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PRODUCT LISTINGS
Nu Image’s “The Expendables”
Product Listings
2929 ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 310-309-5701
On Offer:
The Burning Plain (USA; drama) Producers:
Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald; director:
Guillermo Arriaga; cast: Charlize Theron, Kim
Basinger. A trailer explodes in the desert killing
lovers inside. And around this single act of violence, backward and forward in time, master
storyteller Guillermo Arriaga spins lives of passion and longing. (111 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Girlfriend Experience (USA;
drama) Producers: Greg Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh; director: Steven Soderbergh; cast:
Sasha Grey, Chris Santos. Five days in the life
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of an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who
thinks she has her life totally under control.
She runs her business her own way, makes
$2,000 an hour, and has a devoted boyfriend
who accepts her lifestyle. But when you’re in
the business of meeting people you never
know who you’re going to meet next. (screening; debuting)
What Just Happened (USA; comedy)
Producer: Art Linson; director: Barry Levinson;
cast: Robert DeNiro, Bruce Willis. A sharp comedy about two nail-biting, back-stabbing,
roller-coaster weeks in the world of a middleaged Hollywood producer, trying to juggle an
actual life with an outrageous series of crises
in his day job. (104 mins.; debuting)
6 SALES
Cannes 2009 Office: Résidences Du Grand
Hotel — 45 Croisette, Albatros 2nd Floor
Office Phone: 33-0-4-93-68-56-93
Phone: 34-91-781-7301
On Offer:
Cold Skin (Spain; horror) Producers: Denise
O’Dell, Mark Albela. On the edge of the
Antarctic Circle, a steamship approaches a
desolate island. On board is a young man,
poised to take the post of weather observer,
and to live in solitude at the end of the Earth.
But on shore he finds no trace of the man
whom he has been sent to replace, just a
deranged castaway who has witnessed a hor-
ror he refuses to name. For the next 12 months
his entire world will consist of a deserted
cabin, trees, rocks, silence and the surrounding
sea. Then night begins to fall. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
ExTerminators (Spain; comedy) Producers: Lokesh Dhar (exec producer), Ronnie
Screwvala, Jay Michaelson Suzanne Weinert;
director: John Inwood; cast: Heather Graham,
Jennifer Coolidge. If you put a group of angry,
violent women in the same room, something
bad might happen. A dark comedy centering
on Alex (Graham), a lonely accountant whose
sole act of rage results in her being sentenced
to court mandated rage therapy. There she
meets Stella (Coolidge), owner of a small
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PRODUCT LISTINGS
Flanders Audiovisual Fund’s
“My Queen Karo”
extermination business who uses her car as a
weapon; and Nikki (Heard) a dental technician with the face of an angel and the mind of
a sociopath. Together these unlikely friends
will form their own “revolution.” (92 mins.;
screening; debuting)
Moses Taite’s War (Spain; action-adventure) Producers: Denise O’Dell, Steve Lanning,
Cliff Lanning; cast: Morgan Freeman. Moses
Taite’s American beeves are dying. The solution: import Brahmin bulls into Kansas to
crossbreed and strengthen his cattle. Moses
and his two cowhands, also former Civil War
soldiers, embark on a do-or-die mission to
India. They fought in the West and must do it
again in the East, on the burning plains of the
British Raj. A race against time to save Moses’
herd and his land: the exotic world they enter
brings adventure, action and even love into
their lives but also life or death decisions. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
9MM
Office Phone: 06-42-03-01-59
Phone: 06-22-50-93-41
On Offer:
Magic Kisa (France; thriller) Producer: Flaccomio Jean-Claude; director: Saliva Mathieu;
cast: Laubion, Vernalde, Bettenfeld. A psychological thriller on the gemellity. Magic Kisa tells
the meeting again of two twin brothers, after
years of separation. One leaves prison and the
other lined up and started a family. Associated
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by long years of swindle and chicaneries, their
destinies rock in one night. (30 mins.; premiere; debuting)
AB SVENSK FILMINDUSTRI
Cannes 2009 Office: The Scandinavian Terrace — 55, La Croisette
Phone: 46-8-680-3500
On Offer:
Detour (Sweden; horror) Producer: Bjørn
Eivind Aarskog; director: Severin Eskeland; cast:
Marte Germaine, Christensen Sondre, Krogtoft
Larsen, Jens Hultèn, Malin King, Jeppe Beck
Laursen, Johan Hedenberg, Inga D. Harrie, Knut
Walle, Mikkel Gaup. Driving back to Norway,
Lina and Martin reach a roadblock where a
policeman tells them to take a detour deep
into the Swedish forest. But soon one creepy
incident after another leaves them stranded in
the dark woods, and everything seems much
too bizarre to be accidental. What Lina and
Martin don’t know is that they are under constant video surveillance and have been cast in
the leading roles of a live Internet snuff movie
with a definitive end. (postproduction; product
reel/trailer; debuting)
In Your Veins (Sweden; drama) Producer:
Anna Croneman; director: Beata Gårdeler;
cast: Malin Crépin and Joel Kinnaman. Eva and
Erik, two young people in Stockholm, fall
madly in love. However, Eva resists; a relationship is too much of a risk. She’s a security officer who works nights, and he’s a cop. Both are
lonely, and while Erik isn’t alone by choice, Eva
has something to hide. (92 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Starring Maja (Sweden; drama) Producer:
Sandra Harms; director: Teresa Fabik; cast:
Zandra Andersson, Moa Silén, Maria
Lundqvist, Anastasios Soulis. An 18-year-old
girl named Maja lives in a hopelessly small
town in long and narrow Sweden. Her life’s
dream is to become an actress. She wants to
be the center of attention, she wants everyone
to see her and the beautiful human being she
is on the inside. The only problem is that it’s a
little hard to see. Heavily overweight, clumsy
and socially inept, she struggles on regardless,
trying to find the strength and the self-esteem
necessary to really take centerstage — on her
own feet and on her own terms. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
ABSURDA: A DAVID LYNCH
COMPANY
Phone: 1-949-250-8090
On Offer:
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
(USA; thriller) Producers: David Lynch, Eric
Bassett; director: Werner Herzog; cast: Michael
Shannon, Chloë Sevigny. A thriller-tinged murder drama based on the true story of a psychotic young man who acts out a Sophocles
play in his mind, and kills his mother with a
sword. (postproduction; product reel/trailer;
debuting)
Repo Chick (USA; action-adventure) Producer: Eric Bassett; director: Alex Cox; cast:
Ben Guillory, Jaclyn Jonet. (postproduction;
product reel/trailer; debuting)
ACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 805-969-2151
On Offer:
Jaws of the Mississippi (USA; actionadventure) Producers: Ken Badish, Leigh
Scott; director: Griff Furst. A great white shark
mutates and adapts to freshwater when a
U.S. government bioterrorism research facility
spills its radioactive chemicals into the ocean.
As the shark reeks havoc on Mississippi River
towns, and threatens the freshwater system
of the country, an embattled local fisherman
and his hillbilly crew become destined to kill it.
(preproduction; presales; debuting)
Monsterwolf (USA; action-adventure)
Producer: Ken Badish. A massive creature of
ancient legend has been brought forth to protect the land by its ancestors, and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian
has been feared and celebrated by the locals,
but when a deadly curse affects them all, they
must unite and recapture the Monsterwolf’s
spirit or face their ultimate doom. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Stormbringer (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Ken Badish, Leigh Scott; director:
Nick Everhart. A young scientist revels in his
creation of a supercomputer that can stop the
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effects of climate change and catastrophic
weather. When the computer’s artificial intelligence advances, it creates deadly storms to
stop the military from controlling it or shutting
it down. It’s up to the scientist to outsmart his
own creation, survive the disasters unleashed
upon him and save the planet from devastation (preproduction; presales; debuting)
ACTIVERS ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: 123 Village
International
On Offer:
26 Years Diary (Korea; drama) Producer:
Junichi Mimura; director: Junji Hanado; cast:
Junko Hamguchi, Hideko Hara. Takatoshi
Kaneko overcomes the barrier of distrust and
animosity. Based on a true story, this film is a
portrait of a young Korean man’s ordinary life,
but unstoppable good Samaritan spirit and
great love for people. (130 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
The Friends (Korea; family) Producer: Doochan Kim; director: Young-jae Lee; cast:
Hyeon-gyeong Oh, Seung-do Baek, Jun-young
Jang. A heart touching story about a friendship
between three boys who are curious about
death. A match between the absurd imaginations of these audacious kids, and an unapproachable old man, is about to happen. (103
mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
My Love, Yurie (Korea; drama) Producers:
Ko Eun-ki, Stani Ryu, Oh Jun-sae; director:
Eun-ki Ko; cast: Kang Hee, Da-mee Ko. A sad
lovestory about a man who bought his love
from the devil, for the cost of his soul for 10
years. (113 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
ADYTON INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Village International —
Riviera Pavilion, 121 European Union
Office Phone: 33-4-93-99-86-8
Phone: 48-609-981429
On Offer:
Balladyna (Poland; thriller) Producers: Dariusz Zawislak, Alina Szpak; director: Dariusz
Zawislak; cast: Faye Dunaway, Sonia
Bohosiewicz, Mirek Baka. A star New York
detective is investigating the beating of a
young girl. While following the crime trail, he
finds new victims. As the bodies start to pile
up, so does the list of possible suspects. This
whodunit starts to look like a who didn’t do it,
with a surprising twist when love, romance,
envy and rage collide. (90 mins.; product
Caroline & the Magic Stone (Poland;
family) Producers: Dariusz Zawislak, Olivier
Shiflis; director: Jowita Gondek; cast: Faye
Dunaway, Majka Jezowska, Pawel Delag. The
incredibly colorful world was created to tell
the breathtaking story about Caroline and
Peter and how their lives change when they
find a magic stone. Whatever they wish
changes into reality. All the children’s dreams
may now be fullfilled, but the evil witch Filomena wants to steal the stone and use it for her
evil purposes. (postproduction; product
Generation John Paul II (Poland; documentary) Producers: Dariusz Zawislak, Alina
Szpak; director: Jowita Gondek. Based on the
biography of Karol Wojtyla, the film tells stories of young people born when the popular
Polish priest become a pope for the world.
They matured during his pontificate and their
not always easy lives crossed roads with the
teachings and pilgrimage of Pope John Paul II.
Heroes are of two sorts: famous personalities
and the unknown. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
AKTIS FILM INTL.
Office Phone: 33-492-590212
Phone: 49-341-1496942
On Offer:
The Officer Factory (Germany; drama)
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Producer: Mondada Film; director: Wolf Vollmar; cast: Manfred Zapatka,Thomas Holtzmann, Rosel Zech. This anti-war film is based
on the novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst and is set
in February 1944 at a German military academy where a young lieutenant dies during an
exercise. The trainers are not only officers from
the front and others without such experience,
but also fanatics loyal to the Nazi party. Gen.
Modersohn does not believe the death was an
accident and entrusts Lt. Col. Krafft, who survived Stalingrad with a secret mission: “Find
the murderer!” A dangerous game beginns.
(115 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
Pink (Germany; romance) Producer: Moana
Film; director: Rudolf Thome; cast: Hannah
Herzsprung, Florian Panzner, Guntram Brattia,
Cornelius Schwalm. How to find Mr. Right?
Pink is a successful young poet who also
apparently has success with love. Three men
have hopes of marrying her. Pink decides
whom to marry by systematically using her
calculator. However, she chooses quite the
wrong man on two occasions. It is only the
third one that makes her happy. Three weddings, three seasons. A modern fairy tale of a
woman on a quest to learn about love. (82
mins.; premiere; debuting)
ALFAMA FILMS PRODUCTION
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera — Booth D1d3/e2-e4
Office Phone: 33-4-92-99-32-30
Phone: 33-1-42-07-05
On Offer:
Almayer’s Folly (France; drama) Producer:
Paulo Branco; director: Chantal AkermanIn
Malaisia, an occidental merchant, dreams of
riches for his beloved daughter. But everything
collapses under the weight of his own greed
and prejudice. (preproduction; presales;
debuting)
Cendres et Sang (France; drama) Producer: Paulo Branco; director: Fanny Ardant; cast:
Ronit Elkabetz, Abraham Belaga, Olga
Tudirache. Judith lives in Marseille with her
three children. After refusing to see her family
for 10 years, Judith lets herself bend by her
children’s desire and accepts the invitation at
her cousin’s wedding, despite her fears secrets.
She takes her children to spend a summer
back in the country, to discover their roots and
their history. But, Judith’s return revives old
hatreds between rival clans. Unrelentingly, the
spiral of violence is started, blood calling
blood. (102 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Lisbon’s Mysteries (France; drama) Producer: Paulo Branco; director: Raoul Ruiz.
Adaptation of Camilo Castelo Branco’s work.
ALTADENA FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: 63 La Croisette (corner
Of Rue Pasteur), Lerina, 4th Floor
Office Phone:04-93-94-00-09
Phone: 44-0-207-424-7280
On Offer:
City Rats (U.K.; comedy) Producers: William
Borthwick, Dean Fisher; director: Steve M.
Kelly; cast: Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Susan
Lynch. Eight people meet and fall apart. Connections are made or missed, and families arebrought together for a moment of hope. Official selection of Slamdance Film Festival. (96
mins.; screening; debuting)
A Necessary Death (U.K.; drama) Producers: G.J. Echternkamp, Brian Udovich; director:
Daniel Stamm; cast: Gilbert John, Daniel
Stamm, Valerie Hurt, Michael Traynor. Follows
documentary filmmaker Gilbert Toma who is
seeking a suicidal individual to follow as they
make their preparations for the final act. (101
Offspring (U.K.; horror) Producers: Andrew
Van Den Houten, Robert Tonino, William M.
Miller; director: Andrew Van Den Houten; cast:
Art Hindle, Pollyanna Mcintosh, Tommy Nelson. Adapted for the screen by acclaimed hor-
ror novelist Jack Ketchum. A cave-dwelling
tribe of savages, thought to have been killed
off, terrorizes the coast of Maine. (80 mins.;
AMERICA VIDEO FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Carlton Hotel
Office Phone: 33-4-93-06-40-06
Phone: 54-11-4787-9098
On Offer:
Earth From Above (Argentina; documentary) Directors: Xavier Lefebvre, Pascal Plisson;
cast: Presented by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
Hosted by worldwide famous photographer
Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the film is a documentary series dedicated to confronting and
exploring the major issues at stake for the
planet.(returning)
Haunted (Argentina; action-adventure)
Cast: Matthew Fox. After having a near-death
experience, Frank Taylor can communicate
with ghosts of murdered people and help
solve their deaths. (returning)
Little Ashes (limited territorries)
(Argentina; drama) Director: Paul Morrison;
cast: Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán. Pattinson plays Dalí, who moves to Madrid and
begins experimenting with the cubist style
that launches his young career. Set in 1920s
Spain, the film focuses on poet Federico García Lorca (Beltrán) and the intense bond he
forms with Dalí (Pattinson) while attending
art school in Madrid. Dali swore that Lorca’s
lust for him never became physical, but
screenwriter Philippa Goslett’s take on the
relationship is much steamier. (112 mins.;
debuting)
AMERICAN CINEMA INTL.
Phone: 818-907-8700
On Offer:
Bigfoot (USA; family) Producers: Osama
Bastaki, George Shamieh, Jess Mancilla; director: Kevin Tenney; cast: Richard Tyson, Angie
Everhart. A teenage boy discovers and
befriends the forest creature Bigfoot, who is
later captured by two high school bullies and
held to the highest bidder. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
Boogie Town (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Chris Stokes, Marques Houston,
Jerome Jones, Doug Mchenry, A.J. Pavel,
Monique Scott, Cheryl Trimmer, Rodney Taylor;
director: Chris Stokes; cast: Marques Houston,
Dante Basco, Brenda Song. A futuristic version
of “Westside Story” meets “Romeo & Juliet,”d
with incredible dancing battling scenes. In
New York City 2015, an underground city
known as Boogie Town is swarmed with two
rival dance crews. One of the crews (The Trojans) is lead by Marco (Marques Houston). The
rival crew (The Warriors) is lead by (Dante
Basco) and our muse is beautiful Brenda
Song. (production; presales; debuting)
The Search for the Golden Calendar
and the Quest for El Dorado (USA;
action-adventure) Producer: Osama Bastaki,
Frank R. Gardner, George Shamieh, Chevonne
O’Shaughnessy; director: Terry Cunningham;
cast: Shane West, Natalie Martinez, Luke Goss,
Elden Henson. Jack Wilder (Shane West)
embarks on an expedition to find the Golden
Calendar, which leads him on a action-packed
journey filled with adventure to find the City of
Gold. (postproduction; product reel/trailer;
debuting)
AMERICAN WORLD PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera N° C6
Phone: 818-380-9100
On Offer:
The Beacon (USA; thriller) Producers: Kathleen Helppie-Shipley, Sally Helppie; director:
Michael Stokes; cast: Terri Polo, David Rees
Snell. While trying to get their lives back on
track, after the loss of their 4-year-old son,
Bryn and Paul Shaw move to the charming old
Beacon Apartments. Bryn begins seeing a
ghostly little boy skulking around the building
and tries to uncover the details of the boy’s
death with the hopes that freeing the child
will allow him to carry a message to her son.
She then realizes a second malevolent ghost
stalks the halls of the Beacon, one that doesn’t want the boy to escape. (99 mins.; screening; debuting)
Just Peck (USA; comedy) Producers:
Alexander Nevsky, Gregory Raskin; director:
Michael A. Nickles; cast: Keir Gilchrist, Brie Larson. At 104 pounds dripping wet, baby-faced
sophomore Michael Peck (age 15) is not exactly the coolest guy at American High. But, when
Peck connects with Emily, the hottest senior in
school, things start looking up. Peck’s parents
force him to join the Science Club, a veritable
social disease. To get even with his parents
and stun his teachers Peck comes up with an
idea for a bold Science Fair project, the TSAT
3000 machine. Peck is unprepared for the
havoc caused by the unveiling of his creation.
(90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Magic Man (USA; thriller) Producers:
Alexander Nevsky, Gregory Raskin; cast: Billy
Zane, Alexander Nevsky. Tatiana and her
beautiful girlfriends are on holiday in Las
Vegas. The daughter of a magician’s assistant
who is killed tragically during an illusion gone
wrong, Tatiana is drawn to Krell Darius. Darius’
charm, wit and magical talent prove difficult
for Tatiana to resist. As Tatiana becomes
enraptured by Darius, it becomes clear he may
know something about her mother’s death,
and that it was not an accident. As Tatiana
digs deeper events take a sinister turn. (93
ARCLIGHT FILMS
Phone: 310-777-8855
On Offer:
The Cake Eaters (USA; drama) Producers:
Allen Bain, Jesse Scolaro, Peter Masterson;
director: Mary Stuart Masterson; cast: Kristen
Stewart, Bruce Dern. In a small rural town, two
interconnected families rediscover love in the
face of loss. (95 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Courier (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Dan Grodnik, Gary Hamilton, Mike
Gabrawy; cast: Adrien Brody. A daredevil courier, the one man who has never missed a drop,
takes on a delivery to the King of the Underworld, the one man who has never been
found. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Stolen Lives (USA; thriller) Producers:
Anders Anderson, Al Corley, Josh Lucas; director: Anders Anderson; cast: Josh Lucas, Jon
Hamm. A detective deals with the loss of his
own son while uncovering the identity of a
boy, whose mummified remains are found in a
box that has been buried for 50 years. (100
ARRI MEDIA WORLDSALES
Cannes 2009 Office: Int’l Village, German
Pavilion, Stand Of German Films
Phone: 0049-0-89-38091288
On Offer:
The Red Spot (Germany; drama) Producers: Martin Blankemeyer, Miyako Sonoki; director: Marie Miyayama; cast: Yuki Inomata, Hans
Kremer. Japanese student Aki Onodera follows
in her family’s footsteps, traveling from Tokyo
to Germany. In idyllic East Allgaeu, she meets
the Webers, who take her in as their guest. But
soon her presence creates turbulence within
the family. (82 mins.; screening; debuting)
Clara (Germany; drama) Producers: Alfred
Huermer, Helma Sanders-Brahms; director:
Helma Sanders-Brahms; cast: Martina
Gedeck, Pascal Greggory, Malik Zidi. For
Brahms and Schumann she was the world, the
true Queen of Romantic Concert Halls. She is a
woman to remember for her life, her love and
her passion for music. (109 mins.; screening;
debuting)
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(Sleeping Songs) (Germany; drama) Producers: Petra Hengge, Alexander Ris, Joerg
Rothe; director: Andreas Struck; cast: Stefan
Rudolf, Chulpan Khamatova. Martin, a nu-jazz
trumpet player, is fighting against convention
and mediocrity. When he gets the feeling that
Kristina, the love of his life, only loves him for
his music talents, he is deeply hurt and bids
farewell to both her and his previous life. On
the edge of society, he meets an old woman
who bequeaths him her pain in the form of
poems. Martin is immediately fascinated. Can
they guide him back to himself, to Kristina or
to his music? (86 mins.; screening; debuting)
ARROW ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera, G26
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-32-4
On Offer:
Cut Loose (Canada; comedy) Producers:
Peter Bouckaert, Erwin Provoost; director: Jan
Verheyen; cast: Pepijn Caudron, Koen De
Graeve, Sana Mouziane. Based on the best
selling novel by Tom Naegels, “Cut Loose” is a
funny, heartfelt and emotional film about
racial integration and other serious issues.
(100 mins.; screening; debuting)
Evil Angel (Canada; horror) Producer/director: Richard Dutcher; cast: Ving Rhames, Ava
Gaudet, Kristopher Sheppard. The ancient
myth of Lilith is brought into the 21st. century
with a murderously sexy and seductive villainess as the world’s first serial killer. (123 mins.;
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (Canada; documentary) Producers: Anthony Masi, Thommy Hutson; director: Thommy Hutson; cast: Tom Savini Sean
Cunningham, Kane Hodder. The ultimate documentary on Jason, everybody’s favorite hockey-masked mama’s boy, and his three decades
of cinematic carnage in the “Friday the 13th”
series of films. (90 mins.; screener
cassette/DVD; debuting)
ARSENAL PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera G1/h4
On Offer:
Eclipse (USA; sci-fi) Producers: Michael
Cowan, Jason Piette, Eric Mitchell. After Earth’s
nuclear annihilation, mankind’s last hope rests
with a handful of scientists trapped on an
orbiting research vessel, whose only chance to
survive is to defeat a radical military zealot set
on destroying the future of the human race.
Order of Redemption (USA; actionadventure) Cast: Tom Berenger, Armand
Assante, Busta Rhymes. A disgraced lawyer
(Tom Berenger) seeks to redeem his past by
taking down the city’s drug kingpin (Busta
Rhymes), as well as the criminal world’s political ally (Armand Assante). (premiere; debuting)
The Year of Getting to Know Us (USA;
comedy) Cast: Sharon Stone, Lucy Liu, Jimmy
Fallon, Tom Arnold. Christopher Rocket
reunites with his dysfunctional parents — a
smothering hippie mother (Sharon Stone)
and a narcissistic father (Tom Arnold) — to reexamine his quirky childhood and decide on
the next step with his committed girlfriend
(Lucy Liu). (premiere; debuting)
ARTISTVIEW
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: D-10
Phone: 818-752-2480
On Offer:
The Nail (USA; drama) Producers: Leo Rossi,
James Quattrochi; director: James Quattrochi;
cast: Tony Danza, William Forsythe, Tony Luke
Jr., Dayanara Torres, Leo Rossi. An over-thehill, overweight ex-boxer and an abused young
boy begin a relationship that gives them both
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a new purpose: to only “fight for the right.”
This heartwarming story of two lost souls finding each other on the streets and boxing arenas of Philadelphia will capture your heart.
“The Nail” is a story of forgiveness, hope and
second chances. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
No Bad Days (USA; action-adventure) Producers: David Murphy, Declan Joyce; director:
David Murphy; cast: Michael Madsen, Keith
David. An unpredictable, rugged ex-military
operative finds himself being chased through
jungles, spying in underground waterways and
falling in love with an attractive, yet stubborn
American woman searching for her missing
mother, an archaeologist who was in the
wrong place at the wrong time. These two
heroes are led on a crusade against evil forces
even greater than they anticipated. (90 mins.;
premiere; debuting)
Super Capers (USA; family) Producers: Ray
Griggs, Rueben Lim; director: Ray Griggs; cast:
Justin Whalin, Michael Rooker. Would-be
superhero Ed Gruberman, who possesses no
superpowers, must join a team of misfit
heroes-in-training known as The Super
Capers. Having only faith, he must travel
through time to uncover an evil plot involving
some gold bullion, a fiery femme fatale and a
criminal mastermind with a dark secret about
Ed’s past. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
ATLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM
GMBH
Cannes 2009 Office: G9/h12, Riviera
Office Phone: 33-4-92-99-32-38
On Offer:
Cheeky Girls (Germany; comedy) Producer:
Ulrich Limmer; director: Ute Wieland; cast:
Emilia Schuele, Selina Shirin Mueller. Mila,
Hanna and Kati are best friends — always
there for each other, be it stress at school or
boy trouble, and they have plenty of that:
Hanna wants to participate in a casting show,
which leads to an argument with her
boyfriend Branko; Kati develops a huge crush
on Brian, the coolest boy at school. Mila falls
head over heels for Pit Winter, a young trainee
teacher, who happens to be the new boyfriend
of her mom. (93 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
Habermann’s Mill (Germany; drama)
Producers: Karel Dirka, Pavel Novy; director:
Juraj Herz; cast: Mark Waschke, Ben Becker.
1938, a small village in Sudetenland. The saw
mill owner August Habermann is the biggest
employer in his village and a respected and
rich man. He is married to Jana, a young, beautiful Czech woman, who is half Jewish.
Although Habermann is not interested in politics or ideology, he and his family will soon be
steamrolled by the insanity of war. (production; presales; returning)
Sophie (Germany; family) Producers: Leif
Bristow, Michel Houdmont; director: Leif Bristow; cast: Brittany Bristow, John Rhys-Davies.
16-year-old Sophie’s life is focused on two
great loves: ballet and animals. To afford the
tuition fee of a ballet school, Sophie’s parents
sell Limba, a 5-ton elephant and Sophie’s lifelong friend. Sophie sets off to reclaim Limba,
charming her way into a summer job with the
circus to keep an eye on the spiteful animal
trainer. When Sophie falls in love with artist
Blake, they struggle to rescue Limba from the
cruel circus. (preproduction; presales; returning)
ATRIX FILMS / SOLA MEDIA
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera C 18
Office Phone: 49-170-41-13-766
Phone: 49-89-642-82-611
On Offer:
The Bone Man (Germany; thriller) Producers: Danny Krauzs, Uli Ladenbauer; director:
Wolfgang Murnberger; cast: Josef Hader, Josef
Bierbichler, Birgit Minichmayr. A man by the
name of Horvath has vanished, and the only
clue leads to the Löschenkohl Restaurant, a
well-known country inn that specializes in
roast chicken. The bone-grinding machine in
the cellar of the restaurant presents a few
additional mysteries. (121 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Tengri – Blue Heaven (Germany; drama)
Producers: Emmanuel Schlumberger, Frank
Mueller; director: Marie Jaoul De Poncheville;
cast: Albina Imacheva, Ilimbek Kalmouratov. A
nomadic love story set on the steppes of Kyrgyzstan. Amira and Temür become lovers in a
small village in the mountains. When Amira’s
husband returns from war, the couple is forced
to leave the village. Between East and West
they invent a universe where life again
becomes worth living. (96 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Turtles: The Incredible Journey (Germany; documentary) Producers: Sam Taylor,
Nick Stringer, Helmut Grasser; director: Nick
Stringer. “Turtles” is a theatrical documentary
feature film and tells the story of a little loggerhead turtle who follows in the path of her
ancestors on one of the most extraordinary
journeys in the natural world. Born on a beach
in Florida, she rides the Gulf Stream all the
way to the frozen north and ultimately swims
around the entire North Atlantic to Africa and
back to the beach where she was born. But
the odds are stacked against her; just one in a
thousand turtles survive the journey. (89
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Phone: 380-44-492-88-84
On Offer:
Illusion of Fear (Ukraine; thriller) Director:
Sasha Kirienko; cast: Andrei Panin, Alexei
Petrenko. Igor becomes the victim of a highprofile gang attack. He is arrested for no reason, and is forced by psychological pressure to
give up his profitable business center project.
When out of prison, Igor swears to reclaim his
stolen property and take revenge. The plot
twists include visions of a parallel life as biblical King Solomon, as Igor begins to have trouble telling the difference between reality and
fantasy. (80 mins.; debuting)
Indy (Ukraine; drama) Producers: Sergey
Sobolev, Sergey Baranov; director: Sasha
Kirienko; cast: Alyona Babenko, Alexander
Domogarov. A car accident and a series of
coincidental circumstances change the peaceful lives of two couples. Arina and her husband, Igor, and Arseny and his wife, Elisabeth,
all become caught up in the whirlpool of
deadly love intrigues. (92 mins.; debuting)
The Lights of the Brothel (Ukraine;
comedy) Producer: Yelena Yatsura; director:
Alexander Gordon; cast: Oksana Fandera,
Eugeny Tsyganov. Set in Odessa in 1958, the
story revolves around Mother Luba, the owner
of a small brothel-apartment, and her two
“girls,” Zinka-Hitler and Zygota. (postproduction; debuting)
AURORA ENTERTAINMENT
CORP.
Cannes 2009 Office: Dda Business Center @
Majestic Hotel
On Offer:
Anna Karenina (USA; drama) Producers:
Sergei Solovyov, Oleg Urushev, Konstantin
Ernst, Anatoly Fradis; director: Sergei Solovyov; cast: Tatiana Drubich, Oleg Yankovski,
Alexander Abdulov. One of the world’s greatest novels, “Anna Karenina” is an immortal
drama of personal conflict and social scandal,
and a vivid, rich panorama of 19th century
Russia (118 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Babi Yar (USA; drama) Producers: Anatoly
Fradis, Barry Levinson; director: Barry Levinson; cast: TBA. Story of a young Christian boy
living in Ukraine during the Nazi invasion and
witnessing the Holocaust. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
Chronic (USA; horror) Producers: Anatoly
Fradis, James Rosenthal; director: John Vulich;
cast: TBA. A busload of troubled teens headed
to a rehabilitation camp find themselves slowly transforming into ultra-violent murderers
after they encounter a burning plane wreck
full of chemically tainted marijuana. (preproduction; presales; returning)
AV PICTURES, LTD.
Cannes 2009 Office: Résidence Du Grand
Hotel, 4th Floor - Entrée Flamant, Bell No. 42,
45 La Croisette
Office Phone: 04-93-99-28-43
On Offer:
Freight (U.K.; action-adventure) Producer:
Martin Campbell & Luke Aikman; director: Stuart St. Paul; cast: Billy Murray, Craig Fairbrass,
Danny Midwinter. A Russian gang operating in
the U.K. traffics Eastern Europeans in containers to enslave them — the women to sex, the
men to illegal fights. They cross local businessman Gabe Taylor and a war breaks out. When
his daughter is kidnapped to be sold into the
sex trade, Gabe fights back. (postproduction;
Gladiators v Werewolves (U.K.; actionadventure) Producer: Angad Paul & Lee Brazier; director: Rob Green; cast: TBA. Gladiators
and werewolves fight to the death in the
arena. The greatest fighters of ancient Rome
and a ferocious tribe of captured lupine warriors clash in bloody battles for the entertainment of the crowds. (development; presales;
returning)
Lesbian Vampire Killers (U.K.; comedy)
Producer: Steve Clark-Hall; director: Phil Claydon; cast: James Corden, Mathew Horne,
Myanna Buring, Paul Mcgann. Jimmy and
Fletch unexpectedly find themselves stuck in a
remote village where all of the women have
been enslaved by a legendary vampire curse.
The boys have to put all of their fears (and
dreams!) behind them in order to rise to the
challenge of becoming Lesbian Vampire Killers
in a wildly hilarious collision of outrageous
laughs and comic gore. (87 mins.; screening;
returning)
AVEX ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: Japan Booth / Palais
21.02 - 23.01
Office Phone: 0492998066
On Offer:
Guardian Angel (Japan; comedy) Producer: “Guardian Angel” Production Committee;
director: Yuichi Sato; cast: Cunning Takeyama,
Kuranosuke Sasaki. Forcibly married to a
dreadful wife, Keiichi Suga was supposed to
lead an unnoticed life. Fixed up with an
allowance of 500 yen/day and taking the jampacked commuter train every morning, he
works for a super-low salary at the support
center. One day in the train, he accidentally
bumps into the girl of his destiny, who changes
his life. (109 mins.; screening; debuting)
Kafoo – Waiting for Happiness
(Japan; romance) Producers: Yoshio Yanagisaki, Shinzo Matsuhashi, Shingo Miyauchi; director: Yu Nakai; cast: Tetsuji Tamayama, Maiko.
Akio leads an indulgent life running a variety
store with his beloved dog Kafoo. One day,
Akio receives a letter from a girl named Sachi,
who asks, “Please let me be your bride.” It is an
answer to a wish Akio wrote on a wooden
plaque at a shrine when he was traveling.
Soon, the beautiful, mysterious Sachi comes
to him. (120 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Things When I Was a Girl (Japan;
drama) Producers: Noriko Nishiguchi, Wakana
Kanno; director: Toshiyuki Morioka; cast: Eri
Fukatsu, Suzuka Ohgo. Natsumi is a hopeless
Manga writer who shows no signs of climbing
out of the doldrums. Novice editor Zaizen asks
her, “You don’t have any friends, do you?”
Those words cause her to reflect on her life
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and her youth, and she begins to change. (110
BAC FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Le Grand Hôtel 45, La
Croisette
Office Phone: 336-84-373-703
On Offer:
He’s My Girl (France; romance) Producers:
Nicolas Blanc, Dominique Barneau; director:
Jean Jacques Zilbermann; cast: Antoine De
Caunes, Elsa Zylberstein, Mehdi Dehbi. Clarinetist Simon Eskénazy has so much going on
in his life that he is unable to finish his record.
His mother is sick and wants Simon to take her
into his apartment. His ex-wife Rosalie and
their son have suddenly reappeared. There is
his current lover Raphaël, with whom he
dreams of conducting a great love affair, and
there is the amazing Mohamed, a young Arab
who becomes Rose by night, a waitress at the
Paradise cabaret. (85 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Hidden Diary (France; drama) Producer:
Alain Benguigui; director: Julia Lopes Curval;
cast: Catherine Deneuve, Marina Hands,
Marie-Josée Croze. Audrey is an independent
single woman who lives in Canada and is pregnant. While visiting her parents for holidays in
the small town in France where she grew up,
Audrey discovers the hidden story of her
grandmother, a woman who gave up her
home and family in the 1950s and never came
back. As Audrey tries to learn more about the
story, her own mother is forced to reveal a
deeply buried secret. (100 mins.; premiere;
debuting)
Round da Way (France; animation) Producer: Philippe Gompel And Roch Lener; director: Albert P. Lazaro And Emmanuel Klotz;
cast: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Omar &
Fred. It’s summer in the hood. As every year,
there are those who stay, those who leave,
and those who should have left. Some, like Joe
Piswater, work “under the table” in the rich
neighborhoods and fall head over heels for a
pretty girl. Some, like Tony Pepperoni, play
businessman and spend the summer fleeing a
local gang leader and a psychopathic girlfriend. Some, like Sammy and Harvey, pretend
to have left. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
BACKSEAT CONCEPTIONS
Phone: 215-235-5603
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en truck driver, Lars, runs over a local woman
and pins the blame on the town’s Bosnian
refugee. When Lars’ brother Johannes stands
up for the man and gives him shelter, Lars and
his friends head for Johannes’ secluded house,
armed with a shotgun and boundless, drunken
rage. (100 mins.; presales; debuting)
Henry of Navarre (Germany; drama) Producer: Regina Ziegler; director: Jo Baier. In 1563
France, Protestants and Catholics are fighting
for land and power. At the head of the Protestants stands Henry of Navarre, leading his men
against Paris. Henry survives the St.
Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, but on his way
to the throne he will change religion five times
and he’ll lead many wars. (production; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Phantom Pain (Germany; drama) Producers: Sebastian Zühr, Henning Ferber, Marcus
Welke; director: Matthias Emcke; cast: Til
Schweiger, Jana Pallaske. A passionate cyclist
and urban slacker who avoids work and
responsibility sees his life change from one
moment to the next when he loses his left leg.
He can wallow in self-pity – or tackle the
beast called life with the help of love, willpower and his own two feet. Matthias Emcke
delivers a thought-provoking yet light and
upbeat look at a slacker who’s forced to turn
his life around. (92 mins.; premiere; debuting)
BIRCH TREE
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Carlton Hotel #203
Office Phone: 33 4 93 06 40 06
On Offer:
High Kick Girl (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Fuyuhiko Nishi, Kenji Nakanishi,
Masaaki Mizuno; director: Fuyuhiko Nishi; cast:
Rina Takeda, Tatsuya Naka. A cute high school
girl who learns karate must take on a group of
fighters with help from her karate master.
From the producer of “Shaolin Girl!” (82 mins.;
premiere; debuting)
The Sanctuary (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Thanapon Maliwan, Russell Wong;
director: Thanapon Maliwan; cast: Mike B,
Russell Wong. A young Muay Thai warrior is
accused of stealing a holy emerald that his
master appointed him to protect. On the run
from the police, he must retrieve the emerald
from the mafia in order to prove his innocence
and return the emerald to its holy place. (88
Children of Torture (USA; horror) Produc-
BLEIBERG ENTERTAINMENT
ers: Doug Sakmann, Adam Alhbrandt; director:
Adam Alhbrandt; cast: J.D. Brown, Joanna
Angel. A satanic cult practicing indoctrination
through agony and torture seeks new disciples, just as a group of friends heads to a
remote cabin in the rural wilderness of Pennsylvania for a weekend vacation. The third film
written and directed by Adam Alhbrandt
(Lionsgate’s “Sight” and the upcoming “The
Burnt House”). (development; presales;
debuting)
Hush, Little Baby (USA; horror) Producer:
Anthony Sparano Jr.; director: Adam Alhbrandt; cast: Sal Mazzotta. Deep in the isolated wilderness of Bucks County, Pa., the Taft
family lives secluded away from the prying
eyes of civilization. Patrick Taft, a deranged
serial murderer, is carrying on a family tradition. Bred of violence and tragedy, Patrick is
torn between his compassion and anger in a
volatile psychopathic split. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera, D5
Office Phone: + 33 (0)4 9299 3229
On Offer:
Adam Resurrected (USA; drama) Producers: Ehud Bleiberg, Werner Wirsing; director: Paul Schrader; cast: Jeff Goldblum, Willem
Dafoe. A former cabaret performer is the star
patient at a 1960s mental hospital for Holocaust survivors. (106 mins.; screening; returning)
Kirot (USA; action-adventure) Producers:
Ehud Bleiberg, Yoav Ze’evi, Edouard Douek;
director: Danny Lerner; cast: Olga Kurylenko.
Two women, an assassin and a housewife,
band together to break free of their oppressive
environments. (postproduction; product
Necromentia (USA; horror) Producers:
Stephanie Joyce, Nicholas Donnermeyer,
Shannon Banal; director: Pearry Teo; cast:
Chad Grimes, Layton Matthews. Three seemingly unrelated men are brought together by
their connections to a portal to the other side.
BAVARIA FILM
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera H 9
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-32-4
On Offer:
Deliver Us From Evil (Germany; thriller)
Producer: Michael Obel; director: Ole Bornedal;
cast: Lasse Rimmer, Lene Nystrom Rasted.
Violence erupts in a small town when a drunkCANNES
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2009
BLUE STAR MOVIES
Cannes 2009 Office:
Office Phone: 39-3358720172
On Offer:
Evilenko (U.K.; thriller) Producer: Mario
Cotone – Pacific Pictures; director: David
Grieco; cast: Malcolm McDowell; Marton
Csokas. Based on the true story of A.R. Cikatilo,
also known as the monster of Rostov. A.R.
Evilenko (Malcolm McDowell) is a serial killer
who killed and ate more than 50 children in
old Soviet Republic. V.T. Lesiev (Marton
Csokas) is the detective who tracks him down
and catches him. (115 mins.; returning)
Hermano (U.K.; drama) Producer: Pete
Maggi/Gherardo Pagliei; director: Giovanni
Robbiano; cast: Rade Serbedzija, Ignazio Oliva,
Emir Kusturica, Paolo Villaggio. Antonio Sterni
is a lonely young man without any family roots
who does small jobs for mafia boss Don Eugenio. Antonio is on a mission to deliver a car to a
Russian mafia boss when he meets an exchampion boxer from Argentina, Carlos Avileda. The two men join forces, one on a mafia
mission, the other on a quest to find the man
who destroyed his boxing career. (95 mins.;
returning)
Luminal (U.K.; sci-fi) Producer: Alex Tate;
director: Andrea Vecchiato; cast: Denis Lavant,
Jemeela Mustchin, Maria Papas. Set in 2010,
Luminal is the story of a friendship between
two young girls against the urban backdrop of
Paris and London night excesses. It takes a
wild trip through their psyches as they try to
make sense of their lives. (89 mins.; returning)
BOGEYDOM LICENSING
Cannes 2009 Office: Canadian Pavilion,
Riviera Beach 124
Office Phone: 06-25-86-97-64
On Offer:
Blood (Canada; thriller) Producer: Keiko
Kusakabe; director: Ten Shimoyama; cast: Aya
Sugimoto, Jun Kaname. To investigate a murder case Detective Hoshino visits the murdered maid’s employer, Miyako. The gorgeous,
seductive Miyako indicates the culprit is a man
by the name of Ukyo. Ukyo turns out to be the
swordsman Okita from the late shogunate
period, who once shared both blood and body
with Miyako, beginning his undead life. Soon
Hoshino is converted, and locked in a battle
over the beautiful vampire Miyako. (85 mins.;
Sauna (Canada; horror) Producers: Tero
Kaukomaa, Jesse Fryckman; director: Aj Annila; cast: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor
Klimenko. It’s 1595 and the long war is finally
over. Brothers Knut and Erik are officers in a
commission marking the border between Finland and Russia; they commit a terrible sin,
leaving a young girl to die a horrible death. As
the officers cross an uncharted swamp the girl
returns to haunt them. (85 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Yoroi Samurai Zombie (Canada; horror)
Producers: Motoi Hiraiwa, Akihiko Isogai,
Shinya Kawai; director: Tak Sakaguchi; cast:
Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Issei Ishida. In the mountains rests a mass grave – a sacred holy land,
where two cops discuss destiny. One cop tells
the other that he knows what his destiny is. As
he utters his last word, a hand grabs his head
and a sword slices through his body. The camera pulls out to reveal the cop’s head on a
tower adorned with human heads. (91 mins.;
screener cassette/DVD; returning)
BOLD FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Majestic Hotel,
Suite 137
On Offer:
The Hole (USA; thriller) Producers: Michel
Litvak, David Lancaster; exec producers: Gary
Michael Walters, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink; director: Joe Dante; cast: Chris Massoglia, Haley
Bennett, Nathan Gamble, with Bruce Dern and
Teri Polo. After his mother moves the family to
a new neighborhood, Dane Payton (Massoglia) stumbles upon a mysterious hole in the
basement of their new house with neighbor
Julie Campbell (Bennett) and his younger
brother Lucas (Gamble). The discovery puts all
of them face-to-face with their worst nightmares and darkest fears. (production; return-
ing)
Jack (USA; thriller) Producers: Michel Litvak,
David Lancaster, Alexandra Milchan, Marc
Sternberg; exec. producer: Gary Michael Walters; director: Joseph Ruben. A doctor rehabilitates and ultimately falls for an amnesiastricken victim, unaware that he is a serial
killer. (preproduction; returning)
BOLL AG
Phone: 0049-6131-9713580
On Offer:
Janjaweed (Germany; drama) Producers:
Uwe Boll, Dan Clarke; director: Uwe Boll; cast:
Edward Furlong, Kristanna Loken, Billy Zane.
American journalists in Sudan are confronted
with the dilemma of whether to return home
to report on the atrocities or to help the victims. (postproduction; product reel/trailer;
debuting)
Rampage (Germany; action-adventure)
Producers: Uwe Boll, Dan Clarke; director: Uwe
Boll; cast: Michael Paré, Brendan Fletcher. A
man with a thirst for revenge builds a full body
armor and goes on a killing spree. (100 mins.;
The Storm (Germany; thriller) Producers:
Uwe Boll, Dan Clarke, Stephen Hegyes,
Andreas Olavarria, Shawn Williamson; director: Uwe Boll; cast: Luke Perry, Lauren Holly.
Silias flees from a storm and finds refuge on a
farm, where he faces danger as he tries to help
the owners find their son. (85 mins.; screening;
debuting)
BOOMTOWN MEDIA
Cannes 2009 Office: Leave a message at
German Pavillion (German Films)
Phone: 49-30-814-529-50
On Offer:
Trip to Asia | The Quest for Harmony
(Germany; documentary) Producers: Uwe
Dierks, Thomas Grube, Andrea Thilo of Boomtown Media; director: Thomas Grube; cast: the
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle. A
musical excursion into the overlapping spheres
of melancholy, enthusiasm, loneliness and
yearning, “Trip to Asia” is an adventure told
through fascinating cinematic imagery and a
dynamic musical experience. (108 mins.;
BREAKOUT ENTERTAINMENT
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Beer Pong (USA; comedy) Producer: Sherri
Strain; director: Reza Reazi; cast: Michael Consiglio, Max Amini. Dustin is a 27-year-old
accounting whiz who lives with his parents.
Erik lives in a van outside Dustin’s house .They
are losers, but they decide to change all that
by pretending to be college students and winning the national beer pong championship.
Things look good till Dustin’s nemesis enters
the tournament, determined to destroy him.
(production; premiere; debuting)
Safehaven (USA; thriller) Meteors are
headed toward the Earth, and scientists have
predicted that only five places on the planet
will escape being hit.When the information,
downloaded onto a hard drive, is stolen, various powers try to regain it, each for their own
purpose. (development; premiere; debuting)
The Telling (USA; horror) Producer: Sherri
Strain; directors: Harry Grigsby, Nicholas Carpenter; cast: Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt. Three girls pledge the most popular
sorority on campus, and must tell the scariest
story they know. One features a murderous
doll, one a has-been actress and her run-in
with a film crew of the undead, and the third is
a hunt-and-kill frightfest that inspires someone to at the sorority to commit murders. (84
mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)
BRIDGE2LIFE, INC.
