Global Media Makers is proud of all of our Fellows who had an outstanding presence at this year’s Berlinale. Filmmakers arrived with projects in development, like Angolan Fellow Fradique Bastos, whose Gmm-supported project, Hold Time for Me, won the World Cinema Fund Audience Strategies Award at the Co-Production Market, and Nepali Fellow Rajan Katet, participated in the Berlinale Talents program after a successful festival run for his documentary No Winter Holidays.
After his film Goodbye Julia was selected as Sudan’s submission to the Oscars, Amjad Abu Alala served on the jury of the program’s Generation section. His Executive Producer, Lupita N’yongo, was the jury president of the festival’s main slate. Lebanese Fellow Myriam Sassine produced Diaries from Lebanon by director Myriam El Hajj, which premiered in the Panorama section.
One of the most memorable moments was on closing night in the main competition, which...
After his film Goodbye Julia was selected as Sudan’s submission to the Oscars, Amjad Abu Alala served on the jury of the program’s Generation section. His Executive Producer, Lupita N’yongo, was the jury president of the festival’s main slate. Lebanese Fellow Myriam Sassine produced Diaries from Lebanon by director Myriam El Hajj, which premiered in the Panorama section.
One of the most memorable moments was on closing night in the main competition, which...
- 3/11/2024
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
Tatino Films, a French production and consultancy company involved in industry events in Asia and Europe, has teamed with Kazakhstan-based Alternativa Film Project and the Philippines’ QCinema Project Market for three film residencies.
The partnership will yield two Pop Up film residencies called the Pop Up Alternativa Awards for filmmakers from Central Asia and one Pop Up Qcfc (Quezon City Film Commission) x QCinema Award for Southeast Asian filmmakers to develop their upcoming film projects.
Launched by Tatino Films in 2019, the Pop Up Film Residency is an international network of residencies for feature film projects that works with the likes of Cannes, Eurimages, Brazil’s BrLab and the Doha Film Institute among others. Recent films developed at the Pop Up include “Slow” and “Stepne”.
The Alternativa Film Project and the QCinema Project Market were both launched in September this year. Backed by tech company inDrive, the Alternativa Film Project is...
The partnership will yield two Pop Up film residencies called the Pop Up Alternativa Awards for filmmakers from Central Asia and one Pop Up Qcfc (Quezon City Film Commission) x QCinema Award for Southeast Asian filmmakers to develop their upcoming film projects.
Launched by Tatino Films in 2019, the Pop Up Film Residency is an international network of residencies for feature film projects that works with the likes of Cannes, Eurimages, Brazil’s BrLab and the Doha Film Institute among others. Recent films developed at the Pop Up include “Slow” and “Stepne”.
The Alternativa Film Project and the QCinema Project Market were both launched in September this year. Backed by tech company inDrive, the Alternativa Film Project is...
- 11/15/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
“Where the Rivers Run South,” the Nepalese project at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market, has received support from the Asian Cinema Fund’s script development pool.
The film, which aims to tackle head on two timely issues in Nepal today – migrant labor and patriarchy – marks the feature directorial debut of Suraj Poudel, who previously served as editor on Cannes-winning 2022 short “Lori.” Poudel is an alumnus of Busan’s Asian Film Academy, where he won the Chanel X award for most promising filmmaker award in 2022.
“The film delves into the lives of migrant laborers, highlighting the struggles and sacrifices they endure. It offers a glimpse into how Nepali society copes with the absence of a whole generation of its youth, provoking audiences to contemplate the direction in which society is evolving,” Poudel told Variety. “Through the intertwining stories of two generations, two genders, two ideologies, the film...
The film, which aims to tackle head on two timely issues in Nepal today – migrant labor and patriarchy – marks the feature directorial debut of Suraj Poudel, who previously served as editor on Cannes-winning 2022 short “Lori.” Poudel is an alumnus of Busan’s Asian Film Academy, where he won the Chanel X award for most promising filmmaker award in 2022.
“The film delves into the lives of migrant laborers, highlighting the struggles and sacrifices they endure. It offers a glimpse into how Nepali society copes with the absence of a whole generation of its youth, provoking audiences to contemplate the direction in which society is evolving,” Poudel told Variety. “Through the intertwining stories of two generations, two genders, two ideologies, the film...
- 10/7/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
A trio of international co-productions from South Asia that are participating at the Venice Production Bridge’s gap-financing market are exploring burning topics from the region.
From Nepal, Abinash Bikram Shah, whose short “Lori” (2022) won a special mention at Cannes and who previously co-wrote Venice winner “The Black Hen” (2015), is prepping his feature directorial debut “Elephants in the Fog.” Set in a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, the film follows Pirati, the matriarch of a community of transgender women. She aspires to a normal life with Master, the man she loves. But when one of her wards disappears, she must choose between love and responsibility to her community.
The film is produced by Anup Poudel for Underground Talkies Nepal. It is co-produced by Justin Pechberty and Damien Megherbi for France’s Les Valseurs (Venice 2023 title “Heartless”) and Michael Henrichs for Germany...
From Nepal, Abinash Bikram Shah, whose short “Lori” (2022) won a special mention at Cannes and who previously co-wrote Venice winner “The Black Hen” (2015), is prepping his feature directorial debut “Elephants in the Fog.” Set in a small Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest populated by wild elephants, the film follows Pirati, the matriarch of a community of transgender women. She aspires to a normal life with Master, the man she loves. But when one of her wards disappears, she must choose between love and responsibility to her community.
The film is produced by Anup Poudel for Underground Talkies Nepal. It is co-produced by Justin Pechberty and Damien Megherbi for France’s Les Valseurs (Venice 2023 title “Heartless”) and Michael Henrichs for Germany...
- 8/31/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Uruguayan filmmaker Lucía Garibaldi (who premiered The Sharks at Sundance in 2019), Abinash Bikram Shah (short film winner in Cannes 2022), Burak Cevik (one third of the filmmaking team with Sofia Bohdanowicz and Blake Williams in A Woman Escapes) and the tandem of Nara Normande and Tião who are heading to Venice with Sem Coração are some of the filmmakers who’ll receive some coin via the Berlinale World Cinema Fund (Wcf). Projects selected come from a bit everywhere on the globe: Bhutan, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Madagascar, Nepal, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Wcf Production Funding
A Bright Future (Uru-Ger)
Dir Lucía Garibaldi
Prods Montelona, Francisco Magnou Arnabal; Achtung Panda!,…...
Wcf Production Funding
A Bright Future (Uru-Ger)
Dir Lucía Garibaldi
Prods Montelona, Francisco Magnou Arnabal; Achtung Panda!,…...
- 8/8/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
Projects from Bhutan to Brazil to receive production and distribution funding.
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (Wcf) has revealed 13 features it will support with a share of $380,000 in production and distribution funding.
Projects include Nothing In Its Place by Turkish filmmaker Burak Çevik, whose features The Pillar Of Salt, Belonging and Forms Of Forgetting each premiered at the Berlinale Forum.
His latest focuses on one of Turkey’s most bloody political massacres, which took place in the country’s capital of Ankara in 1978, and focuses on the night when a group of leftist youths who believed in unarmed revolution...
The Berlinale’s World Cinema Fund (Wcf) has revealed 13 features it will support with a share of $380,000 in production and distribution funding.
Projects include Nothing In Its Place by Turkish filmmaker Burak Çevik, whose features The Pillar Of Salt, Belonging and Forms Of Forgetting each premiered at the Berlinale Forum.
His latest focuses on one of Turkey’s most bloody political massacres, which took place in the country’s capital of Ankara in 1978, and focuses on the night when a group of leftist youths who believed in unarmed revolution...
- 8/7/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Busan International Film Festival has announced the 30 projects selected for this year’s Asian Project Market (Apm), including new works from leading Asian filmmakers such as Japan’s Koji Fukada, Indonesia’s Makbul Mubarak and India’s Rima Das.
Fukada, whose previous films have premiered at Cannes and Venice (Love Life), will present Japan-France co-production Nagi Notes, produced by Osanai Terutaro.
Mubarak, whose Autobiography premiered at last year’s Venice before embarking on an awards haul across Asia, is bringing Watch It Burn, produced by Indonesia’s Yulia Evina Bhara, one of the producers on this year’s Cannes Critics Week winner Tiger Stripes.
Das is a Busan regular who has also had films play in Toronto and Berlin (Bulbul Can Sing). She will present Malti My Love, which the self-taught filmmaker will also produce, just as she has produced, written,...
Fukada, whose previous films have premiered at Cannes and Venice (Love Life), will present Japan-France co-production Nagi Notes, produced by Osanai Terutaro.
Mubarak, whose Autobiography premiered at last year’s Venice before embarking on an awards haul across Asia, is bringing Watch It Burn, produced by Indonesia’s Yulia Evina Bhara, one of the producers on this year’s Cannes Critics Week winner Tiger Stripes.
Das is a Busan regular who has also had films play in Toronto and Berlin (Bulbul Can Sing). She will present Malti My Love, which the self-taught filmmaker will also produce, just as she has produced, written,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
The Busan film festival’s Asian Project Market is set to welcome several of the region’s top auteurs either as producers or prospective directors at its next edition in October.
Apm organizers Thursday unveiled 30 projects to be presented during a four-day round of one-on-one meetings and pitching sessions.
India’s Rima Das (“Tora’s Husband”) will pitch “Malti My Love.” Japan’s Fukada Koji will pitch “Nagi Notes.” Indonesia’s Makbul Mubarak (“Autobiography”) will pitch “Watch It Burn.”
Among the successful producers adding their weight to Apm contenders are: Patrick Mao Huang selling Peter Ho’s project “Appetite for Desire”; Jeremy Chua, pitching Rafael Manuel’s “Filipinana”; Ichiyama Shozo (“Ash Is Puirest White”) pitching Song Fang’s Japan-China collaboration “Full Moon”; Fran Borgia pitching Aakash Chhabra’s “I’ll Smile in September”; and Tan Chui Mui (“Barbarian Invasion”) pitching Jian Xiaoshuan’s “To Kill A Mongolian Horse.”
