LINEUP BERLIN 2019 BOOTH MGB #9 1 PANORAMA MIDNIGHT TRAVELER A FILM BY HASSAN FAZILI & EMELIE MAHDAVIAN When the Taliban puts a bounty on Afghan director Hassan Fazili's head, he is forced to flee with his wife and two young daughters. Capturing their uncertain journey, Fazili shows both the danger and desperation of their multi-year odyssey and the tremendous love shared between them. “PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE RISE IN IGNORANCE ABOUT AN ANIMOSITY TOWARDS REFUGEES, IT’S A FILM WHICH DESERVES TO BE AS WIDELY SEEN AS POSSIBLE.” SCREEN INTERNATIONAL Old Chilly Pictures USA - Qatar - Canada - UK / 87’ / 2019 / Documentary Sales for North America: CINETIC PANORAMA SCREENINGS: EFM SCREENINGS: SUNDAY 10/02 17:00 CINESTAR 7 MONDAY 11/02 22:30 CINESTAR 7 SATURDAY 09/02 15:00 CINEMAXX 12 WEDNESDAY 13/02 14:30 COLOSSEUM 1 TUESDAY 12/02 12:45 CINEMAXX 16 FRIDAY 15/02 12:00 CINESTAR 7 THURSDAY 14/02 17:30 CINEMAXX 11 2 3 EFM MARKET WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MY REVOLUTION BY JUDITH DAVIS With: Judith Davis, Malik Zidi, Claire Dumas Angèle, a young and restless activist, never stops crusading for social justice, losing sight of her friends, family and love in the process. EFM SCREENINGS: “A RAGING, HILARIOUS COMEDY.” TELERAMA FRIDAY 08/02 14:45 CINEMAXX 12 MONDAY 11/02 9:30 Agat Films - Apsara Films / France / 88’ / 2018 / Feature Film CINEMAXX 14 4 SLAM BY PARTHO SEN-GUPTA With: Adam Bakri, Rachael Blake, Abbey Azziz Ricky is a young Arab Australian whose peaceful suburban life is turned on its head when his sister, Ameena, disappears without trace. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, she is soon suspected of having joined the ranks of ISIS in Syria. In a “post-facts” world, Ricky no longer knows who to believe, his sense of what’s right or the 24 hour media cycle of spin. “AN IMPECCABLE PIECE OF FILMMAKING : IT WILL KEEP YOU HOOKED!” DIRTY MOVIES EFM SCREENING: Invisible Republic - Dolce Vita Films THURSDAY 07/02 16:45 Australia - France / 115’ / 2018 / Feature Film CINEMAXX 12 5 EFM MARKET EFM MARKET SAF BY ALI VATANSEVER With: Saadet Işil Akşoy, Erol Afşin, Onur Buldu, Ümmü Putgül Istanbul, 2018. Urban transformation is sweeping away local communities. Kamil and his wife Remziye are threatened to lose their house. When Kamil suddenly disappears, Remziye have to face the consequences of his actions. "SAF’S GREATEST STRENGTH IS HOW IT EXPLORES THE WAYS THAT SYSTEMS OF ECONOMICS, COMMUNITY LOYALTY, MORAL RELATIVISM AND PREJUDICE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IN OFTEN HARMFUL WAYS." CINEVUE EFM SCREENINGS: THURSDAY 07/02 13:15 CINEMAXX 12 Terminal Film - 2Pilots Film - 4 Proof Film TUESDAY 12/02 9:40 Turkey - Germany - Romania / 102’ / 2018 / Feature Film CINEMAXX 17 6 COINCOIN AND THE EXTRA-HUMANS BY BRUNO DUMONT With: Alane Delhaye, Bernard Pruvost, Philippe Jore, Lucy Caron Quinquin is now a grown-up and goes by the nickname CoinCoin. He hangs out on the Côte D'Opale and attends meetings of the Nationalist Party with his childhood friend Fatso. His old love, Eve, has abandoned him for Corinne. When a strange magma is found near the town, the inhabitants suddenly start to behave very weirdly. Our two heroes, Captain Van Der Weyden and his assistant Carpentier, investigate these attacks. The Extra-Human invasion has begun. "200-PLUS MINUTES OF CRAZY." THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Taos Films - Arte France / France / 208' & 4 x 52' / 2018 / Feature Film 7 COMPLETED COMPLETED MONROVIA, INDIANA BY FREDERICK WISEMAN Monrovia, Indiana, 2017. How are community service, duty, spiritual life, generosity and authenticity formed, experienced and lived along with conflicting stereotypes in a small town of mid-America ? “A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE WAY THE DIRECTOR SCULPTS AND MOULDS HIS MATERIAL TO CREATE AN ARC THAT IS BOTH DRAMATIC AND POETIC.” SCREEN INTERNATIONAL Zipporah Films / USA / 143' / 2018 / Documentary 8 EACH Meilleur Film Documentaire AND EVERY MOMENT BY NICOLAS PHILIBERT EACH AND EVERY MOMENT follows young women and men in nurshing school with the ups and downs of an apprenticeship that confronts them with the life in all its complexities. “RICH IN NUANCES, A COLLECTIVE PORTRAIT AT ONCE FUNNY AND TOUCHING.” LES FICHES DU CINEMA Archipel 35 - Longride / France - Japan / 105' / 2018 / Documentary 9 COMPLETED COMPLETED HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINATION BEST THIS EVENING DOCUMENTARY BY RAMELL ROSS Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously existing as a testament to dreaming - despite the odds. “A 360-DEGREE VIEW OF THEIR LIVES, DEPICTING THE TOWN’S POLITICAL DISENFRANCHISEMENT WITHOUT MAKING MISERY PORN OUT OF IT .” THE GUARDIAN Idiom Film - Louverture FIlms USA / 76’ / 2018 / Documentary EASTER SNAP BY RAMELL ROSS AN EXCLUSIVE SHORT FILM BY ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED DIRECTOR RAMELL ROSS With a baited handling of American symbolism, filmmaker RaMell Ross joins five men in the