On Offer:
Dead Game (short film) (USA; horror)
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Producers: Debi D. Hall, Richard Bluth; director:
Richard Bluth; cast: Michelle Luchese, Joe
Ochman. Shelby, an awkward 19-year-old with
fantasies of being a hip and slick goth girl, simply cannot measure up to Nina, a sexy trailer
blonde. Shelby finds an occult game, unaware
that it is the incarnation of evil. She steals the
game from the depraved Victor, not realizing
that without it he will die. Kahldir, the spectral
host of the game, has plans for these two
players and Nina that will take them deep into
the realm of a paranormal reality. (15 mins.;
premiere; debuting)
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Let’s Make Laugh Again (Hong Kong;
On Offer:
Girls Day Out (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Robert P. Atwell, Daniel Reardon;
director: Daniel Reardon; cast: TBA. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
romance) Producers: Gordon Cheung, Johnny
Lee; director: Yip Lim Sum; cast: TBA. In a
summer camp, a handsome young man falls
in love with a peculiar beauty. After having
met once a year for seven years, the girl
decides to reveal her secret. (preproduction;
debuting)
One-Armed Swordsman 2020 (Hong
Kong; action-adventure) Producers: Sung-jai
Tcha, Sang-oh Yoon; director: Sung-soo Kim;
cast: TBA. In a rebellion against the dictator
Red Eye, Dokki loses his right arm and his girlfriend is captured. Now he seeks revenge. (preproduction; debuting)
Sell Out! (Hong Kong; comedy)
Producer/director: Joon-han Yeo; cast: Jerrica
Lai, Peter Davis, Kee Thuan Chye, Lim Teik
Leong. The hilariously unreasonable bosses of
a multinational conglomerate bully their creative employees into selling out in this wildly
irreverent comedy. (105 mins.; debuting)
CAPITOL FILMS
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Little Indi (France; drama) Producers: Marc
Recha, Jérôme Vidal; director: Marc Recha;
cast: Eduardo Noriega, Sergi López, Eulalia
Ramón. Arnau has a passion for songbirds.
When his prize bird Little Indi wins the local
championship he sees a way to try to free his
mother from prison. (postproduction; debuting)
The Prophet (France; thriller) Producer:
Why Not; director: Jacques Audiard; cast:
Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif,
Reda Kateb. (premiere; debuting)
Vincere (France; drama) Producer: Mario
Gianani; director: Marco Bellocchio; cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Corrado Invernizzi. The true story of Mussolini’s secret wife
and mother of his child, Ida Dalser. When the
Duce rises to become a powerful dictator, he
denies Ida’s existence, hiding her away in asylums. But Ida, with her courage and intelligence, will triumph. (premiere; debuting)
CAMELOT ENTERTAINMENT
GROUP, INC.
Black Water Transit (USA; thriller) Director: Tony Kaye; cast: Laurence Fishburne, Brittany Snow, Karl Urban. Against the backdrop
of a post-apocalyptic world descending into
chaos, Tony Kaye (“American History X”)
brings us a hard-hitting, pulse-pounding
thriller about violence, betrayal, love and the
desire to do good when everything conspires
against you. (screening; debuting)
Five Dollars a Day (USA; comedy) Director: Nigel Cole; cast: Christopher Walken,
Sharon Stone, Amanda Peet, Alessandro
Nivola. Months spent in prison for your father’s
crime: 11. Years attempting to rid yourself of his
poor fatherly advice: 10. The time spent on the
run with this incorrigible man: priceless.
(screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Love Ranch (USA; drama) Director: Taylor
Hackford; cast: Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Gina
Gershon, Bai Ling, Sergio Peris-Mencheta.
Grace (Helen Mirren) is married to Charlie (Joe
Pesci), a violent gangster constantly trying to
hit the big time in Reno, Nev. Throughout their
marriage she has always been the brains to his
brawn and together they are a force to be
reckoned with. But when Charlie dreams up
yet another money-making enterprise and
brings Bruza, a world-class boxer, into their
realm everything will change. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
CAREY FILMS, LTD
On Offer:
The Spell (U.K.; drama) Producers: Owen
Carey Jones, Neil Harrison, Melinda Humphrey;
director: Owen Carey Jones; cast: Rebecca
Pitkin, Pietro Herrera, Amber Hodgkiss, Julia
Curle, Laura O’Donoughue. A young girl finds
herself unwanted by either of her separated
parents and leaves home at the earliest
opportunity. However, her live-in boyfriend’s
associations with witchcraft and black magic
soon take her down a path that leads to the
most horrific experience of her life. She seeks
help from friends, doctors, psychiatrists and
religious leaders but finds only skepticism and
disbelief. Finally, from within the confines of a
mental hospital, she finds the help she needs.
CATALAN FILMS & TV
Cannes 2009 Office: Audiovisual From
Spain - Catalan Films & Tv
Phone: 0034935524945
On Offer:
Short-Cat program (Spain) (debuting)
CELESTIAL PICTURES LTD.
Cannes 2009 Office: Suite 118 at Carlton
Hotel
Office Phone: 33-4-93-06-4-118
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CELSIUS ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Entrance 7e, Apt 3e2,
3rd Floor, Residences Gray D’albion, 20 Bis Rue
Des Serbes
Office Phone: 44-20-7193-1801
On Offer:
Freakonomics (U.K.; documentary) Producers: Chad Troutwine, Seth Gordon; directors: Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, Eugene
Jarecki, Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady. Take five of
the most successful documentary directors
working in Hollywood today, match them to
the most compelling chapters from a worldwide best-selling piece of nonfiction and you
have “Freakonomics,” the movie. “Freakonomics” is economic detective work, social theory
and investigative journalism all at their most
compelling, and it is deeply unorthodox in its
approach. (production; returning)
From Within (U.K.; thriller) Producers: Adrian Butchart, Chris Gibbin; director: Phedon
Papamichael; cast: Elizabeth Rice, Thomas
Dekker, Adam Goldberg, Kelly Blatz, Laura
Allen, Rumer Willis, Jared Harris. All hell
descends on the ultra-religious Grovetown as
a plague of apparent suicides threatens to
decimate the population. As one by one her
loved ones fall, Lindsay (Elizabeth Rice) realizes she must get to the heart of the mystery
or face death herself. But is her only ally, the
handsome, brooding loner Aidan (Thomas
Dekker), all he claims to be, and does the town
harbor an occult secret? (90 mins.; returning)
Vivaldi (U.K.; drama) Producers: Boris
Damast, Andrea Kikot, Michel Shane; director:
Boris Damast; cast: Joseph Fiennes, Alfred
Molina, Gerard Depardieu, Carice Van Houten,
Neve Campbell, Jacqueline Bisset, Elle Fanning. A biography of Antonio Vivaldi’s early life,
when the young priest became the music
teacher at a school for the illegitimate daughters of Venice’s courtesans. (preproduction;
returning)
CENTRAL PARTNERSHIP
Cannes 2009 Office: Lerins S15
Phone: 7-495-9818214
On Offer:
Hipsters (Russia; musical) Producers: Vadim
Goryainov, Valery Todorovsky, Leonid Yarmolnik, Leonid Lebedev; director: Valery Todorovsky; cast: Oksana Akinshina, Anton Shagin,
Evgenia Brik, Maksim Matveev. In the 1950s a
group of young people has to fight for the
right to be different from all others, listen to
different music and dress differently. The production features popular smash hits, strong
choreography, a dashing plot with many
twists, a compelling love story and luxurious
scenery. (120 mins.; screening; debuting)
Taras Bulba (Russia; drama) Producer: TV
Channel Russia; director: Vladimir Bortko; cast:
Bogdan Stupka, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Igor
Petrenko. Based on a Nikolai Gogol story set in
the 16th century, centered on the Polish invasion of Ukrainian territory. Taras Bulba has two
sons who are the pride of the Cossacks, but
the younger brother puts on Polish armor for
the sake of a beautiful Polish girl. The elder
brother is captured by the Poles and is due to
be executed. Taras has sworn to be avenged.
CENTRE FILMS MEDIA SALES
Cannes 2009 Office: Media Pavilion (121)
International Village
Office Phone: 04-93-39-70-28
On Offer:
An Act of Terror (U.K.; drama) Producer:
Sarmed Mirza; director: Shahid Nadeem; cast:
Asim Bukhari, Jamil Jarral, Ghizala Aran, Derek
Mcewan, Bryan Larkin. When a young Glaswegian is accused of being a terrorist the mere
accusation causes fear and trepidation among
his family and the wider Asian community in
the city of Glasgow and beyond. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Bad Day (U.K.; action-adventure) Producer:
Gena Helen Ashwell; director: Ian David Diaz;
cast: Claire Goose, Donna Air, Anthony Ofoegbu, Sarah Harding, Robbie Gee. Rebecca Ryan
is an undercover cop whose bosses suspect
she has become too close to her criminal
marks. When her teenage daughter is killed
Ryan suspects everyone and seeks revenge.
(98 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
S.N.U.B! (U.K.; action-adventure) Producer:
John Adams; director: Johnathan Glendening;
cast: Gary Mavers, Jonathan Moore, Harriet
Thorpe, Clare Spence. When a terrorist device
threatens London a number of important and
self-important people gather in the government’s Secret Nuclear Underground Bunker.
The device explodes and in the nuclear aftermath they find that they are not alone. (85
mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
CHINA FILM PROMOTION
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera E16
Phone: 86-10-62269144
On Offer:
The Journey Away (China; family) Wei Yi
leaves home to search for his real father. He
goes to Shan Xi by train alone, but his new sister Mee follows him. The film tells the story of
their experiences along the way, the characters they meet and how Wei Yi’s attitude is
changed. (debuting)
Mama, Don’t Cry (China; drama) Director:
Cao Guiqian. On May 12, 2008, a disastrous
earthquake of 8 magnitude changed the history of China. The film tells the story of a
Beichuan Middle School girl named Linlin who
gave up her life in order to save a classmate.
Waiting in Beijing (China; drama) The
story line of the film is about love between a
young American guy and an Iraqi girl. George
comes to Beijing to meet his Iraqi girlfriend
Nadia but she never shows up. He comes
across a Chinese girl, Judy, who decides to help
George locate Nadia but then finds herself in
love with George — just as Nadia is about to
appear. Together, they go through the Iraq war
and the SARS epidemic. (debuting)
CINAMOUR ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Hall,
Stand # B20
Office Phone: +1 310 994 9088
On Offer:
The Christmas Clause (USA; family) Producer: Kirk Shaw; director: George Erschbamer;
cast: Lea Thompson, Andrew Airlie. A working
woman with a family jokingly asks a department store Santa if she can be a single working woman again for Christmas. When she
awakens on Christmas morning, she finds herself alone – living the life of a high-powered
single executive. How can she get her old life
back when she misses her family? (90 mins.;
screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Nightfall (USA; thriller) Producers: Jeffrey
Schenck, John Schouweiler; director: David
Decoteau; cast: Dominique Swain, Brett
Novek. A modern Romeo and Juliet story of
the ultimate forbidden love affair — between
a vampire and the descendant of vampire
hunters. (postproduction; screener
Silent Venom (USA; thriller) Producers:
Jeffrey Schenck, Kimberly A. Ray; director: Fred
Olen Ray; cast: Luke Perry, Tom Berenger. A
decommissioned submarine crew on a secret
mission finds itself trapped between the Chinese military and crate loads of genetically
mutated snakes that have infiltrated every
nook and cranny of the sub. (87 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
CINE EXCEL
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: 20.01
On Offer:
Army of Wolves (USA; horror) Producers:
Mark Polonia, John Polonia, David Huey; directors: Mark Polonia, John Polonia & Jon
Mcbride; cast: Brian Berry, Bob Dennis & Dave
Fire. About experiments with werewolves to
create invincible soldiers. (90 mins.; screener
Legendary (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Mongkon Wiwasuk, David Huey; director: David Huey; cast: Malaipet Sasiprapa,
Yodsaenklai Fairtex, Gary Woods. The true
story of the first Muay Thai fighter to compete
in the Ring and the Octagon. (95 mins.;
Werewolf Erotica (USA; horror) Producers: Mark Polonia, John Polonia, David Huey;
directors: Mark Polonia, John Polonia; cast:
Leslie Culton, Nathan Miller & Rebecca Ferratti. Female werewolves must find suitable
mates or their species will be extinct. (90
CINEMA LIBRE
INTERNATIONAL
On Offer:
The End of Poverty? (USA; documentary) Producers: Clifford Cobb, Beth Portello;
director: Philippe Diaz; cast: Martin Sheen.
Official selection, Critics’ Week 2008, special
documentary screening. Looking beyond the
popular “solutions” for poverty that don’t
work, “The End of Poverty?” asks whether the
true causes of poverty today stem from a
deliberate orchestration since colonial times,
which has evolved into a modern system
whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor.
(108 mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)
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PRODUCT LISTINGS
Mancora (USA; drama) Producers: Antonio
Gijon, Diego Ojeda; director: Ricardo De Montreuil; cast: Elsa Pataky, Jason Day, Enrique
Murciano. The second feature for Peruvian
director Ricardo de Montreuil. His first feature,
“La Mujer de Mi Hermano,” holds the record for
the largest theatrical release for a Latin film in
U.S. history. (100 mins.; product reel/trailer;
returning)
Namibia – The Struggle for Liberation (USA; drama) Producers: Uvsuva
Kaumbi, Edwin Kanguatjivi; director: Charles
Burnett; cast: Danny Glover, Carl Lumbly. Critically acclaimed director Charles Burnett’s latest film follows the legend of Samuel Nujoma
(Carl Lumbly), Namibia’s first president and a
prominent leader in the 60-year struggle for
independence from apartheid South Africa.
(120 mins.; product reel/trailer; returning)
CINEMA MANAGEMENT
GROUP
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais Des Festivals Lerins S.13
On Offer:
American Violet (USA; drama) Producer:
Bill Haney; director: Tim Disney; cast: Nicole
Behaire, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Matton,
Michael O’Keefe, Xzibit, Charles Dutton, Alfre
Woodard. A single mother of four is wrongfully
arrested in a drug raid along with 28 others.
With her freedom and the custody of her children at stake, she chooses to fight the racist
but all-powerful district attorney and the
unyielding criminal justice system he represents. (103 mins.; screening; debuting)
Blood & Bone (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Nick Simunek, Matthew Binns,
Michael Mailer; director: Ben Ramsey; cast:
Michael Jai White, Julian Sands, Eamonn
Walker, Nona Gaye, Bob Sapp. After his release
from prison, Isaiah Bone arrives on the innercity streets of Los Angeles and takes on several of the meanest and toughest fighters from
the world of back-alley street fighting, all
organized by a vicious gang leader. But is Bone
in it just for the money or does he have another agenda? (93 mins.; screening; debuting)
Heaven & Earth (USA; drama) Producer:
David Pupkewitz; director: Marleen Gorris; cast:
Natasha Mcelhone, Timothy Spall, Miranda
Raisin. Based on the true story of Britain’s first
female surgeon, Dr. James Miranda Barry, who
disguised herself as man while at the South
African garrison and fell in love with the governor, Lord Charles Somerset. (production; presales; returning)
CINEMA POPULAR/
WE DISTRIBUTION
Cannes 2009 Office: Res Du Grand,
5/f Cormoran Ii, 45 La Croisette
Office Phone: 04-92-59-00-50
On Offer:
Bodyguards and Assassins (China;
action-adventure) Producers: Peter Ho Sun
Chan, Huang Jianxin; director: Teddy Chen;
cast: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Wang Xueqi, Nicolas Tse, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Hu Jun, Eric Tsang,
Simon Yam, Fan Bing Bing, Wang Po Chieh,
Zhou Yun. Set in 1905 Hong Kong, five ordinary
men and women with extraordinary martial
arts skills are transformed into heroes, sacrificing their lives to protect the life of the man
known as the father of modern China from the
assassins assigned by the Qing regime. (production; product reel/trailer; debuting)
CINEMAVAULT
Office Phone: 33-4-92-99-32-15
On Offer:
Lovely, Still (Canada; drama) Producers:
Dana Altman, Lars Knudsen, James Lawler, Jay
Van Hoy; director: Nicholas Fackler; cast: Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks,
Adam Scott. A holiday fable that tells the
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story of an elderly man discovering love for the
first time. (premiere; debuting)
Lymelife (Canada; drama) Producers:
Steven Martini, Barbara Defina, Jon Cornick,
Alec Baldwin, Michele Tayler, Angela Sommerville; director: Derick Martini; cast: Alec
Baldwin, Rory Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Jill Hennessy, Timothy Hutton, Cynthia Nixon, Emma
Roberts. From Martin Scorsese, a critically
acclaimed coming of age film. (screening;
returning)
Who Do You Love (Canada; drama) Producers: Les Alexander, Jonathan Mitchell,
Andrea Baynes; director: Jerry Zaks; cast:
Alessandro Nivola, David Oyelowo, Jon Abrahams. The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess
Records, the label that helped popularize
blues music during the 1950s and ’60s. (premiere; debuting)
CINEPHIL
Phone: 972-3-5664129
On Offer:
Defamation (Israel; documentary) Producers: Karoline Leth, Philippa Kowarsky, Knut
Ogris, Sandra Itkoff; director: Yoav Shamir.
What is anti-Semitism today, two generations
after the Holocaust? In his continuing exploration of modern Israeli life, director Yoav
Shamir travels the world in search of the most
modern manifestations of the “oldest hatred”
and comes up with some startling answers.
My Neighbor My Killer (Israel; documentary) Producer/director: Anne Aghion. Could
you ever forgive the people who slaughtered
your family? In 1994, Rwanda’s Hutu populace
was incited to wipe out the country’s Tutsi
minority, killing lifelong friends and family
members. In 1999 the government began the
Gacaca, open-air hearings with citizen-judges
meant to try their neighbors and rebuild the
nation. Filming over a decade in a tiny rural
hamlet, Emmy Award winner Anne Aghion has
charted the impact of the emotional journey
to coexistence. (80 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Our City Dreams (Israel; documentary)
Producers: Chiara Clemente, Tanya Selvaratnam, Bettina Sulser; director: Chiara Clemente;
cast: Nancy Spero, Marina Abramovic, Kiki
Smith, Ghada Amer And Swoon. Filmed over
the course of two years, “Our City Dreams” is
an invitation to visit the creative spaces of five
women artists, each of whom possesses her
own energy, drive and passion. These women,
who span different decades and represent
diverse cultures, have one thing in common
beyond making art: the city to which they
have journeyed and now call home — New
York. (87 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
CINEPRO PICTURES
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Hotel Palais Stephanie
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 92 99 70 00
On Offer:
*Tribes of October (USA; action-adventure) Producer/director: Philippe Martinez;
cast: TBA. In a battle of biblical proportions
under an eternally crimson sky in post-apocalyptic New York City, Detective Michael Hillburn must cross the chaotic city on the most
dangerous night of the year to avenge the
death of a fellow officer and save May Kelly,
the girl he loves, from the clutches of the elusive crime boss Lord Akuma. (preproduction;
The Steam Experiment (USA; thriller)
Producer/director: Philippe Martinez; cast: Val
Kilmer, Armand Assante. When the heat rises,
chaos ensues. (90 mins.; screener
cassette/DVD; returning)
CINESAVVY
Phone: 1-416-598-2525
On Offer:
Cell 213 (Canada; horror) Producer: Hassain
Zaidi; director: Stephen Kay; cast: Eric Balfour,
Bruce Greenwood. God and the devil have
been fighting for souls since mankind first set
foot on earth. Their battle continues in Cell 213
over cocky young attorney Michael Gray.
(postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Frankie & Alice (Canada; drama) Producers: Halle Berry, Vince Cirrincione, Hassain
Zaidi; director: Geoffrey Sax; cast: Halle Berry,
Stellan Skarsgård. Based on a true story,
Frankie and Alice is a complex and disturbing
glimpse into a human psyche with multiple
personality disorder. Halle Berry stars as
Frankie, an exotic dancer harboring a dark
secret that she isn’t even aware of. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Phantom Punch (Canada; drama) Producers: Hassain Zaidi, Marek Posival; director:
Robert Townsend; cast: Ving Rhames,
Nicholas Turturro. From discovery in a jail cell
to world heavyweight boxing champ, “Phantom Punch” traces Sonny Liston’s life and
loves, ties to the mob and the circumstances
surrounding his mysterious death. (104 mins.;
CINETEL FILMS, INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera B2
On Offer:
Icarus (USA; action-adventure) Producers:
Lisa Hansen, Paul Hertzberg, Kirk Shaw; director: Dolph Lundgren; cast: Dolph Lundgren.
Leading a double life as a family man and a
professional assassin, a career hit man finds
himself fighting for his life and struggling to
protect his family. (postproduction; presales;
returning)
Ice Twisters (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Lisa Hansen, Shannon McA’Nulty, Kirk
Shaw; director: Steven R. Monroe; cast:
Camille Sullivan, Kaj Eriksen, Mark Moses. A
cloud-seeding experiment, Project Raindance,
goes horribly wrong and spawns unstoppable
tornadoes that that freeze everything in their
path and shoot razor sharp shards of ice. Now
it is up to one person, author Charlie Price, to
find a way to stop it before it is too late. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
Smile (USA; thriller) Producers: Gherardo
Pagliei, Francesco Gasperoni, Hamid Basket;
director: Francesco Gasperoni; cast: Robert
Capelli Jr., Elena Bouryka, Armand Assante. A
group of students on a school holiday discovers a mysterious camera, but after several of
them start showing up dead after having their
picture taken, they start to realize this camera
is much more than they bargained for. (postproduction; presales; debuting)
CINEVILLE INTERNATIONAL
On Offer:
Ghost in the Ring (USA; drama) Producer:
Jorge Berlanga; cast: Jay Hernandez, Cuba
Gooding Jr., Ana De La Reguera. The epic story
of a man born clinically dead. He is a warrior
who will defy all odds to rise to the top,
become a hero to millions and inspire two
nations, but along the way he will face his
greatest challenge — himself. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
Last Highway (USA; documentary) Producers: Dub Cornet, Carl Colpaert; cast: Bob
Dylan, Nora Jones, Lucinda Williams. Hank
Williams left behind a legacy of music that is
still as moving and evocative today as it was
at his death more than 50 years ago. This concert film shot at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium
focuses on 22 unfinished compositions, all
with original Hank Williams lyrics but with no
musical score – until now. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Pure Shooter (USA; drama) Producers:
Greg Jones, Robert Rangel; cast: Cuba Gooding
Jr., Michael Rooker. Greg “Basketball” Jones,
fought to become the first African-American
basketball player to become an All-American.
The story is about chasing one’s dreams no
matter how hard the challenges or the consequences, and about whether sports can transcend racism. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
CINEXPORT
Cannes 2009 Office: European Media
Pavilion N 122
Office Phone: 06-07-54-33-33
On Offer:
Misbehaviour (France; drama) Producer:
Zgarka Films; director: Michel Zgarka; cast:
Cindel Chartrand, Andrew Avatis, Alexandra
Woodward. Perverted life in a highly secure
senior college for girls. A young student will
learn how awful life can be when she loses her
illusions. (97 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Number One (France; comedy) Producer:
Made In Morocco, Zakia Tahiri; director: Zakia
Tahiri; cast: Aziz Saadallah, Nezha Rahil,
Khadija Assad. Aziz is the manager of a clothing factory that employs some 50 women,
whom Aziz terrorizes just as he terrorizes his
wife and his daughter. One day his wife discovers he can be a perfect gentleman, and she
casts a spell on him so this moment never
ends. Aziz becomes a feminist in spite of himself, and his life becomes a living hell. (86
South of the Moon (France; family) Producer: Zgarka Films; director: Antonio Diverdis;
cast: John Ralston, Jake Mcleod, Moya O’Connell. A small boy is unhappy with his parents,
in love with a classmate, fond of his harddrinking uncle and often dreams of a very
beautiful woman he does not know. (108
CJ ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: Reviera C 20
Phone: 82-2-2017-1193
On Offer:
Haeundae (South Korea; action-adventure) Producer: Lee Ji-seung; director: JK Youn;
cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Ha Ji-won. While vacationers are enjoying a peaceful summer day at
Haeundae beach, a super-tsunami is headed
straight for the popular vacation spot. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Mother (South Korea; drama) Producers:
Choi Jae-won, Seo Woo-sik; director: Bong
Joon-ho; cast: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin. Widowed
for a long time, a mother lives alone with her
only son. He is a shy and quiet young man. In
the aftermath of a terrible murder, her helpless son becomes the prime suspect. There is
no real evidence against him, but police are
eager to close the case and arrest the boy. His
defense attorney turns out to be incompetent.
Faced with no other choice, his mother gets
involved, determined to prove her son’s innocence. (postproduction; premiere; debuting)
Thirst (South Korea; drama) Producer: Ahn
Soo-hyun; director: Park Chan-wook; cast:
Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-vin. Beloved and
devoted priest from a small town volunteers
for a medical experiment, which fails and
turns him into a vampire. Physical and psychological changes lead to an affair with the wife
of his childhood friend, who is repressed and
tired of her mundane life. The former priest
falls deeper into despair and depravity, and
struggles to maintain what’s left of his
humanity. (postproduction; screening; debuting)
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Cannes 2009 Office: 17, Square Merimee
2nd Floor 06400 Cannes
Office Phone: 33-4-93-68-43-34
On Offer:
Carré Blanc (Spain; thriller) Producers:
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PRODUCT LISTINGS
Tarantula, Solair Films, Cjsc Ctc Network; director: Jean Baptiste Leonetti; cast: Sami Bouajila, Julie Gayet, Jean-pierre Andreani,
Dominique Paturel, Carlos Leal. In a dark and
chilling future, society feeds on its weak. Those
who cannot afford a living, those whose cannot compete and those who are mavericks are
killed and turned into meat. (postproduction;
debuting)
Les Herbes Folles (Spain; romance) Producer: F Comme Film - Studio Canal - France 2
Cinéma - Bim Distribuzione; director: Alain
Resnais; cast: Sabine Azéma, André Dussollier,
Emmanuelle Devos, Anne Consigny, Mathieu
Amalric, Michel Vuillermoz, Edouard Baer. Marguerite Muir did not anticipate that someone
would steal her bag at the exit of a shoe store
in Paris, or that the culprit would throw the
contents in a parking lot. As for Georges Palet,
if he had known what he was getting into, he
would never have bent down to pick up the
wallet. (postproduction; debuting)
Je Suis Hereux Que Ma Mère Soit
Vivante (Spain; drama) Producer: F Comme
Film - Orly Films - Page 114 in co-production
with France 3 Cinéma With the participation
of Canal +; director: Claude & Nathan Miller;
cast: Christine Citti, Yves Verhoeven, Vincent
Rottiers, Sophie Cattani. From childhood
through his teen years, Thomas looked for
Julie, his biological mother. Unknown to his
adoptive parents, he went back to the woman
who abandoned him when he was 4 years old
and started to lead a secret life. (postproduction; debuting)
COLIFILMS DIFFUSION
Phone: 33-1-4294-2543
On Offer:
The Dark Room (France; drama) Producers: Todo Cine, Sophie Dulac Productions;
director: Maria Victoria Menis; cast: Mirtha
Bogdasarian, Patrick Del’isola, Fernado
Armani. In a colony of Jewish immigrants in
Entre Rios Province, Argentina, at the turn of
the last century, we discover the story of
Gertrudis, a woman who in the eyes of her
family was born an ugly baby, became an ugly
child, developed into an ugly teenager and
finally became an ugly woman. (85 mins.;
Tricheuse (France; comedy) Producer: Les
Productions Clef En Main; director: JeanFrançois Davy; cast: Hélène De Fougerolles,
Valérie Kaprisky, Patrick Bouchitey. A woman
wants to have a family at any price. (95 mins.;
Vivre (France; comedy) Producer: Gradiva
Prods.; director: Yvon Marciano; cast: Aymeric
Cormerais, Lydie Waï, Pamela Ravassard. Life
is beautiful when you are 25 years old and in
love. (103 mins.; screening; debuting)
COLLERY COMEDY
VENTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Hong Kong Pavillion
Phone: 13109805493
On Offer:
Klaus Pierre Goes to South Africa
(Hong Kong; comedy) Producer: Arnaud
Collery; director: confidential; cast: Klaus
Pierre. Klaus Pierre goes to Africa in an improvbased comedy shot documentary style.
(development; presales; debuting)
Klaus Pierre, Diary of an Emotionally Challenged Action Star (Hong Kong;
comedy) Producer/director: Arnaud Collery;
cast: Klaus Pierre, Matthias Hues. Improvbased comedy shot documentary style around
the world. KP (based on a character created
on stage in L.A.) is an the ultimate loser. He
tries to become an action star in L.A. but falls
in love with a girl in the subway in Paris. Trying
to find her, he will meet some 15 different personalities (real people from politics, business
and sports) in France, Japan and India. Then in
China he will learned the language and the
culture. (80 mins.; screening; debuting)
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A Story of Champagne (Hong Kong)
Producer: Arnaud Collery; director: Janet
Nakano; cast: Arnaud Collery, Alain Collery.
“Mondovino” the documentary was centered
on the business side, this one is centered on
the culture of Champagne through the unique
story of “Champagne Collery” a once quite
famous brand that was owned by the Collery
family. Nowadays Arnaud Collery is a comedian filmmaker in Los Angeles and Alain Collery
is a sex therapist. (development; presales;
debuting)
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ENTERTAINMENT CORP.
Cannes 2009 Office: C9, Riviera Hall
Phone: 323-937-8700
On Offer:
Flooding in the Time of Drought
(USA; drama) Producer: Paddy Pictures; director: Sherman Ong; cast: Agnes Christina,
Nathan Benjamin, Xiao Jing, Pacheun
Maleipan. This fusion of documentary and fiction narrative is split into two parts, “Drought”
and “Flood,” to reflect the dichotomy that
exists in our relationship with the vital element water. (production; debuting)
Here (USA; drama) Producers:
Gsmprjct°média, Akanga Film Asia, Oak 3
Fillms; director: Ho Tzu Nyen; cast: John Low,
Beatrice Tan, Andy Hillyard. “Here” follows the
journey of He Zhiyuan, a middle-aged man
who struggles to make sense of his reality following the sudden death of his wife. (86
mins.; debuting)
Love Matters (USA; comedy) Producers:
Neo Studios, Mmstudios and Grand Brilliance;
directors: Jack Neo, Gilbert Chan; cast: Henry
Thia, Yeo Yann Yann. A humorous and entertaining look at love and happiness in a
straight-laced Asian society, through the misadventures of three men as they search for
love and happiness (118 mins.; debuting)
CONTENTFILM
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: 32 Rue Du Commandant André (corner Croisette), 4th Floor
Office Phone: 33 4 93 99 19 50
On Offer:
Fish Tank (U.K.; drama) Producer: Kees
Kasander; director: Andrea Arnold; cast:
Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing. Mia, 15,
has her life turned on its head when her Mum
brings home a new boyfriend. (122 mins.;
debuting)
Last Ride (U.K.; drama) Producers: Nicolas
Cole, Antonia Barnard; director: Glendyn Ivin;
cast: Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell. Shot on
location in the spectacular outback of Australia, “Last Ride” brings to mind Clint Eastwood’s “A Perfect World” in its depiction of a
devastating and tender emotional journey,
seen through the eyes of an innocent young
boy and his father on the run from the law.
(100 mins.; returning)
The Technician (U.K.; thriller) Producers:
Harry Ufland, Mary Jane Ufland, Chris Ufland;
director: Jon Cassar; cast: TBA. From the lead
director of “24.”, one of the most successful TV
series of all time, comes the explosive action
thriller “The Technician.” Relentless from the
opening scene, “The Technician” is a smart,
slick action thriller that combines the nonstop tension of “Speed” and “Die Hard With a
Vengeance” with the explosive action of
“Crank” and “Wanted.” (preproduction; presales; debuting)
CORRINO ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 31204233002
On Offer:
Riparian Zone/Uiterwaarden (Netherlands; drama) Producers: Ivo Noorlander, Atilla
Meijs, Michael John Fedun; director: Hanro
Smitsman; cast: Matthijs Van De Sande
Bakhuyzen, Robert De Hoog. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
CORSANWORLDSALES
Cannes 2009 Office: Lerins R1
Phone: 3232342518
On Offer:
The Devil’s Double (Belgium; thriller)
Producers: Paul Breuls, Michael John Fedun,
Emjay Rechsteiner; director: Lee Tamahori.
Latif Yahia, an Iraqi Army lieutenant stationed
on the Iranian border, bears an uncanny
resemblance to Uday Hussein. Latif is summoned to Saddam’s inner sanctum, where he
is given a choice: Become the body double of
his son Uday, or die. (preproduction; presales;
debuting)
The Hessen Affair (Belgium; thriller) Producer/director: Paul Breuls; cast: Billy Zane,
Lyne Renee, Michael Bowen. In 1945, Col. Jack
Durant and the dazzlingly beautiful Lt. Kathleen Nash uncover the crown jewels of Germany. Nash and Durant manage to get the
gems to New York, where they must deal with
gangsters to fence the loot. With doublecrossing gangland figures trying to control the
gems and the Army closing in on them, will
Nash and Durant stay true to each other and
their plan, or will one sell the other out? (108
Meant to Be (Belgium; romance) Producers: Paul Breuls, John Smallcombe, Michael
John Fedun; director: Paul Breuls; cast: Kelly
Reilly, Julian Rhind-tutt. Will and Amanda are
an unlikely couple. For starters, Amanda doesn’t even know Will exists. Literally. Because
Will is Amanda’s guardian angel. Fortunately,
with the help of his best friend Archie (Kris
Marshall), Will is given the chance to become
human for seven days to win Amanda’s heart.
But being human isn’t as easy as it looks, and
Will soon discovers that gravity is a pain and
love is trouble. (postproduction; debuting)
COUNTRY INN, DEAD &
BREAKFAST SERIES
Phone: 561-482-3213
On Offer:
Country Inn, Dead & Breakfast (USA;
mystery/comedy) Producer: Tina Czarnota;
cast: David Soul. On the first day of operation
at the Tudor Grove Inn, a guest is murdered.
Leery of everyone, Trina and her sassy niece
Kim begin searching for clues and speculate
that the intended victim was Trina’s ornery
future dad-in-law, Tim. Between dodging
Tim’s barbs, matching wits with a relentless,
sexy reporter who wishes to destroy the inn for
her own purposes and playing hostess, Trina
and Kim try to assist the no-nonsense Lt.
Klonski in solving the mystery, unaware that
they are his prime suspects. (development;
presales; debuting)
Deadly Act (USA; mystery/comedy) Producer: Tina Czarnota. Lottie Chotski, Trina and
her sassy niece, Kim, are hustled off by Lottie
to The Thrice Strikes Casino for some lounge
action, nightlife and strife. Soon, Trina, Kim
and Lottie eyeball the casino carpet as they
dodge bullets meant for celebrity crooner J.
Tones. While trying to clear Lottie of suspicion
of murder, Trina and Kim follow Lottie through
a maze of clues and cloak-and-dagger. Is
thrice a charm or will one of the family members be the third to be struck? (development;
presales; debuting)
Deadwaiter (USA; mystery/comedy) Producer: Tina Czarnota; cast: David Soul. Katrina
discovers her inn’s dumbwaiter is really the
tomb of someone who died years ago. Soon,
she learns of several other mysteries surrounding her — like the lovely Alexandra, who keeps
waiting at the inn for her husband; the sexy
Rhiannon, who meets a strange man late at
night; and the chanteuse who becomes upset
at the sight of Lt. Klonski. Throughout the
story Trina tries to solve all of these puzzles,
soon realizing that there’s a greater mystery in
the dumbwaiter than merely an old skeleton.
(development; presales; debuting)
CROATIAN AUDIOVISUAL
CENTRE
Cannes 2009 Office: Croatia, Pavilion 112,
Village Riviera
Office Phone: 33-0492-590-222
On Offer:
The Blacks (Croatia; drama) Producer:
Ankica Juric-Tilic; directors: Goran Devic, Zvonimir Juric; cast: Ivo Gregurevic, Franjo Dijak. In a
city under siege, the truce has been signed and
the squad known as the Blacks, which used to
do the dirty jobs, needs to be disbanded. The
squad commander, who has lost three of his
soldiers, prepares to retrieve their bodies from
the forest and, despite the ceasefire, blows up
the dam, causing great damage to the enemy.
The surviving members of the squad move
into action, but on the battlefield they find
that the enemy they have been searching for
is inside themselves. (75 mins.; debuting)
Croatian Short Fiction and Animated Films (Croatia) Directors: Dalibor Matanic, Petar Oreskovic, Ivan Livakovic, Nikolina
Baric, Sasa Ban, Nevio Marasovic, Darko Kokic,
Nedjeljko Dragic, Borivoj Dovnikovic, Darko
Vidaskovic. Short fiction: “Party,” “Refuse,”
“Dirty Little Bubbles,” “Masa,” “Int-ApartmentNight.” Short animated films: “Nightmare,”
“Run,” “Silence,” “Mobitel Manija,” “Rudi’s Lexicon — Love,” “Rudi’s Lexicon — Glory.” (screening; debuting)
Metastases (Croatia; drama) Producer:
Stanislav Babic; director: Branko Schmidt;
cast: Rene Bitorajac, Franjo Dijak. (85 mins.;
CRYSTAL SKY WORLDWIDE
Phone: +1.310.843.0223
On Offer:
Opposite Day (USA; family) Producers:
Steven Paul, Jamee Natella; director: Michael
R Givens; cast: French Stewart, Billy Unger,
Ariel Winter, George Wendt, Pauly Shore.
(returning)
Robosapien (USA; family) Producers:
Steven Paul, Avi Arad; director: Sean McNamara; cast: Bobby Coleman, David Eigenberg,
Penelope Ann Miller. (postproduction; returning)
Tekken (USA; action-adventure) Producers:
Steven Paul, Benedict Carver; director: Dwight
Little; cast: Jon Foo, Cary Tagawa, Kelly Overton, Ian Anthony Dale. (postproduction;
returning)
CURB ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera H2
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 92 99 32 25
On Offer:
Bare Knuckles (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Eric Etebari, Moe Grunberg, Alison
Richards; director: Eric Etebari; cast: Jeanette
Roxborough, Martin Kove, Chris Mulkey, Louis
Mandylor, Bridgett “Babydoll” Riley, Taylor
Roxborough. When Samantha uses her skills
to break up a bar fight between two drunken
women, down-and-out fight promoter Sonny
Cool (“Karate Kid’s” Martin Kove) sees an
opportunity to get back into “The Show,” a
high-class but highly illegal all-female bareknuckle fight tournament where brutality and
elegance mix with high stakes and deception.
To provide for her family, Samantha is forced
into taking Sonny’s offer. (98 mins.; screener
Greener Mountains (USA; family) Producer: Adam Selkowitz; director: Lee Shallat
Chemel; cast: Chris Heuisler, Kimberly McCullough, Brad Raider, Kevin Durand. JP Barton is
an adopted boy raised on a Vermont family
resort, who has essentially never left the resort
grounds. The arrival of a free-spirited young
artist, Alice Flynn, pits brother against brother
and propels JP on an explosive course vying for
her love. Desire collides with betrayal in this
passionate romance. (89 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
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PRODUCT LISTINGS
The Video Guys (USA; family) Producer:
Jeanne Brennan; director: Dan Brennan; cast:
Dan Brennan, Russ Camarda, Chris Douros,
Tom Doran, Johnny Ferro, Allison Lane, Sabrina
Brennan. Your wedding day can be the most
stressful day of your life. The Video Guys have
seen it all, from cheating grooms to sexy
brides. They know how to be discreet and how
to deal with any problems thrown at them.
Now they face their greatest challenge: shooting the wedding of one of their ex-wives. (95
DARCLIGHT FILMS
Phone: 310-777-8855
On Offer:
Altitude (USA; thriller) Producer: Ian Birkett;
director: Kaare Andrews; cast: Kristin Kreuk.
When a rookie pilot and her friends lose control of their plane as a result of freak mechanical failure, they discover themselves plummeting through the sky besieged by a mysterious,
malevolent force. (production; debuting)
Edgar Allan Poe’s Ligeia (USA; thriller)
Producer: Jeff Most; director: Michael Staininger; cast: Wes Bentley, Kaitlin Doubleday. A
young professor falls under the spell of a mysterious woman who has discovered the secret
of immortality. (screening; debuting)
Lake Mungo (USA; thriller) Producers: Bill
Coleman, Gilbert George, Robert George; director: Joel Anderson; cast: Rosie Traynor, David
Pledger. The family of a drowned girl experiences visitations from her ghost, and upon
investigating discovers the terrifying truth of
her secret life. (89 mins.; screening; debuting)
DISTANT HORIZON
Cannes 2009 Office: Grand Hotel, Cannes
([email protected])
On Offer:
Don’t Look Up (USA; horror) Producer:
Anant Singh Brian Cox Yoko Asakura; director:
Fruit Chan; cast: Henry Thomas (i Capture The
Castle) Kevin Corrigan (departed, American
Gangster) Lothaire Bluteau (black Robe, Jesus
Of Montreal) Carmen Chaplin (all About The
Benjamins) Reshad Strik (hills Have Eyes 2).
Set in and around an abandoned film studio
from another era, “Don’t Look Up” charts the
unravelling sanity of a director and his crew
when spirits from that era invade the film
stock of the contemporary production and, in
a few stark frames, open a horrifying window
on a terrible curse from the past. (98 mins.;
More Than Just a Game (USA; documentary) Producer: Anant Singh Helena
Spring; director: Junaid Ahmed; cast: Presley
Chweneyagae (tsotsi) Wright Ngubeni Tshepo
Maseko Az Abrahams Merlin Balie. In the style
of Touching The Void, More Than Just A Game,
is told through the stories of five former political prisoners. It follows political activists sent
in the 1960s to the infamous Robben Island
prison where Mandela was imprisoned and
tells the inspiring story of how these prisoners
rise above their incarceration by creating a
football league and finding an outlet for their
passion and commitment to discipline
through soccer. (90 mins.; product reel/trailer;
debuting)
DEAPLANETA
Mr. Bones 2: Back From the Past
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera A5 ( Cinema
From Spain )
On Offer:
The Frost (Spain; drama) Producer: Raül
Perales; director: Ferran Audí; cast: Trond
Espen Seim, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Bibi Andersson. Based on a play by Henrik Ibsen, a
haunting psychological drama that harshly
exposes the workings and meanderings of
love. (107 mins.; screening; returning)
Prime Time (Spain; thriller) Producer: Kino
Pc and the Night of the Cats; director: Luis
Calvo Ramos; cast: Leticia Dolera, Alberto
Amarilla. You don’t want to be here, and you’ll
fight to escape. (93 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Road to Santiago (Spain; comedy) Producers: Antena 3 Films, Lazona, Zircozine;
director: Roberto Santiago; cast: Fernando
Tejero, Malena Alterio. Nacho’s a photographer. Pilar, a journalist. They hate each other.
But when they’re sent to cover the story of
Olmo, a guru who solves relationship crises of
couples doing the pilgrimage to Santiago de
Compostela, they’re forced to pretend to be a
couple. In their 6-day adventure across Galicia,
our two antagonists get mixed up in all kinds
of ridiculous, hilarious and even romantic situations. Everyone knows that until you reach
Santiago, anything can happen. (100 mins.;
premiere; debuting)
(USA; comedy) Producer: Anant Singh Helena
Spring; directors: Gray Hofmeyr (mr. Bones,
Mama Jack); cast: Leon Schuster Leeanda
Reddy Tongayi Chirisa Kaseran Pillay Meren
Reddy. The follow-up to the most successful
South African film of all-time, “Mr. Bones 2:
Back From the Past” is the story of Hekule, the
King of Kuvukiland who is given a gemstone
by the dying Kunji Balanadin. The stone is
cursed and causes Hekule to become possessed by the spirit of the mischievous Kunji. It
is up Mr. Bones, the royal witch doctor to cure
his King and get rid of this cursed stone by
returning the gem to
its home in an Indian fishing village. (101 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
DEBUT PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 01 - 20.04a
Office Phone: +33 0 4 92 99 80 65
On Offer:
The Five (USA; family) Producers: Nancy
Larned, Michael Larned; director: Dave Yasuda;
cast: Madisen Beaty, Dan Lauria. Five children
from two broken families wake up one morning to find themselves in a mysterious adventure resembling that of a character in their
favorite mythological book series. They soon
discover that they must all fight an invisible
dark force that is powered by their own anger
and confusion within. They learn that
although they can’t change the unhappy
events of the past, they can determine their
future by how they deal with these sad memories in the present. (postproduction; product
CANNES
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2009
DISTRIBUTION WORKSHOP
Cannes 2009 Office: #71 , Grand Residences
Office Phone: 33-4-93-68-59-45
On Offer:
Big Soldier (Hong Kong; action-adventure)
Producer: Jackie Chan; director: Sheng Ding;
cast: Jackie Chan, Lee-hom Wang. A foot soldier and a general from rival states become
the sole survivors of a war. As they’re pursued
by the general’s brother, who would kill anyone for the throne, the soldier contemplates
whether he should betray the general for the
ticket home. (production; presales; debuting)
Overheard (Hong Kong; thriller) Producers:
Derek Yee, Henry Fong; directors: Alan Mak,
Felix Chong; cast: Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan.
Three cops become increasingly thrilled by the
secrets they hear while conducting surveillance. (postproduction; product reel/trailer;
returning)
Rain Fall (Hong Kong; thriller) Producers:
Megumi Fukasawa, Satoru Iseki, Tsutomu
Sakurai; director: Max Mannix; cast: Kippei Shiina, Gary Oldman. The story centers on John
Rain (Kippei Shiina), a half-breed assassin
who is used by William Holtzer (Gary Oldman),
the chief officer of the CIA Tokyo Bureau, to
orchestrate a conspiracy to manipulate the
Japanese government. The film has been
scheduled for a nationwide release in Japan by
Sony Pictures Entertainment during the Golden Week holiday in May 2009. (111 mins.;
screening; returning)
E1 ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: S9
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-33-08
On Offer:
Amreeka (Canada; drama) Producers: Paul
Barkin, Christina Piovesan; director: Cherien
Dabis; cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem,
Hiam Abbass. An ever-optimistic Palestinian
single mom and her teenage son arrive in
small town Illinois, intent on starting a new
life. Do they have what it takes to successfully
survive the heartland? (96 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Cold Souls (Canada; drama) Producers:
Paul S. Mezey, Andrij Parekh, Jeremy Kipp
Walker; director: Sophie Barthes; cast: Paul
Giamatti, Emily Watson, David Strathairn,
Katheryn Winnick. In the midst of an existential crisis, a New York actor stumbles upon
Soul Storage, a private lab offering New Yorkers relief from the burden of their souls... (100
mins.; debuting)
Shock Doctrine (Canada; documentary)
Producer: Andrew Eaton; directors: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom; cast: Naomi
Klein. Based on the book by Naomi Klein, THE
SHOCK DOCTRINE seeks to explain the rise of
“disaster capitalism”: the exploitation of
moments of crisis by governments and big
business in order to ransack the economies of
vulnerable countries. (debuting)
EALING STUDIOS
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Apt C41/c42 Relais De
La Reine, 42-43 La Croisette
Office Phone: 33-93-06-70-03-4
On Offer:
Dorian Gray (U.K.; thriller) Producer: Barnaby Thomopson; director: Oliver Parker; cast:
Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Ben Chaplin. Inconceivably beautiful Dorian Gray embraces a sinister life of debauchery and self-indulgence
that eventually results in murder. His beauty
seems eternal but his portrait reveals the
truth. (postproduction; debuting)
From Time to Time (U.K.; family) Producers: Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge And Paul
Kingsey; director: Julian Fellowes; cast: Maggie
Smith, Timothy Spall, Anne Reid. Tolly is sent
to stay with his estranged Grandmother in
their ancestral home, where he solves an ageold mystery that will safeguard their future
and reunite the family. (postproduction;
debuting)
St. Trinians 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (U.K.; comedy) Producer: Barnaby Thompson; director: Barnaby Thompson
And Oliver Parker; cast: Rupert Everett Colin
Firth Russell Brand. The Goonies meets The Da
Vinci Code in this St Trinian’s sequel, with the
anarchic school girls on the hunt for Fritton’s
legendary lost treasure. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
EASTERN MORDOR FILM
COMPANY LIMITED
Phone: 852-2385-5939
On Offer:
Painted Skin (Hong Kong; action-adventure) Producers: Ketsarinh Lan, Pang Hong;
director: Gordon Chan; cast: Donnie Yen, Zhou
Xun, Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Qi Yuwu, Sun Li.
