AMERICAN FILM MARKET 2016 / THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD
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The producers of the acclaimed hit series THE RETURNED are back with a new tale of survival amongst zombies, putting together an international cast which recently starred in many Cannes titles, and surrounding a talented upcoming director with an experienced FX crew.
One morning, waking up in an apartment where only the night before a party was raging, Sam is forced to come to grips with reality: he is now alone and the living dead have infested the streets of Paris. Petrified with fear, Sam is going to have to barricade himself inside the building and organize his survival. But is he really the sole survivor?
Directed by Dominique Rocher (Recipient Short Film Audi Talent Awards 2011) Written by Guillaume Lemans (Anything for Her, A Perfect Man), Jérémie Guez (Yves Saint Laurent), Dominique Rocher Based on the book The Night Has Devoured the World by Pit Agarmen, ©Editions Robert Lafont Starring Anders Danielsen Lie (Personal Shopper, Oslo, August 31st, Reprise), Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson, Eden, Exodus Gods and Kings), Denis Lavant (Holy Motors, A Very Long Engagement), Sigrid Bouaziz (Personal Shopper, Eden), David Kammenos (A Gang Story, Transporter 3) Produced by Haut & Court (The Returned, The Young Pope, The Lobster) Sound designer Nicolas Becker (Arrival, 28 Weeks Later, Gravity) VFX Supervisor Sébastien Rame (Jackie, The Returned, Rust and Bone, Transporter 3, 2046) SFX Supervisor Atelier 69 - Olivier Alfonso (Raw, The Connection, Taken 3) In English 2 3 GOING TO BRAZIL
EXCLUSIVE PROMO REEL – COMEDY – IN POST-PRODUCTION
A crazy comedy in the vein of THE HANGOVER, BRIDESMAIDS and VERY BAD THINGS.
Four childhood girlfriends are reunited at a wedding in Rio. But when they acciden- tally kill a young man during a party that gets out of hand, they are forced to flee the city in a crazy adventure that takes them from the favelas to the posh embassies, from the beaches to the rainforest, and filled with caipirinhas, guns and bikinis.
Directed by Patrick Mille (Bad Girl) Written by Sabrina Amara (Anything for Alice, The Grad Job), Julien Lambroschini (Breathe), Patrick Mille Produced by Dimitri Rassam (Playmobil, The Little Prince, Daddy or Mommy, What’s in a Name), Benjamin Elalouf (Smart Ass) Starring Alison Wheeler (My Way), Vanessa Guide (Josephine pregnant & fabulous, The New Adventures of Aladdin, Daddy or Mommy, The Love Punch), Margot Bancilhon (Five, All Three of Us), Philippine Stindel, Patrick Mille (3 Hearts, Love Crime) In French
4 5 THE EAVESDROPPER
(La Mécanique de l’Ombre) THRILLER – COMPLETED SCREENING THURSDAY NOV 3rd - 3:30 PM - AMC Santa Monica 6
“A taut, elegant and intelligent conspiracy thriller. François Cluzet pulls of a master class in studied anonymity and vulnerability. Thomas Kruithof announces himself as a force to be reckoned with.” CINEOUTSIDER “If you like TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, then THE EAVESDROPPER will suit your film palate like a 3 Michelin Star meal” THE 405
From the producers of A PERFECT MAN.
A burned-out man gets hired by a mysterious employer to transcribe phone con- versations. Soon he spirals down a large-scale political plot and gets trapped in the espionage underworld.
Directed by Thomas Kruithof (Retention (Undocumented), winner of Unifrance’s best short film prize in Cannes) Writtten by Thomas Kruithof & Yann Gozlan (A Perfect Man) Starring François Cluzet (The Intouchables, Tell No One), Alba Rohrwacher (Tale of Tales, Taj Mahal, I Am Love), Denis Podalydès (Hidden, The Da Vinci Code), Sami Bouajila (The Crew, Beautiful Lies, Days of Glory), Simon Abkarian (Overdrive, The Cut, Zero Dark Thirty, Casino Royale) 90 min., in French / Theatrical release in France by Océan Distribution 6 7 DON’T HANG UP
NEW – MARKET PREMIERE SCREENING WEDNESDAY NOV 2nd - 11:30 AM Broadway Cineplex 2
Ofcial Selection
A slasher in the tradition of SCREAM, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, and SAW. An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them with deadly consequences.
When two teenagers spend an evening making drunken prank calls and posting the results online to humiliate their victims, they soon find themselves targeted by a vengeful stranger who turns their own sadistic game against them. Using the same tools and technology the teens rely on to reach out anonymously and abuse others, the mysterious caller twists their lives into a nightmare, pitting the teens against one another and forcing each to choose between his own survival, or that of his loved ones.