The project...
Apm organizers Thursday unveiled 30 projects to be presented during a four-day round of one-on-one meetings and pitching sessions.
India’s Rima Das (“Tora’s Husband”) will pitch “Malti My Love.” Japan’s Fukada Koji will pitch “Nagi Notes.” Indonesia’s Makbul Mubarak (“Autobiography”) will pitch “Watch It Burn.”
Among the successful producers adding their weight to Apm contenders are: Patrick Mao Huang selling Peter Ho’s project “Appetite for Desire”; Jeremy Chua, pitching Rafael Manuel’s “Filipinana”; Ichiyama Shozo (“Ash Is Puirest White”) pitching Song Fang’s Japan-China collaboration “Full Moon”; Fran Borgia pitching Aakash Chhabra’s “I’ll Smile in September”; and Tan Chui Mui (“Barbarian Invasion”) pitching Jian Xiaoshuan’s “To Kill A Mongolian Horse.”
The project...
- 8/3/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The projects, all feature debuts aside from one, will receive €60,000 to support either their production or their post-production.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) has selected four projects for its first-ever Hbf+ Europe: Post-production Scheme, alongside eight projects for minority co-production support.
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The projects, all feature debuts aside from one, will receive €60,000 to support either their production or their post-production. Hbf+Europe supports projects from filmmakers based in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe, and encourages European co-production of said projects.
Among the...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s Hubert Bals Fund (Hbf) has selected four projects for its first-ever Hbf+ Europe: Post-production Scheme, alongside eight projects for minority co-production support.
Scroll down for full list of projects
The projects, all feature debuts aside from one, will receive €60,000 to support either their production or their post-production. Hbf+Europe supports projects from filmmakers based in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe, and encourages European co-production of said projects.
Among the...
- 7/11/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The Venice Gap-Financing Market (September 1-3), part of the Venice Production Bridge, will present 34 fiction and documentary projects.
The Venice Gap-Financing Market (September 1-3), part of the Venice Production Bridge, will present 34 fiction and documentary projects at the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30-Septmber 9), including a new project from Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir, All Before You.
All Before You offers a retelling of the 1963 farner-led revolt against British colonial rule in Palestine. Jacir’s previous director credits include The Oblivion Theory, which won the top prize at the Berlinale co-production market in 2021, Salt Of This Sea, Wajib and When I Saw You,...
The Venice Gap-Financing Market (September 1-3), part of the Venice Production Bridge, will present 34 fiction and documentary projects at the 80th Venice International Film Festival (August 30-Septmber 9), including a new project from Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir, All Before You.
All Before You offers a retelling of the 1963 farner-led revolt against British colonial rule in Palestine. Jacir’s previous director credits include The Oblivion Theory, which won the top prize at the Berlinale co-production market in 2021, Salt Of This Sea, Wajib and When I Saw You,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The 10th edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market, organized as part of the Venice Film Festival’s industry program Venice Production Bridge, has selected 62 projects in the final stages of development and funding.
Filmmakers taking projects to Venice include Jim Sheridan, an Oscar nominee with “In America,” “In the Name of the Father” and “My Left Foot”; Annemarie Jacir, whose credits include Cannes’ “Salt of This Sea,” Berlin’s “When I Saw You” and Locarno’s “Wajib”; Aisling Walsh, who directed “Maudie” with Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, and “Elizabeth Is Missing” with Glenda Jackson; and Kim Mordaunt, who won best debut at Berlin with “The Rocket.”
Also selected are Roberto Minervini, who directed Cannes’ “The Other Side” and Venice’s “What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?”; Laurynas Bareisa, who won the Venice Horizons Award for “Pilgrims”; Måns Månsson, who was in Berlin competition with “The Real Estate”; György Pálfi,...
Filmmakers taking projects to Venice include Jim Sheridan, an Oscar nominee with “In America,” “In the Name of the Father” and “My Left Foot”; Annemarie Jacir, whose credits include Cannes’ “Salt of This Sea,” Berlin’s “When I Saw You” and Locarno’s “Wajib”; Aisling Walsh, who directed “Maudie” with Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke, and “Elizabeth Is Missing” with Glenda Jackson; and Kim Mordaunt, who won best debut at Berlin with “The Rocket.”
Also selected are Roberto Minervini, who directed Cannes’ “The Other Side” and Venice’s “What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?”; Laurynas Bareisa, who won the Venice Horizons Award for “Pilgrims”; Måns Månsson, who was in Berlin competition with “The Real Estate”; György Pálfi,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
New Feature projects by Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir, Ireland’s Aisling Walsh and Jim Sheridan as well as Romanian filmmaker Anca Damian have been selected for the upcoming edition of the Venice Gap-Financing Market.
The 10th edition of the co-financing meeting will run from Sept. 1 to 3 as part as of the Venice Production Bridge, which is the industry component of the Venice Film Festival (Aug 30 to Sept. 9)
The market will present 62 projects in the final stages of development and funding, selected from 280 submissions.
The selection spans 34 feature-length fiction Film and documentary projects, 14 Immersive projects, 11 Biennale College Cinema – Virtual Reality projects and three Biennale College Cinema projects.
To be eligible for inclusion, the fiction films must have at least 70% of funding in place and be looking for minority partners only.
Full List of Feature Film Projects:
After The Evil (doc) by Tamara Erde, Gloria Films Production All Before You (fiction), by Annemarie Jacir,...
The 10th edition of the co-financing meeting will run from Sept. 1 to 3 as part as of the Venice Production Bridge, which is the industry component of the Venice Film Festival (Aug 30 to Sept. 9)
The market will present 62 projects in the final stages of development and funding, selected from 280 submissions.
The selection spans 34 feature-length fiction Film and documentary projects, 14 Immersive projects, 11 Biennale College Cinema – Virtual Reality projects and three Biennale College Cinema projects.
To be eligible for inclusion, the fiction films must have at least 70% of funding in place and be looking for minority partners only.
Full List of Feature Film Projects:
After The Evil (doc) by Tamara Erde, Gloria Films Production All Before You (fiction), by Annemarie Jacir,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Anaïs Demoustier, the French actor known for her roles in films “Smoking Causes Coughing” and “Anaïs in Love,” has been announced as president of this year’s Caméra d’or Jury at Cannes. The Caméra d’Or award is given to the best debut feature film in the Official Selection and aims to inspire young filmmakers to continue in their creative endeavors.
“Among my greatest joys as a spectator is seeing the debut film of a director who goes on to become a major force. A gesture, the first one, one that forever anchors the necessity of a director and creates a desire to see him or her begin again,” said Demoustier.
“As an actress, I’ve been lucky to experience alongside young directors the delicate balance between nervous energy and a desire to see through their first creation. I am very honoured and looking forward to discovering debut films...
“Among my greatest joys as a spectator is seeing the debut film of a director who goes on to become a major force. A gesture, the first one, one that forever anchors the necessity of a director and creates a desire to see him or her begin again,” said Demoustier.
“As an actress, I’ve been lucky to experience alongside young directors the delicate balance between nervous energy and a desire to see through their first creation. I am very honoured and looking forward to discovering debut films...
- 4/28/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Charna Flam, McKinley Franklin and Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
The Sundance Institute has announced the participants in their famed screenwriters, directors and Native labs.
The directors and screenwriters labs will support 12 fellows, with five fellows selected for the Native lab. Lab participants will develop their original works under the mentorship of notable advisors. Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, David Gordon Green, Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi, Lulu Wang and Chloé Zhao are among previous Sundance lab participants.
The directors lab advisor cohort includes Miguel Arteta, Joan Darling, Rick Famuyiwa, Stephen Goldblatt, Keith Gordon, Randa Haines, Ed Harris, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Polly Morgan, Ira Sachs, Michelle Tesoro and Joan Tewkesbury. The screenwriters lab advisor cohort, led by artistic director Howard Rodman, includes Justin Chon, Sebastian Cordero, Cherien Dabis, D.V. Devincentis, Scott Frank, John Gatins, Nicole Kassell, Kasi Lemmons, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Elena Soarez and Robin Swicord. The Native Lab creative advisors include Andrew Ahn, Alex Lazarowich (Cree), Dana Ladoux Miller (Sāmoan) and Jennifer Reeder.
The directors and screenwriters labs will support 12 fellows, with five fellows selected for the Native lab. Lab participants will develop their original works under the mentorship of notable advisors. Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, David Gordon Green, Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi, Lulu Wang and Chloé Zhao are among previous Sundance lab participants.
The directors lab advisor cohort includes Miguel Arteta, Joan Darling, Rick Famuyiwa, Stephen Goldblatt, Keith Gordon, Randa Haines, Ed Harris, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Polly Morgan, Ira Sachs, Michelle Tesoro and Joan Tewkesbury. The screenwriters lab advisor cohort, led by artistic director Howard Rodman, includes Justin Chon, Sebastian Cordero, Cherien Dabis, D.V. Devincentis, Scott Frank, John Gatins, Nicole Kassell, Kasi Lemmons, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Elena Soarez and Robin Swicord. The Native Lab creative advisors include Andrew Ahn, Alex Lazarowich (Cree), Dana Ladoux Miller (Sāmoan) and Jennifer Reeder.
- 4/27/2023
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Sundance Institute on Thursday announced the fellows set for the 2023 edition of their Directors, Screenwriters and Native Labs.
Native Lab participants will include Eva Grant (Degrees of Separation), Quinne Larsen (Trouble), Anpa’o Locke (Growing Pains), Jana Schmieding (Auntie Chuck) and Cian Elyse White (Te Puhi’).
