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Office at Cannes: Relais de la Reine, 42/43 La Croisette, Flat C-42, Block C Fax: 04 93 06 60 28 Mobile: 44 7771 948 750 Executives attending Claude Kananack First market attended: AFM 1993 Most films budgeted $3-5 million Also buying at Cannes Featured product Ricky 6 ¶ (US) Drama. Dir: Peter Filardi. Cast: Vincent Kartheiser, Chad Christ, Sabine Singh. A group of 'Gen-X' teenagers are involved in drugs, sex and satanism. 105 mins. Waves (US) Family adventure. Pre-production. Dir: Michael McGreevy. A 14-year-old boy has just 10 days to turn his best friend into a surfing legend. Justice (US) Drama. Pre-production. Dir: Giles Foster. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, set in the Scottish lowlands during the last century. The Octopus Files (US)Thriller. Pre-production. A washed-out baseball player becomes swept up in the world of the CIAand the mafia when he accidentally receives his dead father's luggage. Brothers of the North Star (US) Action/adventure. Pre-production. Dir: Koichi Sakamoto. Cast: Jason Frank, Darren Shahlavi. Kenshiro, the famous comic book hero, finds his lost brothers. Himbos (US) Comedy. Pre-production. Dir: Jason Filardi. Two young, handsome men with the brainpower of idiots decide to move to Miami to become male models. Schoolhouse (US) Thriller. Pre-production. Dir: David Saperstein. A Hollywood writer living in a small town is drawn into a vortex of mystery and murder. A Son of the Circus (US) Drama. Pre-production. Dir: Martin Bell. Cast: Jeff Bridges. Based on the novel by John Irving about circus life in India. Black Mamba (US) Thriller. Pre-production. Dir: Sam Nicholson. A gigantic snake goes wild in Central Park. Eskya (The Bandit) (Turkey) Drama. Completed. Dir: Yavuz Turgul. Cast: Sener Sen, Ugur Yucel, Sermin Sen. After spending 35 years in prison, a hillside bandit sets out to find the man who betrayed him. 121 mins. The Devastating Patten (South Africa) Action. Pre-production. Dir: David Lister. Cast: Patrick Bergin, John Rhys Davies. An American businessman seeks revenge for the kidnapping of his daughter and the killing of his wife. The Girl from Ipanema (US) Comedy. Pre-production. Dir: Christopher Gambale. Cast: Sonia Braga, Alan Arkin, Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Two American TV executives on holiday in Brazil get caught up with romance, black magic and a seasonal witch. Musashi (US) Action. Pre-production. Dir: Koichi Sakamoto. Cast: Masaya Kato. Musashi, the great Japanese swordfighter, is also a hit man for the Yakuza. The Guyver Returns (US) Action/adventure. Pre-production. Dir: Shucuke Kaneko. The sequel to the sucessful series based on the famous comic book. Looking for an Echo (US) Music/light drama. Completed. Dir: Martin Davidson. Cast: Armand Assante, Diane Venora, Edoardo Ballerini. Thirty years after Vince Pirelli was a star, his career is washed up and he is forced to confront his troubled past. 98 mins. Special Delivery (US)Comedy. Screening. First sold at Cannes '98. Dir: Kenneth A Carlson. Cast: Sean Young, Penny Marshall, Nell Carter. A 10-year-old girl promises God she will do anything if he gets her out of a desperate situation. 95 mins. Dream Parlor (US) Sci-fi. Completed. Dir: Jonathan Lawrence. Cast: Christopher Andrews, Alison Storry. In the not-too-distant future, when machines rule men's thoughts, a man discovers that the beautiful woman who haunts his dreams is real. 93 mins. Gut Feeling (US) Comedy. Completed. Dir: Ian Sears. Cast: Julie Hagerty, George Lazenby, Susan Blakely. A young ad executive has just created a brilliant campaign for a top LA agency, only to be fired. 93 mins. Angelito Mio (Puerto Rico) Family. Completed. Dir: Enrique Pinead Barnet. Cast: Daniela Lujan, Leticia Calderon, Carlos Banavides. A musical about a little angel who comes to earth in search of God. 93 mins. Return to Savage Beach (US) Action. Completed. Dir: Andy Sidaris. Cast: Julie Strain, Julie K Smith, Shae Marks. A top-secret government agency needs to recover two computer disks which hold the secret of the location of a great treasure. 96 mins. The North End (US) Drama. Completed. Dir: Frank Ciota. Cast: Frank Vincent, Tony Darrow, Lina Sivio. Two male friends living in the Italian section of Boston find adventure and love. 102 mins. Melting Pot (US) Drama. Completed. Dir: Tom Musla. Cast: Paul Rodriguez, CCH Pounder, Cliff Robertson. A working man in east LA is bullied by his wife into running for office. 104 mins. Fakin' Da Funk (US) Comedy. Completed. Dir: Tim Chey. Cast: Pam Grier, Dante Basco, Tatyana Ali. An accidental switch at an adoption agency sends a Chinese baby to an African-American family. 90 mins. Arthur Kananack & Associates, Inc. head office: 7 Woodland Way, Weston, CT 06883, USA Fax: +1-203 222 9530 E-mail: akamoviesct@earthlink.net |