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14-22 MAY 2024
Cannes Market News Final Issue 2016 - 3
Pictured: Bilal by Ayman Jamal Animation Day in Cannes opening film "Animation that Matters Accolade"
Check these teasers and trailers from films featured at the Animation Day in Cannes - May 18 ... CLICK HERE & WATCH FOR FUN
PAB the Artist who designed the original prize "Best Inspiring Movie" Yonathan Parienti CEO of Horyou.com who remitted the prize to Ayman Jamal. The Panel on Animation that matters earlier in the afternoon Jürgen Biesinger, Managing Director, Executive Producer European Film Awards with Marion Doering EFA Director with Bruno Chatelin former Member of the Board. Congratulations to the team. ...
5 pm - 5.45pm the UAE Pavilion Village International Riviera side N°136 Panel: Animation that Matters and Inspires Marie-Claude Beauchamp: President AQA, CEO Producer - CarpeDiem Film & TV, Ayman Jamal Director Producer from Barajoun Entertainment - Dubai Laurie Gordon Festival Director Montreal International Animation Film Festival Yonathan Parienti CEO Horyou 5.45 pm - 6.00 pm Afternoon Launch Platform Launch...
FOUNDING PARTNERS Filmfestivals.com Animazefestival.com Musivision Films INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS SACD Société des Auteurs Compositeurs Dramatiques www.sacd.fr AQA Alliance Quebec Animation NEF Animation http://nefanimation.fr/anglais/ NEF Animation is a francophone plateform for professionals dedicated to the writing of and about animated film. MEDIA PARTNERS www.awn.com Animation Worl...
10.00 - 10.45 am Location: Salon La Renaissance VR, Immersive Experiences, Dome, VR: what’s the financial model? with Michel Reilhac, Melange VR expert, VR curator for Marché du Film Pavillon NEXT Laurie Gordon, Director of Montreal International Animation Film Festival (August 18 -21, 2016) Ana Serano, CFC X Media Lab & think tank George Snow VR Artist inroducing APES in Cannes ...
WWW.ANIMATIONDAYINCANNES.COM www.filmfestivals.com/blog/animation_day_in_cannes #animationdayincannes @animationdayinc Facebook Email us to promote animation in our newsletters? Program of the animation Day in Cannes May 18 Locations Salon Renaissance 10 Bd du Midi Jean Hibert UEA PAV Village Int...
Direct Descendant Poised to Produce
Worldwide--Producers Bruno Chatelin of Major Buzz Factory, Harris Salomon of Atlantic Overseas Pictures, and Marisela d'Baldriche of The Versatile Group of Hollywood, are proud to announce that their premiere property, DIRECT DESCENDANT, is in its second phase of development. Marisela explains: "This script was the work of an international team of researchers who were determined to uncover the truth about one of the most complex personalities of World War II."...
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The Doc Corner brought throughout the 2016 Marché du Film a varied program of documentary-related events which gathered the entire documentary film community present in Cannes – sales agents, distributors, buyers, festival programmers, producers, directors… –, all in one unique venue, just for docs. THE "IN THE DOC ROOM" SESSIONS This year, the Doc Corner integrated a who...
“Cannes being the heart of the world film industry, the Marché offers interested investors the opportunity of not only experiencing the festival but also helps them understand the key mechanisms of the industry by offering clues for successful film financing deals”, says Jérôme Paillard. After an effective launch in 2015, the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes presented the second edition of the Cannes Investors Club, an exclusive film fi...
Bilal--A New Breed of Hero, Review: Idol greed v/s rebel breed "Here’s the first animation feature film coming out from the middle-east, and it makes you wonder what took them so long. How many animation/CGI films would have a 1400 year-old true story to tell? And how many of them would be without animals and birds talking, or super-powers engaging in over-the-top action? Bilal is refreshingly devoid of familiar trappings, yet consummate in its artistry." Rating: *** ½ ...
Ayman Jamal with Jonathan Wolf who runs AFM Ayman Speaking at the prestigious Film Finance Forum May 13 A few movie tickets...Red Carpet magic for Ayman Jamal Reginald de Guillebon, publisher of Film Français talking animation business at La Potinière hotspot for the magazine for the past 30 years? At least that is how many times I have seen Film Français in Cannes. Michel Abouchahla, publisher of Ecran Total, Ayman Jamal...
