November PRODUCTPRODUCTPRODUCTPRODUCTGUIDEGUIDEGUIDEGUIDE CANNESAFM 2004 LA VITA CHE VORREI +ENTERTAINMENT 3DD (139 min) +Entertainment, 468 N. Camden Drive, ENTERTAINMENT A Language: Italian with English subtitles Suite 250, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA. ABS PRODUCTION Director: Giuseppe Piccioni (Light Of Tel: 310.860.5604. Fax: 310.860.5194. LTD My Eyes) [email protected], www.plusent.com 3DD Entertainment Ltd, 190 Camden BARCELONA Producer: Lionello Cerri Company Type: Sales agent/distributor High Street, London, NW1 8QP, United ABS Production Barcelona, Rambla Production Company: Rai Cinema - At AFM: Pejman Partiyeli (President), Kingdom. Tel: 4420.7428.1800. Fax: 44 Catalunya, num.87-10¼2», 08008- Lumiere & Co. - MTM in collaboration Acquisition Executive: Pejman Partiyeli 20.7428.1818. [email protected], Barcelona, Spain. Tel: 34.93.487.84.36. with Mikado Office: Suite 858 www.3DDtv.co.uk Fax: 34.93.487.15 41. Cast: Luigi Lo Cascio: “La Meglio DEATH TUNNEL [email protected], Gioventù” - Best Actor at the Venice Horror (95 min) Company Type: Distributor www.absproduction-barcelona.com Film Festival for “Light Of My Eyes,” Language: English At AFM: Dominic Saville (CEO) Company Type: Producer, distributor Sandra Ceccarelli: Best Actress At The Director: Philip Adrian Booth Office: Room # 626, Tel: 310.458.6700 At AFM: Ms. Eva Baró (Producer), Mr. Venice Film Festival for “Light Of My Producer: Christopher Saint Booth, THE CUTTING EDGE: THE MAGIC OF MOVIE EDITING Antoni Sole (Producer) Eyes” Shane Dax Taylor Documentary (60 or 90 minutes) Office: Suite 212 (COPCA-Catalan Films Status: First Market Screening Cast: Melanie L. Lewis, Yolanda Language: English & TV), Tel: 310.458.6700 ext.212. Fax: Country of Origin: Italy Pecoraro, Annie Burgstede, Kristin Director: Wendy Apple 310.388.3030. ANSWER ME - NEL MIO AMORE Drama (95 min) Novak, Steffany Huckaby Producer: TECP, Inc. in association with JUNGLE RED Language: Italian with English subtitles Delivery Status: Completed ACE, Starz Encore, NHK & Warner Musical (120 min) Director: Susanna Tamaro Year of Production: 2004, Country of Home Video Language: English Director: Antoni Aloy Production Company: International Origin: USA Cast: Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Five college girls stranded in an old Producer: Eva Baró, Antoni Sole Italian Film (IIF) Coppola, George Lucas, Anthony diseased hospital, terrorized by the five Delivery Status: pre-production Producer: Fulvio Lucisano Minghella and James Cameron. ghosts of its tortured past, must escape Budget: 7,2 M. $ Cast: Licia Maglietta, Urbano Barberini Delivery Status: Post-Production through the underground Tunnel of Year of production: 2005, Country of Status: First Market Screening Year of Production: 2003 / 2004, Country Death. Origin: Spain Country of origin: Italy SPOOKED - THE HAUNTING OF A of Origin: USA This acid musical comedy is about the First feature film by Susanna Tamaro, KENTUCKY SANATORIUM An insight into the little known art of friendship of two socially inadaptable acclaimed European novelist, based on Documentary/Horror (90 min) film editing, featuring the cinema's adolescents, who escape to India in order her latest bestseller “RISPONDIMI.” Language: English greatest storytellers. Directors of both SAIMIR to live their yearning for freedom. Drama (92 min) Director: Christopher Saint Booth, Shane Hollywood blockbusters and seminal EL HOMBRE QUE LLEGÓ A UN Dax Taylor independent films will reveal the close PUEBLO Language: Italian / Albanian with English subtitles Producer: Christopher Saint Booth, collaboration they have with their Drama (120 min) Language: Spanish Director: Francesco Munzi Shane Dax Taylor editors. Delivery Status: Completed MARTIN SCORSESE - SCORSESE Director: Miguel Pereira Producer: Daniele Mazzoca, Cristiano Year of Production: 2004, Country of ON SCORSESE Producer: Eva Baró, Antoni Sole Bortone, Gianluca Arcopinto Origin: USA Documentary (60' or 90') Delivery Status: production Production Company: Orisa Produzioni, The true story of Hollywood filmmakers Language: English Budget: 1,5 M. $ Pablo who set out to document the horrific past Cast: Martin Scorsese Year of production: 2004, Country of Cast: Mishel Manoku - Xhevdet Feri - of a diseased and haunted Kentucky Delivery Status: Post-Production Origin: Spain Lavinia Guglielman Sanatorium but encountered a more Year of Production: 2004, Country of Pedro, a small-scale drug dealer, travels Status: First Market Screening terrible reality, Fear Has No Cure. Origin: USA to the remote desert Jujuy. There he has Country of origin: Italy SHADOWBOX With completion just prior to the release to decide whether to accept a second Saimir, an Albanian boy, has known Horror (95 min) of Martin Scorsese's latest feature, The chance in life. nothing but his father’s sordid world of Language: English Aviator, this intriguing documentary human trafficking. Yet, he discovers the Director: Philip Adrian Booth promises to be an incredible portrait of ADRIANA CHIESA beauty, pain and innocence of first love. Producer: Christopher Saint Booth probably the most critically acclaimed THE DAY OF THE FALCON / IL Cast: Supermodel Pippi, Dougald Park director of recent times. ENTERPRISES GIORNO DEL FALCO (Bruce Almighty), Matthew McGrory ACONVERSATION WITH Adriana Chiesa Enterprises, Via (87 min) (Big Fish) GREGORY PECK Barnaba Oriani 24a, 00197 Roma, Italy. Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Rodolfo Bisatti Delivery Status: Completed Documentary (97') Tel: 39.06.80.86.052. Fax: Year of Production: 2004, Country of Language: English Production Company: Ipotesi Cinema in 39.06.80.68.78.55. collaboration with RAI Cinema Origin: USA Cast: Gregory Peck, any others [email protected] Producer: Elisabetta & Ermanno Olmi Delivery Status: Post-Production Confined to a hospital for the criminally At Mifed: Adriana Chiesa Di Palma Cast: Stefano Cassetti, Mario Rodighiero, insane a teenage boy is haunted by his Year of Production: 2004, Country of (President), Rossella Gori (Sales Giacomo De Domenico tormented past of being locked up in a Origin: USA Manager), Celine Dalix (Marketing & Status: First Market Screening tomb-like box and has horrific flashbacks Not your usual film biography, the film Festival coordinator), Luisa Mattucci Country of origin: Italy and visions. goes on-the-road with the Oscar winner (Technical Department) PROMISED LAND What if you were afraid to go outside, and his one man show, just three years Office: A11 - Hall 10/2, Tel: Language: English but something didn't want you to stay in? before his poignant death at the age of 87. 39.335.8265.984 Status: First Market Screening Country Of Origin: Switzerland THE BUSINESS OF FILM - INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL INFORMATIVE - Director: Michael Beltrami Production Company: Amka Films Los Angeles Office Productions in coproduction with Orione 5150 Wilshire Blvd. Cinematografica & TSI - Swiss Television in association with Istituto Luce Los Angeles, California 90036 Producer: Tiziana Soudani Coproducers: Silvia Innocenzi, Giovanni L.A. 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ON MY SKIN / SULLA MIA PELLE RUNAWAY (IL FUGGIASCO) - ACTIONCONCEPT ALLIED Language: Italian with English subtitles (THE FUGITIVE) Director: Valerio Jalongo Thriller Actionconcept, an der hasenkaule 1, ENTERTAINMENT Production Company: Pequod Language: Italian with English subtitles huerth, 50354 Germany. Tel: Producer: Rosario Rinaldo Director: Andrea Manni 49.2233.508.100. Fax: 49.2233.508.180. GROUP, INC. Cast: Ivan Franek, Donatella Production Company: Feelmax, RAI www.actionconcept.com Allied Entertainment Group, Inc., 8899 Finocchiaro, Vincenzo Peluso Cinema At AFM: Wolfgang Wilke (sales & Beverly Blvd. Suite 911, West Hollywood, Status: First Market Screening Cast: Daniele Liotti, Roberto Citran, acquistions), Hermann Joha (CEO) CA 90048, USA. Tel: 310.271.0703. Fax: Country of origin: Italy Joaquim De Almeida Office: 315, Tel: 49.172.2127539 310.271.0706. When a man serving a long prison Country of origin: Italy CLOWN www.clown-derfilm.de [email protected] sentence is accorded permission to have Aman on the run unjustly accused of Action (90 min) At AFM: James Moder (Chairman), Janet a daytime job, he discovers love, respect murdering a woman. A true story, a Y. Liu (VP - sales consultant, Asia), and his own dignity through the love of a fast-paced thriller. The life of a fugitive Language: english Director: Sebastian Vigg David Newman (VP) courageous and determined woman. in Paris, Barcelona and Mexico. Office: Loews Santa Monica Beach STOLEN CHILDHOOD THE CARD PLAYER Producer: Hermann Joha Hotel, level 6, office # 604, Tel: Drama Psycho-Technological-Thriller Key Cast: Xenia Seeberg, Goetz Otto, Language: English Sven Martinek 310.271.0703. Fax: 310.271.0706 Language: Italian with English subtitles WHOREHOUSE Director: Andrea & Antonio Frazzi Director: DARIO ARGENTO Delivery Status: Completed Action / Psychological Thriller (94 min) Production Company: Pequod Production Company: Medusa Film, Budget 5 mio Director: Basil Schlegel Producer: Rosario Rinaldo Opera Film Year of Production: 2004, Country of Producer: Sandra Fragel Cast: Gianluca Di Gennaro, Carmine Cast: Stefania Rocca, Liam Origin: Germany Starring: George Tasudis ("White Cunningham, Claudio Santamaria, Recano, Arturo Paglia THE CLOWN - hero of a German action Oleander", “City of Angels"), Ilia Volok Silvio Muccino, Fiore Argento Status: First Market Screening tv series coes to the big screen. (" Airforce One” “Swordfish"), Olga Country of origin: Italy Country of origin: Italy CHALLENGE (KAMPFANSAGE) Vilner A serial-killer challenges the police www.kampfansage.de “As ruthless and ‘armed’ as the favelas of Delivery Status: Screening through a videogame. Dario Argento’s Action martial arts (90 min) Meirelles, as gripping as a Walter Hill A young and seemingly angelic girl, thriller, as desperate as an Aki Kaurismaki best film in years. A tight style, Language: german Sady (Olga Vilner), comes to L.A. apologue, as astonishing as a story by masterly sequences continually builds Director: Johannes Jaeger following clues to the mysterious Wong Kar-Wai. the Frazzi brothers. up suspense. Producer: Hermann Joha AGATA AND THE STORM THE WEDDING DRESS (IL Key Cast: sinta weisz, bela b, maths disappearance of her father. She falls into VESTITO DA SPOSA) Elegant Sophisticated Comedy (95 min) landwehr a dark and twisted world of sex, betrayal Thriller Language: Italian with English subtitles Delivery Status: Completed and violence. Language: Italian with English subtitles GANGSTERZ?! Director: Silvio Soldini Budget 1.5 mio Director: Fiorella Infascelli Comedy (93 min) Production Company: Albachiara, Amka Year of Production: 2004, Country of Director: David Portlock Films, RTSI, Mercury Film Production In Production Company: Palomar Endemol Origin: Germany Producer: Eugene “Geno” Taylor & Association with Lumiere & Co. Cast: Maya Sansa (Buongiorno Notte Martial arts with a lot of hip hop music Mychal Wilson, Cast: Licia Maglietta (Pane E Tulipani), By Marco Bellocchio), Andrea Di and vfx effects. Starring: Michael Dorn ("Star Trek", Giuseppe Battiston (Pane E Tulipani), Stefano (Angela By Roberta Torre) LASKO “Killing Castro"), Barry Corbin ("Clover Emilio Solfrizzi, Marina Massironi (Pane E Piera Degli Esposti Action (90 min) Tulipani) Country of origin: Italy Director: English Bend", “Crossfire Trail"), Valente Status: Market Screening Joyful, happy moments, brutally Language: Diethelm Kuester Rodriguez ("Erin Brokovich", “Deep Country Of Origin: Italy shattered at sunset when a sudden and Producer: Hermann Joha Blue Sea"), Orson Bean ("Being John disturbing event changes completely An independent, impassioned, non- Key Cast: Mathis Landwehr, Arnold Malkovich", “Frank McKluskly", “CI"), Stella’s life: rape, the painful conformist bookseller who falls in love Vosslo (The Mummy) Richard Riehle ("Time Changer", “Office transformation of a woman who wants with a man much younger than her. A Delivery Status: In Production Space"), Michael McClafferty to live again. anguishing subterranean myriad of characters, an interweaving of Budget 5 mio ("Jawbreaker", “Bombshell"), Carsten suspense. various destinies whose common thread Year of Production: 2005, Country of Norgaard ("Gods and Generals", “The is the mechanisms of love. Origin: Germany Ring"), and Adoni Maropis ("Bad AFTER MIDNIGHT (DOPO ALAIN SIRITZKY AChristian action hero has to win his Company", “The Scorpion King") MEZZANOTTE) PRODUCTIONS fights within the limits of the ten Delivery Status: Screening Sentimental Urban Love Story commandments. Two struggling medical assistants who Language: Italian with English subtitles Alain Siritzky Productions, 23 Rue think they've hit pay dirt when they are Director: Davide Ferrario Raynouard, 75016 Paris, France. Tel: hired to deliver some black-market Production Company: Rossofuoco 33.0.42.24.50.50. Fax: 33.0.42.24.66.42. AFI FEST 2004 human body parts to a wealthy and needy Cast: Giorgio Pasotti - Francesca Inaudi [email protected], AFI FEST 2004 presented by Audi, 2021 U.S. Senator. Status: Market Screening www.asproductions.net N. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA Country of origin: Italy Company Type: multi-faced production 90027 USA. Tel: 866.AFI.FEST. Fax: All set in Turin’s historic and company 323.462.4049. [email protected], monumental museum of cinema. in At AFM: Alain Siritzky (President), www.AFI.com which the story’s people and emotions George D. Pilzer (Head of Sales), Robby Company Type: International Film take flight. Amar (Sales / Production), Remy Festival VANILLA AND CHOCOLATE Pedussel (Sales / Production) At AFM: Rachel L. Sartoris Powerful Love Story Office: 625, Tel: 310.458.6700, ext. 625 Office: 5 Atrium NW1, Fax: Language: Italian with English subtitles EMMANUELLE THE PRIVATE 310.570.4400 Director: Ciro Ippolito COLLECTION Production Company: Eurolux Soft-Erotic (7 x 90 min) Produzione s.r.l. We go deep inside Emmanuelle's mind Cast: Maria Grazia Cuccinotta, Joaquin and into the many personalities of her THE BUSINESS OF Cortez, Alessandro Preziosi “Private Collection." Country of origin: Italy NAKED SHOPPING NETWORK Horror (90 min) FILM A powerful love story set in a breathtaking Naples. “I have only love Country of Origin: USA two men in my life: my husband and a An erotic journey into horror based on dream.” “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Head Office Hyde." WHERE ARE YOU EMMANUELLE? 41-42 Berners St. Reality Online: Country of Origin: USA London The search is on for the next Goddess of www.thebusinessoffilm.com Love. WIT 3NB TERROR ISLAND - CINEMAVAULT

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ALPINE PICTURES, REDEMPTION AMERICAN FILM \THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Drama / suspense (approx. 95 min) Fantasy/Horror (90 minutes) INC. / ACT 1 Language: English PARTNERS INT'L Director: Dave Rosenbaum Director: Vondie Curtis Hall American Film Partners Int'l, 5731 Producers: Steven Gordon, Methodius ENTERTAINMENT Principal Cast: Jamie Foxx Bonsall Drive, Malibu, State: CA 90265 Petrikov, Reyna Rosenshein Production status: Completed Alpine Pictures, Inc. / Act 1 USA. Tel: 310.457.5254. Fax: Cast: Josh Duhamel Country of origin: USA Entertainment, 3500 W. Olive Ave., Suite 310.457.9266. Delivery Status: Completed. Gangster. Death row inmate. Nobel 300, Burbank, CA 91505 USA. Tel: [email protected], Year of Production: 2004, Country of Peace Prize Nominee. 818.333.2600. www.alpinepix.com www.americanfilmpartners.us Origin: Bulgaria Spain in a quest for love. At AFM: Ryan Carroll (CEO, Alpine At AFM: Aron Schifman (CEO), Daniel Based on Oscar Wilde’s novel, Pictures), Roland Carroll (President of Levine (President) handsome, young, but morally corrupt Alpine Pictures), Rene Torres (Director AMERICAN CINEMA Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 727, Tel: Dorian Gray (Josh Duhamel) has a of International Sales), Glenn Aveni 310.458.6700 Ext 727 portrait made of himself. As the years (President of Act 1 Entertainment), INTERNATIONAL THE GREAT AMERICAN SNUFF pass, he does not age, but the evidence of Rebecca Langlais (Director of Sales FILM American Cinema International, 14242 Psychological Suspense his sins are apparent in the portrait. Administration) Ventura Blvd. Suite 202 Sherman Oaks, Director: Sean Tretta Office: #825, Tel: 310.458.6700, ext. 825 CA 91423 USA. Tel: 818.907.8700. Fax: Production Status: Completed BEYOND RECOGNITION 818.907.8719 Action Thriller (Approx. 90 min) A docudrama recreation of the events AMSELL At AFM: George Shamieh (CEO), described in the diary of a convicted Language: English Chevonne O'Shaughnessy (President) serial killer. ENTERTAINMENT Director: Tom Muschamp Office: room 550, Tel: 310.260.4111 LURKING TERROR Producer: Freefall Productions MESMERITZ Horror INC Action (91 minutes) Key Cast: Jimmie Jones, Deborah Producer: Todd Brunswick Director: Gil Cates Jr. AMSell Entertainment Inc., 12001 Martin, Patrick Holder, Aimee Denaro Director: Tommy Brunswick Producer: Terry Dougas & Peter Raskin Ventura Place, Suite #404, Studio City, Delivery Status: Completed Production Status: Completed Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica CA 91602, USA. Tel: 818.766.8500. Fax: Year of Production: 2003, Country of A young woman must fight to survive an Capshaw, and Jason Carter 818.766.8737. [email protected] evil spirit that possesses a small town. Origin: USA The Spookiest Dark Comedy Ever! From At AFM: Alan Solomon (President), Jeffery Milles is a world renowned HARVEST OF FEAR the producer of “CAPE FEAR” & Thriller Joseph Beral (Director of International plastic surgeon at the peak of his “CASINO” and from the world of Edgar Producer: Michael Jones Sales and Marketing) profession. However his talents draw the Allan Poe. Director: Brad Goodman Office: ROOM # 603, Tel: 310.493.6996 attention of the notorious Luca Matzo, an BAD GIRLS FROM VALLEY HIGH Production Status: Completed GANG WARZ underworld Mafioso trying to disappear Cast: Julie Benz (Darla on the WB's Action/Drama popular “Angel", “Taken” for SCI-FI Asmall town's dirty little secrets of the Director: Chris T. McIntyre from the FBI's most wanted. past have come back to haunt them Channel), Monica Keena ("Freddy VS Cast: Coolio, Chino XL, Theresa Saldana LOVE IS THE DRUG today. www.alpinepix.com Jason", “Undeclared", “First Daughter"), Gang Warz is a powerful story of Teen Thriller (Approx. 90 min) Nicole Bilderback ("Bring it on", jealousy and revenge surrounding the Language: English “Clueless” and “Can't Hardly Wait"), AMERICAN WORLD release of a notorious Latino gang leader Director: Elliott Lester Jonathan Brandis ("Seaquest", “Harts from prison and the deadly effects on Co-Production Partners: Alpine Pictures, War", “Outside Providence", “Ride with PICTURES those who stand in his way. Inc. the Devil"), and Christopher Lloyd ("The American World Pictures, 6355 Topanga CIRCUIT 3: STREET MONK Action Producer: Ryan Carroll Back to the Future","Taxi", “The Adams Canyon Boulevard, Suite 428, Woodland Family” “Who Framed Roger Rabbit", Director: Jalal Merhi Key Cast: Lizzy Caplain (of Mean Girls) Hills, CA 91367 USA. Tel: 818.715.1480. “Star Trek III", and “One Flew Over the Cast: Olivier Gruner Delivery Status: Pre-Production Fax: 818.715.1081. Cuckoo's Nest") Living as a vagrant to try and forget Year of Production: 2005, Country of [email protected], Astory of three beautiful teenage girls, about the death of his fiancé, fighting Origin: USA www.americanworldpictures.com Danielle, Tiffany, and Brook, who do great Dirk Longstreet befriends an Jonah, a recent graduate of a prestigious At AFM: Mark L. Lester (President), what it takes to get what they want. orphaned girl escaping from a vicious prep school and introverted misfit is Dana Dubovsky (President of THE CLOWN cartel. befriended by a trio of wealthier more Action Production), Terese Linden Kohn (Executive Vice President, Distribution), SKINNED DEEP 8-minute promo screening at Cannes Special Effects Horror AMERICA VIDEO Adam Singer (Director of Acquisitions), Film Festival Director: Gabe Bartalos Rafael Pujals (Director of Development) FILMS S A Director: Sebastian Vigg Cast: Karoline Brandt, Jay Dugre, Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 516, Tel: Producer: Hermann Joha Warwick Davis ("Harry Potter & the America Video Films S A, Virrey Loreto 458.6700, ext. 516 Cast is: Sven Martinek (Star of “Der Sorcerer's Stone", “Harry Potter & the 2426, Capital Federal, 1426 Rep. Clown” in the role of Max, 60 episodes, SATAN’S LITTLE HELPER Horror Chamber of Secrets", “ Harry Potter & Argentina. Tel: 54.11.4787.9098 / 9101. Eva Habermann - (Lexx the dark Zone), Director: Jeff Lieberman the Prisoner of Azkaban", “Leprechaun Fax: 5411.4787.9094. Xenia Seeberg Producer: Jeff Lieberman, Mickey 1,2,3,4,5", “Willow” and “Starwars” [email protected] Gotz Otto (James Bond Movies) McDonough, Carol Tostevin Episode VI") At AFM: Enrique Maya (President), Huge and incredible action stunts from Cast: Katheryn Winnick, Amanda Freddie Hancock (Senior Vice President the producers of the German TV series Ahigh energy “over the top” horror film Plummer, Alexander Brickel Acquisitions), Nicholas Bingham “Der Clown." shot on film starring characters such as Delivery Status: Completed. (Adviser), Claudio Braslavsky the Surgeon General, The Brain and Year of Production: 2004, Country of (Marketing Director), Utako Niimi Plates (Warwick Davis). Comprehensive Origin: USA (Japanese Consultant), María Fernanda Product Guide is Anaïve young boy unknowingly Fernández Vila (Business Affairs) becomes the pawn of a serial killer on Office: Loews Hotel, room # 658 A / 659 available ARCLIGHT FILMS Halloween. Arclight Films, 6422 Deep Dell Place A, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 658 / 659 on-line at PTERODACTYL 44 MINUTES Sci-fi/Action Los Angeles, CA 90068 USA. Tel: Action (120 min.) www Director: Mark L. Lester 323.464.8351. Fax: 323.464.8362. Language: English .thebusinessoffilm. Producers: Dana Dubovsky, Mark L. [email protected]. Director: Yves Simoneau Lester. www.arclightfilms.com Principal Cast: Michael Madsen and com Cast: Cameron Daddo, Amy Sloan, Company Type: Sales agent Mario Van Peebles THE BUSINESS OF Coolio At AFM: Gary Hamilton (Managing Production status: Completed Status: In Post Director), Nicolas Chartier (VP Country of origin: USA FILM’S A dormant volcano in the South worldwide sales), Lina Marrone (Sales The most intense shootout in a LAPD home on the internet. American Jungle holds within it a deadly Consultant) history. secret. Office: 721, 723, Tel: 310.260.4194 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS JACK FROST 2 ONE POINT O ONCE UPON A WEDDING Comedy (100 min) Horror (89 min) Thriller Romantic Adventure (95 Minutes) Language: English Actors: Christopher Allport, Eileen Directors: Jeff Renfroe, Marteinn Cast: Esai Morales, A. Martinez, Valeria Director: Dean Murphy Seeley, Chip Heller, Marsha Clark, David Thorsson Andrews, Charlotte Ayanna, Rosanna Producer: Nigel Odell David Redman, Allen Brooks, Ray Cooney, Ian Executive Producer: Matt Milich, DeSoto Dean Murphy Abercrombie, Tai Bennett, Stephanie Andreas Schmid, Andreas Grosch Year of Production: 2004 Cast: Paul Hogan, Michael Caton Chao, Matt Falletta. Producer: Chris Sievernich, Thomas Aweek before her marriage, a woman Delivery Status: completed In this sequel of the first Jack Frost Mai, RD Robb, Kyle Gates injures a man in a car accident. As she Year of Production: 2004, Country of movie, Sheriff San Tiler, his wife Anne, Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Deborah Kara helps nurse him back to health, she Origin: Australia and Sam's two deputies (also husband Unger, Udo Kier, Lance Henriksen begins to doubt the course her life is Hilarious and heartwarming story of two and wife) decide to go on a Caribbean Status: Ready for Delivery taking. Her father, a powerful dictator, is far from pleased with the change of straight country blokes who, out of vacation to take their minds off traumatic financial desperation declare themselves plans. events. ARTEDIS APARTMENT 12 a gay couple to exploit a new tax Romantic Comedy (95 Minutes) legislation. ARMADA PICTURES Artedis, 12 Rue Raynouard, 75016 Paris, Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Beth Ulrich, Alan RICE RHAPSODY France. Tel: 331.5392.2929, Fax: Gelfant, Kirstin Pierce Comedy (110 min) INTERNATIONAL 331.5392.2920. [email protected] Year of Production: 2004 Language: English, Madarin At AFM: Chantal Lam (President), Armada Pictures International, 9720 An L.A. artist (Mark Ruffalo) suddenly Director: Kenneth Bi Pierre-Richard Muller (Director), Keith finds his life upside down when his art Producer: Rosa Li, Jackie Chan, Willie Wilshire Boulevard, 5th Floor, Beverly Selin (Vice President) Hills, CA 90212 USA. Tel: 310.205.9600. show is cancelled and his model Chan Office: 832, Tel: 310.458.6700. Fax: girlfriend leaves him. Cast: Sylvia Chang, Maggie Q, Martin Fax: 310.205.9610 323.937.1186 Yan At AFM: Chris Sievernich (CEO), Yarek THE MOON IS RED Drama Delivery Status: completed Danielak (VP, International Distribution), THE ASYLUM Delivery Status: completed The Asylum, 6671 Sunset Blvd., Bldg. Year of Production: 2004 Matt Milich (VP, Production) Country of Origin: France 1593, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA. Tel: Asingle mother worried about her son Office: Suite 630, Tel: 310.920.4184. Despite their difference of age, Charlotte 323.463.6575. Fax: 323.463.6299. who may be gay like his two older Fax: 310.458.6761 PLAYED and Vincent have an intense love. www.theasylum.cc, [email protected] brothers. Thriller LULU At AFM: Sherri Strain (International THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER Director: David Frigerio Drama Sales & Distribution), David Rimawi Thriller (90 min) (Domestic Sales & Acquisitions) Producer: Tim O'Hair, Matt Milich Director: Jean Henri Roger Language: English Cast: Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Elli Medeiros, Office: 716 Cast: Casting Director: Chuck Parello Gerard Meylan, Bruno Putzulu. DEATH VALLEY: THE REVENGE Delivery Status: In Pre-Production Producer: Michael Avery, Alexa Jago Delivery Status: completed OF BLOODY BILL (BLOODY BILL) At a wealthy seaside resort a Cast: C. Thomas Howell, Nicolas Country of Origin: France Horror (84 min) Machiavellian young woman hatches a Language: English Turturro Proprietress of “Chez Lulu", the most Director: Byron Werner Delivery Status: completed murderous scheme to prevent her popular bar in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Producer: David Latt, David Rimawi, stepsister from coming into an TRIGGERED (LES PERCUTES) Year of Production: 2004, Country of Sherri Strain Origin: USA inheritance. Thriller DARK PLACES Director: Gerard Cuq Key Cast: Chelsea Jean, Jeremy Bouvet, Dramatizing one of America's most Gregory Bastien Supernatural thriller Producer: Denis Karvil gruesome serial killer cases, two aspiring Director: Donato Rotunno Delivery Status: Completed pimps embark on a killing spree that Cast: Christophe Laubion, Bernard Farcy Budget $750,000 Producer: Jan Vocke, Harrison Kurdistani Delivery Status: completed grips southern California in a reign of Year of Production: 2004, Country of Cast: Leelee Sobieski Country of Origin: France terror. Origin: USA Status: Shooting February 2005 After celebrating a colleague's birthday, a Based on true life Confederate raider Delivery Status: In Production slightly drunk police detective goes into Bloody Bill Anderson, a group of college ARDUSTRY HOME A young woman fights to redeem the his bank to ask for his credit card that students winds up in a ghost town where souls of two young children who are was just swallowed by the ATM machine. they are set upon by zombies. ENTERTAINMENT haunted by a presence from beyond the EVIL EYES Thriller (88 min) Ardustry Home Entertainment, 21250 grave. TAMARA ARTIST VIEW Language: English Califa Street, Suite 102, Woodland Hills, Supernatural thriller Director: Mark Atkins CA 91367 USA. Tel: 818.712.9000 ext. Director: Jeremy Haft ENTERTAINMENT Producer: David Latt, David Rimawi, 200. Fax: 818.712.9066. Producer: Martin Wiley, Chris Artist View Entertainment, 12500 Sherri Strain Key Cast: Adam Baldwin, Udo Kier, www.ardustry.com/ahe Sievernich, Micheal Almog, Danny Riverside Drive, Ste. 201, N. Hollywood, Mark Sheppard At AFM: Cheryl Freeman (CEO), Phyllis Fisher CA 91607 USA. Tel: 818.752.2480. Fax: Samaan (Director of International and Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Jenna Dewan, Matthew Marsden, 818.752.9339. Budget $1,25 million Domestic TV Sales) Katie Stuart, Chad Faust At AFM: Scott J. Jones (President), Jay Year of Production: 2004, Country of Office: 308, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 308 Status: In production E. Joyce (Vice President) Origin: USA Office: 707, Tel: 310.260.4178 A screenwriter is hired to write a horror CRACKING THE DA VINCI CODE Delivery Status: Ready for Delivery Documentary (90 min) After a vicious prank results in the tragic THE CALIFORNIANS film based on a true story. However, the terrors he writes about begin happening Host and author of international best- death of an awkward, unpopular high Drama (90 Minutes) to his family and friends. seller Cracking the Da Vinci Code, school girl, she is reborn as a seductive, Cast: Noah Wyle, Jane Lynch, Kate Mara, Keith Carradine, Illeana Douglas, BRAM STOKER'S WAY OF THE Simon Cox, takes you on an in depth mind-controlling teen vixen hell-bent on Cloris Leachman VAMPIRE journey through the heart of the revenge. Fantasy/Horror Year of Production: 2004 mysteries behind Dan Brown's best- DRUM Director: English Director: Zola Maseko In this modern version of Henry James selling novel The Da Vinci Code. Language: Sarah Nean Bruce, Eduardo Executive Producer: Matt Milich, novel, The Bostonians, a brother and Durao sister fighting over a housing FEMALE AMERICAN RAP STARS Andreas Schmid, Andreas Grosch Producer: David Latt, David Rimawi, Documentary (85 min) Producer: Chris Sievernich, Rudolf development and the effects it will Sherri Strain Actors: Missy Elliot, Eve and McLyte Wichmann have on the environment, become Key Cast: Rhett Giles, Andreas Beckett, Featuring interviews with Daryl Cast: Taye Diggs, Jason Flemyng, enamored them. Denise Boutte McDaniels (Run DMC), Spinderella Gabriel Mann Delivery Status: Post Production Budget $1 million (Salt-N-Pepa), Ms Jade, Karl Kani, Status: Ready for Delivery London Office Phone Year of Production: 2004, Country of Moby, DJ Quik and KRS-One. Set against the backdrop of exhilarating Origin: USA Over the past decade female rappers have 1950's Sofiatown in South Africa, 44 207 372 9992 Van Helsing must hunt down the last struggled to make it in the predominately DRUM magazine gives birth to a popular vampires in modern day Los Angeles male-oriented world of hip-hop. movement against apartheid. before they overrun the city. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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ESCUELA DE SEDUCCIÓN ONE DOLLAR CURRY ATLAS AURORA (SCHOOL OF SEDUCTION) Romantic Comedy (91 min) INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT Romantic Comedy (108 min) Director: Vijay Singh Language: Spanish Producer: Vijay Singh FILM GMBH CORPORATION Director: Javier Balaguer Production Company: Silhouette Films Atlas International Film GmbH, Aurora Entertainment Corporation, 9454 Producer: Isidro Fernandez Requena International Limited, Tessalit, France 2 Candidplatz 11, Munich, 81543, Wilshire Blvd., Suite M-11, Beverly Hills, Cast: Victoria Abril, Xavier Veiga TV and Zee Telefilms Germany. Tel: 49.89.210.9750. Fax: CA 90212 USA. Tel: 310.858.1005. Fax: Delivery Status: completed Cast: Vikram Chatwal, Gabriella Wright, 49.89.224.332. [email protected], 310.858.1050. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Smriti Mishra www.atlasfilm.com At AFM: Anatoly Fradis (President), Origin: Spain Delivery Status: Completed What drives men to what they are? Pigs, At AFM: Dieter Menz (President/CEO) Mikhail Gugin (Vice President), Nikolay Country of Origin: France selfish, insolent etc. is it an acquired Office: 828, Tel: 310.656.5034 Makarov (Vice President), Vladmir A young Sikh arrives in Paris in search behaviour? Is it machismo? Or is it just TITLE A2 RACER Dostal (Vice President), Erin Morris of political refuge. He has lost everything (AUTOBAHNRAER) an animal instinct? ... that he possessed in his own country Action Comedy (89') (Executive Assistant) TORAPIA Language: English Subtitles Office: Loews 523, Tel: 310.260.0979 Comedy (118 min)] except his sense of humour and Director: Michael Keusch RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD Language: Spanish imagination. NECROPOLIS Director: Karra Elejalde THE OTHER HALF Production companies: Constantin Film, Horror Romantic Comedy (100 min) Producer: Fernando De Garcillan Delux Productions, Moovie-the Art of Language: English Director: Richard Nockles and Marlowe Entertainment Cast: Karra Elejalde , Juan Diego Director: Ellory Elkayem Fawcett Producer: Oliver Berben, Robert Kulzer, Delivery Status: completed Producer: Anatoly Fradis Producer: TiffanyWhitome Herman Weigel Year of Production: 2004, Country of Key Cast: Peter Coyote, Aimee-Lynn Production Company: Piper Films Ltd Key cast: Luke Wilkins, Niels Bruno Origin: SPAIN Chadwick, Cory Hardrict, John Keefe, Cast: Danny Dyer, Gillian Kearney, Schmidt, Alexandra Neldel Any sane person trapped between love Jana Kramer George Calil, Vinnie Jones Status: Completed and selfishness will go easily crazy. Delivery Status: Post Production Delivery Status: Post- Country of origin: Germany But Basilio is stuck in a mental Budget $7 Million Production/Delivery Feb. 2005 The Speed Freaks have to drive the Car institution around lunatics. Country of Origin: UK/Portugal Thieves off the highway so that they can Year of Production: 2004, Country of Acoupe of young newlyweds are in once more burn rubber without being Origin: USA Portugal on honeymoon whilst the hassled by the Police. Agroup of high school kids try to rescue AV PICTURES LTD BEYOND THE LIMITS a friend from an evil medical research AV Pictures Ltd, Caparo House, 2nd European Football Championships are Horror (100') facility, but end up releasing hundreds of Floor, 103 Baker Street, London W1U taking place. Language: English Subtitles brain eating zombies instead. 6LN UK. Tel: 44.20.7317.0140. Fax: Director: Olaf Ittenbach RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 44.20.7224.5149. [email protected] AWARD PICTURES, RAVE FROM THE GRAVE Producer: Frank Geiger At AFM: Vic Bateman (Managing Key cast: Russell Friedenberg, Chris Horror LLC Language: English Director), Gavin Braxton (Head of Kriesa, Kimberly Liebe Award Pictures, LLC, 112 Carmen 2 Hill, Director: Ellory Elkayem Sales), Satesh Mathura (Chief Operating Status: Completed New Milford, CT 06776-4511 USA. Tel: Producer: Anatoly Fradis Officer), Rhian James (Personal Deals with the “Evil Heart” a devilish 860.355.1166. Fax: 860 355-1166. Key Cast: Peter Coyote, Jenny Mollen, Assistant) artifact, whose unholy power has [email protected] John Keefe, Aimee-Lynn Chadwick, Office: No. 454 & 456, Tel: stretched from mediaeval England to At AFM: Graham MacCrae (CEO), Cory Hardrict 310.458.6700, Fax: 310.458.6761. Hotel: modern day Los Angeles. Glenn S. MacCrae (COO, President), CRAZY RACE Delivery Status: Post Production Radisson Huntley Hotel, 1111 Second Jeanne MacCrae (President, Family Action Comedy (90') Budget $7.5 Million Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403. Tel: Features & Animation) Language: English Subtitles Year of Production: 2004, Country of 310.394.5454. Fax: 310.458.9776 Director: Michael Keusch CHAIN OF FEAR (WORKING Office: 203, Tel: 310.458.6700 x203 Origin: USA PERSONAL MURDERS Producer: Roland Mesmer - ROME On Halloween night, a drug containing TITLE) Crime Drama (155 min) FILM GMBH Trioxyn 5 (which reanimates the dead) is Crime Thriller (approx. 110 mins) Language: English Key cast: Christian Tramnitz, Julia taken by unsuspecting college kids, and Director: Ray Burdis Director: Open Stinshoff, Sissy Perlinger they eventually turn a rave into a Producers: Ray Burdis, Mark Burdis, Co-Production Partners: Status: Completed nightmare. John Beckett Producer: Glenn MacCrae & Graham Country of origin: Germany Principal Cast: Ray Winstone, Bob MacCrae Marc is in trouble. Due to a stupid AURUM Hoskins Key Cast: Proposed cast: Tom Everett coincidence, he owes the most ruthless Production Company: New Fugitive Scott, Neve Campbell, Bruce Campbell, gangster in town a quarter of a million PRODUCCIONES Production Status: Development, John DeLancie, Paul Reubens Euro. Aurum Producciones, Avda de Burgos principle photography starts March 2005 Delivery Status: In Development 12, floor 10, Madrid, 28036. Spain. Tel: Country of Origin: U.K. Budget 16M AURA 34.91.768.48.00. Fax: 34.91.768.48.33. Real-life story charting the rise and fall Year of Production: 2005, Country of ENTERTAINMENT www.aurum.es of the notorious Kray twins, Ronnie & Origin: USA Company Type: Sales agent, producer & Reggie, the most vicious and feared The personals ads lead to relationships Aura Entertainment, 9350 Wilshire Blvd., distributor crime Lords ever known in Britain. more serious than ever desired. Ste. 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. At AFM: Mocha Aguilar (Director of THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK TOO Tel: 310.278.9991. Fax: 310.278.9992. International sales), Alberto G. Cañizares Thriller/Black Comedy Road movie (108 min) www.auraent.com (General Manager) Director: Ben Sedley Language: English At AFM: Steve Bickel (President), Brian Office: Spain Trade Commission Producer: Richard Morris Director: Open Producer: Glenn MacCrae & Graham Stearns (Sales and Marketing Director), Umbrella Production Company: Juggernaut Elizabeth Keltz (Assistant/Marketing ENTRE VIVIR Y SOÑAR Pictures MacCrae Coordinator) (SEARCHING FOR LOVE) Country of Origin: UK/Canada Key Cast: Proposed cast: Tom Welling, Romantic Comedy (110 min) Office: Suite 634/636 Seven disparate characters enter The Bruce Campbell, George Carlin, Pat Language: Spanish Departure Lounge to experience the Morita, Susan Sarandan, Harvey & Bob Director: A. Albacete, D. Menkes THE BUSINESS OF extreme risk that entails . . . one gun, one Weinstein Producer: Joaquin Padró Y Mar FILM bullet and the ultimate Russian Roulette Delivery Status: In Development Targarona gamble to win the ultimate prize. Budget 18M Cast: Carmen Maura, Alex Brendemulh Year of Production: 2005, Country of Head Office Delivery Status: Completed Origin: USA 41-42 Berners St. Year Of Production: 2004, Country Of London Office FAX Film students encounter prejudice and Origin: Spain Nazi biker gang problems while London 44 207 372 999 3 WIT 3NB How sweet is a kiss and how bitter is a travelling to attend the fiftieth farewell? anniversary showing of a classic movie. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

AFM NOVEMBER 2004 The Business of Film 61 AFM PRODUCT GUIDE JUNGLE BUNGLES DORIAN BECKER FILMS OVER REV! TV series animation (30 min eps) Comedy Car Action (90 min) Director: English Director: Mick Davis INTERNATIONAL Language: Japanese with English Producers: Philippe Martinez , Alan Language: Graham MacCrae; Glenn Becker Films International, Level 1, 11 subtitles Latham MacCrae Waltham Street, Artamon, NSW 2064 Director: Osamu Fukutani, Yuichi Producer: Jeanne MacCrae Production Company: Defender Film Australia. Tel: 61.2.9438.3377. Fax: Onuma Key Cast: Voice talent to be determined Fund/Lucky 7 Productions 61.2.9439.1827. Cast: Masaya Kato, Hibiki Takumi, Delivery Status: Pre-Production Cast: Ryan Philippe, Andy Garcia , Hiroki Matsukata, Zuki Lee Emmanuelle Beart. Business At AFM: Selling Budget 12M Delivery Status: in production Year of Production: 2005, Country of Budget: $15 Million At AFM: Reiko Bradley (President) Budget: $3million Origin: USA Status: SPP January 2005. Office: Loews Hotel, Room 633, Tel: Year of Production: 2004, Country of Animals face dangers and solve problems Modern adaptation of Dorian Gray. 310.458.6700 x 633. Mobile: living together in the African wild. 310.666.8518 Origin: Japan ROMANCE NOVEL THREE DOLLARS BLOODY NIGHT A GO GO Horror (90 min) Action/Romance (96 min) BAVARIA FILM Drama/Comedy (117:00) Language: English Director: Robert Connelly Language: Japanese with English Director: Proposed Director: Jason INTERNATIONAL Producer: John Maynard subtitles Alexander Bavaria Film International, Dept. of Starring: David Wenham, Frances Director: Osamu Fukutani, Yuichi Producer: Glenn MacCrae & Graham Bavaria Media GmbH, Bavariafilmplatz O'Connor, Sarah Wynter Onuma MacCrae 8, 82031 Geiselgasteig, Germany. Tel: Status: Completed Cast: Masaya Kato, Hibiki Takumi, Key Cast: Proposed cast: Ted Raimi, 49.89.6499.2686. Fax: 49.89.6499.3720. Eddie leads a detective like investigation Hiroki Matsukata, Zuki Lee Jennifer Sky, Jason Alexander, Julian www.bavaria-film-international.de of his own life as he tries to put the Delivery Status: in production McMahon, Billy Crystal At AFM: Thorsten Schaumann (Head of Sales) pieces together that have led to his Budget: $3million Delivery Status: In Development Office: 866, Tel: 310.458.6700, ext. 866 predicament. Year of Production: 2004, Country of DREAMSHIP SURPRISE - PERIOD 1 Budget 17.5M PUPPY Origin: Japan Year of Production: 2005, Country of (RAUMSCHIFF SURPRISE - Drama (100:00) PERIODE 1) Origin: USA Comedy (87') Director: Kieran Galvin Since Jennifer loves her boss, it looks Language: German, Subtitled in English Producer: Melissa Beauford BETA CINEMA/BETA like company computer analyst Jack Director: Michael “Bully” Herbig Starring: Nadia Townsend, Bernard FILM GMBH doesn't stand a chance against power, Production Company: herbX film GmbH Curry Beta Cinema/Beta Film GmbH, wealth, good looks, and the company's Producer: Michael “Bully” Herbig Status: Completed/screening Special Security! -- the “SS." Cast: Michael “Bully” Herbig, Rick Adelusional man rescues a young Muenchenerstrasse 101 Z, Ismaning, Kavanian, Christian Tramitz, Anja Kling, woman from killing herself only to hold 85737, Germany. Tel: 49.89.9956.2744. Sky du Mont, Hans-Michael Rehberg and her captive at his remote property; falsely Fax: 49.89.9956.2703. B Til Schweiger believing she is his missing wife, an [email protected], Delivery Status: Completed Film unusual relationship develops as the www.betacinema.com Production Year: 2004, Country: young woman plays along. Company Type: distributor BAUER MARTINEZ Germany MARIGOLD: AN ADVENTURE IN At AFM: Dirk Schuerfhoff 2304: the world is threatened by an alien INDIA Office:829, Tel: 310.458.6700, ext. 829 STUDIOS Romantic Comedy invasion. Mankind's last hope is in the Bauer Martinez Studios, 801 West Bay Director: Willard Carroll manicured hands of the men of Dreamship Drive, Suite 800, Largo, FL 33770-USA. Producers: Tom Wilhite, Charles Salmon Surprise, gaily cruising the galaxy's final DOWNFALL (DER UNTERGANG) Tel: 727. 582.9939. Fax: 727.582.9709. Drama (150 min) frontier where, to their great disappointment, Starring: Ali Larter, Salman Khan [email protected] Language: German with English subtitles no man has ever gone before. Status: Pre-production At AFM: Philippe Martinez MY BROTHER IS A DOG (MEIN Aspoiled American actress falls in love Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel (Chairman/Chief Executive Officer), BRUDER IST EIN HUND) with her dance tutor when she is cast in a Producer: Bernd Eichinger/Constantin Karinne Martinez (Chief Operating Children's Film (97') Bollywood musical and must learn some Film Officer/ CFO), Shirley Bester (V.P of Language: German, Subtitled in English elaborate dance sequences. Co-production partners: EOS, Rai International Distribution), Burdette Director: Peter Timm Cinema Producer: Thomas Springer, Helmut G. Anderson (Post Production supervisor), Cast: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Weber BENTEN Hugh Spurling (VP Business Affairs) Lara, Corinna Harfouch, Juliane Köhler, Office: LOEWS Hotel (Santa Monica) Cast: Maria Ehrich, Irm Hermann, ENTERTAINMENT Ulrich Noethen, Thomas Kretschmann office/suite 528 and 529, Tel: Christine Neubauer, Martin Lindow, Delivery Status: completed 310.458.6700 Gary Lewis INC. Year of Production: 2004, Country of GENUINE ARTICLE Production Status: Completed Benten Entertainment Inc., Level 7 Action Origin: Germany Production Year: 2004, Country: Germany Wakamatsu Bldg., 3-3-6 Nihombashi Director: Dennis Hopper Aclose-up look a the last 12 days of the Amagical stone helps a 10-year-old girl Hon-cho, Chuo-ku Tokyo, 103-0023 Producers: Philippe Martinez , Thomas 3rd Reich based on the memoirs of fulfill her wish to have a dog. Japan. Tel: 81.3.6202.7581. Fax: Mattinson and Alan Latham Unfortunately, it's her little brother who's Hitler's last secretary Traudl Junge and 81.3.6202.7588. http://www.benten.org Production Company: Defender Film transformed into her new pet, and he Joachim Fest's best seller of the same Company Type: producer Fund/Lucky 7 Productions seems to enjoy his four-legged form. name. Status: SPP November 2004. MIDWINTER NIGHT'S DREAM At AFM: Yoshio Kuratani (President), GHETTO Budget: $15 Million Drama (95') Azusa Sato (Marketing) Historical Drama (110 min) IRISH JAM Language: Serbian, Subtitled in English Office: 434, Tel: 310.260.0952 Language: English (German dub) Comedy Director: Goran Paskaljevic THE LAST SUPPER Director: Audrius Juzenas Director: John Eyres Production Company: Nova Film Horror (90 min) Producers: Philippe Martinez , Alan Latham Language: Japanese with English Producer: New Transit Entertainment / Producer: Goran Paskaljevic Seansas Production Company: Defender Film Cast: Lazar Ristovski, Jasna Zalica, subtitles Co-production partners: Dragon Ciné Fund/Lucky 7 Productions Jovana Mitic Director: Osamu Fukutani, Yuichi Venture Images Entertainment Cast: Eddie Griffin Production Status: Completed Onuma Cast: Erika Marozsan, Heino Ferch, Status: SPP November 2004. Production Year: 2004, Country: Serbia Cast: Masaya Kato, Hibiki Takumi, Budget: $12 Million and Montenegro Hiroki Matsukata, Zuki Lee Sebastian Hülk The picturesque and quaint town of Serbia, Winter 2004. Lazar returns home Delivery Status: in production Delivery Status: in post production Ballywood, Ireland, has a big problem. after ten long years of absence. He is a Year of Production: 2003/2004, Country Almost all the property in town is different man today: having regained his of Origin: Germany/Lithuania mortgaged to a greedy land baron named liberty, he has decided to free himself L.A. Office Phone The true story of a Jewish ghetto in Nazi- LORD HALLISTOCK, who plans to from the heavy burden of his past and to occupied Lithuania. Adapted from the foreclose on the mortgages and build a start a new life in a country that also (323) 935-8228 internationally acclaimed theater play by theme park in the middle of the town. seems to want a better future. Israeli author Joshua Sobol.

