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by Fred
Schepisi
Director of A CRY IN THE DARK with Meryl Streep - Winner best actress at Cannes, Nominated for a an Oscar® for best Actress & THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACK SMITH - Nominated for a Palme d’Or & THE RUSSIA HOUSE - Nominated for a Golden Bear.
IN PRODUCTION
ANDORRA
A decadent romantic thriller set against a dreamscape where nothing is as it appears.
BASED ON THE ACCLAIMED NOVEL BY PETER CAMERON Praise for the novel:
WRITERS Peter Cameron, Jamie Bialkower PRODUCERS Jamie Bialkower, Lizzette Atkins, Fred Schepisi James Ivory (EP), Natalie Miller (EP) SCRIPT UPON REQUEST
“Does everything you want fiction to do – entertain, turn tricks, surge with unexpected feeling, send you transformed back into your life”- The Village Voice “A dark, intoxicating fable about the limits of imagination and the power of memory”- Newsday “A marvelous mood piece about lying and truth telling, escape and discovery”- The New Yorker
CLIVE OWEN
TONI COLLETTE
Croupier, Closer., Beyond Borders, Sin City, Inside Man, Children of Men, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
The Sixth Sense - Academy Award Nominee, Little Miss Sunshine, About A Boy, The Hours, Muriel’s Wedding
GILLIAN ANDERSON VANESSA REDGRAVE The House Of Mirth, The X Files, The Fall, The Last King of Scotland, Great Expectation
Julia - Academy Award Winner, Howards End, Atonement, The White Countess, The Bostonians
JOANNA LUMLEY RICCARDO SCAMARCIO Absolutely Fabulous, The Wolf of Wall Street, James and the Giant Peach, Ella Enchanted
Burnt, Third Person, To Rome With Love, Eden Is West, My Brother is an Only Child
ANDORRA by Fred Schepisi
IN PRODUCTION
A bookseller by the name of Alexander Fox leaves the United States after a personal tragedy to begin a new life abroad. The tiny country in which he finds himself – Andorra – is an idyllic escape, offering Alexander the chance to reinvent himself. Settling into its grand (and only) hotel, he quickly becomes entangled with the ever-present locals. But the mystery of his origin deepens. An Australian couple take an unsettling interest in the attractive newcomer, and Andorra’s matriarch seems to recall him from long ago. When a woman’s body is found almost immediately upon his arrival, the local lieutenant becomes strangely convinced that Alexander is responsible. He soon finds himself in a crisis of conscience and identity, and in a foreign country that he may not be able to escape from.
NORTH AMERICA A24 UK CURZON/ARTIFICIAL EYE FRANCE AD VITAM ITALY TEODORA FILM BENELUX LUMIERE SWITZERLAND FILMCOOPI GREECE SEVEN CHINA DDDREAM SOUTH KOREA BEETWIN
by
In partnership with The Bureau Sales
PRODUCER Tristan Goligher (45 years, Week-End) In association with the BFI and Film4 COMPLETION Spring 2017 CAST TRAVIS FIMMEL CHLOË SEVIGNY STEVE BUSCEMI CHARLIE PLUMMER
SCRIPT UPON REQUEST
Andrew Haigh
A NEW FILM BY THE DIRECTOR OF 45 YEARS
SHOOTING
LEAN ON PETE
DISTRIBUTION :
by Andrew Haigh
TRAVIS FIMMEL
CHLOË SEVIGNY
Warcraft, Vikings (TV)
Kids, Boys Don’t Cry, Big Love (TV), American Horror Story (TV)
STEVE BUSCEMI
CHARLEY PLUMMER
Boardwalk Empire (TV), The Big Lebowski, Reservoir Dogs
King Jack, Not fade away, We are the Hartmans, Granite Flats (TV)
Adapted from Willy Vlautin’s acclaimed novel Lean On Pete. Andrew Haigh said “Willy’s book is unsentimental, honest, and deeply affecting. I’ve thought about Charley Thompson every day since I first read the book four years ago. I’m delighted to bring this adaptation to screen.” The book was a much sought after property with it’s epic, and emotionally powerful story.
