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BEEBAN KIDRON SWEPT
OVERBOARD TO DIRECT
RELUCTANT MATADOR
eeban Kidron Swept From
The Sea, To Wong Foo,
Thanks For Everything!
Julie Newmar is on board to direct
the
romantic
comedy
The
Reluctant Matador.
Commenting on the choice of
director, president Kirk D'Amico
said, “Beeban’s enthusiasm for this
project is wonderful. She’s the
perfect director to elevate the
comedic moments in the script.”
Kidron began directing feature films
in the late 1980’s and first attracted
notice with her award-winning TV
movie Oranges Are Not The Only
B
Fruit, which won her a BAFTA TV
Award in 1991. As part of Myriad
Pictures’ overall business plan to
generate at least half of its slate
through UK driven productions and
co-productions, The Reluctant
Matador is scheduled to begin
shooting later this year. Myriad
Pictures is financing and coproducing the film, alongside
Charles Finch and Luc Roeg's
Artists Independent Network (AIN).
Myriad is currently in discussions
with number of potential Spanish
co-producers for the film.
JOVEY & CHAHAYA GROUP
ANNOUNCE CYRUS THE EPIC
Alex Jovey
he Chahaya Group, a UKbased production outfit,
unveiled plans for its first
feature film, Cyrus. Budgeted at
$80 million, the entirely UKfinanced production takes on the
mantel of one of the most
expensive British films ever made.
Cyrus will be produced and
directed by Alex Jovy and
executive produced by Marinah
Embiricos and Nicola Savoretti.
Founded in 2002 and backed by
private equity investors, the
Chahaya Group “prides itself on
making films that not only will
generate high revenue but also stay
memorable for generations to
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Little More Than A Year
Ago a film by Marco
Filiberti. A diary of a
male porn star. Official Selection
of the Berlin Film Festival
Panorama 2003, is available for
world wide sales from Adriana
Chiesa Enterprises The European
critics describe the movie as,
Tender, Sparkling, Spellbinding,
Honest Courageous, Fragile,
Sensitve, Sexy, Androgynous, and
Delicate
A
come,” Cyrus is loosely based on
the true story of King Cyrus of
Persia who lived 500 years before
the birth of Christ. Mentioned both
in the Bible and the Koran, Cyrus
is said to have freed slaves and
championed human rights in his
kingdom, the largest empire in
ancient history. The company is
currently developing a broad slate
of product at various budget levels,
several of which will be coproductions.
Producer-director Alex Jovy, was
nominated for a Best Live-Action
Short Academy Award© in 1999 for
his first film Holiday Romance,
which also won the Fuji Film
Script Award for New British
Talent in 1997 at the London Film
Festival. In addition, Jovy is an
active director of commercials, an
executive producer for several
pending projects, and a co-founder
of the Chahaya Group. Cyrus is
scheduled to shoot December
2003.
Perfect Strangers currently in postproduction available from New
Zealand Film
THE TOOLBOX MURDERS
PRODUCTION START
DATE JUNE 2
he Toolbox Murders from
Moonstone Entertainment
is enjoying early success
with sales to seven territories just
three days into the Festival. Set to
start production June 2nd 2003,
The Toolbox Murders is directed
by Tobe Hooper. President of
Moonstone Entertainment Ernst
‘Etchie’ Stroh commented. “We
were not sure how Cannes would
be this year, with the various world
events, many buyers from the Far
East for example are not present,
but in spite of the low turn out, we
have closed deals in Benelux,
Turkey, France, Portugal, Greece
and Mexico.” Cast for The
Toolbox Murders is due to be
announced shortly. The Toolbox
Murders is a contemporary retelling of the 1978 box-office hit
of the same name. Moonstone
Entertainment is located in
The Carlton Hotel.
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SOUTH AFRICA
FILMS
FROM AN EMERGING
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website: www.nfvf.co.za
A Drink In The Passage
Mnet New Directions
Producer: David Max Brown
Directed By: Zola Maseko
The South
African Flag
the symbol of
growing unity
F&M Fills Production Void
W
ith more and more
producers from Europe
and the US choosing the
UK as a location in their feature
films, largely as a result of the
worldwide need for English
language movies.
Film and Music Entertainment
(F.&.M.E)
the
UK-based
independent production outfit
announced the launch of a
production services division to
handle service work on its own in
house co-productions and also to
service third party productions for
European
and
US-based
independent producers who need to
shoot in the UK.
“We have been approached over and
over again by like-minded producers
to service their UK production
needs,” says F.&.M.E’s managing
director Mike Downey, “and very
often we have had to refuse simply
because we didn’t have the capacity.
This has now been rectified and we
are in a position to provide bespoke
production services by producers for
producers.”
“We have worked on these films as
partners with our international
production companies,” says Head
of Production Sam Taylor, “
affording them the same insight and
advantages that we would bring to
our own in -house productions.
It is as a result of this demand for
our production services, which we
have created a special dedicated
division totally geared to providing
a full service feature film
production
team
for
any
international production.