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KLEINRUPPIN FOREVER COLD & DARK END OF THE LAW LA MOÑOS (KLEINRUPPIN FOREVER) Horror www.brazospix.com Romantic Comedy (105 min) Comedy (103 min) Language: English Action-Thriller (89 Minutes) Director: Spanish-english subtitles Language: German (English subtitles) Production Company: Cold Films Ltd Language: English Language: Mireia Ros Director: Carsten Fiebeler Director: Andrew Goth Director: John Jimenez Co-Production Partners: ADAI FILMES Producer: Dirk Beinhold / Akkord Film Writer/Producer: Joanne Reay Co-Production Partners: Brazos Pix Producer: ADOLFO DOMINGUEZ Produktion GmbH Executive Producer: Michael Gebauer Producer: Stephen Purvis Key Cast: Julieta Serrano,Carles Co-production partners: SevenPictures Cast: Luke Goss, Kevin Howarth, Carly Key Cast: Wayne Wallace, R.F. Rodiquez Sabater,Eufemia Román Film Turnbull, Matt Lucas Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Tobias Schenke, Anna Status: In Post Production, promo reel Year of Production: 2004, Country of Budget 1,500.000 Brueggemann, Michael Gwisdek, Uwe available Origin: United States Year of Production: 1998, Country of Kokisch The loyalties of a young vice detective Two young men, who are sinking into Origin: Spain Delivery Status: completed are challenged when he discovers that his debt, become fugitive recovery agents Legendary and popular character of “Las Year of Production: 2003/2004, Country much-respected partner is taking out the ("Bounty Hunters") and uncover a ramblas” in Barcelona, Spain at years of Origin: Germany city's criminals conspiracy within the bail bond 30's ; all seen through a couple of young Ateenage tennis ace runs into the twin by supernatural means. company. and tender girls's eyes. brother he never knew he had on a BUTTLEMAN school trip to East Germany. A few hours www.brazospix.com CAPITOL FILMS later he wakes up in the hospital BOGEYDOM Action-Comedy (97 Minutes) Capitol Films, 23 Queensdale Place, recovering from a blow to the head and LICENSING Director: English London W11 4SQ UK. Tel: no one believes his story. Language: Francis Stokes 44.20.7471.6000. Fax: 44.20.7471.6012. Bogeydom Licensing, P.O. Box 523, St. Co-Production Partners: Brazos Pix [email protected], Q, Toronto, ON. M4T 2M5 Canada. Tel: Producer: Francis Stokes www.capitolfilms.com BEYOND FILMS 416.618.8748. Fax: 416.352. 5500. Key Cast: John Hawkes At AFM: Jane Barclay (Managing Beyond Films, 22 Newman Street, [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed Director), Sharon Harel (Managing London W1T 1PH UK. Tel: At AFM: George Ayoub (Managing Year of Production: 2004, Country of Director), Hannah Leader (Head of Legal 44(0)20.7636.9613. Fax: Director) Origin: United States & Business Affairs), Eve Schoukroun 44.(0)20.7636.9614. www.beyond.com.au Office #764, Tel: 310.458.6700. Fax: Harold Buttleman wants to become a (International Sales), Maya Amsellem At AFM: Hilary Davis (Head Of Sales & 310.458.6761 daredevil stunt man, but he learns that (Legal & Business Affairs), Noemi Rav AZUMI REVOLUTION (VOL II) Acquisitions, Mobile: Cult Action there are risks to be overcome. (Head of Marketing) 44(0)7711.782.278), Stephen Kelliher Director: Shusuke Kaneko Office: Suite 645, Tel: 310.260.4151. (Senior Sales & Acquisitions Executive, Producer: Mataichiro Yamamoto Fax: 310.260.4152 Mobile: 44(0)7957.605.915), Nick Starring: Aya Ueto C LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN Kilcoyne (Assistant Sales & Gangster Thriller Status: Post Production Language: English Acquisitions, Mobile: 44(0)7970824914) Country: Japan, Year of Production: Office: The Loews Hotel - Room 710 CANONIGO FILMS Director: Paul McGuigan 2003 Producer: Ascendant Pictures A sequel to Kitamura's AZUMI, starring Canonigo Films, Pasaje Montoya s/n, THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU'RE 30 C/Avila ,32, Barcelona BA 08005 Spain. Leading Cast: Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu Comedy the ever popular Japanese teen star Aya Tel: 34.93.224.0344. Fax: and Sir Ben Kingsley Language: English Ueto. 34.93.221.5598. www.canonigofilms.com. Status: In Pre-Production Director: Simon Shore AZUMI Japanese Cult Action title. [email protected] Production Country: US Production Company: Samuelson VAMPIRE HUNTER D BLOODLUST At AFM: Igor Massa (International In a classic case of mistaken identity, a Productions Year of Production: 2002 Affairs) man is confused with the friend whose Producers: Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson Japanese anime feature Office: 446, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 446 apartment he is staying in, and forced by Cast: Dougray Scott, Jimi Mistry, Emilia ROJO SANGRE (BLOOD RED) a gangland boss to assassinate the son of Fox, Shaun Parkes, Billie Piper, BPIX www.rojosangre.com his arch enemy. Bruce Mackinnon, Roger Morlidge, Black comedy (90') ASK THE DUST Danny Nussbaum BPIX, 212 26th Street, Suite #161, Santa Language: Spanish-English subtitles Drama/Romance Status: Screening Monica, CA 90402 United States. Tel: Director: Christian Molina Language: English Asmart, sexy and poignantly accurate 310.260.2333. Fax: 310.260.2337. Co-Production Partners: CANONIGO Director: Robert Towne comedy drama about a group of twenty- www.brazpspix.com, [email protected] FILMS Producers: Paula Wagner & Tom Cruise, something friends desperately resisting At AFM: Stephen Purvis (Producer), Producer: Ferran Monje Jonas McCord the inevitable – adulthood and Dennis Bishop (Producer), Joshua Cotton Key Cast: Paul Naschy,Bibiana Leading Cast: Colin Farrell, Salma responsibility. (Sales) Fernandez,Miguel del Arco,Menh Wai Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Dame A GOOD WOMAN Office: 311, Tel: 310.260.2333, Fax: Delivery Status: Completed Eileens Atkins Romantic Comedy 310.260.2337 Budget 2,500.000 Status: In Post-Production (Promo Reel Language: English EL CORTEZ Year of Production: 2004, Country of Screening) Director: Mike Barker Noir-Thriller (98 Minutes) Origin: Spain Production Country: US Production companies: Meltemi Language: English The story of a once famous actor now Passion and ambition drive two dreamers Entertainment [UK], International Arts Director: Stephen Purvis forgotten because audiences become in 1930s LA. Their love affair is Entertainment [US], Lighthouse Co-Production Partners: Three-Four indifferent and new trends develop. ferocious and hot-blooded as they fight Entertainment [US], Buskin Film SRL [IT], Productions Producer: Dennis Bishop HOT MILK the city and themselves to make their Kanzaman S.A. [SP]., Exec producers: John Comedy (90 min) dreams come true. Evangelides, Mikael Borglund, Hilary Davis, Key Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Bruce Language: Spanish -english subtitles Jimmy DeBrabant, Michael Dounaev, Liam Weitz, Glen Plummer, Director: Ricardo Bofill Badger, Duncan Hopper, Rupert Preston Tracy Lynn Middendorf, James Co-Production Partners: CANONIGO Producers: Alan Greenspan, Jonathan McDaniel, Peter FILMS English, Steven Siebert, Howard Onorati Producer: CANONIGO FILMS Himelstein Delivery Status: Post Production Key Cast: Ana Turpin, Quique San Cast: Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Francisco,Sergio Pazos,Laura Tom Wilkinson, Mark Umbers, Stephen Origin: United States Dominguez. Campbell-Moore Ahero is caught in a maze of deceit and Delivery Status: Pre-Production Status: In Post Production, promo reel betrayal fueled by sex with murderous Budget 3.000.000 available consequences. 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THE BIG WHITE THE DOLL MASTER INTERNETRIX Comedy/Drama CELLULOID Horror (90 min) Sci-Fi/Action (90 minutes) Language: English DREAMS Language: Korean (English Subtitled) Language: English Director: Mark Mylod Celluloid Dreams, 2 rue Turgot, Paris, Director: Yong-ki KIM Director: Jamil Nelson Producer: Ascendant Pictures 75009 France. Tel: 33.1.49.70.03.70. Producer: Ik-sang KIM Producer: David Huey Leading Cast: Robin Williams, Holly Fax: 33.1.49.70.03.71. www.celluloid- Cast: You-mi KIM, Eun-kyoung LIM Principal Cast: Jason DeVan, Leila Hunter, Woody Harrelson, Alison dreams.com, [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed Nelson, Paul Darrigo Lohman, Giovani Ribisi, Tim Blake At AFM: Ms Hengameh PANAHI Budget: US$ 2 Million Status: Post Production (President), Ms Charlotte MICKIE Nelson Year of Production: 2004, Country of Year of Production: 2004, Country of (Managing Director), Mr Sébastien Origin/co-production: U.S.A. Status: In Post-Production (Promo Reel Origin: Korean CHESNEAU (International Sales Manager) A serial killer in cyberspace prowls the Screening) Six people are invited to a gallery of Office: Loews Booth #701, Tel: 310.260.4172 dolls. corridors of virtual reality and a Production Country: US QUIET AS A MOUSE MY RIVER, MY TEACHER computer programmer must fight to save Atravel agent eking out a living in Drama (90') Comedy (119 min) cyber-space and stop the murders. Alaska thinks all his financial troubles Language: German Language: Korean (English Subtitled) can be solved when he finds a frozen Director: Marcus MITTERMEIER Director: Gyu-sung GANG body in a dumpster. Producer: Martin LEHWALD Producer: Jee-young LEE CINEMA ARTS Key Cast: Jan-Henrik STAHLBERG, Cast: Jeong-ah YEOM, Se-young LEE, Fritz ROTH, Wanda PERDELWITZ Jee-hoon LEE ENTERTAINMENT CELESTIAL Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Post Production Cinema Arts Entertainment, 6310 San Year of Production: 2004, Country of Year of Production: 2004, Country of Vicente Blvd., Ste. 540, Los Angeles, Ca Origin: Germany PICTURES LTD Origin: Korean 90048 USA. Tel: 323.937.1085. Fax: MAREBITO Celestial Pictures Ltd, Shaw Mi-ok is an elementary teacher that Horror (92') 323.937.1186. Cinema [email protected] Administration Building, Lot 220, Clear Language: Japanese notorious for her hysterical behavior At AFM: Pierre-Richard Muller Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Director: Takashi SHIMIZU toward her students. One day, one of her (Chairman), Chantal Lam (Vice Tel: 852. 2927.1111. Fax: 852.2243.0099. Producer: Kenzo HORIKOSHI student Mi-nam challenges Mi-ok. President), Keith Selin (Director) [email protected] Key Cast: Shinya TSUKAMOTO, Office: 832, Tel: 310.458.6700. Fax: m, www.celestialpictures.com Kazuhiro NAKAHARA, 323.937.1186 Tomomi MIYASHITA CINE EXCEL I LOVE YOU CAME TOO LATE Company Type: Distributor , Buyer Drama Delivery Status: Completed At AFM: William Pfeiffer (CEO), ENTERTAINMENT Director/writer: Michael Maze Gordon Cheung (Executive VP, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Cine Excel Entertainment, 1102 N. Cast: Jamie Wax, Christina Souza Distribution), Veronique Tan (VP, Origin: Japan Screenland Dr., Burbank, CA 91505- Delivery Status: completed Distribution), Yvonne Chuang (VP, 2503 USA. Tel: 818.848.4478. Fax: Country of Origin: USA Distribution) CHRIS DAVIS 818.848.1590. [email protected], Astruggling screenwriter coping with the Office: Room 856,857, Loews Santa INTERNATIONAL www.cineexcel.com recent death of his father and his Monica Beach Hotel Chris Davis International, Los Angeles Company Type: Producer unspoken love for his long-time BURNING DREAMS Office, 4612 Cartwright Ave, Toluca At AFM: David Huey (President & girlfriend is suffering from writer's block. Documentary (75 min) Lake, CA 91602 USA. chris@cjdavis BURNING THE MAP Language: Mandarin CEO), Ed Tillman (V.P. of Production), Surfing documentary (1 hr. 7 min) At AFM: Chris Davis, David Geertz, Dom Magwili (V.P. of Distribution & Director: Wayne Peng Steven Ellis, Tony Walters Director: Dustin Humphrey Marketing) Producer: Janet Yeo, Wayne Peng Office: Le Merigot Hotel, # 150, Tel: Producer: Brett C. Sporich Office: 502, Tel: 818.679.2994, Fax: Cast: Yang Yang, Liang Yi 323.899.5465 Starring: professional surfers Timmy AFranchise of Horror films under the 818.848.1590 Turner and Travis Potter Delivery Status: completed REPTILIKANT Year of Production: 2004, Country of heading of Modern Evil, the first of Horror (90 minutes) Delivery Status: completed Origin: Taiwan which will commence production by the Language: English Country of Origin: USA end of 2004. Shot on location throughout the islands A captivating documentary depicting Director: Desragh G. Singh BLACK SKY of Indonesia. The film follows 19-year- three generations of Chinese dancers Producer: David Huey IMAGINARY GRACE old Timmy Turner from his high school following their dreams, centering on a Principal Cast: Gary Daniels and Tina graduation in Southern California to the local dance troupe called “Dream 52." Desiree Berg far side of the world where he, simply, CONTEMPORARY STYLES OF Status: Pre-production CINECLICKASIA goes native. KUNG FU Year of Production: 2004, Country of Documentary (88 min) THE 7TH DAY (INTERCLICK CO. Origin/co-production: U.S.A. Drama Language: Mandarin Seven treasure hunters arrive on the Director: Carlos Saura Director: Li Cham-choi LTD.) CineclickAsia (Interclick Co. LTD.), Tel: historic and now retired prison, Alcatraz, Cast: Victoria Abril, Jose Garcia, Juan Producer: Gordon Cheung, Lucky Lau 822.538.0211. Fax: 822.538.0479. intent on discovering hidden riches but Diego, Jose Luis Gomez, Yohana Cobo Cast: Gordon Liu Chia-hui [email protected], encounter a violent alien creature instead. Co-produced with Lola Films (Andrès V. Delivery Status: completed ANUBIS Gomez) www.cineclickasia.com Horror (90 minutes) Year of Production: 2004, Country of Company Type: Sales Agent Delivery Status: completed Language: English Origin: Hong Kong At AFM: Youngjoo SUH (Managing Country of Origin: Spain Director: D.W. Kann Acompelling infotainment, which goes Director), Sangeun CHI (Manager); The latest film of Carlos Saura based on Producer: David Huey and D.W. Kann beyond the façade of carefully Acquisition Executive: Youngjoo SUH a true story set in a small village in Spain Principal Cast: Christopher Kann, choreographed martial-arts sequences in Office: 457, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 457 in the 1970's, a love story that tore two Victoria Campbell, Noel Francomano Hong Kong action movies, to introduce 3-IRON families apart leading them to hatred and Status: Post Production the guiding principles behind the Drama (90 min) horror for over 30 years. Language: Korean (English Subtitled) Year of Production: 2004, Country of contemporary styles of Chinese kung-fu. Origin/co-production: U.S.A. LOVE MESSAGE Director: Ki-duk KIM Drama Producer: Ki-duk KIM Five friends must fight for their lives Language: Mandarin Co-production partners: N/A after resurrecting Anubis, the Egyptian Cast: Leo Ku, Angela Chang, Ren Qua Cast: Seung-yun LEE, Hee JAE God of the Dead. Delivery Status: In production Delivery Status: Completed Budget: US$ 1 Million Country of Origin: China Year of Production: 2004, Country of This romantic yet heart-breaking story E-mail Product Listings Origin: Korea reveals Qin's compelling dilemma : Her Tae-suk drifts around on his motorcycle to betsy @ choice between waiting for her boyfriend to find empty houses to stay in. He whom she has lost contact or to accept repeatedly lives like this until one day he thebusinessoffilm.com the love from a man she has only known sneaks into a rich home and meets a for a month. married woman names Sun-hwa. UNDERTOW - CONTENT INTERNATIONAL The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

64 The Business of Film AFM NOVEMBER 2004 AFM PRODUCT GUIDE CINEMA CINEMA SERVICE MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. MIDEM • MIPTV • CANNES • MIPCOM GROUP Cinema Service Co., Ltd., 5th Fl. OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND Heungkuk Bldg. 43-1 Jooja-dong, Joong- (Tented & Heated) Cinema Management Group, 441 S gu, Seoul 100-240, Korea. Tel: Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, 822.2192.8737. Fax: 822.2192.8790. U.S.A. Tel: 310.300.9959. Fax: www.cinemaservice.com/eng 310.300.9960. Company Type: Sales agent, producer, Lunch on the beach [email protected], distributor www.CinemaManagementGroup.com At AFM: Michael KIM (President/CEO), Company Type: Sales agent Josh LEE (Deputy General Manager), Whatever the weather At AFM: Edward Noeltner (President), Jenny CHUNG (Senior Sales Manager), Jill Sattinger (Sr. VP Business Eric KIM (Marketing), David PARK Development), Keri Kleypas (Executive (Sales) Assistant); Acquisition Executive: Office: Loews Hotel J448/449, Tel: Edward Noeltner 310.260.0962 Office: Loews 316/317, Tel: R-POINT 310.458.6700 x 316 Horror (106 min) HOODWINKED: ThE TRUE STORY Language: Korean OF RED RIDING HOOD Director: KONG Su-chang Animation (80 min.) Producer: CHANG Yoon-hyun Language: English Cast: KAM Woo-sung Director: Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards, Delivery Status: Completed Tony Leech Budget: $ 4.7 Million Producer: Sue Bea Montgomery, David Year of Production: 2004, Country of Lovegren, Preston Stutzman Origin: Korea Cast: Tara Strong, Patrick Warburton, He who sheds others’ blood will not Andy Dick return… Not even his soul. Delivery Status: Post-Production SOME Country of Origin: U.S. Thriller (117 min) An irreverent spin on the classic story of Language: Korean Little Red Riding Hood where a karate- Director: CHANG Yoon-hyun kicking Red, a sarcastic Wolf, an oafish Producer: CHANG Yoon-hyun Woodsman and a thrill-seeking Granny Cast: KOH Soo, SONG Jee-hyo become allies in apprehending an evil Delivery Status: Completed 'cookie bandit'. Budget: $ 5.3 Million COMO FAZER UM FILME DE Year of Production: 2004, Country of AMOR (MANUAL FOR LOVE STORIES) Origin: Korea Romantic Comedy (90 min.) Dead in 24 hours. Change it. If you Language: Portuguese with English can… Subtitles SPIN KICK Action Drama (108 min) Director: Jose Roberto Torero Language: Korean Producer: Zita Carvalhosa Director: NAM Kook Co-production partners: Cinematografica Producer: LEE Chun-yun Superfilmes Cast: KIM Dong-wan, HYUN Bin, JO Cast: Denise Fraga, Cassio Gabus An Mendes, Marisa Orth, Andre Abujamra Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $ 3.5 Million Year of Production: 2004, Country of Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: Brazil Origin: Korea An original and hilarious journey through Loser or Winner, One kick will decide! the myriad plot twists of Romantic cruel, merciless and funny battle starts! Comedies. PUNTO Y RAYA (STEP FORWARD) Dramatic Comedy (105 min.) Language: Spanish with English Subtitles Director: Elia K. Schneider Producer: Jose R. Novoa Cast: Edgar Ramirez, Roque Valero, Laureano Olivarez, Daniela Alvarado Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: Venezuela Venezuelan and Columbian border guards become entwined in a love/hate relationship when they end up on the run from drug cartels, guerilla fighters and their own army. The Restaurant Send Only on the beach (Between Miramar & Martinez) Press Releases to: Contact Olivier [email protected] Tel. (33) 4 93 94 20 68 Fax. (33) 4 93 43 60 91 WASABI TUNA - CAFE ENT. STUDIOS site address: http://www.rado-plage.fr www.thebusinessoffilm.com notre e-mail: [email protected]

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PRIMER THE KING CINEMAVAULT CINETEL FILMS Sci-Fi Drama/ Suspense Thriller Cinemavault Releasing International CineTel Films, Inc., 8255 Sunset Blvd. Language: English Language: English Inc., 175 Bloor Street East, South Tower, Los Angeles, California 90046-2432 Director: Shane Carruth Director: James Marsh (Wisconsin Death Suite 1011, Toronto ON, Canada, M4W USA. Tel: 323.654.4000. Fax: Producers: Shane Carruth Trip) 3R8. Tel: 416.363.6060. Fax: 323.650.6400 Cast: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Producer: Milo Addica (Monsters Ball), 416.363.2305. [email protected], At AFM: Paul Hertzberg (President), Anand Upadhyaya, Casey Gooden, James Wilson www.cinemavault.com Lisa Hansen (Executive Vice President), Carrie Crawford, Jay Butler, John Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, William Hurt, Company Type: Sales agent Marcy Rubin (Sr. Vice President, Carruth Laura Harring (Mullholland Drive, The At AFM: Nick Stiliadis (CEO), Steve International Distribution) Status: Screening Punisher), Paul Dano (L.I.E, Taking Arroyave (VP General Manager), Natalie Office: Suite 609, Loew's Tel: At night and on weekends, four men in a Lives), Kampelmacher (International Sales 310.260.4123 suburban garage have built a machine Delivery Status: In Post-production THE MAKI COLLECTION Director), Paco Alvarez (V.P. Consisting of 40 completed Japanese with an accidental side effect. When two Year of Production:2004, Country of Distribution) language Mafia action films from the of these men discover the potentialities Origin: USA Office: Suite 848 & 849, Tel: legendary Hiseo Maki. Maki Productions created by the side effect, the limit of Agifted young marine cruelly abandoned 310.656.5068 stand as Japan's rock-solid source for their trust in each other is strained. as a child by his Pastor father, returns to SPIRIT TRAP CRUEL WORLD his hometown hoping for reconciliation. Horror top-notch Yakuza action films. Before Horror/Thriller there was “Kill Bill," there was THE Unwilling to confront his past, the Language: English Language: English preacher rejects his son again, setting MAKI COLLECTION. Director: Kelsey T. Howard Director: David Smith KOMODO VS. KING COBRA him on a course of bitter revenge. Producer: Susie Brooks-Smith Delivery Status: Pre-Production Producer: Todd E. Nealey, Kelsey T. FAKERS Cast: Luke Mably, Billie Piper, Emma When a top secret island research facility Howard, Tim Wesley Art Heist Comedy Catherwood, Alsou goes dark, a crack team of commandos is Cast: Edward Furlong, Jamie Pressly, Language: English Delivery Status: Completed sent to investigate. Andrew Keegan, Susan Ward Director: Richard Janes Year of Production: 2004, Country of ERUPTION Status: Screening Producer: Richard Janes, Claire Bee, Origin: UK Starring Casper van Dien Budget: $5 million Todd Kleparski Five teens are caught in a “spirit trap” Delivery Status: Pre-Production A scorned reality TV show runner-up, Cast: Matthew Rhys, Kate Ashfield, Tom During a test of Project Eruption, a when a mysterious clock is set in motion. traps nine college students on his own Chambers, Art Malik, Rula Lenska, Larry THREE scientist is blasted by the top secret fictitious show in which getting voted off Lamb, Thriller device and finds himself with the power costs them their lives. Delivery Status:Completed Language: English to control the weather. ILLUSION Year of Production: 2003, Country of Director: Stewart Raffill Drama Origin: UK Producer: Heinz Thym, Diane Kirman Language: English With four days to find £50,000 to pay off Cast: Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, Juan CLASSIC MEDIA Director: Michael Goorjian a crime lord, a young con artist Pablo di Pace Classic Media, 860 Broadway, 6th Floor, Producers: James Burke, Scott constructs a race-against-time scam that Delivery Status: Completed New York, NY 10003 USA. Tel: Disharoon, Kevin Wiseman, Anahid involves selling 5 forgeries of an Year of Production: 2004, Country of 212.659.1959. Fax: 212.659.1958. Nazarian infamous 'lost sketch' before the London Origin: UK / Luxembourg [email protected], www.classicmedia.tv Cast: Kirk Douglas, Michael Goorjian, art dealers uncover the truth. One gorgeous woman and two men are At AFM: Doug Schwalbe (Head of Karen Tucker, Bryan Cranston, shipwrecked on a tropical island, only Worldwide Distribution) Richmond Arquette, Ron Marasco one will survive. Office: Suite # 204, Tel: 310.458.6700 Status: Screening CORI DEAD MEAT (Loews Hotel, Santa Monica, CA) Director Donald Baines is dying. One Horror PETER COTTONTAIL: THE MOVIE night, he is wakened by the ghost of his MOVIEVENTURES Language: English Family/ CGI Animation (77 min) favorite editor who might be able to help Cori MovieVentures, Hill House, 1 Little Director: Conor McMahon Language: English Donald save his son's life. New Street, London EC4A 3TR UK. Tel: Producer: Edward King, Michael Griffin Director: Mark Gravas 44(0)20.7493.7920. Fax: Cast: Marian Araujo, David Muyllaert, Producer: Ralph Guggenheim, Evan 44(0)20.7493.8088. movieventures.com, Eoin Whelan, Dave Ryan Baily, Sandra Walters CONTENTFILM [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed Status: Post-Production (2006) At AFM: Martin Katz, Karen Cuccaro Year of Production: 2004, Country of Country of Origin: U.S. INTERNATIONAL Office: Suite 847 – Loews, Tel: Origin: Ireland When bad guys Irontail and Jackie Frost Contentfilm International, 19 Heddon 310.458.6700 x847 scheme to plunge the world into Street, London, W1B 4BG UK. Tel: CLOUD CUCKOO LAND It's not what you eat, it's who you eat! cloudcuckoolandmovie.com EDELWEISS PIRATES permanent winter, the only one who can 4420.7851.6500. Fax: 4420.7851.6506. Drama (94 min) Drama stop them is Peter Cottontail Jr. and his www.contentfilm.com Language: English Language: German misfit friends. Company Type: Sales agent Director: Niko von Glasow Director: Matt Dickinson At AFM: Jamie Carmichael (Managing Co-Production Partners: Airborne Producer: Niko von Glasow Director), Harry White (Sales Executive), Cast: Iwan Stebunov, Bela B. CONQUISTADOR Productions Judith Baugin (Marketing Manager), Producer: Chris Bradley Feslenheimer, Jochen Nickel, Jan Declair ENTERTAINMENT John Schmidt (Co-CEO), Edward R. Key Cast: Derek Jacobi, Steve Varden, Delivery Status: Completed Pressman (Co-CEO) Conquistador Entertainment, 600 Flower Boo Pearce Year of Production: 2004, Country of Office: 821, Tel: 310.656.5030. Fax: Avenue, Suite 5, Venice, CA 90291 USA. Delivery Status: Completed Origin: Germany 310.656.5032 Tel: 310.396.9692. Fax: 310.396.3832. Year of Production: 2004, Country of The story of two teenaged brothers' THE BUSINESS [email protected] Origin: UK struggle to defeat Naziism in the dying Gangster Drama At AFM: Pascal Borno (President), Chris Based on real events. A young man born days of the Third Reich. Language: English w/cerebral palsy dreams to fly & longs TOM WHITE Perry (Senior Vice President) Director: Nick Love (The Football Drama Office: Suite 810, Tel: 310.458.6700, Tel: Factory, Goodbye Charlie Bright) for adventure, freedom & love. Despite Language: English (cells) Chris Perry 323.864.3134, Pascal Producer: Allan Niblo (It's All Gone Pete all odds, he achieves his dreams, but not Director: Alkinos Tsilimidos Borno 310.350.8715 Tong, Human Traffic), James Richardson in the way he expected. WRECK OF THE EDMUND Producer: Daniel Scharf, Alkinos (The Football Factory) FITZGERALD Tsilimidos Cast: Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Drama Cast: Colin Friels, Rachael Blake The Business Of Film Georgina Chapman, Roland Manookian, Language: English Delivery Status: Completed Geoff Bell. Producer: MovieVentures Year of Production: 2004, Country of Enters It’s 25th Delivery Status: In production Delivery Status: In Development Origin: Australia / Italy Year of Production: 2004, Country of Country of Origin: US/Canada Tom disappears from his wife and family Origin: UK Based on actual events of the dramatic only to re-surface three years later a year in 2005 Costa del Crime actioner from the team sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and her different man. that brought you the Football Factory. crew in a brutal storm on Lake Superior. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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CREATIVE LIGHT TEKKEN ADMISSIONS WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO Action/Adventure USA-Drama ALICE WORLDWIDE Language: English Director: Melissa Painter www.davidheavener.com Director: Charles Stone ("Mr.3000", Producer: Annette Vait Thriller (91 min) Creative Light Worldwide, 8383 Wilshire “Drumline") Cast: Lauren Ambrose, Amy Madigan, Director: English Blvd. Suite #212, Beverly Hills CA Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein, Christopher Lloyd, Fran Kranz, John Language: Linda L. Larson 90211 USA. Tel: 323.658.9166. Fax: Harvey Weinstein, Misaya Nakamura, Savage Producer: Linda L. Larson 323.658.9169. [email protected]. Tetsu Fujimura A charming 17 year-old girl lies about Key Cast: Linda L. Larson, Nancy www.creativelightworldwide.com Producer: Steven Paul her savant sister's poetry writing setting Lincors, Carl Darchuk At AFM: Ted Chalmers (Head of Cast: TBA off a chain of events including an Delivery Status: Completed Worldwide Distribution), Ray Haboush Status: Development infamous TV appearance, a new love, Budget 1,000,000 (Head of International Sales), Ellen Byrd Budget: $60m and the revelation of a long buried Year of Production: 2002, Country of (Sales and Acquisitions Assistant) Year of Production: 2005 family secret. Origin: USA Office: Loews Hotel 504, Tel: Based on the #1 selling video game, FIGHTING TOMMY RILEY Alice cradles a baby that whimpers but 310.458.6700 ext. 504 “Tekken” is a high-octane action movie USA-Action never reveals its face. Haunting cries about a young man who discovers he Director: Eddie O'Flaherty echo within her boarded-up house in the holds a great power and must battle a Producer: Bettina O'Mara windy desert. Is Alice crazed killer, CROWN team of elite fighters who will stop at Cast: J.P. Davis and Eddie Jones ghost, or tortured soul? nothing in order to get it from him. In the style of ROCKY, a young fighter INTERNATIONAL WEREWOLF BY NIGHT and an ailing trainer, both in need of a DIAGONAL Action/Thriller second chance, team-up to overcome the TELEVISIÓ PICTURES, INC. Language: English demons of their past.and chase the Diagonal Televisió, Via Laietana, 30, 4t Crown International Pictures, Inc., 8701 Director: TBA dreams of their future. F, Barcelona, 08003 Spain. Tel: Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Executive Producer(s): Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein 34.932.688.530. Fax: 34.932.688.532. California 90211 U.S.A. Tel: Producer(s): Avi Arad, Steven Paul www.diagonaltv.es, 310.657.6700. Fax: 310.657.4489. Cast: TBA D [email protected] [email protected], Status: Development At AFM: Albert Sagalés(Development www.crownintlpictures.com Year of Production: 2005 Manager - film & documentary) Company Type: Producer/Distributor Hot off the worldwide success of DAVID HEAVENER Office: Suite 212, Loews Santa Monica At AFM: Mark Tenser (President/CEO), “Spiderman", “X-Men", “Blade I & II", Beach Hotel (COPCA-Catalan Films & Scott E. Schwimer (Senior VP), Lisa Crystal Sky presents Marvel Comics' ENTERTAINMENT TV), Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 212. Fax: Agay (Director, Publicity & Advertising), new major blockbuster: David Heavener Entertainment, 11271 310.388.3030 SUPERBABIES: BABY GENIUSES II Marilyn J. Tenser (Producer) Ventura Blvd, #326, Studio City, CA RED SEA (MAR ROJO) Action-Adventure (90 minutes) Thriller (TV movie) (90 min) Acquisition Executive: Scott E. 91604 USA. Tel: 323.845.9495. Fax: Language: English Language: Spanish Schwimer 323.845.9491. www.davidheavener.com, Director: Bob Clark ("Porky's", “A Director: Enric Alberich Office: home address, Tel: 310.657.6700. [email protected] Christmas Story") Co-Production Partners: Telecinco, Fax: 310.657.4489. At AFM: David Heavener (CEO), Producers: Steven Paul, Frank Huebner, Televisió de Catalunya; Televisión de Steven Bakos (Director of Sales and David Marlow Galicia; Continental Producciones; Marketing) Cast: Jon Voight, Scott Baio, Vanessa Multipark Madrid Office: 328, Tel: 812.736.4258 CRYSTAL SKY Angel, introducing Skyler Shaye Producer: Diagonal Televisió Status: Complete ANGEL BLADE www.angelblade.net Key Cast: Maribel Verdú, Alex WORLDWIDE SALES, Budget: $23m Erotic Thriller (93 min) Brendemühl Year of Production: 2002, Country of LLC Delivery Status: Completed Origin: UK - Germany Language: English Year of Production: 2004, Country of Crystal Sky Worldwide Sales, LLC, 1901 Chronicles the return of the Kahuna, a Director: David Heavener Avenue of the Stars, Suite 605, Los legendary baby “super-spy” who must Producer: David Heavener Origin: Spain Angeles, CA 90067 USA. Tel: stop an evil business tycoon from Key Cast: David Heavener, Marc Singer, Asingle mother who works in the sex 310.843.0223. Fax: 310.553.9895. controlling the hearts and minds of every Amanda Righetti, Richard Moll, Margot industry comes into possession of the [email protected] child in the world! Kidder, Loius Mandylor loot from an armed robbery and decides At AFM: Steven Paul (President & Delivery Status: Completed to keep it - if she can. Budget 2,000,000 THE NIGHT WE LISTENED (LA CEO), Joseph Inga (Vice President, CURB NOCHE QUE NOS ESCUCHAMOS) Finance), Patrick Ewald (Executive Vice Year of Production: 2003, Country of Comedy (Film) (100 min) President of Development and ENTERTAINMENT Origin: USA Language: Spanish Production), Nadine de Barros (Vice INTERNATIONAL Dark erotic action thriller about a Las Director: Joaquín Oristrell President, Sales & Acquisitions), Travis Vegas cop who travels into the Co-Production Partners: Diagonal underworld of fantasy, power and Mann, Esq. (Executive Director, CORP. Televisió, MediaPro, Pentagrama Films passion only to discover the other side of Business & Legal Affairs), Jodea Curb Entertainment International Corp., Producer: ditto 3907 West Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA evil. Bloomfield (Worldwide Sales & Key Cast: To be confirmed: Luis Tosar, 91505 USA. Tel: 818.843.8580. Fax: CURSE OF THE MAYA Marketing Manager) www.davidheavener.com Guillermo Toledo, Santi Millán 818.566.1719. Delivery Status: In Development Office: Suite 548 [email protected], Horror (90 min) Year of Production: 2005, Country of Tel: 310 260 4107, Fax: 310.260.4108 www.curbentertainment.com Language: English Origin: Spain DOWNLOADING NANCY At AFM: Carole Curb Nemoy Director: David Heavener Three young physically handicapped Thriller (President), Ildi Toth Davy (Executive Producer: David Heavener guys: one blind, one deaf, one lame - Language: English Director, Head of Sales) Key Cast: David Heavener, Todd discover one night what their respective Director: Johan Renck Office: Loews Santa Monica Beach Bridges, Joe Estevez, Amanda Bauman emotional handicaps are and endeavour Producer(s): David Moore, Igor Hotel Suite 704 & 705, Tel: Delivery Status: Completed to overcome them. Kovacevich 310.458.6700. Fax: 310.458.6761 Budget 1,200,000 Cast: Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Stellan E5 Year of Production: 2004, Country of Skarsgaard USA-Thriller Origin: USA Director: James Searle Status: Pre-production Acouple uncovers a curse which brings Producer: James Searle the dead back to life. It's “Dawn of the Budget: $10 m Cast: Grayson McCouch, Adrian Paul, Dead” meets “28 Days Later". Year of Production: March 2005 Amy Locane A bored house wife abandons her Trapped in an underground parking garage, husband when she meets a computer a businessman must escape a mysterious expert with whom she starts a dangerous killer and uncover who wants him dead. affair in this intensely sexy and dramatic This unrelenting suspense thriller turns the thriller. everyday into the terrifying. MY MAGICAL FRIEND SAMS - BETA CINEMA The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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THE AMITYVILLE HORROR DIC Language: English ECHELON ENTERTAINMENT Director: Andrew Douglas E ENTERTAINMENT DIC Entertainment, 4100 Alameda, Producers: Michael Bay, Andrew Form, EBS WORLD Echelon Entertainment, 400 South Burbank, CA 91505 USA. Tel: Brad Fuller Victory Blvd., Suite 203, Burbank, CA 818.955.5400. Fax: 818.955.5409. Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, ENTERTAINMENT 91502 USA. Tel: 818.558.1820. Fax: www.dicentertainment.com Jimmy Bennett, Philip Baker Hall, Jesse EBS World Entertainment, 3000 W. 818.558.1877. [email protected], Company Type: Producer & Distributor James, Chloë Grace Moretz, Rachel Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA www.echelonent.com At AFM: Leslie Nelson (Managing Nichols, Jason Padgett 90404 United States. Tel: 310.449.4065. Company Type: Sales agent, producer, Director, European Operations & Head Status: Post-Production Fax: 310.449.4061. and distributor of International Sales), Carol Lee (Senior Country of Origin: USA www.ebsentertainment.com, At AFM: Eric Louzil (President and Vice President, Home Entertainment, From the hit-making team behind [email protected] CEO), Geoff Jarvis (VP OF International At AFM: Richard Cooper (Co-Chairman U.S. Acquisitions), Dan Waite (Vice “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” comes this Sales), John Howard (Press Relations), & Head of Acquisitions), Wayne Wong President, International Sales), Clive smart, contemporary update of the classic Ellen Roongcharoen (Sales Assistant), (Co-Chairman & Head of Production), Jordan (Vice President, International 70's horror favorite based on true events. Tommy Savich (Sales), Matthew Moon Rick Jordan (Producer/Director) Home Entertainment) (VP Of International Sales); Acquisition Office: 327, Tel: 310.449.4065, Fax: Office: Suite #314 310.449.4061 Executive: Gloria Morrison (President of DREAM THE REMNANT Development/Acquisitions) www.ebsentertainment.com Office: 851, Tel: 310.458.6700 DIMENSION FILMS ENTERTAINMENT Supernatural Thriller (90 minutes) ANTS Dimension Films, 99 Hudson Street, 5th Dream Entertainment, 8489 W. Third Language: English Drama/90 minutes Floor, New York, NY 10013 USA. Tel: Street, Suite 1038, Los Angeles, CA Director: Rick Jordan Language: Dubbed into English 212.219.4100. Fax: 212.941.3836 90048 USA. Tel: 323.655.5501. Fax: Co-Production Partners: Iceman Director: Sunil Babbar At AFM: Rick Sands (COO, Miramax 323.655.5603. Productions, LLC Cast: Sunil Babbar, Karishma Randeva, Films), Jere Hausfater (Executive Vice [email protected], Producer: Richard Cooper & Wayne Vijay Vashisht, Navtej President, Miramax International), Mark www.dreamentertainment.net Wong Delivery Status: Completed Lindsay (Sr. Vice President, Sales and Company Type: Producer, Sales Agent Key Cast: Joe Estevez, Rick Jordan, Jeff Year of Production 2004, Country of Distribution, Miramax International), At AFM: Ehud Bleiberg (Chairman & Goldman, Terresa Castracane, Roxzanne Origin: India Mims Colleen Seldin (Sr. Vice President, CEO), Yitzhak Ginsberg (President) 27 passengers representing the different Delivery Status: Completed sections of Indian society take a bus trip, Worldwide Operations), Jill Silfen (Sr. Office: Loews Suite # 818 and 820, Tel: Budget US $1.5 million Vice President, Business and Legal reaching their respective destinations like 310.458.6700 Year of Production: 2002, Country of Affairs, Miramax Intl) DISASTER! a line of ants moving on a tree or a wall. Origin: United States BEFORE LAST NIGHT Office: Loews Santa Monica Beach Claymation /Action/Comedy Asmall town finds itself faced with two Action/90 minutes Hotel, Suite 831, Tel: 310.656.5040. Fax: English - USA grisly murders that will plunge its Language: English Director: Roy Wood 310.656.5045 citizens into a nightmare of supernatural Director: Alexander Davidowski Producers: Ehud Bleiberg, Yitzhak SIN CITY revenge. Cast: Tyson Hooser, Elsa Bigelow, Justin Ginsberg, John Glenn, Travis Wright, Language: English CRACKING THE DA VINCI CODE Weathers Documentary (90 min) Directors: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Evan Astrowsky Delivery Status: Completed Language: English Miller Status: In Production Year of Production 2004, Country of Key Cast: Simon Cox, Dan Brown, Clive Producer(s): Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Ahilarious spoof of big-budget action Origin: USA Prince, Lynn Picknett, Rodriguez, Frank Miller films, “Disaster!" is the ultimate disaster Eli, a young kid in need of some quick Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis movie. cash, takes a job as a delivery boy for a EL MUERTO Year of Production: 2004, Country of Bledel, Carla Gugino, Rosario Dawson, small-time gang only to lose a package Benicio Del Toro, Michael Clarke Action/Adventure Origin: USA English - USA Simon Cox takes you on an in depth on his first night, finding himself on the Duncan, Josh Hartnett, Jaime King, run. Michael Madsen, Brittany Murphy, Clive Director: Brian Cox journey through the heart if the mysteries Owen, Mickey Rourke, Nick Stahl, Producers: Larry Rattner behind Dan Brown's best-selling novel Status: Pre-Production The Da Vinci Code Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood PLANET EARTH ECHO BRIDGE Status: Post-Production Principal Cast: Wilmer Valderrama Special Interest (58 min. each) Country of Origin: USA Asuper hero rises from the dead into the Language: English ENTERTAINMENT Sin City is a stylized noir thriller with an streets of L.A. Delivery Status: Completed Echo Bridge Entertainment, 75 Second inventive graphic visual style that reflects SLEEPOVER NIGHTMARE Year of Production: 1995, Country of Avenue, Suite 500, Needham, MA 02494 Horror Robert Rodriguez's unique vision for Origin: USA USA. Tel: 781.444.6767. Fax: English - USA adapting Frank Miller's classic graphic This vivid 7-episode Emmy Award 781.444.6472. [email protected], Director: Boon Collins novels. winning chronicle of discovery www.ebellc.com Producers: Boon Collins, Robin Webb CURSED documents astonishing developments in At AFM: Michael Alexander (Managing Language: English Principal Cast: Haley Sales, Chad E. the new geoscience as it guides us to a Partner), Michael Rosenblatt (Managing Director: Wes Craven Rook, Kristine Cofsky better understanding of our planet's past, Partner, Acquisitions), Lucie Salhany Producers: Kevin Williamson, Marianne Status: Complete present and future. (Managing Partner, Sales & Marketing), Maddalena End of summer pool party for college Dan March (Head of International Sales) Cast: Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson, students goes horribly wrong when a THE BUSINESS OF Office: Suite # 517 & 519, Tel: Jesse Eisenberg, Judy Greer, Scott Baio, deranged man starts to massacre them in 310.458.6700 Milo Ventimiglia, Shannon Elizabeth and unspeakable ways. FILM MORTUARY Mya Harrison DRY CYCLE Horror Status: Post-Production Thriller Language: English Country of Origin: USA English - USA Director: Tobe Hooper Horror master Wes Craven and writer Director: Isaac H. Eaton Producer: Tony Didido Kevin Williamson polish up their silver Producers: Ron Wolotzky Los Angeles Office Status: In Production bullets for this frightening new take on a Principal Cast: Ione Skye, Sam Ball, Delivery Status: In Production classic horror legend. Marisa Coughlan 5150 Wilshire Blvd. Country of Origin: U.S. Status: Complete The Fowler's Brother's Funeral Home, L.A. Office Phone Quirky thriller about a tempestuous Los Angeles although long abandoned, now belongs to beauty with a baby, who meets a married the Doyle family. Only, past residents- (323) 935-8228 man at the laundromat, who becomes alive and dead-have no intention of involved in an ever twisting plot. California 90036 leaving or leaving them alone!

