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C ANNES 111 PICTURES 111 Pictures, 1st Floor 111, Wardour Street, London, W1F OUH United Kingdom. Tel: 44.207.758.0690. Fax: 44.207.734.2819. http://www.111pictures.com At Cannes: Alki David (President), Tony Lytle (Director of Sales), Eroulla Constatine (Vice President of Sales) Office: 45 la Croisette, Tel: 0493.68.7193 FISHTALES Family Comedy (95 min) Language: English Director: Alki David Key Cast: Billy Zane, Kelly Brook, Alki David, Amber Savva Delivery Status: Completed Budget 15,000.000 Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United Kingdom Oxford University Professor (Zane), travels to Greece and with the help of his daughter meets mermaid (Brook), who helps him to unravel ancient love spells. OPA! Romantic Comedy (100 min) Language: English Director: Udayan Prasad Key Cast: Matthew Modine, Agni Scott, Richard Griffiths, Alki David Delivery Status: Completed Budget 5,000.000 Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: United Kingdom Archeologist (Modine) arrives on Greek island in search of an artifact. He falls in love with a woman who owns the village Taverna, under which the artifact may be buried. 3DD ENTERTAINMENT 3DD Entertainment, 190 Camden High Street, London, NW1 8QP UK. Tel: 44.0207.428.1800. Fax: 44.0207.428.1818. www.3ddgroup.com, email: info@3ddgroup.com Distributor During Cannes: Dominic Saville (CEO), Adam Wakeling (Deputy Head of Sales), James Anderson (Sales Manager) Office: Tel: 44.207.428.1800 ROBBIE’S SHORTS Short films, 30’ (6 films) Language: English Director: Various Cast: A range of actors including Steve Furst Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK Slick filming, original ideas and a wide range of messages - all with the backdrop of tracks from Robbie Williams’ latest album Rudebox. SUPERSTARS Documentary, 26 x 30’ Also available: mobile/web package 130 2007 PRODUCT GUIDE x 2.5’ Language: English Producer: Marilyn Higgins Cast: A range of celebrities including Johnny Depp, Jodie Foster, Tom Hanks, Will Smith and Jennifer Aniston. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Featuring Hollywood’s most talked about film, music and television stars, including Nicole Kidman, Orlando Bloom, Halle Berry, Daniel Craig and Scarlet Johansson; Superstars is the must-see collection of celebrity profiles. JAMES BLUNT LIVE IN KOSOVO Documentary, 50’ Language: English Cast: James Blunt Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK A unique documentary following Brit Award winner James Blunt during his emotional return to the place where he served as a soldier. 8 STAR ENTERTAINMENT 8 STAR Entertainment, 4647 Kingswell Ave., Suite 129, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. Tel: 323.665.4898. Fax: 323.665.4898. www.8starentertainment.com, email: info@8starentertainment.com Distributor, Sales Agent At Cannes: Cida Goncalves (President) Acquisition Executive: Cida Goncalves Office: 119.01, Tel: 323.992.7890 BLOOD & WINE (A BRAZILIAN STORY) Drama (100 min) Language: Portuguese w/English Subtitles Director: Joao Batista de Andrade Writer: Joao Batista de Andrade Producer: Fernando Andrade Cast: Leonardo Vieira, Simone Spoladore, Ailton Graca, Jose Dumont, Eva Wilma Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $ 1.1M Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Brazil The tragedy of a simple family caught up in the political life of Brazil of the 50s and 60s, an unsolved murder, a terrifying story. GALLIPOLI (THE FRONTLINE EXPERIENCE) www.gallipoli-film.com Documentary (110 min) Language: English Director: Tolga Ornek Writer: Tolga Ornek Producer: Tolga Ornek Cast/Narrator: Jeremy Irons and Sam Neil Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $ 1.3M Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Turkey 90 years ago the Gallipoli legend was written in blood on the shores of Turkey. Not all the blood was Australian. Tolga Ornek attempts to explain Gallipoli from all sides. THE HITTITES (THE EMPIRE THAT CHANGED THE ANCIENT WORLD) Documentary (120 min) Language: English Director: Tolga Ornek Writer: Tolga Ornek Producer: Tolga Ornek Co-production partners: Peter Hankwitz, Rob Kirk and Rob Lihani Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Sanem Celik, Burak Sergen, Yesim Alic Narrator: Jeremy Irons Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $ 1.2M Year of Production: 2003, Country of Origin: Turkey The Hittites: the most powerful people in the Near East of their time. Highlights include the recreation of the controversial battle of Kadesh that decimated the armies of Pharaoh Ramesses II. A ADRIANA CHIESA ENTERPRISES Adriana Chiesa Enterprises s.r.l., Via Barnaba Oriani 24/A 00197 Rome, Italy. Tel: 39.0680.86052. Fax: 39.0680.687855. info@adrianachiesaenterprises.com At Cannes: Adriana Chiesa Di Palma (President), Rossella Gori (Head of International Sales) Office: Hotel Carlton, Salon du Bridge, 1st Floor, Tel: 33.4.9306.4100. Fax: 33.4.9306.4101. Mobile: 39.335.8265.984 LA CENA PER FARLI CONOSCERE (A DINNER FOR THEM TO MEET) Sentimental Comedy (99’) Language: Italian With English Subtitles Director: Pupi Avati Production: DUEA FILM in collaboration with MEDUSA FILM and SKY Cast: Diego Abatantuomo, Francesca Neri, Inés sastre Status: Screening Country of Origin: Italy A man, four women and a dinner, to discover love, and rediscover the family. LAST MINUTE MOROCCO Teenager Comedy (90’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Francesco Falaschi Cast: Valerio Mastandrea, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Kesia Elwin Co-Production: an Italian Dreams Factory and Rai Cinema production, an Italian-French co- production in collaboration with SBS France Status: Screening Country of origin: Italy There is no place nor age for the discovery of tenderness, first kisses and falling in love. ROSSO MALPELO (LITTLE BOY RED) Drama (90’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Pasquale Scimeca Production: Arbash Film in collaboration with European Union, P.O.R. Sicilia, Ente Parco Minerario Di Floristella Grottacalda and Regione Sicilia Status: Screening Country of origin: Italy What is described here could have happened today, anywhere in the world where there are children abandoned, exploited, mistreated. CABIRIA Director: Giovanni Pastrone Production: Presented By Martin Scorsese; a Restoration by the Museo Nazionale Del Cinema – Turin, in FISHTALES –111 PICTURES The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 49 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Association with Prestech Film Laboratories Ltd. - London Year of production: 1914: Restored Silent Version; 1931: Restored Version With Music, Country of origin: Italy An historical masterpiece. In the history of Italian silent films, no movie can equal Cabiria in importance and success. MEMORIAS CUBANAS (CUBAN MEMORIES) Documentaries Language: Spanish, English Seven Documentaries: A DAY WITH FIDEL (90 minutes) CUBA 30 YEARS AFTER (90 minutes) POPE JOHN PAUL II AND FIDEL Part 1, part 2 (90 minutes each) CHE 40 YEARS LATER (90 minutes) FIDEL REVEALS CHE (90 minutes) THE LONG MARCH OF THE MAYA (90 minutes) Director: Gianni Mina’ Production: G.M.E. Produzioni Country of origin: Italy An extraordinary unique collection of seven documentaries, unreleased images, impressive reportages, live interviews, exclusive declarations tracing the tormented destiny of Cuba. LE ROSE DEL DESERTO (ROSES FROM THE DESERT) Satirical Comedy (102’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Mario Monicelli Production: Luna Rossa Cinematografica Cast: Michele Placido, Alessandro Haber Status: Screening Country of origin: Italy A satirical comedy about war and love. DYING IN ATHENS Musical Comedy (105’) Language: Greek with English subtitles Director: Nikos Panayotopoulos Production: Accelere s.a., Greek Film Center, ERT, P.C.V. s.a., Marianna Films, Nova Status: Screening Country of origin: Greece A musical comedy on life, death, sex and love. PER NON DIMENTICARTI (FORGET YOU NOT) Period Humour-Drama (94’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Mariantonia Avati Cast: Anita Caprioli – Ettore Bassi Production: Matteo Cinematografica Status: Screening Country of origin: Italy Nine women, nine lives, nine intimate portraits that go straight to the heart with humour and drama. Excellent debut by the daughter of Pupi Avati. LA SCONOSCIUTA (THE UNKNOWN) Noir - Thriller (118’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Music: Ennio Morricone Cast: Ksenia Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Margherita Buy, Alessandro Haber Production: Medusa Film and Manigolda Film Status: Screening Country of origin: Italy A contemporary, emotional, vibrant, refined thriller with Nordic lights and southern passions, mysterious deaths, an avalanche of ambiguities. Rhythms that explode at every shock with lacerations punctuated by Ennio Morricone’s music. VIAGGIO SEGRETO (SECRET JOURNEY) Romantic Mystery (107’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Based on the novel “The Reconstructionist” by Josephine Hart Director: Roberto Ando’ Production: Medusa Film, Rodeo Drive and Manigolda Cast: Emir Kusturica, Alessio Boni, Donatella Finocchiaro Status: Screening Country of origin: Italy A psychological mystery story, set in sunny Sicily, intensely passionate, erotically obsessive, sensual, a rare kind of love that goes beyond the bonds of flesh and blood… MARE NERO (DARK SEA) Thriller (83’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Roberta Torre Cast: Luigi Lo Cascio, Anna Mouglalis Production: Rai Cinema and Cattleya Country of origin: Italy A murder, an investigation, a journey through a male world of desire where real figures fuse and superimpose with fantasies. ROSSO COME IL CIELO (RED LIKE THE SKY) Drama (96’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Christian Bortone Cast: Luca Capriotti, Paolo Sassanelli Production: Orisa Produzioni Country of origin: Italy A moving, true story. The saga of a blind child who fights to reach out for his dreams and his freedom. GHOST SON Horror (100’) Language: English Director: Lamberto Bava Cast: Laura Harring, John Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite Production: An Italian-British-Spanish and South African co-production: Star Edizioni Cinematografiche SRL in association with C.R.C. Srl and A.E. Media Corporation SRL, Ghost Son (UK) Films Ltd, Camarote Films SL and Moviworld (Pty) Ltd Country of origin: Italy, Spain, UK and South Africa A breathless paranormal thriller on the edge of suspense from beginning to end. LA STRADA DI LEVI (PRIMO LEVI’S JOURNEY) Documentary (92’) Language: Various Languages with English subtitles Director: Davide Ferrario Production: Rossofuoco and Rai Cinema Country of origin: Italy On January 27th, 1945, Primo Levi, author of the worldwide famous novel “if this is a man”, was liberated from the Auschwitz concentration camp. It took him ten months to get back to his home in Italy. The filmmaker travels the itinerary today. BACIAMI PICCINA (THREE ON THE ROAD) Comedy (111’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Roberto Cimpanelli Cast: Vincenzo Salemme, Neri Marcore’, Elena Russo Production: Rodeo Drive and Medusa Film Status: screening Country of origin: Italy On the road to Venice…Luisa is dreaming of marriage…Umberto of his big chance…the crook has no more dreams… JIMMY DELLA COLLINA (JIMMY ON THE HILL) Drama (90’) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Enrico Pau Production: X Film s.r.l. Cast: Nicola Adamo, Valentina Carnelutti, Francesco Origo, Massimiliano Medda Status: Screening Country of origin: Italy Based on the Novel Jimmy Della Collina by Massimo Carlotto. A modern parable of a young man’s search for love and life. ADYTON INTERNATIONAL Adyton International, ul. Wittiga 5/16, Warsaw, 03-188 Poland. Tel: 48.609.981.429. Fax: 48.22.614.90.32. www.adyton.eu, email: office@adyton.eu At Cannes: Dariusz Zawislak (CEO), Sylwia Kochaniec (Sales Executive), Monika Blachnio (Sales Executive) Office: C/O Media Umbrella Stand H4. 35 GENERATION JOHN PAUL II. CROSSROADS. Documentary (1x94’ or 2x50’) Language: English Director: Jowita Gondek Producer: Dariusz Zawislak Key Cast: Biography of John Paul II. Delivery Status: Completed Budget 0,6 M Euro Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Poland, USA This movie is based on the biography of Karol Wojtyla, and tells the stories of young people born when the popular Polish priest become a pope for the world. FROM SOLIDARITY TO LIBERTY Documentary (1x90’ or 2x 50’) Language: English Director: Jowita Gondek Producer: Dariusz Zawislak Delivery Status: In Development Budget 0,6 M Euro Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: Poland More than twenty-five years ago something remarkable happenen at the Gdansk Shipyard, now in different era we are still trying to understand the meaning of events that took place in 1980. MAGIC STONE www.magicstonethemovie.com Family adventure (90’) Director: English Language: Jowita Gondek Co-Production Partners: Oliver Shiflish Producer: Dariusz Zawislak Delivery Status: In Development Year of Production: end of 2007, Country of Origin: PL, HU, USA Based on the Maria Kruger novel “Caroline and The Magic Pen” is the amazing story, full of spectacular adventures and surprising situations. ALLIED ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Allied Entertainment, Inc., 8899 Beverly Blvd. Suite 911, West Hollywood, CA 90048 USA. Tel: 310.271.0703. Fax: 310.271.0706. www.alliedentertainment.com, email: info@alliedentertainment.com At Cannes: James Moder (Chairman), Janet Y. Liu (VP - Sales Consultant, Asia) Office: Riviera, F17, Tel: 310.271.0703 / 33(0)4.9299.3305. Fax: 310.271.0706 SAW BLADE Horror (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Dennis Devine Co-Production Partners: Allied Entertainment, Inc. Producer: David Sterling Key Cast: Reggie Bannister Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A vengeful and evil butcher killed in a slaughterhouse returns from the dead ten years later to systematically slice up members of a Heavy Metal Band. JOHNNY SLADE’S GREATEST HITS Comedy (94 minutes) Language: English Director: John Fiore Producer: John Fiore Key Cast: John Fiore, Vincent Curatola, Richard Portnow Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA A struggling lounge singer who gets hired to open a hot new nightclub, singing a new song each night, soon realizes that whenever he sings a song a new crime is committed. TOWER OF BLOOD (HIGH RISE) Horror (90 minutes) Director: English Language: Corbin Timbrook Producer: David Sterling & Corbin Timbrook Key Cast: Chris Todd, Desire Varona, J.T. Thomas Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA Three couples attending a party in an abandoned 30-story High Rise building not knowing that an escaped mental patient is on the loose who starts killing them one by one, hacking up the victims. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 50 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE AMERICA VIDEO FILMS SA America Video Films SA, Virrey Loreto 2426–1426, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: 5411.47879098. Fax: 5411.47879094. Website: www.americavideofilms.com, email: america@americavideofilms.com Distributor At Cannes: Enrique Maya (President), Maria Fernanda F. Vila (Business Affairs), Utako Niimi (Japan Consultant). Acquisition Executive: Claudio Braslavsky Office: Carlton 225 & 226, Tel: 334.93064225 LUCID Mystery (89 min.) Director: Sean Garrity Key Cast: Jonas Chernick, Callum Keith Rennie Delivery Status: Completed When a young psychotherapist starts to learn about his patient’s dark secrets he begins to uncover the mystery of his own existence. SWEENY TODD Horror (91 min.) Director: Dave Moore Key Cast: Ray Winstone, Tom Hardy Delivery Status: Completed The demon barber of Fleet street comes to life in this new retelling of the classic story THE NEXT PREMONITION Supernatural, Thriller (90 min.) Director: Nicolas Cuche Key Cast: Frederic Diefenthal Delivery Status: Completed After killing an old fortune-teller in a car accident, a man’s premonitory visions dictate his fate. AMERICAN WORLD PICTURES American World Pictures, 16027 Ventura Blvd, Suite 320, Encino, CA 91436 USA. Tel: 818.380.9100. Fax: 818.380.0050. http://www.americanworldpictures.com At Cannes: Mark L. Lester (President) (Buying/Selling), Dana Dubovsky (President of Production), Martin K. Marab (President of International Production and Distribution), Terese Linden Kohn (Executive Vice President of Distribution) (Selling) Office: Riviera F-6, Tel:001.323.363.9872 THE LAST SIN EATER Family (118 min) Director: Michael Landon Jr. Producer: Brian Bird, Michael Landon Jr., Robert Gros Cast: Henry Thomas, Liana Liberato, Peter Wingfield, Elizabeth Lackey, Louise Fletcher Country of Origin: USA 10-year-old Cadi Forbes is wracked with guilt over the death of her sister. She feels responsible for the loss and sets out to find the only man, known as The Sin Eater, who can take away her guilt. BONE DRY Thriller (100 min) Director: Brett A. Hart Producer: Brett A. Hart, Chad Stalcup, Greg Hughs, Richard Saied Cast: Luke Goss, Lance Henrikson, Dee Wallace-Stone Country of Origin: USA Eddie finds himself forced at gunpoint by Jimmy , an unseen assailant, on a dark and brutal journey through the harsh terrains of the Mojave desert. DEVILS DOMINOS Thriller (90 min) Director: Scott Prestin Producer: John Bosher, Scott Prestin, William Maursky Cast: Daniel Baldwin, Vincent Pastore Country of Origin: USA Sopranos meets Very Bad. A fatal car accident with a mob bosses son turns a weekend hunting trip into an everescalating whirlwind of deception, backstabbing and murder for four longtime friends. ARCLIGHT FILMS Arclight Films, 9229 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 705, Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA. Tel: 1.310.777.8855. Fax: 1.310.777.8882. www.arclightfilms.com, email: info@arclightfilms.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Gary Hamilton (Managing Director), Ian Gibbins (General Manager), Jonathan Deckter (President, International Sales), Lina Marrone (VP, International Sales), Harrison Kordestani (Production & Financing), Nigel O’Dell (Production & Acquisitions, Australia Office: Lerins S3, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.29. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.32.30 THE BANK JOB Thriller Language: English Director: Roger Donaldson Writer: Dick Clements, Ian La Frenais, George McIndoe (Story), Aaron Shuster (Story) Producer: Charles Roven, Steve Chasman Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows Delivery Status: Production Country of Origin: UK The Bank Job tells how one of the biggest robberies in British history took place with no arrests ever made, nor money ever recovered. BROOKLYN RULES Thriller/Drama (99 Minutes) Language: English Director: Michael Corrente Writer: Terence Winter Producer: Terence Winter, Marisa Polvino, Richard B. Lewis Cast: Freddie Prinze Jr., Mena Suvari, and Alec Baldwin Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: USA Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty. THE TEN Comedy (93 minutes) Language: English Director: David Wain Producer: Jonathan Stern, Ken Marino, David Wain Cast: Winona Ryder, Jessica Alba, Famke Janssen Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: USA Ten stories, each inspired by one of the ten commandments. ARRAMIS FILMS, INC. Arramis Films, Inc., 8619 - 17th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115-3203 USA. Tel: 323.654.4965. Fax: 206.782.8351. www.arramisfilms.com, email: rafael@arramisfilms.com At Cannes: Rafael Primorac (President) Office: Riviera Booth F11, Tel: 323.302.2710 ULTIMATE FORCE - DIRECTOR’S CUT Action/Fighting (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Mark Burson Producer: Rafael Primorac; John S. Hicks Key Cast: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Ruza Madjarevic, Igor Galo Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $1 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA In the tradition of Bruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon” and Luc Besson’s “The Professional”, “Ultimate Force” is a spy/martial arts/action adventure introducing the new dynamic actionhero, ultimate fighting champion Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. GIALLO Horror (92 minutes) Language: English Director: Jim Agnew Producer: Rafael Primorac, John S. Hicks Key Cast: TBD Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: $1.2 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A beautiful American supermodel in Milano teams up with a tough cop with a mysterious past to rescue her visiting sister from a deranged serial killer. BRUTAL Action/Fighting (92 minutes) Director: English Language: Mark Burson Producer: Rafael Primorac, John S. Hicks Key Cast: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic Delivery Status: In Development Budget: $1.5 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A down-and-out ex-mercenary stumbles into the seedy world of underground ultimate fighting, where he climbs the ranks, loses his illusions, and in the process redeems himself. ARRI MEDIA WORLDSALES ARRI Media Worldsales (Worldsales Company), Türkenstr. 89, 80799 Munich, Germany. Tel: 49.89.38.09.1288. Fax: 49.89.38.09.1619. www.arrimediaworldsales.de At Cannes: Antonio Exacoustos (Head of Worldsales) Office: Int’l Village, German Pavilion HEIMAT – FRAGMENTE DIE FRAUEN (HEIMAT-FRAGMENTS THE WOMEN) Feature (145 min) Language: German Director: Edgar Reitz Producer: Edgar Reitz, Christian Reitz Cast: Nicola Schoessler, Henry Arnold, Salome Kammer, a.o. Delivery Status: Completed; Year of Production: 2006 HEIMAT-FRAGMENTS is the story of Lulu, the 35-year-old daughter of the musician Hermann Simon. AUFTAUCHEN (AMOUR FOU) Erotic Drama Language: German Director: Felicitas Korn Producer: Judith Erber, Bernhard Koch Cast: Henriette Heinze, Golo Euler, Sabine Bach, Wolfgang Packhaeuser, Till Trenkel, Patrick Gueldenberg, Juergen Lehmann, Claire Oelkers Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006 A desperate fight between love and passion begins into which Nadja dives headfirst and which threatens to overwhelm Darius……. FILM: DER ROTE ELVIS (THE RED ELVIS) Documentary Language: Original Version with English subtitles Director: Leopold Grün Producer: Thomas Janze Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007 As a young man from a small town in Colorado, he moved to Hollywood. His songs conquered the South American charts. LE GRAND CHEF – SHOW EAST The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 51 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE ARSENAL PICTURES Arsenal Pictures, 6363 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA, 90025, USA. Tel: 323.852.0011. Fax: 323.852.0013. www.arsenal-pictures.com, email: info@arsenal-pictures.com Sales agent, Distributor, Production Company At Cannes: Yarek Danielak (Managing Director), Chuck Speed, William J. MacDonald Acquisition Executive: Yarek Danielak Office: Riviera M3/N4, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.33.27 TIMBER FALLS Thriller Producers: Arnold Rifkin (Die Hard 4.0, Tears of the Sun), Christopher Eberts (Lord of War, Lucky Number Slevin) Cast: Josh Randall, Brianna Brown, Nick Searcy, Beth Broderick Status: Ready for delivery A young couple camping in the mountains is hunted down and kidnapped by a deranged cult in need of a newborn child. TOXIC Supernatural Thriller Cast: Dominique Swain (Face/Off, Lolita), Tom Sizemore (Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan), Ling Bai (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), Master P, C. Thomas Howell, Susan Ward Status: Ready for delivery Bounty hunters tracking a fugitive through her seedy underworld uncover a supernatural curse and a trail of dead bodies. LOADED Action/Thriller Cast: Jesse Metcalfe (John Tucker Must Die, “Desperate Housewives”), Nicole Eggert, Monica Keena, Corey Large, Jimmy Jean-Louis Status: Ready for delivery A wealthy country club kid descends into an out-of-control world of drugs, sex and violence, only to discover he is the center of a Machiavellian revenge plot. ARTIST VIEW ENTERTAINMENT Artist View Entertainment, 4425 Irvine Avenue, Studio City, CA 91602 USA. Tel: 818.752.2480. Fax: 818.752.9339 At Cannes: Scott J. Jones (President), Jay E. Joyce (Vice President), Jennifer Dillon (Director, Distribution Services) Office: Stand J 10, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.08 ILLEGAL ALIENS Comedy (90 min) Cast: Anna Nicole Smith, Joanie Laurer, Gladise Jimenez, Year of Production: 2007 “Charlie’s Angels” goes sci-fi, with a touch of “Men In Black”. Three aliens morph into super-hot babes and arrive to protect the earth from the intergalactic forces of evil. IMMORTALLY YOURS Thriller (97 min) Cast: Tony Daniel Goddard, Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Matthias Hues, Katherine Hawkes Year of Production: 2007 A sleepy town turns to a place of evil unrest when a covenant of vampires starts to feed there. STRIKING RANGE Action Thriller (95 min) Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Yancy Butler, Jeff Speakman, Glenn Morshower, Tom Wright Year of Production: 2006 Eugene “Vash” Vasher (Lou Diamond Phillips) and his mercenary team is called in to protect an arms dealer after he double crosses a terrorist group purchasing a next generation weapon. ASIA ANIMATION LTD. Asia Animation Ltd., Unit 816, Peninsula Centre, 67 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon Hong Kong. Tel: 852.2728.3738. Fax: 852.2311.3611. www.asiaanimation.net, email: info@asiaanimation.net At Cannes: Charlie Wong (Distribution Consultant), Leslie Chin (Distribution Manager) SPARKLING RED STAR http://sparklingredstarmovie.com/ Animation (90 Min) Language: Mandarin Director: Dante Lam Co-Production Partners: August First Film Studio Ltd. Producer: Chin Yiu Tong, Ming Zhen Jiang Delivery Status: Post Production Budget US 3 million Country of Origin: China It is the adventure story in 1937 of a child, little Pan Dongzi and his friends to fight againse the invader, Hu, of the vlillage STORM RIDER CLASH OF THE EVILS Animation (110 min) Language: Mandarin Director: Dante Lam Co-Production Partners: ShangHai Media Group Producer: Chin Yiu Tong, Li Rui Gang Delivery Status: In Production Budget US 8 million Country of Origin: China A martial Arts animation adapted from the famous Comic, “The Storm Rider” in Hong Kong THE ASYLUM The Asylum, 1012 N. Sycamore Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA. Tel: 323.850.1214. Fax: 323.850.1218. www.theasylum.cc, email: theasylum@theasylum.cc Producer/Distributor At Cannes: David Rimawi (CEO), Paul Bales (COO) Office: Riviera Stand D7, Tel: 323.633.8454 TRANSMORPHERS (90 Minutes) Language: English Director: Leigh Scott Writer: Leigh Scott Producer: David Rimawi, David Michael Latt, Paul Bales Key Cast: Matt Wolf, Amy Weber, Griff Furst Delivery Status: Postproduction Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A race of alien robots invades the Earth. THE APOCALYPSE (90 Minutes) Language: English Director: Justin Jones Writer: David Michael Latt Producer: David Rimawi, David Michael Latt, Paul Bales Key Cast: Rhett Giles, Jill Staple , Kristen Quintrall Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A giant asteroid headed for Earth setsff a series of apocalyptic events. DRAGON (85 Minutes) Language: English Director: Leigh Scott Writer: Leigh Scott Producer: David Rimawi, David Michael Latt, Paul Bales Key Cast: Amelia Jackon-Gray, Matt Wolf, Eliza Swenson Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A princess must pass through a forest guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. ATLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM GMBH Atlas International Film GmbH, Candidplatz 11, Munich, 81543 Germany. Tel: 49(0)89.210.97.50. Fax: 49(0)89.22.43.32. www.atlasfilm.com, email: mail@atlasfilm.com At Cannes: Philipp MENZ (President Sales & Acquisition) Office: M11/N12, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.06. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.32.07. Philipp Menz cell: 49(0)172.9606400 THE DEVIL’S GATEWAY (MAITLAND) www.atlasfilm.com Horror Language: English Director: Alexander HERGET Producer: Alexander HERGET & Anne MASON Key Cast: Holly Brisley, Michael Piccirilli, Rob Flanagan, Paul Moxey, Stephen Adamson Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Australia February 14th 1973, a prison warden goes on a murderous rampage in one of Australia’s most notorious of prisons. THE VICTORY MEDIA LIBRARY (THE PAUL NASCHY COLLECTION) Horror Language: English Director: Leon Klimovsky, Amando de Ossorio, a.o. Producer: various Key Cast: Paul Naschy, o.a. Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: Spain A prestigious package of 18 timeless Spanish Horror classics, of which 10 star Spain’s genre icon Paul Naschy. Available for the first time restored and remastered on state of the art High Definition. HEAD TRAUMA http://myspace.com/headtraumamovie Horror Director: English Language: Lance Weiler Key Cast: Vince Mola, Jamil A.C. Mangan, Mary Monahan, Jim Sullivan, Meryl Lynn Brown Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA After a 20 year absence, drifter, George Walker, returns home to settle his grandmother’s estate. As if awakening from a long dream, he finds his childhood home condemned and littered with the remnants of squatters. ATRIX FILMS / SOLA MEDIA Atrix Films / Sola Media, Aggensteinstrasse 13 a, 81545 München, Germany. Tel: 49.89.64282611. Fax: 49.89.64957349. www.atrixfilms.com, email: info@atrix-films.com Sales Agent, Film Financing, Distributor At Cannes: Beatrix Wesle (CEO), Solveig Langeland (CEO), Thomas Woodward (Sales) Office: Riviera J 2, Palais de Festival), Tel: 49.1704113766 BATHORY www.bathorythefilm.com Thriller (137 min) Language: English Director: Juraj Jakobisko Writer: Juraj Jakobisko Producer: Mike Downey, Deana Jakobikova, Sam Taylor Cast: Anna Friel, Vincent Regan, Karel Roden - Delivery Status: completed Budget: $ 14 Mio. Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory, known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. HOW TO COOK YOUR LIFE Documentary (93 min) Language: English Director: Doris Doerrie Writer: Doris Doerrie Producer: Fidelis Mager, Franz Gernstel Cast: Edward Brown Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Germany Here comes Zen and the Art of a Good Meal! Filmmaker Doris Doerrie turns her attention to Buddhism and that age-old saying, you are what you eat. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 52 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE THE TURTLE’S SONG Documentary (95 min) Language: English Director: Nick Stringer Writer: Nick Stringer Producer: Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Nick Stringer, Helmut Grasser Cast: Animal Documentary Delivery Status: in Production Budget: $ 5 Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: UK, Austria, Finland A feature length documentary that follows the epic journey of a baby loggerhead turtle. Directed by Emmyaward winning Nick Stringer. AURORA ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION Aurora Entertainment Corporation, 9454 Wilshire Blvd, Suite M-11, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. Tel: 310.858.1005. Fax: 310.858.1050. www.returnofthelivingdead4and5.com Producer/Production At Cannes: Anatoly Fradis (President), Michail Gugin (Vice President) Office: DDA Business Center, Tel: 04.97.06.8563, Fax: 04.97.06.8589 BABI YAR Drama Language: English Director: Harold Becker Writer: Greg Melott Producer: Anatoly Fradis Delivery Status: Preproduction, Presales Budget: $25 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Story of a young Christian boy living in the Ukraine during Nazi invasion and witnessing the Holocaust. OFF CENTER: THE PAUL LYNDE STORY Drama Language: English Director: William Butler Writer: William Butler, Aaron Strongoni Producer: Anatoly Fradis, James Rosenthal, Michael Airington Delivery Status: Preproduction, Presales Budget: $6 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA An aging gay TV icon struggles with life in the 70’s, spiraling downward into the depths of alcoholism. CHRONIC Horror, Sci-Fi Language: English Director: John Vulich Writer: William Butler, Aaron Strongoni Producer: Anatoly Fradis, William Butler, James Rosenthal Delivery Status: Preproduction, Presales Budget: $4 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Troubled teens transform into killers after encountering a plane-wreck full of chemically tainted marijuana. B BANANA FILMS Banana Films, 83-85 Rue Philomène, 1030 Brussels, Belgium. Tel: 322.219.9190. Fax: 322.219.9410. www.bananafilms.be, info@bananafilms.be Company Type: Producer At Cannes: Jean-Luc VAN DAMME (President) Office: Tel: 06.73.83.01.92 ANGELS’ CHOICE www.angelschoice.net Drama (110 minutes) Language: English Director: Maria RIPOLL Writer: Marie-Laure Berthelin (screenplay) – Greg LATTER (adaptation & dialogue) Producer: Jean-Luc VAN DAMME Co-production partners: FUTURE FILMS – ALQUIMIA CINEMA LIBRISFILMS Delivery Status: Pre-production Budget: 12 M $ Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Belgium Piled up in a raft of two square meters, without any food and only 5 liters of water, Kate, Sean and their little daughter Emily hope for a rescue that does not come. BAUER MARTINEZ INTERNATIONAL Bauer Martinez International, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. Tel: 310.860.6113. Fax: 310.860.6114. www.bauermartinez.com At Cannes: Philippe Martinez, Karinne Behr, Robin Cohen Office: Noga Hilton, Suite 305, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.70.00 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE Written and Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh. Produced by Gale Anne Hurd Delivery Status: Completed Two young couples try to escape with their lives when they venture into the remote jungles of New Guinea in search of Michael Rockefeller, the wealthy scion of the famed Rockefeller family. THE WAITING ROOM Horror, Thriller Delivery Status: Pre-Production EX GAMES Year of Production: 2007 Delivery Status: Pre-Production Comedy Three recent divorcees scheme to marry off their ex-wives to avoid paying alimony During Cannes Contact The Business of Film Carlton Hotel Office 149 Tel 04 93 06 41 49 BAVARIA FILM INTERNATIONAL Bavaria Film International, Bavariafilmplatz 8, 82031 Geiselgasteig, Germany. Tel: 49.89.6499.2686. Fax: 49.89.6499.3720. www.bavariafilm-international.com, email: international@bavaria-film.de At Cannes: Thorsten Schaumann (Head of Bavaria Film International, Sales & Acquisitions), Thorsten Ritter (Head of Bavaria Film International, Marketing & Acquisitions), Stefanie Zeitler (Sales Manager), Klaus Rasmussen (Sales Manager), Sebastian Kiesmüller (Sales & Marketing Manager), Anegret Eckl (Sales Manager), Olaf Aichinger (Acquisitions Manager), Christine Reitz (Team Assistant) Acquisition Executive: Olaf Aichinger, cell: 49.172.8111.759 Office: Marché du Film, Booth Number 9, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.19. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.32.20. email: Cannes07@bfint.de AND ALONG COME TOURISTS International Market Premiere Drama (85 min) Language: German, Polish, English Producers: Britta Knöller, Hans-Christian Schmid Director: Robert Thalheim Scriptwriter: Robert Thalheim Production companies: 23|5 Filmproduktion GmbH in co-production with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel Key cast: Alexander Fehling, Ryszard Ronczewski, Barbara Wysocka Delivery Status: completed/Screening Country of Origin: Germany Sven arrives in Auschwitz to fulfill his civil service. One of his duties is to look after the concentration camp survivor Krzeminski, a stubborn and taciturn old man. WILD CHICKS IN LOVE International Market Premiere Family Entertainment (108 min) Language: German Director: Vivian Naefe Scriptwriter: Marie Graf, Uschi Reich, Vivian Naefe, based on the novel by Cornelia Funke Producers: Uschi Reich, Peter Zenk Production companies: Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH in coproduction with Lunaris Film, Constantin Film and ZDF Cast: Michelle von Treuberg, Lucie Hollmann, Paula Riemann Status: Completed/screeing Country of Origin: Germany Love sure is a tough nut to crack, and the girl gang ‘Wild Chicks’ can tell you a thing or two about it. BEAUFORT Drama (124,5 min) Language: Hebrew Director: Joseph Cedar Producers: David Silber, David Mandil Production: Metro Communications, Movie plus productions, United king Films Cast: Oshri Cohen, Itay Tiran, Eli Eltonyo, Ohad Knoller, Itay Turgeman, Arthur Faradjev, Itai Szor Scriptwriter: Ron Leshem and Joseph Cedar Status: Completed. Screening Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Israel Liraz Liberti, a young Israeli commander is defending the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon against invisible enemies. BECKER INTERNATIONAL Becker International, Level 1, 11 Waltham Street, Artarmon, NSW 2064 Australia. Tel: 61.2.9438.3377 . Fax: 61.2.9439.1827. www.beckerinternational.com.au, email: info@beckerinternational.com.au Sales agent At Cannes: Iain Canning (Head of Sales & Acquisitions), Jonathan Page (Head of Finance & Operations), Joyce Layton (Sales Executive & Operations Manager), Ali Yap (Sales & Event Coordinator) Acquisition Executive: Iain Canning Office: Hotel Majestic, Suite 128, Tel: 33.04.92.98.77.00, Fax: 33.04.93.38.97.90 CONTROL Drama (120 minutes) Language: English Director: Anton Corbijn Producer: Orian Williams, Todd Eckert, Anton Corbijn Cast: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara Delivery Status: Completed/Screening Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Real life drama about Ian Curtis, Joy Division and his very personal and troubled events that lead to his tragic suicide. NIGHT Documentary (80 minutes) Language: English Director: Lawrence Johnston Producer: Lawrence Johnston, Lizzette Atkins Delivery Status: Completed/Screening Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia NIGHT is a stunning and cinematic big screen event documentary which explores the universal nature of night and how we experience it. FORBIDDEN LIE$ Documentary (109 minutes) Language: English Director: Anna Broinowski Producer: Sally Regan, Anna Broinowski Delivery Status: Completed/Screening Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia Investigative documentary feature about Norma Khouri (author of the controversial novel FORBIDDEN LOVE) about her alleged friend’s honour killing. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 53 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE BETA CINEMA Beta Cinema, Gruenwalder Weg 28 d, 82041 Oberhaching, Munich, Germany. Tel: 49.89.67.34.69.80. Fax: 49.89.67.34.69.888. www.betacinema.com, email: beta@betacinema.com At Cannes: Dirk Schuerhoff (Managing Director), Andreas Rothbauer (Head of Theatrical Sales & Acquisitions), Delphine Eon (Assistant International Sales) Office: R20, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32, mobile phones: Dirk Schuerhoff 49.170.638.48.06. Andreas Rothbauer 49.160.906.64.35.7. NOTHING BUT GHOSTS MARKET Drama (100 minutes) Language: German with English subtitles Director: Martin Gypkens Cast: August Diehl, Maria Simon, Jessica Schwarz Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Germany Judith Herrmann sends her characters out into the world in five episodes dealing with her favorite themes: star-crossed love and the general rootlessness of the Generation X. FATA MORGANA (WT) MARKET Thriller (90 minutes) Language: German with English subtitles Director: Simon Groß Cast: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Matthias Schweighoefer, Marie Zielcke Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Germany Laura and Daniel, a young European couple, are traveling in the Moroccan desert when their car suddenly breaks down. THE THREE INVESTIGATORS AND THE SECRET OF SKELETON ISLAND Adventure (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Florian Baxmeyer Cast: Chancellor Miller, Nick Price, Cameron Monaghan, James Faulkner Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Germany Based on the international bestseller, published in more than 30 countries… BLUE STAR MOVIES Blue Star Movies, 175-185 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8UE, UK. Tel: 44.207.812.0700. Fax: 44.207.812.0650. www.bluestarmovies.com, email: info@bluestarmovies.com Sales agent, producer, distributor At Cannes: Pete Maggi (Chairman), Bernardo Fonseca (Sales and Distribution Manager) Acquisition Executive: Pete Maggi, Bernardo Da Fonseca Office: Agarttha Yacht, Jetee Albert Edouard - Vieux Port – Cannes, Tel: 35.1913.465.447 MY FAVOURITE GAME Thriller – Horror Language: English Director: Fabio Guaglione and Fabio Resinaro Producer: Pete Maggi (Blue Star Movies Ltd.) Delivery Status: Pre-production (early) Budget: $ 4,000,000 Year of Production: 2007 When fun and friendship take an unexpected turn and you don’t know who the enemy is…the game is survival, it’s deadly serious and exhilarating. FROST FLOWERS Super-natural love drama Language: English Director: Andrea Vecchiato Producer: Pete Maggi (Blue Star Movies Ltd.) Cast: Holly Hunter Delivery Status: In Development Budget: $ 5,000,000 Year of Production: 2007 What happens when love crosses the divide between the real and spirit worlds. STAND BY LOVE Romantic Comedy Language: English Director: Simon Wells Producer: Pete Maggi, Blue Star Movies Ltd. Co-production partners: Wendy Winks (A Wink and A Nod Productions), Mark Kaplan and Harriet Greenspan (Atypical Entertainment, LLC) Cast: Eric McCormack, Sienna Miller Delivery Status: Pre-production Budget: $ 5,000,000 Year of Production: 2007 Love takes off again for ex-lovers unexpectedly seated next to each other in first class on a red-eye flight from LA to London. C CAPITOL FILMS Capitol Films, Bridge House, 2nd Floor, 63-65 North Wharf Road, London W2 1LA UK. Tel: 44.207.298.6200. Fax: 44.207.298.6201. www.capitolfilms.com, films@capitolfilms.com At Cannes: Jane Barclay (Managing Director), Nick Hill (Managing Director), James Norrie (Head of Sales), Sofia Neves (Sales Director) Office: 63 La Croisette, 1st Floor, 06400 Cannes THE BEST TIME OF OUR LIVES (WORKING TITLE) Romance / Drama Language: English Director: John Maybury Producers: Rebekah Gilbertson, Sarah Radclyffe Writer: Sharman Macdonald Leading Cast: Keira Knightley, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Rhys Status: Shooting Production Country: UK Two feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both. A passionate, sexy true story about a remarkable, turbulent friendship. INCENDIARY Political Thriller Language: English Director: Sharon Maguire Production Company: Archer Street Producers: Andy Paterson, Anand Tucker, Adrienne Maguire Writer: Sharon Maguire Leading Cast: Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor, Matthew Macfadyen Status: Shooting (promo reel premiere) Production Country: UK From the director of Bridget Jones’s Diary, and the producer of Girl With a Pearl Earring comes Incendiary; part thriller and part multi layered character study set in the aftermath of a dramatic terrorist attack. BLACK WATER TRANSIT Action Thriller Language: English Director: Tony Kaye Production Company: Capitol Films Producers: Robert Katz, Kia Jam Writer: Matthew Chapman Leading Cast: Samuel L. Jackson Status: Shooting Production Country: US When Jack tries to set up a gun-runner in order to protect his son, he finds that the man he has chosen to betray is playing a deadly game of his own. CARNABY INTERNATIONAL Carnaby International, New London House, 172 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5QR UK. Tel: 44(0)207.074.1273. Fax: 44(0)207.074.1203. www.carnabyfilms.com At Cannes: Will Machin (Head of Sales), Ian Hall (Head of Distribution) Office: The Grand Hotel, Cormorran II DADDY’S GIRL www.daddysgirlthemovie.com Psychological horror (90 minutes) Language: English Director: D. J. Evans Co-Production Partners: Carnaby Internation and Boda Producer: Nerys Lloyd Key Cast: Richard Harrington, Jaime Winstone, louise delamere and Mark Lewis Jones Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK A psychological horror film set within a modern reconstructed family. A griefstricken Doctor makes a fatal error when he diagnoses a troubled teenager’s obsession for blood as a passing phase of teenage angst. DOLPHINS www.dolphinsthemovie.com Teenage action romance (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Mark Jay Co-Production Partners: Carnaby Films and Full on Films Producer: Christopher Figg Key Cast: Karl Davies, Lauren Steventon, Layke Anderson, Frank Harper and Roots Manuva Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK DOLPHINS is a teenage action romance set in the high octane world of Brighton’s custom-car cruisers and Indie Punks. Quadrophenia meets West Side Story by way of the Fast and the Furious! RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER www.riseofthefootsoldier.com Director: English Language: Julian Gilbey Co-Production Partners: Carnaby International and Flakjacket Films Producer: Michael Loveday Key Cast: Ricci Harnett, Craig Fairbrass, Billy Murray, Frank Harper, Terry Stone, Ian Virgo, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell, Coralie Rose, Dave Legeno Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex. CDI-CHRISDAVIS INTERNATIONAL CDI-chrisdavisinternational, 4612 Cartwright Ave., Toluca Lake, CA. 91602 USA. Tel: 818.753.8950. Fax: 818.753.8960. chris@cjdavis.org At Cannes: Chris Davis Offices: Carlton Hotel, Tel: 0493.64006, Mobile: 323.899.5465 TEN INCH HERO Romantic Comedy Director: David McKay Producer: Mark Witsken Cast: Elisabeth Harnois, Clea Duvall, Sean Patrick Flanery Delivery Status: Screening 5 friends find love and sex in a funky Santa Cruz Sandwich Shop. LEFT FOR DEAD Horror/Action Director Albert Pyun Producer Michael Najjar, Gary Schmoller Cast: Victoria Maurette, Michelle Black, Javier De La Vega Delivery Status: Screening “SAW“ meets the Spaghetti Western in this heart pumping joy ride. COMMANDO KIDS Family Director: Paul Lynch Producer Martin Guinness, Rosanne Milliken Cast: Daryl Sabarra, Norm MacDonald, Tom Green, Nick Mancuso Delivery Status: In Pre-Production (Production commences May) A group of tweens go on a mission to rescue three cheetah cubs from the owner of a run-down zoo. During Cannes Contact The Business of Film Carlton Hotel Office 149 Tel 04 93 06 41 49 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 54 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE CELESTIAL PICTURES LTD. Celestial Pictures Ltd., Shaw Administration Building, Lot 220, Clear Water Bay Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Tel: 852.2927.1111. Fax: 852.2243.0099. www.celestialpictures.com. email: distributionenquiry@celestialpictures.com At Cannes: William Pfeiffer (CEO), Gordon Cheung (EVP Acquisitions & Distribution), Soon En Wong (VP Acquisition & Marketing), Yvonne Chuang (VP Distribution) Office: Room 118 (Carlton Hotel), Tel: 04.93.06.41.18. Fax: 04.93.06.81.18 FIVE DEADLY VENOMS Martial Arts Director: Kirk Wong Delivery Status: Pre-Production Director: Kirk Wong’s (Jackie Chan’s Crime Story) updated take on the classic sees the return of the five characters so beloved by martial arts fans. FLYING GUILLOTINE Martial Arts Director: Teddy Chen Delivery Status: In Development Director: Teddy Chan(Jackie Chan’s The Accidental Spy) injects new excitement into this heart-pounding remake set against a background of ruthless political intrigue. CINE EXCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC Cine Excel Entertainment, Inc, 1219 W. El Segundo Blvd., Gardena, CA 90247 USA. Tel: 323.754.5500. Fax: 818.848.1590. www.cineexcel.com, email: cineexcel@msn.com At Cannes: David Huey (President & CEO), Ray Guthire (President Alpha Film Group), Vada Ryerson (Marketing Associate), Ed Tillman (VP Marketing), Yoko Suenaga (VP International Servicing) Office: Riviera F17, Tel: 818.679.2994. Fax: 818.848.1590 CARNEVIL Horror Thriller (90 minutes) Language: English Director: David Huey Co-Production Partners: Alpha Film Group Producer: Ray Guthrie Key Cast: Amanda Earl, Matt Felton, “Barefoot” Bill Pacer Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A sadistic killer binds, tortures and kills his captives in his secret Carnival WILDCATS Sci-fi (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Mark Polonia, John Polonia Producer: Mark Polonia, John Polonia, David Huey Key Cast: Leslie Culton, Rebecca Ferratti Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA In the tradition of Cat People and Species, the half cat/humans must reproduce before they become extinct. THE ABOMINABLE Sci-fi (90 min) Director: English Language: Patrick Donahue Producer: David Huey Key Cast: Heather DeVan, Jason DeVan, Nick Orafice Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA The captive 60’ abominable snowman is unleashed in San Francisco. Producer: CHO Sung-kyu, CHO Eun-un, MIN Jin-soo Key Cast: LEE Se-young, CHU Sang-mi, KIM Yuna Delivery Status: Completed Budget US$ 1million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Korea A 13-year-old girl believes a popular singer is her real mother. So she leaves home to meet her mom but. CINECLICK ASIA (FANTOM., LTD.) Cinema Arts Entertainment - Artedis S.A., 6310 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 540, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA. Tel: 323.937.1085. Fax: 323.937.1186. www.cinemaartsent.com, www.artedisfilms.com, email: cinemaarts@aol.com At Cannes: Pierre-Richard Muller (Chairman), Chantal Lam (President) Office: Les Residences Du Grand Hotel, Studio 3B - Le Cormoran II, Tel: 04.93.99.56.67 SHOOTING SILVIO www.shootingsilvio.com Drama (90 minutes) Language: Italian Director: Berardo Carboni Key Cast: Federico Rosati, Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Italy A young, rich, outlandish orphan decides to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. CHARITON’S CHOIR Comedy, Romance (100 minutes) Language: Greek Director: Grigoris Karantinakis Co-Production Partners: CL Productions, Safe Company Producer: Elena Hatzialexandrou Key Cast: Georges Corraface, Akilas Karazisis, Maria Nafpliotou, Christos Stergioglou, Stefanos Karadinakis, Fotini Baxevani, Anthi Andreopoulou Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Greece For Chariton, the school master in a small town on the island of Corfu during a time of Greek dictatorship, life is the - Cineclick Asia (Fantom., Ltd.), 3F Incline Bldg., 891-37, Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-280 Korea. Tel: 822 538 0211. Fax: 822 538 0479, www.cineclickasia.com, email: ina@cineclickasia.com At Cannes: Young-joo SUH (Managing Director), Sang-eun CHI (Head of Int’l Sales), Yun-jeong KIM (Senior Manager, Sales & Marketing), Ina PARK (Manager, Festival & Marketing), Jenny J.Y. HAN (Sales & Marketing) Office: Riviera K9/L12, Tel: 33(04).92.99.33.11 BREATH Drama (84 min) Language: Korean Director: KIM Ki-duk Co-Production Partners: KIM Ki-duk Film, Cineclick Asia, Sponge Producer: KIM Ki-duk(EP), SUH Youngjoo(Co-P), SONG Myung-chul(Co-P) Key Cast: CHANG Chen, ZIA, HA Jungwoo Delivery Status: Completed Budget US$ 0.5million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Korea Yeon, a wife who just found out her husband’s infidelity, and Jin, a condemned criminal, fall for each other inevitably. LUCKY MILES Comedy (105 min) Language: English, Khmer, Arabic and Indonesian Director: Michael James ROWLAND Co-Production Partners: Short of Easy Producer: Jo DYER, Lesley DYER, Michael BOURCHIER(EP) Key Cast: Kenneth MORALEDA, Rodney AFIF, Srisacd SACDPRASEUTH Delivery Status: Completed Budget US$ 2.64million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia Three mismatched blokes, a Cambodian man, iraqi refugee and an Indonesian fisherman, are isolated in the Australian desert and stranded to get out of the black land. THE WONDER YEARS Children/Teen, Drama (95 min) Director: Korean Language: KIM Jee-jung Co-Production Partners: Soo Film CINEMA ARTS ENTERTAINMENT ARTEDIS S.A. ultimate love affair. DRILLER www.drillermovie.com Sci-Fi, Horror (100 minutes) Director: English Language: Jason Kartalian Producer: Jason Kartalian Key Cast: Tanya Dempsey, Ivy Gullickson, Matt Lewis Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA An ordinary man is abducted by malevolent aliens and turned into a drilling and killing machine! CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO Cinema Libre Studio, 8328 De Soto Avenue, Canoga Park, CA 91304 USA. Tel: 818.349.8822. Fax: 818.349.9922. www.cinemalibrestudio.com, email: international@cinemalibrestudio.com At Cannes: Philippe Diaz (Chairman), Beth Portello (VP Production), Andrew Schreiber (Head of Int’l Sales and Home Entertainment), Cristian Bettler (International Sales) Office: Hotel Carlton, Suite 264, Tel: 33(0)4.93.06.42.64 NOW & LATER www.nowandlaterthemovie.com Drama (97 minutes) Language: English Director: Philippe Diaz Co-Production Partners: Imago Creata Productions - Producer: Beth Portello Key Cast: Shari Solanis, Keller Wortham Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $750, 000 Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Angela, an illegal Latina, teaches Bill, a disgraced banker how to embrace life again through passionate sex, soulsearching conversations, and other worldly pleasures. RAISING FLAGG www.raisingflagg Comedy (102 minutes) Language: English Director: Neal Miller Co-Production Partners: Rubicon Productions, LTD and Oregon Creative, LLC Producer: Neal Miller R UDY, T HE R ETURN O F T HE R ACING P IG – B AVARIA F ILM S ALES The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 55 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Key Cast: Alan Arkin, Lauren Holly, Glenne Headly, Autin Pendleton, Barbara Dana Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $ 2 million usd Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Academy Award winner ®Alan Arkin stars as Flagg Purdy, a stubborn father of six who’s dying to live a little. CINEMA MANAGEMENT GROUP Cinema Management Group, 9056 Santa Monica Blvd. #204, West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA. Tel: 310.300.9959. Fax: 310.300.9960. www.cinemamanagementgroup.com At Cannes: Edward Noeltner (President), Jacqui Barcos (V.P. Acquisitions) Office: 25 rue des Etats-Unis, 3rd Floor, Tel: 1.310.402.7110, Fax: 1.310.300.9960 LA MUJER DE MI HERMANO (MY BROTHER’S WIFE) Erotic/Adult (90 minutes) Language: Spanish Director: Ricardo de Montreuil Producer: Stan Jakubowicz Key Cast: Barbara Mori, Christian Meier, Manolo Cardona Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Mexico With simmering eroticism, this sensual tale of love, seduction and betrayal follows a beautiful woman whose unraveling marriage lands her in the arms of a sexy, roguish young painter: her brother-in-law. I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN YOU: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF SIMON WIESENTHAL Documentary (105 minutes) Language: English, German Director: Richard Trank Producer: Marvin Hier, Richard Trank Key Cast: Narrated by Nicole Kidman Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA The definitive portrait of Simon Wiesenthal, a Holocaust survivor, who lost 89 family members, helped track down more than 1100 Nazi war criminals following World War II and spent six decades fighting anti-Semitism and prejudice against all people. HEAVEN AND EARTH Drama (90 minutes) Director: English Language: Marleen Gorris Producer: David Pupkewitz Key Cast: Rachel Weisz, Sean Bean Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.K. This sweeping British epic set in S. Africa in the early 1800’s tells the true life story of Dr. James Miranda Barry, a dashing and charismatic young army doctor who only after death was discovered to be a woman. CINEMAVAULT RELEASING INTERNATIONAL INC. Cinemavault Releasing International Inc., 175 Bloor Street East, South Tower, Suite 1011, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3R8, Canada. Tel: 416.363.6060. Fax: 416.363.2305. www.cinemavault.com, sales@cinemavault.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Nick Stiliadis (CEO), Steve Arroyave (VP, General Manager), Natalie Kampelmacher (VP, International Distribution), Paco Alvarez (VP, Sales & Acquisitions), Ruby Rondina (Festivals & Publicity Manager), Michael Paszt (VP Acquisitions), Acquisition Executive: Michael Paszt Office: Riviera Booth # M7/N8, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.3238 BLIND DATE Drama Language: English Director: Stanley Tucci Writer: David Schechter, Stanley Tucci Producer: Bruce Weiss, Gijs van de Westelaken Key Cast: Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA/The Netherlands A couple desperately trying to reconcile after the tragic loss of their young daughter. SCAR 3D Horror Language: English Director: Jed Weintrob Writer: Zack Ford Producer: Jamie Gordon, Courtney Potts, Norman Twain Key Cast: Angela Bettis, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Devon Graye, Ben Cotton, Christopher Titus Delivery Status: Completed, Screening Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Brace yourself for an entirely new dimension in larger-than-life horror shot entirely in 3D: Scar. LITTLE BLACK SAMBO Drama Language: English Director: Mark Brokaw Writer: Rebecca Gilman, Doug Atchison Producer: Norman Twain, Lou Pitt, Sarah Jessica Parker The Business Of Film Cannes 2007 Tel: 04 93 06 41 49 Email your press releases only during Cannes to: thebusinessoffilm@sdi06.fr Key Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Mykelti Williamson, Beau Bridges, Miranda Richardson, James Rebhorn, Victor Rasuk Delivery Status: Completed, Screening Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Sarah Jessica Parker plays a college Dean whose attitude is under fire after a racial crime is committed on campus. CINEPHIL Cinephil, 18 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv, 65112 Israel. Tel: 972.3.566.4129. Fax: 972.3.560.1436. www.cinephil.co.il, email: info@cinephil.co.il At Cannes; Philippa Kowarsky (Managing Director) Office: Philippa Kowarsky cell: 972.54.4961114 SOMEONE TO RUN WITH (MISHEHU LARUTZ ITO) www.someonetorunwith.com Drama (118 min) Language: Hebrew Director: Oded Davidoff Co-Production Partners: B&K Productions, JCS Productions, HOT Producer: Andrew Braunsberg, Philippa Kowarsky Key Cast: Bar Belfer, Yonatan Bar-Or, Yuval Mendelson, Tzahi Grad, Rinat Matatov, Dani Steg Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Israel Based on the best selling novel by David Grossman, the film captures the original’s unrelenting pace, suspense and heartfelt drama as it sends viewers on a riveting ride through the streets of Jerusalem at the end of a Labrador’s leash. A HEBREW LESSON (HA’ULPAN) Documentary (122 min) Language: English, Hebrew, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, German Director: David Ofek Co-Production Partners: Channel 2 Israel, Yes Docu Producer: Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky - Eden Productions Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Israel A film following one year in the lives of five immigrants to Israel, students in an adult Language: school. THE CEMETERY CLUB (MOADON BEIT HAKVAROT) Documentary (90 min) Director: Hebrew, Polish Language: Tali Shemesh Producer: Assaf Amir, Guy Lavie Norma Productions Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Israel For over two decades, a group of women and men have been meeting weekly at Israel’s National Cemetery, where they debate philosophy, read poetry, eat lunch and determine the fate of the Jewish nation. CINEXPORT Cinexport, 78 av des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris, France. Tel: 33.1.45.62.49.45. Fax: 33.1.45.63.85.26. tvfrance-intl.com / unifrance.org, email: cinexport@wanadoo.fr Sales agent At Cannes: Anne-Marie ROMBOURGCARACO Office: Market Place umbrella, Tel: 06.07.54.33.33 EDITH PIAF, L’HYMNE À L’AMOUR Documentary (52 minutes) Language: French Director: Armand Isnard Producer: Cat Productions Delivery status: completed The life of the well know singer, a small woman with a big heart. L’OCCITANIENNE TV fiction (90 minutes) Language: French Director: Jean Perisse Producer: Clair Sud Delivery status: completed CHATEAUBRIAND is seduced by a young woman who offers him a love night. LA BELLE ET LE SAUVAGE TV fiction (90 minutes) Language: French Director: Bertrand Althuys Producer: LM Les Films Delivery status: completed A fifty years old ethnologist, living a solitary life in the South of France, meets a strange woman who has a twin. CJ ENTERTAINMENT CJ Entertainment, 2nd Fl., 602, Sinsa-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, 135893, Korea. Tel: 82.2.2017.1192. Fax: 82.2.2017.1240. www.cjent.co.kr Sales agent/ distributor At Cannes: David SHIN (Executive VP of Int’l Business), Tom OH (Senior VP of Int’l Sales), Kini KIM (VP of Int’l Sales – Europe, USA), Josh LEE (VP of Int’l Sales – Asia), Kwan LEE (Director: of Int’l Sales), Michelle CHAE (Director: of Int’l Sales) Office: E17/F20 VOICE OF A MURDERER Drama (122 min) Language: Korean, Subtitles English Director: PARK Jin-pyo Scriptwriter: Park jin pyo Production company: CJ Entertainment Inc. Producer: Eugene LEE, AHN Soo-hyun Key cast: SOL Kyung-gu, KIM Nam-joo, KANG Dong-won Status: Completed/Screening Country of origin: Korea Based on the true story of a 1991 kidnapper who is still at large today. SOO Action/adventure (122 min) Language: Korean, Subtitles English Director: CHOI Yang-il (a.k.a. Yoichi SAI) Production company: CJ Entertainment Inc. Producer: HWANG In-tae, SHIN Bum-soo The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 56 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE Scriptwriter: LEE Seung-Hwan, LEE Jun-il Key cast: JI Jin-hee, KANG Sung-yeon Status: Completed/Screening Country of origin: Korea Soo is in the business of solving problems and when his twin brother is killed by a gang, he takes his brother’s identity to seek revenge. A DAY WITH MY SON Drama (107 min) Language: Korean, Subtitles English Director: JANG Jin Scriptwriter: JANG Jin Production company: CJ Entertainment Inc. Producer: LEE Byung-hyuk Key cast: CHA Seung-won, RYU Deokhwan Status: Completed/Screening Country of origin: Korea A man who sentenced to life for committing murder was granted one day leave. And he went back home to see his son for the first time in 15 years. CONTENTFILM INTERNATIONAL ContentFilm International, 19 Heddon Street, London, W1B 4BG UK. Tel: 44.207.851.6500. Fax: 44.207 851.6506. www.contentfilm.com, email: london@contentfilm.com Sales agent At Cannes: Jamie Carmichael (President), Harry White (Senior Sales Manager) Kristian Brodie (Sales Executive), Judith Baugin (Head of International Marketing), Beatrice Neumann (Acquisitions Manager), John Schmidt (CEO, ContentFilm) Acquisitions Executive: Beatrice Neumann – Acquisitions Manager Office: 3rd Floor, 2 La Croisette, Tel: 33.4.93.38.58.88. Fax: 33.4.93.99.46.55 KEEP COMING BACK Language: English Director: William H. Macy Producers: Rachel Rothman, Tucker Tooley, Dan Keston Cast: William H. Macy, Mos Def, Steve Buscemi, Victor Rasuk Delivery Status: Pre-production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA William H. Macy makes his directorial debut with KEEP COMING BACK, a highly original coming of age story with comedy and heart in all the right places. OUTPOST Action Horror Language: English Director: Steve Barker Producers: Arabella Croft, Kieran Parker, EP: Nigel Thomas Cat: Ray Stevenson, Julian Wadham, Richard Brake, Michael Smiley, Enoch Frost, Paul Blair, Julian Rivett, Brett Fancy, Johnny Meres. Delivery Status: Post-production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK In a war-torn corner of Eastern Europe, a world-weary group of mercenaries discover a long-hidden secret in an abandoned WWII bunker. LAST MAN War Epic Language: English/ Vietnamese Director: Fred Schepisi Producers: Martin Brown, George Mannix, Warwick Young Cast: Guy Pearce, David Wenham, Simon Baker, Martin Henderson, Joel Edgerton, Sam Worthington, Aden Young, Vince Colosimo Delivery Status: Pre-production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia Aussie SAS soldiers on a final desperate mission in Vietnam become trapped. Trained to survive they do whatever it takes. 12 years on, they and those close to them are still paying the price. MIDEM • MIPTV • CANNES • MIPCOM OPEN ALL YEAR (Tented & Heated) ROUND Lunch on the beach Whatever the weather THE CORE STUDIO CO., LTD. The Core Studio Co., Ltd., 5F. Luxway Bldg., Nonhyun-dong 99-7, Kangnam-gu, Seoul 135-819, Korea. Tel: 82.2.545.6610. Fax: 82.2.545.8813. www.thecorestudio.net, Email: sales@thecorestudio.net Financier, Producer, Sales, Acquisitions At Cannes: E J Cho (Director-Int’l Business), Jay Kim (VP-Int’l Business), Jamie Lee (Manager-Int’l Business) Acquisition Executive: E J Cho (Director-Int’l Business) Office: Riviera J 16, Tel: 33.4.92.99.33.06 UNTOLD BEAUTY Horror Language: Chinese Director: Roy Lim Writer: Roy Lim Producer: Loh Eng Leong Key Cast: TBC Delivery Status: Pre production Budget: US$1 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Singapore An eerie and poignant film which follows the life of an embalmer and his encounter with hauntings of restless spirits. ZIG ZAG LOVE Romantic Comedy Language: Korean Director: Han Seunglim Writer: Kim Jungku Producer: Kim Hyungjun, Lee Kwangmin Key Cast: Jae Hee, Park Siyeon, Shinee Delivery Status: Post-production Budget: US$3 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Korea Twenty something self-confident charming girl, Layoung, meets a man of her dream on the day she’s got proposed by her boyfriend. Cupid’s arrows at them miss one another and take them into a situation of zig zag love. NO MERCY FOR THE RUDE Black Comedy Action (113 min) Language: Korean Director: Park Chulhee Writer: Park Chulhee Producer: Hwang Woohyun The Restaurant on the beach (Between Miramar & Martinez) Contact Olivier Tel. (33) 4 93 94 20 68 Fax. (33) 4 93 43 60 91 site address: http://www.rado-plage.fr notre e-mail: info@rado-plage.fr The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 57 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Key Cast: Shin Hakyun, Yoon Jihye, Kim Minjun Delivery Status: Completed Budget: US$3.5 million Year of Production: 2006 Country of Origin: Korea He has his own rule to kill; only to kill those with scary faces or bad manners! CREAM VEST FILMS, LLC 1412 Butler Avenue, Suite 6, Los Angeles, CA 90025 USA. Tel: 323.697.8154. Fax: 310.496.0302. http://www.sinnerthemovie.com Producer & Sales Agent At Cannes: Steven Sills (Producer), Marc Benardout (Producer), George Rheault (Producer) Acquisition Executive: Steven Sills Office: Tel: 001.323.697.8154. Fax: 001.310.496.0302 SINNER Drama (94 minutes) Language: English Director: Marc Benardout Producer: Steven Sills & Marc Benardout Cast: Nick Chinlund, Georgina Cates, Brad Dourif, Michael E. Rodgers, Tom Wright Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA In a world of Catholic church closures, bankrupt dioceses and scandalized clergy, one priest attempts to redeem his vocation and regain his integrity through an inconvenient muse, a prostitute named Lil. CURB ENTERTAINMENT Curb Entertainment, 3907 West Alameda Ave., Burbank, CA 91505 USA. Tel: 818.843.8580. Fax: 818.566.1719. www.curbentertainment.com At Cannes: Carole Curb (President), Kimberly Healy (Head of Sales) Office: Riviera N2, Tel: 44.7956.576.628 LOST SIGNAL Thriller (90 min) Language: English Director: Brian McNamara Co-Production Partners: Lock it Up Productions Producer: Robert Egan, Graham Silver Key Cast: Al Santos, Sandra Mc Coy Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Based on a true story, after leaving a New Years Eve party, Kevin and Tiffany find themselves lost deep in the forest while losing their cell phone reception. SUCCUBUS Thriller (95 min) Language: English Director: Kim Bass Co-Production Partners: V1 Cut Productions Producer: Deanna Shapiro Key Cast: Gary Busey, David Keith, Lorenzo Lamas Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Sometimes what happens at Spring Break doesn’t stay at Spring Break.it follows you home. QUARTER LIFE CRISIS Romantic Comedy (90 min) Language: English Director: Kiran Merchant Co-Production Partners: Signs of Love Productions Producer: Kiran Merchant, Genevieve Castelino Key Cast: Maulik Pancholy, Lisa Ray Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Dumped on his 27th birthday by his college sweetheart for being indecisive, Neil makes a silly bet that takes him on a wild ride through New York’s single scene. D DARCLIGHT Darclight, 9229 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 705, Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA. Tel: 1.310.777.8855. Fax: 1.310.777.8882. www.arclightfilms.com, email: info@arclightfilms.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Gary Hamilton (Managing Director), Ian Gibbins (General Manager), Jonathan Deckter (President, International Sales), Lina Marrone (VP, International Sales), Harrison Kordestani (Production & Financing), Nigel O’Dell (Production & Acquisitions, Australia Office: Lerins S3, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.29. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.32.30 THE OBJECTIVE Thriller Language: English Director: Daniel Myrick Writer: Daniel Myrick, Mark A. Patton, Wesley Clark Producer: Jeremy Wall, Zev Guber Delivery Status: In Production or Completed Country of Origin: USA A group of soldiers on a mission in Afghanistan find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of evil. SURVEILLANCE Thriller Language: English Director: Jennifer Lynch Writer: Jennifer Lynch, Kent Harper Producer: Marco Mehlitz with Kent Harper and David Michaels Cast: Julia Ormond, Jeremy Northam, Ryan Simpkins Delivery Status: In Production Country of Origin: USA Somewhere, deep inside the Santa Fe dessert, there have been a number of blood curdling murders… a real killing spree. STORM WARNING Language: English Director: Jamie Blanks Writer: Everett De Roche Producer: Gary Hamilton, Pete Ford Cast: Nadia Fares, Robert Taylor Delivery Status: Postproduction Country of Origin: Australia A yuppie couple lost in a swamp seek refuge at an isolated farmhouse only to discover they’ve jumped out of the frying pan into the fire. Baaitjies Producers: Anant Singh, Helena Spring Principal Cast: Clint Brink, Joey Rasdien, Jonathan Pienaar, Kevin Smith Status: Complete Based on the true life story of Bernard Baaitjies who grew up in the gangland culture of the ghettoes of Cape Town. DISTANT HORIZON DORO FILMPRODUKTIONS GMBH Distant Horizon, 8282 Sunset Boulevard, Suite A, Los Angeles, Ca 90046 USA. Tel: 323.848.4140. Fax: 323.848.4144. la@distant-horizon.com At Cannes: Anant Singh (Producer), Sanjeev Singh (Director of Acquisitions), Richard Jeffery (Acquisitions Executive, Asia) Office: Ascenseur A, Apartment 1A, First Floor, Palais D’Orsay, 62 La Croissette, Cannes. Tel: 04.93.43.80.24. Fax: 04.93.43.80.53 AMERICAN EAST Drama Director: Hesham Issawi (The Interrogation, T For Terrorist) Writers: Hesham Issawi, Sayed Badreya, Brian Cox Producers: Anant Singh, Brian Cox, Ahmad Zahra Principal Cast: Tony Shalhoub (Hit TV series, Monk), Sayed Badreya (Three Kings, The Insider, The West Wing), Kais Nashif (Oscar Nominee, Paradise Now), Alfre Woodard Status: In Post-Production AmericanEast is a timely, poignant drama about Arab-Americans living in post-9/11 Los Angeles. SPOON Sci-fi Thriller Director: Sharlto Copley And Simon Hansen Writers: Sharlto Copley And Simon Hansen Producers: Sharlto Copley And Simon Hansen Executive Producers: Anant Singh, Helena Spring, Hannelie Bekker Principal Cast: Rutger Hauer, Darren Boyd, Edwina Elek, Dale Jackson, Jason Cope Status: In Post- Production Daniel Spoon suffers from a medical condition which causes him to black out during moments of extreme stress and subsequently undergoes a journey to discover his destiny while finding out the cause of his medical condition. MAMA JACK Director: Gray Hofmeyr Writers: Leon Schuster, Gray Hofmeyr, Greg Latter Producers: Anant Singh, Helena Spring Principal Cast: Leon Schuster (Mr Bones) Status: Complete Following Mr Bones, South Africa’s most successful film ever, comes Mama Jack, the story of Jack Theron, an ordinary person, working on a film set, however, his movie director boss hates his guts. DOLLARS AND WHITE PIPES Director: Donovan Marsh Writers: Donovan Marsh, Bernard DoRo Filmproduktions GmbH, Türkenschanzplatz 7 / 7, Wien, 1180, Austria. Tel: 001.1.876.8888. Fax: 001.1.876.5500. www.doro.net, email: doro@doro.net Film- and TV production At Cannes: Katharina Amport DREAMACHINE dreamachine, London Office: 24 Hanway Street, London, W1T 1UH, UK. Tel: 44.207.290.0750. Fax: 44.207.290.0751. Paris Office: 2 rue Turgot, 75009, Paris, France. Tel: 33.1.49.70.03.70. Fax: 33.1.49.70.03.71. www.hanwayfilms.com/ www.celluloid-dreams.com, email: info@hanwayfilms.com/ info@celluloiddreams.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Hengameh Panahi (CoChairman), Jeremy Thomas (CoChairman), Tim Haslam (CEO), Charlotte Mickie (Director, North American Operations), Thorsten Schumacher (Manager, International Sales), Delphyne Besse (Manager, International Sales), Chinlin Hsieh (Manager, International Sales), Alessandro Raja (Director, Internatonal Sales, Catalogue), Bérénice Vincent (Manager, International Sales, Catalogue) Office: 2 La Croisette, Cannes BRIDESHEAD REVISITED Director: Julian Jarrold Producer: Douglas Rae, Robert Bernstein Cast: Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Ben Whishaw, Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell Delivery Status: Pre- Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK A gorgeously evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in a pre-Second World War era when privileged aristocracy fell into decline. DIRT MUSIC Director: Phillip Noyce Producer: Phillip Noyce, Miranda Culley Cast: Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell The Business Of Film Cannes 2007 Tel: 04 93 06 41 49 Email your press releases only during Cannes to: thebusinessoffilm@sdi06.fr The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 58 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Delivery Status: Pre- Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia A Film of Simmering, brooding intensity- an intimate romance that escalates into an epic and thrilling quest. EMOTIONAL ARITHMETIC Director: Paolo Barzman Producer: Anna Stratton Cast: Susan Sarandon, Christopher Plummer, Gabriel Byrne Delivery Status: Post-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada A story of redemption healing and reconciliation. Friends gather for a celebratory dinner where memories and long suppressed love are rekindled. E EALING STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL Ealing Studios International, Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, London, W5 5EP UK. Tel: 44.208.567.6655. Fax: 44.208.758.8658. www.ealingstudios.com At Cannes: Barnaby Thompson (Head of Studios, Ealing Studios), James Spring (Managing Director, Ealing Studios), Natalie Brenner (International Sales and Distribution Consultant, Ealing Studios International), Sophie Meyer (Head of Development, Ealing Studios), Tabitha Jenkins (Production Executive, Ealing Studios) Office: Relais de la Reine. 4th Floor, Tel: 04.93.06.70.08. Fax: 04.93.06.70.28 ST TRINIANS Comedy Language: English Director: Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson Producer: Barnaby Thompson Key Cast: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Russel Brand Delivery Status: In Production Budget 15 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK St. Trinian’s school for ‘young ladies’ brings together a motley crew of pranksters who plan a heist to save the school from bankruptcy I WANT CANDY Comedy Language: English Director: Steve Surjik Producer: Barnaby Thompson and Piers Thompson Key Cast: Carmen Electra, Tom Riley, Tom Burke, McKenzie Crook, Jimmy Carr Delivery Status: Completed Budget $6 million Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK This saucy teen comedy follows the trials and tribulations of two naive wannabe filmmakers who stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime EASTERNLIGHT FILMS Easternlight Films, 9229 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 705, Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA. Tel: 1.310.777.8855. Fax: 1.310.777.8882. www.arclightfilms.com, email: info@arclightfilms.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Gary Hamilton (Managing Director), Ying Ye (Company Director), Laura Wu (Sales and Acquisitions consultant) Office: Lerins S3, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.29. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.32.30 SHAMO Action Language: Chinese Director: Soi Cheang Writer: Izo Hashimoto, Szeto Kam yuen Producer: Junichi Matsushita, Shin Yoneyama, Sam Leong Co-production partners: Cast: Shawn Yue, Dylan Kuo, Masato Delivery Status: Postproduction Country of Origin: Hong Kong A psychotic ex-con’s rise through the brutal world of underground no rules fighting competition. SASORI Action Language: Chinese Director: Joe Ma Writer: Joe Ma, Lee Fire Producer: Junichi Matsushita, Shin Yoneyama, Sam Leong Cast: Miki Mizuno, Dylan Kuo, Emme Wong Country of Origin: Hong Kong/Japan SHANGHAI BABY Drama Language: English, Chinese Director: Berengar Pfahl Writer: Wei Hui Cast: Bai Long, Luke goss, Katja Riemann Country of Origin: Germany/China In rain drenched Berlin, the passionate, fun loving young writer Coco is caught between Far Eastern traditions and Western lifestyles, between romantic love and unbridled lust. DeAnna Joy Brooks Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Nothing bad could ever happen on quiet, tree lined Wormwood Drive . at least that’s what Bob and Wendi Petersen thought, before they met their new neighbor. THE CELESTINE PROPHECY Drama (1 hr 39 min) Language: English Director: Armand Mastroianni Producer: James Redfield Key Cast: Hector Elizondo, Joaquim Almeida, Matthew Settle Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA Based on James Redfield’s worldwide best-selling novel, The Celestine Prophecy is a spiritual adventure film chronicling the discovery of ancient scrolls in the rainforests of Peru. BROKEN GLASS (VIDRIO ROTO) Pschological Thriller (85 min) Director: English Language: Gustavo Camelot Producer: Gustavo Camelot Key Cast: Mariela Santos, Jasper Wood, Gustavo Camelont Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Uruguay Through seven bottles of magical wine, we follow the journey of Valentina, a beautiful artist living in Berlin ECHELON STUDIOS Echelon Studios, 1725 Victory Blvd., Glendale, CA 91201 USA. Tel: 818.500.1640. Fax: 818.500.1644. www.echelonent.com, email: info@echelonent.com At Cannes: Eric Louzil (President & CEO/President of Distribution), Gloria Morrison (Co-CEO/President of Development & Acquisitions), Matthew Mueller (Senior VP of Acquisitions), Alfredo Correa (VP of International Sales), Tim Kelly (VP of International Sales) Office: Riviera E 16 THE MINX http://www.theminxthemovie.com/ Action/Thriller/Martial Arts (86 min) Language: English Director: Michael Smith Producer: Michael Smith Key Cast: Mia Park, Circus-Szalewski, Duane Sharp, Manny Toro Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A modern-day Robin Hood, Linnea Chiang disguises herself as “The Minx” and robs major corporations by night. THE LEGENDARY SCRIPT Martial Arts/ Action (105 min) Language: Hmong Director: Wells Yengtha Her Co-Production Partners: Imagination Entertainment Producer: Wells Yengtha Her Key Cast: Wells Yengtha Her, Yingy Her, Seng Vang, Tao Li, Ishia Her Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: China The appearance of a script detailing flawless fighting techniques triggers an endless search and bloodshed. Unknown to everyone is a curse that comes with the script and the secret to break it. ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR Horror/ Thriller (90 min) Language: English Director: Vinson Pike Key Cast: David Watkins, Posy Bremer Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Jakob Kelser is a man with a horrific, troubled past. Finally, he’s pushed over the edge, and he plans his revenge. ECHO BRIDGE ENTERTAINMENT Echo Bridge Entertainment, 75 Second Avenue, Suite 500, Needham, MA 02494 USA. Tel: 781.444.6767. Fax: 781.444.6472. www.ebellc.com, email: info@ebellc.com At Cannes: Mr. Daniel March (Head of International Sales), Mr. Michael EBS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT EBS World Entertainment, 3000 W. Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica, 90404 USA. Tel: 310.449.4065. Fax: 310.449.4061. www.ebsla.com, email: acquisitions@ebsla.com At Cannes: Richard Cooper (Chief Executive Officer), Wayne Wong (President), Rick Jordan (Vice President Production), Chad Dowdy (Assistant Vice President – Acquisitions), Josh Plaza (Acquisitions Assistant) Office: Riviera E-14, Tel: 33.0.4.92.99.32.13 NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH Horror (84 minutes) Language: English Director: Graeme Whifler Producer: Jeff Kirshbaum Key Cast: Terry Becker; Randall Bosley, F LAGG P URDY - C INEMA L IBRE The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 59 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Rosenblatt (Managing Partner, Acquisitions), Mr. Lenny Shapiro (Acquisitions) Office: Lerins - R15, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.25 HATCHET www.hatchetmovie.com Horror (93 minutes) Language: English Director: Adam Green Co-Production Partners: Will Barratt and Adam Green Producer: Scott Altomare, Sarah Elbert, Cory Neal Key Cast: Joel David Moore, Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Deon Richmond, Mercedes McNab Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA In the swamps of the Louisiana bayou, a terrifying legend is about to come to life, and horror is about to be re-christened Victor Crowley. BEER LEAGUE www.beerleaguethemovie.com Comedy (86 minutes) Language: English Director: Frank Sebastiano Co-Production Partners: Brian Bell Producer: Artie Lange, Anthony Mastromauro Key Cast: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Laurie Metcalf Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Unemployed slacker Artie DeVanzo inspires his team to improve their game so they won’t get kicked out of the local league. MEMORY www.ebellc.com/memory Thriller (98 minutes) Director: English Language: Bennett Davlin Producer: Anthony Badalucco, Bennett Davlin, Jesse Newhouse Key Cast: Billy Zane, Dennis Hopper, Ann-Margret Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Imagine if you had the power to access someone else’s memories and you became haunted by visions of a shadowy predator.a predator who abducts young girls. ELDORADO INTERNACIONAL Eldorado Internacional, Av. de Burgos 14 10º G, Madrid, Madrid, 28036, Spain. Tel: 34.91.767.11.04. Fax: 34.91.767.11.04. email: sales@eldorado.es Sales agent and Finance Seeking for Coproduction projects At Cannes: Mocha Aguilar (Sales Director), Jesus Moreno (Sales Executive) Office: CINEMA FROM SPAIN, Tel: 34.625.15.95.05 / 34.615.537.207 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Drama (90 min) Language: Spanish Director: Carlos Martin Ferrera Producer: Raul Suárez Cast: Eduard Fernandez, Belen Rueda, Delivery Status: In development Budget: $ 2.5 M Country of Origin: Spain Marcel’s life changes when he finds out his wife is cheating on him with one of his best friends. He comes up with a sordid plan to find out who it is… And kill him CLOSENESS (CERCANIA) Drama (84 min) Language: Spanish Director: Rolando Díaz Producer: Rolando Díaz Cast: Reinaldo Miravalles, Carlos Cruz, Ana Viñas Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Spain/US After over 10 years, a Cuban father and son get back together in Miami. Aside from their conflictive relationship lies the father’s obsession to find the love of his life, of whom he has not heard from in 40 years. CHILDREN (NIÑ@S) Drama (84 min) Language: Spanish Director: Alfredo Montero Producer: Alfredo Montero and Marcos Ortiz Cast: Adolfo Fernandez, Marcos Ortiz Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Spain 4 intertwined stories that denounce the horror of children who suffer sexual abuse ELEMENT FILMS INTERNATIONAL Element Films International, 7966 Beverly Boulevard, Third Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA. Tel: 323.330.8000. Fax: 323.330.8001. www.elementfilmsintl.com At Cannes: Marc Schaberg (COO), Jim Harvey (Vice President) Office: Riviera Stand N1, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.14. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.32.17 SOMETHING BORROWED Romantic Comedy Director: Hank Nelken Screenplay: Hank Nelken Producers: Adam Rosenfelt, Dylan Sellers Exec. Producers: Sam Nazarian, Marc Schaberg Cast: Anna Faris Status: Pre Production Year of Prod: 2007 Days before their wedding, a family curse causes the bride and groom to switch bodies in order to test their true love. SHANGHAI Action Director: Jon Amiel Screenplay: Karl Gajdusek Producers: Nigel Sinclair, Guy East, Adam Rosenfelt Exec. Producers: Sam Nazarian, Marc Schaberg, Tobin Armbrust, Alex Brunner Status: Pre Production Year of Prod: 2007 A con man, just out of prison, is drawn back into the world of crime when his older brother blackmails him into stealing an artifact representing the “Soul of China.” MR. BROOKS Thriller Director: Bruce A. Evans Screenplay: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold Gideon Producers: Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, Raynold Gideon Exec. Producers: Sam Nazarian, Adam Rosenfelt, Marc Schaberg, Thomas Augsberger Cast: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, William Hurt Status: Completed Year of Prod: 2006 A compulsive killer about to retire is urged to continue by his alter ego and a blackmailing witness while being hunted by a relentless detective. ELEVEN ARTS, INC. Eleven Arts, Inc., 2932 Wilshire Blvd., #204 Santa Monica, CA 90403 USA. Tel: 1.310.264.0818. Fax: 1.310.264.0868. www.elevenarts.net, email: contact@elevenarts.net Sales agent At Cannes: Kana Aida (Executive Manager) Office: Riviera H8/G3 THE VANISHED Horror (95 min) Language: Japanese Director: Makoto Tanaka Producer: Tsuyoshi Matsuura Key Cast: Soko Wada Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Japan 35 years ago, mysterious disappearance of children, a dead body with missing organ, a secret kept by a small village. THE GENIUS CLUB Drama, Thriller (104 min) Language: English Director: Tim Chey Producer: Arch Bobbema Key Cast: Tom Sizemore, Stephan Bladwin, Paula Jai Parker Delivery Status: complete Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Seven geniuses, with IQ’s over 200, are plucked from their lives on Christmas Eve to try to solve the world’s problems in one night. DELUSION Drama, Horror (80 min) Language: Japanese Director: Shugo Fujii Producer: Tomoko Hagio, Aya Sasaki Key Cast: Shunsuke Kubozuka, Kimika Yoshino Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2005 Country of Origin: Japan When his delusion hits the limit, he becomes a monster. ENTERTAINMENT 7 Entertainment 7, 15030 Ventura Blvd., Suite 762, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: 818.709.9595. Fax: 818.709.9597. www.ent7.com, email: ent7-sales@ent7.com At Cannes: Emilio Ferrari (Consultant), Bill Wilder (Sales Executive), Anastasia Samorodskaya (Acquisition Executive) Office: Palais 22.03 XTREME PLAYERS www.xtremeplayersthemovie.com Action/Thriller (90 Minutes) Language: English Director: Emilio Ferrari Co-Production Partners: Seven Entertainment Ltd. Producer: Emilio Ferrari Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $2 Million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Four friends enter the worlds biggest extreme sports contest and find themselves competing for more than just the prize money. DOWN BY LOVE Drama (90 Minutes) Language: Hungarian, English Director: Tamas Sas Co-Production Partners: RTL Producer: Denes Szekeres Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $2 Million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hungary, USA An intriguing story of a young Hungarian girl and her slow mental breakdown as she reconsiders her long relationship with her lover and foster father and how her inner turmoil begins to unravel her world. DIAMOND ZERO Action (90 minutes) Director: English Language: David Gaz Producer: David Gaz Key Cast: Bronson Pinchot, Leo Rossi, Tippi Hedren Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $3 Million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA One of history’s greatest inventions is discovered when the authorities unravel a scheme where the remains of the world’s greatest personalities are turned into priceless diamonds and sold to the highest bidder ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT Essential Entertainment, 9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA. Tel: 310.550.9100. Fax: 310.550.9101. www.essential-ent.com At Cannes: John Fremes (President), Jere Hausfater (CEO), Mark Padilla (Director, Sales & Distribution), Randy Hermann (COO/CFO), Neil Kaplan (Cheif Business Development Officer) Office: Majestic Hotel Suite 110, Tel: 33(0)4.97.06.85.01. Fax: 33(0)4.97.06.85.03 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 60 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN Drama Language: English Director: Dennis Lee Producer: Marco Weber, Vanessa Coifman, Sukee Chew Key Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Julia Roberts Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA An unexpected tragedy threatens to rip an emotionally fragile family apart.” SOLOMON KANE Action-Adventure Language: English Director: Michael J. Bassett Producer: Samuel Hadida Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A mercenary who owes his life to the devil redeems himself by fighting evil KILLING SUKI FLOOD Action-Thriller Director: English Language: Louis-Pascal Couvelaire Producer: Samuel Hadida Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Frank’s life is turned upside down when he picks up the sexy Suki Flood. F FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC Fantastic Films International, LLC, 3854 Clayton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. Tel: 323.661.7088. Fax: 323.661.7188. www.fantasticfilmsinternational.com Sales Agent / Producer At Cannes: Roxane Barbat (President), Fred deWysocki III (Partner), Claudiu Dobre (sales) Acquisition Executive: Fred de Wysocki III Office: Carlton Intercontinental Hotel, Suite #134, Tel: 04.93.06.41 34 / 04.93.06.81 34 AGENT C.R.U.S.H. Animation Language: English Director: Sean Robinson Producer: Tony Ludwig, Fred deWysocki, Sean Robinson Cast: TBA Delivery Status: Pre-Production, Winter 2006 delivery Budget: $15M Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United Kingdom From Oscar Winner PETER LAMONT (“Titanic”, 20 “James Bond” movies, “Aliens”, etc.) and Producer TONY LUDWIG (“Starsky and Hutch”, “Tomcats”, “The Family Man”, etc.) comes the future of law enforcement: AGENT C.R.U.S.H. SPIRIT OF THE FOREST Animation Language: English Director: David Rubin, Juan C. Pena Producer: Manolo Gomez Cast: voiceovers tba Delivery Status: Post - Production Budget: $25M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Spain A new and scary adventure from the creators of “The Living Forest” and “Midsummer Dream”. MEDIUM RAW Horror Language: English Director: Andrew Cymek Producer: Brigitte Kingsley, Fred deWysocki Cast: Mercedes McNabb, Andrew Martin, Walter Alza Delivery Status: Filming Budget: $5M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada Rookie cop Johnny Morgan is declared a local hero as he escorts the legendary serial killer “The Wolf” into the care of Parker’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Triumph turns into terror when Johnny realizes that he just helped this monster orchestrate the ultimate massacre… THE SNOW PRINCE Action / adventure, pre-production Language: English Director: John Henderson Producer: Peter Watson-Wood Co-production partners: Fred deWysocki Cast: Adrian Paul, Sir Richard Attenborough, Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi Delivery Status: Spring 2007 delivery Budget: $18M Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United Kingdom An enchanted tale of sorcery, romance and heroic swordplay, this is a beautiful tale for the entire family – a timeless “Evergreen” sure to be a Christmas classic for years to come. VIP PASSPORT (TV SERIES0 Reality Language: English Director: Julien Lecomte Producer: Julien Lecomte Cast: Rachel Sterling, Jacqlyn Paige, Trishelle Cannatella Delivery Status: Filming Budget: $13M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States VIP Passport is a new television series that takes viewers behind the velvet ropes. THRU THE MOEBIUS STRIP Animation (87 minutes) Language: English Director: Glenn Chaika Producer: Raymond Neoh, Anthony Neoh, David Kirschner, Frank Foster Cast: Mark Hamill, Michael Dorn, Jean Simmons Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $25M Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Hong Kong In the not too distant future, a young boy travels to an alien world to find his faster and fulfill his destiny. TAKEN BY FORCE Martial Arts Language: English Director: Ron Althoff Producer: Ron Althoff Co-production partners: Fred deWysocki Cast: Jeff Osterhage, James Lew, Branscombe Richmond, Frank Stallone, James Russo Delivery Status: Post- Production, Fall 2006 delivery Budget: $2M Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA When a San Francisco detective goes hunting for the cruel Asian crime figure who killed his partner, he finds himself thrown into the center of a violent plot to steal a terrorist weapon. BOOK OF SWORDS Martial Arts (87 min) Language: English Director: Peter J. Allen Producer: Richard Isaac, Jin Kyu Pak Co-production partners: Helena Son Cast: Ho-Sung Pak, Liesel Guinto, Richard Divizio Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: USA Budget: $ 2,000,000 Martial arts at its spectacular best - open the “Book of Swords” and be prepared to witness a spectacular fight for Earth’s salvation! Starring Ho-Sung Pak (Mortal Kombat). Producer: Bob Hubar, Denis Wigman, Executive Producer: Terry Glinwood Co-Producer: Jimmy De Erabant Cast: Sienna Guillory, Charlotte Rampling, Alice Krige Delivery Status: Complete Year of Production: 2000, Country of Origin: Great Britain & Belgium British nanny working in Italy is accused of attempted murder. TO KILL A KING Drama (98 min) Language: English Director: Mike Barker Writer: Jenny Mayhew Cast: Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams, Rupert Everett Delivery Status: Complete Year of Production: 2002, Country of Origin: Great Britain, Germany A man is torn between loyalty to his wife and his king. BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS Drama (102 min) Language: English Director: Stephen Fry Writer: Stephen Fry Producer: Gina Carter, Miranda Davis Cast: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Emily Mortimer, Peter O’Toole Delivery Status: Complete Year of Production: 2002, Country of Origin: Great Britain, USA A portrait of a fast, furious, and decadent era that follows the exploits of a group of young aristocrats, slavishly followed by the tabloid press, who refer to them as the “bright young things.” FIERCE ENTERTAINMENT Film Messenger, 504, E-Starville 1, 1480-5, Kayang-dong Gangseo-gu Seoul 157-807, Korea. Tel: 82.2.3661.4429. Fax: 82.2.2659.8676. www.filmmessenger.com Sales agent, Distributor, Acquisition At Cannes: Yoonhee Choi (Managing Director), Ahreum Jun (Marketing Team) Acquisition Executive: Yoonhee Choi (Managing Director) Office: RIVIERA Stand H15, Tel: 82.11.381.3661 BEFORE THE SUMMER PASSES AWAY Romantic Drama (78min) Language: Korean Director: Sung Ji-hae Writer: Sung Ji-hae Producer: Cho Sung-woo Fierce Entertainment, 8306 Wilshire Blvd. #904 Los Angeles, CA 90211 USA. Tel: 310.860.1174. Fax: 310.860.9446. www.fierce-entertainment.com, email: mp@fierce-entertainment.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Christopher Petzel (CEO) Acquisition Executive: Steve Emmerson Office: Tel: Christopher Petzel Cell: 33.6.68.61.21.68 SUPERSTITION Thriller (90 min) Language: English Director: Kenneth Hope Writer: Paul Hoffman, Kate Dennis, Stephen Volk FILM MESSENGER P UFFY C HAIR – C INEMAVAULT The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 61 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Cast: Lee Hyun-woo, Kim Bo-kyung, Kwon Min Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: South Korea I have TWO men. One who loves me and one who I love Entangled desire everybody could experience! PRUNING THE GRAPEVINE Drama (115min) Language: Korean Director: Min Boung-hun Writer: Min Boung-hun Producer: Sohn Hyun-wook Cast: Seo Jang-won, Lee Min-jung, Key Joo-bong Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: South Korea This film is about a Catholic student who is reluctant to cut the relationship with his ex-love. BOYS OF TOMORROW Drama (93min) Language: Korean Director: Noh Dong-seok Writer: Noh Dong-seok Producer: Peter Kim Cast: Kim Byeong-seok, Yu A-in, Choi Jae-sung Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: South Korea Two boys on the outskirts of town believe that their life is elsewhere but they have no means to pursue their dreams. Can a gun be their hope? FILMEXPORT GROUP Filmexport Group, Via Del Pianeta Urano, 60 – Rome – Italy. Tel: 06.52207432. Fax: 06.52278416. www.filmexport.com, email: info@filmexport.com Sales agent At Cannes: Roberto Di Girolamo (President), Laura Maurano (Sales Manager), Elisa D’Amico (Sales Manager) Office: Hotel Hilton, I-Club, 1st Floor, Tel: 04.92995278. Fax: 04.92995278 NOAH’S ARK (EL ARCA) http://www.el-arca.com/ Animation (90’) Language: Spanish, Italian, English, Director: Juan Pablo Buscarini Producer: Production Group, Patagonik Film Group Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Argentina, Italy A classic animated film that tackles an absolutely universal subject, in a context of adventures and humour, in which the animals are the main characters. ISLAND OF THE LIVING DEAD (L’ISOLA DEI MORTI VIVENTI) Horror (91’) Language: English, Director: Vincent Dawn Producer: La Perla Nera Key Cast: Yvette Yzon, Alvin Anson, Ronald Russo Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Italy A crew are shipwrecked on an island that isn’t marked out on a map. It would seem to be a desert island but they are not alone. ZOMBIES, THE BEGINNING Horror (90’) Language: English, Director: Vincent Dawn Producer: Diamonds International Film Key Cast: Y. Yzon, A. Anson, P. Holme Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Italy An expedition team sent to rescue a scientific crew on an island will encounter a new generation of zombies…. FILMSHARKS INTERNATIONAL SRL Filmsharks International Srl, Soler 4845, Buenos Aires, BA 1425 Argentina. Tel: 54.11.4774.5044. Fax: 54.11.4774.5044. www.filmsharks.com, email: alpha@filmsharks.com At Cannes: Guido Rud (Director) Office: TBA BEYZA’NIN KADINLARI (SHATTERD SOUL) Thriller (120 minutes) Language: Turkish with inglish subtitles Director: Mustafa Altioklar Key Cast: Tamer Karadagli, Demet Edgar & Levent Üzümcü Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Turkey A number of mutilated legs found around Istanbul push the city into the terror of a serial murderer. Doruk, The Police Lieutenant Faith investigates the gruesome murders with his new expert partner. EL SEGUNDO Thriller (90 minutes) Language: Spanish / Inglish Director: Hank Jacobs Key Cast: Pedro Armendariz, Alana De La Garza, Carlos Guzman & Hank Jacobs Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United States of America El Segundo is known as an ancient jewel which brings eternal life to the possessor. A wealthy Tejano rancher is seeking El Segundo, and his quest threatens to tear apart the community that depends on him. DESPUÉS DEL MAR (AFTER THE SEA) Drama (70 minutes) Language: Spanish Director: Israel Adrian Caetano Key Cast: Victoria Carreras & Facundo Ramirez Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Argentina Something unexplainable has happened at the end of the world. FINANCIERS: ICB ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE ICB Entertainment Finance, 1840 Century Park East, Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA. Tel: 310.275.7171. Fax: 310.275.0855 Financier At Cannes: David Hutkin (1st VP. Deputy Managing Director) Office: Cell: 310.985.1283 Director: Dito Montiel Producer: Charlie Corwin, Clara Markowicz, Trudie Styler Key Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Rosario Dawson, Shia LaBeouf Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA This is the story of a pivotal summer on the hot, sweaty violent streets of Astoria, Queens. FIRST LOOK FIVE STAR PRODUCTION CO., LTD. (THAILAND) First Look, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, 4th Floor, Century City, CA 90067 USA. Tel: 424.202.5000. Fax: 424.202.5001. www.firstlookinternational.com, email: info@firstlookinternational.com At Cannes: Avi Lerner (Co-Chairman), Danny Dimbort (Co-Chairman), Christian Mercuri (VP), John Vista Neis (Exec. Director) Office: Hilton Cannes - Suite 302, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.70.00. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.70.11 DEDICATION Romantic Comedy (111 min) Language: English Director: Justin Theroux Co-Production Partners: Plum Pictures Producer: Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Galt Niederhoffer, Celine Rattray Key Cast: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA An author of children’s books loses his beloved illustrator and must team with an anxious and untested replacement. SMILEY FACE Comedy (88 min) Language: English Director: Gregg Araki Producer: Henry Winterstern and Steve Golin Key Cast: Anna Faris, John Krasinski, Adam Brody Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA An actress/slacker’s day goes seriously out-of-control when she tries to balance competing agendas to get all the items in her “to-do” list done. AN AMERICAN CRIME Drama (92 min) Director: English Language: Tommy O’Haver Producer: Henry Winterstern, Christine Vachon, Kevin Turen Key Cast: Catherine Keener, Ellen Page, James Franco Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A seemingly ordinary housewife imprisons and tortures a beautiful teenager in the basement of her house. A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS Drama (98 min) Language: English Five Star Production Co., Ltd. (Thailand), 61/1 Soi Thaweemitr2, Rama 9 Road, Huaykwang Bangkok 10320 Thailand. Tel: 662.246.9029. Fax: 662.246.2105. www.fivestarent.com, email: info@fivestarent.com Production and Distribution Company At Cannes: Mr. Tian Ponvanit (International Sales Director), Ms. Aphiradee Iamphungphorn (International Sales Executive), Ms. Arthita Lertsethtakarn (Sales Coordinator), Mrs. Somjai Lertsethtakarn (Senior Executive Director), Mr. Kiattikul Iamphungporn (Executive Director) Office: 661.934.8190, Tel: 661.934.8190 HAUNTING ME Horror Language: Thai (with English Subtitle) Director: Wisit Sasanatieng Producer: Five Star Production Co., Ltd. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Thailand The energetic life of young men, the innocence of love, results in death and vengeance that spread throughout the dorm. A ghoulish female spirit begins her haunting. A tale of fright unfolds. THE UNSEEABLE Ex-rotic Horror Language: Thai (with English Subtitle) Director: Wisit Sasanatieng Producer: Five Star Production Co., Ltd. Cast: Siraphan Wattanajinda / Suporntip Choungrangsee Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Thailand A tale of love and horror that brings together two unsuspecting ladies. BLACKNIGHT Horror Language: Thai (with English Subtitle) Director: Patrick Leung/ Thanit Jitnukul/ takahiko Akiyama Producer: Five Star Production Co., Ltd. Cast: Dylan Guo/ Annie Liu/ Pichanart Sakhakorn/ Kajonsak Ratananisai/ Takashi Kashiwabara/ Asaka Seto Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Thailand Next Door (Hong Kong) Horrific incidents take place one after another. One fateful night when a Taiwanese girl, returned to look for her policeman boyfriend, only to discover that he has already started a new affair with his beautiful neighbor from mainland China. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 62 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE FOCUS FEATURES INTERNATIONAL Focus Features International, New York Office: 65 Bleecker Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10012 USA. Tel: 1.212.539.4000. Fax: 1.212.539.4099. UK Office: Fourth Floor, Oxford House, 76 Oxford Street, London W1D 1BS UK. Tel: 44.207.307.1300. Fax: 44.207.307.1301. At Cannes: Alison Thompson (President, International Sales and Distribution), Heta Paarte (SVP, International Marketing and Distribution), Tim Spencer (SVP, International Sales), Peter Kujawski, (VP, International Sales) Office: Focus Features International, Résidence du Gray d’Albion, 12, la Croisette, 2nd Floor, 06400 Cannes, France. Tel: 04.93.99.07.61. Fax: 04.93.99.10.29 BURN AFTER READING Written and Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Produced by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Executive Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner Cast: Frances McDormand, George Clooney Status: In Pre Production A Working Title Production A Focus Features Release MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY Director: Bharat Nalluri Screenplay: David Magee and Simon Beaufoy, based on the novel of the same title by Winifred Watson Producers: Nellie Bellflower, Stephen Garrett Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams Status: In Production A Kudos Film/Keylight Entertainment Production A Focus Features Release BLINDNESS Director: Fernando Meirelles Screenplay: Don McKellar adapted from the novel by José Saragamo Producers: Niv Fichman, Sonoko Sakai, Andrea Barata Ribeiro Co-Producer: Bel Berlinck Executive Producers: Simon Channing Williams, Gail Egan Cast: Daniel Craig, Julianne Moore Status: In Pre Production FORTUNE FEATURES, INC. Fortune Features, Inc., 127 Broadway, Suite 221, Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA. Tel: 310.601.8346. Fax: 435.604.8346. www.fortunefeatures.com, email: FortuneFeatures@aol.com Worldwide Sales, Production and Financing of Motion Pictures. At Cannes: Kourosh Esmailzadeh (CEO), Anthony Pupatello (Associate) Office: TBA, Tel: 1.310.601.8346, email: FortuneFeatures@aol.com VENUS IN FURS Romantic Drama Writer: Stephen Jeffreys (“The Libertine”, “Lost Lands”) Producers: Kourosh Esmailzadeh (“Living Luminaries: on the Serious Business of Happiness”, “Red Soil”, “Succeed!”), Oleg Harencar (“Bloodlines”) Status: In Pre-Production. Credits not Contractual Based on a true story, VENUS IN FURS is the twisted love story of famous Austrian author, Leopold von SacherMasoch (who is known for having lent his name to the term “masochism”), and his beautiful wife, Wanda, a former washerwoman. LIVING LUMINARIES ON THE SERIOUS BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS Docudrama / Self Help Director: Larry Kurnarsky Writers: Larry Kurnarsky and S. A. Mulvihill Producer: Michael J. Lasky Exec. Producers: Kourosh Esmailzadeh (“Venus in Furs” – from the writer of “The Libertine”, “Red Soil”, “Succeed!”), Dawn Olmstead, Gene Sloan, Bo Linten Cast: Best selling authors: Eckhart Tolle (himself); Marianne Williamson (herself); Gary R. Renard (himself); Don Miguel Ruiz (himself); Matthew Kelly (himself); Sean Mulvihill Status: Recently Completed / Screeners Available. A powerful new motion picture featuring the “Cultural Creative A-list”, NY Times/multi-million best sellers. RED SOIL: CHOCOLATE & CHILD SLAVERY (Working Title) Drama / Thriller / Philanthropic Producer: Leila Djansi (“Grass Between My Lips” - made for the African Women Development Commission, “Together Forever”, “The Sisterhood”, “Fespasco”), Stratton Leopold (“Star Trek XI”, “Mission: Impossible III”, “Red Thread”, “Paycheck”, “The Sum of All Fears”, “Bless the Child”, “The General’s Daughter”, “Bound by Honor”, “Born Yesterday”) Exec. Producers: Kourosh Esmailzadeh (“Venus in Furs” – from the writer of “The Libertine”, “Living Luminaries: on the Serious Business of Happiness”, “Succeed!”) Cast: Kimberly Elise (Lionsgate’s “Pride”, “The Manchurian Candidate”, “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”, “John Q”, “Bait”) Status: Principal Photography Scheduled for July 2007. Credits not Contractual In a land of corruption and war, children struggle to survive a life of forced labor on an isolated cocoa farm nestled in the small forgotten village of Abame, in West Africa. Among them is OKAI, a 13 year old boy sold into slavery by his father. FRIES FILM GROUP, INC. Fries Film Group, Inc., 22817 Ventura Blvd. #909, Woodland Hills, CA 91364 USA. Tel: 818.888.3052. Fax: 818.888.3042. Distributor At Cannes: Charles M. Fries (President), Adam Welles (VP of Worldwide Sales) Office: Riviera F.5, Tel: 3306.82.31.07.34 NUMB Romantic Comedy (2007) Director: Harris Goldberg Cast: Mathew Perry, Lynn Collins, Mary Steenburgen Status: Post-Production. Scheduled to screen at Cannes Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival. When a writer falls in love with his soul mate, her love cures him of his neurotic personality. ALIEN AGENT Action (2007) Cast: Mark Dacascos, Billy Zane, Amelia Cooke Status: Post Production. Ready for delivery by May 2007. Scheduled to screen at the Cannes Film Festival A lawman from another Galaxy must stop an invading force from building a gateway to our world. THE COVENANT Thriller (2006) Cast: Eddie Furlong, Michael Madsen, Chandra West Status: Completed and Ready for delivery David Faustian’s life spirals downward and out of control after a mugger blinds him. Six months later a mysterious stranger offers David a bargain to restore his sight. FRONTAL LOBE FILMS Frontal Lobe Films, 1700 N. 7th Ave Suite 240, Phoenix, AZ, 85007, United States. Tel: 602.476.1630. Fax: 602.476.1631. www.frontallobefilms.com, Email: sales@frontallobefilms.com Sales Agent, Distributor, Producer At Cannes: Thomas Henager (President), Kevin Palmer (VP) Office: Tel: 623.698.5925 SIXES AND THE ONE EYED KING Thriller (95 minutes) Language: English Director: Ray Nomoto Robison Writer: Ray Nomoto Robison and Patricia Snyder Producer: Ray Nomoto Robison Key Cast: Grace Thorsen and Scott Ford Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Six suicidal “contestants” play a series of Russian Roulette style games in an effort to win one million dollars a year for life. ROUGH CUT Documentary (87 minutes) Language: English Director: Todd Klick Writer: Sean Gaston and Todd Klick Producer: Todd Shill, Todd Klick and Sean Gaston Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Would you kill to make a movie? Rough Cut explores the twisted tale of two young filmmakers who had a dream of making a horror movie – and the bizarre events that followed. G GAUMONT 30 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92200 Neuilly Sur Seine, France. Tel: 33.1.46.43.21.80. Fax: 33.1.46.43.20.33. www.gaumont.fr At Cannes: Christophe RIANDÉE (C.E.O.), Loïc TROCMÉ (Head of Sales and Acquisitions), Yves CHEVALIER (Acquisitions Consultant), Cécile GAGET (Sales & Acquisitions), Dorothée GROSJEAN (Sales), Virginie ROYER (Sales) Office: 2 La Croisette, 5th Floor, Tel: 33 4 93 68 90 20 CHRYSALIS Thriller / Science Fiction Director: Julien Leclercq Production: GAUMONT Cast: Albert Dupontel, Marie Guillard, Marthe Keller, Mélanie Thierry, Estelle Lefébure Status: Private screening When truth is lodged in the heart of brain, memories become a precious and highly coveted commodity. And some of them never fade away. THE BRØKEN – ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION Psychological Thriller Director: Sean Ellis Production: GAUMONT / LEFT TURN FILMS Cast: Lena Headey Status: Post-production On a busy London street, Gina thinks she sees herself drive past in her own car. MR 73 Thriller Director: Olivier Marchal Production: GAUMONT / LGM Cinéma Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Olivia Bonamy Status: Shooting In Marseille, particularly savage and vicious murders remain without explanation, casting discredit on the police. Email your press releases only during Cannes to: thebusinessoffilm@sdi06.fr The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 63 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE GOALPOST FILM Goalpost Film, 54 Lynette Avenue, London SW4 9HD, United Kingdom. Tel: 44.20.8673.6114. Sales Agent At Cannes: Tristan Whalley (Managing Director), Nicki Parfitt (Co-Managing Director) Office: Résidences Grand Hôtel, Entrance Cormoran 2, Bell 53, 5th floor, 47 La Croisette, 06400 Cannes, Tel: 334.93.39.76.29 CLUBLAND Dramatic Comedy (108 minutes) Language: English Director: Cherie Nowlan Producer: Rosemary Blight Co-production partners: Essential Viewing Pictures Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Khan Chittenden, Emma Booth, Richard Wilson and Frankie. J. Holden Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia Tim has a new girlfriend. It should be the perfect romance but something is holding him back. His parents are entertainers.! There are never just two people in a family love story. THE ESCAPIST Thriller Language: English Director: Rupert Wyatt Producer: Adrian Sturges and Alan Moloney Co-production partners: A Picture Farm/Parallel Films production Cast: Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Damian Lewis and Seu Jorge Delivery Status: Post-production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.K. A prison escape thriller with a twist set in the subterranean tunnels beneath London. ELISE Drama Language: English Director: James Bogle Producer: Ben Grant Co-production partners: Essential Viewing Pictures Cast: Natalie Imbruglia Delivery Status: Pre-production Country of Origin: Australia At the beach one summer day a little girl goes missing. Twenty years on her sister finds the courage to rearrange the pieces of her broken life . and invent a new beginning. GOLD VIEW CO. LTD. Gold View Co. Ltd., Entopia Ogikubo #1201, 3-50-5 Asagaya-minami, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-0004 Japan. Tel: 81.3.5347.2501. Fax: 81.3.5347.2505. http://www.goldview.co.jp/ Sales agent At Cannes: Kiyo JOO (Managing Dir.), Alberto CORELO LUGO (Consultant) Office: ARIA Drama (105 min) Language: Japanese Director: Takushi TSUBOKAWA Writer: Takushi TSUBOKAWA Producer: Juichi SHIRAUCHI, Kimiko ISHII Cast: Masayuki SHIONOYA, Mariko TAKAHASHI Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 2.3 M US$ Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Japan A road movie of a piano tuner who looks for a beach that his deceased wife wanted her ashes to be scattered. BAKUSHI-THE INCREDIBLE LIVES OF ROPE-MASTERS (BAKUSHI) Documentary (94 min) Language: Japanese Director: Ryuichi HIROKI Producer: Yoshiyasu IKEZAKI (At Entertainment), Naoya NARITA (Archim Boldo) Cast: Chimuo NUREKI, Haruki YUKIMURA, Go ARISUE Delivery Status: Completed (Feature) Market Debut Budget: 0.8 M US$ Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Japan The word “BAKUSHI” is in the western term the rope master or rope artist for the Japanese bondage. It is a documentary about the lives of such peculiar professional, known in Japanese “KINBAKU”. CRICKETS Drama (102 min) Language: Japanese Director: Shinji AOYAMA Writer: Ryo IWAMATSU Producer: Atsushi KATAYANAGI Cast: Kyoka SUZUKI, Tsutomu YAMAZAKI Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 1.0 M US$ Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Japan The story portrays a strange relationship between an old blind and dumb man and middle aged beautiful woman. GOLDCREST FILMS INTERNATIONAL Goldcrest Films International, 65/66 Dean Street, London W1D 4PL, United Kingdom. Tel: 44(0)20.7437.8696. Fax: 44(0)20.7437.4448. info@goldcrestfilms.com At Cannes: John Quested (Chairman), Stephen Johnston (President, Goldcrest Films Inc.), Nick Quested (Director), Laura Murphy (Sales & Marketing), Wayne Godfrey (Acquisitions & Development) Office: 25 La Croisette, Bagatelle, Tel: 04.93.99.01.84. Fax: 04.93.99.04.69. ELVIS & ANABELLE Drama/ Romance Director: Will Geiger Producer: Nick Quested Cast: Max Minghella, Blake Lively, Mary Steenburgen, Joe Mantegna, Keith Carradine Production Status: Completed. Market Debut A young mortician and a small-town beauty queen become unlikely romantic partners after the latter makes a mysterious return from the grave. IN A DAY Romance/Comedy Director: Evan Richards Producer: Rowan Athale, Evan Richards Cast: Lorraine Pilkington, Finlay Robertson Production Status: Completed. Screening in Market A disturbing encounter throws two strangers together on the path of love, but all is not what it seems. In A Day so much can happen. 39 POUNDS OF LOVE Documentary Director & Producer: Dani Menkin Cast: Ami Ankilewitz Production Status: Completed. Screening in Market The uplifting true story of one man’s courageous journey to show the world that anything is possible. LIBRARY Goldcrest Films International’s library also has over 80 titles available to license world-wide for Television and DVD rights, including many award winning features. We are also buying All Rights Worldwide. GOLDEN NETWORK ASIA LIMITED Golden Network Asia Limited, Room 2003, Futura Plaza, 111-113 How Ming St., Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. Tel: 852.2751.1886. Fax: 852.2750.4862. info@goldnetasia.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Carrie Wong (Managing Director), Clarence Tang (Head of Sales & Acquisitions), Feron Lau (Project Director), Lammy Li (Sales and Marketing Manager), Elise Wong (Senior Sales and Marketing Assistant) Acquisition Executive: Clarence Tang Office: LERINS – P1, Tel: 04.92.99.32.46 MID ROAD GANG Family/Comedy (95 mins) Language: Thai Director: Pantham Thongsang, Somkiat Vithuranich Writer: Somkiat Vithuranich Producer: Pantham Thongsang Cast: Pitisak Yaowananont, Pavarisa Phenjati, Chalermpol Thikamporntheerawong Delivery Status: Completed Budget: USD 1.5M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Thailand An inspiring comedy about the friendship, courage and the loyalty between a pack of stray mutts. FIRST FLIGHT Drama (95 mins) Language: Thai Director: Thanit Jitnukul Producer: Thanit Jitnukul, Saharat Vilainet Cast: Sornram Theppitak, Songporn Thongmark, Tom Claytor Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Thailand A dreamer and adventurer in Siam’s first Air Force. THE POSTMODERN LIFE OF MY AUNT (YI MA DE HOU XIAN DAI SHENG HUO) Drama (110 mins) Language: Mandarin Director: Ann Hui Writer: Li Qiang Producer: Yuan Mei Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Siqin Gaowa, Vicky Zhao Wei Delivery Status: Completed Budget: USD 5M Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: China In the autumn of her life, a woman learns the value of love. GOLDEN SUN FILM CO LTD Golden Sun Film Co Ltd, 11/F Hong Lok House, 477 Nathan Road, Yaumatei, Kln., Hong Kong. Tel: 852.23855939. Fax: 852.23683873. email: goldensu@netvigator.com, www.goldensunfilm.com Sales agent, producer, distributor, agent At Cannes: Ketsarinh Lan (Distribution Director), William Lan(President), Cherina Sze(Sales Manager) Acquisition Executive: William Lan (President) DRAGON TREASURE Action (approx 90 min) Language: Chinese & Mardarin Director: Tso Wing Writer: Cheng Shing Mao Producer: Lan Tien Hong, Lai Tsun Kei Cast: Kwok Chun On, To Lai Man, Tam On Yip, Lo Wai Kwong, Sze Lik Ka, Pak Bin, Cheung Yim Bing, Cheung Chi Wai Delivery Status: Postproduction Budget: $1,000,000.00 Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Hong Kong There is a secret hidden in the national treasure “the ancient cup”. The secret is related to the wealth. KUNG FU MONKEY Action (approx 90 min) Language: Chinese & Mardarin Director: Tin Chun Producer: Lan Tien Hong, Lai Tsun Kei Cast: Liang Xio Long, Gordon Lau Kar Fai, Micheal Tam Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $1,000,000.00 Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Hong Kong Sap Yee Siu, the young owner of Chinese medicine shop, is fond of Kung Fu. He tries to ask Tin Kiu San one of the Guangdong Ten Tigers to be his Kung Fu master but is rejected by Tin. SNAKE CURSE Horror (approx 90 min) Language: Chinese & Mardarin Director: Chiang Kwok Kuen Producer: Lan Tien Hong, Lai Tsun Kei Cast: Steven Ma, Gordon Lau Kar Fai, Tsui Man, Yip Wah Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $1,000,000.00 Year of Production: 2004, Country of The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 64 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Origin: Hong Kong A highly educated expert, a selfish and money-oriented person, did a secret and illegal experiment and created a snakeman by combining the DNA of a human being and produced a miracle drug for saving life. GORILLA PICTURES Gorilla Pictures, 2000 W. Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506 USA. Tel: 818.848.2198. Fax: 818.848.2232. www.gorillapictures.net, email: info@gorillapictures.net At Cannes: Bill J. Gottlieb (President), Don Wilson (Executive VP, Development) Office: Riviera, N16 THE LAST SENTINEL Sci-Fi / Action (94 minutes) Language: English Director: Jesse Johnson Co-Production Partners: World Films, Inc. Producer: Bill J. Gottlieb Key Cast: Don Wilson, Katee Sackhoff, Bokeem Woodbine, Keith David, Steven Bauer Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United States In a not to distant future, those sworn to serve and protect are driving the population to extinction. Now humanity must unite to survive the final battle for mankind’s existence. THE LEGEND OF SASQUATCH Animation / Family (74 minutes) Language: English Director: Thomas Callicoat Producer: Bill J. Gottlieb Key Cast: William Hurt, John RhysDavies, Jewel and Blaire Restaneo Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United States John Davis moves his family to the mountains above Seattle - where they discover a family of Bigfoot living nearby who need their help. SOFT TARGET (CROOKED) Action (93 minutes) Director: English Language: Art Camacho Co-Production Partners: World Films, Inc. Producer: Bill J. Gottlieb Key Cast: Don Wilson, Gary Busey, Olivier Gruner, Fred Williamson Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: United States A gorgeous call girl is the sole witness to a brutal murder. Now two cops at odds must become partners to take her undercover if she is to survive. The Business Of Film Cannes 2006 Tel: 04 93 06 41 49 GREENESTREET FILMS INTERNATIONAL GreeneStreet Films International, 275 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 210, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. Tel: 310.860.1113. Fax: 310.860.1311. www.greenestreetfilms.com International Sales Arm for GreeneStreet Films At Cannes: John Penotti (President, GreeneStreet Films), Ariel Veneziano (President, GreeneStreet Films International), Crystal Bourbeau (Manager, GreeneStreet Films International), Marlene Neubauer (Sales Consultant) Office: Palais des Arcades, 4ème étage, 32, rue du Commandant André 06400 Cannes, Tel: 04.86.68.70.80. THE NINES www.lookforthenines.com Drama / Language: English Director: John August Writer: John August Producer: Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen, Dan Etheridge Co-production partners: Jinks/Cohen Co. Key Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, Elle Fanning Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: U.S.A. Mixing reality with mysterious sci-fi and fantasy elements, THE NINES is the directorial debut for the writer of GO, BIG FISH and CORPSE BRIDE. LAWS OF MOTION Drama Language: English Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld Writer: Elyse Friedman Producers: Daniela Taplin, Celine Rattray, Jana Edelbaum, Hilary Swank, Galt Niederhoffer, Eden Wurmfeld Co-production partners: Plum Pictures and Ideal Partners Film Fund Key Cast: Matthew Perry, Ben Foster, Hilary Swank Delivery Status: Pre-production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.S.A. Three sibling reunite and impact each other’s lives in more than one way. A satirical comedy in the vein of SIDEWAYS and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. GARY THE TENNIS COACH Comedy Language: English Director: Danny Leiner Writers: Rick Stempson, Andy Stock Producers: John Penotti, Michael G. Nathanson, Seann William Scott Key Cast: Seann William Scott, Randy Quaid, Leonor Varela Delivery Status: Post-production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: U.S.A. An overzealous high school janitor who has not recovered from his failed career as a tennis pro, begins coaching his beloved sport to a group of misfits and somehow leads them to the Nebraska state championship. LAW OFFICES OF GREG S. BERNSTEIN Law Offices of Greg S. Bernstein, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 240, Beverly Hills, California, USA. Tel: 1.310.247.2790. Fax: 1.310.247.2791. www.thefilmlaw.com. E-mail: greg@thefilmlaw.com Entertainment and Film Finance Law, Producer Representative At Cannes: Greg S. Bernstein (Entertainment Attorney, Producer Representative) Office: Novotel Montfleury Cannes, Tel: 06.18.87.68.86 H H2O MOTION PICTURES H2O Motion Pictures, Third Floor, 23 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8NH UK. Tel: 44.207.240.5656. Fax: 44.207.240.5647 At Cannes: Mark Horowitz, Andras Hamori Office: Apt. 2E, Albatros, Residence du Grand Hotel, La Croisette FEEL Drama Language: US Directed by: Matt Mahurin Produced by: Andrew Fierberg, Christina Weiss Lurie, Tim Chambers Cast: William Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan, Clayne Crawford Country of Origin: US Over the course of a single day, four men going through major life changes visit an Asian massage parlor in New York searching for some kind of human connection. OPIUM Drama Language: English/Hungarian Directed by: János Szász Written by: János Szász, András Szekér, based on the diaries of Géza Csáth Produced by: Andras Hamori and Pál Sándor Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Kirsti Stubo Status: Post-production Country of Origin: Hungary/Germany Psychiatrist Josef Brenne’s breakthrough approach to working with the mentally ill is overtaken by his morphine addiction and his captivation with an asylum patient leading to a destructive meeting of mind and body. PEOPLE WHO KNOCK ON THE DOOR Drama Language: English Directed by: Karl Golden Written by: Doug Taylor, based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith Status: Pre-production Country of Origin: Ireland/Germany A troubled teen is pulled between with his father’s religious hysteria a coma brings his family into a local church group.. HALCYON INTERNATIONAL PICTURES, LLC Halcyon International Pictures, LLC, 1785 E. Sahara Drive, Suite 490, Las Vegas, NV 89104 USA. Tel: 310.388.6087. Fax: 310.388.0481. www.halcyonpix.com, email: halcyon_cannes@yahhoo.com At Cannes: Ray Haboush (Partner), Brian Yuzna (Partner) Office: Riviera L3/M4 AMPHIBIOUS Creature (90 min) Language: Indonesian / English Producer: Brian Yuzna Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Indonesia A prehistoric Sea Scorpion rises from the depth of “THE RING OF FIRE”, wreaking havoc on S.E. Asia PRIMAL Creature (88 min) Language: English Director: Steffen Schlachtenhaufen Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: US Environmentalists on a survey mission are led astray into the uncharted regions of a secluded wilderness preserve where they fall victim to a vicious predator. HOOLIGAN Thriller (90 min) Director: English / Japanese Language: Marc Freshman Producer: Eric Sheretz Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: US After a powerful Yakuza boss is killed, his two disgraced bodyguards will stop at nothing to get revenge. HANNIBAL PICTURES Hannibal Pictures, 8265 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 107, West Hollywood, CA 90046 USA. Tel: 323.848.2945. Fax: 323.848.2946. www.hannibalpictures.com, email: contactus@hannibalpictures.com Producer, Distributor and Sales agent Office: 001.323.848.2945 UNTITLED WESLEY SNIPES PROJECT (WORKING TITLE) Action Language: English Director: Russell Mulcahy Producer: Richard Rionda Del Castro, W. Peter Iliff, Wallis Nicita Cast: Wesley Snipes Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: $20 million Country of Origin: Thailand, Los Angeles “Untitled Wesley Snipes Project” is full blast action-adventure about a heroic FBI agent and his relentless pursuit of a ruthless Asian drug lord. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 65 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE MESSAGES Thriller Language: English Director: David Fairman Producer: David Fairman, Jon Morrey Cast: Jeff Fahey, Kim Thomson, Martin Kove Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $4 million Country of Origin: UK A recently widowed forensic pathologist (Jeff Fahey) believes the victims of a brutal serial killer are sending him messages that will lead to the killer. But mounting evidence.leads to him. CARMEN’S KISS Action/Thriller Language: English Producer: Richard Rionda Del Castro, David Fairman, Jon-Paul Gates Budget: $7 Million Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: UK Sexy, cool retelling of Bizet’s opera “Carmen” updated to the criminal underworld of modern London. Joe is a disgraced London detective who finds himself drawn to Carmen, a sexy, scheming Eastern European with dangerous underworld connections. BAJA Action Language: English Director: Terry Leonard Producer: Richard Rionda and Tom Elliott Budget: $15 Million Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: USA Seth and his brothers go to Baja California, Mexico for a weekend of fun and motorcycle racing, but the weekend takes a nasty turn when Seth’s girlfriend Eden is kidnapped. NO TIME FOR HEROES Action Language: English Director: James Fargo Budget: $10 Million Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: USA Three ex-Army buddies thwart the hijacking of a commercial flight, but instead of receiving a hero’s welcome, their actions are met with derision and hostility. Worse, the terrorist behind the hijacking comes after them. ESCOBAR Action-Adventure Language: English Producer: Richard Rionda Del Castro, Jose Ludlow Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: $35 million Country of Origin: Spain - Mexico Pablo Escobar’s political aspirations lead him into a full-fledged war against his own country and the United States. MURDER 1 Action Language: English Director: Giorgio Serafini Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: $20 million Country of Origin: Puerto Rico The Fugitive meets Network when an accused, deranged killer takes over the live taping of the hit reality crime show MURDER ONE. THE QUARTERBACK Action Language: English Director: TBD Cast: TBD Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: Europe The football is a leather case containing the U.S. nuclear launch codes. It has fallen into the hands of Kit, a Chinese immigrant stuck in Moscow because of bureaucratic red tape. ADRIFT IN MANHATTAN Drama Language: English Director: Alfredo De Villa Producer: Steve Brown Cast: Heather Graham, Billy Baldwin, Victor Rasuk Delivery Status: April 2007 Budget: $4 million Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA The complicated and sometimes tragic lives of four New Yorkers intersect in miraculous ways in “Adrift in Manhattan”, the daring new drama from the makers of “Washington Heights”. HBO ENTERPRISES HBO Enterprises, 1100 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 USA. Tel: 212.512.1000. Fax: 212.512.5698. www.hbo.com Theatrical Distributor At Cannes: Charles Schreger (President, Programming Sales), Amy Beecroft (Director of International Theatrical Distribution), Brian Roth (Director of International Theatrical Distribution), Heather McVicar (Vice President, Marketing) Office: Majestic Hotel, Suite #134, Tel: 04.97.06.85.34. Fax: 04.97.06.85.36 ROCKET SCIENCE Comedy (101 min) Language: English Director: Jeffrey Blitz Producers: Effie T. Brown, Sean Welch Cast: Reece Daniel Thompson Delivery Status: Completed (Screening) Year of Production: 2006, Country of origin: US From Jeffrey Blitz, director of Spellbound, a wry comedy of adolescent angst set in the world of New Jersey high school policy debate. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TIME TRAVEL Comedy Language: English Director: Gareth Carrivick Producers: Neil Peplow, Justin Smith Cast: Chris O’Dowd, Marc Wootton, Dean Lennox Kelly, Anna Faris Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of origin: UK A clueless trio of friends in a British pub accidentally time travel every time they go to the bathroom and have to find ways to get back to the bar to finish their drinks and undo the mess their timetraveling creates. HERE! FILMS HDNET FILMS HDNET Films, 122 Hudson Street, 5TH Floor, New York, NY 10013 USA. Tel: 1.212.255.0626. Fax: 1.212.255.0602. www.hdnetfilms.com At Cannes: Laird Adamson (Head of International Sales) Office: Bagatelle, 25 La Croisette, 4th Floor, Tel: 1.917.601.4771 REDACTED War Drama Language: English Director: Brian De Palma Co-Production Partners: The Film Farm Producer: Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner Key Cast: Kel O’neil, Izzy Diaz, Patrick Carroll, Ty Jones Delivery Status: In Production Budget $5M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Through a video collage of stories, REDACTED examines the events leading up to and the aftermath of an horrific crime committed by a group of US soldiers in Iraq. NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD Documentary Language: English Director: Mark Hartley Producer: Craig Griffin, Michael Lynch Key Cast: Quentin Tarrantino Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia The wild, untold story of “ozploitation;” the first-ever detailed examination and celebration of Australian genre cinema and the undervalued auteurs who brought it to life. FAY GRIM http://www.magpictures.com/profile.aspx ?id=f775cfc8-4d77-4be3-8bafe6377cd9d096 Drama (115 min) Director: English Language: Hal Hartley Co-Production Partners: Zero Fiction, This Is That Producer: Ted Hope, Martin Hagemann, Mike Ryan Key Cast: Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, Saffron Burrows Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA / Germany Years after her husband’s apparent death, Fay Grim discovers that several intelligence agencies as well as a couple of terrorist organizations are looking for Henry Fool’s infamous Confessions. The Business Of Film Cannes 2007 Tel: 04 93 06 41 49 here! Films, 10990 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse, Los Angeles, California 90024 USA. Tel: 310.806.4298. Fax: 310.806.4268. www.regententertainment.com/herefilms. html Producer and Distributor At Cannes: Mark Reinhart (Executive VP, Distribution & Acquisitions) Office: Tel: Mark Reinhart’s Cell 323.791.8094 SHELTER Drama Feature (94 minutes) Language: English Director: Jonah Markowitz Producer: Stephen P. Jarchow, Paul Colichman, J.D. Disalvatore Cast: Brad Rowe,Tina Holmes, Trevor Wright Delivery Status: Completed Zach has always put the needs of others above his own; but when he begins falling for his best friend’s older brother, he struggles to reconcile his own dreams with the demands of his family. KISS THE BRIDE Comedy Feature Language: English Director: C. Jay Cox Producer: C. Jay Cox, Richard Santilena, Bob Schuck Cast: Tori Spelling, James O’Shea, Philipp Karner, Amber Benson, Joanna Cassidy Delivery Status: Post-Production In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. But in the ensuing ten years, they’ve lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan’s wedding he’s surprised! THE DL CHRONICLES Drama (4 x ? hour) Language: English Director: Quincy LeNear, Deondray Gossett Producer: Quincy LeNear, Deondray Gossett Cast: Damian T. Raven Delivery Status: Completed The “DL Chronicles” tells the stories of men of color who by consequence and by choice, live sexually duplicitous and secret lifestyles. HOLLAND FILM Holland Film, Jan Luykenstraat 2, 1071 CM Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Tel: 31.20.570.7575. Fax: 31.20.570.7570. www.hollandfilm.nl, E-mail: hf@hollandfilm.nl Holland Film is the official marketing & promotion agency for Dutch film abroad. At Cannes: Claudia Landsberger (managing director) cell: 31.6.5437.4077 Office: 106, Holland Film Pavilion, Village International, Tel: 33(0)493.998.570 KICKS Drama (90’) Language, subtitles: Dutch/Arabic. English subtitles. Directors: Albert ter Heerdt (Shouf Shouf Habibi!) The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 66 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Producers/sales: Parnassus Film Key Cast: Mimoun Oaïssa (Schnitzel Paradise), Roeland Fernhout (Phileine Says Sorry), Hadewych Minis (Phileine Says Sorry) Delivery Status: completed Country of origin/co-production: The Netherlands A heart-warming film that notes the differences between people, but mostly emphasises their similarities. DENNIS P Tragi-comedy (90’) Language, subtitles: Dutch. English subtitles Director: Pieter Kuijpers (The Horror Bus) NL Producer: Pupkin Film Key Cast: Edo Brunner, Nadja Hüpscher (Simon) Delivery Status: completed Country of origin/co-production: NL/BE True-crime biopic about Holland’s most audacious diamond robber. PAID Thriller (91’) Language, subtitles: English Director: Laurence Lamers (debut feature film) Producer: Slavenburg Films Key Cast: Murilo Benicio (Orfeu), Anne Charrier, Tom Conti (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) Delivery Status: completed Country of origin/co-production: The Netherlands A gangster movie based on the French ‘film noir’ of the late sixties. HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS Hollywood Classics, Linton House, 3951 Highgate Road, London NW5 1RS UK. Tel: 44.20.7424.7280. Fax: 44.20.7428.8936. www.hollywoodclassics.com, email: info@hollywoodclassics.com At Cannes: Joe Dreier (Director), Melanie Tebb (Sales Coordinator), David Llewellyn Jones (TV Sales), Petra Sumser (German Representative) Office: 63 la Croisette, Le Lerina, 4th floor, Tel: 04.93.94.00.09 WISE BLOOD Drama (108 min) Language: English Director: John Huston Key Cast: Brad Dourif Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 1979, Country of Origin: USA A young American southerner decides to make his mark by inventing his own church. Satire by Flannery O’Connor TIME BANDITS Fantasy (116 min) Language: English Director: Terry Gilliam Key Cast: John Cleese, Sean Connery Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 1981, Country of Origin: UK Key in the Handmade Films library, now represented by Hollywood Classics. LORD OF THE FLIES Drama (92 mins) Director: English Language: Peter Brook Delivery Status: In Development Year of Production: 1963, Country of Origin: UK One of the films in the Janus Films library now represented by Hollywood Classics. HOLLYWOOD WIZARD Hollywood Wizard, 8918 Amestoy Ave., Northridge, CA 91325 USA. Tel: 818.461.9349. Fax: 818.461.9143. http://www.hollywoodwizard.com, email: info@hollywoodwizard.com At Cannes: Tony Kandah (President & CEO), Mirna Kandah (Vice President), Diana Scott (Sales Assistant), Brigitte Rossbandt (Sales Assistant) Office: E3 / F4, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.21 PIRANHA PARK http://hollywoodwizard.com/movie.php? mid=85&sc=2 Creature/Sci-Fi Language: English Director: Gary Jones Producer: Tony Kandah, Gary Jones, Jeff Miller Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: $2 million Country of Origin: USA “Piranha in a water park.” Teens breaking into a water park for Senior Skip Day are attacked by killer piranha and must get out of the park before the military’s F16 fighters blow it up. KILLMELEON http://hollywoodwizard.com/movie.php? mid=88&sc=2 Creature/Sci-Fi Language: English Director: Gary Jones Producer: Tony Kandah, Gary Jones, Jeff Miller Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: $1.5 million Country of Origin: USA A giant 30-foot chameleon escapes from a plane crash while being smuggled into the United States. SCARABAEUS http://hollywoodwizard.com/movie.php? mid=87&sc=2 Creature/Sci-Fi Director: English Language: Gary Jones Producer: Tony Kandah, Gary Jones, Jeff Miller Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: $1.5 million Country of Origin: USA A small band of Confederate soldiers desert the battle in search of buried treasure. Bitten by an ancient golden beetle one of the men transforms into a giant mythological insect-hellbent on protecting the gold. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 67 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE HORIZON MOTION PICTURES Horizon Motion Pictures, Suite 237, 1271 Howe Street Vancouver BC Canada V6Z 1R3. Tel: 604.632.1707. Fax: 604.632.1711. www.horizonmotionpictures.com, email: film@filmhorizon.com Sales agent, Producer At Cannes: Rob Straight (President) Caroline Stern (VP, Sales, Acquisitions and Development) Acquisition Executive: Rob Straight (President) Caroline Stern (VP, Sales, Acquisitions and Development) Office: Riviera H10, Tel: 33.04.92.99.88.19 SUPER AMIGOS (PREMIERE) Feature Documentary (82 min) Language: English/Spanish (Canada/Mexico) Directed by Arturo Perez Torres Screenplay by Arturo Perez Torres Produced by Heather Haynes and Arturo Perez Torres Starring Super Barrio, Fray Tormenta, Super Gay, Super Animal, Ecologista Universal Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada/Mexico Five modern day super heroes, dressed as “Lucha libre” wrestlers, fight for social justice and human rights in Mexico City. THE ENTRANCE Supernatural Thriller (81 min) Language: English (Canada) Directed by Damon Vignale Screenplay by Damon Vignale Produced by Andrew Hamilton, Damon Vignale Starring Sarah Jane Redmond, Michael Eklund, Ron Sauve, Jerry Wasserman Delivery Status: Completed Budget $US 1 Million Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Canada A detective battles the occult when a demon forces men to play games of chance for their lives. HYDE PARK INTERNATIONAL Hyde Park International, 14958 Ventura Blvd, # 100, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: 818.783.6060. Fax: 818.783.6319. At Cannes: Ashok Amritraj, Lisa Wilson Office: Carlton Hotel #140/141, Lisa Wilson cell 1.818.516.4746 DEATH SENTENCE Director: James Wan (writer/director SAW, producer SAW 2) Writer: Ian Mackenzie Jeffers Based on the novel, Death Sentence, by Brian Garfield (DEATH WISH). Producer: Ashok Amritraj, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin Cast: Kevin Bacon as Nick Hume, Garrett Hedlund (FOUR BROTHERS, ERAGON) as Billy, Kelly Preston as Helen, Aisha Tyler (.45, GHOST WHISPERER) as Detective Wallis, Leigh Whannell (SAW) as Spink and John Goodman as Bones Nick Hume is a mild mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses the brutal murder of his oldest son in a gang initiation rite. ASYLUM Director: David R Ellis (FINAL DESTINATION 2, SNAKES ON A PLANE) Writer: Ethan Lawrence Producer: Ashok Amritraj. Executive Producer: Jessika Borsiczky, Patrick Aiello, George Parra Cast: Mark Rolston (THE DEPARTED), Sarah Roemer (GRUDGE 2, DISTURBIA), Travis Van Winkle (TRANSFORMERS), Carolina Garcia (COACH CARTER), Jake Muxworthy (I HEART HUCKABEES) A group of teens are housed in the new wing of their college, which was formerly an asylum, and find it is haunted by the spirit of the evil doctor who performed barbaric experiments on his patients there. PENELOPE Director: Mark Palansky (Second Unit Director THE ISLAND, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR) Writer: Leslie Caveny (Emmy Award for EVEYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) Producer: Jennifer Simpson, Scott Steindorff, Reese Witherspoon Cast: Christina Ricci (MONSTER), Reese Witherspoon, James McAvoy A modern-day fairy tale about a woman under a curse who tries to end a lifelong string of bad luck. TRADE (WELCOME TO AMERICA) Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner (SOMMERSTURM) Story by: Roland Emmerich based on New York Times Magazine cover story by Peter Landesman Screenplay by: Jose Rivera (MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) Executive Producer: Ashok Amritraj, Lars Sylvest Producer: Roland Emmerich Cast: Kevin Kline, Alicia BachledaCurus Status: Delivery A pair of girls are kidnapped and forced into the sex slave trade. A burnt out cop and brother set out to enter the network and find their family members. STREET FIGHTER Writer: Justin Marks (VOLTRON) Producer: Ashok Amritraj Hyde Park Entertainment and Capcom bring you a major, live action motion picture based on Capcom’s most popular videogame franchise, “Street Fighter® .” ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE Director: Clare Kilner (THE WEDDING DATE) Writer: Tracey Jackson (THE GURU) Producer: Ashok Amritraj Cast: Jesse Metcalfe (JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE, TOWN CREEK) A beautiful young Indian woman and an American businessman cross cultural barriers in this uplifting romantic comedy in the vein of PRETTY WOMAN. THE CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION Director: James Ivory Writer: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the novel by Peter Cameron Producer: Richard Hawley Executive Producer: Ashok Amritraj Cast: Anthony Hopkins as Adam, Laura Linney as Caroline, Hiro Sanada as Pete, Charlotte Gainsbourg as Arden, Omar Metwally as Omar, Norma Aleandro as Mrs Van Euwen, Kate Burton as Lucy THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI Director :Roger Spottiswoode Writer: Jane Hawksley from the original screenplay “The Bitter Sea” by James Macmanus Producer: Arthur Cohn, Wieland SchulzKeil Cast: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh George Hogg, a young Englishman, leads sixty orphaned boys on an extraordinary journey of almost a thousand perilous miles through war ravaged China, across snow bound mountains, to safety in Mongolia. BATTLE IN SEATTLE Director: Stuart Townsend Writer: Stuart Townsend Producer: Kirk Shaw, Mary Alou Executive Producer: Ashok Amritraj Cast: Charlize Theron as ELLA, Woody Harrelson as DALE, Martin Henderson (THE RING, BRIDE & PREJUDICE, FLYBOYS) as JAY, Michelle Rodriguez (FAST AND THE FURIOUS, RESIDENT EVIL) as LOU, Ray Liotta as THE MAYOR, Channing Tatum (STEP UP) as JOHNSON, Connie Nielson (GLADIATOR) as Jean, Andre Benjamin as DJANGO and Isaach de Benkole (MIAMI VICE, CASINO ROYALE) as Abasi. Based on actual events which took place during the World Trade Organisation summit in Seattle in November 1999. PREMONITION Thriller Director: Mennan Yapo (SOUNDLESS) Writer: Bill Kelly (“Blast from the Past”, “Enchanted”) Producer: Ashok Amritraj, Jon Jashni, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Sunil Perkash Cast: Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon Status: Delivery A Midwestern housewife is told her husband has died in a car crash — only to discover him the next morning alive and well. CHAOS THEORY (WORKING TITLE) Director: Marcos Siega (PRETTY PERSUASION) Writer: Daniel Taplitz Executive Producer: Michael Andreen, Mark Gill, Liz Glotzer, Martin Shafer Producer: Frederic Golchan, Erica Westheimer Cast: Emily Mortimer (MATCH POINT, PINK PANTHER), Ryan Reynolds (JUST FRIENDS), Stuart Townsend (LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN) Status: post production – promo in office A heartwarming comedy about two friends, Frank and Buddy, who fall in love with the same woman. FLAWLESS Director: Michael Radford (IL POSTINO, MERCHANT OF VENICE) Screenplay by: Edward Anderson Producer: Michael Pierce/Mark Williams Cast: Michael Caine, Demi Moore, Lambert Wilson A female executive for the world’s largest diamond cartel finds herself embroiled in a disaster that could ruin the free-world’s economy when someone cleans out the company’s vault. KETTLE OF FISH Director: Claudia Meyers Screenplay by : Claudia Meyers Producer: Michael Mailer Cast: Matthew Modine, Gina Gershon A life long bachelor meets the woman of his dreams when he is hired to play the saxophone at her wedding. After the marriage, he pursues her relentlessly, despite the fact he is living with someone else! DREAMER Director: John Gatins Writer: John Gatins Producer: Michael Tollin, Brian Robbins Executive Producer: Ashok Amritraj, Jon Jashni, Bill Johnson, Stacy Cohen, Caitlin Scanlon Cast: Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson, Elizabeth Shue Freddy Rodriguez, Luis Guzman A trainer and his daughter nurse an injured horse back to health, with an eye on racing him in the Breeders’ Cup. I ICON ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL Icon Entertainment International, Solar House, 1st Floor, 915 High Road, London N12 8QJ UK. Tel: 44(0)20.8492.6300. Fax: 44(0)20.8492.6301. www.iconmovies.net Sales and Distribution At Cannes: Anthony Buckner (Senior Sales Manager), Hannah Rothman (Sales Manager) Acquisition Executive: Mark Gooder (President Acquisitions/Development, IEI), Toby Hill – Acquisitions Manager (Icon Film Distribution) Office: 57 La Croisette, Rosemary Entrance – rue F.Einesy, 1st Floor, 06400 Cannes Tel: 33(0)4.97.06.56.70. Fax: 33(0)4.97.06.56.71 INFESTATION Sci-fi Horror Language: English Director: Kyle Rankin Producers: Jeff Balis, Rhoades Rader, TJ Sakasegawa Delivery Status: In Pre- Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A hideous, nail biting, comedic, all action-adventure where our hero Cooper must journey to a safe haven while The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 68 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE constantly outwitting an infestation of monstrous proportions! THE BLACK BALLOON Drama Language: English Director: Elissa Down Producer: Tristram Miall Screenplay: Elissa Down, Jimmy Jack Cast: Toni Collette, Rhys Wakefield, Gemma Ward, Luke Ford Delivery Status: In post production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Australia The Black Balloon is a coming of age story about fitting in, discovering teenage love and accepting your family. FERRIS WHEEL Drama Language: English Director: Bill Maher Producers: Charlize Theron, AJ Dix, Beth Kono, Justin Moore-Lewy, Charlie Mason Screenplay: Zac Stanford Cast: Charlize Theron, Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Hopper, Woody Harrelson Delivery Status: In Post Production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A powerful drama about a young girl struggling to deal with her mother’s abandonment and the friendship she develops with her uncle as they both attempt to recover their lost childhoods. IDREAM INDEPENDENT PICTURES iDream Independent Pictures, 309 Gainsborough Business House, 81, Oxford Street London W1D 2EU United Kingdom. Tel: 44.207.903.5115. Fax: 44.207.903.5333. www.idreamindependent.com At Cannes: Rohit Sharma (President International Sales) Office: 91.9820189556, 91.2266383333. Fax: 91.22.22826615, 91.98.20189556 AMERICANIZING SHELLEY www.AmericanizingShelleyTheMovie.com Comedy/ Romance (90 min) Language: English Director: LORRAINE SENNA Producer: Nayomi Cooper Key Cast: Beau Bridges, Namrata Singh Gujral, Shaheen Khan, Wil Wheaton, Morgan Brittany. Delivery Status: Completed Budget 6.0 M US $ Year of Production: 2005-2006, Country of Origin: USA In the vein of “Bend It like Beckham,“Americanizing Shelley” is a contemporary ‘Pygmalion” like comedy, set in LA, featuring an American country boy and a Himalayan village belle, thrown together in this “Middle America” meets “Middle East” charmer. BOMBIL AND BEATRICE www.bombilandbeatrice.com Romance (97 min) Language: Director: Kaizad Gustad Producer: Manu Kumaran, Kaizad Gustad, Ayesha Shroff Key Cast: Katie McGuinness, Prroshant Narayannan, Piyush Mishra Delivery Status: Completed Budget $8million Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK/India Bombil and Beatrice are star crossed lovers who shared a love at the height of British Raj that defied both their worlds. IFM WORLD RELEASING INC. IFM World Releasing Inc., 1328 East Palmer Avenue, Glendale, California 91205, USA. Tel: 818.243.4976. Fax: 818.550.9728. www.ifmfilm.com, E-mail: contact@ifmfilm.com At Cannes: Antony I. Ginnane (President), Anthony J. Lyons (VP International) Office: Palais du festival - Riviera F19, Tel: 61.412.982.770 10 DEAD MEN Language: English Action (1 x 90 min) By: Phil Hobden Stars: Brendan Carr, Terry Stone Written By Chris Regan Produced Delivery Status: In Post Production Production: UK No bad deed goes unpunished. Ten men took his life away. Now Ten Men Will Pay! SLOW BURN Thriller (1 x 90 min) Language: English Produced By: Kate Whitbread (Caterpillar Wish) Delivery Status: Pre-Production Production: Australian Spencer threatens to kill his ex wife Claire unless she watches a video that explains the death of Claire’s daughter Sally many years ago. VOICES IN THE DEEP Action / Thriller (1 x 90 min) Language: English Written & Produced By: Alkinos Tsilimidos Stars: Colin Friels Delivery Status: Pre-Production Production: Australian A Vietnam veteran selling poached abalone is caught up in an urban hell of violence, sex, drugs and lies until he meets Gloria who gives him a way out. IHQ, INC. iHQ, Inc., 5F, Sambo B/D. 88, Samsungdong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-090, Korea. Tel: 82.2.6005.6738. Fax: 82.2.6005.6001. www.sidushq.com Sales agent, producer, Management agent. At Cannes: Catherine Park (Head of International), Shawn Choi (International Sales), Yeon-jung Lim (International Management) Office: H19, Tel: 33.4.92.99.88.26 FOR ETERNAL HEARTS Fantasy / Romance Language: Korean Director: Qu-Duk Hwang Producer: Sung-kyu Cho Established in 1988 Fair Set Organisation offers: the design & problem-free setting-up of stands and advertising billboards, at all major European Film & TV Markets. Fair Set Organisation is proud to be of service annually to over 185 worldwide companies. PETER FLOWER & THE TEAM @ FAIRSET WISH ALL THEIR INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS A SUCCESSFUL CANNES 2007 Visit www.fairset.com Email: info@fairset.com BOOK ON-LINE FOR: • M IPCOM 2007 • M IPTV 2008 • C ANNES 2008 • • • • • ADVERTISING PANELS ADVERTISING SITES OFFICE FURNITURE OFFICES OFFICE EQUIPMENT RENTALS Contact PETER FLOWER peter.flower@fairset.com Head Office: FSO ZI de L’Argile Lot No. 23460 ave de la Quiera 06370 Mouans Sartoux FRANCE Tel: (33) 4 92 92 39 39 Fax: (33) 4 92 92 39 30 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 69 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Co-production partners: Eun-un Cho, Qu-duk Hwang Cast: Kyung-Ho Choung, Soo-Yeon Cha, Min-Sun Kim Delivery Status: Post Production Budget: $1.5 Mil Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Korean Could You follow your love to death? An ordinary college boy Su-young meets an extraordinary girl named Pippi at the campus. Ever since he witnessed pippi commits a suicide, bizarre things begin to happen… MEET MR. DADDY http://www.shinyday2007.co.kr/ Drama Language: Korean Director: Kwang-su Park Producer: Hoon-tack Jung, Ki-Min Oh Cast: Shin-yang Park, Ji-won Yea, Sin-ae Seo Delivery Status: Complete Budget: $4 Mil Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Korea A selfish health freak who only cares about himself, that’s WOO Jong-dae. But one day, out of nowhere, a young girl, Joon, appears in front of him, claiming to be his daughter. AMERICAN ZOMBIE www.americanzombiemovie.com Dark Horror Comedy (91min) Language: English Director: Grace Lee Producer: Teddy Hoon-tack Jung Co-production partners: Lee-lee Films Cast: Austin Basis, Suzy Nakamura, Al Vicente, Jane Edith Wilson, John Solomon, Grace Lee Delivery Status: completed Budget: $1 Mil Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Korea Two filmmakers team up to document a group of zombies in Los Angeles and their struggle to gain acceptance in the human community. IMAGEWORKS ENTERTAINMENT INT’L INC. Imageworks Entertainment Int’l Inc., 6140 Variel Ave / Woodland Hills, CA 91367 USA. Tel: 818.716.1670. Fax: 818.716.8004. www.imageworksentertainment.com, Email: info@imageworksentertainment.com At Cannes: David Shoshan, Ingrid Raines, Joanna Burish Acquisition Executive: David Shoshan Office: Booth: E11 / F12, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.35 A HOUSE DIVIDED Action / Drama (90min) Language: English Director: Mitch Davis Writer: Mitch Davis Producer: Jim Abrams Cast: Eion Bailey, Linda Hardy, F. Murray Abraham Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Israel An American Jewish businessman travels to Israel for the funeral of his father. While there, he is persuaded to do a brief reconnaissance for the Israeli Secret Service inside the city of Ramallah. PLANE DEAD www.imageworksentertainment.com/Plan eDead.htm Sci-Fi (90mins) Language: English Director: Scott Thomas Producer: David Shoshan Cast: Kevin J. O’connor, with Erick Avari and Richard Tyson. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: United States of America Ominous thunderstorms trigger the release of an undead, flesh hungry scientist who was secretly smuggled into the cargo-hold of 747 Jetliner. GUARDING EDDY Family Drama (93min) Language: English Director: Scott MCKINSEY Writer: Paul DAVIDSON Producer: Brian PRESLEY Cast: Brian PRESLEY, Kiko Ellsworth Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA An autistic young man gets kicked out of his parents house and sent to Los Angeles to survive. He is forced to find shelter and covers his pain with dreams of playing professional basketball. BOSTON STRANGLER Horror (92mins) Language: English Director: Keith Walley Writer: Aaron Pope Producer: Jason Van VLEET, Keith WALLEY Cast: Jason DAVID, Mauro LANNINI Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA Boston, Massachusetts, 1962. the dawn of the serial killer was at hand. ONE OF OUR OWN Film http://www.imageworksentertainment.co m/ooo.html Drama (90mins) Language: English Director: Abe Levy Producer: Jack Robinson, Silver Tree, Terry Chase Chenowith Cast: Josh Randall, Claire Rankin, Mathew Lillard, Kate Beahan Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United States of America Desperate to have a baby against all odds, a thirty something couple engage a young woman to bear their child. THINGS YOU DON’T TELL www.imageworksentertainment.com/tydt. htm Thriller (90mins) Language: English Director: Alex Melli Producer: Bibi Ong-VanZandt, Alex Melli Cast: Ryan Reyes, Amanda Bauman, Noel Thurman Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United States of America Interweaving plots involving a psychotic mother, a cheating husband and an insane young man, end in a psychological climax that will leave you breathless. MOTHER GHOST www.imageworksentertainment.com Drama (90mins) Language: English Director: Rich THORNE Writer: Mark Thompson Producer: Fred CHANDLER, Rodney MONTAGUE Cast: James FRANCO, Charles DURNING, Dana DELANY, Gary MARSHALL, Jere BURNS, Joe MANTEGNA, Kevin POLLAK, Mark THOMPSON Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Keith Bennet’s mother passed away a year ago, but one morning his mother’s jewelry shows up on the bathroom sink, the same jewelry she was buried in. TRUCE www.imageworksentertainment.com Family Western (96mins) Language: English Director: Matthew MARCONI Writer: Matthew MARCONI Producer: Dennis TROMBLY, James R. DOBBS, Matthew MARCONI Cast: Buck TAYLOR, Samantha DROKE Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA This modern-day western revolves around Harry Dobbs, who is raising his granddaughter after her mother dies. LYCANTHROPY www.imageworksentertainment.com/lyca nthropy.htm Thriller (90mins) Language: English Director: Kevin McDonagh Producer: Kevin McDonagh Cast: George Calil, David Bradley, Freya Archard Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: United Kingdom Investigating a murder, Detective Alex Taylor infiltrates a club and discovers that people are being slipped a drug that makes them think they are werewolves. NAILED www.imageworksentertainment.com Thriller (90mins) Language: English Director: Adrian O’Connell Writer: Stephen MCANENA Producer: Ben KATZ, Stephen MCANENA, Wilson Jermaine HEREDIA Cast: Charles F. PORTER, Sam SARPONG, Wilson Jermaine HEREDIA Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA Nailed is a psycho-thriller following two street-smart hoodlums embarking on a straightforward drug deal that turns bad. FINAL MOVE www.imageworksentertainment.com/final move.htm Thriller (92mins) Language: English Director: Joey Travolta Producer: David Shoshan Cast: Matt Schulze, Lochlyn Munro, Rachel Hunter, Amanda Detmer with Daniel Baldwin and David Carradin Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: United States of America The “Chess Piece Murders” have started again. Dan Marlowe, a clairvoyant detective who thought he had captured the right man, comes out of retirement to put an end to the game that he thought was already won. DARK HEART www.imageworksentertainment.com/Dar kHeart.htm Drama (103 min) Language: English Director: Kevin Lewis Producer: Steven Nash Cast: Greg Joelson, Darcy Halsey, R.D. Call, Nick Cornish, Brian Howe, William Dennis, Hurley Huntley Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: United States of America Upon returning from the Iraq War, Matt Taylor is unable to recognize the hometown he left behind. Leaving one war for another, he is forced to conquer his own inner demons, as well as those of his countrymen. TOLLBOOTH Drama (95mins) Language: English Director: Debra KIRSCHNER Writer: Debra KIRSCHNER Producer: Alex KOPIT, Lynn Ann KLOTZ Cast: Marla SOKOLOFF, Ronald GUTTMAN, Idina MENZEL, Tovah FELDSHUH Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: USA Tollbooth comically explores a Jewish family from Brooklyn through the eyes of Sarabeth Cohen, a struggling painter in her first year out of art school. In this heart warming film, Sarabeth and her older sisters come of age and question the values of their traditional parents. MIRACLE AT SAGE CREEK Family/Western (90mins) Language: English Director: James INTVELD Writer: Thadd TURNER Producer: Thadd TURNER Cast: David CARRADINE, Irene BEDARD, Michael PARKS, Wes STUDI, Buck TAYLOR Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA When disaster strikes, two families will be forced to confront their many differences as lives hang in the balance. THE 7TH COIN Family/Adventure (93mins) Language: English Director: Dror Soref Writer: Dror SOREF, Michael LEWIS Producer: Lee NELSON, Omri MARON The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 70 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Cast: Peter O’TOOLE, Alexandra POWERS, John RHYS-DAVIES Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 1993, Country of Origin: Israel Driven by his obsession to possess the legendary Seventh Coing of King Herod the Great, the manically powerful Emil Saber (Peter O’Toole) has left a trail of death across three continents. IMAGI SERVICES (USA) LIMITED Imagi Services (USA) Limited, 15301 Ventura Blvd., Building D, Suite 210, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: 818.986.3988. Fax: 818.986.3288. www.imagi.com.hk Sales, production At Cannes: Thomas K. Gray (President and CEO), Michael J. Arnold (Director of Foreign Distribution), Kris Zhai (Sales Manager), Asia Ireton (Director of Marketing), Howard Ho (Marketing Administrator) Office: Hilton Cannes, Salon Tramontane, Tel: 33.(0)4.9299.7000. Fax: 33.(0)4.9299.7011 HIGHLANDER: THE SEARCH FOR VENGEANCE www.highlandersearchforvengeance.com Action/Adventure (86 minutes) Language: English Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri Writer: David Abramowitz Producer: Peter Davis, Bill Panzer, Thomas K. Gray, H. Galen Walker Co-production partners: Imagi Animation Studios, Davis-Panzer Productions Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Japan/USA In the first animated Highlander feature film, Colin MacLeod hunts the immortal who killed his lover through the ages and discovers his enemy ruling over a virusinfested New York. IMAGINATION WORLDWIDE, LLC Imagination Worldwide, LLC, 9107 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 625, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA. Tel: 310.888.3494. Fax: 310.859.7173. www.imagination-llc.com Sales Agent / Distributor At Cannes: Pierre David (Chairman & CEO), Tom Berry (Co-Chairman), Lawrence Goebel (President), Kendall Nowlin (Marketing Coordinator), Travis Stevens (Acquisitions & Contracts Coordinator) Acquisition Executive: Travis Stevens Office: Hotel Carlton, Tel: 33(0)4.93.06.42.21. Fax: 33(0)4.93.06.42.20 FIVE ACROSS THE EYES Horror (91 min) Language: English Director: Greg Swinson, Ryan Thiessen Writer: Marshall Hicks, Greg Swinson Producer: Ryan Thiessen, Greg Swinson Cast: Angela Brunda, Danielle Lilley, Sandra Paduch Delivery Status: Post-Production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Five innocent girls are trying to make their way home. They’ll have to go through hell to get there. DEAD AT 17 Thriller Language: English Director: Douglas Jackson Writer: Christine Conradt Producer: Pierre David, Tom Berry, Stefan Wodoslawsky Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: CANADA Attempting to prove who is responsible for the death of her sister 15 years ago, a woman soon puts her life in danger. MY DAUGHTER’S SECRET Thriller Language: English Director: Douglas Jackson Writer: Christine Conradt Producer: Pierre David, Tom Berry, Stefan Wodoslawsky Cast: Jennifer Grant, Catherine Mary Stewart, Steve Byers Delivery Status: Post-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada When the jewelry store where Denise works is robbed and her colleague shot, she has no idea that one of the young men behind it is the boyfriend of her teenage daughter— and she’s an accomplice to the crime. IMPERIA ENTERTAINMENT Imperia Entertainment, 190 N. Canon Dr., # 420, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA. Tel: 1.310.275.0089. Fax: 1.310.275.3105. keneade93101@yahoo.com At Cannes: Patrick de Bokay Office: Hotel Select, 16 rue Helene Vagliano, Cannes, 06400. Tel: 04.93.99.51.00. Fax: 04.92.98.03.12. Mobile: 06.19.58.54.13 SAY IT IN RUSSIAN Drama / Romance / Thriller Directed by: Jeff Celentano During Cannes Contact The Business Of Film Carlton Hotel Office 149 Tel 04 • 93 • 06 • 41 • 49 Written by: Jeff Celentano, Kenneth Eade, Agata Gotova, Larry Gross Produced by: Jefferson Richard, James Hergott Starring: Rade Serbedzija, Steven Brand, Agata Gotova, Steven Berkoff, Faye Dunaway Status: post-production, available July 2006 Budget: 10 million $ Country: USA / France Andrew meets a young Russian girl, Daria, while on vacation in Europe and falls in love. He goes to Moscow, where he meets Daria’s father, a rich Russian mafia oligarch, and becomes entwined with his situation, which places them both in grave danger. INDEPENDENT Independent, 32 Tavistock Street, London, WC2E 7PB UK. Tel: 44.207.257.8734. Fax: 44.207.240.9029. www.independentfilmcompany.com, mail@independentfilmcompany.com At Cannes: Luc Roeg (CEO), Michael Robinson, Andrew Orr (Managing Director of Film Sales), Abigail Walsh (Head of Sales), Sarah Goodwin (Head of Marketing) Office: 54 La Croisette, 2nd Floor, Cannes IN THE HANDS OF THE GODS (AKA IN SEARCH OF DIEGO) Documentary Language: English Director: Benjamin Turner and Gabe Turner Production companies: A Green Wolf Film and Fulwell 73 Production Producer: Leo Pearlman, Ben Winston and Rebecca Green Key cast: Mike Fisher, Sami Hall Bassam, Jeremy Lynch Status: First market screening of completed film Country of origin: UK The true story of five boys in pursuit of their dreams, on a voyage of selfdiscovery that will change their lives forever. HALLAM FOE Drama Language: English Director: David Mackenzie Scriptwriter: Ed Whitmore and Davis Mackenzie Production company: Sigma Producer: Gillian Berrie Key cast: Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Ciaran Hinds Status: Completed and Screening in Market Country of origin: UK Hallam’s talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears—and his most peculiar desires. MARK OF CAIN Drama (90 min) Language: English Director: Marc Munden Scriptwriter: Tony Marchant Production companies: Red Production Company and Film 4 Producer: Lynn Horsford Key cast: Matthew McNulty, Gerard Kearns and Shaun Dooley Status: Completed and Screening in Market Country of origin: UK Life-long friends Shane Gulliver and Mark “Treacle” Tate are on their first tour of duty in the British Army. Facing the dangerous reality of soldiering, these inexperienced young men play a part in a terrible act. INDIESTORY INC. Indiestory Inc., 4FL., BaekAk B/D, 1354, TongIn-dong, JongRoh-gu, Seoul 110043 Korea. Tel: 82.2.722.6051. Fax: 82.2.722.6055. www.indiestory.com, email: indiestory@indiestory.com Production & distribution company IF YOU WERE ME 3 http://www.indiestory.com/English/html/ main-e.asp Drama, Human rights, Omnibus (106 min) Language: Korean Director: CHUNG Yoon-chul, KIM Hyeon-phil, LEE Mi-yeon, NOH Dongseok, KIM Gok, KIM Sun, HONG Kiseon Writer: CHUNG Yoon-chul, KIM Hyeon-phil, LEE Mi-yeon, NOH Dongseok, KIM Gok, KIM Sun, HONG Kiseon Producer: LEE Hyeon-seung, NAM Kyusun, PARK Mi-kyoung Cast: JUNG Jin-young, KIM Tae-woo, JEON Hye-jin Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: South Korea This is the third omnibus project describing the theme, human rights. The third project is comprised of six short films made by seven directors. WHO’S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? http://www.indiestory.com/English/html/ main-e.asp Drama, coming of age (84min) Language: Korean Director: YANG Hea-hoon Writer: YANG Hea-hoon Producer: CHOI Sang-mun Cast: IM Ji-gyu, PYO Sang-u, YUN Sosi Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: South Korea One day, a dead woman who took her own life by jumping from an apartment suddenly appears in front of them. A SHARK http://www.indiestory.com/English/html/ main-e.asp Drama (109 min) Language: Korean Director: KIM Dong-hyun Writer: KIM Dong-hyun Cast: HONG Sueng-il, KIM Mi-ya, GU Sung-hwan Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: South Korea Fisherman, Young-chul, who lives in on the island, arrives at a city in the hot summer to show a white shark to his friend, Jun-gu. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 71 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE INDUSTRYWORKS DISTRIBUTION INC. Industryworks Distribution Inc., 325 West 7TH Ave., Vancouver, State/Province: BC, V5Y 1M2 Canada. Tel: 604.876.0547. Fax: 6048760541. www.industry-works.com At Cannes: Evan Tylor (President), Craig Adlard (VP Sales), Jennifer Chow (International Sales), John Curtis (Production Executive) Office: Riviera Booth #H10, Tel: 44.793.608.7921 WALK ALL OVER ME www.industry-works.com Thriller Language: English Director: Robert Cuffley Producer: Carolyn McMaster, Colin Neale, Kyle Irving Key Cast: Lele Sobieski, Tricia Helfer, Lothier Bluteau Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada A girl running from her past joins forces with a dominatrix to recover millions of stolen mob money. WILD CHERRY Comedy Language: English Director: TBD Producer: Gavin Wilding Key Cast: TBD Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada A group of female co-eds make a pledge NOT to have sex for a summer… THE CYCLE Thriller Director: English Language: Michael Bafaro Producer: Evan Tylor Key Cast: TBD Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada A psychotic killer runs rampant terrorizing a group of archeology students who inadvertently uncover his dark secret. INFERNO DISTRIBUTION Inferno Distribution, 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Ste 900. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA. Tel: 323.848.8973. Fax: 323.848.8963. www.infernodistribution.com Sales agent, producer, financier At Cannes: Jim Seibel (Partner) Bill Johnson (Partner) James MacLean (VP Int’l Sales) Jana Toepfer (Int’l Sales and Acquisitions Executive) Acquisition Executive: Jana Toepfer Office: The Majestic Suites 115, 116, Tel: 334.92.98.77.00. Fax: 334.93.38.97.90 THE MONKEY WRENCH GANG Action/Comedy/Crime Language: English Director: Catherine Hardwicke Writer: William Goldman, Christian Forte Producer: Edward Pressman, Gary Burden, Bill Johnson Delivery Status: Principal Photography planned for summer 2007 Budget: > $30M Year of Production: 2007 A group of 4 environmental activists fight the over-development of the United States. THE HEAVEN PROJECT Psychological Thriller Language: English Director: John Glenn Writer: John Glenn Producer: David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Matt Milich, Bill Johnson Cast: Paul Walker Delivery Status: Pre Production Budget: $ 10M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A man who loses everything he’s ever loved and is being held in an indefinable place that might be Purgatory – or is it reality? HACHIKO Family/Drama Language: English Writer: Stephen P. Lindsey Producer: Paul Mason, Bill Johnson Delivery Status: Pre Production Budget: $ 10 Million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Hachiko is the riveting saga of a faithful dog that loyally waits for his master’s return at the same train station day by day refusing to accept his sudden passing. INFRAME InFrame, Linton House, 39/51 Highgate Road, London NW5 1RS England. Tel: 44.207.424.7280. Fax: 44.207.428.8936. www.inframe.net, email: ildi@inframe.net At Cannes: ildi Toth Davy (Sales and Acquisitions), Steven Mackler (Acquisitions), Emese Nemeth (Marketing Coordinator) Office: Lerins, R4, Tel: 33.6.78.53.79.75 THE RIDDLE Thriller (118 minutes) Language: English Director: Brendan Foley Producer: Brendan Foley, Lars Hermann, Peter Burrell and Mark Moriarty Key Cast: Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Cox, Mel Smith, Jason Flemyng, PH Moriarty, Vera Day, Mark Asante Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: England THE RIDDLE is a compelling mystery thriller with a supernatural twist. BLACK SHEEP (SCHWARZE SCHAFE) www.blacksheep.com Black Comedy (94 minutes) Language: German Director: Oliver Rihs Producer: Oliver Rihs & Olivier Kolb Key Cast: Marc Hosemann, Bruno Cathomas, Jule Böwe, Milan Peschel, Robert Stadlober, Tom Schilling, Delivery Status: In Development Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Germany A no-holds-barred assault on good taste and bourgeois convention. INITIAL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Initial Entertainment Group, 3000 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 1550, Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA. Tel: 310.315.1722. Fax: 310.315.1723. Email: info@initial-ent.com At Cannes: Eric Christenson (President of Sales & Distribution), Maxine Leonard (SVP Marketing and Publicity) Office: 24, La Croisette 3rd floor, Tel: 334.93.39.89.87 BANGKOK DANGEROUS Action-Adventure Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang Producers: Graham King, William Sherak, Jason Shuman, Norm Golightly Principal Cast: Nicolas Cage Production Status: Post production Country of Origin: USA A cold blooded hitman goes to Bangkok to pull four jobs; he ends up developing a conscience as he falls for a local girl and bonds with his errand boy. INTANDEM FILMS Intandem Films, 22 Soho Square, London W1D 4NS UK. Tel: 44(0)207.851.3800. Fax: +44 (0) 207.851.3830. www.intandemfilms.com, email: info@intandemfilms.com At Cannes: Gary Smith (CEO), Andrew Brown (Company Director), Billly Hurman (Company Director) Office: Majestic Hotel Suite 138, Tel: 33(0)4.92.98.77.00. Tel: 33(0)4.93.38.97.90 GALLOWWALKER Supernatural Horror set in the Old-West Language: English Director: Andrew Goth Producer: Joanne Reay, Michael Gebauer Key Cast: Wesley Snipes, Riley Smith Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Live by the gun, die by the gun, come back for more. WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER? Drama Language: English Director: Anand Tucker Producer: Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley Key Cast: Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK The adaptation of Blake Morrison’s best selling and award-winning memoir; an incredibly moving and candid story of love and loss in a father-son relationship HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE Comedy Director: English Language: Robert Weide Producer: Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen Key Cast: Simon Pegg Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK An adaptation of Toby Young’s hilarious memoir charting his successes and failures as an English journalist in New York. INTRAMOVIES Intramovies, Via E. Manfredi 15, 00197 Rome, Italy. Tel: 39.06.8076157. Fax: 39.06.8076156. www.intramovies.com www.intramovies.org, mail@intramovies .com At Cannes: Paola Corvino (C.E.O) mobile: 39.335.84.10.149, Jef Nuyts (Director: of International Sales) mobile: 39.348.540.13.97, Micaela Fusco (VP International Sales) mobile: 39.335.604.39.15, Federica Mei (Director: of Tv Sales) mobile: 39.333.75.44.926, Marco Valerio Fusco (Sales coordinator) mobile: 39.335.7052982 Office: “I-CLUB”– Hilton Hotel, First Floor, 50 Boulevard De La Croisette NIGHT BUS (NOTTURNO BUS) Comedy/Action (120min) Language: Italian with English subtitles Director: Davide Marengo Writer: Fabio Bonifacci and Giampiero Rigosi Producer: Maura Vespini & Sandro Silvestri for EMME Produzione Cast: Valerio Mastandrea, Giovanna Mezzogiorno An absurd twist of fate makes paths meet, and from then on lives will never be the same…. ON EVIL GROUNDS (AUF BÖSEM BODEN) Thriller (82 min) Language: German with English subtitles Director: Peter Koller Writer: Peter Koller Producer: Franz Novotny Cast: Birgit Stauber, Aleksandar Petrovic Too bad Romeo and Juliet are everything but docile victims. ALL THE INVISIBLE THINGS (HEILE WELT) Drama (90 min) Language: German with English During Cannes Contact The Business Of Film Carlton Hotel Office 149 Tel 04 • 93 • 06 • 41 • 49 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 72 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Subtitles Director: Jakob M. Erwa Writer: Jakob M. Erwa Producer: Franz Novotny Cast: Michael Sauseng, Simon Mostl, Angelika Scheider MAD WORLD shows a relentlessly and honest insight in the tight enmeshed, human destinies of 3 anchorless and rebellious teenagers in the caught between childhood and adolescence. ISTITUTO LUCE SPA Istituto Luce SpA, Via Tuscolana 1055, 00173 Rome, Italy. Tel: 39.06.72992213. Fax: 39.06.7222493. www.luce.it, commerciale2@luce.it Documentary and Film Producer/Distributor At Cannes: Cristina Cassano (International Sales Executive) Office: Palais du Festival – Italian Pavillon Anica at Riviera D1 – E10 – C5 – D2, Mobile: 39.320.7678.693 LETTERS FROM THE SAHARA Drama (125 min) Language: Italian/Italian with English subtitles/Italian with French subtitles Director: Vittorio De Seta Writer: Vittorio De Seta Producer: Donatella Palermo for A.S.P. and Meta Film Key Cast: Djibril Kebe, Paola Ajmone Rondo, Stefano Saccottelli, Madawass Kebe, Fifi Cisse, Tihierno Ndiaye, Luca Barbeni Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Italy It’s the story of Assane, a young Senegalese Muslim, who interrupts his studies and emigrates to Italy following the death of his father. COVER-BOY (THE LAST REVOLUTION) Drama (97 min) Language: Italian/Italian with English subtitles Director: Carmine Amoroso Writer: Carmine Amoroso and Filippo Ascione Producer: Filand S.r.l. Key Cast: Eduard Gabia, Luca Lionello, Chiara Caselli, Francesco Dominedo, Gabriel Spahiou, Luciana Littizzetto Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Italy It’s is the story of the friendship between Ioan and Michele respectively Romanian and Italian. APNEA Drama (93 min) Language : Italian/Italian with English subtitles/Italian with French subtitles Director: Roberto Dordit Writer: Roberto Dordit with the collaboration of Serena Brugnolo Producer: Indigo Film in collaboration with RAI Cinema and Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission Key Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Fabrizia Sacchi, Michela Noonan, Diego Ribon, Emilio De Marchi, Giuseppe Battiston, Elio De Capitani Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Italy After a brilliant career as a fencer, Paolo works as a sports journalist for a small newspaper. A friend dies of a heart attack. Unexpectedly, Paolo finds out that his friend’s life wasn’t as straightforward as he thought. ITN DISTRIBUTION ITN Distribution, 505 E. Windmill Lane, Suite 1B-102, Las Vegas, NV 89123 USA. Tel: 702.361.1430. Fax: 702.361.6309. www.itndistribution.com Distributor At Cannes: Stuart Alson (President), Nicole Holland (Vice-President), Annalisa San Juan (Director of Programming), Rebecca Romero-Vega (Director of Sales/Acquisitions) Office: Riviera F-11, Tel: 917.690.1539, Fax: 702.361.6309 THE LAST REQUEST Comedy (90 minutes) Language: English Director: John DeBellis Producer: Buddy Mantia, Alexander Murphy Cast: Danny Aiello, Frank Vincent, Vincent Pastore Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Pop’s last request is for his son to continue the family name. When his brother dies trying, Jeff leaves the seminary and encounters crazy women and odd ball characters. ULTIMATE FORCE Action (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Mark Burson Producer: Mirko Cro-Cop Filipovic, Rafael Primorac, Zvonimir Lucic Cast: Bodizar Smilianic, Igor Gallo, Mirko Cro-Cop Filipovic, Ruza Madarevic Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA and Croatia A plot is formulated to assassinate the Director - the outcome of which will decide who wields the ultimate force. J JINGA FILMS Jinga Films, 22 Carnaby Street, London W1F 7DB UK. Tel: 44.207.287.0050. Fax: 44.207.287.0050. www.jingafilms.com, email: info@jingafilms.com At Cannes: Rosana Coutinho (Head Of Sales), Julian Richards (Sales Executive) Office: c/o MEDIA - European Pavillion, Tel: 44.7765.398742 SUMMER SCARS Thriller (75 Minutes) Language: English Director: Julian Richards Co-Production Partners: Prolific Films Producer: Sabina Sattar Key Cast: Kevin Howarth, Ciaran Joyce, Amy Harvey Delivery Status: Completed Budget: £1,000,000 Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Six kids held captive in the woods are forced to confront the dark side of human nature if they are going to survive the ordeal. ZERO Thriller (83 Minutes) Language: Lithuanian (English Subs) Director: Emilis Welyvis Co-Production Partners: Axx Films Producer: Mindaugus Vosilius, Donatas Zvalionis Key Cast: Andrius Paulavicius, Adomas Stancikas, Saulius Siparis Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $1,000,000 Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Lithuania The misadventures of a gambling addict struggling to prevent himself being dismembered by gangsters. 39: EPITAPH FOR A SERIAL KILLER www.39themovie.com Horror (90 Minutes) Director: English Language: Gary Sherman Co-Production Partners: Real Films Inc Producer: Gary Sherman, Matthew Loze, Geoffrey Brandt Key Cast: Martin Cummins, Lawrence MacGowan, Nicole Weisner Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $1,000,000 Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Carroll McKane’s DVcams have recorded the deaths 38 victims but will his biographer, a forensic psychiatrist, be his 39th victim? K KATAPULT FILM SALES Katapult Film Sales, 228 Main St. Suite C, Venice, CA 90291 United States. Tel: 1.310.399.2080. Fax: 1.310.399.2199. www.katapultfilms.com At Cannes: Joni Sighvatsson (partner), David Jourdan (sales agent), Jenn Davis (sales assistant), Monique R. Nayard (sales consultant) Office: Riviera K3, Tel: 33(0)6.27.67.56.46 THE LAST WINTER Thriller (101’) Language: English Director: Larry Fessenden Co-Production Partners: Zik Zak Film Works Producer: Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Larry Fessenden Key Cast: Ron Perlman, Connie Britton, James Legros Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A group of oil researchers go to Alaska to explore drilling possibilities where they are confronted by an unknown force. PHANTOM LOVE Art (87 min) Language: English Director: Nina Menkes Producer: Kevin Ragsdale Key Cast: Marina Shoif, Juliette Marquis, Yelena Apartseva Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A woman trapped within an enmeshed family struggles to release herself from her own psychic prisons and descend into herself. KATHY MORGAN INTERNATIONAL Kathy Morgan International, 12250 Sky Lane, Los Angeles CA 90049 USA. Tel: 310.472.6300. Fax: 310.472.6304. Kathy Morgan Mobile: 310.593.3808. E-Mail: kathy@kmifilms.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Kathy Morgan (President), Veronica Hool (Sales), James McKenney (Acquisitions) Office: Le Grand Hotel Residences, 45 La Croisette, Cormoran II 5th Floor, Tel: 04.92.59.00.50. Tel: 04.93.38.94.49. Fax: 04.92.59.00.14 CAMILLE Director: Gregory MacKenzie Producer: Albert S. Ruddy Cast: Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine and Scott Glenn CAMILLE is a magical tale about two lost souls, a wedding gone awry and a love that was always meant to be. KEYSTONE ENTERTAINMENT INC. Keystone Entertainment Inc., 2339 Columbia Street - 3rd Floor, Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3Y9 Canada. Tel: 604.873.9739. Fax: 604.873.5919. www.keypics.com, Email: films@keypics.com At Cannes: Mr. Tim Brown (VP Worldwide Sales & Distribution) Mobile: 1.604.351.1537, Mr. Nolan Pielak (Executive Sales Consultant) 1.778.829.8424 Office: M6 PETER GREENAWAY'S NIGHTWATCHING CONTENT FILM The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2006 The Business of Film 73 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE AIR BUDDIES Family (80 minutes) Language: English Director: Robert Vince Writer: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts and Phil Hanley Producer: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts Cast: Patrick Cranshaw, Richard Karn and Cynthia Stevenson Delivery Status: Complete Country of Origin: Canada, Year of Production: 2006 They Shoot! They Score! They Talk! This newest adventure finds Air Bud’s puppies on a mission to save their mom and dad from dognappers. SPYMATE Family (87 minutes) Language: English Director: Robert Vince Writer: Anne Vince, Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts Producer: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts Cast: Chris Potter, Emma Roberts, Richard Kind, Pat Morita Delivery status: Post-Production Country of Origin: Canada, Year of Production: 2003 Minkey, the highly trained super spy chimp, must team up with his ex-partner Mike in this high action comedy to rescue Mike’s daughter from the clutches of the evil Dr. Farley. CHESTNUT Family (87 minutes) Language: English Director: Robert Vince Writer: Anne Vince, Anna McRoberts Producer: Robert Vince, Anna McRoberts Cast: Christine Tucci, Justin Louis, Barry Bostwick Delivery Status: Post-Production Country of Origin: Canada, Year of Production 2003 Chestnut is arguably the most lovable Great Dane in New York City – but trying to hide him in a small high-rise apartment proves to be a very BIG problem for sisters Sal and Ray. KIMMEL INTERNATIONAL Kimmel International, 250 Hudson Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10013 USA. Tel: 212.431.5550. Fax: 212.431.5822 Croisette, Cannes, France 06400. Tel: 04 93 38 10 53. Fax: 04 93 38 00 91 At Cannes: Mark Lindsay (President, Kimmel International), Stefan Zorich (Vice President, Marketing & Servicing), Marcello Paolillo (Vice President, Sales and Acquisitions, Kimmel International), Joann Andres (Manager, Sales and Administration, Kimmel International) Office: Residence du Grand Hotel, Le Dauphin, 10th Floor, Apt 11D, 45 Boulevard de La SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK Comedy Writer: Charlie Kaufman Director: Charlie Kaufman Producers: Anthony Bregman, Spike Jonze, Sidney Kimmel, Charlie Kaufman Executive Producers: William Horberg, Bruce Toll Status: Pre-Production Synecdoche, New York concerns a New York theater director who struggles with his art, the women in his life and his own mortality. UNTHINKABLE Thriller Writer: Peter Woodward Director: Tarsem Singh Producers: Sidney Kimmel, Caldecot Chubb, William Horberg Executive Producer: Bruce Toll, Vince Cirrincione Status: Pre-Production A contemporary political thriller set to redefine your perceptions of good and evil…victim and perpetrator. Get ready to reconsider your moral values, and to face the “unthinkable”. MARRIED LIFE Suspense Drama Director: Ira Sachs Screenplay: Ira Sachs & Oren Moverman Based on the book “Five Roundabouts to Heaven” by John Bingham Producers: Sidney Kimmel, Ira Sachs, Jawal Nga, Steve Golin Executive Producers: William Horberg, David Nicksay, Geoff Stier, Adam Shulman, Matt Littin, Alix MadiganYorkin, Bruce Toll Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson and Rachel McAdams Status: Post-Production A suspenseful and sultry study of love, seduction and betrayal among the tangled lives of four friends. KINOWELT INTERNATIONAL GMBH Kinowelt International GmbH, KarlTauchnitz-Str. 10, Leipzig, 04107 Germany. Tel: 49.341.355.960. Fax: 49.341.355.96419. www.kinoweltinternational.de, email: filmverlag@kinowelt.de At Cannes: Stelios Ziannis (Head of World Sales), Anja Uecker (Directo TV Sales GSE), Rainer Kölmel (Buyer), Daniel Guckau (SVP Acquisition), Michael Kölmel (Buyer) Office: Rivièra L13 OBSESSION Drama (100’) Language: English Director: Peter Sehr Producer: Wolfgang Esterer Key Cast: Daniel Craig, Heike Makatsch, Charles Berling Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 1997, Country of Origin: Germany, France Daniel Craig and Heike Makatsch in a thrilling combination of romance, drama and obsessive love affairs. ORBELLA’S PEOPLE Documentary Language: Swahili, English Director: Percy Adlon Producer: Leora Films & Stage Delivery Status: Post Production Budget 1 Mio Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA, Germany Documentary about a Maasai Village in Tanzania by Percy Adlon who lived for several weeks with the villagers. THE ASTERIX TV & DVD COLLECTION Animation Director: various Language: René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo Producer: Georges Dargaud Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: various, Country of Origin: France The Gauls Asterix and Obelix fear nothing and nobody and experience many adventures together. KWA – KEVIN WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES KWA – Kevin Williams Associates, C/ Galeon nº32 Bajo A , 28042 Madrid, Spain. Tel: 34 91.747.31.00. Fax: 34 91.747.70.00. www.kevinwa.com, Email: kwa@kevinwa.com Sales Agent At Cannes: Kevin Williams (President) Acquisition Executive: Kevin Williams Office: Riviera F1, Tel: 34.667.540.547 PRESUMPTES IMPLICATS Comedy (90 min) Language: Catalan Director: Enric Folch Producer: ZIP FILMS Cast: Xavi Mira, William Miller, Pau Durá Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Spain All of a sudden, Santi loses his job, girlfriend and car. All is Victor and his friends’ fault, but they don’t dare to face the consequences of confessing it. EL BRASSIER DE EMMA (EMMA’S BRASSIER) Comedy - Drama (100 min) Language: Spanish Director: Maryse Systach Producer: Tragaluz Producciones Cast: Sofía Espinosa, Arcelia Ramírez, Marco Treviño Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Mexico It was 1962 when I became 12 years old and my breasts began to grow! LA NIÑA EN LA PIEDRA (THE GIRL IN THE STONE) Drama (100 min) Language: Spanish Director: Maryse Systach Producer: Tragaluz Producciones Cast: Sofía Espinosa, Arcelia Ramírez, Gabino Rodríguez Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Mexico In a small town near Mexico City, Gabino, a backward junior high school student, falls in love with Maty, his charming schoolmate, who rejects him because he comes on to her so clumsily. L LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT Lakeshore Entertainment, 9268 West Third Street, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA. www.lakeshoreentertainment.com, sales@lakeshoreentertainment.com At Cannes: David Dinerstein (President, Worldwide Marketing and Distribution), Eric Reid (COO, Lakeshore Entertainment), Virginia Longmuir (Executive Vice President, International Business and Legal Affairs and Operations), Robert Burke (Sr. Vice President, Worldwide Marketing), Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard Rose (Vice President, International Sales), Acacia Matheson (Manager, Worldwide Marketing), Rebecca Baker (Coordinator, International Sales), Johnathan Deckter (Sr. Vice President, International Sales) Office: Residence du Grand Hotel, Cormoran II, 7th Floor, 45 Boulevard de la Croisette 06400 Cannes, FRANCE. Tel: 33(0)4.93.99.01.06. Fax: 33(0)4.93.99.09.85 UNTITLED ADAPTATION OF PHILIP ROTH NOVEL “DYING ANIMAL” Drama Director: Isabel Coixet Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi Cast: Penelope Cruz, Sir Ben Kingsley, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson Status: In Production Country of Origin: USA A sophisticated student gets tangled up in an erotic affair with her hedonistic professor, a cultural critic obsessed with female beauty. Several years after their heartbreaking end, she returns with a shocking revelation that forever changes his life. PATHOLOGY Thriller Director: Marc Schoelermann Producers: Skip Williamson, Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren Lee Smith, Alyssa Milano, Johnny Whitworth Status: In Production Country of Origin: USA A group of medical students devise a deadly game to see which one of them can commit the perfect murder. UNTRACEABLE Thriller Director: Gregory Hoblit Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Andy Cohen, Steven Pearl Cast: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Billy Burke, Joseph Cross, Mary Beth Hurt Status: In Production Country of Origin: USA FBI agent Jennifer Marsh races against time to track down a ruthless online predator. THE FEAST OF LOVE Dramatic Comedy Director: Robert Benton Producers: Tom Rosenberg, Gary The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 74 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Lucchesi, Richard Wright Cast: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Selma Blair, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway, Billy Burke with Jane Alexander and Fred Ward Status: Post Production Country of Origin: USA The Feast of Love is a story about ordinary people and the extraordinary transformations they experience as they search for love. LATIDO FILMS Latido Films, c/ Veneras 9, 6, Madrid 28013 Spain. Tel: 34.91.548.8877. Fax: 34.91.548.8878. www.latidofilms.com, email: latido@latidofilms.com Sales agent At Cannes: Massimo Saidel (International Sales Director), David Castellanos (International Sales), Silvia Iturbe (Managing Director), Oscar Alonso (Festival coordinator) Office: Spanish Stand E3, Tel: 0034675526497 FADOS Musical (90 min) Language: portugese Director: Carlos Saura Co-Production Partners: Zebra, Fado Filmes Producer: Luis Galvao, Antonio Saura Key Cast: Caetano Veloso, Mariza, Chico Buarque Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Spain A portrait of Fado, the Portuguese music. CIUDAD EN CELO (CITY IN HEAT) Comedy (104 min) Language: Spanish Director: Hernán Gaffet Co-Production Partners: Zona audiovisual, Haddock Films, Tornasol Films Producer: Vanessa Ragone, Mariela Besuievsky, Gerardo Herrero Key Cast: Daniel Kuzniecka, Adrián Navarro, Dolores Solá Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Spain, Argentina A group of friends meet always in a bar in Buenos Aires , where they speak about changing the world and women. RUNNING WITH ARNOLD www.runningwitharnold.com Documental (72 min) Director: English Language: Dan Cox Co-Production Partners: Endless World Entertainment Producer: Mike Gabrawy, Jennifer Hughes Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A documentary on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gubernatorial campaign in California LIGHTNING ENTERTAINMENT Lightning Entertainment, 301 Arizona Avenue, Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90401 United States. Tel: 310.255.7999. Fax: 310.255.7998. http://www.lightningent.com, email: info@lightning-ent.com At Cannes: Richard S. Guardian (President), Mathilde Aupetit (Director of International Sales) Office: S6R7, Tel: 001.310.770.7472 COUGAR CLUB Comedy Language: English Director: Christopher Duddy Key Cast: Joe Mantegna, Faye Dunaway, Loretta Devine, Warren Cole, Jason Jurman Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: United States Two young college graduates start a club for young men devoted to pleasuring sexy, older women, known as “Cougars.” The Cougar Club teaches the friends life’s lessons of live, respect and comradeship. THE DARK HOUR (LA HORA FRIA) Science-Fiction/ Horror (93 minutes) Language: Spanish Director: Elio Quiroga Key Cast: Omar Munoz, Jorge Casalduero, Julio Perillan, Nadia de Santiago, Marco Gonzalez, Carola Manzanares, Pepo Oliva, Pablo Scola, Sergio Villanueva Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Spain A group of eight people live isolated in crumbling installations. They cannot abandon the complex, living in a constant state of vigilance. In order to get food and medicines, they need to abandon the secure area they inhabit. KENNY Comedy (103 minutes) Director: English Language: Clayton Jacobson Key Cast: Shane Jacobson, Eve von Bibra, Ronald Jacobson Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Australia From the biggest festival to the smallest social church, Kenny delivers porta-loos to them all. LIONSGATE Lionsgate, 2700 Colorado Blvd, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA. Tel: 310.255.3700. Fax: 310.255.3770. www.lionsgatefilms.com, Email: aboysen@lionsgate.com At Cannes: Stephanie Denton (President, International), Shyama Friedenson (Senior Vice President, International Marketing), Elizabeth Kim (Senior Vice President, International Sales), Adam Bialow (Senior Vice President, International Business & Legal Affairs), Anne Marie Boysen (Vice President, International Sales), Joey Monteiro (Director, International Marketing) Office: The Riviera M1 Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.88.29 THE BURROWERS Horror/Thriller Language: English Directed by: J.T. Petty Written by: J.T. Petty Produced by: William Sherak, Jason Shuman Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: US The Burrowers tells the story of a band of courageous men who set out to find and recover a family of settlers that has mysteriously vanished from their home. DAYBREAKERS Horror/Thriller Language: English Directed by: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig Written by: Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig Produced by: Bryan Furst, Sean Furst, Chris Brown Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: US It is 2017, and it has been 10 years since the plague transformed ordinary people into Vampires dependent on human blood for survival. REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA Rock Opera Language: English Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman Written by: Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich Produced by: Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Carl Mazzocone Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: US The not-so-distant future. An epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet, killing tens of millions. Panic erupts and scientists feverishly make plans for a massive organ harvest. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges. SAW IV Horror/Thriller Language: English Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman Written by: Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan Produced by: Oren Koules, Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman Cast: Tobin Bell Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: US The fourth installment of the box-office franchise phenomenon SAW. THE EYE Horror/Thriller Language: English Directed by: David Moreau, Xavier Palud Screenplay by: Sebastian Gutierrez Produced by: Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner Executive Producers: Michael Paseornek, Peter Block, Tom Ortenberg, Mike Elliott, Don Granger, Michelle Manning, Peter Chan, Roy Lee and Doug Davison Cast: Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey Delivery Status: Post-Production Country of Origin: US Sydney, a young, blind violinist is given the chance to see for the first time since childhood through a miraculous corneal transplant. KAIDAN Horror Language: Japanese Directed by: Hideo Nakata Produced by: Taka Ichise Original Story by: Encho Sanyutei Screenplay by: Satoko Okudera Cast: Kikunosuke Onoe, Hitomi Kuroki, Mao Inoue, Kumiko Aso, Tae Kimura, Asaka Seto Delivery Status: Post-Production Country of Origin: Japan When Toyoshiga dies from a mysterious disease, Shinkichi finds that he is unable to avoid the mysterious fatality of the past and Toyoshiga’s tenacious love for him. WAR Action Language: English Directed by: Philip Atwell Written by: Lee Anthony Smith & Gregory J. Bradley Produced by: Steven Chasman, Christopher Petzel, Jim Thompson Executive Producers: Mike Elliott, Michael Paseornek, Peter Block, John Sacchi Cast: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone, Devon Aoki, Ryo Ishibashi Delivery Status: Post-Production Country of Origin: US After his partner and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue, FBI agent Jack Crawford (Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. THE CONDEMNED Action/Thriller Language: English Directed by: Scott Wiper Screenplay by: Scott Wiper and Rob Hedden Story by: Rob Hedden & Andy Hedden and Scott Wiper Produced by: Joel Simon Cast: Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: US An adrenalin-charged action thriller, “The Condemned” tells the story of Jack Conrad, who is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. DELIVER US FROM EVIL Documentary Language: English Directed by: Amy Berg Written by: Amy Berg Producers: Amy Berg, Frank Donner, Hermas Lassalle, Matthew Cooke Cast: Thomas Doyle, Oliver O’Grady Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: US Juxtaposing an extended, deeply unsettling interview with O’Grady himself with the tragic stories of his victims, filmmaker Amy Berg bravely exposes the deep corruption of the Catholic Church and the troubled mind of the man they sheltered. FUERA DEL CIELO Drama Language: Spanish Directed by: Javier Patrón Written by: Guillermo Ríos and Vicente The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 75 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Leñero Produced by: Epigmenio Ibarra, Carlos Payán, Inna Payán Cast: Demián Bichir, Armando Hernández, Damián Alcázar, Dolores Heredia, Martha Higareda, Rafael Inclán, Elizabeth Cervantes, Ricardo Blume Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: Mexico FUERA DEL CIELO begins at 6am when Marlboro gets out of prison. RETRIBUTION Horror Language: Japanese Written and Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Producer: Taka Ichise Cast: Koji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Joe Odagiri, Ryo Kase Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: Japan Detective Yoshioka is haunted by the image of a woman in a red dress and caught in a terror that he himself might be a killer of the serial killer case he chases after. SKINWALKERS Action-Horror Language: English Directed by: Jim Isaac Written by: James DeMonaco & Todd Harthan & James Roday Produced by: Don Carmody, Dennis Berardi Executive Producers: Robert Kulzer, Brian Gilbert Cast: Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, Natassia Malthe, Sarah Carter, Kim Coates, Matthew Knight Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: Canada A 12-year-old boy and his mother become the center of an ancient war between two warring werewolf tribes. THE LITTLE FILM COMPANY The Little Film Company, 12930 Ventura Blvd. #822, Studio City, CA 91604 United States. Tel: 818.762.6999. Fax: 818.301.2186. http://www.thelittlefilmcompany.com, email: info@thelittlefilmcompany.com At Cannes: Robbie Little (President), Clay Epstein (VP Sales and Acquisitions) Office: N.R1 (Lerin Level in the Riviera), Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.88.42 / 44.7730.396.260 THE LAST STATION Drama Language: English Director: Michael Hoffman The Business Of Film Cannes 2006 Tel: 04 93 06 41 49 Producer: Jens Meurer, Chris Curling Key Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: Germany/ United Kingdom Leo Tolstoy has wealth and prestige. His wife, Sofya, is determined to preserve his wealth whereas Chertkov, his devoted but underhanded disciple, is equally determined that Tolstoy give his wealth to the people. SKIN Drama Language: English Director: Anthony Fabian Producer: Margaret Matheson Key Cast: Sophie Okonedo, Tom Wilkinson Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: United Kingdom Apartheid South Africa - Sandra Laing entered the world a beautiful baby but no one, not the hospital staff, her mother, father or neighbors would admit the obvious. PROTEGE http://www.protegethemovie.com Thriller Director: Cantonese Language: Derek Yee Producer: Peter Chan Key Cast: Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Zhang Jingchu, Louis Koo Delivery Status: Post Production Country of Origin: Hong Kong Special Agent Nick is deep undercover in the hear of Asia’s lucrative crime trade as he plays protégé to one of the key players in the game, Banker (Andy Lau.) LONGTALE LLC LongTale LLC, 3699 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 850, Los Angeles, CA 90010 U.S. Tel: 323.733.1000. Fax: 323.230.7408. www.longtale.com, email: sales@longtale.com At Cannes Omar Kaczmarczyk (Managing Director), Keith Selin (Executive Vice President of Sales) Office: Le Zoute, 23 allée du Parc St Jean 06400 Cannes, Tel: Omar Kaczmarczyk cell: 33.06.306.70663 SARKAR Crime Drama (120’) Language: Hindi with multiple sub options Director: Ram Gopal Varma Producer: Ram Gopal Varma Key Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon, Supriya Pathak Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: India A wildly powerful patriarch struggles with his two aspirant sons in India’s annswer to THE GODFATHER, featuring legendary superstar Amitabh Bachchan. DUS (TEN) Action (146) Language: Hindi with Ebglish subs Director: Anubhav Sinha Producer: Nitin Manmohan, Sohail Maklai Key Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt,Suniel Shetty Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: India A crack team of anti-terror specialists have only ten days to stop an airstrike over Canada that will claim thousands of innocent lives. RUNT Drama (80’) Director: English Language: Michael Phillip Edwards Producer: Michael Phillip Edwards Key Cast: Michael Phillip Edwards, Carl Bradshaw, Nadege Auguste Delivery Status: In Development Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: U.S. When his helpless rage tears his family apart, a father travels to his native Jamaica to quite literally exorcise generations of fear, wrath, and resentment. M MANDARIN FILMS DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd., Room 1801-2 Westlands Centre, 20 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay,Hong Kong. Tel: 852.25791718. Fax: 852.25791712. www.mandarinfilms.com, email mfdcl@netvigator.com Producer/ distributor At Cannes: Raymond Wong (Chairman), Nansun Shi (Producer), Virginia Leung (Head of Distribution), Christy Choi (Senior Distribution Ex.), Tony Chan (Distribution Ex.) Office: Hong Kong Pavilion, Riviera FLASH POINT Language: Chinese Director: Yip Wai-shun Writer: Szeto Kam-yuen Producer: Nansun Shi, Donnie Yen, Shan Dong-bing Cast: Donnie Yen, Louis Koo, Collin Chou Delivery Status: post-production Budget: $10M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hong Kong Pre-1997, a hero’s story about a detective sergeant who truly believes that the only way to fight crime is “The Road of No Return”. WONDER WOMAN Language: Chinese Director: Barbara Wong Producer: Raymond Wong Cast: Gigi Leung, Fiona Sit, George Lam Delivery Status: In-production Budget: 1.3M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hong Kong The survival handbook for career women-from those who experienced the ups and downs in past 10 years in HK history. MISSING (WORKING TITLE) Language: Chinese Director: Tsui Hark Producer: Tsui Hark Cast: Lee Sin-je, Isabella Leong Delivery Status: Pre-production Budget: $8M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hong Kong MANDATE PICTURES Mandate Pictures, Address: 8750 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300 East, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 USA. Tel: 310.360.1441. Fax: 310.360.1447 At Cannes: Joe Drake (President), Brian Goldsmith (CFO & EVP of Operations), Mali Kinberg (EVP, Head of Int’l Sales & Distribution), Helen Lee Kim (VP, International Sales), Brent Jack (SVP, Marketing), John Biondo (VP, Business & Legal Affairs) Office: The Penthouse, Villa d’Estelle, 12 - 14 Rue des Belges, 06400 Cannes. Tel: 33.4.92.98.33.35. Email: info@mandatepictures.com PASSENGERS Thriller Language: English Director: Rodrigo Garcia Writer: Ronnie Christensen Producers: Keri Selig, Judd Payne, Matthew Rhodes, Julie Lynn Exec Producers: Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane Cast: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Andre Braugher, Dianne Wiest, Clea Duvall Status: Post production Country of Origin: USA Following a plane crash, a grief counselor is assigned to help the six survivors and in the process, develops a special connection with one of them. HORSEMEN Crime Thriller Language: English Director: Jonas Akerlund Writer: David Callaham Producers: Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form Exec Producers: Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane Cast: Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Clifton Collins, Jr., Barry Shabaka Henley, Neil McDonough, Patrick Fugit, Peter Stormare Status: Post production Country of Origin: USA Seasoned detective and absent father Aiden Breslin is thrust into an investigation of perverse serial killings rooted in the prophecy of the Four Hosemen of the Apocalypse. JUNO Comedy Language: English Director: Jason Reitman Writer: Diablo Cody Producers: Mason Novick, John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith Exec Producers: Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, Dan Dubieki Cast: Ellen Page, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, JK Simmons, Allison Janney The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 76 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Status: Post Production Country of Origin: USA A sixteen year old girl is faced with an unplanned pregnancy and makes the unlikely decision to keep the baby and find the “perfect” adoptive parents. MAVERICK GLOBAL Maverick Global, 1191 East Newport Center Drive, Suite 210, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442 USA. Tel: 1.954.422.8811. Fax: 1.954.429.0565. Int’l Cell: 44.7738.843.066. www.maverickglobal.com Sales Agent for International DVD & Television Rights At Cannes: Jack Campbell (Director of International Sales), Leandra Carter (International Sales), Al Perez de la Mesa (Director of Acquisitions) Office: Riviera H-11, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.39, From the US dial: 011.44.7738.843.066. Within Cannes dial: 44.7738.843.066. BAD REPUTATION Thriller (90 min) Language: English Director: Jim Hemphill Cast: Angelique Hennessy, Jerad Anderson, Danielle Noble, Kristina Lauren, Dakota Ferreiro, Mark Kunzman and Chris Basler. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A pretty but quiet student, who is treated as an outcast at her suburban high school, seeks revenge on her classmates after being sexually assaulted at a house party. DISTORTION Thriller (83 min) Language: English Director: Kirk Fogg Cast: Kirk Fogg, Sara Lahti, Jack Rubio and Corbin Timbrook Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A stylish crime thriller that trails the degenerate schemes of a drug-addicted former undercover cop, who is willing to trade away almost everything, including his lover, for his chemical dependencies. TWEEK CITY Arthouse (Dark Comedy) (86 min) Language: English Director: Eric G. Johnson Cast: Giuseppe Andrews, Keith STRANGE CULTURE CINEMAVAULT INTERNATIONAL Brunsmann, Eva Fisher, Demetruis Navarro, Luis Saguar, Elizabeth Bogush Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Sleep-deprived and strung out on speed, Bill plunges into an all-night adventure through the streets of San Francisco before making a desperate attempt to reconnect with his lost love. MAX FILMS INC. Max Films Inc., 1751, rue Richardson, Suite 2.102, Montréal, Québec H3K 1G6 Canada. Tel: 514.282.8444. Fax: 514.282.9222. www.maxfilms.ca, E-mail: info@maxfilms.ca / international@maxfilms.ca At Cannes: Roger Frappier (President & Producer), Luc Vandal (Producer ), Alexandra Wermester (Director, Int’l Sales & Marketing), Félize Frappier (Coordinator, Int’l Sales & Festivals) Office: Canada Pavilion, Stand # 124, Tel: 33.04.93.99.85.55. Fax: 33.04.93.99.85.56 THE LITTLE BOOK OF REVENGE (GUIDE DE LA PETITE VENGEANCE) Dark Comedy (105 min) Director: Jean-François Pouliot Writer: Ken Scott Producers: Roger Frappier and Luc Vandal Cast: Marc Béland, Michel Muller, Pascale Bussières, Gabriel Gascon Status: Completed/screening Origin: Canada After years of cruel psychological harassment by his boss, an accountant in an upscale jewellery store will have the surprise of his life when he tries to fight back. BORDERLINE Erotic Drama Director: Lyne Charlebois Writer: Marie-Sissi Labrèche and Lyne Charlebois Producers: Roger Frappier and Luc Vandal Cast: Isabelle Blais, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Angèle Coutu, Sylvie Drapeau Status: In Post-Production/screening Origin: Canada An erotic drama about a woman facing her 30th birthday who looks back at her life growing-up with her grandmother, crazy mother and her over-indulgence with men, sex and alcohol. THE SECRET LIFE OF HAPPY PEOPLE (LA VIE SECRÈTE DES GENS HEUREUX) Romantic Comedy (102 min) Director: Stéphane Lapointe Writer: Stéphane Lapointe Producers: Roger Frappier and Luc Vandal Cast: Gilbert Sicotte, Marc Paquet, Catherine de Léan, Marie Gignac Status: Completed Origin: Canada Thomas, a 24 year-old man, falls in love with Audrey but Audrey is on a mission… MAX PICTURES Max Pictures, 35 Piccadilly, London W1J0DW United Kingdom. Tel: 44(0)20.7734.7282. Fax: 44(0)207.734.4561. http://www.maxpictures.net, email: info@maxpictures.net At Cannes: Massimo Alvarez (CEO), Una Conway Office: Tel: Massimo: 44.778.595.5991 or 39.339.300.0854. Una: 44.7797.728.820 DOWNTOWN- A STREET TALE Drama (103 minutes) Language: English Director: Rafal Zielinski Producer: Joey Dedio, Helena Cynamon, Samuel H. Frankel, T.J. Mancini Key Cast: Joey Dedio, Genevieve Bujold, John Savage, Burt Young, Lillo Brancato, Michael Wright, Chad Allen, Flora Martinez, James Ransone, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: United States Every city has its downtown, and every downtown has a group of young people forgotten by their family; lost from the world and has nowhere to hide from. THE LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF DON ARONOW (KING OF POWERBOATS) Documentary Language: English Director: Andrew Wainrib Producer: Donald Ranvaud, Silvio Sardi Key Cast: Shareef Malnik, Fabio Buzzi, Charlie McCarthy, Greg Smith, Jerry Jacoby, Richie Power, Ken Kukec, Dohn Williams, Philip Lipschultz, Bob Gilmartin Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States An insight to Don Aronow - King of Powerboats. SPEED KILLS Drama Director: English Producer: Donald Ranvaud, Silvio Sardi Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United States The True story of Don Aronow based on the best-seller Speed Kills written by Arthur Jay Harris. MAXIM MEDIA INTERNATIONAL / BRAINDAMAGE FILMS Maxim Media International / Braindamage Films, 5025 South Ash Av., Building B2, Tempe, AZ 85282 USA. Tel: 1.480.966.4070. Fax: 1.480.966.4570. http://www.eMaximMedia.com At Cannes: Darrin Ramage (President), Charity Glick (Vice President of Business Affairs & International Sales) Office: PALAIS 01 Stand 19.01, Tel: 1.480.734.9380, 1.480.980.6069, Fax: 1.480.966.4570 A BOTHERED CONSCIENCE http://www.emaximmedia.com/inat/bigpi cture.php?id=7198 Horror (87 Minutes) Language: English Director: Dennis Smithers, JR. Producer: Dennis Smithers, Sr. & Dennis Smithers, Jr. Key Cast: Dennis Smithers Sr, Stephen Martin, MacFarland Martin, Tyler Mickle Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Have the rotted corpses of the McGavin prey risen from the dead or are they simply manifestations of… A Bothered Conscience? BLOOD LEGEND http://www.emaximmedia.com/inat/bigpi cture.php?id=7059 Horror (85 Minutes) Language: English Director: Rusty Nelson Producer: David Sterling Key Cast: Randal Malone, Syn DeVil, Heather Jacobsen Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA Innocence never tasted so sweet! BRAINIAC http://www.emaximmedia.com/inat/bigpi cture.php?id=7068 Horror (92 Minutes) Director: English Language: Terry Michael King Producer: Matthew J. Bayan, Greg Bayan Key Cast: Greg Bayan, Lisa Nistri, Joe Hansard Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA Brain chemistry research has produced a drug - Nirvana MEDIA 8 ENTERTAINMENT Media 8 Entertainment, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA. Tel: 310 226 8300. Fax: 310.226.8350. At Cannes: Stewart Hall (President), Tannaz Anisi (Vice President, International Distribution), Kristen Figeroid (Vice President, International Distribution), Audrey Delaney (Vice President, Acquisitions) Office: Lerins - Office S5, The Riviera, Kristen Figeroid cell 323 551 8129 LOCAL COLOR Drama (99 min) Language: English Director: George Gallo Producer: David Permut, Mark Sennet, Julie Lott Gallo, James Evangelatos Key Cast: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ray Liotta, Trevor Morgan, Samantha Mathis, Charles Durning, Diana Scarwid Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA The emotional and inspirational story of a talented, but troubled 18-year-old art student (Trevor Morgan) and his mentor (Armin Mueller-Stahl), an elderly The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 77 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE alcoholic “Russian Master” who has turned his back on not only art, but on life. ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING Epic/Drama (123 min) Language: English Director: Michael O. Sajbel Producer: Richard J. Cook, Stephan Blinn, Lawrence Mortorff, Matthew Crouch Key Cast: Tiffany Dupont, Luke Goss, Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, John Noble, John Rhys-Davies Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Gener8Xion Entertainment presents the epic story of Hadassah, the Jewish orphan who becomes the biblical Esther, Queen of Persia. AIR GUITAR NATION Documentary/Comedy (81 min) Director: English Language: Alexandra Lipsitz Producer: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Anna Barber Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Fueled by pure rock energy, this hilarious documentary chronicles the year that air guitar swept America and the world. MEDIA ASIA DISTRIBUTION LTD. Media Asia Distribution Ltd., 24/F Causeway Bay Plaza II, 463-483 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Tel: 852.2302.3810. Fax: 852.2314.4248. www.mediaasia.com, email: wwdist@mediaasia.com At Cannes: Ricky Tse (Head of Distribution/Sales), Frederick Tsui (Senior Manager - Distribution & Production), Vanessa Lo (Manager Distribution/Sales), Cora Yim (Senior Manager – Acquisition & Marketing) Office: Tel: 852 2314 4248. Fax: 852.2314.4288 TRIANGLE Thriller Language: Cantonese Director: TSUI Hark, Ringo LAM, Johnnie TO Producer: TSUI Hark, Ringo LAM, Johnnie TO Key Cast: Louis KOO, Simon YAM, SUN Honglei, Kelly LIN Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hong Kong Three desperate friends are given the opportunity to find buried treasure by a mysterious stranger. HOOKED ON YOU Drama Language: Cantonese Director: LAW Wing Cheong Producer: Johnnie TO Key Cast: Miriam YEUNG, Eason CHAN Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hong Kong A decade of changes in Hong Kong since the handover in 1997 is reflected through the life of a fishmonger. A CHEANG POU-SOI PROJECT Language: CHEANG Pou-Soi Producer: Johnnie TO Key Cast: Richie JEN, Louis KOO Delivery Status: In Development Country of Origin: Hong Kong MEDIA LUNA ENTERTAINMENT Media Luna Entertainment, Hochstadenstrasse 1-3, 50676 Cologne, Germany. Tel: 0049(0)221.801.4980. Fax: 0049(0)221.801.498.21, www.medialuna-entertainment.dem email: info@medialuna-entertainment. At Cannes: Ida Martins (Managing Director), Andrew Chang (Senior Sales & Acquisition Manager), Jan Kramer (Sales & Acquisition Manager), Jürgen Tobisch (Sales & Acquisition Manager), Viviana Horalek (Festival & Marketing Manager), Helena Maser (Office & Production Manager) Acquisition Executive: Andrew Chang Office: J12, Tel: 33.614.688.028 BOG OF BEASTS www.medialuna-entertainment.de Feature Film (82 min) Language: portuguese, with Engl. subtitles Director: Claudio Assis Producer: Parabolica Brasil Co-production partners: REC Produtores Associados Cast: Maria Teixeira, Fernando Teixeira, Caio Blat - Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Brasil Ruthless edge of the life of a young Brazilian girl growing up in a society shaped by violence and sexual abuse. THE WORLD IN TWO ROUNDTRIPS www.medialuna-entertainment.de Documentary (80 min) Language: Portuguese with English subtitles Director: David Schürmann Producer: David Schürmann Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Brazil A documentary about the adventures of the legendary Schürmann family on a round world trip, in the wake of the pioneering route used 500 years ago by the Portuguese Admiral Fernao de Magalhaes. LOVE MADE EASY www.medialuna-entertainment.de Romantic Comedy (78 min) Language: Original language English Director: Peter Luisi Producer: Kristin Holt, Peter Luisi Cast: Melanie Winiger, Ralph Gassmann, Martin Landau, Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Until now they have always chewed on the short end of life. Pellini is too small, Mobo a paraplegic, Bowman fat, Gilbert a klutz and Gus a loser. But they are about to put an end to this! MEI AH ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED Mei Ah Entertainment Group Limited, Mei Ah Centre, 28 Chun Choi Street, Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate, Kowloon, Hong Kong 852 China. Tel: 852.2751.3311. Fax: 852.2623.9880. www.meiah.com, email: meiah@meiah.com At Cannes: Mr. Li Kuo Hsing (President), Mr. Wellington Fung (President - BIG Media Group Ltd.), Mr. Patrick Tong (Managing Director), Mr. Kenny Chau (Executive Director), Ms. Sara Law (Vice President - Distribution) Office: Tel: 852.9074.9887 BUTTERFLY LOVERS Costumed Martial Arts Language: Cantonese, Mandarin Director: Jingle Ma, Ching Siu Tung Producer: Catherine Hun Key Cast: Louis Koo, Shawn Yuen, Liu Yi Fei, Wu Jing Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: US$4.5m Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hong Kong Based on the classic lover story “Leung Juk” but added with real fighting martial arts scenes designed and directed by Ching Siu Tung. THE PYE-DOG www.thepyedog.com Drama (98 min) Director: Cantonese Language: Derek Kwok Producer: Teddy Robin Key Cast: Eason Chan, Gia Lin, Wen Jun Hui, Eric Tsang, George Lam Delivery Status: Completed Budget: US$1.5m Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Hong Kong Three people – a mute boy, a killer and a female bodyguard, without knowing each other’s identity, develop a family-like relationship. MEXICAN FILM INSTITUTE Mexican Film Institute, Insurgentes Sur 674 Piso 2, Tel: 52.55.5448.5344. Fax: 52.55.5448.5380. http://.imcine.gob.mx, email: mercaint@imcine.gob.mx Production Company, Sales Agent At Cannes: Marina Stavenhagen (General Director), Cristina Prado (Director Cultural Promotion), Maru Garzón (Managing Director International Promotion), Pablo Briseño (Head of International Sales) Office: Riviera, Stand B5 / C4, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.88.13 BLUE EYELIDS (PÁRPADOS AZULES) Drama (98 min) Language: Spanish Director: Ernesto Contreras Writer: Carlos Contreras & Ernesto Contreras Cast: Cecilia Suárez, Enrique Arreola, Angélica Aragón. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Mexico Marina wins a trip for two people to a paradisiacal place. However, she doesn’t have anyone to share her prize with. In order not to waste it, she decides to invite a perfect stranger to travel with her. ENLIGHTENED BLOOD (LA SANGRE ILUMINADA) www.lasangreiluminada.com Drama Language: Spanish Director: Iván Ávila Writer: Iván Ávila, José Ignacio Valenzuela Producer: Iván Ávila Cast: Gustavo Sánchez, Jostein Roustand, Enoc Leaño, Flor Payán, Jorge Zárate, Joaquín Cosío, Leticia Gutiérrez. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Mexico Six characters tell us of their strange shared life. USED PARTS (PARTES USADAS) Drama (95 min) Language: Spanish Director: Aarón Fernández Writer: Aarón Fernández Producer: Aarón Fernández Cast: Eduardo Granados, Alan Chávez, Carlos Ceja Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Mexico, France, Spain. Ivan, a 14-year old boy, lives with his uncle Jaime, a mediocre dealer of used car parts. Both of them dream with a better life and are stashing away their money in order to emigrate illegally to Chicago shortly. MONO CO., LTD. (THAILAND) Mono Co., Ltd. (Thailand), 200 Jasmine Int’l Tower, 31st Fl., Moo4, Chaengwattana Road, Pakkred District, Nonthaburi 11120 Thailand. Tel: 662.502.0731. Fax: 662.584.5314. www.mono-film.com At Cannes: Mr. Pete Bodharamik (Chairman), Dr. Soraj Asavaprapha (CEO), Mr. Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai (Managing Director), Mr. Bannasit Rakwong (Jack) (Deputy Managing Director) Office: Riviera H-1 THE TIGER BLADE (SUA KAAB DAAB) www.tigerblademovie.com Action/ marital arts (88 minutes) Language: Thai Director: Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn Producer: Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai Key Cast: Asadawut Luangsuntorn,Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Pimonrat Pisolyabut, Sueangsuda Lawanprasert, Anan Bunnak, Chalad Na Songkhla, Suthida Harnviset,Amonrid Seephung, Thitima Maliwan, Apipa Kitipongsaman Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 1.5 million USD Year of Production: 2005, Country of The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 78 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Origin: Thailand When a highly volatile case confronts the police, a young maverick cop with mystical powers is put on the case. VENGEANCE (PIREE PINAD) www.vengeance-movie.com Action/adventure (107 minutes) Language: Thai Director: Pleo Sirisuwan Producer: Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai Key Cast: Andy Tungkaprasert,Chalad Na Songkhla, Chirapat Wongpaisanlux, Surachai Sangagard,Chaiwat Chirawattanakarn, Nuttanan Juntarawet,Puchong Pompanao Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 1.5 Million USD Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Thailand When the murder of his father brings WUT back to his hometown, painful memories and secrets come back to haunt him. THE GIG www.thegig-movie.com Romantic-comedy (100 min) Director: Thai Language: Theeratorn Siriphunvaraporn Producer: Jirun Ratthanaviriyachai Key Cast: Kittikun Sumritpunsuk, Primrata Det-udom, Pajit Thomya,Apitsada Kruakongka, Nutthachart Chankan, Siripon Sirininartkul, Shalaj Poonyarit,Apipa Kittipongsaman, Thitinun Suwannathawon,Baromvudh Hiranyasthiti, Sarawadee Pirmsinthavee Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 1.0 million USD Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Thailand This teenage romantic-comedy evolves around the chaotic love lives of a clique of university students. MONTECRISTO INTERNATIONAL MonteCristo International, 459 Columbus Avenue, #334, NYC, NY 10024 USA. Tel: 1.917.647.7587. Fax: 420.224.934.712. www.MonteCristoEntertainment.com, email: Sales@MonteCristoEntertainment.com At Cannes: Michael Taverna (CEO/President), Cindy Nelson-Mullen (Sales & Acquisitions Executive), Jiri Holubec (Head of Distribution), Vanessa Reeder (Sales Assistant) Office: Riviera, Booth c-3, Tel: 1.917.533.4162 PUNK LOVE Drama (96’) Language: English Director: Nick Lyon Producer: Blondie Productions Key Cast: Chad Lindberg, Emma Bing, Max Perlich Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA/Italy A tale of two kids fighting for their dreams against society. KILTRO Martial Arts (93’) Language: Spanish Director: Ernesto Diaz Espinoza Producer: Mandrill Films Key Cast: Marko Zaror, Caterina Jadresic, Miquel Angel De Luca Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Chile A gangster journeys to a legendary martial arts master and learns the honored path of a warrior. Stylized imagery inspired by anima, chambara and spaghetti westerns! APARTMENT 1303 Horror (94’) Director: Japanese Language: Ataru Oikawa Producer: Amuse Inc Key Cast: Noriko Nakagoshi, Ataru Furuta Delivery Status: In Development Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Japan A modern ghost story which turns a love/hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror. MOONSTONE ENTERTAINMENT Moonstone Entertainment, P.O. Box 7400, Studio City, CA 91614 USA. Tel: 818.985.3003. Fax: 818.985.3009 At Cannes: Mr. Ernst “Etchie” Stroh (CEO), Mrs. Yael Stroh (President), Mr. Michael Grant (Director Production & Marketing) Office: The Carlton Intercontinental, Suite 120/121, Tel: 04.93.06.41.21 or 04.93.06.68.21 RECALL Thriller Writer: Paul Schrader Director: Harold Becker Producers: Robert Katz, Etchie Stroh Status: Pre-Production Cntry of Origin: USA A bizarre encounter makes a man question his sanity. THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP Thriller/Horror Director: Stuart Gordon Producers: Robert Katz, Etchie Stroh Status: Pre-Production Cntry of Origin: USA A psychiatrist is seduced by an other worldly spirit in this film adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft story. DIAMOND DOGS Action Director: Shimon Dotan Writer: Leopold St-Pierre Producers: Etchie Stroh, Shimon Dotan, Louis Liu, Barry Glasser Principal Cast: Dolph Lundgren Status: Post-Production Cntry of Origin: Canada, China In this first installment of the franchise, we meet Dolph Lundgren as Ronson, the adventurer and world traveler who is always short of money. A man of few words, a gun for hire … the solution to your problem! MORGAN CREEK INTERNATIONAL Morgan Creek International, 10351 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025 USA. Tel: 310.432.4848. Fax: 310.432.4844. www.morgancreek.com At Cannes: James G. Robinson (Chairman/CEO), Howard Kaplan (Chief Financial Officer), Brian Robinson (SVP, Worldwide Marketing), Greg Mielcarz (VP, Worldwide Publicity), Kaisa Akerlund (International Sales) Office: Martinez Hotel, Suite 618, Tel: 04.92.98.73.00 GEORGIA RULE www.georgiarulemovie.net Drama Language: English Director: Garry Marshall Producer: James G. Robinson, David Robinson Key Cast: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes, Garrett Hedlund, Christine Lakin. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Three generations of top actresses unite in a film about the power of redemption, freedom in forgiveness and unbreakable bonds of motherhood. SYDNEY WHITE Comedy Language: English Director: Joe Nussbaum Producer: James G. Robinson, David Robinson Key Cast: Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long, Jack Carpenter, John Schneider, Crystal Hunt, Jeremy Howard, Samm Levine, Danny Strong, Adam Hendershott Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA In a modern retelling of the classic Snow White fairytale, a plumber’s daughter and her merry band of misfits upset the social order at their Greek dominated college. MOTION PICTURE CORPORATION OF AMERICA Motion Picture Corporation of America, 1333 Second Street, Suite 210, Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA. Tel: 310.319.9500. Fax: 310.319.9501. www.mpcafilm.com, email: info@mpcafilm.com At Cannes: Brad Krevoy (CEO/Chairman), Francisco Gonzalez (VP, International Sales and Marketing) Office: Majestic Hotel Suite 109, Tel: 04.97.06.85.33. Fax: 04.97.06.85.89 MOONDANCE ALEXANDER www.moondancealexander.com Family/Adventure (93 Minutes) Language: English Director: Michael Damian Producer: Michael Damia, Janeen Damian, Brad Krevoy Key Cast: Kay Panabaker, Don Johnson, Lori Loughlin, Sasha Cohen Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007 A young girl inspires her mother and a down-and-out trainer with her passion and determination to win a horse riding competition. HOT TAMALE www.hottamalethemovie.com Action/Comedy (95 minutes) Language: English Director: Michael Damian Producer: Michael Damian, Janeen Damian Key Cast: Carmen Electra, Jason Priestley, Diora Baird, Randy Spelling Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: A road trip leads a young man into a wild maze of hit men, racy woman, jewel thieves and a salsa band. VENUS & VEGAS Comedy (93 Minutes) Director: English Language: Demian Lichtenstein Producer: Demian Lichtenstein, Eddie Guerra Key Cast: Jaime Pressly, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Molly Sims, Donald Faison, Roselyn Sanchez, Florence Henderson PAID - H OLLAND F ILM The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 79 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006 Three street-smart crooks struggle to keep their professional and romantic lives separate. MOVIE AVENUE INTERNATIONAL Movie Avenue International, 1675 Broadway, 17N-34, New York, 10019. Tel: 646.557.4320. Fax: 212.265.9371.www.movie-avenue.com, email: contact@movie-avenue.com Sales Representative, Producer At Cannes: Lydia Y. Segundo (CEO, Sales Rep. Producer) Office: 61 la Croisette; Mobile: US 1.917.669.1870 THE SANDMAN (EL HOMBRE DE ARENA) Drama (103 min) Language: Spanish with subtitles Director: José Manuel González-Berbel Producers: Iroko Films, Las Siete Sillas, Adivina Producciones Harold Sánchez, Fernando Ramos, Susana Meceiras. Cast: Hugo Silva; María Valverde; Samuel LeBihan, Alberto Jiménez. Delivery Status: Completed Year of production 2006, Origin: SpainFrance A daughter learns about the story of friendship, love and hope behind her birth in an asylum during 1960’s repressive Spain. BRO’S AND ARROWS Urban comedy, feature Language: English Director: Kenny Snyder Producers: Desiree Jellerette, Lydia Segundo Status: development Budget: 4.5 million Origin: USA Hip Hop promoter Styles Pearson hides G ARY - G REESTREET F ILM from the mob in an isolated Indian reservation where chilly chiefs, a beautiful daughter and the ultimate gambling await, the new “Nava-bros”. THE UNDERTAKERS Black Comedy, feature Language: English Director: Kenny Snyder Producer: Desiree Jellerette Status: Production Fall 2007 Budget: 4 million Origin: USA The “king of coffins” and his rival brother compete in a funeral empire for the love of the same fatal women. (feature length, English). MOVIEBANK QUANTUM MovieBank – Quantum, 209 E. Alameda Ave #203, Burbank, CA 91502 USA. Tel: 818.255.9900. Fax: 818.255.9903. www.moviebankstudios.com At Cannes: Jamie Thompson (VP, Sales and Acquisitions) Office: E16 EYE OF THE DOLPHIN www.theeyeofthedolphin.com Family (98:10) Language: English Director: Michael D. Sellers Producer: Susan Johnson, Michael D. Sellers Key Cast: Carly Schroeder, Adrian Dunbar, George Harris, Jane Lynch, Katherine Ross Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA When troubled 15 year old Alyssa moves in with her father, a dolphin researcher in the Bahamas, she forms a unique friendship with an orphaned wild dolphin. CRYPTID www.cryptidthemovie.com Science Fiction Thriller (90:00) Language: English Director: Darrell James Roodt Producer: Michael D. Sellers, Donald Barton, Anton Ernst Key Cast: Lori Petty, Nicholas Irons, Colin Moss, Sandra Teles, Petey Pablo Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Gruesome murders of South African farmers spur reports of a possible “cryptid” - a creature previously undiscovered by science. KARLA www.karlathemovie.net True Crime Thriller (98:00) Director: English Language: Joel Bender Producer: Michael D. Sellers, Marlon Parry Key Cast: Laura Prepon, Patrick Bauchau, Misha Collins, Tess Harper Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA KARLA follows the true story of one of the most notorious crimes of Canada. MULTIMEDIA CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. Multimedia Corporation International, Inc., 101 Convention Center Dr., Suite 777, Las Vegas, NV 89109 USA. Tel: 702.252.3863. Fax: 818.368.1817, www.mmcgroupinc.com, email: multimedia@socal.rr.com At Cannes: Karin Thome (President), Joseph Geissler (Senior Executive Vice President) Office: Villa Olivaie Du Cap, Chemin De La Garoupe, 06, Cap D’Antibes, Tel: 015116655484 GENGHIS KHAN: THE BOY OF IRON Epic Language: English Producer: Karin Thome Delivery Status: In Development Budget $150 Million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA The Epic adventure of the rise and fall of Genghis Khan. MULTIVISIONNAIRE MEDIA MultiVisionnaire Media, PO Box 1477, Alhambra, CA 91802-1477 USA. Tel: 1.626.737.8357. Fax: 1.626.407.4197. www.multivisionnaire.com, email: distribution@multivisionnaire.com At Cannes: Sean T. Haley (Managing Partner), Erika Kao-Haley (Managing Partner) Office: Hotel Gray d’Albion, Tel: 372.53.17.23.16. Fax: 372.53.17.23.16 (SMS) LADRONES Y MENTIROSOS (THIEVES & LIARS) http://www.ladronesymentirosos.com Drama (112 minutes) Language: Spanish Director: Ricardo Mendez Matta Co-Production Partners: Ricardo Mendez Matta Key Cast: Steve Bauer, Elpidia Carrillo, Daniel Lugo, Lymari Nadal, Magda Rivera, Cesar Farrait Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Puerto Rico (US Province) Story of 3 Puerto Rican families struggling to stay together in a society overcome by the inescapable corruption and drugs on the small island. JUPITER LOVE Psychological Thriller (80 minutes) Language: English Director: Michael André Key Cast: Michael André, Nikka Kalashnikova Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Australia Part crazed road film, part acidic commentary on the power struggle of the sexes — Jupiter Love is a turbo-charged film that grips the viewer with its twits of sexual psychopathology. THE PINK CONSPIRACY www.odysseymotionpictures.com Comedy (97 minutes) Director: English Language: Brian Scott Miller Producer: Marc Clebanoff Key Cast: Mercedes McNab, Sarah Thompson, Bradley Snedeker, James Russo, Chad Everett, Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, Dayton Callie, Mackenzie Firgens, Frank Krueger, Tricia O’Kelley Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Unlucky in love, Dave uncovers a plot in which all women in his life are conspiring together to dive him to insanity. MYRIAD PICTURES Myriad Pictures, 3015 Main Street, Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA. Tel: 310.279.4000. Fax: 310.279.4001. www.myriadpictures.com, email: info@myriadpictures.com At Cannes: Kirk D’amico (President and CEO), Trevor Wright (Executive Director, Distribution), Pamela Rodi (EVP, Marketing), Elias Axume (VP Distribution And Operations), Lisa Gutberlet (Director, Sales Administration) Office: Gray D’Albion - 1H2, Tel: 33(0)4.93.38.51.95. Fax: 33(0)4.93.38.48.40 DARK MATTER Language: English Director: Chen Shi-Zheng Producer: Janet Yang, Mary Salter, Andrea Miller Key Cast: Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Liu Ye Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A brilliant Chinese physics student comes to odds with his American mentor with tragic results. JACK AND JILL VS THE WORLD Comedy Language: English Director: Vanessa Parise Producer: Vanessa Parise, Nicholas Tabarrock, Roger Spottiswoode Key Cast: Freddie Prinze, Jr., Taryn Manning Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A buttoned-up advertising executive and a free spirited actress fall in love - until he realizes she has some secrets. 10 ITEMS OR LESS Comedy Language: English Director: Brad Silberling Producer: Lori Mccreary, Hulie Lynn, Brad Silberling Key Cast: Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A famous actor gets abandoned in a small town and an unlikely friendship develops with a grocery store sales clerk. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 80 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE N NEW LINE CINEMA New Line Cinema, 116 North Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90048 USA. Tel: 310.854.5811. Fax: 310.659.4712. www.newline.com Producer/Sales Agent At Cannes: Rolf Mittwig (President & COO, New Line Cinema), Camela Galano (President, International Marketing), Nestor Nieves (EVP, International Marketing), Rob Remley (SVP, International Marketing), Craig Alexander (SVP, Business and Legal Affairs), Elena Cahalan (VP, International Contracts) Office: Residence Croisette Miramar, 67 rue la Croisette, 9th Floor, 06400 Cannes, Tel: 33.0.4.92.59.10.39. Fax: 33.0.492.18.03.77 INKHEART Action-adventure Language: English Director: Iain Softley Producer: Cornelia Funke, Barry Mendel Cast: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent Delivery Status: Post production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA INKHEART, a fantasy family film, tells the tale of Meggie and her magical father Mo (who can bring book characters to life by reading aloud), as they search for her missing mother and fight the evil scoundrel Capricorn for her mother’s return. RENDITION Drama Language: English Director: Gavin Hood Producer: Steve Golin Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard Delivery Status: Post production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Rendition shows there is a fine line between interrogation and torture, between working for the greater good in a post 9/11 world and violating basic codes of decency and between fighting terrorism and becoming a terrorist. JOURNEY 3-D 3-D Effects adventure Language: English Director: Erik Brevig Producer: Walden Media, Charlotte Higgins, Beau Flynn Cast: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Tells the story of a troubled young boy and his uncle as they head off to explore a fantastic world where they will find mystery, excitement, danger and perhaps most importantly, each other. NEW ZEALAND FILM New Zealand Film, Level 2, The Film Centre, 119 Jervois Quay, Wellington, New Zealand. Tel: 64.4.382.7680. Fax: 64.4.384.9719. marketing@nzfilm.co.nz At Cannes: Ruth Harley (CEO, New Zealand Film Commission) French Mobile 06.26.38.27.94, Kathleen Drumm (Head of Sales and Marketing) French Mobile 06.11.93.14.22, Caroline Grose (Head of Development) French Mobile 06.10.57.12.36, Sarah Cull (Head of Business Affairs) French Mobile 06.20.75.76.14 Office: 1st Floor, Residence Gray d’Albion, 17 La Croisette/4 Rue des Serbes (entrance Rue des Serbes) BLACK SHEEP Horror Comedy Directed by: Jonathan King Producer: Philippa Campbell Status: Screening There are 40 million sheep in New Zealand… and they’re pissed off! On a vast sheep station a reckless genetic engineering experiment goes horribly wrong, turning sheep into blood thirsty killers. EAGLE VS SHARK Comedy Drama Directed by: Taika Waititi Producer: Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis Cast: Loren Horsley, Jemaine Clement Status: Screening A wry and comic tale about two misfits searching for acceptance… and finding it in each other. OUT OF THE BLUE Drama Directed by: Robert Sarkies Producer: Tim White, Steven O’Meagher Cast: Karl Urban, Matthew Sunderland, Lois Lawn Status: Screening The peaceful innocence of a tiny seaside village is shattered by the actions of one man. NONSTOP SALES AB NonStop Sales AB, Döbelnsgatan 24, Stockholm, 113 52 Sweden. Tel: 46(0)8.673.99.80. Fax: 46(0)8.673.99.88. www.nonstopsales.net, email: info@nonstopsales.net At Cannes: CG Anderson (CEO), Michael Werner (Sales Manager), Judith Toth (Sales Executive), Karin Thun (Sales Executive) Office: The Scandinavian Film Stand (55 La Croisette), Tel: 46.707.33.28.55 GHOSTWOOD www.ghostwoodmovie.com Supernatural thriller (85 min) Language: English Director: Justin O’Brien Producer: Maxim Pictures Key Cast: Alan Devine, Patrick Bergin, Louise Osbourne Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Ireland Driven to investigate the mysterious disappearance of his father, New York psychologist Ed Hunter travels to a remote village in the West of Ireland and finds a community that has been living in fear for centuries. DARLING Dark drama comedy (90 min) Language: Swedish Director: Johan Kling Producer: Spader Knekt Film Key Cast: Michelle Meadows, Michael Segerström, Richard Ulfsäter, Jenny Cassel Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Sweden A tragic and comic tale of beautiful and self-absorbed Eva, who cheats on her boyfriend which becomes the starting point of a slow descent down to the life of ordinary people and a surprising, but doomed friendship. SPEED DATING www.speeddatingthemovie.com Romantic Comedy (85 min) Director: English Language: Tony Herbert Producer: System 48 Limited Key Cast: Hugh O’Conor, Don Wycherley, Flora Montgomery, David Hayman Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Ireland After a break–up with the love of his life, James Van Der Bexton has taken up speed dating without much success. Hopeless he turns his attention towards a mysterious young woman who frequents his local pub. NORDISK INTERNATIONAL SALES Nordisk International Sales, Mosedalvej 14, Valby, DK – 2500 Denmark. Tel: 45.3618.8200. Fax: 45.3618.9550. www.nordiskfilmsales.com, email: contact@nordiskfilm.com At Cannes: Tine Klint (Head of International Sales), Susan Wendt (Sales Manager, International Sales), Sanne Arloe (Sales Executive) Nicolai Korsgaard (PR & Marketing Manager) Office: Scandinavian Terrace first floor La croisette 55 JUST ANOTHER LOVE STORY (KÆRLIGHED PÅ FILM) Thriller Language: Danish Director: Ole Bornedal Producer: Michael Obel Key Cast: Bent Mejding, Dejan Cukic, Ewa Fröling, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Rebecka Hemse, Anders W. Berthelsen, Charlotte Fich, Karsten Jansfort Delivery Status: Post Production Budget: 3,2 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Denmark Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch, The Substitute) directs an intense thriller, where a stolen identity takes an unexpected twist. Promo screening in Cannes. 