Page 86-97 - Pune International Film Festival
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Page 86-97 - Pune International Film Festival
2016 Holiday in the Sun Holiday in the Sun 2001 - 87’- English - Colour - USA Global Cinema Director: Steve Purcell Producer: Neil Steilberg, Natan Zahavi Cast: Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Austin Nichols, Ben Easter, Ashley Hughes, Markus Flanagan Screenplay: Brent Goldberg, David Wagner Cinematographer: David Lewis Editor: Sherwood Jones Sound Designer: Tracy Hurley, Michael Pagnotta Music Composer: Steve Porcaro Costume Designer: Karla Stevens, Judy B. Swartz Production Designer: Batia Grafka Production Company: Dualstar Entertainment World Sales Address: WIDE, 9 9, rue Bleue 75009 Paris World Sales Phone: +33 1 53 95 04 64 Madison and Alex Stewart are twin sisters from Illinois who are whisked away to Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas by their parents for winter break. Initially, the sisters are disappointed that they didn't get to go to Hawaii with their friends, but overcome it by enjoying their newly earned freedom in the form of their own suite, as well as the pristine beaches of the Caribbean. Together, they overcome everything and understand the true meaning of sisterhood, along with having a great vacation. Director’s Biography Steve Purcell is a director known for his work on Brave (2012), Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) and Cars (2006). Well known as the creator of Sam & Max Freelance Police, he has also created several different comic book characters. World Sales Email: inquiries Director’s Filmography One Day in Auschwitz (Documentary) (2015) Married in a Year (2011) Strike The Tent (2005) The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2005) When in Rome (2002) Getting There (2002) 75 2016 Of Horses and Men Hross í oss 2013 - 81’- Icelandic - Colour - Iceland, Germany, Norway Global Cinema Director: Benedikt Erlingsson Producer: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson Cast: Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Charlotte Bøving, Johann Pall Oddson Screenplay: Benedikt Erlingsson Cinematographer: Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson Editor: David Alexander Corno Sound Designer: Sveinn Páll Guðmundsson, Fridrik Sturluson Music Composer: Davíð Þór Jónsson Production Designer: Sigurður Óli Pálmarsson Production Company: Leiknar Myndir A country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with immense consequences. The fortune of the people in the country through the horses' perception is captured in the film. Director’s Biography 76 Benedikt Erlingsson is one of the most successful stage directors of the last decade in Iceland. His first short film, Thanks (2007), carried off the Jury and Audience Award at New York's Be Film Festival in 2008. In that same year, The Nail received a Special Mention at the Clermont-Ferrand ISFF. In 2013 he directed his first feature film, ‘Of Horses And Men’, New Directors Award at the San Sebastián IFF. His latest film is The Show Of Shows: 100 Years Of Vaudevilles, Circuses and Carnivals (2015), which was presented at the Sheffield Doc/Fest, Sarajevo Film Festival and San Sebastián International Film Festival. Director’s Filmography The Show of Shows (Documentary) (2015) Naglinn (Short) (2008) Thanks (Short) (2007) 2016 Rams Hrútar 2015 - 93’- Icelandic - Colour - Iceland, Denmark Global Cinema Director: Grímur Hákonarson Producer: Grímar Jónsson Cast: Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving Screenplay: Grímur Hákonarson Cinematographer: Sturla Brandth Grøvlen Editor: Kristján Loðmfjörð Sound Designer: Huldar Freyr Arnarson, Björn Viktorsson Music Composer: Atli Örvarsson CostumeDesigner: Ólöf Benediktsdóttir, Margrét Einarsdóttir Production Designer: Bjarni Massi Production Company: Netop Films, Aeroplan Film World Sales: New Europe Films Sales World Sales Phone: +48 698 903 038 In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side. Their ancestral sheepstock is considered one of the country's best and the two brothers are frequently awarded for their prized rams. Although they share the land, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi's sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. This is a near death sentence for the farmers, whose sheep are their main source of income, and many abandon their land. Buteach brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits. As the authorities close in, the brothers need to come together to save the special breed passed down for generations, and themselves, from extinction. Director’s Biography Grímur Hákonarson (1977) is an Icelandic director, who graduated from FAMU - Film Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 2004. His graduate film 'Slavek The Shit' got international attention. It was selected to the Cinefoundation section of Cannes Film Festival 2005 and won 12 festival prizes, including the 'Silver Hugo' in Chicago International Film Festival. His next short film, 'Wrestling', premiered in Locarno Film Festival 2007. It is one of the most successful short films from Iceland. It won 25 festival prizes around the world. World Sales Email: [email protected] Festival/Awards: Camerimage (2015) Cannes Film Festival (2015) Denver International Film Festival (2015) Director’s Filmography A Pure Heart (Documentary) (2012) Summerland (2010) Wrestling (Short) (2007) Slavek the Shit (Short) (2004) Varði Goes Europe (Documentary) (2002) 77 2016 I'm not angry! Asabani nistam! 