Those taking part in the Directors Lab and/or the Screenwriters Lab include Hadas Ayalon (In a Minute You’ll Be Gone), Dania Bdeir & Bane Fakih (Pigeon Wars), Rashad Frett & Lin Que Ayoung (Ricky), Masami Kawai (Valley of the Tall Grass), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals), Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Walter Thompson-Hernández (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Sean Wang (DìDi (弟弟)) and Farida Zahran (The Leftover Ladies).
A significant part of supporting Indigenous filmmakers for nearly two decades, the Native Lab will kick off online this year from May 1–5 before continuing in person in Santa Fe,...
Native Lab participants will include Eva Grant (Degrees of Separation), Quinne Larsen (Trouble), Anpa’o Locke (Growing Pains), Jana Schmieding (Auntie Chuck) and Cian Elyse White (Te Puhi’).
Those taking part in the Directors Lab and/or the Screenwriters Lab include Hadas Ayalon (In a Minute You’ll Be Gone), Dania Bdeir & Bane Fakih (Pigeon Wars), Rashad Frett & Lin Que Ayoung (Ricky), Masami Kawai (Valley of the Tall Grass), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals), Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Walter Thompson-Hernández (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Sean Wang (DìDi (弟弟)) and Farida Zahran (The Leftover Ladies).
A significant part of supporting Indigenous filmmakers for nearly two decades, the Native Lab will kick off online this year from May 1–5 before continuing in person in Santa Fe,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Labs run from May to June.
Sundance Institute has announced the Fellows for the 2023 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs.
This year’s Directors and Screenwriters Labs will support 12 Fellows, with five selected for the Native Lab.
Sundance Institute said the Native Lab has been a significant part of supporting Indigenous filmmakers for nearly two decades and will take place online from May 1–5 and continues from May 8–13 in-person in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Projects and Fellows for the 2023 Sundance Institute Native Lab: Eva Grant / Degrees Of Separation (Can); Quinne Larsen / Trouble (USA): Anpa’o Locke / Growing Pains (USA); Jana Schmieding...
Sundance Institute has announced the Fellows for the 2023 Directors, Screenwriters, and Native Labs.
This year’s Directors and Screenwriters Labs will support 12 Fellows, with five selected for the Native Lab.
Sundance Institute said the Native Lab has been a significant part of supporting Indigenous filmmakers for nearly two decades and will take place online from May 1–5 and continues from May 8–13 in-person in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Projects and Fellows for the 2023 Sundance Institute Native Lab: Eva Grant / Degrees Of Separation (Can); Quinne Larsen / Trouble (USA): Anpa’o Locke / Growing Pains (USA); Jana Schmieding...
- 4/27/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The Sundance Institute has named the participants and projects set for the 2023 editions of a pair of its flagship programs: the Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive.
Lab participants will include Joseph Sackett (Cross Pollination), Sean Wang (Dìdi (弟弟)), Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Walter Thompson-Hernández (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Hadas Ayalon (In a Minute You’ll Be Gone), Bernardo Cubría, John Hibey & Joshua Penn Soskin (Kill Yr Idols), Dania Bdeir & Bane Fakih (Pigeon Wars), Rashad Frett & Lin Que Ayoung (Ricky), Farida Zahran (The Leftover Ladies), Masami Kawai (Valley of the Tall Grass) and Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals).
Those set for the Intensive are Keisha Rae Witherspoon & Jason Fitzroy Jeffers (Arc), Shireen Alihaji (Blue Veil), Spencer Cook & Parker Smith (Lame), Jesahel Newton-Bernal (Leche), Cynthia Lowen (Light Mass Energy), Rebin Zangana (Qareen), David Liu (Santa Anita), Urvashi Pathania (Skin), Ciara Leina`ala Lacy (Untitled...
Lab participants will include Joseph Sackett (Cross Pollination), Sean Wang (Dìdi (弟弟)), Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Walter Thompson-Hernández (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Hadas Ayalon (In a Minute You’ll Be Gone), Bernardo Cubría, John Hibey & Joshua Penn Soskin (Kill Yr Idols), Dania Bdeir & Bane Fakih (Pigeon Wars), Rashad Frett & Lin Que Ayoung (Ricky), Farida Zahran (The Leftover Ladies), Masami Kawai (Valley of the Tall Grass) and Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals).
Those set for the Intensive are Keisha Rae Witherspoon & Jason Fitzroy Jeffers (Arc), Shireen Alihaji (Blue Veil), Spencer Cook & Parker Smith (Lame), Jesahel Newton-Bernal (Leche), Cynthia Lowen (Light Mass Energy), Rebin Zangana (Qareen), David Liu (Santa Anita), Urvashi Pathania (Skin), Ciara Leina`ala Lacy (Untitled...
- 1/13/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
with coproduction companies, international sales agents and territories sold to date.
Cannes International Film Festival Jury and Award Winners 2022Cannes 2022 Competition Awards
Palme d’Or: Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Ostlund, a coproduction of Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, France, Greece. International Sales Agent (Isa) Coproduction Office sold to North America-Neon; Baltics- Filmstop Ou; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; France-Bac; Hungary-Vertigo; Italy-Teodora; Poland-Gutek; Romania-Independenta; Serbia-Five Stars, Slovenia & Ex-Yugoslavia-Demiurg-Cvetka Flakus; Sweden-sf; Switzerland-Xenix
‘Triangle of Sadness’
Grand Prix co-winners: Close directed by Lukas Dhont, a copro of Belgium, Netherlands, France. Isa The Match Factory sold over 100 territories including USA, Canada-A24; Australia/ Nz-Madman; Baltics-a-One; Benelux-Lumiere; Czech Republic and Slovakia-Artcam; Ex-Yugo-mcf; France-Diaphana, Germany, Austria-Pandora; Greece-Ama; Israel-Lev; Italy-Lucky Red; Netherlands-Cassestte for theatrical, Vedette for TV; Poland-New Horizons; Romania-Bad Unicorn; Scandinavia-Future; So. Korea-Challan; Spain-Vertigo; Switzerland-Filmcoopi; Taiwan-Filmware; Thailand-Sahamangkolfilm; Turkey, UK, Ireland, Latam, Turkey, India-mubi
The Stars at Noon directed Claire Denis, a copro of United States, France. Isa Wild Bunch sold to No. Am.: A24; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; Czech and Slovakia-Film Europe; Turkey-Bir.
Best Actor: Song Kang Ho (Parasite, A Taxi Driver) in Broker directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, from So. Korea. Isa Cj Entertainment sold to 171 territories before its premiere, including No. America-Neon; Australia/ Nz-Madman; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; Finland-Cinema Mondo; France-Metropolitan, Germany-Koch; Hong Kong-Edko; Italy-Koch; Japan-Gaga; Singapore-Clover, Golden Village; Spain-Filmin; Scandinavia-Triart; Switzerland-Ascot Elite; UK, Ireland-Picturehouse.
‘Broker’ starring Song Kang Ho
Best Actress: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, in Holy Spider, a copro of France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany. Isa Wild Bunch sold to USA, Canada-Utopia; Austria, Germany-Alamode; Baltics-a-One Films; Benelux-Cineart; Czech Republic, Slovakia-Film Europe; Denmark-Camera; Ex-Yugo-Fivia/ Cenex; France-Metropolitan; Greece-Cinobo; Hong Kong-Edko; Hungary-Vertigo; Indonesia-Falcon; Ireland, Latam, Malaysia, UK-mubi; Israel-United King; Italy-Academy 2; Japan-Gaga; Mexico-Canibal; North Africa-Ciné 7ème Art; Poland-Gutek; Portugal-Nos Lusomuno; Romania-Independenta; So. Korea-Pancinema; Spain-b-Team/ Karma; Switzerland-Xenix; Taiwan-Proview; Turkey-Bir.
Jury Prize co-winner: Eo, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, copro of Italy, Poland. Isa Hanway sold to No. America-Sideshow and Janus Films; France-arp.
Jury Prize co-winner: The Eight Mountains, directed by Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch, copro of Italy, Belgium. Isa Vision sold to Austria, Germany, Switzerland-dcm; Baltics-Kino Pavasaris; Benelux-Kinepolis, Dutch Filmworks; Bulgaria-Beta; Czech Republic, Slovakia-Aero; Denmark-Camera; Finland-Cinemanse; France-Pyramide; Greece-One from the Heart; Italy-Vision; Norway-Selmer; Poland-M2; Portugal-Outsider; So. Korea-JinJin; Spain-Avalon; Sweden-TriArt; Taiwan-Swallow Wings; Turkey-Bir; UK, Ireland-Picturehouse.
Best Director: Park Chan-wook (Old Boy) for Decision to Leave, So. Korea. Isa Cj Entertainment sold to USA, UK, Ireland, India, Turkey-mubi; Australia/ Nz-Madman; Benelux-Cinart; France-Bac; Germany-Koch; Greece-Cinobo; Hong Kong, Macao Sar China-Edko; Japan-Happinet Phantom; Poland-Gutek; Russia, ex-ussr-Arna; Scandinavia, Iceland, Baltics-Nonstop; Italy-Lucky Red; Singapore-Golden Village; Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia-Purple Plan; So. Korea-cj; Switzerland-Filmcoopi; Taiwan-Movie Cloud
Best Screenplay: Tarik Saleh, Boy From Heaven, Sweden. Isa Memento sold to Benelux-Cineart; Germany, Austria-x Verleih; Greece-Cinobo; Hungary-Vertigo, Latam-Impacto; UK, Ireland-Picturehouse Switzerland-Filmcoopi; Poland-M2 Films; Israel-New Cinema;, Ex-Yugoslavia-Blitz; Czech Republic, Slovakia-FilmEurope; Baltics-a-One; Romania-Bad Unicorn; Bulgaria-Beta; Portugal-Leopardo Filmes; Turkey -Bir Films.
Special prize for Cannes’ 75th anniversary: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Tori and Lokita, copro Belgium and France. Isa Wild Bunch sold to No. America-Sideshow and Janus Films; Baltics-European Film Forum Scanorama; Benelux-Cineart; France-Diaphana; Ireland, UK-Picturehouse.
