TorinoFilmLab Catalogue CatalogueCatalogueCatalogue2016 Catalogue TFL Catalogue 2016 16projects | talents | films In 2016, running up to our Meeting Event’s 9th edition, TorinoFilmLab’s Alumni have been selected and awarded at all major Festivals. And there was also a touch of magic, right at the beginning, with 3 Alumni in the Oscar race… Starting from January, the film The Innocents was selected in the Sundance competition and went on to achieve huge box office success not only in France, but now also in the US. In a truly special year, 7 TFL films were presented across the various sections in Cannes; films that had participated in different TFL programmes - some being developed, some also financially supported. In Locarno Godless won the Golden Leopard and in Venice, Fien Troch was awarded Best Director of the Orizzonti section. During the Torino Film Festival, we are presenting the biggest number of TFL films ever, 14 in total, TorinoFilmLab with Jesús in competition and The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki in Festa Mobile. Only in 2016, 25 TFL-supported films were released, bringing the number up to 68 for the first 9 years. For our 10th year, we have already announced some changes and some novelties. TFL is venturing into new territories that need to be explored. We will try and do it with the energy and commitment that has guided us through these years. As we write, our newly launched SeriesLab has reached 100 applications, from all over Europe and abroad. All of this would not be possible without the numerous institutions and partners that support us: the Italian Ministero dei Beni e delle Attività Culturali e del Turismo, Regione Piemonte, Comune di Torino, Creative Europe. Many countries have welcomed TFL’s activities: Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. Thank you. Alberto Barbera Chairman of the Advisory Board & Jury Savina Neirotti Executive Director 2 supported by supported by supported by promoted by promoted by promoted by main venue main venue main venue ocial carrier 3 ocial carrier ocial carrier Index 6 TFL Meeting Event 8 Jury FrameWork 10 Alumni Meeting 40 Introduction 42 And They May Still Be Alive Today Tudor Cristian Jurgiu Script&Pitch 46 La Vita Nuova PROJECTS Carlo Zoratti, Cosimo Bizzarri 14 Introduction 50 Port Authority 16 A Zone to Defend Danielle Lessovitz Romain Cogitore 54 Shake Your Cares Away 18 Almost in Love Tom Shoval Leonardo Brzezicki 58 The Fever 20 Blood-drenched Beard Maya Da-Rin Aly Muritiba 62 The Guest 22 Feathers of a Father Duccio Chiarini Omar El Zohairy, Ahmed Amer 66 The Orphanage 24 January Shahrbanoo Sadat Andrey Paounov, Alex Barrett 70 The Staffroom 26 Living Sonja Tarokić Vuk Ršumović 74 Yalda 28 Pamfir Massoud Bakhshi Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk 30 Samira Yael Bartana, Yuval Aharoni 32 Teenage Jesus AdaptLab Marie Grahtø 80 Introduction 34 The Best Reward Federico Ferrone Own adaptation projects 36 Zama 84 City of Small Blessings Philippe Lacôte Chen-Hsi Wong 86 Harder Than Snow Kadir Balci 88 Imperium Jan-Ole Gerster 90 Natural Light Dénes Nagy 92 White Hunger Mikko Kuparinen FrameWork 94 Youth’s Hopes Audience Minna Prader Design Projects based on pre-selected novels 122 Introduction 98 TALENTS Bad Trunk 124 Weronika Czołnowska Cristina Bîlea 125 Tina Lešničar 100 Fathers and Sons Lawrie Doran 126 Kirsten Loose 102 Kamal Jann 127 Kristoffel Mertens Khurrum M. Sultan 128 Francesca Pionati 104 Sound Proof Eun-Zi Kim 129 Ahmed Sobky 106 The Gene of Doubt 130 Audience Design Strategies Frédéric Zeimet 108 Waiting Town Tamara Erde 134 FILMS TFL Coming Soon 146 TFL Films 2016 Story Editing Guest projects 112 Introduction 162 Introduction 114 Erica Barbiani 164 Quixote’s Last Film Tom Wilson 115 Delphyne Besse 166 Beyond the Blue Bridge AdaptLab 116 Vanessa Ciszewski Isabel Lamberti 117 Patricia Drati 118 Aleksandra Świerk 168 Tutors / Trainers / Talent Advisors 119 Marijana Verhoef 174 Advisory Board 175 Staff Welcome to you all in Torino! Preparing this Meeting Event always feels very similar to the tragicomic path of any wedding plans in the world. And as we are now on our way to the 9th edition, let us tell you we have experienced already many parties, more often than not crazy, hopefully never dull, with their share of dramas, moments of pure bliss, and tears of happiness! To start with, the list of guests is a joyful nightmare. There are the respectable uncles & aunts: a must; the distant cousins, who potentially would be good matches for your old maid friends; the ex- lovers: those who should definitely not be seated at the same table; and the children: should they be TFL Meeting Event invited at all? Our concern at the moment is to grow while remaining genuine. After all, we are very attached to a famiglia kind of atmosphere, and don’t want our celebration to look like those fancy-kitschy oligarch or pop-star weddings – not that we could even afford them! The Meeting Event – and TorinoFilmLab