Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Mustang and Eva Neymann’s Song Of Songs among winners; industry awards.
Women filmmakers were the big winners at this year’s Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff) which closed at the weekend with a gala screening of Naomi Kawase’s film Sweet Red Bean Paste (An), which premiered in Cannes in May.
The festival-goers voted to give the “Golden Duke” Grand Prix to Deniz Gamze Ergüven for her feature debut Mustang.
The Turkish director was also named Best Director by the International Competition jury headed by French writer-director-actress Jeanne Labrune.
The Turkish-French-German co-production had its world premiere in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight in May and is handled internationally by Kinology.
Ukrainian-born Eva Neymann’s third feature Song Of Songs – which had premiered in Karlovy Vary - was named Best Film by the juries for the International and National Competitions.
Israeli actress Tamar Alkan received the Best Acting Award for her performance as a woman...
Women filmmakers were the big winners at this year’s Odessa International Film Festival (Oiff) which closed at the weekend with a gala screening of Naomi Kawase’s film Sweet Red Bean Paste (An), which premiered in Cannes in May.
The festival-goers voted to give the “Golden Duke” Grand Prix to Deniz Gamze Ergüven for her feature debut Mustang.
The Turkish director was also named Best Director by the International Competition jury headed by French writer-director-actress Jeanne Labrune.
The Turkish-French-German co-production had its world premiere in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight in May and is handled internationally by Kinology.
Ukrainian-born Eva Neymann’s third feature Song Of Songs – which had premiered in Karlovy Vary - was named Best Film by the juries for the International and National Competitions.
Israeli actress Tamar Alkan received the Best Acting Award for her performance as a woman...
- 7/20/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Producer-director Andrey Silvestrov’s The Ice Hole was named the winner of the first Screen International Best Pitch Award at the Moscow Business Square (Mbs).
The €400,000 comedy by Silvestrov’s new company Cooperation Propub is based on characters who are typical to the modern world: an artist, an oligarch, the Russian president and an alcoholic.
The ironic and tragic view of modern Russia also received an award sponsored by the Russian company Cosmosfilm.
In addition, the Finnish post-production house Post Control offered production services as a prize to Elizaveta Stishova’s Suleiman Mountain by Trikita Entertainment, which is being developed as part of the B’Est training programme.
The Mgap entertainment legal practice donated a prize of legal advice to the documentary project Baubxy about the Bauhaus and Vkhutemas movements by Sergei Shanovich.
Valeriy Polienko’s 1990s-set drama Kosa was selected by the Russian crowdfunding platform Planeta.ru to receive professional advice on its production.
The award-winning...
The €400,000 comedy by Silvestrov’s new company Cooperation Propub is based on characters who are typical to the modern world: an artist, an oligarch, the Russian president and an alcoholic.
The ironic and tragic view of modern Russia also received an award sponsored by the Russian company Cosmosfilm.
In addition, the Finnish post-production house Post Control offered production services as a prize to Elizaveta Stishova’s Suleiman Mountain by Trikita Entertainment, which is being developed as part of the B’Est training programme.
The Mgap entertainment legal practice donated a prize of legal advice to the documentary project Baubxy about the Bauhaus and Vkhutemas movements by Sergei Shanovich.
Valeriy Polienko’s 1990s-set drama Kosa was selected by the Russian crowdfunding platform Planeta.ru to receive professional advice on its production.
The award-winning...
- 6/24/2015
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Thierry Frémaux to provide live commentary on restored films by Louis Lumière.
Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux is to present a screening of Lumière! - and will provide live commentary himself - at the 6th Odessa International Film Festival (July 10-18).
The selection of 98 restored films, directed by movie pioneer Louis Lumière and his cameramen, will be screened internationally for the first time following its Cannes premiere.
It forms part of the line-up of the festival, which also announced the 12 films in the international competition and six features (and 18 shorts) in the national competition.
Two Ukrainian films will participate in both competitions.
Oiff president Viktoriya Tigipko said there had been a trend this year for submissions by female directors.
“During this year’s selection we have noticed an interesting trend: 30% of the entries submitted to the International Competition were from female directors,” said Tigipko.
“As a result, four out of the 12 films selected are directed...
Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux is to present a screening of Lumière! - and will provide live commentary himself - at the 6th Odessa International Film Festival (July 10-18).
The selection of 98 restored films, directed by movie pioneer Louis Lumière and his cameramen, will be screened internationally for the first time following its Cannes premiere.