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WHEN ZACHARY BEAVER CAME MONSOON WIFE TO TOWN FABRICATION FILMS Drama (98 min) FILMAX Family/Drama Fabrication Films, 6725 Sunset Blvd., Language: English INTERNATIONAL Language: English Suite 250, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA. Director: Marlin Darrah Filmax International, Miguel Hernandez Director: John Schultz Tel: 323.655.4663. Producer: Marlin Darrah, Skye Fitzgerald Producer: Jay Julien; Amy Robinson; www.fabricationfilms.com 81 - 87, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Co-production partners: Barcelona, Spain. Tel: 34.933.36.85.55. Michael Corrente; Marisa Polvino At AFM: Wendy Reeds, Glen Reynolds Cast: McGeorge Robinson, Steve Boss, Fax: 34.932.63.08.24. Cast: Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Lipnicki, Office: Le Merigot Room #154 Rob Stockton [email protected], Sasha Neulinger, Cody Linley HER NAME IS CARLA Psycho Drama (90 Minutes) Delivery Status: completed www.filmaxinternational.com Status: Complete Language: English Year of Production: 2002, Country of Company Type: Producers, Distributors, Delivery Status: completed Director: Jay Anania Origin: USA Sales Agents Country of Origin: U.S. Cast: Julian Sands, Mina Badie, Max Budget: $ 1,000,000 At AFM: Julio Fernandez (President), Zachary Beaver, the fattest boy in the Beesley Four Americans find themselves Carlos Fernandez (CEO), Antonia Nava world, comes to town and changes the Status: Completed, Premier Screening entangled in a dangerous web of love (SVP Sales & Co-Productions), Carlos lives of everyone in Antler, Texas- Two strangers visit the lovely seaside and betrayal in exotic Cambodia. Rojano (SVP Marketing), Jorge Tuca especially that of 13-year-old Toby home of a reclusive couple, and refuse to Currently being released by (Head of Development & Acquisitions), Wilson. Universal/Alliance on DVD. PREMONITION leave. As a menacing air of sexual Vicente Canales (Sales Manager); Action tension and imminent violence pervades Acquisition Executive: Jorge Tuca Language: English every moment, the four adults move Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 444 / 442, Director: Jonas Quastel inexorably toward a conclusion that is FILM FINANCE Tel: 310.260.0958. Fax: 310.260.0959 Producer: Lisa Hansen; Michael Derbas both horrifying and inevitable. FRAGILE CORPORATION Horror Cast: Casper Van Dien, Catherine Language: English Oxenberg AUSTRALIA LTD Director: Jaume Balaguero Status: Complete Film Finance Corporation Australia Ltd, F Producer: Julio Fernandez & Joan Ginard Country of Origin: U.S. Level 12, 130 Elizabeth Street, Sydney Co-Production Partners: Just Films After a violent car wreck nearly takes his NSW 2000, Australia. Tel: Cast: Calista Flockhart, Richard life, Detective Jack Barnes begins having 61.2.9268.2555. Fax: 61.2.9264.8551. FANTASTIC FILMS Roxburgh, Elena Anaya inexplicable and terrifying premonitions [email protected], www.ffc.gov.au Status: In Production of horrible disasters. INTERNATIONAL, Company Type: Principal agency of Australian government for funding the Year of production: 2004, Country of LLC production of Australian films and Origin: Spain ELEVEN ARTS, INC. Fantastic Films International, LLC, 3854 television programs. “Fragile” takes place in Mercy Falls Clayton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027, At AFM: Ross Matthews (Investment Hospital, which is about to be closed Eleven Arts, Inc., 2932 Wilshire Blvd, USA. Tel: 323.661.7088. Fax: Manager), Deborah Zipser (Investment down for good. Suite 204, Santa Monica, CA 90403 323.661.7188. Manager) THE NUN USA. Tel: 310.264.0818. Fax: Horror www.fantasticfilmsinternational.com Office: (at AFM) AFI Exhibitors Office - 310.264.0868 Company Type: Sales Agent / Distributor Language: English Loew Hotel, Tel: 310.570.4080. Fax: Director: Luis De La Madrid At AFM: Junichi Suzuki (CEO), Ko At AFM: Roxane Barbat (President), 310.570.4079 Mori (COO / President) Fred deWysocki (CFO), Dan Barbat Producer: Julio Fernandez Office: Room #434, Tel: 310.260.0952. (Director of Acquisitions), Lauren Cast: Anita Briem, Bella Blanco, Cristina Fax: 310.260.0953 Proctor (international sales assistant) THE FILM SALES Piaget SCREWED Acquisition Executive: Dan Barbat Status: In Production Eros / Drama (85 min) COMPANY Office: 621 & 623 - dual suite on the sixth Year of production: 2004, Country of Language: Japanese with English The Film Sales Company, 443 Greenwich floor, Tel: 310.546.3106, extension 621, Origin: Spain subtitles Street, Fifth Floor, New York< NY 10013 Fax: 310.458.2813, for suite 621 & 623 An awful death. Six women that Director: Teruo Ishii BOOK OF SWORDS USA. Tel: 212.625.0535. Fax: followed different paths, far away from Producer: Teruo Ishii / Keiko Kobayashi Martial Arts (87 min) 212.625.0534. one another. Something horrific that Principal Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Tetsuro Language: English Company Type: Sales Agent brings them together again. A buried Tamba, Miki Fujitani Director: Peter J. Allen at AFM: Andrew Herwitz (President), past. Someone they feared who could Production Status: Completed Producer: Richard Isaac, Jin Kyu Pak Jared Moshe (Manager) never go to Heaven. and is back for Country of Origin/Co-production: Japan Co-production partners: Helena Son Office: 802 revenge. One poor cartoonist experiences the spacey Cast: Ho-Sung Pak, Liesel Guinto, KONTROLL BENEATH STILL WATERS world that is erotic and even grotesque Richard Divizio Thriller (104 Minutes) Horror when he lost his trust in his wife. Delivery Status: completed Language: Hungarian (Magyar) Language: English JAPANESE HELL Year of Production: 2004, Country of Director: Nimrod Antal Director: Brian Yuzna Splatter / Thriller / Eros (101 min) Origin: USA Producer: Tamas Hutlassa Producer: Julio Fernandez Language: Japanese with English Budget: $ 2,000,000 Delivery Status: completed Cast: TBC subtitles Martial arts at its spectacular best - open Year of Production: 2004, Country of Status: In Pre-Production Director: Teruo Ishii the “Book of Swords” and be prepared to Origin: Hungary Year of production: 2004, Country of Producer: Teruo Ishii witness a spectacular fight for Earth's Shot entirely underground in Budapest Origin: Spain Principal Cast: Tetsuro Tamba, Miki salvation! Starring Ho-Sung Pak (Mortal subways, slick, exciting thriller follows a Fifty years ago, the town of Marinbad Sato, Nozomi Saito Kombat). group of workers faced with an was submerged beneath the Kenicut Production Status: Completed LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA anonymous murderer. US theatrical Reservoir in a man-made flood. But at Country of Origin/Co-production: Japan Sci-Fi comedy (90 min) release spring of 2005. the heart of this ghost town, something Have you seen – Hell? This movie Language: English CSA: CONFEDERATE STATES OF has survived. follows some of the worst crimes that AMERICA Director: Larry Blamire Drama (90 Minutes) ever happened in Japanese history. Producer: F. Miguel Valenti, Lars Perkins BLIND BEAST VS KILLER DWARF Language: English Mystery / Eros (95 min) Co-production partners: Director: Kevin Wilmott Language: Japanese with English Cast: Fay Masterson, Larry Blamire, Producer: Rick Cowan, Spike Lee, subtitles Jennifer Blaire Andrew Herwitz Director: Teruo Ishii Delivery Status: completed Delivery Status: completed Producer: Teruo Ishii Year of Production: 2003 Year of Production: 2004, Country of Principal Cast: Shinya Tsukamoto, Riley Country of Origin: USA Origin: USA Franky, Tetsuro Tamba A dedicated scientist, assisted by his “What if there was still slavery? In the Production Status: Completed clueless wife, rolls up his shirt sleeves CSA there is.” A provocative, funny Country of Origin/Co-production: Japan and saves the world in this hilarious compelling mockumentary that explores Erotic, grotesque and the weirdest crime send-up of the best of the B Movies of a world in which America and its allies that you have ever seen. the 1950's. are slave holding nations. TRAUMA - MYRIAD PICTURES The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN FORGIVENESS FIRST LOOK Director: Ang Lee by Ian Gabriel FRIGHT FLIX INTERNATIONAL Producers: Diana Ossana, James Schamus (112 minutes) PRODUCTIONS Exec Producers: William Pohlad, Larry Language: English/African First Look International, 8000 Sunset Fright Flix Productions, P.O. Box 29278, McMurty, Michael Costigan Producers: Cindy Gabriel, Jeremy Blvd, East Penthouse, Los Angeles, CA Las Vegas, NV 89126 USA. Tel: 90046 USA. Tel: 323.337.1000. Fax: Cast: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nathan, Joel Phiri 702.813.3436. Fax: 702.562.3003. 323.337.1037. [email protected]. Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway Cast: Arnold Vosloo, Denise Newman, www.frightflix.com, [email protected] www.firstlookmedia.com Status: In Post-Production Zane Meas, Quinita Adams, Christo At AFM: Nick Palumbo (Owner/CEO), Company Type: Sales Agent/Distributor Year of Production: 2004 Davids Thomas Quinlin (Executive Producer), At AFM: Liz Mackiewicz (SVP, Worldwide Tells the story of two young men -- a Year of Production: 2004, Country of Sales and Distribution), Dina Vangelisti Ehrlich Livingston (Executive Producer) ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy -- who Origin: South Africa (SVP, Television Sales), JD Beaufils Office: 214-second floor, Tel: Adisgraced ex-cop's arrival in a small (Director, Worldwide Sales and Library meet in the summer of 1961, and 702.813.3436 town triggers a cathartic journey of Licensing), Amy Beecroft (Director, unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, MURDER-SET-PIECES International Distribution), Gina Nahum one whose complications, joys, and forgiveness and revenge for himself and www.frightflix.com (VP, International Sales), Monique White tragedies. the family of the activist he killed. Horror (105 minutes) (VP, International Sales), Acquisitions THE CONSTANT GARDNER Language: English Director: Fernando Meirelles Executive: Peter Lawson (VP, Acquisitions) Director: Nick Palumbo Office: Loews Suite 802 Producers: Simon Channing Williams FRIES FILM GROUP, Co-Production Partners: Thomas Quinlin WHEN WILL I BE LOVED Co-Producer: Tracey Seaward Producer: Ehrlich Livingston Drama Exec Producers: Gail Egan, Don Ranvaud INC. Key Cast: Tony Todd, Cerina Vincent, Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz Language: English Fries Film Group, Inc., 22817 Ventura Gunnar Hansen, Ed Neal, Sven Garrett Director: James Toback Status: In Post-Production Blvd. #909, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Neve Campbell, Fred Weller, Year of Production: 2004 USA. Tel: 818.888.3052. Fax: Budget $2 million Dominic Chianese When the outspoken activist Tessa is 818.888.3042. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Delivery Status: Completed / Screening mysteriously murdered, rumors begin to Afemme fatale for the 21st century, Vera Company Type: Distributor Origin: United States circulate that she'd been having an affair At AFM: Charles M. Fries (President), Set against Sin City-Las Vegas,"Murder- (Neve Campbell), a beautiful, capricious with a local killed alongside her. young woman explores the limits of her Michael Stone (VP of Worldwide Sales) Set-Pieces” tells the story of a fashion seductive power and intellect in this Office: Topanga Suite, Tel: 310.260.4170 photographer whose vocation is murder. tantalizing drama. DR. LOPEZ The first American horror film to be Drama CAKE FORTISSIMO FILMS rated NC-17 Romantic Comedy Fortissimo Films, Head Office Address: Language: English Language: English Veemarkt 77 Ð 79, Amsterdam 1019 DA, Director: T.B.A. Director: Nischa Ganatra The Netherlands. Tel: 31.20.627.3215. Principle Cast: T.B.A. FUSION Cast: Heather Graham, David Sutcliffe, Fax: 31.20.626.1155. Production Status: Pre-Production Sandra Oh, Cheryl Hines www.fortissimofilms.com Country of Origin/CO-Production: U.K. INTERNATIONAL Delivery Status: In Production / Trailer At AFM: Wouter Barendrecht (Co- Dr. Roderigo Lopez, an exiled SALES CORP. Available chairman), Michael J. Werner (Co- Portuguese Jew, is appointed to the A free-spirited travel-adventure writer, Fusion International Sales Corp., 3685 chairman), Nicole Mackey (Senior Vice highly prestigious position of personal Heather Graham, finds her relationship- Motor Avenue Suite 240, Los Angeles, President International Sales), Winnie physician to Queen Elizabeth I, phobic ways put to the test when she is CA 90034 USA. Tel: 310.287.0072. Fax: Lau (VP International Sales & seemingly by sheer chance only to be asked to take over her father's very 310.287.0073. [email protected], Distribution), Nelleke Driessen (Co- implicated in a conspiracy to poison the conservative wedding magazine, www.fusionsales.com Managing Director) Queen. WEDDING BELLS. COOKERS At AFM: John Fremes, Brad Maeder Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 552 & 553, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS 2 Drama Office: #728 Action-Adventure Tel: 310.458.6700, ext. 552, After hours Language: English GREED Language: English Double Tree, Tel: 310.395.3332. Fax: Director: Dan Mintz Action Director: Gerry Lively 310.452.7399 Principle Cast: Brad Hunt, Cyia Batten, Director: Ron Wolotzky Delivery Status: In Production THE EYE 2 Patrick McGaw Producers: Susan R. Rodgers The sequel to DUNGEONS AND by Danny & Oxide Pang Production Status: Post Production Cast: Jason London DRAGONS - the successful film based Horror (94 minutes) Country of Origin/Co-Production: USA Status: completed on the popular role-playing game. Language: Chinese / English / Thai Three meth heads hide out in the deep Year Of Production: 2004 Producers: Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Lawrence woods to operate a crystal meth lab and Beautiful adventurers Raven and Ashley Cheng, Jojo Hui FOCUS FEATURES encounter unspeakable terror. struggle to survive a deadly battle in the Focus Features, 65 Bleecker Street, 3rd Cast: Shu Qi, Eugenia Yuan, Jesdaporn LAMBS OF GOD desert. Floor, New York, NY 10012 USA. Tel: Pholdee, Philip Kwok, Rayson Tan, Ren Drama BAD EGGS 212.539.4000. Fax: 212.539.4099. Yuan Yuan Language: English Action At AFM: David Linde (Co-President), Year of Production: 2004, Country of Director: T.B.A. Director: Tony Martin Glen Basner (Executive Vice President, Origin: Hong Kong Principle Cast: T.B.A. Producers: Tony Martin, Greg Stitch, International Sales and Distribution), The sequel to THE EYE, the worldwide Production Status: Pre-Production Stephen Luby Heta Paarte (Vice President, International horror sensation; EYE 2 has opened to Carla, Margarita and Iphigenia are three Cast: Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin, Judith Marketing and Publicity), Tim Spencer massive business in Asia. Once again the nuns living in a crumbling monastery on Lucy (Vice President International Sales), Peter Pang Brothers explore the troubled and a remote island, forgotten by time, the Status: Completed Kujawski (Director, International Sales) complicated relationship between the world and the Church. Then one day, Year Of Production: 2004 Office: Loews Suite 842, Tel: 310.656.5056. Fax: 310.656.5060 spirit world and the living. seemingly out of nowhere, a priest appears. Apair of elite undercover cops who are ELECTRIC SHADOWS busted down to uniformed duties after a ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 by Xiao Jiang series of humiliating blunders, Director: Jean-Francois Richet (93 minutes) accidentally uncover a police conspiracy Producers: Pascal Caucheteux, Stephane Language: Chinese HE USINESS Sperry, Jeffrey Silver T B RECON 2020 Producers: John Sham Sci- Fi - Action Exec Producers: Don Carmody, Sebastian Cast: Jiang Yihong, Xia Yu, Li Haibin, Director: Christian Viel Lemercier, Joseph Kaufman OF FILM Guan Xiaotong, Zhang Yijing, Qi Producers: Christian Viel, Benoit Hamel Cast: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Maria Bello, Ja Rule, Zhongyang Cast: Anderson C. Bradshaw, Andrew Drea de Matteo with Brian Dennehy and Year of Production: 2004, Country of Campbell, Heidi Hawkins Gabriel Byrne Origin: China London Office Status: Completed Status: In Post-Production Charming and heart-warming tale of a 41-42 Berners St. Year Of Production: 2004 Year of Production: 2004 small town cinema and the lifelong The year is 2020 and the world is up Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne star influence it had on a young boy and London, WIT 3NB against a deadly new challenge to its as dangerous men on opposite sides of the young girl who grew up with the big very existence, a race of hostile aliens law, in ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. screen in that small town. who live between dimensions. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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ORDO TREASURE ISLAND KIDS: THE HIGH TIDE Drama (105 min) BATTLE OF TREASURE ISLAND Action Adventure Thriller G Language: French Family Adventure (95 min) Director: Dale G. Bradley Director: Laurence Ferreira Barbosa Director: Gavin Scott Executive Producer: Mark Huljich GAUMONT Executive Producers: Mark Huljich, Producers: Demetri Samaha, Todd Gaumont, 30 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Producer: Paulo Branco Fellman, Grant Bradley 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine, France. Tel: Co-production partners: Gemini Films- Stephen Gilmour Status: Pre-production 33.1.46.43.21.80. Fax: 33.1.46.43.20.33. Cinemaginaire -Madragoa Filmes Producers: Dale Bradley, Grant Bradley, Jozsef Fityus Lost in the Alaskan wilderness, Allie and www.gaumont.fr. [email protected] Cast: Roschdy Zem, Marie-José Croze, Starring: Randy Quaid, Niko Vella, Sasha Josh must battle the elements, a pair of At AFM: Franck CHOROT (Chief Marie-France Pisier Executive Officer), Loïc TROCME Tilley killers and a giant tidal wave. Delivery Status: completed THERESE RAQUIN (President Worldwide Sales), Philippe de Status: Completed/Screening Year of Production: 2004, Country of Drama CHAISEMARTIN (Executive Vice- The first film in the “Treasure Island Origin: France Director: Charlie Stratton President International Sales) Kids” trilogy: With treasure at stake, its Office: N° 648, Tel: 310.260.4153. Fax: Ordo Tupikos, a 30-something sailor, Producers: Stefan Vorzacek, Ludvik kids versus pirates when a crazed Nemec, Micky Lideell, Greg Berlanti 310.260.4154 discovers that a movie star could be the descendant of the legendary pirate Starring: Franka Potente, Joseph Fiennes, THIRTY-SIX (36, QUAI DES young woman he was married to for a ORFEVRES) Captain Flint invades Camp Treasure Lynn Redgrave few months during his youth. Island. Status: Pre-production Thriller THE MIRACLE ACCORDING TO Director: Olivier Marchal TREASURE ISLAND KIDS 3: THE Adapted from the Neal Bell's acclaimed SALOME stage play, THERESE RAQUIN is a Production: GAUMONT / LGM Cinéma Drama (97 min) MYSTERY OF TREASURE ISLAND riveting erotic tale of adultery, revenge Status: French release: November 24th Language: Portuguese Family Adventure (80 min) Casting: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Director: Michael Hurst and murder based on Emile Zola's classic Director: Mario Barroso novel of the same name. Depardieu, Valeria Golino, André Executive Producers: Mark Huljich, Dussollier Producer: Paulo Branco Stephen Gilmour Rise, Fall and Revenge of a top-cop of Co-production partners: Gemini Films- the Paris Police Department Madragoa Filmes Producers: Dale Bradley, Grant Bradley, Jozsef Fityus GOLDCREST FILMS EMPIRE OF THE WOLVES Cast: Nicolau BREYNER / Ana Starring: Nicko Vella, Sasha Tilley, John (L'EMPIRE DES LOUPS) BANDEIRA / Ricardo PEREIRA INTERNATIONAL Action / Thriller Callen Goldcrest Films International, 65-66 Delivery Status: completed Director: Chris Nahon Status: Completed Dean Street, London W1D 4PL, United Year of Production: 2004, Country of Production: GAUMONT The third film in the “Treasure Island Kingdom. Tel: 44207.437.8696. Fax: Origin: Portugal Casting: Jean Reno, Jocelyn Quivrin, Kids” trilogy: Camp Treasure Island is 44207.437.4448. mailbox@goldcrest- Arly Jover Salome works in a famous brothel in turned upside down as kids try to protect films.com. [email protected] Status: Shooting At AFM: John Quested (Chairman), Lisbon, when a man, stroke by her a cute visitor from outer space. One woman brainwashed by government beauty, installs her in his house. Stephen Johnston (President - Goldcrest agents, in search of her true identity. Two THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Films Inc.), Abigail Walsh (Sales cops investigating on terrifying murders Drama (180 min) Executive) in the Turkish community of Paris. Two GLOBAL CINEMA Director: Philip Saville Office: Room 618 enigmas, one enemy. Executive Producers: Sandy Pearl, Joel LIBRARY TITLE LISTINGS THE CORSICAN FILE (L'ENQU TE GROUP B. Michaels, Myron I. Gottlieb, Martin Goldcrest Films International's library CORSE) Global Cinema Group, 9229 Sunset Katz has over 80 titles available to license Adventure Comedy Blvd., #215, Los Angeles, CA 90069, Producers: Garth H. Drabinsky, Chris worldwide for Television and DVD Director: Alain Berbérian rights, including many award winning USA. Tel: 310.443.7788. Fax: Chrisafis Production: GAUMONT / LEDENDE features: Starring: Henry Ian Cusick, Christopher ENTREPRISES 310.443.7739. THE KILLING FIELDS Casting: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, At AFM: Peter Elson President (Global Plummer John Malkovich, Sam Waterston, Haing Caterina Murino Cinema Group), Mark Huljich (Senior Status: Completed Hgor, Julian Sands Status: Completed Vice President, Global Cinema Group), Chronicles the last three years of Jesus' THE MISSION Jack Palmer, a hip Parisian private eye, Natasha Shurdom (Director of life, providing great insight into the most Robert DeNiro, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson gets a new mission: find Ange Leoni, a Operations, Global Cinema Group) influential person in world history. Corsican who has inherited a tidy sum, ELVIS: HIS BEST FRIEND but who has vanished into thin air. Office: Loews Hotel, #650 HEIGHTS REMEMBERS GOLDEN NETWORK Dramatic Comedy (95 min) Documentary (time: 88 min) ASIA LIMITED GEMINI FILMS Director: Chris Terrio Director: Terry Moloney Golden Network Asia Limited, Unit 2205, Gemini Films, 34 Boulevard Sebastopol Producers: Ismail Merchant and Richard Executive Producer: Terry Moloney Futura Plaza, 111-113 How Ming Street, 75004 Paris France. Tel: Hawley Producer: Terry Moloney Kwun Ming Street, Kwun Tong, China. 33.1.44.54.17.17. Fax: 33.1.44.54.17.25. Starring: Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, Status: Completed Tel: 852.2751.1886. Fax: 852.2750.4862. [email protected], www.gemini- Eric Bogosian, Jesse Bradford, James “Diamond” Joe Esposito was Elvis' right [email protected] films.com hand man and most trusted confidante Company Type: Sales Agent Marsden, Isabella Rossellini, George At AFM: MS. Carrie WONG (Managing Company Type: Sales Agent Segal, Rufus Wainwright for 29 years; for the first time he shares At AFM: Elisabeth Perlié (Head of Director), MR. Clarence TANG (Head of Status: Completed/Screening his most intimate memories. Sales and Acquisitions) international sales), Paulo Branco THE WHITE COUNTESS (Producer) Adapted by playwright Amy Fox from Office: #541, Tel: 310.458.6700 (Room Romantic drama #541), Fax: 310.458.6761 (Room #541) Office: 755, Tel: 310.656.5004 her one-act Off Broadway hit, “Heights” Director: James Ivory BORN TO FIGHT EROS THERAPY is a comedy of manners set in Producers: Ismail Merchant Action (95 min) Comedy (106 min) contemporary New York chronicling five Status: In production Language: Thai with English Subtitles Language: French lives intertwining and unraveling one Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Director: Panna Ritthikrai “Martial Art Director: Danièle Dubroux summer night. Choreographer of Ong Bak- Muay Thai Producer: Gilles Sandoz HIGH ROLLER: THE STU UNGAR Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave Warrior” Co-production partners: Maïa Films - STORY Producer: Prachya Pinkaew “Director of http://www.stueymovie.com Set in Shanghai in the late 1930's, THE Gemini Films Ong Bak - Muay Thai Warrior", Sukanya Cast: Catherine Frot, Isabelle Carré, Drama (95 min) WHITE COUNTESS chronicles the Wongsatapat François Berléand, Melvil Poupaud Director: A.W. Vidmer relationship between a disillusioned Co-production partners: Sahamongkolfilm Delivery Status: completed Producer: A.W. Vidmer former U.S. diplomat who lost his sight International Co., Ltd Year of Production: 2004, Country of Starring: Michael Imperioli, Pat Morita, and a young refuge White Russian Cast: Dan Chupong, Noppol Origin: France Michael Nouri countess. Komarachun, Santisuk Promsiri Abisexual middle class woman living Status: Completed/Screening Delivery Status: Completed with a young cinema reviewer; a Budget: US$ 3 million husband reduced to sleep in the garage Explores the compelling true-life story of L.A. Office Phone Year of Production: 2004, Country of and who still hopes to win his wife back; a card prodigy and gambler who in both Origin: Thailand a fiery young man too much excited by 1980 and 1981 became the youngest (323) 935-8228 The film features the most dangerous twisted situations. World Series of Poker(tm) winner ever. stunt ever seen on screen. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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7 STREET FIGHTERS SHAOLIN FAMILY SOCCER GT DVD LIBRARY 46 TITLES THE SURREAL LIFE Action Comedy (92 min) Animation (45') Reality – Format (Season III -10 x 30 Language: Thai with English Subtitles Language: Chinese Director: English minutes) Director: Chalerm Wongphim Director: Lau Tsun Fai Language: Various Season I - 8 x 30 minutes & Season II - 6 Producer: Somsak Techaratanprasert Cast: Chan Kai Tai, Loretta Lee, Sui Key Cast: Various x 60 minutes also available Co-production partners: Ming Kei, Wong Yat Fai Delivery Status: Completed THE SURREAL LIFE brings together a Sahamongkolfilm International Co., Ltd Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: Various, Country of diverse group of some of America's most Cast: Phongphat Vachirabanjong, Year of Production:2004, Country of Origin: USA beloved celebrities. This unlikely group Thosaphon Siriwiwatt, Amarin Nittiphon, Origin: Hong Kong The Animated Classics Library. of housemates move in together and Phisek Intharakhanchit, Sam Samarat, As several baby-sitters are forced to share a fun and funky house in the Khom Chuanchuen, Samart Phayakarun, leave by the naughty boy, Qiao Ko Fung Hollywood Hills for ten days. Min Khittiphen, Akarat Nittiphol have to recruit a baby-sitter with very GORILLA PICTURES, Delivery Status: Post Production high salary, but still nobody dare to take INC. GREENESTREET Year of Production: 2004, Country of the job. Gorilla Pictures, Inc., 2000 West Olive Origin: Thailand DRUNKEN MASTER 3 FILMS Action Ave., Burbank Ca. 91506 USA. Tel: Heaven's 7” was one of 2002's smash hits GreeneStreet Films International, 9 Language: Chinese 818.848.2198. Fax: 818.848.2232. at the Thai box office, now director Desbrosses Street, New York, NY 10013 Director: Lau Kar Leung [email protected]. USA. Tel: 212.609.9000. Fax: Chalerm Wongphim returns with an even Producer: Lee Kin Sang Co-production Scifightermovie.com 212.609.9099. bigger dose of madcap martial arts partners: Company Type: Producer/Distributor Company Description: GreeneStreet mayhem. Cast: Andy Lau, Simon Yam Tat Wah, Films is a New York-based film and THE COMMITMENT At AFM: Bill Gottlieb (CEO), Don Thriller (90 min) Cheng Siu Chow, Lee Kar Yan Wilson (President) television production and finance company. Language: Thai with English Subtitles Delivery Status: Completed Office: 310B, Tel: 818.419.9184. Fax: At AFM: Cedric Jeanson Director: Montri Kong-Im Year of Production:1994, Country of 818.848.2232 Origin: Hong Kong (Partner/President GreeneStreet Films Producer: Somsak Techaratanaprasert SCI-FIGHTER International), Ariel Veneziano (Vice Yuen, the President sent his wife to Action Adventure (90 min) Co-production partners: President ), Michelle Jonas (Manager, Sahamongkolfilm International Co., Ltd palace but against by enemies. Language: English GSFI) Cast: Wirittipa Pukdeeprasong, Fortunately they were getting help .The Director: Art Camacho Office: room 637, Tel: 310.260.4143 Prangthong Changdham, Pinsuda Drunken Boxing Master Hung joined in Producer: Bill Gottlieb JACK TUCKER Tanpairoh overthrow the kingdom of Yuen but Cast: Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Comedy Delivery Status: Completed ruined by Lok Hung . Lorenzo Lamas, Cynthia Rothrock Language: English Budget: US $300.000 Delivery Status: Completed Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Cast: Woody Harrelson Year of Production: 2004, Country of Budget: 2.3m GOODTIMES Status: In Pre-Production Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: Thailand ENTERTAINMENT Country of Origin: U.S.A Teenagers Pin (Wirittipa Pukdeeprasong), Origin: USA In this hilarious odyssey-like comedy, Mos (Prangthong Changdham) and Muay GoodTimes Entertainment, 16 East 46th Jack Tanaka (Don “The Dragon” Wilson) Jack Tucker travels across the American (Pinsuda Tanpairoh) don't believe in St., New York, NY 10016 USA. Tel: must enter a virtual reality fighting game southwest as he tries to recover his stolen ghosts. Mos mocks her friends' for being 212.951.3743. Fax: 212.679.6857. to save his son, whose mind is trapped truck and get back home to the woman scared and urges them to visit a spirit www.goodtimes.com inside, they battle their way through a he loves. house. At AFM: William Sondheim (President deadly maze of fighters in order to YES GT Retail Division), Myriam Diaz escape.Sci-Fighter Romantic Drama (Director, International Sales & Language: English GOLDEN SUN FILM Operations), Seth Willenson, Greg Director: Sally Potter Hoffman GRB Producers: Christopher Sheppard, CO., LTD. Andrew Fierberg Office: 870, Tel: 310.656.5090 ENTERTAINMENT Golden Sun Film Co., Ltd., 4/F., 7B MARY ENGELBREIT'S THE NIGHT Cast: Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Dragon House, 7-7B, Cameron Rd., BEFORE CHRISTMAS GRB Entertainment, 13400 Riverside Dr. Neill, Shirley Henderson Animation (40') County of Origin: United Kingdom Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: Ste. 300, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 USA. Language: English Status: Completed/Screening 852.2385.5939. Fax: 852.2368.3873. Tel: 818.728.7600. Fax: 818.728.7676. Director: W. T. Schwartz YES is the story of a passionate love [email protected] www.grbtv.com Co-Production Partners: Krislin/Elliott affair between an American woman (Joan At AFM: Mr. Lan Tien Hong (President), At AFM: Gary R. Benz (President/CEO), Digital Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Mrs. Lan Ketsarinh (Vice president), Mr. Michael Branton (Executive Senior Vice Abkarian) in which they confront some Producer: Schwartz & Associates Michael Lai (Sales Executive), -President, Creative Affairs), Gavin of the greatest conflicts of our generation Key Cast: Features the voices of Kevin Acquisition Executive: Reardon (Senior Vice -President, - religious, political and sexual. Kline, Lee Tockar, Chiara Zanni, Sam Mr. James Chung (Acquisition Manager), International Distribution), Marielle ONCE IN A LIFETIME (WORKING Vincent, John Baldry Mr. Agus Wasita (Acquisition Manager) Zuccarelli (Vice-President, International TITLE) Delivery Status: Completed Documentary Office: Loews Hotel #502, Tel: Distribution), Gary MacKinney Year of Production: 2004, Country of Language: English (Manager, International Distribution) 310.458.6700 Ext. #502, Hong Kong Origin: USA Director: John Dower Mobile: 9193.7757 It was the night before Christmas, and all Office: Loew's Hotel Suite 215, Tel: Producers: John Battsek SNAKE CURSE 310.458.6700 Ext. 215 Horror (92 min) through the house, not a creature was Status: In Post-Production BET YOUR LIFE Country of Origin: United Kingdom Language: Chinese stirring – except for Gregory, a very Action Drama (1 x 90 minutes) During New York's wild 70s, a group of Director: Chiang Kwok Kuen curious little mouse.Gregaory overhearsa Starring Billy Zane. Produced by Silver naughty fairie, Implestik, planning to visionary, “larger than life” executives Producer: Lan Tien Hong Pictures brought together the world's biggest soccer keep Santa from delivering boys, etc. Cast: Steven Ma, Lau Kar Fai, Tsui Man, When compulsive gambler Sonny Briggs FELIX THE CAT SAVES stars (Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Yip Wah CHRISTMAS agrees to take the ultimate gamble and Cruyff, Carlos Alberto among others). Delivery Status: Post Production Animation (72') bets his life, he doesn't realize the odds Year of Production:2004, Country of Language: English are not in his favor. Origin: Hong Kong Director: Don Oriolo EXPEDITIONS TO THE EDGE Budget: $1,000,000 Producer: Don Oriolo Reality (13 x 60 minutes) A.D.2010, sponsored by Tin Wai Key Cast: Featuring the voices of Dave Expedition to the Edge is a new dramatic Pharmaceutical Factory, Dr Cole, who is Collier, Tom Bosley and Don Oriolo of incredible expeditions where a Biochemist and Pathologist, is Delivery Status: Completed something went terribly wrong. It will undergoing an illegal experiment, which Year of Production: 2004, Country of depict and dissect the decision-making is to raise a Snake-woman Siu Ling by Origin: USA processes and the unbelievable acts of merging human genes with snakes' Felix- Will save Christmas with his bag heroism each explorer had to take in SNOWMAN’S PASS - REGENT venom. of tricks order to survive. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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BODY CONFUSION (FUERA DEL ARIANA'S QUEST OCEAN RAIDER GRUPO NOVO DE CUERPO) Action/Adventure (93:00) Action CINEMA E TV Comedy- Thriller (110 min) Language: English Language: English Language: Spanish - English Subtitled Director: Lloyd A. Simandl Director: TBA Grupo Novo de Cinema e Tv, Rua Director: Vicente Peñarrocha Producers: Lloyd A. Simandl, Danny Producer: Richard Rionda Del Castro Capitão Salomão 42, Rio de Janeiro, RJ , Producer: CARTEL S.A. Virtue Co-production partners: Brasil, 22271-040. Tel: 55.21.2539.1538. Cast: Gustavo Salmerón, Goya Toledo, Principal Cast: Rena Mero (WWE's Cast: TBA Fax: 55.21.2266.3637. José Coronado 'Sable'), Anthony DeLongis Delivery Status: Pre-Production [email protected] , Delivery Status: Completed Production Status: Completed Budget: $25 million www.braziliancinema.com Year of Production: 2004, Country of Country of Origin: Czech Republic Year of Production: 2005, Country of Company Type: distributor Origin: Spain A young women fights for survival in Origin: Puerto Rico At AFM: Alfredo Calvino, Alessandra Tells the story of a police man who will this epic medieval tale. A young pilot finds his life in jeopardy Durso discover that his life is just a movie and DISTANT SHADOW after his brother is murdered while trying Office: 770, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 770 he is just a character. Thriller (100:00) to uncover a corrupt judge and to expose GLAUBER O FILME, LABIRINTO Language: English DO BRASIL a sex scandal involving the President of Documentary (75 minutes, 35mm, 2001) Director: Howard J. Ford the United States. A documentary about the funeral of H Producer: Mark Andrews ESCOBAR Glauber Rocha - the ground-breaking Principal Cast: Shane Richie, Rosie Action Brazilian cineaste, critic, journalist, H3O FILMED Fellner, Stephen Tiller Language: English thinker and controversialist Production Status: Completed Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak MEN CAN FLY (O HOMEM PODE ENTERTAINMENT/N Country of Origin: UK Producer: Richard Rionda Del Castro VOAR) Awoman haunted by her own tragic past Co-production partners: Jose Ludlow Documentary (75 minutes, 35mm, 2003) ORTH AMERICAN is dragged into a world of violence, Cast: TBA Director Nelson Hoineff/ PRODUCTIONS conspiracy and revenge where nothing is Delivery Status: Pre-Production Executive Producer Elaine Mattos H3O Filmed Entertainment/North as it seems and no one can be trusted. Budget: $25 million Men can fly tells the story of Alberto American Productions, 1075 Barclay Year of Production: 2005, Country of Santos Dumont - the first man to achieve Street, Suite 705, Vancouver, Canada Origin: UK/Spain/Mexico/Germany flight in a heavier-than-air object and, HANNIBAL Pablo Escobar's political aspirations lead arguably, the single most important V6E 1G5. Tel: 604.662.3345. Fax: PICTURES 604.662.7720. www.h3ofilm.com, him into a full-fledged war against his figures in the history of aviation. Hannibal Pictures, 8265 Sunset THE MAN WHO COPIED (O [email protected] & own country and the United States. HOMEM QUE COPIAVA) [email protected] Boulevard, Suite 107, West Hollywood, KNIGHTS OF MANHATTAN Fiction (124 minutes, 35mm, 2003) At AFM: John Curtis (President /CEO), CA 90046 USA. Tel: 323.848.2945. Fax: Comedy 323.848.2946. Director Jorge Furtado Lloyd Simandl (Co-President), Sharon Language: English [email protected], Executive Producers Nora Goulart and Christensen (Director of Marketing and Director: Sam Weisman www.hannibalpictures.com Producer: Richard Rionda Del Castro Luciana Tomasi Sales), Rod Akizuki (Managing With Leandra Leal, Lázaro Ramos, Pedro Company Type: Producer, Distributor Co-production partners: Cindy Cowan, Director), Sharla Bullard (Sales & Cardoso, Luana Piovani, Júlio Andrade, and Sales agent Todd J. Harris Marketing Coordinator), Acquisitions Carlos Cunha Filho and Paulo José. At AFM: Richard Rionda Del Castro Cast: TBA Executive: Rod Akizuki International Sales Grupo Novo de (Chairman & CEO), Patricia Rionda Del Delivery Status: Pre-Production Office: Loews Hotel Room #606 and Cinema e TV Castro (President), Mathilde Aupetit Budget: $28 million 607, Tel: 310.458.6700 (Room #607), The Man Who Copied follows the lives (Director of Intl' Sales & Marketing) Year of Production: 2005, Country of Cell: 604.612.8436 of a clutch of characters from the Office: Loews Room 611, Tel: Origin: USA working-class neighbourhood of Porto WITHIN 310.458.6700 ext. 611. Fax: Their glory days fading from view, three Alegre, a small city in southern Brazil. Thriller/Supernatural 310.458.6761. Cell: 310.849.8823 middle-aged men start an escort service, Language: English KUMITE with hilarious results Directors: John Curtis, Merlin Ward Action GRUPO PI Language: English Producers: Rod Akizuki, Lloyd Simandl, HANWAY FILMS Grupo Pi, Avda. Cardenal Herrera Oria, Adam Betteridge Director: Jean-Claude Van Damme Producer: Tracey Boyd, Rainer Bienger 65 - 2¼ A - 28034, Madrid, Spain. Tel: Principal Cast: Derek Hamilton ("Ripper: HanWay Films, 24 Hanway Street, and Richard Rionda Del Castro London, W1T 1UH UK. Tel: 34.91.3340141. Fax: 34.91.7294644. Letter from Hell"; “Dynamite"; Co-production partners: Blair Reekie, 44.207.290.0750. Fax: 44.207.290.0751. [email protected], www.grupopi.tv “Wishcraft"; “Out Cold"), Boyen Vukelic Michael Mc Donald [email protected], Company Type: Sales and Distribution ("Stargate: Atlantis"; “Bones"), Fiona Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jerome www.hanwayfilms.com Company Glascott ("Veronica Guerin"; “Resident At AFM: Laura Miñarro (Sales Lebanner, Musashi Musashi, Michael Company Type: Sales Agent Evil"), John Tench ("Earthsea"[TV mini- McDonald, Gary Goodridge At AFM: Tim Haslam (CEO), Alex Executive) series]; “The Operative") Office: 446, Tel: 34.686959520 Delivery Status: In Production Walton (Director of Sales), Thorsten THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE Production Status: In Production Budget: $16 million Schumacher (Manager, International WORTH LIVING (COSAS QUE Country of Origin: UK / Czech Year of Production: 2004, Country of Sales), Jonathan Lynch-Staunton HACEN QUE LA VIDA VALGA LA What happens when four friends on a Origin: Canada/Germany (Director of Marketing & Distribution), PENA) post-graduation trip through Europe Comedy (90 min) “KUMITE” is an action-packed story of Marina Brackenbury (Executive Sales suddenly come upon a mysterious map to Language: Spanish - English Subtitled courage, friendship, and redemption, set Coordinator), Maura Ford (Business an ancient castle? Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira against the backdrop of the most brutal Affairs Manager) RIPPER II: LETTER FROM Producer: Bocaboca and elite underground fighting Office: Room 734, Loews Hotel, Tel: WITHIN Cast: Ana Belén, Eduard Fernández, José tournament in the world, The Kumite. 310.656.5610. Fax: 310.6565611 Horror (90:00) FAST FLASH TO BANG TIME THE LISTENING Sacristán Action/Thriller Drama Language: English Delivery Status: Completed Language: English Language: English Directors: Jonas Quastel/Lloyd Simandl Year of Production: 2004, Country of Director: Peter Iliff Director: Giacomo Martelli Producer: Lloyd Simandl Origin: Spain Producer: Richard Rionda Del Castro Producer: Nicolai Iuul, Paolo Rossetti Principal Cast: Erin Karpluk, Nicholas Is a romantic comedy dealing ironically Co-production partners: Rustam Cast: Maya Sansa, Michael Parks, James and humorously with the second time Irons, Daniel Coonan Branaman Parks around in love. Production Status: Completed Delivery Status: Pre-Production Delivery Status: Post- Production Country of Origin: UK / Czech Budget: $14 million A cat and mouse spy thriller. Adescendent of the Ripper checks into a Year of Production: 2005, Country of London Office FAX clinic specializing in bizarre phobias Origin: USA where she meets up with other phobia London Office Phone 44 207 372 999 3 Agritty detective thriller set in Las Vegas affected kids who begin to die one by about two cops in the throes of addiction 44 207 372 9992 one at the hands of the Ripper. who team-up to solve a kidnapping.