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South Africa a cost effictive
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Australian Dollar ............................................1,56
Canadian Dollar ............................................1,38
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Japanese Yen .............................................116,34
Swedish Krona ...............................................8,04
Danish Krone .................................................6,52
Chilan Peso................................................706,70
Mexican Peso...............................................10,40
Brazilian Real.................................................3,00
South Korean Won ........................................1199
Thaï Baht .....................................................42,20
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2 • The Business of Film
Day 3 • Cannes Film Festival 2003
In Competition
Il Cuore Altrove
Nello Ballochi, 35, a shy and clumsy man devoted to the
academic world is sent by his father - a pragmatic
businessman and womanizer who happens to be Pope’s
tailor - to teach at a high school in Bologna to the hope
that living in such an emancipated city will allow him to
find a wife at last…
Nello balachi est un homme de trente-cinq ans adonné aux
études, timide et gauche que son père, un homme très
pratique, lié aux affaires et attiré ar les femmes, et couturier
du Pape, envoie à Bologne pour enseigner, dans l’espoir
que sa vie dans une ville émancipée lui permettra de
trouver enfin une épouse…
Il Cuore Altrove by Pupi Avati
Uzak
A photographer who is haunted by the feeling that the
gap between his ideals and his real life is growing finds
himself obliged to put up in his apartment a young
relative who has left behind his village looking for a
job aboard a ship in Istanbul to go abroad.
Uzak by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Un photographe, poursuivi par le sentiment que le
gouffre entre ses idéaux et la vie réelle se creuse de
plus en plus, se retrouve obligé d’héberger dans son
appartement un jeune de sa famille qui a quitté son
village pour chercher du travail sur un bateau dans le
but de partir à l’étranger.
Un Certain Regard
Young Adam
Joe, a rootless young drifter, finds work on a barge travelling between
Glasgow and Edinburgh, owned by Les and his wife Ella. One afternoon
they discover the corpe of a young woman floating in the water. Accident.
Suicide, Murder?
A Glasgow, au début des années 50, Joe est engagé par Les pour travailler
sur sa péniche. Un après-midi, les deux hommes découvrent le cadavre
d’une jeune femme flottant sur l’eau. Accident? Suicide? Meurtre?
A Young Man by David Mackenzie
Day 4 • Cannes Film Festival 2003
The Business of Film • 3
BRIEFLY
HISTORY CHANNEL LAUNCHED IN SOUTH AFRICA
A
&E Television Networks has
signed an agreement with
SABC2 to launch a weekly
programming block on the South
African
network
featuring
programming from The History
Channel®. The slot will air on
SABC2 on Sunday nights and will
feature documentaries from The
History Channel’s international
programming catalog, including
selected episodes from the
Biography® and Modern Marvels
series. The History Channel is
currently available in over 60
countries worldwide, reaching more
than 190 million TV households in
over 20 languages. Through its
broadcast on SABC2, The History
Channel will reach 8.6 million
television viewers in South Africa.
“We are very excited about the
launch of this new program block on
SABC2,” said by Maria D.
Komodikis, Sr. Vice President &
General Manager, International
Division, A&E Television Networks
“Since first launching The History
Channel internationally in 1995, we
have seen rapid growth for the
network throughout Europe, Latin
America and Asia. Africa represents
an important expansion opportunity
for the channel, and we are very
pleased to enter the South African
market in partnership with SABC2.”
“SABC 2 sees natural synergy
between A&E Television Networks
and our full spectrum public service
channel,” says Aletta Alberts,
Acting General Manager SABC,
“SABC 2 not only provides
entertainment, but has a definite
informative function. This Sunday
slot will most definitely strengthen
the current Sunday line up which
includes
environmental
programmes, Current Affairs
programmes and this new quality
offering.” A division of A&E
Television
Networks,
AETN
International markets the quality
programming and proven success of
The History Channel, A&E
Network and The Biography
Channel overseas. SABC 2 is the
channel with the biggest footprint in
South
Africa,
providing
programming for the family and
affirming family values in an
entertaining
and
informative
manner. It is aimed at the 25-49 year
age segment.
Veneziano Heads
Home Video
Ariel
Veneziano
Alliance Atlantis Entertainment
Group, have appointed Ariel
Veneziano as Director, Motion
Picture Sales and International
Home
Video
Distribution,
Alliance Atlantis Entertainment
Group. Mr. Veneziano will
oversee European Motion Picture
sales activities and worldwide
home
video
distribution
(excluding North America) for
the Entertainment Group.
