Jerôme Paillard with the Chinese hosts...and the chinese scarf. Lavish food and happy crowd. ...

 

Berlin meets LA in Cannes Beki Probst (EFM) and Jean Prewitt (IFTA CEO) Tallinn meets Montreal (hello? look at me please) Tiina Lokk (Black Nights Film Festival...) and Laurie Gordon (Animaze and Animation Day in Cannes) Jerôme Paillard our host with the indian scarf Jerôme Paillard our host with the indian scarf and the indian sponsors ...

 

  The debut feature film drama LEMONADE, written and directed by Romanian filmmaker Ioana Uricaru, is starting a 32-day shoot on June 8, in Montreal, Canada. The film is lead produced for Mobra Films (Romania) by Cristian Mungiu, President of the Cinéfondation and Short Films Jury of the 70th Cannes Film Festival, in co-production with Christoph Kukula and Eike Goreczka for 42film (Germany), Yanick Létourneau for Peripheria Productions (Canada) and Sean Wheelan and Tomas E...

 

Netflix Premiere of Director Bong Joon Ho's Okja

 

"Our dear Kim Ji-seok died yesterday after suffering a heart attack in Cannes. He was one of the great inspirations behind the Busan Festival where he always stood out. He was a great professional and a great program organiser, always curious about everything – he saw every film there was to see. He was a fierce defender of Korean cinema, having accompanied the emergence of the new generation in his country. With Christian ...

 

During the gala dinner for Film Industry Professionals to be held on Friday 19 May in the Grand Salon at the Carlton, Pierre Lescure, President of the Festival de Cannes and Thierry Frémaux, General Director, will pay tribute to Jeffrey Katzenberg for his contribution to the animation industry and to film in general throughout the world.   Katzenberg, the co-founder of Dreamworks, has alwa...

 

Radiant Films International has sold multi-territories to the delightful comedy Handsome Devil starring Fionn O’Shea (Netflix’s Jadotville), Nicholas Galitzine (upcoming The Changeover), Moe Dunford (History Channel’s “Vikings”), and Andrew Scott (BBC’s “Sherlock”), it was announced today by President and CEO, Mimi Steinbauer.   Written and directed by John Butler, key international sales have been completed with Rialto for Australia and New...

 

by Alex Deleon, film festivals.com The Riviera town of Cannes is all decked out for the seventieth birthday of the Mother of All Film Festivals.   Wherever one  looks, at the entrance of nearly every shop is a red welcome mat reminding people that the Festival is ON and red festival posters centering on a slimmed down version of Claudia Cardinale in her heyday apparently flying through the air with the greatest of ease adorn the walls in every direction. The first Cannes film...

 

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By Alex Deleon Pedro Almodóvar heads the Cannes 70 Jury Big name stars, especially in mainstream blockbusters, are no guarantee that a film will be worth seeing. However, there are certain stars who are known for their discretion in picking their roles and these are the kind of stars very much in evidence at the 70th Cannes edition.  To start with perennial Australian beauty Nicole Kidman will appear in four festival films; 1. Competition entry "the Killing of a Sacred Deer&q...

 

 

Frontières is thrilled to announce a first wave of projects selected to participate in its international co-production market, taking place July 20-23 at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Notable project helmers include:  the legendary George A. Romero (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, DAWN OF THE DEAD), director/writer Blaine Thurier (LOW SELF-ESTEEM GIRL, indie rock’s THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS), producers Titus Kreyenberg (I AM NOT A WITCH), Caroline Piras (AUX YEUX DES VIV...

 

Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul and Snow White and the Huntsman) has signed on to play the infamous, bumbling and cowardly pirate, Captain Pugwash.   Captain Pugwash’s creator, the late John Ryan, entertained three generations with hundreds of episodes of animated cartoons and two dozen best-selling books.   Pugwash is set in the Golden Age of Piracy. Cowardly con-artist Pugwash is put on a ship to Botany Bay but soon escapes and has the good fortune to find h...

 

Award-winning Danish filmmaker Kristoffer Nyholm (Taboo, The Killing) directs Butler, Mullan and Swindells as a trio of lighthouse keepers, pitted against each other on a remote island off the coast of Scotland.   Today’s first look image from the psychological thriller shows Gerard Butler (London Has  Fallen, How to Train Your Dragon, Coriolanus, 300), fellow Scot Peter Mullan (Tyrannosaur, War Horse, Trainspotting) and newcomer Connor Swindells on location at the Mull of Gal...

 

Sheep & Wolves is heading to Greece, France, Indonesia and South Korea, while The Snow Queen franchise will be released in Portugal and Indonesia   Wizart has signed new agreements for its animated feature films Sheep & Wolves and the Snow Queen franchise at internationa...

 

UPCOMING 2017 American Pavilion Schedule http://www.ampav.com   Saturday, May 20 9:45am Special Panel for American Pavilion Students In Conversation with Paul Dano (Limited Press Seats) (Starring in OKJA in Officia...

 

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May 20th 2017   After an immensely successful first three days of the Marché du Film, day four will surely go off with a bang!   Note in your calendar: our newest program, Frontières, will kick off tomorrow morning at 10:00 with proof of concept presentations! And don't forget that you have two days left to experience VR at NEXT.     Running around all day? Stop by the Relaxation Booth (Palais -1, 21-04) to get a massage. Book your appointment now...

 

Today the IEFTA hosted the Dhaka to Cannes initiative at Plage Royal. Through this initiative three Bangladeshi filmmakers have been chosen to participate in the Producers Workshop of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. "The Emerging International Film Talent Association (IEFTA) is a Monaco-based, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation that develops, finances and promotes film-related festivals, exhibitions and educational projects. IEFTA's mission is to promote cultutral diversity...

