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WIDE Management 42 bis, rue de Lourmel – 75015 Paris T. + 33 1 53 95 04 64 F. + 33 1 53 95 04 65 www.widemanagement.com www.wide-images.com SUNDANCE & FIPA 2005 18 – 23 January 2005 OFFICIAL SELECTION IN COMPETITION AT THE FIPA Stand Up For Reggae Wednesday January 19, 16.15 pm Casino Municipal Friday January 21, 21.00 pm Casino Municipal Also SCREENINGS AT THE FIPATEL Stand Up For Reggae, 52’ and 85’ Koursk, A Submarine in Trouble Water, 71’ 20 – 30 January 2005 OFFICIAL SELECTION IN COMPETITION IN SUNDANCE 2005 Wall Saturday January 22, 9.45 pm Trolley Square Cinemas B Tuesday January 25, 2.30 pm Holiday Village Cinema II Wednesday january 26, 7.00 pm Holiday Village Cinema IV Thursday January 27, 8.30 am Holiday Village Cinema II Dear Friends, Please note that Agathe Valentin will attend the upcoming FIPA from the 18th to the 23rd of January 2005, she will attend the festival and the Market. You can reach her on her mobile at: +33 6 62 44 92 35 She would be please to schedule an appointment, please fill up the following: Company / Contact : Place: Date : Time : Waiting for meeting, you, all our best regards. FIPA SCREENINGS - Stand Up For Reggae: by Jérôme Laperrousaz – 2004 – Color – 52 or 85 Minutes – France. Synopsis: This is a documentary about people who made and still make reggae music in Jamaica. Producer: Hélène Vager (Valentine Productions) Original Language: English Official selection in competition Music & Performing arts, at the FIPA 2005 - Koursk, A Submarine in Trouble Water by Jean Michel Carré – 2004- Color – France – 71 Minutes Synopsis: In August 2000, 118 men died on board of the state submarine, Koursk, in the Barents Sea. Koursk, 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. Producer: Jean Michel Carré (Les Films du Grain de Sable) Original Language : French or English SUNDANCE SCREENINGS - 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. 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 (Great reviews - Montréal, Best Documentary - Official selection in competition Sundance 2005 LINE UP - Brasileirinho by Mika Kaurismaki – 2004 – Color – 90 Minutes – Switzerland – Finland – Brazil Synopsis: Brasileirinho is a 90minutes swinging musical documentary film about CHORO, the first genuinely Brazilian urban music that has evolved over the past 130 years into a fascinating form of modern tropical sound. Producer: Marco Forster (Marco Forster Productions) Original Language: Brazilian Festivals: International Forum of New Cinema – Berlin 2005 - Moolaadé : by Ousmane Sembene – 2004– Color – 120 Minutes – France – Sénégal With Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré Synopsis: Collé Gallo Ardo Sy, a circumcised woman, had managed to help her only daughter escape from the ritual of purification organized every seven years. This year, four young girls have fled from the village to escape from excision and are seeking protection (Moolaadé) from Ardo. The village is on the boil. We are witnessing a confrontation between two kinds of values: the right to protection and the attachment in tradition symbolized by excision. French Release: March 2005 on 80 prints Original Language: Bambara Festivals: - Cannes 2004: “Un Certain Regard” Grand Prize - Toronto 2004: Official Selection - Pusan Film Festival 2004: Official Selection - San Sebastian 2004: Special Events (Las Perlas) - European Film Awards: nominated for best non European Film - National society of film critics award for best foreign film 2005 - Tarfaya : by Daoud Aoulad Syad – 2004 – Color – 97 Minutes – France – Morocco With: Touria Aloui, Mohamed Bastaoui, Mohamed Harraga, Naima Iliasse Synopsis: Myriam, 28, wants to leave Morocco. Her goal is to reach Spain. On her journey she will meet many different persons, mostly girls in transit. Their life is bound to the rhythm of random illegal departures, finding in each other comfort and a provisional friend. The way to freedom is not easy for Myriam and she will pay for it. Producer: Francine Jean-Baptiste (Mandala Productions) Language: Arabic Festivals: - San Sebastian 2004: Official Competition - Honest people live in France by Bob Decout- 2004 - 90 minutes - France / Colombia 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. French Release: March 2005 on 250 prints Producer: Thierry Forte (DMVB Films) Coproducer: Mate Production Language: French - Tideline by Wajdi Mouawad – 2004 – 96 Minutes – Canada –France With: Steve Laplante, Gilles Renaud, Miro, Isabelle Leblanc Wahab is a young Montrealer of Lebanese decent. Shortly after celebrating his birthday and while he is indulging in unabashed sex, his father dies. Suddenly, Wahab’s easy way of life comes to a brutal stop. A film without any concessions. The first feature film of a real author. Producer: Brigitte Germain (EGM Production) Coproducer: Les Films de Cinéma Language: French - Summer Wedding: by Moktar Ladjimi– 2004 – Color – 94 Minutes – France World Premiere With Mohamed Ali Ben Jamaa, Fethi Heddaoui, Lotfi Abdelli, Mustapha Adouani Synopsis: Hamid, 30, is a journalist waiting for success. In Tunisia, due to the social and family pressure, his parents decide to marry