General Wang (Chen Kun) saves a gorgeous
girl, Mei-ling( Zhou Xun), from bandits while
on the way back to his hometown. He decides
to bring her along to his town, but after her
arrival a series of murders takes place. Wang’s
wife, Pei-rong (Zhao Wei) is worried that it
could be Mei-ling and she calls for Er-long
(Donnie Yen), along with an exorcist (Sun Li),
to help her fight Mei-ling. (118 mins.; debuting)
EASTERNLIGHT FILMS
Phone: 310-777-8855
On Offer:
Coweb (USA; action-adventure) Producers:
Joe Ma Wai Ho, Chan Shu Chi; director: Xiong
Xin Xin; cast: Jaing Lu Xia, Eddie Siu Fai. A gifted martial artist becomes embroiled in an
underground gambling operation that pits
fighters against each other to the death.
Legendary Assassins (USA; actionadventure) Producer: Paco Wong; directors: Li
Chung Chi, Jing Wu; cast: Alex Fong, Jung Wu.
When a murder victim is discovered on an
island, a local cop teams up with a mysterious
traveler to take on gangsters who come looking for the victim’s killer. (production; presales;
debuting)
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of
the Dragon (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Taewon Chung, Susanna Tsang; director: Daniel Lee; cast: Andy Lau, Maggie Q. A
sweeping action-adventure that brings to life
the greatest classical novel of Chinese literature in all its staggering scale and splendor.
(postproduction; presales; debuting)
EBS WORLD
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: B18
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 92 99 33 0
On Offer:
Balcancan (USA; comedy) Producer: Darko
Mitrevski, Gianluca Curti, Carlo Duci, Alessandro Verdecchi; director: Darko Mitrevski; cast:
Vlado Jovanovski, Adolfo Margiotta, Branko
Djuric. When Trendafil attempts an escape
from war-ravaged Macedonia, his mother-nlaw dies from heat exhaustion. He calls upon
Santino, a lovable lowlife linked to him by their
past, and the two must take the grandmother
back in an adventure mixed with the danger
and terror of civil war and the absurdity of
transporting a dead woman across countries
in a rolled up carpet. (89 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
A Conspiracy (USA; thriller) Producer:
Wayne Wong, Rick Jordan, Richard Cooper;
director: Rick Jordan; cast: Rick Jordan, Athena
Maria Bitzis, Rob Pralgo. A young attorney is
the only witness to a murder that places him
in the middle of a major conspiracy, sending
him on the run to prove his innocence. What
he knows might save him ... what he learns
could get him killed. (95 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
Heist (USA; action-adventure) Producer:
Rick Jordan, Wayne Wong; directors: Rick Jordan, Richard Cooper; cast: Rick Jordan, Christian Mendez, Erik David. Some mistakes are not
forgiven – especially when they jeopardize a
Colombian drug cartel. Working against the
clock, a crew of unpredictable outlaws gathers
to pull off the robbery of an armored truck in
an attempt to pay off a debt – and save a
young man’s life. (92 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
ECHELON STUDIOS
Cannes 2009 Office: Hotel Brimer
Office Phone: 00.334.93.38.62.91
On Offer:
Cycle of Fear (USA; horror) Producers: John
Crossman Sr., Diane DaSilva-Bowles, Manuel
H. Da Silva.; director: Manuel H. Da Silva; cast:
Valerie Morrissey, Rachel Ancheril, Sean Kaufmann, Diane DaSilva-Bowles, Tony Porfilio,
Emily Andrews. What do you fear? One year
ago, 14 teenagers went missing. Tabetha is the
only known survivor of the group. Found by
the side of the road with no memory of who
she is and the secret she holds, must find out
what’s in store for her through clues in her own
sketches. (92 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
The Life Coach (USA; comedy) Producers:
Jennifer Jostyn, Leila Leigh; director: Josh Stolberg; cast: Greg Baker, Connie Britton, Lauren
Graham, Carla Gugino, Ron Livingston, George
Wendt, Rainn Wilson. A mockumentary about
the rise and fall of Hollywood’s life coach to
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PRODUCT LISTINGS
the stars. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Spooks, Hoods, and the Hidden Elite
(USA; documentary) Producers: Anthony Davi,
J.W. August; director: Anthony Davi; cast:
Chauncy Marvin Holt, Mike Ambrose. CIA Operative and MOB associate Chauncey Holt
reveals his role the JFK assassination. This is
the never-before-seen interview recorded
eight days before his death. (120 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
ECHO BRIDGE
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Lerins, R19
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 9299 3214
On Offer:
Inhale (USA; thriller) Producer: Michelle Chydzik And Nathalie Marciano; director: Baltasar
Kormakur; cast: Dermot Mulroney, Diane
Kruger, Sam Shepard, Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Perez And Jordi Molla. In a desperate
attempt to save his daughter from a rare disease, a father jeopardizes his career, family
and life when he finds himself involved in the
middle of a criminal underworld medical ring.
(postproduction; screening; debuting)
My Life in Ruins (USA; comedy) Producers: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Michelle Chydzik, Nathalie Marciano; director: Donald
Petrie; cast: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss,
Rita Wilson. A romantic comedy set amongst
the ruins of ancient Greece, in which a GreekAmerican tour guide finds unexpected adventure and romance. (98 mins.; screening;
returning)
Virgin on Bourbon Street (USA; comedy) Producer: Kirsten Smith; director: Clare Kilner; cast: Rob Schneider, Jenna Dewan. At college on a sponsorship from a sexual
abstinence before marriage group, one “pure
as snow” student stands to lose it all after
innocently consuming alcohol and getting
filmed performing wild sexual antics! (postproduction; screening; debuting)
ELEPHANT EYE FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Carlton Room 202
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 93 06 45 77
On Offer:
Fidel’s Last Dance (USA; documentary)
Producers: Cynthia Newport, Curb Gardner;
director: Cynthia Newport; cast: Alicia Alonso,
Carlos Acosta, Lorna Feijoo. The personal and
political stories of dance and culture in Cuba
that includes exile and return, loss and
redemption and tradition and innovation. (94
Frat Girl (USA; comedy) Producers: Elephant Eye Films, Derrick Tseng; director: Nate
Meyer; cast: Jess Weixler. A socially awkward
drama geek decides to do the unexpected and
pledge for a sorority at her university. However,
when she is mistaken for a boy and offered a
bid to join a fraternity as well, she decides to
take on the ultimate acting assignment and
immerse herself in every aspect of Greek life.
Precious (USA; drama) Producers: Lee
Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness;
director: Lee Daniels; cast: Mariah Carey,
Mo’nique. In 1980s Harlem, an overweight,
illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second
child is invited to enroll in an alternative school
in the hope that her life can head in a new
direction. (109 mins.; screening; debuting)
ELEVEN ARTS, INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera G18
Office Phone: 1-310-953-3059
On Offer:
Cobalt Blue (USA; drama) Producers: Hidehisa Yamada, Akito Yamashita; director:
Yosuke Nakagawa; cast: Masami Nagasawa,
Kuranosuke Sasaki. Set in Okinawa, the southern island of Japan, “Cobult Blue” is an epic
story about purity and bitterness of love. (121
CANNES
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MAY
2009
The Harimaya Bridge (USA; drama) Producers: Ko Mori, Aaron Woolfolk; director:
Aaron Woolfolk; cast: Ben Guillory, Danny
Glover. An African-American man must travel
to rural Japan to resolve some issues involving
his late son, from whom he was estranged.
While there, he discovers some secrets his son
left behind. (121 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Vacation (USA; drama) Producer: Koike
Kazuhiro; director: Hajime Kadoi; cast: Kaoru
Kobayashi, Nishijima Hidetoshi. A man who
has idled his days away finds himself facing a
huge obstacle that he must overcome in order
to re-evaluate his life. (115 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
EMPEROR MOTION
PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: C-42, 4th Floor, Relais
De La Reine, 42/43 La Croisette, 06400
Cannes, France
Office Phone: 33-04-93-06-70-08
On Offer:
The Beast Stalker (Hong Kong; actionadventure) Producers: Albert Lee, Cheung
Hong-tat, Candy Leung; director: Dante Lam;
cast: Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung. The lives of a
wanted criminal, a police sergeant, a public
prosecutor and her daughter are brought
together in a dramatic action-adventure
about friendship, duty, love and hate. (109
Connected (Hong Kong; action-adventure)
Producers: Albert Lee, Jiang Tao, Kevin Yung;
director: Benny Chan; cast: Louis Koo, Barbie
Hsu. Debt collector Bob is having a hard
enough time keeping his own life from falling
apart when he receives a call from a stranger
who begs him to save her and her family. (110
mins.; screening; returning)
Shinjuku Incident (Hong Kong; actionadventure) Producers: Willie Chan, Solon So;
director: Derek Yee; cast: Jackie Chan, Naoto
Takenaka. Illegal immigrant Steelhead is
forced to commit crimes against his conscience to survive in the brutal Japanese
underworld. (119 mins.; screening; debuting)
ENTERTAINMENT 7
Cannes 2009 Office: C-11
On Offer:
Baby on Board (USA; comedy) Producers:
Emilio Ferrari, Russell Scalise; director: Brian
Herzlinger; cast: Heather Graham, John Corbett. In the tradition of “Knocked Up” and “40
Year Old Virgin” comes a hilarious comedy
about Angela, a beautiful career-oriented
woman, her loving husband, Curtis, and her
unexpected pregnancy during the peak of
Angela’s professional path as she works for a
demanding boss. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Spy (USA; thriller) Producers: James
MacPherson, Elana Pianko, Alex Klymko;
director: Alex Klymko; cast: Vincent Pastore,
Frank Vincent. A surveillance expert hired to
track a woman becomes attracted to his target, only to find out that now he is the target
himself. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Waco (USA; action-adventure) Producers:
Emilio Ferrari, Rupert Wainwright, Lee Nelson;
director: Rupert Wainwright. Based on the
events surrounding the 1993 government siege
and massacre of David Koresh’s cult in Texas.
Two men, one on the inside and one outside,
fight to expose both government and religious
injustice. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE
ASSOCIATES GMBH
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Booth G9 / H12
Office Phone: 49-0-170-330-1101
On Offer:
Habermann’s Mill (Germany; drama)
Producers: Karel Dirka, Kai-Roger Grueneke;
director: Georg Juraj Herz; cast: Karel Roden,
Mark Waschke. 1938, a small village in Sudetenland. The Saw Mill owner August Habermann is the biggest employer in his village and
a respected and rich man. He is married to
Jana, a young and beautiful Czech woman,
who is half Jewish. Although Habermann is
not interested in politics or ideology, he and his
family will be steamrolled by the insanity of
war... (production; presales; debuting)
Quick, Slip Me a Bride (Germany; comedy) Producers: Shabeena Ayub, Paul Munn;
director: Raza Mallal; cast: Bipasha Basu,
Robert Hardy. Jack is looking forward to getting married. But when he is dumped at the
altar, loses his job and his twin brother Ian disappears in Peru, Jack’s plans change. He ends
up trying a variety of methods to find the right
woman to be his wife, which he needs to happen by the end of the month. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
Sophie: The Story of a BIG Friendship (Germany; family) Producers: Leif Bristow, Michel Houdmont; director: Leif Bristow;
cast: John Rhys-Davies, Thure Riefenstein.
Growing up on the grounds of her parents’
family-operated zoo, Sophie’s life is focused
on two great loves: ballet and animals. To
afford the high tuition fee of a ballet school,
Sophie’s parents sell elephant Limba, Sophie’s
lifelong friend, to a circus without discussing
this issue with their daughter. Abandoning her
previous dance dreams, Sophie sets off to
reclaim Limba. (production; presales; debuting)
EPIC PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: R11/S12 Lerins
On Offer:
Deadline (USA; thriller) Producer: Roger
Betterton; director: Sean McConville; cast: Brittany Murphy, Thora Birch. A screenwriter (Murphy) who travels to an abandoned house to
finish a script on time, but a series of strange
events lead her to a psychological breakdown.
(89 mins.; screening; returning)
Housebroken (USA; comedy) Producers:
Richard Heller, Wayne Rice; director: Sam
Harper; cast: Danny DeVito, Katey Sagal, Brie
Lawson. In order to enjoy his retirement with
his wife (Sagal), a father (DeVito) takes
extreme measures to kick his grown up sons
out of the house. (91 mins.; screening; debuting)
Zone of the Dead (USA; horror) Producers: Loris Curci, Milan Konjevic, Vukota Brajevic;
directors: Milan Todorovic, Milan Konjevic; cast:
Ken Foree, Kristina Klebe. When a biochemical
toxin infects the industrial town of Pancevo,
Interpol agents Mortimer Reyes and Mina Milius have no choice but to turn to the help of a
dangerous criminal if they want to survive.
(postproduction; screening; debuting)
EROS INTERNATIONAL
Phone: 44-208-963-8700
On Offer:
Aladin (U.K.; drama) Producer: Eros International; director: Sujoy Ghosh; cast: Amitabh
Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt,
Jackie Fernandes (Miss Srilanka). It’s a modern
day adaptation of an age old story. Set in India
and about a boy whose name happens to be
Aladin. And one day to his utmost surprise and
horror he finds that what he thought was only
a story is coming alive. The character whose
name he was given by his parents was fast
becoming him. (postproduction; debuting)
Kambakkht Ishq (U.K.; romance) Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala; co-producer: Sunil A.
Lulla; director: Sabbir Khan; cast: Askhay
Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sylvester Stallone,
Denise Richards. Kambakkth Ishq explores the
relationship between two individuals so chalkand-cheesely different from each other that
no matter how many times they are pushed
together, there’s just fireworks, no fire. Fate
binds them in a way that they couldn’t have
dreamt of. Their friction takes on a fevered
pitch;this battle of sexual aggression brings
crackling passion. If there ever was a marriage
between the east & the west, a romantic comedy and Action, Hollywood & Bollywood, this
would be it. (postproduction; debuting)
LOVE AAJKAL (U.K.; romance) Producers:
Illuminati Film & Co., Eros International; director: Imtiaz Ali; cast: Saif Ali Khan, Deepika
Padukone. It used to be from A to Z. A love
relationship would begin then messages
would be passed, then secret meetings, then
obstacle, then revolution, then marriage, then
sex. It is Z to A now. Reverse routes – but the
journey remains the same. Love Aajkal is the
story of modern day couple Meera & Jai and
also of an older generation couple, Harleen &
Veer. The film is based on the fact that the
process of relationship may be different in different eras, but the experience of love remains
the same. (postproduction; debuting)
ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Majestic Hotel, Suite
134, 14 La Croisette
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 97 06 85 01
On Offer:
Clive Barker’s Dread (USA; horror) Producers: Clive Barker, Matador Pictures, Midnight Picture Show; director: Anthony Diblasi;
cast: Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans. Three
college students work on a documentary
about what others dread in life, with two of
the students unaware that their partner is
haunted by having seen his parents murdered
and wants to learn more about dread in real
life scenarios. Based on the short story by Clive
Barker, the best selling author of contemporary horror/fantasies (Hellraiser, Candyman).
(108 mins.; screening; returning)
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits
(USA; comedy) Producer: Marc E. Platt; director: Don Roos; cast: Natalie Portman, Lisa
Kudrow. A comedy/drama that tells the story
of a young woman who finds the key to recovering her marriage in her relationship with her
precocious stepson. Based on the bestselling
novel by Ayelet Waldman. (postproduction;
product reel/trailer; returning)
Stan Helsing (USA; comedy) Producer:
Scott Steindorff and Stone Village Pictures;
director: Bo Zenga; cast: Steve Howey, Kenan
Thompson, Diora Baird. On Halloween night
reluctant hero and video-store clerk Stan
Helsing must save a town from the six most
feared monsters in cinematic history. (108
EUROCINE
Phone: 33-1-42-25-64-92
On Offer:
Devil Hunter (France; action-adventure)
Producers: J. Esteban, M.Lesoeur; director: Jess
Franco; cast: Al Cliver, Ursula Buchfellner, Yul
Sanders, Muriel Montossé, Aline Mess. Vietnam-vet-turned-mercenary Peter Weston is
hired to rescue Laura Crawford, a beautiful
young actress who’s been kidnapped by gangsters and carried off to the remote island of
Puerto Santo. She escapes under her own
steam only to fall into the hands of the cannibalistic natives. (90 mins.; screener
In the Attic (France; animation) Producer:
M Smidmajer; director: Jiri Barta. In the great
tradition of the Czech animation, a grand tale
of bravery, of friendship more powerful than
the snares of evil: Courageous toys undertake
a dangerous journey through a forsaken attic
to rescue their friend a beautiful doll from the
ruler of the Empire of Evil. (product reel/trailer;
debuting)
EUROPACORP
Cannes 2009 Office: 55 La Croisette - 1st
Floor
On Offer:
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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (France; animation) Producer:
Europacorp; director: Luc Besson; cast: Freddie
Highmore, Mia Farrow. (production; product
In the Beginning (A l’Origine) (France;
drama) Producer: Europacorp; director: Xavier
Giannoli; cast: François Cluzet, Emmanuelle
Devos. (premiere; debuting)
L’Immortel (France; drama) Director:
Richard Berry; cast: Jean Reno, Kad Merad,
Marina Fois. (production; product reel/trailer;
debuting)
EUROPEAN FILM
PROMOTION (EFP)
Cannes 2009 Office:
Office Phone: 49-160-440-9595
On Offer:
Producers on the Move (Germany) Upand-coming European producers will be presented to the press and industry. European
Film Promotion (EFP) is promoting European
cinema worldwide; in Cannes EFP is present
with the project Producers on the Move for the
10th time. 200 producers have taken part in
the project since its inception in 2000. (returning)
FABRICATION FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: 13 Square Merimee,
4th Floor
Office Phone: 33 (0) 49 36 82549
On Offer:
The Collective (USA; thriller)
Producers/directors: Judson Pearce Morgan,
Kelly Overton; cast: Kelly Overton, Laura Allen,
Shane McRae, Donnie Keshawarz, Wynn
Everett. Tyler received a cryptic voice-mail
from her sister Jessica. She was asking for help
but she didn’t say why. And now that Tyler has
come to New York city to help her, Jessica is
nowhere to be found. In order to find out what
has happened, Tyler must delve into a world
of darkness and lies. (returning)
The Seamstress (USA; horror) Producer:
Andrew Bronstein; director: Jesse James Miller;
cast: Lance Henrikson, Kailin See, Sarah
Mutch, Kevin McNulty. The Seamstress was
brought into being by the desperate curse of
an innocent woman being tortured to death
by a vigilante mob. Voracious for blood, the
hideously-mutilated specter hunts a small
group of friends who become trapped on the
island where she died (; returning)
Waking Madison (USA; drama) Producers: Megan Ellison, Jonah Hirsch, Ted Schipper;
director: Katherine Brooks; cast: Elisabeth
Shue, Sarah Roemer, Frances Conroy, Taryn
Manning. A psychiatrist must navigate
through the dark undercurrents of a young
woman’s mind. (premiere; debuting)
FACT
Cannes 2009 Office: Le Normandy, 16 Rue
Du 14 Juillet, Cannes
Office Phone: +33 (0)9 70 46 83 26
On Offer:
In the Name of Love (USA; drama) An
adopted son envied by his new siblings is
framed for the murder of his stepfather, and
after spending 11 years in jail he sets out to
prove his innocence in a life-transforming journey where he discovers that things aren’t what
they seem to be. (development; debuting)
Snow Falling on Red Square (USA;
action-adventure) A reluctant assassin hired
to kill a priest finds his life changed forever
when his attempt at murder is thwarted by
seemingly divine intervention. (development;
debuting)
Stray Hearts (USA; drama) Do you compromise in life, or do you hold out for what you
really want? On Thanksgiving, a middle-class
couple invites over a few of their quirky, nonconformist friends who never gave up on their
dreams, as the couple has. A storm closes the
road and cuts off power. They all stay
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overnight. Romantic entanglements and disentanglements test the marriage. (development; debuting)
FANTASTIC FILMS INT’L, LLC
Cannes 2009 Office: Carlton
Intercontinental Hotel, Suite #134
On Offer:
Agent Crush (USA; animation) Producers:
Fred Dewysocki, Barrie Robinson; director:
Sean Robinson; cast: Ioan Gruffud, Neve
Campbell, Sir Roger Moore, Danny Glover.
Agent Crush is a second prototype cyborg, and
is trying to prove himself as a secret agent.
Crush has been furnished with all types of
superhero gadgets but he is prone to bumbling
accidents and causes havoc wherever he goes.
His latest mission is to stop Goudphater from
exploding a nuclear device in the center of the
Earth’s magma core and causing every volcano to erupt, destroying the Earth. Can Crush
prove to the world that he is the man for the
job and save the Earth in time? (92 mins.;
A Fox’s Tale (USA; animation) Producer:
Bill Chamberlain; director: Gyorgy Gat; cast:
Freddie Highmore, Sienna Miller, Bill Nighy.
Jack, an adorable young fox, enlists the help of
several furry and human friends to free his
father, who has been captured by the circus.
Spirit of the Forest (USA; animation)
Producer: Manolo Gomez; director: David
Rubin; cast: Anjelica Huston, Giovanni Ribisi,
Sean Astin, Ron Perlman. A powerful businessman intends to build a highway and the
evil Mrs. D’Abondo sees her chance to get rid of
the forest. A gang of determined furry creatures then hatch a plan to keep the forest as
their home and devise scheme to bring The
Spirit of the Forest to life. (84 mins.; screening;
returning)
FARABI CINEMA
FOUNDATION
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera F11-g10
On Offer:
The Kingdom of Solomon (Iran; drama)
Producer: Mojtaba Faravardeh; director:
Shahriar Bahrani; cast: Amin Zendegani, Mahmoud Pak Niyat, Medhi Faghih. Story of life
and times of King Solomon (120 mins.; screening; debuting)
Mizak (Iran; drama) Producers: Jahangir
Kosari, Hossein Ali Lealestani; director: Hossein
Ali Lealestani; cast: Baran Kosari, Mohammad
Reza Foroutan, Fatemeh Motamed Aria. At
the time of delivery, Mizak, an unborn child in
the embryo of Titi, becomes hesitant to come
into the world. (97 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Penalty (Iran; drama) Producer:
Seyyed Saeed Seyyedzadeh; director: Ensieh
Shah Husseini; cast: Ghasem Zare, Reza Nouri,
Sadegh Hatefi. After the end of the Iran-Iraq
war in a southern Iranian border town several
poor families live in a desolate oil refinery but
they are forced after a while to evacuate the
premises. Lacking the funds to rent houses,
their only chance rests with their soccer player
sons who will be competing in a game with
the rich and powerful team of the National Oil
Company. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
FIGA FILMS
On Offer:
Beyond Ipanema (USA; documentary)
Producers: Guto Barra, Béco Dranoff; director:
Guto Barra; cast: David Byrne, Caetano Veloso,
Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, Devendra Banhart,
Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge, M.I.A., Thievery Corporation, Milton Nascimento, Tom Zé, Diplo,
Css, Etc. For many years Brazilian music has
been sweeping America, Europe and Asia off
their feet. Artists and audiences around the
world got struck by it like a lightning and never
recovered. What is it about Brazilian music
that translates into such a powerful force?
How could Samba take over a public school in
Harlem in 2009? “Beyond Ipanema” explores
these and many other questions about the
Brazilian music experience outside of Brazil.
Camila JAM (USA; drama) Producers:
Flávio Frederico, Suzana Villas Boas, Lionel
Combecau; director: Murilo Salles; cast: Leandra Leal, Felipe Rosane Mulholland. “Camila
JAM” tells the story of a young woman struggling to become a writer. Her life is her narrative. Camila is intense and brave. She wants
her literature to be an act of revelation. Based
on Clarah Averbuck’s book “The Pinball
Machine”, it is a film about Camila’s passion
and her effort to support it. It’s about how her
character faces the abyss, and what she gets
from it is her strength to exist. (120 mins.;
Proper Eyes (USA; drama) Producers:
Paula Grandio, Cristina Fasulino, Sol Martorell;
director: Liliana Paolinelli; cast: Ana Carabajal,
Luisa Núñez, Maximiliano Gallo, Mara Santucho. For her college thesis, film student Alicia
(Ana Carabajal), along with her classmate Virginia (Mara Santucho), is making a documentary about the women in the lives of prisoners
at a local jail. The only problem is no one is
willing to be interviewed on camera. Shot on
location at the Bouwer and San Martín Penitentiary in Córdoba, Argentina, the picture is
filled with subtle social criticism, fear, fantasy,
and reality. (80 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
FILM BRIDGE
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Residences Du Grand
Hotel - Use Entrance - Cormoran 2
Office Phone: 33.4.9339.3775
On Offer:
Butterfly Effect 3: Revelation (USA;
thriller) Producer: Benderspink; director: Seth
Grossman; cast: Chris Carmack, Rachel Miner.
From the producer of “Butterfly Effect I & II,”
Benderspink (“Just Friends,” “The Ring,” “A History of Violence”).The third installment of the
Cult Classic. (90 mins.; screening; returning)
Dolan’s Cadillac (USA; thriller) Producers:
Ellen Wander, Kevin Dewalt; director: Jeff
Beesley; cast: Christine Slater, Wes Bentley. A
revenge thriller based on a terrifying short
story by Stephen King. (90 mins.; screening;
returning)
What’s Wrong With Virginia (USA;
drama) Producers: Christine Vachon, Gus Van
Sant; director: Dustin Lance Black; cast: Liam
Neeson, Jennifer Connelly. A teenage boy
attempts robbery to help his dying mother.
(preproduction; presales; debuting)ƒ
THE FILM LIBRARY
Cannes 2009 Office: Grand Hotel
On Offer:
Blind Mountain (Hong Kong; drama) Producers: Li Yang, Alexandra Sun, Li Hua, Li Shan;
director: Li Yang; cast: Huang Lu, Yang Youan,
Zhang Yuling. Young student Bai Xuemei is
cheated and sold as a “wife” by human traffickers to a remote village. Raped and beaten,
she leads the life of a sex slave and child-bearer with no hope of escape because of the villagers’ apathy and selfishness. When help
finally arrives it is only the beginning of another tragedy. (102 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
Help (Hong Kong; drama) Producers: Li Ying,
Zhang Yunhui, Alexandra Sun; director: Li Ying;
cast: TBA. A relief station for homeless and
delinquent kids, a “Mother of Love,” an
unwanted boy abandoned at birth. Entangled
between reality and lies, family and society, is
another kind of love story in the new order of
Chinese society. (development; presales;
debuting)
Yasukuni (Hong Kong; documentary) Pro-
ducers: Li Ying, Zhang Yunhui, Zhang Huijun;
director: Li Ying; cast: Naoji Kariya, Ryuken
Sugawara, Sumei Gaojin. Already the highestgrossing Japanese documentary ever released
in Japan, “Yasukuni” is probably the most controversial and influential as well. It is a powerful study of the Yasukuni Shrine — Japan’s
altar to its war dead and religious centre of
imperial militarism in WWII — and its disturbing contemporary significance today. Ten years
in the making, the film looks at layers of history, militarism, legacies of WWII and the emperor while confronting human dilemmas of war,
death and memory. (123 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
FILMART — HONG KONG
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Cannes 2009 Office: # 132 At International
Village And # B9, C10 At Riviera
Office Phone: 04-92-59-02-18
Phone: 852-1830-668
On Offer:
Hong Kong International Film & TV
Market (Filmart), March 22-25,
2010
FILMAX INTERNATIONAL
Phone: +34933368555
On Offer:
Circus (Spain; horror) Producer: Julio Fernández; director: Daniel Calparsoro. An American
family driving accross the Nevada desert suffer
a car accident. They are rescued by a bizarre
welcoming commitee of circus people. The
desert becomes a death trap for this family,
who unexpectedly become the main attraction at the circus. (preproduction; presales;
debuting)
Exorcismus (Spain; horror) Producer: Julio
Fernández; director: Luís De La Madrid. Fear is
taking over the residents of High Cross. Ominous things are taking place ... and there are
rumors. The Hawkins family is desperate;
medical tests have ruled out illness but 15year-old Suzy is getting worse by the day.
Something is consuming her. Father Ellis visits
the Hawkinses every day to see Suzy. Despite
his discretion he cannot hide that he too is
scared. What goes on in his sessions? In order
to find out, Suzy sets up a hidden camera.
There are some things better kept secret. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Tranquility Valley (Spain; horror) Producer: Julio Fernández; director: Xavier Giménez.
Tranquility Valley is an educational center with
a difference. The intern’s reintegration into
society is guaranteed by the management. It is
the last resort for the difficult children of desperate parents. Fran is fast asleep when he is
abruptly awakened. Two men are grabbing
him tightly. He cries for help and strruggles
until he sees his father standing in the room.
“It’s for your own sake” he says. Fran is dragged
out side and into a waiting car. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
FILMEXPORT GROUP
Cannes 2009 Office: Stand Unefa G25 at
Riviera
Phone: +39 06 52207432
On Offer:
The Mole 2 (Italy; thriller) Producers: Les
Films De L’astre, Tf1 Films Production, At-production, R.t.b.f.; director: Vincenzo Marano;
cast: Ingrid Chauvin, Linda Hardy. When two
corpses are found in a car boot in Paris, for
Sandra Longo it is clear the homicides have
been ordered by the boss of the local Chinese
mafia. (106 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Mole (Italy; thriller) Producers: Les
Films De L’astre, Tf1 Films Production, At-production, R.t.b.f; director: Vincenzo Marano;
cast: Ingrid Chauvin, Linda Hardy, Yannis Baraban. A heroin cache vanishes from a customs
depot. Commandant Sandra Longo is dispatched from Paris. There is a mole and she
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has to find it. (104 mins.; screening; debuting)
Quiet Flows the Don (Italy; drama) Producer: Madison Motion Pictures Ltd., London;
director: Serghey Bondarchuk; cast: Rupert
Everett, Murray Abraham, Delphine Forest.
Based on the novel “... And Quiet Flows the
Don” by Mikhail A. Sholokhov, Nobel Prize for
Literature, this epic story tells about war and
revolution and the progress of Grigory from
youthful lover to Red Army soldier and finally
to Cossack nationalist. (187 mins.; screening;
debuting)
LES FILMS DE LA BUTTE
Phone: 33-676702265
On Offer:
Alpha Predator (France; horror) Producers: Christophe Bruncher, Dan Burlac. A
Parisian talent scout is chasing new models in
Romania, when he becomes the prey of a new
race of predators, threatening a remote village
in the Carpathians. (development; presales;
debuting)
Et Si On Vivait Tous Ensemble?
(France; comedy) Producers: Christophe
Bruncher, Philippe Gompel, Peter Rommel;
director: Stéphane Robelin; cast: Jeanne Moreau, Geraldine Chaplin, Pierre Richard. Five old
friends, about 70 years old each, decide to
move in all together, to avoid finishing their
days in a retirement home. Living as a community isn’t that easy, but friendship is stronger
than anything and even at their age, life is still
full of surprises. (preproduction; presales;
debuting)
LES FILMS DU LOSANGE
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera F7
Office Phone: 336-89-85-96-95
Phone: 33-1-44-43-87-28
On Offer:
Father of My Children (France; drama)
Producers: David Thion, Philippe Martin (les
Films Pelléas), Oliver Damian (27 Films); director: Mia Hansen-Løve; cast: Louis-do De Lencquesaing, Chiara Casselli, Alice De Lencquesaing. Grégoire Canvel has everything. A
woman he loves, three delightful daughters, a
job that he adores and to which he devotes all
his energy. He produces films. The artistic prestige of his catalogue, along with his unique
charm blending sensitivity, humour and elegance, make Grégoire Canvel one of the most
admired French producers of his time. Grégoire
is admired but he is heavily in debt. In order to
produce his films, Grégoire keeps taking huge
financial risks. (110 mins.; premiere; debuting)
King of Escape (France; drama) Producer:
Sylvie Pialat (les Films Du Worso); director:
Alain Guiraudie; cast: Ludovic Berthillot, Hafsia
Herzi, Luc Palun. Armand Lacourtade, 43, is an
agricultural equipment salesman. Recently,
he’s been going through tough times and no
longer puts much effort into his work or his
friends. He’s even fed up with his lifestyle as a
gay single man. One night, Armand rescues a
young woman, Curly, who instantly fall in love
with him. Armand is not impervious to her
charm too. They finally run away together
turning this love escapade into a full-blown
manhunt. (97 mins.; premiere; debuting)
The White Ribbon (France; drama) Producers: Stefan Arndt (x-filme – Germany),
Margaret Menegoz (les Films Du Losange –
France), Michael Katz, Dr. Veit Heiduschka
(wega Films – Austria), Andrea Occhipinti &
Stefano Massenzi (lucky Red – Italy); director:
Michael Haneke; cast: Christian Friedel,
Burkhart Klaussner, Ulrich Tukur. A village in
Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On
the eve of World War I. The story of the children and teenagers of a choir run by the village
schoolteacher, and their families: the baron,
the steward, the pastor, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers. Strange accidents
occur and gradually take on the character of a
punishment ritual. Who is behind it all? (142
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FILMS SANS FRONTIERES
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais Miramar #415 65 La Croisette
Office Phone: 33-6-0949-25-09
Phone: 33-1-42-77-21-84
On Offer:
20 Classics of Italian Neorealism (in
HD for Blu-ray) (Paris; drama) Directors:
Roberto Rossellini, Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe
De Santis, Luchino Visconti (; debuting)
The Blue Angel (musical remake)
(Paris; musical) Producer: Galeshka Moravioff.
A stuffy professor falls blindly in love with
cabaret entertainer Lola-Lola , who ruins his
life. (development; debuting)
The Dragon With Sad Eyes (Paris; animation) Producers: Films Sans Frontieres,
Kecskemetfilm; directors: Katia Even, Hoël
Caouissin. Hiccup and Bigshot, on a hunt for
butterflies, met the Flower Queen in tears. She
names them Knights of the Kingdom of Flowers and off they go on a crusade to find Flowers stolen by the Dragon With the Sad Eyes.
(development; debuting)
FILMSHARKS INT’L
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Stand B19
Office Phone: 33-4-93-99-85-93
Phone/Fax: -33-4-93-99-85-93
On Offer:
A Boyfriend for My Wife (Argentina;
comedy) Producers: Juan Pablo Galli, Alejandro Cacetta & Juan Vera; director: Juan Taratuto; cast: Adrian Suar, Valeria Bertuccelli &
Gabriel Goity. “El Tenso” doesn’t know how to
deal with his wife, “La Tana,” to say that he
wants a divorce. She is constantly cranky and
protesting about everything. “El Tenso” gets
“The Raven Flores,” an old-fashioned latino
irresistible seducer, to seduce his wife until she
falls in love with him so that she will leave “El
Tenso.” (96 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
La Milagrosa (Argentina; drama) Producers: Rafael Lara & Julio Bove; director: Rafael
Lara; cast: Antonio Merlano; Guillermo Iván;
Mónica Gómez; Hernán Méndez; Álvaro García
Trujillo, Germán Quintero; Ana María Kamper;
Montserrat Espadalé; Carlos Duplat; Santiago
Reyes. Based on true events, much like Ingrid
Betancourt’s horrific tale of abduction. Eduardo, the son of very powerful Colombian businessman , is on a road trip with a friend and
his friend’s bodyguard when they are suddenly
kidnapped by a Colombian guerrilla and held
for ransom. The film deeply narrates the loneliness and trauma suffered by the victims, the
armed clashes and dangerous ventures from
camp to camp in the jungle, depicting the
guerrilla lifestyle as never shown before . (106
Tear This Heart Out (Argentina; drama)
Producer: Monica Lozano; director: Roberto
Sneider; cast: Ana Claudia Talancón, Daniel
Giménez Cacho, José María De Tavira. An Epic
Drama by Roberto Sneider . Mexican entry for
the Oscars 2009 and a Latin American boxoffice hit. This pearl will take your breath away
and tear your heart out. Based on a perfect
book that turned into a filmed masterpiece.
FINECUT CO., LTD.
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Stand# E9/f12
Office Phone: 33-4-92-99-33-32
Phone: 822-569-8777
On Offer:
A Brand New Life (Korea; drama) Producers: Lee Chang-dong, Laurent Lavole, Lee
Joon-dong; director: Ounie Lecomte; cast: Kim
Saeron, Park Doyeon. An emotional story of a
9-year-old girl experiencing two extraordinary
events: abandonment and adoption. (93
Chaw (Korea; action-adventure) Producers:
Kim Sun-yong, Son Kwang-ik, Park Kyungduk; director: Shin Jung-won; cast: Eum Tae-
woong, Jung Yu-mi. In a peaceful village, a terrible accident happens involving a man-eating
boar, Chaw. People pursue it into the mountains, each with a different purpose. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
Like You Know It All (Korea; drama) Producers: Hong Sangsoo, Kim Kyoung-hee; director: Hong Sangsoo; cast: Kim Tae-woo, Ko
Hyun-jung. Director Ku attends a film festival
as a juror and meets a weird programmer.
Sometime later, he is invited to Jeju Island and
gets to meet his senior, whose wife was his ex
10 years ago. (126 mins.; premiere; returning)
FIVE STAR PRODUCTION
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera C13
Phone: 662-246-9025
Fax: -662-246-9025
On Offer:
The Red Eagle (Thailand; action-adventure) Producer: Five Star Production; director:
Wisit Sasanatiieng; cast: Ananda Everingham.
Thailand, year 2013, introduced two phenomena. The first was the baffling case of politicians gone mad and causing havoc all over the
city. Eventually they died of unknown causes.
The other puzzling event was the appearance
of a mysterious man who is seen and recognized by his disguise under a dark black suit
who strikes without mercy. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
Slice (Thailand; thriller) Producer: Five Star
Production; director: Kongkiat Komesiri; cast:
Arak Amornsupasiri. The police are baffled as
male victims turn up sliced and dead, and they
are hard pressed for results as the latest victim
happens to be a son of a politician. Their last
resort is to confront an ex-hitman named Tai,
for his expertise in the field of hunting down a
killer. The chase is on before a new victim turns
up sliced. (production; presales; debuting)
Soul’s Code (Thailand; horror) Producer:
Benjaporn Panyaying; director: Adsajun
Sattagovit; cast: M.l. Nattakorn Devakula
Patiwat Ruangsri. This story is dedicated to all
the lost souls who await the day of justice, for
their death will not be in vain. The story starts
off with the police in the Prae province of
Thailand and the gruesome discovery of a
body. The body is identified as a female high
school student who was horrifically dismembered and stuffed into a box. (111 mins.;
FLANDERS IMAGE
Phone: 32-2-226-06-30
On Offer:
Altiplano (Belgium; drama) Producer: Peter
Brosens; director: Brosens & Woodworth; cast:
Magaly Solier, Olivier Gourmet. A war photographer loses her soul in Iraq. An Andean bride
sacrifices herself in protest against the mining
industry. Their destinies cross on the Altiplano.
Lost Persons Area (Belgium; drama) Producer: Tomas Leyers; director: Caroline
Strubbe; cast: Zotan Miklos Hajdu, Kimke
Desart. A story about people lost in their fear
of rejection. (110 mins.; screening; debuting)
My Queen Karo (Belgium; drama) Producers: Frank Van Passel, Bert Hamelinck, Kato
Maes; director: Dorothée Van Den Berghe;
cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Déborah François.
Ten-year-old Karo grows up with her parents
in an Amsterdam commune in the early Seventies, where she leads carefree existence in
this utopia-for-adults. Caught in the crossfire
of the internal conflicts that start to divide the
group, Karo slowly realises that nothing can
stay the same forever... (102 mins.; screening;
debuting)
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Office Phone: 33-4-93-39-76-46
Phone: 00442073071330
On Offer:
Agora (U.K.; drama) Producer: Fernando
Bovaira; director: Alejandro Amenábar; cast:
Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac.
(postproduction; returning)
Eagle of the Ninth (U.K.) Producer: Duncan Kenworthy; director: Kevin Macdonald
(preproduction; debuting)
Greenberg (U.K.) Producers: Scott Rudin,
Jennifer Jason Leigh; director: Noah Baumbach; cast: Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys
Ifans. (production; debuting)
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Floor
Phone: +1 310-275-5222
On Offer:
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (USA;
thriller) Producers: Moshe Diamant, Mark
Damon, Ted Hartley; director: Peter Hyams;
cast: Jesse Metcalfe, Michael Douglas.
“Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” is a remake of
the RKO classic from 1956, the last American
film directed by the great Fritz Lang. In this
suspenseful and clever thriller a journalist
seeks to expose a corrupt District Attorney by
setting himself up as the suspect in a murder
he didn’t commit. His plan backfires when the
D.A. discovers the set up and gets rid of all the
evidence the journalist has amassed to prove
his innocence. (2 mins.; product reel/trailer;
returning)
Shi (USA; action-adventure) Director: TBA;
cast: TBA. Based on the popular comic book
SHI, which has a worldwide fan base. Born to a
Japanese father and American missionary
mother, Ana Ishikawa witnesses her family’s
brutal murder at the hands of a Yakuza thug,
and undergoes righteous martial arts-warrior
training to transform herself into SHI and
avenge her family’s death. (development; presales; debuting)
Universal Soldier: New Beginning
(USA; action-adventure) Producer: Moshe
Diamant; director: John Hyams; cast: JeanClaude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren. When a
team of former Soviet radicals seizes Chernobyl and threatens to unleash a lethal cloud
of radioactive gas one hundred times deadlier
than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined, the
US military brings in a bio-mechanically
enhanced super soldier, Luc Deveraux (JeanClaude Van Damme), to foil the plot. As Deveraux fights his way into the plant, he faces off
with his now revived former nemesis, Andrew
Scott (Dolph Lundgren), in a battle of battles,
and must save the day. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
FORTISSIMO FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Résidence Du Grand
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06400 Cannes
Phone: +31 20 627 3215
On Offer:
Air Doll (The Netherlands; romance) Producers: Toshiro Uratani, Hirokazu Kore-eda;
director: Hirokazu Kore-eda; cast: Bae Doo-na,
Arata. A romantic fantasy about an inflatable
sex doll (Bae) who develops a soul and falls in
love with a video store clerk. (120 mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Daniel and Ana (The Netherlands; drama)
Producer: Daniel Birman Ripstein; director:
Michel Franco; cast: Dario Yazbek Bernal, Marimar Vega. The harmony of Daniel and Ana,
brother and sister, is instantly shattered when
they are kidnapped and something shocking
happens which forces them to confront their
desires and fears. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Nymph (The Netherlands; horror) Producers: Saksiri Chantarangsri, Wouter Barendrecht, Michael J. Werner; director: Pen-ek
Ratanaruang; cast: Wanida Termthanaporn,
Nopachai Jayanama. The story follows a phoTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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tographer who takes his wife on an assignment into the jungle and then disappears.
FOUNDATION FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Nicomar, Pontoon
400, Vieux Port, Cannes
Office Phone: 44-7941-020-531
Phone: 44-20-3049-3459
On Offer:
The Crew (U.K.; thriller) Producers: Ian
Brady, Stephen Salter; director: Adrian Vitoria;
cast: Scot Williams, Kenney Doughty, Stephen
Graham. A crime/ gangster thriller about a
respected crime boss fighting for survival as he
faces betrayal in the build up to a major heist.
FUTURIKON
Cannes 2009 Office: B3
Phone: 33144619469
On Offer:
Dragon Hunters (France; animation) Producers: Futurikon Films, Trixter, Luxanimation,
France 3 Cinema, Rtl-tvi, Mac Guff Ligne; directors: Guillaume Ivernel, Arthur Qwak; cast: Forest Whitaker. Zoe is a little girl who believes in
fairy tales. Not because she is naive, but
because she likes fairy tales. So in order to help
her uncle Lord Arnold get rid of a terrible dragon, Zoe decides she has to find some heroes.
And when she meets Gwizdo and Lian-Chu – a
couple of two-bit, fly-by-night dragon hunters
– well what the heck, she decides that she’s
going to believe in them anyway! (82 mins.;
returning)
Minuscule (France; animation) Producer:
Futurikon Films; directors: Helene Giraud,
Thomas Szabo. In a peaceful little clearing, the
remains of a picnic hastily abandoned in a
summer storm are going to ignite a war
between two tribes of ants. At stake is a box
of sugar. A young and bold ladybug finds herself caught in the middle of the battle. She
becomes friends with one of the black ants
and helps him to save his anthill from the terrible red ant warriors. (preproduction; presales;
debuting)
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Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera F 15 C/o New
Films International
Phone: 818-501-2720
On Offer:
Palo Alto (USA; comedy) Producers: Daniel
Engelhardt, Rachel Morrison; director: Brad
Leong; cast: Tom Arnold, Aaron Ashmore,
Johnny Lewis, Justin Mentell, Autumn Reeser
Ben Savage. On their last night of Thanksgiving break, four old friends, now all college
freshmen, realize their small town has more
meaning than they ever imagined. (90 mins.;
PVC-1 (USA; thriller) Producers: Jace Hall,
Spiros Stathoulopoulos; director: Spiros
Stathoulopoulos; cast: Merida Urquia, Daniel
Paez, Alberto Sornoza. Directors Fortnight
Cannes 2007; Thessaloniki International Film
Festival (Nov 2007) Winner of the Silver
Alexander (Special Jury Prize); Director Spiros
Stathoulopoulos Shot in real time and one
continuous take, PVC-1 is based on the true
story of a woman who is turned into a human
time bomb in an act of terrorism. (85 mins.;
Witch Hunt (USA; documentary) Producers: Sean Penn (executive Producer) Don
Hardy, Jr. Dana Nachman; director: Don Hardy
Jr. & Dana Nachman; cast: Sean Penn (narrator), Jackie Cummings, Jack Cummings, Brenda Kniffen, Scott Kniffen. Executive Producer
Sean Penn presents “Witch Hunt,” a gripping
indictment of the American justice system told
through the lens of one small town. This story
on a micro level mirrors what the US has experienced over the last eight years. When power
is allowed to exist without oversight civil rights
are in jeopardy. (91 mins.; screening; returning)
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Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 21.02 (japan
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Phone: 81-3-6823-7574
On Offer:
Be Sure to Share (Japan; drama) Producer: Yasushi Umemura; director: Sion Sono;
cast: Akira, Eiji Okuda, Ayumi Ito. The canceraffected body does not show the past glory of
Shiro’s father any longer. Facing the death of
his respected but fearful father, the son starts
to realize what his old man really meant in his
life for the first time. One day, however, Shiro
learns he himself is also a cancer patient,
worse than the father. Keeping his secret on
his own, on the contrary, he even starts to wish
the father to die earlier. What would Shiro
choose to share with his loved ones in his
remaining time? (postproduction; product
DumBeast (Japan; comedy) Producers:
Sachiko Sone, Naota Sugawara, Iwao Takase;
director: Hideaki Hosono; cast: Tadanobu
Asano, Kazuki Kitamura, Yusuke Santamaria.
