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Membership for The American Pavilion
by "Lynne MCCREARY" 03 May '05

03 May '05

Join us at The American Pavilion at Cannes, May 11-22, 2005. For details on our new membership program please visit: http://www.ampav.com/ampav_member_info.html Already a member? Then pass this e-mail on to a friend or associate and tell them to meet you at The American Pavilion! Contact: membership(a)ampav.com or 310-209-1200

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Membership for The American Pavilion
by "Lynne MCCREARY" 03 May '05

03 May '05

Join us at The American Pavilion at Cannes, May 11-22, 2005. For details on our new membership program please visit: http://www.ampav.com/ampav_member_info.html Already a member? Then pass this e-mail on to a friend or associate and tell them to meet you at The American Pavilion! Contact: membership(a)ampav.com or 310-209-1200

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Disaster! featured on JoBlow.com
by Dream Entertainment 02 May '05

02 May '05

We just wanted to let you know that Disaster! is on the home page of JoBlo's Movie Emporium. check it out here: http://www.joblo.com/ We hope you enjoy the clip! For sales information, contact Nolan at sales(a)dreamentertainment.net And for our complete catalogue, go to www.dreamentertainment.net _________________________________________________________________________ If you do not wish to be contacted from this list in the future, reply with "remove (code: UlM/ZT1jYW5uZXM1M0BmaWxtc3R1ZGlvLnJ3dGgtYWFjaGVuLmRlJmw9MSZzPTE3MQ==)" in the subject.

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Last minute accommodation for the Film Festival
by Riviera Connect Group Inc. 02 May '05

02 May '05

ARE YOU ATTENDING THE NEXT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATION? ARE YOU GOING TO CONTACT US? Dear Cannes Film Festival Participant, Should you require some help with your accommodation in Cannes, please feel free to contact us either by email or on the number below, Best regards, Liza Sales Manager ************************************************ Riviera Connect Group Inc. 2895 Biscayne Boulevard, #339 Miami, Florida, 33137 - 4537 USA. European Office: Tel/Fax: + 33 4 93 21 05 11 email: rivieraconnect(a)compuserve.com ************************************************

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Mirovision 2005 Cannes Market Line-up & Meeting Request
by sales＠mirovision.com 02 May '05