2014 - 110’ - Persian - Colour - Iran Global Cinema Director: Reza Dormishian Producer: Reza Dormishian Cast: Baran Kosari, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Milad Rahimi Screenplay: Reza Dormishian Cinematographer: Ali Azhari Editor: Hayedeh Safiyari Sound Designer: Mohammad Reza Delpak Costume Designer: Baran Kosari Production Designer: Baran Kosari World Sales: Mohammad Atebbai World Sales Email: [email protected] Festival/Awards: Asia Pacific Screen Awards (2014) Fajr Film Festival (2014) ‘I'm not Angry!’ Is the story of Navid, a starred and expelled university student who - while trying to provide the least requirements of a normal life - tries not to get angry when he is faced with the immoralities prevelant in the society, and does all he can, not to lose his love, Setareh. Director’s Biography Reza Dormishian (1981), was drawn to the world of cinema at a young age. In 1997 he started writing as a film critic for several newspapers and later as executive editor for cinema books and magazines. He also worked as a screen writer. Dormishian has had several collaborations with prominent directors such as Dariush Mehrjui, Fereydoun Jeyrani, and Alireza Davoudnejad. 78 Granada Film Festival Cines Del Sur (2014) Director’s Filmography Asabani Nistam (2014) Boghz (2012) Jadoughar (Documentary) (2008) 2016 Deliever us! Iadya Mo Kami 2015 - Filipino - Colour - Philippines Global Cinema Director: Mel Chionglo Producer: BG Productions International Cast: Allen Dizon, Eddie Garcia, Aiko Melendez, Ricky Davao, Diana Zubiri Screenplay: Ricky Lee Production Company: BG Productions International World Sales : Dennis Evangelista World Sales Email: [email protected] Father Greg, a diocesan priest, is reassigned to a parish up in the mountains. He embarks on a mission to help solve the crime, a mission which leads him to the discovery of his own personal salvation. Director’s Biography Mel Chionglo is a Philippine director, popular for his daring and titillating movies.He graduated with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from the Ateneo de Manila University. He pursued his studies in acting and directing for 10 years (1966-1976) at the NY Academy of Theatrical Arts under Stella Adler and Lee Strsberg. He worked as a production designer in Itim under director Mike de Leon upon his return to Manila in 1976. Chionglo's first directorial stint was in 1981 under Regal Films; the movie was entitled Playgirl. Director’s Filmography Twilight Dancers (2006) Xerex (2003) Two-timer (2002) Kapalit? (2002) Lagarista (2000) 79 2016 Island City Island City 2015 - 108’- Hindi - Colour - India Global Cinema Director: Ruchika Oberoi Producer: Nina Lath Gupta Cast: Vinay Pathak, Amruta Subhash, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Ashwin Mushran Screenplay: Ruchika Oberoi Cinematographer: Sylvester Fonseca Editor: Hemanti Sarkar Sound Designer: Niraj Gera Music Composer: Sagar Desai Production Company: National Film Development Corporation World Sales Address: 6th floor, Discovery of India Building, Nehru Centre, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worali, Mumbai 400 018, Maharashtra. World Sales Phone: +91 22662 88288 The film follows three comic-dramatic stories set in Mumbai. The first one is about a middle-aged man who wins the office 'Fun Committee Award', which entitles him to a whole day full of fun. He is most reluctant to leave the safety of his cubicle but he has to. Prescribed fun modules have to be completed and non-compliance is not an option. The second story is of a domineering pater familias Anil, who is on life support. Seeking some relief, his family decides to buy a TV, which Anil had banned; now every night the family plugs into a popular soap whose hero is an 'ideal' man. The third one centres on Aarti whose repetitive existence is slowly making her feel mechanical and numb. Deep inside ferments a disconnect and unease that she can't articulate to anyone. Then one day there arrives a most intimate letter and everything changes. Director’s Biography Ruchika Oberoi is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India. Island City is her debut feature film. The script of Island City participated in the NFDC Screenwriters' Lab 2012, which was held in Venice alongside the Venice Film Festival, and Goa, alongside the Film Bazaar. 