Editor

The Fifth edition presents four new European films at the Tribeca Screening Room on Monday, June 18th and Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

On June 18th and June 19th, four new films from different European countries will be introduced to U.S. distributors and buyers, festival scouts and cinema programmers. The screenings will be held at the Tribeca Screening Room in Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Center.

COUNTERPARTS (Gegenüber)
Monday, June 18th, 6:00 pm
Director: Jan Bonny
Germany, 2007
Sales Company: Wide Management

TWINS FOR PRESIDENT (El Lunar)
Monday, June 18th, 8:00pm
Director: Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini
Spain, 2007
Sales Company: Media Luna Entertainment

SOUNDS OF SAND (Si le vent soulève les sables) Tuesday, June 19th, 6:00pm
Director: Marion Hänsel
Belgium/France, 2006
Sales Company: Fortissimo Films

WAITER (Ober) Tuesday, June 19th, 8:00pm
Director: Alex van Warmerdam
The Netherlands, 2006
Sales Company: Fortissimo Films

COUNTERPARTS just recently premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival, Directors’ Fortnight; TWINS FOR PRESIDENT from first-time director Miguel Ángel Calvo Buttini will be having its North American premiere in New York; THE SOUNDS OF SAND has been awarded “Best Feature Film” at the Paris Environment Film Festival; and WAITER has been awarded the Dutch Golden Film Award.

The members of European Film Promotion consider this an important initiative which offers European films an opportunity to find distribution in the vital North American market. According to EFP President Claudia Landsberger, “We are thoroughly encouraged by the fact that a number of films have been picked up for distribution by North American companies following the Industry Screenings in New York.”

Financially supported by the MEDIA Programme of the European Union and EFP member organisations German Films, ICAA, Spain, Wallonie Bruxelles Images and Holland Film.

The world film sales agents are all actively involved in the marketing strategy and presentation of the films and will be on location.

Find more information: www.efp-online.com.