the center of the Occupy movement, we discover, through the eyes and experience of Betty, a young illegal immigrant from Africa, men and women standing up to the system.
Running time: 88’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Princes Production
Delphine Mantoulet
Les Films du Losange
Agathe Valentin
22, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie
75116 Paris
France
T. +33144438724
F. +33149520640
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
INFILTRADOS
Juan Rendon
Infiltrados (the infiltrated) goes undercover to provide an in-depth look at the Colombian
national police and the involvement of its intelligence division DIPOL (Dirección de Inteligencia de la Policía Nacional) in the infiltration of the world’s oldest terrorist group, FARC.
Extensive interviews with those who risked everything to infiltrate one of the deadliest terror groups in the world provide a thrilling real life glimpse into what could be the most dangerous missions ever tackled. With never before seen “on the ground” footage and animation providing a back drop to their horrific ordeals, we are for the first time given a sense
of what it takes to win the trust of a guerrilla group, face the terrors of being uncovered as
well as the trials of being attacked by your own forces in the pursuit of intelligence that
could bring about the downfall of FARC.
Running time: 68΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
222
Univision
Eric Douat
Sideways Film
Kazz Basma
19 Windus Road,
London N16 6UT, UK
T. +44 788 147 3603
[email protected]
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CHINA-UK
Current Affairs
INTERVIEWS BEFORE EXECUTION:
A CHINESE TALK SHOW
Robin Newell
With unique and unprecedented access, A Chinese Talk Show takes viewers into the nightmare worlds of violent criminals sentenced to death – and of the TV journalist who is their
last connection to this world. A Chinese Talk Show is not for the faint hearted. The issues
explored are both intriguing and complex. At their heart is attractive, young TV journalist
Ding Yu, who interviews criminals sentenced to death – often shortly before their executions. The death penalty evokes strong responses around the world. Yet in China it is the
stuff of highly rated prime time television. In Ding Yu’s weekly series, Interviews Before Execution, not only is justice seen to be done, but the audience is left in no doubt as to what
will happen to them should they break the law.
Running time: 59’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
LIC China
PBS International
Charles Schuerhoff
10 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135, USA
T. +1 617 208 0743
F. +1 617 208 0783
[email protected]
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History & Politics
INTO THE ABYSS
Werner Herzog
The film Into the Abyss is a documentary about two death row inmates in the USA. As
teenagers, Michael Perry and Jason Burkett murdered three people just to take a joyride
in an expensive car. While Perry was executed a few days after filming, his accomplice, who
was found guilty of the same three capital murders in a separate trial, was sentenced only
to life in prison. The film is a gaze into the abyss of the human soul. Wherever you look,
another abyss opens up. Death is not the only aspect of the film: there is the urgency of
life as a parallel storyline. How should we live our lives according to the men waiting for
execution? The film shows the prisoners as human beings, but it never glorifies them or
their crimes.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
224
Creative Differences / Skellig Rock
Lucki Stipetic
ZDF Enterprises
Dr. Kristina Hollstein
Erich-Dombrowski-Str. 1, 55127 Mainz, Germany
T. +49 6131 991 0
F. +49 6131 991 1552
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
IRAN: THE BOMB AT ANY PRICE
Gilles Cayate
Halting Iran’s nuclear programme is one of the West’s main defence objectives and the
number one priority of Israel. But we weren’t always so scared of the idea of an Iranian nuclear program. In fact, both the United States and Europe played a key role in setting it up.
We look back at Iran’s nuclear program over the past 50 years. What began with the blessing of the Americans under the “Atoms for Peace” program in the 1960s has turned into a
deadly cat-and-mouse game with the IAEA. With the help of technology from China and
Russia and centrifuges from Pakistan, Iran is now well on the way to developing nuclear
weapons. What would be the consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran? How would Israel
react and can anything now be done to stop the nuclear program?
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Allegria
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
T. +33 1 4060 2624
F. +33 1 4060 2649
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
IRAQN’ROLL
Gili Gaon
In an attempt to bridge time, space and culture, Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa takes on
the original music of his grandfather who was one of the leading musicians in the early
20th century in Iraq. Salah and Daud Al-kweiti were Jewish musicians, living in Iraq in the
1930s. They are considered to be the creators of modern Iraqi music, and two of the greatest Arab musicians in history. In the 1950s, they immigrated to Israel – where no one took
their music seriously. Dudu’s grandfather and uncle were not accepted as legitimate musicians by the young Israeli establishment and as a result they forbade their family to engage in music. A grandson and the weight of history – a story about the power of music
and its ability to heal a family’s pain.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
226
Station Films Ltd.
Cara Saposnik
PO Box 7153
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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ITALY
Current Affairs
IS MY LAST BREATH YOURS?
Claudio Serughetti
Is My Last Breath Yours? is a documentary and cross-platform project that will travel the
world to search for an answer to this question. Encountering the public, activists, leading
figures of the abolitionist movement as well as those who support capital punishment,
judges and lawyers who apply and fight the death penalty, families of victims who have
chosen a side on the issue and trying to find out if any death can really atone another one.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Valextra, Movie Magic International
T. +33 4 9961 0835
F. +33 4 6759 9497
[email protected]
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MOZAMBIQUE
Adventure & Travel
THE ISLAND OF THE SPIRITS
Licinio Azevedo
A small island, a great history. Long before giving its name to the country, the island of
Mozambique had a fundamental role in the Indian Ocean over many centuries. An anchor
point for caravels, meeting point for pirates, it is a melting pot of races. It raises its walls
in the middle of the sea. Its winding streets full of life reveal small palaces, churches and
white houses. Its inhabitants are eccentric characters, proud of the island’s past history. As
we wander through the streets, we meet an historian, a maritime archaeologist, a fisherman, the “doorman” of the island, a dancer, many spirits...
Running time: 63΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
228
Ebano Multimédia
Pedro Pimenta
Marfilmes
Renée Gagnon
63 Av. Duque de Loulé, 79 r/c Dto. A
T. +35 121 314 0339
F. +35 121 353 3075
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
THE ISLAND PRESIDENT
Jon Shenk
The Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced: the literal survival of his
country and everyone in it. After bringing democracy to the Maldives after thirty years of
despotic rule, Nasheed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of the most low-lying countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1200 islands of
the Maldives enough to make them uninhabitable. The Island President captures Nasheed’s first
year of office, culminating in his trip to the Copenhagen Climate Summit in 2009. Nasheed is unusually candid about revealing his strategies – leveraging the Maldives’ underdog position as a
tiny country, harnessing the power of media, and overcoming deadlocks through an appeal to
unity with other developing nations. When hope fades for a written accord to be signed,
Nasheed makes a stirring speech which salvages an agreement. Despite the modest size of his
country, Mohamed Nasheed has become one of the leading international voices for urgent action on climate change.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Actual Films / San Francisco Film Centre
Richard Berge
Jan Rofekamp
H3L 1A8, Montreal / Quebec, Canada
T. + 1 514 844 3358
F. + 1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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TURKEY
Lifestyles
ISLOMANIA
Sibel Tekin
A film about Tenedos and the passion for islands.
“Somewhere among the notebooks of Gideon, I once found a list of diseases as yet unclassified by medical science, and among these there occurred the word islomania, which
was described as a rare but by no means unknown affliction of spirit. These are people,
Gideon used to say, by way of explanation, who find islands somehow irresistible. We islomanes, says Gideon, are the direct descendants of the Atlanteans, and it is toward the
lost Atlantis that our subconscious is drawn. This means that we find islands irresistible.”
Lawrence Durrell Reflections on a Marine Venus
Islomania was identified by Durrell as a craze for or a strong attraction to islands. And Tenedos is an island in the Aegean where most of islomanes prefer to live.
Running time: 91’
Production Company:
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Hacettepe University Faculty of Communication
Sibel Tekin
Beytepe Kampusu Rektorluk 11. Kat
Ankara 06800, Turkey
T. +90 312 297 6225
F. +90 312 297 6226
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
ITALY: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT
Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi
Luca and Gustav have to decide: should they stay in Italy, or leave it, like so many of their
friends have done already. Looking for reasons not to do the same, the two Italians jump
into their old Fiat 500 and go on a emotional trip through their country to find out: Italy,
love it, or leave it?
Running time: 75’
Production Company:
HiQ productions
Gustav Hofer
via Macerata 56
00176 Roma, Italy
T. +39 3488800967
[email protected]
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SOUTH KOREA-FRANCE
Current Affairs
ITINERARY OF A REBEL, TRACING A
CITIZEN’S QUEST FOR DIGNITY
Harkjoon Lee, Eunjung Lim
In order to generate sufficient means for his wife left behind in North Korea to survive, Han
accepts a job as a lumberjack in a camp situated in Siberia. The North Korean government
in ruthless deals with Russian entrepreneurs offers willing citizens the opportunity for
“work” in labor camps abroad. The wages are directly paid to the government who promises to pass the money on to the families left behind. When Han finds out that none of his
wages have reached his wife, he escapes and, in an epic journey, crosses the whole of
Siberia. He needs to reach Moscow where he plans to reach a Western embassy. He finally
succeeds and is accepted as a refugee by the United States of America. In order to prove
its existence, he accepts to return with us to the camp he escaped from. Now he is waiting for a way to get his wife out of the North, but he refuses to go and live in South Kores. Instead, he prepares for a new life in the US.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
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ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
History & Politics
JUST THE TWO OF US
Tzipi Baider
Just the Two of Us is the journey of 88-year-old Samuel Wilinberg and Kalman Taigman,
two completely opposite personalities who happen to be the last two survivors of the Treblinka death camp.
The film follows the two men as they walk back on the grounds from which the fled 68
years ago. For the first time, they go back together, possibly for their last visit there. Together
they re-live, reminisce, laugh, cry, and even sing the Treblinka anthem. Kalman lost his
mother in Treblinka, Samuel lost his two sisters. “God wasn’t present in Treblinka,” they both
agree while they are there.
Running time: 42΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Mor Tregger Delarya & Channel 10
Mor Tregger Delarya
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Current Affairs
JUSTICE FOR SALE
Femke & Ilse van Velzent
Claudine, a young and courageous human rights lawyer in Congo struggles against injustice
and widespread impunity as she investigates the case of a soldier who was convicted of
rape and discovers that his trial was unfair and corrupted. He was convicted without any
concrete evidence. In her journey to obtain justice, she uncovers a system where the basic principles of law are virtually ignored.
Running time: 53΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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IF Productions
Femke & Ilse van Velzen
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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ISRAEL-GERMANY
KAFKA’S LAST STORY
Sagi Bornstein
While the world may be eternally grateful to Max Brod for preserving some of the greatest works of 20th century literature and transforming Franz Kafka into a cultural icon, Kafka
himself may be turning in his grave. Kafka’s final wish, that “all that is left in my estate must
be burned completely, without reading,” was famously disregarded by his closest friend.
Today, the fate of his invaluable manuscripts is at the heart of a heated debate involving
millions of dollars and political wrangling between Israel and Germany. The film follows
the manuscripts from their journey in Brod’s suitcase from Nazi occupied Europe to Israel,
to their current location, gathering dust in a run-down Tel Aviv apartment, closely guarded
by an unstable, eccentric woman and dozens of cats. The result is a twisted, bizarre detective
story, whose irony and absurdity would not have been lost on the great man himself.
Running time: 55΄
Production Contact Person: Sagi Bornstein
Sales Company:
Cara Saposnik
P O Box 7153
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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PHILIPPINES
Lifestyles
KANO: AN AMERICAN AND HIS HAREM
Monster Jiminez
In 1969, an American Vietnam war hero relocates to a remote village in the Philippines and
invites hundreds of women to live with him in his compound. Through money and violence, he was able to rule as a king. “It was like having a vacation everyday,” he recalls
proudly.
In 2002 he was charged with over 80 counts of rape.
Victor Pearson is now in jail serving two life sentences, but many of the women remain
by his side. Pearson and his harem form an extended family bound together with co-dependency and power issues. Although still behind bars, he has since married five of the
women who testified against him in court keeping them in apartments in the neighborhood.
Unrepentant, Victor Pearson is undoubtedly a charismatic character who lived his dream.
When confronted with his abuse of girls as young as fourteen, he claims that the lifestyle
and education he provided these women with, outweigh the charges leveled at him.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
236
Arkeo
Monster Jiminez
Sideways Film
Kazz Basma
19 Windus Road,
London N16 6UT, UK
T. +44 788 147 3603
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
KATINOULA
Myrna Tsapa
Cairo 2010. Katinoula has grown old, but still actively serves a Greek-Egyptian lady the
same age as she. Katinoula does the housework, haggles with the Egyptians in the marketplace and honors each day, even though all that’s left of her loved ones are just smiling faces in old photographs. Where did all these people go? All these years? Oh, let them
go if they must... Let them fly away...
Running time: 47’
Production Company:
Top Cut
Production Contact Person: Amanda Livanou
36, Amaroussiou Halandriou Str.
15125 Athens Greece
T. +30 6944757339
F. +30 2106100 109
[email protected]
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POLAND
Lifestyles
KIDS PLAY
Maciej Adamek
The film shows the world of adults reflected in a “distorting mirror” of demeanors, games
and plays of pre-school age children. Girls play at being a family and complain that one
of them has to be a man; others play hospital, dealing with the gravest of accidents; boys
exchange comments on the nature of girls… With a specific way of intonation, gestures
and mimicry, they exaggerate and put in focus the behavioral patterns that ordinarily escape our attention.
unning time: 22΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
238
Koncept Media, TVP - Channel 2
TVP SA
Maria Nadolna
T. +48 22 547 8501
F. +48 22 547 4248
[email protected]
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GERMANY
KING OF COMICS
Rosa von Praunheim
Ralf König, Germany’s most successful cartoonist, became famous with his comic book The
Most Desired Man that was made into a film in 1994, starring Til Schweiger. Wittily playing with queer clichés, he also reaches a wide heterosexual audience. In King of Comics,
Rosa von Praunheim portrays an unpretentious and modest man, whose brilliant observational skills have left their mark on generations.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion
Markus Thiarks
m-appeal
Anne Wiedlack
Prinzessinnenstr 16
Berlin 10969,Germany
T. +49 306 150 7505
F. +49 302 758 2872
[email protected]
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Sports
THE KING
Dejan Acimovic
A documentary about one of the greatest sportsmen ever. Darko Kralj (the King) is the
only sportsman in the history of sports who has beaten a world record in his category
five times in a row at a single world championship. A Croatian paralympic in shot put,
seriously wounded in 1991 during the war in Croatia, Darko Kralj almost died. Doctors
didn’t expect him to survive. Today, he lives with a wife and three sons, the eldest one
being the one Darko is the most attached to. A similar destiny brought them together:
the boy lost his biological father in the war. Tereza, his wife, has her own past. Towards
the end of this unusual life story, we shall get a clearer understanding of where Darko’s
strength and incredible love of life comes from...
Running time: 75’
Production Company:
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DA film
Dejan Acimovic
Boskoviceva 16
10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
T. +38514816610
F. +38514816610
[email protected]
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GREECE-USA
Current Affairs
THE KING’S GARDEN
Phoebe Fronista
The King’s Garden is a documentary short that has one foot in the Bible and the other in
the “volcanic core” of the Middle East conflict: the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.
In Silwan, the apple of discord is the City of David, an archaeological site where the oldest finds in Jerusalem have been unearthed. Whoever controls the site controls the village;
they also control its history. Through accounts of Silwan residents, archaeologists, and a
child orphaned by the conflict, The King’s Garden chronicles the uneasy – and often
bloody – relationship between archaeology, history and nationalism in present-day
Jerusalem. The King’s Garden was produced with support from the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.
Running time: 26’
Production Contact Person: Phoebe Fronista
7C Omirou Str.
15236 Nea Penteli Athens Greece
T. +30 2106132430
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
KRISIS
Nikos Katsaounis, Nina Maria Paschalidou
Krisis [an event that is, or expected to lead to, an unstable and dangerous situation affecting
an individual, group, community or entire society], from the Greek word κρίνω, to judge.
Krisis: a film about the Greek crisis. Part of the multimedia project The Prism GR2011, it is
a collective documentation of Greece during 2010-11 using DSLR cameras. Krisis compiles
different viewpoints, exploring the different dimensions of the afflicted nation. The characters are diverse and range from rebel leftist youth groups, to young Greek entrepreneurs,
to a young couple abandoning city-life for something simpler on an island, to the troubled journey of immigrants as they attempt to reach Europe. Among the ruins, who are
the heroes that emerge from the settling dust?
Running time: 62’
Production Company:
Forest Troop & N-CODED
Production Contact Person: Nina Maria Paschalidou (Forest Troop)
Nikos Katsaounis (N-CODED)
[email protected], [email protected]
Sales Company:
Jan Rofekamp
H3L 1A8 Montreal / Quebec Canada
T. + 1 514 844 3358
F. + 1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
LAND BEFORE MY EYES
Gaia Aducchio
In October 2002, a terrible earthquake struck the small town of San Giuliano di Puglia in
the South of Italy, killing 27 children and forcing the majority of the population to abandon the historic center of town and move to temporary accommodation a few hundred
meters away. After years, the skeletons of buildings dismembered by the violence of the
quake have been replaced by scaffolding and construction works, yet the grief following
the loss of children is more alive now than ever.
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Fly Film Srl
Gaia Adducchio
Via L. Zambarelli 21
Rome 00152, Italy
T. +39 333 4051 439
[email protected]
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AUSTRIA
Current Affairs
LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY –
THE LIFE OF RUTH KLUGER
Renata Schmidtkunz
The first biography of international bestselling author Ruth Klüger.
It is one thing to survive the Holocaust, but quite another to deal with the lasting impact
of this experience.
Ruth Klüger shares her thoughts on her childhood in anti-Jewish Vienna, her life in the
States, her motherhood of two American sons and the culture of commemoration.
Running time: 83΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Navigator Film Produktion & Co. KG
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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THE LAST-MOMENT PEOPLE
Ronen Zaretzky, Yael Kipper
A human quest to rescue Israel’s remaining wildlife. An all-out battle – without too
many victories – for the future of Israel’s unique natural environments and wild animals
that fall – wounded, dead, run-over and poisoned. Is the disappearance of birds, gazelles
and sea turtles a sign that Israel is changing from a land of nature to a land of real estate?
The uncompromising commitment of the film’s heroes inspires hope that the story isn’t over
yet.
Running time: 75΄
Production Contact Person: Ronen Zaretzky, Yael Kipper
Sales Company:
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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LAST DAYS OF THE ARCTIC
Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson
Ragnar Axelsson, a.k.a. RAX, is among the most celebrated photographers in the world.
His series “Faces of the North“ are a living document of the dying cultures of the far
northern reaches of the planet, mainly Icelandic farmers, fishermen, and the great hunters
of Greenland. His fascination with people who try to survive in extreme circumstances took
him 25 years ago from Iceland to Greenland, where he “struck gold.” His photo essays of
the hunters of Greenland are legendary. RAX could well have been a hunter himself – and
we watch him as he stalks his images and strikes at the opportune moment. Fascinated
by stories of half-forgotten people who have adapted to unspeakably harsh conditions, RAX
is now documenting them as they cope with extreme changes to those conditions caused
by climate change. Last Days of the Arctic is a celebration of the photographer and his subjects; an elegy for a disappearing landscape and the people who inhabit it.
Running time: 90’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
246
Sagafilm
Margret Jonasdottir
Mercury Media International Ltd
Ben Wharton
MercuryMedia International Ltd
7 Baseline Business Studios
Whitchurch Road, London W11 4AT
T. +44 0 20 7221 7465
F. +44 0 20 7221 7228
[email protected]
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LAST FAST RIDE: THE LIFE,
LOVE AND DEATH OF A PUNK GODDESS
Lilly Scourtis Ayers
She was smart, beautiful and talented, and as lead singer of The Insaints, would-be rock
star Marian Anderson reigns as one of the Bay Area’s most provocative and controversial
lead singers of the 90s punk scene. The fetish model and dominatrix quickly became known
for her wild and lewd live sex acts during performances, which often involved other
women and bananas. Narrated by pop-culture icon Henry Rollins, Last Fast Ride – The Life,
Love and Death of a Punk Goddess, is the cautionary tale of the youth, tormented adolescence and tragic, untimely demise of this legendary performer.
Running time: 87’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Cinespire Entertainment/Desert Flower Productions
Lilly Scourtis Ayers
Mark Litwak and Associates
Mark Litwak, Esq.
433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 1010
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
T. 1 310 859-9595
F. 1 310 859-0806
[email protected]
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THE LAST MOUNTAIN
Bill Haney
The fight for the last great mountain in America’s heartland pits a mining giant – that wants
to explode it for its coal – against local families fighting to save their mountain, their heritage and their futures. The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America’s struggle to balance its energy needs and environmental concerns, so the daring solution proposed by this small Appalachian community takes on national significance when Bobby
Kennedy, Jr. joins the Appalachian families to fight the insidious power of Big Coal. A passionate and personal tale that highlights the extraordinary power of ordinary Americans
when they fight for what they believe in, The Last Mountain showcases a battle for the future of energy that affects us all.
Running time: 95’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
248
Uncommon Productions
Debra Longo
Annie Roney
80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 5
Sausalito, CA 94965
T. +15-332-6471
F. +415-332-6798
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
LESSONS FOR A WAR
Juan Manuel Sepúlveda M.
A film about survival, a celebration of the defense of life by a people preparing to resist a
new war. A song of hope in the face of a war that is not exclusive to them, but is faced by
many peoples throughout the world.
Running time: 100΄
Sales Company:
Pablo Briseño
T. +52 55 5448 5339
F. +52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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ITALY-SWEDEN
Current Affairs
LETTER FROM MY CHILD
Tessa Boerman
These six documentaries focus on families from six countries all over the world. Countries
where families have to bear the consequences of armed conflict, violence or crime, natural and economic disaster, human rights violations and social exclusion. Letter from My Child
tries to give a human face to front-page news. Personal stories translate major news events
into human tragedies. Children are the future, although their opinion is hardly ever heard.
This series gives these children a voice.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
250
Ikon Television
Pauline Veltman
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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History & Politics
LETTERS FROM ANGOLA
Dulce Fernandes
Letters from Angola is a voyage into a forgotten past where several stories intersect – that
of Angolan-born filmmaker Dulce Fernandes and those of the Cubans who fought in the
Angolan war. A journey through today’s Cuba, the film uncovers the lost connection to a
land left behind and is a poetic reflection on the fragile place of the individual in the midst
of the tectonic movements of history.
Running time: 55΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Real Ficção & Dread Locks
Rui Simões
Marfilmes
Renée Gagnon
Lisboa 1050-088, Portugal
T. +35 121 314 0339
F. +35 121 353 3075
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
LETTERS FROM IRAN
Manon Loizeau
While winds of freedom blow through the Arab world, the Iranian youth waits. They were
the first to rise up against their leaders in 2009. The first to use Twitter, Facebook and
YouTube, filming the fall-out of their failed revolution on cameraphones. Now, Iran has
closed itself off to the Western media, making it difficult to get an inside story from the outside. For the past two years, the director has been following survivors of the repression.
Piecing together interviews, footage from hidden cameras and more, she paints a fascinating portrait of the aftermath of the Green Revolution.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
252
Magneto Presse
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
T. +33 140 60 26 24
F. +33 140 60 26 49
[email protected]
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LIFE IN STILLS
Tamar Tal
At the age of 96, Miriam Weissenstein is facing a new chapter in her life, when “The Photo
House” – her late husband Rudi’s life’s work – is destined for demolition. Under the cloud
of a family tragedy, a special relationship is forged between Miriam and her grandson, Ben,
as they join forces to save the shop and its nearly one million negatives that document Israel’s defining moments. Despite the generation gap and many conflicts, Ben and Miriam
embark on a heart-wrenching journey, comprising many humorous and touching moments – a journey that requires a lot of love, courage and compassion.
Running time: 59΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Heymann Brothers Films
Barak Heymann
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
THE LIGHT IN HER EYES
Julia Meltzer, Laura Nix
Houda al-Habash, a conservative Muslim preacher, founded a Qur’an school for girls in
Damascus, Syria when she was just 17 years old. Every summer, her female students immerse themselves in a rigorous study of Islam, in addition to their secular schooling. A surprising cultural shift is underway – women are claiming space within the mosque, a place
historically dominated by men. Challenging tradition, Houda insists education for women
is a form of worship. Using Qur’anic teachings, she encourages her students to pursue
higher education, jobs, and public lives, while remaining committed to an interpretation
of Islam prioritizing women’s role as wives and mothers.
Running time: 87΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
254
Clockshop
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, PICHAÇÃO
Gustavo Coelho, Marcelo Guerra, Bruno Caetano
First of all, “pichaçao” is not graffiti. It is something distinct that only happens in Brazil. What
a subversion it is to sign the whole city with your own made-up name, especially a city
that seems not to be projected for you? This film is a chance to find in this aesthetic production, susceptible to be named as “crime”, fonts to think with audacity, the fragmentations and indifferences that constitute a huge part of the contemporary challenges for our
society.
Why are all large cities – and even the not so large – tagged by names made up by a youth
that is anonymous to the majority? How important for a broader understanding of our society can it be to break such barriers and listen to them, talk to them? After all, aren’t we
all practioners and authors of the same city? Lights, Camera, Pichaçao is a film to do this
reflection more of the social contact than of a prompt denial.
Running time: 102΄
Production Company:
Hand
Gustavo Coelho
Rua Almirante Tamandaré, 66,
cob 4. Largo do Machado
Rio de Janeiro / RJ – Brasil
CEP: 22210-060
T. +55 21 8843 0757
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
LION SOULS
Manu Gerosa, Salva Muñoz
Evoking the soul of a country through a story of adversity, courage and hope, Lion Souls
is a journey in Zimbabwe following the lives of two men, brought together not by fate, but
by faith in a brighter future. Carlo Spagnolli is an Italian surgeon who has devoted his life
to helping others in Africa. Thomas is one of his patients, a 25-year-old man confined to
a wheelchair after a ruthless beating by soldiers that severely damaged his spine. With
Carlo’s help, Thomas will face the biggest challenge of his life: standing up and walking
again. The two men meet as doctor and patient, but their story is much deeper than that
of a Good Samaritan and a helpless victim. It’s a story about the power of ideals; about
keeping the faith; about fighting the good fight in the face of adversity. It’s a parable of healing, and not just of one man...
Running time: 75’
Production Company:
256
Oneworld DocuMakers
Manu Gerosa/Salva Muñoz
via Monte Cauriol, 7/B
Rovereto (Trento), 38068, Italy
T. +39 3480347460
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
LITTLE HEAVEN
Lieven Corthouts
The children living in the Ethiopian orphanage “Little Heaven” are told that they have HIV
on the day of their 13th birthday. For the main character Lydia, this is without a doubt one
of the most emotional events in her life, and with difficulty she can now understand why
she is an orphan, and why she is so often ill and in hospital. In spite of this sad news, Lydia has no intention of sitting at home being depressed. She wants to live, and to dream.
This is why as soon as she arrives into the room of the new orphanage, she hangs her motto
above her bed: “I want to be happy every day”. The other children in the new orphanage
do all they can to support her. Lydia’s illness also prevents her from doing what she absolutely adores the most but no longer has the strength for, which is dancing. The children
in the orphanage receive news that the students with the best results can go to a better
school in the coming year. This news encourages Lydia to persevere with her illness, and
towards her dream to become a teacher later on in life, and she is now more determined
than ever before to make this dream come true.
Running time: 70΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Off World
Frederik Nicolai
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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IRELAND-UK
LITTLE MATADOR
Sandra Jordan
Set in the astonishing world of child matadors, this documentary follows three children
who fight in the bullrings of Mexico. Little Matador describes the intense rite of passage
these children make – an emotional and yet unnatural test of children’s courage. Filmed
over an eighteen-month period.