02 May '05

Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are excited to announce our line-up for the upcoming 2005 Cannes Market and would be pleased to meet with you to discuss our titles in detail. To arrange a meeting with us at Cannes, please complete the form with two suggested meeting times and send it back to us via email or fax. We will get back to you shortly to confirm. We look forward to hearing from you. Best regards, Nelly Chang Intl Division, Mirovision Inc. Tel: +82-2-737-1185/6 Fax: +82-2-737-1184 E-mail: nelly(a)mirovision.com. Cannes Office: Riviera G 11 Tel: +33 (0)4 92 99 98 34 / Cell: +33 (0)6 33 37 92 95 Your Contact Info. (Mobile No.) in Cannes: Meeting Request: 1. Date: Time: 2. Date: Time: Best regards, Intl Division / Mirovision Inc. Mirovision at 2005 Cannes Market MARKET SCREENING Antarctic Journal Directed by YIM Phil-sung 115 min. / 2005 / Adventure Thriller / Korea Cast: SONG Kang-ho (Memories of Murder), YU Ji-tae (Old Boy) *Market Screening - May 13 / 10:00 / Olympia 3 May 14 / 9:30 / Palais B May 16 / 12:00 / Olympia 4 Point of Impossibility, Where the Antarctic becomes Madness Led by a charismatic team leader, CHOI Do-hyung (SONG Kang-ho), a six-men expedition team tries to reach the unreachable point in the Antarctic. Marching through the endless snow, they come across with an ANTARCTIC JOURNAL, written by a British 80 years ago. From the moment they find the journal, strange things start to happen to them, and end up with losing 2 members and equipment not working. However, with the leaders obsession, an exhausting expedition continues to conquering the unreachable. And they begin to experience the same things described in the journal. Red Eye Directed by KIM Dong-bin (Ring Korea) 98 min. / 2005 / Horror / Korea Cast: JANG Shin-young (Springtime), SONG Il-kuk (Emperor of the Sea) *Market Screening - May 12 / 9:30 / Palais F May 13 / 12:00 / Olympia 3 A ride to your unforgettable tragedy Life is a train heading to the last station called Death. 2004. 07.16 11:50 pm. The last train Unforgettable tragedy will begin. On July 16, 1988, a train accident which drives 100 people to death occurs. Without finding the cause or the accident, the case becomes a mystery and soon gets forgotten. After 16 years of the accident, the last train of the day is ready to take off at its platform as the rain is pouring. A train attendant Mi-sun is on board first time at work and the train leaves its platform as scheduled and rapidly gains the full speed. All of sudden, it stops for 10 minutes without any reason, and restarts. However, when it begins to run, everything is totally different from 10 minutes ago. All she can see is from the 80s and old newspaper with the date written July 16, 1988. Does she see an illusion, or reality? If this unbelievable scene is reality, where is she indeed? What happened during the 10 minutes when the train stopped and where are they headed to? Green Chair Directed by PARK Chul-soo 96 min. / 2004 / Drama / Korea Cast: Suh Jung (The Isle, Spider Forrest), SHIM Ji-ho *Market Screening May 17 / 14:00 / Olympia 3 2005 Sundance Intl FF Competition 2005 Berlin Intl FF Panorama After being arrested and sentenced to community service for corrupting a minor, beautiful, enigmatic Moon-hee (SUH Jung) attempts to ditch handsome young Hyun. But Hyun refuses to disappear, and the two, magnetically drawn together, go on the lam, escaping to a hotel room where they rapturously discover each other through sex that is as raw and intimate as any seen on screen. As the film progresses, so, too, does their trust in each other and their confidence in their unorthodox choices. PARK brings an extraordinary intelligence, sensitivity, and spirited lightness to the story of an egalitarian relationship that continuously defies expectation as the lovers test the frontiers of sensation, communicate in ineffable ways, and improvise an unconventional family. Full of stylistic surprises and magical moments, Green Chair is a celebration of living in the moment and a profound meditation on maturity and innocenceCaroline Libresco from Sundance 2005 COMPLETED My Boyfriend is Type B Directed by CHOI Suk-won 96 min. / 2005 / Romantic Comedy / Korea Cast: LEE Dong-gun (Lovers in Paris, Sweet 18), HAN Ji-hye (Summer Scent, Sweet 18) Have you ever fell in love with B type Guy? Hami (HAN Ji-hye) is a college student, who believes in predestined love. One day she meets Young-bin (LEE Dong-gun) on the street and instantly feels that he is the one. However, Young-bin is such a heartthrob and his blood type is B, which is believed as the must-avoidable type by many women! Despite her cousins objection, Ha-mi falls for him because of his aggressive wooing. At first, Young-bin grabs Ha-mis heart by various special events. However, as Time goes by, Ha-mi gets hurt twist-minded and selfish Young-bin and decides to break up with him My Generation Directed by NOH Dong-seok 85 min. /2004 / Drama / Korea Cast: KIM Byung-suk, KIM Jae-kyung 2005 Rotterdam International Film Festival 2005 Hong Kong International Film Festival 2005 Singapore International Film Festival 2004 Pusan International Film Festival Happiness is getting more expensive. Will I be able to afford it? Byung-suk (KIM Byung-suk) and Jae-Kyung (YOO Jae-kyung) are old lovers. Byung-suk, who wishes to be a movie director, can do nothing but to earn money by worthless part-time jobs. To make the matters worse, Byung-suk is driven to pay for his brothers debt. Never have had decent jobs, Jae-kyung gets fired on the first day of work just because her gloomy looks. Same as Byung-suk, Jae-Kyung earns debt by starting internet home-shopping. Byung-suk scolds her but tries to payback her debts by selling his only one camera, meanwhile, Jae-kyung gets an illegal loan to help Byung-suk. POST - PRODUCTION LOFT Directed by KUROSAWA Kiyoshi (Cure, Bright Future) 115 min. / 2005 / Thriller / Korea, Japan Cast: NAKATANI Miki (Ring), TOYOKAWA Etsushi (Love Letter) PPP Pusan Award at Pusan International Film Festival The place where secrets of death are hidden.Loft A prize-winning writer, Reiko (NAKATANI Miki), moves to a quiet sub-urban house to finish up her new novel with a help of the editor. That night while sleeping, she sees a man in the storage room transporting an object that is wrapped in cloth. She soon finds out that he is a renowned archaeologist, Professor Yoshioka (TOYOKAWA Etsushi), researching ancient mummies, and that object was a recently discovered mummy. Working late on her book, Leiko witnesses a ghost and finds out that her room once belonged to a woman who had been missing for a while. This brings unexplainable fear to Leiko as she starts to uncover more stories from the past. Sam's Lake Directed by Andrew