An editor arrives at a village to find the missing
award-nominated writer Deko (Asano).
Awaiting here are Deko’s weird friends: the
boss of gigolo club, his yes-man cop friend,
boss’ mistress and a bunny girl. There, the editor learns Deko was back in town a year back;
moreover, the friends have been desperately
trying to kill him because of this award book
Deko wrote... Despite of their countless trials
of murder, Deko’s dumbness keeps him from
even noticing his friends’ intentions... (106
Halfway (Japan; romance) Producers:
Shunji Iwai, Takeshi Kobayashi; director: Eriko
Kitagawa; cast: Kie Kitano, Masaki Okada.
From the filmmaker Shunji Iwai (“Love Letter,”
“Swallowtail”) comes another beautiful love
story, introducing the first-time director Eriko
Kitagawa. It is a bitter-sweet love story of high
school couple who cares for each other but
struggles for their relationship as the graduation comes closer. (85 mins.; screening; returning)
GAUMONT
Cannes 2009 Office: 2 Rue Bivouac
Napoleon
Office Phone: 33-4-93-68-90-20
Phone: 33-1-46-43-20-00
On Offer:
High Lane (France; horror) Director: Abel
Ferry; cast: Fanny Valette, Nicolas Giraud,
Johan Libéreau, Raphael Lenglet, Maud Wyler.
A group of friends on vacation decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that
has been closed for repairs. The climb proves
more perilous than planned, especially as they
soon realize that they’re not alone. The adventure turns into a nightmare… (screening;
debuting)
OSS 117, Lost in Rio (aka OSS 117, Rio
ne Repond Plus) (France; comedy) Director: Michel Hazanavicius; cast: Jean Dujardin,
Louise Monot. OSS 117 is still a very French spy.
He is now in Rio, dealing with the 70s, hippies,
ex nazis and ... chinese girls... (screening;
debuting)
Splice (France; sci-fi) Director: Vincenzo
Natali; cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley. Clive
and Elsa are young, brilliant and ambitious.
The new animal species they engineered have
made them rebel superstars of the scientific
world. In secret, they introduce human DNA
into the experiment. The result is something
that is greater than the sum of its parts: a
female animal-human hybrid that may be a
step up on the evolutionary ladder. (postproduction; debuting)
GENERATION P LLC
Phone: 310-933-5708
Generation “P” (USA; drama) Producers:
Victor Ginzburg, Stas Yershov, Aleksey
Ryazantsev, Djina Ginzburg; director: Victor
Ginzburg; cast: Vladimir Yepifantsev, Mikhail
Yefremov, Oleg Takhtarov, Andrei Panin, Renata Litvinova, Amaliya Goldanskaya, Andrei
Vasiliev, Leonid Parfyonov, Andrei Fomin.
Imagine Vonnegut meeting Gogol. Imagine a
wonderful, sardonic, rueful, I’ve-been-there
belly laugh. Now imagine that you take a
magical mystery tour through Babylonian,
recent Soviet/Russian and Madison Avenue
histories. Put it all in the same movie, spice
with LSD, lots of vodka and hallucinogenic
mushrooms and you might come close to film
based on Victor Pelevin’s internationally
acclaimed novel Generation “P” (published as
“Homo Zapiens” (US); Babylon (UK) (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
GHENT INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
Phone: 32-9-242-80-60
On Offer:
For The Record - Angelo Badalamenti (CD) (Belgium; musical) Producer: Ghent
International Film Festival. CD recording of
Angelo Badalamenti concert at 2008 Ghent
International Film Festival (postproduction;
presales; debuting)
For The Record - Craig Armstrong
(CD) (Belgium; musical) Producer: Ghent
2006 Craig Armstrong concert at the Ghent
International Film Festival (returning)
For The Record - Michael Danna
(CD) (Belgium; musical) Producer: Ghent
2007 Michael Danna concert at the Ghent
International Film Festival (returning)
GK FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: The Penthouse, Riviera
Palace, Square Duboys D’angers, 06400cannes
Phone: 310-315-1722
On Offer:
Edge of Darkness (USA) Producers: Graham King, Michael Wearing; director: Martin
Campbell; cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone,
Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn
Roberts. A veteran homicide detective investigates his daughter’s murder which leads into a
dangerous looking-glass world of corporate
cover-ups, government collusion and murder.
London Boulevard (USA) Producers: Graham King, William Monahan, Quentin Curtis;
director: William Monahan; cast: Colin Farrell,
Keira Knightley, Ray Winstone, David Thewlis,
Anna Friel. “London Boulevard” is the story of
a South London criminal, newly released from
prison, who becomes involved with a reclusive
young actress. (preproduction; debuting)
The Rum Diary (USA) Producers: Johnny
Depp, Christi Dembrowski, Anthony Rhulen,
Robert Kravis, And Graham King; director:
Bruce Robinson; cast: Johnny Depp, Aaron
Eckhart, Amber Heard, Michael Rispoli,
Richard Jenkins, And Giovanni Ribisi. “The Rum
Diary” tells the story of itinerant journalist Paul
Kemp who travels to Puerto Rico to work for a
local newspaper and soon becomes obsessed
with the wildly attractive fiancée of a shady
businessman. (production; debuting)
GOALPOST FILM
Cannes 2009 Office: The Grand Hotel,
(entrance Flamant, 4th Floor)
Office Phone: 44-7771-966-190
Phone/Fax: -44-7771-966-190
On Offer:
Closed for Winter (U.K.; drama) Producers: Ben Grant, Kent Smith; director: James
Bogle; cast: Natalie Imbruglia. How can you
understand one day without understanding
the day before? At the beach one summer day
a little girl goes missing. Twenty years on her
sister finds the courage to rearrange the pieces
of her broken life ... and invent a new beginning. (85 mins.; screening; debuting)
Jean Charles (U.K.; drama) Producers: Luke
Schiller, Carlos Nader, Henrique Goldman;
director: Henrique Goldman; cast: Selton
Mello. The tragic true story of Jean Charles de
Menezes, the innocent Brazilian shot dead by
British police in 2005 at the height of the London terrorist alerts. (postproduction; product
Three Miles North of Molkom (U.K.;
documentary) Producers/directors: Robert
Cannan, Corinna Villari-mcfarlaneThree miles
north of Molkom, hidden deep in the lakeside
forests of Sweden, lies Angsbacka; a 21st Century playground for adults. Once a year, their
gates open to a thousand international participants, placed in ‘Sharing Groups’ at random. A
Swedish celebrity, a Californian hippy, a
Finnish grandmother and a back-packing Australian rugby coach, who stumbled on the
wrong party, are amongst the group that take
us on an unforgettably quirky, two-week emotional roller-coaster. (102 mins.; screening;
debuting)
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On Offer:
The Clone Returns Home (Japan; sci-fi)
Producers: Kiyoshi Inoue, Rie Yamamoto,
Yoshiaki Tago; director: Kanji Nakajima; cast:
Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Eri Ishida, Hiromi Nagasaku,
Kyusaku Shimada, Toru Shinagawa. Kohei
TAKAHARA, an astronaut who dies in the line
of duty, is legally resurrected as a clone; however, contrary to the scientists’ expectations,
he reverts to his childhood memories when his
twin brother drowned sacrificing his life for
Kohei. Kohei’s clone discovers the body of his
former self mistakenly believing that it is his
deceased twin. Relieving his tragic past, he
sets off carrying his corpse on a journey to the
beautiful hometown where he lived twin his
now dead mother... (110 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
MIyoko (working title) (Japan; drama)
Producers: Kazuhiro Shirao, Noboru Miyashita;
director: Yoshifumi Tsubota; cast: Kenji
Mizuhashi, Marie Machida. (86 mins.; returning)
The Portrait Series: Saekingdom +
Utakata (Japan; documentary) Director:
Bun Nakata; cast: Saekingdom [kenzo Saeki]
Utakata [usagi Nakamura]. [saekingdom]
Kenzo Saeki was born on July 28th, 1958. He is
not just a musician and his work as a lyricist,
essayist, and producer have earned him
respect as a major charismatic figure and
commentator on subculture and all aspects of
Japanese culture. This film follows Kenzo
Saeki before and after the 2006 Pearl Brothers [his Electro-pop band]’ come-back gig.
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25 La Croisette
Office Phone: 33-4-93-39-63-48
Phone: 44-20-7437-8696
On Offer:
Amalia - The Movie (U.K.; drama) Producer: Manuel Fonseca; director: Carlos Coelho
Da Silva; cast: Sandra Barata Belo, Ricardo
Pereira, Ana Padrão. The extraordinary tale of
love and glory of Amalia, the greatest Portuguese Fado singer, unveiling her secret stories and the most memorable moments of her
career. The biography of a diva who found
fame across the world with her phenomenal
singing talent and whose life was wrapped in
passion and grief. (127 mins.; screening; debuting)
Cartagena (U.K.; drama) Producers: Pierre
Forrette, Thierry Wong, Christine Gozlan; direcTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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tor: Alain Monne; cast: Christopher Lambert,
Sophie Marceau. Cartagena, Colombia. Leo, a
one-time boxer, works for Muriel, a tetraplegic
woman. Slowly, a passionate romance brings
them together and leads them toward horizons they’ve never dared to explore before.
Cass (U.K.; drama) Producer: Stefan Haller;
director: Jon S. Baird; cast: Nonso Anozie,
Nathalie Press, Leo Gregory, Gavin Brocke.
Football hooligan, gang leader, media sensation. Cass charts the provocative true story of
the leader of England’s most feared football
gang. (108 mins.; screening; debuting)
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Office Phone: 33-0-4-9299-3330
Phone: 852-2751-1886
On Offer:
First Squad: The Moment of Truth
(Hong Kong, China; animation) Producers:
Misha Shprits, Aljosha Klimov, Eiko Tanaka;
director: Ashino YoshiharuFirst Squad: Only
The Dead Can Fight The Dead. Fourteen year
old Nadya must cross the border into the
underworld and summon the souls of her
dead friends to battle Nazi forces advancing
on Moscow. When Hitler summons the souls
of dead warriors Russia’s only hope for survival
lies on one fourteen year old girl and the spirits
of her dead friends. (75 mins.; debuting)
McDull Kung Fu Kindergarten (Hong
Kong, China; animation) Producer/director:
Brian TseMcDull has been abandoned in
Wudang for the summer vacations to prepare
for the International Kindergarten Martial Arts
Competition. Meanwhile, archaeologists have
excavated a very, very slow cuckoo clock.
When it falls into the trotters of our clumsy
pig, it give him extraordinary dexterity on the
day of the competition... (postproduction;
debuting)
Merantau (Hong Kong, China; actionadventure) Producer: Ario Sagantoro; director:
Gareth Evans; cast: Iko Uwais, Sisca Jessica,
Yusuf Aulia, Mads Koudal, Alex Abbad, Yayan
Ruhian. Introducing to the world Indonesia’s
martial art of Pencak Silat, rising action star
Iko Uwais plays Yuda, a student of silat harimau as he journeys to the bustling city of
Jakarta to fullfill the traditional rites-of-passage known as Merantau. Upon arrival, he is
thrust into the world of human trafficking as
he defends an abandoned brother and sister
from becoming the latest victims in an adrenaline charged, jaw-dropping finale. (postproduction; debuting)
GOLDEN SCENE COMPANY
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Phone: 852-2265-9999
On Offer:
Permanent Residence (Hong Kong;
drama) Producer/director: Scud; cast: Sean Li,
Osman Hung. A young man pursues an impossible love with his straight boyfriend and contemplates on the mortality of his loved ones.
Soundless Wind Chime (Hong Kong;
drama) Producers: Jacqueline Liu, Kit Hung;
director: Kit Hung; cast: Lu Yulai, Bernhard
Bulling. A Chinese boy embarks on a fairy-tale
journey in Switzerland to search for the soul of
his deceased gay Swiss lover. (100 mins.;
Trivial Matters (Hong Kong; comedy) Producers: Pang Ho-cheung, Chapman To; director: Pang Ho-cheung; cast: Eason Chan, Gillian
Chung, Shawn Yue. Seven absurd and comical
situations, adapted from Pang Ho-cheung’s
published collection of short stories, starring
Hong Kong’s top teen idols. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
GOLDEN SUN FILMS
DISTRIBUTION LTD
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Phone: 852-2385-5939
On Offer:
A Chinese Ghost Story (Hong Kong;
action-adventure) (preproduction; debuting)
Painted Skin (Hong Kong; action-adventure) Producers: Ketsarinh Lan (kathy), Pang
Hong; director: Gordon Chan; cast: Donnie Yen,
Zhou Xun, Zhao Wei, Chen Kun, Sun Li, Qi
Yuwu. General Wang (Chen Kun) saved a gorgeous girl, Mei-ling( Zhou Xun), from a village
bandits while on the way back to his hometown, JiangDu. He decided to bring her along
to his hometown. Yet, after her arrival to the
town, numerous be-hearted murder keeps on
happening. Wang’s wife, Pei-rong (Zhao Wei)
is worried that it could be Mei-ling and she has
called for Er-long (Donnie Yen) along with an
Exorcist (Sun Li), to help her fight against Meiling. (118 mins.; debuting)
GORILLA PICTURES
Phone: 818-848-2198
On Offer:
Charlie Valentine (USA; drama) Producers: Edward Robin, Bill J. Gottlieb, Ray Cavaleri,
Ted Warren; director: Jesse V. Johnson; cast:
Raymond J. Barry, Michael Weatherly, Tom
Berenger. A rich and gritty film noir with
intense action and drama. The film chronicles
the exploits of Charlie Valentine, a career criminal intent on going for one last hurrah before
retiring. When his final “caper” goes bad, Charlie heads to Los Angeles to hide out with his
estranged son, Danny. Charlie and Danny form
a bond that surprises them both and leads
them to a teacher/student relationship. They
pull a job together and what ensues reveals
the true nature of the unsavory characters.
The Legend of Sasquatch (USA; children/teen) Producer: Bill J. Gottlieb; director:
Thomas Callicoat; cast: William Hurt, John
Rhys-davies, . The Davis Family - John
(William Hurt), Khristy (Jewel Restaneo) and
Maggie (Blaire Restaneo) - move in to a
secluded log cabin in the mountains above
Seattle. They soon discover a family of Bigfoot
hiding nearby. When the Bigfoot and Ranger
Steve (John Rhys-Davies) ask the Davis family
for help the adventure of a lifetime begins.
Summary written by Thomas Callicoat (73
Shadows in Paradise (USA; actionadventure) Producers: Erken Ialgashev, Ken
Schwenker; director: Bill Corcoran; cast: Mark
Dacascos, Armand Assante, Sofya Skya, Bruce
Boxleitner, Danny Trejo, Steven Bauer. Two
years after disappearing during a rescue operation in the middle-east, Max Forester’s
fiancÃ© and former squad-mate, Sasha, suddenly reappears moving freely among the
company of Al-Qaeda members. Max’s exCaptain informs him the Special Ops are sending in his former unit Shadow Company to
bring her back and charge her with treason or
worse. Max sets off to find her before they do
and learns there is much more at stake than
his relationship. Summary written by IvanAbate (86 mins.; premiere; debuting)
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The Best of Times (Russia; drama) Producer: Stanislav Ershov; director: Svetlana
Proskurina; cast: Viktor Suhorukov, Danna Agisheva. www.bestoftimes-film.com (87 mins.;
Woman’s Chorus (Russia; drama) Producer: Stanislav Ershov; director: Svetlana Proskurina (development; presales; returning)
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Charlie & Boots (U.K.; comedy) Producers:
Fifty Dead Men Walking (U.K.; thriller)
David Redman, Dale Murphy, Shana Levine;
director: Dale Murphy; cast: Paul Hogan,
Shane Jacobson, Morgan Griffin. When Charlie’s his wife of 45 years suddenly dies, the
once feisty old curmudgeon is left alone and
depressed. His estranged son Boots decides to
help him get back into life, and before Charlie
realizes what is happening, Boots has his very
reluctant father in the car on a fishing trip. But
not just any fishing trip; they are headed to
Cape York, the northern most point in Australia and some 3,000 miles away. (94 mins.;
premiere; debuting)
The Gate 3-D (U.K.; children/teen) Producer: Andras Hamori; director: Alex Winter; cast:
TBA. When best friends Glen and Terry stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in
Glen’s back yard, they quickly dig up the lawn
searching for more. Instead, they unearth the
Gate—an underground chamber containing
terrifying evil. With supernatural fiends invading suburbia, it’s now up to the kids to discover
the secret that can lock the Gate forever. (preproduction; presales; returning)
Running Wild (U.K.; thriller) Producer:
Andras Hamori; director: Kevin Kerslake; cast:
Samuel L. Jackson, Kristin Scott-thomas.
Based on the novella by J.G. Ballard (Crash,
Empire of the Sun) Samuel L Jackson is an exforensic psychiatrist brought back f by the FBI
to help them solve one the most baffling and
heinous crimes ever uncovered. In the exclusive gated community of Homeland, every
adult has been killed and all the children of
Homeland have vanished without a clue or
ransom demand. (preproduction; presales;
returning)
Producers: Stephen Heyges, Peter La Terriere,
Shawn Williamson, Kari Skogland; director:
Kari Skogland; cast: Ben Kingsley, Jim
Sturgess, Natalie Press, Kevin Zegers, Rose
Mcgowan. Fifty Dead Men Walking is a fastpaced action thriller set in the treacherous
world that was Northern Ireland in the 1980s.
Starring Jim Sturgess and Ben Kingsley. (110
Planet 51 (U.K.; animation) Producer: Ignacio Perez Dolset; director: Jorge Blanco; cast:
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long,
Sean William Scott, Gary Oldman, Johnn
Cleese. Production is nearly complete on this
comic alien invasion movie. Written by Shrek
and Shrek 2 writer, Joe Stillman. ( postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
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Alien Uprising (USA; sci-fi) Producer:
Laura Schlachtmeyer; director: Andrew Bellware; cast: Rebecca Kush, Steve Deighan,
Amelia Randolph Campbell, Jeffrey Plunkett.
In the future. Marines land on the prison planet Rove 12 in order to put down a suspected
prisoner uprising. When the Marines arrive,
they find most of the prisoners and all of the
guards dead. Any survivors are hiding from a
ruthless, blood thirsty creature. Now the prisoners and the Marines have to band together
to get off the planet - ALIVE. (90 mins.;
Humanity’s End (USA; sci-fi)
Producer/director: Neil Johnson; cast: Jay
Laisne, Rochelle Vallese, Cynthia Ickes. The
year is 3313. Mankind is being systematically
massacred throughout the galaxy by an invading species. All hope is lost until the last strand
of pure human DNA is found on a remote
planet in the far reaches of the galaxy. Now, an
epic battle will be waged across time and
space to save and protect the last of the
human race. (90 mins.; screener
Starquest: The Odyssey (USA; sci-fi)
Producers: Jon Bonnell, Kevin R Phipps; director: Jon Bonnell; cast: Shane Stevens, Adam
Rini, Katherine Stewart. After being at war for
over 100 years, sworn enemies must fight
together to save the universe from destruction. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
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Eloise in Paris (U.K.; family) Producers:
Thomas D. Adelman, Patrick Meehan, Charles
Shyer; director: Charles Shyer; cast: Uma Thurman. Energetic, mischevious but loveable
Eloise and her beloved Nanny travel to Paris.
Join them as they encounter a host of delectable characters and take the fashion world by
storm. (preproduction; presales; returning)
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Floor No. S11
Office Phone: 33 (0)4 92 99 32 49
Phone: 323-848-2945
On Offer:
Bagman (aka Casino Jack) (USA;
thriller) Producers: George Vitetzakis, Bill
Marks; director: George Hickenlooper; cast:
Kevin Spacey, Hayden Christensen. A hot shot
Washington DC lobbyist and his protege go
down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder. Based on
a true story. (production; presales; debuting)
Giallo (USA; thriller) Producers: Richard
Rionda Del Castro, Rafael Primorac, Adrien
Brody; director: Dario Argento; cast: Adrien
Brody, Emmanuelle Seigner, Elsa Pataky. In
Italy, a woman fears her sister may have been
kidnapped. Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it’s
worse. They team up to rescue her from a
sadistic killer known only as Yellow. (92 mins.;
Give ’Em Hell Malone (USA; actionadventure) Producers: Richard Rionda Del
Castro, Richard Salvatore, Johnny Martin;
director: Russell Mulcahy; cast: Thomas Jane,
Ving Rhames, Elsa Pataky. A tough private eye
takes a job retrieving a case containing a mysterious secret. Bullets, fists, and blood fly as he
fights through an army of thugs to protect the
secret. (; returning)
HANWAY FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Residence Du Gray
D’albion
Office Phone: 33-0-493399970
Phone: 44-207-290-0750
On Offer:
Creation (U.K.; drama) Producer: Jeremy
Thomas; director: Jon Amiel; cast: Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly. Darwin’s great, still
controversial, book The Origin of Species
depicts nature as a battleground. In CREATION
the battleground is a man’s heart. Torn
between his love for his deeply religious wife
and his own growing belief in a world where
God has no place, Darwin finds himself caught
in a struggle between faith and reason, love
and truth. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
It’s a Wonderful Afterlife (U.K.; comedy) Producers: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder
Chadha; director: Gurinder Chadha; cast: Shabana Azmi, Sally Hawkins. Finding the perfect
son-in-law can be murder. MY BIG FAT GREEK
WEDDING and SHAUN OF THE DEAD meet in
this comedy romp about an Indian mother
taking her obsession with marriage into frighteningly funny territory. (production; returning)
Nowhere Boy (U.K.; drama) Producers:
Robert Bernstein, Douglas Rae, Kevin Loader;
director: Sam Taylor-wood; cast: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott-thomas. John Lennon grew
up in a family full of secrets. Raised by his Aunt
Mimi, he is suddenly reacquainted with his
mother, Julia. Their reconciliation catapults
him toward finding out the truth behind the
war that has raged between two very different
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sisters. Now coming of age, John must bring
this war to an end. A fragile peace breaks out,
marred by tragedy. But his mother gives him
one great gift - music. A wayward boy finds his
voice. (production; returning)
Michiel (13) becomes involved in the Resistance in the last winter of the Second World
War, he learns that good and evil are close
together, he grows up and loses his innocence.
(103 mins.; debuting)
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On Offer:
The Invisible Woman (U.K.; drama)
Peter Pan in Scarlet (U.K.; family)
Quartet (U.K.; drama) (development;
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Floor Le Lerina, Cannes 06400
Office Phone: 04-93-94-00-09
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On Offer:
Aria (1987) (U.K.; drama) Producer: Don
Boyd; directors: Ken Russell, Jean-luc Goddard,
Robert Altman; cast: Tilda Swinton, Elizabeth
Hurley, John Hurt. Ten short pieces from ten
directors, each interpreting an aria in their own
unique way. (90 mins.; presales; debuting)
Butterfly Kiss (1995) (U.K.; thriller) Producer: Julie Baines And Sarah Daniel; director:
Michael Winterbottom; cast: Amanda Plummer, Saskia Reeves. Set on the bleak highways
of Lancashire in England, this is the story of a
nomadic serial killer and a naive and lonely
young girl who falls under her spell. (88 mins.;
presales; debuting)
Silent Touch (1992) (U.K.; drama) Producer: Mark Forstater; director: Krzysztof
Zanussi; cast: Max Von Sydow, Lothaire
Bluteau, Sarah Miles. The sexual and creative
urges of a composer and Holocaust survivor
are awakened when a young music student
coaxes him out of retirement. (92 mins.; presales; debuting)
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Lemo (U.K.; family) Producer: Marc Punt;
director: Guy Goossens; cast: Anouk Van Schie,
Meike Hurts, Monique De Waal, Fleur Minjon,
Jan Decleir. Four girls discover a hidden village
where there are no children and all the inhabitants seem to be under a sleeping spell. (96
The Race (U.K.; family) Producers: Michael
Garland, Paul Donovan; director: André F.
Nebe; cast: Colm Meaney, Susan Lynch, Niamh
Mcgirr. Growing up in a poor farming family,
eleven year old Mary dreams of being a racing
driver, so when the chance arises to enter a
local go-cart race, she can’t resist the chance.
Winter in Wartime (U.K.; drama) Producers: Els Vandevorst, San Fu Maltha; director:
Martin Koolhoven; cast: Martijn Lakemeier,
Yorick Van Wageningen, Jamie Campbell
Bower. In the last winter of World War II, 14
year old Michiel helps a wounded British pilot
hiding out in Nazi occupied Holland. (103
HOLLAND FILM
Cannes 2009 Office: Holland Film Pavilion
Nr 106
Office Phone: 31-6-5073-7681
Phone: 31-20-570-7575
On Offer:
The Aviatrix of Kazbek (The Netherlands; drama) Producers: Els Vandevorst For
Isabella Films, San Fu Maltha For Fu Works;
director: Ineke Smits; cast: Madelief Blanken,
Zura Zhghenti. On the island of Texel, Marie
dreams of mountains. She loves dancing, but
the village community expects her to behave.
She wants to be an independent woman, but
is the only girl in a large family. Only when she
meets the Georgian Goga and Irakli can she
break away from the suffocating reality by
learning to trust her fantasies. (105 mins.;
debuting)
The Last Days of Emma Blank (The
Netherlands; comedy) Producer: Marc Van
Warmerdam For Graniet Film; director: Alex
Van Warmerdam; cast: Marlies Heuer, Annet
Malherbe. In a large country home, the sick
Emma Blank is cared for by her personnel:
Haneveld the head housekeeper, Bella the
cook, Gonnie the maid and Meier the man-servant. But despite her desperate need for loving
care, Emma is a steely, avaricious dictator
whose demands become ever more absurd.
When the staff discovers that they stand to
inherit nothing, however, they drop their mask
of pretence and plan revenge. (95 mins.;
debuting)
Winter in Wartime (The Netherlands;
action-adventure) Producers: Els Vandevorst
For Isabella Films, San Fu Maltha For Fu
Works; director: Martin Koolhoven; cast: Martijn Lakemeier, Yorick Van Wageningen. When
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Office Phone: +33 (0)4 92 99 32 4
Phone: 818-734-7261
On Offer:
Ballistica (USA; action-adventure) Producer: Tony Kandah; director: Gary Jones; cast:
Martin Kove, Paul Logan, Robert Davi, Andrew
Divoff. DAMIAN has been trained in “BALLISTICA;” a deadly form of hand-to-hand combat
using ballistics and firearms. He is one of the
few Americans who has perfected it, which
makes him the CIA’s best weapon against
International Terrorism. (postproduction;
Escape From Darwin (USA; actionadventure) Director: Istvan Criste; cast: Robert
Smith, Cecilie Bull, Rich Knight. After a stranded bank robber is murdered for cash on a
desert highway, his partner sets out to track
down the stolen cash and avenge his friend.
War Machine (USA; action-adventure)
Director: Rene Perez; cast: Robert Amstler. A
terrorist threat rises from the third world, and
its target is the United States of America. A
fanatical would-be dictator devises a plan to
overthrow the American government. The U.S
immediately forms an elite strike force to
engage the new terrorist regime before it can
and on U.S. soil. (87 mins.; screener
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Crude (Canada; documentary) Producer:
Michael Bonfiglio; director: Joe BerlingerThe
inside story of the infamous “Amazon Chernobyl” case, Crude is a real-life high stakes
legal drama, set against a backdrop of the
environmental movement, global politics,
celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the
media, multinational corporate power, and
rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures. (101
Embodiment of Evil (Canada; horror)
Producers: Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane,
Debora Ivanov; director: Jose Mojica Marins;
cast: Jose Mojica Marins, Luis Melo. After serv-
ing a 40 year prison term, Coffin Joe is finally
released. Back on the streets, the sadistic
undertaker is set upon fulfilling the goal which
sent him to jail in the first place: find a woman
who can give him the perfect child. During his
search throughout the city of Sao Paulo he
leaves behind a trail of horror, coming up
against supernatural laws and folk superstitions. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
Pirate for the Sea (Canada; documentary) Producers: Ron Colby, Patricia Van Ryker;
director: Ron Colby; cast: Paul Watson, Robert
Hunter. A biographical documentary on Captain Paul Watson, a founding member of
Greenpeace Canada. Greenpeace ejected him
for being an overzealous activist with purported militaristic tactics. Starting his own organization, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Watson has sunk illegal whaling ships,
stopped Canadian seal hunts for ten years,
and permanently halted sealing in the British
Isles and the killing of dolphins on Iki Island,
Japan. (100 mins.; screening; debuting)
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CORPORATION
Cannes 2009 Office: Lerins R9
Phone: 86-10-64579338
On Offer:
The Message (China; thriller) Producers:
Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei; directors:
Chen Kuo-fu, Gao Qunshu; cast: Zhou Xun, Li
Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming. In order to determine who’s behind a failed assassination
attempt, fire intelligence officers are brought
in for interrogation. The only way for them to
survive is to turn on each other. (postproduction; presales; debuting)
Tracing Shadow (China; action-adventure) Producers: Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei; directors: Francis Ng, Marco Mak; cast:
Francis Ng, Jaycee Chan. From the producers
of ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ and ‘Kung fu Hustle’ , comes a brand new martial arts adventures. (postproduction; presales; debuting)
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Office Phone: 33-0-492-993-204
Phone: 36-1-365-1750
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Chameleon (Hungary; drama) Producer:
Gábor Kálomista; director: Krisztina Goda;
cast: Ervin Nagy, Gabriella Hámori, Sándor
Csányi, János Kulka, Zsolt Trill. Gabor is an
office cleaner. Nobody suspects that in fact he
is a con man who carefully chooses his victims.
His targets ar lonely women. In a few months
he takes all their savings. Gabor is an artist in
manipulation. He gets a job at a psychologist’s
office and meets Hanna, an injured dancer
and the daughter of a millionaire. She seems
to be the perfect victim. He pretends to be a
doctor offering her what she desperately
needs. Everything goes well until Gabor falls in
love with her. (104 mins.; screening; debuting)
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (Hungary; animation) Producer: Arlene Klasky
Gabor Csupo Gabor Kálomista Tamás Rákosi;
director: Gabor CsupoMore people immigrate
to America than to all other countries in the
whole world combined. Why? Is it because
they love hot dogs and hamburgers? Or
because they want to meet Snoop Dogg or
have a close encounter with Pamela Anderson? Maybe. But the real reason is – immigrants go to the U.S. to chase the American
dream. (87 mins.; screening; debuting)
Made in Hungaria (Hungary; musical)
Producer: Ádám Neményi; director: Gergely
Fonyó; cast: Tamás Szabó Kimmel, Iván Feny?,
Tünde Kiss, Titánia Valentin. At a time when
everybody else would like to escape to the
West an adolescent boy returns home from
America to spread rock’n’roll. (109 mins.;
HYDE PARK INTERNATIONAL
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Office Phone: +33 (0)4.93.06.40.06
Phone: 818-783-6060
On Offer:
Blue Valentine (USA; drama) Producers:
Lynette Howell, Jamie Patricof And Alex
Orlovsky; director: Derek Cianfrance; cast: Ryan
Gosling, Michelle Williams. A heart rending tale
of lost love and missed opportunities, BLUE
VALENTINE is an intimate portrait of the last
desperate days of a relationship offset by the
anticipation, optimism and overwhelming
affection of love. (preproduction; returning)
The City of Your Final Destination
(USA; drama) Producers: Richard Hawley,
Pierre Proner, And Ashok Amritraj; director:
James Ivory; cast: Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney. 28-year-old Kansas University doctoral
student Omar Razaghi, has won a grant to
write a biography of Latin American writer
Jules Gund. Omar must get through to three
people who were close to Gund - his brother,
widow, and younger mistress - so he can get
authorization to write the biography. (118
Dead of Night (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Ashok Amritraj, Scott Rosenberg;
director: Kevin Munroe; cast: Brandon Routh,
Anita Briem. Based on a highly successful
European comic book “DYLAN DOG”, DEAD OF
NIGHT is a paranormal whodunit with a hip,
modern style – think MEN IN BLACK with
werewolves, vampires, and zombies! (production; returning)
ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE
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Office Phone: 33-0-676083719
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On Offer:
Reykjavik Rotterdam (Iceland; thriller)
Producers: Agnes Johansen, Baltasar Kormákur; director: Oskar Jonasson; cast: Baltasar
Kormákur, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson. Christopher
(Baltasar Kormákur) is like a fish on dry land
after being fired from a freight liner. He doesn’t
really stand a chance of being rehired, having
been busted for illegal alcohol trafficking.
Because of the high price of alcohol, Christopher and his mates couldn’t resist earning an
extra buck by smuggling some vodka each
time they sailed in. Faced with serious money
problems, Christopher manages, with the help
of a friend, to get his job back. (85 mins.;
ICON ENTERTAINMENT INTL.
Cannes 2009 Office: Le Lerina, 63 La
Croisette
Office Phone: 33-4-92-59-43-90
Phone: 44-208-492-6300
On Offer:
Coriolanus (U.k.; thriller) Producers: Julia
Taylor-Stanley, Gabrielle Tana, Ralph Fiennes,
John Logan; director: Ralph Fiennes; cast:
Ralph Fiennes. A contemporary version of
Shakespeare’s dangerous political thriller. Coriolanus, a brave soldier of inflexible self belief
despises the citizens of Rome who seek to prevent him from taking political office. Bloody
riots engulf the city. Coriolanus vows to
destroy Rome but finally yields to his mother’s
will and is brutally murdered by his sworn
enemy Tullus Aufidius. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
The Tempest (U.k.; drama) Producers: Julia
Taylor-stanley, Bob Chartoff, Lynn Hendee;
director: Julie Taymor; cast: Helen Mirren, Tom
Conti, David Strathairn, Ben Whishaw, Russell
Brand, Alfred Molina, Djimon Hounsou, Felicity
Jones, Reeve Carney, Alan Cumming. In Shakespeare’s fantastical thriller the magician Prospero orchestrates spirits, monsters, a griefstricken king, a wise old councillor, two
treacherous brothers and a storm at sea into a
fantastical conspiracy bringing banishment,
sorcery and shipwreck into the lives of two
hapless lovers to stir and seal their fate. (postTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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production; product reel/trailer; returning)
Triangle (U.k.; thriller) Producers: Jason
Newmark, Julie Baines, Chris Brown; director:
Christopher Smith; cast: Melissa George,
Michael Dorman, Rachael Carpani, Henry
Nixon. When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a
group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling
that there is something wrong. Her suspicions
are realised when the yacht hits a storm and
the group is forced to board a passing ocean
liner to get to safety, a ship Jess is convinced
she’s been on before. The ship appears deserted, the clock on board has stopped, but they
are not alone... Someone is intent on hunting
them down, one by one. And Jess unknowingly
holds the key to end the terror. (screening;
returning)
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Bombay Summer (U.K.; drama) Producers: Joseph Mathew Varghese, Sanjay Bhattacharjee; director: Joseph Mathew Varghese;
cast: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Samrat
Chakrabarti. Bombay Summer explores the
fleeting and delicate friendship between three
young people and its eventual disintegration
in the face of betrayal and personal loss. Set in
contemporary India, the film subtly mirrors the
turmoil within tradition bound Indian society
as it copes with change and rapid modernization. (105 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Karma Calling (U.K.; comedy) Producers:
Rita Parikh, Sarthak Das, Andy Carmone;
director: Sarba Das; cast: Samrat Chakrabarti,
Barnali Das, Kavi Ladnier. What happens when
a bunch of hapless Hindus from Hoboken get
mixed up with an underworld don with connections to an Indian call center? And what
happens when a good Jersey girl falls for a
smooth operator thousands of miles away?
For one thing, the phone keeps ringing. Narrated by award-winning actor Tony Sirico Karma
Calling is a snapshot of our hyper-globalized
world through the eyes of a Garden state family just trying to get by. (90 mins.; premiere;
debuting)
Thanks Maa (U.K.; drama) Producer: Quantum Films Ltd.; director: Irfan Kamal; cast:
Shams, Salman, Fayyaz. In the vein of Danny
Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and Mira Nair’s
‘Salaam Bombay’ Thanks Maa is poignant tale
of a 12 year old street kid named Municipality.
While on the run from the reformatory, he
finds & saves a two day old abandoned baby
from becoming the prey to a ferocious street
dog. Failing to find any takers among the people whom he deemed responsible and
respectable, Municipality takes up the onus of
finding the mother of that abandoned baby
himself. (110 mins.; premiere; debuting)
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On Offer:
Big Boss Untouchable (Hong Kong;
action-adventure) Producers: Joseph Lai,
Ricky Wong; director: Kant Leung; cast: Dragon
Shek, Karen Cheung, Ben Ng, Lawrence Wang,
Paul See, Yannie Chen, Ford Lek, Willy Kong.
Tang is a warlord at Big River, where he operates gambling dens, prostitution and loan
sharking. Lionel arrives at Big River and witnesses the gangs extorting money from the
local merchants. When the gangs kidnap his
fiancee, he fights back. (90 mins.; debuting)
Dragon the Master (Hong Kong; actionadventure) Producers: Joseph Lai, Ricky Wong;
director: Ray Woo; cast: Dragon Shek, Karen
Cheung, Roy Cheung, Edward So, Billy Chow,
Lily Chung, Huang Yang. Shally, a newly hired
junior computer game programmer, has just
unveiled her latest computer game “Tiger
Storm”. Her new project “Jeek Kune Do – the
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Way of Intercepting Fist” confronts a sharp
competition with COLEWAY’S “Drunken Fist”
and NICK’S “Thai Boxing”. (90 mins.; debuting)
Hero the Great (Hong Kong; actionadventure) Producer: Joseph Lai; director:
George Lai; cast: Dragon Shek, Carter Hwang,
Philip Oh, Karen Cheung. Chao is a powerful
man who controls many martial arts societies.
After a long battle that lasts a whole day and
night, the Shaolin abbot Mercy defeats him.
Moon comes to Shaolin to invite Mercy to her
father’s 50th birthday ceremony. Moon often
visits Shaolin with her father so she knows
Dragon and Pride very well. Pride begs to go
with Dragon and Mercy finally agrees but on
condition that Pride must pass the Shaolin
test. (90 mins.; debuting)
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On Offer:
Untitled Duane Adler Dance Project
(USA; romance) Producers: Jerome Bliah,
Linda Chiu, Robert Cort; director: Duane Adler;
cast: TBA. A modern-day cross-cultural dance
romance set against the contemporary Japanese club culture in New York City. (development; presales; debuting)
The Wifeguard (USA; comedy) Producers:
Kirsten Smith, Seth Jaret, Jerome Bliah, Linda
Chiu; director: TBA; cast: TBA. A trophy wife
loses everything, but finds true happiness
coaching a diving team of misfit kids. (development; presales; debuting)
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
(USA; comedy) Producer: Duke Fenday; director: Charles Jarrot; cast: Charles Bronson,
Richard Thomas, Edward Asner. While newspaper writer Bronson struggles with the death
of his wife, he receives a “special” assignment.
He must answer a little girl’s question about
whether Santa Claus really exists. Based on a
true story. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
IFM WORLD RELEASING
Office Phone: 33 04 93 06 42 21
Phone: 818 243 4976
On Offer:
Hobby Farm (USA; thriller) Producers: Paul
Murphy, Brad Diebert& Glen Whitely; director:
Brad Diebert; cast: Paul Murphy, Travis Mcmahon, Vince Sorrenti & Gerard Kennedy. HOBBY
FARM is an action-packed gangster film set in
the outskirts of Sydney in the late 1970s. Out
of jail after 5 years, Julian is rewarded by his
crime bosses for keeping quiet and is put in
charge of a gentlemen’s pleasure house (the
Hobby Farm). But when faced with the horrific
treatment of one of the kidnapped girls newly
brought to the farm, Julian must turn against
the only life he has ever known, to save the
girls, and himself. (92 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Jack Says (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Simon Phillips, Mark Davey, Aaron Sayers;
director: Bob Phillips; cast: Simon Phillips,
Aurelie Amblard, Mike Reid, Rula Lenska, Sari
Sheehan, Eric Cantona. Contemporary film
noir comparable in style to Sin City with elements of Pulp Fiction, Layer Cake and Lock
Stock. Waking up in London with amnesia
next to a dead body, Jack has just enough time
and sense to disappear before the police
arrive. In an attempt to lay low, he heads to
Paris to visit the ex he can’t remember. But a
guy like Jack attracts trouble, and an
encounter with the mysterious Girl X draws
him and the woman he loves back into a world
he’s trying hard to avoid … and to remember.
Vigilante (USA; action-adventure) Producer: Robert Diaz; director: Aash Aaron; cast:
Robert Diaz, Kazuya Wright, Lexie Symon,
Margot Robbie. Luke Evans had everything...A
highly successful business, extravagant cars
and the girl of his dreams. But in one tragic
night Luke lost everything. Brutally attacked,
Luke wakes from a coma to discover that his
fiancée has been murdered. Fuelled by rage,
Luke pledges to use every last financial
resource he has in his lust for vengeance.
After a heart stopping ride of murder and
betrayal, Luke finds himself face to face with
his attackers in a fight to the death. (95 mins.;
IMAGEWORKS
ENTERTAINMENT INT’L
Cannes 2009 Office: B11/c12
Office Phone: 33 (0)4 92 99 32 06
Phone: 818-349-5777
On Offer:
Love and Debate (USA; comedy) Producers: Gina Philips, Amy Greenspun; director: Jessica Kavana; cast: Gina Philips, Adam
Rodriguez. Jordan Landa is not your average
Latin girl. She has dreams, big ones. As a rising
star in the debate world, her allusive dreams
seem finally within her grasp. But when the
“perfect guy” from her past reappears, so do
her desires for a life she thought she didn’t
want. With beautiful Miami as a backdrop, a
cutting edge soundtrack, and a hot sexy young
cast, it is the perfect setting for a girl to choose
between LOVE AND DEBATE. (96 mins.;
The Poker Club (USA; drama) Producers:
Richard Chizmar, Bruce Devan, Jordan Gertner;
director: Tim Mccann; cast: Johnathon
Schaech Judy Reyes. Four friends discover and
accidentally kill a burglar — who may not be
alone — in the kitchen during their weekly
poker night. (88 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
The Shadow Within (USA; horror) Producers: Paolo Lato, Anna Maria Murro, Pier
Luigi Corvi Mora; director: Silvana Zancolo;
cast: Hayley J Williams, Beth Winslet. Propelled by grief over the death of Maurice’s twin
brother Jacques at birth, his mother Marie falls
under the influence of Madame Armand, who
convinces Marie to force her son to act as a
medium to the next world. As Jacques asserts
himself through Maurice, he comes to the realization that they both desire the same thing:
their parents’ love, only Jacques does not want
to return to the living: he wants his parents to
join him in the afterlife (90 mins.; screener
IMAGINA INTERNATIONAL
SALES
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera A5
Office Phone: 34-610230554
Phone: 34-91-728-57-42
On Offer:
25 Karats / 25 Kilates (Spain; thriller)
Producers: José Nolla, Quique Camín; director:
Patxi Amezcua; cast: Aida Folch, Francesc Garrido. Barcelona is the witness of the dangerous
love story between two petty thieves, Abel
and Kay. They’ll have to cope with corrupt
policemen, thugs and swindlers for a bag full
of jewels, their ticket to freedom. (86 mins.;
premiere; debuting)
Carlitos and the Chance of a Lifetime (Carlitos y el Campo de los
Sueños) (Spain; family) Producers: Emilio
Aragón, Tedy Villalba, Santiago De La Rica;
director: Jesús Del Cerro; cast: Gustavo
Salmerón, Guillermo Campra. Carlitos, 12 years
old, has 2 dreams in life. As an orphan he
would love to find a welcoming family and
become a football player. His friends from the
orphanage and his teachers will help him in
making both dreams come true, working a
plan against the cruel headmaster of the
orphanage. (107 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Under the Snow / Nevando Voy
(Spain; drama) Producers/directors: Candela
Figueira, Maitena Muruzabal; cast: Laura De
Pedro, Gabriel Latorre. In the snow chain packing section of a factory, Angela starts breaking
the rules and little by little, the work becomes
a game. Nobody can imagine what is going on
behind that iron gate. It is a secret shared just
for the four of them. A world that survives
thanks to the continuous snow. (98 mins.; premiere; debuting)
IMAGINATION WORLDWIDE,
LLC
Phone: 310.888.3494
On Offer:
Countdown to Annihilation: Imagination’s Sci-Fi Disaster Movies (U.S.;
sci-fi) Producers: Pierre David, Tom Berry, Tony
Ginnane; director: TBA; cast: TBA. Accomplished producers Pierre David, Tom Berry, and
Tony Ginnane are proud to announce the production of their Sci-Fi Disaster movie trilogy.
Brace yourself...the rush is about to begin!
(preproduction; debuting)
A Neighbor’s Secret (U.S.; thriller) Producer: Pierre David; director: Leslie Hope; cast:
Nicholas Brendon, Chandra West, Catherine
Mary Stewart. Danger lives next door... (preproduction; debuting)
Stripped Naked (U.S.; thriller) Producer:
Pierre David; director: Lee Demarbre; cast:
Sarah Allen, Jon Cor, Mark Slacke. Cassie’s
done stripping...now she’s about to blow you
away! (production; debuting)
INCAA
Phone: 541143838429
On Offer:
El Boxeador (Argentina; drama) Producers:
Maria Marta Antin, Fuc; director: Juan Pollio;
cast: ......... Day after day Hector trains young
boxers as a sparring partner in the neighourhood gym. He awaits the moment for a revelation to come and deliver him from the burden
of his guilt, from the inescapable routine, from
the pain he is causing to the person that loves
him most. (9 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Los Viajes del Viento (Argentina; drama)
Producers: Ciudad Lunar, Cine Ojo, Primer
Plano, Razor Film Y Volya Films; director: Ciro
Guerra (preproduction; premiere; debuting)
INDEPENDENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Residence La Brise, 24
La Croisette, 5th Floor
Office Phone: 33-4-9368-6948
Phone: 44-207-257-8734
On Offer:
Moon (U.K.; sci-fi) Producers: Stuart Fenegan, Trudie Styler; director: Duncan Jones;
cast: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique
Mcelligot, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Kaya
Scodelario. Astronaut Sam Bell, who works in
solitude on a moon base, discovers that his
employers have plans for replacing him… and
the new recruit is eerily familiar. (97 mins.;
Mr. Nice (U.K.; comedy) Producers: Luc Roeg,
Michael Robinson, Andrew Orr, Daniel Shepherd, James Perkins, Tim Smith, Paul Brett,
Steve Robbins, Linda James, Norman Merry;
director: Bernard Rose; cast: Rhys Ifans, Chloe
Sevigny, David Thewlis, Omid Djalili, Luis Tosar,
Elsa Pataky, Crispin Glover, Jamie Harris, Christian Mckay. Following the sophisticated drug
baron’s rise and fall, this is the frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and often surreal story
of Howard Mark’s life so far. (postproduction;
New Town Killers (U.K.; thriller) Producers: Luc Roeg, Richard Jobson; director: Richard
Jobson; cast: Dougray Scott, Alastair Mackenzie, James Pearson, Charles Mnene, Liz White.