Running time: 90΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Element Pictures
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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LOST BOHEMIA
Josef Birdman Astor
For over a century, New York’s Carnegie Hall rented work-live studio spaces atop the famous
music hall to artistic tenants such as Marlon Brando, Paddy Chayefsky and Isadora Duncan. “As a tenant with unlimited access into this little known world, I began to videotape
my neighbors whose lives intersected with decades of artistic history. But the project took
an abrupt turn when The Carnegie Hall Corporation terminated all our leases, and instigated
a plan to eliminate the 115 year old artists’ colony put in place by Andrew Carnegie.” Lost
Bohemia follows the protracted battle by the tenants to preserve their community and the
rich heritage of the studios.
Running time: 78΄
Production Contact Person: Jody Shields
Sales Company:
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
T. +972 3 566 4129
F. +972 3 560 1436
[email protected]
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Lifestyles
LOVE ADDICT
Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Stories of dreams, obsession and longing. How does it feel to be addicted to love? To rush
from zero to Velcro at first sight? Through seven personal stories comes a tale of the longing for life’s ultimate aphrodisiac: Love. Addicts trapped in a fantasy, riding high on the
white horse of eternal, passionate love. A film about the all-consuming obsession to obtain and arrest the love of others. The give and take between trust and neglect, dreams and
delusions, pleasure and pain, sanity and insanity and the inescapable fact that in the end
we all just want to love and be loved in return.
Running time: 82’
Production Company:
Nimbus Rights II ApS
Production Contact Person: Sigrid Dyekjær
Sales Company:
DR Byen
Emil Holms Kanal 20
0999 København C
www.drsales.dk
[email protected]
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LOVE ALWAYS, CAROLYN – A FILM
ABOUT KEROUAC, CASSADY AND ME
Maria Ramström, Malin Korkeasalo
They say behind every great man is a great woman. Carolyn Cassady was behind two. Wife
of beatnik icon Neal Cassady and lover-muse of Jack Kerouac, Carolyn saw her life story and
the memory of the men she loved hijacked by mythmakers. Love Always, Carolyn is the intimate, graceful portrait of a patient matriarch who could never escape the constant wake
of her husband’s epic misadventures.
Running time: 70’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
WG Films
Emma Svensson
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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LOVE HATE AND EVERYTHING
IN BETWEEN (A FILM ON EMPATHY)
Alex Gabbay
(Please note, this is a rough cut version of the film).
Man’s ability to show extreme kindness and solidarity is foreshadowed only by his ability
to be as cruel and destructive. Revolutions and natural disasters unite us; conflict, genocide, and apartheid divide us. Can empathy resolve issues of aggression and human
rights, where wars, politics and economic sanctions have failed?
Love Hate and Everything in Between immerses us into the world of neuroscience, developmental psychology and technology, as the world’s leading scientists and social thinkers
investigate the future of empathy.
Running time: 52΄
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Monkey & Me Films
Alex Gabbay
Michael Treves
20 Bialik st
T. +972 5 23633 398
[email protected]
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History & Politics
THE LOVING STORY
Nancy Buirski
Under Stalin, hundreds of thousands of children were born into or sent to the Gulags. Children as young as 3 years old could be considered dangerous counter-revolutionaries and
taken to the wilds of Siberia. Condemned for “coming from the worst stock,” these children
were separated from their families, abused, neglected and starved. Over time, more and
more babies were born into the hell of the work camps. They grew up never knowing their
families or homeland, believing that every child in the world lived the same way. Of the
generations that grew up in the Gulags, only a few remain. In this moving documentary,
they tell their stories.
Running time: 77’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Augusta Films LLC
Nancy Buirski
Louise Rosen LTD
Louise Rosen
16 High Street, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA
T. +1 207 725 8215
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
LUPE EL DE LA VACA
Blanca Aguerre
This is the name of a peculiar character whom we never get to see, though he provides the
title for this documentary and serves as a playful excuse to get close to the inhabitants of
a rural community in Sierra del Tigre, Jalisco, to talk about livelihoods in the Mexican countryside. A simple homage full of “good mil” to these farmers who love their work.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Filmoteca de la UNAM, Centro de
apacitación Cinematográfica (CCC)
Pablo Briseño
T. + 52 55 5448 5339
F. + 52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
History & Politics
LUXURIES
David Ofek
Edna Kowarsky and Elinor Kowarsky’s (Eden Productions) Luxuries reveals the consequences of a political policy that limits the flow of goods into Gaza. The film exposes the
arbitrary line Israel draws between bare necessities and luxuries.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Eden Productions
Edna Kowarsky
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
T. +97 23 566 4129
F. +97 23 560 1436
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
MADAGASCAR: STARING AT THE HOPE
Dimitris Vrakas
Bishop Igantius is a monk from Holy Mount Athos. His missionary work began in India,
where he remained for 14 years, while the last 8 years he offers important spiritual and
social work in Madagascar. The documentary Madagascar: Staring at the Hope shows moments of the everyday life there and the efforts of the Orthodox Missionary.
Running time: 43΄
Production Company:
Orthodox Missionary Fraternity (Thessaloniki)
Production Contact Person: Notis Psarras
1 Amfilohias Str.
54633, Thessaloniki, Greece
T. + 30 6957 629450
[email protected]
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AUSTRIA
History & Politics
MAMA ILLEGAL
Ed Moschitz
They gave the smugglers all their money and risked their life on the journey across the borders: three women from a small town in Moldavia, living now in Austria as cleaning
women. On top of their hard job they live a life in illegality without documents, far away
from their children and family for years. A film about the price of the dream of a better life.
Running time: 102΄
Production Company:
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Golden Girls
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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PORTUGAL
THE MAN BEHIND AMALIA
Nicholas Oulman
Alain Oulman was born in Lisbon in 1928 to a conservative family. He was passionate about
books, music and Amalia, with whom he worked very closely. Persecuted by Salazar’s
regime and later exiled to France, Oulman seems to have lived several existences – all of
them brilliant – which this film gives us the opportunity to finally get to know.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Glimpse & Dragocom
Paulo de Sousa
Marfilmes
Renée Gagnon
Lisboa 1050-088, Portugal
T. +35 121 314 0339
F. +35 121 353 3075
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
ΤΗΕ MAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE
Gabriella Gomez-Mont
This is a story of a man, José Luis “El Güero” Robles Gil, a story of reality versus fantasy, love
and madness, in the blink of an eye. A life poised almost at the border of fiction. It is the
story of a man who lived inside a shoe, and the woman who accompanied him.
Running time: 90΄
Production Company:
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Tóxico Cultura & Fondo para la
Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (Foprocine)
Pablo Briseño
T. +52 55 5448 5339
F. +52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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GERMANY
MARK LOMBARDI - DEATH DEFYING
ACTS OF ART AND CONSPIRACY
Mareike Wegener
A few weeks after 9/11, an FBI agent called the Whitney Museum of American Art and
asked to see a drawing on exhibit there. The piece was by Mark Lombardi. Just months earlier, the artist was found dead in his studio. Although the official cause of death was documented as a suicide, there were many doubts. Using just a pencil and a huge sheet of paper, Lombardi had created an intricate pattern of curves and arcs to illustrate the links
between global finance and international terrorism. This documentary is a dense portrait
of Lombardi’s life and work that examines how art can express universal truths that are reflected in our present.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Unafilm
Titus Kreyenberg
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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IRAN
MAYBE TOMORROW
Ramtin Lavafi
Damoon and Salah are two young musicians who decide to hold a concert. After months
of trying, they get a permit from the Iranian Ministry of Culture, but just a few days before their concert the permit is canceled due to the presidential election. Damoon, who’s
frustrated by music, quits playing the guitar and teaching music and English, that he’d studied academically, and goes to work at a print-house. Salah also starts to teach his major,
philosophy. After a while, they make an unusual choice: playing music in the streets. Musicians have encountered many problems in post-revolutionary era and Western music is
mostly taboo in public. What could happen to those who perform such music in the streets?
How will ordinary people and the police react?
Running time: 63΄
Production Contact Person: Ramtin Lavafi
Sales Company:
Iranian Independents
Mohammad Atebbai
PO Box 15875-4769
Tehran, Iran
T. +98 912 319 8693
[email protected]
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GERMANY-SOUTH AFRICA
Lifestyles
MEANWHILE IN MAMELODI
Benjamin Kahlmeyer
Recorded for all eternity: the ecstasy in Steven’s face when South Africa scores the first goal
of the 2010 World Cup. In Extension 11, one of the countless districts of the township of
Mamelodi, Pretoria, all hell breaks loose. For a brief moment, Steven forgets what he calls
the most important thing in his life and, at some other point in the film: “doing business”.
A big term for the little kiosk that feeds his family. Set against the World Cup, Meanwhile
in Mamelodi shows the lives of ordinary people who must hustle to get by. Moskito for example, Steven’s gawky 17-year-old daughter, who confidently describes herself as a child
of the post-Apartheid generation and is looking for a way out of poverty. Steven’s wife is
suffering from a mysterious mental disease that is kept at bay only by massive doses of
medication. Another burden. No, life isn’t easy. But Steven steadfastly pursues his plan. In
one of the most beautiful scenes of this very intimate portrait of a family, Steven sings the
song about the boss while he serves his customers. Anything is better than working for
the man. An insight that is true whatever the colour of your skin is.
Matthias Heeder (Dok Leipzig 2011)
Running time: 74΄
Production Company:
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Sigrid Gairing
Akademiehof 10
Ludwigsburg 71638 ,Germany
T. +49 7141 969 193
F. +49 7141 969 55 193
[email protected]
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GREECE
MEDITERRANEA – CRETE
Panos Karkanevatos
A musical journey in the Mediterranean, hosted by Kostis Maraveyas, where he meets folklore and modern musicians from all over the Mediterranean. He gets to know them, exchanges ideas, listens to their music, becomes part of their company and plays along with
them. Through the common language of Music, he gives us the opportunity to live the experience as well as passing on to us valuable knowledge. We can share with them their
everyday moments, their cheerful moments, the time they spent enjoying themselves and
we celebrate with them. We travel to Crete, one of the biggest Mediterranean islands and
with the company of Psarantonis and his children, George, Lampis and Niki, all of them
great musicians, and his brother too, the lute player and as teacher, Gianni Xylouri, we enter deep into the Cretan music and the Cretan way of life, where music is considered to be
a rite and a rejuvenation of the soul. After all, music is, our common country. It unites us,like
the Mediterranean. The Journey goes on…
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Vergi Film Productions
Production Contact Person: Panos Karkanevatos
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
MEDITERRANEA – CYPRUS
Panos Karkanevatos
A musical journey in the Mediterranean, hosted by Kostis Maraveyas, where he meets folklore and modern musicians from all over the Mediterranean. The journey continues in
Cyprus. The island where (the feeling of) division, military possession and presence is everywhere. We meet with Alkinoo Ioannidi, the famous composer and songwriter who comes
from there. Music is blended with thoughts and memories. We get together with very significant representatives of tradition and musicians of the contemporary Cyprian music era.
Many young people who have left abroad return to Cyprus, whereas more and more young
ones stay at the island and create a new “music stage”. Nowadays,Cyprus cannot be easily recognised. There is always something missing. The Green Line is not only a border line.
It is everywhere in everyday peoples’ lives. You may surpass it or even ignore it for a while
but you can never forget it, therefore it is of crucial importance the participation in the documentary of Turkish Cypriots. After all, music is, our common country. It unites us, like the
Mediterranean. After all, music is, our common country. It unites us,like the Mediterranean.
The Journey goes on…
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
432, Messoghion Ave., 15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
MEDITERRANEA – LISBON
Panos Karkanevatos
A musical journey in the Mediterranean, hosted by Kostis Maraveyas, where he meets folklore and modern musicians from all over the Mediterranean. The journey continues at the
most western point of the Mediterranean, Lisbon, where the fado was born, which is the
most remarkable, extraordinary and fascinating kind of music ever born in Portugal.
In the old neighbourhoods of Lisbon,we come across the modern star of fado, an international scale singer and particularly cherished, popular with the greek audience, Mariza. Teresa
Salgueiro, equally admired, is the special voice of Madredeus, adding a lyrical dimension to
the songs. We meet as well the singer Celeste Rodriguez, the sister of the great Amalia Rodriguez,who helped fado meet poetry. Representatives of the new “fadistas”generation like
Christina Branco, Cuca Roseta and Duarte sing and talk about the great music legacy they
inherited. A different approach to the contemporary music of Lisbon is offered by the Deolinda,a band that combines fado with modern music trends. Finally,Milton Gulli of the
Cacique ’97 guides as through the slums of Lisbon full of intense African spirit. After all, music is, our common country. It unites us,like the Mediterranean. The Journey goes on…
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
432, Messoghion Ave., 15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
MEET THE FOKKENS
Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schroder
Louise and Martine Fokkens are identical twins. For over 40 years they worked as prostitutes. They freed themselves from the control of their pimps, ran their own brothel, and set
up the first informal trade union for prostitutes. Now they bid their farewells. A portrait of
these remarkable women, as well as a history of the Red Light District in Amsterdam over
the past fifty years
Running time: 70΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Submarine
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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GREECE
MEETING WITH REMARKABLE MEN
– CINEASTES
Menelaos Karamaghiolis
Who is Pierre Rissient? Clint Eastwood, Bertrand Tavernier, Quentin Tarantino and Abas
Kiarostami describe how Rissient became a driving force for film makers in international
independent cinema, and how film directors can transcend borders and redefine the values of their art. Along with the producer Mari-Pierre Macia and the director of Arte,
Michel Reilhac, they give survival lessons to a young Greek director and guide him though
the international prospects of modern cinema with examples that encourage him to keep
on expanding the creative potential of Greece.
Running time: 61’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Company:
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Blonde SA, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
Blonde SA
Fenia Cossovitsa
T. +30 210 6080 650
[email protected]
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History & Politics
MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MEN
– DEAR ANCESTOR…
Αll the way from Astoria NY, Theodoros Kolokotronis, a second-generation Greek-American, returns to Greece, seeking the historical traces of his namesake, the glorious general
of the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). This search becomes
a concise guide to the multi-faceted identity of the Greeks: ancient symbols that have survived or are being revived, proud descendants of the heroes of the War of Independence,
student parades and pageants, all paint a vivid picture of the contradictions of Modern
Greece, a country that is trying to cope with a serious crisis, armed only with its memories.
Running time: 59’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
Blonde SA
Fenia Cossovitsa
T. +30 210 6080 650
[email protected]
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GREECE
Science & Tecnology
MEETING WITH REMARKABLE MEN
– THE SIZE OF THE ISLET
Teenage students Nicholas, who has already been accepted at Stanford University; George,
a world champion in Maths Olympiads; sightless Argyris and juvenile prison inmate, A.K.,
all of them highly distinguished for their performance in Mathematics, seek the advice and
guidance of Christos. Ch. Papadimitriou and Constantinos Daskalakis, theorists of Computer
Science at UC Berkley and MIT respectively, while they participate in math contests and
prove that everyone has a right to one’s dreams. Their stories are the answer to those who
worry about the future of Greece.
Running time: 49’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Company:
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Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
Blonde SA
Fenia Cossovitsa
T. +30 210 6080 650
[email protected]
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ISRAEL-USA-JAPAN
Lifestyles
MELISSA MOM AND ME
Limor Pinhasov
Yael and Melissa, an Israeli and an American, met while working as strippers in Japan. Tottering on high heels and sporting bunny ears, Yael filmed their coke-fuelled backstage antics. Then one day, during the filming, Melissa revealed the story of her abusive father, the
story of her 3 abandoned kids, and mostly, her feelings of being lost in the world… Once
Yael returned to Israel, she married, and became a respected photographer. Melissa disappeared. Seven years later, Yael decides to travel to the USA and find the beautiful, enigmatic Melissa. The heart of this film is the powerful reunion of two courageous, sincere
women, whose lives have taken dramatically divergent paths. Winner of the IAWRT (International Association of Women in Radio and Television) Award for Excellence for Television Documentary.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Cicero Films
Yaron Kaftori
Dogwoof
Ana Vicente
London EC1N 7RJ, UK
T. +44 207 831 7252
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
MEMORYLAND
Marie-Pierre Jaury, Grégoire Bénabent
Memoryland or how Ground Zero is being turned into a place where the tragedy of September 11 is endlessly “replayed,” or rather re-lived. As if it were not just a question of remembering the final moments of all those who died there, but proof that this is where
America became the innocent and courageous victim of a dark page of history… Work
on the construction of the “National 9/11 Museum” progresses in view of the opening in
Sept. 2012. It will welcome millions of visitors from around the world. For now, everything
here is a pretext for commemoration. The victory cries of “Obama got Osama” and demonstrations of patriotic fervor at the death of Bin Laden have shown that the wound is still
raw.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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Point du Jour,
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
MENDELSOHN’S INCESSANT VISIONS
Duki Dror
This film is a cinematic meditation about the untold story of Erich Mendelsohn, whose life
and career were as enigmatic and tragic as the course of the century. He drew sketches on
tiny pieces of paper and sent them, from the trenches, to a young cellist, who was waiting for him in Berlin. She thought he was a genius and after WWI she helped him become
the busiest architect in Germany. When she planned to leave him, for a communist poet,
he built a perfect house for her, entirely planned by him, from the lake-view living room,
to the silverware and her evening gowns. When the Nazis came to power, they escaped
the house and Germany forever. Erich and Louise Mendelsohn have wandered between
continents, between world wars, between success and failure. The buildings that Erich built
around the world, scattered as a trail of their journey, have changed the history of architecture.
Running time: 71΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Zygote Films LTD
Duki Dror
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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GERMANY
Current Affairs
MESSAGE FROM GREECE
Ayhan Salar P, Vassili Vougiatzis
Being young in Greece is not very promising these days. What options does a young Greek
have in times of crisis? Being unemployed or leaving for Australia? Message from Greece
is a documentary about the young generation stuck between not having a chance and emigration. The film shows the young generation’s struggle to survive under these difficult circumstances, with average wages of €600, often without health insurance, and with the
burden on its shoulders of a crisis it did not cause. The young Greek generation is affected
directly by the current situation. Many see themselves as being captured in the stranglehold of Europe. For them, the way the European Union dealt with the crisis is highly questionable. Their life is characterized by desperation and struggle, by feelings of powerlessness and betrayal, by the search for personal happiness and human solidarity.
Running time: 45΄
Production Company:
Salarfilm produktion
Production Contact Person: Ayhan Salar
Vassili Vougiatzis
Rütgerweg 4
Hamburg 22763, Germany
T. +49 40 880 5540
F. +49 40 880 5541
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
METAXA, LISTENING TO TIME
Stavros Psyllakis
“Living with cancer is a journey to self-knowledge and a future that’s no longer entirely
yours. Cancer is a unique place between life and death. With sharpened gaze and senses
attuned, the cancer sufferer moves between inwardness, self-awareness, acute sensitivity and paranoia.”
Ioanna Karystiani
The documentary focuses on doctors and staff at the Metaxa Cancer Hospital who themselves have cancer. It observes this special group of patients as they continue to work at
the hospital. It traces their journey from the shock of learning they have cancer to the experience of “learning to listen to time.” Along the way, their illness will change from a threat
of death to a teacher of life, adding years to their lives but also adding Life to their years.
Running time: 87’
Production Contact Person: Stavros Psyllakis
34-36 Paparigopoulou Str.
11473 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 6464797, + 30 697 4419160
F. +30 2106100 109
[email protected]
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SPAIN-MEXICO
THE MEXICAN SUITCASE
Trish Ziff
The Mexican Suitcase tells the incredible story of the recovery of 4,500 negatives taken by
famed war photographers, Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour during the Spanish Civil War, with an extraordinary score by composer Michael Nyman. Exiled from their
respective countries, Germany, Poland and Hungary, the three friends traveled to Spain to
fight fascism with their cameras thus inventing a new type of wartime photojournalism.
Their vivid photography captured the brutal realities of the Spanish Civil War. Given up for
lost during the war, the legendary negatives were found in Mexico City seventy years later
and were revealed to the public in 2007. Ziff pads the story with the context of the Civil
War and how Spain and the exiled Spanish in Mexico deal with their memories today. It’s
a film about photography and memory; about exile, identity and integrity. The film shows
over 300 images from the Mexican suitcase; interviews, survivors, the younger generations
in Spain and Mexico, as well as photographers and curators.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
286
212 Berlin & Mallerich Films
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
MIKROPOLIS (SMALL TOWNS) –
EKALI: THE WALL
Yannis Gaitanidis
Mikropolis (small towns) is a series of documentaries focusing on different areas of Attica,
within or beyond the city limits of Athens. For each area one word – an architectural feature – has been chosen to characterize it, both visually and socially. This word guides our
gaze, our choice of characters, and the elements that make up the portrait of each area.
The word for the episode on Ekali is “the walls”. The external walls that surround the mansions of Ekali protect and at the same time isolate. The pet dog and the guard dog. The human guard. While inside the homes – the people, their loneliness, their fears.
Running time: 27’
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
OLYMPIC VILLAGE: THE FENCE
Persefoni Miliou
within or beyond the city limits of Athens. For each area one word – an architectural feature – has been chosen to characterize it, both visually and socially. The word for the
episode on the Olympic Village is “the fence.” Teenagers strutting along, break dancing,
smashing street lights and cutting exhaust pipes. How can you fence in so much energy?
The teenage protagonists seem ill at ease in the pre-constructed environment they have
been placed to live in. The fence as a limit. Wheelies and drag racing to the limit. Everyday fights to the limit. Living at the city limits, on the fringes of society.
Running time: 29’
Sales Company:
288
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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Current Affairs
PALEO FALIRO: THE WINDOW
Thomas Kiaos
within or beyond the city limits of Athens. For each area one word – an architectural feature – has been chosen to characterize it, both visually and socially. The word for the
episode on Paleo Faliro is “the window.”Words, actions, and stories from the people on the
beach, focusing on how they themselves and the rest of Athens see the district of Paleo
Faliro: as an open window to the sea and the horizon. A lady, a descendant of one of Faliro’s
oldest families; an unemployed young man; winter swimmers; tourists; immigrants walking along the promenade; fishermen, chess and backgammon players; a group of musicians; some women from Turkey and the residents of Faliro all make up a mosaic of memories and feelings against the dominant backdrop of the sea.
Running time: 28’
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Adventure & Travel
MONGOLIA – IN THE SHADOW
OF GENGHIS KHAN
Pavol Barabáš
A magic country, searching for its present and facing its heritage from the 13th century,
once became the largest empire that the world has ever seen, known as Pax Mongolica.
Feared, cursed and also admired, the same as its founder, the undefeated chieftain Genghis
Khan. On our adventurous quest through inhospitable nature, away from the usual routes,
we discovered the other, unknown and surprisingly open-minded side of the aggressive
conqueror, whose innovative efforts left a much deeper footprint in the thinking and development of the whole of human society than we are willing to admit. The film contains
scenes of animals being butchered. Title available in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Arabic speaking countries
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
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K2 Studio s.r.o
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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RUSSIA
Lifestyles
MOTHERLAND OR DEATH
Vitaly Mansky
An existential documentary that brings together histories and relationships from all walks of life in
today’s Cuban society. Philosophical views on human nature from a housewife, a cobbler, revolutionaries, party officials, musicians... Cuban traditions are vividly depicted here. Exhumation of relatives’ remains, or the famous Latin American rite of passage in which a family of modest means is
ready to spend its entire year’s budget to celebrate their daughter’s fifteenth birthday. The moves of
the Rueda Casino dance that keeps Europeans coming to the island; the musical group of the Izquerda
brothers, who may play to entertain dancers today and tomorrow may use their rhythms to put a
voodoo ritual audience into a trance. An unhurried philosophical narrative against background
shots of Havana’s daily routines.
Running time: 99’
Production Company:
LTD Genfilm
Maria Shevtsova
Protochny pereulok, 14/1, bld.1, Moscow,
121099, Russia
T. +7 495 231 12 21
[email protected]
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IRAN
Lifestyles
MOVING UP
Loghman Khaledi
Shahriyar, a garbage collector, has a passion for literature and poetry. He writes imaginative stories to escape from his dull, prosaic life in Kermanshah, a city in Iran’s Kurdistan region. But his wife, his family, his neighborhood and all the people around him constantly
conspire to hold him back from “moving up.”
Running time: 58΄
Sales Company:
292
Katayoon Shahabi
Tehran 16619, Iran
T. +98 21 2286 3260
F. +98 21 2285 8962
[email protected]
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FRANCE-BELGIUM
Current Affairs
MURDER IN KINSHASA, WHO KILLED
LAURENT DESIRE KABILA?
Marlene Rabaud, Arnaud Zajtman
In the late morning of January 16th 2001, Laurent Desire Kabila is murdered by a child soldier who had become his bodyguard. We are in Congo, the very country where four years
earlier Kabila had seized power thanks to his army of child soldiers. A few minutes later,
Kabila’s assassin is shot to death as he attempts to escape from the scene of his crime. Later,
on his dead body a letter is found signed by the Military Attaché of the American Embassy:
“Should there be a problem, contact me.” Many other trails will weave a thick curtain of
mystery around this murder, which has not yet been solved. This film is an in-depth investigation, centred on key actors, including the current President of Congo, Joseph Kabila,
son of the victim. As far as Congolese justice is concerned, it has condemned 135 innocent people. A hidden camera is passed to one of the convicts in the prison of Makala. Interviews, never before shown archival footage of the show trial and of the war in Congo,
deliver an incisive insight into an African region that is at the heart of ruthless struggles
for the control of huge natural resources.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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545
CHINA-FRANCE
Current Affairs
MURKY WATERS, TRIBULATION
OF A FISH TYCOON IN CHINA
Youming Fei, Shuo Liu
On the coast of the Bohai Sea, in the Northeast of China, the activities of heavy industries
and off-shore drilling during the last decades have turned this gulf into a very prosperous
economic area, in part responsible for the country’s extraordinary boom. On the down side,
the region has become an infamous for its pollution, significantly affecting, among others, the fishing sector. Yet, in response to an ever-increasing domestic demand for seafood,
numerous new fish farms have settled along the shores. Lao Li is one of the leading figures of the fishing sector. With about thirty employees working on his farm, he concentrates on management issues and “delicate missions.” If the breeding of fish can be lucrative, it is also expensive and requires specific skills. It also demands a large quantity of small
fish to feed the bigger ones. It is thus not easy to grow rich in such dirty waters… Natural resources are dangerously diminishing: the system is clearly heading towards disaster.
Perhaps the plan to build a highway along the coast will put an end to this situation?
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
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ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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GREECE
MUSICAL DIARIES OF THRACE
Stergios Mountsakis
A musical journey through the diversity of Thracian music. Though it was once the most
important musical instrument in Thrace, the gaida (bagpipes) was, for some time, in danger of becoming extinct. In recent years it has regained its position. Classical Ottoman music, seminars with the participation of young people highlight its own abundance. Minorities and their own special musical timbre, as well as young musicians seeking their
position between tradition and modern forms of musical expression are presented in this
documentary.
Running time: 71΄
Production Contact Person: Stergios Mountsakis
10 M. Alexandrou St.
694 00 Xilagani Rodopis, Greece
T. +30 6979 289 316
[email protected]
295
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GREECE-UK
MUSTAFA’S SWEET DREAMS
Angelos Abazoglou
The small Turkish town of Gaziantep. Sixteen-year-old Mustafa is one of many young boys
who study the complex art of making baklava, the Turkish desert renowned across the
world. Under the strict eye of the master baklava makers, Mustafa’s life is one of hard work
and dedication to his chosen craft. But Mustafa dreams of a life beyond the confines of the
workshop. He still wants to be a baklava master: he just wants to do it on his terms. Soon,
against the advice of his friends and family, Mustafa makes a move towards the big city.
Will his dreams be realized or will they crumble before him?
Running time: 79’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
296
Cyclope Productions
Olga Abazoglou
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
7 Granard Business Centre
Bunns Lane London UK NW7 2DQ
T. + +39 3476273390
[email protected]
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ITALY
History & Politics
MY BELOVED POGOLOTTI
Enrica Viola
My Beloved Pogolotti tells the story of the fortunate migration by Dino Pogolotti, born in
Giaveno, Italy, who left his country in the late 19th century to move to Cuba via New York.
