Exclusive: Director revisiting his 70s cult horror.
Harry Kümel’s cult classic Daughters Of Darkness (1971) was one of the cult lesbian vampire films of the 1970s.
Now, more than 40 years later, Kümel is revamping and plotting a sequel.
Details of the new feature, Mothers Of Darkness, were revealed by producer Tomas Leyers of Brussels-based Minds Meet, the art-house company best known for such titles as Little Baby Jesus Flandr and Lost Persons Area.
“He (Kümel) came to me with several projects. I read all of them and one of them was the first draft of the script for Mothers Of Darkness… it sparked the fire immediately to work on this project,” Leyers said.
A new version of the script is now finished and the filmmakers are talking to international cast for the English-language project, which is slated to shoot in the summer of 2018.
“It’s the world of Harry, of course, gorgeous women and...
Harry Kümel’s cult classic Daughters Of Darkness (1971) was one of the cult lesbian vampire films of the 1970s.
Now, more than 40 years later, Kümel is revamping and plotting a sequel.
Details of the new feature, Mothers Of Darkness, were revealed by producer Tomas Leyers of Brussels-based Minds Meet, the art-house company best known for such titles as Little Baby Jesus Flandr and Lost Persons Area.
“He (Kümel) came to me with several projects. I read all of them and one of them was the first draft of the script for Mothers Of Darkness… it sparked the fire immediately to work on this project,” Leyers said.
A new version of the script is now finished and the filmmakers are talking to international cast for the English-language project, which is slated to shoot in the summer of 2018.
“It’s the world of Harry, of course, gorgeous women and...
- 5/21/2017
- by geoffrey@macnab.demon.co.uk (Geoffrey Macnab)
- ScreenDaily
Belgian writer-director Caroline Strubbe is less interested in narrative architecture than she is in collecting behavioral detail. Her debut feature, 2009's Lost Persons Area (which takes its title from Elliott Erwitt's 1963 photograph), devotes entire scenes —many of them captured in tender, caress-like close-ups — to minute physical gestures: Bettina (the bouncy and vibrant Lisbeth Gruwez) gently putting lipstick on her daughter, Tessa (Kimke Desart); Tessa feeling her father's (Sam Louwyck) scratchy beard; Bettina trimming Szabolcs's (Zoltán Miklós Hajdu) stringy hair.
The family at the center of Lost Persons Area lives on a remote plot of land that has more dirt than it does grass. Pylons tower over their small residence, and a team of...
The family at the center of Lost Persons Area lives on a remote plot of land that has more dirt than it does grass. Pylons tower over their small residence, and a team of...
- 7/2/2014
- Village Voice
Journey to the West Side: The Heartbreaking Work of Sensitive Genius
Lost Persons Area premiered at Cannes as the first in an unfinished trilogy from Flemish director Caroline Strubbe, but follow-up feature I’m the same I’m an other has the strength to stand on its own. The preceding film clarifies the somewhat frustratingly unexplained relationship between thirty-year old Szabolcs (Zoltán Miklós Hajdu) and nine-year old Tess (Kimke Desart). Nevertheless, this perfectly distilled portrait of an unexpected bond will deeply mark anyone willing to surrender expectations to guiding intuition. Hovering somewhere between cinema and hypnotic visual poetry, I’m the same I’m an other is scored by dissonant electronic humming and patterned with lasting images of sorrow, sea and sky.
Opening the detail-sensitive wandering, a boxy baby-blue car and hollow-eyed passengers in like-colored jackets are arranged against an industrial skyline. With controlled composition giving an impression of artistic authority,...
Lost Persons Area premiered at Cannes as the first in an unfinished trilogy from Flemish director Caroline Strubbe, but follow-up feature I’m the same I’m an other has the strength to stand on its own. The preceding film clarifies the somewhat frustratingly unexplained relationship between thirty-year old Szabolcs (Zoltán Miklós Hajdu) and nine-year old Tess (Kimke Desart). Nevertheless, this perfectly distilled portrait of an unexpected bond will deeply mark anyone willing to surrender expectations to guiding intuition. Hovering somewhere between cinema and hypnotic visual poetry, I’m the same I’m an other is scored by dissonant electronic humming and patterned with lasting images of sorrow, sea and sky.