deep South, Alabama, who resurrect the homestead ritual of hog processing under the guidance of Johnny Blackmon. Louverture Films USA / 14' / 2018 / Short Film 10 COMPLETED DEAD SOULS BY WANG BING DEAD SOULS invites us to meet the survivors of the Jiabiangou and Mingshui reeducation camps in China, where countless prisoners designated as « ultra- rightists » starved to death sixty years ago. “A CHRONICLE YOU’LL WANT TO FOLLOW TO THE BITTER END.” VARIETY Les Films d’Ici - CS Productions - Adok Films - Arte France Cinéma France - Switzerland / 495’ / 2018 / Documentary SAMOUNI ROAD BY STEFANO SAVONA SAMOUNI ROAD conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family in Gaza City, before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever. "THE FINAL EFFECT IS DEVASTATING, LEAVING THE VIEWER WITH SORROW, INDIGNATION BUT ALSO SPACE FOR REFLECTION.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Picofilms - Dugong - Alter Ego France - Italy / 126' / 2018 / Documentary & Animation 11 COMPLETED TOUCH ME NOT BY ADINA PINTILIE TOUCH ME NOT looks at how we can find intimacy in the most unexpected ways, at how to love another without losing ourselves. "STRIKING FOR ITS INTELLIGENCE, SELF-ASSURANCE AND ORIGINALITY." THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Manekino Film - Rohfilm Productions - Pink - Agitprop - Les Films de l’Etranger Romania - Germany - Czech Republic - Bulgaria - France / 125’ / 2018 GAME GIRLS BY ALINA SKRZESZEWSKA GAME GIRLS follows Teri and her girlfriend Tiahna as they navigate their relationship through the chaotic world of Los Angeles’ Skid Row, aka the “homeless capital of the U.S.” "AN INTIMATE IF RATHER UNREVEALING PORTRAIT OF ROMANCE ON THE SKIDS.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Films de Force Majeure - Blinker Filmproduktion / France - Germany / 86’ / 2018 / Documentary 12 COMPLETED WHERE ARE YOU, JOAO GILBERTO? BY GEORGES GACHOT WHERE ARE YOU, JOÃO GILBERTO? sets out in the footsteps of Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary Brazilian musician João Gilberto. "BY BEING BEAUTIFULLY SIMPLE AND LIGHT WITHIN ITS OWN MELANCHOLIA, THE FILM EMBRACES THE SPIRIT OF THE BOSSA NOVA (..) AND BECOMES A FILM ABOUT AND BEYOND BRAZIL ITSELF. " WELT Gachot Films - Ideale Audience - Neos Film Switzerland - France - Germany / 106’ / 2018 Documentary FRIEDKIN UNCUT BY FRANCESCO ZIPPEL With: Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, Willem Dafoe, Wes Anderson, Matthew McConaughey, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Shannon and Juno Temple Can the director of one of the most ‘terrifying’ films in the history of cinema also be the most entertaining and engaging person you could ever meet ? "FRIEDKIN UNCUT IS A VIBRANT INSIGHT ON A WIDELY DISCUSSED FILMOGRAPHY.” LES INROCKS Quoiat Films / Italy / 107' / 2018 Documentary 13 UPCOMING HOUSE OF CARDIN BY P. DAVID EBERSOLE & TODD HUGHES Millions know the iconic logo and ubiquitous signature but few know the man behind the larger than life label. Ultimately we seek to answer the question: Who is Pierre Cardin? What is the story behind this legendary icon? House of Cardin is a rare peek into the mind of a genius, an authorized feature documentary chronicling the life and design of Pierre Cardin. A true original, Mr. Cardin has granted the directors the exclusive access to his archives and his empire and promises unprecedented interviews at the sunset of a glorious career. PROMO AVAILABLE By the producers of Room 237 & Political Animal The Ebersole Hughes Company & 13th Gen USA / Documentary / Delivery Autumn 2019 14 UPCOMING DEUX (TWO OF US) BY FILIPPO MENEGHETTI With: Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker Nina and Madeleine, two retired women, are secretly deeply in love for decades. From everybody’s point of view, including Madeleine’s family, they are simply neighbors living on the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, sharing the tender delights of everyday life together. Until the day their relationship is turned upside down by an unexpected event leading Madeleine’s daughter to slowly unveil the truth about them. PROMO AVAILABLE Paprika Films - Artémis Productions - Tarantula France - Benelux / Feature Film / Delivery Summer 2019 15 UPCOMING L’ANGLE MORT (BLIND SPOT) BY PIERRE TRIVIDIC & PATRICK MARIO BERNARD (Dancing, The Other One) With: Jean-Christophe Folly, Isabelle Carré, Golshifteh Farahani Dominick always had the power to turn invisible but he chose to keep it secret and barely used it. One day, his ability to control it gets out of his hands, throwing his life and loves into turmoil… Ex Nihilo - Les Films De Pierre France / Feature Film / Delivery Summer 2019 16 UPCOMING LAST WORDS BY JONATHAN NOSSITER (Signs and Wonders, Mondovino, Rio Sex Comedy) With: Nick Nolte, Charlotte Rampling, Alba Rohrwacher, Stellan Skarsgard, Valeria Golino What if the last five people on earth in 2085 found joy and delight? Last Words is a story of astonishing human tenderness and creativity in the face of ecological catastrophe.