Camera d’Or: War Pony, directed by Rieley Keough, Gina Gammell, USA. Isa Protagonist.
Camera d’Or Special Mention: Plan 75, directed by Hayakawa Chie, Japan. Isa Urban Films sold to China-DDDream; France-Eurozoom; Italy-Tucker; Japan-Happinet; Singapore-Lighthouse; Taiwan-Sky Digi; UK- September
Short Film Palme d’Or: The Water Murmurs, directed by Chen Jianying
Special mention: Lori, directed by Abinash Bikram Shah
Un Certain Regard
The jury was chaired by actress-director-producer Valeria Golino and included director Debra Granik, actress Joanna Kulig, actor-singer Benjamin Biolay and actor-producer Edgar Ramírez.
Grand Prize: The Worst Ones/ Les Pires, the debut feature directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret. France. Isa Pyramide. France-Pyramide.
Jury Prize: Joyland, director Saim Sadiq’s debut feature and the first Pakistani feature in official selection at Cannes. Telling the story of a young man from a patriarchal family who secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls in love with a trans starlet. Copro of US-based All Caps and Pakistan’s Khoosat Films. Isa Film Constellation.
Best Director: Alexandru Belc for Metronom, debut feature focusing on a group of music-loving Bucharest teenagers caught up in the crackdown that followed the end of Romania’s cultural liberalization period in the early seventies. Romania. Isa Pyramide. France-Pyramide.
Best Actor: Jointly awarded to Vicky Krieps for Corsage, Marie Kreutzer’s period piece in which Krieps plays Empress Sisi of Austria, one of Europe’s first celebrity royals. Copro Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg. Isa MK2 sold to US, Canada-ifc; Austria-Panda Lichtspiele; Benelux-The Searchers; France-Ad Vitam; Germany-Alamode; Hungary-Cirko; Ireland, UK-Picturehouse; Italy-Bim; Spain-Adso Films; Poland-M2; Czech Republic-Aerofilm; Ex-Yugoslavia-Demiurg
Best Actor: Adam Bessa for Harka, with Bessa as the impoverished young man who sparked revolutionary Tunisia and the Arab Spring. Tunisia. Isa Film Constitution sold to France-Dulac.
Best Screenplay: Mediterranean Fever, a Haifa-set, Arabic-language drama written and directed by Maha Haj. Israel. Isa Luxbox sold to France-Dulac.
The Coup de coeur prize: Rodeo directed by Lola Quivoron, about a young woman determined to infiltrate the male world of dirt-bike racing. France. Isa Les Films du Losange.
Best Documentary Award L’Oeil d’Or: All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen,a copro of India, United Kingdom, United States. Isa Submarine, USA-hbo, Sideshow.
Directors’ Fortnight
Best French Language Film Award: The Mountain by Thomas Salvador. France. Isa Le Pacte.
Europa Cinemas’ Award for Best European Film: Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning. Europa Cinemas Network will now support the film with promotion and incentivize exhibitiors to extend its program run. The film was chosen by a jury of four exhbitiors from the network. It is the 19th time Europa has awarded the label. France. Isa Les Films du Losange sold to USA-Sony Pictures Classics; Australia/ Nz-Palace; Baltics-European Film Forum Scanorama; Benelux-Cherry Pickers; France-Les Films du Losange; Austria, Germany-Weltkino; Greece-Weird Wave; Hungary-Cirko; Portugal-Alambique; So. Korea-Challah; Spain-Elastica; Taiwan-Andrews; UK, Ireland, India, Turkey-mubi; Sweden-Nonstop; Denmark, Norway-Another World Entertainment Norway; Iceland- Myndform; Lithuania-Scanorama; Estonia-Bestfilm Eu; Latvia-Sia Best Film; Slovenia-Fivia.
Critics’ Week. Sidebar dedicated to first and second features. Kaouther Ben Hania, Jury President
Grand Prize: La Jauría feature debut by Andres Ramirez Pulido. Copro France, Colombia. Isa Pyramide. France-Pyramide.
Sacd prize: La Jauría about a country boy who is wrongly accused of a crime and incarcerated in an experimental rehabilitation center for tough boys in the heart of the Colombian tropical forest.
French Touch Prize: Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, a bittersweet drama about a father and daughter who spend a summer holiday in a Turkish resort. United Kingdom. Isa Charades sold to No. America-A24; Austria, France, Germany, India, Ireleand, Spain, Turkey, UK — Mubi.
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: for Zelda Samson in Love According to Dalva directed by Emmanuelle Nicot, about a 12-year-old girl who dresses and lives like a woman until one day, she’s taken away from her house. Dumbfounded at first, she later meets a social worker, and a teen with a temper and a new life seems to start for her. Copro Belgium, France. Isa MK2 sold to France-Diaphana, Netherlands-Gusto.
Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: The Ice Merchants, a prestigious first for Portuguese animation.
Fipresci Awards
The Jury: Mariola Wiktor (Poland), Nathalie Chifflet (France), Emanuel Levy (US), Simone Soranna(Italy), Ahmed Shawky (Egypt), Jihane Bougrine (Morocco), Magali Van Reeth (France), Bidhan Rebeiro (Bangladesh), Youssoufa Halidou Harouna (Niger)
Competition: Leila’s Brothers by Saeed Roustaee. Iran. Isa Elle Driver sold to France-Wild Bunch.
Un Certain Regard: The Blue Caftan by Maryam Touzani Copro of Morocco, France, Denmark, Belgium. Isa Films Boutique sold to Austria-Thimfilm; Baltics-a-One; Benelux-Cineart; Denmark-Camera; France-Ad Vitam; Greece-Danaos; Israel-Nachshon Films; Italy-Movies Inspired; Japan-Longride; Spain-Karma; Switzerland-Filmcoopi.
Critics’ Week: Love According To Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot
(Belgium, France, 2022, 80 mins)
Screen’s Cannes jury grid:
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave finishes on top of with an average of 3.2.
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
Broker by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Queer Palm Award:
Saim Sadiq’s Joyland, a daring portrait of a transgender dancer in Pakistan, for the festival’s best LGBT, queer or feminist-themed movie.
Palm Dog Awards
Palm DogManitarian Award: To Patron, a Jack Russel Terrier who has helped sniff out over 200 landmines in Ukraine. Although the film festival usually celebrates movie stars, it also runs the Palm Dog awards, which, since 2001, recognizes the best dogs to appear on screen. Unfortunately, due to the war, Patron was unable to travel to Cannes to receive the award, so another Jack Russel named Opium receiveƒd it on his behalf. Earlier this month, Patron was awarded a medal by President Zelensky for his work. Credit: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine via Storyful (Ukrainian Jack Russell terrier mine sniffer)
Best Performance by a Dog: War Pony’s standard silver poodle, Britney
Canine cast: Godland. Denmark. Isa New Europe Film sold to Australia/ Nz-Palace; Baltics-Scanorma; Benelux-Imagine; France-Jour2Fete; Greece-One from the Heart; Hungary-Vertigo; Poland-New Horizons; Spain-Contracorriente; UK, Ireland-Curzon.
Watch the Palm Dog Ceremony here.
The Palm Dog turned 21 years old this year. What was started as a low-key event by British journalist Toby Rose and his critic friends is now a ceremony on the beach with global media in attendance, plus sponsors, as well as an embossed collar for the prize-winning pup — but still retains its all its sense of fun.
Cannes International Film Festival Jury and Award Winners 2022Cannes 2022 Competition Awards
Palme d’Or: Triangle of Sadness, directed by Ruben Ostlund, a coproduction of Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, France, Greece. International Sales Agent (Isa) Coproduction Office sold to North America-Neon; Baltics- Filmstop Ou; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; France-Bac; Hungary-Vertigo; Italy-Teodora; Poland-Gutek; Romania-Independenta; Serbia-Five Stars, Slovenia & Ex-Yugoslavia-Demiurg-Cvetka Flakus; Sweden-sf; Switzerland-Xenix
‘Triangle of Sadness’
Grand Prix co-winners: Close directed by Lukas Dhont, a copro of Belgium, Netherlands, France. Isa The Match Factory sold over 100 territories including USA, Canada-A24; Australia/ Nz-Madman; Baltics-a-One; Benelux-Lumiere; Czech Republic and Slovakia-Artcam; Ex-Yugo-mcf; France-Diaphana, Germany, Austria-Pandora; Greece-Ama; Israel-Lev; Italy-Lucky Red; Netherlands-Cassestte for theatrical, Vedette for TV; Poland-New Horizons; Romania-Bad Unicorn; Scandinavia-Future; So. Korea-Challan; Spain-Vertigo; Switzerland-Filmcoopi; Taiwan-Filmware; Thailand-Sahamangkolfilm; Turkey, UK, Ireland, Latam, Turkey, India-mubi
The Stars at Noon directed Claire Denis, a copro of United States, France. Isa Wild Bunch sold to No. Am.: A24; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; Czech and Slovakia-Film Europe; Turkey-Bir.
Best Actor: Song Kang Ho (Parasite, A Taxi Driver) in Broker directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, from So. Korea. Isa Cj Entertainment sold to 171 territories before its premiere, including No. America-Neon; Australia/ Nz-Madman; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles-September; Finland-Cinema Mondo; France-Metropolitan, Germany-Koch; Hong Kong-Edko; Italy-Koch; Japan-Gaga; Singapore-Clover, Golden Village; Spain-Filmin; Scandinavia-Triart; Switzerland-Ascot Elite; UK, Ireland-Picturehouse.
