AT Dear Friends, Loic Magneron, will be attending the upcoming IDFA Festival & Market from November 19th through the 26th, 2004. He will be pleased to meet with you in order to introduce you our new films, catalogue and library. If you would like to schedule an appointment with him, please contact us by email at the following : wide@widemanagement.com Or, if you prefer, call in place on his mobile + 33 6 60 43 96 86. Looking forward to meeting you soon, Best regards, -- Films Screenings & Line Up -- WALL Screenings : 20/11/04 13 :00, FM Cinerama 2 (Amnesty goes IDFA) 21/11/04 10:00, City 2 22/11/04 14:30, FM Calypso 26/11/04 19:30, City 2 Wall, by Simone Bitton – 2004 – Color - 100 Minutes - France Synopsis: in June 2002, the Israeli authorities began the construction of a gigantic security fence, aimed at preventing Palestinian terrorists from infiltrating Israeli territory. The wall imprisons Palestinians and Israelis alike. The WALL is visual, human, and psychological study. French Release: October20th, by the Films du Paradoxe, it has sold over 20 000 tickets in only 3 weeks. Already 5 festivals: - Cannes 2004 : “Directors Fortnight” - Marseille : Grand Prize, Best Documentary - Jerusalem: Grand Prize, Best Documentary - Pesaro, Italy: Grand Prize, Best Film - Melbourne, Australia: Official Selection - Montréal, Best Documentary In addition, Wall has been selected for : Valladolid Festival, Vancouver International festival, New York Film Festival, Feminale, Seville Festival, Helsinki Festival, Goteborg Festival, San Sebastian Festival... The following documentaries and features will be screened at your request. Please note that Koursk and Liberty Bound can be screened at any time at the Video Library... · A submarine in troubled waters : by Jean Michel Carré –2004- Color – 52 Minutes – France Synopsis : In August 2000, 118 men die on board the state of the art submarine, Kursk, in the Barents Sea. Kursk, the pride and glory of the Northern Fleet, was said to be invincible. What were the real reasons for this tragic accident, Why, were these men not saved? Behind these questions lies a deeper one concerning the role of power in Russia today, but also that of world powers in general and the current evolution in East – West relations. · Liberty bound : by Christine Rose – 2004 – Color – 90 Minutes – USA With Michael Parenti, Christine Rose, Howard Zinn Synopsis: A film by a girl who had many questions about 9.11 from the unanswered questions and unprecedented events of 9.11 to the unjust, illegal war and occupation of Iraq, the Bush administration has been lying. The film sets out to exposure those lies and to get the world population thinking about the so-called "benevolent Empire", the United States of America · Stand Up For Reggae: by Jérôme Laperrousaz – 2004 – Color – 85 Minutes – France. Synopsis: This is a documentary about people who made and still make reggae music in Jamaica. · The Man Who Knew Bush : by Marc Berlin – 2004 – Color – 80 Minutes – USA With Gary Boyd Roberts, Alejandro Castro, Vernon Craig Synopsis: George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, had a storybook life before assuming office via a contentious 2000 election. Guiding us through elite places and institutions which played a role in forming George W.'s right-wing politics, "The Man Who Knew Bush", wryly explains what George W. Bush is, and how, ultimately, he became the most powerful man in the world. · Rolling : by Gretchen Berland – 2004 – Color - USA With G. Buckwalter, V. Elman, E. Wallengren Synopsis: Using video cameras, Galen Buckwalter, Vicki Elman and Ernie Wallengren spent 18 months documenting their lives; all from wheelchairs. “Rolling” depicts the human struggle to maintain independence with dignity; from the perspective of three feet off the ground. · Vanished : by Alain Mazars – 2004 – In post production – France Synopsis: An investigation lead by a young medium through Laos traces the young Khema, a chamane singer who has apparently vanished. The ghosts of this mother and her daughter mysteriously vanished at 12-year interval. End journey to the heart of the Laotian forest. · China Enigma : by Jean Serge Breton – 2004 – Color – 90 Minutes - USA Synopsis : Part-fiction, part documentary, the director leads us into contemporaryChina through the eyes of Karine, for an amazing voyage of initiation. First in a trilogy commencing with “J’ai dû heurter un aster (2001 – 81’) and “Une boudeuse en Thaïland (2002 – 86’). · Hollow City : by Maria Joao Ganga – 2004 – Color – 90 