Dear Friend:
We are proud to present to you Menemsha's Cannes 2002 Screening Schedule and Cannes LIne-up.
Kindly fill out the appointment information at the end of this e-mail if you would like to meet with us during Cannes at our Booth L-6 at the Riviera. Menemsha's telephone at Booth L-6 is: (0) 492 9988 34.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you at Cannes.
CANNES 2002
SCREENINGS IN CANNES MARKET
SON OF THE BRIDE WORLD MARKET PREMIERE SCREENING Director: Juan Jose Campanella Producers: Adrian Suar Cast: Ricardo Darin, Hector Alterio and Norma Aleandro Running Time: 118 min. Language: Spanish with English subtitles Genre: Romantic Comedy Status: Completed
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST FOREIGN FILM - OSCAR 2002 2002 GRAND JURY PRIZE - FESTIVAL DE RENNES - FRANCE 2002 GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD HAVANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2002 GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD VALLADOLID INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Logline: Rafael has everything in life, other than being a father, a son and above all a man. When his 76 year old father chooses to remarry his mother (who has Alzheimer¹s) in the church wedding she always desired, thus fulfilling his mother¹s life long dream, Rafael is "struck" into realizing what is most important in his own life.
*** NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR: SONY CLASSICS APRIL 2002
US Box Office: Guesstimated between $1,000,000 - $1,500,000
ADMISSIONS IN SPAIN 1,500,000 PEOPLE
ADMISSIONS IN ARGENTINA 1,900,000 PEOPLE
Available: Worldwide (excluding North America, Latin America, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Benelux, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Greece, Israel , Hungary and Hong Kong).
SCREENINGS: FRIDAY MAY 17 AT 20:00 (8pm) RIVIERA 7 SUNDAY MAY 19 AT 20:00 (8pm) RIVIERA 7
HEJAR (BIG MAN, LITTLE LOVE) WORLD MARKET PREMIERE SCREENING
Director: Handan Ipekci Producers: Handan Ipekci Cast: Sukran Gungor, Dilan Ercetin, Fusun Demirel Running Time: 95 min. Language: Turkish/Kurdish with English subtitles Genre: Drama Status: Completed
Logline: The shared friendship of a old Turkish man and a five year old Kurdish girl. The old man ambivalently becomes the girl¹s guardian after the girl becomes orphaned. Hejar is a heart-warming film about human companionship. The film has been banned in its home country due to its empathetic and realistic portrayal of the Kurdish people¹s plight in Turkey.
2002 ACADEMY AWARD ENTREE FROM TURKEY-BEST FOREIGN FILM FILM BEST FILM ANTALYA (TURKEY) FILM FESTIVAL 2002 BEST SCREENPLAY ANTALYA (TURKEY) FILM FESTIVAL 2002
Available: Worldwide (excluding Turkey)
SCREENINGS: THURSDAY MAY 16 AT 18:00 (6PM) RIVIERA 6 TUESDAY MAY 21 AT 20:00 (8 PM) RIVIERA 7
AUTUMN SPRING WORLD MARKET PREMIERE SCREENING
Director: Vladimir Michalek (Andel Exit, Prague Stories, America) Producers: Jaroslav Kucera, Jiri Bartoska, Jaroslav Boucek Cast: Vlastimil Brodsky (Jacob The Liar), Stella Zazvorkova, Stanislav Zindulka (Koyla), Ondrej Vetchy (Koyla). Running Time: 97 min. Language: Czech with English subtitles Genre: Comedy Status: Completed
Logline: An eternally young 75 year old man demonstrates what is meant by the art of living. In the beloved tradition of great Czech filmmakers such as Milos Forman and Jiri Menzel and films such as "Kolya" and "Divided We Fall", the director brings the cast of "Koyla" together again in this life-affirming, tender and hilarious comedy.
2002 GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD CLEVELAND INTL. FILM FESTIVAL 2002 KARLOVY VARY - OFFICIAL COMPETTION
Available: Worldwide
SCREENINGS: WEDNESDAY MAY 22 AT 20:00 (8 PM) RIVIERA 7
BLIND SPOT HITLER¹S SECRETARY WORLD MARKET PREMIERE SCREENING
Directed: Andre Heller and Othmar Schmiderer Producers: Danny Krausz and Kurt Stocker
Running Time: 90 min. Language: German with English subtitles
Genre: Documentary Status: Completed
Logline: Traudl Junge was Adolf Hitler¹s private secretary from the beginning of the war until the collapse of the Nazi regime. Mrs. Junge worked for Hitler at his office, on his private train and , finally, in his bunker in the besieged capital. It was Traudl Junge to whom Hitler dictated his last will and testament.
GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD -2002 BERLINALE FILM FESTIVAL - PANORAMA SECTION GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD 2002 BERLINALE FILM FESTIVAL -PANORAMA SECTION
"Breathtaking, intense." Ulrich Wenzierl, DIE WELT "The film is distinguished by the veracity with which the woman confronts herself and her past. It is a gripping production from the first minute to the last". Georg Hoffman Ostenhof, PROFIL "They don¹t go to town on the horror here: instead they get to the heart of it. What Hannah Arendt meant by the "banality of evil" reveals itself undisturbed." Henryk M. Broder, DER SPIEGEL
* U.S. Theatrical Release - Sony Classics Fall - 2002
Available: Worldwide (excluding North America, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands Television, Sweden Television, Dutch-speaking Belgium Television, Australia, Mexico, Norway Television and South Africa)
SCREENINGS: SATURDAY MAY 18 AT 11:30 AM PALAIS D
L.I.E. (LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY) MARKET SCREENING
Director: Michael Cuesta Producers: René Bastian, Linda Moran, Michael Cuesta Cast: Brian Cox and Paul Franklin Dano Running Time: 93 min. Language: English Genre: Drama Status: Completed
Logline: Critically acclaimed and unflinching portrait of Americana and teenage rites of passage. The American "400 Blows".
BEST DIRECTOR AWARD, 2001, EDINBURGH FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL COMPETITION, 2001 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SEVEN INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR 2002 BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL 2001 BEST ACTOR BRIAN COX STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL - 2001
"A strong, fearless film" (Stephen Holden, The New York Times) "A shocking and impressive accomplishment" (A.O. Scott, The New York Times) "Striking! Perceptive! Original!" (David Ansen, Newsweek Magazine)
"Michael Cuesta¹s "L.I.E.", one of the year¹s strongest and riskiest films" "L.I.E. burns with style and energy" " Like HAPPINESS and AMERICAN BEAUTY, it takes an unflinching look at the darker aspects of life in American suburbia". (LA TIMES)
*** NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR: LOT 47 AUGUST 2001
US (not including Canada) Box Office: $1,600,000
Available: Worldwide (excluding North America, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy and Norway)
SCREENINGS: SATURDAY MAY 18 AT 20:00 (8PM) RIVIERA 7 MONDAY MAY 20 AT 20:00 (8PM) RIVIERA 7
DIVIDED WE FALL (MUSIME SI POMÁHAT) NOT SCREENING AT THE MARKET
Director: Jan Hrebejk Producer: Onrej Trojan & Pavel Borovan Running Time: 107 min. Language: Czech with English subtitles Genre: Drama/ Comedy Status: Completed
Logline: A Nazi -era couple hides a young Jewish man, son of their former employer, and get entangled in a zany web of deceit a black comedy about compassion, heroism, and collaboration.
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST FOREIGN FILM - OSCAR 2001 GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD 2001 Vancouver International Film Festival GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD 2001 Portland International Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION 2001 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL WORLD CINEMA
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Oscar 2001
*** NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR: SONY PICTURES CLASSICS JUNE 8, 2001
Available: Worldwide (excluding North America, United Kingdom, Germany, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Slovak Republic, Czech Republik, Former Yugoslavia, Poland, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Columbia, and Taiwan)
U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics; June 8, 2001
***US Box Office $ 1,500,000
CAPTAIN PANTOJA AND THE SPECIAL SERVICES NOT SCREENING AT THE MARKET (PANTALEON Y LAS VISITADORAS)
Director: Francisco Lombardi Producer: José Enrique Crousillat, Gustavo Herrero Cast: Angie Cepeda, Salvador del Solar Running Time: 109 min. Language: Spanish with English subtitles Genre: Comedy Status: Completed
WINNER OF 7 AWARDS AT 2000 GRAMADO FILM FESTIVAL IN BRAZIL INCLUDING: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, AUDIENCE AWARD, Critics¹ Award OFFICIAL SELECTION 2000 MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL
Logline: Captain Pantaleon Pantoja, an outstanding, exemplary, happily married army man, is commissioned to organize the visitors service, an ambulatory prostitute system created to placate the sexual needs of soldiers assigned to distant posts in the Amazon jungle. It is a sexy and very funny comedy.