Charley Thompson is fifteen years old. He wants a home, food on the table and a high school he can attend for more than part of the year. As the son of a single father working in warehouses across the Pacific Northwest stability is hard to find. Hoping for a new start they move to Portland where Charley takes a summer job, and befriends the failing racehorse Lean on Pete. 45 Years’ Academy Award nomination for Best Actress cemented Haigh’s reputation as one of the most exciting and singular directors to have emerged from the UK in recent years.
SHOOTING
LEAN ON PETE
THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL by Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobbe-Mévellec (Ernest & Celestine)
FRANCE - LUXEMBOURG / 2018 / 2D ANIMATION PRODUCER From the Academy Award multiple nominated Animation Studio LES ARMATEURS (Belleville Rendez-Vous, The Kirikou Trilogy, Secrets of Kells, Ernest & Celestine) CO - PRODUCERS Melusine Productions, Close Up Films DISTRIBUTION :FRANCE Memento SWITZERLAND Filmcoopi BENELUX Imagine GERMANY Polyband
SHOOTING
A celebration of the strength and beauty of women
One conservative - Atiq and Mussarat have been married for 20 years and are deeply engrained in the traditions of Afghan life. Atiq works as the chief guard at the women’s prison. Mussarat is very ill and fights to remain a strong woman till the very end.
SHOOTING
Kabul under Taliban rule. Two neighborhoods and two couples.
One modern - young and in love, Zunaira and Mohsen are against all the same traditions. Under the Taliban, they’ve both lost their jobs as lawyer and university teacher and have difficulties to make ends meet. They have to sell their few possessions to buy food. Yet they´re determined to maintain their modern values. One day, a stoning. Then an act of humiliation. Then a fight... and life takes an irrevocable turn. When the lives of these diametrically opposite couples become intertwined, sacrifice becomes the price to pay for love. Based on the best seller ‘The Swalllows of Kabul’ by Yasmina Khadra. WINNER - Best Novel of the year, San Francisco Chronicle. WINNER - Salon Littéraire de Metz. WINNER - Algerian Booksellers. Yasmina Khadra is also the winner of the Great Prize of Literature Henri Gal.
4
TEASER
4
NEW SCRIPT
THE SWALLOWS OF KABUL
by Zabou Breitman & Eléa Gobbe-Mévellec
PRODUCERS Maria João Mayer, François d’Artemare
WINNER
BEST ACTOR
CAST Nuno Lopes, Mariana Nunes, David Semedo, José Raposo, Jean-Pierre Martins, Ricardo Fernandes
“A cinematic feast, with little fanfare and a lot of heart, São Jorge will hereafter only be known as a masterpiece” E. Nina Rothe - Huffington Post
SAINT GEORGE (SÃO JORGE)
by Marco Martins PORTUGAL - FRANCE / 2016 / 1.85 / PORTUGUESE / 112 MIN
OFFICIAL SELECTION - VENICE ORIZZONTI - OPENING FILM
WRITERS Ricardo Adolfo, Marco Martins
Drowning in debt, unemployed boxer Jorge is on the verge of losing his young son and his Brazilian wife. He is one of shocking amounts of Portuguese families and companies unable to repay their loans in the time of European troika bailout measures. Due to his intimidating physique, Jorge must reluctantly accept a job with a collection agency which drags him into a world of violence and crime.
