New sci-fi thriller featuring amazing special F/X delves deep
into the controversial, chilling and terrifying world of bio-hacking
CANNES – Film Mode Entertainment announced the World Market Premiere of Sci-Fi Thriller MINDHACK: #savetheworld at the 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Spencer Locke (RESIDENT EVIL), Faran Tahir (IRON MAN), Scott Mechlowicz (DEMONIC) and Chris Mason (BETWEEN TWO WORLDS) and is commercial director Royc...
Cannes, France, Lexica Films, the foreign language label of Covert Media, has boarded the Russian language adventure thriller Spacewalk from acclaimed filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, it was announced while in Cannes by Covert Media’s President of International Liz Kim Schwan. Lexica is handling international rights to the film which will premiere for buyers in Cannes.
Directed by Dmitry Kiselyov (Day Watch, Six Degrees of Celebration) and written by Yuri Korotkov, Sergei Kaluz...
American director, editor and actor Daphne Schmon's short film “All of Me” premiered at the 2017 Cannes Marché du Film, which was selected “Best of Cannes shorts to screen” by Creative Market Group. Made by an all female team, “All of Me” is the story of a talented, genderqueer musician named Viv (played by British actress Chereen Buckley). Director Schmon, writer Emily Carlton, producer Jemma Moore and editor Philippa Carson were in attendan...
Angel's Salvation by Hassan AKHONDPOOR
Buyers were invited to the Market PREMIERE in Cannes of Angel's Salvation
by Hassan AKHONDPOOR
May 24, 10:00 am - Gray 1
Iran 2017 90 minutes
Angel (Fereshtehin persian) is the daughter of Ahmad. Her father has gone bankrupt during Iran’s nuclear sanctions years and troubled economy. The family had to sell their home and are now living in a small, ran down, house. The creditors pressure Fereshteh fo...
Ampav Sylvia Desrochers and a new Member (already a festival veteran)
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PGA producer Kayvan Mashayekh
PGA “Producers Without Borders” started in Cannes three years ago by PGA member Kayvan Mashayekh and the general manager of The Royal Film Commission of Jordan Geroge David. The event is sponsored by The Royal Film Commission of Jordan.
After having helped to cast the various panelists myself for this year's 3rd annual PGA PWB edition, I interviewed Kayvan. Here is what he had to say:
How did the PWB pane...
At an event hosted by La Fabrique Cinéma de l’Institut Français, one of the first supporters of the programme, the selection of this year’s Realness Screenwriter’s Residency was announced at the Cannes Film Festival by Realness co-founder Cait Pansegrouw.
Realness, which was established in 2016, aims to provide scriptwriting talent on the continent with the space, time and support needed to create and develop their visi...
The Films Distribution Group is proud to announce
its Cannes 2017 Awards
BPM (BEATS PER MINUTE)
Directed by ROBIN CAMPILLO
OFFICIAL COMPETITION
GRAND PRIX
FIPRESCI AWARD
(International Critic Award)
QUEER PALM
FRANÇOIS CHALAIS PRIZE
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European Audiovisual Observatory Cannes 2017 conference
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Elita Kalnaella and Vilnis Kalnaellis CEO of Rija Films (Latvian production and animation Studio) hosted a wonderful evening boat party to celebrate Cannes 70th and the closing of a successfull Animation Day in Cannes. We made new friends there and met old ones too!
Rija Films (www.rijafilms.lv) activities are production, distribution for animation, documentaries and fictions.
Since it's founding in 1995 company has taken part in more than 41 international co-production and cooperation p...
Copyright Plage MAGNUM CANNES / Matthew Oliver - Victor Malecot
Video Bruno Chatelin
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left to right: Bruno Chatelin, Marco Orsini (IEFTA) Gary Springer
International Film Initiative of Bangladesh IEFTA International Emerging Film Talent Association partnered for this great event on the croisette during 70th Cannes Film Festival.
IEFTA
A Monaco-based, non-profit, non-governmental organization, the IEFTA organizes, finances and promotes festivals,exhibition, education and development.