Two disenchanted private bankers get their
kicks from playing a 12 hour game of man hunt
with people from the margins of society. (99
mins.; returning)
THE INDIAN FILM COMPANYSTUDIO 18
Cannes 2009 Office: Stand 18.02 - Level 01,
Palais
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Phone: 91-22-6629-1818
On Offer:
Ghajini (India; action-adventure) Producers:
Tagore Madhu, Madhu Mantena; director: A.r.
Murugadoss; cast: Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal. A saga of love, loss and revenge, it’s a
connoisseur’s favorite. About a short-term
memory loss patient and his quest for
redemption, the lead actor (superstar Aamir
Khan) transforms into an 8-pack abs baring
hunk. Clocking in a historic $43 million in just 3
weeks at the worldwide box office, it is the
biggest industry grosser of all time. (185 mins.;
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (India; romance)
Producer: Aamir Khan Productions; director:
Abbas Tyrewala; cast: Imran Khan, Genelia
D’souza. Marking the debut of teen sensation,
Imran Khan (nephew of Bollywood heavyweight Aamir Khan), the breezy and innocent
campus caper is about young people growing
up, growing apart, and then growing in love.
Charming the hearts of millions, it became the
biggest sleeper hit of 2008. Its lilting soundtrack, by the Golden Globe and Academy
Award® winner, A.R. Rahman, was a chartbuster of epic proportions. (145 mins.; screener
Sarkar Raj (India; drama) Producers: Ram
Gopal Varma, Praveen Nishol; director: Ram
Gopal Varma; cast: Amitabh Bachchan,
Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai-bachchan.
It marks the screen debut of the most powerful and loved film family of India - The
Bachchans, featuring the legendary Amitabh
Bachchan, his superstar son, Abhishek
Bachchan, and former Miss World, international star and daughter-in-law, Aishwarya RaiBachchan. (124 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
INFERNO INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: 4 Boulevard De La
Croisette, 4th Floor
Office Phone: +33 (0)493 39 1645
Phone: 310-598-2550
On Offer:
The Experiment (USA; thriller) Producers:
Bill Johnson, Marty Adelstein, Scott Nemes;
director: Paul T. ScheuringA remake of the German thriller, “Das Experiment”, in which 26
men are chosen to participate in the roles of
guards and prisoners in a psychological study
that ultimately spirals out of control. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
King of the Fighters (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Bobby Sheng, Tim Kwok,
Steve Chicorel; director: Gordon Chan; cast:
Sean Faris, Maggie Q, Sean Faris. A stylish,
high-octane, live action feature based on the
highly successful video game franchise, in
which the last surviving descendants of three
legendary clans are continuously transported
to other dimensions to test their martial arts
skills against an evil force that seeks to invade
and infect the real world. (postproduction;
INSTIGATOR FILMS
Phone: 353-1-8217934
On Offer:
8.5 Hours (Ireland; drama) Producers: Brian
Lally, Liam Moran, Richard Callaghan; director:
Brian Lally; cast: Jonathan Byrne, Geraldine
Plunkett. “8.5 Hours” is a sexually charged
drama about one extraordinary working day in
the lives of four office workers during the final
stages of Ireland’s boom years. On one Monday in Dublin, between the hours of 9 to 5.30,
each of the four characters’ lives descends into
turmoil. (110 mins.; screening; debuting)
INTANDEM FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Apartments C11 & C12,
Relais De La Reine, 42/43 La Croisette, 06400
Cannes
Office Phone: 33-04-93-06-70-01
Phone: 44-0-207-851-3800
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On Offer:
Blown (U.K.; thriller) Producers: George Tiffin, Martha Fiennes; director: Martha Fiennes;
cast: Samuel L Jackson, Guy Pearce, Franka
Potente. Tasked with the most crucial mission
of his career, a British Secret Service agent
must decide whether his duty is to his country
or the truth. (preproduction; returning)
Islands in the Stream (U.K.; actionadventure) Producers: Tommy Lee Jones, Eric
Williams; director: Tommy Lee Jones; cast:
Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, John
Goodman. A thrilling, heart-rending story
based on the Ernest Hemingway novel.
(development; returning)
Who Is Doris Payne? (U.K.; thriller) Producers: Jason Felts, Ann Carli; cast: Halle Berry.
17 countries, 22 identities, 50 years on the run...
This is the thrilling true story of one of the
world’s most prolific jewellery thieves. (development; presales; debuting)
INTERNATIONAL ROME FILM
FESTIVAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Italian Pavillon- Village
Int’l Riviera
Phone: 39-06-40401900
INTRAMOVIES S.R.L.
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera, Booth G25
Phone: 39-06-8076157
On Offer:
Bollywood Hero (Italy; drama) Producer:
Idtv Film; director: Diederik Van Rooijen; cast:
Egbert-jan Weeber, Ishwari Bose-bhattacharya. A young dutch actor sets off to India
to play a part in a Bollywood film. Confronted
by the misery of the homeless in Bombay and
after an accident he decides to no longer be a
passive eyewitness to all the misery around
him. This decision will be more far-reaching
than he could imagine... (85 mins.; screening;
debuting)
The Case of Unfaithful Klara (Italy;
drama) Producers: Jean Vigo Italia, Medusa
Film; director: Roberto Faenza; cast: Laura Chiatti, Claudo Santamaria. In contemporary
Prague a young musician is obsessed by jealousy for his beautiful girlfriend Klara. He
engages a private detective to spy on Klara
but this starts an uncontrollable series of accidents, misunderstandings and traps culminating in an unusual Venice… (100 mins.; screening; debuting)
Giulia Doesn’t Date at Night (Italy;
drama) Producers: Lumeière & Co., Raicinema;
director: Giuseppe Piccioni; cast: Valeria Golino,
Valerio Mastrandrea, . A successful and married writer grappling with feelings of futility
about his profession, meets in a swimming
pool a fascinating woman, which hides a
secret and a mysterious past. (105 mins.;
ITN DISTRIBUTION
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera C-11
Phone: 917-690-1539
On Offer:
Frankie D (USA; family) Producers: Rosemary Edelman, James Bridges Jr., Shashawnee
Hall, Ken Nowling, Brian Gary, Todd Bridges,
Ron Lee; director: Rosemary Edelman; cast:
Todd Bridges, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Aaron Meeks.
Frankie D is the story of an upscale carpenter
who gets ripped off by two street kids, and
instead of throwing them in jail, when he realizes how horrific their life is, he takes them as
his, because he was these kids. (96 mins.;
Prey (USA; horror) Producers: Elizabeth
Howatt-jackman, Robert Lewis-galinsky;
director: George Miller; cast: Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Jesse Johnson. Dreamtime can
be a nightmare. The story is inspired by the
disappearance in the late 80’s of a North
American couple who disappeared in the West
Australian desert on a 4WD holiday. (100
Text (USA; horror) Producer: Jennifer Maskrey;
director: Brian Mcculley; cast: Hanna Hall, Reggie Bannister, Daisy De La Hoya, Jonathan
Trent. Text follows four teenagers as they track
down a series of mysterious deaths at their
high school connected to text messages
received by the victims.They quickly learn that
the deaths are connected to their school’s
Valentine’s dance and if they aren’t able to
stop it in time, everyone there may die. (85
JAM ENTERTAINMENT
Office Phone: 49-172-4441353
Phone: 49-89-69393166
On Offer:
Car Napping (Germany; action-adventure)
Producer: Lothar H. Krischer (terra Filmkunst);
director: Wigbert Wicker; cast: Adolfo Celi,
Eddie Constantine, Ivan Desny, Bernd Stephan,
Anny Duperey, Michel Galabru, Adrian Hoven.
German cult-classic in the tradition of “Gone In
60 Seconds”. Shot on location in Cannes, Paris
and Vienna. (85 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
The Girls From Atlantis (Germany;
adult/erotic) Producer/director: Eckhart
Schmidt; cast: Isi Ter Jung, Horst Letten, Arthur
Brauss. The Girls From Atlantis have come to
earth to shrink as many men as possible to
bring the back home. Trashy cult erotic from
acclaimed German director Eckhart Schmidt.
Loft: The New Seed of Violence (Germany; thriller) Producers: Sam Waynberg,
Wolfgang Odenthal; director: Eckhart
Schmidt; cast: Andreas Sportelli, Max Tidof,
Sibylle Rauch, Rebecca Winter. Erotic NeoNoir-Thriller by acclaimed German director
Eckhart Schmidt. (82 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
JINGA FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Stand E-7 Riviera
Palaos
Office Phone: 06-27-87-46-48
Phone: 44-0-207-287-0050
On Offer:
The Disappeared (U.K.; thriller) Producer:
Neil Murphy & Johnny Kevorkian; director:
Johnny Kevorkian; cast: Harry Treadaway (city
Of Ember) Tom Felton (harry Potter 1-7 As
Draco Malfoy) Greg Wise (sense And Sensibility) Alex Jennings (bridget Jones) Georgia
Groome (angus, Thongs And Full Frontal
Snogging). In the tradition of The Omen and
Sixth Sense comes a superbly acted and
thrilling supernatural shocker. When Matthew
hears chilling voices on the recording of a news
conference about his brother‘s disappearance,
he begins to question his sanity. When a
friend’s sister is also abducted, the ghostly
voices guide him to an underground labyrinth
and a terrifying confrontation with the killer.
(96 mins.; returning)
Exodus (U.K.; sci-fi) Producer: Ruth Kenleyletts; director: Penny Woolcock; cast: Bernard
Hill (the Lord Of The Rings) Claire-hope
Ashitey (children Of Men) Daniel Percival (synchronicity). In this nightmare vision of the
future, neo-fascist politician (Bernard Hill)
clears the streets of immigrants confining
them in a ghetto called Dreamland. But when
his adopted son (Daniel Percival) discovers
that his real parents are imprisoned refugees,
his attempts to help them escape result in a
catastrophic war in which the brutally
oppressed resort to brutal means to win their
freedom. (110 mins.; debuting)
Salvage (U.K.; horror) Producer: Julie Lau;
director: Lawrence Gough; cast: Shaun Dooley
(eden Lake) Linzey Cocker (wild Child) Dean
Andrew (my Summer Of Love)shahid Ahmed
(28 Weeks Later) Neve Mcintosh & Ben Batt
(the Edge Of Love). When a container washes
ashore the residents of a sleepy cul-de-sac are
plunged into violence, terror and paranoia.
Ring fenced by the military a single mother
must overcome all the odds to save her
daughter. (80 mins.; debuting)
JOINT ENTERTAINMENT
INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 01 Stand 26.02
Office Phone: 886-922-611-535
Phone: 886-2-2720-6007
On Offer:
Attitude (Taiwan; documentary) Producer:
Blackie Chen; directors: Leo Liao, Jia-wei Lin.
“Attitude” follows the Taiwan Beer Basketball
Team through good times and bad on its way
to trying to win a championship. (80 mins.;
The Days (Taiwan; drama) Producers: Boi
Kwong, April Tong, Randy Ang; director: Boi
Kwong; cast: Justin Chan, Ivan Lim. Based on a
true story, “The Days” tells a cautionary tale
about two brothers after a poor decision
throws them both into a tumultuous and violent world. (100 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Su Mi Ma Sen, Love (Taiwan; drama) Producers: Roger Huang, James Liu; director: Yuhsien Lin; cast: Chie Tanaka, Huai-jhong Wu. A
young Taiwanese projectionist believes his
encounter with a Japanese actress is pre-destined. But, how can he convince this Japanese
girl that their fates are really crossed? It will
take his wits, humors and most importantly
his heart to do the magic. (75 mins.; screener
K5 INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Les Jardins Du Grand
Hotel (shops)
Office Phone: 33-0-6-21-42-44
Phone: 49-89-37505590
On Offer:
A Matter of Size (Germany; comedy) Producers: Chilik Michaeli, Tami Leon, Avraham
Pirchi, Daniel Baur, Oliver Simon; directors:
Sharon Maymon, Erez Tadmor; cast: Itzik
Cohen, Togo Igawa, Levana Finkelstein, Alon
Dahan, Dvir Benedek, Shmulik Cohen. “A MATTER OF SIZE” is a comedy about a ‘coming
out’ of a different kind - overweight people
learning to accept themselves. Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramle
are fed up of dieting and the dieting club they
belong to. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
Separation City (Germany; comedy) Producers: Mark Overett, Angela Littlejohn, Tom
Scott; director: Paul Middleditch; cast: Rhona
Mitra, Thomas Kretschmann. A painful tale
about marriage, bad sex and requited love (90
mins.; debuting)
Wonderful World (Germany; drama) Producers: Miranda Bailey, Matthew Leutwyler,
Glenn Williamson; director: Joshua Goldin;
cast: Matthew Broderick, Sanaa Lathan. A
comic fable about the most negative man in
the world. (95 mins.; screening; debuting)
KADOKAWA PICTURES, INC.
Phone: 81-0-3-5213-0693
On Offer:
Drop (Japan; drama) Producers: Taiichi
Inoue, Seiji Mizugami; director: Hiroshi Shinagawa; cast: Hiroki Narimiya, Hiro Mizushima, .
Angst-ridden teen, Hiroshi, aspiring to the
exciting life of a teen hood, transfers to a public school where he immediately gets in trouble with the school’s tough gang leader, Tatsuya. Though Hiroshi is pummeled, his
never-say-die attitude earns him entry into
the gang where he sinks into a daily rhythm of
rumbles, truancy and hard-earned friendships.
But despite all his rebellious energy and
youthful zeal, Hiroshi finds his manhood most
tested in matters of the heart. (122 mins.;
Goodbye, My Secret Friend (Japan;
drama) Producer: Taiichi Inoue; director: Toshihiko Oooka; cast: Yu Aoi, Arashi Fukazawa.
Your life’s experience will bring tears to you at
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the bittersweet last scene. A story of mature
love now unfolds… We have all at least once
wished to “take a glimpse of the life of one’s
love before meeting him/her,” “what one’s
love was like as a child,” “watch over the entire
life of one’s love,” or “meet again as adults.”
The days of Ike-chan and Yoshio tell a story
about life, death, family ties and immense
love, better understood as one matures,
knowing what childhood was like. (107 mins.;
Instant Swamp (Japan; comedy) Producers: Takeshi Kato, Mikiya Kurihashi; director:
Satoshi Miki; cast: Kumiko Aso, Morio Kazama.
Frustrated magazine editor, Haname, can’t
help but feel her life gradually sinking in quicksand. So she goes in search of her long-lost
father only to disappointedly find him as “Mr.
Light Bulb,” an eccentric junk antique dealer
with a proclivity to pulling pranks and dispensing odd advice. But when Haname complies
with his cryptic suggestion to “turn the water
faucet on full blast when down,” her life suddenly begins to take on a new rhythm full of
ceaseless wonder and surprise. (120 mins.;
KEYSTONE ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.
Phone: 604-873-9739
On Offer:
Furry Bandits (Canada; family)
Producer/director: Anna Mcroberts; cast: TBA.
When the city park is threatened by developers, a raccoon bandit assembles a team of
furry thieves to pull off the biggest heist of
their little lives. (development; presales;
debuting)
Murph (Canada; family) Producer/director:
Anna Mcroberts; cast: TBA. A young boy
befriends an abandoned miniature horse and
proves the heart of a champion can be found
in the most unlikely of places when they team
up to take the racing world by storm. (development; presales; returning)
KHAN ENTERTAINMENT CO.,
LTD
Phone: 886-2-23660202
On Offer:
Yang Yang (Taiwan; drama) Producer:
Khan Lee; director: Cheng Yu-chieh; cast: Sandrine Pinna;chang Ruei-jia. “Do you speak
French?” Eurasian Yang-Yang cannot hear
that question anymore. Having a French
father whom she never met, she is an outsider
in Taiwan. Yang Yang is searching for love,
identity and a real family. There is hope since
her mother remarries. But things get complicated and Yang Yang decides to leave the
family and her struggle for love and acceptance continues in the superficial world of commercials. But still there is hope… World Sales
Agent: M-Appeal (112 mins.; screening; debuting)
KIMMEL INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Res Du Grand Hotel, Le
Dauphin, Apt 11d, 45 Bd La Croisette
Office Phone: +33 4 97 06 30 62
Phone: 212-431-5550
On Offer:
Hesher (USA; comedy) Producers: Matt
Weaver, Scott Prisand, Natalie Portman; director: Spencer Susser; cast: Natalie Portman,
Joseph Gordon-levitt. HESHER is the story of a
family struggling to deal with a loss and the
anarchist head banger who helps them do it.
Sympathy for Delicious (USA; drama)
Producers: Andrea Sperling, Scott Prisand,
Matt Weaver; director: Mark Ruffalo; cast:
Christopher Thornton, Mark Ruffalo. SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS is a wholly original story,
filled with humor and pathos as well as a realistic, yet vivid, character study exploring the
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lasting effects of tragedy, the search for
meaning, and the ultimate redemptive power
of compassion. (postproduction; product
Trust (USA; thriller) Producer: Greg Shapiro;
director: Robert Edwards; cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Billy Crudup. Two FBI counter-intelligence agents in Los Angeles 1969 find their
partnership—and their whole world—shaken
when a fellow American walks in and confesses that he has been spying for the Soviets, and
volunteers to turn double agent. The slippery
nature of truth gets a workout as they cross
paths not only with the KGB, but also Hollywood execs, undercover cops, suspicious
wives, and shady private eyes. When deception is your business, is it really possible to
leave your work at the office? (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
LATIDO FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: A5 Riviera Hall
(Spanish Cinema / Icex)
Office Phone: 34-635-431-270
Phone: 34-915-488-877
On Offer:
Ander (Spain; drama) Producers: José María
Gonzalo, Fernando Díez, Pau G. Guillén, Roberto Castón; director: Roberto Castón; cast:
Josean Bengoetxea, Christian Esquivel,
Mamen Rivera. Ander, a 40 year old Farmer in
the Lush Basque countryside, lives alone with
his mother and sister. When he breakes his leg
in the fields, they hire José a young Peruvian
Helper. Ander who never experienced love
before is suddenly moved by feelings
unknown... (123 mins.; screening; debuting)
Bejart: The Show Must Go On (Spain;
documentary) Producer: José Luis LópezLinares (Lopez-Li Films); director: Arantxa
Aguirre. The death of the brillant Maurice
Bejart in 2007 is an irreparable loss for the art
of dance, but above all, it means a cataclysm
for his own company. Forty dancers from all
five continents are now orphans and they’ll
have to work hard for the survival of the company. From the team of “THE CHICKEN, THE
FISH AND THE KING CRAB” (80 mins.; screening; debuting)
Guts (Spain; thriller) Producer: Pancho Casal
(continental Producciones) Antonio Saura
(zebra Producciones); directors: Samuel
Martín Mateos, Andrés Luque; cast: Carmelo
Gómez, Hugo Silva. A triller of Narcos in Galician rias. A land in which nothing is what it
seems and where scales are more important
than guts. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
LATINOFUSION
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera A9
Phone: 00523336473705
On Offer:
5 Dias sin Nora / Nora’s Will (México;
drama) Producer: Laura Imperiale; director:
Mariana Chenillo (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
Corazón del Tiempo/ Heart of Time
(México; drama) Producer: Ana Solares; director: Alberto Cortés (90 mins.; screening;
returning)
Crónicas Chilangas / Chilango
Chronicles (México; comedy) Producer: Luis
Diaz; director: Carlos EnderleThree stories in
the largest city of the world Mexico city. (90
LAU FILM INTERNATIONAL
Phone: 49-89-38377798
On Offer:
Dancing With Strangers (Germany;
romance) Producer/director: Ankie Lau; cast:
Chow Yun Fat, Ankie Beilke, Bill Campbell.
Broadway dancer Justin is looking for his roots.
He travels to Europe and China, where he
learns valuable life lessons. (preproduction;
debuting)
LEFT
Cannes 2009 Office: Media Pavilion 122
Office Phone: 44-0-7802-299182
Phone: 44-0-2920-444-777
On Offer:
Colin (U.K.; horror) Producers: Justin Hayles,
Marc Price; director: Marc Price; cast: Alastair
Kirton, Daisy Aitkens, Leanne Pammen, Kerry
Owen. Colin has been bitten by a zombie. He
dies and returns from the dead, and begins his
journey into an apocalyptic suburban London.
He wanders amongst the other undead,
encounters others of his kind, and the reactions of the desperate surviving humans in this
gory, savage new world. His journey gives clues
to his past life, and the tragic revelation of why
he was bitten. One of the first films of this
genre to tell the story from the point of view of
a zombie. (97 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Mindflesh (U.K.; horror) Producer/director:
Robert Pratten; cast: Christopher Fairbank,
Lucy Liemann, Peter Bramhill. Chris is being
used by supernatural evil forces to channel
their horrors into the real world. They are feeding off his denial over a traumatic childhood
incident, and unless he can face up to his past,
he will be powerless to prevent horrific fates
for his loved ones. (76 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Thunderchild (U.K.; horror) Producers:
Helen Grace, Marc Price, Illtud Dunsford; director: Marc Price; cast: Alastair Kirton. A group of
British airmen returning from a WWII bombing
mission have to cope with a new enemy when
they encounter a flesh-eating creature onboard their plane. (development; presales;
debuting)
LIGHTNING ENTERTAINMENT
/ MAINLINE RELEASING
Cannes 2009 Office: Lerins R7 / S8
Phone: 310-255-1200
On Offer:
The Merry Gentleman (USA; thriller)
Producer: Paul J. Duggan; director: Michael
Keaton; cast: Michael Keaton, Kelly Macdonald. A truly original Christmas story, The Merry
Gentleman is a heady mix of suspense, gentle
romance and quiet humor — a riveting,
uniquely entertaining tale of forgiveness and
redemption that blends a hopeful spirit with a
suprisingly dark heart. (98 mins.; screening;
debuting)
No-Do: The Beckoning (USA; horror)
Producer/director: Elio Quiroga; cast: Ana Torrent, Francisco Boira. There is a belief that
when something horrible happens in a house,
something evil, the souls of the victims remain
behind, unable to move on, reaching out to the
living, seeking justice for the horrors they have
suffered... (95 mins.; screening; debuting)
Taking Chances (USA; comedy) Director:
Talmage Cooley; cast: Justin Long,
Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rob Corddry. When he
discovers that an Indian casino is about to be
built over the town’s historic battlefield, Chase
Revere, the self-appointed protector of a
small town’s rather meager place in American
history, joins forces with sexy but dangerous
town siren Lucy Shanks to launch an all-out
offensive against the project - earning the
wrath of the entire town, who believe that the
casino will save their decaying local community. (100 mins.; screening; debuting)
THE LITTLE FILM COMPANY
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera R1 Lerins Floor
Phone: 818-762-6999
On Offer:
Helen (USA; romance) Director: Sandra Nettelbeck; cast: Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic. Amid
the desperate battle for her life, her love and
her sanity, a woman finds herself pulling away
from her family and seeking comfort in the
company of a fierce yet fragile, enigmatic and
troubled young woman – whose extraordinary
spirit and devotion shines a flickering light into
Helen’s darkness. (97 mins.; screening; debuting)
It Might Get Loud (USA; documentary)
Director: Davis Guggenheim; cast: Jimmy Page
(from Led Zeppelin), The Edge (from U2) And
Jack White (from The White Stripes). From
director, Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient
Truth) comes this pivotal film on the electric
guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page
and Jack White. (97 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Last Station (USA; romance) Director: Michael Hoffman; cast: Helen Mirren,
James Mcavoy. Valentin, (James McAvoy) is
hired by Russian author Leo Tolstoy to help
him with his struggle to balance fame and
wealth with his commitment to a life devoid
of material things. Innocent and in awe of Tolstoy, Valentin finds himself in a world of confusion, love and power. Tempted by lust and
distracted by politics, he is forced to decide
which kind of life he must chose for himself.
(postproduction; debuting)
LOLAFILMS INTERNACIONAL
S.L.
Cannes 2009 Office: Cinema From Spain
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-32-4
Phone: 34-91-436-74-00
On Offer:
The Consul Of Sodom (Spain; drama)
Producers: Andrés Vicente Gómez, Ximo Pérez,
Julia Steinweg; director: Sigfrid Monleón; cast:
Jordi Mollá, Bimba Bosé, Alex Brandemühl.
Fascinating tour of the life of Jaime Gil de
Biedma (1929-1990), one of the most influential poets of the second half of the 20th Century. His life is the story of a contradiction: on
one hand, he belongs to the upper Catalonian
bourgeoisie and is an executive at a major
Spanish multinational company; on the other,
he is homosexual and rebels against his family
and historic background. (postproduction;
Genies (Spain; animation) Producer: Andrés
Vicente Gómez; directors: ‘gonzo’ Suárez, Santiago SeguraLooking for his missing father,
KASIM and his dog AMIGO will end up in
GENIELAND, the magical home of the genies,
a place where nothing is as it seems and
everything is possible. (development; presales;
debuting)
Vurdalak (Spain; horror) Producer: Andrés
Vicente Gómez; director: Jaume Collet-serra;
cast: Tbd. Baron Neish and his family fall victim to a cruel massacre by Prince Verjik, who
longs to conquer the Valley. However, his firstborn, SAFET, does not die. The blood in his
veins is transformed by hate, turning him into
a “living dead”, into a VURDALAK. His eternal
curse will be to quench his thirst for vengeance
and blood (development; presales; debuting)
LONELY SEAL RELEASING
Phone: 323-465-7325
On Offer:
House of Numbers (USA; documentary)
Producers: Bob Frisco, David Law, Brent Leung;
director: Brent Leung; cast: Luc Montagnier,
Anthony Fauci. In ‘House of Numbers,’ an AIDS
film like no other, the HIV/AIDS story is being
rewritten. This is the first film to present the
uncensored POVs of virtually all the major
players; in their own settings, in their own
words. It rocks the foundation upon which all
conventional wisdom regarding HIV/AIDS is
based. ‘House of Numbers’ could well be the
opening volley in a battle to bring sanity and
clarity to an epidemic gone awry. (90 mins.;
Jam (USA; drama) Producers: Dianne Burnett, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Harmon
Kaslow; director: Craig Serling; cast: Christopher Amitrano, William Forsythe. A traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life
changing experience for fifteen diverse travelers. (91 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
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Taiketsu (USA; sci-fi) Producers: Justus
Beckmann, Sven Knuppel, Nico Sentner; director: Sven Knuppel; cast: Fabian Monasterios,
Cecile Decker. An action-story set in the ruins
of future Babylon. In this war torn megalopolis
a group of people struggles for survival.
Inspired by movies like The Fifth Element or
Akira, Gula Mons Filmsyndikat in association
with Generation X Group GmbH, made a classical science-fiction thriller with a philosophical touch. (100 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
LONGTALE INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: R14 Lerins
Office Phone: +1-323-733-1000
Phone: 323-733-1000
On Offer:
Sensation of Sight (USA; drama) Producer: Buzz Mclaughlin; director: Aaron J.
Wiederspahn; cast: David Strathairn, Ian
Somerhalder, Jane Adams, Ann Cusak, Elisabeth Waterston, Joe Mazzello, Scott Wilson. A
man’s search for meaning amid the ache of
despair, The Sensation of Sight intertwines
lives of loneliness and disconnection, fatefully
leading Finn toward an unexpected and sublime awakening. “An instant American classic”—Durban International Film Festival.
“David Strathairn pulls off another Oscar-worthy performance”—Moving Pictures magazine.
“The most compelling Indie in years”—Seattle’s The Warren Report. Best Cinematography, Durban International FF; Best Feature
Film, New Hampshire FF. (134 mins.; screener
Seven Servants (USA; drama) Producer:
Bahman Maghsoudlou And Stefan Jonas;
director: Daryush Shokof; cast: Anthony Quinn,
David Warner, Sonja Kirchberger, Alexandra
Steward, Audra Mcdonald. Daryush Shokof’s
fabled surreal film starring Anthony Quinn (his
final performance) and David Warner kept
from public view for years is at long last available. A wealthy, elderly man (Quinn) attempts
to avert death by hiring four young men of different races and backgrounds to reinvigorate
him. They become a nucleus of a single, living
organism with ten arms and ten legs that
moves, eats, dances, and laughs together
until…. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Soldiers of Peace (USA; documentary)
Producer: Steve Killelea; director: Tim Wise;
cast: Narrated By Michael Douglas, United
Nations Messenger For Peace And Hollywood
Actor, Featuring Desmond Tutu, Sir Richard
Branson (virgin Group), Sir Bob Geldof, Hh
Prince Hassan Of Jordan, Gareth Evans, And
Scilla Elworthy.. Welcome to the new world
order. Soldiers of Peace is stories from 14 countries around the world, The astonishing littleknown fact is that the number of wars around
the world is dropping dramatically. We are
actually in the grip of an outbreak of peace.
Away from the cameras, ordinary people
everywhere are taking amazing steps to force
peace out of trouble and violence (85 mins.;
M!NT ENTERTAINMENT
Office Phone: +33.492. 993.316
Phone: +1.310.597.2454
On Offer:
Blind Ambition (USA; comedy) Producer:
Bala Rajasekharuni Executive Producer: Yatrik
Mehta; director: Bala Rajasekharuni; cast:
Christopher Atkins, Vanessa Angel, Gulshan
Grover, Michelle Massey. Blind Ambition is the
story of Sapna, an intelligent, fun-loving
teenager who is all about celebrating life
despite one major “shortcoming.” She aspires
to run a marathon as a tribute to the memory
of her late mother. Her quirky brother along
with sidekick Wild Bill (Christopher Atkins The Blue Lagoon) convince Autumn (Vanessa
Angel - Baywatch, Weird Science), an exmarathon coach and reclusive school teacher
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to train Sapna to run the marathon. By the
way, Sapna is blind! (97 mins.; premiere;
debuting)
The Last Resort (USA; thriller) Producers:
Nick Vetere, Brandon Nutt, Chase Hudson, Forest Robin, Nathan Oliver, Ryan Reels; director:
Brandon Nutt; cast: America Olivo, Paulie
Rojas, Marissa Tait, Sita Young, Arianne Zuker,
Nick Ballard, Jeremy Glazer, Jamil Mena, Sandro Del Casale, Ian Patrick Williams, Dereck
Rizk. A sexy Bachelorette weekend goes awry
when the girls are robbed, stranded and forced
to take shelter in a deserted Mexican resort
that is haunted by the unspeakable atrocities
of the past. Featuring a cast of hot up-andcoming stars. (75 mins.; screener
The Whisperers (USA; thriller) Director:
Rajeev Virani; cast: Rahul Bose, Manoj Bajpai,
Tara Sharma, Kim Sharma, Reef Karim. Sunny,
a poor boy from the slums of India rises to the
top to become the King of Mumbai, but at
what cost? In a chance accident, Sunny is
aided by Sid, a seemingly suspect character,
who happens to know all the answers and
intimate secrets that gave rise to Sunny’s
power and eventual downfall. From deal making with the mob and corporate fraud to murder, can Sunny save his marriage, his business
and even his soul OR will Sid reveal his devil
inside… (95 mins.; premiere; debuting)
M-APPEAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Booth N°9 Rivièra
Cannes Market
Phone: 00493061507505
On Offer:
Retribution (Germany; drama)
Producer/director: Paulo Pons; cast: Bárbara
Borges, Erom Cordeiro, Branca Messina. In a
small country town in the south of Brazil, the
daughter of a wealthy farmer is brutally raped
and left near a river. A mysterious young man
arrives in Rio de Janeiro and starts to follow an
attractive woman, with whom he stars a
strange relationship. Brought together by
unexplained circumstances these characters
seem to be heading to the same fate. (102
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks
Around the Corner (Germany; drama)
Producers: Stefan Kitanov Karl Baumgartner,
Thanassis Krathanos András Muhi, Danijel
Hocevar; director: Stephan Komandarev; cast:
Miki Manojlovic. After a car crash in which his
parents have died, Alex can’t even remember
his name. In an attempt to cure him from
amnesia, his grandfather Bai Dan drags Alex
out of hospital and they set off on the road
with tandem bicycle. On this journey back to
Bulgaria, Alex gets his memory back, and with
it, the will to live again. (105 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Yang Yang (Germany; drama) Producer:
Khan Lee; director: Cheng Yu-chieh; cast: Sandrine Pinna, Chang Ruei-jia, Huang Chien-wei.
Eurasian Yang-Yang doesn’t speak any French
because she has never met her French birth
father. She always quests for love, yet nothing
can ease her loneliness. She later enters show
business. Against her wishes, she is often cast
as French. Trapped in the struggles among
family, friendship and love, how will YangYang face her inner traumas? (112 mins.;
M-LINE DISTRIBUTION
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera B13/c14
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-33-14
Phone: 822-796-2425
On Offer:
Handphone (Korea; thriller) Producer:
Chung Hae-young; director: Kim Han-min;
cast: Park Yong-woo, Uhm Tae-woong. Entertainment manager Seung-min sees Jin-a as
his one last hope to turn his life around. Just as
Jin-a is on the path to stardom, he receives a
threat, claiming that her former lover has her
sex clip. He receives the clip on his phone, only
to lose it in the process of tracking down the
perpetrator. Lee-gyu, who found the phone,
has a list of demands before returning the
phone. Seung-min does everything Lee-gyu
desires but Lee-gyu’s demands are escalating
to the point of no return. (126 mins.; screening;
debuting)
My Girlfriend Is an Agent (Korea; comedy) Producer: Kang Min-kyu; director: Shin
Tae-ra; cast: Kim Ha-neul, Kang Ji-hwan. A
Russian crime group is set out to steal a chemical weapon from Korea and two agents are
out to stop them; Soo-ji is a veteran agent and
Jae-hoon is a rookie who’s never been out on
the field. The two agents don’t know each
other’s secret identity but they were once passionate lovers until he couldn’t take her lies
anymore. Nonetheless, the two went on their
separate ways and by coincidence bump into
each other years later while out on the job.
Norwegian Woods (Korea; horror) Producer: Kim Myoung-eun; director: No Zin-soo;
cast: Jung Kyung-ho, Park In-soo, Ji Suh-yoon.
Joong-rae and Chang-wook come to the forest to bury a body. When they almost finished
digging a pit, they find out the body vanished.
Myung-sook and Kyung-soo are having an
affair. Suddenly she sees something outside
the car and asks Kyung-soo to find out but he
never returns. 3 high school students sniff on
gas and glue. The boys become dazed and try
to rape her but she finally escapes. These 8
people run after another in the forest until
they meet a mystery killer and end in a blood
bath. (postproduction; screening; debuting)
MAGNET MEDIA GROUP
Cannes 2009 Office: Magnet Media Group
— Clara One Yacht, Justee Albert, Cannes Harbor
Phone: 310-860-5157
On Offer:
2012-ish: The Day the Earth Bent
Over (USA; comedy) Producers: Jeanette
Buerling, Maggie Monteith, Hadeel Reda;
director: Robert Moniot. A brilliant young scientist named Tom Mahoney fights to save the
planet from a multitude of catastrophes that
threaten mankind — in spite of the idiots that
keep getting in his way. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
The Experiment (USA; thriller) Producers:
Marty Adelstein, Jim Seibel, Jeanette Buerling;
director: Paul ScheuringIn an effort to make
quick money, Travis signs up for a seemingly
simple social experiment to be conducted in a
mock prison. The experiment turns into a
nightmare of human control that puts the
lives of all the subjects at stake. Remake of
the German film (“Das Experiment”). (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Spy Vs. Stu (USA; comedy) Producers:
Maggie Monteith, Jeanette Buerling, Bill JohnsonStu, a regular guy with commitment problems, whisks his girlfriend away on an island
vacation, where he plans on popping the
question. Also on the island is a spy who sets
his eye on Stu’s woman, and becomes her
tough-to-beat suitor. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
MAGNOLIA PICTURES
Phone: 212-924-6701
On Offer:
Humpday (USA; comedy) Producers: Lynn
Shelton, Jennifer Maas, Steven Schardt; director: Lynn Shelton; cast: Mark Duplass, Joshua
Leonard. In a backwards attempt to prove
their non-conventionality, two heterosexual
college buddies plan to make a gay sex tape.
As their lives have diverged since graduation —
one is a take-life-as-it-comes Kerouac type,
and one has a wife and a white picket fence —
this porno plan spurs a re-examination not
only of one another and of themselves, but
more deeply of the idea of conventionality
altogether. (94 mins.; screening; debuting)
Outrage (USA; documentary) Producers:
Amy Ziering, Tanner Barklow; director: Kirby
Dick”Outrage” boldly reveals the hidden lives
of some of our nation’s most powerful policymakers, details the harm they’ve inflicted on
millions of Americans, and examines the
media’s complicity in keeping their secrets.
Featuring interviews with high ranking politicians, Washington insiders, psychologists &
cultural critics, it poses the question: How
have sexuality and homophobia influenced
government agenda and the ethics of leadership? (89 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Road (USA; drama) Producers: Nick
Wechsler, Steve Shwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz;
director: John Hillcoat; cast: Viggo Mortenson,
Charlize Theron. A post-apocalyptic story of a
father and son trekking alone through burned
America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. The sky is
foreboding and dark. It is cold enough to crack
stones, and when the snow falls it is gray.
Although they don’t know what- if anythingawaits them there, their destination is the
coast. (postproduction; debuting)
MANDARIN FILMS
DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera C10-02
Phone: 852-25791718
On Offer:
Ip Man (Hong Kong; action-adventure) Producer: Raymond Wong; director: Yip Wai-shun;
cast: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam. Based on the
true story of Ip Man - the celebrated Kung Fu
master of Bruce Lee (107 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Ip Man 2 (Hong Kong; action-adventure)
Producer: Raymond Wong; director: Yip Waishun; cast: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung. The
squeal of “IP MAN”, continue preserving the
spirit of Wing Chun, and narrating Ip Man’s
new life in Hong Kong. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Missing (Hong Kong; thriller)
Producer/director: Tsui Hark; cast: Sin-je Lee,
Isabella. A romantic engagement in an underwater city leads to a series of mysterious
encounters. (117 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
MANDATE INTERNATIONAL
Phone: 323-936-8394
On Offer:
The Baster (USA; comedy) Producers:
Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa; director: Will
Speck And Josh Gordon; cast: Jennifer Aniston,
Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum.
Kassie is looking for the perfect man...to
impregnate her. Her best friend Wally is secretly in love with her and when Kassie reveals she
is going to get pregnant via artificial insemination, he is crushed that his sperm is not in the
running. When Wally makes a fateful decision
to replace her donor’s sperm with his own, he
sets off a chain of hilarious events and heartfelt moments that could give Wally and Kassie
a chance at love. (preproduction; debuting)
Five Killers (USA; comedy) Producers:
Scott Aversano, Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg, Mike Karz; director: Robert Luketic; cast:
Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl. Ashton
Kutcher stars as an untouchable assassin who
has quit the business after marrying the girl of
his dreams. His trusting wife, Katherine Heigl,
has no idea about his past until they discover
that a hit has been put on him…and that the
hired killers may actually be their closest
friends and neighbors. Their seemingly perfect
lives flipped upside down and their marriage
put to the test, they discover a new level of
excitement together as they team up to find
and fight the killers. (production; returning)
Warrior (USA; action-adventure) Producer:
Gavin O’connor And Cliff Dorfman; director:
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Gavin O’connor; cast: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nikc Nolte, Jennifer Morrison. Set in the
sensational world of mixed martial arts, Warrior is a story of two estranged brothers competing for the love of their father, the respect
of their peers and the survival of their families.
A decade after a painful decision to go separate ways, the brothers are united when they
discover each is training for “Sparta,” the
crown in ultimate fighting. Buried emotions
erupt in a heart-breaking championship battle
that offers one last chance at redemption.
(preproduction; returning)
MARATHON, A ZODIAK
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
Phone: 33153109100
On Offer:
Millennium: The Men Who Hate
Women (France; thriller) Producers: Sören
Staermose, Mikael Wallén, Ole Söndberg;
director: Niels Arden Oplev; cast: Michael
Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Peter Haber, Lena
Endre, Markia Lagencrantz. Octogenarian
industrialist Henrik Vanger wants to find out
what happened 40 years ago to his beloved
great-niece before he dies. He hires disgraced
financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist, freshly
sentenced to jail for libelling a shady businessman, who pairs up with the young multipierced and tattooed Lisbeth Salander, a feral
but vulnerable world class hacker with a definitive social behaviour problem. The duo gradually uncovers a festering morass of familial
corruption and dark little secrets. (150 mins.;
debuting)
Totally Spies! The Movie (France; animation) Producers: Vincent Chalvon-demersay, David Michel; director: Pascal Jardin; cast:
-. When Sam, Clover and Alex, three clueless
Beverly Hills teens, are recruited to become
international spies for the WOOHP - the World
Organization Of Human Protection - they are
totally shocked! After some way serious training, the girls are sent on their first assignments
by Jerry, their new mentor. Juggling between
their regular, high-school-girl lives and their
new secret identities, with some clever thinking and girly gadgets, will the girls be able to
save Beverly Hills and the world? (production;
debuting)
THE MATCH FACTORY
Cannes 2009 Office: Résidence ‘la
Bagatelle’, 4th Floor, 25 Boulevard De La
Croisette
Office Phone: 33-0-4-936-853-90
Phone: 492215397090
On Offer:
Ajami (working title) (Germany; drama)
Producers: Mosh Danon, Thanassis
Karathanos, Talia Kleinhendler; directors:
Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani; cast: Shahir Kabaha, Fouad Habash, Ibrahim Frege, Scandar
Copti. The Protagonists in AJAMI live in a violent reality where enemies live as neighbors. It
is a meeting of conflicting views – Jews and
Arabs, Christians and Moslems, fathers and
sons, cops and robbers. As the film jolts from
one point of view to another, shuttling back
and forth through time, we witness the events
through the eyes of the different characters,
giving us the sense of how different realities
can be, and how impossible the situation
actually is. (120 mins.; presales; debuting)
Contact High (Germany; comedy) Producers: Erich Lackner, Claus Boje, Marianna
Rowinska, Nicholas Steil; director: Michael
Glawogger; cast: Michael Ostrowski, Raimund
Wallisch, Detlev Buck, Georg Friedrich, Pia
Hierzegger, Hilde Dahlik. Hans Wurst and Max
Durst dream of getting rich as hot dog stand
tycoons while the small-time crook Georgie
just wants to sit around watching car racing all
day. Mao would be able to do just that if she
didn’t have to babysit her girlfriend’s daughter
all the time. And Harry would absolutely die
for a roll in the hay with his blond mechanics.
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But when Woytila’s bag enters the scene, all
their dreams and wishful thinking suddenly
turn to dust. “Next stop: Drogomysel!” (95
mins.; presales; debuting)
Rational Solution (Germany; drama)
Producers: Helena Danielson, Karl Baumgartner, Raimond Goebel, Andrea Occhipinti, Tero
Kaukomaa; director: Jörgen Bergmark; cast:
Rolf Lassgard, Stina Ekblad, Pernilla August,
Claes Ljungmark. tba (98 mins.; presales;
debuting)
MAVERICK GLOBAL
Phone: 954-422-8811
On Offer:
13 Hours in a Warehouse (USA; horror)
Director: D?v Kaufman; cast: Carson Lee, Chars
Bonin, Danny Salmen, Cody Lyman, Paul
Cram, Meisha Johnson. After five guys pull off
the perfect heist they end up in an abandoned
warehouse waiting for their buyer to show up.
But, it isn’t the 13 hour wait that is upsetting;
it’s the strange numbers that keep appearing
everywhere and the feeling like they are being
watched. When they finally figure out that
they are not alone, it’s too late to get out alive.
The Casino Job (USA; action-adventure)
Director: Christopher Robin Hood; cast: Amylia
Joiner, Jay Anthony Franke, Irina Voronina,
Dean Mauro, Ilsa Mariel, Deanna Minerva, Julia
Beatty. Sexy Vegas strippers thought they
came up all aces after successfully pulling off
a plan to rob a casino, but one member of the
team is holding a card no one sees coming. (81
Going Down Under (USA; comedy) Director: Garnet Mae; cast: Austen Tayshus, Johnny
Boxer, Hyland Kavalee, Paul W. He, Jo Aston,
Gabby Millgate. Coming of age is difficult for
any young boy, but it is a little harder for Jono
Smith. His secret fetish for kitchen appliances
has caused him to lose his manhood in a flight
of passion. Fortunately the recent death of a
porn star makes a transplant possible and
with the help of his crazy friends Jono just
might get “it” again. (86 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
MAX FILMS INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Quebec Pavilion Sodec / Stand 130
Phone: 1-514-282-8444
On Offer:
Borderline (Canada; adult/erotic) Producers: Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal; director: Lyne
Charlebois; cast: Isabelle Blais, Jean-hugues
Anglade. An erotic drama about a woman facing her 30th birthday who looks back at her
life growing-up with her grandmother, crazy
mother and her over-indulgence with men, sex
and alcohol. (110 mins.; screener
Dédé (Dédé, à Travers les Brumes)
(Canada; musical) Producers: Roger Frappier,
Luc Vandal, Vincent Leduc; director: Jeanphilippe Duval; cast: Sébastien Ricard, Joseph
Mesiano. May 2000. André “Dédé” Fortin, lead
singer of the wildly popular Quebec Rock band
“Les Colocs”, commits hara-kiri to everyone’s
shock. Intertwining the singer’s rise and spiralling descent, this lively musical biopic
depicts his passions, his loves and the creation
of his last album. (140 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un Été
Sans Point ni Coup Sûr) (Canada; children/teen) Producer: Barbara Shrier; director:
Francis Leclerc; cast: Patrice Robitaille, Pier-luc
Funk. Martin is 12 years old and dreams of
making the neighbourhood baseball team.
When he gets cut, his father steps in and
together they spend a summer full of hope
and disappointment, line drives and foul balls.