Opening the detail-sensitive wandering, a boxy baby-blue car and hollow-eyed passengers in like-colored jackets are arranged against an industrial skyline. With controlled composition giving an impression of artistic authority,...
- 9/24/2013
- by Caitlin Coder
- IONCINEMA.com
Now that the dust has settled and the behemoth Tiff is in our rear-view mirror, the Ioncinema.com team are comparing notes, grading films and looking back at our personal experiences, our rapport with the films we saw and the characters that vividly remain with us. Among our favorite fest recaps, our discerning fivesome (Eric Lavallee, Jordan M. Smith, Nicholas Bell, Leora Heilbronn, Caitlin Coder) have created a Top 20 List of New Faces from the 2013 of up-and-coming actors and actresses (of all age demos) that stole some thunder in lead or supporting player roles. Here they are:
#20. Zoe Levin (Palo Alto, Beneath the Harvest Sky)
Unlike the characters of Emily and Tasha in Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto and Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath the Harvest Sky, Zoe Levin‘s future is a a bright one. Respectively playing a teens suffering from suburban and country-setting ennui, in Palo Alto...
#20. Zoe Levin (Palo Alto, Beneath the Harvest Sky)
Unlike the characters of Emily and Tasha in Gia Coppola’s Palo Alto and Aron Gaudet & Gita Pullapilly’s Beneath the Harvest Sky, Zoe Levin‘s future is a a bright one. Respectively playing a teens suffering from suburban and country-setting ennui, in Palo Alto...
- 9/19/2013
- by IONCINEMA.com Contributing Writers
- IONCINEMA.com
I’m the same I’m an other – Caroline Strubbe
Section: Wavelengths
Dates: Monday 9th, Tuesday 10th, Friday 13th
Buzz: Belgium might be best known for their brewing hops skills, but with the likes of Felix van Groeningen, Bouli Lanners, Joachim Lafosse and Michaël R. Roskam, we could say that national cinema belongs to more than the Dardennes and Chantal Akermans. While she is only one film into her filmmaking career with the Cannes preemed Lost Persons Area (2009), with her sophomore pic Caroline Strubbe might be padding this nouveau Belgian film front. Utilizing the exact same players as in her debut film with Zoltán Miklós Hajdu being now joined by the teen actress Kimke Desart, I think we might be in for some aesthetically drab looking, tonally heavy turf with this road trip number.
The Gist: A man in his thirties is on the run with a young girl. As...
Section: Wavelengths
Dates: Monday 9th, Tuesday 10th, Friday 13th
Buzz: Belgium might be best known for their brewing hops skills, but with the likes of Felix van Groeningen, Bouli Lanners, Joachim Lafosse and Michaël R. Roskam, we could say that national cinema belongs to more than the Dardennes and Chantal Akermans. While she is only one film into her filmmaking career with the Cannes preemed Lost Persons Area (2009), with her sophomore pic Caroline Strubbe might be padding this nouveau Belgian film front. Utilizing the exact same players as in her debut film with Zoltán Miklós Hajdu being now joined by the teen actress Kimke Desart, I think we might be in for some aesthetically drab looking, tonally heavy turf with this road trip number.
The Gist: A man in his thirties is on the run with a young girl. As...
- 9/3/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Caroline Strubbe's directorial debut Lost Persons Area, premiered at Cannes in 2009, won best screenplay, and made fans of all of us here at Quiet Earth (review) with its stunning cinematography and its "psychic dead zone". Now word comes from producer Tomas Leyers that the obsessive Tessa is back with Szabolics for a sequel. Using a few scenes from the ending of it's predecessor, Deep in A Dream of You picks up where Lpa left off. There's no word on a release date, but we're betting it will be at Cannes.