him to his cousin Rym. Hamid accepts but doesn’t want to be involved in the preparation… He looks for his freedom as a man and as a journalist. Producer : Thierry Lenouvel (Ciné Sud Promotion) Festivals: 20ème edition des journées cinématographiques de Carthage: Official Selection: - Jury Special Prize. - Acting award: Male Supporting Role. - 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. Producer: François Gonot (Integrada) Original Language: Portuguese 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 - Cape Town Film Festival: Best promising Filmaker - Souli: by Alexander Abela – 2004 – Color – 95 Min – France With Eduardo Noriega, Aurélien recoing, Fatou N’Diaye Synopsis: Carlos arrives in Africa looking for Souli, an author who lives incognito. Souli is the final keeper of an ancient tale that Carlos hopes to transcribe, but he becomes the instrument in a vendetta between the people whose path he crosses. Original Language: Portuguese Festivals: - World cinema Film festival - Montréal 2004: Official Selection - Namur International Film Festival 2004: Official Selection - Stay With Me by Livia Gimpalmo – France – 2003 – Color – 84 Minutes With: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, (“The last kiss” Facing window”), Adriano Giannini, Yari Gugliucci Synopsis: A quiet couple leads a peaceful life. Secretly he dreams of becoming an actor and tries some auditions, in one of which he meets a young actress. The girl falls in love with him and manages to seduce him... And it's the beginning of the troubles ... Original Language: Italian - Marlène de Sousa by Tonio de Bernardi – Italy – 2004 – Color – 138 Minutes With : Valerio Binasco, Marco Giallini, Stefania Orsola Synopsis: MARLENE DE SOUSA, alias KELLY exercises the oldest profession in the world on Sao Paulo’s sidewalks. She’s not an ordinary prostitute; she’s always working in different places as if she was following a precise plan. It looks like if she was looking for someone or something…if she was looking for someone or something… I am looking for “this” thing that I miss to feel complete. People always called her Betty, because she looks, as oddly as it can be , similar to this famous telenovelas actress BETTY DO SOL. As the dayare passing by, she starts to really identify herself to Betty. In this weird game, Kelly and betty will meet. In Post Production - Mathidle by Nina Mimica – 2004 – Italy – Color – 90 Minutes With: Jeremy Irons, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Sinead Cusack Synopsis: A colonel from Trieste from the Blue Helmets division is found dead on the beach at Vruia, beside a young Croat girl of 15 (Mathilde). The young girl is immediately accuse of being guilty of the crime Produced by Gam Film Original Language: English In Production - Indian memories : by Gerard Martin and Frédéric Grémeaux - In pre-production – France Synopsis : Indian Memories depicts, through the portrait of the Motos family, the present and past of one of the only community wich hasn't preserved their history on books: the Gypsies. The legendary patriarch of the Motos, papa tonio, will retrace his family's roots to its origin in India, we'll meet his grand grand grand son, Lounis a 12 year old talented artist who dreams of coming back to his roots in Spain.We welcome you to a journey full of beautiful surprises where a community, who lives for music and dance will share with us their customs, superstitions and traditions. Producer : Loic Magneron (Wide Management) And in our documentary section : - Claude Sautet or the invisible Magic by NT Binh – 2003 – Color – France – 85 Minutes Synopsis: What are the secrets of a filmmaker for whom directing has to do with an "invisible magic" ? After his death, through memories of work and moments shared, the figure of the creative talent was completed. A portrait who paradoxically served to reinforce the mistery. Includes intervews of B. Tavernier, P. Sarde, J.-P. Rappeneau, G. Sautet... Producer: François Marquis (Bagheera Productions) Original Language : French - China Enigma by Jean Serge Breton – 2004- Color – 90 Minutes Synopsis: Part-fiction, part documentary, the director leads us into Contemporary China 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 Thaïlande (2002 – 86’). Producer : Jean Serge Breton (New Deal Films) Original Language: French - 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. Producer: André Lazare (Take Off) Original Language: English - Writers by Marc Aurèle Vecchione – 2004 – Color – France – 90 minutes Synopsis: Paris 1983, they are between 14 and 18 years old, and they write their name on the city walls. Inspired by he New York phenomenon, they don’t just copy existing forms, but have created their own style, imposed their own signatures and inspired a whole generation. They communicate through the letters of their name. They are called “Writers”. Producer: Marc Aurèle Vecchione (Resistance Films) Voice over : Vincent Cassel Original Language: French - 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. Producer: Gretchen Berland Original Language: English 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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