‘Broker’ starring Song Kang Ho
Best Actress: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, in Holy Spider, a copro of France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany. Isa Wild Bunch sold to USA, Canada-Utopia; Austria, Germany-Alamode; Baltics-a-One Films; Benelux-Cineart; Czech Republic, Slovakia-Film Europe; Denmark-Camera; Ex-Yugo-Fivia/ Cenex; France-Metropolitan; Greece-Cinobo; Hong Kong-Edko; Hungary-Vertigo; Indonesia-Falcon; Ireland, Latam, Malaysia, UK-mubi; Israel-United King; Italy-Academy 2; Japan-Gaga; Mexico-Canibal; North Africa-Ciné 7ème Art; Poland-Gutek; Portugal-Nos Lusomuno; Romania-Independenta; So. Korea-Pancinema; Spain-b-Team/ Karma; Switzerland-Xenix; Taiwan-Proview; Turkey-Bir.
Jury Prize co-winner: Eo, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, copro of Italy, Poland. Isa Hanway sold to No. America-Sideshow and Janus Films; France-arp.
Jury Prize co-winner: The Eight Mountains, directed by Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch, copro of Italy, Belgium. Isa Vision sold to Austria, Germany, Switzerland-dcm; Baltics-Kino Pavasaris; Benelux-Kinepolis, Dutch Filmworks; Bulgaria-Beta; Czech Republic, Slovakia-Aero; Denmark-Camera; Finland-Cinemanse; France-Pyramide; Greece-One from the Heart; Italy-Vision; Norway-Selmer; Poland-M2; Portugal-Outsider; So. Korea-JinJin; Spain-Avalon; Sweden-TriArt; Taiwan-Swallow Wings; Turkey-Bir; UK, Ireland-Picturehouse.
Best Director: Park Chan-wook (Old Boy) for Decision to Leave, So. Korea. Isa Cj Entertainment sold to USA, UK, Ireland, India, Turkey-mubi; Australia/ Nz-Madman; Benelux-Cinart; France-Bac; Germany-Koch; Greece-Cinobo; Hong Kong, Macao Sar China-Edko; Japan-Happinet Phantom; Poland-Gutek; Russia, ex-ussr-Arna; Scandinavia, Iceland, Baltics-Nonstop; Italy-Lucky Red; Singapore-Golden Village; Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia-Purple Plan; So. Korea-cj; Switzerland-Filmcoopi; Taiwan-Movie Cloud
Best Screenplay: Tarik Saleh, Boy From Heaven, Sweden. Isa Memento sold to Benelux-Cineart; Germany, Austria-x Verleih; Greece-Cinobo; Hungary-Vertigo, Latam-Impacto; UK, Ireland-Picturehouse Switzerland-Filmcoopi; Poland-M2 Films; Israel-New Cinema;, Ex-Yugoslavia-Blitz; Czech Republic, Slovakia-FilmEurope; Baltics-a-One; Romania-Bad Unicorn; Bulgaria-Beta; Portugal-Leopardo Filmes; Turkey -Bir Films.
Special prize for Cannes’ 75th anniversary: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Tori and Lokita, copro Belgium and France. Isa Wild Bunch sold to No. America-Sideshow and Janus Films; Baltics-European Film Forum Scanorama; Benelux-Cineart; France-Diaphana; Ireland, UK-Picturehouse.
Camera d’Or: War Pony, directed by Rieley Keough, Gina Gammell, USA. Isa Protagonist.
Camera d’Or Special Mention: Plan 75, directed by Hayakawa Chie, Japan. Isa Urban Films sold to China-DDDream; France-Eurozoom; Italy-Tucker; Japan-Happinet; Singapore-Lighthouse; Taiwan-Sky Digi; UK- September
Short Film Palme d’Or: The Water Murmurs, directed by Chen Jianying
Special mention: Lori, directed by Abinash Bikram Shah
Un Certain Regard
The jury was chaired by actress-director-producer Valeria Golino and included director Debra Granik, actress Joanna Kulig, actor-singer Benjamin Biolay and actor-producer Edgar Ramírez.
Grand Prize: The Worst Ones/ Les Pires, the debut feature directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret. France. Isa Pyramide. France-Pyramide.
Jury Prize: Joyland, director Saim Sadiq’s debut feature and the first Pakistani feature in official selection at Cannes. Telling the story of a young man from a patriarchal family who secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls in love with a trans starlet. Copro of US-based All Caps and Pakistan’s Khoosat Films. Isa Film Constellation.
Best Director: Alexandru Belc for Metronom, debut feature focusing on a group of music-loving Bucharest teenagers caught up in the crackdown that followed the end of Romania’s cultural liberalization period in the early seventies. Romania. Isa Pyramide. France-Pyramide.
Best Actor: Jointly awarded to Vicky Krieps for Corsage, Marie Kreutzer’s period piece in which Krieps plays Empress Sisi of Austria, one of Europe’s first celebrity royals. Copro Austria, France, Germany, Luxembourg. Isa MK2 sold to US, Canada-ifc; Austria-Panda Lichtspiele; Benelux-The Searchers; France-Ad Vitam; Germany-Alamode; Hungary-Cirko; Ireland, UK-Picturehouse; Italy-Bim; Spain-Adso Films; Poland-M2; Czech Republic-Aerofilm; Ex-Yugoslavia-Demiurg
Best Actor: Adam Bessa for Harka, with Bessa as the impoverished young man who sparked revolutionary Tunisia and the Arab Spring. Tunisia. Isa Film Constitution sold to France-Dulac.
Best Screenplay: Mediterranean Fever, a Haifa-set, Arabic-language drama written and directed by Maha Haj. Israel. Isa Luxbox sold to France-Dulac.
The Coup de coeur prize: Rodeo directed by Lola Quivoron, about a young woman determined to infiltrate the male world of dirt-bike racing. France. Isa Les Films du Losange.
Best Documentary Award L’Oeil d’Or: All That Breathes by Shaunak Sen,a copro of India, United Kingdom, United States. Isa Submarine, USA-hbo, Sideshow.
Directors’ Fortnight
Best French Language Film Award: The Mountain by Thomas Salvador. France. Isa Le Pacte.
Europa Cinemas’ Award for Best European Film: Mia Hansen-Løve’s One Fine Morning. Europa Cinemas Network will now support the film with promotion and incentivize exhibitiors to extend its program run. The film was chosen by a jury of four exhbitiors from the network. It is the 19th time Europa has awarded the label. France. Isa Les Films du Losange sold to USA-Sony Pictures Classics; Australia/ Nz-Palace; Baltics-European Film Forum Scanorama; Benelux-Cherry Pickers; France-Les Films du Losange; Austria, Germany-Weltkino; Greece-Weird Wave; Hungary-Cirko; Portugal-Alambique; So. Korea-Challah; Spain-Elastica; Taiwan-Andrews; UK, Ireland, India, Turkey-mubi; Sweden-Nonstop; Denmark, Norway-Another World Entertainment Norway; Iceland- Myndform; Lithuania-Scanorama; Estonia-Bestfilm Eu; Latvia-Sia Best Film; Slovenia-Fivia.
Critics’ Week. Sidebar dedicated to first and second features. Kaouther Ben Hania, Jury President
Grand Prize: La Jauría feature debut by Andres Ramirez Pulido. Copro France, Colombia. Isa Pyramide. France-Pyramide.
Sacd prize: La Jauría about a country boy who is wrongly accused of a crime and incarcerated in an experimental rehabilitation center for tough boys in the heart of the Colombian tropical forest.
French Touch Prize: Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, a bittersweet drama about a father and daughter who spend a summer holiday in a Turkish resort. United Kingdom. Isa Charades sold to No. America-A24; Austria, France, Germany, India, Ireleand, Spain, Turkey, UK — Mubi.
Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: for Zelda Samson in Love According to Dalva directed by Emmanuelle Nicot, about a 12-year-old girl who dresses and lives like a woman until one day, she’s taken away from her house. Dumbfounded at first, she later meets a social worker, and a teen with a temper and a new life seems to start for her. Copro Belgium, France. Isa MK2 sold to France-Diaphana, Netherlands-Gusto.
Leitz Cine Discovery Prize for Short Film: The Ice Merchants, a prestigious first for Portuguese animation.
Fipresci Awards
The Jury: Mariola Wiktor (Poland), Nathalie Chifflet (France), Emanuel Levy (US), Simone Soranna(Italy), Ahmed Shawky (Egypt), Jihane Bougrine (Morocco), Magali Van Reeth (France), Bidhan Rebeiro (Bangladesh), Youssoufa Halidou Harouna (Niger)
Competition: Leila’s Brothers by Saeed Roustaee. Iran. Isa Elle Driver sold to France-Wild Bunch.
Un Certain Regard: The Blue Caftan by Maryam Touzani Copro of Morocco, France, Denmark, Belgium. Isa Films Boutique sold to Austria-Thimfilm; Baltics-a-One; Benelux-Cineart; Denmark-Camera; France-Ad Vitam; Greece-Danaos; Israel-Nachshon Films; Italy-Movies Inspired; Japan-Longride; Spain-Karma; Switzerland-Filmcoopi.
Critics’ Week: Love According To Dalva by Emmanuelle Nicot
(Belgium, France, 2022, 80 mins)
Screen’s Cannes jury grid:
Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave finishes on top of with an average of 3.2.
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
Broker by Hirokazu Kore-eda.
Queer Palm Award:
Saim Sadiq’s Joyland, a daring portrait of a transgender dancer in Pakistan, for the festival’s best LGBT, queer or feminist-themed movie.
Palm Dog Awards
Palm DogManitarian Award: To Patron, a Jack Russel Terrier who has helped sniff out over 200 landmines in Ukraine. Although the film festival usually celebrates movie stars, it also runs the Palm Dog awards, which, since 2001, recognizes the best dogs to appear on screen. Unfortunately, due to the war, Patron was unable to travel to Cannes to receive the award, so another Jack Russel named Opium receiveƒd it on his behalf. Earlier this month, Patron was awarded a medal by President Zelensky for his work. Credit: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine via Storyful (Ukrainian Jack Russell terrier mine sniffer)
Best Performance by a Dog: War Pony’s standard silver poodle, Britney
Canine cast: Godland. Denmark. Isa New Europe Film sold to Australia/ Nz-Palace; Baltics-Scanorma; Benelux-Imagine; France-Jour2Fete; Greece-One from the Heart; Hungary-Vertigo; Poland-New Horizons; Spain-Contracorriente; UK, Ireland-Curzon.
