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CANNES 2017 MAY 17th > 26th — EMILIE GEORGES TANJA MEISSNER NICHOLAS KAISER MATHIEU DELAUNAY [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] +33 6 62 08 83 43 +33 6 22 92 48 31 +33 6 43 44 48 99 + 33 6 87 88 45 26 (USA, Canada, France, Benelux, (USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, (Asia, Portugal, Middle East, Turkey, Airlines) (Latin America, Spain, Russia & CIS, Switzerland, Japan) Scandinavia, Oceania, Greece, Israel) Eastern Europe, South Africa, TV-VOD) — — — — — NAIMA ABED SATA CISSOKHO SYLVAIN LAGRILLÈRE YASMINA TAMER ALICE TARISSAN [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] +44 7 731 611 461 (Festivals & Acquisitions) (Servicing) (Sales Coordination) (Business & Legal Affairs) (Production & Finance) OFFICE IN PARIS MEMENTO FILMS INTERNATIONAL 9 Cité Paradis – 75,010 Paris – France | Tel: +33 1 53 34 90 20 | [email protected] | [email protected] | www.memento-films.com | Follow us on Facebook OFFICE IN CANNES 84 rue d’Antibes, 5th Floor — Olympia Cinema Le Star Cinéma Les arcades Gray d’Albion OFFICE Majestic RUE DU COMMANDANTANDRÉ PALAIS DES FESTIVALS Grand Hôtel JW Marriott Cinéma Théâtre Croisette de la plage Carlton Hotel RIVIERA — — — — IN CANNES NEW UPCOMING COMPLETED GOOD TIME CLAIRE DARLING THE APPARITION THE MIDWIFE by Josh & Benny Safdie by Julie Bertuccelli by Xavier Giannoli by Martin Provost OFFICIAL SELECTION – IN COMPETITION IN PRE PRODUCTION IN PRODUCTION MR. STEIN THE NOTHING FACTORY SWEET COUNTRY GOES ONLINE by Pedro Pinho by Warwick Thornton by Stephane Robelin NEW – DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT IN POST PRODUCTION PARIS PRESTIGE HAVE A NICE DAY THELMA by Hamé & Ekoué by Liu Jian by Joachim Trier MARKET SCREENING IN POST PRODUCTION PIERCING by Nicolas Pesce IN POST PRODUCTION Credits non-contractual / Graphic design: www.clade.fr / Graphic non-contractual Credits GOOD TIME a film by Josh & Benny Safdie IN COMPETITION CANNES Good Time A film by Josh & Benny Safdie By the directors of Uncut Gems, Heaven Knows What (Venice, Toronto, New York, SXSW), Lenny and The Kids (Sundance, Cannes) With Robert Pattinson (The Lost City of Z, Life, Maps to the Stars, The Rover, Cosmopolis, Twilight Saga), Benny Safdie, Jennifer Jason Leigh (Twin Peaks 2017, Annihilation, The Hateful Eight), Buddy Duress and Barkhad Abdi (Blade Runner 2049, Eye In The Sky, Captain Phillips) US release summer 2017 by A24 — After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city’s underworld in an increasingly desperate – and dangerous – attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance. Screenings in Cannes Thursday 25 – 8:30 a.m. @ Grand Théâtre Lumière (Press screening) Thursday 25 – 12:00 p.m.@ Grand Théâtre Lumière (Tickets required) Thursday 25 – 10:30 p.m. @ Grand Théâtre Lumière (Official Gala Premiere – Tickets required) Friday 19 - 2:00 p.m. @ Olympia 5 (Private market screening - Buyers by invitation only) Sunday 21 - 10:00 a.m. @ Arcades 2 (Private market screening - Buyers by invitation only) PRODUCED BY RHEA FILMS, IN ASSOCIATION WITH HERCULES FILM FUND, SARL AND ELARA PICTURES USA I LANGUAGE ENGLISH I DURATION 100 MIN I FORMAT 35 MM © 2017 Hercules Film Investments, SARL THE NOTHING FACTORY a film by Pedro Pinho NEW PICK-UP DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT CANNES The Nothing Factory A film by Pedro Pinho — One night, a group of workers realizes that their administration has organized the stealing of machines from their factory. They soon understand that this is the first signal of a massive layoff. Most of them refuse to cooperate during the individual negotiations and they start to occupy their workplace. So when the administration vanishes to their great surprise, they’re left with a half-empty factory… “A highly original As the world around them collapses, new desires start to emerge. film oscillating between intimate drama, social realist comedy and the occasional Screenings in Cannes Monday 22 – 10:00 a.m. @ Arcades 2 (Market Screening - By invitation only) musical number.” Thursday 25 – 2:15 p.m. @ Théâtre Croisette (50 La Croisette - Official Premiere) EDOUARD WAINTROP – DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT PRODUCED BY TERRATREME (LOS PERROS) PORTUGAL I DURATION 177MIN I FORMAT 16MM BAFICI ANNECY IN COMPETITION IN COMPETITION HAVE A NICE DAY a film by Liu Jian “This deserves to be an animation arthouse hit to equal ‘Waltz With Bashir’. It was the most politically trenchant and artistically fresh thing in Berlin.” The Guardian “Liu Jian’s stunning animation is both a visceral thriller and astute political statement about China’s place in the modern world.” Screen Daily “If Quentin Tarantino remade ‘Pulp Fiction’ as an animated movie set in modern-day China, it might look something like ‘Have a Nice