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TIDELAND BLAST OF SILENCE Drama HBO FILMS LONDON HERE! FILMS Thriller (77 min) Language: English HBO Films London, HBO Films London, here! Films, 10990 Wilshire Blvd., Language: English Director: Terry Gilliam Warner House, 98 Theobald's Road, Penthouse, Los Angeles, California Director: Allen Baron Producer: Jeremy Thomas London, WC1X 8WB, United Kingdom. 90024 USA. Tel: 310.806.4298. Fax: Producer: Merrill S Brody Cast: Jeff Bridges, Jodelle Ferland, Tel: 44.207.984.5051. Fax: 310.806.4268. Key Cast: Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, 44.207.984.5052 Jennifer Tilly, Janet McTeer, Brendan Company type: Producer and Distributor Larry Tucker Company Type: Theatrical Distributor Web: www.heretv.com Fletcher Delivery Status: Completed At AFM: Penny Wolf (Managing At AFM: Mark Reinhart (Exec. VP, Delivery Status: Production Year of Production: 1961, Country of Director), Lissa Lebel (Sales Executive), here!Films), Eric Bernstein (Sales Amodern gothic fairytale celebrates the Origin: USA Michel Ruben (Sales Consultant), Consultant, here! Films) power of a child's imagination. Ahit-man on the streets of New York. Heather McVicar (Vice-President, Office: #834 - 836 Loews Hotel, Tel: WOODY ALLEN SUMMER KILLING KIND, THE PROJECT Marketing) 310.458.6700 ext. 834, Cell (Eric Comedy Horror (88 min) Office: Loews Santa Monica Hotel Suite Bernstein): 323.243.8207 Director: English Language: English STRAIGHT-JACKET #748, Tel: 310.656.5639 Language: Curtis Harrington Director: Woody Allen YESTERDAY Comedy (95 minutes) Producer: Letty Aronson, Lucy Darwin, Drama (91 minutes) Language: English Producer: George Edwards Gareth Wiley Language: Zulu (with English subtitles) Director: Richard Day Key Cast: Ann Sothern, John Savage, Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Emily Director: Darrell James Roodt Producers: Michael Warwick Ruth Roman Mortimer, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Brian Producer: Anant Singh, Helena Spring Cast: Matt Letscher, Carrie Preston, Delivery Status: Completed Cox, Matthew Goode, James Nesbitt Cast: Leleti Khumalo, Lilhe Mvelase, Adam Greer, Veronica Cartwright Year of Production: 1973, Country of Delivery Status: Post- Production Kenneth Kambule Delivery Status: Completed Origin: USA A young tennis teacher of modest means Delivery Status: Completed (Screening) In 1950's Hollywood, movie star Guy Terry loved soft furry little animals. He becomes involved with a wealthy family. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Stone must marry a studio secretary in loved his mother. He loved pretty firsl. Due to romantic entanglements with two origin: South Africa order to conceal his homosexuality. Sally All dead. women he is forced to commit a serious The first film ever made in the Zulu has no idea her marriage is a sham, crime. language, YESTERDAY tells the moving though, and turns Guy's life upside-down. story of a South African woman who is APRIL'S SHOWER HOLLYWOOD diagnosed with AIDS but remains Comedy/Romance (95 minutes) HARMONY GOLD determined to live to see her young Language: English WIZARD daughter begin school. Director: Trish Doolan Hollywood Wizard 4629 Van Nuys Harmony Gold, 7655 Sunset Blvd., Los Producers: Honey Labrador, Trish LAST DAYS Blvd., Suite A, Sherman Oaks, CA Angeles, CA 90046 USA. Tel: Drama Doolan, Christopher Racster 91403. Tel: 818.461.9349. Fax: 323.851.4900. Fax: 323.851.5599. Language: English Cast: Trish Doolan, Maria Cina, Denise 818.461.9143 [email protected] Director: Gus Van Sant Miller, Jow Tabanella Company e-mail address: At AFM: Frank Agrama (Chairman & Producer: Dany Wolf Delivery Status: Completed CEO), Colleen Morris (President), Alan Cast: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Acomedy about love, romance and [email protected], Letz (Executive Vice President, Business Argento expectation at a seemingly traditional www.Hollywoodwizard.com Development), Melissa Wohl (Vice Delivery Status: Post Production wedding shower. Company Type: Sales Agent, Producer, President, Sales and Acquisitions) Year of Production: 2004, Country of SEX, POLITICS & COCKTAILS Distributor, Buyer Office: Loew's Hotel Suite 501, Tel: origin: US Comedy/Drama (95 minutes) At AFM: Tony Kandah (President), Mary 310.458.6700 LAST DAYS is a portrait of Blake, a Language: English Kevorkian (Sales Assistant); Acquisition TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION rock star who has retreated from the Director: Julien Hernandez Executive: Tony Kandah Documentary (104 minutes) intense scrutiny of fame to his private Producers: Julien Hernandez Narrated by Martin Sheen; Tibetan Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 859, Tel: estate, where he spends his last two days Cast: Julien Hernandez, Marisa Petroro, Voice-Overs: Susan Sarandon, Tim 310.458.6700 ext: 859, Market cell: in stoned harmony. Paul Lekakis, Seth Macari, Don Max Robbins, Ed Harris 818.512.4789. Fax: 818.461.9143 SOMETIMES IN APRIL Delivery Status: Completed BLACKOUT Year of Production: 2003 Drama Unable to tie the knot with his prozac Horror (91 min) Behind the secrets. Beyond your Language: English captivated girlfriend, Cuban Filmmaker Language: English imagination. An unforgettable epic of Director: Raoul Peck Sebastian Cortez, finds himself 30-years Director: Tim Munson courage and compassion. old and never in love. FASTER Producer: Joel Stillerman, Raoul Peck Producer: Billy Parish Action Reality (103 minutes) Cast: Idris Elba, Oris Erhuero, Debra Cast: Billy Parish, Skyler Montana, Narrated by Ewan McGregor Winger HOLLYWOOD Bobby Jo Lucas Featuring: Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Delivery Status: Post Production Delivery Status: Post-production Garry McCoy, John Hopkins Year of Production: 2004, Country of CLASSICS Year of Production: 2004, Country of Year of Production: 2003 origin: UK / Rwanda Hollywood Classics, Linton House, 39-51 Origin: USA The definitive story of motorcycle racing SOMETIMES IN APRIL is a powerful Highgate Road, London NW5 1RS UK. Haunted by the ghost of his murdered at the highest level, and of the handful of and moving story of bravery set against Tel: 44.20.7424.7280. Fax: wife, Sean Bryant is driven to believe men who have what it takes to win. the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Filmed in 44.20.7428.8936. he's responsible for both her death and Rwanda and Paris, it is the first major GOING DOWN www.hollywoodclassics.com, the horrible slayings plaguing Hillside Comedy (84 minutes) motion picture to be shot on the actual [email protected] Park. Can he discover the truth before Starring: Jay Michael Ferguson, Joshua locations where the tragic events took At AFM: Joe Dreier (Director), Melanie Blake, Christine Lakin, Hope Riley, Ed another Blackout? place. Tebb (Sales Coordinator), David DARK QUEEN Begley, Jr., Renée Estevez and Dennis Llewellyn-Jones (TV Sales Director) Horror (86 min) Haskins The Comprehensive Office: 608, Tel: 310.260.4121 Language: English Year of Production: 2003 HIRED HAND, THE Director: Ken LaVan GOING DOWN is a blow-out party, Product Guide is Western (90 min) Producer: Lou Aguilar complete with one trashed house, two Language: English available Cast: Tian Kitchen, Michael Marks, Sean buddies, three hot girls, four dumb jocks, Director: Peter Fonda Klitzner a hooker, a couple of dead bodies and on-line at Producer: William Hayward, Frank Delivery Status: Completed only three hours to clean up the mess Mazzola (2002 restoration) before mom and dad return home. www.thebusinessoffilm.com Key Cast: Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Year of Production: 2004, Country of © Verna Bloom Origin: USA Delivery Status: Completed Dr. Helen Reynolds discovers a link London Office Phone THE BUSINESS OF Year of Production: 1971 (restored between psychic power and a chemical 2002), Country of Origin: USA mutation in some human brains. 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11:11 I HEART HUCKABEES Crime Thriller (95 min) Comedy IMAGEWORKS Language: English I Director: David O. Russell ENTERTAINMENT Director: Rocky Costanzo Producers: Scott Rudin, Gregory Producer: Hector Mendez ICON Goodman, David O. Russell INTERNATIONAL, Cast: Josh Braslin, Katelyn Ann Clark, ENTERTAINMENT Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Huppert , INC. Jodi Scott Elliott Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Delivery Status: In production Imageworks Entertainment International, INTERNATIONAL Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg, and Naomi Year of Production: 2004, Country of Inc., Warner Center, 6140 Variel Avenue, Icon Entertainment International, The Origin: USA Watts Woodland Hills, CA 91367 USA. Tel: Quadrangle, 180 Wardour Street, London Delivery Status: completed 818.716.1670. Fax: 818.716.8004. W1F 8FX UK. Tel: 020.7494.8100. Fax: A husband-and-wife team play detective, [email protected], HORIZON 020.7494.8101. www.iconmovies.net but not in the traditional sense. Instead, www.ImageworksEntertainment.com At AFM: Bruce Davey (Chairman), Nick the happy duo helps others solve their Company Type: International ENTERTAINMENT Hill (Chief Executive Officer UK Icon existential issues, the kind that keep you Distribution, International Production Horizon Entertainment, 1040 Hamilton Group), Peter Naish (Head of up at night, wondering what it all means. At AFM: David Shoshan (President), St. Suite 207, Vancouver BC V6B 2R9, International Distribution), Simon Crowe Benjamin Brower (Sales); Acquisition Canada. Tel: 604.632.1707. Fax: (Head of Sales), James Norrie (Sales Executive: David Shoshan 604.632.1711. [email protected], Manager), Caroline Johnson (Head of Office: 505, Tel: 818.943.9899. Fax: 818.716.8004 www.filmhorizon.com International Marketing ) IDT Company Description: Horizon THE PAINTING Office: Room 754, Tel: 310.656.5000. Drama/Action (95 minutes) Entertainment is an independent film ENTERTAINMENT Fax: 310.656.5001 Language: English entertainment company engaged in GOAL! SALES Director: Peter Manoogian and Joshua producing, financing and licensing Rose feature films worldwide. Drama IDT Entertainment Sales, 12020 Producer: Michael Armand Hammer At AFM: Rob Straight (President), www.goalthemovie.com Chandler Blvd. Suite 300, North Cast: Charles Shaughnessy, Clifton Michael Taverna (Sales and Acquisitions Director: Danny Cannon Hollywood, CA 91607 USA. Tel: Davis, Debbie Allen, Ben Vereen, Stacy Executive), Caroline Stern (Director of Producers: Mike Jefferies, Matt Barrelle, 818.738.1300. Fax: 818.760.0881. Dash Distribution and Marketing) Bruce Davey [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed Office: Loews 654 Exec Producers: Lawrence Bender, Peter At AFM: John Hyde (Vice Chairman and Year Of Production: 2004, Country Of ETERNAL Hargitay Managing Director), Rick Mischel Thriller (107 minutes) Origin: USA Cast: Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Director: Wilhelm Liebenberg and (C.E.O.), Andrew Berman (Executive Randy Barrington IV, heir to a Kansas James Nesbitt, Stuart Townsend, Kieran Federico Sanchez Vice President of Sales), Patti City family fortune sacrifices everything Producer: Wilhelm Liebenberg and O'Brien, also featuring well-known Rose/Manager (International to be with the African American woman Federico Sanchez soccer and music stars, including Alan Distribution) he loves set in the radical and changing Cast: Conrad Pla, Caroline Neron, Shearer, Wayne Rooney, David Beckham Office: #304 times of America in the 1960s. Victoria Sanchez Marketing Partners: Coca-Cola, THE FALLEN ONES BACK BY MIDNIGHT Comedy (90 minutes) Status: Completed Newcastle United, Real Madrid, Adidas, Action/Adventure Language: English Country: Canada FIFA, FA Premier League, UEFA and Producer/Director: Kevin VanHook Director: Harry Basil Inspired by true historical events. A other miscellaneous Fortune 500 ["Frost", “Portrait of a Vampire", Producer: Joseph Merhi female serial killer with a thirst for blood “Daredevil” (SFX), “Hellraiser: Corporates Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Randy Quaid, is pursued by a detective in search of his Hellseeker” (SFX), “I, ROBOT” (SFX)] Delivery Status: Pre-Production Kirstie Alley, Gilbert Gottfried missing wife. Key Cast: Casper Van Dien (Starship Santiago (Diego Luna) is a kid with a Delivery Status: Completed MAIL Troopers, Sleepy Hollow), Robert Horror Suspense (110 minutes) god given talent and a dream. Like a Year Of Production: 2003, Country Of Wagner ("Austin Powers” trilogy) Director: Iwao Takahashi million other kids, he wants to be a Origin: USA Producer: Hisayoshi Okajima and professional soccer star. Status: Post-Production, Promo Rodney Dangerfield is the warden of a Manabu Harada ON A CLEAR DAY Screening in-suite prison who allows his prisoners to escape Comedy Drama Cast: Takamasa Suga, Chiaki Kuriyama, Country of Origin: USA during the night so they can steal items Leo Morimoto Director: Gaby Dellal An ancient evil from a forgotten time is to refurbish the crumbling prison. Status: Completed Producers: Sarah Curtis, Dorothy Berwin awakened when archeologist Country: Japan Cast: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, unexpectedly uncovers the mummified Based on the comic book series from Billy Boyd, Jamie Sives, Jodhi May, remains of a long dead warrior. Kadokawa, Psychic Detective Akiba and Benedict Wong ALL SOULS DAY his enigmatic 19-year-old female Delivery Status: Post-Production Horror/Thriller/Suspense assistant, Mikoto, root out and release Frank (Peter Mullan) determines to Director: Jeremy Kasten ("The Attic the restless spirits that terrorize this salvage his self-esteem and to tackle his Expeditions", “Gayosity") world. demons by attempting the ultimate test of Producer: Mark Altman, Mark Gottwald endurance - to swim the English (Producing Team of “House of the Channel. Dead", “Free Enterprise") THE BUSINESS OF ROMANCE AND CIGARETTES Key Cast: Robert Forester ("Jackie Musical/Black Comedy Brown", “Charlie's Angels: Full FILM Director: John Turturro Throttle") Producers: John Penotti Status: In Production Exec Producers: The Coen Brothers, Country of Origin: USA Bruce Davey, Jana Edelbaum All Souls Day, Dias De los Muertos. On Cast: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, a trip home to visit her parents, Alicia Head Office Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Mandy and her friends find themselves stranded Moore, Eddie Izzard, Aida Turturro, in a mysterious town somewhere in 41-42 Berners St. Mary-Louise Parker, Kumar Pallana Mexico. Status: Post-Production MASTERS OF HORROR Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, Horror/Thriller London as Nick Murder has just discovered. His Status: Pre-Production wife has uncovered his steamy affair Country of Origin: USA WIT 3NB with the sultry seductress Tula, and the Thirteen (13) featurettes directed by the ferocity of her anger is an eye popping most acclaimed masters of horror of this HUMAN ERROR - INDUSTRYWORKS DIST. surprise. generation. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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MY DATE WITH DREW ON THE CORNER IMAGI SERVICES Documentary (90 min) INFERNO FILM onthecorner.com (USA) LIMITED Language: English PRODUCTIONS, LLC Drama (95 min) Director: Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger, Language: English Imagi Services (USA) Limited, 15760 Inferno Film Productions, LLC, P.O. Box Brett Winn Director: Nathaniel Geary Ventura Boulevard, Suite 823, Encino, 696, Littleton, CO 80160 USA. Tel: Producer: Kerry David Co-Production Partners: CA 91436 USA. Tel: 818.986.3988. Fax: 303.587.9792. Fax: 303.470.1011. 818.986.3288. [email protected], Cast: Brian Herzlinger, Drew Barrymore Producer: Wendy Hyman www.infernofilm.com, www.imagi.com.hk Delivery Status: completed Key Cast: Alex Rice, Simon Baker, [email protected] At AFM: Thomas K. Gray (President & Year of Production: 2004, Country of Gordon Tootoosis At AFM: Darlene Cypser (President), CEO), Michael J. Arnold (Foreign Sales Origin: USA Delivery Status: Completed Manager), Kris Zhai (Asian & Latin Ordinary guy Brian Herzlinger has 30 Trygve Lode (Executive Producer) Year of Production: 2003, Country of American Sales), Galen Walker (EVP & days and $1,100 to get a date with Drew Office: Loews Room 525, Tel: Origin: Canada COO) Barrymore. 303.587.9792 Abrother and sister try to keep a sense of HANNAH HOUSE Office: 207, 208, 209, Tel: 310.458.6700, www.monkeyangel.com family in Vancouver's notorious ext. 207 INDUSTRYWORKS Horror (78 min) Downtown Eastside. HIGHLANDER Language: English Animation (Approx. 90 min) DISTRIBUTION INC. Director: Chad Smith Language: English IndustryWorks Distribution Inc., 325 Producer: Chad Smith INITIAL Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri_, (US West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Y Key Cast: Summer Sawyer, Steve Millin Animation Supervisors: Kevin Eastman, ENTERTAINMENT 1M2 Canada. Tel: 604.876.0547. Fax: Delivery Status: Completed Joe Pearson) 604.876.0541. www.industry-works.com GROUP Production company: Imagi International Year of Production: 2002, Country of At AFM: Melanie Kilgour (VP Initial Entertainment Group, 3000 W. Holdings, Davis-Panzer, MadHouse Origin: USA Worldwide), Evan Tylor (President), Paul Olympic Blvd., Ste 1550, Santa Monica, Japan Setting out to start a new life on the Hampton (Chairman), Vanessa Ip CA 90404 USA. Tel: 310 315 1722. Fax: Producer: Peter S. Davis, William Panzer prairie, a young couple is terrorized by (Executive Coordinator) 310 315 1723 Status: In development the evil in their new home. Office: Suite 433, Tel: 310.458.6700, ext. Budget: US$8 Million BREAKING AND ENTERING At AFM: Graham King (President), 301 www.breakingandenteringthemovie.com Country of origin: US Stephanie Denton (President, Sales & HUMAN ERROR (A.K.A. “BELOW Romantic Comedy (108 min) Through the centuries, the immortal Distribution), Schuyler Ha (Senior Vice THE BELT") Language: English Highlander seeks vengeance on the head Dark Comedy President, Marketing & Publicity) Director: Vin Morreale, Jr. of his arch-enemy, Marcus, while Director: Robert M. Young (Caught, Office: Loews, Suite 746, Tel: struggling to find his own peace. Dominick and Eugene, Extremities) Key Cast: Joshua Lore, Jenie Jones, 310.656.5636 William McNulty, Bobbi Jean Basche, THE GOOD SHEPHERD CAT TALE (WORKING TITLE) Producer: Joel Ehrlich Directed By: Robert DeNiro Rita Hight, Mark Sawyer-Dailey CGI Animation (Approx. 90 min) Cast: Xander Berkeley, Tom Bower, Produced By: Jane Rosenthal, Graham Delivery Status: Completed Language: English Robert Knott King Year of Production: 2003, Country of Director: Joe Sun Status: Completed, U.S. theatrical release Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio Origin: USA Production company: Imagi upcoming Status: Pre-Production Asuave experienced thief breaks into an Status: In development, Delivery Spring In a fantastic CGI world of tomorrow, The story of a man's rise through the CIA apartment while the owner is away only 2006 this contemporary comedy follows three from WW2 through the Bay of Pigs. Country of origin: US middle-management drones as they each to find a surprise that will change his life. THE AVIATOR Budget: US$25 Million attempt to climb the corporate ladder in a GOING BACK Directed By: Martin Scorsese An orphaned cat raised by dogs searches www.ronteachworth.com/film.html Produced By: Michael Mann, Sandy strange and decrepit third-world factory. Drama (90 min) for his identity and adventure in the CONFESSIONS OF A SOCIOPATHIC Climan, Graham King, Charlie Evans Jr. urban jungle of Catopolis. SOCIAL CLIMBER Director: English Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Comedy Language: Ron Teachworth Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Alec Director: Dana Lustig Producer: Jill Teachworth, Ron Baldwin, John C. Reilly, Jude Law, IMAGINATION Producer: Evan Tylor Teachworth Gwen Stefani WORLDWIDE, LLC Executive Producers: Chad Oakes, Stan Key Cast: Bruce Campbell, Christopher Status: Post- Production Brooks Howe Buoyed by vision, driven by imagination, Imagination Worldwide, LLC, 9107 Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sonja Delivery Status: Completed one man became an icon of the 20th Wilshire Blvd, Suite 625, Beverly Hills, Bennett, Colin Ferguson Year of Production: 1983, Country of century: Howard Hughes. Visionary. CA 90210 USA. Tel: 310.888.3494. Fax: Status: Post-production Origin: USA Daredevil. Mogul. Madman. 310.859.7173. Katya Livingston (Hewitt) is an Two young men set off to explore the AN UNFINISHED LIFE Company Type: Sales agent obnoxious 28-year-old ad sales exec who countryside before going away to Directed By: Lasse Hallstrom At AFM: Pierre David (Chairman & won't let anything stand in her way of college. Produced By: Leslie Holleran, Alan Ladd CEO), Tom Berry (Co-Chairman), getting to the top of the San Francisco Jr., Kelliann Ladd Lawrence Goebel (President), Helene social ladder. Executive Produced By: Su Armstrong, Raynaud (Distribution Coordinator), BROTHERHOOD OF THE UNDEAD INFRAME Matthew A. Rhodes, Joe Roth, Mark Kendall (Distribution Associate), Tippi Horror Rydell, Harvey Weinstein, Graham King Thomas (Distribution Assistant); Director: Micheal Bafaro InFrame, Linton House, 39-51 Highgate Cast: Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Acquisition Executive: Wendy Wolverton Producer: Evolution Pictures Road, London NW5 1RS UK. Tel: Morgan Freeman, Josh Lucas, Camryn Office: Suite 817 Cast: TBA 44.20.7424.7280. Fax: 44.20.7428.8936. Manheim SHALLOW GROUND Status: Pre-production, shooting www.hollywoodclassics.com, Status: Post- Production Horror (97 min) December '04 [email protected] Awoman, desperate to care for her Language: English American and German WWII soldiers At AFM: John Flynn daughter, reconnects with her estranged Director: Sheldon Wilson must band together to confront a mob of Office: 608, Tel: 626.826.9424 and emotionally wounded father-in-law, Producer: William Mendel, Martin the most horrifying - and seemingly WHAT ALICE FOUND and together, all three forge a renewed Drama (96 min) Mathieu, Sheldon Wilson, Jason Ninness, immortal - enemies that they could have lease on life. John Tarver ever imagined. Language: English Cast: Timothy V. Murphy, Stan Kirsch, Director: A Dean Bell Lindsey Stoddart, Patty McCormack THE BUSINESS OF Co-Production Partners: Delivery Status: completed FILM Producer: Richard Connors Year of Production: 2004, Country of Key Cast: Judith Ivey, Bill Raymond, Origin: USA Emily Grace One year after the brutal unsolved Los Angeles Office Delivery Status: Completed murder of a local girl, a naked teenage 5150 Wilshire Blvd. Year of Production: 2003, Country of boy, covered in blood and wielding a Los Angeles Origin: USA knife, appears at the town's sheriff's A young girl is lured into the world of AWORLD WITHOUT TEARS - MEDIA ASIA station. California 90036 truck-stop prostitution. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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AUSSIE PARK BOYZ IN-MOTION INTANDEM FILMS INTERMEDIA www.itndistribution.com PICTURES Intandem Films, 16/17 Little Portland FILM/I.S. FILM Action (90 min) Street, London, United Kingdom. Tel: Language: English IN-motion Pictures, 5 Percy Street, 0207.580.0705. Fax: 0207.580.0980. DISTRIBUTION Director: Nunzio D.G. LaBianca London, W1T 1DG UK. Tel: www.intandemfilms.com Co-Production Partners: Red Wolf Pty 44(0)20.7467.6880. Fax: Intermedia Film/I.S. Film Distribution, Company Type: Sales Agent and Ltd. 44.(0)20.7467.6890. sales@in- 9350 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100, Executive Producers Producer: Nunzio D.G. La Bianca, Joe motionpictures.com, www.in- Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA. Tel: 310. At AFM: Gary Smith (CEO), Billy Murabito motionpictures.com. sales@in- 777.0007. Fax: 310. 777.0008. Hurman (Director), Andrew Brown Key Cast: Nunzio “Lucky” LaBianca, motionpictures.com At AFM: Moritz Borman (Chairman & (Director), Denise Bridgeman Joe Murabito, Vince Ferraloro At AFM: Tony Lytle (Senior Vice CEO), Jon Gumpert (Vice Chairman & (Acquisitions and Marketing), Sasha Delivery Status: In Development President/Head of Television Sales), Head of Motion Picture Operations), Dein (Production and Marketing) Budget 500,000 Eroulla Constantine (Sales Executive), Bahman Naraghi (Chief Operating Office: 864 & 865, Tel: 310.458.6700 Year of Production: 2003, Country of Paula Fierman (Theatrical Sales and Officer), Dennis Higgins (Senior VP, (Suite 865). Fax: 310.458.6761(Suite Origin: Australia Acquisitions), Larry Friedricks Corporate Communications & Publicity), 865) Aussie Park Boyz portrays a realistic (Theatrical Sales), Marcus Tustin (Senior RETURN TO SENDER Mary Beth Bambridge (Senior VP, view of the trials and tribulations of a Vice President Business Affairs), Dr Thriller (103 min) Distribution & Finance) gang growing up in a small Australian Hilmar Siebert (Chairman/Head of Language: English Office: Suite 644 city, a society that alienates ethnic Development and Acquisitions) Director: Bille August ALEXANDER Director: Oliver Stone minorities. Office: Loews Hotel # 334, Tel: Producer: Michael Lunderskov THE BLOODLETTING 310.656.5649. Fax: 310.656.5650 Cast: Connie Nielson, Aidan Quinn, Producers: Thomas Schühly, Jon Kilik, www.thebloodletting.com THESE FOOLISH THINGS Kelly Preston Iain Smith and Moritz Borman Horror (87 min) Period Romantic Comedy Delivery Status: Complete Cast: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Director: English Director: Julia Taylor-Stanley Year of Production: 2004, Country of Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto, Language: Sean Paul Piccinino Producer: Paul Sarony Origin: UK/Denmark Rosario Dawson Co-Production Partners: Shaun Piccinino, Cast to date: Anjelica Huston, Lauren Budget: $ 10 million The story is an epic that is as daring and Jeremy Dunn Bacall, Terence Stamp, Zoe Tapper, Return To Sender traces the moral Producer: Tautua Reed, Orlando Andrew Lincoln, David Leon, Jamie ambitious as its subject, a relentless redemption of a deceitful and duplicitous McGuire Glover. conqueror who by the age of 32 had crook. The new film by veteran Danish Key Cast: Molly Fix, Jeremy Dunn, Status: In Production - selling at AFM amassed the greatest empire the world director Bille August is an atmospheric Shaun Paul Piccinino, Amanda Lee, 2004 had ever seen. and lightly paced mystery against the RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE Orlando McGuire Steve Showbiz to come back to us. Director: Alexander Witt BRINGING BALLANCHINE BACK backdrop of America's heavily populated Delivery Status: Completed Documentary Feature death row. Producers: Jeremy Bolt, Paul W.S. Budget 250,000 Director: Richard Blanshard THE BRIAN JONES PROJECT Anderson, Don Carmody Year of Production: 2004, Country of (WORKING TITLE) Exec. Producers: Bernd Eichinger, Origin: USA Producer: Alistair Norbury Murder Mystery (100 min approx) For eight college students, life seems to Cast to date: New York City Ballet Language: English Samuel Hadida, Robert Kulzer, Victor be going great. Until one night, when Narrated by Kevin Kline and with Eric Director: Stephen Woolley Hadida they cross paths with a mysterious Bogososian as Creative Consultant Producer: Finola Dwyer Production Co.: Constantin Film (UK) vagrant who warns them of a terrible Status: Completed - Selling worldwide at Cast: Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, Ltd., Davis Films/Impact (Canada) Inc. evil. AFM. Monet Mazur Cast: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, This documentary feature seen through Delivery Status: In Production Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann with the eyes of the dancers, is a moving Year of Production: 2004, Country of Jared Harris and Mike Epps portrait of the incomparable New York Origin: UK Aviral outbreak causes the quiet middle J City Ballet on its historic, emotion-filled Budget: $10 million American town of Raccoon City to be tour to the ballet's most renowned city, Acompelling story of Brian Jones, the overrun by an army of Undead. St. Petersburg. CREDITS NOT CONTRACTUAL JAPAN EXTERNAL BREAK A LEG founder of the Rolling Stones and his Black Comedy death which is still swathed in mystery TRADE Director: Monika Mitchell today. Producer: Catchlight Films NEON DREAMS (WORKING ITN DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION TITLE) ITN Distribution, 505 E. Windmill Lane, Cast: John Cassini, Rene Rivera, Molly Teen Fantasy (JETRO) Parker, Jennifer Beals. Suite 1B-102, Las Vegas, NV 89123 USA. Language: English Japan External Trade Organization Status: Completed - Selling worldwide at Tel: 212.228.4776. Fax: 212.387.0873. Director: Jeremy Tarr (JETRO), 777 South Figueroa St., Suite AFM www.itndistribution.com, Producer: Intandem Films / Michael Tarr 4900, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA. Tel: Max Matteo, a talented actor, can't catch [email protected] Cast: Daryl Hannah, Marilyn Manson, 210.624.8855. Fax: 213.629.8127. a break and believes his only option is to At AFM: Stuart Alson (President), Jack Alan Cumming http://www.jetro.go.jp. cripple the competition - literally. Campbell (Director of Sales) Delivery Status: pre production [email protected] Office: 435, Tel: 310.458.6700 x 327 Year of Production: 2004, Country of At AFM: Mitsuya Yuasa (Project Origin: UK / Germany USHER www.ushermovie.com Coordinator), Hiroshi Ishimura (Contents Budget: $30 million Crime Thriller (91 min) Advisor), Susan Stringer (Assistant A phantasmagorical live action, special Language: English Director) FX fantasy of teenage angst inspired by Office: #434, Tel: 310.260.0952. Fax: Lewis Carroll's “Alice in Wonderland". Director: Roger Leatherwood Co-Production Partners: 310.260.0953 The Comprehensive Producer: Jack Johnson, Pam Buchignani Key Cast: Thomas Alexander, Liz Turkel, Product Guide is Quin Gordon available Delivery Status: Completed Budget 500,000 on-line at Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: USA www.thebusinessoffilm.com When Ash, a neophyte 'enforcer' for the © THE BUSINESS OF mob, finds himself down-sized after a botched murder, he's forced to find other FILM’S employment but daily dealings with home on the internet. unruly patrons drives him back to his EDISON - NUIMAGE hitman ways. TOM WHITE - CINEMAVAULT The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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THE ROCKET POST Language: English KWA K Director: Stephan Whittaker KWA, Galeón 32, Bajo A, Madrid, 28042 L Producer: Mark Shorrock Spain. Tel: 34.91.747.3100. Fax: KARLIN-GREEN Executive Producers: Robert Bevan, 34.91.747.7000. www.kevinwa.com, LAKESHORE MEDIA INC. Keith Hayley, Charlie Savill, Guy Hands, [email protected] INTERNATIONAL Julia Hands At AFM: Kevin Williams (President) Lakeshore International, 5555 Melrose Karlin-Green Media Inc., 23801 Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Shauna Office: 458, Tel: 34.667.540.547 THE WEAKNESS OF THE Avenue, Gloria Swanson Bldg. 4th Floor, Calabasas Road, Suite 2038, Calabasas, MacDonald, Gary Lewis, Kevin McKidd CA 91302 USA. Tel: 818.224.3888. Fax: BOLSHEVIKE (La Flaqueza del Hollywood, CA 90038, USA. Tel: Production Status: Complete and bolchevique) 323.956.4222. Fax: 323.862.1456. 818.224.3869. www.laflaquezadelbolchevique.wanadoo. screening at AFM www.lakeshoreentertainment.com [email protected], es Country of Origin: UK At AFM: Peter Rogers (President, www.karlingreen.com The inhabitants of a remote Scottish Drama (99 min) Lakeshore International), Virginia Company Type: Buyers Representative island are disturbed, amused and Language: spanish with english S/T Longmuir (Senior Vice President, At AFM: Penny Karlin (Co-President), eventually enchanted by a dashing young Director: Manuel Martín Cuenca International Business & Legal Affairs & Kelly Green (Co-President), Elaine scientist and his plans to link them to the Co-Production Partners: Rioja Operations), Julie McLaughlin (Vice McGee (Acquisitions Manager); outside world via a rocket postal service. Audiovisual President, International Sales), Robert Acquisition Executive: Penny Karlin Producer: José Antonio Romero Burke (Vice President, Worldwide Office: Loews #201 Key Cast: Luis Tosar, María Valverde Marketing), Elisabeth Costa de KEYSTONE Delivery Status: Completed Beauregard (Director, International PICTURES INC. Year of Production: 2003, Country of Sales), Bonnie X. Brocatto (Assistant, KATHY MORGAN Origin: Spain International Business & Legal Affairs) Keystone Pictures Inc., 23410 Civic ARoad Rage incident leads to a near Office: Loews Hotel, # 731 INTERNATIONAL Center Way, Suite E-9, Malibu, CA, USA murderous pursuit of the other driver. MILLION DOLLAR BABY Kathy Morgan International, 12250 Sky 90265. Tel: 604.873.9739. Fax: The abyss is only avoided when our hero Drama Lane, Los Angeles CA 90049 USA. Tel: 604.873.5919. [email protected] becomes seriously captivated by the Director: Cllint Eastwood 310.472.6300. Fax: 310.472.6304. At AFM: Tim Brown (Director of daughter of the other driver. And so Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Kimberly Fox mobile: 310.447.4424. International Sales, cell: 604.351.1537), embarks on a Lolita-style adventure. Morgan Freeman Trevor Lesmeister (Manager of Sales & NOVEMBER (NOVIEMBRE) Company Type: Sales Agent www.tesela.com/noviembre/ Status: Post Production At AFM: Kathy Morgan (President), Distribution) Drama (104 min) Country of Origin: U.S.A. Kimberly Fox (Director of International Office: Loews Room 628/629 Language: Spanish with English S/T The funny and heartbreaking account of SPYMATE “Fighting” Maggie Fitzgerald, a young Sales), Teresa DeFonte (Executive Family Action (90 min) Director: Achero Mañas woman boxer from the Ozarks. She Assistant) Language: English Co-Production Partners: Tesela comes to Los Angeles to beg legendary Office: The Loews Santa Monica Beach Director: Robert Vince Producer: José Antonio Félez Irish-American trainer Frankie Dunn to Hotel, Suites 518 and 520, Fax: Producer: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts Key Cast: Óscar Jaenada, Ingrid Rubio teach her the inner secrets of boxing. 310.472.6304 Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Chris Potter, Richard Kind, Emma HALF LIGHT RAISE YOUR VOICE Roberts, Debra Jo Rupp, Pat Morita Year of Production: 2003, Country of Language: English Supernatural Thriller Delivery status: Post-Production Origin: Spain Director: Sean McNamara Director: Craig Rosenberg Country of Origin: Canada, Year of Mañas' eagerly awaited second feature is Producers: Sara Risher, David Cast: Demi Moore, Hans Matheson Production: 2003 loosely based on his parents' experiences Brookwell, Sean McNamara, Anthony in vastly changing 70's Spain, when Status: In Production Minkey, the highly trained super spy Country of Origin: UK Rhulen chimp, must team up with his ex-partner students form a radical theatre group. Executive Producers: A.J. Dix, William RED DUSK (DANS LE ROUGE DU Asuccessful mystery novelist's life falls Mike Muggins in this high action COUCHANT / CREPÚSCULO apart when her 5-year-old son drowns. Shively, Avram Butch Kaplan comedy to rescue Mike's daughter from ROJO) THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE Cast: Hilary Duff, Rita Wilson, Oliver www.mangafilms.es/crepusculorojo/ the clutches of the evil Dr. Farley. Drama/Italian Language James, with Rebecca De Mornay and CHESTNUT Drama (90 min) Director: Gianni Amelio Family (90 minutes) John Corbett Director: Spanish, French with English Cast: Kim Rossi Stuart, Charlotte Language: English Production Status: Complete and S/T Rampling Director: Robert Vince screening at AFM Language: Edgardo Cozarinsky Country of Origin: Italy Producers: Robert Vince & Anna Country of Origin: US Co-Production Partners: Mallerich Status: Screening McRoberts Teen sensation Hilary Duff stars as a Producer: Serge Lalou, Lluís de Vall, The touching story of a young father Cast: Barry Bostwick, Abigail Breslin, talented small town girl who travels to Xavier Catafal, Paco Poch forging a relationship with his Makenzie Vega Los Angeles against her father's wishes Key Cast: Marisa Paredes handicapped son, whom he meets for the Delivery Status: Post-Production to pursue her dream of becoming a Delivery Status: Completed first time as a teenager. Country of Origin: Canada, Year of Year of Production: 2003, Country of singer. THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE ALOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG Production: 2003 Origin: Spain, France Romantic Comedy Language: English Two young orphan girls finally get Respected documentary director Director: John Hay Written and Directed by Shainee Gabel adopted only to find out that their newest Cozarinsky´s first feature. Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Dougray secret, a Great Dane puppy, is not VIVA SAPATO Producers: Bob Yari, David Lancaster Comedy (94 min) Scott, Jimi Mistry and Paul Miller allowed in their new home. Status: Post Production AIR BUD 6 Language: Spanish with English S/T Cast: John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson Family Director: Luis Carlos Lacerda Country of Origin: UK and Gabriel Macht. Language: English Key Cast: Jorge Sanz, Laura Ramos, Alice is happily married to Sam. Sam's Production Status: Complete and Producers: Robert Vince & Anna María Galiana best friend, Archie, has a secret crush on screening at AFM McRoberts Delivery Status: Completed Alice. An anonymous Valentine's Day gift (from Archie) convinces Alice to Country of Origin: US Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2003, Country of prank Sam with the intent of proving his ALOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG is Country of Origin: Canada, Year of Origin: Brazil, Spain love for her. a beautiful and poignant story about the Production: 2004 Vibrant Latin comedy set in Cuba, shot UNDERWORLD II lies families tell to each other and the When Noah and Buddy arrive in in Brazil (in Spanish!) of pair of dance Action truth that lies in every family. Australia things are not quite what Noah shoes that go missing from the Tropicana Director: Len Wiseman expected. club with $5.000 hidden in the heels, L.A. Office Phone setting off a chain of events that takes us Cast: Kate Beckinsale (323) 935-8228 around both countries. Status: Pre Production Country of Origin: U.S.A. The eternal battle between Vampires and L.A. Office FAX Werewolves is back in the sequel to the (323) 935-8229 smash hit UNDERWORLD.