Watch the Palm Dog Ceremony here.
The Palm Dog turned 21 years old this year. What was started as a low-key event by British journalist Toby Rose and his critic friends is now a ceremony on the beach with global media in attendance, plus sponsors, as well as an embossed collar for the prize-winning pup — but still retains its all its sense of fun.
- 6/5/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
When the winners of the 75th Cannes Film Festival were announced, we would have thought we were in Vesoul! No less than seven prizes for Asia:
Best Director:
Park Chan-wook, Decision To Leave (South Korea)
Best Actor:
Song Kang-ho, Broker (South Korea)
Best Actress
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Holy Spider (Iran)
Camera d’Or Special Mention
Plan 75, dir: Chie Hayakawa (Japan)
Short Film Palme d’Or
The Water Murmurs, dir: Jianying Chen (China)
Special Mention for Short Film:
“Lori” by Abinash Bikram Shah (Nepal)
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Broker, dir: Hirokazu Koreeda...
Best Director:
Park Chan-wook, Decision To Leave (South Korea)
Best Actor:
Song Kang-ho, Broker (South Korea)
Best Actress
Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Holy Spider (Iran)
Camera d’Or Special Mention
Plan 75, dir: Chie Hayakawa (Japan)
Short Film Palme d’Or
The Water Murmurs, dir: Jianying Chen (China)
Special Mention for Short Film:
“Lori” by Abinash Bikram Shah (Nepal)
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Broker, dir: Hirokazu Koreeda...
- 5/30/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Grand Prix shared between ‘Close’, ‘Stars At Noon’.
Ruben Ostlund’s Triangle Of Sadness has won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2022.
More to follow.
This year’s jury was presided over by French actor Vincent Lindon, and also included Jasmine Trinca, Joachim Trier, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols, Asghar Farhadi, Rebecca Hall, Ladj Ly and Deepika Padukone.
The winners of Un Certain Regard, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week were announced earlier this week.
Julia Ducournau’s Titane won the Palme d’Or last year, making Ducournau the first woman to win the prize outright (Jane Campion shared the title in...
Ruben Ostlund’s Triangle Of Sadness has won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2022.
More to follow.
This year’s jury was presided over by French actor Vincent Lindon, and also included Jasmine Trinca, Joachim Trier, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols, Asghar Farhadi, Rebecca Hall, Ladj Ly and Deepika Padukone.
The winners of Un Certain Regard, Directors’ Fortnight and Critics Week were announced earlier this week.
Julia Ducournau’s Titane won the Palme d’Or last year, making Ducournau the first woman to win the prize outright (Jane Campion shared the title in...
- 5/28/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The closing ceremony of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival takes place today (May 28) at 20.30 Cest (19.30 BST).
The closing ceremony of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival takes place today (May 28) at 20.30 Cest (19.30 BST) at the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on France 2 and internationally on Brut; a screening of the Palme d’Or winning film will follow in the auditorium.
This story will update with the winners as they happen, below.
This year’s jury was presided over by French actor Vincent Lindon, and also included Jasmine Trinca, Joachim Trier, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols, Asghar Farhadi, Rebecca Hall, Ladj Ly and Deepika Padukone.
The closing ceremony of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival takes place today (May 28) at 20.30 Cest (19.30 BST) at the Grand Theatre Lumiere.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on France 2 and internationally on Brut; a screening of the Palme d’Or winning film will follow in the auditorium.
This story will update with the winners as they happen, below.
This year’s jury was presided over by French actor Vincent Lindon, and also included Jasmine Trinca, Joachim Trier, Noomi Rapace, Jeff Nichols, Asghar Farhadi, Rebecca Hall, Ladj Ly and Deepika Padukone.
- 5/28/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Ruben Ostlund’s raucous film wins top prize, with Grand Prix shared by Lukas Dhont’s “Close” and Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon”
The film, an uproarious three-part comedy about fashion models, social-media influencers, class divides and projectile vomiting, is the second Palme win in five years for Swedish director Ostlund, who won for “The Square” in 2017. It is also the third consecutive win for U.S. distributor Neon, which took the top prize for “Titane” last year and “Parasite” in 2019. (There was no festival in 2020.)
The runner-up prize, the Grand Prix, was a tie between young Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s “Close” and veteran French filmmaker Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon.”
Also Read:
‘Triangle of Sadness’ Film Review: Gross-Out Comedy Is Overlong and Understuffed
Park Chan-Wook was named the festival’s best director for “Decision to Leave,” his elegant cross between a murder mystery and a romance.
The best...
The film, an uproarious three-part comedy about fashion models, social-media influencers, class divides and projectile vomiting, is the second Palme win in five years for Swedish director Ostlund, who won for “The Square” in 2017. It is also the third consecutive win for U.S. distributor Neon, which took the top prize for “Titane” last year and “Parasite” in 2019. (There was no festival in 2020.)
The runner-up prize, the Grand Prix, was a tie between young Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s “Close” and veteran French filmmaker Claire Denis’ “Stars at Noon.”
Also Read:
‘Triangle of Sadness’ Film Review: Gross-Out Comedy Is Overlong and Understuffed
Park Chan-Wook was named the festival’s best director for “Decision to Leave,” his elegant cross between a murder mystery and a romance.
The best...
- 5/28/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Berlinale Talents Alumni Prepare to Shine in Cannes
It’s slowly edging towards summer here in Berlin and that means one thing: Cannes is close! And as the sun gets ever brighter, many of Berlinale’s former Talents are also preparing to dazzle on the Croisette!
Three alumni are starring in films in Competition; Sherwan Haji in Tarik Saleh’s Boy from Heaven, Sara Fazilat in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider, which was produced by Sol Bondy and Jacob Jarek, and finally Nadia Litz joins the glittering cast of David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. Also in Competition is Lukas Dhont’s Close, co-written by Angelo Tijssens. Un Certain Regard provides a stage for more Talents to shine, with 17 alumni involved in 9 films, including Ariel Escalante’s Domingo y la niebla, to name one example. The film was edited by Lorenzo Mora Salazar, music composed by Alberto Torres, with Nicolás Wong Díaz acting as both producer & cinematographer. Abinash Bikram Shah’s Lori screens in the Short Films Competition, alongside two films with Zuolong Shan as executive producer, Bi Gan’s A Short Story and Story Chen’s The Water Murmurs.
Critic’s Week features 11 former Talents who have contributed their creativity to 8 films in the selection. The Woodcutter Story was in fact developed at our Script Station by writer and director Mikko Myllylahti, edited by Jussi Rautaniemi and produced by Jussi Rantamäki, the short Cuerdas was shot by Lara Vilanova and there will also be a special screeing of Goutte d’Or, produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond.
Excitingly, the Director’s Fortnight will show the debut feature films of three Talents alumni: Manuela Martelli’s 1976, edited by Camila Mercadal and produced by Dominga Sotomayor, Elena López Riera’s El agua and Pamfir by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk. Included in the selection is Un Varón by Fabian Hernández, which Louise Bellicaud produced.
To see the complete picture of all Berlinale Talents alumni at Cannes, including those selected for the Cinéfondation’s Atelier, Les cinémas du monde’s La Fabrique and the Acid programme, click here.
Reconnect in Cannes — Register now!
Building lasting relationships across all disciplines and editions is a crucial part of what we do. And since Cannes offers plenty of opportunities for long awaited informal encounters over a coffee or rosé, we’d love to build up the group again. If you are a Berlinale Talents alumni please register your attendance at the festival, market (or just on the beach) by clicking here. Who else is in Cannes? Find out here.
Dedicated to Discovery
The 17th edition of Talents Buenos Aires took place from April 19–23. Borrowing from Luis López Carrasco’s film of the same name, this year’s theme was ‘The Year of Discovery’. Drawing inspiration from the film’s exploration of Spain’s political and social crisis in the early 1990s, the programme’s aim was to promote critical and aesthetic thinking regarding recent world events and their influence on the film world. It was an engaging 5 days of events for the 55 Talents from all over South America, from workshops on non-traditional distribution with Maui Alena or on acting with Maria Laura Berch, to a dialogue on cinema as discovery with Darío Aguirre, and plenty of networking sessions. Welcome to the skilled film professionals who are now part of the Talents family, and congratulations to the team of Talents Buenos Aires on another great edition.
The preparations for Talents Guadalajara in June, Talents Durban in July and Talents Sarajevo in August are currently in full swing, and further out on the horizon, the 13th Talents Tokyo will be held from October 31 to November 5 within the Tokyo FILMeX Festival 2022.
Thanks for staying tuned and catching up!
The Berlinale Talents team
Upcoming Dates
May 6, 2022: Application deadline for Talents Guadalajara
May 31, 2022: Application deadline for Talents Sarajevo
May 31, 2022: Application deadline for Talents Tokyo
June 11–15, 2022: Talents Guadalajara takes place
Early July, 2022: Call for entries for Berlinale Talents 2023
July 22–26, 2022: Talents Durban Takes place
August 13–18, 2022: Talents Sarajevo takes place
October 31 — November 5, 2022: Talents Tokyo takes place
Photo credits:
1) Still from Close, co-written by Angelo Tijssens © Lukas Dhont / Diaphana Distribution
2) Talents Buenos Aires key visual 2022Berlinale Talents
Berlin International Film Festival
Potsdamer Platz 11, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 25920–515
www.berlinale-talents.de...
