All Screen articles in 24 September 2007 – Page 8
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ROME: SECOND TIME LUCKY
It was no surprise the first edition of the Rome Film Fest in October 2006 took place during Walter Veltroni's term in office. The mayor of Rome, Veltroni is a cinephile who enjoys meeting Hollywood regulars to the city such as Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Robert De Niro. Veltroni ...
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CLAUDIA LLOSA - The Scared Breast (Teta Asustada)
CLAUDIA LLOSA Project: The Scared Breast (Teta Asustada)Estimated budget: $1.4m (Eu1m)Scr: Claudia LlosaFunds in place: $600,000 (Eu435,000)Influenced by Peruvian legends and customs, the second film by Peru-born, Spanish-based Claudia Llosa, is about the impact of the past on the present and the strange and terrible illness called The Scared Breast. ...
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DOMENICO DISTILO - When Elephants Fight
DOMENICO DISTILOProject: When Elephants Fight Scrs: Domenico Distilo, Filip Gravino, Guido IuculanoEstimated budget: TBCThere is not much evidence of 'la dolce vita' in Domenico Distilo's vivion of Rome. The first film by the Italian film-maker, Unexpected (Inattesco), explored the lives of asylum seekers camping on the streets of the city. ...
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LAURENT NEGRE - Butano
LAURENT NEGREProject: Butano Scr: Laurent Negre Estimated budget: $4m (Eu3m) Funds in place: $68,000 (Eu50,000)Swiss-born director Laurent Negre's pan-European film education is translating to his films. He has enjoyed stints at the Geneva School of Fine Arts, the Catalonia Centre for Cinematographic Studies in Barcelona and at St Lucas Institute ...
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GERALD HUSTACHE-MATHIEU - Like Marilyn (Comme Marilyn)
GERALD HUSTACHE-MATHIEUProject: Like Marilyn (Comme Marilyn) Scr: Gerald Hustache-Mathieu Estimated budget: $4.8m (Eu3.5m)Like many film-makers inspired from an early age to make movies, Gerald Hustache-Mathieu has spent a lot of time using a Super-8 camera. His first short, Peau De Vache, was selected for the 2001 European Film Awards and ...
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DOMINIQUE LIENHARD - Along The Main Road
DOMINIQUE LIENHARD Project: Along The Main Road Scr: Dominique Lienhard Estimated budget: $2.3m (Eu1.7m) Funds in place: $526,000 (Eu382,000)Dominique Lienhard's debut film, Muetter, was an understated look at a young man's journey back to his childhood village. The film resonated at festivals as critics praised Lienhard's ability to express the ...
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MOHSEN MELLITI - Returning To Haifa
MOHSEN MELLITIProject: Returning To HaifaScr: Mohsen Melliti, based on a novel by Ghassan KanafaniEstimated budget: $4.8m (Eu3.5m)Tunisian-born writer and director Mohsen Melliti has lived in Italy since 1991. He has made a career as a writer of books, poetry and journalism for leading Italian and international dailies, and also works ...
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ILMAR RAAG - One More Croissant
ILMAR RAAGProject: One More CroissantScr: Ilmar RaagEstimated budget: $2.2m (Eu1.6m) Funds in place: $131,000 (Eu96,000)Produced by Estonia's Amiron Productions, Ilmar Raag's second project, One More Croissant, is about a woman called Anne who puts her elderly mother in a nursing home and moves to Paris. Ironically, she takes a job ...
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JULIA VON HEINZ - The Preserver
JULIA VON HEINZProject: The Preserver Scr: Julia Von HeinzEstimated budget: $2.7m (Eu2m)Love and how to overcome social barriers are the themes of the second film by Berlin film-maker Julia Von Heinz. The Preserver (working title) is about a 35-year-old woman brought up in the German aristocracy who is a staunch ...
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MARK MAHON - Freedom Within The Heart
MARK MAHONProject: 5Scr: Mark MahonEstimated budget: $27.3m (Eu20m)Funds in place: $6.8m (Eu5m) Freedom Within The Heart won the best unproduced screenplay award at the International Action on Film Awards in 2005, and has since been turned into a graphic novel. The project is an ambitious one. The script is set ...
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LEO RICCIARDI - The Exodus
LEO RICCIARDIProject: The ExodusScr: Leo RicciardiEstimated budget: $3.4m (Eu2.5m) Funds in place: $1.2m (Eu900,000)Part thriller, part family drama, Leo Ricciardi's The Exodus is set ina deserted Russian town called Krust which was cursed 20 years ago,forcing its inhabitants to flee. Argentina-born Ricciardi says he is fascinated by Russia. 'It's one ...
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KOEN MORTIER - Killroy
KOEN MORTIERProject: Killroy Scrs: Paul Budnitz and Paul Durham, based on an idea by Koen MortierEstimated budget: $3.4m (Eu2.5m)Funds in place: $102,000 (Eu75,000)Killroy is the story of an apparently normal man ('uninspiring and dreary,' says director Koen Mortier) who has terrible nightmares in which he is a killer. The moment ...
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The Chosen Ones
To see your first film become a hit is the dream of every film-maker. But the process often takes a serious toll on the directors, who have put all their effort into their project from start to finish. When all goes well, the first film wins awards at festivals, the ...
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AGOSTINO FERRENTE/ GIOVANNI PIPERNO - What's Working
AGOSTINO FERRENTE/ GIOVANNI PIPERNO Project: What's WorkingScrs: Agostino Ferrente, Giovanni PipernoEstimated budget: $920,000 (Eu673,000)What's Working (working title) is a docu-drama about mothers and children, set in Naples. It will be divided into three parts, charting the years from 1999-2009. The first chapter chronicles the development stage of the project, where ...
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ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2007
ROME FILM FEST 2007 (October 18-27), CONTENTS - CLICK ON LINKNewsRome: Second time lucky New Cinema Network - an introduction New Cinema Network Focus EuropeNew Cinema Network International Projects The Business Street
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NEW CINEMA NETWORK FOCUS EUROPE 2007
The projects selected for New Cinema Network's Focus Europe 2007 range from dark comedies to delicate relationship dramas; from a surreal love story to a Viking action movie. Click on a link below to see the featured projects.DOMENICO DISTILO - When Elephants Fight SLAWOMIR FABICKI - Bonobo JingoAGOSTINO FERRENTE/ GIOVANNI ...
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SLAWOMIR FABICKI - Bonobo Jingo
SLAWOMIR FABICKI Project: Bonobo JingoScrs: Slawomir Fabicki, Mieczyslaw KrzelEstimated budget: $4m (Eu3m)Funding in place: $104,900 (Eu76,000)Bonobo Jingo refers to the name of a pygmy chimpanzee found by two young boys while they are out thieving on a train. 'The chimpanzee acts as a catalyst for events,' says Polish directorSlawomir Fabicki. ...
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MICHA WALD - Simon Konianski
MICHA WALD Project: Simon KonianskiScrs: Micha Wald, Agnes CaffinEstimated budget: $4.1m (Eu3m)Funds in place: $1.4m (Eu1m) For his first feature, Horse Thieves, Belgian director Micha Wald immersed himself in the violent world of the Cossacks in 1850s Eastern Europe. The film screened at Critics' Week in Cannes earlier this year. ...
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Dominican Film Festival to host children's workshops
The third annual Dominican International Film Festival, which takes place Nov 8-11, will host two children's film workshops on Nov 9 and Nov 10.Hosted by native Dominican actor Manny Perez, the programs will be open to 12 future film-makers between the ages of 5 and 17 per session. The sessions, ...