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LADIES IN LAVENDER SHADOWBOXER Period / Drama Drama LIGHTNING LIONS GATE FILMS Director: Charles Dance Language: English ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL Cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Director: Lee Daniels Lightning Entertainment, 301 Arizona Lions Gate Films International, 2700 Brühl, Natasha McElhone, Miriam Producer: Brook Lenfest, Lisa Cortes, Avenue, Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA Colorado Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, Margolyes, David Warner Dave Robinson 90401, USA. Tel: 310.255.7999. Fax: CA 90404 USA. Tel: 310.255.3700. Fax: Status: Screening Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Helen Mirren, 310.255.7998. [email protected], 310.255.3860 . www.lionsgatefilms.com At AFM: Nicolas Meyer (President, Lions Country of Origin: UK Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Ferlito, Joseph www.lightning-ent.com Two sisters have their lives turned upside Gordon-Levitt, Mo'Nique, Macy Gray Gate International), Sergei Yershov (Co- At AFM: Richard S. Guardian, Tannaz President, Lions Gate International), Peter down when they discover a handsome Status: Postproduction Anisi, Rich Goldberg, Marc Greenberg Block (President, Home Entertainment, and charismatic Polish castaway on the Year: January, 2005, Country: USA Office: La Flores Suite, 8th Floor, Tel: Acquisitions and New Media), Tom beach below their house. Ajob goes awry for a romantically 310.458.6700 Ortenberg (President, Releasing), Steven CAVE involved mother/stepson hit team and the Horror ADAYWITHOUT A MEXICAN Beeks (President Home Entertainment), son realizes t hat he has to find more Steve Rothenberg (EVP, Distribution) Director: Bruce Hunt Satire than a reason to kill -- he has to find a Office: 544, Tel: 310.260.4101 Cast: Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Language: English/Spanish reason to live. FIERCE PEOPLE Eddie Cibrian, Rick Ravanello, Piper Director: Sergio Arau Producer: Isaac Artenstein Drama Perabo Language: English Status: Post Production LIBERTY Executive Producer: Eckehardt von Directed by: Griffin Dunne Country of Origin: U.S.A Damm Producer: Nick Wechsler, Keith Addis Agroup of hotshot cave divers gets INTERNATIONAL Cast: Yareli Arizmendi, Caroline Aaron, Cast: Diane Lane, Donald Sutherland, trapped in an underground cave system John Getz, Melinda R. Allen, Fernando Elizabeth Perkins and is forced to battle demon creatures ENTERTAINMENT Arau, Maureen Flannigan Status: Post-Production when they attempt to escape. INC. Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: US Year of Production: 2004, Country of When a message therapist's son has a Liberty International Entertainment Inc., Origin: USA / Mexico / Spain close brush with the law, she realizes it's 1990 Westwood Boulevard Penthouse, How do you make the invisible, visible? time to make a life-altering change. LATIDO FILMS Los Angeles, California 90025 USA. Tel: HAPPY ENDINGS You take it away. Latido Films, C/ Veneras 9, 6¼, Madrid, 310.474.4456. Fax: 310.474.7455. Comedy/Drama LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE Spain. Tel: 34.548.8877. Fax: [email protected], Language: English Documentary 34.548.8878. www.latidofilms.com, www.libertyinteractive.com Written & Directed by: Don Roos Language: English [email protected] Company Type: Distributor Producers: Holly Wiersma, Michael Director: Antoine Fuqua At AFM: Massimo Saidel (General At AFM: Randy Naft (President), Irv Paseornek Producer: Jack Gulick, Alex Gibney, Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Jesse Bradford & Manager, Tel: 33.620.827.305), David Holender (Chairman), Aida Torres ( Margaret Bodde Executive Producer: Maggie Gyllenhaal Castellanos (Sales Coordinator, Tel: Secretary Director), Noel Gimbel Martin Scorsese Status: Post-Production 34.675.526497) (Director - Publishing), Frank Naft Appearances by: B.B. King, Robert Cray Country of Origin: US Office: ICEX-Office 446. (General Manager), Phillip G. Catherall & Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, An ensemble cast of 10 intertwining UNCONSCIOUS (Sales) characters telling 3 stories of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler & Joe Perry, PATORUZITO Office: Loews Santa Beach Hotel, Room: relationships, friendship and blackmail. India.Arie, to name a few. CLEOPATRA H-509, Tel: 33(0).4.92.99.8142 THE LOST CITY Delivery Status: Completed THE ART OF LOSING DELUXE COMBO PLATTER Drama Year of Production: 2004, Country of MACHUCA Comedy/Romance Language: English Origin: USA Directed by: Andy Garcia Language: English One night, thousands of music fans Producers: Frank Mancuso Jr., Andy Director: Vic Sarin LEE DANIELS gathered at Radio City Music Hall for a Garcia Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Marla Sokoloff, and tribute concert to honor the enduring Executive Producers: Tom T. Gores, Monica Shnarre ENTERTAINMENT legacy of blues music. Johnny O. López Lee Daniels Entertainment, 39 West Delivery Status: Completed Cast: Andy Garcia, Ines Sastre, Bill MOSCOW HEAT 131st Street, Suite 2, New York, NY Year of Production: 2004 Murray, Dustin Hoffman, Tomas Milian Action Eve Stuckley a small town waitress has Status: Post- Production 10037 USA. Tel: 646.548.0930. Fax: Language: English 646.548.9883. lofty dreams of love and a career but Country of Origin: US Director: Jeff Celentano Astory of impossible love set in the late [email protected], lacks the confidence to make it happen. Producer: Alexander Izotov, Alexander 1950's Havana. THE ROCKABILLY LEGENDS www.leedanielsentertainment.com Nevsky Company Type: Producer & Sales Agent (2 X 90 Minutes DVD - 3 X 60 Min) Cast: Michael York, Richard Tyson, At AFM: Lee Daniels (President & Delivery Status: Completed Adrian Paul, Joanna Pacula, Alexander M CEO), Dave Robinson, (CFO & Head of An extraordinary Three-Hour Special Nevsky, Robert Madrid Sales), Asger Hussain, (Director, Event. Rare interview footage filmed by Delivery Status: Post-Production M6 - DROITS Worldwide Distribution) Red Robinson and Jerry Naylor of the Year of Production: 2004, Country of Office: Loews Hotel, Room 309, Tel: family members, musicians, record Origin: USA/Russia AUDIOVISUELS 310.458.6700. Fax: 310.458.6761 producers, managers, promoters and Aretired Diplomat and an LAPD M6 - Droits Audiovisuels, 89 avenue THE WOODSMAN close personal friends of the Rockabilly Detective seek justice, by pursuing a Charles-de-Gaulle, 92575 Neuilly-sur- Drama (87 minutes) Legends. psychotic murderer to Moscow. Seine Cedex, France. Tel: Language: English BEVERLY HILLS BRATS really start to get complicated! 33.1.41.92.68.66. Fax: 33.1.41.92.68.69. Director: Nicole Kassell Action/ Comedy www.m6da.com Producer: Lee Daniels Starring: Peter Billingsley, Martin Sheen, At AFM: Thierry Desmichelle (Director), Laetitia de la Gravière (Deputy Cast: Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Burt Young and Terry Moore Delivery Status: Completed Manager), Isabelle Drouart (Head of Benjamin Bratt, Mos Def, Eve Feature Film sales) Year of Production: 1988 Status: Completed Office: 741 Year: 2004, Country: USA Silver Spoons, Private Schools, Fast Cars TELL ME I'M PRETTY (J'ME SENS The haunting tale of a convicted child and Swimming Pools. Scooter's got PAS BELLE) molester who attempts to rebuild his life everything a kid could want, except for Love Comedy (85') despite the odds society places against the one thing that means the most to him, Language: French him. his family's attention. 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THE AMERICAN (L'AMERICAIN) THE FREEDIVER THE SINGLES WARD LA GRANDE SÉDUCTION Comedy (94') Action / Adventure Comedy (102 minutes) (SEDUCING DOCTOR LEWIS) Language: French Language: English Language: English Comedy (110 min) Director: Patrick Timsit Director: Alki David Director: Kurt Hale Director: Jean-François Pouliot Producer: CIPANGO Producer: Alki David, Jan H. Vocke Producer: David Hunter Producers: Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal Casting: Thierry Lhermitte, Lorant Cast: Adam Baldwin, Dominique Swain, Principal Cast: Will Swenson, Connie Cast: Raymond Bouchard, David Boutin, Deutsch, Emilie Dequenne Judd Nelson, James Fox, Alki David Young, Kirby Heyborne Benoît Brière, Lucie Laurier, Pierre Francis Farge, aka “L'Américain", is Delivery Status: Completed Delivery Status: In production Collin. thirty-ish. He lives in Sarcelles near Paris. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Year of Production: 2002, Country of Status: Completed But. He has an obsession: he feels Origin: UK Origin: USA Origin: Canada American deep inside and wants to obtain Atalented young woman is plucked from Good natured, laugh-out-loud comedy Asmall fishing village bends over the Americain citizenship. A problem backwards to seduce a young doctor, but stands in the way: Francis Farge is French. obscurity and brought to an idyllic island about a young divorcee, stand-up where she is trained by a scientist to comedian Jonathan Jordon, and his is it enough to reel him in for good? THE UGLY DUCKLING AND ME LA VIE AVEC MON PéRE Animated feature film become the undisputed Freediving dating dilemmas. Dramatic Comedy Director: Karsten Kiilerich, Michael champion of the world. WESTENDER Director: Sébastien Rose Medieval Fantasy (104 mins) Hegner SISTAS' BEAUTY SALON Producers: Roger Frappier, Luc Vandal Urban Comedy Language: English Producer: A-FILM ("Asterix and the Status: In Post-production Language: English Director: Brock Morse Vikings” - “Help, I'm a fish") Origin: Canada Director: Leslie Small Producer :Hans Hlawaty Karsten Kiilerish who was nominated for Two brothers who have nothing in the Oscar in 1999 for the best animated Producers: Jeff Clanagan, Nikkole Cast: BlakeStadel, Rob Simonson, Ron common apart from the father who raised short film: “One life departs” Denson, Leslie Small Wright them, reunite to save him from falling Budget: 8.5 million Euros Executive Producer: Magic Johnson Delivery Status: Complete apart both physically and financially. It is a modern version of Andersen's “The Cast: Mo'Nique, Kellitta Smith, Gina Year of Production: 2004, Country of Ugly Duckling", full of humour. Torres, and special appearances by Origin: USA ASTERIX AND THE VIKINGS Serena Williams, Vivica A. Fox Westender explores the world of a young Animated feature film adapted from MAXIM MEDIA Delivery Status: Completed knight who has fallen from grace and “Asterix and the Normans” (about 75') Year of Production: 2004, Country of INTERNATIONAL Based on the work of René Goscinny and who must find a way to redeem himself. Origin: USA Maxim Media International, 5025 S. Ash Albert Uderzo Peaches, a hair stylist from Baltimore, Delivery Status: In Production MAX FILMS INC. Ave., Bldg. B2 Tempe, AZ 85282 USA. Director: Stefan Fjeldmark ("Help, I'm a fish") and her estranged sister, Angela, the Tel: 480.966.4070. Fax: 480.966.4570. Max Films Inc., 1751, rue Richardson, Producer: M6 Studio with A-Film in owner of an upscale salon in Beverly www.emaximmedia.com, Suite 2.102, Montréal, Québec H3K 1G6 Denmark Hills, get reacquainted when Peaches [email protected] Budget: 22 million Euros decides to attend a celebration for Angela Canada. Tel: 514.282.8444. Fax: At AFM: Darrin Ramage (President), Asterix and Obelix's mission is to free in L.A. 514.282.9222. www.maxfilms.ca, Angela Cummings (Vice President of Goudurix before it is too late. Our heroes [email protected] Business Affairs) set sail for the icy waters of the Arctic MARVISTA At AFM: Roger Frappier (President & Office: 863, Tel: 480.980.6069 and reach Viking territory where they Producer), Alexandra Wermester AUTOPSY, A LOVE STORY encounter countless obstacles before they ENTERTAINMENT (Director of Int'l Sales and Marketing) Dark Psychological Horror (120 Min) bring Goudurix back to the village safe MarVista Entertainment, 12519 Venice Office: Loews Santa Monica Hotel, Language: English and sound. Canada Sales Office, Suite 764, Tel: Director: Guy Crawford ANIMALS IN LOVE (LES Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA. Tel: 310.458.6700. Fax: 310.458.6761 Co-Production Partners: Tamarie ANIMAUX AMOUREUX) 310.737.0950. Fax: 310.737.9115. TANGO, UN GIRO EXTRAÑO Hargrove, John Scott Mills Animal documentary (80') www.marvista.net, [email protected] (TANGO, A STRANGE TURN) Language: French Company Type: Producer and Distributor Musical documentary (86 min. 37 sec.) Producer: Gary F. Carr Director: Laurent Charbonnier ("The last At AFM: Joseph Szew (President/CEO), Director: Mercedes García Guevara Key Cast: Joe Estevez, John Scott Mills, trapper") Fernando Szew (COO/Managing Producers: Mercedes García Guevara, Ginny Harman, Dina Osmussen Producer: MC4 - Jean-Pierre Bailly Director), Michael Jacobs (President, Ricardo Preve Delivery Status: Completed Budget 250,000 Delivery Status: In Development Production and Distribution), Monica Associate Producers: Roger Frappier, Year of Production: 2002, Country of Budget: 7.5 million Euros Vespe (Director of International Sales), René Malo, Oscar Saporiti Love life of animals. Origin: USA George Port (Executive Vice President) Status: Completed When Charlie, a morgue worker, meets Office: 301, Tel: 310.458.6700 (Loews Origin: Argentina the Jane Doe of his dreams, a beautiful hotel main line), Fax: 310.458.6761 Agroup of new generation musicians MAINLINE suicide victim, he realizes that it was no (Loews fax line) who dare to renew old formulas prove RELEASING SPIRIT BEAR accident that they met and is determined Family that tango is still alive in Buenos Aires. Mainline Releasing, 301 Arizona Avenue, LA FACE CACHÉE DE LA LUNE to keep her. Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Language: English (FAR SIDE OF THE MOON) DEAD LIFE USA. Tel: 310.255.1200. Fax: Director: Stefan Scaini Dramatic Comedy (106 min) Horror (135 Mins) 310.255.1201, Producers: Mary Young Leckie, Heather Director: Robert Lepage Language: English [email protected], Haldane Producers: Bob Krupinski, Mario St- Director: William Victor Schotten www.mainlinereleasing.com Co-Production Partners MarVista Laurent Co-Production Partners: At AFM: Richard S. Guardian, Tannaz Entertainment, Tapestry Pictures, Massey Executive Producers: Daniel Langlois, Producer: Joseph J. Zetts Anisi, Rich Goldberg, Marc Greenberg Productions, CTV, Tapestry Distribution th Robert Lepage Key Cast: Michael Hanton, Joseph J. Office: La Flores Suite, 8 Floor, Tel: International Cast: Robert Lepage, Anne-Marie Zetts, Ashleigh Holena, Jayson Garity, 310.458.6700 Principal Cast: Ed Begley Jr., Mark Cadieux, Marco Poulin, Céline Bonnier Bruce Taylor NOISE Rendall, Graham Greene Delivery Status: Completed Thriller Status: Completed Delivery Status: In production Language: English Origin: Canada Budget 150,000 Director: Tony Spiridakis Year of Production: 2004, Country of Philippe's attempts to find his role on Year of Production: 2004, Country of Producer: Tony Spiridakis, Shannon Origin: Canada earth and reconcile with his younger Origin: USA Goldman, Lance Doty Inspired by the story of Simon Jackson, brother after their mother's death are A deadly virus runs rampant, killing the Cast: Ally Sheedy, Trish Goff, Michael who at 15 takes on the powerful forest paralleled by Russia's defeat in the space living & reviving the dead. Maxx & his E. Knight, David Thornton, Giancarlo industry and the provincial government race and their ensuing Soviet-American friends struggle for survival as they face Esposito to protect more than 6,000 square cooperation. off with the living dead. Delivery Status: Completed kilometers of Princess Royal Island, Year of Production: 2003, Country of home to the rare white Kermode Bear. Origin: USA THE BUSINESS OF FILM - Head Office Torn between the memories of her 41-42 Berners St., London, WIT 3NB former life and the erratic behavior of her upstairs neighbor Charlotte, Joyce is London Office Phone 44 207 372 9992 slowly losing her grip on reality.

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STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN AT YOU I LOVE SUNDOWN MEDIA BLASTERS, MEDIA Drama (85 min) www.insane-o-rama.com INC. DEVELOPMENT Language: Russian, Subtitles English Horror (135 Mins) Status: Completed Media Blasters, Inc., 519 8th Avenue, Director: English AUTHORITY OF Year: 2004, Country of origin: Russia 14th Floor, New York, NY 10018 USA. Language: Marc Fratto Director: Dmitry Troitsky; Olga Tel: 212.868.0991. Fax: 212. 868.3315. SINGAPORE/ Co-Production Partners: Marc Fratto, Stolpovskaya www.media-blasters.com Frank Garfi, Steve Gonzalez Production company: Prime TV At AFM: John Sirabella (President & SINGAPORE FILM Producer: Brandi Metaxas Producer Dmitry Troitsky; Olga C.E.O.), Carl Morano (International Key Cast: J. Scott Green, Masha COMMISSION Stolpovskaya Sales & Producer), Yoko Hayama (VP Sapron, Jocasta Bryan, Joseph DeVito, Media Development Authority of Cast: Lubov Tolkalina; Evgeny US & International Sales), Aviva Joshua Nelson Singapore/Singapore Film Commission, Koriakovsky; Damir Badmaev Wishnow (US & International Sales Delivery Status: Completed 140 Hill Street, #04-01 MICA Building, Vera, a beautiful TV newsreader, and Executive), Takashi Sakuda Budget 250,000 Singapore 179369. Tel: 65.6837.9973. Tim, an advertising creative, fall in love (Acquisitions Manager), Aiko Utsumi Year of Production: 2003, Country of Fax: 65.6336.1170. [email protected], with each-other. One day Vera comes (Assistant Acquisitions Manager) Origin: USA http://www.mda.gov.sg/aboutus/a_feedba home to find Tim in bed with Uloomji - Avinyl clad woman with unmatched Office: Malibu Suite, 7th Floor ck.html, www.mda.gov.sg, www.sfc.org.sg FLESH FOR THE BEAST a young Kalmyk male,,, mysterious powers seeks her revenge on www.fleshforthebeast.com Company Type: Singapore film mobster vampires, vampire lovers & a Horror (90 minutes) promotion agency MEXICAN FILM thousand year old assassin. It is a dark Producers: Csaba Bereczki, Carl Morano, At AFM: Ms Ang Hwee Sim (Assistant gritty look into the world of the sickest John Sirabella Director), Ms Doreen Chua (Manager), INSTITUTE of bloodsuckers. Director: Terry West Ms Julia Ng (Senior Management Mexican Film Institute, Insurgentes Sur Principal Cast: Jane Scarlett, Sergio Executive) 674 Del Valle, Mexico City, 03100, MEDIA ASIA GROUP Jones, Caroline Munro Office: 8 Atrium East and Room 332, Mexico. Tel: 5255. 54.48.53.39. Fax: Media Asia Group, 24/F Causeway Bay Delivery Status: Completed Tel: 310.570.4098 5255. 54.48.53.80. Year of Production: 2003, Country of SINGAPORE FEATURE Plaza II, 463-483 Lockhart Road, FILMS/TELEMOVIES [email protected], Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Tel: Origin/production: USA Language: English and Mandarin www.imcine.gob.mx 852.2314.4288. Fax: 852.2314.4248. When a team of parapsychologists Company Type: Government Institute [email protected], investigates an old manor for signs of At AFM: Mrs. Susana López Aranda www.mediaasia.com restless sprits, they are besieged by MEDIA LUNA (Deputy Director International Promotion At AFM: Jeffrey Chan (Head of alluring and beautiful demons, a madman & Distribution), Mr. Miguel Angel Distribution (Distribution/Sales), Tel: with a secret past, and slaughtering ENTERTAINMENT Ortega (Head of International Sales) 852.2302.3894, Mobile: 852 9278 8888, zombies! GMBH & CO. KG Office: Loews 770 Fax: 852.2314.4247), Ricky Tse SHADOW (TENTATIVE TITLE) @FESTIVBERCINE.RON (Assistant General Manager Action/Horror (90 minutes approx.) Media Luna Entertainment GmbH & Co. Comedy (95 min) (Distribution/Sales), Tel: 852.2302.3819, Director: Derek Wan KG, Hochstadenstrasse 1-3, D-50672 Language: Spanish Mobile: 852.9018.6578, Fax: Producers: Csaba Bereczki, Carl Morano, Cologne Ð Germany. Tel: Director: Gabriel Retes y Lourdes 852.2314.4247), Frederick Tsui (Co- John Sirabella 49.221.139.22.22. Fax: Elizarrarás production & Distribution, Tel: Year of Production: 2004 49.221.139.22.24, info@medialuna- Producer: Gabriel Retes & Lourdes 852.2302.3810, Mobile: 852.9463.3446, Principal Cast: Tony Todd ("Candyman") entertainment.de, www.medialuna- Elizarrarás Fax: 852.2314.4248), Vanessa Lo & Carla Greene entertainment.de Co-production partners: Reeliz Films, (Assistant Manager (Distribution/Sales), Delivery Status: Post-Production At AFM: Ida Martins (Managing IMCINE-FOPROCINE, U. de G. Tel: 852.2302.3835, Mobile: Country of Origin/production: USA Director), Andrew Chand (Sales Cast: Gabriel Retes, Lourdes Elizarrarás, 852.9488.1759, Fax: 852.2314.4247) Action/Horror film set in a women's Manager) Daisy Granados, Pastor Vega, Marely Office: Loews Santa Monica Beach prison where a group of inmates must We would be grateful if you could Gutiérrez, Ramón Almodóvar. Hotel, Room 617 & 619, Tel: unite to wage an all-out battle against a publish our titles in the following order: Delivery Status: (completed) 310.260.4127. Fax: 310.260.4132 hungry horde of zombies who rise from Office: 738 Year of production: 2004, Country of KOREA RAIDERS (WORKING TITLE) the prison grounds! METALLIC BLUES Origin: Mexico Action Drama DEATH TRANCE AMexican director takes his first feature Main cast: Tony LEUNG Chiu-wai, Action/Horror/Sci-Fi Director: Danny Verete to his first Latin American film festival. Richie JEN, SHU Qi Language: Japanese Producer: Verete Films/BBR/Gemini The problem is that his movie is in Status In production (90 minutes approx.) Film English and the copy lacks Spanish Country of origin: Hong Kong Director: Yuji Shimomura (Action Cast Members: Avi Kushnir, Moshe Ivgy Afollow-up to the 2000 Hong Kong subtitles. Director of “Versus") Production Status: completed EL MAGO (THE MAGICIAN) box-office smasher Tokyo Raiders Producers: John Sirabella, Yoshinori A film about friendship and Drama (98 min) starring Cannes Chiba reconciliation while in the background Language: Spanish GIMME KUDOS Co-production: Media Blasters ("Flesh are echoes of the dark days in the history Director: Jaime Aparicio Drama for the Beast") & Media Suits ("Battle of Germany and Israel and the Israeli Producer: Mitl Valdez y Roberto Fiesco Director: HUANG Jianxin Field Baseball") collective memory. Co-production partners: CUEC-UNAM, Producer: FENG Xiaogang Principal Cast: Tak Sakaguchi ("Versus", HELL ON WHEELS CONACULTA, IMCINE FOPROCINE Main cast: WANG Zhiwen, FAN Wei, Documentary “Godzilla, Final Wars") Cast: Erando González, Julissa, Gustavo CHEN Hao Director: Pepe Danquart Delivery Status: Pre-Production Muñoz, Maya Zapata, Juan Ángel Delivery Status: In production Producer: Quinte Film Year of Production: March 2005, Esparza Country of origin: China Production Status: completed Country of Origin/co-production: Delivery Status: (completed) Areportage journalist is in a quandary Tour de France - the toughest Bicycle USA/Japan Year of Production: 2004 when pestered by a citizen seeking Race of all. Year after year this An invincible samurai warrior seeks to Country of Origin: Mexico public kudos for saving a rape victim. spectacular event fascinates millions of break the spell of his endless battle when Upon knowing he's suffering from a INITIAL D people worldwide. And the winner takes he encounters the Godess of Destruction. terminal disease, Tadeo a street magician, Action Drama it all. Director: Andrew LAU, Alan MAK decides to settle matters with his past. Producer: Andrew LAU Main cast: Jay CHOU, Edison CHEN, Shawn YUE, Anne SUZUKI Status: Post-production Country of origin: Hong Kong From a popular Japanese manga comes this live action blockbuster about a delivery boy who metamorphoses into a racing champion. CAFE LUMIERE - SHOCHIKU CO., LTD

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ADÁN Y EVA (TODAVêA) (ADAM AND EVE (STILL)) MIRAMAX MIROVISION INC. MOBIUS Drama (100 min) INTERNATIONAL Mirovision Inc., 1-151 Shinmunro-2-ga, INTERNATIONAL Language: Spanish Chongro-gu, Seoul, Korea. Tel: Director: Iván Ávila Dueñas Miramax International, 99 Hudson 82.2.737.1186. Fax: 82.2.737.1184. Mobius International, 5890 West Producer: Iván Ávila Dueñas Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10013 [email protected], Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016 Co-production partners: IMCINE- USA. Tel: 212.219.4100. Fax: http://www.mirovision.com USA. Tel: 310.202.9500. Fax: FOPROCINE, 13 LUNAS. 212.941.3836. At AFM: Jason CHAE (C.E.O.), Mina 310.202.9505. Cast: Diana Lein, Junior Paulino, Raúl At AFM: Rick Sands (COO, Miramax SUH (Sales Manager), Soojin JUNG At AFM: David Bergstein (Chairman and Adalid, Marta Riveros, Marta Aura. Films), Jere Hausfater (Executive Vice (Project Manager), Nelly CHANG CEO), Mimi Steinbauer (President, Delivery Status: (completed) President, Miramax International), Mark (Assistant Manager); Acquisition International Distribution), Helen Lee Year of Production: 2004 Lindsay (Sr. Vice President, Sales and Executive: Jason CHAE(C.E.O.) Kim (Director, International Distribution) Country of Origin: Mexico Distribution, Miramax International), Office: #439, Tel: 714.496.4039 Office: 532 FADE OUT According to Genesis: after having eaten Colleen Seldin (Sr. Vice President, BUNSHINSABA - OUIJA BOARD Worldwide Operations), Jill Silfen (Sr. Horror (92 min) Director: Michael Cristofer of the Tree of knowledge of Good and Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Milla Evil, Adam and Eve were expelled from Vice President, Business and Legal Language: Korean Affairs, Miramax Intl) Director: AHN Byung-ki Jovovich, Dylan McDermott the Garden of Eden to protect the way to Status: Pre-Production the other forbidden tree: the Tree of Life. Office: Loews Santa Monica Beach Producer: KIM Yong-dae Hotel, Suite 831, Tel: 310.656.5040. Fax: Co-production partners: When a screenwriter with schizophrenia 310.656.5045 Cast: KIM Kyu-ri, LEE Yu-ri, LEE Se- begins to write a script that mirrors his MICOTT & BASARA DERAILED eun life, the lines blur between fiction and Micott & Basara, 7F, 1-1-10, Ebisu Language: English Delivery Status: Completed reality. Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022, Director: Mikael Hafstrom CHAOS Budget: USD $ 2.5 million Director: Tony Giglio Japan. Tel: 81.3.5773.5811. Fax: Producer: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura Year of Production: 2004, Country of Starring: Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, 81.3.3713.4477. [email protected], Cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Origin: Korea Wesley Snipes, Justine Waddell www.micott.jp Melissa George, Vincent Cassel, Rza, Another Shining Horror coming from the Status: Post-Production Company Type: producer, sales Xzibit Director of . Two detectives are partnered up and must At AFM: Yasuhiko Kinoshita Status: Pre-Production THE BIG SWINDLE uncover how five bank robbers escaped (Chairman), Sumiji Miyake (President), Country of Origin: USA Thriller (116 min) Based on James Siegel's acclaimed Language: Korean from a heist with over one billion dollars. Machiko Komatsu (Manager) ALPHA MALE Office: 434, Tel: 310.260.0952 novel, this taut thriller marks the English- Director: CHOI Dong-hun Director: Dan Wilde RIVER OF FIRST LOVE language debut of director Mikael Producer: LEE Seok Won Cast: Danny Huston, Jennifer Ehle, Drama (113 min) Hafstrom, helmer of the 2003 Oscar- Co-production partners: Trudie Styler, Amelia Warner Language: Japanese nominated Best Foreign Language Film, Cast: PARK Shin-yang, YEOM Jeong- Status: Post-Production Director: Itsumichi Isomura Ondskan (Evil). ah, PAEK Yoon-shik The devastating loss of a dynamic, Producer: Kiyoshi Mizokami, Naoko DALTRY CALHOUN Delivery Status: Completed Language: English charismatic father sends a family spiraling Watanabe Budget: USD $ 3.5 million Director: Katrina Holden Bronson downward in grief and loneliness. Cast: Haruka Ayase, Hiroshi Tamaki, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Producer: Danielle Renfrew Miki Nakatani Origin: Korea Exec. Producer: Quentin Tarantino, MONO FILM Delivery Status: completed Asimple plan to rob the biggest Bank in Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Juliette Lewis, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Korea happened to be scrambled with Elizabeth Banks, David Koechner, THAILAND CO., LTD. Origin: Japan separate backstabbing plans. Inspired by Kick Gurry Mono Film Thailand Co., Ltd., Mono A film reminding all generations on their a real story. Status: Pre-Production Film Thailand Co., Ltd., 200, 31th FL., first love. It tells the story of a boy and a ANTARCTIC JOURNAL Country of Origin: USA Thriller Moo4 Chaengwatana Rd. Pakkred girl growing up together in rural Japan The comedy features MTV “Jackass” Language: Korean Subdistrict, Pakkred, Nonthaburi, and fighting for their love. star Johnny Knoxville as a father who Director: YIM Phil-sung Thailand 11120. Tel: 662.502.36578. JAM FILMS S struggles to restore his relationship with Producer: YIM Hee-chul 661.924.2571, 661.343.1818. Fax: Various (118 min.) his estranged daughter while trying to Cast: SONG Kang-ho, YU Ji-tae, KIM 662.938.7477. www.mono-film.com Language: Japanese keep his once prosperous golf empire Kyeong-ik Company Type: Distributor Director: various alfoat. Delivery Status: in Production At AFM: Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai (MD.) Producer: various UNDERCLASSMAN Budget: USD $ 6.5 million , Bannasit Rakwong (Asst. MD) Cast: Koyuki, Haruka Ayase, Satomi Director: Marcos Siega Year of Production: 2005, Country of Office: Loews Hotel Room# 333, Tel: Ishihara Producers: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Origin: KOREA 310.458.6700 Ext. 333 Delivery Status: completed Levy, Andrew Panay Trying to reach an unreachable point in THE LEGEND OF SUDSAKORN Year of Production: 2004, Country of Action - Adventure Cast: Nick Cannon, Cheech Marin, Antarctic Continent, crew fights through Origin: Japan Language: Thai, Subtitles: English Roselyn Sanchez, Shawn Ashmore, extreme weather and strange 7 new directors made a sequel to the Director: Kraisorn Buranasing Johnny Lewis phenomenon. A whole new type of successful compilation of 7 short films: Producer: Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai Status: Post-Production thriller in Antarctic! “Jam Films” In this sharp new comedy from the Cast: Chalie Trairat, Patchara Kaewphet, SPACE ADVENTURE COBRA writers of “National Lampoon's Van Pemanee Sungkorn Animation, SF Action Wilder," baby-faced Nick Cannon Status: In-Production Delivery Status: pre-production ("Drumline") plays Ty, a hip, fast-talking Budget: $ 1.8 mil. Country of Origin: Japan street cop whose young looks and Year of Production: 2004, Country of 3DCG Animation based on the comic fearless crime-fighting tactics get him Origin: Thailand series by Buichi Terasawa. little respect with his peers. Feel the magic, taste the fear, live the adventure. THE TIGER BLADE Action Language: Thai, Subtitles English Director: Theeratorn Siripanwraporn Producer: Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai Cast: Asadawut Leungsoontorn, Phimolrat Phisollayabut Status: In-Production Budget: $ 1.5 mil Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: Thailand When kick ass cops can’t get the job LOVERBOY - NU IMAGE / MILLENNIUM FILMS done, bring in the kick ass magic.

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VENGEANCE PICCADILLY JIM Action - Adventure MORGAN CREEK MOVIEHOUSE Romantic Comedy Language: Thai, Subtitles English INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT Director: John McKay Director: Pleo Sirisuwan Producers: Andrew Hauptman, Peter Morgan Creek International, 10351 Moviehouse Entertainment, Address: 9 Producer: Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai Czernin, Graham Broadbent. Santa Monica Blvd #200, Los Angeles, Grafton Mews, London, W1T 5HZ, UK. Cast: Jirapat Wongpaisanluk, Andy Cast: Sam Rockwell, Frances O'Connor, CA 90025 USA. Tel: 310.432.4848. Fax: Tel: 44.20.7380.3999. Fax: Tungkaprasert Tom Wilkinson, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh 310.432.4844. www.morgancreek.com 44.20.7380.3998. Status: In-Production Bonneville, Allison Janney At AFM: Howard Kaplan (CFO), [email protected], Budget: $1.5 mil Status: Post Production Jonathan Deckter (VP International) www.moviehouseent.com Year of Production: 2004, Country of Romantic misadventures ensue as a Office: 554,Tel: 310.458.6700 Company Type: Sales Agent Origin: Thailand dashing American ne'er-do-well, Jimmy TWO FOR THE MONEY At AFM: Gary Phillips (Managing Akiller seeking revenge, a cop looking Crocker, desperate to shed his scandalous Drama Director/Head Of Sales), Mark Vennis for justice, and an ancient evil out to reputation, goes out on a limb to impress Director: DJ Caruso (Managing Director/Head of collect their souls. the girl of his dreams. Language: English Acquisitions) Origin/Language: United States/ English THE RIVER KING Office: room 503, Loews Hotel, Tel: Supernatural Thriller Cast: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, 310.458.6700 X503 Director: Nick Willing MOONSTONE Rene Russo, Jeremy Piven BLINDED Producer: Michele Camarda, Christopher Delivery Status: In Production Thriller (91 mins) ENTERTAINMENT Zimmer, Micheal Leonello Cowan, Jason Brandon Lang has the ability to predict Language: English Piette, Marion Pilowsky Moonstone Entertainment, P.O. Box the outcome of pro-sporting events with Director: Eleanor Yule Cast: Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle 7400, Studio City, CA 91614 USA. Tel: amazing accuracy. Producer: Oscar Van Heek Status: Post-production 818.985.3003. Fax: 818.985.3009. Cast: Peter Mullan, Jodhi May, Anders When a boy ends up dead at a At AFM: Mr. Ernst “Etchie” Stroh W. Berthelsen prestigious boarding school, a local (CEO), Mrs. Yael Stroh (President), Mr. MOTION PICTURE Delivery Status: Completed detective must follow the mysterious Michael Grant (Director Production & Year of Production: 2004, Country of CORPORATION OF clues to uncover the truth. Marketing), Mrs. Christine Meissner Origin: UK . (Manager) AMERICA When desire becomes dangerous. Office: Loews Santa Monica Beach Motion Picture Corporation of America, THE ILLUSTRATED FAMILY Hotel, Suite 546, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. DOCTOR N 1401 Ocean Ave., Suite 301, Santa 546 Comedy (101 mins) THE PROMISE Monica, CA 90401, U.S.A. Tel: Language: English Director: Chen Kaige 310.310.9500. Fax: 310.19.9501. Director: Kriv Stenders NATIONAL FILM Producers: Chen Hong, Chen Kaige, Han www.mpcafilm.com, [email protected] Producer: Catherine Kerr DEVELOPMENT San Ping, Etchie Stroh At AFM: Brad Krevoy (Chairman and Cast: Samuel Johnson, Colin Friels Principal Cast: Jang Dong-Gun, Hiroyuki CEO), Sigrid Ann Davison (President, Delivery Status: Completed CORP. LTD. (INDIA) Sanada, Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse International), Francisco Gonzalez Year of Production: 2004, Country of National Film Development Corp. Ltd. Status: Post-Production (Director, International Sales and Origin: Australia (India), “Discovery of India", Nehru Cntry of Origin: China Marketing) Adark comedy about illness, work, death Centre, 6th Floor, Dr. Annie Besant What is Destiny? Is it war, love or a Office: Suite 718 and a young man who learns to survive it Road, Worli, Mumbai 400 018, India. dream? A General, a Princess and a slave STEPHEN KING'S RIDING THE all. Tel: 91.22.24973364/24960694. Fax: BULLET entangled in a story about War, Love, ADAM & PAUL 91.22.24973364/24960694. Horror/Suspense Comedy (85 mins) and Dream. Language: English [email protected] T.H. NIGHTMARE Language: English Company Type: Sales agent, Producer, Horror Director: Mick Garris Director: Lenny Abrahamson Distributor Directors: Tobe Hooper & Others Producer: Brad Krevoy, Frank Huebner, Producer: Jonny Speers At AFM: D.Mukhopadhyay (Managing Producers: Etchie Stroh, Tobe Hooper Mick Garris, Joel T. Smith Cast: Tom Murphy, Mark O'Halloran Director), Mr. Mukesh Sehgal (Dy Status: In Development Cast: David Arquette, Jonathan Jackson, Delivery Status: completed General Manager, Export); Acquisition Cntry of Origin: US Erika Christensen, Barbara Hershey, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Executive: D.Mukhopadhyay, Managing Anew franchise of scary features from Cliff Robertson Origin: Ireland Director the dark side, designed by Tobe Hooper. Delivery Status: Completed/ Screening And you thought you were having a bad Office: Room No. 653. Loews IN THE COMPANY OF HEROES during AFM day. Action Acollege student confronts his demons RAGHU ROMEO Director: Allan A. Goldstein as he hitchhikes across the state to visit Comedy (99 Min.) Producers: Etchie Stroh, Edward his dying mother. MYRIAD PICTURES Language: Hindi Feldman BLAST Myriad Pictures, 405 S. Beverly Drive, Director: Rajat Kapoor Status: Pre-Production Action 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. Producer: National Film Development Cntry of Origin: Language: English Tel: 310.279.4000. Fax: 310.279.4001. Corp. (India) and UK/Germany/Ireland/Hong Kong Director: Anthony Hickox At AFM: Kirk D'Amico (President), Cinematograph A double agent walks a tightrope Producer: Brad Krevoy, David Lancaster, Mary Herne (Senior Vice President, Cast: Vijay Raaz, Sadiya Siddiqui between villain and hero, set against Klaus Rettig, Gerhard Schmidt. Worldwide Television), Jim Harvey Delivery status: Completed intrigue and espionage in Asia. Cast: Eddie Griffin, Breckin Meyer, (Director, Sales and Distribution), Year of Production: 2003, Country of 9 Vinnie Jones, Vivica A. Fox Maxine Leonard (Executive Vice origin: India Thriller Delivery Status: Completed, screening at President, Marketing & Publicity) Raghu a night club waiter comes in Director: Strathford Hamilton AFM Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 631 contact with various people including a Producers: Marcy Hamilton, Martin Atugboat captain and undercover FBI THE DEAL TV star and this transforms his life. Thriller Wiley, Michael Cowan, Etchie Stroh agent must stop a cyber-thief from DANCE LIKE A MAN Director: Harvey Khan Principal Cast: Michael Clarke Duncan detonating an EMP bomb. Drama (100 Min.) SLIPSTREAM Producer: Harvey Khan, Ruth Epstein, Status: Pre-Production Language: English Action/ Thriller Chris Dorr Cntry of Origin: Australia/UK Director: Pamela Rooks Language: English Cast: Christian Slater, Selma Blair When Felix Ivo, top emergency room Producer: National Film Development Delivery Status: Completed Status: Screening surgeon, saves one life too many, Death Corp.Ltd (India) / Rooks AV Director: David Van Eyssen Government secrecy, illegal oil trading challenges him to a deadly game where Cast: Shobana, Anoushka Shankar, Arif Producers: Brad Krevoy, Frank Huebner, and the Russian mafia collide in a spiral he will loose nine lives to reach his Zakaria David Bixler, David Lancaster, David of intimidation and blackmail in this destination. Delivery status: Completed Wicht Grisham type thriller. Cast: Sean Astin, Vinnie Jones, Ivana Year of Production: 2003, Country of Milicevic origin: India FBI agent and rogue scientist must work A young dancer takes her parents' together to retrieve time-travel device profession though they had to undergo from bank robber. suffering to pursue their passion. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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DEVI AHILYA BAI GRAND THEFT PARSONS Drama (145 Min) NEW FILMS Action/Comedy (88 min) NEW LINE CINEMA Language: Hindi INTERNATIONAL Language: English New Line Cinema, 116 N. Robertson Director: Nachiket & Jayoo Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA. Tel: New Films International, 8484 Wilshire Director: David Caffrey Producer: National Film Development 310.854.5811. Fax: 310.659.4712. NEW Blvd Ste 510, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Producer: Frank Mannion Corp. Ltd (India) YORK Office: 888 7th Avenue, 20th USA. Tel: 323.655.1050. Fax: Cast: Christina Applegate, Johnny Cast: Shabana Azmi, Sadashiv Floor, New York NY 10106. Tel: 323.655.1070. www.newfilmsint.com, Knoxville, Robert Forster Amrapurkar 212.649.4900. Fax: 212.659.4966 [email protected] Status: Completed Delivery status: Completed Corporate Profile: New Line Cinema is At AFM: Nesim Hason (President), Ron Country of Origin: USA Year of production: 2003, Country of the oldest and most successful Gell (Executive Vice President), Izak The true story how Phil Kaufman, origin: India independent film company in the world. Saul (Vice President of Latin American manager to legendary musician Gram In the early 18th century, Devi Ahilya At AFM: Rolf Mittweg (President and Markets), Serap Acuner (Worldwide Parsons, stole his body to honor a Bai becomes a widow in her early Chief Operating Officer of Worldwide Administrative Director) deathbed promise. Distribution and Marketing), Camela childhood. Her father-in-law does not BOOK OF LOVE Office: 427, Tel: 310.498.6935 Galano (President, New Line want her to disappear from life. THE MERMAIDS SINGING Romance (82:59) Sensual Coming of Age Language: English International), Nestor Nieves (Executive Language: English Director: Alan Brown Vice President - New Line International), NEW CONCORDE- Director: Robin Swicord Producer: Robert Ahrens Robert Remley (Senior Vice President, International Marketing and Cast: Jessica Lange, Neve Campbell, Cast: Frances O'Connor, Simon Baker, NEW HORIZONS Distribution), Elena Cahalan (Vice Evan Rachel Wood Bryce Dallas Howard. New Concorde-New Horizons, 11600 San President, International Contracts) Status: Pre-production Status: Completed Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, Office: 853, Tel: 310.656.5072. Fax: Country of Origin: USA Country of Origin: USA California, 90049, USA. Tel: 310.656.5076 On a mystical island, three generations of An unusual, yet irresistible teenage boy 310.820.6733. Fax: 310.207.6816. AHISTORYOFVIOLENCE unforgettable women struggle with love, disrupts the idyllic marriage of a teacher Director: David Cronenberg www.newconcorde.com fatal decisions and the sins of their Producers: David Cronenberg, Chris Company Type: Producer and Distributor and his attractive (but restless) wife. mothers. MY DINNER WITH JIMI Bender, JC Spink At AFM: Roger Corman 2 B PERFECTLY HONEST Comedy/Musical (89:47) Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, (President/Executive Producer), Julie Comedy (87:05) Language: English William Hurt and Ed Harris Corman (Senior Executive VP/Producer), Language: English Director: Bill Fishman Production Status: In Production Frank Moreno (Vice Director: Randel Cole Producer: Harold Bronson Country of Origin: USA Chairman/International Sales), Thomas Producer: Jeff Mazzola, John Scaccia Cast: Justin Henry, Jason Boggs, Royale Explores the moral ambiguity of violence Krentzin (Executive Vice President) Cast: Andrew McCarthy, John Turturro, Watkins and self-defense when a small-town hero, Acquisition Executive: Thomas Krentzin Adam Trese, Michael Badalucco, Aida Status: Completed who lives with a shadowed history of (Executive Vice President) Turturro, Robert Vaughn, Hayley Mills Country of Origin: USA violence, but must suddenly confront his Office: Suite 805 Status: Completed ASPHALT WARS Country of Origin: USA The true story of The Turtle's rise to past. Action fame, culminating one fateful night over THE NEW WORLD After going bankrupt, a New Yorker makes Adventure Language: English dinner with Jimi Hendrix in 1967. a series of hysterically desperate (and Director: Terrence Malick Director: Henry Crum MAN OF THE YEAR dangerous) attempts to get back on top. Producer: Sarah Green Producer: Sarah Esberg Murder mystery (92:15) NOVEMBER Cast: Colin Farrell, Christopher Cast: Mario Alvarado, Storm Ascher, Suspense/Thriller (78:11) Language: English Plummer, Christian Bale, Q'Orianka Gilbert Chavarria, Manolet Concepcion, Language: English Director: Straw Weisman Kilcher Manuel Montez, Calvi Pabon, Mauricio Director: Greg Harrison Producer: Andrea Mia, Betsy Fels, Andy Production Status: In Production Rivera Producer: Gary Winick, Jake Abraham, Goldberg, Richard Mann Country of Origin: USA Delivery Status: Post Production Danielle Renfrew Cast: John Ritter Asweeping exploration of love, loss and Year of Production: 2004 Cast: Courteney Cox, James LeGros, Status: Completed discovery inspired by the legend of John Barrio street racers seek the ultimate thrill Anne Archer, Michael Ealy, Nora Dunn, Country of Origin: USA Smith and Pocahontas set amid the clash when they take their differences to the Nick Offerman Alook at what happens one crazy night of European and Native American blacktop. It's a balance of family, friendship Status: Completed during a Hollywood party when a corrupt cultures during the founding of the and fury in this exhilarating thrill ride. Country of Origin: USA energy executive, a sexually charged Jamestown Settlement in 1607. RAGE AND DISCIPLINE The line between reality and fantasy environment, drugs, marital fidelity and Action (114 min) MONSTER-IN-LAW begins to shatter for an LA photographer business ethics collide. Comedy Language: English after with her boyfriend's violent murder. EASY SIX Director: Robert Luketic Director: Brian Clyde MARIE AND BRUCE Romance/Action (90:07) Producer: Paula Weinstein, Chris Bender, Producer: Ben Miller Black Comedy (90 min) Language: English JC Spink Language: English Cast: Dennis 'Dyaus' Cintron, Troy Director: Chris Iovenko Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Director: Tom Cairns Johnson, Amin Act Joseph, Danni Producer: Jason Blum Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes Producer: George Van Buskirk Ne'Cole, Pete Santiago, Joe Suba Cast: Julian Sands, James Belushi, Production Status: Post-Production Cast: Julianne Moore, Matthew Delivery Status: Completed Katherine Towne Country of Origin: USA Broderick Year of Production: 2003 Status: Completed An unlucky in love girl has finally met Status: Completed Boxers and gangs square off in a gritty Country of Origin: USA the man of her dreams but his controlling tale of violence and betrayal as two Country of Origin: USA Aprofessor crosses the line by having an and volatile mother stands in her way. friends are torn between their ambitions Aday in the life of a comically neurotic affair with an old friend's daughter, and the harsh reality of life on the streets. New York couple trapped in a hilariously triggering a series of life-changing THE DEATH CARD dysfunctional relationship. Action/Suspense OFF THE MAP events. Language: English Family Tale (111 min) UNDERMIND Director: Rachel Samuels Language: English Action/Thriller (72:58) Producer: John Brady, Roger Corman, Director: Campbell Scott Language: English Rachel Samuels Producer: George Van Buskirk, Campbell Director: Nevil Dwek Cast: Paul Bettany, Jonathan Pryce, Scott Producer: Fred Bernstein, Mark Tarlov David Morrissey, Catherine Siggins Cast: Joan Allen, Sam Elliot, Valentina Cast: Sam Trammell, Ellen Pompeo, Delivery Status: Completed de Angelis, J.K. Simmons, Jim True- Susan May Pratt Year of Production: 2000 Frost, Amy Brenneman Status: Completed In early twentieth century London, a grim Status: Completed Country of Origin: USA society has formed on the underbelly of Country of Origin: USA Awealthy New York attorney's other the upperclass. Their morbid fascination A young IRS agent sent to investigate a reality as a criminal begins to intertwine with death will mortally destroy those small family ignites a hidden passion and with his upscale life, with devastating ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING - who cross their cult. changes their lives forever. results. CAPITOL FILMS The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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LENNY - THE WONDERDOG EDISON CAPOEIRA NIKKATSU Family/Adventure Directed By: David J. Burke Status: Pre –Production CORPORATION Directed by: Yariv Dzdoba and Oren Starring: Kevin Spacey, Morgan A young architect's journey to Brazil Goldman Freeman, Justin Timberlake, And L.L. changes the course of his life after he Nikkatsu Corporation, 3-28-12, Hongo, Produced by: Scott Rosenfelt and B. Cool J stumbles in to the intoxicating world of Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033 Japan. Tel: Billie Greif Status: Post - Production Capoeira and its dangerous blend of 81.3.5689.1026. Fax: 81.3.5689.1044. Cast: Craig Ferguson (" Life without An elite unit of cops is caught in a dance and martial arts. [email protected] (International Dick", “I'll be there"). Michael Winslow maelstrom of corruption by a young MEGASNAKE Sales), www.nikkatsu.com Director: Tibor Takacs ("Police Academy movies 1-7"), Joe journalist who quickly finds himself in Company Type: producer, distributor, Status: Pre Production Morton ("What Lies Beneath," Blues over his head. exhibitor Brothers") also star in this adorable TODAY YOU DIE Acolossal snake terrorizes a city from At AFM: Kiyohiko Shoji (General family adventure with the voice of Andy Directed By: Don E. Fauntleroy below. A team of scientist must trap it Manager - Acquisition), Yasue Nobusawa Richter ("New York Minute") for Lenny. Starring: Steven Seagal and kill the pre-historic monster. (Manager – Sales) Status: completed Status: Pre - Production Office: #440, Tel: 310.260.0952 (c/o After escaping from a laboratory An ex-race car driver is hired to drive an JETRO) embedded with a high tech microchip, armored truck and gets unwittingly LADY JOCKER Lenny, who was just an ordinary dog caught up in a spectacular casino heist. O Suspence Drama (121 min.) KIDNAPPED Director: Hideyuki HIRAYAMA before, discovers special powers and his Directed: By: Arie Posin OASIS Producer: Kiyoyuki ISHIHARA unique ability to talk. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, THE CHOKE Cast: Tetsuya WATARI www.thechoke.com Carrie-Ann Moss, Rita Wilson, Jamie INTERNATIONAL The president of a Japanese major beer Horror Thriller Bell Oasis International, 6 Pardee Ave, Suite company is kidnapped by a group Directed by: Juan Mas Status: Post - Production 103, Toronto, Canada M6K 3H5. Tel: “LadyJoker". The ransom is 2 billon yen. Produced by: Rich Cowan, Marc AN alienated high school student 416.588.6821. Fax: 416.588.7276. The hostage is 3.5 millon liters of beer. Dahlstrom, Juan Mas and Tay Voye becomes involved in solving a kidnapping [email protected], GINJI THE SLASHER when the suburban town's self-absorbed Action Drama (121 min) Status: completed www.oasisinternational.com In the vein of “Cabin Fever” and adults are too busy to take notice. Company Type: International and Director: Takeshi MIYASAKA MOZART AND THE WHALE Producer: Kazutaka KATASHIMA “Scream", a new up and coming rock Director: Petter Næss (Oscar-Nominated Domestic Distribution Company Cast: Riki TAKEUCHI, Isao band named THE CHOKE and their Foreign-Film “Elling") At AFM: Peter Emerson (President), NATSUYAGI friends endure fear, gruesome slaughter Starring: Josh Hartnett ("Pearl Harbor", Valerie Cabrera (Executive VP), Prentiss A guy goes against the darkness in the and death when playing their last gig at a “Black Hawk Down") Radha Mitchell Holman (Sales Executive) rave in a hip downtown club. Office: # 706, Tel: 310.458.6700 x706. Japanese society after the World War II. ("Phone Booth","Pitch Black") Fax: 310.458.6761 THE BOAT TO HEAVEN Status: Post - Production Drama (109 min.) MAN IN THE MIRROR: THE NU IMAGE / CRAZY IN LOVE is the story of a Director: Mitsutoshi TANAKA MICHAEL JACKSON STORY highly-functioning autistic couple who 90 min MOW Cast: Keiko MATSUZAKA, Reiko MILLENNIUM FILMS fall in love and learn to cope with the Language: English TAKASHIMA, Asahi UCHIDA Nu Image / Millennium Films, 6423 consequences. Producer: Blueprint Entertainment Masahiko doesn't know his aunt is his Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, LOVERBOY Director: Allan Moyle (Pump up the real mother until she faces death. California 90048 USA. Directed By: Kevin Bacon Volume; New Waterford Girl) [email protected], Tel: 310.388.6900. Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Fax: 310.388.6901 Delivery Status: Completed NORTH BY Matt Dillon, Oliver Platt, and Marisa Love him or hate him; 'Michael Jackson' At AFM: Danny Dimbort (Co- Tomei Chairman), Avi Lerner (Co-Chairman), will always get a passionate reaction. NORTHWEST Status: Post-Production REGENESIS ENTERTAINMENT Dave Sobieraj (President Domestic), Asingle mother tries to raise an 13 x 1hour Carole Delossantos (VP International) exceptional child without considering the Language: English North By Northwest Entertainment, 903 Office: Room 511 & 515, Tel: trappings of the unexceptional world. Producer: Shaftesbury Films Inc. W. Broadway Ave., Spokane, WA 99201 310.260.0972, Fax: 310.260.0974 THE TENANTS Starring: Peter Outerbridge(The USA. Tel: 509.324.2949. Fax: THE BLACK DAHLIA Directed By: Danny Green Directed By: Brian De Palma Pretender, Kissed) 509.324.2959. Los Angeles Office: Tel: Starring: Dylan Mcdermott, Snoop Dogg, Starring: Josh Hartnett, And Scarlett Delivery Status: In Production 818.506.7015. Fax: 818.506.7265. Rose Byrne, And Martin Landau Johansson Never has our species been so close to www.nxnw.net Status: Pre - Production Status: Pre-Production solving the mysteries of our existence At AFM: Rich Cowan (CEO, North by The last remaining tenant in a The Black Dahlia is set in 1940s Los and yet every step brings us closer to our Northwest Productions), Tay Voye condemned New York tenement, Harry Angeles. Two cops, Bucky Bleichert own demise. (General Manager, North By Northwest Lesser struggles against escalating odds (Josh Hartnett) and his partner, Lee Entertainment), Bibi Channer (Managing to complete a novel. Blanchard (Mark Wahlberg), investigate ODYSSEY Director, North By Northwest CONTROL the death of Elizabeth Short, a young Director: Tim Hunter Distribution), Marc Dahlstrom (Partner, woman found brutally murdered. Starring: Ray Liotta, Willem Dafoe, ENTERTAINMENT North By Northwest Productions) FROM THE CREATORS OF MEET Michelle Rodriguez, And Stephen Rea Office: Loews Hotel Suite 712, Tel: LIMITED THE PARENTS - RELATIVE Status: Completed 310.458.6700. Fax: 310.458.6761 STRANGERS Odyssey Entertainment Limited, 12 St TOUCHED Directed: By: Greg Glienna A pharmaceutical researcher and his James's Square, London, SW1Y 4RB UK. Drama Starring: Danny Devito, Kathy Bates, company test a drug to make violent Tel: 44.207.153.3596. Fax: Directed by: Timothy Scott Bogart Ron Livingston And Neve Campbell offenders tame, but things do not go 44.207.153.35 97, sales@odyssey- Produced by: Marvin Acuna and Gratka Status: Production according to plan with the death row entertainment.co.uk Taylor Asuccessful psychiatrists' world comes murderer they try to rehabilitate. Company Type: (Sales agent, distributor, Cast: Jenna Elfman, Bruce Davison (TV 's crumbling down when he reunites with THE MECHANIK Director: Sidney Furie financier ) “Kingdom Hospital” series by Stephen King, his biological parents. Starring Dolph Lundgren And Hannes At AFM: Ralph Kamp (Chairman & “High Crimes", “X-Men"), Diane Venora 88 MINUTES Directed By: James Foley Jaenicke CEO), Louise Goodsill (President & (TV's “Chicago Hope", “The Jackal") as the Starring: Al Pacino Status: Pre Production COO), Pascal Degove (Head of Sales), parents, Randall Batinkoff ("The Status: Pre-Production A cop with nothing to lose is pushed to Rachel Woodeson (VP Business & Legal Peacemaker", “Let the Devil wear Black"), The State's star witness puts a man on the limit while chasing a brilliant Affairs), Matthew Hampton (Marketing Samantha Mathis ("Broken Arrow"," The death row, only to find himself with 88 scientist bent on controlling the world. Consultant), Tamzin Denny (Assistant); American President") and Kimberly Scott. minutes to live. RAGING SHARKS Acquisition Executive:Sarah Arnott (VP Status: in post-production Director: Danny Lerner Acquisitions) Jenna Elfman ( TV's” Dharma and Greg", Status: Post - Production Office: 860, Tel: 310.656.5080 “Town and Country", “ Keeping the Astrange object at the bottom of the Faith") stars as a nurse in this medical ocean is causing sharks to swarm in a thriller, helping a patient overcome his frenzy, attacking everything they come supernatural visions of his dead son. into contact with. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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LASSIE LE PLUS BEAU JOUR DE MA VIE Drama Comedy (95 min) Language: English Language: French subtitled in English Director: Charles Sturridge Director: Julie Lipinski Producer: Francesca Barra, Selwyn Producer: Manuel Munz Roberts Co-production partners: Les Films Co-production partners: Classic Media, Manuel Munz, Entre Chien et Loup Firstsight Films, Odyssey Entertainment Cast: Hélène de Fougerolles, Jonathan Delivery Status: Pre-production Zaccaï, François Berléand. Year of Production: 2005, Country of Delivery Status: Completed and Origin: UK screening at the MIFED Lassie, the world's most famous dog, Budget: 5 000 000$ returns to the big screen in an epic Year of Production: 2004, Country of adventure based on Eric Knight's best Origin: France, Belgium selling novel. Filming on location in Arthur and Lola's life changes when a Scotland and Yorkshire. couple of friends announce they are PUSS 'N' BOOTS getting married. Family RIRI YEYE Language: English Drama (100 min) Director: TBA ESTABLISHED IN 1988 Language: Mandarin subtitled in English Producer: Michael Gruskoff , Lisa Director: Wang Chao FAIR SET ORGANISATION OFFERS: Henson , Kristine Belson (Good Producer: Li Fang and Sylvain Bursztejn Boy!) THE DESIGN & PROBLEM-FREE SETTING-UP OF Co-production partners: LAUREL Cast: TBA STANDS AND ADVERTISING BILLBOARDS, AT ALL Delivery Status: Pre production FILMS and ROSEM FILMS The Henson Company bring their gift for Cast: Liu LEI, Wang LAN, Xiao MING MAJOR EUROPEAN FILM & TV MARKETS wide appeal entertainment and laugh-out- Delivery Status: Completed FAIR SET ORGANISATION IS PROUD TO BE OF loud fun to the age old tale of a miller's Budget: 2 700 000$ son, a beautiful princess - and a roguish Year of Production: 2004, Country of SERVICE ANNUALLY TO OVER 185 Origin: China and France cat with many tricks up his sleeve. WORLDWIDE COMPANIES. BOY EATS GIRL The new opus by the acclaimed director Horror/ comedy of “The orphan of Anyang." Language: English CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Director: Stephen Bradley Producer: Ed Guiney MAY 12 - 23, 2005 Cast: Samantha Mumba, David Leon P Delivery Status: post production Year of Production: 2004, Country of PARAGON FILM Origin: UK FOR THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, FAIR SET 17-year old Nathan wakes up one day GROUP ORGANISATION IS THE OFFICIAL and he can't feel any pain, has no pulse Paragon Film Group, 209 East Alameda and has a strong desire to eat human Avenue, Burbank CA 91502 USA. Tel: REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MAJOR flesh. 818.845.7148. Fax: 818.566.6639. DEATHS OF IAN [email protected] HOTELS IN CANNES: Horror At AFM: Scott Bedno (Vice President Language: English Worldwide Sales), Matthew McCombs Director: Dario Piana (President) Producer: Stan Winston Office: Loews #540, Tel: 310.801.1113 THE MAJESTIC Cast: TBA HOLLYWOOD ROMANCE Delivery Status: pre-production Romantic Comedy (87 min) THE CARLTON Country of Origin: USA Language: English The creator of Academy Award winning Director: Brad Gottfred THE NOGA HILTON special effects for 'Terminator' and Producer: Richard Middleton 'Jurassic Park' produces the story of an Cast: Jeremy Sisto, Dina Meyer, Peter THE GRAY D’ALBION all-American kid who is murdered each Stormare day by his horrifying pursuers --- only to Status: Complete find himself waking up in a different life. Country Of Origin: USA AND IS ENTRUSTED WITH THE MANAGEMENT Aman's delusional world is shaken up when Love comes to Hollywood! OF THEIR ADVERTISING PANEL SITES ONOMA DEVIL'S HARVEST Onoma, 4 Rue De Miromesnil 75008 Horror (87 min) AND OFFICE RENTALS. Paris, France. Tel: 0033.1.58.18.34.90. Language: English Fax: 0033.1.45.25.99.70. FAIR SET CAN ALSO ARRANGE ANY Producer: Oliver Ronicle [email protected] Director: James Shanks Company Type: Sales agent FURNITURE AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT Cast: Brian Blessed, Julie T. Wallace , At AFM: Pascal DIOT (President) Lara Clancy Office: 755, Tel: 310.656.5004 RENTALS FOR YOUR COMPANY Status: Complete CHOK DEE Country of Origin: USA Drama-Action (105 min) Language: French/Thaï subtitled in True Evil is Not Created. It Must Be English Born. Director: Xavier Durringer BILLABONG ODYSSEY Contact PETER FLOWER: Producer: Véra Belmont Action Documentary (87 Min) Co-production partners: Stephan Films, Language: English France 2 Cinema, Canal +, Télégraphe Director: Philip Boston Head Office: Cast: DIDA, Bernard GIRAUDEAU, Producer: Ivan Cheah FSO ZI de L’Argile Lot No. 23 Vanessa VANIDA FAIVRE Cast: Ken Bradshaw, Mike Parsons, 460 ave de la Quiera Delivery Status: Completed Skindog, Flea Budget: 5 000 000 $ Status: Complete 06370 Mouans Sartoux Year of Production: 2004, Country of Country Of Origin: USA FRANCE Origin: France An overwhelming and visually stunning The true story of a French Thai boxer journey following the world's best big- Tel: (33) 4 92 92 39 39 whose future could never have been wave surfers in search of the world's Fax: (33) 4 92 92 39 30 guessed from his birth and education. biggest waves.