DISTANT HORIZON CONTINUES STRONG TIES TO ASIAN REMAKES
JET LI’S HERO & THAI FILM TOOTSIE LATEST PROJECTS
istant
Horizon,
the
international
film
financing, production and
distribution company headed by
Anant Singh, has stepped-up its
slate of Asian titles and its
continued focus on the booming
remake business. The company has
licensed two new Asian properties,
Jet Li vehicle My Father Is A
Hero from Hong Kong’s China
Star, and Thai box office comedy
hit Saving Private Tootsie from
Film Bangkok, for English
language remake. “We have a very
strong, long-term relationship with
China Star,” said Singh, “and we’re
delighted that they’ve entrusted
this gem in their catalog to us. This
is, by far, my favorite Jet Li movie,
as it not only delivers on the action
front, but it is also has one of the
most strongly developed narratives
that you’ll find in all of Jet’s Hong
Kong pictures. We feel it has
D
amazing relevance for an updated
adaptation, and we intend to bring
a top writing talent to the project.”
China Star chief executive Tiffany
Chen commented, “We have had a
very successful production and
distribution partnership with
Distant Horizon on the ‘Black
Mask’ franchise, and they’ve
helped us gain a foothold in the
U.S. market. We feel the remake
potential for My Father Is A Hero
is enormous, and Distant Horizon
has a proven track record both
concepting and setting up these
types of deals.” My Father Is A
Hero is the dramatic story of an
undercover government operative,
who pays the ultimate price of
giving up his family and his own
good name to infiltrate an
organization dangerous to the
state, will be adapted to the present
day climate in the U.S., where
security and patriotism are hot-
button issues. China Star is one of
the largest film production
companies in Hong Kong, with
both a distribution and exhibition
arm in the former colony and on
the mainland. Black Mask 1 and
Black Mask 2, for whom they
partnered with Distant Horizon,
have been distributed in the U.S.
through Artisan and Sony
respectively. The 2002 Thai box
office hit from director Kittikorn
Liwsirikun Saving Private Tootsie
follows the hilarious fate of a
washed-up troupe of drag queens
that gets fed up with a low-rent La
Cage tour of the provinces and
hitches a ride home with a
planeload of diplomats. Distant
Horizon will develop the remake
as a comic crossfire between an
American drag troupe and a U.S.
marine force, possibly setting the
crazy confrontation in a South
American country. Film Bangkok,
is a division of BEC-TERO
Entertainment, a production outfit
founded in 2000 by a diverse group
of Thai film producers. Since it’s
inception, the company has
produced four of the most
successful homegrown films in
Thailand, including Tears Of The
Black
Tiger,
Bangkok
Dangerous, Bang Rajan, and
Goal Club. Bectero celebrating its
32nd year, is a subsidiary of BEC
World PLC, one the largest
entertainment companies in Asia
with holdings in broadcast,
production, and distribution across
a full range of media – TV, radio,
film, music, internet, home video
and satellite transmission.
Distant Horizon founded by Anant
Singh and has a significant
presence in London, Los Angeles,
the Far East and South Africa
where Singh is based.
THE BUSINESS TEAM AT CANNES 2003 @ [email protected]
Publisher &
Editor in Chief
Elspeth Tavares
Office
Administrator
Frida De Penanster
Writers
Allison McKenzie • Elizabeth Joseph
Edythe Preet • Olivier Krasker Rosen
Magazine
Production
Franck Salvietti
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4 • The Business of Film
Day 3 • Cannes Film Festival 2003
BULLETIN EN FRANÇAIS
SHORT TAKES
DAILY FRENCH COVERAGE
REVIEWS
Harpo Films une étoile montante de la Production Française
Victorien Vaney et
Jean-Fabrice Barnault
ans la vaste galaxie de la
production française, les
jeunes
structures
contribuent à assurer la diversité et
le renouveau du cinéma français en
développant des projets aux
tonalités nouvelles avec une
sagacité et une vivacité singulière.
Ces nouveaux producteurs montent
au créneau avec de jeunes talents,
financent leurs courts-métrages, et
investissent les écrans avec des
sujets
qui
ne
sont
pas
nécessairement faciles à aborder.
Harpo films fait partie de ces étoiles
montantes. Fondée en 1997 et basée
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à Paris, par Victorien Vaney, JeanFabrice Barnault et Christophe di
Sabatino (fondateur d’Antefilms)
cette société de productions de
films, de vente et d’acquisition de
droits a récemment fait parler d’elle
à travers sa dernière production
sortie sur les écrans français en mars
2003 : Quand tu descendras du
Ciel (From Heaven), une belle
fable sur l’itinéraire erratique et
émouvant d’un jeune fermier en
proie aux délires de la vie urbaine,
une œuvre saluée unanimement par
la critique et qui continue d’être
réclamée dans de nombreux
festivals. Par ailleurs le film est déjà
vendu pour la Belgique, les PaysBas et la Suisse, et Wide
Management, qui en assure la vente,
espère pouvoir séduire l’Italie,
l’Allemagne et les Anglo-Saxons.