Day’.” Indiewire MARKET SCREENING CANNES BAFICI ANNECY IN COMPETITION IN COMPETITION Have a Nice Day A film by Liu Jian By the director of Piercing 1 (Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Best Animated Feature Film Asia Pacific Screen Award, Hong Kong International Film Festival) — A hard rain is about to fall on a small town in Southern China. In a desperate attempt to find money to save his fiancée’s failed plastic surgery, Xiao Zhang, a mere driver, steals a bag containing 1 million from his boss. News of the robbery spreads fast within the town and, over the course of one night, everyone starts looking for Xiao Zhang and his money… Screenings in Cannes Thursday 18 - 11:30 a.m. @ Olympia 3 PRODUCED BY NEZHA BROS. PICTURES AND LE-JOY ANIMATION STUDIO CHINA I ANIMATION I LANGUAGE CHINESE I DURATION 77 MIN SALES IN ASIA: EDKO FILMS – MOBILE: +852-9739-8628 | EMAIL: [email protected] CLAIRE DARLING a film by Julie Bertuccelli ©DR SCRIPT AVAILABLE IN PRE PRODUCTION NEW Claire Darling A film by Julie Bertuccelli By the director of The Tree (Closing Film Cannes 2010) and School Of Babel With Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni (Saint-Amour, The Beloved, A Christmas Tale, Love Songs) — On this beautiful, bright first day of summer, Claire Darling has decided to get rid of all her estate. She’s laid down all her favorite objects on her front lawn for one splendid garage sale. As a horde of curious bystanders and neighbors fights over the ridiculously underpriced antiques, each object resurrects flashes of Claire Darling’s tragic and flamboyant life. Alerted by her childhood friends, Marie Darling, Claire’s estranged daughter, is forced to come back to the family mansion to stop this sale and unveil the reasons behind her mother’s ©DR eccentric decision. BY THE CINEMATOGRAPHER OF ISMAEL’S GHOSTS AND MY GOLDEN DAYS BY THE COSTUME DESIGNERS OF ELLE, PERSONAL SHOPPER, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA, A CHRISTMAS TALE BY THE PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF MARVIN, HIDDEN PRODUCED BY LES FILMS DU POISSONS (THE TREE, SCHOOL OF BABEL, TOURNÉE) FRANCE | LANGUAGE FRENCH | BUDGET 6 M€ | SHOOTING MAY 2017 | DELIVERY SPRING 2018 THE APPARITION a film by Xavier Giannoli NEW TEASER AVAILABLE IN PRODUCTION UPCOMING The Apparition A film by Xavier Giannoli By the director of Marguerite (1.2 million admissions in France, 4 César Awards including Best Actress for Catherine Frot, Venice In Competition 2015), The Singer (Cannes In Competition, César for Best Sound, Lumière Award for Best Actor to Gérard Depardieu) and In The Beginning (Cannes In Competition) With Vincent Lindon (Cannes best actor award for The Measure of Man, Rodin, Welcome), Galatéa Bellugi (Keeper, Heal the Living) and Patrick D’Assumçao (Stranger by the Lake, Diary of a Chambermaid) — Jacques is a journalist at a large regional newspaper in France. His reputation as an impartial and talented investigator attracts the attention of the Vatican who recruits him for a special task; taking part of a committee to investigate the veracity of a saintly apparition in a small French village – a true canonical investigation. Upon his arrival, he meets the young and sensitive Anna who claims to have personally witnessed the apparition of the Virgin Mary. A profound devout, she’s garnered an impressive following in the village and is torn between her faith and the many solicitations she receives. Confronted with opposing views from clergy members and sceptics in the group, Jacques gradually uncovers the hidden motivations and pressures at work and sees his beliefs system profoundly shaken. CINEMATOGRAPHY BY ERIC GAUTIER (THE MERCY, INTO THE WILD, ON THE ROAD) COSTUME DESIGN BY ISABELLE PANNETIER (INTOUCHABLES, SAMBA) PRODUCED BY FIDÉLITÉ-CURIOSA (THE ODYSSEY, MARGUERITE, LE PETIT NICOLAS) AND FRANCE 3 CINÉMA – GABRIEL INC. – MEMENTO FILMS PRODUCTION – LA CINÉFACTURE FRANCE FRENCH 7.8 M€ SPRING 2018 | LANGUAGE | BUDGET | DELIVERY ©DR SWEET COUNTRY a film by Warwick Thornton IN POST PRODUCTION CANNES Sweet Country A film by Warwick Thornton By the director of Samson & Delilah (Caméra D’Or – Cannes 2009) With Sam Neil (Thor, The Commuter, Jurassic Park), Bryan Brown (Gods Of Egypt, Australia, Cocktail), Thomas M. Wright (HHhH, Everest, Top Of The Lake), Ewen Leslie (The Daughter, Top Of The Lake, Sleeping Beauty) Australian release by Transmission Films (Lion, Carol, Brooklyn) — Australia, 1920’s. Sam, an Aboriginal middle-aged man, works the land of a kind preacher, Fred Smith. When Harry March, an ill-tempered and bitter man returning from the Western Front, arrives in town, Sam is sent out with his family to help renovate Harry’s outpost. His relationship with Sam quickly escalates. It culminates in a violent shootout, where Sam kills Harry in an attempt to save his own life.