On the Caribbean island, Pogolotti will become a real estate entrepreneur, developing in
1911 what is still known today as the “Barrio Pogolotti.” It is a working-class neighborhood,
based on the European social housing model, and characterized by an autonomous AfroCaribbean cultural identity. This family tale will continue on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean,
with Marcelo, a talented avant-garde painter during the 30s, and the granddaughter
Graciela, a pivotal intellectual of today’s Cuba. The domestic saga will intersect with the
history of the city of Havana and the Barrio, depicted through its residents’ portraits.
Running time: 57΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Una Film s.r.l
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
MY NAME IS STELIOS
Yannis Kaspiris
“I’m delighted to have the opportunity, through this film, to talk about something I know
all too well: disability. I can tell you what it is to be disabled. For the past 25 years, that is
to say, from the day I was born, I have been living a life that I did not choose but that was
simply my lot. My name is Stelios Kympouropoulos, otherwise known as ‘the flag-bearer
from Koropi’ or ‘the kid on TV.’ I hear the two latter descriptions when I try to negotiate the
inhospitable streets of Athens.” says quadriplegic Stelios. Over the course of a year, the filmmakers videotaped his daily life Stelios and his family’s struggle for him to live as an equal
among us.
Running time: 47’
Production Company:
Illusion
Production Contact Person: Yannis Kaspiris
6 Georg. Ventiri Str.
15237 Filothei Athens Greece
T. +30 6972816975
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
THE MYSTERIES OF NEFERTITI
Patrick Dedole
With her almond-shaped eyes and striking cheekbones, Queen Nefertiti is regarded as a
symbol of female beauty. Her bust is one of the most iconic images in the world — a
crowd puller, attracting 500,000 visitors every year to the Altes Museum in Berlin. Next year,
as the world celebrates the centenary of the bust’s discovery, even more visitors are expected. But have we all been misled? Swiss historian, Henri Stierlin, has spent the past 25
years researching Nefertiti. He believes that the famous bust, allegedly discovered by Ludwig Borchardt in 1912, is a fake. Stierlin claims that instead of being a 3,400 year old statue
of an ancient Egyptian queen, the bust was commissioned by Borchardt himself and is
modelled on his own wife. Is he right? How can we explain the remarkable condition of
the bust, especially when compared to other objects from the same era?
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Tony Comiti Productions
Java Films
Kathryn Bonnici
T. +33 1 4060 2624
F. +33 1 4060 2649
[email protected]
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548
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FRANCE
A NATURAL HISTORY OF LAUGHTER
Jacques Mitsch
For how long have we been laughing? Are human beings the only ones to laugh? We know
that bonobos, chimpanzees and orangutans also enjoy having a good laugh, especially
when tickled. There is even a “tickling machine” at the Institute of Neurology in London.
What are the latest discoveries about the neuronal and ethnological origins of laughter?
This film is about why and how we laugh, a scientific and behavioral approach to laughter. It will surely make you laugh, though not only in the way you might expect.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Alto Media
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
301
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326
GREECE
NATURE SPEAK!
Stathis Plotas
There is a relationship between a culture and its plant environment, within which the
herbalist plays a pivotal role. Herbalism is more than knowledge about healing plants; it
is the experience and wisdom that comes from the relationship between humanity and
plants. The natural environment of Greece, famous worldwide for its beautiful islands, hides
a real treasure: its huge wealth of plants. The group of ACHS College invited us to discover
the tools of herbal medicine. The correct timing and the method of gathering the herbs,
the use of the plants, distillation and essential oil production – this is all vital information
to the herbalist.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Arokaria
Production Contact Person: Yannis Plotas
Spetses, Greece
T. +30 6946 917 212
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
NEITHER ALLAH, NOR MASTER!
Nadia El Fani
August 2010: Tunisia is in the middle of Ramadan under Ben Ali’s régime. Despite the
weight of censorship, Nadia El Fani films a country which seems open to the principle of
freedom of conscience and liberal in its relationship to Islam. Three months later, the
Tunisian Revolution breaks out. Nadia is out in the field. While the Arab World enters an
era of radical change, Tunisia, which initiated the wind of revolt, is once again a “laboratory country” for its outlook on religion. And what if, for once, by the will of the people, a
Muslim country opted for a secular constitution? Then, Tunisians would have really brought
about a revolution.
Running time: 75΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
K’ien Productions
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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IRAN
Lifestyles
NESSA
Loghman Khaledi
Nessa is a young woman from Kermanshah (a Kurdish city in the west of Iran) who challenges the establishment by choosing an acting and artistic career. Nessa’s family prevents
her from reaching her goal because of the conservative environment. The film in the cinema verite style follows Nessa in her battle with her brother, father and colleagues.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
304
Katayoon Shahabi
Tehran 16619, Iran
T. +98 21 22 86 32 60
F. +98 21 22 85 89 62
[email protected]
550
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CHINA
Current Affairs
THE NEXT LIFE
Fan Jian
In May 2010, Ye Hongmei, a native of Dujiangyan city in Sichuan province, started her
odyssey to get pregnant again. Her eight-year-old daughter was killed in the devastating
Wenchuan earthquake of 2008, a catastrophe that killed and maimed more than 6,000 children. Due to China’s one-child policy, most of the grieving families were left childless. Among
them, about 5,000 couples are planning to have new babies. This surge in childbirth has almost become a ritual in a country where a new life is seen as the reincarnation of the lost
one. Hongmei, our heroine, expressly wishes for a daughter. Refusing to come to terms with
reality, she believes that another girl would mean the return of her lost daughter. The birth
of a son, on the other hand, is unacceptable to her. However, at age 40, pregnancy becomes
an ordeal for her. Oviduct inflammation makes her chance of conceiving slim. Since she is
reluctant to adopt a child, in vitro fertilization becomes her only option. To this end she has
to bear extraordinary pains: she travels 50 miles every day just to receive injections and blood
tests. Back home, she has to go through acupuncture treatment. This arduous process
takes a toll on her health and she is soon on the brink of a breakdown.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Peak & Galaxy Communications
Richard Liang
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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551
FRANCE
Adventure & Travel
NEXT STOP (LONDON, BUENOS AIRES)
Various
Next Stop is a novel way of visiting the world’s great cities! Emmanuelle Gaume – visitor
and ad hoc tour guide rolled into one – discovers a city and its inhabitants, wandering
through its streets, squares, shops and hidden places during four (or five) days. Each day
is organized around a specific theme and the combination of these days (26΄ episode/day)
paints an unexpected and unusual picture of each metropolis. We started with Istanbul,
at the crossroads of East and West, then moved on to London, Buenos Aires and Madrid
in the 1st series. For the new series of 8 cities, the format changes to 5 days per city (5 x
26΄). Our first stop in 2011 is Rio de Janeiro, followed by Rome, Los Angeles, Beijing, Montreal, Johannesburg, Beirut and Amsterdam.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
306
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
552
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC-CZECH REPUBLIC
History & Politics
NICKY’S FAMILY
Matej Mináč
The film Nicky’s Family is a free sequel to the famous Emmy-winning documentary
Nicholas Winton – The Power of Good (2002) about Nicholas Winton from the UK who, in
1939, saved 669 mainly Jewish children from being sent on transports of death starting
from Prague and found them new homes in England. His heroic deed has no equivalent
in history. The new documentary captures the striking response to the actions of Sir Winton from all over the world and shows how students in different countries, who were inspired by him, have decided to do good.
Running time: 96΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Trigon Production
Patrik Pašš
T. +33 4 9961 0835
F. +33 4 6759 9497
[email protected]
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553
FRANCE-USA-MEXICO
History & Politics
NIGHT WATCHMAN
Natalia Almada
From dusk to dawn, El Velador accompanies Martin, the guardian angel who, night after
night, watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords.
In the labyrinth of the narco-cemetery, this film about violence without violence reminds
us how, in the turmoil of Mexico’s bloodiest conflict since the Revolution, ordinary life persists and quietly defies the dead.
Running time: 72΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
308
Altamura Films
Natalia Almada
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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ICELAND
NO BONE NO SKIN:
A ROCK BAND AT SEA
Ingvar A Thorisson
On board a factory trawler from a small village in the north of Iceland, a group of fishermen have found an unusual way to deal with the rough life at sea. They put together
a band – No Bone No Skin. The music of No Bone No Skin stays close to home and deals
with the everyday life of the fishermen, their longings, hopes, fears and desires. In fact,
these are their own work songs.
Running time: 48’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Hugofilm
Ingvar A Thorisson
KMI Christof Wehmeier
Christof Wehmeier
Kmi Hverfisgata 54
101 Reykjavik, Iceland
T. +354 5623580
F. +354 5627171
[email protected]
309
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555
ISRAEL-ARGENTINA
History & Politics
NO FULL STOP
Shlomo Slutzky
Israeli journalist Shlomo Slutzky returns home to Argentina to cover the trial of General
Menéndez, charged with mass murders during the 1970s dictatorship. The professional reporting assignment for Israeli television soon leads Shlomo on a personal journey through
Argentina, Spain and Israel, re-tracing the footsteps of his old friends from the Jewish
movement. Friends who, in 1976, chose to join the guerrilla forces while Shlomo chose to
immigrate to Israel. Many of these friends were imprisoned, tortured and killed; Shlomo
survived. No Full Stop is the confrontation between friends who had accused each other
of betraying the “cause,” and a new understanding which can only be reached with the perspective of 30 years.
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
310
Yehuda Bitton Productions
Cara Saposnik
PO Box 7153
Jerusalem, 91071 Israel
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
556
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FRANCE-JAPAN
History & Politics
NO MAN’S ZONE
Toshi Fujiwara
Fujiwara Toshifumi, director of Cinema is About Documenting Lives: The Works and Times
of Noriaki Tsuchimoto returns with a new documentary shot in Fukushima after the nuclear
powerplant accident. Its present situation comes to light through scenes from what were
once communities and are now ghost towns after the evacuation of residents, and interviews with people who continue to live nearby.
Running time: 95΄
Production Contact Person: Denis Friedman
Sales Company:
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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ITALY
History & Politics
NO MORE MAJORETTES FOR VILLALBA
Giuliano Ricci
The little town of Villalba, Sicilian province, is an isolated and distant microcosm, a fragment of a mosaic which reflects much larger stories: it is where Calogero Vizzini, for a long
time considered the head of the Mafia, comes from. The village is like a bunker in the open
air: 2,200 inhabitants, mostly elderly and no young people – or “majorettes” – who can
be asked about the future. Villalba is the scene chosen to tell the situation of Italy nowadays.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
312
Concetto Mangiafico
Vitagraph
Filippo D’Angelo
Via Schiavonia, 1
I-40121Bologna, Italy
T. +39 051 267 150
F. +39 051 267 150
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Lifestyles
NOISE
Dan & Noit Geva
(Please note this is the work-in-progress version of the film). A bitter-sweet comedy that
tells the story of a man who suffers from hyper-acoustic sensitivity, which makes his life
in Tel Aviv, one of the noisiest urban locations on earth, a living hell. His quest to live in
peace and quiet by politely asking neighbors for basic consideration, or by addressing the
boisterous passers-by to reconsider the mere fact they are “not alone in the world,” or even
by trying to plead with the authorities: the Police and the Municipality – or even worse:
taking the law into his own hands. Whatever his course of action, it has proven nothing
but his bitter impotency in the face of the irrepressible Israeli “noise-mania.”
Running time: 59΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Habayit Hakatom Ltd.
Dan Geva
Michael Treves
20 Bialik st
T. +972 5 2363 3398
[email protected]
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ROMANIA
Lifestyles
NOOSFERA
Artchil Khetagouri, Ileana Stanculescu
True love is possible. At least that’s what the Romanian sociology professor, Nicolae Dumitru, preaches to his students. But how can we attain it? The professor has developed a
theory based on scientific research and on his predictions for the future. However, in his
private life things have often taken a different direction and his theory has not been of much
use. Each failed marriage has also affected the size of his apartment, which has got
smaller and smaller with each divorce. But when he meets his new love, his theory finally
seems to be verified... until life takes its own course again.
Production Company:
314
Art-Doc
Ileana Stanculescu
Macedonski Street 8, sector 1,
Zip Code 010591 Bucharest, Romania
T. +40724466065
F. +40212115756
[email protected]
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FRANCE-GERMANY-CHILE-SPAIN
History & Politics
NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT
Patricio Guzman
In Chile, at an altitude of three thousand meters, astronomers from all over the world gather
together in the Atacama desert to observe the stars. The desert sky is so translucent that
it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. It is also a place where the
harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of the mummies, explorers and
miners. But also the remains of the dictatorship’s political prisoners. While the astronomers
examine the most distant galaxies in search of probable extraterrestrial life, at the foot of
the observatories, women are digging through the desert soil in search of their disappeared
relatives...
Running time: 90’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Atacama Production
Renate Sachse
Pyramide International
Paul Richer
5, rue du Chevalier de Saint George
75008 Paris, France
T. +33.1.42.96.02.20
F. ++33.40.20.05.51
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
NOUR – YOU CAN FIND LIGHT
EVERYWHERE
Nikos Soulis
The young boy is from Afghanistan. His name means light. He arrived in Greece as a refugee
in 2009. He was only 8 years old. His mother had given him to be raised by his aunt. He
crossed Iran and Turkey to get to Greece. He slept in boats, in town squares, in guest houses.
When we first met him in Athens, he was collecting scrap iron from the garbage with his
“adoptive” father. Our camera follows his life, how he is growing up, his dreams, his
thoughts, what hurt him in the past, his future. Right now he is searching for his bicycle,
which was stolen from him. At twelve years old today, he behaves and talks with confidence, as if he is ready for life. Shooting took place in Athens in 2011 and 2012.
Running time: 75’
Production Company:
Mitos - Eleni Afentaki
Production Contact Person: Eleni Afentaki, Vasso Patrouba
27 Solomou Str.
10682 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 6753783
F. +30 210 6753783
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
NUMB
Phil Lawrence
What happens when you stop taking antidepressants? A successful suburban dad who is
tired of feeling “numb” decides to quit taking antidepressants and documents the drastic
effects on his physical and psychological well-being. His wife and kids wonder what happened to man they once knew. Numb also reveals startling new information the pharmaceutical industry doesn’t want you to know.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Little Dog Big Bite Films
Phil Lawrence
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
18 Rue Quincampoix #133
T. +33 1 4459 6353
[email protected]
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SERBIA-BRASIL
Sports
O GRINGO
Darko Bajic
Brazilian footballers usually become famous playing for big European clubs. This film is a
story about a European player who became the greatest footballer in Brazil. Many experts
consider Serbian-born Dejan Petkovic to be the greatest player of all time. His fascinating
football career is currently at its peak in Brazil, the country of football. When he was 37,
his team, Flamengo, won the championship title and he was voted the best footballer in
Brazil. He left his footprints on the Maracana Walk of Fame next to football legends like Pele,
Zico, Zagalo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, and Adriano. O Gringo shows the passionate football fans that follow each game with equal love and respect. It is with their positive approach that they create ideal atmosphere and make the football the most important
unimportant thing in the world.
Running time: 90’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Magic Line, Urca Filmes; Petkovic 10
Darja Bajic
Wide House
Anais Clanet
40 rue Sainte Anne, 75002 Paris, France
T. + 33 1 53 95 04 64
[email protected]
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GERMANY
OF SHARKS AND FISH
Rolf S. Wolkenstein
Every day, millions of poker players meet privately – in back rooms, on the Internet or at
live tournaments. They are a part of the worldwide poker boom, and cards, chips, a good
poker face and nerves of steel are their weapons. Different protagonists represent to us the
whole gamut of characters in the poker world, from the ambitious recreational player to
the professional gambler. We will experience thrilling highlights and painful defeats. We
will come to understand how poker players think and act, how the game works, and what
dimensions lurk within it. It’s all about devouring and being devoured. Who is the shark?
And who is the fish?
Running time: 55΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
320
Kloos & Co. Medien GmbH
Stefan Kloos
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
560
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THE NETHERLANDS
OFF THE GRID
Alexander Oey
While America is ravaged by a severe recession and the global economic system wavers,
some Americans are taking command of the situation by creating an independent local
economy. Off the Grid is a film about the creation of new local communities, which clearly
differ from each other, but have in common that they have started from a local idea. One
of them is searching for an answer to life after peak oil and is preparing for the coming climate change, another issued their own currency that supports the local economy and a
third one is based strongly on the idea of individual freedom which minimizes the influence of the local government. This film challenges today’s economic system and pictures
the alternatives
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Submarine
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
321
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300
GREECE
OFFSHOOTS OF MERONAS
Vangelis Kalaitzis
In the small village of Meronas, in the mountainous region of Rethymnon in Crete, there
is a cultural association that revives a long forgotten tradition in an attempt to bring the
new generation closer to the wisdom of its ancestors. The existence of over forty students
of Cretan musical instruments in the village inspires the cultural association of Meronas to
organize the first Musical Tutorial, in August 2011. Three remarkable musicians share
their knowledge with the students. One of them is Dimitris Sgouros, who has an outstanding knowledge of Byzantine notation and has deciphered and revealed to the public the unique manuscripts of the father of Cretan folklore, Pavlos Vlastos. The documentary focuses on the values and virtues of authentic Cretan music as Pavlos Vlastos imagined
them.
Running time: 74΄
Production Company:
Real Life Documentary
Production Contact Person: Vangelis Kalaitzis
7 Kryoneridos St.
731 33 Chania
Crete, Greece
T. +30 6972 557 232
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Adventure & Travel
O’HANLON’S HEROES:
A SERIES OF DISCOVERIES THROUGH
THE 19TH CENTURY
Roel van Broekhoven, Maaik Krijgsman
Bestseller author and born storyteller Redmond O’Hanlon travels along the same path as
his heroes: the explorers of the 19th century. How little they did know about the world
around them? How many – still unknown – places arewaiting to be discovered?
Production Company:
Sales Company:
VPRO Television
Swaze Hartog
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Current Affairs
THE OLD GRIFTER
Dephine Hallis
People say that she is a criminal, that she is a unique grifter. Others say that despite her
eighty years, she still rips people off. Most people believe that she lives in Nice, and that
she is now very rich. People say a lot of things... Who she really is, no one will ever know,
but she appears to be a great seductress, a woman so cunning that she seems unstoppable,
even though she has been convicted many times during her long career. Now it seems that
she’s disappeared without a trace. But not quite.
Running time: 54’
Production Company:
324
Système D
12 rue des Solitaires, 75019 Paris, France
T. +33 6 35943965/+33 1 56241280
[email protected]
328
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GREECE
Current Affairs
OLIGARCHY
Stelios Kouloglou
An undeclared war, which must remain secret, has broken out across the planet. It is conducted by a handful of bankers and politicians that rule the world in defiance of democracy. Over the past few years, the epicenter of this conflict has been transferred to Europe.
And Greece has become its testing ground. In the European Union, a group of eight people – reminiscent of the despotic politburo of the Soviet Union – has the power to force
elected prime ministers to step down in order to appoint new ones, of its own choice. The
team is known as the “Frankfurt Group” because it was formed in the city’s Opera during
an event held in honor of one of its members.
Production Company:
1984 Productions
Production Contact Person: Nikos Thomopoulos
3 Dionisiou Areopagitou Str.
11742 Athens Greece
T. +30 2130056140
[email protected]
Stelios Kouloglou
[email protected]
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GREECE
OPEN MICS
Nikos Skarentzos
In the midst of an enormous economic crisis, hip hop is the only thriving music genre in
Greece. An increasingly large number of young and highly talented MCs are emerging and
expressing contemporary political and social issues through powerful verses which criticize the societies and the world we all share. The influence of hip hop in Greek society can
be seen in the attitude and views of many prominent artists, writers, musicians, academics
and journalists, who analyze this social phenomenon. They comment on the wit, self-irony
and talent of young rappers and examine hip hop’s popularity with the younger generation.
Running time: 81’
Production Company:
Top Cut
Production Contact Person: Konstadinos Karpathiou
15125 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 6100100
F. + 30 210 6100109
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
OPEN SECRET
Steve Lickteig
Open Secret is a documentary that chronicles Steve Lickteig’s 20-year search for his real parents; why a whole town kept the truth from him; and how his family’s tumultuous history revolves around the hidden lives of two unconventional women. Steve grew up as the
adoptee of Don and Mary Jane Lickteig, who ran a farm in Kansas and had eight other (natural) children. Steve always wondered who his real parents were and planned to search
for them as an adult. When he was 18 years old, Steve received shocking news from his
two best friends: he was not adopted from unknown parents but was actually the illegitimate son of his oldest sister, Joanie. Not only that, everyone in his life had always known
the secret: his siblings, his schoolmates, townsfolk, even his girlfriends. Steve would discover that the secret to his story was back on that Kansas farm.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Small Good Thing Inc.
Steve Lickteig
Jan Rofekamp
252 Gouin Boulevard East, H3L 1A8
Montreal / Quebec, Canada
T. + 1 514 844 3358
F. + 1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
THE OPEN SKY
Everardo González
The memories from Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, his letters, the Homilies transmitted through the YSAX radio station; viewed through the characters who suffered with him
the fear of the outbreak of war in El Salvador.
Running time: 100΄
Sales Company:
328
Pablo Briseño
T. +52 55 5448 5339
F. +52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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CANADA
ORA
Philippe Baylaucq
A cell divides itself. From this first mass of light, six luminous bodies soon emerge. They
evolve in a world they are discovering – explorers lit by their internal light, leaving behind traces of the fire that animates them. ORA is a stunning meeting of the artistic
worlds of choreographer José Navas and filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq, a dance allegory
inspired by Darwin’s theory of evolution and the myths of Narcissus and Prometheus.
It is the first film to use 3D thermal imaging, producing visuals unlike anything ever seen:
the luminous variations of body heat seen on skin, bodies emitting a multitude of colors, a space filled with movement that transforms it. ORA is dance transformed by cinema – a completely unique film experience.
Running time: 15’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
National Film Board Of Canada
Elise Labbe / Producer: Rene Chenier
National Film Board Of Canada
Christina Rogers
3155 Cote-de-Liesse Rd.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4N 2N4”
T. 514-496-4164 (DISTRIBUTION)
[email protected]
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
OTE KE BESAV (WHERE I LIVE) –
THREE COMMUNITIES, ONE ORIGIN
George Arpatzoglou
Within the framework of the European Program “Transition Project”, ARSIS, an Association for the social support of youth, conducts a research for the housing issues of Roma
communities in Thessaloniki. The residents and communities reached, reveal another reality. Roma people live under different conditions, in different houses, facing different
problems but they still have the same needs and dreams. From the shacks in the garbage
place of Peraia to the rich houses of Dendropotamos neighbourhood, Roma live and survive somewhere outside Thessaloniki, dispatched and marginalized. They talk about their
problems, open their houses and their hearts.
Running time: 25΄
Production Company:
George Arpatzoglou-Arsis
Production Contact Person: George Arpatzoglou
14th Gounari Str.
T. +30 6977 518 625
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
THE OTHER CALIFORNIANS
César Talamantes
Isolated in the Mexican desert of Baja California South, the exciting and fragile life of the
ranchers is shown through characters as interesting as they are unknown.
Running time: 80΄
Sales Company:
Pablo Briseño
T. +52 55 5448 5339
F. +52 55 5448 5380
[email protected]
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USA
THE OTHER F WORD
Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
What happens when a generation’s ultimate anti-authoritarians – punk rockers – become
society’s ultimate authorities – dads? With a large chorus of Punk Rock’s leading men –
Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath – The
Other F Word follows Jim Lindberg, 20-year veteran of skate punk band Pennywise, on his
hysterical and moving journey from belting his band’s anthem, “Fuck Authority,” to embracing his ultimately pivotal authoritarian role in mid-life, fatherhood.
Running time: 98΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
332
Rare Bird Films & Warrior Poets
Elephant Eye Films
Demetri Makoulis
89 5th Ave., Suite 306
T. +1 212 488 8877
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
OUR COMRADE TITO
Robin Hunzinger
Sabina is a citizen of a country that no longer exists: Yugoslavia. Like her, several generations of Yugoslavs believed in the dream of a just society. Then this dream was blown apart,
turning into an apocalypse. And yet they are all still branded with their memories of the
Tito era. What are the reasons for this nostalgia? Who was Tito, this Tito they now miss?
They had made him into more than a great president, more than a historical figure. They
had made him into their way of thinking and even their way of being. So what is their relationship with him like today?
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Real Productions
T. +33 4 9961 0835
F. +33 4 6759 9497
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
History & Politics
OUR NEWSPAPER
Eline Flipse
It’s the region of Uljanovsk, birthplace of Lenin. Formerly a prosperous district, now a remote province. After losing his job at the official paper, The Leninist, journalist Andrey
Schkolni decides to produce his own newspaper, though the villagers are not interested
in politics at all. Because Moscow is very far from here, and the rest of the world even more
so. Still, Andrey manages to attract his own public. But do the officials appreciate his initiative?
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
334
Elifli Film
Eline Flipse
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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GERMANY
Lifestyles
OUT OF THE DARKNESS
Stefano Levi
More than half of the world’s preventable blindness is caused by cataract disease, a clouding of the clear lens of the eye. In developing countries like Nepal, it is not only a personal
tragedy, but can devastate the economy of entire communities. Fortunately, it is also easy
to cure. Cataract surgery is one of the most effective medical interventions on earth, but
until recently was considered too expensive to provide to the rural poor. Most of the
world’s blind people live in remote, impoverished areas. The majority of doctors able to cure
them work in cities. Dr. Sanduk Ruit from Nepal, and his American partner, Dr. Geoff Tabin,
have made perfecting a portable, low-cost surgical procedure that restores sight their life’s
work. They trek to Nepal’s remote Northeast, carrying an entire hospital on porters’ backs.
Their mission is to bring the needlessly blind out of the darkness.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Kubny & Schnell & Stefano Levi
Stefano Levi
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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GREECE-GHANA
Current Affairs
THE OUTCASTS
Yorgos Georgopoulos
Can a dream condemn an innocent woman? Can your destiny be determined by the way
a chicken dies? One thousand women in Ghana accused of witchcraft survive in exile
camps. Abused and marginalized, they struggle to survive in extreme poverty. With them,
hundreds of children live hounded by the same fate. What led them there and what keeps
them prisoner?
Running time: 59’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
336
ActionAid
Vicky Markolefa
Multivision
Kostas Georgopoulos
8-10 Amasias Str.
11634 Athens Greece
T. +30 2107220028
[email protected]
649
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FINLAND
PAAVO - A LIFE IN FIVE COURSES
Hanna Hemila
Finnish farm boy Paavo Turtiainen is hired into the Parisian household of Swedish theater
producer Lars Schmidt and his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman. The couple “adopts” and trains
Paavo to navigate among the rich and famous. Encouraged by Schmidt, Paavo moves to
New York and becomes an acclaimed chef and event planner for high society. In the film,
Ingrid Bergman’s daughters Isabella Rossellini and Pia Lindström talk about their “brother.”
Running time: 57΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Handle Productions Oy
Hanna Hemila
Michael Treves
20 Bialik st
T. +972 5 2363 3398
[email protected]
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SPAIN
PACIOS. PHOTOS OF THE MEMORY
Manuel Darriba
Antonio López, photographer and owner of a pub, returns for some days to his home parish
of Pacios, at the Galician countryside, in the Northwest of Spain. He wants to carry out a
personal artistic project: to photograph the village’s last inhabitants with an old camera
of plates. Antonio was born in Pacios. He left to study as a teenager and since then he only
comes back to visit. Seven years ago, after his father died, his mother moved to the
nearby town of Sarria and the family house remained closed. Several other families have
also left the parish over the last decades. Nowadays, Pacios has about twenty inhabitants
left. However, Antonio doesn’t intend to denounce the decline of the Galician countryside.