Directed by Alexis Wasjsbrot & Damien Macé Written by Joe Johnson (The Skulls III) Produced by Jason Newmark (Triangle, Severance, Creep), Laurie Cook (Pressure, Alien Outpost) Starring Gregg Sulkin (Faking It, Pretty Little Liars), Garrett Clayton (King Cobra, Welcome to the Willits), Bella Dayne (American Horror Story), Sienna Guillory (High Rise, Resident Evil: Retribution, Luther) 83 min, in English 8 9 HAPPY HUNTING
NEW – MARKET PREMIERE SCREENING FRIDAY NOV 4th - 1:00 PM - Arclight 11 Ofcial Selection
A survival in the tradition of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, DESIERTO or THE PURGE.
Warren is an alcoholic, scraping by any way he can to survive. After a drug deal gone bad, on his way down to Mexico, he finds himself stranded in Bedford Flats, a small town nestled deep in the American desert. Once a prosperous hunting community, it has been reduced to an impoverished dust bowl. Unfortunately for Warren, it turns out that the town’s pastime is rounding up drifters and hunting them as part of an elaborate sporting event. To make matters worse, Warren can’t function without drinking. It all builds to a blood-soaked, live-or-die showdown in the desert.
Written & Directed by Joe Dietsch & Louie Gibson Produced by Bryson Pintard, Jef Kalligheri (Submergence, Big Game, The Letter) Starring Martin Dingle Wall (Salty), Ken Lally (Heroes), Kenny Wormald (The Girl in the Photographs, Love & Mercy, Fear the Walking Dead) 91 min, in English 10 11 PLAN B
ACTION/FIGHT – COMPLETED SCREENING WEDNESDAY NOV 2nd - 3:00 PM AMC Santa Monica 3
A spectacular homage to the 80’s and 90’s action flicks starring the most impressive stuntmen working in the industry today.
Can Aydin, Phong Giang and Cha-lee Yoon (who star as themselves) have 24 hours to save their best friend and uncover the secret safe of the Berlin underworld kingpin. Street fights, gunfights, martial arts: these fans of Stallone and Jackie Chan take you on a non-stop ride in the vibrant capital of Germany. The Reel Deal stunt team who star in PLAN B have appeared in POINT BREAK, THE HUNGER GAMES franchise, SKYFALL, CLOUD ATLAS and HITMAN: AGENT 47.
Directed by Ufuk Genç & Michael Popescu Starring Can Aydin (The Berlin File), Phong Giang, Cha-Lee Yoon, Eugene Boateng, Julia Dietze (Iron Sky, Bullet), Gedeon Burkhard (Inglorious Basterds), Heidi Moneymaker (John Wick: Chapter Two ; stunt double for Scarlet Johansson in all Marvel titles and for Michelle Rodriguez in the Fast & Furious franchise) 98 min., in German 12 13 SAM WAS HERE
THRILLER – COMPLETED SCREENING THURSDAY NOV 3rd - 11:00 AM - AMC Santa Monica 3
“SAM WAS HERE, along with RAW, are the two films that rejuvenate French genre cinema” TELERAMA “An impressive, fascinating, tour de force. Like a TWILIGHT ZONE episode” CINESERIEMAG
California, Mojave Desert, 1998. A strange red glow appears in the sky.
Sam, a salesman, travels through the desert in search of clients, yet the area seems deserted. And his wife won’t answer his phone calls. It’s as if everyone was avoid- ing him. His only contact with the outside world is a local radio station. The strange host, Eddy, takes calls regarding a child killer at large, and pushes listeners to hunt the man to death. That’s when Sam realizes everybody thinks he’s the killer…
Directed by Christophe Deroo / Produced by Vixens & KuroKitsu Starring Rusty Joiner (Amateur Night, Resident Evil: Extinction, Dodge Ball), Sigrid La Chapelle, Rhoda Pell, Hassan Galedary Original Soundtrack: Christine 75 min., in English 14 15 AMERICAN ROMANCE
THRILLER – COMPLETED SCREENING FRIDAY NOV 4th - 3:30 PM AMC Santa Monica 6
A serial killer is making headlines in Clay County by staging his victims in gruesome dioramas, triggering a FBI investigation.
