COMPETITION

THE REBIRTH (Jap)
Dir: Masahiro Kobayashi. World premiere.
A gripping account of unspoken pain and survival.
Int'l sales: TBC

BOYS OF TOMORROW (S Kor)
Dir: Noh Dong-seok. International premiere.
Two boys on the outskirts of town believe their future lies elsewhere but they have no means to pursue their dreams. Can a gun be the answer
Int'l sales: Film Messenger, (82) 2 3661 4429

CAPITAINE ACHAB (Fr-Swe)
Dir: Philippe Ramos. World premiere.
An adaptation of Moby Dick.
Contact: CNC, (33) 1 44 34 34 40

CONTRE TOUTE ESPERANCE (Can)
Dir: Bernard Emond. World premiere.
A personal drama about suffering.
Int'l sales: Les Films Seville Pictures, (1) 514 841 1910

EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION (UK)
Dir: Jim Threapleton. World Premiere
Topical story about a man abducted from the streets of London and transported via secret flights to an unknown country.
Int'l sales: High Point Media Group, (44) 207 424 6870

FREIGESPROCHEN (Aust-Lux)
Dir: Peter Payer. World Premiere.
Based on the play by Odon von Horvath.
Int'l sales: Bavaria Film International, (49) 89 6499 2686

FRUHER ODER SPATER (Ger)
Dir: Ulrike von Ribbeck. World premiere.
A project developed by Cannes' Cinefondation workshop.
Int'l sales: The Match Factory, (49) 221 292 1020

FUORI DALLE CORDE (Switz-It)
Dir: Fulvio Bernasconi. World Premiere.
The feature debut of this Swiss talent tells the story of a troubled young Italian boxer.
Int'l sales: Ventura Films, (41) 091 646 20 21

HAITI CHERIE (It)
Dir: Claudio Del Punta. World premiere.
Shot on location with a non-professional cast.
Int'l sales: TBC

JOSHUA (US)
Dir: George Ratliff. International premiere.
Suspense thriller with a supernatural angle.
Int'l sales: Fox Searchlight Pictures, (1) 310 369 4402

LAS VIDAS POSIBLES (Arg-Ger)
Dir: Sandra Gugliotta. International premiere.
Personal drama.
Int'l sales: Primer Plano Film Group, (54) 1143 75 05 06

LO MEJOR DE MI (Sp)
Dir: Roser Aguilar. World premiere.
Notable as the first full-length feature by a director who trained at the Escac film school in Catalonia.
Contact: Escac, (34) 93 736 1555

LA MAISON JAUNE (Fr-Alg)
Dir: Hakkar Amor. World premiere.
The first fiction feature in the language of the Shawia Berbers of the Aures mountains.
Int'l sales: TBC

MEMORIES (S Kor)
Dirs: Eugene Green, Pedro Costa, Harun Farocki. International premiere.
The latest crop of digital short films by a trio of leading film-makers produced each year by the Jeonju festival in Korea.
Int'l sales: Jeonju international film festival, (82) 2 2285 0562

O CAPACETE DOURADO (Port)
Dir: Jorge Cramez. World premiere.
Drama co-starring Teresa Villaverde.
Int'l sales: Madfilmes, (351) 213 255 800

RESTUL E TACERE (Rom)
Dir: Nae Caranfil. World premiere.
The new Romanian wave continues with Caranfil's comedy-drama.
Int'l sales: Domino Film, (40) 21 317 6436

SLIPSTREAM (US)
Dir: Anthony Hopkins. International premiere.
An ageing screenwriter confronts his demons.
Int'l sales: Arclight Films, (1) 917 826 2113

SOUS LES TOITS DE PARIS (Fr)
Dir: Hiner Saleem. World premiere.
Iranian Kurdish film-maker Hiner Saleem's drama stars French acting legend (and Locarno guest) Michel Piccoli.
Int'l sales: Wild Bunch, (33) 1 53 10 42 50


PIAZZA GRANDE SCREENINGS

UNE JOURNEE (Switz-Fr)
Dir: Jacob Berger. World Premiere.
Jacob Berger's film centres around a day in the life of a family.
Int'l sales: Vega, (41) 443 84 80 90

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM (US)
Dir: Paul Greengrass. European Premiere.
Jason Bourne is back in the Piazza Grande in the latest thriller instalment.
Int'l dist: Universal, (1) 818 777 1000

DEATH AT A FUNERAL (US-Neth-Ger-UK)
Dir: Frank Oz. International premiere.
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Int'l sales: Kimmel International (1) 310 777 8818

THE DRUMMER (HK-Tai-Ger)
Dir: Kenneth Bi. World Premiere.
Martial arts set to the sound of drums.
Int'l sales: The Match Factory, (49) 221 292 1020

HAIRSPRAY (US)
Dir: Adam Shankman.
Musical remake of John Waters' classic.
Int'l sales: New Line Cinema, (1) 310 854 5811

MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD (It-Fr)
Dir: Daniele Luchetti.
Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the 1960s and 1970s.
Int'l sales: ThinkFilm, (1) 212 444 7900

SON OF RAMBOW (UK-Fr)
Dir: Garth Jennings. Int'l premiere.
UK-set comedy about friendship, faith and growing up.
Int'l sales: Dreamachine, (33) 149 700 370

VEXILLE (Jap)
Dir: Fumihiko Sori. World premiere - Opening Film.
A virtuoso blend of action and sci-fi, Vexille will be screened in high definition: a historic first for the Piazza Grande.
Int'l sales: Shochiku, (81) 355 501 623

THE FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (Fr)
Dir: Hou Hsiao-hsien.
A little boy and his baby-sitter inhabit the same imaginary world: through their adventures they are followed by a red balloon.
Int'l sales: Films Distribution, (33) 153 103 399

WAITRESS (US)
Dir: Adrienne Shelly. International premiere.
The story of a small-town woman who transforms her hopeless life into a hilarious and unexpected love story.
Int'l sales: Fox Searchlight Pictures, (1) 310 369 4402

WINNERS AND LOSERS (Fr-US)
Dir: Lech Kowalski. World Premiere - Closing Film
Watching those watching 2006's World Cup. From the director of On Hitler's Highway.
Int'l sales: Extinkt Films, (33) 660 299 109


SECOND SCREENINGS

1408 (US)
Dir: Mikael Hafstrom. International premiere.
A specialist in debunking paranormal theories checks into a haunted hotel room.
Int'l sales: The Weinstein Company, (1) 646 862 3400

CHICAGO 10 (US)
Dir: Brett Morgen. International premiere.
Exploring the trial of anti-war protesters after the 1968 Democratic National Convention, through archive film, animation and music.
Int'l sales: Participant, (1) 310 550 5100

KNOCKED UP (US)
Dir: Judd Apatow.
Pregnancy comedy.
Int'l dist: Universal, (1) 818 777 1000

NOTHING BUT GHOSTS (Ger)
Dir: Martin Gypkens. International premiere.
Tales of unfulfilled love, hopes and dreams, based on Judith Hermann's bestsellers Nothing But Ghosts and Summerhouse, Late
Int'l sales: Beta Cinema, (49) 89 673469 80

PLANET TERROR (US)
Dir: Robert Rodriguez.
Into the Grindhouse.
Int'l sales: Dimension Films, (1) 646 862 3400

VOGLIAMO ANCHE LE ROSE (It)
Dir: Alina Marazzi. World Premiere.
Portrait of the sexual revolution and feminism in Italy during the 1960s and 1970s.
Int'l sales: Mir, (39) 02 370 59 000