International Emerging Talent Film Festival Festival International des Espoirs du Cinéma OFFICIAL CATALOG - CATALOGUE OFFICIEL To Our Guests: In 2003, a small seed was planted: to create a new and innovative platform that was dedicated to promoting and supporting new and emerging fi lmmakers from around the world. It took the dedication and effort of many people to bring the Festival to life in this, the inaugural edition of the International Emerging Talent Film Festival. Over the years, ideas have grown, changed, and have been molded into IETFF 2007, a platform dedicated to new and emerging fi lmmakers on an international scale, now focused on nurturing and promoting new fi lmmakers from the developing nations of the world. Through our Film Pro meetings, we offer these new cinema talents the opportunity to interact with some of the leaders of the international motion picture industry. We owe a special debt of gratitude to our sponsors, advertisers, donors and to our home, the Principality of Monaco. And we couldn’t be more pleased by the programs we offer here in the beautiful Grimaldi Forum. During the course of the Festival, we are presenting 25 short and feature fi lms, including eleven Feature Films and eleven short fi lms in our Offi cial Competition. Amongst the feature fi lms, there are two World Premieres, two International Premieres, four European Premieres and two French Premieres. In addition, we have three Special Screenings, six amazing conversations and panels and an extraordinary assemblage of fi lmmakers, VIP guests, fi lm industry representatives and world press. The IETFF is an organization that will provide fi lm education as a means of expression in developing nations through its Global Film Expression. And in 2008, the IETFF’s parent, the International Emerging Film Talent Association, will launch the Global Film Forum, an initiative dedicated to educating governments and businesses in developing regions of the world on the policies and practices required to attract commercial fi lm productions to their homelands. This is both the beginning and the realization of a dream. Thank you for your presence and support. The journey begins here. Engage, enjoy and be challenged by IETFF 2007! Max Ryerson Marco Orsini Noriko Katayanagi-Bonafede Irina Peterson Founder Founding Board Member Founding Board Member Founding Board Member Creative Director Executive Director IETFA President IEFTA Secretary General FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION, STAFF AND SPECIAL THANKS International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) Founders: Noriko Bonafede, Marco Orsini, Irina Peterson, Max Ryerson President: Noriko Bonafede Secretary General: Irina Peterson Members: Marco Orsini, Max Ryerson Advisory Board Founding Members: Nigel Dick, Tricia Van Klaveren Members: Marc Brockbank, Effi e Brown, Christopher Buckeridge, Bruce Cohen, Andria Litto, George Litto, Christophe Medecin, Ramona Ramtej IETFF Ambassadors Oliver de Rothschild Angela Van Wright Ikuro Takano Organization Founder & Creative Director: Max Ryerson Executive Director: Marco Orsini Festival Producer: Mitch Levine – The Film Festival Group Director of Administration: Saori Tanichi USA Representative: Andreas Cerdan Accountant: Stephane Garino Lawyer: Maitre Olivier Marquet Programming Selection Committee: Huguette Marquand-Ferreux, Marco Orsini, Max Ryerson Advisors: Shaz Bennett, Jennifer Perrott, Peter van Bueren, Bird Runningwater, Shari Frilot, Mitch Levine Publicity International: Gary Springer, Geraldine Kuster – Springer & Associates PR Local: Kristina Lynn – Kristina Lynn and Associates Public Relations Talent & Special Projects: Louie Jones Catalogue, Poster and Logo Design: Olivier Fredenucci, Federall Website Design: Alex Chierici, Process Strategy Liaison to the Diplomatic Corps and Guest Services Coordinator: Biljana Aleksik Travel Agent: Christopher Campbell Volunteer Coordinator: Saori Tanichi Special Events Coordinators: Jo-Ann Flohil, Antoaneta Iossifova Interns: Yann Allain, Irina Bliznashka, Natasa Filipovic, Jo-Ann Flohil, Antoaneta Iossifova, Vanessa Erbaggio Very Special Thanks H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco And... Mehdi Amar, Tracey Bing, Anny Bormans, Michel Bouquier, Mark Brockbank, Effi e Brown, Madeleine Carpenter, Bruce Cohen, Shaela & Steven Cook, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alain Corneau, Carol Davis, Nathalie Delon, Georges Dick, Nigel Dick, Michael Donaldson, Richard Donner, Ava Dupre, Stephane Dray, Vanessa Erbaggio, Bernard Fautrier, Mina Fujita, Moira Griffi n, Thomas Ethan Harris, Jean Henoschsberg, Amber Hess, Yvette Hutchinson, Kouji Ito, Louis Jones, Freda Katritzky, Ian Khan, Ken Kuroyanagi, Elizabeth Lahey, Andria Litto, George Litto, Sophie de Lorenzo, Huguette Marquand-Ferreux, Christophe Medecin, Hidetoshi Nakata, Susanne de Olivier-Hossie, Tony Poser-Adams, Alan Poul, Ramona Ramtej, Vitto Romeo, Bruce Ryerson, Lauren Shuler Donner, Strategies Monte-Carlo, Keiko Takahashi, Saburo Takahashi, Jennifer Tilly, Nadine Trintignant, Tricia Van Klaveren, Henk Van de Meens, Angela Van Wright, Rolland Vervaet, Stuart Watts, Billy Zane, Hans Zimmer, the staff of the Grimaldi Forum and all of our other many supporters and volunteers. 