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- 12/26/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Critics' Week has already begun celebrating its 50th anniversary by posting 50 video interviews with directors and actors who've seen their work debut in this section at Cannes. We're celebrating, too. In association with the 4+1 Film Festival, Mubi is presenting a retrospective of some of the greatest films first seen in Critics' Week over the past half-century. And even though the first 1000 views of each of the films will be free to you, the viewer, the rights holders will carry on receiving their duly earned revenue.
The retrospective encompasses over 100 titles in all, but please do keep in mind that rights issues can get complicated and not every film can be available in every country. That said, here's a quick overview of just some of the highlights:
Over in the Garage, a La Semaine Blogathon is already on the roll, starting with Kj Farrington's entry on Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know,...
The retrospective encompasses over 100 titles in all, but please do keep in mind that rights issues can get complicated and not every film can be available in every country. That said, here's a quick overview of just some of the highlights:
Over in the Garage, a La Semaine Blogathon is already on the roll, starting with Kj Farrington's entry on Miranda July's Me and You and Everyone We Know,...
- 5/14/2011
- MUBI
While I've known about this for some time, I was waiting for it to go into production so I could show you something and now, we have some stunning stills. Stunning why? Because it's being shot by one of my favorite Dp's, Nicolas Karakatsanis who shot Lost Persons Area, Left Bank, and Small Gods among others. If you haven't noticed, Belgium is on a heavy genre upswing and there's some great film coming out of that little country, with a a lot more planned and a lot of talent waiting in the wings for the chance. But more on that later.
Set in the underworld of the Belgian agricultural hormone mafia, an illegal fatstocker and a police informer face each other in a crime investigation. But then a dark and unsettling story about loyalty and friendship unfolds through their tormented past as childhood friends.
Stills after the break.
Head to...
Set in the underworld of the Belgian agricultural hormone mafia, an illegal fatstocker and a police informer face each other in a crime investigation. But then a dark and unsettling story about loyalty and friendship unfolds through their tormented past as childhood friends.
Stills after the break.
Head to...
- 6/17/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Update: Trailer re-added.
Our friends over in Belgium gave us he heads up on this film back in January and I was immediately in love. A modified tale of three wise men which conists of beggars and thieves, all seemingly with down syndrome, I wanted to see more. But then they got into Cannes, and unfortunately I won't be there to see it. I guess I'll have to wait for a screener just like Lost Persons Area from last year. Anyways, the trailer disappeared, but we were assured it would be back online shortly, and yes, it's back now, and we were also sent along a copy of the poster. So check this one out folks, it's some serious arthouse fare. We'll also have an exclusive clip coming your way soon.
It's a compelling story about three poor beggars, going around caroling on Christmas eve for money, food and liquor.
Our friends over in Belgium gave us he heads up on this film back in January and I was immediately in love. A modified tale of three wise men which conists of beggars and thieves, all seemingly with down syndrome, I wanted to see more. But then they got into Cannes, and unfortunately I won't be there to see it. I guess I'll have to wait for a screener just like Lost Persons Area from last year. Anyways, the trailer disappeared, but we were assured it would be back online shortly, and yes, it's back now, and we were also sent along a copy of the poster. So check this one out folks, it's some serious arthouse fare. We'll also have an exclusive clip coming your way soon.
It's a compelling story about three poor beggars, going around caroling on Christmas eve for money, food and liquor.
- 4/21/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Before going into my Women Directors Tracking which I have vowed to continue until women reach a parity with men in the film business and Latino Directors groove, I want to thank Howard Feinstein for watching the most obscure films of Rotterdam to find the jewels! Scratching Below the Surface for Some Rotterdam Fest Gems - indieWIRE. Kudos! I wish I could have seen these!
Howard spotted this one: "A young woman named Rusudan Pirveli brought to the 'Bright Future' section Susa, another story of hard financial times. 'The Lost Generation' is represented here by the absent father of an adolescent boy, who, working for his mother, sells bootleg vodka in bottles. Sadly, he lives under the delusion that dad’s return would ease his and his mom’s hardship. Like Koguashvili, Pirveli eschews unnecessary authorial intervention: Both directors understand all too well that they are living amidst powerful,...
