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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 friends KU 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 prescient Leavened 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.
~~INVITATION~~
Marché du Film 2005
MAY 11-21 at Cannes – Palais 01
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>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>> from
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>>>>
>>>> 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
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FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 227: May 1 - 7, 2005
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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
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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
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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
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* 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml
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