His project is related to the recovering of his own memories, since these people made up
the human landscape during his father’s life. Antonio settles in the family home, which will
be open and with the fire lit for some days. These days are very intense for Antonio and
his neighbors, who see their routines altered. When Antonio leaves, the family home remains closed again. However, everybody knows that this wasn’t just a visit.
Running time: 66΄
Production Company:
338
Tintiman Audiovisual SLL
Comba Campoy
Costa do Vedor, 10-12, baixo
Santiago de Compostela B 15703, SPAIN
T. +34 98 156 1869
[email protected]
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CHILE
Current Affairs
PALESTINE IN THE SOUTH
Ana María Hurtado
After the fall of Saddam Hussein, thousands of Palestinian residents in Iraq became
refugees in a no man’s land. The distant republic of Chile welcomed a group of them in La
Calera, a small town where hundreds of Palestinians had already arrived a century ago,
making this town their children’s home. So the journey repeats itself as Basem, a young
Palestinian who has just arrived with his wife and young daughter, faces his new country
full of enthusiasm, ingenuity and hope. He longs for a home in this seductive, unknown
world, thousands of miles from home. In his new country, Basem finds his way as a baker
and sets up his own business. He hopes that his efforts, together with the support of the
large community of Palestinian descendants will lead him to fulfil his dream of bringing
his elderly parents to live together again.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
Cara Saposnik
PO Box 7153
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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POLAND
Lifestyles
PAPARAZZI
Piotr Bernas
Paparazzi is a film about a world in which values are confused and rules are flexible – but
it shows that there is always a second chance, where we can make our minds up about
what kind of people we will be tomorrow.
Running time: 33΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
340
Wajda Studio
Joanna Skalska
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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ARGENTINA
History & Politics
PAPIROSEN
Gastón Solnicki
Papirosen is an intimate portrait of the director’s family over the course of a decade, following four generations still troubled by a war that’s never spoken of. The film is a fascinating journey across time, cities, characters and international political events, focusing on a nouveau riche Argentine Jewish family. There are two points of view coexisting
in the footage. That of Gastón, at three distinct moments during the 2000s: Mateo’s birth,
a trip to Florida four years later, and the present. And then there’s the family archive, shot
in a variety of domestic formats since the late 1950s by Janek, Gastón’s paternal grandfather, who committed suicide and to whom the film is dedicated. Despite the formal distance, there’s an uncanny aesthetic connection linking them. The family’s economic status changed abruptly, from broke postwar immigrants to extreme wealth.
Running time: 74’
Production Company:
Filmy Wiktora
Gastón Solnicki
Ciudad de la Paz 561 2º 31
Buenos Aires (1425), Argentina
T. +1 5411 45533293
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY
Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, the new installment of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s HBO
documentary film series about the notorious 1993 “West Memphis Three” child murders,
chronicles the 18-year fight to prove the innocence of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and
Jessie Misskelley, incarcerated for an alleged Satanic ritual killing the convicted men – and
their supporters worldwide – maintain they did not commit. With Echols on death row
and Baldwin and Misskelley serving life sentences, Paradise Lost 3 examines a horrifying
crime with fresh insights that only the passage of time can provide. Facts are reexamined,
new evidence is revealed, and new suspects are scrutinized. With an extraordinary perspective of three films spanning nearly two decades, Paradise Lost 3 is a provocative examination of American justice and a celebration of the power of cinema to affect social
change.
Production Contact Person: Paolina Poe-Azcarraga
Sales Company:
@radical.media, HBO Documentary Films
Justin Wilkes
@radical.media
435 Hudson St., 6th Floor
T. +12124621647
F. +12124621600
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
PARADISO, AN AMSTERDAM
STAGE AFFAIR
Jeroen Berkvens
In Paradiso, Jeroen Berkvens highlights, as in an exhilarating rollercoaster ride, all aspects
of the Amsterdam pop temple. Still, the experience of the musicians is central, so that the
film is also about what it’s like to perform in front of an audience. The staircase from dressing room to the Paradiso stage is not high, but with every step the emotions rise, balancing between fear and euphoria. Then the release follows: the concert. With Paul Weller,
Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Johnny Rotten, Tom Barman, Martha Wainwright, Faithless,
Patrick Watson, Daniel Johnston, Tim Knol, The Sonics, Public Enemy and many others.
Running time: 90΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Zeppers Film & TV
Frank van den Engel
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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USA
PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE
Stephen Kessler
He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs, from Barbra Streisand’s
“Evergreen” to the Carpenters’“We’ve Only Just Begun,” as well as Kermit the Frog’s biggest
hit, “The Rainbow Connection.” He put out his own hit records and albums, and yet you
might not have heard of him. In the 1970s, Paul Williams was the singer/actor/songwriter
that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be: a sex symbol before MTV, when sex symbols could be 5’2“ and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets. One of those boys was Steve Kessler, a chubby kid from Queens, who discovered
something amazing thirty years later: Paul Williams hadn’t died and no one had ever tried
to make a documentary about him. Paul Williams: Still Alive is the charmingly self-narrated
story of Kessler’s lifelong obsession with the former superstar – and what happens when
the nostalgic filmmaker finally catches up with him.
Running time: 84’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
344
3W Films
Lesa Lakin
Annie Roney
80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 5
Sausalito, CA 94965, United States
T. +415 3326471
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JAPAN-USA-SOUTH KOREA
Lifestyles
PEACE
Kazuhiro Soda
What is peace? What is coexistence? Ask the stray cats! Peace is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these questions by observing the daily lives
of people and cats in Okayama city, Japan, where life and death, acceptance and rejection
are intermingled. Three people and stray cats are the main characters. Toshio Kashiwagi runs
an affordable taxi service for the disabled and the elderly, having retired as a principal at
a special school. Meanwhile, he feeds a group of stray cats everyday. However, there is a
growing tension in the cats’ peaceful community because a male “thief cat,” an outsider,
is trying to invade it. Toshio’s wife, Hiroko Kashiwagi, runs a non-profit organization,
which sends home helpers to houses of the elderly and the disabled. But, her organization is facing financial difficulties because of budget cuts from the government. At home,
she has been grumbling about the way Toshio feeds his cats. As a professional caregiver
herself, Hiroko regularly visits 91-year-old Shiro Hashimoto to help in his daily routines.
Living in a small, mouse and tick infested apartment, Hashimoto is spending his final days
thinking about his own death. His memories of being drafted into the army in WWII come
back to him while dealing with Hiroko.
Running time: 53΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Laboratory X
Kiyoko Kashiwagi
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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GERMANY
PEAK
Hannes Lang
The Alps are an ancient region of natural beauty that is changing as a result of climate
change. Snow is no longer guaranteed. Peak shows how the tourist industry is dealing with
this problem. Millions are invested into massive technology to produce the perfect landscape independent from nature. High-altitude water reservoirs replace melting glaciers,
excavators rip up the earth, a computer operated switch room lies deep in the mountain,
pipes and cables are laid in the ground, snow machines continuously spray artificial snow
onto slopes. A never-ending story taking place in the Alps, but with parallels worldwide.
A theatrical masterpiece in Cinemascope.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
346
Unafilm
Titus Kreyenberg
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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POLAND
PEOPLE OF THE MARSHES
Piotr Sadzinski
The Biebrza Marshes stretch across the horizon. This is the largest protected area in Poland:
over a hundred kilometres long and over twenty kilometres wide. Its view consists of thousands of birds, wetlands, and a wild, meandering river. Krzysiek, Gosia and Julka watch the
displaying ruffs. These are unusual birds, and there are no two males with the same
colour plumage in the world. Squeaking, croaking, twittering and bird songs are heard from
all sides. Krzysiek is trying to bring this world closer to his daughter, Julka, aged 11, who
lives with her mother in the city. Gosia, whom he married a year ago, is helping him. For
Julka, an ordinary city-girl, the marshes look like a dreamland, full of mystery and magic.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
DocFilm.pl, TVP - Channel 2
TVP SA
Maria Nadolna
Warsaw 00-999, Poland`
T. +48 22 547 8501
F. +48 22 547 4248
[email protected]
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GREECE
THE PEOPLE OF THE VOLCANO
Dimitris Paizis
“The people of the volcano” are the inhabitants of Nisyros, an island where the volcano
dominates the landscape from its heights down to the sea, influencing the character of the
local people. The main character of the documentary is a prominent volcanologist, George
Vougioukalakis, who follows the trail of the lava flow not only as a scientist but also as a
volcano enthusiast. On a secondary level, his wanderings across the island are coupled by
discussions with its inhabitants who, through personal stories and beliefs, convey the energy and mystical aura of the volcano. A common theme running through people’s minds
is whether the volcano will become active again.
Running time: 18΄
Production Contact Person: Dimitris Paizis
26 Troias St.
124 62 Haidari, Greece
T. +30 6944 056 459
[email protected]
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GREECE
PERAH ISTAR
Elisavet Laloudaki, Massimo Pizzocaro
Perah Istar is a documentary about the relationship between people and pigeons in a modern city. In ancient times, it was considered the bird of fertility and love (perah istar, the
Semitic word for dove, means the bird of Aphrodite). The three main monotheistic religions
– Judaism, Christianity and Islam – venerate it. In the Middle Ages, it became the symbol of peace. So how is it that nowadays it is considered a “rat with wings” or a city parasite? What happened to this small domestic bird, highly esteemed for its virtues and long
admired for its beauty? Why do so many people hate pigeons or are terrified of them, while
others love them and are even obsessed with them? Urban residents are forced to co-exist with pigeons. Perah Istar chronicles this interesting cohabitation.
Running time: 60’
Production Company:
HappyAnt. TV
Production Contact Person: Elissavet Laloudaki
1 Tefthidos Str.
17455 Athens Greece
T. +30 2103412687
F. +30 211800667
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
History & Politics
A PLACE OF HER OWN
Sigal Emanuel
Seventeen-year-old Reut winds up on the streets and gives birth to her first son who is
taken away by the welfare authorities. As she fights the state to regain custody of her son,
she meets a Palestinian man, marries him, moves to his village, and gives birth to two additional children while an impossible relationship develops between her and her first son’s
religious foster family, who live in a settlement. Reut’s introverted character is revealed; all
she really wants is a place she can call home, but her life is full of surprising turnabouts,
right up to its tragic end.
Running time: 68΄
Production Contact Person: Dikla Barkai
Sales Company:
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN-FINLAND
Current Affairs
PLANET OF SNAIL
Seung-Jun Yi
Young-Chan comes from the planet of snail, where deaf and blind people live slow and
quiet lives. When Young-Chan came to Earth, nobody understood his language and he was
desperate. Then an angel walked into his life. Soon-Ho knows how it is to be lonely and
soon becomes an inseparable part of his life. Young-Chan also discovers an amazing
world under his fingers as he learns to read books in Braille. Hope begins to grow and
he dreams of writing a book. However, Soon-Ho cannot always be there for him because
of her own disability. The couple have to learn to survive apart. So, while Soon-Ho uneasily
spends her first day alone waiting for his return, Young-Chan goes out for the biggest adventure of his life...
Running time: 87’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
CreativEAST
Min-chul Kim
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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GREECE
PLAY IT LIKE BECKETT
Spyros Amiropoulos
The process of learning a theatrical role through music, learning and rhythm. Samuel Beckett’s Rockaby as seen through the character of an actress who carries the role as a natural
part of herself. A documentary study on rhythm in Beckett’s play.
Running time: 15΄
Production Company:
One Touch
Production Contact Person: Spyros Amiropoulos
91 Vassilissis Olgas St.
T. +30 6936 809 371
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Sports
POLO IN INDIA, SPORT OF KINGS
Olga Prud’homme-Farges
Polo was born in India 150 years ago. This film takes us to Rajasthan, polo holy land, where
it remained, for a long time, a Maharaja’s privilege. Guided by Lokendra Singh Rathore, polo
champion and husband of the Princess of Udaipur, we will enter Rajput’s palaces where
the tradition of polo is perpetuated, then follow him on the Jaipur polo ground, where he
will set out to conquer the Simur Cup. Horse riders, breeder, trainers, referees, spectators
and horse lovers will make us feel the glamour of polo to the pace of a wild gallop.
Running time: 53΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Kolam Productions
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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GREECE
POTTERY POETRY
Dimitris Gouziotis
Under the temple of Athena Aphaea in Aegina, the last remaining craftsmen in the village
of Mesagros mould a language of clay; an ancient language.
Without any support, they still fire hand-made pottery today, using olive leaves and
wood.
Running time: 46΄
Production Company:
Dimitra Bessi - Film and Television Works
Production Contact Person: Dimitris Gouziotis
55 Ypsilantou St.
188 63 Perama, Greece
T. +30 6977 998 842
F. +30 210 4412 226
[email protected]
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FRANCE
PRALINE, SURPRISING ENCOUNTERS
WITH SOME OF FRENCH
POET ARTHUR RIMBAUD’S FANS
Jean-Hugues Berrou
In Charleville-Mézières, a small town in the Northeast of France, visitors find Arthur Rimbaud’s grave, or rather his last home. Indeed, it has become a real living space. The fans
of the famous French poet come from the four corners of the world to honor his memory,
each in its own way. Unexpected situations, moving moments, unusual visitors… The director of the film suggests we meet some of these characters in this little municipality in
the Ardennes. In doing so, he turns the small city from the place of birth of an illustrious
contributor to French literature into a theater where everyone can imagine the set, as well
as the role he or she wants to play. It’s another way of bringing poetry to life. As to the two
guards of the cemetery, they are privileged witnesses to the thousands of tributes brought
from across the world. So, with a poet’s grave as a starting point, the film offers us a reality full of strength and life, love and poetry, and thus restores the dignity, originality and
beauty of a region otherwise struck by economic crisis and decline.
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
PRESIDENT MITTERRAND:
THE PRINCE AND HIS IMAGE
Hugues Le Paige
Hugues Le Paige was allowed to follow François Mitterrand’s public activities first-hand for
many years. His harmonious relationship with the French president is broken during an
awkward interview in which his political decline is already apparent. Years after Mitterrand’s
death, the filmmaker would complete a sorrowful reflection on the ability to manipulate
power and its inherent loneliness.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
356
Arturo Mio
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
THE PRICE OF SEX
Mimi Chakarova
The Price of Sex is a feature-length documentary about young Eastern European women
who’ve been drawn into a netherworld of sex trafficking and abuse. Intimate, harrowing
and revealing, it is a story told by the young women who were supposed to be silenced
by shame, fear and violence. Photojournalist Mimi Chakarova, who grew up in Bulgaria,
takes us on a personal investigative journey, exposing the shadowy world of sex trafficking from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Western Europe. Filming undercover and
gaining extraordinary access, Chakarova illuminates how, even though some women escape to tell their stories, sex trafficking continues to thrive.
Running time: 73’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Violeu Production
Mimi Chakarova
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
18 Rue Quincampoix
75004 PARIS
France
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
PRINTED TIME
Dimitris Yannikopoulos
The film is a 96-minute social documentary with some elements of fiction, enriched with
folklore and historical subjects. “It presents a chronicle/recording of a time period, of traditions and of a way of life [of customs]”... It refers to Valtesiniko, Gortynia in general and
Arcadia, through the newspaper stories from the Voice of Gortynia between 1933-1983,
as well as to current events.
“Well, here it is, Valtesiniko, the center of the world! The navel of the earth! It could be any
village in Greece or even in the entire world.”
Running time: 96΄
World Sales contact Person: Kostis Yannikopoulos
2 Protomagias St.
190 04 Spata, Greece
T. +30 22040 85545, +30 6977 292 519
F. +30 22040 85545
[email protected]
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SOUTH AFRICA
PUNK IN AFRICA
Keith Jones, Deon Maas
Three chords, three countries, one revolution… Punk in Africa traces this until-now untold story from its roots in the underground rock music of early 1970s Johannesburg, the
first multi-racial punk bands formed in the wake of the Soweto Uprising and the militant
anti-apartheid hardcore and post-punk bands of the 1980s to the rise of celebratory
African-inspired ska bands which sprang up from Cape Town to Maputo in the democratic
era of the 1990s. Today, an emerging generation of bands continue to draw on this legacy
to confront the political challenges of contemporary Zimbabwe and the uncertain identity issues of the Afrikaans minority in South Africa.
Running time: 52΄& 81΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Meerkat Media
Jefe Brown
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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DENMARK
History & Politics
PUTIN’S KISS
Lise Birk Pedersen
Putin’s Kiss is a rare insight into the core of Russian democracy “Putin-style”. We meet Masha,
19, who has become a spokesperson for Nashi, a political youth organization working to
support the current political system. Their agenda, however, is also to keep the political opposition from spreading their views among the Russians. When Masha is up for election,
she starts questioning her role in the Nashi movement for the first time.
Running time: 84’
Production Company:
Bastard Film og TV ApS
Production Contact Person: Helle Faber
Sales Company:
DR Byen
Emil Holms Kanal 20
0999 København C
[email protected]
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Adventure & Travel
PYGMIES – THE CHILDREN
F THE JUNGLE
Pavol Barabáš
Ivan Bulik, adventurer, traveled throughout of Africa. However, one of his dreams stayed
unrealized for a long time. He wished to capture the life and customs of the smallest people on Earth, untouched by modern day civilization: the Pygmies. His search begins in the
Central African Republic, where the local natives take him illegally across the border of wartorn Congo. During his adventurous trip, he comes face to face with Mountain Gorillas and
is threatened by Jungle Elephants. Finally, deep in the jungle, he comes across the people who for millennia have sustained themselves by traditional hunting and gathering and
whose joy of life, dance and music seems to be endless. They may be the last real “children”
of the jungle, who are not only endangered by our civilization, but also by one of the largest
war conflicts since the end of WWII. [Title available in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Arabic speaking countries.]
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
K2 Studio s.r.o.
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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USA
Sports
RACING HEARTS
Christoph Baaden
Heartfelt, funny and inspiring, the documentary Hood to Coast follows four very different
teams on an epic journey to conquer the world’s largest relay race. A 67 year old heart attach survivor returns to conquer the race that nearly killed her, a family in mourning runs
to honor the memory of their beloved, a group of film animators test the limits of their athleticism (or lack thereof), and a group of aging jocks show they still know how to have a
good time. A celebration of personal determination and the power of family and friends,
Hood to Coast proves that you’re never too old or too young to attempt the extraordinary.
Running time: 90’
Production Contact Person: Christoph Baaden
Sales Company:
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
Tel Aviv, 65112, Israel
T. + 97 23 566 4129
F. + 97 23 560 1436
[email protected]
363
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581
LATVIA-GEORGIA
Lifestyles
RAMIN
Audrius Stonys
Ramin, an ex-wrestler who once won seven matches in 55 seconds, lives alone in the east
Georgian town of Kvareli. Long time ago he fell in love with a girl whom he lost soon after he met her. Now, at 75, still unmarried but full of life, he travels to a remote Georgina
village to seek her out. This film presents Ramir’s journey through the Georgian landscape
and through the memories of this man with a old aged body and an unbeatable heart.
Running time: 58’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
364
VIDES FILMU STUDIA
Uldis Cekulis
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
T. + 39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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INDIA
Current Affairs
RED FAIRY N THE HOLY GHOST
Balaka Ghosh
A story of oppression and violation of human rights as seen through the lives of women
who have faced unimaginable brutality and humiliation in life, yet emerge as winners.
Lower caste and tribal women in India, whose individuality and exercising of rights causes
them to be branded as “witches,” suffer the horrible ignominy of being paraded naked,
thrashed, forced to drink urine and eat human excreta. Braving the social stigma, one
woman, Chhutni Mahtain – who was the first to go public about her humiliation and
shame – publicly fights against this discrimination, waging her own battle and a war for
others like her. An exceptional story of brutality and human triumph.
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
Next Story
Kumud Ranjan
P-55, CIT Road, Scheme VI M, Kolkata-700054, India
T. +91 9830694751
[email protected]
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582
FINLAND
RED FOREST HOTEL
Mika Koskinen
Filmmaker travels to rural China to film a story about new green China’s massive tree planting campaigns. His plans to interview local farmers and their lawyer suddenly come to a
halt when propaganda officials stop him. They boast about their tight relationship with a
forestry corporation, that plans to build a paper mill in the area. In the meantime the police arrest the lawyer. The filmmaker is trapped and placed under surveillance in an absurd
situation lasting for days. A year later he makes another attempt to find out what’s really
going on in the province.
Running time: 56’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
366
Luxian productions Oy
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. + 43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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PORTUGAL
History & Politics
RED LINE
José Filipe Costa
In 1975, Thomas Harlan’s crew filmed Torre Bela’s homestead occupation, in the center of
Portugal. Three decades later, RED LINE revisits this emblematic film of the Portuguese revolutionary period: in which way did Harlan interfered in the events that seems to naturally
develop in front of the camera? What was the impact of the film on the lives of the occupants and the memory of that period?
Running time: 80’
Production Company:
Terratreme Filmes
Joana Gusmao
Rua Dom Duarte, 3, 5ª Esquerdo
T. +351 91 862 4184
[email protected]
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584
FRANCE
Lifestyles
RELEASED, A LIFE TO BE REBUILT
Quentin Briere Bordier
Cyril, Francis and Franck have served their sentences. After years in prison, each of them
has to rebuilt his life now. They have to compose with their past and to build a future for
themselves, a new identity. Their obligations towards the judicial system are stringent, and
the risk of seeing the reprieve, the probation or even the newly found freedom lost again
with the slightest négligence weighs heavy on each of them. Their daily living conditions
are far from being easy : Frank is obliged to live with his mother, Francis has to content himself with a tiny room in a run-down hôtel and Cyril has to deal with temporary accommodation. In brief, circumstances wich do not really change a lot from life in a Small cell.
Finally, the « judgement » of neighbours and « friends » is also clearly not simple to deal
with. We experience the difficulties of theses men finding a new place in a society that had
previously excluded them. The director has followed our three protagonists during extensive periods in order to capture signifiant moments of the slow reconstruction process.
Running time: 52’
Sales Company:
368
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
Paris 75008, France
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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IRAN
Lifestyles
RELUCTANT BACHELOR
Mehdi Bagheri
It is my brother’s wedding and I have not attended his reception even though I am 30 years
old and still living with my parents and am not on a speaking terms with my father. I have
asked my friend, who is a filmmaker, to film the reception and especially my father. We did
not have a bad life until my father went bankrupt and I blame him for our misfortune. This
film it is an occasion for me to revise my attitude toward every member of my family by
talking to them.
Running time: 58’
Sales Company:
Katayoon Shahabi
Tehran 16619 Iran
T. +98 21 22 86 32 60
F. +98 21 22 85 89 62
[email protected]
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GREECE
THE RETURN OF E.C. GONATAS
Eva Stefani
A portrait of E.C. Gonatas, a writer, poet and translator whose work has been neglected
by the official Greek literary scene. The film follows him in his home, during three different periods of his life, in an attempt to convey his world of paradox, his love of nature, and
his obsession with death.
Running time: 39’
Production Contact Person: Eva Stefani
18 Panagi Benaki Str
Athens 11471 Greece
T. + 30 6936923527
[email protected]
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UNMI KOSOVO-NORWAY
History & Politics
REUNION – TEN YEARS
AFTER THE WAR
Jon Haukeland
The film is an emotional search into the mechanism of oppression. Based upon a 1999 documentary film, Before the Bombs. In 1999, Serbian military forces and Albanian guerrillas were fighting in Kosovo. Serbs and Albanians lived separate lives. But when their country was on the brink of war, a group of students from Pristina decided to meet their
opponents for the first time. Two weeks after the meeting, NATO bombed and they all lost
track of each other. Ten years later, the participants meet again. The conflict between them
is now even stronger. Both groups have different opinions on what actually happened.
When they watch the film of their last meeting in 1999, they are confronted with their previous self, but it also becomes obvious that the conflict is still, in many ways, the same. Only
now the tables have turned. Through a long night of talking, they come closer to each other
when they decide to find a way out of the cycle of oppression.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Medieoperatørene
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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FRANCE
RKO, A STORY MADE IN HOLLYWOOD
Philippe Saada
The artistic and financial history of RKO – one of the “Big Five” studios of the Golden Age
of Hollywood– from it s creation in 1928 (when the talking movies first appeared) to its
demise in 1956 (largely due to the mismanagement by its last CEO, Howard Hughes). During this period, RKO produced some 550 films, including some of cinema’s great masterpieces (King Kong, Citizen Kane, the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films, Bringing Up Baby,
et al.) and launched the career of famous stars such as Katherine Hepburn and Robert
Mitchum. (The Film contains a very wide range of extracts from RKO’s most famous
movies).
Production Company:
Sales Company:
372
Point du Jour, Aries
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
ROBERTO SAVIANO,
IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Elisa Mantin
The year 2006 marked the publication of the first novel by Roberto Saviano, a young Italian journalist of 26, very much engaged in the war on the new Mafia, the Camorra. The
book, Gomorra, quickly became a runaway bestseller in Italy and abroad. The film inspired
by the book won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2008 and was nominated for the Oscars in 2009.
Considered a hero, condemned to death by the Camorra, Saviano lives under police protection.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
ADR Productions
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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GREECE
SAKIS PAPADIMITRIOU –
A LIFE IMPROVISED
Spyros Tsiftsis
The piano is... The piano is not... 1979. At the foot of the Acropolis, in the only jazz club in
the country, the pianist Sakis Papadimitriou and the saxophonist Floros Floridis perform
what is to mark the birth date of the contemporary Greek jazz scene. Improvising at
Barako’s is the title of the recording. This film is the portrait of Sakis Papadimitriou, a writer
and jazzman in different capacities – writer, co-organizer of festivals, radio producer with
a 35-year career on Greek national radio – but, above all, an improviser.
Running time: 50’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
CINETIC, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Takis Hadjopoulos
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Adventure & Travel
SALMAN RUSHDIE: IMAGINING INDIA
Elisa Mantin
On St Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 1989, the British writer Salman Rushdie was condemned to death by a fatwa issued in Iran by Ayatollah Khomeini for the publication of
his fourth novel: Satanic Verses. Twenty years later, Salman Rushdie talks about India and
Bombay, the land of his childhood, the source of his literary inspiration, the country that
has nourished his imagination and his work. A country where he was forbidden to go because of the fatwa. He talks about his past ten years as a free man.
Running time: 43΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
376
ADR Productions
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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BRAZIL
THE SAMBA WITHIN ME
Georgia Guerra-Peixe
Geórgia Guerra-Peixe takes us on a journey through her native Mangueira, a slum district
in Rio de Janeiro hosting one of Brazil’s top samba schools. Among the characters we meet
is Mestre, the leader of the school, whose imitation of a full samba band puts hip hop beatboxers to shame. There is also “Granny,” whose grandmother was a slave and who earned
her nickname by having 168 great-grandchildren. At first, the stories seem mundane, but
the relaxed highlights make them funny and touching and provide a glimpse into a Brazil
beyond favela drug wars and carnivals.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Bossanova Films
Paula Cosenza
Diana Karklin
T. +49 30 4737 298 0
F. +49 30 4737 298 20
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
SAMOTHRACE: THE SILENT
LANDSCAPE
Flora Prisimintzi
Samothrace, known in mythology as the island of Aeolus. The name probably comes from
the Greek word Samos which means height thus Samothrace, probably meaning high
Thrace. In Samothrace the Kaveiria mysteries were held, which are comparable to the
Eleusinian mysteries. Samothrace is an ideal place for thrills, which has not revealed the
shocking face of fictional source. The whole documentary has been created to match the
7 days of creation. Men in the course of the search discover their spiritual self, which is
none other than love and freedom.
Running time: 58΄
Sales Company:
378
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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DENMARK
Current Affairs
THE SAMURAI CASE
Eva Mulvad
It is the first time in Danish history that the judicial system allows an entire case to be
filmed. And it took years for permission to be granted. The Samurai Case is about a man
who killed his best friend with a Samurai sword. Was it manslaughter or premeditated murder? Apart from the defendant, we also meet the prosecutor and the counsel for the defense, who tell us about their work. We also get to see how the court works – How do people address each other? How are witnesses and the defendant questioned? And how does
the judge react, when counsel for the defense and the prosecutor play psychological and
tactical games with one another?