Christopher ERIN 88 min. / 2005 / Thriller / U.S.A. Cast: Fay Masterson (Rancid), William Gregory LEE (Dark Angel) Some Legends should not be told In the quaint area near a lake, an escaped psychiatric patient makes his way through the surroundings wilderness, back to his childhood home, slaughtering his family in their sleep, and disappearing into the woods never to be found. Many years later the horrifying massacre has turned legend as disappearances haunt the surrounding towns. Sam (Fay Masterson), a young woman who, every summer, returns home to the secluded lakeside cottage where she grew up. There she reconnects with her traditions, old friends and memories of the past. This year, a group of hip, young urbanites, Kate (Sandrine Holt), Franklin (Stephen Bishop), Melanie (Megan Fahlenbock) and Dominik (Salvatore Antonio) join Sam on her annual trip. But when Sam and her friend Jesse(William Gregory Lee), a local to the area, take the group on an adventure to revisit the site of the murder they all come face to face with the terrifying legend of 'Sam's Lake'. Texture of Skin Directed by LEE Sung-gang ( <http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=31572> My Beautiful Girl, Mari) 100 min. / 2005 / Drama/ Korea Cast: KIM Yoon-tae (Mokpo, Gangsters Paradise), KIM Joo-ryung (Memories of Murder), CHOI Bo-young (Springtime) >From the director of My Beautiful Girl, Mari Grand Prix at 2003 Annecy Intl Animation Festival A promising photographer Min-woo (KIM Yoon-tae) ran into his ex-lover, Jae-hee (KIM Joo-ryung). Jae-hee proposes nine-times-only secret affair, although she was married. They begin to seek sexual relationship everyday. One day, Min-woo witnesses runaway car accident and watches victim dying in his hands. A languid afternoon, Min-woo and Jae-hee are making love, and at the climax, Min-woo was hit by the image of a girl getting raped. From then on, Min-woo experiences strange feelings; a girls soul is wandering in his head. PRE - PRODUCTION A.P.T. Directed by AHN Byung-ki ( <http://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=31572> Phone, Bunshinsaba) TBA / 2005 / Thriller/ Korea Until that night, I did not even imagine what is waiting for me A young man, who lives in an old apartment suburban of Seoul, finds himself amused observing opposite side apartments. One day, he finds out that the lights of some houses on the opposite apartments kept being turned off at the very same time. He concluded that this weird happening is somehow related to those mysterious serial deaths. He begins to act to figure out the mystery and becomes deeply involved. Never to Lose (working title) Directed by SON Hee-chang TBA / 2005 / Action / Korea Cast: KIM Min-jun (Damo), HEO Jun-ho (Silmido), NAM Sang-me (The Ghost, Spy Girl) Having the instinct of recognizing criminals at a glimpse, KIM Hong-ju (KIM Min-jun) is born to be a police detective. But after being disposed to Squad 3, which happens to be the loser of the whole station, his only hope is to quit the job and have a decent date with his girlfriend. Along with Hong-ju, there is MOON Bong-su (HEO Jun-ho), who owns 15 years of experience but keep losing suspects because of amnesia, chicken-hearted Chief Yook (CHANG Hang-sun), and ambitious but lack-of-experience policewoman Hye-ryung (NAM Sang-me). The world seemed to be on their opposite side until Hong-ju smells a big case at the reunion party of his girlfriend. Mr.Socrates (working title) Directed by CHOI Jin-won TBA / 2005 / Action / Korea Cast: KIM Rea-won (My Little Bride), KANG Sin-il (Another Public Enemy) Asking for money to his father imprisoned in jail, threatening a friend who became a murderer by mistake, stealing money from his friendsKU Dong-hyuk (Kim Rea-won) is the worst scumbag you can ever imagine. Living a low-life like a street dog, one day, Dong-hyuk gets kidnapped by a mysterious gang. Being captured out of no reason, the gang trains Dong-hyuk in a secret and inhumane way repeatedly. Dong-hyuk tries to escape but fails, which makes the training more harsh and cruel than before. After finishing all the training, the gang orders Dong-hyuk to become a police detective as their secret connection. Lonely Hearts: My Wedding Campaign (working title) Directed by HWANG Byung-kuk TBA / 2005 / Romantic Comedy / Korea Cast: JUNG Jae-young (Someone Special, Silmido), Su Ae (A Family) Lost in Uzbekistan: Finding destiny for two rustic eternal bachelors A 38-year-old single, HONG Man-tek (JUNG Jae-young) is a petty farmer still living with his mother. He still has wet dreams at this age but is too naïve to even catch a girls eye. Man-teks best friend Hee-Chul(YOO Jun-sang) always brags about his abundant experiences with girls but actually is also a pathetic single man, ending up getting drunk and singing out loud with Man-tek every night. Seeing a neighbor married to an Uzbeskistan bride and frightened by the fact that his own grandson wont ever get married, Man-teks grandfather decides to send Man-tek to Uzbekistan to find a bride. Man-tek doesnt approve the idea of buying a bride, but persuaded by Hee-chul, he decides to give it a chance Traces of Love (working title) Directed by KIM Dae-seung (Bungee Jumping of Their Own, Blood Rain) TBA / 2005 / Romance / Korea When this travel ends, the emptiness of a desert will soon be greened with all the traces of love A touring program producer, Min-joo, and Hyun-woo are old lovers from college. Whenever and wherever she travels, Min-joo takes notes in her journal, so one day she can show all those amazing places to her love. Finally Hyun-woo passes the bar exam and proposes to Min-joo to marry him. However, not long after, Min-joo dies in a huge department collapse where Hyun-woo makes her wait for him. After 5 years, Hyun-woo, a once-promising prosecutor but now in a detention as he goes too far in digging up a political case, gets a journal from Min-joos parents and he is on a road to find all the memories and traces of his lovers. Chronicle of a Blood Merchant TBA / 2005 / Drama/ Korea Stringently honest...Eerily prescientLeavened by a touch of Chekhovian compassion. Time >From the author of <Lifetimes> directed by ZHANG Yimou A cart-pusher in a silk mill, HUH Sam-kwan augments his meager salary with regular visits to the local blood chief. His visits become lethally frequent as he struggles to provide for his wife and three sons at the height of the Cultural Revolution. Shattered to discover that his favorite son was actually born of a liaison between his wife and a neighbor, he suffers his greatest indignity, while his wife is publicly scorned as a prostitute. Although the poverty and betrayals of Maos regime have drained him, HUH Sam-kwan ultimately finds strength in the blood ties of his family.