80 World Sales Email: [email protected] Festival/Awards: Venice Film Festival 2015 – Venice Days Section, FEDEORA Director’s Filmography Island City (2015) 2016 Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles Jia Zhang-ke by Walter Salles 2014 - 105’- Mandarin - Colour - Brazil Global Cinema Director: Walter Salles Producer: Fernandes Bruno, Maria Carlota Cast: Zhangke Jia Screenplay: Walter Salles, Jean-Michel Fordon Cinematographer: Inti Briones Editor: Joana Collier Sound Designer: Li Dan Feng Production Company: Videofilmes Producoes Artisticas Ltda. World Sales Address: M2K Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. E-13/29, Ist Floor, Harsha Bhawan Connaught Circus New Delhi - 110 001. India. World Sales Phone: +91 11 4848 6000 World Sales Email: [email protected] The documentary was the result of the days Salles spent in the north of China, filming where Jia (in Chinese surnames are given first) was born and made his first features. It portrays the life and the creative process of the film-maker, while at the same time examining the close relationship between memory and cinema. In the film, Jia invites Salles and his crew to discover aspects of his personal history and the sources of his inspiration, as well as some of the individuals who appear in his films. To do so, he returns to places where he lived and filmed Xiao Wu (aka Pickpocket), Platform, The World, 24 City, Still Life and A Touch of Sin. Director’s Biography Director/writer Walter Salles Jr. spearheaded the return of Brazilian cinema to international prominence in the latter half of the 1990s, particularly with his 'Central Station' (1998). Salles was raised in France and United States before permanently returning to Brazil. Too young to have been part of Brazil's Cinema Novo in 1960s and 1970s, Salles entered Brazilian film industry as an award-winning documentary filmmaker during the industry's 1980s/early-'90s decline. After he moved to fiction with the thriller 'Exposure' (1991). Salles' feature career was stalled by Brazil's disastrous economic freeze in the first half of the 1990s. Festival/Awards: London Film Festival Director’s Filmography On the Road (2012) Linha De Passe (2008) Dark Water (2005) The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) Behind The Sun (2001) Central Station (1998) 81 2016 Diary Of A Chambermaid Journal D'une Femme De Chambre 2015 - 95’- French - Colour - France, Belgium Global Cinema Director: Benoit Jacquot Producer: Jean-Pierre Guérin, Kristina Larsen Cast: Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, Clotilde Mollet, Hervé Pierre, Mélodie Valemberg, Patrick d'Assumçao, Vincent Lacoste, Joséphine Derenne, Dominique Reymond Screenplay: Benoît Jacquot (adaptation), Octave Mirbeau (novel), Hélène Zimmer (adaptation) Cinematographer: Romain Winding Editor: Julia Gregory Sound Designer: Pierre Mertens Music Composer: Bruno Coulais Costume Designer: Anaïs Romand Production Designer: Katia Wyszkop The film is set in the early 20th century, in the French provinces. Much courted for her beauty, Célestine is a young chambermaid who has just arrived from Paris in the service of the Lanlaire household. Fending off her master's advances, Célestine must also deal with the very strict Madame Lanlaire who lords over the house with an iron fist. Among the servants is Joseph, the enigmatic gardener, who exerts total fascination over her. Production Company: Les Films du Lendemain,JPG Productions, Les Films du Fleuve, France 3 Cinéma Mars Films, VOO World Sales Address: Elle Driver/Paris, 66 rue de Miromesnil 75008 Paris World Sales Phone: +33 1 56 43 48 70 World Sales Email: [email protected] Festival/Awards: Berlin International Film Festival (2015) Director’s Biography Benoit Jacquot (1947) started out as an assistant director before making his feature debut in 1975 with 'The Musician Killer'. He has worked with stars of French cinema such as Isabelle Huppert, Sandrine Kiberlain and Léa Seydoux. He has also made his name directing television programs, documentaries and opera. 'A Single Girl' (1996) garnered a great deal of international attention, and was screened in the Berlinale Panorama. His costume drama 'Farewell My Queen' participated in the Berlinale Competition in 2012. 