Running time: 58’
Production Company:
Monday Reporter ApS
Helle Faber
Vermundsgade 40 D, 2. DK 2100
Copenhagen O. Denmark
T. +45 39 166 000
F. +45 39 166 060
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
SAYOME
Nikos Dayandas
Forcibly adopted by her grandfather at a very young age, Sayome grew up in a remote
Japanese village, without knowing her mother. At 22, she left Japan, following a Greek
sailor to the island of Crete. There, she replaced her homeland with a new culture, a new
language and family. 35 years later, her mother’s death triggers her need to return home.
We follow her journey from Crete to Japan, as she revisits the land of her childhood. A film
about family and identity.
Running time: 56’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Contact Persons:
Sales Company:
380
Anemon Productions,
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
Anemon Productions
Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof
T. +30 210 7211 073
[email protected]
Greek Film Centre
T. +30 210 3687 500
F. +30 210 3648 245
[email protected]
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GREECE
SCAFFOLDING
Euripides Laskaridis
The documentary short Scaffolding records the completion of Alexandros Vasmoulakis’ latest work of large-scale street art at Iroön Square in the Athenian district of Psyrri. It is a nonconventional observation of the artist at work, open to the gaze and judgment of passersby, director Euripides Laskaridis tries to capture Vasmoulakis’ apprehension about the
removal of the scaffolding. This piece of construction equipment becomes an indispensable tool in the hands of the artist, but at the same time prevents him from overseeing the
work as a whole. On the day the scaffolding comes down, the need for quick corrections
tests the artist’s physical limits and creates a unique kind of suspense, such as the general
public has never known until now.
Running time: 6’
Production Company:
Apocalypsis
Production Contact Person: Euripides Laskaridis
26-28 Drakou Str
11742 Koukaki Athens Greece
T. +30 694 700 9329
F. +30 210 681 0412
[email protected]
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AUSTRALIA
Current Affairs
SCARLET ROAD
Catherine Scott
Scarlet Road follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specializes in a long-overlooked clientele: people with disabilities. She helped set up an advocacy group (“Touching Base”), runs workshops for carers and sex workers, and is studying
for a masters degree in her spare time. Rachel’s philosophy, that human touch and sexual
intimacy can be some of the most therapeutic aspects to our existence, is making a dramatic impact on the lives of her clients, Mark and John. While Rachel’s clients offer a
glimpse into their sexual self-discovery, Scarlet Road follows Rachel as she strives to increase awareness and access to sexual expression for people with disability.
Running time: 70’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
382
Paradigm Pictures
Pat Fisk
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
590
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FRANCE
SERIES ADDICTS
Olivier Joyard
It’s the sweetest addiction there is today. The most exciting of all. The addiction to television series. How do these labyrinths of fiction grow on us and give us pleasure? What gaps
are they filling in our lives and the culture? This is what Series Addicts is all about. We are
to explore this fresh and unconditional love by looking at both sides. We scrutinize the public’s behaviour, but we also understand how the addiction is carefully created – in Hollywood and elsewhere. We meet fascinating series buffs, ranging from unknown fans of all
ages and countries to famous novelists like Bret Easton Ellis and intellectuals. Then, we talk
to the ones who make it all happen, the writers, actors, studio heads, producers, and ask
for their secret recipes… Reception and fabrication will communicate dynamically to establish the film in more than one field, from pop culture analysis to sociology, to pure observation. The result? An emotional plunge into the irrational and yet somehow predictable
love that we all share for these new “monsters of storytelling.”The last great picture show
on earth…
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Agat Films & Cie
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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INDIA
SHAMANS OF THE HIMALAYAS
Anu Malhotra
An experiential exploration into the mysterious world of the Shamans, high up in the Himalayas, India. Himachali Shamans are chosen by a deity as his or her medium, allowing
the spirit of the god to take over and speak through them in a divine possession trance. It
is the filmmaker’s quest to lift the veil over these shadow worlds of magic and myth that
co-exist with contemporary reality.
Running time: 108΄
Production Company:
384
AIM Television Pvt. Ltd
Iqbal Malhotra
Second Floor, Malhotra Building,
F – 59, Connaught Place
New Delhi – 110001, India
T. +91 2331 0617
F. +91 2334 2584
[email protected]
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CYPRUS
History & Politics
SHARING AN ISLAND
Danae Stylianou
Six young Cypriots who have never met each other before, three Greek Cypriots, who live
south of the buffer zone in Cyprus and three Turkish Cypriots, who live north of it, are invited to share a house for five days. Together they travel across divided Cyprus. They argue
from different perspectives of history, share stories of the past and together they envision
the future.Will they succeed in breaking down prejudices and free themselves of the traumas of the past that have been passed on to them? Will they discover truths they had never
before encountered? Is peace a long way ahead?
Production Contact Person: Danae Stylianou
P.O.Box 51961
3509 Limassol Cyprus
T. +35 799763384
F. +35 725372936
[email protected]
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FRANCE
SHARKS: THE REAL THREAT
Jean-Manuel Prudhomme
For nearly 40 years, Jean-Bernard Galvès dives with sharks in the islands of the southwest
Indian Ocean. For a long time, he was a shark fisherman, but today he is worried about
their future. In recent years, sailing aboard his boat, he is the helpless witness of the massacre against them to power the fin trade. After Juan de Nova, one of the Scattered Islands
in the French archipelago in the middle of the Mozambique Channel, where sharks are protected, the film takes us to Reunion, South Africa, Seychelles and on the west coast of
Madagascar where shark populations are decimated by an intensive local fishing.
Running time: 53΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
386
France Mexique Cinéma
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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DENMARK
Lifestyles
SIBLINGS FOR BETTER
OR WORSE - JENNI’S BIG SISTER
Max Kestner
Nine-year-old Lulu and seven-year-old Jenni will soon have a little brother. They’re very
exited, particularly Jenni, who will now also become an older sister – just like Lulu. Time
passes slowly when you are waiting, and the two sisters spend their days preparing for their
little brother’s arrival and talking about what it means to be a good big sister. Weeks go
by while their parents pull Lulu and Jenni through their everyday routines. But finally the
miracle happens. (The film is part of the documentary series Siblings - For Better or
Worse.)
Running time: 15’
Production Company:
Radiator Film
Henrik Underbjerg
Radiator Film ApS
Filmbyen 23, 8000 Århus C, Denmark
[email protected]
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DENMARK
Lifestyles
SIBLINGS FOR BETTER
OR WORSE - ME AND MY TWIN
Mikala Krogh
Cecilie and Katrine are identical twins. They are starting in a new school after the holidays, but
in separate classes. That’s what they’ve decided, since they want to try to make new friends
each one on her own. The twins used to resemble each other like two drops of water, but after Cecilie got cancer they do not look much alike anymore. Mainly because Cecilie has lost
her hair from the medicine she has to take. Cecilie and Katrine are both nervous about how
it’s going to go – and the first big questions are whether Katrine will wear a jumpsuit to school
and if Cecilie should wear a wig or a cap. They are both excited when the first day of school
day arrives. (The film is part of the documentary series Siblings - For Better or Worse.)
Running time: 20’
Production Company:
388
Radiator Film
Henrik Underbjerg
Radiator Film ApS
[email protected]
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DENMARK
Lifestyles
SIBLINGS FOR BETTER
OR WORSE - ME WITHOUT YOU
Aage Rais-Nordentoft
Nine-year-old No has lived with his older sister, Metha, his entire life. Now Metha is going away to Japan for a year. It is going to be really empty and quiet at home. When Metha
leaves for Japan, No is allowed to put his drum set in her room, and in many ways he will
no longer be the annoying baby brother. But it will also be hard, because he’ll miss her and
he might not be able to fill the emptiness she leaves in the house as well as in his heart.
(The film is part of the documentary series Siblings - For Better or Worse.)
Running time: 21’
Production Company:
Radiator Film
Henrik Underbjerg
Radiator Film ApS
[email protected]
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DENMARK
Lifestyles
SIBLINGS FOR BETTER
OR WORSE - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE
Laila Hodell
Nikolaj’s older brother, Oliver, is 14 years old. He likes playing music and riding his skateboard. Oliver is allowed to do many things himself. Nikolaj also has a younger brother
named Tobias. Tobias is 7 years old, he is sweet and he teases a lot and Nikolaj always has
to keep an eye on him. Nikolaj himself is somewhere in between, and sometimes it
seems that he is caught right in the middle. But maybe Nikolaj is just really lucky to be a
big brother and a little brother at the same time. (The film is part of the documentary series Siblings - For Better or Worse.)
Running time: 18’
Production Company:
390
Radiator Film
Henrik Underbjerg
Radiator Film ApS
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Current Affairs
SINNER’S DISEASE,
SURVIVING HIV IN RUSSIA
Jan Jaap Kuiper
Sasha Volgina, a 31-year-old Russian, is HIV positive and pregnant. At the moment, Russia has the fastest growing AIDS-epidemic in the world. More than 1 million Russian people have HIV, most of them younger than 35. In the meantime, there are not enough medications available, the government does not invest in HIV prevention, and drug-users are
being criminalized. Sasha leads a group of activists trying to do something about this situation. Filmmaker Jan Jaap Kuiper follows her in her daily struggle for survival.
Running time: 56΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
ThankEve Productions
Katja Sokolova
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
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ARGENTINA
SIP’OHI – MANDURÉ PLACE
Sebastián Lingiardi
Gustavo Salvatierra, a researcher of the Wichí people and their culture, returns to his
hometown, Sip’ohi, in the impenetrable forest of Chaqueño in northern Argentina. His aim
is to listen to and gather stories of that ancient tradition, stories which have been transmitted orally from generation to generation. The only way this culture can survive is
through its language. But as he tries to recount and depict this patrimony, he also has to
come to terms with a certain form of resistance.
Running time: 63΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
392
FUC & CIFMA
María Paz Bustamante
Oktubre45
Juan Cruz
Arenales 3291 4º 9
Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina
T. +54 011 4825 1816
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Lifestyles
SIX MILLION AND ONE
David Fisher
Following his father’s memoir, the filmmaker “drags” his siblings across Austria and the US
in an attempt to unravel his life’s mystery. Funny and intimate, this isn’t a film about the
holocaust.
Running time: 93΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
ZDF/Arte
David Fisher
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
Tel Aviv, 65112 Israel
T. + 972 3 566 4129
F. + 972 3 560 1436
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
SLIGHTLY, SERIOUSLY,
CRITICALLY INJURED
Amir Bar Shalom, Avital Ben-Moshe
A family’s life changed in a split second. On June 28 2007, an IDF elite commando unit set
out on a routine mission. Point squad commander, Lieutenant Itay Erenlib, sent the bomb
detection dog out to the alley. The dog returned without pointing out anything suspicious.
Erenlib’s squad began to move towards the Kasbah. A minute later an earth-shattering
noise rocked the alley.
On the evacuation helicopter Itay was declared seriously injured, wounded in the abdomen
as well as having lost a hand and two legs. In hospital his situation deteriorated and was
declared “beyond critical.”With a rare intimacy, Slightly, Seriously, Critically Injured reveals
the world of a critically injured, 22-year-old soldier at the most difficult moments, and his
family’s moments of frustration and fear.
Running time: 53΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
394
IBA - Israel Channel One
Cara Saposnik
PO Box 7153
T. + 972 2 672 4256
F. + 972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
597
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USA
History & Politics
SMOKIN’ FISH
Luke Griswold-Tergis, Cory Mann
Cory Mann is a quirky Tlingit businessman hustling to make a dollar in Juneau Alaska. He
gets hungry for smoked salmon, nostalgic for his childhood, and decides to spend a
summer smoking fish at his family’s traditional fish camp. The unusual story of his life and
the untold history of his people interweave with the process of preparing traditional food
as he struggles to pay his bills, keep the IRS off his back, and keep his business afloat. By
turns tragic, bizarre, or just plain ridiculous, Smokin’ Fish, tells the story of one man’s attempts to navigate the messy zone of collision between the modern world and an ancient
culture
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Kaudli Nutz productions
Luke Griswold-Tergis
70 Laidley St.
San Francisco CΑ 94131, USA
T. +1 707 489 8909
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
SMOKING OLD CHIMNEYS
Stefanos Kakavoulis
The film is an inventory of all the old chimneys of the factories in the Attica basin from the
time of the industrial revolution. It is also a study of the symbolic meaning of the chimney and the way it has been rendered through art.
Running time: 73’
Production Contact Person: Stephen Kakavoulis
25 Ag. Anargiron Str.
151 24 Marousi Athens Greece
T. +30 6970098280
[email protected]
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598
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GHANA
SO SAYS SHE
Christina Thomopoulos, Maame-Yaa Aforo, Jessica Lynne
So Says She is a story of Diaspora, an interrogation of what lies at the core of 5 young
women experiencing 21st century Accra, Ghana, as they connect with their histories and
each other. Appearance persuades that they share skin; but their unique stories soon question what commonality in color often assumes of unity, kin, ancestry and perspective. To
quote Chimamanda Adichie “there is danger in a single story,” thus, So Says She challenges
the notion of one Blackness, of one story, of one truth, questioning traditions of History by
creating histories, many of which go untold, go unsaid.
Running time: 25΄
Production Company:
NYU – New York University in Ghana
Production Contact Person: Akosua Anyidoho
Christa Sanders
T. +233 302 761 528
F. +233 786 819/20
[email protected]
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GREECE
SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR HANDS
Tilemachos Tsardakas
The film documents a part of the poetic work of the Greek poet Dimitris Kavvouras. Time
runs continuously and a girl is always absent. The season changes and the dream of love
that draws close but remains unreachable. Time and absence, the two basic elements of
Kavvouras’s poetry come to the foreground. The poems themselves set the questions and
testify the answers on the background of urban and countryside sceneries of the neglected city of modern day Patras, where the poet lives and makes his daily promenades.
Running time: 20΄
Production Company:
Tilemachos Tsardakas – SayNoMore
Production Contact Person: Tilemachos Tsardakas
252A Panepistimiou Str.
26443 Patra Greece
T. + 30 6936122261
[email protected]
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599
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USA
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
Linda Goldstein Knowlton
The product of China’s 1979 one-child policy, four remarkable Chinese American teenage
girls, adopted from orphanages in the 1990s, share their stories – the unbearable clash of
cultures, painful abandonment and the warmth and love of the new families.
Running time: 60΄
Production Contact Person: Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Sales Company:
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
T. +972 3 566 4129
F. +972 3 560 1436
[email protected]
399
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600
UK
SOUND IT OUT
Jeanie Finlay
Over the last five years, an independent record shop has closed in the UK every three days.
Sound It Out is the very last surviving vinyl record shop in Northeast England. A cultural
haven in one of the poorest areas in the UK, the film documents a place that is thriving
against the odds and the local community that keeps it alive. Directed by Jeanie Finlay, who
grew up in the neighbourhood, this is a distinctive, funny and intimate film about men,
the North and the irreplaceable role music plays in our lives.
Running time: 74΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
400
Glimmer Films
Jeanie Finlay
Dogwoof
Ana Vicente
London EC1N 7RJ, UK
T. +44 207 831 7252
[email protected]
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USA
THE SPACE IN BACK OF YOU
Richard Rutkowski
The Space in Back of You covers a period of 20 years in the life and art of Suzushi Hanayagi,
following her from Japan to New York and back to Japan again. A dynamic, innovative, and
radical Japanese dancer and choreographer, she never ceased to experiment and to stretch the
limits of the art of dance and herself as a dancer well into her 70s. From the discipline of traditional Japanese dance to her decades-long devotion to modern dance, this bold and indomitable woman uniquely bridged the East and West, choreographing works that expanded what classical or modern dance is or could be. Her life and influence is closely
examined by the legendary theater impresario Robert Wilson, who collaborated with her for
20 years and then found her in a retirement home, suffering from Alzheimer’s. Accompanied
by a film crew, Wilson visits Ms. Hanayagi, while he and his dance troupe work on an homage to her that will premiere at New York’s Guggenheim Museum. The film is one last collaboration between a great teacher and her most famous student.
Running time: 65’
Production Company:
Media Space, Inc. See -No-Eveil Filmworks,
and Bryd Hoffman Watermill Foundation
Production Contact Person: Hisami Kuroiwa
Sales Company:
Media Space, Inc.
Hisami Kuroiwa
718 broadway, 2b, New York, New York 10003
T. +1 212 475 4488
[email protected]
[email protected]
401
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SWITZERLAND
Current Affairs
SPECIAL FLIGHT
Fernand Melgar
Awaiting their deportation from Swiss territory, immigrants are jailed at the Frambois administrative detention centre. As their request for asylum has failed, they are ordered to
leave, some of them after having spent several years in Switzerland, working, paying taxes,
and starting a family. Although incarceration may be as long as 18 months, deportation
is announced without warning and its implementation is immediate. Behind the closed
prison doors, tension builds day by day. On one side there are guards with humanist values, on the other there are men at the end of their journey, defeated by fear and stress. Relations of friendship and hate, respect and repulsion are formed until the announcement
of deportation, which cuts like a knife. This relationship ends mostly in distress and humiliation. Those who refuse to leave are handcuffed, tied up and forcibly put on a plane.
In this extreme situation, despair has a name: special flight.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
402
Climage
Elise Shubs
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
18 rue Quincampoix
F-75004 Paris France
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
STAVROULA
Ira Dika
“Everything flows and nothing stays still... everything changes and nothing remains the
same,” says the main character, having a much deeper understanding of these words at age
86. The film is the distillation of one day in the life of an elderly woman and tries honestly
and sensitively to underscore those moments that will provoke in the audience thoughts
on aging, time and memory.
Running time: 29’
Production Contact Person: Ira Dika, Yorgos Savoglou
6A Kileler Str.
T. +30 6975926872
[email protected]
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USA
Lifestyles
STEVE JOBS: THE LOST INTERVIEW
Robert Cringely, John Gau, Paul Sen
In 1995, during the making of his TV series Triumph of the Nerds about the birth of the PC,
Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Steve Jobs. At the time of the interview he was running Next, the niche computer company he had founded after leaving
Apple. During the interview, Jobs was witty, outspoken and visionary – a pioneer at the
peak of his powers, already anticipating the digital future that one day he would do so
much to make possible. Only a part of the interview was used in the series and the rest
was thought lost. But recently a copy was found in the director’s garage. There are surprisingly few filmed interviews with Steve Jobs, and even fewer good ones. So the producers decided to clean this one up to give today’s audiences a chance to see Jobs at his
charismatic best, looking into the future then.
Running time: 70΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
404
John Gau Productions
John Gau
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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BELGIUM
History & Politics
STILL
Nathalie Basteyns
How do you live after suicide? Through a series of poetic still lives, documentary filmmaker
Nathalie Basteyns paints a moving portrait of families struggling with this question. One
family lost a son, Freek, 10 years ago. Another a daughter, Eva, barely a year before filming. Stefaan, a former Olympic swimmer, who survived his attempt, completes the triptych. Life goes on for those left behind. And yet, in many respects, life has also stopped.
A decade or merely a year later, time seems to have stood still. But as Stefaan looks towards
the future, so do the families of Eva and Freek. And what started out as a film about loss
and grief finally grows into a life-affirming story of courage and surviving.
Running time: 50΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
VRT Television
Hilde Debackere
NPO/RNW Sales
Ellie Beijaard
Sumatralaan 45
T. +31 35 677 3561
F. +31 35 677 5318
[email protected]
405
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FRANCE
History & Politics
Α STOLEN LIFE
Laurence Jourdan
Spain faces a scandal. In 40 years, 200 to 300,000 babies were stolen from their parents
at birth at the clinic, to be sold to couples in search of children to adopt. These couples had
to comply with the ultra-Catholic, conservative right-wing ideology. This traffic was conducted by doctors and nuns with the help of nurses, some lawyers and officials. The silence
that covered the scandal broke, and tens of thousands of alleged victims are now seeking
their birth mothers, their children or their brothers or sisters. Grouped in associations, they
call for truth and justice. The story of the stolen children has its roots in the Franco regime
in 1940 and continued for 20 years after the death of the dictator. It was not until 1987 that
the Adoption Act which promoted this illicit business was changed... By exploring the nature, extent and consequences of this traffic, this documentary also seeks to shed light on
the circumstances that made it possible.
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
406
AMIP
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
166
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NETHERLANDS
Lifestyles
STORIES FROM LAKKA BEACH
Daan Veldhuizen
“Ten years after the devastation of the rebel war, Sierra Leoneans abroad are still afraid to
return home to their families,” says Aminata from Lakka, Sierra Leone. In this picturesque
beach village, a fisherman, a woodcarver, a restaurant owner, a local politician and an aspiring rapper live their lives in close proximity to each other. Their visions, however, are surprisingly different. Through stories, they share with us the deepest and most profound moments in their lives. Stories about the ocean and the land, about war, love, religion,
tradition, and about foreigners – tourism on the heavenly beaches is nowhere near to how
it was in the 80s. Visitors stay away because of stories about the war, stories that the inhabitants would rather forget, but the world does not.
Running time: 76’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
ByDesign
Daan Veldhuizen
Illumina FIlms
Robin Brinster
Leidsestraat 106-IV, 1017PG
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
T. +31206248395
F. +31203308155
[email protected]
407
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GREECE
History & Politics
STORM
Kostas Kolimenos
Storm (2008-2011) is a documentary of the political and social decay that occurred in my
country in the last three years. It starts from December '08 from the so called "Athens Revolution" up to the deaths of Marfin Bank, in the spring of '10 and the arrival of the IMF.
Despite its poetic view it is a documentary running through the troubling last three years
of Greece.
Running time: 30΄
Production Company:
Mediascope
Production Contact Person: Kostas Kolimenos
2-4 Asteriou Str.
17573 Zografou Athens Greece
T.+30 6937011983
[email protected]
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BELGIUM
Current Affairs
IN A STRANGER’S SKIN
Christophe Hermans
Arnaud is a young man of twenty. Following the death of his mother three years ago, he
has dropped out of university and taken refuge in food to fill the void. He now weighs 177
kilos and lives with his father, with whom he quarrels constantly. Arnaud has reached the
point where he has decided to undergo a stomach reduction operation...
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Frakas Productions
CAT&Docs
Catherine Le Clef
T. +33 1 44 59 63 53
[email protected]
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CANADA-CUBA-ITALY
Lifestyles
THE STRAWBERRY TREE
Simone Rapisarda Casanova
Filmed in the remote village of Juan Antonio, Cuba, only weeks before it was swept away
by a hurricane, The Strawberry Tree is an unconventional film that renders with marked restraint the final sigh of one of Cuba’s last fishing villages. The villagers’ ingeniousness and
resilience, as well as their playful and irreverent relationship with the filmmaker, help turn
a sensitive portrait of a unique culture into a reflection on documentary filmmaking and
on humanity on the edge of time.
Running time: 71’
Production Company:
Ibidem Films
Simone Rapisarda Casanova
2-5328 de Mentana
Montreal QC H2J 3C5, Canada
T. +1 312 291 1763
F. +1 360 368 8634
[email protected]
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SWITZERLAND
THE SUBSTANCE ALBERT HOFMANN’S LSD
Martin Witz
By coincidence rather then by design, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann makes a sensational discovery in the spring of 1943. He realizes that he is dealing with a powerful
molecule that will have an impact not only on the scientific world, but beyond. The Substance is an investigation into our troubled relation with LSD, told from its beginnings
until today.
Running time: 89’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
412
Ventura Film
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17, 1040 Wien
T. +43 720 34 69 34
[email protected]
273
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GREECE-GERMANY
SULTAN AHMED HAS AWOKEN
Nicos Lygouris
A unity of life and art lies at the center of the aspirations of Konstantinos Fisher, a Germanborn “social sculptor,” who has been living in Chania, Crete, for the past 19 years. When 43year-old Constantinos is not in his studio working on his installations and photo series, he
is usually busy with an non-profit organization that helps orphaned and HIV positive children in Africa and Greece, or giving free Greek language lessons to immigrants. At night,
in an effort to cure himself of his melancholy, he writes letters to his inner child, to offer
him the tenderness and love he did not receive in his formative years.
Running time: 63’
Production Company:
Top Cut
Production Contact Person: Amanda Livanou
15125 Athens Greece
T. +30 6944757339
F. +30 2106100 109
[email protected]
Nicos Lygouris
[email protected]
413
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
SUMNA’S LETTER
Hadar Kleinman-Zadock, Timna Goldstein-Hattab
Hanna was adopted by an Israeli couple, in a time that was a dark age for Romania and
many children were taken out of the country without any legal papers. She has been living for the past years in Israeli boarding schools. Now, nearing 18, after another fierce argument with her adoptive parents, she is determined to discover the truth about her real
roots and is embarking on a significant journey to find her mother in Romania.
This is a human drama about a lonely girl who longs for a hug from the woman who
gave birth to her. Hanna’s story is the story of many girls and boys who were adopted
from abroad, who cannot find peace and calm due to the uncertainty of their past and
the concealment of documentation. The black hole in the souls of these children motivates our protagonist to embark on this intriguing journey, whose results will change
the course of her life.
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
414
The House Behind the Sun Films
Timna Goldstein
Hedva Goldschmidt
Jerusalem 97787 Israel
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
280
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GREECE
Lifestyles
SURVIVORS
Maria Giannouli
Apostolos Mavrothalassitis is a four times Greek champion in paragliding. In January
2009, he goes to Mexico for the World Championship. On the last day of the competition,
while Apostolos is airborne, a fellow accidentally crashes into his parachute and tears it
apart. Apostolos plummets from a height of 3,000 meters and survives against all odds.
A touching, hope-filled story, that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the will
to live.
Running time: 33’
Production Contact Person: Maria Giannouli
13 Korai Str.
166 74 Glyfada Athens Greece
T. +30 6948073866
[email protected]
415
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605
USA
ΤΗΕ SWELL SEASON
Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, Carlo Mirabella-Davis
The Swell Season chronicles Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as their on screen romance
that was portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Once blossoms into reality and threatens to
fracture during their world tour.
Running time: 91΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
416
Elkcreek Cinema
Elephant Eye Films
Demetri Makoulis
89 5th avenue Suite 306
New York NY 10003, USA
T. +1 212 488 8877
[email protected]
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GREECE
TA KOLITIRIA PLAYING WITH SHADOWS
Agnes Sklavos, Stelios Tatakis
Is the Karaghiozi shadow theater a dying art? No, according to the Athanasiou family.
Costas, Yannis, Argyris and Eleni Athanasiou experienced the magic of the shadow theater
at performances by Yorgos Haridimos one of Greece’s legendary shadow theater players.
And they did not remain mere spectators. They gradually ventured behind the curtain, first
as assistants, holding the figures of the Kollitiria (Karaghiozi’s collective name for his
three children), until they were finally able to “embody” their childhood heroes. The
shadow theater is not just a job for them; it’s a way of life. The passion and dedication of
these people to their childhood love is keeping a Greek tradition alive.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Tatakis AV Productions
Production Contact Person: Stelios Tatakis
22 Alexioupoleos 22 Str.
16452 Argiroupoli Greece
T. +30 6932 692313
[email protected]
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FRANCE-ITALY
History & Politics
TAHRIR
Stefano Savona
From Facebook thumbs up to the battle of stones, a history of hope, fear, despair, anger,
pride and elation, the film is the real-time chronicle of the two most exciting weeks in the
history of modern Egypt as lived by their protagonists. Since the 25th of January, together
with thousands of other Egyptian citizens, Noha, Ahmed and Elsayed have been involved
in a massive movement of street protest for political freedom, that by the end of the first
week of urban guerrilla and brutal state response, has become nothing less than a revolution to overcome Mubarak’s regime. Day after day, sleepless night after sleepless night,
until the capitulation of the defeated pharaoh, the film follows these young and unexpected
heroes along their shattering fight to conquer their freedom.