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Invitation for Marché du Film 2005
by tammy 02 May '05

02 May '05

~~INVITATION~~ Marché du Film 2005 MAY 11-21 at Cannes – Palais 01 Shell & ASAP Ltd. – Booth no.: 24.07 Dear Sir/Madam, You are invited to attend the biggest film market in the World - Cannes Film’s Festivals 2005. Shell & ASAP Ltd. will gladly participate in the Marché du Film 2005 from MAY 11-21 by the following exhibitions: ~ Shaolin Panda Animation movies ~ High Performance Super Computer Rendering Systems We are pleased to welcome you to share experience and conduct technical/commercial discussions. Please take a look at the following website about Marché du Film 2005: http://cannesmarket.com/ We look forward to meet you in Marché du Film 2005! Best Regards, Shell & ASAP Ltd. Howard Leung P.S. Should you require any further information, please contact Ms Tammy Tam. Tel: 852 2577 7288 Fax: 852 2577 8680 Email: tammy(a)shell-asap.com Website: www.shell-asap.com

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New MORTUARY Screening Times
by Dan March 02 May '05

02 May '05

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ARCLIGHT FILMS LOOKS FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT CANNES 2005
by Arclight Marketing 02 May '05

02 May '05

>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> CANNES 2005 >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear Friends, >>>> >>>> We hope we will be seeing you on the Riviera this year. >>>> >>>> Please email Linda Kearns: linda(a)arclightfilms.com if you have not already >>>> booked a meeting with us. >>>> >>>> We look forward to seeing you there, >>>> >>>> With best wishes >>>> from >>>> Arclight Films >>>> >>>> ANNOUNCING >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> When rookie American Interpol agent SHANE pulls over AIDEN for a routine >>>>> traffic violation in Rome, he triggers an unrelenting car chase that >>>>> catapults the city into chaos. >> >> With the entire Roman police force following in the wake of his carnage, >> Shane learns he¹s unwittingly uncovered an inside plot to rob the police >> department that goes all the way to the top. >> >> Shane¹s offered a chance of a lifetime, to take the money and run. But >> already disgraced by a gambling addiction which has cost him his wife, his >> gold badge and his respect, Shane chooses to take down the conspiracy >> instead. The only way is to catch Aiden, and though the pile-ups pile up, >> there¹s no way he¹s taking his foot off the pedal... >> >> A pedal to the metal, knuckle whitening action extravaganza in the tradition >> of SPEED and THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS. >> >>>>> Director: Renny Harlin (DIE HARD 2, CLIFFHANGER, LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> ED REICH is a legendary hit-man for hire, dubbed Wild Bill by his peers. >>> Although he's at the top of his game, ED isn't happy. On a chance encounter >>> with hit-men half brothers, IRVING and EMERSON, ED has an epiphany. The >>> apparent death of his neighbour and friend, misfit druggie JJ PEARL, gives >>> ED the opportunity to take on JJ¹s identity and give up his life of crime. >>> >>> ED (as JJ) is welcomed with open-arms; the family haven't seen him for 25 >>> years. ED thinks he can finally start over, but living the simple life isn't >>> as easy as he thought when the real JJ PEARL impersonates ED and >>> inadvertently leads ED¹S disgruntled former boss straight to their door... >>> >>> From producers Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack. >>> >>> Director: Paul Weiland (CITY SLICKERS ll, BLACK ADDER, MR. BEAN) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> A woman whose emotional life is reduced to a self destructive spiral of one >>> night stands comes to terms with how her family¹s broken relationships have >>> left her afraid of intimacy. >>> >>> An intimate, redemptive, heart wrenching journey of healing in the tradition >>> of TENDER MERCIES. >>> >>> Cast: Ashley Judd, Diane Ladd (CHINATOWN), Laura Prepon (THAT 70¹s SHOW, >>> SLACKERS) >>>>> Director: Joey Lauren Adams (CHASING AMY, MALL RATS) >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> While fearlessly defending Constantinople from overwhelmingly superior >>> Turkish forces, a legendary knight fights an even more daunting campaign >>> within his own camp; conquering the virginity of a virtuous Byzantine >>> princess. >>> >>> An erotic, ribald vaudeville adapted from a classic novel regarded as the >>> inspiration for Miguel Cervante¹s Don Quixote. >>> >>> Website: www.tirant-lo-blanc.com <http://www.tirant-lo-blanc.com> >>> >>> Cast: Caspar Zafer (THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES), Esther Nubiola (NICO >>> AND DANI), Victoria Abril (TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!), Leonor Watling (TALK TO >>> HER, MY LIFE WITHOUT ME), Jane Asher (ALFIE, BRIDESHEAD REVISITED), >>> Giancarlo Giannini (HANNIBAL, MAN ON FIRE), Ingrid Rubio (THE LIGHTHOUSE, >>> TAXI) >>> Director: Vicente Aranda >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Two celebrity socialite sisters find themselves penniless when a scheming >>> executive tries to take control of their deceased father¹s cosmetics empire. >>> >>> Produced by Maverick and executive producer by Madonna. >>> >>> Cast: Hilary Duff (A CINDERELLA STORY), Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Lukas >>> Haas (WITNESS, MARS ATTACKS) >>> Director: Martha Coolidge >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> A beautiful rebellious girl hooks up with an escort agency where her >>> stepfather is a client! Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving >>> mother, the beautiful, scheming young MINI seduces her stepfather and >>> convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have her mother declared >>> insane... >>> >>> Cast: Alec Baldwin, Nikki Reed (THIRTEEN, AMERICAN GUN), Luke Wilson (THE >>> ROYAL TENENBAUMS, LEGALLY BLONDE), Carrie-Anne Moss (THE MATRIX), Jeff >>> Goldblum (JURASSIC PARK, INDEPENDENCE DAY) >>> Director: Nick Guthe >>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>> While researching his sensational book, IN COLD BLOOD, about the family >>> that was viciously murdered in a small town, legendary writer Truman Capote >>> develops a bizarrely close relationship with convicted murderers, Dick >>> Hickock and Perry Smith. >>> >>> Cast: Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sigourney Weaver, Isabella >>> Rossellini, Jeff Daniels, Peter Bogdanovich, and introducing the Royal >>> Shakespeare Company¹s Toby Jones (HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, >>> EVER AFTER) as Truman Capote >>> Director: Douglas McGrath (EMMA, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY) >>> >>> US Distribution: Warner Independent >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Set in Venice, two young brothers on the run fall under the care and >>> protection of a mysterious ³Thief Lord." Stealing the missing component of a >>> magical carousel capable of restoring youth, they discover a thrilling and >>> unforgettable world of wonder and enchantment. >>> >>> Based on the international best selling novel by Cornelia Funke. (Her >>> other novel INKHEART will be a major event movie trilogy from New Line >>> Cinema). >>> >>> Cast: Caroline Goodall (SCHINDLER¹S LIST), Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Carter >>> Director: Richard Claus >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2005 >>> >>> Good heavens! The reefer is driving the good citizens of one small town >>> totally out of their minds. Thank goodness a federal agent shows up at the >>> local high school to show naïve parents the horrific, horrendous fate that >>> awaits youngsters who fall victim to the unspeakable scourge of (gasp) >>> marijuana. >>> >>> ²With sparkling musical numbers starring the likes of Alan Cumming, Ana >>> Gasteyer, and Neve Campbell, Andy Fickman's film adaptation of his >>> award-winning stage production is a delirious musical extravaganza that will >>> leave you feeling high as a kite² >>> Sundance Film Guide >>> >>> Cast: Neve Campbell (SCREAM), Alan Cumming (SPYKIDS, EMMA), Ana Gasteyer >>> (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) >>> Director: Alan Fickman >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> IN COMPETITION AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2005 >>> >>> Ashley and Taylor are manipulative career grifters always on the make for >>> lonely housewives. But their easy lifestyle hits a roadblock when Taylor >>> romances April, the daughter of one of the wives... >>> >>> Cast: David Arquette (SCREAM), Thora Birch (AMERCIAN BEAUTY, GHOST WORLD), >>> Balthazar Getty (LOST HIGHWAY, LORD OF THE FLIES), Julianna Margulies (ER, >>> GHOST SHIP), Joely Fisher (INSPECTOR GADGET, THE MASK) >>> Director: Jay Alaimo >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Erica Yurken¹s life sucks. Her family is an embarrassment, her acting genius >>> is unrecognised and because of her very name, she is nicknamed ³Yuk². From >>> the moment perfect Alison Ashley arrives at school, Yuk knows there¹s going >>> to be trouble... >>> >>> Hating Alison Ashley is a coming of age story about teenagers dealing with >>> their self-inflicted angst, their embarrassing parents, their friends and >>> those they would call their enemies. >>> >>> Official website: www.hatingalisonashley.com.au >>> <http://www.hatingalisonashley.com.au> >>> Fans¹ website: www.hatingalisonashleythemovie.com.au >>> <http://www.hatingalisonashleythemovie.com.au> >>> >>> Cast: Delta Goodrem, Saskia Burmeister >>> Director: Geoff Bennett >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> An original fusion of gothic western and classic horror THE WRETCHED is A >>> FISTFUL OF DOLLARS meets DAWN OF THE DEAD. >>> >>> A