Great team, and a special Bravo to the very talented Florian Parisot who shot, filmed, and wore the Riders's costume: true one man band! Great team, and a special Bravo to the very talented Florian Parisot who shot, filmed, and wore the Riders's costume: true one man band! ...
GAEL GARCIA BERNAL, at 69th Cannes Festival by Leopoldo Soto ...
Iranian Actress Mahtab Keramati and Director Hassan Akhondpour came to Cannes with their new short film, Baher Her Dream which had its World Premiere in the Market May 19 Palais H Director Hassan Akhondpour Synopsis A young woman thinks her husband has an affair with another woman. To find out the truth, she does some things that make her suspicious and doubtful. Due to mysterious events in the past and now, her mind becomes delusional and suspicious ...
Streaming service acquires all worldwide rights (excl. Benelux) The Dutch World War II thriller RIPHAGEN, starring Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, has been added to the Netflix deal that sales agent Dutch Features Global Entertainment announced last week. Dutch Features has sold all worldwide rights for the film, with the exception of the Benelux, to the streaming platform. ...
This Cannes, the Marché du Film and Cinando gave their first-ever prize: the Cinando Best Seller Award. Thirteen sales agents from all horizons were invited to participate in a pitching contest that took place on May 17th at the Marché du Film. Selected pitchers were given details of a real project, “Codename Madeleine”, inspired by historical events, from an original idea by Pan Nalin, its director. They then had 48 hours to prepare a 5-minute pitch that would...
Martin is a coordinator at Animation Day in Cannes since the first edition. ...
Day 9 of the 2016 Marché du Film! Official Selection Rerun: Most of the films from the Official Competition play specially for Marché badge holders only tomorrow Thursday May, 19 and Friday May, 20 at Olympia room 1 and 2 and Palais I, J, K. Entrance is subject to availability and without priority access. Don't miss this great opportunity! NEXT: CONFERENCE - How to think and write VR movies? The "no frame" paradoxe (pres...
As we conclude yet another jam packed edition of the Marché du Film, we hope that you have both enjoyed and profited from this gathering. This year we welcomed 11,885 delegates, 3% more than last year and we are so glad that you could all join us to make this edition such a success. We thank you so much for coming and in early June we'll send you our annual survey. ...
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A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history. Director Biography Ayman Jamal is the founder and Producer of Barajoun Entertainment. He has extensive expert...
Baher has been selected by the Cannes Film Festival to play at the Short Film Corner, it will have its premiere May 19th at 10.25 am PALAIS Join us to watch the film and meet with Director Hassan Akhondpour and his lead female actress: Mahtab Keramati with photo and interview opportunities. Email us for Interview requests in Cannes: bruno@filmfestivals.com Here portrayed at UAE Pavilion during Animation Day in Cannes event: with Bilal Director Ayman Jamal (le...
The title of the film, which literally translates as "Sweets loaded with Pepper" suggests the trick that children would play on adults by handing them a delicious looking sweet bonbon which turns out to be bitter. When the French New Wave and so-called Cinema Verité movements were all the rage -- the age of Beatle mania --when Godard and his followers thought they were so much more clever and creative than the older generation of French filmmakers, and stars like Jean-Pa...
The Critics Jury in Cannes (France, May 11-22, 2016) presented three prizes: to a film in Competition; to a film in "Un Certain Regard"; and a third one for either the Critics Week or Directors' Fortnight. Prize, in Competition: "Toni Erdmann" by Maren Ade (Germany, 2016, 162 minutes). Motivation: "A film gorgeously crafted, made with a fresh and a sensitive approach, that captures the complex relationship between father and daughter and comments on the lunacy of ...
Harmonium by Kôji Fukada ...
The title of the film, which literally translates as "Sweets loaded with Pepper" suggests the trick that children would play on adults by handing them a delicious looking sweet bonbon which turns out to be bitter. When the French New Wave and so-called Cinema Verité movements were all the rage -- the age of Beatle mania --when Godard and his followers thought they were so much more clever and creative than the older generation of French filmmakers, and stars like Jean-Pa...
