newsletter November/December 2011
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT ARTE France
Festivals and Special Events
► Spain …….p.2
► The Netherlands …….p.2
► Egypt …….p.4
► Italy …….p.4
► The Czech Republic …….p.4
► Argentina …….p.5
► The United Arab Emirates …….p.5
► Mali …….p.5
Contact us …….p.6
Come and visit our blog : http://blogs.arte.tv/ARTE regarde le monde
Festivals and special events
► Spain ARTE is partner of the Seville European Film Festival (4 th to 11 th November)
ARTE is partner of the Seville European Film Festival. This year, the guest of honour was Russia. ARTE was also turning the spotlight on this country with the screening of four programmes about Russia :
Le dissident du KGB by Nicolas Jallot La toundra des enfants perdus by Jérôme de Missolz and Marie Brunet-Debaines Slava’s Snowshow –Show created and staged by Slava Polunin. And filmed by Dominique Thiel Horizons lointains - Moscou by Xavier Lefebvre
There were six other ARTE co-productions on the Sevillian programme :
Le Havre by Aki Kaurismaki Michel Petrucciani by Michael Radford Shun Li et le poète by Andrea Segre
An Amos Gitai retrospective featuring : Kippour Alila News from Home
On 7 th November ARTE hosted a gala premiere of Aki Kaurismaki’s Le Havre. André de Margerie, Director of ARTE France’s International Relations Department attended the premiere. The screening was followed by a cocktail party which brought many European and Spanish TV industry professionals together.
www.festivaldesevilla.com
► The Netherlands ARTE is partner of IDFA (16 th to 27 th November)
ARTE is partner of IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) and will be presenting 14 documentaries and 3 web productions :
In the “Competition for feature length documentary” section : Bad Weather by Giovanni Giommi Cinema Jenin by Marcus Vetter Letters from Iran by Manon Loizeau Six Million & One by David Fisher
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In the “IDFA competition for music documentary” section : Michel Petrucciani by Michael Radford Mama Africa by Mika Kaurismäki
In the "Reflecting Images: Best of fests" section : Bobby Fischer against the World by Liz Garbus
In the "Reflecting Images: Masters" section : Joschka and Sir Fischer by Pepe Danquart Vivan Las Antipodas by Victor Kossakovsky Whores’ Glory by Michael Glawogger
In the "Reflecting Images: Panorama" section : War is not a Game by Lode Desmet Robert Mugabe: What Happened ? by Simon Bright Silvio, One of Us by Antonio Bellia, Elisa Bolognini, Marzia Mete, Valentina Monti, Gianfranco Pannone and Andreas Pichler
In the “Competition for green screen documentary” section : Raising Resistance by Bettina Borgfeld and David Bernet
In the "Doc Lab" section : In situ by Antoine Viviani Barcode by Philippe Archontakis and Pascal Brouard Farewell Comrades ! by Lena Thiele, written by Jean-François Colosimo and Olivier Mille
ARTE will be presenting 6 projects at the Forum:
Alma’s Tears by Miquel Dewever-Plana and Isabelle Fougère Among Friends by David Bernet Anne Frank in Candy’s World by Alain Lewkowicz and Marc Sainsauve It’s a Bet ! by Hervé Martin Delpierre Merce Cunningham, the Heritage by Marie-Hélène Rebois State Builders by Florence Martin-Kessler and Anne Poiret
ARTE will have a strong presence at IDFA : Alex Szalat, Marianne Lévy-Leblond, Christilla Huillard-Kann, Anne Charbonnel, Nathalie Verdier, Karen Michael, Christine Reisen, Laurène Mansuy, Ali Delici, Daniel Khamdamov, Rachel Adoul, David Carzon, Cédric Hazard, Adrienne Fréjacques, Alec Herrmann, Lucia Goehner and Annamaria Lodato etc… will all be attending the Festival.
www.idfa.nl
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► Egypt 4th Panorama of the European Film/ Cairo (23rd November to 29th November)
For the first time, ARTE France will support the 4 th Panorama of the European Film which will take place in Cairo.
