Cine-Regio sets new records at Cannes Film Festival 2012

 Communiqué de presse, Cannes #1 Cine-­‐Regio sets new records at Cannes Film Festival 2012 35 films supported by members of Cine-­‐Regio are selected in the official & sidebar sections of this year Cannes festival Programme. 8 out of the films ar selected for Main Competition. Charlotte Appelgren, General Secretary of Cine-­‐Regio: “it is a pleasure to announce that at this year Cannes Film Festival 35 films – incl. 8 films in Main Competition – has been supported by Cine-­‐Regio members. This means that 35 films are connected and have a relation to the European regions. This reflects our objectives and state the importance of the work of Cine-­‐Regio that acts as a lobby and network organisation encouraging cross-­‐border and interregional co-­‐
operation and co-­‐productions. For Cine-­‐Regio, the members of Cine-­‐Regio and the citizens in our regions, it is very encouraging and a great strenght that money is put into films that offers a high artistic value, explores new talents and stands for cinematic innovation.” Competition • De Rouille et d’os // Jacques Audiard. Flanders Audiovisual Fund (BE), Wallimage (BE) • Amour (Love) // Michael Haneke. Filmfonds-­‐Wien (AT), Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • V Tumane (In the Fog) // Sergei Loznitsa. Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (DE), Riga Film Fund (LV) • Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love) // Ulrich Seidl. Filmfonds-­‐Wien (AT) • Jagten (The Hunt) // Thomas Vinterberg. Film i Väst (SE) • Vous n'avez encore rien vu // Alain Resnais. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Holy Motors // Leos Carax. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Après la Bataille // Yousry Nasrallah. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) Un Certain Regard • À Perdre La Raison // Joachim Lafosse. Flanders Audiovisual Fond (BE), Wallimage (BE) • Confessions of a Child of the Century // Sylvie Verheyde. Rhône Alpes Cinéma (FR) • Trois Mondes // Catherine Corsini. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Djeca – Children of Sarajevo // Aida Begic. Film Fund Sarajevo (BA), Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (DE) • Le Grand Soir // Gustave Kervern & Benoît Delépine. Région Aquitaine (FR) Out of Competition, Special Screening • Der Müll im Garten Eden (Polluting Paradise) // Fatih Akin. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-­‐
Holstein (DE) • Les Invisibles // Sébastien Lifshitz. Rhône Alpes Cinema (FR), Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Journal de France // Raymond Depardon et Claudine Nougaret. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Thérèse Desqueyroux // Claude Miller. Région Aquitaine (FR) Cine-­‐Regio # Filmbyen 23, 1 # 8000 Aarhus C # Denmark # www.cineregio.org Short Film Competition • Cockaigne // Emilie Verhamme. Flanders Audiovisual Fund (BE) The Cinéfondation Selection • Matteus // Leni Huyghe. Flanders Audiovisual Fund (BE) The International Critic’s Week • Family Dinner (short film) // Stefan Constantinescus. Film i Väst (SE) • Augustine // Alice Winocour, Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR). Région Aquitaine (FR) • Hors les Murs // David Lambert. Wallimage (BE) • J’enrage de son Absence // Sandrine Bonnaire. Wallimage (BE) • Los Tachados (short documentary) // Roberto Duartes. Film i Skåne (SE) Directors’ Fortnight • TRES // Pablo Stoll. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-­‐Holstein (DE) • Allya // Elie Wajeman. Rhône Alpes Cinema (FR) • Ernest et Célestine // Benjamin Renner, Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR), Wallimage (BE) • Adieu Berthe, l’enterrement de mémé // Bruno Podalydès. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Camille redouble // Noémie Lvovsky. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Rêve et silence // Jaime Rosales. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Sueño y Silencio (Dream and Silence), Jaime Rosales. Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ES) • Infancia Clandestina (Clandestine Childhood), Benjamín Ávila. Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ES) • Königsberg // Philipp Mayrhofer. Région Aquitaine (FR) Films en sélection à l’ACID • La vierge, les coptes et moi // Namir Abdel Messeeh. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) • Stalingrad Lovers // Fleur Albert. Île-­‐de-­‐France (FR) Cine-­‐Regio is a non-­‐profit association of regional film funds in Europe. The network counts 38 regional film funds from 14 European countries – and together the members represent a total funding capital of €157 million. Cannes, May 2012 For further information please contact: Charlotte Appelgren, General Secretary M: +45 40 40 35 45 www.cineregio.org Cine-­‐Regio # Filmbyen 23, 1 # 8000 Aarhus C # Denmark # www.cineregio.org