American Film market 2010

promoreel available IN POST-PRODUCTION SPONSORING By Malgorzata Szumowska FOR ELLEN By So Yong Kim

IN PRODUCTION THE MONK HELLO DARKNESS By Dominik Moll By Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland LORE By Cate Shortland

COMPLETED BLACK HEAVEN By Gilles Marchand THE WOMAN THE TREE IN THE FIFTH By Julie Bertuccelli By Pawel Pawlikowski SILENT SOULS By Aleksei Fedorchenko THINK GLOBAL, ACT RURAL By Coline Serreau AFM 2010 / promoreel available

With (mesrine, eastern promises, irreversible), Deborah François (THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST THE MONK OF YOUR LIFE, THE PAGE TURNER), A film by Dominik Moll Sergi Lopez (PAN’S LABYRINTH, WITH th A FRIEND LIKE HARRY), The rise and fall of a Capuchin Monk in 17 century Madrid. (THE ORPHANAGE, TALK TO HER) Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery and raised in strict Capu- By the director of A FRIEND LIKE chin fashion, Ambrosio has become the most famous preacher in the country. HARRY (Cannes 2000 / Official Competition), While large crowds from all over the country come to hear his mesmerizing LEMMING (Cannes 2005 / Official Competition) preaches, he’s also bitterly envied for his success by certain fellow monks. Produced by Convinced of his virtue and righteousness, Brother Ambrosio thinks he is Diaphana Films and Morena Films immune to temptation… In association with Sofica Coficup-Backup Films Until obscure events start terrorizing the monastery. Could they be connected , Spain to the unexpected arrival of Valerio, an apprentice monk who has the miracu- Budget 15 Million USD lous gift to relieve Ambrosio’s splitting headaches, and hides his disfigured Delivery Spring 2011 face under a wax mask? Adapted from Matthew Lewis’ eponymous cult classic Gothic novel. AFM 2010 / promoreel available

With Ethan Hawke (DAYBREAKERS, GATTACA, Oscar Nominated for TRAINING DAY and BEFORE SUNSET), THE WOMAN Kristin Scott Thomas (I’VE LOVED YOU SO LONG, THE GOLDEN COMPASS, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL, Oscar IN THE FIFTH Nominated for THE ENGLISH PATIENT), A film by Pawel Pawlikowski Joanna Kulig American writer Tom Ricks arrives in Paris to be closer to his daughter Chloé, who Based on Douglas Kennedy’s recently moved there with her mother. eponymous bestseller Completely broke, he accepts a job as a night guard for a local mob boss. Down in Produced by Haut et Court and Film4 a basement, his only task is to push a button when a bell rings. The tranquility of In association with UK Film council, the night, he hopes, will help him focus on a letter to his daughter. Coficup-Backup Films and Banque Postale In coproduction with SPI Soon his days become more exciting than his nights when he starts a romance International Poland with Margit, a mysterious and elegant widow who sets strange rules to their meet- ings: she will only see him at her apartment, at 5pm sharp, twice a week. And he’s France, UK, Poland to ask no questions about her work, her past, her life… Budget 8 Million USD Delivery Spring 2011 As people suddenly start dying around Tom, he begins to believe that a dark force has entered his life, punishing anyone who has recently done him wrong. When the police accuse him of murdering his neighbor, Tom tries to use his weekly visits to Margit’s apartment as an alibi, only to find out nobody has lived at this address for the past 15 years… © jean-claude lother AFM 2010 / COMPLETED BLACK HEAVEN A film by Gilles Marchand Gaspard and Marion are in love With Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet and enjoying summer in the south (LOVE SONGS, THE BEAUTIFUL PERSON), of France… until they stumble Louise Bourgoin (ADELE BLANC-SEC, upon a lost cell phone. At first THE GIRL FROM MONACO), Melvil Poupaud (TIME TO LEAVE, A CHRISTMAS TALE) they decide to track down the owner… But the game takes a By the director of WHO KILLED much darker turn when they find BAMBI (Cannes 2003 / Official Selection) him dead, in a mysterious suicide Co-written by Dominik Moll (WITH A ceremony. Next to him, lies a half FRIEND LIKE HARRY, LEMMING, THE MONK) unconscious girl, Audrey. Produced by Haut Et Court With her enigmatic tattoo and (THE CLASS, COCO BEFORE CHANEL) her gothic looks, she soon lures and Versus Production (DAYS OF GLORY) Co-produced by France 2 Cinéma, Gaspard into Black Hole, a dan- Wallimage and RTBF gerously addictive video game. In association with Sofica Coficup Gaspard discovers an obscure uni- A fund operated by Backup Films verse, full of infinite possibilities. Creating an avatar who is miles France, Belgium away from him, he sets out on a 2009 / 104 minutes search for the beautiful but poisonous Sam, who attracts victims in the virtual world and seduces them to commit suicide in real life. Could Sam’s alter ego in “ Smart and seductive” Screen Daily the real world be Audrey? Could Gaspard be her next victim? He will have to creep “ Aesthetically impressive” Variety further into Black Hole to find out the terrible truth. “ An intelligent thriller with riveting twists” Hollywood Reporter