The Critics Jury in Cannes (France, May 11-22, 2016) presented three prizes: to a film in Competition; to a film in "Un Certain Regard"; and a third one for either the Critics Week or Directors' Fortnight. Prize, in Competition: "Toni Erdmann" by Maren Ade (Germany, 2016, 162 minutes). Motivation: "A film gorgeously crafted, made with a fresh and a sensitive approach, that captures the complex relationship between father and daughter and comments on the lunacy of ...
Alex Deleon <filmfestivals.com> Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968. Director, Tomas Gutierrez Alea: restored B/w print from Cineteca di Bologna with introduction by Martin Scorcese on the tricky restoration process. Stars Sergio Corrieri and Daisy Granados as the good looking lovers of the tale. Landmark Cuban film set in Havana between 1961 when many Cubans fled the country after the Fidel Castro led communist takeover and the Missile Crisis of late 1962 --in between th...
The Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury headed by Naomi Kawase and including Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Marie Larrieu, Radu Muntean and Santiago Loza, has awarded the 2016 Cinéfondation Prizes during a ceremony held in the Buñuel Theatre, followed by the screening of the winning films. The Cinéfondation Selection consisted of 18 student films, chosen out of 2 350 entries coming from 548 film schools around the world. First P...
Un Certain Regard 2016 presented in competition 18 films hailing from 20 different countries. 7 of the works were first films. The Opening film was ESHTEBAK (CLASH) by Mohamed Diab. Under the presidency of Marthe Keller (actress - Switzerland), the Jury was comprised of Jessica Hausner (director, producer - Austria), Diego Luna (actor, director, producer - Mexico), Ruben Östlund (director - Sweden) and Céline Sallette (actress - France). “The jury was h...
Actress KATE HUDSON looked stunning at The Harmonist Party wearing the Atelier Swarovski Cosmic bag in metallic pink, the Mira earrings in silver and Kalix spiral ring in crystal moonlight. credit: Atelier Swarovski. About Atelier Swarovski Since launching in Autumn/Winter 2007, luxury crystal accessories line Atelier Swarovski has collaborated with some 60 of the world’s leading designers from a range of creative fields inclu...
1. God of my People, MKT --Odissa Indian doc on reincarnation of local god Jagganath, ritual celebrated every seventeen years in Oddissa state near Bengal. A film by Madhab Panda, director of festival favorite " I KALAM" (2011) -- Very colorful but color of print was unfortunately washed out and pallid. 2. Treasure (Tezoro, in Ladino) -- XLNT doc on the unknown story of the holocaust of the Greek Jews in WWII ~ A three part symphon...
Since 2004, the Cannes Film Festival has been a landscape in giving access to a wide selection of international short films, at their SFC (Short Film Corner). This year is no exception and a short film that caught our eyes was “Baher, Her Mind”. Writer Reza Tafakor brings us the journey of a young Iranian woman, after she falls suspicious of her husband’s potential affair with another woman. Seeking the truth, Baher sinks into this delusional state of mind, where ima...
Stunning Iranian 'Baher' premieres in Cannes Film Festival 'Short Film Corner' Mahtab Keramati in Hassan Akhondpour's Baher at Cannes Film Festival 'Short Film Corner' Courtesy of Hassan Akhondpour, reprinted with permission 5* Moira Sullivan San Francisco Examiner May 21, 2016 The world premiere of Hassan Akh...
Yes, Women Cannes! The second Kering and Festival de Cannes Women in Motion awards were presented to Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon at the annual Presidential Dinner in Cannes yesterday, May 18. Three promising young women were also awarded for their film-making gift. American actors Geena Davis, Academy-Award winner, and Susan Sarandon, Academy-Award and BAFTA-award winner, picked up the second annual 'Women in Motion Award' at the Festival de Cannes. The two stars of Thelm...
Diane Baratier has arrived on the Cannes Croisette to present the famous 1963 French all star classic "Dragées au Poivre" .She is the daughter of the director, Jacques Baratier, and herself a highly regarded director of photography. The film will be projected in the restored classics section of the festival in the Salle Buñuel of the Grand Palais today. Ms. Baratier was the DOP on the last seven films of French master director Eric Rohmer. She comes from an emblematic Fil...
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