It forms part of the line-up of the festival, which also announced the 12 films in the international competition and six features (and 18 shorts) in the national competition.
Two Ukrainian films will participate in both competitions.
Oiff president Viktoriya Tigipko said there had been a trend this year for submissions by female directors.
“During this year’s selection we have noticed an interesting trend: 30% of the entries submitted to the International Competition were from female directors,” said Tigipko.
“As a result, four out of the 12 films selected are directed...
- 6/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Two suspects on the run after French magazine massacre leaves 12 dead.
French cinema industry guild L’Arp and its counterparts in the Us have condemned a terrorist attack on the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were shot dead by two armed gunmen. At least four people were critically wounded in the attack.
At time of writing early on Thursday morning local time two men remained at large. They were identified as brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi and are understood to be in their 30s.
Afp reported that a third man believed to be 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad surrendered close to the Belgian border.
“The cineastes of L’Arp learned with horror about the base attack on the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo and are devastated by this inexplicable act,” L’Arp said in a statement hours after the attack.
“They wish to express their full solidarity for the journalists and staff at Charlie...
French cinema industry guild L’Arp and its counterparts in the Us have condemned a terrorist attack on the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were shot dead by two armed gunmen. At least four people were critically wounded in the attack.
At time of writing early on Thursday morning local time two men remained at large. They were identified as brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said Kouachi and are understood to be in their 30s.
Afp reported that a third man believed to be 18-year-old Hamyd Mourad surrendered close to the Belgian border.
“The cineastes of L’Arp learned with horror about the base attack on the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo and are devastated by this inexplicable act,” L’Arp said in a statement hours after the attack.
“They wish to express their full solidarity for the journalists and staff at Charlie...
- 1/8/2015
- ScreenDaily
Top satirical cartoonists among 12 people shot dead in attack on French magazine.
French cinema industry guild L’Arp has condemned a terrorist attack on the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were shot dead by two armed gunmen. At least four people were critically wounded in the attack.
“The cineastes of L’Arp learned with horror about the base attack on the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo and are wiped out by this inexplicable act,” the body said in a statement, just hours after the attack.
“They wish to express their full solidarity for the journalists and staff at Charlie Hebdo as well as their relatives and colleagues.
“Their historic bravery honours creation and freedom. Nothing, no threat or violent act, whatever the motive, whether it be political, religious or otherwise, will hinder the freedom of expression and freedom of creation.”
Filmmaker Claude Lelouche is currently the honorary president of L’Arp with...
French cinema industry guild L’Arp has condemned a terrorist attack on the Paris offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people were shot dead by two armed gunmen. At least four people were critically wounded in the attack.
“The cineastes of L’Arp learned with horror about the base attack on the newsroom of Charlie Hebdo and are wiped out by this inexplicable act,” the body said in a statement, just hours after the attack.
“They wish to express their full solidarity for the journalists and staff at Charlie Hebdo as well as their relatives and colleagues.
“Their historic bravery honours creation and freedom. Nothing, no threat or violent act, whatever the motive, whether it be political, religious or otherwise, will hinder the freedom of expression and freedom of creation.”
Filmmaker Claude Lelouche is currently the honorary president of L’Arp with...
- 1/7/2015
- ScreenDaily
Tiffcom 2013, which runs during the Tokyo International Film Festival, has revealed its CoPro Connection line-up including projects from Sabu and Nicolas Winding Refn.
Comprising 20 projects from 12 countries, the co-production event will run Oct 22-24 in Tiffcom’s Odaiba venue.
In cooperation with the Korean Film Council (Kofic), CoPro Connection has invited five Korean filmmakers with Korea-Japan co-production projects. These include Shobu, to be directed by Ki-hwan Oh, whose Korea-China co-produced romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation was a recent hit in China.
Tiffcom’s CoPro and Atelier du Cinema Europeen (Ace) will jointly hold the Ace Co-production Lab in Japan for the five Japanese and six European projects in the selection. These include Japanese writer/director/actor Sabu’s cross-media project Ten No Chasuke (working title) and Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Japan-set project, The Avenging Silence.
Project and event details will be available later this month on the Tiffcom website.
Full CoPro Connection...
Comprising 20 projects from 12 countries, the co-production event will run Oct 22-24 in Tiffcom’s Odaiba venue.