It’s slowly edging towards summer here in Berlin and that means one thing: Cannes is close! And as the sun gets ever brighter, many of Berlinale’s former Talents are also preparing to dazzle on the Croisette!
Three alumni are starring in films in Competition; Sherwan Haji in Tarik Saleh’s Boy from Heaven, Sara Fazilat in Ali Abbasi’s Holy Spider, which was produced by Sol Bondy and Jacob Jarek, and finally Nadia Litz joins the glittering cast of David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. Also in Competition is Lukas Dhont’s Close, co-written by Angelo Tijssens. Un Certain Regard provides a stage for more Talents to shine, with 17 alumni involved in 9 films, including Ariel Escalante’s Domingo y la niebla, to name one example. The film was edited by Lorenzo Mora Salazar, music composed by Alberto Torres, with Nicolás Wong Díaz acting as both producer & cinematographer. Abinash Bikram Shah’s Lori screens in the Short Films Competition, alongside two films with Zuolong Shan as executive producer, Bi Gan’s A Short Story and Story Chen’s The Water Murmurs.
Critic’s Week features 11 former Talents who have contributed their creativity to 8 films in the selection. The Woodcutter Story was in fact developed at our Script Station by writer and director Mikko Myllylahti, edited by Jussi Rautaniemi and produced by Jussi Rantamäki, the short Cuerdas was shot by Lara Vilanova and there will also be a special screeing of Goutte d’Or, produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond.
Excitingly, the Director’s Fortnight will show the debut feature films of three Talents alumni: Manuela Martelli’s 1976, edited by Camila Mercadal and produced by Dominga Sotomayor, Elena López Riera’s El agua and Pamfir by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk. Included in the selection is Un Varón by Fabian Hernández, which Louise Bellicaud produced.
To see the complete picture of all Berlinale Talents alumni at Cannes, including those selected for the Cinéfondation’s Atelier, Les cinémas du monde’s La Fabrique and the Acid programme, click here.
Reconnect in Cannes — Register now!
Building lasting relationships across all disciplines and editions is a crucial part of what we do. And since Cannes offers plenty of opportunities for long awaited informal encounters over a coffee or rosé, we’d love to build up the group again. If you are a Berlinale Talents alumni please register your attendance at the festival, market (or just on the beach) by clicking here. Who else is in Cannes? Find out here.
Dedicated to Discovery
The 17th edition of Talents Buenos Aires took place from April 19–23. Borrowing from Luis López Carrasco’s film of the same name, this year’s theme was ‘The Year of Discovery’. Drawing inspiration from the film’s exploration of Spain’s political and social crisis in the early 1990s, the programme’s aim was to promote critical and aesthetic thinking regarding recent world events and their influence on the film world. It was an engaging 5 days of events for the 55 Talents from all over South America, from workshops on non-traditional distribution with Maui Alena or on acting with Maria Laura Berch, to a dialogue on cinema as discovery with Darío Aguirre, and plenty of networking sessions. Welcome to the skilled film professionals who are now part of the Talents family, and congratulations to the team of Talents Buenos Aires on another great edition.
The preparations for Talents Guadalajara in June, Talents Durban in July and Talents Sarajevo in August are currently in full swing, and further out on the horizon, the 13th Talents Tokyo will be held from October 31 to November 5 within the Tokyo FILMeX Festival 2022.
Thanks for staying tuned and catching up!
The Berlinale Talents team
Upcoming Dates
May 6, 2022: Application deadline for Talents Guadalajara
May 31, 2022: Application deadline for Talents Sarajevo
May 31, 2022: Application deadline for Talents Tokyo
June 11–15, 2022: Talents Guadalajara takes place
Early July, 2022: Call for entries for Berlinale Talents 2023
July 22–26, 2022: Talents Durban Takes place
August 13–18, 2022: Talents Sarajevo takes place
October 31 — November 5, 2022: Talents Tokyo takes place
Photo credits:
1) Still from Close, co-written by Angelo Tijssens © Lukas Dhont / Diaphana Distribution
2) Talents Buenos Aires key visual 2022Berlinale Talents
Berlin International Film Festival
Potsdamer Platz 11, 10785 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 25920–515
www.berlinale-talents.de...
- 5/10/2022
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Film Independent today announced the names of the 30 filmmakers, from 11 nations, selected to participate in its 2022 Global Media Makers LA Residency, taking place in person this month.
The filmmakers and projects chosen are Sumon Delwar (My Cousin), Ali El Arabi and Ahmed El Zoghby (The Legend of Zeinab and Noah), Prantik Basu (Dengue), Archana Borhade and Mangesh Joshi (Purjey (Parts)), Sriram Raja and Deyali Mukherjee (New Sweetness), Kushal Batunge (They Call Her Mafia), Gaby Zarazir and Michael Zarazir, Lamia Chraibi and Hicham Lasri (Meskoun), Anup Poudel and Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey (No Winter Holidays), Fizza Ali Meerza and Nabeel Qureshi (There Was a Boy), Suzannah Mirghani (Cotton Queen), Amjad Abu Alala and Mohamed Kordofani (Goodbye Julia), Lotfi Achour and Anissa Daoud (Red Path), Rashid Abdelhamid and Ismahane Lahmar (A Respectable Family), Sezen Kayhan and Beste Yamalıoğlu (Women with...
The filmmakers and projects chosen are Sumon Delwar (My Cousin), Ali El Arabi and Ahmed El Zoghby (The Legend of Zeinab and Noah), Prantik Basu (Dengue), Archana Borhade and Mangesh Joshi (Purjey (Parts)), Sriram Raja and Deyali Mukherjee (New Sweetness), Kushal Batunge (They Call Her Mafia), Gaby Zarazir and Michael Zarazir, Lamia Chraibi and Hicham Lasri (Meskoun), Anup Poudel and Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Rajan Kathet and Sunir Pandey (No Winter Holidays), Fizza Ali Meerza and Nabeel Qureshi (There Was a Boy), Suzannah Mirghani (Cotton Queen), Amjad Abu Alala and Mohamed Kordofani (Goodbye Julia), Lotfi Achour and Anissa Daoud (Red Path), Rashid Abdelhamid and Ismahane Lahmar (A Respectable Family), Sezen Kayhan and Beste Yamalıoğlu (Women with...
- 4/13/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
10 projects will receive €10,000 Hbf Script and Project Development support.
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) development resource the Hubert Bals Fund has chosen 10 projects for its autumn selection – the final one under the stewardship of outgoing IFFR Pro head Marit van den Elshout.
The projects, selected from 520 submissions, will each receive a €10,000 grant to be spent on project development.
Scroll down for the selected titles
Titles include Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry from Georgian filmmaker Elene Naveriani, based on a novel by Georgian author and feminist activist Tamta Melashili. The film tells the story of a single woman in her late 40s who...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) development resource the Hubert Bals Fund has chosen 10 projects for its autumn selection – the final one under the stewardship of outgoing IFFR Pro head Marit van den Elshout.
The projects, selected from 520 submissions, will each receive a €10,000 grant to be spent on project development.
Scroll down for the selected titles
Titles include Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry from Georgian filmmaker Elene Naveriani, based on a novel by Georgian author and feminist activist Tamta Melashili. The film tells the story of a single woman in her late 40s who...
- 11/17/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“Secret of My Father,” by Busan-native filmmaker Jero Yun was announced Thursday as the winner of the Busan Award, the top prize at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Project Market.
Calling the project, the “last story in a family trilogy,” Yun said: “I have been dealing with the essential questions of the meaning of family, through individual trauma, conflict and reconciliation, through documentaries and fiction, for over ten years. This will be the last question on this long journey.”
The long-running Apm selects new film projects and facilitates meetings between the creatives and film investors, producers and distributors. This year’s edition ran for three days and adopted a hybrid format that was mostly online, but also allowed the onsite participation of local participants. Organizers said that they had arranged some 500 meetings for the 25 projects (4 up from last year) that hailed from 14 countries and regions.
The seven winners...
Calling the project, the “last story in a family trilogy,” Yun said: “I have been dealing with the essential questions of the meaning of family, through individual trauma, conflict and reconciliation, through documentaries and fiction, for over ten years. This will be the last question on this long journey.”
The long-running Apm selects new film projects and facilitates meetings between the creatives and film investors, producers and distributors. This year’s edition ran for three days and adopted a hybrid format that was mostly online, but also allowed the onsite participation of local participants. Organizers said that they had arranged some 500 meetings for the 25 projects (4 up from last year) that hailed from 14 countries and regions.
The seven winners...
- 10/14/2021
- by Rebecca Souw
- Variety Film + TV
A selection of 26 titles from 15 different countries.
South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has confirmed a 26-title line-up for the 2021 Asian Project Market (Apm).
Projects at the Apm include Siren Vanishes, directed by Harumoto Yojiro, whose feature A Balance won the New Currents Award at Biff last year before going on to the Berlinale this year.
The 26 projects from 15 different countries also includes titles from House Of Hummingbird director Kim Bora, The Mirror Never Lies director Kamila Andini, and Twilight’s Kiss (Suk Suk) director Ray Yeung.
Organisers announced Apm received a record-breaking 429 film submissions this year, up approximately...
South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has confirmed a 26-title line-up for the 2021 Asian Project Market (Apm).
Projects at the Apm include Siren Vanishes, directed by Harumoto Yojiro, whose feature A Balance won the New Currents Award at Biff last year before going on to the Berlinale this year.
The 26 projects from 15 different countries also includes titles from House Of Hummingbird director Kim Bora, The Mirror Never Lies director Kamila Andini, and Twilight’s Kiss (Suk Suk) director Ray Yeung.
Organisers announced Apm received a record-breaking 429 film submissions this year, up approximately...
- 8/10/2021
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
The second feature from Nepal’s Min Bahadur Bham, “A Year of Cold,” has been offered up for co-production at Locarno’s Open Doors Hub. The director’s coming-of-age debut, “The Black Hen,” hit Venice Critics Week in 2015, taking the Fedora Award. It became the first Nepali film to premiere at that festival– and was Nepal’s entry in the 2016 Oscars race.