Meanwhile, Jef and Krissy Madison’s honeymoon had been going well until their car blew a tire. Knocking on the door of the only house for miles seemed like a good idea – after all, they weren’t to know that it’s owner, Emery Reed, was holding a loaded gun to his own head. While awaiting a tow truck, Krissy discovers the cause of Emery’s agitation: peering through a bathroom window she sees the remains of a murdered man. As Sherif Ricky and FBI Agent Denice Torres follow the Diorama serial killer’s trail, the struggle that plays out at the home of Emery Reed tests the values that lie at the very heart of relationships and romance: can true love really conquer all?
Directed by Zachary Adler Produced by Cole Payne & Gary Sugarman Starring Nolan Gerard Funk (Riddick, The Canyons, House at the End of the Street), John Savage (Fort Bliss, The Thin Red Line, Deer Hunter), Daveigh Chase (Donnie Darko, The Ring, Big Love), Mark Boone Junior (The Birth of a Nation, 2 Fast 2 Furious, se7en, Memento, Sons of Anarchy) 86 min., in English 16 17 TEMPTING DEVILS
(Que le Diable nous emporte)
FIRST FOOTAGE – EROTIC/ARTHOUSE – IN POST-PRODUCTION
The French master of erotism is back with a tale of love and transgression in 3D
By Jean-Claude Brisseau, Winner of Golden Leopard Locarno 2012 and director of the international hits: SECRET THINGS, EXTERMINATING ANGELS, A L’AVENTURE, THE GIRL FROM NOWHERE...
A woman discovers curious erotic messages on a lost cell phone in the train. When she meets the owner of the phone, a liberated young woman, the two of them embark on an erotic journey.
Written and directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau Starring Fabienne Babe, Anna Sigalevitch, Fabrice Deville, Jean-Christophe Bouvet And introducing Isabelle Prim Produced by La Sorcière Rouge and La Traverse In French
18 19 FAULTLESS THE CLIFF
(Irréprochable) (Acantilado)
THRILLER – COMPLETED THRILLER – COMPLETED
The sleeper success of summer with 150,000 French admissions so far
Based on real events, THE CLIFF is an adaptation of THE CONTENTS OF SILENCE, a novel by Lucía Etxebarria.
A modern and sexy female thriller in the tradition Gabriel is a promising attorney whose life is turned upside down when he receives a of SWIMMING POOL, IN THE HOUSE phone call from the police. A sect has committed mass suicide in the Canary Islands and LOVE CRIME. and his sister Cordelia was one of the followers. Her body is yet to be found.
Buried under financial and legal problems, Constance has no choice but to leave Gabriel departs immediately to find out what’s happening and to help with the Paris and go back to her hometown. In-between love afairs with an ex-flame and investigation. There he meets his sister’s friend Helena, full of raw emotions. They a dangerously attractive businessman, she pushes to get a job at the real estate both share their desire to find Cordelia alive. agency where she got her start years ago. But when she loses this unique job opportunity, she befriends the young woman who was hired in her place, slowly They quickly discover that his sister was seduced into “The Community”, where plotting her revenge. she was able to work through the wounds of the past, only to become a witness— and an accomplice—to strange events that preceded a tragic ending. Written & directed by Sébastien Marnier Produced by Caroline Bonmarchand (Paris Follies – La Ritournelle, Copacabana) Directed by Helena Taberna Starring Marina Foïs (Polisse, 22 Bullets), Jérémie Elkaïm (Marguerite & Julien, Declaration of War, Polisse), Produced by Iker Ganuza Joséphine Japy (Breathe, The Monk), Benjamin Biolay (The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun) Starring Daniel Grao (Julieta, Julia’s Eyes), Juana Acosta, Goya Toledo, 103 min., in French Ingrid Garcia Jonsson, Jon Kortajena (A Single Man). French theatrical release July 6th 2016 Memento Films 99 min., in Spanish Spanish Theatrical Release June 3rd (Alfa/Betta)
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THRILLER – COMPLETED HORROR – COMPLETED
“Insanely entertaining” The director of HIDDEN IN THE WOODS DREAD CENTRAL takes you on a crazy ride in the Chilean mountains “It flips expectations on its head. filled with deranged hunters, naked witches A forever twisting thriller” and a deadly virus. THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS “An engrossing, albeit twisted love story. The new horror sensation out of It will leave you consistently surprised up until the final scene” “Chilewood” with actors from KNOCK KNOCK, NERD DEPOSITORY THE GREEN INFERNO & AFTERSHOCK! “Ksenia Solo knocks it out of the park” BLOODY DISGUSTING After his best friend dies in a racing accident, biking star Joe agrees to go back on “Takes a sharp left turn into a deep well the wheels for an exhibition in Chile. On a test run with his girlfriend Stephanie, of pitch black crazy” they stumble upon a badly injured man dying from a mysterious virus. That’s the SLASHFILM start of a very bad day for them as they become the target of relentless killers ready to do anything to keep their secret to go out of the mountains.