talented young bounty hunter named TWENTY-ONE encounters a new, >>> other-worldly breed of hunter, RELLIK. RELLIK is a bounty hunter of zombies. >>> He introduces his apprentice, Twenty-One, to a world where Zombie outlaws >>> roam the earth, avoiding capture and incarceration in the prisoner catacombs >>> for the Undead, located beneath an ancient monastery. >>> >>> THE WRETCHED begins as a classic tale of Master and Apprentice, with slices >>> of black humour reminiscent of ³J² and ³K² in MEN IN BLACK. The humour turns >>> into horror, however, as a wagon train of misguided travelers stumble upon >>> the Monastery and unwittingly release the Undead locked within. When Rellik >>> and Twenty-One return from the boy¹s first demonic bounty-hunt, they find >>> themselves facing a jail-break like no other >>> >>> Cast: Chow Yun-Fat >>> Director: Andrew Goth (EVERYBODY LOVES SUNSHINE, COLD & DARK) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> A team of young Interpol agents travels to Hong Kong to give testimony at >>> the trial of a local gangster. When a ruthless mercenary unit snatches the >>> gang boss, the team enlists a veteran Chinese cop to help them set things >>> right. The mean streets of Hong Kong form the backdrop for a duel between >>> two formidable foes. >>> >>> Fists and feet of fury fly in this fast-paced thriller with the kind of high >>> impacy action that only Hong Kong cinema can deliver. >>> >>> Cast: Sammo Hung (ENTER THE DRAGON), Michael Biehn (THE TERMINATOR), Maggie >>> Q (GEN-Y COPS, NAKED WEAPON) >>> Director: Daniel Lee >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On a drunken night in a cemetery three college friends unleash demonic >>> spirits hell bent on dragging their unwitting emancipators to their graves! >>> >>> Cast: Clare Kramer (BRING IT ON, THE RULES OF ATTRACTION, THE SKULLS lll), >>> Dominic Purcell (EQUILIBRIUM, BLADE: TRINITY, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ll),Kira >>> Hastings (VAN HELSING, THE AVIATOR), Marcus Thomas (DROWNING MONA), Tchéky >>> Karyo (THE PATRIOT, GOLDENEYE) >>> Director: Mike Mendez (THE CONVENT, REAL KILLERS) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> An epic tale, which inspired Tolkien¹s LORD OF THE RINGS. The medieval >>> adventure, part fable, part horror story is loosely based on the 9th century >>> Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf, telling the blood soaked tale of a Norse hero¹s >>> battle with a great and murderous monster. >>> >>> Cast: Gerard Butler (PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) Stellan Skarsgard (GOOD WILL >>> HUNTING), Sarah Polley (DAWN OF THE DEAD, MY LIFE WITHOUT ME) >>> Director: Sturla Gunnarsson >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> When an undercover agent is found dead, a crime unit becomes involved in a >>> battle of deception and intrigue... >>> >>> Cast: Donnie Yen (HERO, BLADE ll), Sammo Hung (ENTER THE DRAGON), Simon >>> Yam (TOMB RAIDER 2: CRADLE OF LIFE) >>> Director: Wilson Yip >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> In a world where humans and vampires co-exist ³separately but equally², a >>> human cop and vampire cop team up to stop a rogue vampire intent on starting >>> a war between the two races. An innovative, stylish, genre blending >>> re-telling of the vampire myth set in an alternate reality. >>> >>> Cast: Dougray Scott (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE ll), Saffron Burrows (TROY) >>> Writer/Director: Glenn Standring (THE IRREFUTABLE TRUTH ABOUT DEMONS) >>> >>>> >>>> IN CANNES >>>>> Riviera C1 >>>>> Tel: +33 (0) 4 92 99 32 27 >>>>> Fax: +33 (0) 4 92 99 32 28 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> SCREENING >>>>> >>>>> HATING ALISON ASHLEY >>>>> 12th May PALAIS J 12:00 >>>>> 19th May RIVIERA 7 15:30 >>>>> >>>>> REEFER MADNESS >>>>> 13th May PALAIS D 14:00 >>>>> 16th May RIVIERA 7 15:30 >>>>> >>>>> SLINGSHOT >>>>> 12th May RIVIERA 7 15:30 >>>>> 14th May RIVIERA 7 09:30 >>>>> 18th May RIVIERA 6 18:00 >>>>> >>>>> SPL >>>>> 14th May OLYMPIA 5 18:00 >>>>> 15th May PALAIS J 14:00 >>>>> >>>>> THIEF LORD >>>>> 13th May RIVIERA 6 10:00 >>>>> 17th May PALAIS J 12:00 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> PROMOS SCREENING >>>>> Beowulf & Grendel >>>>> Dragon Squad >>>>> Every Word Is Tru >>>>> Material Girls >>>>> Mini¹s First Time >>>> Tirant Lo Blanc >>>> >>>> >>>> Sales Contacts >>>> Gary Hamilton, cell: +1 917 826 2113 >>>> email: gary(a)arclightfilms.com >>>> >>>> Jonathan Deckter, cell: +1 310 770 7727 >>>> email: jonathan(a)arclightfilms.com >>>> >>>> Lina Marrone, cell: +1 416 569 1224 >>>> email: lina(a)arclightfilms.com >>>> >>>> Ian Gibbins, cell: +61 419 693 199 >>>> email: ian(a)arclightfilms.com >>>> >>>> To see our entire catalogue with over fifty titles and >>>> view trailers (username: international, password: buyer) >>>> >>>> GO TO: >>>> www.arclightfilms.com <http://www.arclightfilms.com>

