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We are excited to announce this years’ Cannes line-up, a diverse slate of titles, including 8 market premieres. From intriguing dramas by award winning directors to leading edge CG animation to the best of Japanese horror.
See the schedule below for screening dates and times. |
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We are also pleased to present Proteus, a South Africa/Canada co-production from Directors John Greyson and Jack Lewis. The film has been chosen to screen during the festival as part of a special retrospective of South African films to mark the 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid. Proteus screened as part of the official selection in the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival. |
Rob Straight (President), Michael Taverna (Sales & Acquisitions Executive/Head of Production), and Caroline Stern (Distribution & Marketing) will be attending the market.
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For appointments, please contact Sales & Marketing Assistant, Shay Wilson at swilson@filmhorizon.com or Tel. 604.632.1707 with two suggested meeting times. Horizon‘s stand number is G4 in the
Riviera Tel. 33.4.92.99.33.14.. |
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PROTEUS  (premiere)
Drama (100 min)
South Africa / Canada
Dir. John Greyson & Jack Lewis
Based on a true story, a young man is sentenced to hard labor on Robben Island, Cape Town’s harsh penal colony, and begins a love affair that transgresses vast cultural taboos.
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Screenings:
May 13th, 13:30
Riviera 5
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A PROBLEM WITH FEAR (premiere)
Drama (94 min)
Canada
Dir. Gary Burns
Laurie Harding is afraid of everything but things become more alarming when he finds his worst fears are becoming a reality and catastrophe is
spreading city-wide
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Screenings:
May 13th, 11:30
Palais J
May 16th, 18:30
Riviera 4
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SHENMUE (premiere)
Animated (88 min)
Japan (dubbed English)
Dir. Yu Suzuki
An animated feature based on the popular Sega videogame. Ryo Hazuki sets out on a quest to find out why his father was killed and to recover a magic mirror that was stolen at his death.
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Screenings:
May 12th, 14:00
Riviera 4
May 16th, 13:30
Palais D
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INSTALL (premiere)
Drama (94 min)
Japan
Dir. Kataoka K
Based on the sensational best-selling and award-winning novel by Risa Wataya chronicling a teenage girl’s erotic journey of self-discovery through the liberating anonymity of internet erotica.
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Screenings:
May 12th, 16:00
Riviera 4
May 20th, 13:30
Palais E
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DETECTIVE PSYCHO (premiere)
Horror (6x56 min episodes)
Japan
Dir. Takashi Miike
When police fail to a catch serial killer who is targeting high-school girls, retired policeman Kazuhiko Amemiya is called in to use his strange but unique skill – his multiple-personality.
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Screenings:
May 14th, 15:30
Palais F
May 17th, 13:30
Palais F
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KISARAZU (premiere)
Comedy/Drama (123 min)
Japan
Dir. Fuminori Kaneko
From Kankuro Kudo, writer of the internationally acclaimed “Ping Pong” and “Go” comes a hilarious small town comedy about a group of 5 unemployed beer-loving baseball-obsessed fans.
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Screenings:
May 15th, 09:15
Palais I
May 18th, 09:15
Palais B
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MUSUMEDOJOJI (premiere)
Drama (112 min)
Japan
Dir. Yukiko Takayama
Searching for answers to her twin’s suicide, Haruki is drawn into the fascinating world of Kabuki theater and falls for its mysterious and seductive leading star.
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Screenings:
May 13th, 15:30
Palais C
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FIREFLIES: RIVER OF LIGHT (premiere)
Drama (110 min)
Japan
Dir. Hiroshi Sugawara
A school teacher inspires a quiet student with an unusual project but finds his job on the line when he realizes that her ultimate goal is to meet her
deceased mother.
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Screenings:
May 13th, 09:15
Riviera 1
May 19th, 09:15
Palais E
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KWAIDAN: ETERNAL LOVE
Drama (128 min)
Japan
Dir. Yukio Ninagawa
Passionate love between a disfigured woman and a Samurai turns to tragedy through the meddling of a jealous rival.
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Screenings:
May 14th, 09:15
Riviera 5
May 17th, 09:15
Palais B
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JAPANESE HORROR ANTHOLOGY 2
Horror (12x15 min)
Japan
Dir. Various
The second Anthology of horror based on the books by Kadokawa Shoten
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Screenings:
May 15th, 13:30
Palais F
May 17th, 15:30
Palais F
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ONE MISSED CALL
Horror (112 min)
Japanese
Directed by Takashi Miike
People start receiving horrifying calls from themselves three days in the future and three days later they die. |
Screenings:
Screeners available at booth.
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