In cooperation with the Korean Film Council (Kofic), CoPro Connection has invited five Korean filmmakers with Korea-Japan co-production projects. These include Shobu, to be directed by Ki-hwan Oh, whose Korea-China co-produced romantic comedy A Wedding Invitation was a recent hit in China.
Tiffcom’s CoPro and Atelier du Cinema Europeen (Ace) will jointly hold the Ace Co-production Lab in Japan for the five Japanese and six European projects in the selection. These include Japanese writer/director/actor Sabu’s cross-media project Ten No Chasuke (working title) and Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Japan-set project, The Avenging Silence.
Project and event details will be available later this month on the Tiffcom website.
Full CoPro Connection...
- 9/10/2013
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
DVD Release Date: Jan. 17, 2012
Price: DVD $27.95
Studio: First Run Features
Isabelle Huppert puts herself together in Special Treatment.
The always-game Isabelle Huppert (White Material) stars in the 2010 French erotic comedy-drama Special Treatment from cult filmmaker Jeanne Labrune (Special Delivery).
Huppert portrays a high-class prostitute named Alice who serves up sexual fantasies for her clientele, from schoolgirl innocence to S&M. Fed up with the seamy underbelly of French masculinity, Alice crosses paths with Xavier (Bouli Lanners, A Very Long Engagement), a neurotic psychoanalyst facing a marriage crisis. The two quickly realize their professions share a thing or two in common as they navigate the overlapping worlds of psychotherapy and sex therapy.
Following its rollout to theaters and festivals in Europe and Asia, Special Treatment received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. in August 2011. The movie received so-so reviews, though Ms. Huppert was generally lauded for her acting efforts.
Price: DVD $27.95
Studio: First Run Features
Isabelle Huppert puts herself together in Special Treatment.
The always-game Isabelle Huppert (White Material) stars in the 2010 French erotic comedy-drama Special Treatment from cult filmmaker Jeanne Labrune (Special Delivery).
Huppert portrays a high-class prostitute named Alice who serves up sexual fantasies for her clientele, from schoolgirl innocence to S&M. Fed up with the seamy underbelly of French masculinity, Alice crosses paths with Xavier (Bouli Lanners, A Very Long Engagement), a neurotic psychoanalyst facing a marriage crisis. The two quickly realize their professions share a thing or two in common as they navigate the overlapping worlds of psychotherapy and sex therapy.
Following its rollout to theaters and festivals in Europe and Asia, Special Treatment received a limited theatrical release in the U.S. in August 2011. The movie received so-so reviews, though Ms. Huppert was generally lauded for her acting efforts.
- 12/19/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Title: Special Treatment Director: Jeanne Labrune Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Bouli Lanners, Richard Debuisne, Sabila Moussadek, Valerie Dreville, Mathieu Carriere French actress Isabelle Huppert, nominated for a record 13 Cesar Awards, has made a career out of playing nervy characters with all manner of sexual foibles or secrets. In “Special Treatment,” she’s a high-class prostitute with dormant issues fueling a desire for a career change. The eighth feature offering from cult filmmaker Jeanne Labrune, this generally well sketched and set-up drama cashes in its early intrigue, though, abandoning darker overtones for rather wan interpersonal revelations. Those seeking kinky erotic drama of the sort found in early David Cronenberg will be sorely disappointed. The story...
- 8/28/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Sneak Peek the poster of actress Isabelle Huppert, starring in the upcoming comedy/drama "Special Treatment", directed by Jeanne Labrune :
"...a high end prostitute (Huppert) and an eminent psychoanalyst discover that they share many things in common. They are both unhappy with their professions, seeking a way out that involves unique contact with each other's worlds..."
Also starring are Bouli Lanners, Richard Debuisne, Sabila Moussadek, Valerie Dreville and Mathieu Carriere.
"Special Treatment" opens August 26, 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Special Treatment"...
"...a high end prostitute (Huppert) and an eminent psychoanalyst discover that they share many things in common. They are both unhappy with their professions, seeking a way out that involves unique contact with each other's worlds..."
Also starring are Bouli Lanners, Richard Debuisne, Sabila Moussadek, Valerie Dreville and Mathieu Carriere.
"Special Treatment" opens August 26, 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Special Treatment"...
- 7/18/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Special Treatment (Sans Queue Ni Tête)
In this French ‘comedy’, Jeanne Labrune directs Isabelle Huppert as a high class prostitute who crosses paths with psychoanalyst Bouli Lanners. Both are seeking redemption and attempt to help each other out in their professional capacities.