Running time: 91΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
418
Picofilms
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
607
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EGYPT
Current Affairs
TAHRIR 2011: THE GOOD,
THE BAD AND THE POLITICIAN
Amr Salama, Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin
When Egyptians woke up on January 25th, 2011, they never expected the demonstration
planned for that public holiday to evolve into a full out revolution aimed at overthrowing
the regime’s 30 year long grip on power. Three talented young directors decided to tell their
story of the revolution from their unique cinematic point of view, choosing to focus not only
on the politics, but also on a handful of individuals whose actions would determine their
fate and forever change the future of their country.
Running time: 90΄
Sales Company:
Pacha Pictures
Jessica Khoury
34 Rue du Louvre
T. +33 1 4236 8299
[email protected]
419
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GREECE
TAKE THE GIFTS
Lefteris Xanthopoulos
Double portrait of the two major contemporary Greek poets, Mrs Kiki Dimoula (aged 80)
and Mr Titos Patrikios (aged 83). The meeting between the two poets in the garden of the
Athens Music Hall on 6 June 2011, with Professor Nasos Vagenas moderating their discussion, evolved into a unique lesson of aesthetics and the ethics of the art of poetry. Poet
and filmmaker Lefteris Xanthopoulos filmed this major cultural event and then spoke with
each of the poets seperately, complementing, broadening, and perhaps doing away with
the limits, the stereotypes and the prejudices one may have about poetry, poets and the
function of poetic writing.
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Company:
420
Periplus, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp.
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
Periplus
Thanos Lambropoulos
T. +30 210 8670 478
[email protected]
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USA
TAKEN BY STORM
Roddy Bogowa
For over forty years, Storm Thorgerson, has been designing record covers, eschewing
computer manipulation in favor of building massive sets and tableaus and “doing it for real,”
and deliriously and relentlessly confounding expectations of the relationship between images and music. With intimate interviews and footage of Thorgerson reflecting on his inspiration and idiosyncratic creative process with musicians such as David Gilmour and Nick
Mason of Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel, and more recent collaborations with Scottish group, Biffy Clyro, Steve Miller, and members of The Cranberries, Catherine Wheel, The
Mars Volta and many others, Taken by Storm explores technology and culture, hyperrealism and the everyday, and the role of the record sleeve at the intersection of art and commerce.
Running time: 110΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Piecemeal film
Roddy Bogowa
Media Space, Inc.
Hisami Kuroiwa
718 Broadway, 2b
New York NY 10003, USA
T. +1 212 475 4488
[email protected]
421
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AUSTRALIA
Current Affairs
THE TALL MAN
Tony Krawitz
This is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron
Doomadgee swore at a policeman and forty-five minutes later lay dead in a watch-house
cell. This is the story of that policeman, the tall, enigmatic Christopher Hurley, who chose
to work in some of the toughest and wildest places in Australia, and of the struggle to bring
him to trial. The Tall Man is a story in luminous detail of two worlds clashing – and a haunting moral puzzle that no viewer will forget.
Running time: 80΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
422
Blackfella Films
Helen Lovelock
SBS TV
Carolyn Johnston
14 Herbert Street
Artamon, Australia
T. +612 9 430 3975
F. +612 9 430 3700
[email protected]
610
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GREECE-ARGENTINA
TANGO-HASAPIKO,
DANCE OF THE PORTS
Konstantina Bousboura, Julia M. Heimann
Jorge Dermitzakis is the son of Greek immigrants in Argentina. After many years of teaching and performing Greek dances on stage, in 2010 he presented his emblematic work
Tango-Hasapiko, Dance of the Ports at the Teatro del Globo in Buenos Aires. This performance uses dance to reflect the double identity of the Greek-Argentinean choreographer. The
port, as a symbol of immigration and uprooting, also represents the crossroads of Argentinean tango and Greek hasapiko. The documentary tells the story and nostalgia of Greek
immigrants in Buenos Aires, and shows the collective effort which made possible the creating and staging of Tango Hasapiko.
Running time: 32΄
Production Company:
Kinisi
Production Contact Person: Konstantina Bousboura
Cabrera 3951, p.13
1186 Buenos Aires Argentina
T. +54 911 57931321
[email protected]
423
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FRANCE
TATTOOS: THE WAY OF THE INK
Pamela Valente, Pascal Bagot
The Way of Ink can be interpreted on several levels. It’s a film about art that emphasizes
the aesthetic of Irezumi designs. Japanese tattoo art inscribes true works of art on human
skin. The film can also be interpreted as addressing one of the big questions in Japanese
society today: the balance between tradition and modernity. Tattooed Japanese youth seem
to be more interested in western style than in Pacific tribal designs. Each year, there are less
and less individuals learning the art of Japanese tattoo. Will traditional Japanese tattoo art
turn a page in its history?
Production Company:
Sales Company:
424
Lardux Films
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
612
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BELGIUM
History & Politics
THE TEARS OF THE WARLORD
Pascale Bourgaux
Afghanistan 2001: alongside General Massoud, Mamour Hasan stands up against the Talibans, supporting the occidental intervention and the new government. As a convinced
democrat, he reintegrates “moderate and repentant”Talibans in his village. Ten years later,
the lord of war pays the consequences of his generosity and commitment. Less powerful
and almost without any money, he is now not only facing the threat of the Talibans, but
also of his own family opposed to the presence of NATO and the US Army in their country. Pascale Bourgaux has followed Mamour Hasan over 10 years and shows us the concrete consequences of a so-called preventive war that broke out one day in Afghanistan.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
IOTA Production
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
425
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613
FRANCE
TELEVISION AROUND THE WORLD,
TV IN CUBA
Various
The documentary series with the emblematic remote control has arrived for its final series in Cuba. One click and we discover Cuban TV, relatively unknown and full of surprises.
When in Havana, you’re bound to come across Chinese TV programmes: entertainment,
culture, cooking… anything. Since the collapse of the USSR, China has become Cuba’s
most important economic partner and supplies it with TV programmes. China even offered
millions of TV sets to the Cuban viewer. Just as in 2007 when China offered rice cookers
and Fidel Castro himself promoted them live on TV! A true gem among the offerings on
Cuban TV. [After having visited over 150 countries, this final series will also go to Belarus,
El Salvador, Siberia, Congo DR, Gabon and many others.]
Production Company:
Sales Company:
426
Doris Weitzel
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
614
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SPAIN
Lifestyles
TENDAI’S GANG
José Ignacio de Juan
Tendai is deaf, mute and blind. He lives in the St. Marcellin orphanage in Zimbabwe with
his friends. The children have different diseases and their friends and mates are taking care
of them. They wash them, feed them and play with them. What kind of responsibility are
we ready to assume for this nine-year-old?
Running time: 25΄
José Ignacio de Juan
Carretera Malilla 42-12
Valencia 46026, Spain
T. +34 655 120 835
[email protected]
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MEXICO
Lifestyles
TEQUILA’S HISTORY AND CULTURE
Federico Weingartshofer, Pascual Aldana
A journey through the story, magnificent landscapes, the industry and, above all, the great
cultural expressions around the most famous Mexican beverage: tequila.
• The history of a great drink
• The agave landscape
• The men, names and tequila production
• Tequila, its art and popular culture
• Development of a great industry
• The Tequila route
Production Company:
Sales Company:
428
TV Unam
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
TEUTONIC KNIGHTS
Christophe Talczewski
Considered by some as blood-thirsty, by others as a civilizing and beneficial force, the history of the Order has often served to re-write the complex history of Central Europe. In 19th
century Germany, the Order of the Teutonic Knights had a romantic image and Prussia, their
territory, had the allure of the land of heroes. So much so, that Hitler had been tempted
to use their “image” as the symbol of national identity: their discipline and fighting spirit
as the model for a conqueror’s mentality. But who really were the Teutonic Knights and
what was their true role in history? This docu-drama, filmed with considerable means,
sheds a new light on the fate of the order in the 13th and 14th centuries, taking us from
the Holy Land to the Baltic Sea, along the fortresses and palaces they built.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Point du Jour, Gastonik Film
Doris Weitzel
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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GREECE
THESSALONIKI 4TH INTERNATIONAL
NAKED CYCLING
Yorgos Verdaris
The international nude bicycle ride is an action and its aim is to present the bicycle as a
means of transportation. It intends to put a stop to our dependence on oil and it supports
the renewable energy sources.
It also aims to free the naked body, from any guild. In Thessaloniki is organized by various
groups.
In 2011, involved more than 1300 cyclists. Theme of the event was against the use of nuclear energy.
Running time: 20΄
Production Company:
Filmmaker Production
Production Contact Person: Yorgos Verdaris
17 H. Papadima Str.
54629 Thessaloniki Grecce
T. + 332310551174, +30 6972927709
[email protected]
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USA
History & Politics
THEY CALL IT MYANMAR
Robert H. Lieberman
Shot clandestinely over a two-year period by bestseller author Robert H. Lieberman,
They Call It Myanmar is an impressionistic journey across the most isolated country of the
world, Burma. The film includes a rare and revealing narration by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, newly released after 15 years of house arrest. The result is an astonishing and evocative portrait of a place that is a mystery to much of the world.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Ithaca Filmworks
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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IRAN
Current Affairs
THIS IS NOT A FILM
Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Directors’ statement: “Our problems are all our assets.” Understanding this promising paradox helped us not to lose hope, and to be able to go on, since we believe that wherever in the world we may live, we are going to face problems, big or small. But it is our
duty not to be defeated and to think up solutions. The reality of being alive and the
dream of keeping cinema alive motivated us to suffer the current limitations in Iranian
cinema. The existing possibilities in cinema have convinced us that a filmmaker has only
himself to blame if he is unable to make films. The unpleasant reality governing Iranian cinema and filmmakers today drove us to not overlook this – perhaps transient –
reality and to depict parts of it that were reflected in us. [Jafar Panahi is sentenced by
the Iranian government to a 20-year ban on making films, travelling abroad and speaking to the press.]
Running time: 75’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
432
Wide Management
Loic Magneron
Wide House
Anais Clanet
40, rue Sainte Anne
75002 Paris France
T. +33 1 53 95 24 44
F. +33 1 53 95 04 65
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
TIMES LIKE DEESE
Maarten Schmidt, Thomas Doebele
A documentary about the Blues and the history of the USA. Maarten Schmidt and Thomas
Doebele went in search of older generations of blues performers and their modern successors, rappers and hip-hoppers. They traveled to the Mississippi Delta, the cotton fields
of the American South, the birthplace of the low blues. The blues performers talk and sing
about the past, slavery, discrimination, God, the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and love.
They sing about the current economic crisis and their expectations of Barack Obama. Will
the hope for a change they express be heard?
Running time: 86’
Production Company:
Stichting Zig/Zag
Frank van Reemst
Admiraal de Ruyterweg 102
1056 GP Amsterdam, The Netherlands
T. +31 20 6 49974450
F. +31 20 6865687
[email protected]
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GREECE-FRANCE
Adventure & Travel
TO BE OR NOT TO BE BAGYELI
Nikos Thomopoulos
To Βe or Not to Βe Bagyeli enters the reality of the Bagyeli, a Pygmy tribe living in the rainforest of Cameroon. The life of this community of hunters-gatherers is progressively altered
by the arrival of modernity; adoption of agriculture, new sanitary stances, modern education, identity cards, external influences. Capturing the everyday activities of one Bagyeli
family, the documentary combines a profound study on this society’s prospects with a poetic, impressionistic portrait of the soul of its people.
Running time: 55’
Production Contact Person: Nikos Thomopoulos
20 Efesou Str.
14341 Nea Filadelfia Greece
T. + 30 6932558428
[email protected]
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FRANCE
Lifestyles
TOKYO FREETERS
Marc Petitjean
In Japan, more than four million young people, many of whom hold diplomas, work in insecure positions and are victims of the economic situation and of new working conditions
imposed by employers who have realized the benefits of using temporary employees.
Some freeters, because they do not earn enough money to pay their rent, find themselves
having to sleep in Internet cafés open 24/7. They have earned the name of “net refugees.”
The film focuses on this new category of workers and those who refuse to accept the status quo of others.
Running time: 48΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
TS Productions
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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GERMANY
Sports
TOM MEETS ZIZOU
Aljoscha Pause
The first documentary on a German football player for a period of 8 years. The Junior International Thomas Broich is a hope for the future between Schweinsteiger and Podolski
in 2004. Broich loves life, literature, moral and ethical thoughts and soon is considered the
different football player. He has difficulty with authoritarian coaches, to be different turns
against him, his career starts to fail. He has symptoms of depression. In 2010 he escapes
the big football to Australia, finds new hope and starts to celebrate football again. He wins
the Championship and second place in the election of Australia’s Footballer for the year
2011.
Running time: 135΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
436
Filmworks GmbH
Aljoscha Pause
mindjazz pictures
Manuel Stremmel
Geisselstr. 12
T. +49 221 301 4988
F. +49 221 301 4989
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
TOMORROW WOULD BE ANOTHER DAY
Stefanos Mondelos
The narratives of two immigrants, who are now residing in Greece and who have been labelled as “threats” by their respective homeland’s state authorities. The documentary “undermines” the legitimacy and the truthfulness of its narration, in order to fictionalize the
immigrants’ character and thus render their story universal.
Running time: 27’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Company:
SEE (Greek Directors Guild),
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
Greek Directors Guild
11 Tositsa Str.
10683 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 822 3205
F. + 30 210 821 1390
[email protected]
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POLAND
History & Politics
TONIA AND HER CHILDREN
Marcel Lozinski
Eleven-year-old Werka and her nine-year-old brother Marcel wind up at the front door of
a children’s home in Wroclaw. Asked who they are, Werka replies, “We are children of communists.” In return the teacher yells, “Why do they only send us Judeo-communists?!” It
is 1949. Werka and Marcel’s mother, a pre-war communist, is arrested and charged with
collaborating with US intelligence. She will do five and half years. Her children will spend
these years in children’s homes. A film about a brother and a sister marked by the ideological choices of their parents.
Running time: 57΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
438
Kronika Film Studio
Barbara Lawska
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
History & Politics
TORN
Ronit Kertsner
Can one be a Catholic priest and an Observant Jew at the same time? Twelve years after
he was ordained as a Polish Catholic priest, Romuald Waszkinel discovers that he was born
to Jewish parents, and that his name was Jacob Weksler. The film follows his amazing journey: from conducting mass in a church in Poland to life as an observant Jew in a religious
kibbutz in Israel. Romuald is torn between two identities, between being Romuald
Waszkinel or Jacob Weksler. He is unable to renounce either, and therefore is rejected by
both religions and the state of Israel. He is required to choose.
Running time: 72΄
Production Contact Person: Ronit Kertsner
Sales Company:
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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SPAIN
Sports
TORO AND TORERO
Carles Porta
Toro y Torero is the first 3D documentary about bullfighting. The documentary shows the
last vital hours of the two main characters in one of the most interesting and controversial shows of the moment, a bullfight. We see the trajectory of the bull and the bullfighter,
a fight between two forces, the animal and the human, who go face-to-face in the bullring. The documentary shows a bullfight as it actually is. Without taking sides, the documentary captures the situation from both sides: that of the bullfighter and that of the bull,
so the spectator can decide which side he is on.
Running time: 70΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
440
Antartida Produccions,
T. +33 4 9961 0835
F. +33 4 6759 9497
[email protected]
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GREECE
TORONTO GREEKS TASTE OF THE DANFORTH
Vangelis Rigas
Danfοrth avenue in the heart of Toronto (Canada) is drown in Greek colours : white and blue.
The Greek language is heard everywhere in the street. In the café’s and restaurants customers have their “Frappe”( a kind of cold instant coffee) with “bougatsa”(cream pie), “loukoumades” (fried doughnuts with honey on them), “chalva Farsalon” (a sticky kind of
sweet with nuts).
Every August a very important event takes place : “The taste of the Danforth” a festival of
Greek tastes, attended by about two million visitors. With regards this festival, the life of
the Greeks of the Greek Community in Toronto is recorded.
Running time: 64΄
Production Company:
Vidi Production
Production Contact Person: Dimitris Klagos
3-5 Irakliou Str.
15232 Athens Greece
T. +30 2108056073
F. +302108056073
[email protected]
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GREECE
TOXIC CRISIS
Omiros Evangelinos
While the Greek financial situation is indeed urgent and requires immediate action from
all sides, environmental issues are often obscured by the over-exposure of Greece’s financial hardship; this allows the continuation of practices responsible for the current predicament, which is often extremely costly and needlessly hamper recovery efforts, sometimes
re-emerging under the guise of “Green Growth.” Such phenomena are taking on worrying proportions, and the country runs the risk of suffering crushing setbacks in areas of fundamental public utilities, such as energy and waste disposal, which could lead to permanent endangerment of public health and environmental degradation.
Running time: 54’
Production Company:
Andreas Athanassiou Ltd
Production Contact Person: Andreas Athanassiou
Ftelia 84600 Mykonos Greece
T. + 30 6974120833
F. +30 2289024767
[email protected]
442
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PORTUGAL
Current Affairs
TRAIN
Isabel Dias Martins
A train between Portugal and France: the famous old Sud-Express. This moving train becomes for a few hours an intimate microcosm. And an inner journey into the expectations,
disappointments and dreams of a changing community.
Running time: 45΄
Production Company:
CRIM
Susanne Malorny
T. +35 121 844 6102
F. +35 121 846 3284
[email protected]
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USA
Lifestyles
TRANS
Chris Arnold
TRANS is an extraordinary documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations in between. It is about the Transgender Community, perhaps the most misunderstood and mistreated minority in America and around the world. Inspired by the incredible story of Dr. Christine McGinn and her work as a transgender surgeon, TRANS provides
an up-close and very personal vision into the lives, loves, and challenges of a remarkable
cast of characters of all ages and from all walks of life. Stories of confusion and courage,
excitement and emotion that have never been told, until now. To anyone who has ever
looked in a mirror and wondered who they really are, TRANS asks another question: ”Αre
you brave enough to find out?”
Running time: 93’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
444
SexSmartFilms
The Film Collaborative
Jeffrey Winter
137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #606
Los Angeles, CA 90004
T. +1 818-679-8751
F. +1 323-466-3536
[email protected]
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Adventure & Travel
TROU DE FER
Pavol Barabáš
Only the best of the best are able to abseil into its depths: “Trou de Fer,” but even that doesn’t guarantee that they will ever manage to get back. That’s up to nature to decide. This is
because it’s located in the world’s rainiest place, on Reunion Island, in the Indian Ocean.
Yearly precipitation here reaches a record-breaking 10 meters. Once, after a huge eruption,
the surface of the volcano Piton des Neiges collapsed and slumped one kilometer into its
empty interior, leaving behind just vertical walls covered with the most vigorous vegetation one can imagine. The monumentality of the place is emphasized by five huge waterfalls which vanish somewhere deep in the cracks at the bottom of a gigantic drop. This
unusual natural marvel can only be seen from a helicopter, provided that one is lucky and
the tropical clouds clear away. But there’s also another option. One that is far more difficult. And that is why five friends have not been able to sleep properly for the last three years.
[Title available in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Arabic speaking countries.]
Running time: 54΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
K2 Studio s.r.o.
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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CANADA
Current Affairs
THE TROUBLE WITH EXPERTS
Josh Freed
Experts – they’re everywhere. They tell us how to select our wines, invest our money or
interpret world events, as well as how to eat right, exercise right and live forever. And we
count on them because, well … they’re experts! So they know more than us, don’t they?
Or do they? In the 2008 stock meltdown, we learned that our most important experts –
our financial gurus – didn’t know anything at all. Does having expertise actually mean you
make better decisions than regular people? Or are they just part of a new cult – an evergrowing expert industry that’s become our new religion? We meet the wine experts in
France, the art experts in Britain and the financial experts in the US and we discover a
“school” that trains TV experts! You’ll never trust an expert again.
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
446
Josh Freed Productions Inc.
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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ROMANIA
History & Politics
TWO OF US
Claudiu Mitcu
In 2001, eleven years after the Revolution, homosexuality was finally removed from the Romanian Criminal Code. During these twenty years of democracy, this subject was seldom
touched upon by the media. Nowadays, the only time that the LGBT community “enjoys” the
spotlight is during the annual gay parade. However, instead of drawing attention to the all too
real problems that gay people are confronted with, the media portrays the event as a “freak
show” organized by a community of perverts. Over 55% of Romania’s population thinks that
sexual minorities should seek medical help for their “ailment,” while over 57% feels uncomfortable and tries to avoid being in the presence of a gay person... It’s no wonder, therefore, that
the day-to-day life of a gay couple is an absolute mystery to the Romanian public. This documentary attempts to open a window, past prejudice and intolerance, into the lives of Cristi and
George, two young men whose only “crime” is that they are deeply in love.
Running time: 53’
Production Company:
parada film
Production Contact Person: Ioana Drăghici
Coordonator Festivaluri
T. +4 0721 216 128
[email protected]
Sales Company:
parada film
Ioana Drăghici
Strada Traian nr. 179, 024043 Bucuresti, Romania
T. +4 0721 216 128
447
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GREECE
Current Affairs
UNDERCUT PRICES
BECAUSE WE ARE CLOSING DOWN
Michalis Agrafiotis
The last week of a store which is closing down during the financial crisis in Greece. This is
the portrait of the owner.
Running time: 18΄
Production Company:
Anemicinema
Production Contact Person: Akis Kersanidis
7 Skra St.
T. +30 2310 266 702
[email protected]
449
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USA
UNFINISHED SPACES
Alysa Nahmias, Benjamin Murray
Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake
of Castro’s Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary architectural masterpiece.
Running time: 86΄
Production Company:
450
Ajna Films
Alysa Nahmias
31 Powers Street, Suite 1
Brooklyn ΝΥ 11211, USA
T. +1 347 693 3564
[email protected]
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IRAN
Lifestyles
UNWELCOME IN TEHRAN
Mina Keshavarz
Mina, the director, is a girl from Shiraz who gets married in order to move to Tehran. Influenced by her own life, she decides to make a documentary about the girls nationwide
who, like Azar, move to Tehran, the capital, to start an independent life away from their families’ watchful eyes and restrictions. The film is about Mina and Azar’s constant struggle to
understand why Iranian families and Iranian society have such difficulty in accepting an
independent life for a single woman.
Running time: 52’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Katayoon Shahabi
1, 3rd Sarvestan, Pasdaran St, Shariati Ave,.
Tehran 16619, Iran
T. +98 21 2286 3260
F. +98 21 2285 8962
[email protected]
451
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625
USA
Current Affairs
URBANIZED
Gary Hustwit
Who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it? And how does the design of
our cities affect our lives? By exploring a diverse range of urban design projects in dozens
of cities around the world, from massive infrastructure initiatives to temporary interventions, Urbanized frames a global discussion on the future of cities.
Running time: 85΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
452
Film First Comp.
Jessica Edwards
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
626
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ITALY-FRANCE-GERMANY
VINYLMANIA – WHEN LIFE RUNS
AT 33 REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
Paolo Campana
“My mother used to wake me up with a vinyl record. It’s the first thing I remember about
life. Many years have passed but vinyl records have never abandoned me. And you? Have
you ever listened to a vinyl record? With its unique sound and crackling that gives you butterflies. Have you ever plunged into the colors of the sleeve’s artwork? Have you smelled
it? Music captures a unique taste, seductive.” In Vinylmania, director Paolo Campana
guides us through the grooves of an object that has never lost its soul. He investigates what
makes it so legendary in a world dominated by liquid music: Simple nostalgia? Possession? The search for identity? A cry against “fast food” music? The digital river that has no
heart or soul, just ones and zeros... From Tokyo to New York, London, Paris and Prague we
meet a tribe of collectors, DJs, musicians and artists. We explore the stores where passion
is transformed into fever and the factories that have resumed stamping millions of copies.
Vinyl records are back!
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Stefilm & ZDF/ARTE & YLE
Elena Filippini
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1
T. +49 341 215 6638
F. +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
453
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627
ISRAEL
VIOLINISTS
Alex Gentelev
A small story of a small place, where people hide amidst the crowd, their names unfamiliar
to the press, a present reality derived from the past. Yet deep inside, it is a big story which
rises from social distress. This is a Sisyphean, uncompromising journey of 10-year-old children from Tiberias who are remarkable at playing the violin. The creators of the film were
allowed a rare chance to probe with the camera into the greatest question a documentary
filmmaker can ask himself while portraying a true-life situation: Can this reality be
changed? And if so, how?
Running time: 72΄
Production Contact Person: Nurit Kedar
Sales Company:
Hedva Goldschmidt
T. +972 2 583 1371
F. +972 2 583 5450
[email protected]
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SWITZERLAND-USA
Lifestyles
VIRGIN TALES
Mirjam von Arx
The Evangelical Christians are the fastest growing movement within the Christian faith.
Their followers are responsible for a fundamental shift in how many people think about
sex today. Filmmaker Mirjam von Arx followed the nine members of an American Evangelical family over two years, only to discover a booming second sexual revolution:
Chastity as a countermovement to the attitudes of the 60s.
[Short version available]
Running time: 57΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Ican Films gmbh
Mirjam von Arx
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
455
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GREECE
Lifestyles
THE VISIT
Stella Alisanoglou
A musician, Vangelis Papageorgiou, visits his grandmother along with a friend. The old
woman has been painting leaves in a specific way all of her life. During the visit, she tells
stories of the past while painting. She is 98 years old and her memories unfold interesting stories about life in Greece before and after World War II.
Running time: 24΄
Production Company:
Ready2Shoot.net
Production Contact Person: Stella Alisanoglou
15 Veikou St.
T. +30 6977 224 342
F. +30 210 6129 487
[email protected]
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ROMANIA
Lifestyles
VISITING ROOM
Radu Muntean, Alexandru Baciu
The Romanian penitentiary system allows, from 2006, the marriage of people sentenced
to serve time in prison. Most of the inmates cultivate pre-existing relationships with their
partners who live outside the prison walls. However, there is a special category of people,
who find a life partner during their time in prison. Visiting Room follows the stories of prisoners from different penitentiaries across the country who have found their life partner
while incarcerated. These partners may be a person from the outside or a person who is
also serving time in prison. For people who are not free, love becomes a substitute for freedom and represents their only hope for a better future.
Running time: 62’
Sales Company:
HBO Central Europe Original Programming
Aurelian Nica
Buzesti, 62-64, fl. 3, 001017, district 1,
Bucharest, Romania
T. (+4021) 3077777
F. +40 213077788
[email protected]
457
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GERMANY-THE NETHERLANDS-ARGENTINA-CHILE
Current Affairs
¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS!
Victor Kossakovsky
What would be the shortest route between Entre Ríos in Argentina and the Chinese metropolis Shanghai? Simply a straight line through the center of the earth, since the two places
are antipodes: they are located diametrically opposite to each other on the earth’s surface.
During his visits to four such antipodal pairs, the award-winning documentary filmmaker
Victor Kossakovsky captured images that turn our view of the world upside down. A beautiful, peaceful sunset in Entre Ríos is contrasted with the bustling streets in rainy Shanghai.
People who live in a wasteland are connected to people dwelling next to a volcano. Landscapes whose splendor touches the soul are juxtaposed with the clamor of a vast city. These
antipodes seem mythically connected, somehow united by their oppositeness. Kossakovsky’s
movie is a feast for the senses, a fascinating kaleidoscope of our planet.
Production Company:
ma.ja.de. filmproduktion
(in co-production with Lemming Film, Gema Films /
Producciones Aplaplac, NHK, ZDF/ARTE, WDR, VPRO,
in association with CTC Network, YLE TV2
and Film House Germany )
Production Contact Person: Heino Deckert
Sales Company:
Heino Deckert
Marienplatz 1
T. +49 341 2156638
F. +49 341 2156639
[email protected]
458
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GREECE
Current Affairs
VOICELESS
Antonis Tolakis
Arian is a thirty-year-old Iranian immigrant, residing for the past two years in Athens,
Greece. He is neither an economic migrant nor a refugee. He’s left his country with practically nothing, just a visa and a dream: to study theater and become an actor. But how can
anyone make his dream come true, living in a foreign land?