Howard spotted this one: "A young woman named Rusudan Pirveli brought to the 'Bright Future' section Susa, another story of hard financial times. 'The Lost Generation' is represented here by the absent father of an adolescent boy, who, working for his mother, sells bootleg vodka in bottles. Sadly, he lives under the delusion that dad’s return would ease his and his mom’s hardship. Like Koguashvili, Pirveli eschews unnecessary authorial intervention: Both directors understand all too well that they are living amidst powerful,...
- 2/10/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
Year: 2009
Directors: Caroline Strubbe
Writers: Caroline Strubbe
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Rick McGrath
Rating: 8 out of 10
It’s not often you come across a movie that’s freaky, creepy and depressing all at the same time. Welcome to Lost Person’s Area (Lpa), a sort of psychic dead zone of seekers, escapers, narcissists and one very zany little kid.
The basic characters and a trailer of Lpa have been posted here on Qe, but I’ll sort of repeat it: Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wanders through the movie, looking for bits and pieces of anything to aid her semi-autistic, artistic attempts to have her parents notice her. Marcus, Tessa's father, is a man searching to find happiness in an unconventional way of living. The day-to-day way. He’s a grasshopper and never plans ahead. Bettina, Marcus' wife, is a self-centered sensualist who runs the worker’s kitchen and...
Directors: Caroline Strubbe
Writers: Caroline Strubbe
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Rick McGrath
Rating: 8 out of 10
It’s not often you come across a movie that’s freaky, creepy and depressing all at the same time. Welcome to Lost Person’s Area (Lpa), a sort of psychic dead zone of seekers, escapers, narcissists and one very zany little kid.
The basic characters and a trailer of Lpa have been posted here on Qe, but I’ll sort of repeat it: Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wanders through the movie, looking for bits and pieces of anything to aid her semi-autistic, artistic attempts to have her parents notice her. Marcus, Tessa's father, is a man searching to find happiness in an unconventional way of living. The day-to-day way. He’s a grasshopper and never plans ahead. Bettina, Marcus' wife, is a self-centered sensualist who runs the worker’s kitchen and...
- 1/8/2010
- QuietEarth.us
As I don't think many people payed attention to this the first time we posted it, especially since it was linked on facebook and not embedded, we're posting it again. From Belgium, which, while only 11,787 square miles in size, is producing some of the best film on the planet. For example: Dirty Mind, Linkeroever, Nowhere Man, Small Gods, and Somewhere Between Here and Now, just to name a few. Directed by feature length first timer Caroline Strubbe and shot by one of my personal favorite (and one of the best) cinematographers Nicolas Karakatsanis, I'm still dying to see this.
Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wandering the field with endless pylons, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind. Marcus, Tessa’s father, a man searching to find happiness for his little family in an unconventional way of living. Bettina, a woman amongst men, figuring out which role to play as a mother and a wife.
Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wandering the field with endless pylons, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind. Marcus, Tessa’s father, a man searching to find happiness for his little family in an unconventional way of living. Bettina, a woman amongst men, figuring out which role to play as a mother and a wife.
- 9/2/2009
- QuietEarth.us
We previously reported on Caroline Strubbe's directorial debut, complete with georgeous stills, and to boot, one of my favorite cinematographers working today, Nicolas Karakatsanis (Left Bank, Small Gods) shot it. Reportedly a journalist even said Nicolas "outdid" himself on this one. We had a copy of the trailer before Cannes but weren't allowed to post, and now that it's on their Facebook account (only temporarily) I Highly recommend checking it out. This is a stunner.
Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wandering the field with endless pylons, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind. Marcus, Tessa’s father, a man searching to find happiness for his little family in an unconventional way of living. Bettina, a woman amongst men, figuring out which role to play as a mother and a wife. And Szabolcs, a Hungarian engineer, looking for a better life and a family far away from home.
Watch the trailer here.
Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wandering the field with endless pylons, looking for bits and pieces to occupy her mind. Marcus, Tessa’s father, a man searching to find happiness for his little family in an unconventional way of living. Bettina, a woman amongst men, figuring out which role to play as a mother and a wife. And Szabolcs, a Hungarian engineer, looking for a better life and a family far away from home.
Watch the trailer here.