Cette fine étude de mœurs a été
écrite et réalisée par un brillant
réalisateur de court-métrage, Eric
Guirado qui a reçu le César 2001 du
Court Métrage (Un petit air de
fête) et le prix Kodak de la
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs au
Festival de Cannes 1999. Harpo
films a également produit la
comédie de Nicolas Cuche, Jojo la
frite (Accidental Saint). Harpo
films œuvre actuellement sur la
production d’une nouvelle comédie:
L’Enfant (The Baby). Il devrait être
réalisé conjointement par Irène
Sohm et Jean-François Galotte, un
des brillants comédiens de Quand
tu descendras du Ciel et
compterait déjà sur le talent
d’interprétation de Catherine Frot et
François Cluzet. Son budget
prévisionnel est de 4 millions
d’euros. Cette vibrionnante équipe
développe
également
des
coproductions tant à l’échelle
européenne
(Danemark
et
Allemagne
notamment)
qu’internationale comme avec
l’Argentine, le Mexique, Hong
Kong ou le Japon, et souhaite
renforcer ce réseau d’alliance en
accentuant la mise en chantier d’une
grande variété de projets avec tous
les partenaires qui lui font déjà
confiance, ce qui devrait leur
permettre de disposer relativement
rapidement d’une large audience et
d’un fort potentiel de croissance.
Dans le même temps ils espèrent
développer leur activités de vente et
d’acquisition internationales.
En 2003, Harpo films, en
association avec des investisseurs
privés, devrait participer à la
création
d’un
fonds
d’investissement
destiné
à
l’acquisition de droits d’adaptation
et au développement voire au codéveloppement, de près de cinq
projets par an, un fonds pour lequel
ils recherchent déjà activement de
nouveaux projets.
L’objectif des partenaires de Harpo
films est de parvenir à court terme à
un rythme de production de 3 à 5
films par an, en incluant les
coproductions internationales, tout
en favorisant la révélation de jeunes
talents et en s’aliénant les
compétences de réalisateurs et de
comédiens déjà renommés.
HARPO SET UP A DEVELOPMENT FUND
arpo Films a Paris based
feature film production and
sales company
was
founded in 1997 by Victorien
Vaney, Jean-Fabrice Barnault and
Christophe di Sabatino (founder of
Antefilms a
leading French
independent animation company).
After The Final, a TV comedy (a
coproduction with Arte and France
2) directed by Patricia Mazuy
starring French Academy Award
Winners Jean-Pierre Darroussin
and Emmanuelle Devos, recent
feature productions include From
Heaven (Quand tu descendras du
ciel) a drama directed by Short
Film Academy Award Winner Eric
Guirado and Accidental Saint
(Jojo la Frite) a comedy directed
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by Nicolas Cuche. Both films were
critically
acclaimed
and
successfully sold to a number of
countries include Belgium, The
Netherlands and Switzerland. A
new comedy titled The Baby
(l’Enfant) co-directed by wellknown French actor Jean-François
Gallotte and Irène Sohm with a
budget of 4 M$ is currently in
production starring Catherine Frot
and François Cluzet.
Harpo films is also developing
coproductions with Denmark,
Germany, Argentina, Mexico, Hong
Kong, and Japan. The company
aims to develop further its
international network by codeveloping or co-producing feature
films with
a look to the
international marketplace.
The company has developed strong
relationship with its partners:
broadcasters,
coproducers,
exhibitors and distributors ensuring
a wide audience and crossover
potential for its product. For 2003,
in association with a group of
private investors Harpo Films will
set up a development fund to enable
the company to finance the
development (and co-development)
of up to five feature projects per
year and to provide gap financing
for suitable potential projects. The
company hopes to rachieve of
fivefeature films a year including
international coproductions. Future
plans include the acquisition and
sales of international films.
From heaven (Quand tu
descendras du ciel) a drama
directed by Eric Guirado screening at MIF on Thursday
22nd May, 11:30am, Palais H.
Contact in Cannes : voir Atelier
du Cinéma Européen, Gray
Residence 04 93 99 32 13
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Day 4 • Cannes Film Festival 2003
The Business of Film • 37
SCREENING
09:00
The Legend Of Suriyothai ......................................Arcades 3 Intermedia / I.S. Film Distribution
Filles Uniques .........................................................Riviera 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Studiocanal
The Dust Factory ....................................................Star 1. . . . . . . . . . . . Lightning Entertainment
12:00
09:15
Seraphin: Heart Of Stone........................................Arcades 2 Alliance Atlantis Communications
The Charge..............................................................Palais B . . . . . . . . . . Intercinema Art Agency
09:30
The Hebrew Hammer..............................................Arcades 1 . . . . . . . . . . . Content International
Film & Television Ltd
Song For A Raggy Boy ...........................................Olympia 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lolafilms S.A.
Over The Rainbow ..................................................Palais C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kangjegyu Films
Fool Song ................................................................Palais D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mgi International
Daughter Of Arabia.................................................Palais E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pilgrims 6
The Alpine Ballad ...................................................Palais F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belarusfilm
Kumiso, The Yazuka Funeral ..................................Palais G . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold View Co., Ltd.
Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony .....Palais H. . . . . . . . . . Lightning Entertainment
Mi Casa Su Casa.....................................................Palais I . . . . . American Cinema International
Luck ........................................................................Palais J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tf1 International
Inside.......................................................................Riviera 1 . . . . . . . . . . Cinemavault Releasing
Whore......................................................................Riviera 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolores Pictures
French Men .............................................................Riviera 3 . . . . France Televisions Distribution
They've Got Knut....................................................Riviera 5. . . . . . . . Bavaria Film International
The Island Of The Mapmakers' Wife .....................Riviera 7 . . . . . . . . American World Pictures
The Big Empty........................................................Star 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aura Entertainment
10:00
I Am David..............................................................Olympia 2 . . . Summit/ I.S. Film Distribution
Le Bison..................................................................Olympia 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Pathe International
American Splendor .................................................Olympia 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Hbo Films London
Yes Nurse! No Nurse! .............................................Palais K ''Bory'' . . . . . . Fortissimo Film Sales
The I Inside .............................................................Riviera 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mdp Worldwide
Nudos ......................................................................Riviera 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurum Producciones
25 Kids & One Dad ................................................Riviera 6. . . . . . . . . Bv International Pictures
Raquel Bitton Sings Edith Piaf,
Her Story... Her Songs ............................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . Modern Entertainment
Ginger And Cinnamon............................................Star 2 . . . . . . . . . Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
Phone ......................................................................Star 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mirovision Inc.
11:30
Strange Gardens......................................................Arcades 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ugc International
The In Laws ............................................................Olympia 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franchise Pictures
The Dog, The General And The Birds....................Palais B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roissy Films
Stranded ..................................................................Palais C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dolores Pictures
Man Dancin'............................................................Palais D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a Productions Ltd
Man Dancin'............................................................Palais D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Festival Films
Mango Yellow .........................................................Palais E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grupo Novo
De Cinema E Tv + Brazilian Cinema
Bodysong ................................................................Palais G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pathe International
Kill Me Tender ........................................................Palais H . . . . . . . . Media Luna Entertainment
Gmbh & Co.Kg
The Boy David Story ..............................................Palais I . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Rattray Films Ltd
The Rain Children...................................................Palais J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mk2 International
Antonia's Recipes....................................................Riviera 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rai Trade
Twinni .....................................................................Riviera 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allegro Film
The Flying Classroom.............................................Riviera 5. . . . . . . . Bavaria Film International
Eager Bodies ...........................................................Olympia 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tf1 International
16 Years Of Alcohol ................................................Palais K ''Bory'' . . . . . . Fortissimo Film Sales
Moonlight................................................................Riviera 2 . . . . . . . . . . Arclight Films Pty Ltd
Sweet Dreams .........................................................Riviera 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greek Film Centre
Tattoo, A Love Story...............................................Riviera 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curb Entertainment
International Corp
A Foreign Affair......................................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myriad Pictures
Strayed ....................................................................Star 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wild Bunch
The Rage In Placid Lake ........................................Star 3. . . . . . . . . . Moviehouse Entertainment
The Devil & Daniel Webster...................................Star 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Splendid Pictures
13:00
Whacked ! ...............................................................Palais G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halyon Films
13:30
Wild Card................................................................Arcades 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinema Service
The Legend Of Al, John And Jack .........................Arcades 2 . . . . . . Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
Bookies ...................................................................Arcades 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motion Picture
Corporation Of America
Soldiers Of Salamina ..............................................Olympia 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lolafilms S.A.
A Laughing Frog.....................................................Palais B . . . . . . . . . . . . Open Sesame Co, Ltd
Nos Enfants Cheris .................................................Palais C . . Flach Pyramide International / Fpi
Viva Zapato!............................................................Palais D . . . . . . . . Kevin Williams Associates
(Kwa, S.A.)
Mimi........................................................................Palais E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gemini Films
The Heart Of America ............................................Palais G . Interactive Film Sales International
Last Party 2000 .......................................................Palais H. . . . . . . . . . Lightning Entertainment
House Of 1000 Corpses..........................................Palais I . . . . . . . . . Lions Gate Entertainment
Le Festin De La Mante ...........................................Palais J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Levie Visuals
Cinderella................................................................Riviera 1 . . . . . . . Farabi Cinema Foundation
The Carpenter's Pencil ............................................Riviera 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Sogecine & Sogepaq
Europe .....................................................................Riviera 5 . . . . . . . . . Oldenburg International
Film Festival
Samurai Resurrection..............................................Riviera 7 . . . . . . . . Toei Company Ltd./ Jetro
Salute To The Blues ................................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinetic Media
Conduct Zero ..........................................................Star 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Km Culture Co., Ltd
14:00
Kart Racer...............................................................Olympia 4 . Overseas Filmgroup / First Look
Media Inc.