IFIB
The International Film Initiative of Bangladesh, IFIB aims to make B...
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The panel was brought to Cannes by Festival Sacré de la Beauté who invited Dario Vigano, and Wim Wenders to Cannes to speak about beauty and filmmakers responsibility in making movies that matter. It was hosted by the American Pavilion.
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During the Gala Evening at Plage 3.14 the BWF awarded Mary J Blige with the “Personality Best achievement 2017” thus acknowledging her actions and dedications to Women’s Rights. By Supporting Women’s Causes since many years Mary J Blige knows more than anyone the struggles her sisters have to go through everyday.
« Really, every woman is an example to me, because as women we go throught so much pain. We have to live this perfect life when we are me...
"American Wrestler: The Wizard" was sold by Radiant Films Interntaional to world markets at the 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival Market. US domestic distribution has gone to Wanrer Brothers.
Palm Springs native George Kosturos is a talented acting force in the indie film world making a splash success as 'Ali' in the award-winning film 'American Wrestler: The Wizard' (2016) where he co-stars with legendary actors Jon Voig...
Matt Schrader
Matt Schrader's film sold to international markets during the 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival Market. International sales were handled by Cinetic Media with domestic distribution by Gravitas Ventures.
What is a film without a soundtrack? This questions is answered in writer/director Matt Schrader's crucial and poignant feature documentary 'Score: A Film Music Documentary' (2016). Imagine 'Titanic' without the epic sounds of...
Writer/director Amman Abbasi's debut film 'Dayveon' (2017) is a coming of age story about 13 year-old Dayveon as he navigates his way through the oppressing Arkansas summer heat and the relentless bullying of a local gang after having just lost his older brother.
The film screened to international buyers at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival Market with Visit Films conducting international sales. FilmRise is handling North American distribution.
The film premiered at the 2017 ...
We started with a few words about our missing colleagues : Fernanda Silva from festroia, Philip Bergson paid an hommage to our good friend and we honored the memory of Donald Ranvaud, a friend of many Festival directors. Great weather, warm hospitality from friends at Estonian Film Institute, tuned in to party spirit and wine tasting with peers and friends at the Estonian Pavilion, with a view that will be missed till next year!.
Below a few of my festival moments with festival directors...
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To you Donald... forgive the floppy photoshop work and slightly amateurish video montage. We know you like Jimi Hendrix here' s to you
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Movies That Matter Panel with Wenders Dario Vigano ("minister of communication" of the Vatican, Anne Facérias (Festival Sacred for Beauty) and Jesus Colina (Aleteia.org)
Positive Cinema Week Initiated by Jacques Attali - Screenings in Cannes and Gala at Palm Beach with prizes (below Raoul Peck for "I am not your Negro") and auctions raising money to help refugees in the world. One of the many prizes : a lunch with Harvey Weinstein, Leonardo di Caprio and Ro...
Still buzzing from the electric energy of the Cannes Film Festival? It doesn’t have to be over!
Catch-up on the following selections on Cinando: Festival de Cannes, Director’s Fortnight and Critic’s Week, as well as a wide variety of titles which screened at the Marché du Film.
More films will be added soon, so don't forget to come back!
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I AM NOT A WITCH, directed by Rungano Nyoni, premiered in Cannes at the Theatre Croisette on May 25th.
DIRECTOR: Rungano Nyoni
WRITERS: Rungano Nyoni
PRODUCERS: Juliette Grandmont, Emily Morgan
CAST: Margaret Mulubwa, Henry Phiri, Nancy Mulilo
RUN TIME: 95 min
After a minor incident in her village, nine-year-old Shula is exiled to a travelling witch camp where she is told that if she tries to escape she ...
Documentary feature presents Pope Francis in exclusive interviews
Written and directed by three-time Academy Award nominee Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club, Pina, The Salt of the Earth), the film is only the second co-production that the Vatican has made with outside filmmakers and the first in which a Pope addresses the audience directly, discussing topics such as ecology, immigration, consumerism, and social justice.
“The belief that movi...