- 7/8/2009
- QuietEarth.us
London -- European parliament members will take a break from political debate to choose the winner of the Lux prize, which will come from a list of 10 Eurozone films announced by organizers Friday.
The 10 movies will be whittled down to three before the 736 members of the Ep vote on the winner after the trio of titles are named and screen during the Venice Film Festival in September.
Among the 10 movies shortlisted to compete are Claire Denis' "35 Rhums," Hans-Christian Schmid's "Sturm" and Caroline Strubbe's "Lost Persons Area."
The final selected trio will be shown at the European Parliament from Nov. 2-20 before the Euro MP vote.
The award will be given at the European Parliament on Nov. 25 in Strasbourg.
The Lux Prize aims to spotlight the wealth and diversity that characterizes European cinema by selecting films which deal, in different ways, with European issues such as immigration and public freedom.
The 10 movies will be whittled down to three before the 736 members of the Ep vote on the winner after the trio of titles are named and screen during the Venice Film Festival in September.
Among the 10 movies shortlisted to compete are Claire Denis' "35 Rhums," Hans-Christian Schmid's "Sturm" and Caroline Strubbe's "Lost Persons Area."
The final selected trio will be shown at the European Parliament from Nov. 2-20 before the Euro MP vote.
The award will be given at the European Parliament on Nov. 25 in Strasbourg.
The Lux Prize aims to spotlight the wealth and diversity that characterizes European cinema by selecting films which deal, in different ways, with European issues such as immigration and public freedom.
- 6/12/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Official Competition
Jury president was French actress, deity, provocateur Isabelle Huppert
Palme D'or: The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke. Cannes loves him long time. And so does Isabelle Huppert, his La Pianiste leading lady. Sony Pictures Classics has Us distribution rights to this black and white costume drama about German village and school prior to World War I. It sounds like something of a departure for Haneke since his films are usually contemporary and often tightly focused on small casts. The extensive German voiceover will be rerecorded in English for that release.
Michael Haneke nabs the top prize
Grand Prix: Un Prophète by Jacques Audiard. Sony Pictures Classics also has this one -- winner and runner up prepping for release? Not bad, Spc, not bad.
Jury Prize: It was a tie between the family drama Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold and vampire drama Thirst from Oldboy director Park Chan-Wook
Special...
Jury president was French actress, deity, provocateur Isabelle Huppert
Palme D'or: The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke. Cannes loves him long time. And so does Isabelle Huppert, his La Pianiste leading lady. Sony Pictures Classics has Us distribution rights to this black and white costume drama about German village and school prior to World War I. It sounds like something of a departure for Haneke since his films are usually contemporary and often tightly focused on small casts. The extensive German voiceover will be rerecorded in English for that release.
Michael Haneke nabs the top prize
Grand Prix: Un Prophète by Jacques Audiard. Sony Pictures Classics also has this one -- winner and runner up prepping for release? Not bad, Spc, not bad.
Jury Prize: It was a tie between the family drama Fish Tank by Andrea Arnold and vampire drama Thirst from Oldboy director Park Chan-Wook
Special...
- 5/25/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Nassim Amaouche's "Goodbye Gary" and Caroline Strubbe's "Lost Person's Area" took top honors at the 48th Critics' Week at Cannes.
Journalists and critics vote for the awards right after the screenings and they give the Grand Prix award to "Goodbye Gary," a drama about a post-industrial town destroyed by the closure of its last factory.
The film will be released in France in July. The Gary in the title is an homage to icon Gary Cooper.
Here's the complete list of winners at the 48th Critics' Week:
Critics' Week Grand Prix
"Goodbye Gary," Nassim Amaouche (France)
Sacd Prize
"Lost Persons Area," "Caroline Strubbe (Belgium- Netherlands-Hungary)
Acid/Ccas Cash Prize
"Whisper With the Wind," "Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
Ofaj/TV5 Monde (Very) Young Critic Award
"Whisper With the Wind,"
Regards Jeunes Prize
"Whisper With the Wind"
Shorts Awards:
Canal Plus Grand Prix
"Seeds of the Fall," Patrick Eklund (Sweden)
Kodak Short Film Discovery Prize
"Logorama,...