Running time: 42΄
Production Contact Person: Antonis Tolakis
21 Psaron St.
153 43 Agia Paraskevi, Greece
T. +30 6944 740 935
[email protected]
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GREECE
History & Politics
WAITING FOR ROSA
Nikos Theodossiou
Every day, Thomas would go to the train station of the village of Ivancsa, desperately waiting for Rosa to arrive. And so the days, months, and years went by. Meanwhile, the rest of
the village were eagerly awaiting the day when a train would take them back to their
homeland. Through these contradictory paths, the odyssey of the political refugees living
in the Hungarian village of Belogiannis unfolds. From the end of the civil war in Greece in
1949 to the the Hungarian uprising of 1956, from the dictatorship of 1967 in Greece to the
amnesty of 1981, from the political change in Hungary in 1989 to the desecration of the
graves with the red star...
Running time: 55’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Youth Plan
Dimitris Spyrou
Youth Plan
Mady Argyropoulou
18 Roos Str.
11252 Athens Greece
T. + 30 2108664470
F. + 30 210 8663344
[email protected]
[email protected]
461
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340
GREECE
History & Politics
WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS
Costas Stamatopoulos
The documentary deals with contemporary immigration through a journey in workplaces
employing foreign workers, often under adverse conditions. The immigrant in this documentary is not only seen as the “product” that meets a need, but primarily as the “object”
of the cruel exploitation of his or her labor power. Immigrants are used as expendable in
order to maximize profit without being granted even basic labor and human rights. Indeed,
they are treated as virtually “invisible” around us. On the other hand, these very conditions
give birth to the solidarity, anger and fighting spirit necessary to defend their rights.
Running time: 25’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Sales Company:
462
SEE (Greek Directors Guild)
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11
F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
Greek Directors Guild
11 Tositsa Str.
10683 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 822 3205
F. + 30 210 821 1390
[email protected]
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PORTUGAL
WAKASA
Jose Fernandes
The first love story between an occidental and a Japanese has its origins in the introduction of firearms in Japan by the Portuguese in the XVI century. A yearly festival in Tanegashima recreates the historical facts and the legend of a missing princess, giving a new
life to the emotions of ancestral heroes.
Running time: 51’
Production Company:
CRIM
Susanne Malorny
T. +35 121 844 6102
F. +35 121 846 3284
[email protected]
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CANADA
Current Affairs
WAKING THE GREEN TIGER
Gary Marcuse
By declaring that nature must be conquered in the name of progress, Chairman Mao ushered in an era of environmental degradation for China. As glimpsed in archival footage
(some of it seen outside China for the first time), citizens were mobilized to raze forests and
slaughter animals. These rash actions laid waste to ecosystems and triggered a famine that
killed tens of millions. Now, a new generation of environmentalists composed of activists,
journalists, filmmakers and former politicians strives to preserve China’s natural wonders,
educate their compatriots and encourage public debate. While never once diminishing the
threats posed by massive hydro-electrical dams, the film focuses on the sense of purpose
and deep-seated passion such contentious undertakings instil in their opponents. As one
rural villager proclaims, “When our homes are about to be destroyed, we have nothing to
fear.” Newly emboldened, these once-marginalized citizens become part of a “green hurricane” that’s sweeping through China.
Running time: 78΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
464
Face to Face Media
Betsy Carson
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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FRANCE
WAR AGAINST SAND
Pierre Meynadier
Niger is crossed from east to west by the river of the same name, which until now has ensured relative prosperity to its population. The Sahara desert, pushed by winds from the
north, is advancing relentlessly. The sands have been carried as far as the banks of the river,
that they are gradually stifling. In just a few decades, the average depth has decreased by
half and sometimes, during periods of drought, the river stops flowing altogether. The other
consequence is just as worrying: heavy rains cause faster, more widespread flooding than
before. For the people who populate its shores, the life-giving river has become an enemy
that invades the fields and drowns the crops. To save the river will take a merciless battle
against the sand that is suffocating it, but you can’t win a battle without weapons.
Running time: 58΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Image Images Production
10 Francs
Guy Knafo
T. +33 1 4874 4377
F. +33 1 4874 8265
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
Current Affairs
WAR MATADOR
Avner Faingulernt, Macabit Abramson
In January 2009, during the war in Gaza, two courageous Israeli directors grabbed their
cameras to shoot material along the common border. The bombs are filmed from a distance, out of focus and at extreme focal length – the tourists’ point of view. The impact of
the bombs in the distance is muffled, which is why the visual opposition between close
up/long shot draws the attention to the spoken words, which are blunt, without compassion. The result of their journey is a disturbing essay about war and tourism, an absurd,
surreal journey.
Running time: 60΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
466
Avner Faingulernt
Michael Treves
20 Bialik st
T. +972 5 2363 3398
[email protected]
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GREECE
WARBLE THE BAGPIPES…
Dimitris Kitsikoudis
The gaida bagpipe warbled in the fields and the village squares of Evros up until the late
sixties. Its sound captured the dances, songs, actions and stories of the people. But times
changed. The Civil War, immigration and the symbolic disdain of the Old World in the spirit
of the “modern times” tore apart the “living environment” of the instrument. In that way,
the gaida was pushed aside as part of a world from which most wanted to escape...
In this documentary, two old timers unfold their stories from the time they learned to play
the gaida and speak of the years of the instrument’s “deafening silence” as they express their
concern for its future. Meanwhile, a group of younger musicians decides to follow their lead
after two generations of silence. They discover the bagpipe on their own terms and reach
ecstasy from its intoxicating sound. So, will the bagpipes continue to warble?
Running time: 28΄
Production Contact Person: Alexandros Lambridis
Sales Company:
The Post Office
Yannis Koutsomitis
52 Pirou St.
T. +30 6972 293 171
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Lifestyles
WATER CHILDREN
Aliona van der Horst
Filmmaker Aliona van der Horst follows the trail of the unconventional Dutch-Japanese pianist and artist Tomoko Mukaiyama who made a huge work of art on the theme of womanhood and fertility. She created a cathedral-like space out of twelve thousand white silk
dresses in which visitors, as in a ritual, roamed around and fell silent. And where people
confessed intimate details about children who were or were not born, about sexuality and
life-choices. In a visual and poetic way, the film penetrates into what is probably still one
of the greatest taboos – menstruation – and, as a consequence, touches upon universal
themes around life and death.
Running time: 75΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
468
Zeppers Film & TV BV
Hwa-Seon Choi
13 rue Portefoin
T. +33 1 4277 5687
[email protected]
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UK
WE ARE POETS
Alex Ramseyer-Bache, Daniel Lucchesi
We Are Poets intimately follows six young poets over the course of one very special year,
as they are chosen to represent the UK at Brave New Voices, the most prestigious poetry
slam competition in the USA. From their inner city lives to a stage in front of the White
House in Washington DC, the poets must prepare for a transformational journey of a lifetime.
Cinematic, honest and deeply personal, We Are Poets is a testament to the power of creativity, community and the dynamism of young people. Anyone tempted to dismiss today’s youth as politically apathetic better pay heed: here is electrifying evidence to the
contrary.
Running time: 82΄
Production Contact Person: Alex Ramseyer-Bache
Sales Company:
Dogwoof
Ana Vicente
London EC1N 7RJ, UK
T. +44 207 831 7252
[email protected]
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SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Current Affairs
WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT IN HEAVEN
Jaroslav Vojtek
We’ll Talk about It in Heaven is a part of the documentary series Unwanted Children Twelve
Years Later (Nechcené deti po 12 rokoch). It talks about a family that adopted Nikolka, a little autistic girl who was also visually impaired and mentally and physically handicapped.
The film is made by one of the most established documentary filmmakers Jaroslav Vojtek
(The Border [2009], Here We Are [2005]).
Running time: 26΄
Production Company:
470
OZ Návrat
Saa Marek Roháček
Šancová 42
Bratislava SK-811 05, Slovak Republic
T. +421 2 5249 9276
F. +421 2 5244 4361
[email protected]
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POLAND
Current Affairs
WE WILL BE HAPPY ONE DAY
Pawel Wysoczanski
We Will Be Happy One Day is a documentary film about Daniel, a young man from Lipiny
– the poorest town in southern Poland who wants to escape the omnipresent misery. With
a mobile phone camera in his hand, he wanders around his neighborhood asking kids some
grownups questions about their dreams. Are those going to come true, at least, for some
of them? Yet, in the process of filming, Daniel uncovers another layer: the love between him
and his charismatic grandmother. Will he ever manage to complete his film?
Running time: 40΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
BMC Films
Krzysztof Stasiak
Katarzyna Wilk
Bsztowa 15/8a,
T. +48 12 294 6945
[email protected]
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GREECE
Current Affairs
WEST DREAM
Morteza Jafari
A family from Iran – father, mother and two daughters – leaves its homeland in search
of a better life in Europe. As they try to sneak across the border between Turkey and Greece,
their inflatable boat sinks in the middle of the river Evros. The two daughters are lost. A
month later, the body of the younger daughter is found in the river. After her funeral, Hussein, the father, talks about their tragic journey to Greece, how the traffickers deceived and
betrayed them, and how the local police ignored their desperate cry for help.
Running time: 15’
Production Contact Person: Yannis Grigoropoulos
85 Agiou Dimitriou Str
Thessaloniki Greece
T. + 30 6971547622
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Seven Coal Productions
Sales Contact Persons:
Ioannis Grigoropoulos, Mihalis Aristidou
[email protected]
[email protected]
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POLAND
Adventure & Travel
WHAT HAPPENED ON PAM ISLAND
Eliza Kubarska
An extraordinary romance where Polish alpinists Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski
take a journey inside the fjords of southern Greenland to climb the world’s highest sea
cliff. The huge granite wall is accessible only by kayak across an eerie, storm-ridden sea.
The water is freezing and capsizing here means hypothermia and death within minutes.
Τhen Eliza and David are alone on 1,600 meters of cliff-face – and all this for a kiss. Trust
and passion against a backdrop of the most beautiful landscapes you have ever seen.
Running time: 63’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Vertical Vision Film Studio, TVP SA
Eliza Kubarska
Katarzyna Wilk
ul. Basztowa 15.8a
31-143 Krakow, Poland
T. +48 122 946 945
F. +48 122 946 945
[email protected]
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GREECE
WHAT IS POETRY, MR. EMBIRIKOS?
Nikos Alevras
Kazantzakis, a famous Greek writer, used to say: “Nowadays, in these critical times we
live in, if you aren’t able to protect your home, your garden, your body, and your soul,
you have already lost both your personal truth and freedom.” I suddenly realized that
I am speaking a language which has existed for over three thousand years; and that
every word I say it is a word that Homer used to say and every other philosopher of that
time. I feel such a sense of harmony; a feeling looking exactly like love... Chaos...Gaia...
Eros...Logos... Thalatta... Helios... my Dionysus... my Pan... my Aphrodite ... how joyful
I am... And this is the movie.
Running time: 26΄
Production Company:
Lallouda Productions
Production Contact Person: Nikos Alevras
Tsimboura St.
190 02 Peania, Greece
T. +30 210 6545 749
[email protected]
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THE NETHERLANDS
Current Affairs
WHAT THE CAT SEES
Kim Brand
Nine lives through the eyes of a cat. A large tabby cat sits perkily in front of the hospital.
An old woman comes up to him and strokes him. A tall man calls out for him. A little girl
lures him with a treat. The cat is present every day, quietly looking around. It’s hard to imagine the hospital without him. He is a subject of conversation, makes people smile and offers consolation. “He’s a bit of a mascot for me,” says one woman as she lights her cigarette.
“If he is there, I’m fine.” What the Cat Sees is a portrait of the patients of the hospital, who
pass by this special cat every day.
Running time: 18’
Production Company:
KeyDocs
Production Contact Person: Coen Soepboer
Janneke Doolaard
Van Diemenstraat 332
1013 CR Amsterdam
T. +31 0 20 422 2607
F. +31 0 20 422 7387
[email protected]
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FRANCE
History & Politics
WHEN EUROPE SPOKE FRENCH
Olivier Horn
By the 18th century, the French language had become the language of diplomacy in Europe and it was also the language embraced by Europe’s Royal Courts (Russia, England, Germany, and Austria). This film retraces the cultural hegemony of the French language
throughout the 18th century, from Louis XIV to the outbreak of the French Revolution with
the help of two main characters: Voltaire, who embodied his century and its values better than anyone else, and Marc Fumaroli, historian, writer and member of the Académie
Française who is an expert on the subject. The story progresses through Voltaire – a very
complex character – who had entertained a lively correspondence across Europe. He is our
invisible traveler, taking us to meet rulers, princes, scholars, writers and revolutionaries. All
of them read, spoke and wrote in French and thus strengthened its influence...
Running time: 52΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
476
Doris Weitzel
23 Rue de Cronsadt
T. +33 1 7544 8088
F. +33 1 4531 1305
[email protected]
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USA
WHEN THE DRUM IS BEATING
Whitney Dow
A journey through Haiti’s tortured history with the music and memories of the members
of Septentrional, the country’s oldest and most celebrated big band.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
ITVS, NBPC, Sundance Institute
Whitney Dow
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street
T. +972 3 566 4129
F. +972 3 560 1436
[email protected]
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USA
History & Politics
WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM
Heather Courtney
From a snowy small town in Northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan and back,
Where Soldiers Come From follows the four-year journey of childhood friends, forever
changed by a faraway war.
Running time: 90΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
478
Quincy Hill Films & ITVS
Heather Courtney
Cinephil
Ori Bader
18 Levontin Street,
T. + 972 3 566 4129
F. + 972 3 560 1436
[email protected]
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UK-BELGIUM
History & Politics
WHITE ELEPHANT
Kristof Bilsen
“Somebody passed by one day: ‘Mama, does the Post really work? If I leave this letter with
you, will it ever arrive?’ I told him: ‘Of course it will.’ He started laughing. ‘I know for sure it
will never reach its destination.’ ” White Elephant is a documentary about the Central Post
Office and its employees in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This grandiose relic
of the colonial past has trapped its employees in a frozen timewarp from which they are
planning their escape. From past to present, through the cracks in the walls, and leaks in
the ceilings, we glimpse present-day Congo.
Running time: 34’
Production Company:
National Film & Television School (UK)
Production Contact Person: Hemant Sharda
Sales Company:
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road, Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire, HP9 1LG, UK
T. +44.1494.731452
F. +44.1494.678583
[email protected]
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USA
Current Affairs
WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA?
Bradley Cox
One sunny morning in 2004, a motorcycle pulled up to a corner newsstand in Phnom Penh.
Chea Vichea, the president of Cambodia’s garment workers union, looked up from his paper – and was executed on the spot. Under pressure from human rights groups and foreign aid donors, the police quickly arrested two local men. They were sentenced to twenty
years in prison. Were they guilty, or was their conviction part of a larger plan? Filmed as
these events unfolded, and now banned in Cambodia, Who Killed Chea Vichea? reaches far
beyond the police station and the courtroom, to the top of the ruling party. It’s a front-row
seat to a world of corruption, calculation, and courage.
Running time: 57΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
480
Loud Mouth Films
Rich Garella
Mercury Media International Ltd
Helena Martinez
7 Baseline Studios, Whitchurch Road
London W11 4AT, UK
T. +44 207 221 7221
F. +44 207 221 7228
[email protected]
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ISRAEL
History & Politics
WHO SHOT MY FATHER?
Liora Amir Barmatz
Three daughters, one big secret and many unsolved issues. This film follows the courageous
attempts of his daughters to uncover the dark secret behind the murder of their father, Israeli Air Force Attaché Colonel Joe Alon. An investigative report that has personal and national dimensions, Who Shot My Father applies a story that occurred in 1973 to a contemporary reality that continues to be problematic. The film documents the riveting life
of Colonel Alon, and includes interviews with FBI agents, Mossad chiefs, a former American Air Force Chief Commander and other key personnel. A story of intrigue and personal
anguish.
Running time: 71΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
IBA – Israel Channel One
Cara Saposnik
P O Box 7153
T. +972 2 672 4256
F. +972 2 672 4210
[email protected]
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AUSTRIA-GERMANY
Current Affairs
WHORES’ GLORY
Michael Glawogger
The third and final part of Michael Glawogger’s trilogy on working environments and conditions in the developing world after Megacities, which was screened at the 1st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and Workingman’s Death (8th TDF), Whores’ Glory is a cinematic triptych on prostitution: three countries, three languages, three religions. In Thailand,
women wait for clients behind glass panes, staring at reflections of themselves. In
Bangladesh, men go to a ghetto of love to satisfy their unfulfilled desires on indentured
girls. And in Mexico, women pray to a female death, Santa Muerte, to avoid facing their
own reality. In worlds where the most intimate act has become a commodity, these
women have physically and emotionally experienced everything that can happen between
a man and a woman. For this they have always received money, but it has not made their
lives rich in anything but stories.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
482
Lotus-Film GmbH, Quintefilm
Thomas Pridnig
The Match Factory GmbH
Michael Weber
Balthasarstrasse 79-81
50670 Cologne
Germany
T. +49 221 539 709 0
F. +49 221 539 709 10
[email protected]
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BRAZIL
WIDE SARGASSO SEA
Letícia Simões
Wide Sargasso Sea is an attempt to catch, even in the air, the poet Ana Cristina Cesar, who
killed herself at the age of 31, in 1983. Discovered by Heloisa Buarque and icon of the marginal literature generation of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, Ana leaves footprints wherever
she goes, leaving her feminine and oblique perspective for generations of yesterday and
today. What is so fascinating in her poetry that attracts actors, playwrights, dancers,
artists, and photographers? Through their eyes, the film seeks to delve into what is already
known about her writing, but also to introduce new thoughts and views. A poetry that is
now recognized and regarded as fundamental in the observation of daily life and intimacy.
The documentary brings Ana Cristina to the screen for the first time, by showing historical images of her never seen before while it builds a visual narrative from her poems. Starting from the appropriation of her literature by other artists, Wide Sargasso Sea seeks to capture the beauty and originality of her writing, whether through a drama play, a ballet dance
or through the poetry of young writers.
Running time: 74΄
Production Company:
Matizar
Letícia Simões
João de Barros, 148 301
Leblon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
T. +55 21 2274 3412
[email protected]
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NORWAY
WINTER LIGHT
Skule Eriksen
Winter Light is a film about the islands of Lofoten in winter. Lofoten is an archipelago north
of the Arctic Circle in Norway. After weeks of low autumn light, the sun sinks below the
horizon and stays there during the depths of winter. But the scarce light has its subtle
beauty, as it falls on people’s everyday life and the unique Arctic landscape. The film is poetic, with very little dialogue and its own, mesmerizing rhythm.
Running time: 25’
Production Company:
484
Ibis Film As
Lisbeth Dreyer
Nedre Nattland 15, 5099 Bergen, Norway
T. +47 48048333
[email protected]
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USA
WISH ME AWAY
Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf
Country singer Chely Wright knew she was a lesbian at a young age, but she instinctively knew that her orientation was in direct conflict with her aspirations to one day
perform at the Grand Ole Opry. She prayed for help from God, stayed in the closet, and
went on to sell more than 1,000,000 albums. Wish Me Away chronicles the days leading up to Wright’s coming out announcement on national television in 2010, and it provides both an intimate look at the fear and torment behind her high-risk decision and
a revealing glimpse into the multi-media P.R. campaign that attended her brave act of
self-exposure.
Production Company:
Sales Company:
TV Gals
Bobbie Birleffi
The Film Sales Company
Herwitz Andrew
165 Madison Avenue, Suite 601
T. +1 212 481 5020
F. +1 212 481 5021
[email protected]
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SWITZERLAND
Current Affairs
WITNESS C, HOW GENEVA BECAME
THE PLATFORM OF THE IRANIAN
MULLAHS’ TERRORISM
Franck Garbely
The regime of the Iranian Mullahs organized bombings costing the lives of several hundreds of people in the 80s. An Iranian agent – Witness C – reveals how Geneva became
the operational base of Iranian terrorism in Europe. Abolghasem Mesbahi, number three
of the VEHAK, coordinated terrorist action from Geneva in the 1980s. He knew the commando squads of killers and was able to access a bank account in Geneva with more than
200 million dollars. Witness C tells us how exactly Geneva became a center of espionage
and Iranian terrorism in Europe. The Iranian Intelligence Service and the Geneva Police had
concluded a secret agreement: the latter would not intervene against the Iranian commando squads and, in return, VEHAK promised not to commit atrocities in Geneva. According to Witness C, even the prosecution of the Confederacy was fully informed about
the activities of the Iranians, but did not dare to intervene for fear of damaging economic
relations. The result of a long-term investigation, where every piece of information was
scrupulously verified and double-checked by the director, this disturbing documentary reveals incredible facts from behind the scenes of a very dark and violent world.
Sales Company:
486
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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WOMEN WITH COWS
Peter Gerdehag
A documentary about two sisters with diametrically opposed views on the usefulness of
cows. Seventy-nine-year-old Britt Georgsson has devoted her entire life to cows. She’s been
tending them since the age of four and, despite her health problems, she has no intention
of abandoning her strenuous work caring for her twelve pets on the rundown family farm.
Her sister Ingrid, one year her junior, lives in a nearby village; she can’t stand the cows but,
even so, she generally helps her sister to look after the bovine family inheritance. When
the authorities threaten their farm, the story takes an unexpected turn. Respected Swedish
photographer and documentarist Peter Gerdehag observes both sisters, not only during
their frequent spats, but also in moments of mutual accord, when the strength of sisterly
bonds triumphs over minor squabbles.
Production Company:
Deep Sea Productions
Production Contact Person: Lasse Rengfelt
Sales Company:
SVT Sales
SE-10510 Stockholm, Sweden
T. +4687840000
[email protected]
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AUSTRIA
Lifestyles
WOMEN’S LUST
Gabi Schweiger
Women’s Lust is about the sexual desires of women of a certain age and their daily struggle to preserve these new-won freedoms. The protagonists are five women from various
walks of life who have a variety of needs.
Running time: 61΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
488
Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion
Autlook Filmsales
Stephanie Holzhuber
Trappelgasse 4/17,
T. +43 720 34 6934
[email protected]
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GREECE
Lifestyles
THE WORDS OF THE EXCLUDED
Yorgos Keramidiotis
Kostas Bairaktaris, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University,
gave over the teaching of his course to “excluded”groups, i.e., people who have been treated
at psychiatric hospitals, inmates from the Diavata Prison (both male and female), the disabled, the unemployed, former drug addicts, and immigrants. In this way, the excluded
relate their experiences and their thoughts to the students. The aim of this lesson is to open
the university to society. A further action involves creating solidarity groups among the students in support of the groups of excluded. This type of college course is a worldwide first
for Aristotle University. The documentary follows these two actions.
Production Contact Person: Yorgos Keramidiotis
5 Stefanou Tatti Str.
T. +30 6946 908 876
F. +30 2310 278 710
[email protected]
Sales Company:
ET3
Maria Sioti
T. +30 2310 299 507
[email protected]
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USA-EGYPT
Current Affairs
WORDS OF WITNESS
Mai Iskander
Every time 22-year-old Heba Afify heads out to cover the historical events shaping her
country’s future, her mother is compelled to remind her, “I know you are a journalist, but
you’re still a girl!” Defying cultural norms and family expectations, Heba takes to the
streets to report on an Egypt in turmoil, using tweets, texts and Facebook posts. Her coming of age, political awakening and the disillusionment that follows, mirrors that of a nation seeking the freedom to shape its own destiny, dignity and democracy.
Running time: 68΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
490
Iskander Films
Mai Iskander
Jan Rofekamp
T. +1 514 844 3358
F. +1 514 844 7298
[email protected]
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GERMANY
WORK HARD, PLAY HARD
Carmen Losmann
A documentary about the removal of boundaries in the workplace. Man, as the most important motor of growth in our highly skilled Western service society, has become the focus of modern management practices. By following these different procedures, the film explores companies’ efforts to motivate their employees so that they give their maximum
performance. From innovative office architecture that is supposed to create a whole world
of emotions for employees, to the complete digital registration of employees’ personality
traits, the workingman has now entered the matrix of a total working world.
Running time: 90΄
Production Company:
Sales Company:
Hupe Film
Erik Winker
Taskovski Films
Manuela Buono
London NW7 2DQ, UK
T. +39 34 7627 3790
[email protected]
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UK-GREECE
THE WORLD’S FIRST COMPUTER
Mike Beckham
A historical and scientific investigation telling the extraordinary story of how the ancient
Greeks built a computer 2,000 years ago. Set against the glorious backdrop of Classical
Greece, the film explains how the ancients had the knowledge and creativity to put together
such a machine. But who was the genius inventor behind it? And what was it really for?
By focusing on the work of another rival scientist, the story follows an international research
team, who finally solved the puzzle of the Antikythera Mechanism. Scientific breakthroughs illustrated with the latest scientific data and stunning graphics reveal a trail of
mysterious numbers that solved the conundrum of the gears – a real life Da Vinci Code set
in Ancient Greece.
Production Company:
Images First Ltd
Production Contact Person: Tony Freeth
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Electric Sky
Stella Briley
1 Clifton Mews Clifton Hill
Brighton BN1 3HR United Kingdom
T. + 44 1273 22 42 40, F. + 44 1273 22 42 50
[email protected]
Sales Company:
Fotini Yannoulatou
15342 Athens Greece
T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714
[email protected]
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CHINA-FRANCE
Current Affairs
THE YANGTZE RIVER’S GREEN SAILORS:
CHALLENGES, STRUGGLES AND DAILY
LIVES OF THE RIVER’S GARBAGE MEN
Fu Chen, Shiping Sheng
Descending from a long line of fishermen on the river Yangtze, Liu Gujun, as thousands
of other farmers and fishermen of the region, had to redefine his professional activity
when the construction of the famous Three Gorges Dam began. His father even had to
stop fishing because of the growing river pollution and asked his son to start cleaning
the river. Liu Gujun took the last wishes of his father very seriously. He puts all his energy into this mission and invests every penny of his personal money into the ambitious
venture. He even contracts heavy loans to build up a small flotilla of cleaning boats and
employs people to collect the tons of garbage accumulating on the surface of the river.
By observing these “green sailors” on their small vessels, we shall be privileged to witness their unsafe struggle. Besides the increasing difficulty of their task, we’ll stay with
them as they perform their daily rituals of eating and sleeping on the very vessel on
which they collect the waste during the day. If, before the construction of the dam, nobody had anticipated this floating waste problem, today, nobody can continue to ignore
the evidence of the ecological disaster...
Running time: 52΄
Sales Company:
ICTV
Michel Noll
17 Rue du Colisee
T. +33 1 4359 2679
F. +33 1 6403 7101
[email protected]
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CHILE
History & Politics
THE YOUNG BUTLER
Marcela Said, Jean de Certeau
Jorgelino is a farm worker in the south of Chile. For many years he worked as an agent of
the repressive machinery of Pinochet’s regime. Jorgelino was “el Mocito” (the young butler) who brought the cups of coffee in the middle of torture sessions, the one who fed the
prisoners and disposed of their bodies. Twenty years later he is being taken to court and
forced to remember. El Mocito is a psychological portrait of a human being destroyed by
his past. A man who participated in the horrors and crimes of the Pinochet dictatorship,
but who today faces his conscience and looks for redemption.
Running time: 70’
Production Company:
Sales Company:
494
icalmafilms
Marcela Said
Mogadorfilm
Christoph Thoke
Schweizer Platz 56 - D 60594 Frankfurt am Main
T. + 49 69 962 388 94
[email protected]
168
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UNITED KINGDOM
YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED
Anthony Baxter
In this David and Goliath tale, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on Donald
Trump, as he gets set to destroy the crown jewels of Scotland’s natural heritage in order to build a luxury golf resort. We follow the local residents as they make their last
stand in the face of security harassment, constant legal threats and the cutting off of their
water and electricity supplies. Director Anthony Baxter himself becomes international
news after being thrown in jail following an interview with Trump’s green keeper. Told
entirely without narration, You’ve Been Trumped captures the cultural chasm between
the glamorous, jet-setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish community. For the tycoon, the golf course is just another deal, with a possible billion-dollar payoff. For the residents, it represents the destruction of a globally unique
landscape that has been the backdrop for their lives.