 

With the recent Refugee Crisis sweeping the world, several questions have been raised. What is the purpose of taking refugees? How will countries provide for them? Why should we care about situations that are thousands of miles away? These are the questions addressed in Vanessa Redgrave’s Sea Sorrow. Redgrave made an appearance at her showing with her son and Lord Alfred Dubs. Redgrave and Dubs prefaced the film screening by stating that Europe is in trouble, “if one life is saved ...

 

  Visages Villages is directed by Agnès Varda and JR and showcases their adventures as they complete their villages project. The film was a piece that explored the lives of french individuals in the intimate villages in quiet areas of France. It serves as a human interest piece as well as an homage and celebration of Agnès Varda, who’s influence during the french new wave was lasting and has garnered her much respect and admiration in the industry. Personally, the pie...

 

Arclight Films has brought 'Animal Crackers' to Cannes and has garnered much acclaim and made major sales in key territories, such as U.K. and Canada (eOne), Latin America (Imagem), the Philippines (Captive Entertainment), the Middle East (ECS), Bulgaria (A Plus), and many others. The film, directed by Tony Bancroft and Scott Christan Sava, is about a family who must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle, Horat...

 

Netflix's first press showing of Okja, was interupted due to a technical difficulty; the film was misframed on the big screen and the international press started to boo before the film was stopped. They were able to set up the film properly and continue with the showing and Cannes has apologized for the technical malfunction, but by then the audience had formed a hostile environment. Netflix's presence at this year's festival has sparked an interesting debate wit...

 

 

Olleros 3200 • CABA • Argentina +54(11) 4551.3104 / 4552-3664 aurafilms.com.ar | Contact Download pdf catalog Anida and the Floating Circus Anida is a young artista that lives in a millenary Floating Circus travelling the harbors along with her best friend, Vincent the toad. She has great power and is able to read the future through the person’s hands, but carries a bewitchment- She can’t see her own past. The Circus is under the command of Madam...

 

The once beautiful and lush Planet Keplar is now dry and near death after its precocious Kar-Lalo plant was exploited by Earthers to extinction. The Kar-Lalo plant was known throughout the galaxy as a source for super energy.     In this outer space 3-D animated adventure reminiscent of JIMMY NEUTRON and AVATAR, three brave Kepler SpaceKi...

 

 

Mantarraya Group will be attending the Marché du Film in Cannes from May 17th to 24th and will have a market screening of our next title, currently in post-production, under our cause-driven animation label Fotosíntesis, THE ANGEL IN THE CLOCK. We would be honored to see you there.     ...

 

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    OPPORTUNITIES IN EMERGING GLOBAL MARKETS: THE NEW GOLD RUSH ON MAY 19 @ 10:30am   JJD Consultancy and Buffalo 8 Speakers Bureau  in partnership with The Hollywood Reporter, are unveiling the panel lineup and topic for their annual think tank conversation in Cannes on May 19 that will feature a variety of global powe...

 

The Galeries Lafayette Flash Fashion Show happened on May 18th from 16h-17h30. Brands that were represented were Galeries Lafayette, Jodhpur, Calvin Klein, Michael Kohrs, Morgan, among many others. It was a combination of a fashion show and youth model competition, involving Mayor David Lismard, who made an appearance and gave a speech. Many spectators came to watch this event, and were excited to see performances such as choreographed dances, a tasteful pole dancing show, and models perf...

 

A24 has acquired the worldwide rights to brothers Benny and Josh Safdie's next film Uncut Gems. The screenplay is written by the brothers and Ronald Bronstein and is set in New York's diamond district. The film will star Jonah Hill as Howard Ratner. The film is currently in pre-production.  - Manette Asta ...

 

Welcome to Thai Night in Cannes!  Royal Princess of Thailand, Ubolrutana Rajakanya, will be presiding over Thai Night 2017  "Where Films Come Alive". This event celebrates the Thai Cinema Industry and will be held at the Grand Salon, Intercontinental Carlton, Cannes.  - Elaine DeHart ...

 

  Lionsgate has obtained the rights to Monster Hunt 2 in the US and the UK. Monster Hunt 2 is the sequel to the immensely successful 2015 Chinese blockbuster Monster Hunt. It was China's highest-grossing film ever, earning $382 million at the box office. While its reception to english-speaking audiences was fairly subdued, the sequel is still highly anticipated, featuring a returning cast (Bailhe Bai and Boran Jing) along with a new face Tony Leung Chiu-Wa...

 

Blade of the Immortal  Takashi Miike's 'Blade of the Immortal' is premiering tonight at the Cannes Film Festival. Screening at 22:30, with stars gathered in their best gowns and suits, the premiere of this film is eagerly anticipated. To understand the excitement, here is a synopsis:  Based on the Manga of the same name first published in 1993, the film evokes the story of an immortal samurai warrior who can lift his curse by only one way: kill 1,000 men ...

 

 

FAERIE MEDIA World Premiere of THE CURSE OF DA LINZER animation 9 Minute dark comedy short.  View teaser.  Contact: kristine@faeriemedia.com Request your screener! The Curse of Da Linzer infuses a Dada aesthetic throughout this vivid story of two selfish children who experience a dark twist of fate as a result of arguing over a Linzer cookie. It transports the viewer into a dreamscape that includes a steam-punk confectioner's shop in a giant gumball machine that becomes a net...

 

Rija Films in Cannes

Singing HUGO and His Incredible Adventures

Animation, 10', 2017

Hugo is a little different than the other roosters in the coop. With his avian baritone, he dreams of singing on stage. Thieves can’t thwart Hugo’s dream; on the contrary, they transport him to another world where adventures begin.

VIEW TRAILER  SCREENING Animation Day in Cannes  May 23rd

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