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PARK DISTRIBUTION PATHÉ PICTURES PEACE ARCH FILMS ENTERTAINMENT Pathé Distribution, 10 rue Lincoln, 75 INTERNATIONAL Peace Arch Films, 102 Dean Street, 008 Paris, France. Tel: 33.1.40.76.91.69. London, W1D 3TQ UK. Tel: LTD Fax: 33.1.40.76.91.94. (UK) 44(0)20.7439.8008. Fax: Park Entertainment Ltd, 4th Floor, 50-51 [email protected], Pathé Pictures International (UK), 14-17 44(0)20.7439.8228. Conduit Street, London W1S 2YT UK. www.patheinternational.com Kent House, Market Place, London W1W [email protected], Tel: 44(0)20.7434.4176. Fax: Company Type: Sales agent and 8AR UK. Tel: 44.207.462.4427. Fax: www.peacearch.com 44(0)207.434.4179. Distributor 44.207.436.7891. At AFM: Gary Howsam (President), [email protected], At AFM: Olivier Granier (Managing [email protected] Charlie Bloye (MD/Head of Sales), www.parkentertainment.com Director, Hotel: Fairmont Miramar, Tel: At AFM: Alison Thompson (Head of Lewin Webb (President Peace Arch At AFM: Jim Howell (CEO), Simon 310.576.7777, Fax: 310.458.7912), Pathé Pictures International), Riaya Motion Pictures), John Flock (President Barnes (Head Of Film Sales), Linda Christine Hayet (Deputy Managing Aboul Ela (Marketing and Publicity Peace Arch LA), James MacKenzie Vezzoli (Marketing and Sales Manager) Director International And Catalogue, Manager), Mike Runagall (Sales (Sales Manager) Office: Loews Santa Monica Office# Hotel: Fairmont Miramar, Tel: Manager), Marc Allen (Contractual Office: Suite 750, Tel: 310.656.5641. 652, Tel: 310.458.6700. Fax: 310.576.7777, Fax: 310.458.7912), Delivery Coordinator), Simon Osborn Fax: 310.656.5642 310.458.6761 Vivien Aslanian (Deputy Managing (Business and Legal Affairs Manager) THE KEEPER Thriller (95 min) BOB THE BUTLER Director – Video, Hotel: Fairmont Office: The Loews Hotel, Suite #744, Language: English Comedy Miramar, Tel: 310.576.7777, Fax: Tel: 310.656.5624/25. Fax: 310.656.5621 Directors: Paul Lynch Language: English 310.458.7912), Antoine Cochet (Sales AMERICAN GUN Production company: GFT Director: Gary Sinyor Executive International And Catalogue, Drama Redwood/Studio Eight Producer: Gavin Wilding, Esther Randall Hotel: Fairmont Miramar, Tel: Language: English Producer: Gary Howsam, Jamie Brown, Cast: Tom Green, Brooke Shields, Simon 310.576.7777, Fax: 310.458.7912), Director: Aric Avelino Juliet Jones Callow Mayalen De Croiseuil (Sales Executive Producers: Ted Kroeber Principal Cast: Dennis Hopper, Asia Delivery Status: post-production International And Catalogue, Hotel: Executive Producers: Jonathan Sehring, Argento, Lochlyn Munro Country of Origin: UK/Canada Fairmont Miramar, Tel: 310.576.7777, Caroline Kaplan, Holly Becker, Forest Production Status: Completed Budget: $6 million Fax: 310.458.7912) Whitaker Country of Origin: Canada/UK Having failed at an endless stream of Office: Rooms 740 - 742 - accueil 744, Cast: Nikki Reed, Marcia Gay Harden, Abattle of wills ensues when a entry-level jobs, a middle-aged accident Tel: 310.656.5624/25. Fax: 310.656.5621 Forest Whitaker, Tony Goldwyn, Donald prone man finds a job as a butler. policeman abducts a beautiful dancer. SHE HATE ME Sutherland, Linda Cardellini THE GOOD SHEPHERD HEADRUSH Comedy Status: In Post-Production, Year of Thriller (98 min) Comedy (85 minutes) Director: Spike Lee Production: 2004 Language: English Language: English Starring: Anthony Mackie, Monica A series of stories entwine focusing on Production company: GFT Entertainment Director: Shimmy Marcus Bellucci, Kerry Washington, John how America's obsession with the mighty Producer: Gary Howsam Producer: Edwina Forkin Turturro, Jamel Debbouze firearm affects and shapes the lives of Directors: Lewin Webb Cast: Wuzza Conlon, Gavin Kelty, Laura The ever stunning and creative Spike Lee everyone who comes within striking Principal Cast: Christian Slater, Molly Pyper, Steven Berkoff, Huey Morgan is back! Fired from his job for exposing distance. Parker, Stephen Rea Delivery Status: screening corrupt business practices, a former BREAKFAST ON PLUTO Production Status: Completed Year of Production: 2003, Country of biotech executive turns to impregnating Drama Country of Origin: Canada Origin: Ireland wealthy lesbians for profit. Language: English Apriest doubts his calling when a Charlie is a classic no-hoper who cares ILS SE MARIéRENT ET EURENT Director: Neil Jordan, Pat McCabe colleague is accused of murder. more about getting high than getting BEAUCOUP D'ENFANTS. HOLLYWOOD FLIES Producers: Stephen Woolley, Alan Action-Adventure (92 min) ahead. When his long-suffering girlfriend Romantic Drama (100 min) Moloney Vicky leaves him, he embarks on one of Language: English Director: Yvan Attal Cast: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, his get-rich-quick schemes to win her Production companies: Movieweb/GFT Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Brendan Gleeson, Stephen Rea, Ruth back: smuggling drugs from Amsterdam. Entertainment/Studio Eight/ Imago Attal, Emmanuelle Seigner, Alain Chabat Negga, Ian Hart, Bryan Ferry NIAGARA MOTEL Films/Kingsborough Pictures Following his successful directorial debut Status: In Production Drama (90 mins) Producer: Massimo Pacilio, Gary (My Wife is an Actress), Yvan Attal Year of Production: 2004 Language: English Howsam, Jamie Brown, Leo Pescarolo, returns with a bittersweet comedy about Set in the 1970's, BREAKFAST ON Director: Gary Yates Pieter Kroonenburg the worries and doubts of three friends in PLUTO follows the exploits of Producer: Michael Prupas, Bernard Directors: Fabio Segatori their early forties. PATRICK BRADEN, an endearing, Zukerman Principal Cast: Brad Renfro, Vinnie SAN ANTONIO witty, clever and deceptively tough Cast: Craig Ferguson, Anna Friel, Kevin Jones, Caprice Action Comedy (95 min) young transvestite as he moves to Pollak Production Status: Completed Director: Frédéric Auburtin London, in search of the mother he has Delivery Status: In production Country of Origin: Canada/UK/Italy Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Gérard never known. Country of Origin: Canada/UK co-pro Aroadtrip from Vegas to LA turns into a Lanvin, Barbara Schulz BRIDE AND PREJUDICE Budget: $5m race against time. Based on the famous books by San Romantic Comedy (110 minutes) Set in a down-scale motel in the tourist Antonio, this is the long-awaited movie Language: English mecca of Niagara Falls Canada, Niagara of the adventures of the eponymous Director: Gurinder Chadha Motel tells the story of a group of detective. turbulent individuals who are all, for Producers: Gurinder Chadha, Deepak various reasons, at crisis points in their Nayar lives. Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Daniel Gillies Status: Completed/Screening PASSION RIVER Year of Production: 2004, Country of Passion River, 9 Desbrosses Street, 2nd Origin: UK Floor, New York, NY 10013 USA. Tel: Gurinder Chadha directs this Bollywood- 212.966.5877 ext 100. Fax: inspired re-telling of Jane Austen's 212.966.5914. www.PassionRiver.com classic tale of marriage and manners. At AFM: Allen Chou (President of Sales) Office: # 210 CONFESS Thriller INDIAN COWBOY Romantic comedy ULTRA KICK Martial Arts Training Video PATHE THE HIDDEN BLADE - SHOCHIKU CO., LTD THREE - CINEMAVAULT The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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BULLET BOY PFG PORCHLIGHT www.portmanfilm.com ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT Drama (89 min) R Director: English Porchlight Entertainment, 11777 REGENT INC. Language: Saul Dibb Mississippi Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 PFG Entertainment, Inc., 429 Santa Producer: Ruth Caleb and Marc Boothe USA. Tel: 310.477.8400. Fax: ENTERTAINMENT Monica Boulevard, Suite 600, Santa Co-Production Partners: A shine 310.477.5555. www.porchlight.com, Regent Entertainment, Address: 10990 Monica, California 90401 USA. Tel: Production [email protected] Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse Los Angeles, 310.393.5788. Fax: 310.393.0882. Key Cast: Ashley Walters, Luke Frazer, At AFM: Adam Wright (SR VP California 90024 USA. Tel: www.pfgentertainment.com, Claire Perkins, Leon Black. Worldwide Sales), Stephanie Slack (SR 310.806.4288. Fax: 310.806.4268. [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed www.regententertainment.com VP Worldwide Sales), Laura Hoffman Company Type: Sales Agent Year of Production: 2004, Country of Company type: Producer and Distributor (SR Manager Worldwide Sales), Zac At AFM: Daniel Gerst (Principal), Ted Origin: United Kingdom At AFM: Gene George (President), Reeder (Head of Acquisitions), Bruce Rosenblatt (Principal); Acquisition Exec: An uncompromising, intelligent, Meggan Kimberley (Sr. VP Sales), Jeff Johnson (CEO) Daniel Gerst (Principal), Ted Rosenblatt narrative driven deconstruction of British Schenck (COO, Regent Studios), Eric Office: 614-616 youth gun crime, BULLET BOY tells the (Principal) Bernstein (Sales Consultant, here! films) story of two brothers growing up in one Office: Loews Hotel in room 430 Office: #834-836, Tel: 310.458.6700 Ext. THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM PORTMAN FILM of east London's most volatile 834. Gene George Mobile: 310.804.9360 GORDON neighbourhoods. FIZZY BIZNESS Thriller Portman Film, 21-25 St. Anne's Court, Comedy (90 minutes) Director: George Romero London, W1F 0BJ United Kingdom. Tel: PROMARK Language: English Producer: Don Archbold and Peter 44(0)20.7494.8024. Fax: Producers: Barry Levy Grunwald 44(0)20.7494.8046. ENTERTAINMENT Director: Carl Goldstein Principle Cast: (tba) www.portmanfilm.com, GROUP Cast: Danny Smith, Brandon Quinn Status: in Pre-Production [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: USA At AFM: Tristan Whalley, Jane Baker Promark Entertainment Group, 3599 Two young inventors who have Adapted from Stephen King’s bestselling Office: Room #459, Santa Monica Cahuenga Blvd. West, 3rd Floor, Los developed fizzy tablets that make soda novel and directed by George Romero Loews Hotel, Tel: 310.260.0966. Fax: Angeles, CA 90068 U.S.A. Tel: pop out of water are pursued by 323.878.0404. Fax: 323.878.0486. (Dawn of The Dead), about a young 310.260.0967 criminals when they come across a FESTIVAL [email protected] girl’s confrontation with panic and terror chance discovery. www.portmanfilm.com At AFM: Jonathan Kramer (President), THRALLS while lost in a forest filled with her worst Comedy Suzanne Barron (Vice President of Horror (90 minutes) fears. Language: English International Sales) Language: English ATLANTIC MEDIA HOLDINGS Producers: James Shavick, Kirk Shaw This comprehensive library includes over Director: Annie Griffin Office #703 Director: Ron Oliver 200 features, as well as Television Series, Producer: Chris Young DEAD RAIL Co-Production Partners: Young Pirate Action (90 - 100 minutes) Cast: Lorenzo Lamas, Siri Baruc, Leah Special Programs and Documentaries. Language: English Cairns CRAZY AS HELL Films Director: Turi Meyer Delivery Status: Post Production Sci-Fi / Thriller Key Cast: Daniela Nardini, Stephen Producers: Scott Vandiver, Terry O'Keefe Five beautiful women run a traveling Director: Eriq La Salle Mangan, Lyndsey Marshal, Lucy Punch Executive Producers: Jon Kramer, Steve rave - and also happen to be “thralls", Producer: Butch Robinson Delivery Status: In Production Beswick vampires who must cast a powerful Principle Cast: Eriq La Salle (One Hour Year of Production: 2004, Country of Photo, ER), Ronny Cox (Losing Grace, Production Company: POV Pictures, LLC magical spell to release themselves from Origin: United Kingdom Cast: To Be Determined The Agency), Michael Beach (Third the cruel master vampire who created Acontemporary comedy set in Status: Pre-Production them. Watch), John C. McGinley (Scrubs, Get Edinburgh where performers from all Country of Origin: USA THE SISTERHOOD Carter), Sinbad (Houseguest) ends of the globe flock to the Scottish As a train speeds through the desert, a Horror (85:11) Status: Completed capital seeking fame and fortune at the meteor hits a car waiting at a crossing, Language: English Country of Origin: USA world's greatest arts festival. releasing mysterious and ferocious Producers: Paul Colichman, Stephen P. While undergoing experimental OMAGH attackers. A life and death struggle on the Jarchow www.portmanfilm.com treatment, a mentally disturbed patient train follows. Director: Dave Decoteau begins to threaten the sanity of a Drama (106 min) HEAT STROKE Cast: Barbara Crampton, Jennifer renowned psychiatrist. Language: English Action (90 - 100 Minutes) Holland, Michelle Borth Director: Pete Travis Language: English Delivery Status: Completed Producer: Ed Guiney and Paul Director: Andrew Prowse Anaïve college student finds herself PLAYBOY Greengrass Producers: David Kemper drawn to the hottest sorority on campus Co-Production Partners: Tiger Aspect Production Company: POV Pictures, and its seductive leader. When warned ENTERPRISES and Hell's Kitchen LLC that its members exist to serve evil, she Playboy Enterprises, 2706 Media Center Key Cast: Gerard McSorley, Michelle Cast: To Be Determined must choose to destroy this sisterhood, or Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90026 USA. Tel: Forbes Status: Pre-Production embrace it. 323.276.4000. Fax: 323.276.4500. Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: USA www.playboy.com Year of Production: 2004, Country of Secret government investigators discover Company Type: is a brand-driven, Origin: United Kingdom & Rep. of a plot by invaders from another universe international multimedia entertainment Ireland to take over our planet. They must be company that publishes editions of From the team behind Bloody Sunday stopped. GHOST MONKEY Playboy magazine around the world; comes Omagh, the story of the families Action (90 - 100 Minutes) operates Playboy and Spice television of the victims of the Omagh bomb and Language: English networks and distributes programming their courageous and inspirational pursuit Director: Paul Andresen via home video and DVD globally; of justice. Production Company: POV Pictures, licenses the Playboy and Spice LLC trademarks internationally for a range of Producer: Chris Webster consumer products and services; and Cast: To Be Determined operates Playboy.com, a leading men's Status: Pre-Production lifestyle and entertainment website Country of Origin: USA Modern Entertainment is our Master An unlikely pair must unlock the secret International Home Video distributor. behind the “monkey man” and prove the At AFM: Olenka Wos Kimball (Manager, identity of this mysterious serial killer – Worldwide Home Entertainment) or else their investigation may be the last Office: 537/539 thing our heroes ever do. CAKE - FIRST LOOK INTERNATIONAL

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SOLO RED SERPENT CINDERELLA MAN: THE REAL RENAISSANCE Supernatural Thriller Action/adventure (93 min) JIM BRADDOCK STORY FILMS Language: English Language: English Documentary (60 minutes) Director: Eugen Tanasescu Language: English Renaissance Films, 34 - 35 Berwick Cast: Jon Voight, Cary Elwes, Saffron Production Company: Kremlin Films / Director: Nick Krantz Street, London W1F 8RP UK. Tel: Burrows Rex Media Produced by: Schwartz and Company 44.20.7287.5190. Fax: 44.20.7287.5191. Director: Joseph Rusnak ("Thirteenth Producer :Oleg Kapanets, George Lascu Status: Completed [email protected], Floor") Key Cast: Roy Scheider, Michael Paré, Country of Origin: U.S. www.renaissance-films.com Producer: Steven Paul Oleg Taktarov Fighting during Depression Era America, Market Activities: Sales Agent Year of Production: November 2004 Status: Completed Jim Braddock became not only a boxing At AFM: Angus Finney (Managing When a couple's daughter is kidnapped Budget: 5 million icon, but a symbol of hope and Director), Claire Taylor (Head of they must embark on a super natural Country of origin: USA perseverance. International Sales), Georgina Jackson adventure that holds the answer to her An American businessman caught in the (Marketing & Publicity Manager), Fiona disappearance. STORY TELLER middle of a drug deal gone bad. Cheyne (Sales Executive) Thriller/Horror ANTIKILLER 2 S Office: 714, Loews Hotel, Tel: Language: English Action/adventure (93 min) 310.260.4184. Fax: 310.260.4185 Director: Andrew Getty Language: Russian, Subtitles English WE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Director: Yegor Mikhalkov- Drama (103 min) Producer: Christopher Lawrence Konchalovsky SCREEN MEDIA Language / Subtitles: English Cast: Sean Patrick Flannery, Dina Meyer Production Company: Golden Key Director: John Curran Status: Complete VENTURES, LLC Entertainment, M.B. Productions Production Company: Front Street Year of Production: 2004 Screen Media Ventures, LLC, 757 Third Producer: Vladimir Kilburg, Yusup Productions A young man is driven to perform Avenue, New York, NY 10017 USA. Tel: Bakshhiev Producer: Harvy Kahn, Naomi Watts, murderous acts by his evil reflection 212.308.1790. Fax: 212.308.1791. Key Cast: Gosa Kytenko Mikhail Jonas Goodman within the mirror. www.screenmedia.net Ulyanov Sergei Veksler Key Cast: Naomi Watts, Mark Ruffalo, DEAD DOLL At AFM: Joseph Kovacs (President), Thriller/Horror Status: completed Laura Dern Larry Weissman (CFO), Almira Language: English Budget: 4 million Status: screening Malyshev (VP, International Sales), Director: Adam Sherman Country of origin: Russia Country of Origin: US Michael Dwyer (Director of International Producer: Adam Sherman An ex Russian cop fights crime and Ordinary lives. extraordinary emotions. Sales), Robert Baruc (President - Screen corruption when a group of terrorists ONLY HUMAN (SERES QUERIDOS) Cast: Romi Koch, Goran Dukic Media Films), Suzanne Blech (VP Comedy (89 minutes) Year of Production: 2004 kidnap his wife. Marketing - Screen Media Films) Language / Subtitles: Spanish (English Status: Complete Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 724 Subtitles) When a frustrated sculptor strangles his AUSTIN POWERS: Director: Teresa De Pelegri & Dominic Harari girlfriend and crafts her body into a RIGEL INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY Production Company: Tornasol Films lifelike doll, from beyond the grave she ENTERTAINMENT Comedy (90 mins) Producer: Gerardo Herrero, Javier Lopez plays upon the fantasies of others Rigel Entertainment, 4201 Wilshire Blvd., Directed by Jay Roach Blanco, Mariela Besuievsky seducing everyone that crosses her path. Suite 555, Los Angeles CA 90010 USA. Starring: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley Key Cast: Norma Aleandro, Guillermo Tel: 323.954.8555. Fax: 323.954.8592. Year of Production: 1997 Toledo, Maria Botto [email protected], www.rigel.tv Austin Powers is a hip, secret agent who Status: Screening REX MEDIA At AFM: John Laing (President & CEO), is revived from a cryogenic deep freeze Country of Origin: Spain Rex Media, 17351 Sunset Blvd., Suite Kristie Smith (International Sales & to oppose his archenemy Dr. Evil. they seemed a nice normal family. Then 304, Pacific Palisades, California 90272 THE REAL MCCOY Administration) Action (105 minutes) he met them. USA. Tel: 310.230.8420. Fax: THE BAXTER Office: 641, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 641 Directed by Russell Mulcahy 310.230.8520. [email protected], MAX HAVOC: CURSE OF THE Romantic Comedy Starring: Kim Basinger, Val Kilmer, www.rexfilms.com DRAGON Language / Subtitles: English Terence Stamp At AFM: George Lascu (CEO), Cyndy Action (90 minutes) Director: Michael Showalter Year of Production: 1993 Kuipers (President), Liana Vilceanov (VP Language: English Production Company: IFC Productions In this Kim Basinger vehicle, a woman is Acquisitions), Rick Wilson (Director Director: Albert Pyun Producer: Galt Niederhoffer, Celine released from prison with nothing but the operations) Produced by: Guam Motion Pictures Rattray, Daniela Taplin Company clothes on her back. She was a Office: 535, Tel: 310.435.7383 Scriptwriter: Michael Showalter professional bank robber, but now she THE PRICE OF AIR Status: In Post-production Key Cast: Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Action/adventure (94 min) Country of Origin: Guam just wants to settle down and go straight. Banks, Michelle Williams Max Havoc, world famous kickboxer MY LIFE Language: English Drama (105 minutes) Status: Post Production Director: Josh Evans turned sports photographer returns to Country of Origin: US Directed by Bruce Joel Rubin Production Company: Blue Hearts, L.L.C Guam, and faces the bloodthirsty Aromantic comedy for anyone who's Starring: Michael Keaton, Nicole Producer: Zachary Matz, Thomas Garvin, Japanese Yakuza in an attempt to save ever been dumped. Kidman Michael Madsen the lovely Jane Goody. Year of Production: 1993 Key Cast: Michael Madsen, Josh Evans, HOWARD HUGHES: THE REAL AVIATOR Aterminally ill man prepares for his RENEGADE Dick Van Patten, Michelle Phillips, Documentary (60 minutes) death. Sticky Fingaz, Alexis Arquette Language: English WORLDWIDE SALES Status: Completed Director: William Schwartz Renegade Worldwide Sales, 1901 Avenue Budget: 2.5 million Produced by: Schwartz and Company of the Stars, Suite 605, Los Angeles, CA Country of origin: USA Status: Completed 90067 USA. Tel: 310.843.0223. Fax: Raw, exciting and intense third feature Country of Origin: U.S. 310.553.9895. [email protected] from writer-director Josh Evans. Evans Alook at the secret life of eccentric At AFM: Steven Paul (President & plays an Orange County slaker who runs billionaire Howard Hughes, as told CEO), Joseph Inga (Vice President, an errand for a local drug dealer only to through Howard's own writing and Finance), Patrick Ewald (Executive Vice bring catastrophe on himself and his interviews from personal friend Jack President of Development and friends. Real, business assistant Robert Mahue, Production), Nadine de Barros (Vice wife Terry Moore and personal assistant President, Sales & Acquisitions), Travis George Francom. Mann, Esq. (Executive Director, E-mail Product Listings Business & Legal Affairs), Jodea Bloomfield (Worldwide Sales & to betsy @ Marketing Manager) thebusinessoffilm.com Office: Suite 549, Tel: 310.260.4109. Fax: 310.260.4108 RIDING THE BULLET - MPCA The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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SENATOR SHOCHIKU CO., LTD. SHORELINE SHOWBOX / INTERNATIONAL Shochiku Co., Ltd., 4-1-1 Tsukiji, Togeki ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIAPLEX,INC. Bldg. 12th Floor, Chuo-ku 104-8422 Showbox / Mediaplex,Inc., 16F, Hansol Senator International, 8666 Wilshire Tokyo, Japan. Tel: 81.3.5550.1623. Fax: INC. Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 USA. Bldg. 736-1, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam- 81.3.5550.1654. [email protected], gu, Seoul, Korea. Tel: 82.2.3218.5632. Tel: 310. 360.1441. Fax: 310.360.1447. Shoreline Entertainment, Inc., 1875 http://www.shochikufilms.com (English), Century Park East, Ste. 600, 90067 CA Fax: 82.2.3444.6688. [email protected] http://www.shochiku.co.jp (Japanese) At AFM: Joe Drake (President), Brian USA. Tel: 301.551.2060. Fax: www.showbox.co.kr Goldsmith (CFO and EVP of At AFM: Takeo Hisamatsu (Managing 310.201.0729. Company Type: Distribution, Sales & Operations), Mali Kinberg (VP, Int'l Director, Production and Theatrical Acquisition Distribution), Masaki Koga Head [email protected], Sales & Distribution), Brent Jack (VP, www.shorelineentertainment.com At AFM: Tae Sung JEONG (COO), Judy International Marketing), Andrew Boyd (International Business Division), Kaz Moriguchi (Manager, Acquisitions), At AFM: Morris Ruskin (CEO), Sam AHN (General Manager / International (Director, International Marketing), Eigen (Director World-Wide Sales & Acquisition), Chris Choi Delphine Perrier (Senior Manager, Satoko Ishida (Sales), Kiwamu Sato (Sales), Junko Kawaguchi (Sales) Distribution), Brian Sweet (Sales (Manager), Agnes K. Lee (Assistant Business and Legal Affairs, Contract Office: Loews #717 Manager) Manager); Acquisition Executive: Tae Administration) Office: Suite 622, Tel: 310.458.6700. Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 464, Tel: THE HIDDEN BLADE Sung JEONG (COO), Chris Lee Samurai Drama (132 min) Fax: 702.974.0707 (Acquisition Executive) 310.656.5655, Fax: 310.656.5656 Language: Japanese Subtitles: English MARILYN HOTCHKISS NEVERWAS Office: Loews Hotel #428, #429, Tel: Director: Yoji Yamada Scriptwriter: Yoji BALLROOM DANCING AND Drama CHARM SCHOOL 310.458.6700. Fax: 310.458.6761 Language: English Yamada / Yoshitaka Asama Drama (100 mins) THE SCARLET LETTER Director: Joshua Michael Stern Production company: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Language: English Thriller & Romance (115 min) Producers: Greg Shapiro, Sidney Kimmel / Nippon Television Network Corporation Production Company: Charm School Language: Korean (English Subtitled) Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy, / Sumitomo Corporation / Hakuhodo Inc. Productions Director: Daniel H. BYUN Ian McKellan, Nick Nolte, Alan / Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Inc. / Eisei Producers: Randy Miller, Jody Savin, Producer: LEE Seung-jae Cumming Gekijo Co., Ltd. Morris Ruskin and Eileen Craft Co-production partners: KIM Woo-taek Cast: HAN Suk-gyu, LEE Eun-joo, Status: In Production Producer: Hiroshi Fukazawa / Ichiro Director: Randy Miller SUNG Hyun-ah Afather's legacy of children's books Yamamoto Key Cast: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei Delivery Status: Completed sends his grown son on a journey Key Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako and John Goodman Budget: $2.3M. (Production Cost) between reality and fantasy and opens up Matsu, Hidetaka, Yoshioka Status: Post Production Status: Completed / Screening Year of Production: 2004, Country of the possibility of magic in our world. Country: USA Origin: The Republic of Korea THE ASSASSINATION OF Country of origin: Japan Abaker accepts another man's destiny Acompetent detective Ki-hoon, who has RICHARD NIXON Director Yoji Yamada of “The Twilight Drama while confronting his own haunting past a graceful wife and a passionate lover, Samurai” creates another samurai drama CONVERSATIONS WITH A takes a murder case. While he Language: English set in the rapidly changing period at the MONSTER Director: Niels Mueller Horror/Thriller investigates the mysterious widow, he end of the samurai era, with tension, becomes lost between two loves, which Producers: Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Language: English betrayal and love. lead him to a final disaster. Vergara Director: TBD CAFÉ LUMIERE ROMANCE OF THEIR OWN Cast: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Drama (108 min) Production Company: Shoreline Romantic Drama (113 min) Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Michael Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Entertainment, Language: Korean (English Subtitled) Wincott Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien Scriptwriter: Producers: Morris Ruskin Director: KIM Tae-kyun Status: Screening Hou Hsiao-hsien / Chu T'ien-wen Key Cast: Donald Sutherland, Sean Astin Producer: CHA Seung-jae, NOH Jong- Country of Origin: USA Production company: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Status: Pre-Production yun Based on a real story, a struggling / IMAGICA Corp. / Eisei Gekijo Co., Country: USA Co-production partners: CHOI Wan salesman who loses his family becomes Ltd. / Sumitomo Corporation / TV Tokyo A young reporter interviews an aging and Cast: KAGN Dong-won, CHO Han-sun, obsessed with putting an end to the Corporation / Asahi Shimbun reclusive horror film star and discovers a LEE Chung-ah dishonesty that is corrupting society, Producer: Hideshi Miyajima / Liao truth better left untold. Delivery Status: Completed starting at the top. Ching-sung / Fumiko Osaka / Ichiro KALAMAZOO? Budget: $2.2M. (Production Cost) THE LONG WEEKEND Yamamoto Drama Year of Production: 2004, Country of Comedy Key Cast: Yo Hitoto / Tadanobu Asano / Language: English Origin: The Republic of Korea Language: English Masato Hagiwara Director: David P. O'Malley Han-kyung, a rustic girl, comes to town Director: Pat Holden Status: Completed / Screening Production Company: Londinium to live with her mom. Attracted to her Producers: Paul Brooks, Shawn Country of origin: Japan Productions, Inc. pure charm, the most popular guys Hae- Williamson Inspired by Japanese master Yasujiro Producers: Dana E. Kowalski, Joanna won and Tae-sung come up to fight each Cast: Chris Klein, Brendan Fehr other. Ozu's films, Hou Hsiao-hsien depict a Clare Scott, David P. O'Malley Status: Screening (Private) TO CATCH A VIRGIN GHOST girl's everyday life and the changes that Key Cast: Mayim Bialik, Josie Davis, Horror Comedy (102 min) Country of Origin: UK/Canada Joanna Clare Scott, David P. O'Malley are born inside her. Language: Korean (English Subtitled) Ahigh concept comedy about two LAST QUARTER Status: Post-production brothers, playboy Cooper and uptight Ed. Romantic Fantasy (112 min) Director: SHIN Jung-won Country: USA Producer: Jonathan KIM Ed has one weekend to save his career, Language: Japanese Subtitles: English The reopening of a time capsule at their but Cooper has other plans for the Director: Ken Nikai Cast: IM Chang-jung, IM Eun-kyung, high school reunion, forces three women KWON Oh-joong weekend - to help his stressed out brother Production company: Space Shower to take drastic measures with hilarious Delivery Status: Completed get lucky with the ladies. Pictures, Shochiku, Yomiuri Shimbun, results to prevent embarrassing Budget: $2.5M. (Production Cost) Itochu, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, BB revelations. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Cable, Big Shot Origin: The Republic of Korea Producer: Hirotaka Kajita, Takayoshi Seok-tae runs away with stolen diamonds Kobayashi, Masumi Hasegawa, Kenichi and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Fushiki Yang-e runs after him to get the diamond Key Cast: Chiaki Kuriyama / Hiroki back and finds Seok-tae's trail in Sisily. Narimiya / HYDE Country of origin: Japan Agirl trapped inside another man's memories. The door to her to return is the once-in-nineteen-year “last quarter of the moon".