“PET (is) an ironic look at the ruthlessness of today’s dating scene, Directed by Patricio Valladares (Hidden in the Woods) Written by Patricio Valladares & Barry Keating (Nymph) a cross between SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and 500 DAYS OF SUMMER.” Produced by Cristobal Braun Mesples, Patricio Valladares, Barry Keating, George Von Knorring Carles Torrens, director Starring Natalie Burn (Mechanic: Resurrection, The Expendables 3, Nymph), Bryce Draper (Muck), Ariel Levy (The Stranger, The Green Inferno, Aftershock), Luke Massy (Thor, Green Street Hooligans 2), Ignacia Allamand (Knock Knock), Seth becomes obsessed with Holly and soon holds her captive under the animal Matias Lopez (The Green Inferno, Aftershock) shelter where he works. But the victim turns the tables on her assailant… 82 min., in English
Directed by Carles Torrens (Apartment 143) Written by Jeremy Slater (Fantastic Four, Lazarus Efect) Starring Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, TV’s Lost), Ksenia Solo (Black Swan, The Factory, TV’s Orphan Black, Lost Girl), Jennette McCurdy (iCarly, Between) Produced by Revolver Picture Company (Haunt, Beneath) 90 min., in English US Release: Samuel Goldwyn
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CLOSET MONSTER SPRING AWAKENING LOST IN ARMENIA INSIDE THE CELL HYENA ROAD ZOOM BRING ME THE HEAD THANK YOU FOR CALLING (2015) 90 min., in English (2015) 91 min., in Greek (Celui qu’on attendait) (Made In France) (2015) 120 min., in English (2015) 96 min., in English OF TIM HORTON (Je compte sur vous) Directed by Stephen Dunn Directed by Constantine Giannaris (2015) 90 min., in French and Armenian (2015) 89 min., in French Directed by Paul Gross Directed by Pedro Morelli (2015) 98 min., in French (2015) 31 min., in English With Connor Jessup (American Crime, Falling Skies), With Konstantinos Elmatzioglou, Dafni Patakia Written & directed by Serge Avedikian Directed by Nicolas Boukhrief With Rossif Sutherland, Paul Gross, Christine Horne, With Gael Garcia Bernal, Alison Pill, Mariana Ximenes, Directed by Pascal Elbé Directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson Isabella Rossellini Ioakimidou, Kostas Nikoulis With Patrick Chesnais, Arsinée Khanjian With Dimitri Storoge, Malik Zidi, François Civil Allan Hawco, Clark Johnson Jason Pristley, Michael Eklund, Tyler Labine, Don McKellar With Vincent Elbaz, Julie Gayet, Zabou Breitman & Galen Johnson (The Forbidden Room) Festival: Ofcial Selection TIFF 2015 Festivals: COLCOA 2015, Busan 2015, PÖFF, Festival: Ofcial Selection TIFF 2015 Festivals: Ofcial Selection TIFF 2015, Fantastic Fest, Festivals: Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Festival: Ofcial Selection Berlin 2016 The World Film Festival Sitges 2015, FICG 2016 Geneva Intl. Jewish Film Festival OUF! L’ATELIER / GRAPHISME : ULYSSE FIÉVÉ ULYSSE PHOTO : PHOTO
LOVE & PEACE THE COCKTAIL PARTY LA BARE GLENA FREE THE NIPPLE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TREADING WATER SNOW CAKE (2015) 117 min., in Japanese (Les Bêtises) (2014) 90 min., in English (2014) 85 min., in English (2014) 78 min., in English (Une Histoire Banale) (AKA: The Boy Who Smells Like Fish) (2006) 112 min., in English Directed by Sono Sion (Tag, Love Exposure, Tokyo Tribe) (2015) 79 min., in French Directed by Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike) Slamdance 2014 Directed by Lina Esco (Flaked, Kingdom) (2014) 85 min., in French (2013) 92 min., in English Directed by Marc Evans Festivals: Fantastic Fest, L’Étrange Festival, Sitges 2015, With Jérémie Elkaïm, Sara Giraudeau, Jacques Weber Festival: Slamdance 2014 With Lola Kirke (Gone Girl, Mistress America) With Douglas Smith (Terminator Genisys, Ouija), Zoë With Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Beijing, Hong Kong, BFI, Fantasia Kravitz (Mad Max: Fury Road, Dope, Divergent), Carrie- Carrie-Anne Moss Anne Moss (The Matrix), Ariadna Gil (Pan’s Labyrinth) 24 25 LIBRARY
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