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RexMedia Cannes Line-up... Please schedule an appointment!
by cyndy＠rexfilms.com 02 May '05

02 May '05

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FilmFestivals NewsLetter N°227
by newsletter＠films-festivals.com 01 May '05

01 May '05

FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 227: May 1 - 7, 2005 Find search tips for our website at bottom of email. ______________________________________________________________ CANNES MARKET - SHORT FILM MARKET EXCLUSIVE LAST MINUTE ADVERTISING Options are available with The Buyers Lounge, the Cannes Market Web Café and the Short Film Digital Avenue. FilmFestivals is a proud partner of Cannes Market set to offer new digital avenues for short filmmakers. The Short Film Corner will inaugurate the Short Film Digital Avenue May 11 to 22. Do not miss the panel May 14 at 5pm in the Palais: 14.01 8 NEW AVENUES TO MONETIZE AND PROMOTE SHORT FILM register: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/sfda.shtml Contact our editor: mailto:editor@filmfestivals.com Advertise: mailto:bruno@filmfestivals.com _____________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM FESTIVALS * Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards * Vilnius International Film Festival Kino pavasaris figures * Sydney Fest launches new Urban Cinefile Audience Awards * San Francisco Festival Plethora of Events and Artists. * The European connection in Buenos Aires * American Indies tango in Buenos Aires * Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles awards * Miami G&L day 3 buzz report * Cannes selection commented by Thierry Fremeaux http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml ______________________________________________________________ AWARDS * Tribeca Film Festival Awards go to chinese "Stolen Life" * Cine Las Americas International Film Festival awards * Illusion the Inspiration Film Festival winner * Europeans win big at Buenos Aires * Bafici awards are announced in Buenos Aires * USA Fest announces winners * ViewFinders: Fest for Youth Announces Award Winners * Malibu International Film Festival awards * The Aryan Couple swept Beverly Hills Fest and Palm Beach awards http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml _____________________________________________________________ MONETIZE YOUR DIGITAL RIGHTS Filmfestivals Enterainment Group acquires digital rights for worldwide distribution to 8 digital networks : Videophones: 2,5G, 3G, Gamepads, Online viewing, TV digital VOD, TV IP channels, New digital networks, DVD, Digital cinema... Meet us in Cannes at the Short Film Digital Avenue 14.01 http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/sfda.shtml OR email bruno(a)filmfestivals.com ___________________________________________________________ FEST PLAYERS FOCUS * Peacock Wins Audience Award at Far East Film Festival * Cannes 2005: 30 jury members: * Udine Far East Fest Confirms its Cross Border Brilliance * Interview with Fernando Pena, BAFICI director * Far East Film Festival, Udine Italy * The Cannes Festival By Veronique Cayla * Travelling by Emir Kusturica Cannes jury president * "Travelingue" by Gilles Jacob, on Cannes 2005 http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml _____________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS CANNES filmed coverage for TV will be available from the Filmfestivals.com booth 5.11 inside the Palais. Shooting HD, DVCam and Beta NTSC Dubbing & Transfer from any source to any source inside the palais Just ask bruno(a)filmfestivals.com ___________________________________________________________ NEWS FROM CANNES The Short Film Corner is a new market entirely dedicated to short films. An overall panorama of short films today : In 2004, the Short Film Corner presented some 450 films, representing over 100 hours of programs, from 40 different countries. Films were viewed more than 5 000 times by buyers and film selectors from all over the world. More than one hundred films were screened as world premieres. Promote your film http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/sfc.shtml __________________________________________________________ LAST MINUTE TRAVELS PLANS? "One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car, SKIS etc.. http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml _____________________________________________________________ THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones * Vues d'Afriques donne ses prix * Regards sur le cinéma du Sud * Le Festival très court va très loin... * Montreal: le FFM dénonce le scandale des commandites * Projection, 37 ans après sa sélection, du film d'Otar Iosseliani à la Semaine de la Critique http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA Festivals calling for your films... This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS WANTED Share your Festival experiences with us. Be a filmfestival reporter and ambassador. mailto:editor@filmfestivals.com ______________________________________________________________ D-CINEMA NEWS * Animago Awards at fmx/05 * X|Media|Lab International Lab in Singapore * Mipdoc e-screenings go digital (server technology) * Film on Mobile time is ripe: Milia and Cannes Market new focus * The ADMC Digital Media