MAYA ENTERTAINMENT
GROUP
Cannes 2009 Office: R.8 Lerins Hall - The
Palais
Office Phone: 33 (0)4 92 99 33 01
Phone: 213-542-4420
On Offer:
American Tragic (working title)
(USA; drama) Producer: Heather Rae; director:
Ryan Piers Williams; cast: America Ferrera,
Melissa Leo. A young man returning home
from war struggles to relate to the small town
life he left in Texas. After setting out on road
trip with a buddy he comes to realize that the
peace of mind he is searching for are with
young wife, family and friends. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Fast Lane (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Sevier Crespo, Steven Bauer; director:
David Betances; cast: Steven Bauer, Olivia
Brown, Melina Lizette. A high-speed accident
on the freeways of Los Angeles reveals a turf
war between two competing car theft rings of
sexy all-girl crews. Brandy Martinez, a young
streetwise cop is assigned by Lieutenant
Baynes (Stephen Bauer) to go undercover and
infiltrate one of the crews. When Brandy falls
for Carlo, an undercover cop also investigating
the gangs, the two find themselves in the middle of a treacherous game of survival with
everything exploding around them. (screener
One More Round (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Jonathan Blake Huer, Roberto
Estrella Froment, Gianvito Panico; director:
Roberto Estrella Froment; cast: Carlos Valencia, Fernando Soluco Di Pierro. A down and out
streetfighter gets a golden opportunity when
he rescues a high level sports agent from
street thugs. Royce Gracie appears as the
coach who will teach him how to fight his way
out of poverty and into the high stakes circuit
of mixed martial arts fighting. (postproduction; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
MEDIA 8 ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: S7, Lerins
(2nd Floor of Riviera)
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 92 99 32 50
Phone: 818-826-8000
On Offer:
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
(USA; drama) Producers: James Suskin, Yael
Melamede, Eva Kolodner; director: John
Krasinski; cast: Julianne Nicholson, Timothy
Hutton. Based on the best-selling novel by
David Foster Wallace, when Sara Quinn’s
boyfriend leaves her with little explanation,
she is left looking for answers. She thinks she
can remedy both her heartache and her academic challenges with a new research project
and begins conducting a series of interviews
with men. As she records the astonishing and
disquieting experiences of various subjects,
Sara discovers much more about men—and
herself—than she bargained for. (screening;
debuting)
Cash (USA; action-adventure) Producers:
Stephen Milburn Anderson, Naveen Chathappuram; director: Stephen Milburn Anderson;
cast: Sean Bean, Chris Hemsworth. A financially struggling couple, Sam (Chris
Hemsworth) and Leslie (Victoria Profeta)
think their luck has taken a turn for the better
when they find a briefcase full of money. Their
good fortune quickly turns into a deadly game
when the strange and sinister criminal Pyke
Kubic (Sean Bean) appears at their doorstep
looking to collect what they found. (screening;
debuting)
The Horseman (USA; thriller) Producers:
Rebecca Dakin, Steven Kastrissios; director:
Steven Kastrissios; cast: Peter Marshall, Caroline Marohasy. An action-packed, multi-award
winning Australian thriller by writer and director Steve Kastrissios, “The Horseman” features
a range of powerhouse performances in an
unflinching depiction of grief and retribution in
the vein of “Taken” and “Mad Max.” (screening;
debuting)
MEDIA ASIA GROUP
Cannes 2009 Office: 15 Square Mérimée,
(3rd Floor), 06400 Cannes
Office Phone: 33-0-4-93-99-44-01
Phone: +852 2314 4288
On Offer:
Accident (Hong Kong; thriller) Producer:
Johnnie To; director: Soi Cheang; cast: Louis
Koo And Richie Jen. When a hitman suspects
he is being targeted for termination, he must
find and kill his predator against all odds.
The Sniper (Hong Kong; action-adventure)
Producers: Dante Lam, Candy Leung; director:
Dante Lam; cast: Richie Jen, Huang Xiaoming
And Edison Chen. Expelled from the force in
the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, a
police sniper determines to take revenge by
changing over to the other side of the law. (87
mins.; returning)
Vengeance (Hong Kong; thriller) Producers:
Johnnie To & Wai Ka Fai, Michele & Laurent
Petin, Peter Lam & John Chong; director: Johnnie To; cast: Johnny Hallyday, Simon Yam,
Anthony Wong, Sylvie Testud. After his daughter and her family are massacred in Hong
Kong, a retired French gangster travels to
Hong Kong for revenge. (premiere; debuting)
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
Phone: 65-6377-3800
On Offer:
Amphibious (Singapore; thriller) Producer:
Komodo Films; director: Brian YuznaA ‘creature feature’ about the attack of a giant sea
scorpion, with generous doses of exciting visual effects and Asian exoticism, AMPHIBIOUS
brings together an unprecedented international combination of creativity and talent,
and promises more of the inventively
macabre, ingeniously malevolent, immensely
entertaining horror-fantasy blend that has
won Yuzna a worldwide legion of ardent fans.
Kallang Roar (Singapore; drama) Producer: Tay Hoo Wee; director: Cheng Ding An; cast:
Lim Kay Siu, Randall Tan. This Film’s milieu
was set in the late seventies. The heydays
when Singapore football was molded to perform at its peak. The story line is centered on
the persona of then National Coach, known
affectionally as Uncle Choo. Battling the
onslaught of life threatened by chronic sufferings of diabetes, Uncle Choo defies the odds,
defiantly returns to the Singapore football
scene in 1977 for one last hurrah at restoring
Nationalistic pride by winning back the
Malaysia Cup across the causeway. (88 mins.;
debuting)
Love Matters (Singapore; comedy) Producers: Neo Studios, Mm Studios, Grand Brilliance; directors: Jack Neo, Gilbert Chan; cast:
Henry Thia, Yeo Yann Yann. “Love Matters” is a
humorous and entertaining look at love and
happiness in a straight-laced Asian society,
through the misadventures of three men as
they search for love and happiness. Old-fashioned 52 year-old Tan Bo Seng blunders
through attempts to revive sleeping passions
between him and his wife, while his younger
Casanova brother Jeremy suddenly comes
face to face with commitment. Meanwhile Bo
Seng’s teenage son Benny struggles with his
feelings for a classmate’s girlfriend. (118 mins.;
debuting)
MEDIA LUNA
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Booth# D12
Office Phone: 49-172-261-7461
Phone: +49 221 801 498 0
On Offer:
LowLights (Germany) Producers: Ieva
Norviliené, Dagmar Niehage; director: Ignas
Mi?kinis; cast: Dainius Gavenonis, Julia Maria
Köhler, Jonas Antanélis. Two men and one
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woman united for one night by a quaint ritual
- night driving through the city streets. They
discover new experiences, get close, find hope,
love. (92 mins.; screening; debuting)
Memory (Germany; drama) Producers:
Christian Drewing, Milena Maitz; director:
Matthias Luthardt; cast: Franziska Petri,
Pasquale Aleardi, Harry Blank. Helene can not
believe that her husband is drowned. In a
tightrope walk between reality and illusion
she sees him right in front of her at a concert.
Tandoori Love (Germany; comedy) Producer: Valerie Fischer; director: Oliver Paulus;
cast: Lavinia Wilson, Martin Schick, Vijay Raaz.
A spicy comedy with romance and a homage
to Bollywood and Indian cuisine. (92 mins.;
MEMENTO FILMS
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: E8 Riviera
Office Phone: 04-92-99-33-07
Phone: 33-1-53-34-90-20
On Offer:
Eastern Plays (France; drama) Producers:
Waterfront Productions, Chimney; director:
Kamen Kalev; cast: Hristo Hristov, Ovanes
Torosian, Saadet Isil Aksoy. Two brothers
who’ve lost all contact are suddenly brought
together when they have opposite roles in a
racist beating.One starts to question his implication in the racist gang and the other wonders if the beautiful Turkish girl he saved could
be his ticket to escape from his dull life in
Sofia. Only by reuniting will the two brothers
be able to assess what they really want from
life. (premiere; debuting)
North (France; comedy) Producer: Motlys;
director: Rune Denstad Langlo; cast: Anders
Baasmon Christiansen, Kyrre Helum, Marte
Aunemo. Following a nervous breakdown, ski
athlete Jomar has isolated himself in a lonely
existence as the guard of a ski park. When he
learns that he might be the father of a child
way up north, he sets on a strange and poetic
journey through Norway on a snowmobile,
with 5 liters of alcohol as sole provisions. (78
This Is the End (France; drama) Producer:
Bruno Pésery; directors: Arnaud Larrieu, Jeanmarie Larrieu; cast: Mathieu Amalric, Catherine Frot, Karin Viard. It’s the last days on Earth.
A man (Robinson) sets on a journey searching
for the woman he once madly loved (Laetitia). But as the world is turning upside down,
Robinson’s odyssey takes un unexpected turn:
most people have decided to simply enjoy
their last days on the planet. Still, Robinson is
determined to reunite one last time with
Laetitia, even if this means heading back to
the high danger zone Paris. (postproduction;
premiere; debuting)
MINERVA PICTURES GROUP
Phone: 0039 06 85358648
On Offer:
Beket (Italy; comedy) Director: Davide Manuli; cast: Luciano Curreli, Jerome Duranteau,
Fabrizio Gifuni, Roberto Antoni. Freak and Jajà
live in a no-man’s land, outside time and
dates. Mankind no longer inhabits the planet.
Only a few strange characters, survivors, make
rare appearances. The two meet at a bus stop
in the middle of nowhere. The bus arrives, but
it doesn’t stop. It’s the bus that goes to Godot,
the god who makes his presence felt beyond
the mountain in the shape of a musical sound.
Having missed the bus, Freak and Jajà decide
to look for it on foot. (80 mins.; premiere;
debuting)
Life Sentence (Fine Pena Mai) (Italy;
drama) Producer: Classic Film; directors:
Lorenzo Conte, Davide Barletti; cast: Claudio
Santamaria, Valentina Cervi. A gloomy journey, never told before, of a different kind of
Mafia: the Sacra Corona Unita (United Sacred
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Crown). A story of a boy who, in the late 80’s
chasing his dream of living life to the limit, is
caught up in an unstoppable race which will
make a true mafia boss of this young university student. Based on the autobiographical
novel Vista d’Interni, written by Antonio Perrone. (90 mins.; screening; returning)
Red Sunrise (Il Sol Dell’Avvenire)
(Italy; documentary) Director: Gianfranco
PannoneReggio Emilia,1969. Thirty young militant communists leave the Communist Party
and form ‘l’Appartamento’, a commune where
revolutionary dreams are bandied around and
where the most dangerous terrorists of the
future Red Brigades will come from. In 2007,
five former militants from those Red Brigades
of 1969 meet again in a restaurant:it’s the
beginning of the first exploration of the ideological and political roots of the far-left’s terrorism. (78 mins.; screening; debuting)
MIROVISION, INC.
Office Phone: 33-0-4-9299-3317
Phone: 82-2-3443-2553
On Offer:
The Boat (South Korea; drama) Producers:
Kubota Osamu, Lee Juno; director: Kim Youngnam; cast: Ha Jung-woo, Tsumabuki Satoshi.
Hyung-gu, a young Korean, visits Japan by
boat to help with middle-aged Bo-gyung’s
smuggling business. It is always Touru, a young
Japanese man, who welcomes him there.
Hyung-gu and Touru sacrifice themselves for
the sake of their families, money, and friendship. One day, Bo-gyung ordered them to kidnap a woman named Jisu and take her to
Japan, and this changes their future in an
unexpected way. (115 mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)
The Executor (working title) (South
Korea; drama) Producers: Cho Seon-mook, Oh
Seok-geun; director: Choi Jin-ho; cast: Cho Jaehyun, Yoon Kye-sang. The story about the
guards on death row and their agony (production; presales; debuting)
The Phone (South Korea; thriller) Producers: Mark Morgan, Jason Chae; director: An
Byung-ki; cast: TBA. A US remake of same
director’s Korean legendary horror film. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
MK2
Cannes 2009 Office: 84 Ru D’antibes
Phone: 33-1-44-67-30-00
On Offer:
Inferno (France; documentary) Producer:
Marianne Lère; director: Serge Bromberg; cast:
Henri-georges Clouzot, Romy Schneider. Never
before seen images from director HenriGeorges Clouzot’s unfinished film INFERNO
combined with behind the scenes footage
from the notoriously troubled production.
(screening; debuting)
Nothing Personal (France; drama) Producers: Fabrice Goldstein, Antoine Rein; director: Mathias Gokalp; cast: Jean-pierre Darroussin, Denis Podalydès. In order to launch its
top secret new product, the Muller pharmaceutical company throws an extravagant party
where directors, managers and employees are
all invited. During the course of the evening,
the guests are asked to participate in a roleplaying game which, it turns out, is actually a
massive training simulation for the management team. Rumors soon circulate that the
company is up for sale, and the panic has
everyone trying to save their own skin. (90
Rwanda: The Day God Walked Away
(France; drama) Producer: Patrick Quinet;
director: Phillip Van Leeuw; cast: Ruth Keza
Nirere, Afazari Dewaele. Set in Rwanda in the
spring of 1994, at the outbreak of the genocide. Jacqueline, a young Tutsi woman, is a
maid in a Belgian family. When she finds her
children brutally murdered by the Hutus, she
runs away and hides in the woods. There, she
meets a man who has also escaped from the
slaughter. Together, they will try to survive
with the fear of being discovered at any
moment. Terror and madness wait for them at
every turn. (97 mins.; screening; returning)
MONTECRISTO
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Stand #a3
Office Phone: 1.917.647.7587
Phone: 1.917.647.7587
On Offer:
The Coffin (USA; horror) Producer: Memotion Company Ltd.; director: Ekachai Uekrongtham; cast: Ananda Everingham, Karen
Mok. A man and a woman are confronted by a
series of paranormal and terrifying incidents
after going through the bizarre death-beforedying ritual. (81 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
Sex and the USA (USA; drama) Producers:
Esther Goodstein, Alain Siritzky, Pierre Kalfon;
director: Jan Wellmann; cast: Shayla Beesley,
Jaime Perkins. A scripted drama about
teenage girls torn between American popular
culture, where breast implants are a Sweet
Sixteen gift, and the Evangelical Right prizes
virginity. (91 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
La Ultima y Nos Vamos (USA; drama)
Producers: López Sánchez, Alfredo Mier Y
Terán, Manuel Hernández Esparza; director:
Eva López Sánchez; cast: Juan Pablo Campa,
Manuel Garcia-rulfo. 20-year-olds, Juan,
Rodrigo and Christian live after-hour adventures of friendship, love, and respect in a city
marked by social differences. (87 mins.;
MONTECRISTO PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Stand #a3
Office Phone: 1.917.647.7587
Phone: 1.917.647.7587
On Offer:
King of the North (USA; thriller) Producers: Lavelle, Jamie Brown, Alan Latham; director: Myles Thomas; cast: Angus Macfadyen.
Gangland murder in 1964 Northern England.
Land of Canaan (USA; horror) Producer:
Jefferson Richard; director: Reginald Lafrance;
cast: Tara Reid, Juliet Landau. Based on the
murders at the Goldfield Hotel in Nevada.
Montedidio (aka God’s Mountain)
(USA; drama) Producers: Francesco Pamphili,
David Silber, Michael Taverna; director:
Michael Taverna; cast: TBA. A boy comes of
age in 1963 Naples. (development; presales;
debuting)
MOONSTONE
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Lehrins, Stand R21
Phone: 818-985-3003
On Offer:
2:22 (USA; drama) Producer: Lenny Bitondo;
director: Phillip Guzman; cast: Mick Rossi,
Robert Miano, Aaron Gallagher, Jorge A.
Jimenez, Peter Dobson, Bruce Kirby, Val Kilmer.
The perfect heist: the plan was simple … the
events that followed were not. (104 mins.;
From a Buick 8 (USA; sci-fi) Producers:
Robert Katz, Etchie Stroh, Mick Garris; director:
Tobe Hooper; cast: TBA. When a state trooper
is killed on the side of the road, the boy discovers his father’s dark secret in the barracks’
back shed. Based on the Stephen King novel.
(preproduction; presales; returning)
House of Boys (USA; drama) Producers:
Bob Bellion, Jimmy De Brabant; director: Jeanclaude Schlim; cast: Layke Anderson, Stephen
Fry, Udo Kier. Set against the exciting world of
sex, dance and music in 1984, “House of Boys”
is the colorful coming-of-age story of a
teenage boy at the beginning of the AIDS epi-
demic. (postproduction; product reel/trailer;
returning)
MORGAN CREEK
PRODUCTIONS
Phone: 310-432-4848
On Offer:
Dream House (USA; thriller) Producers:
James G. Robinson, Daniel Bobker & Ehren
Krueger; director: Jim Sheridan; cast: TBA. A
successful editor quits his job in New York City
to relocate his wife and two daughters to a
beautiful house in small town Connecticut.
However, their idyllic existence is shattered
when they learn their home was once the
murder scene of a mother and her two young
children. The killings were believed to be at the
hands of the husband, who survived and may
now be a threat to the new residents. (development; presales; debuting)
Passengers (USA; sci-fi) Producers: James
G. Robinson, Keanu Reeves & Stephen Hamel;
director: TBA; cast: Keanu Reeves. In the
future, a luxurious U.S. spacecraft is transporting colonists to a distant planet. Because of a
malfunction, a single passenger is awakened
from suspended animation 90 years before
anyone else. Faced with the prospect of growing old and dying alone, he awakens a beautiful woman. They become lovers until she finds
out what he did to her… (development; presales; debuting)
Scarpa (USA; drama) Producers: James G.
Robinson, Irwin Winkler; director: Antoine
Fuqua; cast: TBA. The true story of Greg
Scarpa Sr, a capo in Brooklyn’s Columbo crime
family who was also the highest-level mob
informant ever developed by the FBI. The film
tracks the 25-year high-risk relationship
between Scarpa and his FBI handler. (development; presales; debuting)
MOTION PICTURE
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Cannes 2009 Office: Majestic Hotel - Suite
109
Phone: 310-319-9500
On Offer:
Life Is Hot in Cracktown (USA) Producers: Larry Rattner, William Fisch; director:
Buddy Giovinazzo; cast: Brandon Routh, Shannyn Sossamon, Kerry Washington. Four lives
intertwine as time runs out to break free from
a neighborhood corrupted by violence, drugs
and crime. (92 mins.; screening; debuting)
MOVIEHOUSE
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Grand Hotel Residence, 6th Floor (entrance Flamant)
Office Phone: 04-93-38-65-93
Phone: 44-0-20-7836-5536
On Offer:
Flat 7 (U.K.; horror) Producer: Janice De La
Mare; director: Brad Watson; cast: Kelly
Adams, Jonathan Rhodes, David Horton, Lucy
Evans, Calita Rainford. This is Flat 7, nothing
strange could happen here. When two girls
turn up to visit their college tutor at his home
they come embroiled in a dangerous operation
involving the Bible, the Vatican and the most
secure mainframes in the world. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Hunter Prey (U.K.; sci-fi) Producers: Nick
Damon, Daren Hicks, Simon Tams; director:
Sandy Collora; cast: Isaac C. Singleton Jr., Clark
Bartram, Damion Poitier, Simon Potter. From
cult director Sandy Collora whose first (short)
film, “Batman: Dead End,” became an Internet
sensation, comes his first feature. With orders
to catch their alien prisoner alive, the surviving
crew of the Prometheus pursue a dangerous
game of cat-and-mouse with their escapee.
But who is the hunter and who is the prey?
Souled Out (U.K.; drama) Producers: ChrisTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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tine Alderson, Natasha Carlish; director: Shimmy Marcus; cast: Martin Compston, Alfie Allen,
Pat Short. Middle-England, 1974. Joe McCain,
17, is restless and bored with his life, which is
going nowhere. Enter Jane at the Wigan Casino Dance Hall – the home of “Northern Soul,”
moving to the beat of a sound Joe’s never
experienced. She’s a vision of loveliness and
the object of his desire. Swept along on this
tide of emotion, Joe discovers an incredible
and exciting new world. (postproduction;
MOVING PICTURES
FILM AND TELEVISION
Cannes 2009 Office: Moving Pictures Film
And Television - Riviera D4
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 92 99 33 0
Phone: 602-944-0046
On Offer:
The Fifth Mind (USA; drama) Producer:
Shamir Allibhai; director: Naoko Tajima; cast:
Jack Diamond, Julia Duvall. The Fifth Mind is a
harrowing portrait of two siblings torn apart
by a shared childhood experience. One sibling
has completely blocked abuse, incest and
madness. The other has created 5 minds to
deal with the pain. (74 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Intergalactic (USA; sci-fi) Producers: Robbie Moffat, Mairi Fraser Sutherland; director:
Robbie Moffat; cast: Suzanne Harbison,
Rachael Rath, Paul Cassidy. A four person
crew, sent to bring back a mothballed ship
parked at the back of Pluto, find themselves
on their way to the edge of the universe.
Unable to turn the ship around, they resign
themselves to spending the rest of their lives
together. They soon find themselves at odds
with one another. (screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
Noble Things (USA; drama) Producers:
Brett Moses, Ruben Neubauer; directors: Dan
Mcmellen, Brett Moses; cast: Brett Moses, Lee
Ann Womack, Michael Parks. Jimmy Wayne
Collins finds himself adrift in Memphis, Tennessee. Forced to return home to the piney
woods of Southeast Texas, Jimmy will face his
imprisoned brother, his dying father and the
demons he left behind. (96 mins.; screener
MPI MEDIA GROUP
Office Phone: 1 708 373 0391
Phone: 1 708 460 0555
On Offer:
The House of the Devil (USA; horror)
Producers: Roger Kass, Josh Braun, Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok, Derek Curl; director: Ti
West; cast: Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig,
Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Dee Wallace, Aj
Bowen. College student Samantha Hughes
takes on a babysitting job in a remote mansion. The pay is good, but Samantha quickly
realizes that she is trapped. As a lunar eclipse
darkens the night sky, her employers carry out
a horrific ritual with Samantha at the center.
From the director of The Roost and Cabin
Fever 2. (89 mins.; screening; returning)
MULHOLLAND PICTURES
Phone: 31-20-6274339
On Offer:
Discovery of Heaven (Netherlands;
drama) Producer: Ate De Jong; director: Jeroen
Krabbe; cast: Stephen Fry, Greg Wise. God
does not like what happens on earth. He
wants his contract back. Someone has to find
the Ten Commandments and return the
tablets. It’s not easy, but the detective angels
know how to manipulate people on earth.
Fogbound (Netherlands; thriller) Producer/director: Ate De Jong; cast: Luke Perry, Ben
Daniels, Orla Brady. Three friends, two men
and a women, get stuck on a mountain ridge
in a very dense fog. They can’t drive on anymore. But perhaps it would have been less
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dangerous to face the fog. (97 mins.; screener
Summer Heat (Netherlands; romance)
Producer: Ate De Jong; director: Monique Van
De Ven; cast: Sophie Hilbrand, Waldemar
Torenstra, Johan Leysen. Bob, a war photographer, seeks comfort in shooting nature pictures on an island and hopes to forget his traumatic experiences. On the island he meets a
great woman, Kathleen. She’s a photographers dream. They fall in love. But she works
for ruthless criminals. Bob tries to save her. But
does Kathleen want to be saved? Is she really
in love with him, or just using him (98 mins.;
MULTIVISIONNAIRE MEDIA
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 20.04a
Office Phone: +33-(0)6-34-49-32-42
Phone: 626-737-8357 x102
On Offer:
Born Of Earth (USA; horror) Producers:
Todd Brunswick, Tommy Brunswick; director:
Tommy Brunswick; cast: Daniel Baldwin, Brad
Dourif, James Russo. One night, Danny’s wife is
killed as creatures from hell come to snatch his
children. 5-years later Danny remains haunted
and criminalized by a community that never
believed his story. Soon they discover his story
of monsters is true, but now the creatures
have returned to snatch more children. But
this time, Danny is determined to stop the evil
creatures once and for all! (84 mins.; premiere;
debuting)
Evilution (USA; sci-fi) Producers: Brian
Patrick O’toole, Eric Peter-kaiser; director: Chris
Conlee; cast: Eric Peter-kaiser, James Duval.
US Army has discovered a microscopic alien
form in order to resurrect dead soldiers on the
battlefield. The scientist stole the last specimen for experiments and the alien life form is
set loose and turns the residence into the
walking dead. (92 mins.; premiere; returning)
Terror Inside (USA; sci-fi) Producers: Ralph
Clemente, Corey Feldman, Joe G. Lenders;
director: Joe G. Lenders; cast: Corey Feldman,
Tanya Memme, Susie Sprague (feldman). A
perfect town with beautiful people is transformed into a masochistic wonderland when a
virus is unearthed. Allen (Corey Feldman)
comes into town to propose to his long time
love to only discover she too is infected. His
love for her does not stop him as he discovers
a cure before the world is infected. Terror
Inside is an infectious thriller like no other. (90
MYRIAD PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Villa Royale - 4th Floor
- 41 Croisette/29 Rue Commandant Andre
Phone: 310-279-4000
On Offer:
Dino Mom (USA; animation) Producer:
David Lovegren Jae Woo Park; director: John
Kafka Yoon S. ChoiThree curious kids trip a
time machine into operation and suddenly
find themselves face to face with a smiling TRex. They’re not food, they’re family (production; product reel/trailer; debuting)
The Electric Slide (USA; action-adventure) Producer: Christine Vachon Brad Simpson; director: Tristan Patterson; cast: Ewan
Mcgregor Carey Mulligan. In the 1980s, Eddie
Dodson owned a high-end boutique furniture
store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. He
lived the Hollywood lifestyle, partying and
hanging out with celebrity friends when he fell
in love and took the biggest risk of his life to
impress his new girlfriend – he robbed a bank.
Uncertainty (USA; drama) Producer/director: David Siegel Scott Mcgehee; cast: Joseph
Gordon-levitt Lynn Collins. A young couple discovers how a small decision can make a huge
impact. (105 mins.; screening; debuting)
NATIONAL FILM
DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD.
Phone: 91-22-66288288
On Offer:
Maya Bazaar (India; drama) Producer:
Mrs.nina Lath Gupta Mr.raja Chhinal; director:
Mr.joydeep Ghosh; cast: Roopa Ganguly Krishna Kishor. Maya Bazaar is a combination of
three films namely SMRITI (Memories), SATVA
(Soul), and BHABHISHAT ( Future). All these
films are based on logical realities. First film
SMRITI (Memories) tells you the story of
young widow’s loneliness and obsession
memories of her dead husband. The obsession
is so strong that when ever she takes in a lover
, the lover slowly converts into the dead husband. As the year goes by the practice goes on.
Paltadacho Munis (India; drama) Producers: Nina Lath Gupta, Raja Chhinal; director: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar; cast: Vasanth
Josalkar, Veena Jomkar. A lonely man finds a
companion in an insane woman in the dense
forest in the western ghats of India. The story
revolves around their beautiful relationship
and the discovery of construction of a temple
on the hilltop that threatens their love. (110
The White Elephant (India; drama) Producers: Nina Lath Gupta, Raja Chhinal; director: Aijaz Khan; cast: Prroshanth Narayanan
Tannishtha Chatterjee. The story of Shabri’s
resolve to safeguard the village’s honor,
changing fortunes, the envious eyes, the
power of spells and connive…….. above all a
story of strength of faith and the impact of
believing – The White Elephant. A poor man
has to pay a high price for finding himself. As
he goes through a variety of changes, so does
the world around him - and all this because an
elephant walked into his life one day. (110
NEOCLASSICS FILMS LTD.
Phone: 310-559-9200
On Offer:
Gypsy Love (USA; romance) Producer: Irwin
Olian; director: Amin MatalqaThis lighthearted
romantic comedy tells the story of a dying
woman who has the chance to reconnect with
her long lost love after a mysterious spell turns
her back into her twenty-year-old self. (development; debuting)
Surviving Crooked Lake (USA; drama)
Producers: Nicholas Tabarrok, Matthew Miller,
Jaty Tam; directors: Sascha Drews, Ezra Krybus, Matthew Miller; cast: Alysha Aubin, Candice Mausner, Morgan Mccunn, Stephannie
Richardson, Guy Yarkoni. Surviving Crooked
Lake tells the story of four girls stranded in the
wilderness and forced to make a grueling journey back to civilization. To celebrate their summer at camp a group of teenage girls take a
trip into the Canadian wilderness. An accident
leaves them abandoned in the forest and they
must navigate back to camp on their own.
Combining elemental force with the complex
psyches of its young protagonists Surviving
Crooked Lake is an affecting tale of selfpreservation. (89 mins.; debuting)
NEW FILMS INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera F# 15
Phone: 818-501-2720
On Offer:
CAMP HOPE (USA; thriller) Producers:
David Newman, George Vanbuskirk; director:
George Vanbuskirk; cast: Jesse Eisenberg,
Dana Delany, Andrew McCarthy, Spencer Treat
Clark, Connor Paolo. At the end of every summer, the children of a Christian community
from a suburb of New Jersey attend Camp
Hope. Here, the children are taught the ways
of the Lord, the perils of the flesh, and the horror of the Devil. A charismatic priest leads
them in their training. But, he unknowingly has
brought something with him, something evil.
What was supposed to be a safe place, a spiritual retreat has now turned into nightmare
that not even faith can end. (postproduction;
premiere; debuting)
CIRCLE (USA; horror) Producers: James Allen
Bradley, Joe Dain, Luke Daniels, Sharon Nixon
Kelly, Brian Ransom, Brad Tiemann; director:
Michael W. Watkins; cast: Gail O’grady, Silas
Weir Mitchell, Jason Thompson, Michael
Deluise. Circle is a clue driven race against time
that takes us on a labyrinth ride of knowledge
into the unraveling motives of a serial killer. In
this thriller, the FBI teams up with the U.S.
Marshals in a hunt for escaped sociopath
James Bennett, after he commits a series of
meticulously planned murders. Time is running out, for everyone. (87 mins.; premiere;
debuting)
DARK MOON RISING (USA; horror) Producers: Richard Cueto, Dana Mennie, Julie
Snider Mennie; director: Dana Mennie; cast:
Max Ryan, Maria Conchita Alonso, Chris
Mulkey, Sid Haig, Ginny Weirick, Chris Divecchio, Billy Drago. Real love and fate collide in a
small-town girl’s life as Amy falls in love with
Dan a mysterious drifter who brings with him a
family curse and the unimaginable horror that
follows. Bender, who shares the curse with his
son, brings hell to Amy’s small town. (postproduction; premiere; debuting)
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NETWORK CORP.
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 01 21.02-23.01
Office Phone: 04-92-99-80-66
Phone: 81-3-6215-3028
On Offer:
Gokusen – The Movie (Japan; drama)
Producer: Masatoshi Kato; director: Toya Sato;
cast: Yukie Nakama. The story of the series is
about a young woman, Kumiko “Yankumi”
Yamaguchi (Yukie Nakama) living in the world
of Yakuzas as the 4th generation heir of the
Oedo Family. She is self-sacrificing to protect
the weak, tough at fighting and firmly believes
in the importance of friendship, dreams and
family as she teaches and advises punks as a
hot-blooded high school teacher. (production;
MW (Japan; thriller) Producer: Shinzo Matsuhashi; director: Hitoshi Iwamoto; cast:
Hiroshi Tamaki, Takayuki Yamada. 16 years
ago, all inhabitants on an island were killed by
an accident. The accident was covered up
overnight by the authorities. However, two
boys survive by a twist of fate… One boy, Yuki,
became an incredibly beautiful and clever person who plots revenge on the government.
The other boy, Garai became a priest who pursues peace. Yuki finds about “MW”; the horrible chemical-weapon which caused the accident, and finally obtains it. With “MW”, he tries
to terminate all mankind with himself… (129
Summer Wars (Japan; animation) Producers: Nozomu Takahashi, Takashi Watanabe,
Yuichiro Saito; director: Mamoru Hosoda; cast:
Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba. In the
near future, the virtual city Oz has been created, and people do their daily interaction
through Oz. Kenji spends his summer maintaining Oz, but happens to go to his dreamgirl, Natsuki’s hometown with her. There, Kenji
receives a hard question in math by e-mail
from someone. Kenji, a math whiz, tries to
solve it, and when he finally finds the answer,
the world has been totally changed. Kenji is
set up as an Oz outlaw, and with Natsuki’s
family, he tries to fix Oz to save the world!
(production; product reel/trailer; debuting)
NONSTOP SALES
Cannes 2009 Office: Scandinavian Stand,
55, La Croisette
Office Phone: 46-707-33-28-55
Phone: +46 8 673 99 80
On Offer:
The Forest (Sweden; thriller) Director:
Ashvin Kumar (110 mins.; screening; debuting)
Jack in the Box (Sweden; horror) Director:
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Frank KerrJunior’s desperate “guests” struggles with themselves, and each other, for survival. Seven begin the game, only one will end
it. Who will it be? Grab a chair and find out.
Shooting the Sun (Sweden; drama)
Director: Pål Jackman (93 mins.; screening;
debuting)
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Cannes 2009 Office: Media Pavilion
Office Phone: 044-0-7861376154
Phone: 0044-0-161-872-2227
On Offer:
Blue Bull (U.K.; thriller) Producers: Clive Parsons, Rachel Richardson-jones; director: Rick
Griffith; cast: Na. On his release from prison, Mr
Black has a plan. While his dead friends hidden fortune is a temptation, the clues to it’s
whereabouts are complex. Black’s mind fixes
on revenge and leads him on a collision course
with Lou Crossmoor, the former crime boss
turned property tycoon who sold Scotty, Black
and their cohorts down the river. Getting under
Crossmoor’s skin and working a blackmail plot
is Black’s Big Idea. But will either of them find
the hidden fortune? Think GET CARTER and
LAYER CAKE (development; presales; debuting)
Cherub House (U.K.; thriller) Producers:
Rachel Richadson Jones, Clive Parsons; director: Simeon Halligan; cast: Na. Mary takes a
job at ramshackle mansion, the Cherub House,
caring for the bed ridden ex movie star Lady
Hof, who delights in subtly tormenting her, like
she did her previous employees. Mary soon
discovers that Hof is the least of her worries as
each night becomes an exercise in terror as the
old house awakens with the presence of horrific apparitions. The past is forcing itself into
the present. Can Mary survive the powerful
supernatural threat? (development; presales;
debuting)
Splintered (U.K.; horror) Producers: Clive
Parsons, Rachel Richardson-jones; director:
Simeon Halligan; cast: Holly Weston, Stephen
Martin Walters. Something has been killing
live stock in a remote part of north Wales and
now it’s started attacking humans. SOPHIE, a
teenager with a troubled past, puts herself
and her friends in danger, when her obsession
with the unexplained leads them deep into
the Welsh countryside. Sophie witnesses a viscious attack on her friend and then finds herself incarcerated in a locked room, her only
hope is that her friends manage to find her
before her captor makes them it’s latest victim. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
NOTRO FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera A5 Cinema
From Spain
Phone: 34-93-238-4030
On Offer:
El Greco (Spain; drama) Producer: Helen
Smaragdis; director: Iannis Smaragdis; cast:
Nick Ashdon-juan Diego Botto- Lakis
Lazopoulos Laia Marull - Dimitra Matsouka Sotiris Moustakas. An epic tale of an uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom,
Domenicos Theotocopoulos, known to the
world as “El Greco.” This story is one of unusual
heroism, betrayal, love, and the power of one
man and his creative consciousness to stand
out and overcome barbarity and ignorance.
An inspiration that lives on to this day. (117
Insignificant Things (Spain; drama) Producer: Tequila Gang; director: Andrea Martínez
Crowther; cast: Bárbara Mori, Fernando Luján,
Carmelo Gómez, Lucía Jiménez, Paulina
Gaitán. Esmeralda is a teenager with an
unusual obsession: she collects objects lost,
forgotten or discarded by people she doesn’t
know and keeps them in a box beneath her
bed. This is the tale of three objects in the box
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and the people behind them, all in some way
incapable of relating to the person they love
most. It is also a tale of the box itself, and of
how Esmeralda learns to open it, to feel and to
hoard the most valuable thing of all: human
relations. (96 mins.; screening; debuting)
Mission in Mocland — A Superspace
Adventure (Spain; animation) Producer:
Enrique F. Guzmán; director: Juanma Suárez;
cast: Na. Planet Moc and its inhabitants are in
danger. Their vital energy, Limbar, is disappearing. Dreadful General Neflin has stolen it
and has now dethroned Queen Pola. Determined to bring back peace to her Planet, Pola
will send an expedition in the search of Aloma,
a mineral, according to the Ancient Legend,
capable of generating the stolen energy. Lalo,
Mina, Gobi and Lilium will be in charge of the
galactic mission. But: Will they succeed? Could
Aloma be more than just a Legend? (84 mins.;
NU IMAGE/MILLENNIUM
FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera Stand F1
Phone: 310-388-6900
On Offer:
Inventory (USA; action-adventure) Director: Wayne Kramer; cast: Bruce Willis. A detective hunts down a suspect to obtain enough
evidence to put him away for a vicious murder.
The Mechanic (USA; action-adventure)
Director: Simon West; cast: Jason Statham. A
reinvention of the 1972 Charles Bronson action
classic. A hitman, famed for his efficient and
unfeeling contract executions, befriends a
young man and trains him as a professional
assassin. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Stone (USA; thriller) Director: John Curran;
cast: Robert Deniro, Edward Norton, Sienna
Miller. A ruthless convict engages in a series of
disturbing mental games with his corrections
officer in an attempt to gain parole. When the
officer begins an affair with the convict’s wife,
it soon becomes clear that both the convict
and officer’s motivations are suspect, provoking a dangerous ordeal. (preproduction;
debuting)
NZ FILM
Cannes 2009 Office: NZ Film Commission
Phone: 64-4-382-7682
On Offer:
The Strength of Water (New Zealand;
drama) Producers: Fiona Copland, Karl Baumgartner And Raimond Goebel; director: Armagan Ballantyne; cast: Jim Moriarty, Nancy
Brunning, Hato Paparoa. When a mysterious
stranger arrives in their isolated coastal town,
10 year-old twins, Kimi and Melody are forced
apart. Kimi must find the strength to let go of
what he loves the most. (screening; returning)
Under the Mountain (New Zealand;
drama) Producers: Richard Fletcher, Jonathan
King, Matthew Grainger; director: Jonathan
King; cast: Sam Neill, Oliver Driver. Guided by
the mysterious Mr Jones, teenage twins must
rekindle their unique powers to destroy an
ancient evil lurking beneath a volcano –
before it destroys them. (screening; debuting)
The Vintner’s Luck (New Zealand;
drama) Producers: Robin Laing, Laurie Parker,
Pascal Judelewicz, Niki Caro And Ludi Boeken;
director: Niki Caro; cast: Jeremie Renier, Gaspard Ulliel, Vera Farmiga, Keisha Castle-hughes. A peasant wine-maker in 19th century
France grapples with the sacred, the sensual
and the profane, in search of the perfect vintage. (postproduction; debuting)
OBERON CINEMATOGRÀFICA
Phone: 34-93-451-25-60
On Offer:
Dictation (Spain; thriller) Producer/director:
Antonio Chavarrías; cast: To Be Confirmed. A
childhood friend desperately seeking Mario’s
help tells him that his nine-year-old daughter
wants to kill him. Mario doesn’t believe it but,
a few days later when his friend dies in mysterious circumstances, Mario cannot resist the
temptation of meeting his dead friend’s
daughter and widow. (preproduction; presales; returning)
Elisa K (Spain; drama) Producer: Antonio
Chavarrías; directors: Judith Colell, Jordi Cadena; cast: To Be Confirmed. Elisa will turn
eleven this summer. She likes her new white
dress with blue ribbons. But soon everything
will lose its importance. Her father’s friend has
made her cry and afterwards has told her: “If
you stop crying I will give you a silver bracelet”.
Nobody realizes what’s happened. Elisa
behaves a bit strangely but that’s it. Until she
grows up and, one day, calls her mum and,
scared, asks her: “Help me, I’ve just remembered something horrible”. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
The Milk of Sorrow (Spain; drama) Producers: Antonio Chavarrías, José María
Morales, Claudia Llosa; director: Claudia Llosa;
cast: Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez. Fausta is
suffering from “La Teta Asustada,” an illness
transmitted through the breast milk of
women who were raped or mistreated during
the war of terror in Peru. War has ended but
Fausta lives on, haunted by it, because the “illness of fear” has taken away her soul. Now the
sudden death of her mother forces her to face
her fears and the secret she’s been hiding
inside: she has inserted a potato into her vagina, like a protection shield, so that nobody will
dare to touch her. (84 mins.; screening; returning)
ODD LOT INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: 7th Floor Ibis, Residence Du Grand Hotel 45 La Croisette, 06400
Cannes
Office Phone: 33 (0) 4 93 38 34 63
Phone: 323-936-8394
On Offer:
The Great Ghost Rescue (USA; actionadventure) Producers: Miriam Segal, Martin
Katz, Norman Merry, Kornel Sipos; director:
Yann SamuellBased on the popular children’s
book by Eva Ibboston, the story features
Humphrey, a small ghost with a big problem.
His family has lost their home, and they’re off
to find a new haunting ground but ghosts all
over the country are being turned out as castles are converted to cheerful tourist hotels,
condos and track houses. Humphrey knows
something must be done and when the time
comes he “rises” to the occasion with “frightening” success. (preproduction; returning)
The Open Road (USA; drama) Producers:
Charlie Mason, Justin Moore-lewy, Michael
Meredith, Jordan Foley, Laurie Foxx, David
Schiff; director: Michael Meredith; cast: Justin
Timberlake, Jeff Bridges, Kate Mara, Mary
Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton, Lyle Lovett.
Upon learning of his mother’s heart condition,
Carlton is faced with the challenge of fulfilling
her wish to bring his estranged father to the
hospital before the operation. Carlton and his
friend set off to find his legendary professional
athlete father, Kyle. After much convincing,
chasing and missed flights, they head for
Houston in a rented car. As they drive down
south, both father and son are obliged to reexamine their pasts and shed the protective layers of their individual personalities. (screening;
returning)
Rabbit Hole (USA; drama) Producers:
Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Leslie Urdang, Dean
Vanech, Gigi Pritzker; director: John Cameron
Mitchell; cast: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart.
RABBIT HOLE is a love story between a husband and wife as their marriage evolves in the
wake of an unexpected tragedy. (preproduction; debuting)
ODIN’S EYE ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 20.03
Phone: 61-403-914-317
On Offer:
Down for Life (Australia; drama) Producer:
Scott William Alvarez; director: Alan Jacobs;
cast: Danny Glover, Kate Del Castillo, . Based
on a true story. When 15 year old Rascal, leader
of an all-girl gang steals the car of a rival gang,
it sets of a chain of events that will change her
life forever. (postproduction; product
reel/trailer; returning)
Gnomes & Trolls 2: The Forest Trial
(Australia; animation) Producer: Carl Johan
Merner; director: Robert Rhodin; cast: Peter
Stormare, Roger Moore, Elizabeth Daily.
“Gnomes & Trolls” is an inspired 3-D animation
franchise following the adventures of Junior, a
young gnome who wants nothing more than
to invent gizmos and gadgets in his tree-house
laboratory. In this second film in the series
Junior travels to the Gnome community for a
trial, which determines whether he will be in
charge of his own forest. However, his candidacy is soon in jeopardy when a competitor
appears, the whip-smart Storm. (production;
Last Cup: Road to the World Series
of Beer Pong (Australia; comedy) Producers: Josh Otten, Nicholas Kalikow, Andy Greenblatt, ; director: Daniel Lindsay; cast: Billy
Gaines, Scott “iceman” Reck, Jamie “the
Champ” Clouser. It’s “Spellbound” meets
“Beerfest” in this hilarous and engaging documentary. “Last Cup” follows competitors, all
over North America, for whom beer pong is
more than a simple pastime—it’s a way of life.
ODYSSEY ENTERTAINMENT
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Cannes 2009 Office: The Bayview In The
Old Port By The Palais
Office Phone/Fax: 0033-0-492987172
Phone: 207-520-5621
On Offer:
Is Anybody There? (U.K.; drama) Producers: David Heyman, Peter Saraf Marc Turtletaub; director: John Crowley; cast: Michael
Caine, Bill Milner, David Morrissey, Anne-marie
Duff, Elizabeth Spriggs, Leslie Philips, Peter
Vaughan. The unlikely friendship of a retired
magician and a 10 year old boy. A surprising
and touching story of this odd couple facing
life together. (product reel/trailer; returning)
sex & drugs & rock & roll (U.K.; drama)
Producer: Damian Jones; director: Mat Whitecross; cast: Andy Serkis, Naomie Harris Ray
Winstone. The story of legendary English Rock
‘n’ Roll singer and performer, Ian Dury of Ian
Dury and the Blockheads. (production; product reel/trailer; returning)
Wickie the Mighty Viking (U.K.; family)
Producer: Christian Becker; director: Michael
‘bully’ Herbig; cast: Jonas Hämmerle, Waldemar Kobus. Join Wickie the Viking and his
friends on their wild adventures as they battle
their arch-nemesis Scary Sven. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
OPEN SESAME CO., LTD.
Phone: 81-3-5159-0871
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On Offer:
The Blood of Rebirth (Japan; drama)
Producer: Koji Chiba; director: Toshiaki Toyoda;
cast: Tatsuya Nakamura, Mayuu Kusakari. Set
in the Middle Ages, Oguri, a renowned
masseur, is summoned to the fortress of the
ruler of the dark world, the Lord. After encouraging Terute, a captive princess to escape,
Oguri is poisoned to death by the Lord. At a
fork in the road between heaven and hell,
Oguri is sent back to the land of the living in
the form of a Hungry Ghost, in a state of
apparent death. Meanwhile, Terute manages
to flee from the Lord and reunites with Oguri.
But the Lord is hot on their heels to punish
Terute. (83 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Crime or Punishment?!? (Japan; comedy) Producer: Norio Enomoto; director: Keralino Sandorovich; cast: Riko Narumi, Kento
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Nagayama. A celebrity, Ayame, happens to
take on the PR role of “police chief for a day”. It
is a job of a campaign girl to smile and act as a
police chief. However, the police station staff
treat her as if she were the real police chief
and look her for instructions. In addition, the
detective assigned to her as her subordinate
turns out to be her ex-boyfriend, Haruki, who
holds a dreadful secret. Then a major event
takes place…. (110 mins.; premiere; debuting)
The Two in Tracksuits (Japan; drama)
Producers: Yasushi Udagawa, Keigo Tanabe;
director: Yoshihiro Nakamura; cast: Makoto
Ayukawa, Masato Sakai. A son (32) quits his
job and is persuaded by his father (54), to
head off to a cottage in the remote mountains. The son’s wife is involved with another
man. The father’s third marriage is on the
rocks... Together, the two of them somehow
manage to get through their days while idling
away the time in old jerseys left by a deceased
grandmother. (93 mins.; premiere; debuting)
OVC MEDIA LTD
Phone: 020-7402-9111
On Offer:
African Odyssey (U.K.; documentary) Producer: Eliot M Cohen; director: Joanne
Goldring-cohenBlazing sunsets, vast landscapes, scorching deserts, great rivers, waterfalls and mountains; lush deltas, huge dunes,
palm fringed beaches, and shimmering salt
pans. Follow Robin Taylor on his African
Odyssey to discover the beauty and variety of
African wildlife while also visiting some of
Africa’s most exclusive travel lodges. (390
History of the World Cup (U.K.; documentary) Producer: Eliot M Cohen; director:
Joanne Goldring-cohen; cast: Various Footballers From Around The World.. Football has
been played for over 2000 years in some form
or another. Follow the progression of the
world’s greatest game from the creation of the
FA in 1863, FIFA in 1904 by Frenchman Jules
Rimet, through to the sporting event that it is
today. The programme features Maradonna,
Pele, Jurgen Klinsmann, Bobby Robson and
more, and includes highlights from all the
greatest games. (60 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
World Cup Superstars 1 & 2 (U.K.; documentary) Producer: Eliot M Cohen; director:
Joanne Goldring-cohenIn this first exciting
Football programme we present action and
interviews from numerous World Cup Superstars including Klinsmann, Lineker, Gascoigne,
Gullit, Van Basten, Baggio and Vialli. (105
OVC MEDIA LTD
Phone: +44 (0) 207 9111
On Offer:
Healthy Lifestyle Series (U.K.; documentary) Producer: Joanne Goldring Cohen;
director: Eliot M Cohen7 part series, each
episode focusing on a different aspect of
healthy lifestyle, providing a guide to living
healthly with help of alternative therapies,
Aromatherapy, Yoga, Acupressure, Stress
Relief, Reflexology, Feng-Shui & Shiatsu (315
Moscow City Ballet (U.K.; musical) Producer: Joanne Goldring-cohen & Eliot M
Cohen; director: Yoav PelegTHE SERIES
ENCOMPASSES CLASSIC WORKS SUCH AS
“DON QUIXOTE” AND ALSO MODERN PIECES
INCLUDING, “THE CARMEN SUITE” BASED
MERIMEE’S NOVELLA. THE SERIES FEATURES
PERFORMANCES BY NADZEDAH PAVLOVA......