The film provided no laughs whatsoever – what it tried to pass off as funny was generally grotesque and what it tried to pass off as wit was slight. The characters were unlikable and unsympathetic. Beyond its initial hypothesis – that prostitution and psychiatry share more than a little common ground, which is made clear within ten minutes then repeated for the film’s duration – the film has little more to say, other than ‘prostitution isn’t fun’, a conclusion I had already reached on my own.
The film struggled to maintain my attention and went down several unnecessary tangents. I was bored rigid. Nil points.
Hands Up (Les Mains...
In this French ‘comedy’, Jeanne Labrune directs Isabelle Huppert as a high class prostitute who crosses paths with psychoanalyst Bouli Lanners. Both are seeking redemption and attempt to help each other out in their professional capacities.
The film provided no laughs whatsoever – what it tried to pass off as funny was generally grotesque and what it tried to pass off as wit was slight. The characters were unlikable and unsympathetic. Beyond its initial hypothesis – that prostitution and psychiatry share more than a little common ground, which is made clear within ten minutes then repeated for the film’s duration – the film has little more to say, other than ‘prostitution isn’t fun’, a conclusion I had already reached on my own.
The film struggled to maintain my attention and went down several unnecessary tangents. I was bored rigid. Nil points.
Hands Up (Les Mains...
- 10/17/2010
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Special Treatment (Sans queue ni tête – a better translation might be Cock and Bull), by Jeanne Labrune, relies to a large extent on Isabelle Huppert’s superb performance as a high-class prostitute, Alice Bergerac, who acts out fantasies with her clients but becomes disillusioned after one turns violent. In parallel, we see a psychoanalyst, Xavier Demestre (Belgian actor-director Bouli Lanners), become disillusioned with his own life and split up with his wife. The parallels are obvious: Alice effectively provides sex therapy for men who can only get it up if she pretends to be a schoolgirl or demure housewife. Interestingly, it is sometimes not clear whether she is role playing or not (to the extent that the confused Xavier later asks: “Is this you?”). She is arguably more successful than the psychoanalyst, whose perceptive clients end up analysing him and one leaves him happy in the knowledge that he may...
- 10/1/2010
- by Julia Kollewe
- t5m.com
Toasted by the Pialats, Godards, Chabrols, Hanekes and Claire Denis, almost in her fourth decade in front of the camera, in my opinion, Isabelle Huppert is perhaps the most versatile actress in film today. By the looks of the first set of stills below, I'd say there is no typecasting her. Special Treatment is being released in France at the end of the month of September, and just prior, is receiving a world premiere showing at Tiff. Directed by writer-director Jeanne Labrune, this stars the always peculiar Bouli Lanners in the co-lead. A domestic deal seems unlikely, unless this really goes off the deep end. Co-written by Labrune and Richard Debuisne, Sans Queue Ni Tête centres on Alice (Huppert), an independent prostitute who is tired of her job and plans to undergo psychoanalysis to find the strength to change her life. Meanwhile, psychoanalyst Xavier (Lanners) has just been left by...
- 8/20/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
In addition to the previously announced titles, Tiff just keeps adding more great stuff to their line-up.
The most recent announcement (I’m sure there are more to come), includes a couple of interesting titles along with a couple of heavy weights. Up front is Danny Boyle’s story of survival 127 Hours starring James Franco, Casey Affleck’s bizarre biopic/drama I’m Still Here (trailer), Guillem Morales’ great looking Spanish thriller Julia’s Eyes (trailer) and Matt Reeves’ remake Let Me In (trailer).
Other titles which sound promising include Mitch Glazer’s Passion Play, a fable starring Mickey Rourke and sex bomb Megan Fox, Álex de la Iglesia’s insane parody about the Spanish Civil War with clowns The Last Circus and Benoît Jacquot’s Deep in the Woods.
All of the new additions after the break.
Last Night Massy Tadjedin, USA/France World Premiere
A married couple are...
The most recent announcement (I’m sure there are more to come), includes a couple of interesting titles along with a couple of heavy weights. Up front is Danny Boyle’s story of survival 127 Hours starring James Franco, Casey Affleck’s bizarre biopic/drama I’m Still Here (trailer), Guillem Morales’ great looking Spanish thriller Julia’s Eyes (trailer) and Matt Reeves’ remake Let Me In (trailer).