Initiative http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FILM FROM FEST FOCUS * Cross-border cooperation: Producers on the move (go to Cannes) * The Global Political Challenge on HIV/AIDS seminar * Tribeca debuts a shorts online competition http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml ______________________________________________________________ FESTIVALS AGENDA Festivals calling for your films... This week, this month, the BULLETIN BOARD... http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml ______________________________________________________________ CALL FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS Filmmakers don't miss these ones! 1) ORINDA FILM FESTIVAL: September 22-25, 2005 Call for entries deadline: May 31, 2005 The Orinda Film Festival supports films from around the world that inspire, educate, challenge, and provoke audiences to explore other viewpoints and forms of expression. It offers a wide range of categories, including narrative features and shorts, documentaries, animation, experimental films, and music videos. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/april/orinda.shtml 2) NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL (NYCHFF) October 18 - 23, 2005 Once again, The USA's premiere horror film festival will be held at the prestigious Tribeca Film Center in lower Manhattan. With special screenings, parties, celebrity guests and each year's prestigious lifetime achievement award, this is the genre festival not to be missed. Calling for entries : Early Deadline September 1st. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/nyhorror.shtml 3) RED BANK FILM FESTIVAL October 14-16, 2005 Red Bank The Jersey Shore town that local filmmaker Kevin Smith made famous is set to host the 5th Annual Red Bank International film Festival. With one of its main sites being the historic Count Basie Theatre - a venue with over 1,000 seats, the festival is a thrilling showcase for any film. Calling for entries: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/redbank.shtml 4) CineVegas Film Festival is accepting entries for independent films, shorts, and documentaries until April 8. Celebrating 100 years of Vegas and 100 years of film, the festival will be held June 10-18 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. World premiere films, high-profile tributes, and Vegas nightlife will all be part of the excitement. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/cinevegas.shtml 5) SPORT MOVIES & TV FILM FESTIVAL Milan October 27 - November 1, 2005 Now accepting submissions of sports-related videos, commercials & films. Final deadline is July 1, 2005. Festival includes six Sections: 1. Olympic Spirit; 2. Documentary; 3. Sport & Society; 4. TV Sport Show; 5. Movies (shorts and long features); 6. Sport & Advertising. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/sportmovies.shtml 6) LUNAFEST FILM FESTIVAL October 2005 - March 2006 Calling for entries April 30: LUNAFEST is a national festival of films by, for and about women A wide array of topics including women's health, cultural diversity, body image, sexuality, and spirituality. Shorts, students shorts, documentaries, features, fiction, or narrative Format for entries is VHS or DVD. entry form: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/lunafest.shtml 7) PALM SPRINGS INT'L FESTIVAL OF SHORT FILMS & FILM MARKET September 20-26, 2005 Eleventh Annual ShortsFest presenting over 300 shorts on three screens with Film Market facilities featuring over 2000 shorts. 20 awards in 10 categories with $30,000.00 in cash prizes, film stock and production services. AMPAS Recognized Festival. Call for entry, application form and info: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/palm_springs.shtml 8) TAHOE/RENO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (T-RIFF) August 24-28, 2005 Call for Films & Short Scripts Deadlines for both: May 30, 2005 Script Competion: Winner's script produced & screened at the Festival. $10,000 Value. T-RIFF is a 5 day exploration of discovery thru socially relevent & spirited film contributions. Enjoy the new $6.7 million Hospitality Center for socializing & meetings. Premier venue: Sand Harbor, a "starlit amphitheater," one of American's most prestigious outdoor locations. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/january/tahoe.shtml 9) ACTION/CUT SHORT FILM COMPETITION August 15-31, 2005 Call for entries Opening January 15, 2005 Categories: Fiction - Documentary - Animation Prizes: $35,000 Cash & Hollywood Career Access & Sponsor Awards Over 100+ Prizes More than any festival or contest in the world including opening film industry career doors to the winning filmmakers. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/december/actioncut.shtml 10) NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL New York April 28th - May 5th, 2005 The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) returns to New Yorki for a week of screenings, premieres, performances, panels and parties. http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml 11) See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com HOMEPAGE linked to your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board. 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