Minutes – France – Portugal – Angola With Júlia Botelho, Ana Bustorff, Domingos Fernandes Fonseca Synopsis: A group of war refugee children accompanied by a Nun fly off to Luanda. Upon their arrival at the airport, one of the children, N’dala, escapes the group and runs off to discover the town. While the Nun begins a search for the child, N’dala – a war orphan, makes his way through the messed-up town imagining himself coming back home to find his deceased parents. In the twilight of this degraded city, the revolutionary illusions have turned to dust, encounters are troubled even fascinating. Joka, a marginal in this already marginal city, lures N’dala, offering him a little money in exchange for his help in a robbery. Already 5 festivals - Jury Special Award - Paris Film Festival - Audience Award - Milan COE Festival Africa, South America, Asia - 3rd Jury Award - " " " " " - "Graines de Cinéphage" - Women Films Festival, Créteil France - Jury Special Mention - "Images de Femmes" Vues d’Afrique Montréal · Tarfaya : by Daoud Aoulad Syad – 2004 – Color – 90 Minutes – France – Morocco Synopsis: Myriam, 28, arrives in a little village up North carrying nothing but a suitcase and an address in her pocket. Her goal is to leave to Spain. On her journey, she will meet Nouh, an 8 year-old-boy who will advise her to contact Riki, a friendly smuggler. Lhajja’s boarding house harbours all sorts of girls waiting indefinitely for their turn to leave. Waiting there in transit, their life is bound to the rhythm of random illegal departures. Girls meet other girls, finding in each other comfort and a provisional friend. There is Zoubida, who is engaged to Bassou and who works in Germany. Myriam will eventually manage to leave but she will have to pay a very high price for her freedom... Festivals: - San Sebastian 2004: Official Competitio . Honest people live in France by Bob Decout- 2004 - 90 minutes - France / Colombia - Post Production Cast: Victoria Abril, Bruno Putzulu, Hélène de Fougerolles, Artus de Penguern Synopsis: In order to be able to adopt a child in Latin America, a woman marries an influential politician. This one intends to exploit this marriage to develop its image. Produced by: DMVB Films French Release: December 2004 · Noce d’Eté: by Moktar Ladjimi– 2004 – Color – 94 Minutes – France Cast: Mohamed Ali Ben Jamaa, Fethi Heddaoui, Lotfi Abdelli, Mustapha Adouani Synopsis: Hamid, 30, is a journalist working for a French editorial newspaper in Tunisia. Despite ongoing censorship, he insists upon his belief in freedom of expression. Idealist, naïve, and firmly attached to his liberty, Hamid continues to propose articles which are again and again refused, passively waiting for things to change... But has he reconciled with himself…? Produced by Ciné Sud Promotion – Thierry Lenouvel Festivals: 20ème edition des journées cinématographiques de Carthage: Official Selection: - Jury Special Prize. - Acting award – Male Supporting Role. · Les Invisibles: by Thierry Jousse – 2004 – Color – 90 Minutes – France Cast: Laurent Lucas, Lio, Michael Lonsdale Synopsis: The Invisibles is a film focused on music and sound. Bruno is a musician. A contemporary musician who works on electro-acoustic and electronic sounds, and seems to live only for his research in music, as if he had to organize the chaos of the world’s background noise which surrounds him. His relation to the world, his way of life, his meetings all happen in a context linked to the sounds. Bruno listens, records and composes. Bruno is going to live a crisis which will be confused with his musical experience ; the invisibles is that story. In the same time he is experiencing a pivotal step in his professional life, Bruno is going to look for a woman who disappeared without notice, and for whom only memories are a few scattered elements : sighs, voice, hummings … With all these elements, which represent some milestones of their brief relationship, he will try to write a piece of music which could transcend this impossible love. In his quest as well as in his enquiry, the music has the leading role. It is both Bruno’s professional activity and his reason to live as well as a fundamental romantic motif. Finally, the music will make sense of his strange adventure. And his personal trajectory will draw the way of his creativity. Produced by: Bagheera Films WIDE is a leading independent sales agent currently representing 10 new features every year and a library of more than 400 titles. 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