SAINT GEORGE (SÃO JORGE)
by Marco Martins
OFFICIAL SELECTION - VENICE ORIZZONTI - OPENING FILM
TRAILER 4 PRESS BOOK 4
PRODUCERS Michiko Yoshitake & Jérôme Dopffer CO-PRODUCERS Jean-Yves Roubin, Olivier Père, Rémi Burah, Yuji Sadaï CAST Tahar Rahim, Olivier Gourmet, Constance Rousseau, Malik Zidi, Mathieu Amalric
“Magical. So touching. Fine performances. So well directed and suprising!” Rosa Maluccaro - Vanity Fair
“Beautifully made, impeccably controlled... audiences will remain hooked” Boyd Van Heij - Hollywood Reporter
“A deliciously measured dish on madness and obsession” Nicholas Bell - IonCinema
“Tahar is always great” Michael Nordine - LA Weekly
DAGUERROTYPE
(LE SECRET DE LA CHAMBRE NOIRE)
by Kiyoshi Kurosawa FRANCE - JAPAN - BELGIUM / 2016 / SCOPE 2.39 / FRENCH / 130 MIN
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TORONTO PLATFORM
WRITER Kiyoshi Kurosawa
DISTRIBUTION : FRANCE Version Originale JAPAN Bitters End BENELUX Lumiere PORTUGAL Leopardo YUGOSLAVIA 2I Film TURKEY Calinos KOREA Andamiro CHINA DDDream GREECE Seven
DAGUERROTYPE TRAILER 4 PRESS BOOK 4
(LE SECRET DE LA CHAMBRE NOIRE)
by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TORONTO PLATFORM
Unskilled Parisian Jean (Tahar Rahim) is surprised to be hired as the assistant to grieving photographer Stéphane (Olivier Gourmet). After falling in love with Marie, Stéphane’s daughter and muse, the two must hatch a plot to leave Stéphane’s haunted world behind them. From acclaimed master Kiyoshi Kurosawa (CURE, PULSE), comes DAGUERROTYPE, a classic ghost story with a creepy modern twist.
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2015
“Surefire contender for an Oscar” Business Insider UK
“An incredible story... One of the most beautiful films I have ever seen” Indiewire
“A bliss-out” New York Times
“The Eagle Huntress will glide into awards season nicely.” The Guardian
“Might be the perfect documentary” Nofilmschool.com
by Otto Bell USA / 2016 / 1.85 / 87 MIN
NARRATED BY DAISY RIDLEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Morgan Spurlock (SUPER SIZE ME)
“An empowering, gorgeously shot documentary” The Film Stage
Daisy Ridley (STAR WARS) PRODUCERS Stacey Reiss, Sharon Chang ORIGINAL SONG SIA
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TORONTO
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
While there are many old Kazakh eagle hunters who vehemently reject the idea of any female taking part their ancient tradition, Aisholpan’s father Nurgaiv believes that a girl can do anything a boy can, as long as she’s determined. She has complete confidence that she will succeed, as she has never been taught otherwise. After months of training her eagle with her father, Aispolpan is ready to test her abilities and enters the renowned Golden Eagle Festival to face off against 70 of the greatest Kazakh eagle hunters in Mongolia. DISTRIBUTION : NORTH AND LATIN AMERICAS, AUSTRALIA/NZ, GERMANY/AUSTRIA, SCANDINAVIA & ASIA SONY PICTURES CLASSICS UK ALTITUDE FRANCE ARP ITALY I WONDER SWITZERLAND PRAESENS YUGOSLAVIA 2I FILM SPAIN CARAMEL TURKEY FILMARTI PORTUGAL FILM4YOU BULGARIA BULGARIA FILM VISION
TRAILER 4 PRESS BOOK 4
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TORONTO
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS follows Aisholpan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in 12 generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle huntress, and rises to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. Set against the breathtaking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, THE EAGLE HUNTRESS features some of the most awe-inspiring cinematography ever captured in a documentary, giving this intimate tale of a young girl’s quest the dramatic force of an epic narrative film.