*** BOX OFFICE IN PERU EXCEEDED 1,000,000 ADMISSIONS
Available: Worldwide (excluding North America, Japan, Spain, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, South Korea, Latin America, and Israel )
NOT SCREENING AT THE MARKET THE COLOR OF PARADISE (RANG E-KHODA, COLOR OF HEAVEN, COLOR OF GOD)
Director: Majid Majidi Producer: Mehdi Karimi, Ali Kalij Running Time: 88 min. Language: Farsi with English subtitles Genre: Drama Status: Completed
Logline: An 8-year-old blind boy returns to his country village where his father attempts to place him with another family so that his father cam happily remarry.
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION ENTRY BEST FOREIGN FILM Iran WINNER 2000 MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL GRAND PRIZE DES AMERIQUES First Prize WINNER GIJON FILM FESTIVAL GRAND PRIZE
*** US BOX OFFICE GROSS: $1.9 M A SONY PICTURES CLASSICS RELEASE
Available: Germany and German-speaking Switzerland (all rights other than theatrical), Italy, Turkey, Russia, Greece, Portugal, Phillipines, United Arab Emirates, Central America, Peru, Chile, Hungary, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Iceland, Indonesia, Rumania, Thailand, India and China
HER MAJESTY NOT SCREENING AT THE MARKET
Director: Mark J. Gordon Producer: Walter Coblenz Cast: Sally Andrews, Vicky Haughton, Mark Clare Running Time: 98 min. Language: English Genre: Drama Status: Completed Logline: "Her Majesty" tells the story of the young girl Elizabeth¹s obsessive dream to cross paths with young Queen Elizabeth in New Zealand. When the Queen finally visits the small town, her dream becomes true. A great family picture in the tradition of "The Princess Diaries"
2002 OFFICIAL SELECTION SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2002 RUNNER-UP GRAND PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD CLEVELAND FILM FESTIVAL
Available: Worldwide
WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (WERCKMEISTER HARMONIAK) NOT SCREENING AT THE MARKET
Director: Bela Tarr Producer: Miklos Szita, Franz Goess Cast: Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Anna Schygulla Running Time: 145 min. Language: Hungarian with English subtitles Genre: Drama Status: Completed
Logline: A travelling circus descends upon a small desolate village
"A stunning feature. A throat-catchingly emotional punch. Tarr is one of the genuinely visionary filmmakers left the planet." (Variety) "One of the great films of the Cannes festival. Terrifying and transcendent." (Amy Taubin The Village Voice) "A cinematic tour de force." (Manohla Dargis L.A. Weekly)
OFFICIAL SELECTION 2000 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2000 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR¹S FORTNIGHT OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2001 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL -INTERNATIONAL FORUM
***U.S. Theatrical Release Menemsha Films October 2001
Available: Worldwide (excluding Germany, Benelux, France, United Kingdom, Japan, Israel and Hungary)
SMELL OF CAMPHOR, FRAGRANCE OF JASMINE (BOOYE KAFOOR, ATRE YAS) NOT SCREENING AT THE MARKET
Director: Bahman Farmanara Producer: Morteza Shayesteh, F. Yousefpour Cast: Bahman Farmanara Running Time: 93 min. Language: Farsi with English subtitles Genre: Comedy/Drama Status: Completed
Logline: A man takes a comedic view of life à la Woody Allen through his daily rituals and routines.
"An Iranian Woody Allen" (The New York Times, Elvis Mitchell from NYFF)
SPECIAL GRAND PRIZE 2000 MONTREAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNER OF 8 AWARDS at 2000 FAJAR FILM FESTIVAL INCLUDING BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2000 NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION 2000 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION2001 BERLIN FILM FESTIVALINTERNATIONAL FORUM
*** US RELEASE: NEW YORKER FILMS
Available: Worldwide (excluding United States, Canada, Japan and Australia)
MEETING REQUEST MENEMSHA CANNES 2002
We invite you to suggest a convenient time for a meeting along with your contact details at the Cannes film Festival (May 15 25) by return email neilf@menemshafilms.com or fax 310 712 6602.
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Menemsha Films office in Cannes will be located at:
RIVIERA Stand L6 Tel. 04 92 99 88 34
Neil Friedman Beatrix Wesle Worldwide Mobile: 310 505 9487 Email: neilf@menemshafilms.com
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Thanks in advance and best regards.
Menemsha Films, Inc.