ANNOUNCEMENT OFFICIAL SELECTION COMPLETED AT WAR RADIANCE UNTIL THE BIRDS RETURN STÉPHANE BRIZÉ P. 05 NAOMI KAWASE P. 22 KARIM MOUSSAOUI P. 33 RAMEN SHOP APRIL’S DAUGHTER VR CONTENT ERIC KHOO P. 07 MICHEL FRANCO P. 23 MK2 VR P. 35 SORRY ANGEL CHATEAU CHRISTOPHE HONORÉ P. 09 MODI BARRY & CÉDRIC IDO P. 24 CATALOGUE FOCUS SHOOTING NOW FAITHFULL JACQUES DEMY P. 36 SANDRINE BONNAIRE P. 25 ASH IS PUREST WHITE AGNÈS VARDA P. 37 UPCOMING JIA ZHANGKE P. 10 ABBAS KIAROSTAMI P. 38 COLD WAR MARIA BY CALLAS DAVID LYNCH P. 39 PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI P. 11 TOM VOLF P. 27 CHARLES CHAPLIN P. 40 OFFICIAL SELECTION AMANDA MIKHAËL HERS P. 28 CLASSIC US ANIMATION P. 41 A SEASON IN FRANCE MAHAMAT-SALEH HAROUN P. 13 THE TROUBLE WITH YOU PIERRE SALVADORI P.29 IF YOU SAW HIS HEART JOAN CHEMLA P. 15 P.E.A.R.L. ELSA AMIEL P. 30 THE HOUSE BY THE SEA PINK FLAMINGO ROBERT GUÉDIGUIAN P. 17 VIRGINIE SAUVEUR P. 31 M ERNESTO SARA FORESTIER P. 19 JUNJI SAKAMOTO P. 32 MRS. HYDE SERGE BOZON P. 21 ANNOUNCEMENT AT WAR STÉPHANE BRIZÉ After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision. VINCENT LINDON Delivery 2018 – France – Drama – French Production: Nord-Ouest Films Stéphane Brizé reteams with Vincent Lindon after Cannes award winning THE MEASURE OF A MAN, sold in 50+ territories. “HE WHO FIGHTS, CAN LOSE. HE WHO DOESN’T FIGHT, HAS ALREADY LOST” BERTOLT BRECHT 05 ANNOUNCEMENT RAMEN SHOP ERIC KHOO Masato, a young ramen chef, leaves his hometown in Japan to embark on a culinary journey to Singapore to find out the truth about his past. He uncovers a lot more than family secrets and delicious recipes. TAKUMI SAITOH, MARK LEE, JEANETTE AW, TSUYOSHI IHARA, TETSUYA BESSHO, BEATRICE CHIEN AND SEIKO MATSUDA Delivery 2018 - Singapore, Japan, France - Drama - Japanese, English, Mandarin Production: Zhao Wei Films, Wild Orange Artists, Version Originale, Comme des Cinémas Eric Khoo’s filmography includes: TATSUMI (Cannes 2011, Un Certain Regard), AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR MY MAGIC (Cannes 2008 in Competition), ERIC KHOO REVEALS FAMILY SECRET BE WITH ME (2005 Cannes, Directors’ Fortnight) ALONG A CULINARY JOURNEY TO SINGAPORE 07 ANNOUNCEMENT SORRY ANGEL CHRISTOPHE HONORÉ Jacques is a writer living in Paris. He hasn’t turned 40 but already mistrusts that the best in life is yet to come. Arthur is a student living in Brittany. He reads and smiles a lot and refuses to think that everything in life might not be possible. Jacques and Arthur will like each other. Just like in a lovely dream. Just like in a sad story. VINCENT LACOSTE, PIERRE DELADONCHAMPS, DENIS PODALYDÈS Delivery 2018 - France - Drama - French Production: Les Films Pelléas Christophe Honoré’s filmography includes: SOPHIE’S MISFORTUNES (2016) METAMORPHOSES (Venice Days 2014) BELOVED (Cannes 2011, Out of Competition) LOVE SONGS (Cannes 2007, Competition) A DELICATE AND MOVING LOVE STORY SET IN THE NINETIES BY ‘ LOVE SONGS’ DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHE HONORÉ 09 SHOOTING NOW SHOOTING NOW THE NEW FILM BY THE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR OF ‘IDA’, PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI “JIA ZHANGKE IS ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST IMPORTANT DIRECTORS IN THE WORLD” THE NEW YORK TIMES ASH IS PUREST WHITE COLD WAR JIA ZHANGKE PAWEL PAWLIKOWSKI Datong, China, 