4 | International Emerging Talent Film Festival | Monte-Carlo 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 Welcome Letter Page 3 Welcome Letter from the Board Page 4 Organization | Staff | Special Thanks Page 6 Partnership with NRDC Page 7 Our Sponsors Page 9 Festival Schedule Page 11 Opening Night: 3 NEEDLES Page 12 A Letter Concerning Africa Page 13 Special Screening and Panel: INVISIBLE CHILDREN Page 14 Global Film Expression | Global Film Forum Page 15 Closing Night: The Wing Awards | SAND AND SORROW Page 16 Conversations and Panels Page 19 Feature Film Competition Page 20 BUNNY CHOW Page 21 DRIVING WITH MY WIFE’S LOVER Page 22 ENTRY LEVEL Page 23 MARTA Page 24 QUE TAN LEJOS Page 25 A TALE OF TWO GENERALS Page 26 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON Page 27 SATANÁS Page 28 SHOONYA Page 29 SOVIA Page 30 TÉLÉ GUERRE Page 35 New World/Old World Shorts Competition Page 36 THE CAT AND CLAUDIA Page 37 CRICKET HEAD Page 38 DEWENTI Page 39 DI Page 40 KIBERA KID Page 41 LOST MY HEAD Page 42 LUCIA Y LAS COSAS Page 43 MEANDER Page 44 MY FRIEND ANA Page 45 UMA VIDA E OUTRA Page 46 YEARS OF SOLITUDE Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is pleased to join forces with the International Emerging Talent Film Festival in its commitment to cultivate environmental awareness by the general public and by professionals in the fi lm industry. In the spirit of a Festival that celebrates the world-wide talents of rising fi lmmakers, the collaboration of NRDC with the IETFF in the greening of their event is a powerful means of merging each organization’s goals: Educating the world about critical ecological issues. In collaboration with NRDC, this international festival will work to minimize its environmental footprint by identifying environmentally friendly solutions, from waste management to recycling to the purchasing of carbon offsets. NRDC is pleased to support the IETFF’s efforts to spearhead a growing awareness of ecological issues for a sustainable future and a healthy, livable planet. NRDC and the IETFF will use the Festival’s forums and events to educate audiences, fi lmmakers, government leaders and studio executives on ecologically sound life practices and on environmentally responsible fi lm production techniques. MISSION STATEMENT of the NRDC The Natural Resources Defense Council’s purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water -- and to defend endangered natural places. We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affi rms the integral place of human beings in the environment. We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations. We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment. We seek to break down the pattern of disproportionate environmental burdens borne by people of color and others who face social or economic inequities. Ultimately, NRDC strives to help create a new way of life for humankind, one that can be sustained indefi nitely without fouling or depleting the resources that support all life on Earth 6 | International Emerging Talent Film Festival | Monte-Carlo 2007 OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS International Emerging Talent Film Festival | Monte-Carlo 2007 | 7 The IEFTA would like to thank our angel Mark Brockbank for his unfl ailing dedication, commitment and support of our dreams for the IETFF. FESTIVAL SCHEDULE SUNDAY, MAY 13TH 2007 Salle PRINCE PIERRE Salle CAMILLE BLANC Other Venues DI (SGP) 10.00 - 11.30 NEW WORLD SHORTS 10.15 - 12.15 QUA TAN LEJOS (ECU) 13.30 - SALLE BOSIO THE CAT AND CLAUDIA (AUS) UMA VIDA E OUTRA (BRA) Everything you wanted 12.00 - 14.00 13.00 - 15.15 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ( USA) DRIVING WITH MY WIFE’S LOVER (KOR) to know about fi lms but were afraid to ask LOST MY HEAD (ISL) DEWENETI (SEN) 14.30 - 16.15 15.45 - 18.00 ENTRY LEVEL (USA) SHOONYA (IND) 15.30 - SALLE BOSIO NRDC CONVERSATION MEANDER (BEL) 16.45 - 18.45 SATANÀS (COL) 22.00 - OPENING NIGHT 19.30 - 22.00 OPENING NIGHT FILM - THREE NEEDLES SOIRÉE at Fashion TV Bar MONDAY, MAY 14TH 2007 DEWENETI (SEN) 10.00 - 12.00 INVISIBLE CHILDREN (USA/UGA) + PANEL 10.15 - 12.30 SHOOONYA (IND) KIBERA KID (KEN) LUCIA Y LAS COSAS (ARG) 12.30 - 14.15