at large – is not an exclusive club. It shall be open, inclusive, welcoming innovation and new faces. That’s why we are very glad that most of you come for the very first time to Torino this year. And old friends, we love you the same! The great thing is that we are not celebrating one kind of love only, one way of understanding, experiencing, and creating cinema, but the immense diversity of the film rainbow. In that sense, it all looks like a mass wedding ceremony. With no priest involved! Amen. Moderator Matthieu Darras Artistic Director Gino Ventriglia Italy Mercedes Fernandez Alonso Managing Director 6 associated partners supported by sponsor technical partners THE FINE DINING WATERS promoted by A QUADRATO Dual Brand - Logo 27/03/13 in collaboraton with media partner media partners main venues main venue ocial carrier 7 Jury Alberto Barbera Monia Chokri Hanaa Issa Italy Canada Lebanon/Canada Born in 1950 (Biella, Italy). Born in Quebec city (1982), she Hanaa Issa joined the Doha Graduated in Literature in Torino, began her acting career after her Film Institute at its inception in where he worked in AIACE studies at Montreal’s Conservatory 2009. She led several senior (Associazione Amici Cinema of Dramatic Arts in 2005. management responsibilities d’Essai), from 1977 to 1989 as through the founding and President. From 1980 he was Monia defended no less than a establishment of DFI, including film critic for several daily and dozen plays on the boards of its strategic planning, revenue news magazines, TV and radio Montreal theaters. In 2006 she generation, and strategic programmes. He curated several founded the company Théâtre partnerships development. publishings including for example DuBunker. In addition, she has François Truffaut (La Nuova Italia, received remarkable roles in films Currently, as Director of Strategy Firenze, 1976), Leggere il cinema presented at the Cannes Film & Development, she oversees the (Mondadori, Milano, 1979), Dennis Festival directed by Québécois Institute’s Film Programmes and Hopper (with Davide Ferrario, filmmakers, namely Denys Arcand Funding initiatives, including the AIACE, Torino, 1988), Mohsen and Xavier Dolan. Grants Programme, Co-Financing, Makhmalbaf (Lindau, Torino, Training & Development, and 1996), Kiarostami (Electa, Milano, The quality of her acting has been Programming. In this role, Hanaa 2003), Cabiria (Il Castoro, Milano, noted by critics, notably in Les provides leadership for the core 2006), and Noi credevamo (Il Inrockuptibles and Le Monde. businesses to deliver on their Castoro, Milano, 2011). mission of fostering an ecosystem From 1982 Barbera worked with In addition, in 2013, she wrote to nurture and strengthen a viable Festival Internazionale Cinema and directed her first short film film industry in Qatar and the Giovani (now Torino Film Festival), An Extraordinary Person, which region. as General Secretary and Selection earned her several awards Hanaa is also the Deputy Director Committee member, from 1989 including the Jutra for Best Short of Qumra, DFI’s annual industry to 1998 as Director. From 1999 /Medium-length Film (2014), the event that seeks to provide to 2001 he was Director of the Narrative Short Award at SXSW leadership, nurturing and hands- Cinema Department in Biennale (2014) and 5 awards at the 11th gala on development for emerging di Venezia. From July 2004, he Prend ça court (2014). filmmakers worldwide. is Director of Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino and since January 2012 he is Director of the Venice Film Festival. 8 Oscar Ruiz Navia Jožko Rutar Colombia Slovenia In 2006 he founded Contravia Born in 1970. After graduation from Films, one of the most recognized the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana art-house film companies in he started working as a producer of Colombia. His first film is El Vuelco cultural events and performances. Del Cangrejo (FIPRESCI Award, He worked with the contemporary Berlinale Forum 2010). dance group EN-KNAP for 5 years as a producer of dance His short film Solecito, an invitation performances and films. Between from the artist Olafur Eliasson, 2004 and 2011 he was managing premiered at Cannes Directors’ Staragara production company and Fortnight 2013. His second film produced several features, shorts is Los Hongos (Special Jury Prize and documentary films. From July Filmmakers of the Present, Locarno 2011 to July 2016 he was Managing Film Festival 2014). Director of Slovenian Film Centre, His new film Epifanía, in National Film Agency. As Head of codirection with Anna Eborn, Agency he was responsible for script premiered at Busan Film Festival, and project development, production Korea 2016. support of co-productions, and national/international cultural policy He produced the films La Sirga on the audiovisual field. He produced (Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 3 feature films and numerous 2012) and Sal by William Vega shorts and documentaries.