AFM 2010 / COMPLETED THE TREE A film by Julie Bertuccelli After the sudden death of her With Charlotte Gainsbourg (ANTICHRIST / husband, Dawn must face her Best Actress Cannes 2009, THE SCIENCE own mourning yet still care for her OF SLEEP, 21 GRAMS) and Marton Csokas (ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE BOURNE four children. Her only daughter, SUPREMACY, LORD OF THE RINGS) 8-year-old Simone, seems to take the loss the hardest of all. By the director of SINCE OTAR LEFT (Cannes 2004 Official Selection, Simone shares a special secret César for Best First Feature) with her mother: her father whis- pers to her through the leaves Produced by Les Films du Poisson (JELLYFISH, ON TOUR), Taylor Media, of the magnificient tree next to Arte France Cinéma, and Tatfilm their home. Convinced he’s come In association with Screen Australia, back to protect the family, Simone Dorje Film, and Coficup2 – a fund operated spends more and more time up in by Backup Films. the tree, speaking with her father. France, Australia Soon, Dawn herself becomes 2010 / 100 minutes mesmerized by the tree’s com- manding presence. When Dawn becomes more intimate with George, her new “Julie Bertuccelli’s delicate employer, the bond between mother and daughter is threatened. With branches film knows how to express infiltrating the house and roots destroying the foundations, the tree seems to be siding with Simone. Fearful the tree is in danger of being cut down, she protests all the nuances.” Libération by setting up house high up in the branches. But Dawn refuses to let the tree take control of her family… AFM 2010 / COMPLETED SILENT SOULS A film by Aleksei Fedorchenko

FIPRESCI Prize, When Miron’s beloved wife Tanya Best Cinematography Award, passes away, he asks his best friend Nazareno Taddei Award Aist to help him say goodbye to her according to the rituals of the With Igor Sergeyev, Yuri Tsurilo, Yuliya Aug Merya culture, an ancient Finno- Produced by April Mig Pictures Films Ugric tribe from Lake Nero, a pictur- Company and Media Mir Foundation esque region in West-Central Russia. Although the Merya people assimi- Russia / 2010 / 77 minutes lated into Russians in the 17th cen- tury, their myths and traditions live “Breathtaking.” Indiewire on in their descendants’ modern life. The two men set out on a road- “A profound and moving trip thousands of miles across the cinematic poem.” boundless lands. With them, two Screen International small birds in a cage. “An art-house heaven” Along the way, as is custom for the Meryas, Miron shares intimate mem- Daily Telegraph ories of his conjugal life. “A haunting film.” But as they reach the banks of the sacred lake where they will forever part with New York Times the body, he realizes he wasn’t the only one in love with Tanya…

AFM 2010 / COMPLETED

By the director of SAINT JACQUES LA MECQUE, THREE MEN AND A CRADLE THINK GLOBAL, Produced by Cinemao France / 2010 / 113 minutes ACT RURAL A documentary by Coline Serreau Explore the very concrete local solutions to the global ecologi- cal mess. What are the common points between the millions of “Bio, radical landless workers of the plains of and exhilarating.” Brazil, a couple of microbiologists in France, the world’s biggest Nouvel Observateur, France organic plantation in Ukraine and “A heap of positive Vandana Shina’s experimental energy!” farms in India? Tribune de Genève Their struggle: a better soil quality and a wiser access to seeds. “Militant and driven, Their goals: agricultural self-suffi- a convincing ciency and a better use of limited demonstration led resources. with flair.” Multi-awarded filmmaker Coline Le Figaro, France Serreau, who started her career as a militant documentarist, “Energetic, often funny, returns to her grassroot tech- always pertinent.” niques. As she travels the world in search of the ones who respect the soil, she Les Echos, France sheds a new light on the multiple initiatives that will allow everyone to answer the key question: “What can I do to save our planet?” AFM 2010 / IN Post-PRODUCTION