Soccer Explosion (UK; documentary) Producer: Joanne Goldring-cohen; director: Eliot M
CohenSoccer Explosion is a series of great programmes which features many famous European players circa 1996. Featured players:
Ronaldo, Shearer, Gullit, Vialli, Zola, Gascoigne
and many more..... (184 mins.; screener casCANNES
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OXFORD GROUP
PRODUCTIONS
Cannes 2009 Office: Majestic Barriere Hotel
Cannes
Phone: 818-679-0995
On Offer:
H. Breakdown (USA; drama) Producers:
Heather Lowe, Doug Stebleton, Randy Levinson Written By : Andrew Prine; director:
Michael Schroeder; cast: To Be Announced.
Two men, on the road, one a man of simple
faith, the other whose guilt is driven by the
burden of someone’s death; and their relationship which is barely held together by the
prospect of their next sandwich. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Mega Con (USA; comedy) Producers:
Heather Lowe, Jason Connery, Doug Stebleton;
director: Jason Connery; cast: TBA. The misadventures of a hapless group of actors invited
to attend an event in a long-forgotten town,
where strange things begin to occur. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Standing for What Is Right (USA; documentary) Producers: Heather Lowe, Doug
Stebleton; director: Heather Lowe; cast: The
U.S. Justice Department and activists. A rarely
seen look at what took place behind the
closed doors of the U.S. Justice Department
during the Civil Rights era. (production; presales; debuting)
LE PACTE
Cannes 2009 Office: Lérins R15
Office Phone: 33-4-92-99-32-21
Phone: 33-1-44-69-59-55
On Offer:
La Grande Vie (France; comedy) Producer:
Laetitia Gonzalez; director: Emmanuel
Salinger; cast: Laurent Capelluto, Michel Boujenah. Grégoire, a humble philosophy teacher,
suddenly enters the life of Patrick, a famous
television show host. Unless it is actually happening the other way around… (debuting)
Making Plans for Léna (France; drama)
Producer: Pascal Caucheteux; director:
Christophe Honoré; cast: Chiara Mastroianni,
Jean-marc Barr. Ever since she broke up with
Nigel, Léna soldiers on through life as best she
can with her two kids. She valiantly overcomes
the obstacles put in her way. But she has yet
to confront the worst of them: Her unstoppable family of do-gooders who have decided
to make her happy. (debuting)
The Queen of Clubs (France; drama) Producers: Laurent Lavolé, Isabelle Pragier; director: Jérôme Bonnell; cast: Laurent Capelluto,
Michel Boujenah. Aurélien has always lived
with his sister. A strange cohabitation that
they both accept. By day, he is a florist; by
night, he receives stolen metal. Caught up in
this system, he will go one step too far…
(debuting)
PALANCAR CO., LTD.
Phone: +33 6 8510 0805
On Offer:
His Majesty the Queen (USA; comedy)
Producers: David A. Lown, Patricia T. LownThis
is a story which gives quite another view of
contemporary American politics. From its
shock beginning, the story goes from one hilarious revelation to another. There are lots of
sexual twists and turns and not a single shot is
fired. The ending is totally unexpected and
delightful. (development; presales; debuting)
Jennifer and the Swan Boat (USA;
family) Producers: Patricia T. Lown, David A.
Lown, Marie-therese Brunet; director: Michael
Beyer; cast: Peter O’toole, Geraldine Chaplin. A
homeless waif, who has lost the power of
speech, finds refuge in the deep cellars of the
Paris Opera House. There, she meets Michael,
a broken-down ex-ballet dancer, who teaches
her to dance. This is a story of survival, a close
and understanding relationship between a
child and an old man, brought together by
their pain and their mutual love of the dance.
It is irresistible in its touching humanity and its
ultimate triumph. (preproduction; presales;
debuting)
Suzanne Valadon (USA; romance) Producers: David A. Lown, Patricia Twohill LownSuzanne Valadon was a remarkable woman of
her time. Survival was the name of her game.
A true child of the streets of Pigalle and Montmartre, Suzanne worked as a seamstress, a
trapeze artist and then as the favorite model
of the great Impressionist painters, from
whom she learned her craft, becoming the
first woman admitted to the French Academy
of Art. Her story is exciting, sexy, naughty: an
inspiration to her son, Maurice Utrillo. (development; presales; debuting)
PALM TREE ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 01753-656424
On Offer:
Deep Lies (U.K.; thriller) Producers: Phil
Stagg, Ken Ward, Robbie Moffat, Mairi Sutherland; director: Phil Stagg; cast: Helena Martin,
Marnie Baxter, Suzanne Kendall. Three friends
go on a college reunion to a holiday hotel in
the English Lake District. They are to be brides
maids at their friends wedding at the hotel.
The groom turns out to cause the return of the
ghost of his violent past. (90 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Photoshoot (U.K.; thriller) Producer: Robbie Moffat Mairi Sutherland; director: Mairi
Sutherland; cast: John Altman, Debbie Arnold,
Paul Lavers, Niall Sutherland, Peter Bradleigh.
Wayne Wilson is a primo paparazzi who has
gained his reputation by stalking his celebrity
subjects. Challenged by his Magazine Editor
Wayne vows to get the best Photoshoot of the
year from reclusive actress May Hudson. All
goes wrong when May uncovers Wayne has
lied his way into her life. She kidnaps him and
chains him to her bed. Sunset Boulevard meet
Misery. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
Sisters Grimm (U.K.; comedy) Producer:
Robbie Moffat Mairi Sutherland; director:
Robbie Moffat; cast: Charlotte Radford,
Suzanne Kendall, Tom Fox Davies, Nick
Bartlett, Jon Paul Gates, Joe Rainbow. Two sisters return home to Grimm Castle to claim
their dubious inheritance. Forced to marry
within a month of their arrival to meet their
new relative, the sisters discover there are dark
secret in the village that they must uncover
first! Romantic Comedy. (90 mins.; screening;
debuting)
PARAMOUNT VANTAGE
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: 42 La Croisette,
Suite A31
Office Phone: +33 (0) 493 68 85 61
Phone: 323-956-5000
On Offer:
13 (USA; thriller) Producers: Rick Schwartz,
Aaron Kaufman, Valerio Morabito; director:
Gela Babluani; cast: Mickey Rourke, Jason
Statham. 13 tells the story of a young man
who steals a mysterious package that promises to pay out a fortune. He soon finds himself
in the middle of a deadly ring of clandestine
gamblers placing huge bets on the outcome of
a multi-player tournament of Russian roulette.
It is a story of luck, chance, the loss of innocence and the relationship between power
and money. (postproduction; debuting)
The Crazies (USA; horror) Producers:
Michael Aguilar, Dean Georgaris, Rob Cowan;
director: Breck Eisner; cast: Timothy Olyphant,
Radha Mitchell. A reinvention of the George A.
Romero classic tells the story of inhabitants of
a small town beset by insanity from exposure
to a mysterious toxin. Quarantined by the government, they soon realize no one is allowed in
or out. Has the government swooped in to
save them or are they part of a bigger conspir-
acy that has sealed their fate? (production;
debuting)
Ondine (USA; drama) Producers: Ben
Browning, James Flynn, Neil Jordan; director:
Neil Jordan; cast: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda.
“Ondine” tells the story of Syracuse (Colin Farrell), a local fisherman whose everyday life is
transformed by a beautiful and mysterious
woman (Alicja Bachleda) whom he fishes
from the sea and who his young daughter,
Annie (Alison Barry), believes is a mermaid.
But like all fairytales, enchantment and darkness go hand in hand. “Ondine,” written and
directed by Neil Jordan, tells a story about
hope, love, and the value of believing in magic.
PARK ENTERTAINMENT, LTD.
Phone: 44-0-20-7434-4176
On Offer:
The Combination (U.K.; thriller) Producer:
John Pirrie; director: David Field; cast: George
Basha, Firass Dirani. John gets out of jail to discover his younger brother Charlie is caught up
with drugs, gangs and crime. A feud spills into
the streets in a racial battle that turns bloody.
When John, a Lebanese-Australian falls for an
Australian girl he is painfully aware of the
choice he must make - family or love. (90
Dead Man Running (U.K.; thriller) Producer: Nicholas ‘pikki’ Fearon; director: Alex De
Rakoff; cast: Tamar Hassan, Danny Dyer. A
loan shark, Mr Thigo (Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson)
decides to make an example of his late payers.
Ex-con Nick (Tamar Hassan) is given 24 hours
to come up with £100,000. A frantic dash
against the clock begins with Nick’s mother
(Brenda Blethyn) held hostage at gunpoint.
Hell’s Pavement (U.K.; drama) Producers:
Sarah Boote, Alan Latham; director: Andy
Kemp; cast: Pauline Mclynn, Diveen Henry.
How is it that so many well-intentioned people can do so much damage? A heart-breaking and topical story of a young girl in the UK’s
social care system. (97 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
PATCHWORK PRODUCTIONS
Phone: 02083781455
On Offer:
If You See a Crocodile (U.K.; drama) Producers: Christine Hartland, James Bolton;
director: Guy PittIF YOU SEE A CROCODILE is a
childhood road-movie about an eight year old
girl trying to get back to her Mum - her trip is
only across London but for her, it is the adventure of a lifetime. (development; presales;
debuting)
Nitrate (U.K.; thriller) Producer: Christine
Hartland; director: Guy Ducker And Gavin
BoyterA hotshot director uncovers the truth
behind the murder of his filmmaking idol
when he tries to reconstruct the dead man’s
lost, unfinished masterpiece. (development;
presales; debuting)
PATHE INTERNATIONAL
Hotel, 45 La Croisette 4th Floor
Office Phone: 33-4-93-99-32-67
Phone: 1-207-323-5151
On Offer:
Bright Star (U.K.; drama) Producers: Jan
Chapman, Caroline Hewitt; director: Jane
Campion; cast: Abbie Cornish, ben Whishaw,
Paul Schneider. BRIGHT STAR is a tale of passionate young love, tracing the intense love
affair between the great Romantic poet John
Keats and the beautiful Fanny Brawne in the
months leading up to Keats’ tragic death at
the age of 25. (118 mins.; debuting)
Centurion (U.K.; action-adventure) Producers: Christian Colson, Robert Jones; director:
Neil Marshall; cast: Michael Fassbender,
Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko. In AD 117, a
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fearless Roman Legion heads into the dark
depths of Northern Britain to conquer land for
the Roman Empire. But to do this, they must
defeat an elusive enemy, the infamously savage and terrifying tribesmen known as the
Picts. (production; debuting)
Farewell (U.K.; drama) Producers:
Christophe Rossignon, Bertrand Faivre, Philip
Boeffard; director: Christian Carion; cast: Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica, Alexandra Maria
Lara. Moscow, 1981… A KGB colonel, disgusted
with what Soviet policy has become, decides
to break with the system. With the help of a
French engineer he will play a part in one of
the key events in world history, the collapse of
the Soviet bloc. (100 mins.; debuting)
PATOU FILMS
INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Res. Du Gray D’albion
Phone: 33146723065
On Offer:
L’enfant de Reve (France; action-adventure) Producer/director: Jean Roke Patoudem;
cast: France Zobda, Emile Abossolo-mbo.
Djila, 10 years old,and his blind mother live
alone in an oasis of a huge desert. The sun is
drying away the sources and Djila must go far
away from home to fetch water. On his way, he
meets a wizard. This one, seduced by the
courage of the child initiates him to Life,
revealing to him the tests which will allow him
to give his mother her eyesight back, if he succeeds. But the evil Moko, will get out of her
silence to make his task complicated. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Safari 7 (France; action-adventure) Producer/director: Jean Roke PatoudemHis name is
Thomas Mills; Tom, for intimate friends. AfroAmerican and Ex Marines, Tom’s behavior was
not always very orthodox during his stay in
Vietnam. Refugee since then in Marseilles, he
spends happy days with his new partner. One
day, his ex-hierarchy gets hold of him and
forces him to leave for a safari mission in
Africa, in the great lakes area, for, the game
was worth it. (development; presales; debuting)
PEACE ARCH
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: 6d Goeland, Residence
Du Grand Hotel
Phone: 310-776-7200
On Offer:
Explicit Ills (USA; drama) Producers: Jim
Jarmusch, Elizabeth Destro, Sol Tryon; director:
Mark Webber; cast: Rosario Dawson, Paul
Dano. Young love, drugs and poverty collide in
the city of Philadelphia, creating a beautiful
tale of hope and humanity. (100 mins.; screening; returning)
Oh My God (USA; documentary) Producers:
Horacio Altamirano, Metin Anter, Adam
Krentzman; director: Peter Rodger; cast: Hugh
Jackman, Ringo Starr. OH MY GOD traverses
the globe asking people from all walks of life
one question: What is God? (98 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Winged Creatures (aka Fragments)
(USA; drama) Producer: Robert Salerno; director: Rowan Woods; cast: Kate Beckinsale,
Dakota Fanning. Linked together by a lifechanging tragedy, the survivors of a multiple
murder are each left to comprehend their mortality and redefine their place in society. (94
PFG ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Intercontinental
Carleton, Room #201
Phone: 310-393-5788
On Offer:
Shadowland 3D (USA; thriller) Producers:
Donald C. Archbold, Larry Leahy; director: Tbd;
cast: Tbd. Shadowland 3D is a fast paced,
compelling thriller based on the classic best
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selling novel by Peter Straub. A cross between
“The Illusionist” and “The Shining”, the story is
a timeless, teenage Faustian tale about a seventeen year old school boy who has to decide
whether or not to join the forces evil to save
the life of his best friend. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Toolbox Murders ... The Return (USA;
horror) Producer: Tony Didio (note To Listers:
Please Capitalize The Second D In Tony’s
Name); director: Dean Jones; cast: Brian
Krause, Tony Todd. The terrifying sequel to the
classic “The Toolbox Murders” takes place in
the 24 hours immediately following the original film. Two detectives investigate a series of
gruesome murders. Beneath The Lusman
Arms Apartment complex, they find the twisted lair of The Toolbox Killer. As the partners
sift through the bodies, they make another
horrifying discovery: a passage that leads to a
network of sewers crisscrossing Los Angeles.
They must race against time to catch this cunning killer. (production; product reel/trailer;
returning)
A Way With Murder (USA; thriller) Producers: Thomas S. Byrnes, Tony Didio (note To
Listers: Please Capitalize The Second “d” In
Tony’s Last Name); director: Dan Neira; cast:
Michael Madsen, Kim Morgan Greene. Ten
years ago, movie producer Alison Tripp was
swept up in a real life thriller when armed men
trapped her entire low-budget film crew in a
warehouse, killing everyone but her. Ever the
opportunist, she turned the nightmare to triumph by becoming one of Hollywood’s
biggest moviemakers. But her success can’t
prevent the past from coming back to haunt
her. It turns out someone is coming after
her…again. And homicide detective Vick Donovan is convinced it’s one of the killers from her
past. (86 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
PONY CANYON, INC.
Phone: 81-3-5521-8016
On Offer:
Amalfi (Japan; drama) Producer: Chihiro
Kameyama; director: Hiroshi Nishitani; cast:
Yuji Oda Yuki Amami. It is the Christmas season in Rome. A young woman from Japan has
suddenly gone missing – the victim of a kidnapping? Or could it be the prelude to a terrorist plot? The police have stepped up their cordon on organized crime in the region, but to
little effect. A young Japanese diplomat by
the name of Kuroda (Yuji Oda) finds himself
traveling to the picturesque town of Amalfi in
southwest Italy in hopes of unraveling the
mystery to a local incident. (postproduction;
Honokaa Boy (Japan; drama) Producer:
Chihiro Kameyama Yoshio Takada Shuji Abe;
director: Atsushi Sanada; cast: Masaki Okada
Chieko Baisho. Leo’s strange but tranquil days
begin when he starts working at a small theater in Honokaa town, on the Hawaii island.
Bee, a local resident and master chef, adds
magic, mischief, and a touch of spice to Leo’s
life during his stay. Airy breeze, unique encounters, bitter-sweet romance, unforgettable
food…Honokaa leaves a lasting impression on
Leo. (111 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Villon’s Wife (Japan; drama) Producer:
Chihiro Kameyama Michiyo Yamada
Shigemichi Sugita; director: Kichitaro Negishi;
cast: Takako Matsu Tadanobu Asano. She was
like a dandelion. A man who had chosen to be
a novelist. His darkness was profound, and
would not go away. But if he looked hard,
there was his wife, like a single small flower.
Based on the biographical short story by literary legend, Osamu Dazai, the film adaptation
commemorates the hundredth anniversary of
his birth. (postproduction; presales; debuting)
PORCHLIGHT
ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: R8 - Lerins Floor
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 92 99 33 01
Phone: 310-477-8400
On Offer:
Halo (USA; comedy) Producers: Bev Bliss,
Colin Neale; director: George Mihalka; cast: Not
Finalized As Yet. A rebellious teenage girl discovers the true nature of miracles (and how
they can backfire) when she manipulates an
accidental stain into a hoax on the town.
(development; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Last Dragon (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Mario Andreacchio, John Wild, Ron
Saunders; director: Mario Andreacchio; cast:
Sam Neill, Vince Colosimo, Louis Corbett. In a
time of distant civilizations, there was a battle
where a dragon and an Emperor fought side
by side to protect China (development;
Passchendaele (USA; drama) Producers:
Paul Gross, Niv Fichman, Frank Siracusa; director: Paul Gross; cast: Paul Gross, Caroline
Dhavernas. Participation in the Battle Passchendaele was a pivotal moment in Canadian
history that defined the nation. It is also a
story about love of country and one of love
discovered amid the strife of war. (114 mins.;
PRESCIENCE
Cannes 2009 Office: Prescience, 18 Quai
Saint Pierre, 06400 Cannes
On Offer:
Dorian Gray (G.B.) Producer: Barnaby
Thompson; director: Oliver Parker; cast: Ben
Barnes, Colin Firth. A corrupt young man keeps
his youthful beauty eternally, but a special
painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to
all. (postproduction; debuting)
From Time to Time (G.B.) Producers:
Julian Fellowes, Paul Kingsley, Liz Trubridge;
director: Julian Fellowes; cast: Dame Maggie
Smith, Timothy Spall. While staying at his
gradmother’s (Smith)house, a boy is magically transported back in time to appear as a
ghost to solve an age-old mystery. (postproduction; debuting)
Mr. Nice (G.B.) Producer: Luc Roeg; director:
Bernard Rose; cast: Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny.
The story of elite drug smuggler Howard
Mark’s (Ifans) prodigious rise—and fall in this
frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and
often surreal tale of Howard’s life thus far.
PRESTIGE FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Lehrins, Stand R21
Phone: 818-985-3003
On Offer:
Cyrus (USA; horror) Producer: Joel Kastleberg; director: Mark Anthony Vadik; cast:
Lance Henriksen, Brian Krause, Doug Jones,
Rae Dawn Chong, Daniel Harris. Inspired by a
true story of the most prolific serial killer in the
history of the United States. (96 mins.; screening; debuting)
Sinners & Saints (USA; action-adventure)
Producer: Mark Clark; director: William Kaufman; cast: Patrick Flanery, Tom Berenger,
Costas Mandylor, Kim Coates, Jurgen
Prochnow, Jolene Blalock. A crime thriller set
on the mean streets of New Orleans. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Web Cam (USA; thriller) Producers: Loris
Curci, Danny Rossner, Antoni Sole’; director:
Antoni Sole’; cast: Robert Englund, Bo Derek,
Charlotte Sullivan, Rachelle Lefevre. Death, on
demand. Welcome to the ultimate reality
show. (preproduction; presales; debuting)
PRISTINE PICTURES
Phone: 917-327-1536
On Offer:
Coup de Grace (USA; drama) Producers:
Edward G. Norris, Bianca Giancoli; director:
Edward G. Norris; cast: Lucy Rayner, Bianca
Giancoli. “Coup de Grace” is about an aspiring
opera singer who is trapped in a loveless relationship. The singer finds herself caught in a
web of lust and intrigue when she encounters
a femme fatale who unveils her suppressed
tendencies. The soprano’s Faustian wish of
getting into a prestigious European conservatory is soon realized, but it comes at a severe
cost. She loses her mind. (85 mins.; product
reel/trailer; returning)
Go Straight to Hell (USA; horror) Producer/director: Edward G. Norris; cast: Karen Black,
Laura Harring. Three recently deceased characters are led to believe they are in Purgatory
awaiting a sin cleansing so they may enter
Heaven. In actuality, they have been gathered
to review and relive the ONE sin (which they
did not repent for while on earth) that is so
heinous it could send them straight to Hell.
This nihilistic horror film features a “spiritual
guide” who is not exactly who she is presenting herself to be. (preproduction; presales;
debuting)
Hollywood Heroine (USA; drama) Producer/director: Edward G. Norris; cast: Theresa
Russell. “Hollywood Heroine” reveals the troubled life of the 1940’s screen goddess Veronica
Lake, one of Paramount Pictures greatest
stars, who fell from grace after having turned
her back on Hollywood and whose career and
life were subsequently destroyed. (development; presales; debuting)
PRODUCTIONS LA FÊTE, INC.
Phone: 514-848-0417
On Offer:
Sogo Kuru ... Grand Frère (Canada; family) Producers: Rock Demers, Chantal Lafleur;
director: Roger Cantin; cast: Pierre Lebeau,
Julien Adam. Norbert has worked 40 years in
Africa. When he is forced to return to Canada
his country of origin, he only has one goal: to
go back to Africa. He plans to stow away on a
cargo ship. He must get rid of his pet monkey
abandoning it in a park hoping that someone
will pick him up. An annoying kid spoils his
plan by quickly bringing back the monkey.
What starts as a confrontation evolves to a
true companionship. The man and the boy
serve each other’s bridge over troubled waters.
PROTAGONIST PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: 2nd Floor, 23 Rue
Mace, Cannes
Office Phone: 33-6-333-48426
Phone: 44-207-306-5155
On Offer:
The Firm (U.K.; drama) Producers: Allan
Niblo, James Richardson; director: Nick Love;
cast: Paul Anderson, Calum Macnab. THE
FIRM is based on the Alan Clarke’s original
1989 classic which focused on UK football
hooligan culture, where gangs were known as
firms and members were described as casuals
due to their uniform of designer clothing. Dom
is an aspiring casual who gets drawn into the
charismatic but dangerous world of the firm’s
leader, Bex. (postproduction; product
Nativity (U.K.; comedy) Producer: Nick
Jones; director: Debbie Isitt; cast: Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen. Jaded primary school
teacher Paul Maddens learns how a small lie
can lead to big problems when his plans for
the school Christmas nativity show get out of
hand. Nativity is a hilarious, heartwarming
Christmas comedy from BBC Films (premiere;
debuting)
The Unloved (U.K.; drama) Producer: Kate
Ogborn; director: Samantha Morton; cast:
Molly Windsor, Robert Carlyle. Lucy is eleven
years old. Neglected by her estranged mother
and father, she ends up being placed in a children’s home. Through her eyes, we follow
Lucy’s struggle to cope with the system. Her
saving is her self-belief and her certainty that
she is being watched over and protected by
the holy spirit; hers is a heroic quest for love,
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beauty and transcendence. (postproduction;
presales; debuting)
PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL
Office Phone: 04-92-99-32-07
Phone: 33-1-42-96-02-20
On Offer:
Fais Moi Plaisir (Please, Please Me)
(France; drama) Producer: Frédéric Niedermayer; director: Emmanuel Mouret; cast:
Emmanuel Mouret, Judith Godrèche, Déborah
François. (debuting)
Hadewijch (France; drama) Producers: Jean
Bréhat, Rachid Bouchareb; director: Bruno
Dumont; cast: Julie Sokolowski, Karl Sarafidis,
Yassine Salime. (debuting)
Partir (Leaving) (France; drama) Producers: Fabienne Vonnier, Michel Seydoux; director: Catherine Corsini; cast: Kristin Scott
Thomas, Sergi Lopez, Yvan Attal. (debuting)
QED INTERNATIONAL
7th Floor
Office Phone: +33 (0) 4 93 69 82 2
Phone: 323-785-7900
On Offer:
District 9 (USA; sci-fi) Producer: Peter Jackson; director: Neill Blomkamp (postproduction; returning)
New York I Love You (USA) Producers:
Emmanuel Benbihy, Marina Grasic; directors:
Brett Ratner, Joshua Marston, Albert And Allen
Hughes, Fatih Akin, Natalie Portman, Yvan
Attal, Shekhar Kapur, Shunji Iwai, Mira Nair,
Jiang Wen; cast: Robin Wright Penn, Shia
Labeouf, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci,
Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Ethan
Hawke, Julie Christie, Drea De Matteo, Bradley
Cooper, Chris Cooper, Cloris Leachman, Maggie
Q, Irrfan Khan, Shu Qi, Olivia Thirlby. Following
the box office smash feature film ‘Paris, je
t’aime’ that opened the 2006 ‘Un Certain
Regard’ section of the Cannes Film Festival,
we are thrilled to present ‘New York, I Love
You’. Twelve filmmakers have directed short
films illustrating the universal theme of
encountering love within the five boroughs of
New York City. Internationally acclaimed
actors and directors have signed on and created another truly enjoyable and inspiring project. (102 mins.; screening; returning)
A Perfect Getaway (USA; action-adventure) Producers: Robbie Brener, Ryan
Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley; director: David
Twohy; cast: Milla Jovovich, Timothy
Olyphant, Steve Zahn, Kiele Sanchez. A beautiful and successful newlywed couple spices
things up on their honeymoon in Hawaii by
embarking on a challenging hike to one of the
most exotic beaches in the world. Their excitement turns to fear when they receive news of
a series of gruesome murders that have been
taking place on the islands. They soon become
convinced that they are with the killers and as
they plot their escape, the truth is revealed
leading to a violent and shocking end. (postproduction; returning)
QUANTUM RELEASING
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 22.01
Office Phone: 1.310.929.7494
Phone: 818-255-9900
On Offer:
Beneath the Blue (USA; children/teen)
Producer: Susan Johnson; director: Michael D
Sellers; cast: Caitlin Wachs, David Keith, Paul
Wesley, Ivana Milicevic, George Harris, Michael
Ironside. When the US Navy abducts a scientific research dolphin, a teenager and her
friends risk everything to set her free. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Knockouts (USA; comedy) Producers:
Robert Latham Brown, Robert ‘rock” Galotti,
Robert Brinkmann; director: Leah Sturgis; cast:
Cameron Richardson, Adam Gregory, Tia Carrere, Alexis Arquette, Tom Arnold, Chris Kattan,
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Lochlyn Munro, Sophie Monk, Sticky Fingaz. A
comedy centered on two single girls working
the dating scene, determined to find sex, in
Los Angeles. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Who Is KK Downey? (USA; comedy) Producers: Brandi-ann Milbradt, Kieran Crilly, Darren Curtis, Pat Kiely; directors: Darren Curtis,
Pat Kiely; cast: Darreen Curtis, Kristin Adams,
Pat Kiely, Dan Haber, Matt Silver, Brent Skagford, Paul Spence. Loosely based on a true
story, two perennial losers, who want more
than anything to be famous, finally gain
celebrity status after creating a fictional persona. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
REGENT / HERE MEDIA
Phone: 310-806-4288
On Offer:
Eleven Minutes (USA; documentary) Producers/directors: Michael Selditch, Rob Tate;
cast: Jay Mccarroll, Nancy Kane, Kelly Cutrone.
A documentary following what happened to
the winner of the first season of “Project Runway,” designer Jay McCarroll. (103 mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Little Ashes (USA; drama) Producers:
Stephen P. Jarchow, Paul Colichman, Debra
Stasson And Luke Montagu; director: Paul
Morrison; cast: Javier Beltran, Robert Pattinson, Matthew Mcnulty. Robert Pattinson as
renowned artist Salvador Dali finds his artistic
and sexual freedom during Pre-Civil War
Spain. (112 mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Weather Girl (USA; romance) Producers:
Brandon Barrera, Steak House; director:
Blayne Weaver; cast: Tricia O’kelley, Patrick J.
Adams, Mark Harmon. Tricia O’Kelley, the
Weather Girl, freaks out on-air over Mark Harmon, her cheating news anchor boyfriend.
Now 30-something, single and with no job,
she must find herself to find her love. (97
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The Admiral (France; action-adventure)
Producers: Dzhanik Faiziyev, Anatoli Maksimov; director: Andrei Kravchuk; cast: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Elizaveta Boyarskaya. The
story of Admiral Alexander Koltchak who was
the commander of Russian Black See Fleet
and became a head of White Army against the
Bolshevik revolutionists. (118 mins.; screening;
returning)
Jaffa (France; drama) Producers: Jérôme
Bleitrach, Emmanuel Agneray, Marek Rozenbaum; director: Keren Yedaya; cast: Dana Ivgy,
Moni Moshonov. The film explores the extraordinary destinies of two lovers. Their secret
desire to escape and get married will be suddenly annihilated by an event drawn by hatred
and jealousy. (postproduction; premiere;
debuting)
Mademoiselle Chambon (France;
drama) Producers: Gilles Sacuto, Milena Poylo;
director: Stéphane Brizé; cast: Vincent Lindon,
Sandrine Kiberlain. Antonio leads a pretty
ordinary life. One day, he stumbles upon
Mademoiselle Chambon, his son’s teacher.
This chance encounter will be a turning point
in his well-organized life. (postproduction; premiere; debuting)
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Greenmail (USA; action-adventure) Director: Jonathan Heap; cast: Stephen Baldwin,
Kelly Rowan, Tom Skerritt. A U.S. federal agent
seeks the assistance of a radical environmental activist when the most prominent citizens
of Seattle are methodically blown up one by
one. The two are led on a cat and mouse
chase by the bomber who always seems to be
one step ahead of the game. (screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Last Run (USA; action-adventure) Director:
Anthony Hickox; cast: Armand Assante, Jurgen
Prochnow, Ornella Muti, Aleksandra Vujcic.
Former Cold War spy Frank Banner recruits
some of his ex-colleagues to help him smuggle
a Russian spymaster to the West, with hopes
of getting to the KGB’s former ace assassin
responsible for the death of a friend. (screener
One Way Out (USA; action-adventure)
Director: Allan Goldstein; cast: James Belushi,
Angela Featherstone, Jason Bateman. A veteran homicide police officer that has developed
a lifestyle far beyond his means masterminds
the murder of a gorgeous and wealthy
socialite. The cop finds himself in a bind when
his protégé, assigned to the case, gets closer to
solving the murder, leaving him only one way
out. (screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
ROISSY FILMS
Phone: 33.1.53.53.50.50
On Offer:
The Sicilian Girl (France; drama) Producers: Simonetta Amenta, Eurofilm Tilde Corsi
And Gianni Romili, R&c Produzioni Raphaël
Berdugo, Roissy Films; director: Marco Amenta; cast: Veronica D’agostino - Gérard Jugnot Francesco Casisa. Based on the true story of a
young Sicilian girl who broke the law of silence,
after the murder of her father and brother by
the Mafia. (110 mins.; screening; debuting)
Sister Smile (France; drama) Producers:
Eric Heumann And Marc Syllam, Paradis Films
Christine Pireaux, Les Films De La Passerelle
Peter Bouckaert, Eyeworks; director: Stijn Coninx; cast: Cécile De France - Sandrine Blancke Chris Lomme. The end of the 1950s, on the
outskirts of Brussels. Like the rest of the young
generation of the time, Jeannine Deckers
(Cécile de France) has a thirst for freedom and
adventure. The true story of Sister Smile, also
known as the Singing Nun. (120 mins.; screening; debuting)
Son of Babylon (France; drama) Producers: Dimitri De Clercq, Crm, 114 Isabelle Stead,
Human Film; director: Mohamed Al-daradji;
cast: Yasser Talib - Shazada Hussein. A young
boy and his grandmother venture through Iraq
on a quest to find his missing father. (90
SAHAMONGKOLFILM
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Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-80-16
Phone: 662-273-0930
On Offer:
Power Kids (Thailand; action-adventure)
Producer: Somsak Techaratanaprasert; director: Krissanapong Rachata; cast: Nanthawith
Boonrabtrup, Navarat Techaratanaprasert.
Four children are forced to forget their differences and bond together in this action-packed
drama to save a friend. (100 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Vanquisher (Thailand; action-adventure)
Producer: Somsak Techaratanaprasert; director: Manop Udomdej; cast: Pete Tong-jeur,
Saranyoo Wongkrachang, Sophita Sribanchean. Ja, a beautiful secret agent for the
CIA, has just complete an undercover mission
when she is confronted by an assassin with
orders to “take her out at all costs.” It would be
discovered later that the orders had originated
from the CIA itself (postproduction; product
THE SALT COMPANY
Cannes 2009 Office: Ground Floor Terrace,
Grand Hotel, 45 La Croisette
Office Phone: 33-671-410-989
Phone: 44-207-535-6714
On Offer:
Big River Man (U.K.; documentary) Producers: Maria Florio, Molly Lynch, John
Maringouin, Kevin Ragsdale, Roger M.mayer,
Molly Hassell; director: John Maringouin; cast:
Martin Strel, Borut Strel. Sundance winning
doc follows overweight, wine-swilling
endurance swimmer Martin Strel’s insane
attempt to be the first to swim the entire
length of the world’s most dangerous river, the
mighty Amazon. (100 mins.; returning)
White Lightnin’ (U.K.; drama) Producers:
Mike Downey, Sam Taylor; director: Dominic
Murphy; cast: Carrie Fisher, Muse Watson,
Edward Hogg. From international cult magazine VICE, and fresh from Sundance and Berlin
festival acclaim, comes the tale of Jesco “the
dancing outlaw” White - part angel, part devil,
part Elvis. (90 mins.; returning)
SC FILMS INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: 3rd Fl., La Brise,
24 La Croisette
Office Phone: 33-4-93-39-89-87
Phone: 44-207-287-1900
On Offer:
Awaydays (U.K.; drama) Producer: David A.
Hughes; director: Pat Holden; cast: Stephen
Graham, Nicky Bell. AWAYDAYS is based on
the bestselling novel by Kevin Sampson set in
the post-punk era in Liverpool 1979. A gang of
young men called “The Pack” seek to escape
the 9 to 5 drudgery in search of sex, drugs, rock
n’ roll, fashion, football and fighting. Awaydays won BEST FEATURE at the Fringe Award
in Edinburgh, Feb ’09. (105 mins.; premiere;
debuting)
Choose (U.K.; thriller) Producer: The 7th
Floor; director: Robert Legato; cast: Katheryn
Winnick, Bruce Dern. CHOOSE is an action horror in the vein of “SAW” meets “SEVEN”. A violent and derranged serial killer stalks seemingly random victims in an American town,
forcing each victim to choose the form of their
violent demise. Are the victims as innocent as
they seem? YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS TO
DECIDE - CHOOSE! (postproduction; product
Skellig (U.K.; family) Producer: Feel Films;
director: Annabel Jankel; cast: Tim Roth, Bill
Milner. SKELLIG is a life-affirming story, based
on an award-winning book by writer David
Almond. When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister’s illness, Michael’s
world suddenly seems lonely and uncertain.
Then, one afternoon, he stumbles into the old
shed and finds something magical. A strange,
wise being – part owl, part angel – Skellig.
Meeting Skellig will change Michael’s world forever. (100 mins.; premiere; debuting)
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On Offer:
An American Affair (USA; drama) Producers: William Olsson, Kevin Leydon; director:
William Olsson; cast: Gretchen Mol, Noah
Wyle. Set against the backdrop of the JFK
presidency, when a young boy becomes infatuated with the beautiful neighbor that’s having an affair with the President, he becomes a
pawn in a deadly game of deceit and betrayal.
I Sell the Dead (USA; horror) Producer: Larry
Fessenden; director: Glenn Mcquaid; cast: Ron
Perlman, Dominic Monaghan. Body Snatchers
Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes have robbed
their last grave. With just five hours before
Arthur follows Willie to the chopping block, he
recounts his life story to Fr Francis Duffy. It soon
becomes clear that Blake and Grimes were no
ordinary grave robbers. And through his stories
the priest learns that not all corpses are equal.
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
(USA; documentary) Producer: Joseph Maddrey; director: Andrew Monument; cast: John
Carpenter, George A. Romero. Featuring exclusive interviews with legendary directors such
as John Carpenter, George A. Romero, and Joe
Dante and illustrated with clips from over 150
films, Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
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explores the timeless, universal appeal of horror movies from Lon Chaney to Hannibal
Lecter and beyond. (96 mins.; screening;
debuting)
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Phone: 44-20-3006-8222
On Offer:
Catwalk (U.K.; thriller) Producer: Julia
Verdin; director: Anthony Hickox; cast: TBA.
The world’s most beautiful supermodel discovers dark secrets about who - or what - she
really is. (preproduction; presales; returning)
The Dogfather (U.K.; family) Producer:
Michael Hamilton-wright; director: Richard
Boddington; cast: TBA. A dog, on the run from
the mob, seeks refuge with his new family.
Night of the Demons (U.K.; horror) Producer: Greg Mckay; director: Adam Gierasch;
cast: Shannon Elizabeth, Edward Furlong,
Monica Keena, Diora Baird, Michael Copon,
John F. Beach, Bobbi Sue Luther. A group of
kids go to a Halloween party, only to have to
face down a group of demons. (postproduction; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
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Phone: 91-22-40319911
On Offer:
Karma And Holi (India; drama) Producer:
Rapture Productions; director: Manish Gupta;
cast: Drena De Niro, Naomi Campbell, Susmita
Sen. karma aur holi is a story of human relationships, it is about a truth which turns the
world of the people in it, upside down in a
moment. Meera (Sushmita Sen) and Dev
(Randeep Hooda) live in New York.After a few
years of marriage and togetherness, they
seem to have lost the magic in their relationship. ,The get-together party leaves behind
some questions seeking replies….. (120 mins.;
Oh My God (India; comedy) Producer: Zee
Limelight; director: Saurabh Shrivastava; cast:
Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, Saurabh Shukla.
Oh, My God is a nice, quirky tale, It revolves
around the life of an ambitious yet idealist
middle class man Rajendra Dubey (Vinay
Pathak), who continues to fail in his various
money-making schemes, Suman pleads God
to help her husband. To which follows a series
of hilarious encounters. (120 mins.; screener
Pangaa Gang (India; animation) Producer:
Shemaroo Entertainment; director: Pankaj
SharmaThe story follows the adventures of
four kids with extraordinary powers as they set
out to defend their homeland from unwelcome intruders. The movie exhibits friendship,
action, emotions and is a fun filled ride with
top of the line 3D CGI animation. The treatment of the movie is done keeping in mind the
current trends that kids follow; complete with
catchy dialogues, fast paced action and great
humor. (90 mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)
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Phone: 81-3-5550-1623
On Offer:
Horumo — Battle League in Kyoto
(Japan; action-adventure) Directors: Katsuhide Motoki (kitoro, Kitaro And The Millennium Curse, 10 Promises To My Dog); cast:
Takayuki Yamada (crows: Episode 0, Train
Man), Chiaki Kuriyama (the Sky CrawlersVoice, Battle Royale, Kill Bill Vol.1). A big hit
fantasy novel by Manabu Makime has finally
been adapted into a combat action comedy
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film with VFX and animation by GONZO. (creators of “Afro Samurai,” “Brave Story”) (113
Kamui (working title) (Japan; actionadventure) Directors: Yoichi Sai (blood And
Bones, Quill); cast: Kenichi Matsuyama(death
Note Series, Detroit Metal City), Koyuki (the
Last Samurai). KAMUI is a Ninja on the run
from the world of Ninja in search for true freedom. However, he is burdened with the fate,
where it is not allowed to take the secret outside of the tribe — if you are born as Ninja, you
must die as Ninja. This brings him to constantly fight for his life against other Ninjas who
tries to kill him and hide the secrets within. He
does not trust, and he does not love. Showing
weakness leads to immediate death.... (postproduction; premiere; debuting)
Mai Mai Miracle (Japan; animation) Directors: Sunao Katabuchi (”black Lagoon, ”
“princess Arete”, Kiki’s Delivery Service(assistant Director)Shinko, a third grade elementary
school student loves to imagine and daydream about the world of one thousand years
ago. Her fantasies travel far into the days of
the Heian Period (year 794-1185)... One day a
girl called Kiiko transfers from Tokyo and joins
Shinko’s class where they become good
friends. Before long, the two of them become
engulfed in a strange incident of one thousand
years ago... (postproduction; screening; returning)
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On Offer:
A Fork in the Road (USA; comedy) Producers: James Scura, Paul F. Bernard; director:
Jim Kouf; cast: Jaime King, Josh Cooke.
Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Will Carson gets a sudden chance for freedom when
the police car he’s riding in hits a fork in the
road...literally. (105 mins.; screening; debuting)
High Life (USA; comedy) Producers: Robin
Cass, Morris Ruskin; director: Gary Yates; cast:
Timothy Olyphant, Joe Anderson. Dick and his
pals have been botching jobs and racking up
prison time for years, but enough is enough,
and Dick’s got the perfect plan for one last
heist. (78 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Queen & I (USA; documentary) Producer/director: Nahid Persson Sarvestani; cast:
N, A. An Iranian exile who helped overthrow
the Shah’s regime in 1979 confronts her own
assumptions and complex truths about Iran
when she enters the life of the Shah’s widow.
SHOWBOX/MEDIAPLEX
Cannes 2009 Office: Lerins R3/s2
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-33-29
Phone: 822-3218-5649
On Offer:
Breathless (Korea; drama) Producer/director: Yang Ik-june; cast: Yang Ik-june, Kim Kkobbi. After witnessing the deaths of his mother
and sister as a child, Sang-hoon grew up with
rage and hatred towards his father who was
responsible for their deaths. The shadow of his
past overrules his present. He meets a high
school girl, Yeon-hee who is also having a
tough life after her mother’s death. Her violent
younger brother and the former Vietnam veteran father harass her endlessly. Without realizing how their lives may be connected, Sanghoon and Yeon-hee share some moments of
relief. (130 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
A Million (Korea; thriller) Producers: Kim Jiyeon, David Cho; director: Cho Min-ho; cast:
Park Hae-il, Park Hee-soon. Eight young people are picked to participate in “Real Survival
Show”, which is taken in an isolated island of
Western Australia. They’re missioned to compete with each other over the prize and each
game is recorded to be aired on time. Thousands of viewers are watching their survival
game on-line but they are not aware where
the shot is happening. Losers are brutally eliminated and survivors have to step forward to
save their own lives and plus winning the million. (production; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Ski Jump(working title) (Korea; drama)
Producer: Park Moo-seung; director: Kim Yonghwa; cast: Ha Jung-woo, Kim Dong-wook. In
1996 a small Korean town is undergoing a
large-scale construction in preparation for
Winter Olympics bid. The local committee
receives a report that they do not have sufficient athletes to compete. They conclude to
form a ski jump team in order to represent the
event. Former American Junior alpine athlete
Bob is an adoptee who came to Korea in
search of his mother. With 4 other non-experienced athletes, he form the first Korean ski
jump team. There’s no turning back. (postproduction; presales; debuting)
SHOWCASE
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Office Phone: 33.(0) 4.92.99.32.37
Phone: 818-715-7005
On Offer:
Catalina Island (USA) Producer: Scott
Legrand; directors: Todd Turner, John Schneider; cast: John Schneider, Jessica Tuck. Twenty-six miles to a new life. (postproduction;
debuting)
George A. Romero Presents Deadtime Stories Volume 1 (USA; horror) Producers: Jeff Monahan, Matt Walsh, Michael
Fischa; directors: Matt Walsh, Jeff Monahan,
Michael Fischa; cast: John Rimauldi, Sam Redford, Patrick Jordan. From the evil mind of
George A. Romero, who unleasehed “Day of
the Dead,” “Diary of the Dead,” and, the horror
classic, “Night of the Living Dead,” comes three
bedtime tales that will dare you to fall asleep!
The Wannabes (USA) Director: Eric Dean
SeatonThe Wannabes is a 26-episode halfhour live-action comedy series featuring
Savvy, a multicultural sing-and-dance troupe
who has been played on Radio Disney, as a
group of kids attending an arts prep school
trying to achieve their pop star dream. (postproduction; debuting)
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Phone: 82-2-3393-8607
On Offer:
The Lovestruck Shaman (Korea; comedy) Producer: Lee Seo-yull; director: Kim Jinyoung (preproduction; debuting)
SILVERLINE
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Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera
Phone: 818-710-8899
On Offer:
Abundant Sunshine (USA; thriller) Producers: Ken Schwenker, Jeff Kussmann, Gerard
Collette; director: Gerard Collette; cast: Nick
Pasqual, Alisha Seaton, Sarah Barton. The disturbing home video footage of a serial killer
documents his gruesome killings over a ten
year period. (postproduction; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Death Hunter: Werewolves vs. Vampires (USA; horror) Producers: Sam
Mcconkey, Dustin Rikert; director: Dustin Rikert; cast: Sam Mcconkey, Paulino Hemmer,
Mike Lawler. A man possessing the power of
the werewolf must rescue his wife from a
coven of vampires. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Expiration Date (USA; family) Producers:
John Forsen, Rick Stevenson; director: Rick
Stevenson; cast: Robert Guthrie, Sascha
Knopf, Dee Wallace. Charlie is cursed to die by
milk truck on his 25th birthday like his grandfather and father before him. Just as he
accepts his fate with eight days remaining,
Charlie meets a girl who won’t let him die in
peace. (95 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
SNAPPER FILMS OY
Phone: 358-9-6969-3560
On Offer:
Christmas Story (Finland; family) Producer/director: Juha Wuolijoki; cast: Hannu-pekka
Björkman, Kari Väänänen. The box office hit
“Christmas Story” recounts the unique and
amazing journey of Santa Claus on his way to
becoming the Santa that the world knows
and loves. The top-grossing Finnish film of
2007 has been sold to 100 countries, with theatrical releases in several countries including
Spain, China, Scandinavia etc. The English version of “Christmas Story” features the voices
of John Turturro and Noah Emmerich. (80
Flight Attendant Academy (Finland;
comedy) Producer/director: Juha Wuolijoki;
cast: TBA. The airline industry is desperate.