The Virgin Of Liverpool .........................................Olympia 7 . . . . . . . . . . . Senator International
Pleasant Days ..........................................................Palais F . . . . . . . . . The Coproduction Office
The Night We Called It A Day ...............................Palais K ''Bory'' . . . . . . . . . Winchester Films
Knight Club.............................................................Riviera 2 . . . . . . . . American World Pictures
My Life As Mcdull .................................................Riviera 4 . . . . . . . . Golden Network Asia Ltd
Malefique................................................................Riviera 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pathe International
The Failures.............................................................Riviera 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Werner Film
Blurred ....................................................................Star 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portman Film
Mambo Italiano.......................................................Star 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equinoxe Films
The Devils ..............................................................Star 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wild Bunch
15:00
Toujours Tout Droit.................................................Palais H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gete Films
IN COMPETITION
Il Cuore Altrove ...........................................Grand Théâtre Lumière.............................8.30
Uzak.............................................................Grand Théâtre Lumière...........................16.00
15:15
Ocha Cups For Christmas .......................................Riviera 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2+1 Films
ACID
OUT OF COMPETITION
Who Killed Bambi? .....................................Grand Théâtre Lumière..................11.30; 0.00
S 21, La Machine De Mort Khmere Rouge .................Salle Buñuel...........................19.00
Sous Le Soleil De Satan ............................Théâtre Claude Debussy...........................19.30
Ghosts Of The Abyss ..................................Grand Théâtre Lumière...........................22.15
On N'est Pas Des Marques De Vélo .................................Arcades 1...........................20.00
U N C E RTA I N R E G A R D
All Tomorrow's Parties...............................Théâtre Claude Debussy................10.30; 15.30
Young Adam...............................................Théâtre Claude Debussy................13.30; 22.30
DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT
The Mother ....................................................................Noga Hilton.............................9.00
Sansa..............................................................................Noga Hilton...........................11.15
A Little Bit Of Freedom....................................................Arcades 1...........................11.30
Short Films Program 2 ..................................................Noga Hilton...........................14.30
No Pasaran, Album Souvenir ........................................Noga Hilton...........................17.00
Quaresma .......................................................................Noga Hilton...........................19.30
Gozu...............................................................................Noga Hilton...........................22.00
38 • The Business of Film
CRITICS’ WEEK
Belarra...........................................................................Salle Buñuel.............................8.30
Elle Est Des Notres.......................................................Salle Buñuel.............................8.30
Derriere Les Fagots .............................................................Miramar ....11.00; 17.30; 22.30
Milwaukee, Minnesota ........................................................Miramar ....11.00; 17.30; 22.30
Oasis ....................................................................................Miramar...........................20.00
Day 3 • Cannes Film Festival 2003
TODAY
15:25
Anyway The Wind Blows .......................................Riviera 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Films Distribution
15:30
Carmen....................................................................Arcades 1. . . . . . . Kevin Williams Associates
(Kwa, S.A.)
Oseam .....................................................................Arcades 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinema Service
Me Thao ..................................................................Arcades 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinemas Du Sud
Madame Brouette....................................................Olympia 5 . . . . . . . . Productions La Fete Inc.
Runaways ................................................................Palais B. . . . . . . . . . . Stronghold Productions
Forget Everything I Told You..................................Palais C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gemini Films
Asylum....................................................................Palais D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robark Ltd. (Sales)
My Grandpa ............................................................Palais E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brussels Ave
Nòi Albinòi .............................................................Palais F . . . . . . . . . The Coproduction Office
Tully ........................................................................Palais G . . . . . . . . . American World Pictures
Across The Border ..................................................Palais H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intramovies
Stealing Rembrandt.................................................Palais I . . . . Nordisk Film International Sales
Goldfish Memory ...................................................Palais J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstop Sales Ab
Lost Treasure...........................................................Riviera 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinetel Films, Inc.
The Child I Never Was ...........................................Riviera 5. . . . . . . . Bavaria Film International
Wondrous Oblivion .................................................Riviera 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pathe International
Inheritence...............................................................Star 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trust Film Sales
16:00
Normal ....................................................................Olympia 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Hbo Films London
Blizzard ...................................................................Olympia 4 . Overseas Filmgroup / First Look
Media Inc.
The Night We Called It A Day ...............................Palais K ''Bory'' . . . . . . . . . Winchester Films
Horseplay ................................................................Riviera 2. . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Films Limited
Nothing To Lose .....................................................Riviera 4 . . . . . . . . Golden Network Asia Ltd
The Limit ................................................................Riviera 6 . . . . . . . . . . Cinemavault Releasing
My Mother Likes Women.......................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grupo Pi
Payoff ......................................................................Star 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tf1 International
Alla Fine Della Note...............................................Star 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Minerva Pictures Group
Kitchen Stories........................................................Star 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celluloid Dreams
17:30
American Cousins...................................................Arcades 1 . . Icon Entertainment International
Moussa In Paris.......................................................Arcades 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinemas Du Sud
The Slaughter Rule .................................................Arcades 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonstop Sales Ab
Northfork ................................................................Olympia 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pandora
Don't Look Back ! ..................................................Palais B. . . . . . . . . . Firstupfilm International
Armaan....................................................................Palais C . . . . . . . . Eros International Limited
Merci Docteur Rey .................................................Palais D . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curb Entertainment
International Corp
Dark Obsession .......................................................Palais E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filmexport Group
Moon Child .............................................................Palais F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shochiku Co., Ltd
Mondays In The Sun...............................................Palais G. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sogecine & Sogepaq
Marche Et Reve ......................................................Palais H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinexport
Love Lies Kids & Dogs ..........................................Palais I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intramovies
I Always Wanted To Be A Saint..............................Palais J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brussels Ave
The Last Will ..........................................................Riviera 1 . . . . . . . Imageworks Entertainment
International, Inc.