82 Director’s Filmography 3 Hearts (2014) Venice 70: Future Reloaded (Documentary) (2013) Farewell, My Queen (2012) Deep in the Woods (2010) Villa Amalia (2009) The Untouchable (2006) 2016 Global Cinema Justice & Co Justi & Cia 2014 - 80’- Spanish - Colour - Spain Director: Ignacio Estaregui Cast: Hovik Keuchkerian, Álex Angulo, Marta Larralde Screenplay: Ignacio Estaregui, Enrique León, Borja Monclús Cinematographer: Beltrán García Editor: Iván Castell Sound Designer: Antonio Ruiz, Lola Sánchez, Iván Vázquez Music Composer: Luis Giménez Costume Designer: Luis Sorando Production Designer: Inés Laporta Production Company: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) Festival/Awards: Feroz Awards ES 2015 Justino, a miner who is sick of the social and economic situation, decides to become a vigilante, providing a deserved punishment to the corrupt persons in his way. On the way, he meets Ramón, a retiree who has nothing to lose and ready to share adventures, joys and sorrows with him. Director’s Biography Ignacio Estaregui is a director and writer, known for Justi & Cia (2014), Reveal (2012) and Spiderboy (2010). He has received a filmmaking certification from London Film Academy. He has worked as an editor and director. Director’s Filmography Reveal (Short) (2012) Spiderboy (Short) (2010) 83 2016 Kanzaburo Kanzaburo 2013 - 95' - Japanese - colour - Japan Global Cinema Director: Matsuki Tsukuru Producer: Kazunoshin Sakaguchi, Hiroshi Goto Cast: Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII Production Company: Fuji Television Network, Inc This rare documentary features Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII, a popular Kabuki actor who died of cancer at the age of 57 in 2012. With nearly 7,000 hours of footage that captured his life journey, the film takes us through his enthusiastic life as one of the greatest Kabuki Actors of our time.It also show-cases his personal side,as a father of two sons succeeding his path as descendants of the family with a long history in Kabuki tradition Director’s Biography Matsuki Tsukuru is writer and director from Tokyo, Japan. 84 Director’s Filmography 2016 Cowboys Global Cinema Kauboji Director: Tomislav Mrsic Producer: Suzana Pandek, Dani Kosic Screenplay: Sasa Anocic, Tomislav Mrsic Cast: Sasa Anocic, Zivko Anocic, Matija Antolic, Hrvoje Barisic, Ana Begic, Niksa Butijer, Nina Erak-Svrtan, Kruno Klabucar, Ivana Rushaidat, Rakan Rushaidat, Radovan Ruzdjak Cinematographer: Predrag Dubravcic Editor: Hrvoje Mrsic Sound Designer: Zoran Maksimovic Music Composer: Damir Martinovic, Ivanka Mazurkijevic Costume Designer: Zeljka Franulovic Production Designer: Jelena Danko, Tanja Lacko Festival/Awards: Maverick Movie Awards- Best cinemetography Pula Film Festival- Golden Gate Pula award 2013 - 107 ' - coratian - colour - Croatia 'Cowboys' is a comedy based on a Croatian hit theatre play. It is a story of eight outsiders who are trying to create a theatre play while breaking every rule of theatre craft. Genrewise 'Cowboys' is between social drama and comedy. It emphasizes clear stories and functionally profiled characters. The story takes place in a little industrial town, small and claustrophobic enough to make life in it impossible, and yet big and diverse enough to make the story and the characters convincing. Director’s Biography Tomislav Mrsic is a director and writer, known for Cowboys (2013), 25. sat (2012) and Jura Hura (2009). Director’s Filmography 25. sat (Documentary short) (2012) Postar s naslovnestrane (Documentary short) (2010) Slucajni sin (Documentary) (2007) 85 2016 Global Cinema Klezmer Klezmer 2015 - 93’- Polish - Colour - Poland Director: Piotr Chrzan Producer: Aleksandra Zakrzewska Cast: Lesław Zurek, Dorota Kuduk, Szymon Nowak Screenplay: Piotr Chrzan Cinematographer: Sylwester Kaźmierczak Editor: Cezary Kowalczuk Sound Designer: Franciszek Kozłowski Music Composer: Aleksandra Zakrzewska Costume Designer: Marta Wyszyńska, Elzbieta Palczewska Production Designer: Piotr Chrzan, Aleksandra Zakrzewska Production Company: Human Power World Sales Address: Alexandre Moureau Versatile, 65 rue de Dunkerque 75009 Paris France World Sales Phone: +33 1 76 21 61 68 It is a sunny summer day in 1943. Poland is under German occupation. A group of young people, inhabitants of a nearby village, goes to the forest to gather fir cones and brushwood to use as firewood. They talk, flirt and make plans for the future. However this outing has an unexpected outcome – as a consequence of a certain event they have to deal with a situation that is new to them and which has an impact on their lives and the lives of other people who appear as the story develops. World Sales Email: [email protected] Festival/Awards: Venice Film Festival Warsaw Film Festival Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Grand Prix award for script, main actress, sound and music International Film Festival of India (Goa) Director’s Biography Piotr Chrzan graduated with a degree in philosophy. He has written over a dozen plays, which have often won awards in competitions held in Poland; two of them he directed for Polish television. In 2010 he got his start as a film director. He wrote and directed two short films, Night Visit and Toreador's Last Song. He also wrote screenplays for two Polish feature films: Odd One Out and Gabriel. Klezmer marks Chrzan's feature directorial debut. 86 Director’s Filmography Klezmer (2015 )