Journalists and critics vote for the awards right after the screenings and they give the Grand Prix award to "Goodbye Gary," a drama about a post-industrial town destroyed by the closure of its last factory.
The film will be released in France in July. The Gary in the title is an homage to icon Gary Cooper.
Here's the complete list of winners at the 48th Critics' Week:
Critics' Week Grand Prix
"Goodbye Gary," Nassim Amaouche (France)
Sacd Prize
"Lost Persons Area," "Caroline Strubbe (Belgium- Netherlands-Hungary)
Acid/Ccas Cash Prize
"Whisper With the Wind," "Shahram Alidi (Iraq)
Ofaj/TV5 Monde (Very) Young Critic Award
"Whisper With the Wind,"
Regards Jeunes Prize
"Whisper With the Wind"
Shorts Awards:
Canal Plus Grand Prix
"Seeds of the Fall," Patrick Eklund (Sweden)
Kodak Short Film Discovery Prize
"Logorama,...
- 5/24/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Germany seems to already be the winner for having the most coproductions represented in the Cannes Film Festival and its sidebars.
The Berlin production company X-Filme Creative Pool has Competition film The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) by the Munich-born director Michael Haneke (a German-Austrian-French-Italian coproduction).
Zehnte Babelsberg Film, a division of Studio Babelsberg AG, is the German producer of the competition entry from Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (a US-German coproduction).
Also screening in this year's Competition is Lars von Trier's Antichrist (a Danish-German-French-Swedish-Italian coproduction). The film's German co-producer is Zentropa International, with Heimatfilm as service producer.
The Israeli-French-German coproduction Jaffa by Keren Yedaya will be shown in the Official Program's Special Screenings . The German producer is Rohfilm.
The co-production Eyes Wide Open by Haim Tabakman (Israeli-German-French) will be presented in the Official Program's Un Certain Regard . Riva Film is the German co-producer of the film.
Independencia by Raya Martin (a French-German-Philippine coproduction) and The Wind Journeys (Los Viajes del Viento) by Ciro Guerra (a Colombia-German-Dutch coproduction) can also be seen in this section, both co-produced by Germany's Razor Film Produktion.
27 Films Production, is the German producer of Un Certain Regard entry, Le pere de mes enfants, by Mia Hansen-Løve (a French-German coproduction).
The Critics’ Week will be presenting Cologne-based Pandora Film's co-production Huacho by Alejandro Fernández Almendras (a French-Chilean-German coproduction).
Altiplano, the first breakout film of Helen Loveridge's new international sales agency Meridiana by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (a Belgian-German-Dutch coproduction), co-produced by ma.ja.de fiction, will also be screened in The Critics' Week.
Another co-production in the Critics’ Week is Lost Persons Area by Caroline Strubbe (a Belgian-Dutch-Hungarian-German coproduction), ZDF/Arte and Network Movie are the German partners.
Also screening in this section is the short Together by Eicke Bettinga (a German-UK coproduction), Piggott-Bettinga Filmproduktion.
This year will also see the Critics’ Week presenting the results of the workshop for European filmmakers CINETRAIN. Filmmakers from different countries worked together on six shorts on a specific subject. Florian Krebs from Germany is one of the three directors of the short McRussia.
The Directors’ Fortnight is showing the Israeli-German coproduction Ajami by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani. German coproducer is Berlin based Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion.
The Berlin production company X-Filme Creative Pool has Competition film The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) by the Munich-born director Michael Haneke (a German-Austrian-French-Italian coproduction).
Zehnte Babelsberg Film, a division of Studio Babelsberg AG, is the German producer of the competition entry from Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (a US-German coproduction).
Also screening in this year's Competition is Lars von Trier's Antichrist (a Danish-German-French-Swedish-Italian coproduction). The film's German co-producer is Zentropa International, with Heimatfilm as service producer.
The Israeli-French-German coproduction Jaffa by Keren Yedaya will be shown in the Official Program's Special Screenings . The German producer is Rohfilm.