Facing a shortage of classy and good-looking
flight attendants, the airlines decide to band
together and open Flight Attendant Academy,
a training facility for elite flight attendants.
FAA is a place where the best-of-the-best
receive expert training on important issues like
safety procedures, gourmet food service, and
the ideal way to deliver a hot towel. (Englishlanguage comedy feature) (development;
presales; debuting)
The Poet (Hella W) (Finland; drama)
Producer/director: Juha Wuolijoki; cast: TBA.
The drama-thriller recounts the true story of
playwright Hella Wuolijoki. In the 1920s she
had already made millions, wrote several
politically hazardous plays and was under
observation of British Intelligence, the Soviet
Union and the Finnish secret service. As the
events of WWII started to unfold, she found
herself facing the same task as the Finnish
agent put on her tail: to find out what she is
hiding behind the multi-faceted mask of Hella
W, the celebrated writer and millionaire. (production; presales; debuting)
SND GROUPE M6
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Office Phone: 04-92-99-32-20
Phone: 33-1-41-92-68-66
On Offer:
The Counsel (France; thriller) Producer:
Sunrise Films (thomas Klotz); director: Cédric
Anger; cast: Benoît Magimel, Eric Caravaca.
Leo a young, ambitious attorney, is
approached by Vanoni, a dubious businessman. First reluctant and troubled by Vanoni’s
past, Leo eventually accepts. Passionate and
gifted in his work, he achieves success in working for Vanoni. As he becomes more involved
with Vanoni, Leo must face the facts of his
client’s affairs: illegal dumpin of toxic waste,
murder, missing witnesses. It becomes obvious
that the police have their eye on Leo. The time
for him to choose has arrived. (preproduction;
presales; debuting)
Just the Three of Us (France; drama)
Producer: Babe Films; director: Renaud
Bertrand; cast: Emmanuelle Béart, Stefano
Accorsi, Jacques Gamblin, Audrey Dana.
Sébastien, 10 years-old, worships his mother
(E. Béart), in his dreams, she is a queen. He
pays little attention to his father (J. Gamblin),
a failed inventor who is never around. When a
new neighbour, Philippe (S. Accorsi), moves in
next door, Sébastien is sure to have discovered
his mother’s prince charming. He now has a
mission, unite his mother with her prince. As
the boy gets closer to Philippe, so does his
mother. His dream may not be out of reach,
but it will have consequences. (production;
Stranded (France; horror) Producer:
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Delante Films & Kare Production; director:
Hugues Martin; cast: Thierry Fremont, Cyril
Raffaelli, Aurélien Wiik. The North African
desert of the Sahara - 1960. Soldiers are sent
in a rescue mission in the desert. Trapped in a
sand storm, isolated from their commander,
theh run into Algerian rebels. As they seek
shelter in an uncharted village another, invisible threat comes out from the desert - The
Djinns. As their ranks are decimated, they’ll
face the longest night of their lives. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
SOBINI
Cannes 2009 Office: Hotel Majestic- #107
Phone: 310-581-7305
On Offer:
Burning Bright (USA; thriller) Producers:
Mark Amin, David W. Higgins, Cami Winikoff;
director: Carlos Brooks; cast: Briana Evigan,
Garret Dillahunt. A young girl struggles to survive when she is trapped in her house with her
autistic brother and a ravenous tiger during a
hurricane. (postproduction; screening; debuting)
Gardens of the Night (USA; drama) Producers: R.d. Robb, Damian Harris, Mark Amin;
director: Damian Harris; cast: John Malkovich,
Tom Arnold. After being kidnapped and raised
in captivity since childhood, two teens struggle
to cope with their haunted past after their
release. With the help of a sympathetic counselor, they begin to uncover the nature of love.
SOLA MEDIA GMBH
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On Offer:
The Bone Man (Germany; thriller) Producers: Danny Krausz, Kurt Stocker; director: Wolfgang Muernberger; cast: Josef Hader, Simon
Schwart, Josef Bierbichler. A man called Horvath has vanished. The last leasing instalment
for his car has not been paid. Reluctantly,
Brenner agrees to a request from his old friend
Berti and sets off to perform the mundane
task of bringing back Horvath’s vehicle - which
entails him setting off on the long journey into
the depths of the provincial countryside. A forwarding address left at the post office leads
him straight to the Löschenkohl, a country
restaurant with a fine reputation for roast
chicken. (121 mins.; screening; returning)
Sunshine Barry and the Disco
Worms (Germany; animation) Producers:
Nina Crone, Solveig Langeland; director:
Thomas Borch-nielsen; cast: Jason Grae, Frank
Lannart, Heather Carino. It’s not easy to be
Barry. An earthworm gets no respect. He lives
at the bottom of the foodchain. He has the
most boring job at the composting plant. He’s
all set for a dull life in the dark. But one day an
old disco-record turns his life upside down.
Suddenly he realizes his destiny: To be star of
the world’s greatest discoband: “Sunshine
Barry & The Disco Worms”! Okay, he’s got no
arms, no rythm and no band. But as Barry
says: We’ll do it anyway! (79 mins.; screener
Turtle: The Incredible Journey (Germany; family) Producers: Sam Taylor, Mike
Downey, Sarah Cunliff; director: Nick Stinger;
cast: Miranda Richardson. “Turtle: The Incredible Journey” is the story of a little loggerhead
turtle, who follows in the path of her ancestors
on one of the most extraordinary journeys in
the natural world. Born on a beach in Florida,
she rides the Gulf Stream all the way to the
frozen north and ultimately swims around the
entire North Atlantic to Africa and back to the
beach where she was born. But the odds are
stacked against her; just one in a thousand
turtles survive the journey. (80 mins.; screening; returning)
SPOTLIGHT PICTURES
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Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera A-12
Office Phone: +33.4.92.99.32.45
Phone: 323-871-2551
On Offer:
At the Edge of the World (USA; documentary) Producer: Craig Stone; director: Dan
StoneAt the Edge of the World chronicles the
controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet. (92
Cornered! (USA; horror) Producers: Alan
Noel Vega, Daniel Maze, Saskia Boedt; director: Daniel Maze; cast: James Duval, Steve
Guttenberg. During their nightly poker game a
group of lowlifes are terrorized in their own
convenience store by a masked killer. (86
Sherman’s Way (USA; comedy) Producers:
Craig M. Saavedra, Michael Shulman, Thomas
R. Nance; director: Craig M. Saavedra; cast:
James Legros, Lacey Chabert. Having followed
his girlfriend out to California’s Wine Country
for the summer, Yale law student Sherman
finds himself dumped, and cut off from his
high-society mother’s money. A stranger
stranded in a strange land, Sherman finds
himself hitching a ride with Palmer, a washedup, unapologetically eccentric Olympic athlete. (87 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
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Cameron Romero’s Staunton Hill
(USA; horror) Producer: Christofer Lombardo;
director: G. Cameron Romero; cast: Kathy
Lamkin, Kiko Ellsworth, Cristen Coppen. A
group of young travelers break down by a family farm and quickly find out that something is
not quite right with the inhabitants. (90 mins.;
No Sit List (USA; family) Producer: Joe
Lorenzo; director: Douglas Horn; cast: Danny
Trejo, Trenton Rogers, Rico Rodriguez, Brittany
Finamore, Dee Wallace. Good kid tries to get
on the “No Sit List” so that no babysitter will
sit him and his parents will be forced to spend
more time with him. (75 mins.; screener cassette/DVD; debuting)
Party House (USA; comedy) Producers:
Joel Reisig, Scott Voshel; director: Antonijs
Prizevoits; cast: Justin Isfeld, Johnny Lechner,
Joel Reisig. Two guys scheme for ways to stay
in college for another year while wild antics
ensue. (82 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
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Penthouse, 4th Floor
Office Phone: +33 4 97 06 90 23
Phone: +1 310 309 8400
On Offer:
Astro Boy (USA; animation) Producer:
Maryann Garger; director: David Bowers; cast:
Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell. Coming to the
big screen for the first time, the iconic character Astro Boy has found global popularity since
his creation in the early 1950s by the “god of
manga” and “father of anime”, Osamu Tezuka.
Set in the future, Astro Boy is a classic superhero origin story about a young robot with
incredible powers and his adventure-filled
journey in search of his identity and destiny.
Baaria (USA; drama) Producer: Medusa
Film; director: Giuseppe Tornatore; cast: Margareth Madè, Francesco Scianna. As history
and love unfold in this saga, Peppino is the
comic and dramatic observer of charming
family stories dealing with poverty and the
nobility of the soul, while also being witness to
important national events that determine the
fate of the world. (postproduction; returning)
Furry Vengeance (USA; family) Producer:
Robert Simonds; director: Roger Kumble; cast:
Brendan Fraser. In the Oregon wilderness, a
real estate developer’s new housing subdivision faces a unique group of protesters, local
woodland creatures who don’t want their
homes disturbed. (preproduction; returning)
SUNSTONE ENTERTAINMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: 24.01 @palais
Phone: 91-9820186614
On Offer:
Aasma — Sky Is the Limit (India;
drama) Producer: Sunstone Entertainment;
director: Rohit Nayyar; cast: Hrishita Bhatt,
Shubh, Nauheed Cyrusi. A film about friendship, courage and reaching for one’s dreams.
(158 mins.; debuting)
Memsahab — Lost In Mirage (India;
romance) Producer: Sunstone Entertainment;
director: Arshad Siddiqui; cast: Yuktaa
Mookhey, Govind Namdev, Vijay Raaz. The
story of a prostitute who falls in love with one
of her clients. (140 mins.; debuting)
SWIPE FILM
Phone: 02078518602
On Offer:
Beyond the Fire (U.K.; drama) Producer:
Helen Alexander; director: Maeve Murphy;
cast: Scot Alexander & Cara Seymour. A
provocative love story (82 mins.; screening;
debuting)
Love Live Long (U.K.; drama) Producer:
Patrick Fischer; director: Mike Figgis; cast:
Sophie Winkleman & Daniel Lapaine. A twisted love story set against the infamous Gumball Car Rally (82 mins.; screener
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Phone: 310-689-1450
On Offer:
The Governess (USA; comedy) Producers:
Sidney Ganis & Alex Siskin, Simon Fields &
Jennifer Lopez, Bob Yari; director: Nigel Cole;
cast: Jennifer Lopez. Gloria, one of the best
thieves in the business, faces her toughest job
yet: posing as a nanny to a widower with three
unruly children in order to steal a bank’s security code needed to pull off a major bank heist.
(preproduction; returning)
Hopeless Romantic (USA; comedy) Producers: Bob Yari, Colin Jones; director: Tbd;
cast: Tbd. While trying to publish a book on
how true love doesn’t exist, an English academic finds an unexpected match with the
university’s American gardener, turning her life
and work upside down. (preproduction;
returning)
One Train Later (USA; documentary) Producers: Norman Golightly, Brett Morgen, Bob
Yari; director: Lauren Lazin; cast: Andy Summers With Performance By The Police. Documentary based on the memoir by Andy Summers, including: Andy’s career, the creation of
The Police, and interviews and footage during
the 2007/2008 world tour. (postproduction;
returning)
TAURUS ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 818-935-5157
On Offer:
Creepshow 4 (USA; horror) Producer:
James Dudelson Robert Dudelson (preproduction; debuting)
Day of the Dead — 3D (USA; horror) Producer: James Dudelson Robert Dudelson (preproduction; presales; debuting)
Go Kart Racer (USA; children/teen) Producer: James Dudelson Robert Dudelson;
director: David Stoner; cast: Jerry Wilts, George
Ramirez, Valerie Chu, Sammy Levin, Jenny
Both. 5 kids must race against time to capture
the one prize they have dreamed about their
entire lives, the Go Kart Racing World Cup! In
this fun for the whole family adventure these
kids not only learn about racing but want it
means to be a winner and a good friend. (production; debuting)
TOKYO BROADCASTING
SYSTEM TELEVISION, INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: E-19
Phone: 81-3-5571-3085
On Offer:
April Bride (Japan; drama) Producer:
Takashi Hirano; director: Ryuichi Hiroki; cast:
Nana Eikura, Eita. “It is a miracle that tomorrow comes to everyone. Just knowing that fills
each day with happiness.”: April Bride is the
true story of Chie and her boyfriend Taro, and
the love between them that sustained Chie
through her battle with breast cancer. (129
Crows II (Japan; drama) Producer: Mataichiro Yamamoto; director: Takashi Miike; cast:
Shun Oguri, Kyosuke Yabe And Others. Japan’s
Greatest Action Film has been bested! Several
months have passed since the end of the first
episode. Genji (Shun Oguri) and his victorious
G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a
new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as “The Army of
Killers.” -It ain’t over till it’s over. (133 mins.;
Rookies (Japan; drama) Producer: Kazuya
Hamana; director: Yuichiro Hira; cast: Ryuta
Sato, Hayato Ichihara And Others. The RecordBreaking TV Series Comes to the Screen!: A
Fired-up high-school teacher who teaches his
baseball team the importance of having a
dream, and the students he leads, burning
with this dream of a national championship.
(137 mins.; presales; debuting)
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Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera F3 / G2
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-32-34
Phone: 49-89-55-876-0
On Offer:
The Door (working title) (Germany;
thriller) Producers: Ralph Schwingel, Stefan
Schubert, Christoph Müller; director: Anno
Saul; cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Jessica Schwarz,
Thomas Thieme. The mystery thriller’s action
centers on the formerly successful painter
David (played by internationally famous Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen) who has lost control
over his life after being responsible for the
death of his seven-year-old daughter Leonie
through a fatal decision. Five years later, he
discovers a door which will give him the opportunity to start all over again, but this turns out
to be a veritable horror scenario… (postproduction; screener cassette/DVD; returning)
Lippel’s Dream (Germany; family) Producer: Ulrich Limmer; director: Lars Büchel; cast:
Karl Alexander Seidel, Anke Engelke, Moritz
Bleibtreu. When 11-year-old Philipp is left in the
care of evil housekeeper Mrs. Jakob, he dreams
himself into an adventurous oriental dreamworld, where he braves many challenges. “Lippel’s Dream” is based on the German best-selling book by children’s author Paul Maar and is
directed by Lars Büchel. The book was published and sold in the following countries:
China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Latvia, Macau and
Hong Kong. (100 mins.; screening; returning)
Within the Whirlwind (Germany; drama)
Producers: Christine Ruppert, Piotr Mularuk,
Hubert Toint; director: Marleen Gorris; cast:
Emily Watson, Ulrich Tukur, Ian Hart. The world
of Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor,
begins to close in around her as colleagues and
even her own husband succumb to the madness of Stalin’s reign of terror. Because of her
refusal to falsely admit her own guilt, she is
accused of terrorism and sent to 10 years hard
labor in a gulag in Siberia. Halfway through her
sentence, having lost everything, and no longer
wishing to live, she meets the camp doctor and
slowly begins to come back to life. (105 mins.;
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On Offer:
Micmacs (France; comedy) Producers:
Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand, Jean-pierre
Jeunet; director: Jean-pierre Jeunet; cast: Dany
Boon, André Dussollier. An offbeat, hilarious
adventure full of twists and turns, by the
director of Amelie and his usual crew. A man
and his friends come up with an intricate and
original plan to destroy two big weapons
manufacturers. (postproduction; product
Rabbi’s cat (France; animation) Producer:
Autochenille Productions; directors: Joann
Sfar, Antoine DelesvauxA rabbi and his talking
cat set off on an incredible adventure across
Africa. A magnificient and colorful 2D animation film based on the bestselling graphic novels by Joann Sfar published in 17 countries.
(production; product reel/trailer; debuting)
Trader Games (France; action-adventure)
Producers: Pierre Forette, Thierry Wong; director: Fabrice Genestal; cast: Michael Madsen,
Vahina Giocante. A hot young Wall Street
trader finds a formula based on climatology to
play the market and win big.. but at what cost
? (production; presales; debuting)
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Phone: 358341088089
On Offer:
Day of Reckoning (Finland; horror) Producer: Ilkka Niemi; directors: Tommi Lepola,
Tero MolinDay of Reckoning! (development;
presales; debuting)
EverDark (Finland; horror) Producer: Ilkka
Niemi; directors: Tommi Lepola, Tero MolinIn
1885 a family´s home is invaded by an evil
entity. They have 16 days to banish the dark
forces before a little girl is lost forever. (development; presales; returning)
Skeleton Crew (Finland; horror) Producer:
Ilkka Niemi; directors: Tommi Lepola, Tero
Molin; cast: Steve Porter, Rita Suomalainen. A
filmmaker who uncovers a collection of snuff
films containing raw footage of real murders
becomes inspired to create his own masterpiece of terror. There´s No Sequel for You! (92
TOHO CO., LTD.
Cannes 2009 Office: A14 Riviera
Office Phone: 04-92-99-32-48
Phone: 81-3-3591-3530
On Offer:
Battle Under Orion (Japan; action-adventure) Producers: Keiji Kameyama, Shohei Kotaki; director: Tetsuo Shinohara; cast: Hiroshi
Tamaki, Keiko Kitagawa, Yoshikuni Dochin. The
music to a song called Midsummer Orion,
hand-copied by a Japanese woman. Why, after
64 years, does it suddenly arrive from America?
The answer lies in a tale of love, of comradeship, and of the bonds that join men throwing
all their skill and stamina into the final battle.
The Vulture (Japan; drama) Producers: Kei
Kurube, Manabu Endo; director: Keishi Otomo;
cast: Nao Omori, Tetsuji Tamayama, Kyohei
Shibata. Riding the economic tidal wave
fueled by MONEY AND GREED, the two “vultures” face off in the greatest battle of their
careers. (postproduction; presales; debuting)
Zero Focus (working title) (Japan;
drama) Producer: Yoshishige Shimatani; director: Isshin Inudo; cast: Ryoko Hirosue, Miki
Nakatani, Tae Kimura. Kenichi and Teiko are
brought together by an arranged marriage. 10
days after their honeymoon, Kenichi leaves on
a business trip to Kanazawa where he used to
live and never returns back to Tokyo. Teiko
hardly knows Kenichi and has no idea why he
disappeared or where he might be. Who is this
man she married? (production; presales;
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Office Phone: 33 (0)4 92 99 33 16
Phone/Fax: 33 (0)4 92 99 33 16
On Offer:
April Showers (United States; drama) Producers: Jenna Edwards, Yoshi Carroll; director:
Andrew Robinson; cast: Tom Arnold, Sean Durrie, Rachel Lien. A look inside a tragedy through
the eyes of a survivor. Based on actual events,
April Showers is a suspense thriller about picking up the pieces in the direct aftermath of
school violence. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
The Cursed (United States) Producers: Brad
Thornton, Louis Mandylor; director: Joel Bender; cast: Brad Thornton, Costas Mandylor,
Louis Mandylor. When a stranger, Denny, comes
to town supernatural events begin. The Sheriff
and Denny join forces to fight the evil; learning
it is manifested from the past slave plantation
days. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
Doc West (United States; family) Producers:
Guido De Angelis, Anselmo Parrinello; directors: Giulio Base, Terence Hill; cast: Terence Hill,
Paul Sorvino, Ornella Muti. Western about a
legendary figure who is part lover, part gunslinger and all hero. (90 mins.; screening;
debuting)
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Phone: 45-36868788
On Offer:
Antichrist (Denmark; thriller) Producer:
Meta Louise Foldager; director: Lars Von Trier;
cast: Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg. A
grieving couple retreats to ’Eden’, their isolated
cabin in the woods, where they hope to repair
their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But
nature takes its course and things go from bad
to worse… (100 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Love at First Hiccup (Denmark; comedy)
Producers: Bob Engelman, Regner Grasten;
director: Barbara Rothenberg; cast: Devon
Werkheiser, Scout Taylor-compton. Highschool
freshman, Victor falls in love with senior, Anya.
Anya dates the rich smartass Peter. Can Victors shy and goofy charm beat out Peters arrogance? (85 mins.; premiere; debuting)
UFO INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera D10
Office Phone: +33 (0) 92 99 32 41
Phone: 818-846-0465
On Offer:
Lightning Strikes (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Jeffery Beach, Phillip Roth; director:
Gary Jones; cast: Kevin Sorbo. A small town in
North Carolina is surrounded by an electrical
storm and it won’t let anyone leave. Because
there is something in the lightning. Something
ancient. Something evil. A creature who actually exists within the lightning itself and controls
it. One man, who has been obsessed by this
devil for his entire life, appears to be the only
one who can save this town and everyone in it,
and so he prepares for the final showdown.
Naga (USA; thriller) Producers: Jeffery Beach,
Phillip RothAs the People’s Army of Vietnam
captures the fallen city of Saigon, thousands
of South Vietnamese civilians are airlifted to
the Gulf of Thailand. As the last group of
American soldiers attempt to evacuate, they
find themselves not only shot down behind
enemy lines, but relentlessly hunted by the
Vietcong, embroiled in a Russian conspiracy
for global domination, and at the center of an
ancient Cambodian legend of prehistoric
multi-headed serpent Gods... the all-powerful
Naga. (production; debuting)
Temple of Kali (USA; action-adventure)
Producers: Jeffery Beach, Phillip Roth. Jake
Andrews travels through the jungles of India in
search of someone who disappeared on an
expedition to discover the Lost City of Kosala
and find the Tears of Kali, three priceless
rubies hidden there. Asha, a beautiful dancer,
joins Jake in hopes of finding her father. Their
journey through the jungle leads them to the
cursed Palace of Ahangarh, where they relocate the lost city and jewels, but unleash the
ferocious creature that guards the Tears of
Kali, a giant three-headed cobra. (production;
returning)
UGC INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: 4, La Croisette - 1st Fl
Phone: 33146404642
On Offer:
Dumas (France; drama) Producers: Film
Oblige, Ugc Images; director: Safy Nebbou;
cast: Gérard Depardieu, Benoit Poelvoord.
Alexandre Dumas, in the prime of his life,
sends Auguste Maquet, his literary co-writer
ten years his junior, to meet young unknown
admirer, Charlotte Desrives. The two men are
at the pinnacle of their artistic partnership, as
they have just published Le comte de Monte
Christo (The Count of Monte Cristo), La Reine
Margot (The Queen Margot) and les Trois
Mousquetaires (The Three Musketeers).
Althought Maquet is the one who wrote most
of the text, the accolades and fam go to
Dumas... (production; debuting)
Lucky Luke (France; comedy) Producer: Ugc
Ym; director: James Huth; cast: Jean Dujardin,
Mickael Youn. He “shoots faster than his shadow”. LUCKY LUKE. The fearless gunslinger is
sent on a mission to Daisy Town. The city lives
under the terror of bandits, men like Pat Poker
and Billy the Kid. Will Luke, who has never killed
a man, let hate overtake him. Governor Maurice
Austin Cooper, Calamity Jane and Jesse James,
the bandit with a penchant for Shakespeare,
accompany Luke in duels, laughters and terrible
betrayals. Will the lonesome cowboy once
again ride off with Jolly Jumper into the sunset?
You’ll Miss Me (France; drama) Producer:
Thomas Klotz; director: Amanda Sthers; cast:
Carole Bouquet, Melanie Doutey. Six destinies
which are going to, for the space of an instant,
in this airport teeming with life and intermingling, jostle each, separate and meet again.
And what if these characters were living out
the most importants of their entire lives?
Olivier and Lola... Is he going to miss love or is
she going to miss the plane? Julia and Marcel...
Is she going to miss her death or is he going to
miss his life? Fanny and Max... is she going to
be lack courage or he is going to lack luck?
(screening; debuting)
UNIFIED PICTURES
Phone: 818-576-1006
On Offer:
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
(USA; thriller) Producers: David Lynch, Eric Bassett; director: Werner Herzog; cast: Michael
Shannon, Chloë Sevigny. A thriller-tinged murder drama based on the true story of a psychotic young man who acts out a Sophocles play in
his mind and kills his mother with a sword.
Repo Chick (USA; action-adventure) Producer: Eric Bassett; director: Alex Cox; cast:
Jaclyn Jonet, Miguel Sandoval. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; debuting)
UNITED PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera B13/c14
Office Phone: 33-0-6-23-73-66-90
Phone: 82-2-3443-4296
On Offer:
A Flower Man (working title) (Korea;
romance) Producer: Lee Eugene; director: Park
Jin-pyo; cast: Kim Myung-min, Ha Ji-won. After
she has gone through two painful divorces, Jisoo is asked to marry Jong-woo who suffers
from a Lou Gehrig’s disease. They start a
dream-like marriage without anyone’s
approval. The more they yearn for intimacy, the
more they taste the bitterness of reality. However, their healing power of love enables them
to choose the possibility of hope over fear in
sickness. (production; presales; debuting)
Jeon Woo Chi (working title) (Korea;
action-adventure) Producer: Lee Eugene;
director: Choi Dong-hoon; cast: Gang Dongwon, Kim Yoon-suk. In Chosun Dynatsy, the
Master’s rascal student Jeon Woo Chi has been
pushed into a corner by suspected Master’s
murder and taking his pipe. Ultimately he gets
sealed into a painting along with his trust dog,
Chorangyi. In 2009, goblins begin to appear
and wreak havoc on the world. Jeon Woo Chi
and Chorangyi are offered freedom in return
for catching the goblins. (postproduction; presales; debuting)
Yoga (Korea; horror) Producers: Lee Tae Hun,
Lee Jin-sook; director: Yoon Jae-yeon; cast:
Eugene, Cha Soo-yeon. Once taken her job
because of her appearance, an enthusiastic
woman, Hyo-jung visits a mysterious yoga
institute run by an ex-actress where her radically changed friend told her to go. At the
intensive training course, a young yoga master,
Nani explains to Hyo-jung and four other girls
that only one person who masters the course
most successfully can get the secret of ultimate and immortal beauty.As the training
goes on, Hyo-jung starts to sense there is
something scary about this institute... (production; presales; debuting)
UNIVERSE FILMS
DISTRIBUTION CO., LTD.
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera B9-01 (Hong
Kong Pavilion)
Phone: 852-2416-3008
On Offer:
The Child’s Eye in 3D (working title)
(China; horror) Producers/directors: Pang
Brothers (the Eye, Recycle); cast: Rainie Yang
(spider Lilies), Elanne Kwong(invisible Target).
A series of unfortunate events - a political crisis, blockades of international airport and
roadblock totally interrupt the plan of Rainie
and friends in Thailand, they end up staying in
a bizarre Thai hotel- where a strange journey is
about to begin .... (preproduction; presales;
returning)
City on Alert (working title) (China;
action-adventure) Producers/directors: Benny
Chan (connected, New Police Story); cast:
Aaron Kwok (divergence, After This Our Exile),
Wu Jing(invisible Target, Fatal Contact), Shu
Qi(if You Are The One, The Transporter). This is
a story about “courage”. Shing, an ordinary
clown in a local circus, by chance is turned to a
mutant with extraordinary power in an accident. He decides to declare a battle for goodwill of the City with a troupe of circus performers who embark on a crime spree after they
acquire superhuman skill in the same accident. (preproduction; presales; returning)
The Storm Warriors (China; actionadventure) Producers/directors: Pang Brothers
(re-cycle, The Messengers); cast: Aaron Kwok
(the Stormriders, After This Our Exile), Ekin
Cheng (the Stormriders, Running Out Of Time
2), Simon Yam (election, Eye In The Sky).
Sequel to the fantasy epic based on the most
popular martial arts comic, martial arts legends Wind and Cloud must stop evil warlord
from invasion while they discovered an
ancient secret. The brothers eventually confronted with each other as Wind took the evil
way to boost his skills. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
VISION FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: 21.01 Palais
Office Phone: +33-6-2484-4836
Phone: 818-784-1702
On Offer:
Bra Boys (USA; documentary) Producers:
Jason B. Bergh, Sunny Abberton; director:
Sunny Abberton; cast: Russell Crowe, Sunny
Abberton, Jai Abberton, Kelly Slater. The first
officially sanctioned and highest grossing docTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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umentary feature about a notorious Australian surf-gang, the Bra Boys. It’s a story
about brotherhood, survival in the hood, murder and justice. Russell Crowe set to direct the
feature version of this doc in 2009. (84 mins.;
Dead Ahead: Zyzzyx Road to Vegas
(USA; thriller) Producer: Leo Grillo; director:
John Penney; cast: Katherine Heigl, Tom Sizemore, Leo Grillo. While on a trip to Vegas, an
ordinary family man has a romantic fling with
a beautiful seductress named Marissa
(Katherine Heigl). Their tryst is interrupted
when her angry boyfriend (Tom Sizemore),
walks in on them. A fight ensues and in a blind
rage of self-defense, Grant kills Joey and is
now entangled in a web of lies and deception.
The Dukes (USA; comedy) Producers:
Christopher Corabi, Jim Cypherd; director:
Robert Davi; cast: Chazz Palminteri, Robert
Davi, Peter Bogdanovich. The story of The
Dukes, a once famous Doo Wop group now
desperate for work, tries to pull off a gold heist
only to find out that what’s most important in
life is not fame or money, but dignity. A heartfelt cinematic ode to friendship, family ties,
determination and resilience. (96 mins.;
VISION MUSIC, INC.
Cannes 2009 Office: 21.01 Palais
Office Phone: +33-6-2484-4836
Phone: 818-784-1702
On Offer:
The Harder They Come (USA; drama)
Producers: Perry Henzell, Justine Henzell;
director: Perry Henzell; cast: Jimmy Cliff, Janet
Bartley, Carl Bradshaw. The cult classic that
made Reggae a worldwide phenomenon. A
Reggae performer comes to the city for fame
(Jimmy Cliff), but is taken advantage of,
falling victim to drugs and crime. Newly
remastered to HD in 2008. (90 mins.; screener
Sid! (USA; documentary) Producer: Odeon
Entertainment; director: Alan Byron; cast: Sid
Vicious, Nancy Spungen. Punk Rock’s most
notorious icon, sheds light on truths that have
been clouded by mystery for years. With interviews from Sid’s closest friends and previously
unseen footage and music from Sid’s 1978 live
shows. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
debuting)
What We Do Is Secret (USA; drama) Producer: Stephen Nemeth; directors: Rodger
Grossman, Matt Perniciaro, Kevin Mann; cast:
Shane West, Bijou Phillips, Rick Gonzoles. The
captivating story that captures the explosive
& tumultuous life of Darby Crash, the seminal
singer & songwriter of The Germs. Driven by
drugs, music & rebellion, The Germs became a
vehicle that launched Punk Rock in the United
States. (90 mins.; screener cassette/DVD;
returning)
VISIT FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: 19 Rue Notre Dame 3rd
Floor (corner Of Rue Des Serbes And Rue
Notre Dame),across From The Hotel Du Gray
D’albion
Office Phone: +1 718 312 8210
Phone: +1 718 312 8210
On Offer:
Kimjongilia (USA; documentary) Producers: Nc Heikin, Mike Figgis; director: Nc HeikinFor 60 years, North Korea has been one of the
most isolated countries in the world, a totalitarian nightmare from which almost no
images or stories escape to the Western world.
N.C. Heikin’s fascinating, formally inventive
film chronicles the experiences of a number of
defectors from the country, who tell harrowing
stories of concentration camps, mass famine,
and seemingly impossible escapes. (75 mins.;
The Missing Person (USA; drama) Producers: Jesse Scolaro, Allen Bain, Lois Drabkin; direcCANNES
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tor: Noah Buschel; cast: Michael Shannon, Amy
Ryan, Frank Wood. John Rosow is a private
detective hired to tail a man, Harold Fullmer, on
a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow
gradually uncovers Harold’s identity as a missing
person; one of the thousands presumed dead
after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World
Trade Center. (95 mins.; screening; debuting)
Sorry, Thanks (USA; comedy) Producer:
Lauren Veloski; director: Dia Sokol; cast: Willey
Wiggins. Reeling from a brutal break-up, Kira
sleeps with Max, a charming but disheveled
wreck already committed to long-term girlfriend Sara. Max (no emotional sophisticate)
becomes obsessed, mostly with Kira, but
vaguely with his curious lack of conscience as
well. (93 mins.; screening; debuting)
VOLTAGE PICTURES
Cannes 2009 Office: Relais De La Reine /
Apartment C-32
Phone: 323-464-8351
On Offer:
Call of the Wild 3D (USA; action-adventure) Producer/director: Richard Gabai; cast:
Christopher Walken. Based on the Jack London classic, a young girl in Montana attracts
the attention of an evil stranger after she rescues a hurt wolf. (screening; debuting)
The Company You Keep (USA; thriller)
Producers: Robert Redford, Greg Shapiro, Nicolas Chartier; director: Robert Redford; cast:
Robert Redford. A taut thriller in the vein of
Three Days of the Condor and Les Miserables.
When his real identity is discovered after thirty
years underground, a former political activist
must escape capture and go on the run to save
his young daughter’s future by reconciling his
own checkered past… (preproduction; presales; returning)
GAME OF DEATH (USA; action-adventure) Producer: Billy Dietrich; cast: Wesley
Snipes. A diplomat’s bodyguard and co are
injured in a botched assassination attempt.
They’re all taken to the same hospital, where
the bodyguard teams up with a nurse to protect the diplomat from a team of ruthless
assassins. The nurse soon learns that there is
more to this sticky situation than expected.
THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY
Cannes 2009 Office: Residence Du Gray
D’Albion, 4 Rue Des Serbes, Penthouse 7g2
Office Phone: +33 (0)4 93 68 13 09
Phone: 646-862-3400
On Offer:
H2 (USA; horror) Producers: Malek Akkad,
Andy Gould, Rob Zombie; director: Rob Zombie; cast: Malcolm Mcdonell, Sheri Moon Zombie, Scout Taylor-compton, Brad Dourif. (postproduction; debuting)
Nerveracker (USA; sci-fi) Producer/director:
Robert Rodriguez (preproduction; debuting)
Nine (USA; musical) Producer: Marc E. Platt;
director: Rob Marshall; cast: Daniel Day-lewis,
Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench,
Stacy Ferguson, Kate Hudson, Nicole Kidman,
Sophia Loren. (postproduction; returning)
WESTEND FILMS
Cannes 2009 Office: Residences De Gray
D’albion, 28 Bis Rue Des Serbes, Entrance C
Office Phone: 33-0-49-36-81-496
Phone: 44-207-494-8300
On Offer:
Chatroom (U.K.; thriller) Producers: Laura
Hastings Smith, Alison Owen; director: Hideo
Nakata; cast: Matthew Beard, Daniel Kaluuya,
Hannah Murray. Five teenagers meet online and
encourage each other’s destructive behaviour.
But things get out of hand when the charismatic and manipulative William targets the unstable Jim. CHATROOM is a high-concept thrillerdrama, combining the mounting tension of
DISTURBIA with the razor-sharp observations
of a generation as seen in TRAINSPOTTING.
(preproduction; presales; returning)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed (U.K.;
thriller) Producers: Adrian Sturges, Marc Samuelson; director: J Blakeson; cast: Gemma Arterton,
Eddie Marsan, Martin Compston. Two men, an
empty apartment and a millionaire’s daughter:
when Alice Creed disappears from a quiet street
it seems like the perfect setup for ransom. But
things are not as they seem, and as the plan
heads towards its climax the three are caught up
in a tense power-play of greed and deception.
Mother and Child (U.K.; drama) Producers:
Julie Lynn, Lisa Falcone, Alejandro Gonzalez
Inarritu; director: Rodrigo Garcia; cast: Naomi
Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L Jackson. A
moving story about the choices we make, the
chances we miss, the opportunities we seize
and the unbreakable bond between a mother
and her child. Elizabeth never wanted to meet
the mother she never knew until an unplanned
pregnancy makes her see things differently.
Karen never came to terms with abandoning a
newborn child when she was a teenager, and
Lucy is desperate to become a mother. The
three women’s lives are linked as their search
for motherhood brings them together. (postproduction; product reel/trailer; returning)
WIDE MANAGEMENT
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais Des Festivals
Stand E6
Phone: 33-1-53-95-04-64
On Offer:
Albakiara (France; adult/erotic) Producers:
Mikado Film, Rai Cinema, Pixeldna; director:
Stefano Salvati; cast: Raz Degan, Davide Rossi,
Laura Gigante. Chiara is seventeen, she has a
baby face, appears to be the girl next door and
her mother believes she is a good daughter….
but she isn’t! “Drug –friendly” and keen practitioner of so-called “gangster nights”, Chiara
doesn’t love school but really loves disco and
free love (better say free sex!). (93 mins.;
Die Liebe der Kinder (France; drama) Producer: 2 Pilots; director: Franz Muller; cast:
Marie-lou Sellem, Alex Brendemühl, Katharina
Derr, Tim Hoffmann. Two single parents meet
in an Internet chat room and soon decide to
move in together. They don’t have a whole lot
in common, but the very fact that they are so
different gives the relationship its liberated,
“adult“ quality. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
Orpailleur (France; drama) Producer:
Thomas Jaubert (mat Film); director: Marc
BarratRod decides to return to Guiana, his
native country, accompanied by Gonz, his
childhood friend. In Cayenne, they begin an
investigation into Rod’s past. A quest that will
lead them right into the heart of the virgin forest, into the camps of the illegal gold prospectors… (73 mins.; screening; debuting)
WILD BUNCH
Phone: 331-53-01-50-20
On Offer:
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
(France; drama) Producer: Claudie Ossard &
Chris Bolzli (eurowide Film Production); director: Jan Koenen; cast: Anna Mouglalis, Mads
Mikkelsen. The movie tells the story of the
passionate, intense and sexual love affair
between Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky, two
creative giants (120 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Little Nicholas (France; family) Producer:
Olivier Delbosc & Marc Missonnier (fidelite
Films); director: Laurent Tirard; cast: Kad
Merad, Valérie Lemercier. A feature-length
adaptation of the bestselling book series, “Little Nicholas”, about a mischievous little
schoolboy and his friends, set in an ideal
world, an idea of France in the late 50’s. (95
Tales From the Golden Age (France;
drama) Producer: Oleg Mutu & Cristian Mungiu
(mobra Films); director: Cristian Mungiu Ioana Uricaru - Hanno Höfer - R?zvan
M?rculescu – Constantin Popescu. TALES
FROM THE GOLDEN AGE is composed of six
short stories - connected by mood, narrative
pattern and the details of the historical period.
The last 15 years of the Ceausescu regime were
the worst in Romania’s history. Nonetheless,
the propaganda machine of that time referred
without fail to that period as The Golden Age.
WONDERLAND
ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 805-452-0878
On Offer:
The Goddess (USA; documentary) Producer:
Emmanuel Itier Amanda Estremera; director:
Emmanuel Itier; cast: Karen Armstrong, Marilyn
Schlitz, Dr. Hedieh Mirahmadi, Eliana Gilad, Dr.
Lita Rawdin. An journey through the wisdoms
and visions of the most important and influential women around the World. How Women are
helping shape a new healed planet. (production; presales; debuting)
I Come in Peace (USA; documentary) Producer/director: Emmanuel Itier; cast: TBA. Politics are good! An exploration of the new political world in the 21st century and through the
new relationship with countries such as Iran,
China, Venezuela, Cuba and Russia (preproduction; presales; debuting)
The Invocation (USA; documentary) Producer: Emmanuel Itier Amanda Estremera;
director: Emmanuel Itier; cast: Deepak Chopra,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Oliver Stone, Stewart Copeland, His Holiness The Dalai Lama,
Dean Radin, Karen Armstrong. An exploration
of the notion of ‘God’ and Peace around the
world and through the wisdom of various leaders. (90 mins.; screening; debuting)
THE WORKS INTERNATIONAL
Cannes 2009 Office: Apt 4d, 4th Floor,
Entrance ‘flamant’, Residence Du Grand Hotel
Office Phone: 04-93-38-42-05
Phone: 44-0-20-7612-1080
On Offer:
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (U.K.; documentary) Producer: Rebecca Yeldham; director: Sacha Gervasi; cast: Steve ‘lips’ Kudlow
Robb Reiner. Hilarious and heartwarming, this
tale of friendship charts the fortunes of two
rockers who refused to give up. Poised on the
brink of world stardom in 1982, metal band
Anvil’s career was to fade into obscurity. Now
in their fifties, Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow and Robb
Reiner are back and have one last chance to
make good their pact to rock together forever… (80 mins.; premiere; debuting)
The Cove (U.K.; documentary) Producers:
Paula Dupré Pesmen, Fisher Stevens; director:
Louie Psihoyos; cast: Richard O’barry. THE COVE
tells the amazing true story of how an elite
team of activists, filmmakers and freedivers
embarked on a covert mission to penetrate a
hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark
and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries
they uncovered were only the tip of the iceberg.
Winner of Audience Award at 2009 Sundance
Film Festival. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
My Year Without Sex (U.K.; comedy)
Producer: Bridget Ikin; director: Sarah Watt;
cast: Sacha Horler, Matt Day. My Year Without
Sex is a kind of a love story about all the big
questions, and even more of the small ones.
Over one messy year, Ross and Natalie navigate their children, nits, housework, birthdays,
Christmas, faith, football, job insecurity, more
nits, and whether they will ever have sex
again. (97 mins.; premiere; debuting)
WORLDWIDE FILM
ENTERTAINMENT
Office Phone: 1 301 849 1001
Phone: 1 310 641 5360
On Offer:
The Gray Man (USA; thriller) Producer:
Aaron Osborne; director: Scott Flynn; cast:
Patrick Bauchau, Jack Conley. Notorious serial
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killer Albert Fish, a grandfatherly handyman, is
profiled in a stunning and richly realistic depiction of innocent 1920s New York City where he
preys on young victims via their unlocked
doors and trusting hearts to feed his depravity.
His obsession envelopes another when a
career detective is assigned the case of the
most recent missing child, 12 year old Grace
Budd. (96 mins.; screening; debuting)
Home Movie (USA; horror) Producers:
Andrew Van Den Houten, William M. Miller;
director: Christopher Denham; cast: Adrian
Pasdar, Cady Mcclain. Attempting to live a normal suburban life in upstate New York, a minister and his wife videotape their twin 10 yearolds on holidays and birthdays – resulting in a
macabre timeline of a growing evil in their
home. What started as a happy family slowly
deteriorates into a living hell. (88 mins.;
Lonely Street (USA; comedy) Producers:
Patrick Newall, Jay Mohr, Chris Brinker; director: Peter Ettinger; cast: Jay Mohr, Joe Mantegna. Bubba Mabry, a hapless and gullible private detective, becomes the prime suspect in
a tabloid reporter’s murder after being hired to
snoop on him by a mysterious – but long
dead? – celebrity. Based on the popular series
of mystery novels by Steve Brewer. (91 mins.;
THE WRITE STUFF
Phone: 3226440230
On Offer:
Protag (Belgium; thriller) Producer: The
Write Stuff; director: Patrick Van Hautem”Protag” is a dark coming-of-age thriller for the
YouTube generation. When wannabe photographer and part-time DVD pirate Protag stumbles across some violent webcams on the
server of a friend, he discovers that his own
father might in some way be involved in cyber
crime. But is it really him? And what should
Protag do? (development; presales; debuting)
WTP INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Cannes 2009 Office: German Pavillon, Int’l
Village
Phone: 49-89-64981112
On Offer:
24/7 The Passion of Life (Germany;
adult/erotic) Producers: Patricia Koch, Marina
Anna Eich; director: Roland Reber; cast: Mira
Gittner, Marina Anna Eich, Christoph Baumann,
Reinhard Wendt. “24/7 The Passion of Life” is a
provocative and poetic film about obsession
and loneliness, about secret lust and public
double-moral: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The hotelier’s daughter Eve (Marina Anna Eich)
coincidently meets the sociologist Magdalena
(Mira Gittner) who works as the dominatrix
“Lady Maria” in an S&M studio — a journey to
the repressed landscapes of our soul. (115
On Offer:
Bay City (USA; action-adventure)
Producer/director: Rodney DwiraTwo of the city’s
top detectives are caught in a web of betrayal
and back stabbing while criminals scramble to
get their hands on 100 million dollars of laundered funds.Watch as these two detectives fight
to stabilize and give the city back to its innocents.With its sexy, vibrant, sultry, energetic
scenery, and the heat of the music is sure to get
your pulse racing. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
Commute (USA; comedy) Producer/director: Marc Wasserman; cast: Tom Sizemore. The
film follows the COMMUTER, as he embarks
on his daily drive from Orange County to
Downtown Los Angeles. During the commute,
he fields phone calls from his office, deals with
clients and the pains and aggravations of the
most horrific traffic on the West Coast. A satirical look at coping with the ever growing problem of too many cars and not enough road.
During his drive, the Commuter finds time to
worry, relax, fantasize and contemplate his life
while extending various philosophical views.
Diagnosis Superstar (USA; drama) A
group of mental patients in a London mental
hospital put together a space-aged play to try
and save theit hospital (and home) from
demolition. A heart warming and tragic tale of
the human spirit to preservere. (90 mins.; premiere; debuting)
ZODIAC PICTURES, LTD.
Cannes 2009 Office: Swiss Films, Pavillon
Suisse, No. 124
Office Phone: 0033-0-4-92-59-0202
Phone: 41-41-211-22-02
On Offer:
Papa Moll (Switzerland; comedy) Producers: Lukas Hobi, Reto Schaerli; director: Manuel
Flurin HendryPapa Moll is a caring yet clumsy
father and husband. He likes to show his kids
how to do things properly but is usually failing
terribly doing so. Known all over Switzerland
from the famous Papa Moll comics, the character is about to make his long awaited screen
debut. (development; returning)
Stationspiraten (Switzerland; drama)
Producers: Lukas Hobi, Reto Schaerli; director:
Mike SchaererA group of fifteen year olds
share a very peculiar neighbourhood: the cancer ward in a hospital. Through their joy of living, they succeed in making their lives worth
living and their uncertain future bearable to
face. (development; returning)
My Dream, or Loneliness Never
Walks Alone (Germany; drama) Producers:
Patricia Koch, Marina Anna Eich, Roland
Reber; director: Roland Reber; cast: Wolfgang
Seidenberg, Mira Gitnner, Marina Anna Eich,
Antonio Exacoustos. A phantasmagorical
excursion into the depth of the soul. In partly
oppressively real and partly enchantingly surreal pictures, the MAN (Wolfgang Seidenberg)
is zapping through his thoughts like through a
television program – the show of life. (100
The Room (Germany; thriller) Producer: Ute
Meisenheimer; director: Roland Reber; cast: Mira
Gittner, Marcus Grüsser, Marina Anna Eich. A film
about the secret chambers, we keep hermetically and preciously closed in our subconscious. A
Journey to the hidden rooms of our soul. (90
YORK ENTERTAINMENT
Phone: 8187884050
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