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ENDANGERED SPECIES ROMA SHOWCASE SIGNATURE Sci-Fi/Action (90 min) Drama (155 min) ENTERTAINMENT PICTURES Language: English Language: Spanish, Subtitles English Director: Kevin S. Tenney Director: Adolfo Aristarain Showcase Entertainment, Warner Center, INTERNATIONAL Producer: Fred Weintraub, Tom Kuhn, Production company Tesela P.C., 21800 Oxnard Street, Suite 150, Signature Pictures International, Ferry Bruce Wayne Gillies Aristarain P.C Woodland Hills, California 91367 USA. House, South Stoke, RG8 0JL United Key Cast: Eric Roberts, Arnold Vosloo, Producer: Jose Antonio Felez Tel: 818.715.7005. Fax: 818.715.7009. Kingdom. Tel: 44.1491.875988. Fax: John Rhys-Davies Key Cast: Juan Diego Botto, Jose www.showcaseentertainment.com 44.1491.875092. [email protected] Delivery Status: Completed Sacristan, Susu Pecoraro At AFM: David A. Jackson (President), At AFM: Moshe Diamant, Rudy Cohen, Shauna Shapiro Jackson (Executive Vice Year of Production: 2002, Country of Status: First market screening of David Lamping, Jan Fantl Origin: Germany completed film President), Bruce Livingston (Chief Office: Loews 466, Tel: 310.260.096 Financial Officer), Leslee Jones-Allmon IMAGINARY HEROES A police detective must battle an alien Country of origin: Spain, Argentina (Director Worldwide Distribution Drama (117 mins) predator, who preys on humans, to save When a young journalist is hired to type Services), Linda Paolucci (Executive Language: English humanity from extinction. aging novelist Joaquin Goñez's Assistant), Cara Shapiro (Vice President, Director: Dan Harris WARRIOR ANGELS autobiography, he uncovers a bridge to Acquisitions) the forgotten years of Joaquin's youth, Office: Loews Hotel - Suites 806 & 807 Producer: Illana Diamant, Frank Hubner Action/Adventure (90 min) PATIENT 14 Key Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Director: English bringing back the memory of his mother, Thriller/Drama Daniels, Emile Hirsch,Michelle Williams Language: Byron W. Thompson ROMA, the supporter of his long-lost Produced and Directed by Andrew Delivery Status: Completed Producer: Fred Weintraub, Tom Kuhn, early ideals. Bakalar Year of Production: 2004, Country of Bruce Wayne Gillies HOURS OF LIGHT (HORAS DE LUZ) Stars Lucy Jenner ("Casino," “Derailed"), Origin: USA Key Cast: Rutger Hauer, Joanna Pacula, Romantic Drama (98 min) Costas Mandylor,("Picket Fences," Aseemingly perfect American Family is Arnold Vosloo Language: Spanish, Subtitles English “Mobsters," “Triumph of the torn spart by a sudden tradedy but Delivery Status: Completed Director: Manolo Matji discovers unexpected strengths that all Year of Production: 2002, Country of Spirit"),John de Lancie ("Star Trek: The Origin: Germany Production company: Sogecine - La New Generation"), George Takei ("Star them to grow upand learn the truth. Set in medieval england, a female warrior Fiesta P.C. Trek") THE BLACK DAHLIA must rescue her son from an evil warlord. Producer: Fernando Bovaira, Gustavo This high concept government Drama Ferrada conspiracy story is based on SHOCKING Language: English Key cast: Alberto San Juan, Emma TRUE EVENTS. Director: Brian Depalma SKOURAS FILMS Suarez, Jose Angel Egido AKILLER WITHIN Producer: Art Linson, Avi Lerner Skouras Films, 1556 17th Street, Santa Status: First market screening of Thriller/Drama Key Cast: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson Monica, CA 90404 USA. Tel: completed film Produced by Joey Stewart Directed by Delivery Status: Pre-Production 310.586.1888. Fax: 310.829.3803. Country of origin: Spain Brad Keller Year of Production: 2005, Country of www.skourasfilms.com Origin: USA In 1987, Garfia is sentenced to 100 years Stars C. Thomas Howell ( “The Hitcher," Two LAPD cops who are partners on the At AFM: Tom Skouras (President), Erik of prison for a triple murder. In his “The Outsiders," “Gods and Generals"), Saltzgaber (Senior Vice President), David isolation cell, he meets Marimar, a nurse force and rivals in love become obsessed Stephan (Director of Acquisitions) Sean Young ("No Way Out," “A Kiss with the solving the grisly crime Office: 320, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext. 320 with whom he will learn to love and be Before Dying," “1st to Die"), Ben IN SEARCH OF INA BYERS BEYOND THE ASHES loved. Comedy Browder ("Farscape"), Giancarlo Drama/comedy (93 minutes) Director: English Esposito ("School Daze," TV's “NYPD Language: English Language: Charles Shyer Blue"), Dedee Pfeiffer("Up Close & Director: Tony Spiridakis STARWAY Producer: Art Linson Personal," “For Your Love," TV's Producer: Shannon Goldman Delivery Status: In Development INTERNATIONAL “Cybil"). Cast: Janeane Garofalo, Tony Goldwyn, Year of Production: 2005, Country of Starway International, 12021 Wilshire Addison Terrill (C. Thomas Howell), a Giancarlo Esposito Origin: USA Blvd., Suite 661, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Dallas attorney, comes home one night to Delivery Status: Completed Awicked comedy about love. Our hero USA. Tel: 310.458.6202. Fax: find his wife brutally murdered with the Country of Origin: USA relentlessly chases the unattainable girl of 310.458.6102. words “We're even now” scrawled across The interlacing stories of several lower his dreams only to find no matter how close www.phantasm.com/starway the bedroom wall. Manhattanites who deal with living in post- he might get he just can't quite get her. At AFM: Don Coscarelli (President), PUERTO VALLARTA SQUEEZE 9/11 New York with humor and poignancy. Shelley Kay (VP Distribution), CJ Yu Romantic Thriller (Director, Sales) Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman SILVERLINE Office: 643, Tel: 310.458.6700 ext 643, Stars Academy Award nominee SOGEPAQ Fax: 310.458.6102, email: ENTERTAINMENT [email protected] HARVEY KEITEL ("Mean Streets," Sogepaq, Leganitos 47, 7», Madrid - Silverline Entertainment, 22837 Ventura BUBBA HO-TEP “Pulp Fiction," “The Piano," “Reservoir 28013, Spain. Tel: 34.91.758.31.37. Fax: Boulevard, Suite 205, Woodland Hills, www.bubbahotep.com Dogs," “Sister Act," “Bugsy," “Thelma & 34.91.758.31.63 CA 91364 USA. Tel: 818.225.9032. Fax: Drama (92 min) Louise,"), SCOTT GLENN ("Training [email protected] 818.225.9053. Language: English Day," “Backdraft," “Silence of the www.silverlineentertainment.com, Company Type: Sales agent and Director: Don Coscarelli Lambs," “The Hunt for Red [email protected] distributor Producer: Jason Savage October,""The Right Stuff"), CRAIG At AFM: Leman Cetiner (CEO), Axel At AFM: Simon de Santiago (Deputy of Key Cast: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, WASSON ("Body Double," “Four Munch (President), Robert Yap (Vice Director of Distribution), Sophie de Mac Mahon (Head of International Sales). Reggie Bannister Friends"), JONATHAN BRANDIS (the President), Amila Giducos (VP of Office: Loews # 437, Tel: 310.260.0954. Delivery Status: Completed late star of TV's “Seaquest: DSV," Finance) Fax: 310.260.0955 Year of Production: 2003, Country of “Hart's War"). Office: 453 THE SEA INSIDE (MAR ADENTRO) Origin: USA Passion, danger and action unfold when a DREAM WARRIOR (A MAN Drama (125 min) CALLED RAGE) Horror-icon Bruce Campbell teams with ruthless American government hit man Language: Spanish, Subtitles English Sci-Fi/Action (90 min) Director: Alejandro Amenabar “Phantasm” creator Don Coscarelli for steps over the line and assassinates a man Language: English MGM’s critically acclaimed, US unsanctioned by his CIA contact. Production company: Sogecine – Director: Zachary Weintraub Himenóptero Theatrical box-office hit BUBBA HO- Producer: Fred Weintraub, Tom Kuhn, Producer: Fernando Bovaira TEP. Rainer Mockart Key cast: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Key Cast: Lance Henriksen, Sherilyn Fenn, Daniel Goddard Lola Dueñas Delivery Status: Completed Status: First market screening of Year of Production: 2002, Country of completed film Origin: Germany Country of origin: Spain In a post-apocalyptic future, a man with Based on the life of Spaniard Ramon super-human powers battles an evil Sampedro, The Sea Inside is the story of overlord to free humanity from his a man's decades-long struggle for his tyrannical rule. right to die with dignity. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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STUDIOCANAL THE ALIBI MATADOR HAVEN Drama Director: Richard Shepard Director: Frank E Flowers (SWALLOW) Studiocanal, 1, Place du Spectacle, Directors: Matt Checkowski & Kurt Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Hope Davis, Producers: Robbie Brenner, Bob Yari 92863 Issy-Les-Moulineaux Cedex 9 Mattila Greg Kinnear Starring: Orlando Bloom, Bill Paxton, France. Tel: 33.1.71.35.35.35. Fax: Producers: Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Delivery Status: screening Caroline Goodhall, Zoe Saldana, Steven 33.1.71.35.11.89. Feig An assassin whose only thrills in life Dillane, Agnes Bruckner At AFM: Muriel Sauzay, John Kochman, Delivery Status: Post Production Co-Production Partners: A Summit have been sex games, bullfights and Saya Huddleston, Marie Boudier, An interweaving of stories, of which the Entertainment and Endgame drinking transforms the lives of an Frédérick Gautier, Jerôme Chung, central, age old theme, is a love story Laurent Campagne, Sébastien Janin, Entertainment Presentation, A Summit ordinary couple. between Shy (Orlando Bloom), a local Alexis de Rendinger, Tahereh Khazraï Entertainment Production SILENT PARTNER Director: James Deck boy, and Andrea, the eighteen year old (Unifrance office) Cast: Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, Office: 745 Producers: Andrew Stevens, Servei daughter of a wealthy new resident. Selma Blair, James Brolin, Sam Elliott, ANTHONY ZIMMER Konov, Leonid Minkovski THUMBSUCKER Director: Jerome Salle Jamie King, John Leguizamo, James Director: Mike Mills Cast: Tara Reid, Nick Moran Cast: Sophie Marceau, Yvan Attal Marsden, Debi Mazar, Henry Rollins, Producers: Anthony Bregman, Bob Delivery Status: screening Delivery Status: In Production Deborah Unger Stevenson A young CIA analyst is assigned to Just how far would you go for love? Delivery Status: Post-Production Executive Producers: Ted Hope, Anne LA BELLE IMAGE Ray Elliott, an ex-confidence man, runs investigate the death of a major Russian Carey, Bob Yari, Cathy Schulman Director: Xavier Gianolli an alibi service for men and women who political figure. SILENT PARTNER is a Starring : Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Cast: Ludivine Sagnier, Nicolas want to spend a little quality time away fast paced thriller set in the world of Vince Vaughn, Benjamin Bratt, Keanu Duvauchelle from their spouses. international politics and organised Reeves, Lou Taylor Pucci, Kelli Garner Delivery Status: In Post Production BEING JULIA crime. Delivery Status: Post Production Director: István Szábo Cecile and Julien (Nicolas Duvauchelle) COMING OUT Acontemporary coming of age story about Producer: Robert Lantos begin their new life together. Julien Cast: Catherine Zeta Jones Justin , a teen with an “oral” fixation, his Executive Producers: Marion Pilowsky, works long hours in a video library, a Director: Joel Zwick highly dysfunctional family, his “new-age” Donald A. Starr, Daniel J.B. Taylor, Producer: David Jones dentist (Keanu) and a soap star with a few world full of pictures. Coming home late Mark Milln Delivery Status: In Preproduction nasty habits of his own (Bratt). one night, he encounters a young, Cast: Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, beautiful, disturbing woman in front of When a gay dancer, living in London, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Bruce Greenwood, Juliet Stevenson, inherits his late father's Welsh Rugby Director: Mitch Rouse his building. Shaun Evans, Lucy Punch, Tom Producers: Cathy Schulman, Bob Yari, GABRIELLE club he also acquires its debt, and must Tom Nunan Director: Patrice Chereau Sturridge, Michael Gambon go back to Wales. Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Gregory Based on the novel Theatre by W. FIRST SNOW Starring: Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn, Christina Applegate, Delivery Status: In Production Somerset Maugham, BEING JULIA is Director: Mark Fergus Delivery Status: Immediate Delivery Paris, early 1900's. Provoking a the story of reigning stage diva Julia Cast: Guy Pearce Looks like David has hit rock bottom –but cataclysmic crisis in her conventional, Lambert, who falls head over heels in Delivery Status: Preproduction pp Jan things are not always what they seem. bourgeois marriage, Mme Hervey love with a young American. 2005 When his car breaks down in the middle Selected for Sundance 2004 (Isabelle Huppert) and her husband HEAVEN'S POND (Pascal Grégory) each take on the SYNDICATE FILMS of nowhere, a traveling salesman uses the Director: Joel Viertel time to visit a psychic, thereby changing supposed virtues of the opposite sex. Syndicate Films, 10850 Wilshire Blvd, Starring: Kip Pardue, Tara Reid 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA. (or sealing) his fate. Status: completed screener available MARLENE upon request SUMMIT Tel: 310.234.0909. Fax: 310.234.0902. Director: Paul Street At AFM: David Glasser; Lisa Wilson; Desperate to escape her controlling, Producer: Gary Gilbert and Dan Halsted upper class family, a young girl marries ENTERTAINMENT/I.S Ruzanna Kegeyan Executive Producer: Bob Yari an exciting stranger after a whirlwind FILM DISTRIBUTION Office: Escondido Suite Loews Hotel Cast: Mila Jovovitch THE NIGHT WATCHMAN romance, only to discover during their Summit Entertainment/I.S. Film Based on the original screenplay by Awoman's past as a Russian spy comes honeymoon on an isolated island that her Distribution, 1630 Stewart Street, Suite James Ellroy back to haunt her when her controlling “knight in shining armour” is, in fact, a 120, Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA. Director: Spike Lee father-long believed dead-comes back to psychopath. At AFM: Patrick Wachsberger (President claim her. HOUSE OF D Producer: Alexandra Milchan Director: David Duchovny & CEO), Bob Hayward (COO), David Executive Producer: Bob Yari ONE FOR THE AGES Garrett (Executive Vice President), Director: Stephen Gylenhall Producers: Richard Lewis, Bob Yari, Delivery Status: Start pp : 1st quarter Harold Van Lier (Vice President, Cast: TBA Jane Rosenthal 2005 International Sales), Paula Endara (Sr. After his entire team is killed in a deadly, Executive Producers: Zanne Devine, Jeff Vice President, Marketing and Publicity), In the vein of Ellroy's “L.A. post game air crash, the coach of a high Skoll Jonathan Evans (Vice President, CONFIDENTIAL", this thriller/drama profile university football team works Starring: David Duchovny, Tea Leoni, Theatrical Administration) revolves around a cop who uncovers Office: Suite 644, Tel: 310.309.8400. with a replacement “B” level squad to try Robin Williams, Frank Langella, Anton corruption and must resolve the problem Fax: 310.828.4132 to bring them up to championship level. Yelchin, (HEARTS IN ATLANTIS), in order to redeem himself. ALOTLIKE LOVE REDLINE Erykah Badu Romantic Comedy CRASH Delivery Status: Immediate Delivery Director: PAUL HAGGIS. Director: Andrej Bartkowiak Director: Nigel Cole Acontemporary fable set in a colorful Starring: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Producer: Lorenzo DiBonaventura, Producers: Armyan Bernstein, Kevin New York City neighborhood, House of Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Jason Dylan Sellers, Bob Yari Messick D is a poignant, heartfelt celebration of Isaacs, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe. Delivery Status: Start principal Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Ali friendship that explores the joys of Delivery Status: screening photography :January 2005 Larter, Taryn Manning childhood with rare insight. Los Angeles. 2 cars crash. A body is A young FBI agent goes undercover in Delivery Status: Post-production METHOD found on the side of the road. Who's the exciting and dangerous world of Director: Duncan Roy Oliver and Emily are polar opposites, but connected to the brutal murder? underground cigarette boat racing to Producers: Brad Wyman, Guy Louthan, when they meet on a plane to New York, HOSTAGE investigate a series of heists on luxury Pierre Spengler, Andrew Stevens, Donald sparks fly. Thus begins a quirky, Director: Florent Siri yachts in the Miami harbor. Kushner hilarious love story about two people Producers: Mark Gordon, Arnold Rifkin, FIND ME GUILTY Executive Producers: Elizabeth Hurley, whose paths always cross at the most Bob Yari, Director: Sidney Lumet Bruno Hoefler, Vlad Paunescu inconvenient times. Cast: Bruce Willis Producer: Bob Yari Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Jeremy Sisto Delivery Status: screening Cast: Vin Diesel Delivery Status: Immediate Delivery Burned out LAPD negotiator JEFF Delivery Status: in production A popular movie star, known for her TALLEY (Bruce Willis) leaves Los The true-life trial of mobster Jackie “Fat method acting, takes on the Angeles for a lower profile job as chief Jack” DeNorscio, who represented characteristics of her current role as a of a two man police department in a himself in a two-year long RICO trial of turn-of-the-century murderess - both on country town. several Lucchese family associates. and off camera.

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PURSUED HORROR 102 CHANGING DESTINY (NEMMENO LORELEI Director: Kristoffer Tabori Horror (95 min.) IL DESTINO) Action Adventure Producer: Andrew Stevens Language: English Drama Language: Japanese Executive Producers: Dan Grodnick, Director: Ana Clavell Director / Writer: Daniele Gaglianone Director: Shinji Higuchi Peter Lenkov Producer: James Dudelson and Robert Producer: Domenico Procacci, Gianluca Co-Production Partners: Fuji TV Starring: Christian Slater, Estella Warren, Dudelson Arcopinto, Pierpaolo Trezzini Producer: Chihiro Kameyama Michael Clarke Duncan Co-production partners: Max Lamont Cast: Mauro Cordella, Fabrizio Nicastro, Key Cast: Koji Yakusho/Satoshi Delivery Status: Immediate Delivery Delivery Status: Completed Giuseppe Sanna, Lalli, Gino Lana, Tsumabuki/Toshiro Yanagiba/Shinichi Vincent Palmer's job is to recruit Budget: $ 1,000,000.00 Stefano Cassetti Tsutsumi First screened at the 2004 Venice Film executives for Fortune 500 companies Year of Production: 2004, Delivery Status: In Production Festival, this is a story of painful and he has never taken “no” for an Country of Origin: USA growing-up and a courageous search to Budget US$15,000,000 answer. Sequel. find life's deeper meaning. Year of Production: 2004, Country of SAMANTHA'S CHILD (FKA CREEPSHOW Origin: Japan BLESSED) Horror (95 min) Toward the end of the Pacific War, a Director: Simon Fellows TOEI COMPANY, LTD. Language: English secret mission is assigned to a Japanese Producers: Andrew Stevens, Donald Director: TBA Toei Company, Ltd., 2-17, 3-chome, naval officer, Captain Asakura. Kushner Producer: James Dudelson and Robert Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Japan 104-8108. GODZILLA FINAL WARS Starring: Heather Graham Dudelson Tel: 81.3.3535.7621. Delivery Status: Production starts 1/2005 http://www.godzilla.co.jp/english/index.h Delivery Status: Immediate Delivery Fax:81.3.3535.7622. Budget: $ 5,000,000.00 tml Abarren couple becomes friendly with [email protected], www.toei.co.jp Year of Production: Jan 1, 2005, Country Company Type: Producer, Distributor Sci-fi an eccentric millionaire who foots the of Origin: Sequel. At AFM: Masayoshi ENDO (Managing Director: Japanese bill for their in vitro fertilization. Director), Shingo SAITO (Director), U-BOAT HORROR 103 Language: Ryuhei Kitamura Director: Tony Giglio Horror (95 min) Yasuhiko NAKAJIMA (L.A. Office Producer: Shogo Tomiyama Starring: William H. Macy, Til Language: English manager), Hideyuki BABA (Manager), Key Cast: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Tadayuki Okubo (Manager) Schweiger, Scott Caan, Thomas Director: Ana Clavell Kikukawa, Akira Takarada Producer: James Dudelson and Robert Office: 547, Tel: 310.260.4105 Kretchmann, Lauren Holly 69 SIXTY NINE Delivery Status: Post Production Dudelson In the midst of WWII, the crew of a Drama (114 min) Budget US$10,000,000 sunken American submarine is taken on Co-production partners: Max Lamont Language: Japanese Year of Production: 2004, Country of board a German U-Boat as hostages. Delivery Status: Devleopment Director: LEE Sang il Origin: Japan THE PAINTED VEIL Budget: $1,000,000.00 Producer: Shigeo YOKOMIZO 20XX. Paris, New York, Sydney, Director: Caroline Link Year of Production: Production starts Cast: Satoshi TSUMABUKI Shanghai. More than 10 monsters appear Producers: Edward Norton, Bob Yari, June 2005 Delivery Status: completed in the world at once. The United Nations Sara Colleton, Jean -Francois Fonlupt Sequel. Year of Production:2004, Country of wages final wars against the monsters Executive Producer: Mark Gordon Origin: Japan combining the power of all the Earth Starring: Edward Norton Sasebo, Nagasaki, 1969. Ken, a Defense Force. Delivery Status: Development THE WORKS thoroughly engaging smartass, lives his Follows a doctor and his adulterous wife, The Works, Portland House, 4 Great life under the motto of get your kicks. Kitty, as they move to a remote Asian Portland Street, London W1W 8QJ UK. DEVILMAN TOKYO village to fight a cholera outbreak. Tel: 44(0)20.7612.1080. Fax: Drama (116 min) 44(0)20.7612.1081. Language: Japanese BROADCASTING www.theworkslimited.com Director: Hiroyuki NASU At AFM: Joy Wong (Head of Producer: Tsutomu TOMARI SYSTEM, INC. T International Sales), Clare Crean (Senior Cast: Hisato IZAKI, Yusuke IZAKI Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc., 5-3-6 Sales Executive), Juliette Gill (Head of Delivery Status: completed Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8006 Marketing) Year of Production:2004, Country of Japan. Tel: 813.5571.3085. Fax: TAURUS Office: Room 710, Loews Santa Monica Origin: Japan Beach Hotel, Tel: 310.458.6700. Fax: After Akira undergoes fusion with a 813.3505.1584. [email protected], ENTERTAINMENT 310.458.6761 demon, he shoulders his destiny of www.tbs.co.jp COMPANY MY SUMMER OF LOVE 'battle' to protect his girl friend Miki and Company Type: TV Station(producer, co- Drama to save humanity. distributor, buyer and seller) Taurus Entertainment Company, 1149 Director: Pawel Pawlikowski At AFM: Kaoru Saito, Yutaka Ito, North Gower St. Hollywood, California Producers: Tanya Seghatchian & Daisuke Ooka, Yuki Yamato; Acquisition Christopher Collins 90038 USA. Tel: 323.785.2500. Fax: Executive: Daisuke Ooka Winner of the Michael Powell Award at TOHO CO., LTD. Office: #440, Tel: 310.260.0952. Fax: 323.785.2501. [email protected], Toho Co., Ltd., 2029 Century Park East, the Edinburgh Film Festival, My 310.260.0953 Taurus-entertainment.com Summer Of Love is a vibrant tale of two #1150, Los Angeles, CA 90067 U.S.A. KAMIKAZE GIRLS-SHIMOTSUMA Company Type: Sales agent, producer, sixteen-year olds spending one long hot Tel: 310.277.1081. Fax: 310.277.6351. STORY distributor English summer together. From the [email protected] At AFM: Stanley Dudelson (Chairman) director of Last Resort. At AFM: Masaharu Ina (Director), Shozo Comedy Drama (103 min) James Dudelson (President CEO) Robert NATALIE PRESS, EMILY BLUNT & Watanabe (General manager), Tetsushi Language: Japanese with English Dudelson (President COO) Ana Clavell PADDY CONSIDINE Sudo (Sales Manager) subtitles (Vice President Production) Stephan RADIO ALICE (LAVORARE CON Office: 605 Director: Tetsuya Nakashima LENTEZZA) Krippner (Director of on Line Services) CRYING OUT LOVE, IN THE Producer: Yuji Ishida, Takashi Hirano, Office: 722, Tel: 323.578.6924 Drama Director: Jguido Chiesa CENTER OF THE WORLD Satoru Ogura DAY OF THE DEAD 2 CONTAGIUM Romance (138 minutes) Producer: Domenico Procacci Co-production partners: Shimotsuma Horror (100 min) Language: Japanese Language: English Story Media Partners Cast: Tommaso Ramenghi, Marco Luisi, Director: Isao Yukisada Director: James Dudelson and Ana Valerio Mastandrea, Claudia Pandolfi, Cast: Kyoko Fukada Anna Tsuchiya Clavell Co-Production Partners: TBS/Hakuhodo Valerio Binasco DY Media Delivery Status: Completed Producer: James Dudelson and Robert Budget: $3 Dudelson Set in the midst of the cultural revolution Partners/Shogakukan/SDP/Mainichi of 1970s Italy, this tells of the rise and Year of Production: 2004, Country of Co-production partners: Broadcasting System Origin: Japan Cast: Justin Ipock, Stephan Wolfert and fall of the anarchic Radio Alice. Producer: Hideyuki Honma The nail sticks out will get hammered Laurie Maria Baryanyay Screened in Competition at the 2004 Key Cast: Takao Osawa/Kou Delivery Status: Completed down, but it is not true to Momoko and Venice Film Festival. Shibasaki/Tsutomu Yamasaki Ichigo. Their funky adventure unfolds in Budget: $ 2,000,000,00 Delivery Status: Completed a country town in Shimotsuma, Japan. Year of Production: 2004 Budget US$10,000,000 Country of Origin: USA Sequel. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: Japan The disappearance of his fiancee, Ritsuko, puzzles Sakutaro. He travels to Shikoku in search for her, to a town where he experienced his first love, Aki, a high school classmate. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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YOSHINO'S BARBER SHOP TRESPASSING THE RUINING Family Drama (93 min) Thriller (88 min) Horror (90 min) TWD ENTERPRISES Language: Japanese with English titles Language: English Director: English TWD Enterprises, 404 East 76th St., Director: Naoko Ogigami Director: James Merendino Language: Chris Burgard Suite 15-C, New York, NY 10021, USA. Producer: Mayumi Amano Producer: Adam Rosenfelt, Stavros Key Cast: Wings Hauser, Patrick Tel: 212.327.2271. Fax: 212.327.2273. www.tonjawalker.com Co-production partners: PFF partners Merjos Warburton, Robert Silverman Company Type: Film production Cast: Masako Motai Cast: Daniel Gillies, Estella Warren, Delivery Status: Completed Ashley Scott Year of Production: 2004, Country of company Delivery Status: (pre, post, in production At AFM: Tonja Walker Davidson or completed) Delivery Status: completed Origin: USA (President/Producer), Kevin Summerfield Budget: $2 Year of Production: 2003, Country of Filmed over ten years, The Ruining (Executive Vice President/Producer), Stacey Kelly (Executive Assistant to Year of Production: 2003, Country of Origin: USA succeeds in echoing the grime and grit of Aterrifying thriller about graduate late 70's and early 80's horror cinema. President), Maureen Brichmann (Director Origin: Japan of Sales), Edward Davidson (Executive In a small village in Japan, all the boys students who undertake a research Producer) had same hair style. But one day, the boy expedition to an old plantation outside of TUBE Office: # 211, Tel: 310.260.0970. Fax: from the big town came to the village New Orleans. 310.260.0971 STRANGLEHOLD and he had a different hair cut. ENTERTAINMENT Thriller (98 minutes) TALES OF TERROR TRANS-PACIFIC TUBE Entertainment, 664 -21 Shinsa- Language: English (92 minutes) dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul Korea 135- Language: Japanese with English MEDIA Director: In negotiations 120. Tel: 822.547.8435. Fax: Producer: Tonja Walker subtitles Trans-Pacific Media, 8491 Sunset Blvd., 822.547.3279. www.tube- Co-Producer Partners: Kevin Director: Akio Yoshida and other Suite 800, Los Angeles, CA 91403 USA. entertainment.co.kr Summerfield Producer: AndrewTamon Niwa Tel: 310.654.4933. Fax: 310.654.4921. Company Type: Sales, Distribution, Cast: In negotiations Co-production partners: Tales of Terror [email protected] Production & Financing Delivery Status: by Spring 2006 Production committee At AFM: Laurie Woodrow (President), At AFM: Seung-bum KIM (President & Budget: 1.5 million Cast: Naoto Takenaka and other Dan Griffiths (Senior Vice President) CEO), Bill HWANG (Head of Int'l Year of Productions: 2005, Country of Delivery Status: completed Office: Loews # 655, Tel: 310.658.6700 Business), Jisun BACK (Sales Executive Origin: both in USA of Int'l Business), Sooyon JANG (Sales Budget: $2 Sonny's love for a woman and child drive Manager of Int'l Business) him to murder but not for the reason he Year of Production: 2004, Country of Office: #326, Loews Hotel, Tel: thinks – caught in the prison of his own Origin: Japan TROMA 310.458.6700 mind - Stranglehold! Stories gathered on travels throughout SPRINGTIME ENTERTAINMENT, THE DERBY STALLION Japan:Blood-chilling, haunting, Drama (126 min) Family film (110 minutes) unworldly but true. INC. Language: Korean with English subtitle Director: RYU Jang-ha Language: English Troma Entertainment, Inc., The Troma Producer: Siz Entertainment Director: Jill Mitwell Building, 733 Ninth Avenue, New York, TOMORROW FILMS Cast: CHOI Min-shik, JANG Sin-yong, Producer: Tonja Walker NY 10019 USA. Tel: 212.757.4555 x25. Tomorrow Films, 16250 Ventura Blvd. KIM Ho-jung, YOON Yeo-jung Co-Producer Partners: Kevin Fax: 212.399.9885. Summerfield Ste 400, Encino, CA 91436 USA. Tel: Delivery Status: Released on September http://international.tromamovies.com, Cast: Billy Preston - other key cast in 818.788.8776. Fax: 818.788.8782. 23, 2004 [email protected] negotiations [email protected], Budget: $2.5 mil. At AFM: Lloyd Kaufman (President), Delivery Status: by December 2005 Year of Production: 2004, Country of tomorrowfilms.com Lisa Borhoum (Director of International Budget: 375K Origin: Korea Company Type: Sales agent Sales) Year of Productions: 2005, Country of At AFM: Yoram Pelman (President), Office: 708 To trumpeter Hyeon-woo, life seems to Origin: both in USA Colleen McNichols (Vice President, TALES FROM THE CRAPPER remain forever locked in winter. In Horror (98 min.) Patrick fights for his friendship with a Sales), Heather Paul (Executive desperation, he signs up for a position Language: English special old man, he discovers his passion Assistant); Acquisition Executive: Yoram teaching a children's wind ensemble at a Pelman Director: Troma Team for horses, his girl, his family, his life. small junior high school in mountainous Office: Suite 839, Tel: 310.458.6700 Co-Production Partners: Lloyd Kaufman Beautiful family film. THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA coalmining village. Animation (88 min) and Michael Herz AFAMILY Key Cast: Julie Strain, Arban Ornelas, Language: English Drama (98 min) Masuimi Max, Debbie Rochon, Ron Director: Mark Swan Language: Korean with English subtitle U Jeremy, James Gunn, Lloyd Kaufman, Producer: Forrest S. Baker III, Mark Director: LEE Jeong-chul Jamie Greco Producer: Tube Pictures Swan, Don A. Judd Delivery Status: Completed Cast: JU Hyun, SOO Ae UGC Cast: Amanda Aaring, Jonathan Firth, Year of Production: 2004, Country of Delivery Status: Released on September Nigel Lambert, Eve Karpf INTERNATIONAL Origin: USA 3, 2004 Delivery Status: completed UGC International, 24, avenue Charles “If Beavis & Butthead came to life Budget: $2 mil. Year of Production: 2004, Country of de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly sur Seine, tomorrow, this would be their idea of Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: USA France. Tel: 33.1.46.40.46.42. Fax: viewing time well spent” Variety. Origin: Korea Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian 33.1.46.37.73.21. TRAILER TOWN Apickpocket Jeong-eun comes back Andersen, a search for true nobility leads Docu-drama (88 min) At AFM: Said Ben Said (President), Eva home after being in prison for 2 years. Diederix (VP Sales), Christophe Pecot to the discovery of a pure heart. Language: English SO CUTE FRESHMAN YEAR Director: Giuseppe Andrews Black Comedy (114 min) (Sales Executive) Comedy (90 min) Key Cast: Walt Dongo, Bill Nowlin Language: Korean with English subtitle Office: Rooms 766/767, Tel: Language: English Delivery Status: Completed Director: KIM Soo-hyun 310.656.5006. Fax: 310.656.5007 Director: Ryan Shiraki Year of Production: 2003, Country of Producer: Tube Pictures THE STONE COUNCIL (LE Producer: Adam Rosenfelt, Stavros Origin: USA Cast: KIM Seok-hoon, YEA Ji-won, CONCILE DE PIERRE) Merjos Alternately reminiscent of Clerks, the JUNG Jae-young, JANG Sun-woo Thriller Cast: Sam Huntington, John Goodman, early work of John Waters, and the Delivery Status: Completed. Delivery - Language: French Heather Matarazzo, Marla Sokoloff linguistic poesy of William Burroughs. November 2004 Director: Guillaume Nicloux ("That Delivery Status: completed Budget: $2 mil. Woman", “A Private Affair") Year of Production: 2003, Country of Year of Production: 2004, Country of Producer: Yves Marmion (UGC Images) Origin: USA L.A. Office Phone Origin: Korea Cast: Sophie Marceau ("La Boum", Comedy about a university freshman AShaman named JANG Su-ro no longer “Braveheart", “The World is not who is determined to win the girl of his (323) 935-8228 possess the sexual powers he once did, enough") dreams, so much that he adopts a gay and is reduced to living pathetically with Delivery Status: In pre-production identity in order to infiltrate her world. his sons. Budget: 22M EUR

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94 The Business of Film AFM NOVEMBER 2004 AFM PRODUCT GUIDE LOCKED-OUT (ENFERMES MAGNIFICO VISION FILMS LE PRIX DU DÉSIR / STRANGE DEHORS) Drama CRIME Comedy Language: Filipino with English Vision Films, 4626 Lemona Avenue, (96 min) Language: French Subtitles Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: Language: French Director: Albert Dupontel ("Bernie") Directed by: Maryo J. Delos Reyes 818.784.1702. Fax: 818.788.3715. Director: Roberto Ando Producer: Richard Grandpierre (Eskwad) Exec. Producer: Ms. Violeta C. Sevilla [email protected], Producer: titi films Cast: Albert Dupontel, Elena Anaya Cast: Jiro Manio, Albert Martinez, Gloria www.visionfilms.net Coproducer: vision productions ("Van Helsing") Romero, Lorna Tolentino, Cherry Pie At AFM: Lise Romanoff (Managing Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Anna Mouglalis, Delivery Status: In pre-production Picache, Girlie Sevilla, Tonton Gutierrez, Director Worldwide Sales), Andre Relis Greta Scacchi, Michael Lonsdale Budget : 7,5M EUR (Vice President of International Sales), Awriter travels to Capri to attend his Amy Austria , and Danilo Barrios. Amy Kerr (Contract Administrator), ACharlie Chaplin tale of modern times Status: Completed / Screening Lauren Proctor (Distribution step-son's wedding when he meets an highlighted by the captivating lovestory A young boy from a modest family raises Coordinator) irresistible woman who marks the between meandering Dupontel and Elena money to pay for the burial of his sickly Office: Suite 726 beginning of a web of revenge ans Anaya. grandmother in this award-winning RHYME & REASON intrigue. BY THE PRICKING OF MY Documentary Feature (91 Min) drama. Producers: City Block Films/Asland THUMBS (MON PETIT DOIGT M'A CRYING LADIES DIT) Comedy Pictures Drama Directed by: Mark Meily Delivery Status: Completed W Language: French Produced by: Tony Gloria The story behind the evolution of the Director: Pascal Thomas Cast: Sharon Cuneta, Hilda Koronel, HIP-HOP culture with rappers such as Producer: Ah!Victoria!Films (France) Angel Aquino, Ricky Davao, Eric the late Tupac Shakur & Notorious WELLSPRING Cast: Catherine Frot, Andre Dussollier, Wellspring, 419 Park Avenue South, New Quizon via UNICO Ent. B.I.G, Dr. Dre, Ice-T, Busta Rhymes, P. Genevieve Bujold York, NY 10016, USA. Tel: 212.686.6777. Status: Completed / Screening Diddy, and Master P. Delivery Status: In production Fax: 212.685.2625. www.wellspring.com Meet the last of the professional THE KUSHNER-LOCKE An unconventional couple becomes Company Type: Distributor mourners of Manila's Chinatown in this COLLECTION unwittingly mixed up in a series of At AFM: Michael Thornton (Vice heartwarming comedy. Some women cry Good quality films that endure! A library unsolved crimes. A witty tale of suspense President of Worldwide Sales), Ryan out of sorrow. Some women cry out of of over 150 films in all genres. that keeps you guessing until the very end. Werner (Head of Theatrical Distribution); Feature Films, TV movies, Mini-series, joy. These women cry for money. Acquisition Executive: Marie Therese and Series with stars such as Reese UNIFIED FILM Witherspoon, Keifer Sutherland, Renee Guirgis, Head of Acquisitions Zellweger, John Savage, Christian Office: 305 ORGANIZATION Slater, Angelica Huston, Pamela BROTHER TO BROTHER Unified Film Organization, 3400 W. V Drama/Gay (90 min) Alameda Avenue, Suite 200, Burbank, CA Anderson, and more! CHRONICLES OF THE JR. MAFIA: Language: English 91505 USA. Tel: 818.846.0465. Fax: THE MURDER OF NOTORIOUS 818.846.0256. VINE Director: Rodney Evans B.I.G. Producer: Rodney Evans, Jim McKay, At AFM: Jeffery Beach (President), Documentary Feature (90 min) INTERNATIONAL Aimee Schoof, Isen Robbins Phillip Roth (C.E.O.), T.J. Sakasegawa Producers: Ground Zero Entertainment Co-production partners: Miasma Films, (V.P. Production/Distribution), Gary PICTURES Delivery status: November 2004 C-Hundred Film Corp., Instrinsic Schmoeller (Vice President and General Vine International Pictures, VIP House, Lil' Cease is finally breaking his silence Value Manager), Cherise Honey (Production & Greenacres, New Road Hill, Downe, about what really happened on that fatal Cast: Anthony Mackie, Larry Gilliard, Distribution Coordinator) Orpington, Kent, BR6 7JA UK. Tel: night of March 9th, 1997, the murder of Jr., Roger Robinson Office: Loews Hotel, Suite 624, Tel: 44(0)1689.854123. www.vine- 310.458.6700, Fax: 310.458.6761 one of hip-hop?s most prolific emcees, Delivery Status: Completed international.co.uk, info@vine- DEADLY WATERS Notorious B.I.G. Year of Production: 2003, Country of international.co.uk Origin: USA Action Adventure At AFM: Marie Vine (CEO) Delivery Status: in production Office: Room 608, 6th Floor, Tel: Follows the emotional and psychological The Black Mamba is the deadliest snake 310.260.4121 or Tel: 310.458.6700 VISION journey of a black gay artist as he on Earth. Equally as deadly is Roger (Room 608). Fax: 310.260.4122 discovers the hidden legacies of the Hughes, an ex-marine and president of INTERNATIONAL KNIFE EDGE gay/lesbian subcultures within the Solutions, Inc., one of the world's largest Vision International, 27, rue de Suspense Thriller Harlem Renaissance. weapons manufacturers. Solférino, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt. Cast: non contractual: Olivier Martinez; IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL MAGMA Tel: 33.1.46.94.88.00. Fax: Documentary (81 min) Action Adventure William Hurt Status: Pre-Production - Production 33.1.46.94.88.10. Language: English Delivery Status: in production commences early January 2005 [email protected] Director: Jessica Yu Scientists discover that the magnetic When newlyweds HENRY and EMMA At AFM: Massimo Saidel (Partner & Producer: Susan West poles have shifted. CONNAUGHT move into an English Head of International Sales, Cell: Co-production partners: Diorama Films 33.6.20.82.73.05) country house, things start to go badly Office: stand 755 Cast: Dakota Fanning (Narrator), Larry UNITEL PICTURES wrong. JE N'AIME QUE TOI / BOOK OF Pine (Narrator) KRAAL SENSES Delivery Status: Completed INTERNATIONAL Horror (94 min) Year of Production: 2004, Country of Unitel Pictures International, New York: Cast: To be confirmed Language: french Origin: USA 245 W. 55th Street, 4th Floor, New York, Status: In pre-production Director: Claude Fournier An exploration into the life and work of NY 10019 USA. Tel: 646.435.9431. Fax: KRAAL will do for innocent fields of Producer: Rose Films Henry Darger, reclusive janitor by day, 212.202.4984. Manila: 1196 Vito Cruz grass what JAWS did for the Beach and Cast: Noémie Godin-Vigneau visionary artist by night. Extension, Corner Zapote Street, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT did for Awellknown writer run out of TARNATION Makati, Metro Manila 1200 Philippines. Camping. inspiration meets a special young woman Documentary (92 min) Tel: 63.2.896.2049. Los Angeles: Tel: AHEADFUL OF SNAKES wth a very graphic and vivid Language: English 310.869.5370. [email protected] Thriller imagination. Director: Jonathan Caouette At AFM: Cindy Sison (Executive Sales Director: English MERCENAIRE / THE MERCENARY Producer: Stephen Winter Consultant), Tony Gloria (CEO), Tito Language: Paul Marcus Animated Feature Film (94 min) Co-production partners: Nightlight Films Velasco (Vice President) Producer: Leopold St-Pierre Language: french Cast: Jonathan Caouette, Renee LeBlanc, Office: Loews Suite #307, Tel: Delivery Status: Pre-Production Director: David Iglesias Rosemary Davis 310.458.6700 x307, [email protected] Year of Production: 2004 Producer: tornasol films Delivery Status: Completed IMELDA Two working-class buddies succumb to a Coproducer: vision productions Year of Production: 2004, Country of Documentary little temptation, and wind up being Delivery Status: Completed Origin: USA Produced and Directed by: Ramona Diaz sucked deeper and deeper into a dark The Mercenary is a mysterious Warrior Caouette's inspiring documentary self- Status: Completed / Screening intrigue with pure evil. herself This award-winning documentary explores riding Moiks (Flying-dinosaurs) and portrait chronicles his chaotic upbringing the complex persona of former Philippine righting wrongs in the mythical land of in a dysfunctional Texas family and the First Lady, Imelda R. Marcos, from her Tulmuk, perched atop eternal clouds and unexpected relationship that develops rise to power and her fall from grace. space oceans. with his mentally-ill mother. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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LEFT FOR DEAD WHITE LIGHT Action Martial Arts ZEPHYR ENTERTAINMENT Language: English Z PRODUCTIONS Director Ross Boyask Zephyr productions, 201 west 17 st #7 D, PROD, LLC Cast: Glenn Salvage, Andy Prior, Adam ZENPIX Zenpix, 506 Santa Monica Boulevard, New York, NY, 10011 USA. Tel: White Light Entertainment Prod, LLC, 25 Chapman, Adrian Foidelli Suite 210, Santa Monica, CA 90401 808.382.6563. Fax: 646.336.6160. Caynor Ct, Newark, Delaware 19711 Delivery Status: Complete - Screening USA. Tel: 310.395.3500. Fax: Company Type: Producer USA. Tel: 302.893.0450. Fax: Paid assassin, Williams is 'left for dead' 310.395.3322. [email protected], At AFM: Vince Bechet (Producer) when his former crime boss turns on him Office: 202, Tel: 808.382.6563, Fax: 302.838.0285. http://www.keson.us http://www.zenpix.net At AFM: Nhu Ha Le (President/CEO/ after a syndicate takeover. Williams joins At AFM: Susan Jackson (Co-President), 646.336.6160 Producer), John Paul (VP, Corp Lawyer), up with a bare-fist fighter to extract his Jonathan Kramer (Co-President), Todd IN SEARCH OF GRACE Greg Paul (Sale Agent), Louis Angeli revenge. (DP) Olsson (Vice President, Acquisitions & (43 Minutes) THE WHISTLE Language: English Office: 220, Tel: 302.893.0450. Fax: Supernatural Drama Feature Film Sales), Suzanne Barron (Vice President, Director: Beth Brand 302.838.0285 Language: Thai International Sales) Producer: Vince Bechet KESON Director: Alongkot Auephaibui Office #703 Co-production partners: Summer Tree Drama Paranormal (95 min) Producer: Visute Poolvoralaks JOHN STEINBECK'S THE PEARL Productions Language: English Cast: Jessadaporn Pholdee, Natthaw Drama (92 Minutes) Cast: Charles Standing, Deon Bing, Jono Director: Nhu Ha Le Thaweeranuch Thongmee Language: English Rosslind Production company: White Light Delivery Status: Complete - Screening Director: Alfred Zacharias Delivery Status: complete Entertainment Prod., LLC At the blow of a toy whistle, a young Producers: Alfredo Zacharias Budget: $ 300000 Producer: Nhu Ha Le woman is rescued time and again by a Production Company: Zach Motion Year of Production: 2004, Country of Key cast (up to 3 only): Aix Maria childhood friend only to discover that the Pictures, Inc./Panorama Films, S.A. De Origin: South Africa Taulbee, Andrew Michael Kranz, Maxine young man lies comatose in a hospital bed. C.V Eva Paul Cast: Lukas Haas, Richard Harris, Tere After ten years of political freedom, five Status: Completed Tarin guys from South Africa find they are one Budget: $400,000 Status: Post Production people brought together by their love for Country of origin: USA Y Country of Origin: USA surfing. Astruggling man adopts a child who has A poor Mexican pearl diver finds a powers beyond anything he could have YORK priceless pearl that promises a better life imagined. for his impoverished family, but on the NON-EXHIBITORS AT INTERNATIONAL contrary, the pearl brings him greed, AFM: enmity and jealousy, turning his world WOMEN IN FILM INC. upside down. York International Inc., 4565 Sherman Women In Film, 8857 West Olympic OFF THE LIP ASIAN MOVIE Oaks, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Comedy (89 Minutes) Blvd., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Tel: 818.788.4050. Fax: 818.788.4011. USA. Tel: 310.657.5144. www.wif.org, Language: English WORKS, INC. www.yorkinternationalinc.com, Director: Robert Mickelson [email protected] Asian Movie Works, Inc., 13428 Maxella [email protected] Producers: Robert Mickelson At AFM: June Shelley (Chair Women in At AFM: Tanya York (CEO), Jennifer Ave. #143, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 Cast: Marguerite Moreau, Mackenzie Film International), Madeleine C. Dillon (Director of International Sales), USA. Tel: 310-567-3016. Astin, Adam Scott, Mark Fite Schnell (Chair Women in Film Floyd Reeves (Acquisitions) http://www.asianmovieworks.com, Status: Completed International), Jane La Bonte (PR Office: 602 [email protected] Country of origin: USA Women in Film) MEETING A BULLET At AFM: Scott Rosenberg (President), A young journalist dodges her boyfriend, Chaiwat Ahantarik (Manager) Office: 5/Atrium, Tel: 310.657.5144 Urban /Action Office: pending, Tel: 310.567.3016 Director: Douglas Elford-Argent her boss and the FBI while chasing the AI FAK (Mr. Fak) Production Status: Completed 2004 elusive big wave surfer, “The Monk," www.imdb.com/title/tt0414808/ WORLDWIDE FILM Principal Cast: Jason Graham, Carlos A. across Hawaii in her attempts to get an Alvarez, Gwendolyn Garver, Keith E. interview. Drama (183 minutes) ENTERTAINMENT Wright DOPAMINE Language: Thai - English subtitled Romantic Comedy/Drama (85 minutes) Director: Pantham Thongsang Worldwide Film Entertainment, 280 So. Country of Origin: USA Language: English Co-Production Partners: GMM Pictures, Beverly Drive, Suite 306, Beverly Hills, From betrayed relationships and a crooked cop framing him for a string of murders to Director: Mark Decena Hub Ho Hin Films Ca., 90212 USA. Tel: 310.641.5360. Fax: falling in love with a mobster's girl, Production Company: Kontent Films Producer: Hub Ho Hin Films 310.641.5693. choices must be made. Cody must prove Producers: Eric Koivisto, Tad Fettig, Key Cast: Pitisak Yaowanon, Bongkoj [email protected], his innocence or seek revenge. Debbie Brubaker Kongmalai http://home.comcast.net/~worldwidentert SPIRIT HUNTER Cast: John Livingston, Sabrina Lloyd, Delivery Status: Completed ainment/home.html Thriller Bruno Campos, Reuben Grundy Budget US $75,000 Company Type: Distributor Director: Jose L. Cruz Status: Completed/Ready for immediate Year of Production: 2003, Country of At AFM: Barbara Mudge, Trevor Wright Producer: Jose L. Cruz Office: 7th Floor Zuma Room, Tel: delivery Origin: Thailand Principal Cast: Rina Fernandez David Country of Origin: USA An extraordinary tale of an ordinary man 310.849.1001 Green Kurt Sinclair INFESTATION DOPAMINE, the natural amphetamine (Fak) and his deranged, charming Production Status: Completed Action Science Fiction our bodies produce when we're falling in stepmother (Somsong), who is trapped in Country of Origin: USA Language: English love, is at the center of the question is her imaginary world of Likei (open-air Dr. Stern, a psychic investigator is Director: Edward Evers Swindell love chemical or chemistry? tracking the legendary spirit of La folk opera). Cast: Ross Evison, Susan Riley, Paul Llorona (The Weeping Woman) whom he Sutherland, Malcolm Raeburn believes is possessing young mothers and Delivery Status: Complete - Screening making them kill their children. In the year 2080, Earth's inhabitants have CORPSES relocated underground due to a global Horror virus outbreak. A rescue team is sent to Director: Rolfe Kanefsky the surface to investigate the Producer: Tanya York, Scott Pfeiffer disappearance of a research group where Principal Cast: Jeff Fahey (Body Parts, they find the living dead. Lawn Mower Man), Tiffany Shepis (Scarecrow, Ted Bundy) Production Status: Completed Country of Origin: USA Amortician at a funeral home finds a way to bring back the dead for an hour at a time to do his dirty work. DOWNFALL - BETA CINEMA