The co-production Eyes Wide Open by Haim Tabakman (Israeli-German-French) will be presented in the Official Program's Un Certain Regard . Riva Film is the German co-producer of the film.
Independencia by Raya Martin (a French-German-Philippine coproduction) and The Wind Journeys (Los Viajes del Viento) by Ciro Guerra (a Colombia-German-Dutch coproduction) can also be seen in this section, both co-produced by Germany's Razor Film Produktion.
27 Films Production, is the German producer of Un Certain Regard entry, Le pere de mes enfants, by Mia Hansen-Løve (a French-German coproduction).
The Critics’ Week will be presenting Cologne-based Pandora Film's co-production Huacho by Alejandro Fernández Almendras (a French-Chilean-German coproduction).
Altiplano, the first breakout film of Helen Loveridge's new international sales agency Meridiana by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (a Belgian-German-Dutch coproduction), co-produced by ma.ja.de fiction, will also be screened in The Critics' Week.
Another co-production in the Critics’ Week is Lost Persons Area by Caroline Strubbe (a Belgian-Dutch-Hungarian-German coproduction), ZDF/Arte and Network Movie are the German partners.
Also screening in this section is the short Together by Eicke Bettinga (a German-UK coproduction), Piggott-Bettinga Filmproduktion.
This year will also see the Critics’ Week presenting the results of the workshop for European filmmakers CINETRAIN. Filmmakers from different countries worked together on six shorts on a specific subject. Florian Krebs from Germany is one of the three directors of the short McRussia.
The Directors’ Fortnight is showing the Israeli-German coproduction Ajami by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani. German coproducer is Berlin based Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion.
- 5/7/2009
- Sydney's Buzz
Direct from German Film
Germany seems to already be the winner for having the most coproductions represented in the Cannes Film Festival and its sidebars.
Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux has announced this year's selection for the Official Program. The Berlin production company X-Filme Creative Pool is pleased about the invitation to the Competition for The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) by the Munich-born director Michael Haneke (a German-Austrian-French-Italian coproduction). The film tells the story of a school and church choir led by the local teacher in a village in Germany's Protestant North on the eve of the First World War. Strange accidents occur and increasingly assume the character of ritual punishments.
Zehnte Babelsberg Film, a division of Studio Babelsberg Ag, is the German producer of the competition entry from Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds (a Us-German coproduction). The film combines the story of the young Shosanna, whose family are...
Germany seems to already be the winner for having the most coproductions represented in the Cannes Film Festival and its sidebars.
Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Frémaux has announced this year's selection for the Official Program. The Berlin production company X-Filme Creative Pool is pleased about the invitation to the Competition for The White Ribbon (Das Weisse Band) by the Munich-born director Michael Haneke (a German-Austrian-French-Italian coproduction). The film tells the story of a school and church choir led by the local teacher in a village in Germany's Protestant North on the eve of the First World War. Strange accidents occur and increasingly assume the character of ritual punishments.
Zehnte Babelsberg Film, a division of Studio Babelsberg Ag, is the German producer of the competition entry from Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds (a Us-German coproduction). The film combines the story of the young Shosanna, whose family are...
- 5/3/2009
- by Sydney@SydneysBuzz.com (Sydney)
- Sydney's Buzz
Paris -- First-time directors will be center stage at this year's 48th annual International Critics Week, where eight of nine announced competition titles will be up for the Camera d'Or.
As previously announced, first-time filmmaker Mathias Gokalp's "Rien de Personnel" (Nothing Personal) will open the Festival de Cannes sidebar. And fellow French filmmaker Nassim Amaouche will screen his dark drama "Adieu Gary," which stars actor-director Jean-Pierre Bacri alongside Dominique Reymond, Yasmine Belmadi, Sabrina Ouazani and Mahmed Arezki.
"It's been an extraordinary year for French cinema. We couldn't have done it any other way," Critics Week artistic director Jean-Christophe Berjon said. "This is the first time there have been so many great French titles to choose from for as long as I've been doing this. It's just great!"
Vladimir Perisic will present his directorial debut, "The Ordinary People," a Franco-Serbian co-production about how ordinary men can turn into monsters.