“Beautiful... An enchanting tale of girl power... I loved it” LA Times
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS by Otto Bell
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2015
“Stop and watch this now!” Alex Billington - First Showing
MIFUNE : THE LAST SAMURAI by Steven Okazaki
(four-time Academy Award nominee and winner of an Oscar for Days Of Waiting (1991) ; 2008 Emmy Award winner for his HBO documentary White Light/Black Rain) JAPAN / 2016 / 1.77 / 80 MIN
NARRATED BY KEANU REEVES PRODUCERS Toichiro Shiraishi (Ninja Kids) Toshiaki Nakazawa (Departures Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film in 2008, 13 Assassins) Kensuke Zushi (Over Your Dead Body) Yukie Kito (Tokyo Sonata)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TELLURIDE / LONDON / AFI
BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
Alain Delon
“Mifune had something rare today—dignity.” Steven Spielberg
“Mifune’s speed in expressing himself was something not found in Japanese actors then. I have never fallen in love with an actor, but Mifune won my heart.” Akira Kurosawa
Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) was the greatest actor from the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema and appeared in 170 films. His collaborations with Akira Kurosawa earned him twice the Best actor Prize at Venice Festival for YOJIMBO (1961) and RED BEARD (1965). Just as John Ford and John Wayne elevated the American Western genre into breathtaking sagas exploring the human side of America’s violent expansion, Kurosawa and Mifune transformed the chanbara film, the period sword fighting movie, into bold narratives exploring individuality versus power and repression in Japanese society. Woven together with archival footages and interviews the film tells Mifune’s life and films experience as well as his pivotal role in the evolution of the samurai film. DISTRIBUTION : USA STRAND RELEASING GERMAN-SPEAKING EUROPE KOCH MEDIA SWITZERLAND TRIGON CHINA LEMON TREE
MIFUNE:THE LAST SAMURAI TRAILER 4 PRESS BOOK 4
by Steven Okazaki
OFFICIAL SELECTION - TELLURIDE / LONDON
“Mifune was my Japanese brother, a god-like figure.”
by Tatsushi Momen PRODUCERS Sedic International Inc, Koo – Ki Co Ltd JAPAN / 2016 / COLOR / 45 min & 13 X 4 min UPCOMING - SEASON TWO
Not fair, not cool, and not brave - a team of Japanese Anti-heroes are here. It’s the Sushi Police!
TRAILER 4
Meet Honda, Suzuki, and Kawasaki, the comedic squad of Japanese officers sent by newly formed WFCCO (World Food Culture Conservation Organization) to banish bad sushi. With the help of wasabi guns, sushi vacuum suckers, and space soy lasers these Japanese detectives show no mercy, as they raid Japanese restaurants around the world - on a madcap mission to ensure all counterfeit sushi perishes on earth! Full of raw black humor that bites!
COMPLETED
SUSHI POLICE
by Jacques Audiard
PRODUCER Didier Haudepin CAST Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Jean Yanne FRANCE / 1994 / COLOR / 95MIN
“A clever thriller that fascinates” TIME OUT
“A deft interlocking tale” VARIETY
WINNER 3 CÉSAR AWARDS MOST PROMISING ACTOR FOR MATHIEU KASSOVITZ BEST DEBUT FEATURE BEST EDITING
Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Two years before, Marx, an old gambler, met Frederic, a young man that does not look very smart and started to follow him everywhere (as a puppy) and changed his name to Johnny to please Marx. Of course, Simon’s story is related with Marx and Johnny’s one. But the thriller is only a pretext for a psychological description of the three main characters.
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Debut Short Films - Films D’Apprentissage DIVERTISSEMENT (1959 ) LE QUADRILLE (co-written by JL Godard -1950 ) AUX QUATRE COINS (1949 )
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by Jonathan Demme
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“Brilliantly conceived, shot, edited and performed - one of the greatest rock movies ever made...” Leonard Maltin - ROLLING STONE
PRODUCER Gary Goetzman FEATURING Talking Heads
TRAILER 4
USA / 1984 / COLOR / 88MIN
STOP MAKING SENSE is director Jonathan Demme’s remarkable concert film that captures the enormous energy and joyous highs of the Talking Heads live performance. Band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison are joined by Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt in this groundbreaking concert film that’s packed with the Talking Heads most memorable songs. Shot over three concert performances in LA in December 1983, Demme’s creative genius and the band’s explosive energy is what makes this film an exhilarating and exciting event. Wall-to-wall music, beautiful cinematography and the legendary “Big Suit” make this “one of the greatest rock movies ever made” (Rolling Stone).
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