With Juliette Binoche (CERTIFIED COPY, THE ENGLISH PATIENT / Academy Award for SPONSORING Best Supporting Actress), Anais Demoustier A film by Malgorzata Szumowska (GROWN UPS, DEAR PRUDENCE), Joanna Kulig Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska Produced by Slot Machine (ANTICHRIST, THE HEADLESS WOMAN, LIVERPOOL)

France, Poland Delivery Spring 2011

Anne (Juliette Binoche), journalist for ELLE in Paris, is researching an article about female student prostitution. Although these young women are naturally not keen on publicity, she persuades two students into talking to her: the provocative Alicja (Joanna Kulig), an ambi- tious economics student who left Poland to further her education; and the subtle Charlotte (Anaïs Demoustier), enroled in a Parisian business school, determined to leave her modest French countryside background behind. Where Anne is expecting misery and distress, she discovers freedom, pride, and empowerment. As Anne’s professional curiosity in the two liberated women becomes personal, she starts to question her own sexuality.

AFM 2010 / IN Post-PRODUCTION

With Paul Dano (THERE WILL BE BLOOD, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE), Jena Malone FOR ELLEN (SUCKER PUNCH, THE MESSENGER), Jon Heder A film by So Yong Kim (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE) By the director of TREELESS MOUNTAIN, IN BETWEEN DAYS Produced by Jen Gatien, So-Yong Kim and Bradley Rust-Gray

USA Delivery Spring 2011

When Joby, an aspiring young rock star finally agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife, he discovers that he is about to forfeit all custody of his six- year-old daughter, Ellen. Never having been in Ellen’s life before, Joby suddenly realizes that he’s not ready to lose that part of himself. Hoping to make up for lost time, he tries to win her heart. AFM 2010 / IN PRODUCTION

With Dominic Cooper (TAMARA DREWE, THE DUCHESS, MAMMA MIA!, AN EDUCATION), HELLO DARKNESS Imogen Poots (CHATROOM, CENTURION, A film by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland 28 WEEKS LATER), Julie Christie (DARLING / Oscar Winner, AWAY FROM HER / Oscar Nominated) By the directors of QUINCEANERA (Audience Award & Grand Jury Prize / Sundance 2006) Produced by Bobby Allen (BUFFALO SOLDIERS) and Alexandra Stone (YOUNG ADAM, KIDULTHOOD, FRANKLYN) Co-produced by Jane Hooks Enter the dark world of the working-class vampire… (SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL, BRONSON, BUNNY & THE BULL) Mark Cooper, a handsome former footballer, has to balance working nightshifts in Executive Producers Todd Haynes a warehouse, prowling the pubs for young women to feed on, and dealing with his (FAR FROM HEAVEN, I’M NOT THERE), Steve wife, a hemophiliac who refuses to join him in eternity. Golin (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF A SPOTLESS This tried and tested routine is shattered when lucy, a beautiful university stu- MIND, BABEL), Adam Shulman (KINSEY) dent, sparks real passion in forever-young Cooper. He is now faced with his wife’s jealousy, Lucy’s vengeful ex-boyfriend, and a young delinquent who dreams of United Kingdom Budget 5 Million USD becoming a vampire. Shooting December 2010 And when the accidental death of one of his victims resurfaces, Cooper becomes Delivery Summer 2011 the target of a citywide manhunt for the “Newcastle vampire killer…”

AFM 2010 / IN PRODUCTION

By the director of SOMMERSAULT (Cannes 2004 / Official Selection) LORE Based on the Booker Prize nominated A film by Cate Shortland novel THE DARK ROOM by Rachel Steiffert Produced by Rohfilm, Edge City Films, Porchlight Films and KGP

Germany, UK, Australia, Austria Delivery 2011

Spring 1945. As the German front collapses, the Allied forces take control over Hitler’s country. With her Nazi parents imprisoned, 14-year-old Lore is left alone in charge of her four young siblings. The only place they can go to is their grandmother’s house, 900km away up north. Embarking on a journey across the devastated country, the children struggle to survive, slowly realizing the reality and consequences of their parents’ actions. When Thomas, a young Jewish refugee, offers his help, Lore has to learn to trust a person whom she had always been told was the enemy.

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