Nepal-based Shooney Films, who produced Bahadur Bham’s debut as well as Rajesh Prasad Khatri’s “A Curious Girl,” a Grand Prix winner at this year’s Berlinale Generation KPlus, is back to produce “A Year of Cold.” The company is also developing Abinash Bikram Shah’s “Season of Dragonflies,” which scored the Cnc Prize at Locarno’s Open Doors Hub in 2016.
A female-driven survival road movie, “A Year of Cold” evolves against the backdrop of the world’s Himalaya roof and a strong patriarchal, rural environment. The...
Nepal-based Shooney Films, who produced Bahadur Bham’s debut as well as Rajesh Prasad Khatri’s “A Curious Girl,” a Grand Prix winner at this year’s Berlinale Generation KPlus, is back to produce “A Year of Cold.” The company is also developing Abinash Bikram Shah’s “Season of Dragonflies,” which scored the Cnc Prize at Locarno’s Open Doors Hub in 2016.
A female-driven survival road movie, “A Year of Cold” evolves against the backdrop of the world’s Himalaya roof and a strong patriarchal, rural environment. The...
- 8/7/2018
- by Emilio Mayorga
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive/Film Bazaar: Nepal’s Abinash Bikram Shah makes feature directorial debut with the project, which is selected for Film Bazaar’s Co-Production Market.
Catherine Dussart Productions (Cdp) from France and Michael Henrichs’ Die Gesellschaft Dgs from Germany have boarded Nepalese writer and director Abinash Bikram Shah’s Season of Dragonflies (Jhyalincha).
The film, selected for the Co-Production Market here, is about feisty fortysomething breast cancer survivor who has a tough decision to make after a devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Nepal’s Icefall Productions and Shooney Films are also producing. Icefall producer Ram Krishna Pokharel is also attending Film Bazaar alongside Henrichs.
Speaking to Screen at Film Bazaar, Henrichs said, “The story resonated with me and I felt he was referring to something which had great value to him. It’s a genuinely Nepali story on one hand and the emotionality of communication and overcoming crisis is a very universal theme. The advantage...
Catherine Dussart Productions (Cdp) from France and Michael Henrichs’ Die Gesellschaft Dgs from Germany have boarded Nepalese writer and director Abinash Bikram Shah’s Season of Dragonflies (Jhyalincha).
The film, selected for the Co-Production Market here, is about feisty fortysomething breast cancer survivor who has a tough decision to make after a devastating earthquake in Nepal.
Nepal’s Icefall Productions and Shooney Films are also producing. Icefall producer Ram Krishna Pokharel is also attending Film Bazaar alongside Henrichs.
Speaking to Screen at Film Bazaar, Henrichs said, “The story resonated with me and I felt he was referring to something which had great value to him. It’s a genuinely Nepali story on one hand and the emotionality of communication and overcoming crisis is a very universal theme. The advantage...
- 11/21/2016
- by uditaj@gmail.com (Udita Jhunjhunwala)
- ScreenDaily
Line-up includes projects from Geetu Mohandas, Mostofa S. Farooki and Haobam Paban Kumar, along with the event’s first ever animation projects.
India’s National Film Development Corp (Nfdc) has unveiled the 18 projects selected for the Co-production Market at this year’s Film Bazaar, including new works from Geetu Mohandas, Mostofa S. Farooki [pictured] and Haobam Paban Kumar.
Mohandas, whose first feature Liar’s Dice screened at Sundance and won six international awards, is bringing her new project Insha’allah to Film Bazaar, with Jar Pictures attached as producer. Farooki, whose credits as director include Television and Ant Story, is producing fellow Bangladeshi director Abu Shahed Emon’s A Foolish Man.
Manipuri filmmaker Haobam Paban Kumar, whose debut Lady Of The Lake premieres in New Currents at Busan this week, is again working with Oli Pictures on Joseph’s Son.
The Film Bazaar line-up also includes the event’s first two animation projects –Soumitra Ranade’s Kabuliwala, to be...
India’s National Film Development Corp (Nfdc) has unveiled the 18 projects selected for the Co-production Market at this year’s Film Bazaar, including new works from Geetu Mohandas, Mostofa S. Farooki [pictured] and Haobam Paban Kumar.
Mohandas, whose first feature Liar’s Dice screened at Sundance and won six international awards, is bringing her new project Insha’allah to Film Bazaar, with Jar Pictures attached as producer. Farooki, whose credits as director include Television and Ant Story, is producing fellow Bangladeshi director Abu Shahed Emon’s A Foolish Man.
Manipuri filmmaker Haobam Paban Kumar, whose debut Lady Of The Lake premieres in New Currents at Busan this week, is again working with Oli Pictures on Joseph’s Son.
The Film Bazaar line-up also includes the event’s first two animation projects –Soumitra Ranade’s Kabuliwala, to be...
- 10/4/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
This year’s winners include film-makers from Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.
The winners of this year’s Open Doors Hub co-production platform at Locarno Film Festival (Aug 3-13) have been revealed.
Bangladesh director Kamar Ahmad Simon’s first feature documentary Day After Tomorrow (working title) was awarded an Open Doors production grant worth $30,500 (CHF30,000) as well as the Arte International Open Doors Prize with a cash prize of $6,700 (€6,000).
The second in the planned Water trilogy, Day After Tomorrow already has French producer-consultant Dominique Welinski’s company Dw onboard as a co-producer.
Whilst attending Open Doors in Locarno this week, Simon was also able to meet the German producer Jakob D. Weydemann who will be serving as a co-producer on his next feature Silence Of The Seashell which received funding from Creative Europe-backed World Cinema Fund Europe fund last month.
Weydemann was in Locarno for the Alliance for Development initiative with the Italian-German co-production Children Of The Ice...
The winners of this year’s Open Doors Hub co-production platform at Locarno Film Festival (Aug 3-13) have been revealed.
Bangladesh director Kamar Ahmad Simon’s first feature documentary Day After Tomorrow (working title) was awarded an Open Doors production grant worth $30,500 (CHF30,000) as well as the Arte International Open Doors Prize with a cash prize of $6,700 (€6,000).
The second in the planned Water trilogy, Day After Tomorrow already has French producer-consultant Dominique Welinski’s company Dw onboard as a co-producer.
Whilst attending Open Doors in Locarno this week, Simon was also able to meet the German producer Jakob D. Weydemann who will be serving as a co-producer on his next feature Silence Of The Seashell which received funding from Creative Europe-backed World Cinema Fund Europe fund last month.
Weydemann was in Locarno for the Alliance for Development initiative with the Italian-German co-production Children Of The Ice...
- 8/9/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
The expanded co-production lab will focus on eight South Asian countries over the next three years.
At this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) the co-production initiative Open Doors will support eight projects and eight emerging producers from South Asia, who will connect with potential European and international partners.
This marks the first of a three-year focus on professional talent from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub are:
Cinema, City and Cats by Ishtiaque Zico, BangladeshCraving (Ta Ku Tha Lo Chin Thee) by Maung Okkar, MyanmarDay After Tomorrow by Kamar Ahmad Simon, BangladeshHouse Of My Fathers by Suba Sivakumaran, Sri LankaSeason Of Dragonflies (Jhyalincha) by Abinash Bikram Shah, NepalThe Cineaste by Aboozar Amini, AfghanistanThe Red Phallus by Tashi Gyeltshen, BhutanThen They Would be Gone (Mela Chaar Dinan Da) by Maheen Zia, Pakistan
At the end of the four day networking event, the Open...
At this year’s Locarno Film Festival (August 3-13) the co-production initiative Open Doors will support eight projects and eight emerging producers from South Asia, who will connect with potential European and international partners.
This marks the first of a three-year focus on professional talent from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The eight projects selected for the Open Doors Hub are:
Cinema, City and Cats by Ishtiaque Zico, BangladeshCraving (Ta Ku Tha Lo Chin Thee) by Maung Okkar, MyanmarDay After Tomorrow by Kamar Ahmad Simon, BangladeshHouse Of My Fathers by Suba Sivakumaran, Sri LankaSeason Of Dragonflies (Jhyalincha) by Abinash Bikram Shah, NepalThe Cineaste by Aboozar Amini, AfghanistanThe Red Phallus by Tashi Gyeltshen, BhutanThen They Would be Gone (Mela Chaar Dinan Da) by Maheen Zia, Pakistan
At the end of the four day networking event, the Open...
- 4/28/2016
- ScreenDaily
Deepak Rauniyar’s Highway, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival 2012, was recently screened at the Osian’s Cinefan Film Festival. Credited with making the first Nepali film to travel to one of the top festivals in the world, Berlinale, Deepak Rauniyar tells us more about Highway:
What was the starting point for the film?
In 2009, I happened to be on a road trip from east Nepal to the capital, Kathmandu. Our journey was obstructed by three different ‘bandhs’, organized by three different groups in three different parts of the country. This was when my colleagues Kedar Sharma, Khagendra Lamichhane and I started talking about the idea for this film, Highway. I felt that by setting a story against the backdrop of this new ‘bandh’ culture, I would not only be able to explore physical ‘bandhs’, but also explore the mental/psychological ‘bandhs’ that many of us seem to be facing these days.
What was the starting point for the film?
In 2009, I happened to be on a road trip from east Nepal to the capital, Kathmandu. Our journey was obstructed by three different ‘bandhs’, organized by three different groups in three different parts of the country. This was when my colleagues Kedar Sharma, Khagendra Lamichhane and I started talking about the idea for this film, Highway. I felt that by setting a story against the backdrop of this new ‘bandh’ culture, I would not only be able to explore physical ‘bandhs’, but also explore the mental/psychological ‘bandhs’ that many of us seem to be facing these days.
- 8/20/2012
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
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