Other titles which sound promising include Mitch Glazer’s Passion Play, a fable starring Mickey Rourke and sex bomb Megan Fox, Álex de la Iglesia’s insane parody about the Spanish Civil War with clowns The Last Circus and Benoît Jacquot’s Deep in the Woods.
All of the new additions after the break.
Last Night Massy Tadjedin, USA/France World Premiere
A married couple are...
- 8/18/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Yep. Matt Reeves' Let Me In is getting the Special Presentation treatment at the Toronto International Film Festival, along with the latest from Danny Boyle, John Sayles, Clint Eastwood and others. Here's today's announcement:
Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas And Special Presentations To Its High-calibre Line-up
Toronto - The Toronto International Film Festival announces the exciting addition of two Galas and 18 Special Presentations to this year's line-up, including 14 World Premieres. This year's Festival includes the world premieres of new films by Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, John Sayles, Guillem Morales and Stefano Incerti. The Galas and Special Presentations announced today feature on-screen appearances by Matt Damon, James Franco, Jennifer Connelly, Will Ferrell, Keira Knightley, Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Toni Servillo, Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Charlotte Rampling, Emma Roberts and Eva Mendes.
Galas
Closing Night Film
Last Night Massy Tadjedin, USA/France World Premiere
A married couple...
Toronto International Film Festival Adds New Galas And Special Presentations To Its High-calibre Line-up
Toronto - The Toronto International Film Festival announces the exciting addition of two Galas and 18 Special Presentations to this year's line-up, including 14 World Premieres. This year's Festival includes the world premieres of new films by Clint Eastwood, Danny Boyle, John Sayles, Guillem Morales and Stefano Incerti. The Galas and Special Presentations announced today feature on-screen appearances by Matt Damon, James Franco, Jennifer Connelly, Will Ferrell, Keira Knightley, Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Toni Servillo, Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Charlotte Rampling, Emma Roberts and Eva Mendes.
Galas
Closing Night Film
Last Night Massy Tadjedin, USA/France World Premiere
A married couple...
- 8/17/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Isabelle Huppert is teaming with the nutty Bouli Lanners (I last caught him in the little seen, bizarro comedy Louise-Michel) for an odd pairing between a prostitute and a shrink. Sans Queue Ni Tete (Cock and Bull) is being directed by Jeanne Labrune... - Isabelle Huppert is teaming with the nutty Bouli Lanners (I last caught him in the little seen, bizarro comedy Louise-Michel) for an odd pairing between a prostitute and a shrink. Sans Queue Ni Tete (Cock and Bull) is being directed by Jeanne Labrune with lensing beginning on Monday and roaming around into Belgium, Luxembourg and Paris. The cast replaces Michèle Laroque, François Berléand and Jean-Pierre Darroussin were originally on board. Co-written by Labrune and Richard Debuisne, this centres on Alice (Huppert), an independent prostitute who is tired of her job and plans to undergo psychoanalysis to find the strength to change her life.
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
PARIS -- ARP, France's influential body of writers, directors and producers, said Tuesday that its board has elected director-writer Claude Zidi as president. Zidi replaces director-writer Pierre Jolivet, who has headed the organization since 1999 and will continue to serve as a vp. Director-writers Claude Miller and Jean Marboeuf also were elected vps at a board meeting Monday. Producer-director Claude Berri, who heads the French Cinematheque, will serve as honorary president for a second year, ARP said. French directors Jeanne Labrune, Gerard Krawczyk and Bertrand Van Effenterre have been named members of the association's management, while producer-writer-director Jean-Claude Jean will serve as treasurer. ARP's administrative council of 14 members includes French directors Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Claude Lelouch, Coline Serreau, Christophe Barratier, Jean-Jacques Beineix and Bertrand Tavernier.
PARIS -- ARP, France's influential body of writers, directors and producers, said Tuesday that it has re-elected director-writer Pierre Jolivet as president. He has headed the organization since 1999. Jolivet was elected at a board meeting June 24, ARP said. Directors Claude Lelouch, Gerard Krawczyk and Bertrand Van Effenterre were elected vps at the meeting. Claude Berri, who heads the French Cinematheque, has been named honorary president. The association's management has been enlarged to include two new members -- writer-directors Christophe Barratier, whose Les Choristes (The Choristers) has been a runaway French hit this year, and Jeanne Labrune (Vatel). The body's administrative council of 13 members includes French directors Alain Corneau, Constantin Costa-Gavras, Claude Miller, Coline Serreau and Unifrance's president, producer Margaret Menegoz.
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