"What's...
As previously announced, first-time filmmaker Mathias Gokalp's "Rien de Personnel" (Nothing Personal) will open the Festival de Cannes sidebar. And fellow French filmmaker Nassim Amaouche will screen his dark drama "Adieu Gary," which stars actor-director Jean-Pierre Bacri alongside Dominique Reymond, Yasmine Belmadi, Sabrina Ouazani and Mahmed Arezki.
"It's been an extraordinary year for French cinema. We couldn't have done it any other way," Critics Week artistic director Jean-Christophe Berjon said. "This is the first time there have been so many great French titles to choose from for as long as I've been doing this. It's just great!"
Vladimir Perisic will present his directorial debut, "The Ordinary People," a Franco-Serbian co-production about how ordinary men can turn into monsters.
"What's...
- 4/25/2009
- by By Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The first feature from writer/director Caroline Strubbe, Lost Persons Area is another in the growing cadre of incredible looking film coming out of Belgium. Maybe there's something in the water because they're one country to watch for serious talent like one of my favorite cinematographers Nicolas Karakatsanis (who also did Linkeroever and Small Gods) who could seriously give the likes of Nuri Bilge Ceylan and crew a run for their money. Nicolas shot this film and reportedly one journalist said "he outdid himself on this one", but back to the story. I've just watched the unfinished trailer (sorry folks, can't share) and yes, it is stunning and poignant, the story a seeming search for meaning against the backdrop of metaphorical emptiness of electrical pylons. We're expecting a full trailer in a couple of days so check back!
Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wandering the field with endless pylons, looking for...
Tessa, a nine-year-old girl, wandering the field with endless pylons, looking for...
- 4/24/2009
- QuietEarth.us
Wow.. quite a few more we've been clocking. This post will be updated later.
List after the break.
Competition
"Huacho"
Alejandro Fernandez Almendras, Chile
"The Ordinary People"
Vladimir Perisic, Serbia/France
"Lost Persons Area"
Caroline Strubbe, Belgium
"Adieu Gary"
Nassim Amaouche, France
"Whisper with the Wind"
Shahram Alidi, Iraq
"Altiplano"
Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, Belgium/Germany/Netherlands
"Bad Day to Go Fishing"
Alvaro Brechner, Urugua/Spain
Special screenings
"Rien de Personnel" (opening film)
Mathias Gokalp, France
"Hierro"
Gabe Ibanez, Spain
"1989" (closing film)
Camilo Matiz, Colombia
"La Baie du Renard"
Gregoire Colin, France...
List after the break.
Competition
"Huacho"
Alejandro Fernandez Almendras, Chile
"The Ordinary People"
Vladimir Perisic, Serbia/France
"Lost Persons Area"
Caroline Strubbe, Belgium
"Adieu Gary"
Nassim Amaouche, France
"Whisper with the Wind"
Shahram Alidi, Iraq
"Altiplano"
Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, Belgium/Germany/Netherlands
"Bad Day to Go Fishing"
Alvaro Brechner, Urugua/Spain
Special screenings
"Rien de Personnel" (opening film)
Mathias Gokalp, France
"Hierro"
Gabe Ibanez, Spain
"1989" (closing film)
Camilo Matiz, Colombia
"La Baie du Renard"
Gregoire Colin, France...
- 4/24/2009
- QuietEarth.us
- The section devoted to 1st and 2nd films is mostly going with newbies this year. With the exception of Altiplano starring (Olivier Gourmet) from director pairing of Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth (Khadak), in my opinion, the complete sidebar will be a like throwing a dart aimlessly and hoping to land on something worth your while. In the past couple of years they had Junebug, Me and you and everyone we know, Look Both Ways, Xxy, and my favorite film of the section in 2008 was Aida Begic's Snijep (Snow). This year they have stripped the section down, by perhaps five films less and there are no signs of the Fipresci "revelation of the year" pick - a one slot for a film the organization thinks deserves a second chance. This year, like previousyears they have films from a little bit everywhere - but this year they focused mostly
- 4/23/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
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