ARTE’s special line-up will comprise :
Polisse by Maïwenn Melancholia by Lars von Trier Chroniques d'un Iran interdit by Manon Loizeau Le Caire, mère et fils by Mustapha Hasnaoui Cuba, une odyssée africaine by Jihan El Tahri
Jihan El Tahri and Manon Loizeau will go to Cairo to present their films and discuss them with Egyptian filmgoers and fellow film makers.
www.misreurofilms.net
► Italy TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event (27th November to 28 th November)
In 2008, the TorinoFilmLab launched a series of annual training workshops designed to enhance the skills of emerging writers, directors and producers. This year, again, the writing and pitching training sessions culminate in the TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event, which sees the trainees present their projects in Turin to a large gathering of producers, buyers and film professionals invited by the TorinoFilmLab.
Michel Reilhac, Executive Director of ARTE France Cinéma and Annamaria Lodato, Head of Communications for the International Relations Department of ARTE France, will go to Turin to award the International Relations ARTE Prize to the best project of feature film. www.torinofilmlab.it
► The Czech Republic French Film Festival in the Czech Republic (24 th November to 30 th November)
Working in partnership with ARTE France, the French Institute in Prague will be launching the 14 th edition of the French Film Festival. This event allows spectators in eight Czech towns to enjoy French film releases. The dominant theme this year will be “love”.
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ARTE’s line-up encompasses 14 co-productions :
In the ’ARTE’ section : E-love by Anne Villacèque Women are Heroes by JR Beirut Hotel by Danielle Arbid
In the various sections of the Festival: L'Apollonide – Souvenirs de la maison close by Bertrand Bonello Le Havre by Aki Kaurismäki Tomboy by Céline Sciamma Les Géants by Bouli Lanners Melancholia by Lars von Trier Pina (3D) by Wim Wenders Lourdes by Jessica Hausner Womb by Benedek Fliegauf La guerre est déclarée by Valérie Donzelli and Jérémie Elkaïm Le Père de mes enfants by Mia Hansen-Løve Un Amour de jeunesse by Mia Hansen-Løve www.festivalff.cz
► Argentina ARTE Prize at Doc Buenos Aires / Latin Side of the Doc (6 th December to 8 th December)
The International Relations ARTE Prize will be awarded to the best documentary film project selected at the “Forum for Documentary Film Production” organized by Doc Buenos Aires/Latin Side of the Doc. The Prize is worth € 3,000.
Hélène Coldefy, Director of Specialist Factual Department, Anne Charbonnel, Commissioning Editor for the Society and Culture Department and Alec Hermann, Pre- sales Manager, will be in attendance to represent ARTE France at this event.
www.sunnysideofthedoc.com ► The United Arab Emirates ARTE Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival (7 th to 14 th December)
The International Relations ARTE Prize will be awarded to the best feature film project presented at the « Dubaï Film Connection », a market which aims at promoting Arab cinema and strengthening the ties between Middle Eastern and international professionals.
Rémi Burah , Deputy CEO of ARTE France Cinema and Managing Director of ARTE/COFINOVA, and Annamaria Lodato, from ARTE France’s International Relations Department, will be present in Dubai.
www.dubaifilmfest.com ► Mali ARTE is supporting the Rencontres Cinématographiques de Bamako (15 th to 19 th December)
ARTE is renewing its support to the Rencontres Cinématographiques de Bamako. The theme this year will be « Cultures and Citizenships ». 5
Contacts at the International Relations Department :
André de Margerie Director of International Relations - ARTE France In charge of International Relations - ARTE G.E.I.E. Phone : + 33 (0)1 55 00 71 01 - [email protected]
Jean François Pellier Head of New Developments Phone : + 33 (0)1 55 00 70 98 - [email protected]
Anne Soler Head of Eastern Europe and French-speaking promotion Sector Phone :+ 33 (0)1 55 00 70 99 - [email protected]
Annamaria Lodato Head of Communications Phone : + 33 (0)1 55 00 71 02 - [email protected]
Sylvie Bousselet Executive Assistant (André de Margerie, Jean-François Pellier) Phone : + 33 (0)1 55 00 71 01 - [email protected]
Fiona Herry Assistant (Anne Soler, Annamaria Lodato) Phone : + 33 (0)1 55 00 74 51 - [email protected]
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