Thirty-Five EFP Alumni Celebrating Premieres in Cannes
EFP’s EUROPEAN SHOOTING STARS and PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE Alumni at the Cannes Film Festival 2018
European Film Promotion (EFP) and its member organisations are pleased to announce that 28 former participants of EFP’s PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE programme and seven SHOOTING STARS will be presenting their films at the Cannes Film Festival (May 8–19, 2018).
EFP Managing Director Sonja Heinen says:
We are delighted that we can support such outstanding acting talents and producers at an early stage of their careers by shining a spotlight on and opening new doors for them. Together with our members, we would like to congratulate them on their inspiring work being presented in Cannes.
European Film Promotion (EFP) is a unique network of 38 European member organisations who represent films and talent from their respective territories. Under the EFP flag, they team up on initiatives to promote the diversity and the spirit of European films and talent at key international film festivals and markets. EFP is financially supported by the Creative Europe — MEDIA Programme of the European Union and by its member organisations, as well as the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, and the Ministry of Culture of the City of Hamburg.
FILMS IN COMPETITION
BlacKkKlansman by Spike Lee
Featuring Jasper Pääkkönen (European Shooting Star Finland 2006)
ISA: UPI. Focus for U.K. and U.S.
Cold War by Pawel Pawlikowski
Executive produced by Piotr Dzieciol (PoM Poland 2011)
ISA: Protagonist licensed to U.S.: Amazon, Cineart for Benelux, Diaphana for France, Mozinet for Hungary, Lev Cinemas/ Shani for Israel, Lucky Red for Italy, Canibal Networks for Mexico, Midas for Portugal, MCF Megacom for ex-Yugoslavia, Albania, Filmcoopi for Switzerland, Curzon Artificial Eye for U.K.
Girls of the Sun / Les Filles du soleil by Eva Husson
Produced by Didar Domehri (PoM France 2017), co-produced by Vladimer Katcharava (PoM Georgia 2012), Joseph Roushop (PoM Belgium 2002) and Dan Wechsler (PoM Switzerland 2011)
ISA: Elle Driver sold to Cineart for Benelux, Time-in-Portrait for China, Bim for Italy, Jaguar for Lebanon and the Middle East, Midas for Portugal, Vertigo for Spain, Praesens for Switzerland
Happy as Lazzaro by Alice Rohrwacher
Featuring Alba Rohrwacher (European Shooting Star Italy 2009)
Produced by Tiziana Soudani (PoM Switzerland 2000)
ISA: The Match Factory sold to Cinemien for Benelux, 01 for Italy
The Wild Pear Tree by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Co-produced by Labina Mitevska (European Shooting Star 1998, PoM Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2013) and Fabian Gasmia (Producers Lab Hamburg 2014)
ISA: Memento sold to September for Benelux, Memento for France, Swallow Wings for Taiwan
Diamantino by Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt
Produced by Justin Taurand (PoM France 2011)
ISA: Charades sold to Filmes do Tejo for Portugal, Vitrine Filmes for Brazil
CLOSING FILM
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote by Terry Gilliam
Featuring Oscar Jaenada (European Shooting Star Spain 2007)
Co-produced by Pandora da Cunha Telles (PoM Protugal 2004, Producers Lab Toronto 2013)
ISA: Kinology sold to The Searchers for Benelux, Turbo for China, Star Invest Films for France, Telemunchen for Germany, Gutek for Poland, Nos Lusomundo for Portugal, Ascot Elite for Switzerland, Fabula for Turkey
OUT OF COMPETITION
Le Grand Bain/ Sink or Swim by Gilles Lellouche
Produced by Patrick Quinet (PoM Belgium 2003)
ISA: StudioCanal. France and Germany: StudioCanal
The House That Jack Built by Lars von Trier.
Produced by Louise Vesth (PoM Denmark 2008)
ISA: Trust Nordisk sold to September for Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles, California for Brazil, Euro Films for Bulgaria, Cinetopia for Chile, Aerofilms for Czech Republic, Danmarks Radio for Denmark, Estinfilm for Estonia, Telemunchen for Germany, Seven Films for Greece, Sundream for Hong Kong, Vertigo Media for Hungary, Lev Cinemas/ Shani for Israel, Falcon for Middle East, Atnine for So. Korea, Gutek for Poland, Leopardo for Portugal, Independenta for Romania, Russian World Vision for Russia, Cinemania for Slovenia, Moviecloud for Taiwan, Arthouse Traffic for Ukrain, Curzon Artificial Eye for U.K., IFC for U.S.
UN CERTAIN REGARD
Angel Face by Vanessa Filho
Produced by Marc Missonnier (PoM France 2001)
ISA: Playtime sold to Mars for France
Euphoria by Valeria Golino
Featuring Riccardo Scamarcio (European Shooting Star Italy 2006) andJasmine Trinca (European Shooting Star Italy 2007)
Produced by Viola Prestieri (PoM Italy 2013)
ISA: Great Point Media sold to BF for Argentina, CDC United Network for Belgium, Lens Media/ Red Apollo for China, Wild Bunch for Germany, Bim for Italy, Front Row for Middle East and North Africa, Svensk for Sweden
The Harvesters by Etienne Kallos
Co-produced by Mariusz Wlodarski (PoM Poland 2015), Giorgos Karnavas(PoM Greece 2013) and Konstantinos Kontovrakis (PoM Greece 2014) with Associate Producer Dan Wechsler (PoM Switzerland 2011)
ISA: Pyramide
In My Room by Ulrich Köhler
Co-produced by Janine Jackowski (PoM Germany 2009, Producers Lab Toronto 2010)
ISA: The Match Factory. Pandora for Germany, Arte for France and Germany
Little Tickles by Andréa Bescond and Eric Métayer
Produced by Francois Kraus (PoM France 2004)
ISA: Orange Studio sold to Praesens for Switzerland
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
O Grande circo mstico by Carlo Diegues
Featuring Nuno Lopes (European Shooting Star Portugal 2006)
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT
The Load by Ognjen Glavonic
Co-produced by Ankica Juric Tilic (PoM Croatia 2009)
ISA: New Europe Film Sales
Petra by Jaime Rosales
Co-produced by Eva Jakobsen (PoM Denmark 2014) and Mikkel Jersin (PoM Denmark 2016)
ISA: Film Factory. Wanda for Spain
Samouni Road by Stefano Savona
Produced by Marco Alessi (PoM Italy 2018)
ISA: Doc and Film International
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS’ WEEK
OPENING FILM
Wildlife by Paul Dano
Featuring Carey Mulligan (European Shooting Star United Kingdom 2009)
ISA: FilmNation sold to Cherry Pickers for Benelux, Arp Selection for France, Kino for Japan, IFC for U.S
Chris the Swiss by Anja Kofmel
Co-produced by Sinisa Juricic (PoM Croatia 2012, Producers Lab Toronto 2013)
ISA: UDIl Urban Distribution for France, First Hand Films for Switzerland.
Woman at War by Benedikt Erlingsson
Co-produced by Birgitta Björnsdottir (PoM Iceland 2018)
ISA: Beta sold to Cena for Iceland, Camera for Denmark, Jour2Fete for France
Fugue by Agnieszka Smocynska
produced by Agnieszka Kurzydlo (PoM Poland 2013), co-produced by Karla Stojáková (PoM Czech Republic 2006, Producers Lab Toronto 2011)
ISA: Alpha Violet sold to Kino Swiat for Poland.
SHORT FILMS SPECIAL SCREENING
Third Kind by Yorgos Zois
Co-produced by Sinisa Juricic (PoM Croatia 2012, Producers Lab Toronto 2013)
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