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THE BLUM GROUP, CAFÉ ENTERTAINMENT 7 CALIFORNIA MONKS Entertainment 7, 15030 Ventura Blvd, Action Comedy INC. ENTERTAINMENT Suite 762, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Director: Andrew Lau The Blum Group, Inc., 603-A Boccaccio STUDIOS USA. Tel: 818.709.9595. Fax: Delivery Status: In Development Avenue, Venice, California 90291 USA. 818.709.9597. [email protected], Tel: 310.302.0021. Fax: 310.301.9230. Café Entertainment Studios, 210 S. www.ent7.com www.theblumgroup.net, Kenwood St., Glendale, CA 91205 USA. At AFM: Bill Wilder (Sales), Emilio FREE SPIRITS FILM www.scorchvision.com, email: Tel: 818.545.8313. Fax: 818.545.8364. Ferrari (Consultant) PRODUCTIONS [email protected] [email protected], Office: Suite 524 At AFM: Suzanne Blum (President), www.cafeentertainmentstudios.com LAST WINTER Free Spirits Film Productions, Barbara McAlpine (Director of Company Type: Production Company Action Thriller (90 min) Mesdaglaan 1 3941 CJ Doorn, The Operations) At AFM: Celia Fox (President & CEO) Director: Emilio Ferrari Netherlands. Tel/fax: 0031343417070. Office: Office: TBD, Tel: 323.243.1347, Producer: Emilio Ferrari jaap@free-spirits-co-uk, www.free- OUT OF THE BLUE 323.893.5987 Production Status: completed spirits-film.co.uk Suspense (93 minutes) WASABI TUNA Five teenage friends enter the world's Company Type: production Year of Production: 1982 Comedy (106 min) biggest snowboarding contest at Big At AFM: Jaap Mees Dennis Hopper's classic vision of the Language: English Bear Mountain. They find themselves Office: punked-out '80s. Her dad's in prison, her Director: Lee Friedlander competing for more than just prize INSIDE THE CIRCLE mom's on drugs, and bad behavior is its Executive Producer: Celia Fox money as a murderer is on the loose. Documentary (53") own reward. A harrowing drama from the Producer(s): Celia Fox, Lee Friedlander HOUSE OF HORROR Language: English director of Easy Rider. Associate Producer: Rodney Johnson Psychological Thriller Director: Jaap Mees THE LAST BUTTERFLY Cast: Antonio Sabato Jr., Jason London, Director: Emilio Ferrari Producer: same Drama (113 minutes) Barney Cheng, Guillermo Diaz, Alanna Producer: Emilio Ferrari Year of Production: 1990 Delivery status: completed Ubach, Tim Meadows and Anna Nicole Cast: World Famous R&B/Rap Star Riveting drama that touches everyone! Year of production: 2003, Country of Great French mime is forced by Germans Smith Lil'Kim Origin: UK to perform with children in “Free State” Delivery Status: Completed Production Status: Pre-Production On leading Willy Clancy Summer School of Terezin to create façade of German Year of Production: 2003, Country of Fictitious modern day story based on the in Ireland. With internationally acclaimed humane treatment to influence Origin: USA famous tales of terror by Edgar Alan Poe traditional musicians like great fiddler international opinion. An eclectic group of friends embark on where the young Poe is drawn into a Martin Hayes, concertina giant Noel Hill, psycho realm of a delusional nurse and GINGERBREAD REVOLUTION an outrageous caper to find the perfect Uilleann pipes legend Paddy Keenan and through a series of horrific events finds Documentary (60 min) costumes for the annual West Hollywood great fiddle talent Zoe Conway. inspiration for his writing. Granada TV documentary about the Czech Halloween Parade. revolution and the remarkable involvement TRANSFORMATIONS GAME OVER of The Last Butterfly cast. Could be added Documentary (80 min) Sci-Fi Action LAW OFFICES OF as a chapter for a compelling combination Language: English Director: Jason Bouroue of truth and fiction Director: Stacie Dekker Producer: Kirk Shaw GREG S. BERNSTEIN Executive Producer: Celia Fox Cast Members: Yasmine Bleeth, Walter Law Offices of Greg S. Bernstein, 9601 Koenig Producers: Celia Fox, Stacie Dekker Wilshire Blvd., Suite 240, Beverly Hills, BOLLYWOOD EROS Production Status: Completed Associate Producers: Catherine California, USA. Tel: 310.247.2790. Fax: To stop a super computer from taking NETWORK Harrison, Shuron Womak over the world, one man must put human 310.247.2791. [email protected], Bollywood Eros Network, Head Office: Cast: Fran Bennett, Marci Bowers, www.thefilmlaw.com Unit 23, Sovereign Park, Coronation creativity against artificial intelligence in Catherine Harrison, Michele Kammerer, Company Type: Entertainment and Road, London NW10 7QP UK. Tel: a life and death virtual fight for control Kimrey Kotchick, Kimberly LaVariere, Finance Law, Producer Representative 44.208.963.8770. Fax: 44.208.963.8771. of humanity's digital lifeline. Nancy Nageroni, Raja Qasim, Cassndra [email protected], At AFM: Greg S. Bernstein www.erosentertainment.com Ramirez, Gunner Scott, Ethan St. Pierre, FILM BRIDGE (Entertainment Attorney, Producer Company Type: Distributor Renee Sasse, Erin Swenson, Erika Representative) At AFM: Kishore Lulla (Chairman), Ken Taylor, Janis Walworth and Shuron INTERNATIONAL Naz (CEO, US Office), Kumar Ahuja Womack Film Bridge International, 1316 Third (VP International Sales), Alice Coelho Delivery Status: Completed Street Promenade, Suite 105, Santa LITTLE STUDIO (International Sales and Marketing) Year of Production: 2004, Country of Monica, CA 90401 USA. Tel: FILMS Office: #610, Tel: 310.260.4125 / Origin: USA 310.656.8680. Fax: 310.656.8683. Little Studio Films, 9899 Santa Monica 91.982.029.8265 A dozen trans-men and trans-women filmbridgeinternational.com, Blvd. #139, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 MAIN HOON NA voice their stories of love, loss, jobs, [email protected] USA. Tel: 310.552.4842. Fax: Action Adventure (179 Mins) family, and misconceptions regarding At AFM: Ellen Wander, Lori Mathison, 3105524815. www.littlestudiofilms.com, Language: Hindi/English subtitles gender identity. Amanda Seward Director: Farah Khan [email protected] NEWZ Office: Film Bridge Santa Monica Office Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, At AFM: Alexia Melocchi (President, Comedy (above), Tel: Ellen Wander, Cell At Zayeed Khan Production), Alexandra Yacovlef (CEO) Language: English AFM: 310.526.3456. Lori Mathison, Cell Office: Tel: 310.552.4842, Fax: Delivery Status: Completed Executive Producer: Celia Fox 310.552.4815 Country of Origin: India At AFM: 310.403.6535 Delivery Status: Pre-production CLEAN BREAKS Shah Rukh Khan goes back to school! Romance Drama Year of Production: Begins shooting in DEV Language: English Los Angeles February 2005, Country of Drama (172 Mins) FORTUNE STAR Director: Damon O' Steen Origin: USA Language: Hindi/English subtitles Producer: Alexia Melocchi, Alexandra KNWZ is Los Angeles' lowest-rated ENTERTAINMENT Director: Govind Nihalani Yacovlef news station. Missed stories, bungled Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, LTD Key Cast: Lochlyn Munro, Amy Jo Fardeen Khan interviews, it's no wonder they're about Fortune Star Entertainment Ltd, 8/F One Johnson, Allison Eastwood, David Keith, Delivery Status: Completed to go out of business. Harbourfront, 18 Tak Fung Street, Hung Patrick Country of Origin: India He chose to walk the razor's edge. Hom, Hong Kong. Tel: 852 2621 8888. Dempsey KYUN! HO GAYA NA DORO Fax: 852 2621 7771. Delivery Status: Pre-Production Romantic Comedy (172 Mins) [email protected] Budget 2.8 Million US Language: Hindi/English subtitles FILMPRODUKTIONS At AFM: Mr. Peter Poon (General Country of Origin: USA Manager), Ms. May Yip (Head of A“Grifters” type look at the dark side of Director: Samir Karnik GMBH Distribution) Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Office: horse races as a backdrop of a passionate DoRo Filmproduktions GmbH, Freyung Vivek Oberoi BLOOD BOND affair between a jockey and a clerk. 3 / 2 / 16, A-1010 Wien, Austria. Tel: Delivery Status: Completed Action Horror 43.1.876.8888. Fax: 43.1.876.5500. Country of Origin: India Director: Kirk Wong Why is always your opposite that you [email protected], www.doro.net Delivery Status: Pre-Production attract? Company Type: Film- & TV Production Asian Vampires vs Western Vampires. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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444 DAYS RIKI SHELACH SPI INTERNATIONAL CHAOS Dramatic Thriller Drama (98') Language: English PRODUCTIONS LTD POLAND Language: Polish/English subtitles Director: Ksawery Zulawski Director: James Becket Riki Shelach Productions Ltd, 45 SPI International Poland, ul.Tyniecka Producer: Polish Production Agency, Co-Production Partners: Shirin Dorin, Amishav Street, Givatyim 53488 Israel. 38a, 02-621 Warsaw, Poland. Tel: TVP, The Documentary and Feature Film Adam Dorin Tel: 972.3.7324822. Fax: 972.3.5739808. 48.22.854.03.37. Fax: 48.22.848.45.70. [email protected], www.spi.pl Studio, SPI International Poland Producer: Alexia Melocchi, Alexandra [email protected] Yacovlef Company Type: Producing Company Company Type: distributor/producer Cast: Maria Strzelecka, Marcin Key Cast: Catherine Bell, Malcolm Mc At AFM: Riki Shelach At AFM: Piotr Reisch (General Manager), Brzozowski 2 MINUTES FROM FARADIS Dowell Ewa Lipinska (PR&Marekting Manager), Delivery Status: in production Comedy (50 min) Joanna Hanusiak (PR Manager), Rafal Delivery Status: In Development Budget: 800.000 $ Language: Hebrew with English subtitles Adasiak (Pr&Marketing Manager); Budget 1.9 Million US Year of Production: 2004, Country of Director: Danny Sirkin Acquisition Executive: Piotr Reisch Country of Origin: USA Origin: Poland Producer: Riki Shelach SYMMETRY Amother and a daughter escape the 444 The movie is already considered to be Cast: Hishman Sliman, Efrat Boinwald, Drama (99') one of the best and most innovatory day hostage crisis in Iran to make a life Shmuel Viloz'ni, Nuly Omer Language: Polish/English subtitles in America. Polish projects; a manifesto of the Delivery Status :Completed Director: Konrad Niewolski generation of the 30 – somethings. Year of production: 2002, Country of Producer: EM Studio NDRL EIGA Origin: Israel Co-production partners: SPI Intrnational Budget: 200,000 Poland SPICE FACTORY UK NDRL Eiga, 8 rue du colisee 75008 Avery funny love story between a Cast: Arek Detmer, Andrzej Chyra, Paris France. Tel: 33.1.42.25.27.17. seventeen year old girl from Zichron- Kinga Preis LTD Fax: 33.1.42.25.27.17. [email protected] Yaakov and an Arab young boy from the Delivery Status: completed Spice Factory UK Ltd, 81 The Company Type: distributor, producer Arab village Faradis (2 minutes from Budget: 700.000 $ Promenade, Peacehaven, Brighton, East At AFM: Renaud Lombart (MD) Year of Production: 2003, Country of Zichron-Yaakov). Sussex BN10 8LS UK. Tel: Office: H4-35 Media, Tel: Origin: Poland ABODY IN THE SAND 44.1273.585275. Fax: 44.1273.585304. 33.6.13.35.84.63. Fax: 33.1.42.25.27.17. T.V. Drama (45 min) Lukasz, a young, educated man gets 82ND US AIRBORNE, MISSION TO [email protected] Language: Hebrew With English Subtitles arrested and is placed in a cell with real KILL? Company Type: Producer Documentary (26 min) Director: Riki Shelach criminals. The more time he spends with At AFM: Michael Cowan (Joint Language: English Producer: Riki Shelach them, the more his personality and Managing Director), Jason Piette (Joint Director: Ivan Cerieix Cast:Ezra Dagan, Sassi Saad, Israel behaviour are being influenced by the Managing Director) Poliakov, specific prison code of ethics. Office: Producer: SAYA THE RIVER KING Delivery Status: completed Delivery Status: Completed UBU ROI Drama (90') Supernatural Thriller Year of Production: 2003, Country of Year of production:1999 Language: Polish/English subtitles Language: English Origin: France Country of Origin: Israel Director: Piotr Szulkin Director: Nick Willing 82nd US AIRBORNE, Mission to Kill? Budget:$140,000 Producer: Euro Film Producer: Michael Cowan, Jason Piette, Political thriller depicting a true story 10 days with the 82nd Airborne based in Co-production partners: SPI Intrnational Christopher Zimmer, Michelle Camarda, which took place in Israel six years Iraq. Missions and night combats (live) Poland Marion Pilowsky before the state was inaugurated. with the company “CHARLIE” a Cast: Jan Peszek, Kasia Figura Co-production partners: Spice Factory, company made of 120 soldiers, with no A TRUMPET IN THE WADI Drama (97 min) Delivery Status: completed Movision Entertainment, Kismet Film feeling. Language: Hebrew/ Arabic With English Budget: 800.000 $ Company, imX Communications, Myriad DEMOCRACY IN AFGHANISTAN, Year of Production: 2003, Country of Pictures THE END OF TERRORISM? Subtitles Documentary (52 min) Director: Lina & Slava Chaplin Origin: Poland Cast: Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Language: English Producer: Riki Shelach Ubu, luring the mob with vision of Thomas Gibson democracy and freedom, violently takes Director: Ivan Cerieix Cast: Khawlah Hag -Debsy, Alexander Delivery Status: Post Production over the power in the country. His cruel Producer: SAYA Sanerovich Year of Production: 2004, Country of and stupid reign are submitted only to Delivery Status: completed Delivery Status: Completed Origin: UK/Canada one cause – filling up his pouch. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Year of production: 2001 Asmall town cop is called in when a THE BODY student drowns at an elite prep school. Origin: France Country of origin: Israel Comedy (98') Even though the headmaster insists it October 2004, 3 millions people have Budget: 510,000 Language: Polish/English subtitles was suicide, the detective suspects foul voting cards, G.W Bush needs 10 An impossible love story between two Director: Tomasz Konecki, Andrzej play when he finds clues seemingly left millions voters .to show that his war outsiders in Israeli society. Saramonowicz by the dead boy's spirit. against terrorism is effective. We Producer: Look Film Studio GUY X followed UNAMA organization among Co-production partners: SPI International Black Comedy hostile army forces. SEVENTH ART Poland Language: English AMAZING JAPAN Cast: Zbigniew Zamachowski, Edyta Director: Saul Metzstein Light Entertainment (21 x 3 MIN) RELEASING Olszowka, Rafal Krolikowski Producer: Michael Cowan, Jason Piette, Language: Japanese + English Scripts Seventh Art Releasing, 7551 Sunset Delivery Status: completed Mike Downey, Sam Taylor Director: nathalie delin./renaud lombart Blvd., Suite 104, Los Angeles, CA 90046 Budget: 800.000 $ Co-production partners: Spice Factory, Producer: NDRL EIGA USA. Tel: 323.845.1455. Fax: Year of Production: 2002, Country of Movision Entertainment, Film & Music Delivery Status: completed 323.845.4717. [email protected], Origin: Poland Entertainment Ltd, Wizzfilms Inc., Year of Production: 2000~2003, Country www.7thart.com Goldi, a petty thief who works for Waza, is Icelandic Film Corporation of Origin: France Company Type: Distributor travelling by train. He carries a trunk filled Cast: Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, AMAZING JAPAN! An unbelievable At AFM: Udy Epstein (Principal); with precious jewelry stolen from a church. Jeremy Northam series on the most eccentric Japanese Acquisition Executive: Udy Epstein SFORA: NO MERCY Office: Delivery Status: Post Production clips.Castle on the roof, Dog sommelier, Action (116') WORD WARS Year of Production: 2004, Country of Ear cleaning shop, rabbit sitter Language: Polish/English subtitles Documentary (80 min.) Origin: UK/Canada/Iceland Director: Wojciech Wojcik 1979: an American soldier is transferred Language: English Producer: SPI International Poland , TVP by mistake to an Arctic base, and is Director: Eric Chaikin, Julian Petrillo Cast: Pawel Wilczak, Radoslaw Pazura, Producer: Eric Chaikin Olaf Lubaszenko unable to escape because he no longer Delivery Status: completed Delivery Status: completed officially exists. Year of Production: 2004, Country of Budget: 1.500.000 $ Origin: USA Year of Production: 2002, Country of Word wars follows four eccentric, top- Origin: Poland rated scrabble players as they compete When a police general is assassinated in for the game?s top prize: $25,000 at the Warsaw, the mafia is trying to control the national tournament. top political powers.

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BEOWULF AND GRENDEL CRUSADE IN JEANS UBU PRODUCTIONS SWADES Mythical Fantasy Adventure Action/Adventure Family Language: English Director: Ben Sombogaard ("Twin UBU Productions, P.O. Box 40 19 65 , Director: Ashutosh Gowariker (Academy Director: Sturla Gunnarsson Munich D-80719, Germany. Tel: Sisters” - nominated for the 2004 Award Nominated, “LAGAAN") Producer: Michael Cowan, Jason Piette, 49.160.928.150. 21. Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan, Fridrick Thor Academy Award/ Best Foreign Film, Production: UTV Films and Ashutosh [email protected] Gowariker Fridrickson “The Flying Liftboy": winner of Prix Du At AFM: Mr. Jean Uliczay (President) Co-production partners: Spice Factory, Public 1999 in Montreal; Best Feature Office: MEDIA Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi The Film Works, Icelandic Film Film 1999 at the Dutch Film Festival; the Status: Completed, private screenings BETTER OFF DAD The touching story of an immigrant Corporation, Movision Entertainment Golden Spire at San Francisco Film Cast: Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgaard, Drama-Comedy (82 min) engineer to the US, who is homesick for Festival 1998; “The Boy Who Stopped Sarah Polley Language: danish (engl. subtitles) India and returns to his village to Producer: Kees Kasander ("The Delivery Status: Production Director: Peter Ringgaard convince his mother to move to America Year of Production: 2004, Country of Tempest", “Ken Park", Peter Greenaway's Producer: Waterfront with him. Origin: UK/Canada/Iceland “The Tulse Luper Suitcase Trilogy", Co-production partners: The Danish Film VIRUDDH Loosely based on the 9th Century Anglo- “81/2 Women", “The Cook, The Thief, Institute, UBU Productions Director: Mahesh Manjrejkar Saxon poem, Beowulf tells the blood- His Wife & Her Lover". Mr. Kasander Cast: Peter Gantzler, Jesper Klein, Judy Production: A.B. Corp Ltd. And soaked tale of a Norse hero's battle with has produced over 50 films in his career). Gringer Satyajeet Movies a great and murderous monster. Exec. Producers: H. Michael Heuser Delivery Status: completed Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila ("Ghett'a Life", “Heidi", “Johnny Hit and Budget: 2 mill. $ Tagore, John Abraham, Sanjay Dutt Run Pauline", “Outlanders", “Sweet Year of Production: 2004, Country of STORM Status: In-Production Talk", “Kart Racer", “Preacher", Origin: Denmark Abittersweet comedy about a man's Gripping story about a father who stands “Hurlyburly", “Fast Sofa", “Modern ENTERTAINMENT struggle to make peace with his dead up against the system when the life of his Vampires” aka “Revenant"). Storm Entertainment, 127 Broadway, father. son is in balance. Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA. 90401 Status: In Pre-production Brilliant scientists Jan and Joanne MASLIN BEACH USA. Tel: 310.656.2500. Fax: Hefting have invented the Displacement Romantic-Comedy (80 min) 310.656.2510. [email protected], Chamber - a time machine. Language: english WATERFALL FILMS www.stormentertainment.com (credits not contractual) Director: Wayne Groom Waterfall Films, 10940 Wilshire Blvd., Company Description: Storm SWEET TALK Producer: Spandau Films Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA. Entertainment is an independent film Romance Co-production partners: Australian Int´l Tel: 310.443.4120. Fax: 310.443.4121. finance, production and Worldwide Director: Paul Boyington (over 100 national Pictures, UBU Productions http://www.waterfallfilms.com, distribution company established in 1995 /regional commercials; numerous music Cast: Michael Allen, Bonnie Jaye- [email protected] At AFM: Adam Selkowitz (Producer), by its President and Chief Executive videos (e.g. Keith Richards); seven minute Lawrence, Eliza Lovell Hector Hill (Producer) Officer, H. Michael Heuser. opening title design and visual effects Delivery Status: completed Office: Business AFM: Selling, Buying, sequence for Tim Burton's “Ed Wood"; Budget: 1 mill. $ GREENER MOUNTAINS (INN Production, Finance 1992: Prime Time Emmy for visual effects Year of Production: 2003, Country of At AFM: H. Michael Heuser (President for “The Last Halloween” (CBS); visual Origin: Australia TROUBLE) Sensual, tantalising Maslin Beach.a & CEO), Kourosh Esmailzadeh effects and title design for e.g. “Nightmare http://www.waterfallfilms.com romantic comedy about a day on a beach (Director, Int'l Distribution) on Elm St. II, Dragnet, Ironweed, Ironeagle Family Friendly Film Offices: Corporate Office (see above like no other in the world. Language: English III, Bullet Proof, Eve's Bayou). More info: address) WEIGHT Director: Lee Shallat Chemel www.boyintonstudios.com. HEIDI Drama (5 min) Producer: Adam Selkowitz / Hector Hill Producers: Paul Boyington, Jim Uhls www.hayleywestenra.com Language: english Key Cast: Nan Martin, M. Emmet Walsh, Exec. Producers: H. Michael Heuser Family Director: John Nizzari Curtis Armstrong, Chris Heuisler, Brad ("Ghett'a Life", “Crusade in Jeans", Director: Paul Marcus ("Imperium: Producer: Jeff Gomez Raider, “Heidi", “Johnny Hit and Run Pauline", Co-production partners: Starlight Runner Kimberly McCullough, Michael Nero", “The Magic Act", “The Break “Outlanders", “Kart Racer", “Preacher", Entertainment, UBU Productions Hitchcock, Kevin Durand Up"). “Hurlyburly", “Fast Sofa", “Modern Cast: Natasa Warasch, John Nizzari Delivery Status: Post Production Producer: Martyn Auty ("A Foreign Vampires” aka “Revenant"). Field", “Soul Survivors", “Gentlemen's Delivery Status: completed Budget under 5 mil. Status: In Pre-Production Year of Production: 2004, Country of Relish") Amodern phone sex and Internet love story. Budget: 100,000 $ Exec. Producers: Christopher Figg ("The (credits not contractual) Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: USA Truth About Love", “Red Dwarf", “Dog Origin: USA Greener Mountains is a family friendly, Soldiers", “Hellraiser I, II & III", “Fast THOMPSON/STARR The story of a young woman forced to coming-of-age story about finding your Sofa", “Pasty Faces", “Greyfriars confront seven years of trauma in three days. place in the world. Bobby"). ORGANIZATION H. Michael Heuser ("Crusade in Jeans", Thompson/Starr Organization, 270 N UK FILM COUNCIL “Preacher", “Johnny Hit and Run Canon Drive Ste l705, Beverly Hills, CA Pauline", “Outlanders", “Sweet Talk", 902l0 USA. Tel: 8l8.998.8l26. Fax: US “Kart Racer", “Hurlyburly"). 8l8.773.8962. [email protected] At AFM: Helena Mackenzie (AFM - Cast: TBA Company Type: Distributors and Agents Project Manager) Status: In Pre-Production At AFM: Joey Thompson (President), Office: Direct Tel: 310.260.4121, Fax: Heidi (Emma Bolger) is an orphan girl Chaya Finton (Sales), Jen Starr who is taken by her aunt to live with her (Marketing), George Thompson 310.260.4122 elderly Grandfather (Max Von Sydow) in (Acquisitions) the high Alpine mountains. Office: As above (credits not contractual) ROD STEWART IN CONCERT UTV Music COMMUNICATIONS Cast: Rod Stewart Status: completed UTV Communications, 255 West 36th Electrifying last concert with Faces. Street-8th floor, New York, NY 10018 HOLLYWOOD REBELS -BRANDO, USA. Tel: 646.258.8519 (mobile), CLIFT, AND JAMES DEAN 212.300.2013 (office). Fax: Documentaries (3 - 60 mins) 212.300.2036. www.utvnet.com Cast: Brando, Clift and Dean Type of company: India's leading Status: Completed Theatrcial Distributor, Production House, To millions, three greatest stars, rare Broadcaster, and Animator. clips, famous stories. At AFM: Ronnie Screwvala (Chairman- NASHVILLE SOUND Music Completed: 85 mins UTV Software Group), Sridhar Sreekakula (President-USA), Ashoka Cast: Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton Holla, (General Manager - International) Features 40 top country music stars. Office: THE DEAL - MYRIAD PICTURES The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com

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WILD BUNCH NOMAD An Epic Drama By Ivan Passer & Sergei Wild Bunch, 99 Rue De La Verrerie 75004 Paris, France. Tel: Bodrov 33.1.53.01.50.24. Fax: 33.1.53.01.50.49. Shooting Language: English www.wildbunch.biz Production: Rustam Ibragimbekov At AFM: Vincent Maraval (sales - mob Casting: Kuno Becker, Jay Hernandez, 33.6.11.91.23.93), Carole Baraton (sales - mob 33.6.20.36.77.72), Gaël Nouaille Mark Dacascos (Crying Freeman, (sales - mob 33.6.21.23.04.72), Juliette Brotherhood Of The Wolves), Jason Renaud (co productions - mob Scott Lee 33.6.11.91.24.40), Jean-Philippe Tirel Delivery Status: Post-Production (French distribution - mob Mystic, swordsman and indomitable 33.6.10.60.12.06), Jerome Rougier (French distribution - mob warrior, the Kazakh nomad ascends to 33.6.16.91.53.98) his place beside cowboy, gladiator and MAN TO MAN Drama by Regis Wargnier samurai in the pantheon of celluloid Shooting Language: English heroes. Production: Vertigo Productions, Skyline, THE EMPEROR'S JOURNEY (LA Imaginarium MARCHE DE L'EMPEREUR) Cast: Joseph Fiennes, (Shakespeare In ADocumentary By Luc Jacquet Love, Stalingrad, Stealing Beauty, Production: Bonne Pioche, In Co Merchant Of Venice, Elizabeth), Kristin Production with: Buena Vista Scott-Thomas (The English Patient, The Delivery Status: Post-Production Horse Whisperer, Mission: Impossible, Shooting Language: French, Voices Gosford Park), Iain Glen (Resident Evil : Charles Berling, Romane Bohringer, Apocalypse, Lara Croft : Tombraider), Jules Sitruk Cecile Bayiha, Lomama Boseki Each year, thousands of emperor Delivery Status: Post-Production penguins abandon the safety of their 1870. A mission from civilised Europe deep blue ocean home and travel into the depths of Equatorial Africa. A confrontation with a people unchanged hundreds of miles across treacherous and since the dawn of time. Men of science forbidding Antarctic ice floes to breed, torn between head and heart. What braving sub-zero temperatures and untold makes a man a man? dangers. TO DANCE WITH THE WHITE DOG - SHOCHIKU CO., LTD

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100 The Business of Film AFM NOVEMBER 2004 FEATURE Government & Tourism The Perfect Marriage

he Pacific Rim has long enjoyed a several high profile studios are researching the diversity of culture and creativity that is possibility of co-partnering to build studios and Treflected in the collage of films from a film production infrastructure. The Bangkok countries such China, Korea, Vietnam, International Festival is supported by the Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore. This Government of Thailand and the Tourism rich potpourri of films reflects a myriad of Authority of Thailand. This is a great advantage cultural and intercultural elements, many of for a fledgling Festival against the backdrop of which have crossed the international divide and Festival growth worldwide. Just how different found their way into festivals such as Cannes, is the Bangkok International compared to Berlin, Venice, and others. Companies such as others? Miramax in the US and M6 in France have Craig Prater explains: “The attendees in 2004 pioneered the flow of product from the East. are all scheduled to come back and were all Until recently, the talent that catapulted the extremely happy with the experience. It was films centered predominately on the directors. also a very successful festival, not only for Over the last few years, a trickling of high myself and our programming team, but for the quality films illustrating universal themes that Tourism Authority of Thailand as well. We Craig Prater form the viewpoint of a particular country’s were all dancing together for the first time, and culture have increasingly captured the it worked extremely well. I believe we got the imagination of a Western public, initiating the programming of the Festival right by bringing In 2003 Craig Prater was constant flow that is evident today, with films in Jennifer Stark and her programming team, a like Together and Hero getting distribution in group of 8 international programmers who are given the task of building the United States and across Europe. The stationed in various parts of the world and who the Bangkok International economic boom of the global village economy have the pulse of that particular section of the throughout the 90’s dealt more with pure trade world with regards to filmmaking, new films Festival into not just a coming and emerging. The biggest challenge in Festival, but a market In the area of special events 2005 will be trying to equal 2004 or better it. facilitating both the flow of That becomes the real challenge, because it’s hard to surpass what was you’re measuring your performance against product between Thai accomplished by TAT in 2004. yourself and that’s not particularly easy.” producers and the West and am continually asked: “Why is the the flow of attendees from government or the Tourism Authority of and tourism rather than the export of a country’s IThailand involved in an international film the West to further stimulate rich slate of domestic filmed product, largely festival? Government and Tourism supporting a Thailand Tourism. In an because the appetite for American filmed film festival is the perfect marriage. It’s a interview with product – or in some cases European product, marriage made in heaven because their depending on the country – still dominates. objective is to bring tourists to the country, and The Business of Film, he However, just as Western countries have they are using the film festival as a vehicle to do recounts the highlights and ‘protected’ their economy from steel to that. Having completed the first year, I agriculture, Eastern countries have protected discovered the real strength of the Tourism looks to the 2005 event with their indigenous culture by encouraging the Authority of Thailand (TAT). Not only do they the expansion of the growth of their own internal film community do what is needed to support the Film Festival Festival’s Market side and and industries. Concurrent with that cultural to the benefit of filmmaking and the filmmaker, realism is the realization that although in some and do so unusually well, but I will go out on a the Animation Focus which instances the countries may lack the same level limb and say in the area of special events it’s headlines that event. of film production expertise, they have hard to surpass what was accomplished by TAT available ‘location coin.’ This ‘location coin,’ in 2004. Of all the film festivals that I’ve coupled with incentives for filming in the attended – Berlin, Cannes – all credit goes to countries, has seen the establishment of a TATfor knowing how to organize a special number of film festivals and markets aimed at event. They don’t merely stage an opening, or a further developing the two-way flow across all closing, or an awards gala. The Festival had the sectors that stimulate overall economic pizzazz and polish. That not only gained growth. attention and respect from the filmmakers who Thailand is one of those countries currently attended, but it also worked very, very well. My enjoying a ‘buzz’ about its films and the previous experience with film festivals goes opportunity for location filming. Oliver Stone like this: A world premiere opening night film, finished shooting Alexander in 2004, and, with with the filmmakers introduced to the audience; the growth in animation in South-East Asia, an overview of what’s going to happen over the

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skills in South East Asia express a distinct Festival is the vehicle to help get that message style that is growing in popularity worldwide. out there. As we approach the Festival date the The Thai government has earmarked this program could change, but for now the plan is particular aspect of filmmaking as an to have discussions and seminars featuring a economic sector for future growth. number of professionals from those studios rater continued: “As the Management and departments to talk about the different Company, we are now focusing on the types and formats of animation. The specific Psubstance. The icing is on the Festival objective of the Market is to put buyers and cake; now we need the solid ingredients, the sellers of films together with professionals in expansion of the Bangkok Film Market. For the film business whether they be independent 2005 I am confident the programming team filmmakers or investors. Once the market will once again find the best films to begins growing, the challenge will be to stay showcase. There are always strong opinions focused. Then it becomes a question of when international film markets are the topic making wise decisions. Obviously, at this of conversation, and that’s especially true right stage that’s not a problem, because it’s not big. now. But I do believe that in its first year the Last year, we had between 75 and 100 invited Jennifer Stark Bangkok Film Market was handled properly. guests. There’s a group, about 50 or 60 people next 10 or 11 days; the screening – hopefully A number of high-powered guests were from the first year, we consider founding it’s a good film; then you go to a nice little invited, given rooms and meeting rooms for members of the Bangkok Film Market. reception. That’s almost the norm at any film private meetings. In 2005 as in 2004 there will They’re always invited, and are given festival. Siam Renaissance, a Thai film, was be a film financing seminar conducted by accommodation and a meeting room for the the opening night film in 2004. The filmmakers PricewaterhouseCoopers in Bangkok. The duration of the five days of the Film Market. were present, and TAT extended the reception segment on animation has roused considerable That was one of the incentives they received into a show worthy of any Las Vegas interest on the part of the Thai government to for coming on board when it started in 2004. production. It was so spectacular you sat there There are some successful films coming out of thinking, Gosh, I could go home now and know to perform considerably better Thailand – for example, Tropical Malady I’ve had an experience.” But that was just the won a Jury award at the Cannes Film Festival start of it. The next Friday night, I remarked to to be considered as good – and the world is becoming increasingly TAT, that since we had a few filmmakers in as the year before. aware that major changes are happening in town, we ought to throw them a little reception. Thailand’s film industry. I am fortunate to Normally, at other film festivals you wonder: have a tremendous group of people working as Where am I going to find the money and the make that segment bigger than our original a team with me and to have the support and location at this late date to host a nice little plans, primarily because just outside of commitment of the Thai Government and the something for the filmmakers? TAT hosted a Bangkok there already exists an animation Tourism Authority of Thailand. I’ve told them show at one of the palaces in Bangkok. Besides studio. As an economic region, South East that our biggest challenge in 2005 is the result great food and beverage, it is impossible to Asia is making a push to attract animation. of our success in 2004. Even if we did the describe what was experienced. It’s beyond The Thai Government and TAT are making same thing that we did last year, which was words. That’s what TAT does best. In addition their own push to make Thailand attractive for excellent, expectations have elevated. So we to noting the skill TAT displayed at mounting companies such as Dreamworks and George have to perform considerably better to be events for the attendees, by the second Lucas to consider it as the animation considered as good as the year before. That’s weekend I was becoming more aware how production hub, and the Bangkok Film rough”. impossible traffic in Bangkok is. We had 250 people at the Shangri-La Hotel, which is normally 15-20 minutes from the Royal Thai auditorium where the Awards Gala was being held. On a Saturday evening, it could take up to two hours to get the guests there. Knowing that people could be late, I thought: should we charter a bus and make a fun occasion out of that long trip? Within 24 hours, TAT arranged for a splendid yacht to depart from the Shangri-La, escorted by the royal Thai Navy, for a 10-minute trip by river. It was very impressive.” n Year One, the Bangkok International Film Festival clearly demonstrated that it Ihas the full weight of the Government and the Tourism Authority of Thailand to welcome international guests to a spectacular event. It now has to demonstrate it has international legs to make the Festival into an event that can secure a place on the international calendar. The strength of Animation production in the Far East has been escalating over the traditional countries in the West. Animation Guests enjoying the river ride on the way to the Awards ceremony in 2004

102 The Business of Film AFM NOVEMBER 2004 FEATURE The Right Place The Right Time The Right Opportunity

Entrepreneurs Joe Vujovitch, Lee Poole, and Keith Brown developed a barren Montana mountainside into Moonlight Basin Ski Resort and protected wildlife region. The privately held company’s seven subsidiaries use only local materials in the construction of the homes and is the major employer in Ennis. The company is the founding sponsor for HatchFest, which had its inaugural event in September 2004 in Bozeman, Montana. Keith Brown, Lee Poole and Joe Vujovich on their mountain. he United States, like the rest of the productions away from the region. In the 70s, Florida-based Keith Brown – found themselves world, has long promulgated film 80s, and 90s, films such as Little Big Man, with an enormously successful company Tfestivals mostly situated in university Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Missouri underpinned by a strong financial base and towns to continue nurturing the culture of film, Breaks, The Shining (2nd Unit), Runaway achieved goals that have reached critical mass. its window to the world and the most potent Train, The Untouchables, Triumphs of a Buoyed by their success, the partners are now expression of marketing the American dream. Man Called Horse, ARiver Runs Through primed to attain the next level of expansion Until about 25 years ago, most films were shot It, Return To Lonesome Dove, Under Siege 2, involving a golf course, convention center, in studios and American cities. With the advent Forrest Gump (2nd Unit), The Horse Athletics Center, plus expansion of the current of the independent film business, the Whisperer, and in 2002 Hidalgo, all brought Moonlight Basin Spa into a Wellness Center. entrepreneurial skills of producers from outside ‘production coin’ albeit temporary job creation Although the company had been quietly the US, such as Golan and Globus in the 80’s, to Montana. Two initiatives hope to turn the supporting various charities in two local arguably ‘jump started’ the exodus of movies situation around. One is spearheaded by counties, Gallatin and Madison, the HatchFest shot outside of America, culminating in an Montana-based Moonlight Basin Ranch, a approach was ripely timed for the partners to intensified flow of film production to countries privately held Ski Resort set in a 40-square mile take a more visible and active involvement with in Europe, Canada, Australia, and Fiji where valley bordered on all four boundaries by three the specific objective of helping Bozeman Anaconda (Sony International) was shot in towering mountain peaks and two mountain create revenue and income, which the 2002. This condensed snapshot of production’s ranges. Spurred by a desire to give back to the community needs, and bring entertainment into movement illustrates two points: the film community that is responsible for its success, the town. business is a vital organ in a number of ways to Moonlight Basin Ranch is the founding sponsor ee Poole said: “Montana and Bozeman any city, country, or State in the world; its have been good to us. We have raised immediate impact and influence in terms of important because Lour families, and now our grandchildren, tourism and job creation is unrivalled by any it’s the broken link here. Joe and I come from humble beginnings. other industry. Over the last 10 years, We want to give back to the community, and we production flight in particular, as much as it has in the chain are actively doing so in several ways. We are rejuvenated the economical base of other in the wilderness area protecting a huge piece of ground by creating a countries, has had a severe economic impact on wildlife habitat, which is important because it’s job sustainability and job creation in the United of the newly launched HatchFest, in the town the broken link in the chain in the wilderness States. of Bozeman. The other initiative on the table, a area. And we have an incentive program open Montana, in the North West of America, is an Tax Incentive plan, comes from Montana to all students in the two counties, not just for example of how the production exodus has gubernatorial candidate Brian Schweitzer (D). the students doing well but the kids who are affected the economic barometer and job Both initiatives are poised to not only nurture getting a D-minus; if they get a D-plus, they get creation in just one state outlying from and create the ongoing cultivation of film and free skiing lessons and rentals.” Joe Vujovich California, which has borne the brunt of the arts in Montana but also invigorate the added: “Almost all school aspiration programs production flight. state’s film production related economy. are for honor role students. The kid who is n 1997, film production in the state of Moonlight Basin’s decision to sponsor struggling at school knows there is no darn way Montana peaked at $16 million; by 2002 it HatchFest came at a fortuitous time for both he/she is going to make the honor role. This Ihad dropped to $6.8 million. Incentives that entities. Ten years after establishing Moonlight way, if you show an improvement, no matter were initiated by the Canadian provinces of Basin Ranch its three partners – Montana what level you start at, you get to ski free. In all, Alberta and British Columbia have attracted natives Lee Poole and Joe Vujovich, and 12,000 students are eligible for the scheme.”

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he Moonlight Basin story began in 1992, to provide timber and other resources needed to developments countrywide. The entire when the three partners – Montana build the railroads, every alternating square of development is constructed to the highest Tnatives Lee Poole and Joe Vujovich, and land that was owned by railroad interests standards utilizing top of the line materials, and Florida-based Keith Brown – beat out bids from created a ‘checkerboard pattern. In 1864, the each unit includes private hot tub, gas fireplace, other interests to acquire the Moonlight Basin Moonlight Basin 25,000-acre tract was full kitchen, and complimentary access to the Ranch tract of land, purchasing it from Plum acquired by Northern Pacific Railroad, which Moonlight Basin Spa’s waterfall hot tub and Creek Lumber, a subsidiary of Burlington through numerous transactions became outdoor heated pool. The Premium Northern. The trio was up against competition Burlington Northern Railroad owned. Up until developments, Cowboy Heaven Cabins and from interest in Montana land that began in the 1980, sections of the land were still heavily late 80s as celebrities and corporate heads logged. “It was such a prized parcel, with reaching out started buying up prized tracts. The trio, in spite enough big money interest, that we actually got of not paying top dollar, were successful in their calls from the New York Times when the deal to kids in schools bid because they understood that Plum Creek’s was announced,” recalls Joe Vujovich. “Around all over the world prime agenda was to keep the local lumber mill, here, folks were just pleased that the land ended which supported 110 families, from closing up in local hands.” Poole continued, “We are down. They implemented a plan that kept the different from other developers who buy Saddle Ridge Townhomes, are managed and families employed, while removing trees ground, put in promotion, and sell the heck out offered through a partnership with EastWest themselves through meticulous selective of it. We had to figure out what we had bought Resorts. From its original purchase of 25,000 cutting practices. “We removed over five and let the land tell us. We researched with acres, Moonlight Basin Ranch’s vision has million board feet (1,250 truck loads) from our foresters, hydrologists, biologist, and focused on placing nearly 85% of the Jack forests that summer, and you would never know geologists. Once we had a handle on what the Creek Drainage into conservation easements, it by looking at it,” says Joe Vujovich. ground could support, we started to develop our green space and wildlife corridors. plans. Our model is to crawl, walk, and run – Lee Poole commented: “When the opportunity folks were just one step at a time. Joe’s favorite saying is ‘you to sponsor HatchFest came about, Joe and I eat an elephant one bite at a time’.” decided it was a good deal. It’s a clean business pleased that the land y the mid-1990s, the partners had built a capitalizing on the Arts, it brings income and entertainment to the community, and it’s a lot of ended up in local hands small lift and trail network designed Bprimarily to provide ski-in-ski-out fun. It also accomplishes our goals of giving access to Big Sky for Moonlight Basin back to Bozeman, and gives us exposure.” Beginning in the mid-1800s the Gallatin and homeowners. Ten years on, Moonlight Basin “And there is nothing wrong with that,” added Madison mountain ranges were exploited located on the North Face of Lone Mountain is Joe. Lee continued, “We got involved because heavily, prospectors were constantly in the area, a beautiful ski resort development offering of the ethics and determination of the HatchFest where gold could be found. The government of townhouses, home sites, cabins, and homes, group. They are a hard working team, and from the day, strongly committed to the development most of which are owned as second and third day one they have centered on the mentorship of railroads for transportation, shipping, and homes. The Slopeside accommodations, where aspect of their aspirations. Of course in the long expanded economic development, deeded huge you can step out the door and into your skis to run, the venture will be a profit center for them tracts of Montana land to the railroads. In order enjoy your run, is one of the foremost also. This year was focused on film but HatchFest will branch out into dance, choreography, possibly painting and sculpting – all the arts – reaching out to kids in schools all over the world. They have our commitment for three years, and we are proud of the Hatch group and what they have pulled off, not just the HatchFest team, but also the volunteers and the kids who all gave so much of their time to this inaugural event. One element that has helped the success is that the artists have all been approachable. Joe and I have also made ourselves approachable and available for the young people in the community to talk to us, and they have talked our ears off giving us valuable insight into what the sponsorship means and what it can accomplish.” he Moonlight Basin Ranch development is designed by Jerry Locati, a Montana TState University graduate and native Montanan, who formed Locati Architects of Bozeman in 1989. Wherever possible the three partners have ensured that every aspect of the development from construction through to flatware in the Ski Lodge restaurant is manufactured in Montana, fostering their ongoing commitment to job creation for the region. -AM Jeff Bridges with Moonlight Basin’s Joe Vujovich, Sponsor of the inaugural event.

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