2001. A pretty, young dancer named Qiao is in love with Bin, a local mobster. During a fight between Cold War follows two lovers, as passionate about music as they are about each other, from Stalinist Poland, via Berlin rival gangs, she fires a gun to protect her boyfriend. But this will owe her five years in prison. Upon her release, Qiao and Yugoslavia, to the salons and jazz clubs of 1950’s Paris. A story of impossible love, in impossible times. goes looking for Bin to try and start all over again. TOMASZ KOT, JOANNA KULIG, AGATA KULESZA, JEANNE BALIBAR, CÉDRIC KAHN ZHAO TAO, LIAO FAN Delivery 2018 - Poland, UK, France - Drama - Polish, French Delivery 2018 - China, Japan, France - Drama - Mandarin Production: Opus Film, Apocalypso Pictures, MK Productions Production: Xstream Pictures (Beijing), Shanghai Film Group Corporation, Huanxi Media Group Limited, French distribution: Diaphana MK Productions, Office Kitano Director Jia Zhangke returns with a tumultuous love story set in China’s crime world, following MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (Cannes 2015, Competition) 10 DOP: Éric Gautier (Into the Wild, The Motorcycle Diaries) 11 TIFF OFFICIAL SELECTION SPECIAL PRESENTATION A SEASON IN FRANCE (UNE SAISON EN FRANCE) MAHAMAT-SALEH HAROUN Abbas, a high school teacher in the Central African Republic, has fled his war-torn country with his two children. They now live in France, where Abbas works at a food market, while applying for political asylum. A French woman, Carole, falls in love with him and offers a roof for him and his family. When Abbas’ application is rejected, they face a crucial decision. ÉRIQ EBOUANEY, SANDRINE BONNAIRE, BIBI TANGA 2017 - France - Drama - French - 100’ Production: Pilifilms French distribution: Ad Vitam Mahamat-Saleh Haroun’s filmography: DARATT (Venice 2006, Special Jury Prize) A HEARTBREAKING LOVE STORY A SCREAMING MAN (Cannes 2010, Jury Prize) WITH A TIMELY POLITICAL BACKGROUND GRIGRIS (Cannes 2013, Competition) 13 TIFF OFFICIAL SELECTION PLATFORM IF YOU SAW HIS HEART (SI TU VOYAIS SON CŒUR) JOAN CHEMLA Daniel is cast out of his community after the death of his best friend. He finds refuge in a hotel for castaways and broken souls and drifts into violence. An unexpected ray of light enlivens his existence when he meets Francine. GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL, MARINE VACTH, NAHUEL PÉREZ BISCAYART 2017 - France - Neo Noir - French - 86’ Production: Nord-Ouest Films – French distribution: Diaphana Inspired by the novel ‘The Halfway House’ by Guillermo Rosales Original soundtrack by Academy Award-winner A DARING FIRST FEATURE THAT COUPLES Gabriel Yared (The English Patient) ‘YOUNG & BEAUTIFUL’ REVELATION MARINE VACTH WITH GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL 15 VENICE & TIFF OFFICIAL SELECTION MASTERS THE HOUSE BY THE SEA (LA VILLA) ROBERT GUÉDIGUIAN By a little bay near Marseille lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days: Angela, an actress living in Paris, Joseph, who has just fallen in love with a girl half his age and Armand, the only one who stayed behind in Marseille to run the family’s small restaurant. It’s time for them to weigh up what they have inherited of their father’s ideals and the community spirit he created in this magical place. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil. ARIANE ASCARIDE, JEAN-PIERRE DARROUSSIN, GÉRARD MEYLAN, JACQUES BOUDET, ANAÏS DEMOUSTIER, ROBINSON STÉVENIN 2017 - France - Drama - French - 107’ A FAMILY REUNION DRAMA Production: Agat Film & Cie INSPIRED BY CHEKHOV’S ‘CHERRY ORCHARD’ French distribution: Diaphana 17 VENICE OFFICIAL SELECTION TWO OUTCASTS FIGHT FOR THEIR LOVE IN SARA FORESTIER’S FIRST FEATURE M SARA FORESTIER Lila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has a paralysing speech impediment. Mo is chatty and exube- rant. Lila is preparing for her exams. Mo illegally races cars for a living. Opposites attract, and they fall in love. But Mo carries a secret burden… SARA FORESTIER, REDOUANNE HARJANE, JEAN-PIERRE LÉAUD 2017 - France - Drama, Romance - French - 99’ Production: Chi-Fou-Mi Productions French distribution: Ad Vitam ‘M’ is the first feature film by award-winning actress Sara Forestier (Best Actress César award for The Names of Love) Cinematography by Academy Award-nominated Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist) Car stunts by Stéphane Boulay (Dheepan, A Prophet) 19 NYFF OFFICIAL SELECTION ISABELLE HUPPERT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND AGAIN. LITERALLY. MRS. HYDE (MADAME HYDE) SERGE BOZON Mrs. Géquil is a shy teacher despised by her colleagues and students. On a stormy night, while conducting an experiment in her lab, she is struck by lightning and faints. When she wakes up, she feels decidedly different… and the appearance of the dangerous Mrs. Hyde soon impacts on Mrs. Géquil’s teaching methods. ISABELLE HUPPERT, ROMAIN DURIS, JOSÉ GARCIA 2017 - France - Black comedy – French - 95’ Production: Les Films Pelléas - French distribution: Haut & Court “Serge Bozon evokes both vintage Jean-Luc Godard and the Coen brothers” THR 21 TIFF OFFICIAL SELECTION TIFF OFFICIAL SELECTION A BEAUTIFULLY MOVING DRAMA ‘CHRONIC’ AND ‘AFTER LUCIA’ DIRECTOR ABOUT TWO LOST SOULS EXPLORES KEYSONE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WHO FIND THEMSELVES THROUGH ART WITH ‘JULIETA’ STAR EMMA SUÁREZ ECUMENICAL PRIZE CONTEMPORARY SPECIAL PRESENTATION RADIANCE WOLRD CINEMA APRIL’S DAUGHTER (HIKARI) (LAS HIJAS DE ABRIL) NAOMI KAWASE MICHEL FRANCO Misako is a passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired. At a screening, she meets Nakamori, an older 17 year-old Valeria is pregnant by her teenage boyfriend, but she hasn’t informed her absent mother April. When her sister photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight. Misako soon discovers Nakamori’s photographs, who will strangely bring her Clara goes behind her back and calls April, their mother arrives full of concern, support and tenderness. But once the baby is back to her past. Together, they will learn to see the radiant world that was invisible to her eyes. born, it soon becomes clear why Valeria wanted to keep April as far away as possible. AYAME MISAKI, MASATOSHI NAGASE, TATSUYA FUJI EMMA SUÁREZ, ANA VALERIA BECERRIL, ENRIQUE ARRIZON, JOANNA LAREQUI Japan, France - Drama - Japanese - 101’ 2017 - Mexico - Drama - Spanish - 103’ Production: Kino Films, Comme des Cinémas Production: Lucía FIlms French distribution: Haut & Court “After Julieta, a sublime Emma Suárez” 22 “A gentle, thoughtful and reflective movie” Le Monde 23 The Guardian LONDON OFFICIAL SELECTION LONDON OFFICIALCOMPLETED SELECTION & TIFF PRIVATE SCREENING IN PARIS, EVERY NEIGHBOURHOOD UNIQUE.