Running time: 95’
Production Company:
Montrose Pictures
Production Contact Person: Anthony Baxter
Richard Phinney
T. +1 613 985 8649
[email protected]
495
Y
644
INDIA
Lifestyles
ΤΗΕ YUVRAJ OF JODHPUR –
THE LEGACY ENDURES
Iqbal Malhotra
The Yuvraj of Jodhpur – The Legacy Endures is a compelling story of a consummate Prince
who effortlessly carried many family and clan expectations and aspirations as he traveled
through life. A consummate Prince who was charming, erudite, flamboyant, generous and
an amazing sportsman. The future looked glorious. The clan legacy seemed secure in his
hands.
Running time: 47΄
Production Company:
496
AIM Television Pvt. Ltd
Iqbal Malhotra
Second Floor, Malhotra Building,
F-59, Connaught Place
New Delhi 110001, India
T. +91 2331 0617
F. +91 2334 2584
[email protected]
678
Z
USA
Current Affairs
ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD
Peter Joseph
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward focuses on the very fabric of the social order: Monetary-Market
Economics.
The majority of the world today has come to see basic flaws in the economic system we
share. Large scale debt defaults, inflation, industrial pollution, resource depletion, rising
cancer rates and other signposts have emerged to bring the concern into the realm of “public health.”
The tendency is to demand reform in one area or another, avoiding the possibility that perhaps the entire system is intrinsically flawed at the foundational level.
Part One (eight in the series) presents a treatment on “Human Nature”, with the argument
that society is out of line with what Science has taught us about positive human development, enabling distortions of health and behavior that could be thwarted if the social
system was changed.
Part Two (nine in the series) details the central, inherent flaws of the Monetary-Market System of economic conduct and how this system is destroying ourselves and the planet.
Running time: 161΄
Production Contact Person: Peter Joseph
Sales Company:
Sideways Film
Kazz Basma
19 Windus Road,
London N16 6UT, UK
T. +44 788 147 3603
[email protected]
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Index of Directors
Abazoglou, Angelos 296
Abramson, Macabit 466
Acimovic, Dejan 240
Adamek, Maciej 238
Aducchio, Gaia 243
Aforo, Maame-Yaa 397
Agrafiotis, Michalis 449
Aguerre, Blanca 264
Ahuanojinou Zannou, Santiago 130
Al-Daradji, Atia Jabarah 219
Al-Daradji, Mohamed Jabarah 219
Aldana, Pascual 428
Alevras, Nikos 35, 474
Alisanoglou, Stella 456
Allan, Dominic 84
Almada, Natalia 308
Álvarez, José 85
Amado, Norberto Lopez 211
Amin, Ayten 419
Amiropoulos, Spyros 352
Andersen, Heidi Kim 47
Andersson, Kjell 204
Angel, Avi 196
Arnold, Chris 444
Arpatzoglou, George 330
Arranega, Ivan 65
Arx, Mirjam von 455
Ashcroft, Ross 163
Asimakopoulos, Tony 162
Astor, Josef Birdman 259
August-Perna, Nick 416
Azevedo, Licinio 228
Baaden, Christoph 363
Baciu, Alexandru 457
Bafving, Erik 220
Bagheri, Mehdi 369
Bagot, Pascal 424
Baider, Tzipi 233
Bajic, Darko 319
Bakalis, Yannis 206
Bakker, Sabine Lubbe 50
Barabáš, Pavol 290, 361, 445
Barash, Adi 102
Barghnavard, Shirin 19
Barmatz, Liora Amir 481
Basteyns, Nathalie 405
Bataille, Thomas 115
Bateson, Nora 142
Baxter, Anthony 495
Baylaucq, Philippe 329
Beckham, Mike 492
Bellos, Stavroula 97
Ben Dor, Orna 207
Ben-Moshe, Avital 394
Bénabent, Grégoire 282
Berkvens, Jeroen 343
Berlinger, Joe 342
Bernas, Piotr 340
Berrou, Jean-Hugues 355
Berteau, Valérie 202
Bertini, Milchele Malgarini 55
Bidault, Mauricio 197
Bilsen, Kristof 479
Birleffi, Bobbie 485
Biswas, Nilosree 79
Black, Eric 193
Blaugrund Nevins, Andrea 332
Bluemel, James 23
Boerman, Tessa 250
Bogowa, Roddy 421
499
Bolzinger, Romain 41
Bonke, Christian 56
Bordier, Quentin Briere 368
Bornstein, Sagi 235
Borowski, Lukasz 21
Bourgaux, Pascale 425
Bousboura, Konstantina 423
Brach, Eric 187
Brand, Kim 475
Breure, Jan-Willem 39
Brown, Lydia Benitez 111
Brügger, Mads 32
Buirski, Nancy 263
Bukin, Marcelo 132
Burmat, Emat 22
Busnel, François-Xavier 38
Byck, Peter 87
Caetano, Bruno 255
Campana, Paolo 453
Cano, Alicia 63
Carcas, Carlos 211
Carras, Lydia 134
Carter, Bryan 135
Cayate, Gilles 225
Chakarova, Mimi 357
Chang, Yung 95
Chen, Fu 493
Chiarini, Duccio 203
Christen, Lara 166
Coelho, Gustavo 255
Cohn, Jason 139
Collado, Nocem 89
Collins, Michael 175
Correa, Jacaranda 121
Corthouts, Lieven 257
Costa, José Filipe 367
Courtney, Heather 478
Cox, Bradley 480
Cox, Phil 64
Cringely, Robert 404
Cuske, Maciej 156
Cuzuioc, Pavel 122
Czubak, Kacper 198
D’Eon, Geoff 154
Dandinakis, Costas 105
Danon, Efrat Shalom 131
Daoundaki, Anthi 171
500
Dapkins, Chris 416
Darriba, Manuel 338
Davidi, Guy 22
Dayandas, Nikos 380
De Certeau, Jean 494
De Juan, José Ignacio 427
De Riedmatten, Emmanuelle 88
Dedole, Patrick 299
Dereims, Alexandre 37
Derflinger, Sabine 210
Díaz Aguirre, Sebastián 77
Dika, Ira 403
Dimitriou, Alida 174
Documentary Team Of Municipality
Of Athens 2011, 33
Doebele, Thomas 433
Donjean, Jacques 209
Dow, Whitney 477
Dringenberg, Katja 44
Dror, Duki 283
Drucker, Scott 68
Dupuy-Chavanat, Isabelle 194
Duque Dizon, Jeanie 117
El Fani, Nadia 303
El Hakim, Karim 15
Elmaliah, Robby 212
Emanuel, Sigal 350
Eriksen, Skule 484
Evangelinos, Omiros 442
Evripidou, Stefanos 70
Ezzat, Tamer 419
Faingulernt, Avner 466
Fei, Youming 294
Felix, Marcelo 143
Fernandes, Dulce 251
Fernandes, Jose 463
Fernández, A. 48
Figueroa Lewis, José Luis 77
Finlay, Jeanie 400
Fisher, David 393
Flipse, Eline 334
Freed, Josh 446
Fronista, Phoebe 241
Fujiwara, Toshi 311
Gabbay, Alex 262
Gaillard, Arnaud 208
Gaitanidis, Yannis 287
Gaon, Gili 226
Garbely, Franck 486
Gatlif, Tony 221
Gau, John 404
Gauriloff, Katja 86
Gelman, Zafrir 107
Gentelev, Alex 454
George, Sylvain 164
Georgiou, Christos 94
Georgopoulos, Yorgos 336
Gerdehag, Peter 487
Gerosa, Manu 256
Gertten, Magnus 189
Geva, Dan & Noit 313
Ghadiri, Sedi 83
Ghosh, Balaka 365
Giannouli, Maria 415
Gibbings, Sara 90
Gieling, Ramon 25
Giommi, Giovanni 54
Glawogger, Michael 482
Goldstein Knowlton, Linda 399
Goldstein-Hattab, Timna 414
Gomez-Mont, Gabriella 270
González, Everardo 133, 328
González, María Paz 112
Gouziotis, Dimitris 354
Graglia, Giulia 30
Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy 26
Griswold-Tergis, Luke 395
Grønkjær, Pernille Rose 260
Grunenwald, Ryley 114
Guerra-Peixe, Georgia 377
Guerra, Marcelo 255
Guzman, Patricio 315
Haddad, Abeer Zeibak 136
Hagerman, Lorenzo 14
Haines, Robert 43
Hakak, Dr. Yohai 172
Halla, Natalie Johanna 169
Hallis, Dephine 324
Hamzehian, Anush 170
Haney, Bill 248
Hart, Bobbi Jo 215
Hatzigeorgiou, Tania 20
Haukeland, Jon 371
Hecht, Igal 201
Hees, Luciana 73
Heimann, Julia M. 423
Hemila, Hanna 337
Hermans, Christophe 409
Herzog, Werner 224
Heshmat Manesh, Sharog 113
Ho, Thuy-Tien 81, 104
Hodell, Laila 390
Hofer, Gustav 231
Homoet, Jet 113
Horanyi, Nicole N. 47
Horn, Olivier 209, 476
Houliaras, Christos 123
Hunzinger, Robin 333
Hurtado, Ana María 339
Hustwit, Gary 452
Icard, Romain 93
Inov, Ofer 161
Ioannou, Evgenios 195
Iosifidis, Elias 167, 182
Iskander, Mai 490
Ivanova, Julia 155
Jafari, Morteza 472
James, Steve 31
Jaury, Marie-Pierre 282
Jersey, Bill 139
Jian, Fan 305
Jiminez, Monster 236
Jin, Huaqing 137
Jones, Keith 359
Jordan, Sandra 258
Joseph, Peter 497
Jourdan, Laurence 406
Joyard, Olivier 383
Kaabour, Mahmoud 180
Kahlmeyer, Benjamin 273
Kakavoulis, Stefanos 396
Kalaitzis, Vangelis 322
Kalina, Jon 100
Kallitsis, Christos 151
Karakasis, Christos N. 69
Karamaghiolis, Menelaos 278, 279, 280
Karimi, Keywan 78
Karkanevatos, Panos 274, 275, 276
Kaspiris, Yannis 298
Katsaounis, Nikos 242
Katz, Ramy A. 165
501
Kedar, Nurit 103
Kent, Jon 146
Keramidiotis, Yorgos 489
Kertsner, Ronit 439
Keshavarz, Mina 451
Kessler, Stephen 344
Kestner, Max 387
Khaledi, Loghman 292, 304
Khardalian, Suzanne 181
Khetagouri, Artchil 314
Kiaos, Thomas 289
Kılıç, Bahar 176
Kipper, Yael 245
Kitsikoudis, Dimitris 467
Kleinman-Zadock, Hadar 414
Ko, Dongkyun 27
Koefoed, Andreas 56
Köksal, Rüya Arzu 158
Kolimenos, Kostas 408
Kopf, Beverly 485
Korkeasalo, Malin 261
Koskinen, Mika 366
Kossakovsky, Victor 458
Kouloglou, Stelios 325
Kountouras, Panayotis 199
Kovalčíková-Bučka, Jana 98
Kovotsos, Angelos 129, 148
Krawitz, Tony 422
Kreso, Sergej 101
Krijgsman, Maaik 323
Krogh, Mikala 388
Kubarska, Eliza 473
Kuiper, Jan Jaap 391
Kvedaravicius, Mantas 58
Laffont, Frédéric 194
Laloudaki, Elisavet 349
Landauer, Helga 159
Lang, Hannes 346
Lanssens, Manno 149
Lasfar, Nordin 52
Laskaridis, Euripides 381
Latallo, Marcin 60
Laumeister, Shannah 66
Lavafi, Ramtin 272
Lavigne, Isabelle 46
Lawrence, Phil 317
Le Paige, Hugues 356
502
Lee, Harkjoon 27, 232
Lee, Iara 106
Legaki, Kalliopi 125
Leon, Jean-Luc 177
Levari, Naomi 34
Leventoglu, Omer 92
Levi, Stefano 335
Lickteig, Steve 327
Lieberman, Robert H. 431
Liiv, Urmas E. 184
Lim, Eunjung 232
Lingiardi, Sebastián 392
Liu, Shuo 294
Loizeau, Manon 252
Losmann, Carmen 491
Lozinski, Marcel 438
Lucchesi, Daniel 469
Lygouris, Nicos 413
Lynne, Jessica 397
Maas, Deon 359
Maiman, Noa 207
Malamou, Thekla 72
Malhotra, Anu 384
Malhotra, Iqbal 496
Mann, Cory 395
Mansky, Vitaly 291
Mantin, Elisa 373, 376
Marcuse, Gary 464
Markoš, Goran 108
Martinez, Fernando 157
Martins, Isabel Dias 443
Meerman, Marije 51
Melgar, Fernand 402
Meltzer, Julia 254
Meynadier, Pierre 76, 465
Mikelli, Danae 49
Miliou, Persefoni 288
Mináč, Matej 307
Minorowicz, Marta 119
Mirabedini, Mazdak 74
Mirabella-Davis, Carlo 416
Mirtahmasb, Mojtaba 432
Misch, Georg 29
Missouridis, Yannis 127, 140
Mitcu, Claudiu 447
Mitsch, Jacques 301
Mondelos, Stefanos 437
Moschitz, Ed 268
Mountsakis, Stergios 295
Mulvad, Eva 379
Muñoz, Salva 256
Muntean, Radu 457
Murray, Benjamin 450
Nahmias, Alysa 450
Newell, Robin 223
Nir, Yonatan 107
Nix, Laura 254
Nugent, Stephen 70
Oey, Alexander 321
Ofek, David 265
Ofer, Ron 172
Okpako, Branwen 144
Olshan, Ruth 61
Østbye, Thomas A. 218
Oulman, Nicholas 269
Pacek, Grzegorz 110
Paizis, Dimitris 348
Panahi, Jafar 432
Panoutsopoulos, Nikos 183
Panteleakis, Yorgos 18
Paounov, Andrey 75
Papadakis, Manos 152
Paschalidou, Nina Maria 242
Patricio, Serna Salazar 17
Patroni, Katerina 128
Pause, Aljoscha 436
Pedersen, Lise Birk 360
Pehlivanidis, Chronis 150
Peled, Micha X. 71
Petitjean, Marc 435
Pinhasov, Limor 281
Pittaki, Angeliki 42
Pizzocaro, Massimo 349
Plotas, Stathis 302
Poet, Paul 147
Porta, Carles 440
Prisimintzi, Flora 378
Provaas, Gabrielle 277
Prud’homme-Farges, Olga 353
Prudhomme, Jean-Manuel 386
Psarrou, Nelly 178
Psyllakis, Stavros 285
Rabaud, Marlene 293
Raftoyannis, Haris 141
Ragazzi, Luca 231
Rais-Nordentoft, Aage 389
Ramseyer-Bache, Alex 469
Ramström, Maria 261
Rapaport, Michael 59
Rapisarda Casanova, Simone 411
Raxhon, Philippe 209
Redmon, David 173
Rendon, Juan 222
Ricci, Giuliano 312
Rigas, Gerasimos 16
Rigas, Vangelis 441
Rincón, Luis 57
Romano, Gabriella 62
Rossmann, Richard 116
Rutkowski, Richard 401
Saada, Philippe 372
Sabin, Ashley 173
Sadzinski, Piotr 347
Said, Marcela 494
Salama, Amr 419
Salar P, Ayhan 284
Salambassi, Georgia 67
Sandig, Frauke 193
Sarin, Vic 120
Sauter, Marcin 188
Savona, Stefano 418
Schmidt, Maarten 433
Schmidtkunz, Renata 244
Schroder, Rob 277
Schweiger, Gabi 488
Scott, Catherine 382
Scourtis Ayers, Lilly 247
Sen, Paul 404
Seok, Hein S. 27
Sepúlveda, Juan Manuel M. 249
Serughetti, Claudio 227
Shalom, Amir Bar 394
Shan, Zuolong 190
Shargawi, Omar 15
Shatz, Ruthie 102
Sheng, Shiping 493
Shenk, Jon 229
Sigurdsson, Magnus Vidar 246
Simões, Letícia 483
Sinofsky, Bruce 342
Skarentzos, Nikos 326
503
Skevas, Yorgos 53
Sklavos, Agnes 417
Slutzky, Shlomo 310
Soda, Kazuhiro 345
Solnicki, Gastón 341
Sosinski, Jan 191
Soulis, Nikos 316
Spiro, Anaïs 138
Spiro, Olivier 138
Stamatopoulos, Costas 462
Stanculescu, Ileana 314
Staron, Wojciech 40
Stathogiannopoulos, Nikos 28
Stefani, Eva 126, 370
Stern, Klaus 36
Stonys, Audrius 364
Stylianou, Danae 385
Šulík, Marek 98, 216
Szalsza, Piotr 80
Szołajski, Konrad 179
Tal, Tamar 253
Talamantes, César 331
Talczewski, Christophe 429
Tatakis, Stelios 417
Teboul, Ilan 145
Tekin, Sibel 230
Terzidou, Fofo 82
Theodossiou, Nikos 461
Thibault, Stephane 46
Thomaidis, Panos A. 217
Thomopoulos, Christina 397
Thomopoulos, Nikos 434
Thorisson, Ingvar A 309
Todorov, Jordan 109
Tolakis, Antonis 459
Trikas, Dimitris 200
Tsapa, Myrna 237
Tsardakas, Tilemachos 398
Tsiftsis, Spyros 375
Tzelepi, Chryssa 20
Valente, Pamela 424
Vallejo, Juan 91
Van Broekhoven, Roel 323
Van der Horst, Aliona 468
Van Erp, Michiel 213
Van Glabeke, Marie 145
Van Velzent, Femke & Ilse 234
504
Various 118
Vasileiadis, Antonis 192
Vassault, Florent 208
Veldhuizen, Daan 407
Verdaris, Yorgos 430
Vetter, Marcus 99
Viola, Enrica 297
Vojtek, Jaroslav 470
Von Praunheim, Rosa 239
Voss, Christiane 44
Vougiatzis, Vassili 284
Voyatzis, Stratis 72
Vrakas, Dimitris 267
Wallner, Thomas Selim 185
Wegener, Mareike 271
Weinert, Stefan 153
Weingartshofer, Federico 428
Wenzer, Michel 45
Witjes, Philippe 202
Witz, Martin 412
Wolkenstein, Rolf S. 320
Wolski, Tomasz 124
Wysoczanski, Pawel 471
Xanthopoulos, Lefteris 420
Xydi, Natassa 129
Xydias, Haris 96
Yannikopoulos, Dimitris 358
Yi, Seung-Jun 351
Zajtman, Arnaud 293
Zaretzky, Ronen 245
Ze’evi, Chanoch 205
Zepou, Amalia 134
Zervas, Yorgos Chr. 214
Zervopoulou, Elena 160
Ziff, Trish 286
Index of sales Companies
@radical.media 342
10 Francs 31, 38, 61, 76, 115, 179, 184, 290, 297, 353, 356, 361,
386, 424, 428, 445, 465
1984 Productions 325
Adobe Productions International 215
AIM Television Pvt. Ltd 384, 496
Ajna Films 450
Al Jazeera 94
Alacrán con alas 85
Alegria Productions 22
Andreas Athanassiou Ltd 442
Anemicinema 20, 449
Anemon Productions 380
Apocalypsis 381
Arokaria 302
Art-Doc 314
Association des Journalistes Professionnels de Belgique 135
Autlook Filmsales 46, 59, 75, 109, 189, 210, 244, 254, 258, 277,
286, 321, 366, 371, 412, 431, 488
Aylon Productions 28
Beaconsfield Studios 479
Blonde SA 278, 279, 280
505
C.R.I.M 143
CAT&Docs 84, 95, 162, 213, 261, 317, 351, 357, 382, 402, 409
Centre Arts Visuels 105
Cinephil 99, 149, 205, 259, 265, 363, 393, 399, 477, 478
Creative Movies SL 169
CRIM 443, 463
DA film 240
Dartmouth Films 23
Deckert Distribution 54, 86, 102, 133, 181, 218, 453, 458
Dimitra Bessi - Film and Television Works 354
Doc & Film International 44, 144, 194, 268, 301, 303, 308,
311, 373, 376, 383, 406, 418, 425, 435, 468
Documenta Films 151
Dogwoof 173, 211, 281, 400, 469
DR International Sales 47, 56, 260, 360
ebfilm 220
Electric Sky 492
Elephant Eye Films 332, 416
eOne Films International 64
ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 16, 53, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129,
140, 141, 150, 183, 214, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279, 280, 287, 288,
289, 375, 378, 380, 420, 437, 462, 492
ET3 489
Fabretto Children’s Foundation 132
Fer Film Productions 92
Fig Leaf Media Production 199
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg 273
Filmmaker Production 430
Films Transit International Inc. 26, 66, 71, 139, 147, 154, 163, 229,
234, 242, 305, 327, 404, 452, 455, 464, 490
506
Filmy Wiktora 341
First Hand Films 185
Fly Film Srl 243
Gabari Productions 96
George Arpatzoglou-Arsis 330
Go2Films Distribution & Marketing 107, 131, 136, 161, 172, 233, 245,
283, 350, 414, 439, 454
Greek Directors Guild 437, 462
Greek Film Centre 214, 380
Greeny 178
Hacettepe University Faculty of Communication 230
Hand 255
HappyAnt. TV 349
HBO Central Europe Original Programming 122, 457
HBO Documentary Films 342
HiQ productions 231
Homevideos 165
Ibidem Films 411
Ibis Film As 484
ICTV 27, 81, 104, 137, 190, 232, 293, 294, 355, 368, 486, 493
Illumina FIlms 407
Illusion 298
Independent filmmaker 108
Insomnia World Sales 145, 153, 227, 307, 333, 440
Iranian Independents 74, 272
Java Films 37, 41, 90, 93, 120, 177, 225, 252, 299
JMT Films Distribution 157, 159, 212, 262, 313, 337, 466
Journeyman Pictures 114
Kaudli Nutz productions 395
507
KeyDocs 475
Kinisi 423
KMAFilmproduktion 204
KMI Christof Wehmeier 309
KOYINTA Production 69
Krakow Film Foundation 21, 40, 119, 124, 156, 188, 198,
340, 438, 471, 473
Lallouda 35
Lallouda Productions 474
LC Productions 134
Le CinéAtelier Ltd. 88
Les Films du Losange 221
LevelK 15
Louise Rosen LTD 263
LTD Genfilm 291
m-appeal 239
Marfilmes 73, 228, 251, 269
Mark Litwak and Associates 247
Marni Films 123
Matizar 483
Media Space, Inc. 401, 421
Mediascope 408
Mercury Media International Ltd 246, 480
Mexican Film Institute 14, 17, 48, 57, 77, 197, 249, 264, 270, 328, 331
mindjazz pictures 142, 436
Minimal Films 16
Mitos - Eleni Afentaki 316
Mogadorfilm 494
Monday Reporter ApS 379
508
Montrose Pictures 495
Mood Film Srl 203
Multivision 336
National Film Board Of Canada 329
Next Story 365
Noir Production 164
NPO/RNW Sales 25, 50, 51, 52, 101, 250, 323, 343, 391, 405
NYU – New York University in Ghana 397
O.P.A.N.D.A. - Poulidis Productions 33
Oktubre45 392
One Touch 352
One Vibe Films 160
Oneworld DocuMakers 256
OZ Návrat 216, 470
Pacha Pictures 419
parada film 447
PATH Ltd 217
PBS International 223
Periplus 420
Pisco Films 91
Plein La Tête 97
Point du Jour International 100, 118, 138, 170, 209, 282, 306, 372,
426, 429, 446, 476
Polymorfilms 202
Poulidis Productions 148
Problemkind Productions 83
Pyramide International 315
Queen Bessie, LLC 111
Radiator Film 387, 388, 389, 390
509
Ready2Shoot.net 456
Real Life Documentary 322
Richard Rossmann Filmproduktion 116
Rise and Shine World Sales 29, 34, 36, 65, 121, 253, 271,
320, 335, 346, 359, 377
ro*co films international 175, 248, 344
Rossellini film e tv 55
Ruth Diskin films Ltd 103, 196, 201, 207, 226, 235, 310, 339, 394, 481
Salarfilm produktion 284
Sata Prod.co. 176
Satak Film 78
SayNoMore 398
SBS TV 422
Seven Coal Productions 472
Sheherazad Media International 19, 292, 304, 369, 451
Sideways Film 39, 87, 117, 222, 236, 497
SPiRTO Productions 152
Stefanos Evripidou and Stephen Nugent Production 70
Stichting Zig/Zag 433
SVT Sales 487
Système D 324
Taskovski Films 43, 63, 106, 112, 113, 130, 146, 180, 257,
296, 334, 345, 364, 491
Tatakis AV Productions 417
Telefilm-Nikos Kavoukidis & CO 171
Terratreme Filmes 367
The Film Collaborative 444
The Film Sales Company 155, 485
The Match Factory GmbH 58, 482
510
The Post Office 467
The Yellow Affair 45
Thetis Company 72
Tintiman Audiovisual SLL 338
Top Cut 237, 326, 413
Trust Film Sales ApS 32
Turkishmoon Films 158
TVP SA 60, 80, 110, 191, 238, 347
Umbrella Films 193
University of Bristol 49
University of Southern California 68
Vidi Production 441
Vitagraph 30, 62, 312
Wide House 187, 208, 219, 319, 432
Youth Plan 461
ZDF Enterprises 224
Zopiros 167, 182
Žudro 98
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A privileged place for meetings, exchanges and discovery, festivals provide a vibrant and accessible environment for the widest variety of talent, stories and emotions that constitute
Europe’s cinematography.
The MEDIA Programme of the European Union aims to promote European audiovisual heritage, to encourage the transnational circulation of films and to foster audiovisual industry competitiveness. The MEDIA Programme acknowledges the cultural, educational, social and economic role of festivals by co-financing every year almost 100 of them across Europe. These festivals stand out with their rich and diverse
European programming, networking and meeting opportunities for professionals and the public alike,
their activities in support of young professionals, their educational initiatives and the importance they
give to strengthening inter-cultural dialogue. In 2011, the festivals supported by the MEDIA Programme
have programmed more than 40.000 screenings of European works to nearly 3 million cinema-lovers.
MEDIA is pleased to support the 14th edition of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival and we
extend our best wishes to all of the festival goers for an enjoyable and stimulating event.
L’Europe aime les festivals européens
Lieux privilégiés de rencontres, d’échanges et de découverte, les festivals rendent vivante et
accessible au plus grand nombre la formidable diversité de talents, d’histoires et d’émotion
que constituent les cinématographies européennes.
Le programme MEDIA de l’Union européenne vise à promouvoir le patrimoine cinématographique européen, à encourager les films à traverser les frontières et à renforcer la compétitivité du secteur audiovisuel. Le programme MEDIA reconnait l’importance culturelle, éducative, sociale et économique des festivals en co-finançant chaque année près d’une centaine d’entre eux dans toute l’Europe.Ces
manifestations se démarquent par une programmation européenne riche et diverse, par les opportunités de rencontres qu’elles offrent au public et aux cinéastes, par leurs actions de soutien aux jeunes auteurs, par leurs initiatives pédagogiques ou encore par l’importance donnée au dialogue inter-culturel.
En 2011, l’ensemble de ces festivals soutenus par le programme MEDIA a programmé plus de 40.000 projections d’œuvres européennes pour le grand plaisir de près de 3 millions de cinéphiles.
MEDIA a le plaisir de soutenir la 14ème édition du Festival International du Film de Thessaloniki et souhaite aux festivaliers de grands moments de plaisir.
Union Européenne – PROGRAMME MEDIA
http://www.ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_fr.htm
14th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL DOC MARKET 2012
European Union – MEDIA PROGRAMME
http://www.ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_en.htm

Doc Market - Thessaloniki Documentary Festival

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