Three Days Of Rain ................................................Riviera 3 . . . . . . . Media Luna Entertainment
Gmbh & Co.Kg
Solino ......................................................................Riviera 5. . . . . . . . Bavaria Film International
Married For 7 Years.................................................Riviera 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tf1 International
Jism .........................................................................Star 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weg India
Uzak distributed by NBC Film
18:00
Vlad.........................................................................Palais K ''Bory'' . . . . Quantum Entertainment
Wedding Night ........................................................Riviera 2 . . . . . . . America Video Films S.A.
Dedales....................................................................Riviera 4 . . . . . . Vision Int'l - Vision Groupe
Margarette's Feast ...................................................Riviera 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grupo Novo
De Cinema E Tv + Brazilian Cinema
Emotional Backgammon.........................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . . Ian Rattray Films Ltd
Jericho Mansions ....................................................Star 2 . . . Vine International Pictures Limited
The Poet ..................................................................Star 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arclight Films Pty Ltd
Snowboarder ...........................................................Star 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wild Bunch
19:30
Apartment 1202 ......................................................Palais B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National Film
Development Corporation Nfdc
Over Night ..............................................................Riviera 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maingoldfilm
20:00
Vibrator ...................................................................Palais D . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gold View Co., Ltd.
Lost Things .............................................................Riviera 1 . . . . . . . . . . Cinemavault Releasing
Jealousy Is My Middle Name.................................Riviera 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E Pictures
Autumn Spring........................................................Riviera 7 . . . . . . . . Menemsha Entertainment
Masai.......................................................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wild Bunch
Little More Than A Year Ago Diary Of A Male Porn Star.....................................Star 2 . . . . . . . . . Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
Music For Weddings And Funerals.........................Star 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ab Svensk Filmindustri
20:30
Fanfan La Tulipe .....................................................Arcades 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Europa Corp
A Tale Of A Naughty Girl ......................................Riviera 2 . . . . . . . . . . Cinemavault Releasing
Bells Of Innocence .................................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ecg Worldwide
21:30
La Cruz Del Sur......................................................Palais B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F For Film
22:00
Elvira's Haunted Hills .............................................Star 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spirit Entertainment
22:30
Intramovies Private Screening ................................Arcades 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intramovies
Salute To The Blues ................................................Riviera 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinetic Media
★★★★
a film by
Michel Jetté
A Night
To Remember
“A Timeless And
Flawless Tale”
THE GLOBE AND MAIL,
Mark Peranson
CANNES PREMIERE WORLD PREMIERE WORLD PREMIERE CANNES PREMIERE
TODAY 9:30AM
RIVIERA 1
TODAY 4:00PM
RIVIERA 6
Day 3 • Cannes Film Festival 2003
TODAY 8:00PM
RIVIERA 1
TODAY 8:30PM
RIVIERA 2
IN CANNES
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Booth Tel: +33 (0)4 92 99 33 29
Mobile: +33 (0)6 07 25 83 57
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IN TORONTO
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Toronto, Ontario M5A 1T5, Canada
Tel: (416) 363-6060
Fax: (416) 363-2305
[email protected]
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HENRI
la Croisette
The Lighter Side Of The Business Of Film (Life should not always be so serious)
Vive La France And The French
THE FACE OF BUREAUCRACY - THE FACE OF BUREAUCRACY - THE FACE OF BUREAUCRACY - THE FACE OF BUREAUCRACY
he bureaucracy that exists in
government departments is
known, but it is difficult to
believe just how sticky the red tape
can be until one is caught up in trying
to replace a stolen passport. This
Saga began 10 days ago. On calling
the Jamaican Embassy in Washington
D.C., I was told, “You will have to
wait for six weeks. “Impossible,”
said I. On calling Jamaica direct, the
rote message was repeated, “Put your
life on HOLD for six weeks,” said
they. “You are out of your tree,” I
replied. “Aren’t you listening?” said
they. Several sleepless nights and a
zillion frustrating phone calls later, I
found myself saying that unless I
could find a sensible flexible person
who could look at the exceptional
circumstances, the Prime Minister’s
office in Jamaica would be my next
call. Fortunately I was then speaking
to the Deputy Consulate for Jamaica
in New York – Ms. Laura Mc Neal –
the only sensible person I
encountered in my frantic quest.
Thank you, Ms. Mc Neal for pushing
the boat out. I flew from LA to NY
and within 24 hours – hey Walla! –
my passport was in hand. Next,
although I have lived in the UK all
my life, thanks to the influx of drugs
carried into the UK via condoms by
desperate and stupid ‘human’ mules,
I needed a re-entry visa back into the
UK and a French visa to cross the
border and attend the Festival.
Monday 5th May, New York,
T
acquired passport. Tuesday 6th May,
enroute back to LA. Wednesday 7th
May, scheduled a Lufthansa flight
back to London to expedite my visa at
the French Consulate. Hold on – the
French Consulate in London, no
longer answers the phone. That’s
right, it does NOT answer the phone.
Calls to the French Embassy fell on
Napoleonic ears. The 24 hours
between Tuesday (6th) and my
Wednesday (7th) 3PM Lufthansa
flight were spent on the phone to
London, trying in absolute vain to
reach the French Consulate. By 9AM
Wednesday morning, there was no
word from the British Consulate that
I was entitled to a reentry visa. 10AM
– security checks dictated I be at the
airport by 12Noon – still no word.
Finally at 10.10AM, “YES, you are
cleared for UK entry.” But there is
still the unresolved matter of a French
visa. Without it, in no way can I
attend the Festival to work for my
company. Inspiration: I happen to be
helping a French associate with an
event. I call her and ask if perchance
she knows anyone at the French
Consulate. By the grace of the gods,
she does and – unbelievably – I rush
to the French Consulate on Wilshire
Blvd. and obtain the vital visa in 15
minutes. Another rush to the British
Consulate, pick up re-entry visa, rush
back to hotel, make it to plane, arrive
without
detours
or
further
bureaucratic frustration in Nice – but
no luggage!
That’s life. It’s
comforting to know there are still
some pockets of human connection
that by sheer luck I was able to
connect with and benefit from in a
time of desperate need – a HUGE
THANK YOU to the staff at the
French Consulate in Los Angeles for
their quick help in recognizing the
urgency of the problem and for acting
in a manner that only the French can
with panache. The saga is not
finished. It’s appalling that anyone
should have to go through such an
incredible nightmare. A detailed letter
will be enroute after the festival to the
various Ministers of Jamaica, France
and the UK. Will it be of any use? I
am bound and determined that it will.
Millions of people all over the world
go through this bureaucratic
nonsense daily in one form or
another. If it’s not a passport, it’s
something else. It’s shocking that the
individuals manning these various
government departments (with the
exception of Ms. McNeal and the
French Consulate in LA), apparently,
from my experience, simply do not
care, nor have any regard or empathy
for inhuman suffering that is caused
by a complete disregard of basic
human understanding while they sit
securely behind a desk playing with
people’s lives and livelihoods every
day, knowing that once they put the
phone down all connection is broken
and continue playing possum until
the next victim comes along.
he Festival de Cannes
once again celebrates
DVD Cinema as a part of
the cinematic process. The
Festival de Cannes 2003 DVD
Collection recognizes titles
released since January 2003 in
the Creative and Heritage DVD
categories. The DVDs are
screening at the DVD Space in
the Palais des Festivals Level
01, titles include:
Bowling For Columbine Michaël
Moore:
Captain
Conan - Bertrand Tavernier:
Elephant Man - David Lynch:
Insomnia - Christopher Nolan:
Color
Purple
Steven
Spielberg: The Piano Lesson Jane Campion: The Bait Bertrand Tavernier: Minority
Report - Steven Spielberg:
Salaam Cinema - Mohsen
Makhmalbaf - The Sixth Sense
- Night Shyamalan
HERITAGE DVDs Include
Belle De Jour - Luis Buñuel :
Sunset Boulevard - Billy Wilder:
Franck Capra Collection Frank Capra: Nagisa Oshima
Collection - Nagisa Oshima:
Empire of the senses/Empire of
Passion: The Duellists - Ridley
Scott: West Side Story Special
Edition - J. Robbins /R. Wise
T
On The Croisette celebrities and
an enthusiastic crowd enjoy the
evening screening
of the Matrix Reloaded
VIDEO ON THE PLAGE
just arrived in Cannes
Private Meeting & Screening Room available on the beach
Contact Olivier Tél.(+33)4 93 24 20 68 Mobile (+33)6 12 69 72 20 rado-plage.fr • [email protected]
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The Business of Film • 40
In Cannes Contact Danny Dimbort : NU IMAGE Riviera Stand G9 Tél. 04 92 99 88 02
WORLD COMPETITION
COMPETITIONS OF THE CONTINENTS
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CINEMA OF THE AMERICAS
PANORAMA CANADA
CINEMA OF THE U.S.A.
LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
CINEMA OF ASIA
CINEMA OF AFRICA
CINEMA OF OCEANIA
FIRST FILMS WORLD COMPETITION
DOCUMENTARIES OF THE WORLD
HORS CONCOURS
TRIBUTES
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OUTDOOR SHOWS AND SCREENINGS
INTERNATIONAL FILM MARKET
International co-productions workshops
Canadian screenings
New Technologies Forum
Conferences and symposiums
Video library
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