3000 MILES (GUMBALL) Documentary (105 min) Language: English Director: Maximillion Cooper Producer: Patrick Fischer Key Cast: Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn and Tony Hawk Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 250.000 Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: United Kingdom 3 Continents, 8 Days, 120 Cars and 3000 miles of mayhem with Tony Hawk and Bam Margera. THE SUBSTITUTE (VIKAREN) Family/Thriller (93 min) Director: Danish Language: Ole Bornedal Producer: Michael Obel Key Cast: Henrik Prip, Paprika Steen, Sonja Richter, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 3,2 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Denmark What would you do if your new substitute teacher was an alien? Get ready for this years Family Thriller! THE BALL LISCIO - FIM EXPORT The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 81 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE NOTRO FILMS Notro Films, Lincoln 11, Barcelona 08006 Spain. Tel: 34.93.567.0505. Fax: 34.93.567.0504. www.notrofilms.com At Cannes: Adolfo Blanco (CEO), Eduardo Escudero (Operations Manager), Manuel Monzon (Production Manager), Raquel Luque (Acquisitions & Sales) Office: Riviera E3, Tel: 34.655.44.21.95 BAJO LAS ESTRELLAS (UNDER THE STARS) Drama (110’) Language: Spanish Director: Felix Viscarret Producer: Fernando Trueba Key Cast: Alberto San Juan, Emma Suarez- Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Spain When Benito Lacunza, a loser jazz musician, returns to his hometown to attend his father’s funeral, he is surprised to learn that his beloved brother is about to marry Nines, a single mother. FERMAT’S ROOM (LA HABITACION DE FERMAT) Thriller Language: Spanish Director: Luis Piedrahita & Rodrigo Sopeña Co-Production Partners: Notro Films & Bocaboca Key Cast: Federico Luppi, Luis Homar, Santi Millan Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Spain Four mathematicians who do not know each other are invited by a mysterious host on the pretext of resolving a great enigma. LOCO FIGHTERS (TRES CAIDAS) Documentary (84’) Director: Spanish, Language: Nacho Cabana, Co-Production Partners: Notro Films, Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Spain Mexican lucha libre is a mix of sport, acrobatics, and comedy that is tremendously popular in this Aztec country. NU IMAGE / MILLENNIUM FILMS Nu Image / Millennium Films, 6423 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA. Tel: 310.388.6900. Fax: 310.388.6901. www.nuimage.net, email: sales@nuimage.net At Cannes: Avi Lerner (Co-Chairman), Danny Dimbort (Co-Chairman), Christian Mercuri (Vice President), Carole DeLosSantos (Executive VP, Int’l Sales and Distribution) Office: Hilton Cannes, Suite 302, Tel: 33.4.92.99.70.00, Fax: 33.4.92.99.70.11 MAD MONEY Director: Callie Khouri Writers: Glenn Gers Starring: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah & Katie Holmes Status: In Production Three women who work at a federal reserve bank join together and devise a plan to steal the millions of dollars that are being shredded every day. CLEANER Director: Renny Harlin Writer: Matthew Aldrich Starring: Samuel Jackson, Ed Harris, Eva Mendes Status: Post Production A man who specializes in cleaning up crime scenes is drawn into a mystery when he cleans the evidence of a murder before it’s been reported. BLONDE AMBITION Starring: Jessica Simpson and Luke Wilson Director: Scott Marshall (Keeping Up With the Steins) Producer: Garry Marshall Status: Post Production A small town girl climbs the corporate ladder in the big city HOMELAND SECURITY Director: George Gallo Screenplay: George Gallo Starring: Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks and Selma Blair Status: Post Production A young FBI agent discovers that his mother has fallen in love with a notorious art thief. HERO WANTED Director: Brian Smrz Writers: Chad Law and Evan Law Starring: Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ray Liotta Status: Pre Production A small town trash collector stages a robbery so he can impress a girl by can being the hero and stopping it. WAR, INC. Director: Josh Seftel Screenplay: Mark Keyner, Jeremy Pikser & John Cusack Starring: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Ben Kingsley and Joan Cusack Status: Post Production A government assassin is sent to a Middle-Eastern warzone where he is assigned to kill a rogue leader while posing as a chaperone for an Arab pop star. JOHN RAMBO Director: Sylvester Stallone Screenplay: Sylvester Stallone Starring: Sylvester Stallone Status: In Production John Rambo is back in the latest action packed installment of the popular film series. BRILLIANT Director: Jon Amiel Starring: Scarlett Johansson Status: Pre Production Master thief and rich playboy Charlie Beaumont recruits a beautiful young cat burglar to help him steal $1 billion dollars worth of diamonds in a daring heist. O ODD LOT INTERNATIONAL Odd Lot International, 9601 Jefferson Bl., Ste. A, Culver City, CA 90232 United States of America. Tel: 310.652.0999. Fax: 310 650 0718. www.oddlotent.com, email: info@oddlotent.com At Cannes: Gigi Pritzker (Co-CEO), Deborah Del Prete (Co-CEO), William Lischak (COO), Brian O’Shea (EVP Worldwide Sales and Distribution), Delphine Perrier (Director Legal Affairs Contracts and Collections) Office: Majestic 759/760, Tel: 33.0.49.70.68.493 ARMAGEDDAGAIN: THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW Spoof Comedy Language: English Director: Robert Moniot Producer: Noah Emmerich Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Following in the footsteps of Airplane and Scary Movie, Armagedddagain is a hilarious spoof of the disaster films of Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay GOOD Drama / War Language: English Director: Vicente Amorim Producer: Miriam Segal, Dan Lupovitz, Sarah Boote, Billy Dietrich, Kevin Loader Key Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Issacs, Mark Strong, Jodie Whittaker, Gemma Jones Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA An ordinary man is thrust into the Nazi propaganda machine during WWII and sees the boundaries of his conscience challenged and ultimately crossed. ODYSSEY ENTERTAINMENT LTD Odyssey Entertainment Ltd, 10A James Street, London WC2E8BT UK. Tel: 44.207.520.5610. Fax: 44.207.520.5611. email: sales@odysseyentertainment.co.uk At Cannes: Ralph Kamp (Chairman & CEO), Louise Goodsill (President & COO), Pascal Degove (Head of Sales), James Scott (Sales & Contracts Executive), Libby D’Arcy (Contracts Manager) Office: Motor Yacht ‘Bayview’, Tel: 492.98.71.72. Fax: 492.98.71.72 LETHE Thriller Language: English Director: Dario Piana Co-Production Partners: Stan Winston Studios Producer: Stan Winston, Brian J. Gilbert, Ralph Kamp Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Will Blake returns home to find his wife and two children brutally murdered. THE DEATHS OF IAN STONE Horror (92 min) Language: English Director: Dario Piana Co-Production Partners: Stan Winston Studios Producer: Stan Winston, Brian J, Gilbert, Ralph Kamp Key Cast: Mike Vogel, Christina Cole, Jamie Murray Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK From the creator of academy award winning special effects ‘the terminator’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ comes the story of an all-American kid who is murdered each day by his horrifying pursuers. AUGUST RUSH Drama (107 min) Director: English Language: Kirsten Sheridan Producer: Richard Barton Lewis Key Cast: Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Keri Russell Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA This uplifting and magical modern fairytale tells the story of a ten-year-old orphan whose amazing musical gifts serve to reunite him with his long-lost parents. ONOMA Onoma, 4 rue de Miromesnil, 75008 Paris, France. Tel: 33.1.58.18.34.90. Fax: 33.1.45.25.99.70. www.onomainternational.com, email: onoma@onomainternational.com Sales agent and co-producer At Cannes: Pascal Diot (President), Fabien Westerhoff (sales executive), Marie Wintenberger (Production and Sales), Carole Maddalena (Festivals) Office: Riviera J7/K8 LA FINE DEL MARE Drama (108’) Language: Italian Director: Nora Hoppe Producer: Helge Albers Co-production partners: Philippe Avril, Paolo Spina The Business Of Film Cannes 2007 - Tel: 04 93 06 41 49 Email your press releases only during Cannes to: thebusinessoffilm@sdi06.fr The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 82 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Cast: Miki Manojlovic, Diana Dobreva Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Germany Todor is a small-time smuggler of cigarettes; one day he reluctantly accepts a commission to transport an unusually lar ge crate and discovers that it contains the body of a young woman. P PANGEA WORLD Pangea World, 21 Rue Dautancourt 75017 Paris, France. Tel: 33.1.42.29.60.40. Fax: 33.1.42.29.15.52. www.pangeaworld.com, email: pangeaworld@gmail.com Worldwide Sales and Acquisitions At Cannes: Charles Ganem (head of sales), Eric Leray (sales and acquisitions) Office: Tel: 33.6.20.09.21.99 MONKEYS IN WINTER Drama (111 min) Language: Bulgarian Director: Milena Andonova Producer: Proventus Film House and Tatfilm Cast: Bonka Ilieva-Boni, Diana Dobreva, Angelina Slavova Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Bulgaria A film who examines the lives of three women of different origins and destinies, whose stories unfold at different times: the desire for children and the difficulties of relationships between men and women. SLEEPIN DOGS www.sleepingdogsfilm.ca Drama (80 min) Language: English Director: Terrance Odette Producer: 1270844 Ontario Cast: Brian Stillar, Tony Adah, Alan Sapp Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Canada A story about the unlikely acquaintance of two men. A CITY IS BEAUTIFUL AT NIGHT Road movie (90 min) Language: French Director: Richard Bohringer Producer: Les Films Christy’s Cast: Richard Bohringer, Romane Bohringer, Robinson Stévenin Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: France Adapted from the best seller, the film is a journey of freedom from downtown Paris to New York, Montreal and Dakar. PATHÉ LONDON OFFICE Pathé London Office, Kent House, 14-17 Market Place, London W1W 8AR UK. Tel: 44.207.462.4427. Fax: 44.207.436.7891. Email: international.sales@pathe-uk.com At Cannes: Mike Runagall (Head of Pathé Pictures International) Cell: 44.7949.074.552, Claire Taylor (Consultant) Cell: 44.7880.790.069, Riaya Aboul Ela (Marketing and Publicity Manager) Cell: 44.7977.197.411, Sarah Lucas (Sales Assistant) Cell: 44.7917.528.741, Gursharn Khaira (Legal Assistant) Office: Résidences du Grand Hotel, 45 La Croisette, Apt. 4A/E Ibis, 06400 Cannes, France. Tel: 33.4.93.38.49.58. Fax: 33.4.93.38.46.43 THE COTTAGE Comedy Horror Language: English Director: Paul Andrew Williams Screenplay: Paul Andrew Williams Producer: Ken Marshall Cast: Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, Jennifer Ellison Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Set in a remote part of the countryside, a bungled kidnapping goes horribly awry when three inept kidnappers and their hostage take refuge in a desolate farmhouse and cross paths with a monstrous psychopathic farmer. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY Drama Language: French Director: Julian Schnabel Screenplay: Ronald Harwood Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Marie-Josée Croze, Max Von Sydow Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: France Based on the Jean-Dominique Bauby’s best-selling memoir, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY is a moving and inspiring story of the power of the human spirit. OUTLAW Thriller Language: English Director: Nick Love Writer: Nick Love Producers: James Richardson, Allan Niblo Cast: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Rupert Friend Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Betrayed by their government and let down by their local police—a group of modern-day renegades band together to right the wrongs of their world in Nick Love’s OUTLAW. PEACE ARCH ENTERTAINMENT Peace Arch Entertainment, 4640 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292, USA. Tel: 310.776.7200. Fax: 310.823.7147. www.peacearch.com Sales agent At Cannes: John Flock, (President, Peace Arch Entertainment Group), Berry Meyerowitz (President, Peace Arch Home Entertainment), Mary Herne (Executive VP, International TV & Home Entertainment), Suzanne Barron (Senior VP, International TV & Home Entertainment), Caroline Dubourg (Senior VP, Business Affairs), Paul (Bateman) Davis-Miller (Senior VP, Acquisitions & Domestic Licensing) Office: Riviera, Lerins Hall, S7 THE DEAL Comedy Language: English Director: Steven Schachter Writer: Steven Schachter Producer: Irene Litinsky, Keri Nakamoto, Michael Prupas Key Cast: William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, Elliott Gould Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A down-and-out film producer agrees to make his nephew’s film about 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli, but the lead actor is kidnapped from the European film set. WATCHING THE DETECTIVES Comedy (91’) Language: English Director: Paul Soter Writer: Paul Soter Producer: Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Galt Niederhoffer, Celine Rattray Key Cast: Lucy Liu, Cillian Murphy Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A film noir buff has his life turned on end by a femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. IN TRANZIT Drama (100’) Language: English Director: Tom Roberts Writer: Natalia Portnova, Simon van der Borgh Producer: Jimmy de Brabant, Michael Dounaev, Kami Naghdi Key Cast: John Malkovich, Vera Farmiga, Thomas Kretschmann Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA In the chaotic aftermath of WWII, a group of German POWs are accidentally sent to a female-run Soviet prison camp. PFG ENTERTAINMENT PFG Entertainment, 429 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600, Santa Monica CA 90401 USA. Tel: 310.393.5788. Fax: 310.393.0882, www.pfgentertainment.com, email: mail@pfgentertainment.com At Cannes: Ted Rosenblatt (President) Office: Carlton InterContinental Hotel, Suite 201, Tel: 04.93.06.42.01, Fax: 04.93.38.31.10 TOOLBOX MURDERS. THE RETURN Horror Language: English Director: To be directed by Mike Mendez (The Gravedancers) Producer: Tony DiDio Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: USA It seems that the Toolbox Murders are beginning. again. S ANDMAN - I ROKO F ILMS The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 83 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE DEEPAK CHOPRA’S HOW TO KNOW GOD Drama (67 min) Language: English Director: Ron Frank Producer: Mallika Chopra, Gotham Chopra, Ron Frank Key Cast: Deepak Chopra Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: USA Based on his best-selling book, author Deepak Chopra embarks on an exciting, insightful journey towards a better understanding of one of life’s great mysteries. DEEPAK CHOPRA’S THE SEVEN SPIRITUAL L AWS OF SUCCESS Drama (64 min) Country of Origin: USA Director: English Language: Ron Frank Producer: Mallika Chopra, Gotham Chopra, Ron Frank Key Cast: Deepak Chopra, Olivia Newton-John, Bill Duke Delivery Status: Completed Based on his best-selling book, author Deepak Chopra offers a life-altering perspective on the attainment of success through seven simple, yet profound principles. PORCHLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT PorchLight Entertainment, 11777 Mississippi Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 USA. Tel: 310.477.8400. Fax: 310.477.5555. www.porchlight.com, email: info@porchlight.com At Cannes: J.D. Beaufils (Vice President, Worldwide Sales) Office: Riviera J8 THE ULTIMATE GIFT www.theultimategift.com Family (114 min) Language: English Director: Michael O. Sajbel Producer: Rick Eldridge, John Shepherd Key Cast: James Garner, Drew Fuller, Brian Dennehy, Abigail Breslin Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA When his wealthy grandfather passes away, a young man is given 12 “gifts,” tasks he must accomplish that challenge him in every way and change him forever. MONSTER WARRIORS Action-Adventure (52 x 30’) Language: English Director: Wilson Coneybeare Co-Production Partners: Coneybeare Stories Inc. Producer: Wilson Coneybeare, Barbara Patten Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Canada In this comic book come to life, four clever and dynamic teenagers battle bmovie monsters. A live-action/CGI comedy adventure series. HOLIDAZE: THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST DIDN’T HAPPEN Animated (6 x 60’) Director: English Language: David H. Brooks Co-Production Partners: Madison Road Entertainment, Bix Pix Entertainment Producer: Kelli Bixler, Jak Severson, Jonathan Prince Key Cast: Fred Savage, Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Emily Osment, Fred Willard, John O’Hurley, Gladys Knight, Harland Williams, Paul Rodriguez Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA ‘Holidaze’ is a series of seasonal DVD and television specials designed to be presented during select holidays, featuring a newly-created set of iconic holiday characters in classic stop-motion animation. Q QED INTERNATIONAL QED International, 9595 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 United States. Tel: 310.273.3004. Fax: 310.273.3006. http://www.qedintl.com At Cannes: Bill Block (CEO), Paul Hanson (COO), Kimberly Fox (SVP Worldwide Distribution), Tatyana Joffe (VP International Distribution), Elliot Ferwerda (VP of Production) Office: 67 la Croisette, 7th Floor, Tel: 04.93.45.65.88 THE RETURN Drama Language: English Director: Neil Burger Producer: Neil Burger, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Schwartz Key Cast: Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, Michael Pena Delivery Status: In Production Country of Origin: United States Upon returning from Iraq, three soldiers taken an unexpected cross-country road trip to Las Vegas. They make the long journey together, as three very different Americans find their way home. SMART PEOPLE Comedy Language: English Director: Noam Murro Producer: Bridget Johnston, Michael Costigan, Michael London, Bruna Papandrea Key Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page Delivery Status: Post Production Country of Origin: United States An uptight, pompous professor Lawrence Wetherhold, in the years following his wife’s death, has become a scourge to his students and an emotionally absent father to his rebellious son and his perfect preppy daughter. MAGICIANS Comedy (90 minutes) Director: English Language: Andrew O’Connor Producer: Scott Kroopf, Lizzie Francke, Ollie Madden Key Cast: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Jessica Stevenson Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: United Kingdom A magic double act falls out when one accidentally chops his assistant’s head off in the guillotine trick. The story follows the rivalry between the magicians years later as they enter a major international competition. R RAI TRADE Rai Trade (International Sales), Via Umberto Novaro 18, 00195 Rome, Italy. Tel: 39.06. 374.98244. Fax: 39.06.375.16222. www.raitrade.it At Cannes: Sesto Cifola (Head of Cinema and Fiction International Sales) Office: Italia Pavilion, Riviera C7-C9/ D 2-D4 CARAVAGGIO Drama (2 x 100’ Miniseries and theatrical version) Version: Italian with English subtitles /HD Director: Angelo Longoni Production: Rai Fiction, Titania Produzioni, Institut del Cinema Català, Eos Entertainment, GMT Productions At the age of six, Caravaggio pledges eternal love to Costanza Colonna, daughter of the powerful family for which his own father works. THE KREUTZER SONATA – WHAT IS LOVE? (QUALE AMORE?) Feature film (100’) Version: Italian with English subtitles Director: Maurizio Sciarra Production: Rai Cinema and Lumiere & CO. in association with AMKA FILMS and TSI-Swiss Television The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tostoy, published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. THE TRUE LEGEND OF TONY VILAR (LA VERA LEGGENDA DI TONY VILAR) Feature film (93’) Version: Italian with English subtitles Director: Giuseppe Gagliardi Production: T.I.C.O. Film Company, Avocado Pictures The film travels from Buenos Aires to New York, on the trail of Tony Vilar. One of the main characters is an Italian singer for whom the Italian-Argentine star has always been a myth. REGENT ENTERTAINMENT Regent Entertainment, 10990 Wilshire Blvd., Penthouse, Los Angeles, California 90024 USA. Tel: 310.806.4288. Fax: 310.806.4271. www.regententertainment.com Producer and Distributor At Cannes: Gene George (President), Meggan Kimberley (SVP Sales) Office:Tel: (Gene George) 310.804.9360 KISS THE BRIDE Comedy Language: English Director: C. Jay Cox Cast: Tori Spelling, James O’Shea, Philipp Karner, Amber Benson, Joanna Cassidy Delivery Status: Post-Production In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. But in the ensuing ten years, they’ve lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan’s wedding he’s surprised! SHOW BUSINESS: THE ROAD TO BROADWAY Documentary (102 minutes) Language: English Director: Dori Borinstein Cast: Harrison Chad, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Boy George, Susan Haskins, Jeff Marx, Idina Menzel, Rosie O’Donnell Delivery Status: Completed Follows the four high-profile productions that would eventually become Tony nominees for Best Musical. NUCLEAR HURRICANE Disaster (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Fred Olen Ray Cast: Jamie Luner, Jack Scalia, David Millbern, Meredith McGeachie Delivery Status: Post-Production At a nuclear power plant, the cooling system becomes a problem when the “mother of all storms” is headed straight towards it. HOME BY CHRISTMAS Family (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Gail Harvey Cast: Linda Hamilton, Rob Stewart Delivery Status: Completed US Broadcaster: Lifetime Julie lives a comfortable life with two children and her husband of 21 years. But when her husband leaves her for a younger woman, she reluctantly accustoms herself to a more modest lifestyle. STOLEN LIFE Thriller (95 minutes) Language: English Director: Donald Wrye Cast: Antonio Sabato Jr., Odette Yustman, Delivery Status: PostProduction US Broadcaster: Lifetime A young school teacher engaged to a handsome firefighter has the seemingly perfect life until she accompanies some girlfriends on a spring break trip. LONG LOST SON Thriller (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 84 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 CANNES PRODUCT GUIDE Cast: Gabrielle Anwar, Craig Sheffer Delivery Status: Completed US Broadcaster: Lifetime Many years ago, Kristen lost her son when her estranged husband took him sailing in a dangerous storm. Today, Kristen has made peace with her loss and moved on. But, while watching a friend’s vacation video, she sees a glimpse of two familiar faces. THE WIVES HE FORGOT Thriller (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Mario Azzopardi Cast: Molly Ringwald, Mark Humphrey, Shannon Sturges Delivery Status: Completed US Broadcaster: Lifetime When a man stumbles into Charlotte’s law office, she discovers that he has contracted amnesia. CHRISTMAS DO-OVER Family/Holiday (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Catherine Cyran Cast: Jay Mohr, Daphne Zuniga, Ruta Lee, Adrienne Barbeau Delivery Status: Completed US Broadcaster: ABC Family Feeling obligated to spend Christmas visiting his ex-wife, young son, and former in- laws, a shallow jingle writer finds himself living Christmas day over and over again. MY SILENT PARTNER Thriller (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Ron Oliver Cast: Joanna Going, Greg Evigan, Tim Conlon, Delivery Status: Completed US Broadcaster: Lifetime A San Francisco police inspector’s comfortable life falls apart when she discovers her husband wants a divorce. ICE SPIDERS Sci-Fi (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Tibor Takács Cast: Patrick Muldoon, Vanessa Williams, Thomas Calabro Delivery Status: Completed US Broadcaster: Sci-Fi A young ski team’s plans to train for the Olympics at a remote Ski Resort are halted when a scientist working at a nearby government lab arrives with an emergency: giant spiders bred at the lab have escaped. RELIANT PICTURES INTERNATIONAL Reliant Pictures International, 5-11 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JB United Kingdom. Tel: 44.207.299.3727. Fax: 44.207.299.3728. At Cannes: Penny Wolf (Managing Director), Lissa Lebel (VP International Sales), Thom Mount (CEO), Morna Ciraki (Production Executive) Office: The Majestic 140, Tel: 33.4.97.06.85.40. Fax: 33.4.97.06.85.41 HAVE DREAMS, WILL TRAVEL Writer /Director: Brad Isaacs (Writing credits include: The Larry Sanders Show, Roseanne and Newsradio) Producer: Reliant Pictures International and WolfGang Productions Cast: Cayden Boyd (X-Men: The Last Stand, Mystic River), AnnaSophia Robb (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Because of Winn Dixie), Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Saint), Lara Flynn Boyle (The Practice, Huff), Matthew Modine (Short Cuts, Pacific Heights), Dylan McDermott (‘Til There Was You, The Practice), Heather Graham (Bobby, Hope Springs) Delivery Status: Completed When Cassie’s parents are killed in a mysterious car accident, she has no choice but to be taken in by Ben’s distant and uncaring parents. HOW TO CHANGE IN NINE WEEKS Writer / Director: Simone North Producer: Liberty Films and Reliant Pictures International Cast: Guy Pearce (Factory Girl, Memento, LA Confidential), Miranda Otto (The War of the Worlds, The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Sam Neill (Wimbledon, Jurassic Park, The Piano) Delivery Status: Pre Production Based on the true story of an Australian teenager who takes her obsession with her own imperfections to a shocking conclusion. MAIN STREET Director: Bruce Beresford (Double Jeopardy, Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morant) Writer: Horton Foote (Of Mice and Men, To Kill a Mockingbird) Producer: Reliant Pictures International and Fixed Point Films Delivery Status: In Development The story of a decaying small town and its desperate hope for renewal. RENEGADE WORLDWIDE, LLC Renegade Worldwide, LLC, 10203 Santa Monica Blvd., Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA. Tel: 1.310.843.0223. Fax: 1.310.553.9895. www.renegadepictures.com, email: sales@renegadepictures.com At Cannes: Patrick Ewald (President), Shaked Berenson (Sales and Acquisitions) Office: Inter-Continental Carlton, Suite: 222, 223 & 224, Tel: 33.4.93.06.42.23. Fax: 33.4.93.06.40.25 THE DEVIL’S CHAIR Horror Language: English Director: Adam Mason Producer: Nadya Brand, Steven Paul Key Cast: Andrew Howard, Elize du Toit, Matt Berry, David Gant Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK URBAN ASSAULT http://www.urbanassaultmovie.com/ Action Language: English Director: Declan Mulvey Producer: Taylor Phillips Key Cast: Daz Crawford, Anthony Ray Parker, Christian Boeving, Jasper Col, Dianna Agron, Andre McCoy, Edwin Villa Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA In the city where image is everything, the criminal underworld holds a fight tournt where legends are born, and the men who own them rule the streets. LENEXA, 1 MILE Drama Director: English Language: Jason Wiles Producer: Mark Koetting Key Cast: Chris Klein, William Baldwin, Josh Stewart , Austin Nichols, Michael Rooker, Jason Ritter Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A conflict between five teenage friends and a corrupt sheriff in the small town of Lenexa. REXMEDIA Rexmedia, 1617 Broadway, Suite C, Santa Monica, CA 90404 U.S.A. Tel: 310.828.5060. Fax: 310.828.5160. www.rexfilms.com, email: info@rexfilms.com At Cannes: George Lascu (President), Cyndy Kuipers (V.P. Marketing), Silvio Sardi (Producer), Liana Lascu (V.P. Acquisitions) Office: Noga Hilton 304, Tel: 33.4.92.99.75.33 DOWNTOWN Drama (90 min) Language: English Director: Rafal Zielinsky Producer: Joey Dedio/Silvio Sardi Key Cast: Genevieve Bujold, John Savage, Domenica Scorsese and Joey Dedio Delivery Status: Completed Budget 2.5 Millions Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: U.S.A. The streets of New York become home to a group of young lost souls. EL HUBRIS Western (100 min) Language: English Director: Peter Antonijevic Producer: George Lascu/Anthony Tomaska Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget: 10 Million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.S.A. A retired U.S army captain pursues Pancho Villa bandits south of the border to rescue his kidnapped wife. ORDER OF ONE Martial Arts/Action (90 min) Director: English Language: Kevin Woodhouse Producer: David Findlay Key Cast: Jason Cavalier, Hyung Chul Kim and Melantha Black Thorne Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 1.5 Million Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Canada An escaped convict fights the mob to protect the secret of an ancient sword. REZO REZO, 29, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, Paris, 75013 France. Tel: 33.1.42.46.46.30. Fax: 33.1.42.46.40.82. www.infosrezo.com, email: infosrezo@rezofilms.com At Cannes: Jean-Michel REY (CEO), Philippe LIEGEOIS (Producer), Laurent DANIELOU (Head of Acquisitions and Co-Productions), Sébastien CHESNEAU (Head of Int’l Sales), Nicholas KAISER (Head of Marketing and Festivals) Office: 45, la Croisette, 7th Floor, Tel: 33.4.93.39.30.70, Fax: 33.4.93.39.30.70 C LEANER - N U I MAGE The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 85 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE ALEXANDRA Drama (92’) Language: Russian Director: Alexander Sokourov Co-Production Partners: Laurent Danielou Producer: Andrey Sigle Key Cast: Galina Vishnevskaya Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Russia A grandmother ventures out of her homeland in search of her grandson, posted on the war front. ULZHAN www.ulzhan.com Drama (95’) Language: Fench/Kazakh Director: Volker Schlöndorff Producer: Régis Ghezelbash, Volker Schlöndorff Key Cast: Philippe Torreton, David Bennent, Ayanat Ksenbai Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Germany, France, Kazakhstan Why did Charles Simon leave France for the Far East? What force drove him to this beautiful and hostile land? 13M2 www.13m2-lefilm.com Thriller (84’) Director: French Language: Barthélemy Grossman Producer: Barthélemy Grossman, Murielle Thierrin Key Cast: Barthélemy Grossman, Bérénice Béjo, Thierry Lhermitte Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: France A nervous urban thriller, in the like of Kassovitz’s early films, with upcoming and confirmed French actors. RIGEL ENTERTAINMENT Rigel Entertainment, 4201 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Los Angeles, CA 90010 USA. Tel: 323.954.8555. Fax: 323.954.8592. www.rigel.tv, email: info@rigel.tv At Cannes: John Laing (CEO), Anja Bosch (Director, Marketing and Creative Services), David Macaione (President), Sherrie Guerrero (VP Sales), Kristie Smith (VP Administration and World Wide Distribution) Office: J8 BLONDE AND BLONDER Comedy (90’) Language: English Director: Dean Hamilton Key Cast: Pamela Anderson, Denise Richards, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Meghan Ory, Kevin and John Farley Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada Dawn and Dee are two blondes who are mistaken as two professional assassins assigned to “take out” the head of the Chinese Mafia. WHEN A MAN FALLS IN THE FOREST Drama (90’) Language: English Director: Ryan Eslinger Key Cast: Sharon Stone, Timothy Hutton, Dylan Baker, Pruitt Taylor Vince Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada A Powerful Drama that brings together four unlikely characters who manage to create meaning in their lives through difficult situations. NOTHING EVER HAPPENS IN SAN SABA Drama (90’) Director: English Language: Mike Greene Key Cast: Angus MacFadyen, Elisabeth Rohm, Sunny Mabrey, Vivica A. Fox Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Bud wakes out of a coma and is charged for a murder he doesn’t remember he committed. Using his detective skills, he uncovers the truth and a vicious conspiracy. RIVE GAUCHE FILMS Rive Gauche Films, 15442 Ventura Blvd. Suite 101, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: 818.386.1035. Fax: 818.784.9916. www.rivegauchefilms.net, email: sales@rivegauchefilms.net At Cannes: Jon Kramer (President) Office: G10 EL BENNY www.elbennymorethefilm.com Drama (130’) Language: Spanish Director: Jorge Luis Sanchez Producer: Iohamil navarro Key Cast: Renny Arozarena, Enrique Molina, Isabel Santos Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Cuba An inspired biopic based upon the life of one of the 20th Century’s most dynamic entertainers, Benny More. PAPER DOLLS Documentary (85’) Language: Hebrew/English Director: Tomer Heyman Producer: Cladia Levin, Stanley Buchthal, Tomer Heyman Delivery Status: In Development Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Israel/USA In Paper Dolls Filipino transvestites living in Israel spend their daytime hours as compassionate care-givers to the elderly only to change each night into the engaging and flamboyant drag performers “The Paper Dolls.” BLING: A PLANET ROCK Documentary (87’) Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Language: English Director: Raquel Cepeda Producer: Filippo Bozotti, Rebecca Chaiklin Delivery Status: Completed A musically charged hard hitting documentary linking the glittery Bling of the Hip Hop culture to the thriving trade in blood diamonds in war-ravaged Sierra Leone. S SAHAMONKOLFILM INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. Sahamonkolfilm International Co., Ltd., 388 S.P. Building 9th Floor Zone B Phaholyothin Road Samsen nai Phayathai Bangkok 10400 Thailand. Tel: 662.273.0930. Fax: 662.271.0620. email: gillim@gmail.com Film Production and Distribution At Cannes: Mr. Gilbert Lim (Executive Vice President), Mr. Pitaya Sithi-Amnuai (Director of International Sales), Ms. Petchladda Sinarpa (Sales Executive), Mr. Gerald Lim (Director of Acquisitions), Mr. Panu Aree (Director of Acquisitions) Office: Palais 23.02/25.01, Tel: 6681.822.6652 TABUNFIRE Action (100 mins) Language: Thai with English Sub. Director: Mr. Chalerm Wongpim Producer: Mr. Somsak Techaratanaprasert Cast: Mr. Dan Chupong, Mr. Putthipong Sriwat, Mr. Panna Rittikrai, Mr. Samart Payakarun and Ms. Kanyaphak Suwannakud. Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Thailand Action abounds in this action-packed comedy starring Dan Chupong (Born to Fight) as a modern day Robin Hood with an evil warlock as his nemeses. ONG BAK2 Martial Art Action Language: Thai with English Sub. Director: Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai Producer: Mr. Somsak Techaratanaprasert Cast: Tony Jaa Delivery Status: Inproduction Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Thailand Ong Bak2, the long awaited next project of action-super star, Tony Jaa with his master Panna Rittkrai. Ong Bak2 promises to push the boundaries of martial arts with fast paced action and superb fight sequences. 13- Thriller (100 mins) Language: Thai with English Sub. Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul. Producer: Somsak Techaratanaprasert Cast: Krissada Sukosol Clapp, Saranyoo Wongkrachang, and Achita Sikamana. Delivery Status: completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Thailand A new and very secret competition offers a grand prize of 100 million Baht. The lucky contestants are chosen from those most afflicted with problems involving work, money, family and love. SCALA PRODUCTIONS LTD Scala Productions Ltd, 2nd Floor, 37 Foley Street, London W1W 7TN United Kingdom. Tel: 44(0)207.637.5720. Fax: 44(0)207.637.5734. email: scalaprods@aol.com At Cannes: Nik Powell (Chairman), Ian Prior (Head of Production) Office: Tel: 0044.0.207.637.5720 THE COAT Drama (90-120 min) Language: English/Cypriot Turkish Director: Kutlug Atarman Co-Production Partners: Oan Films/ZeroFiction Producer: Julie Baines/Martin Hageman Key Cast: Zuhal Olcay Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget US$ 2 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK/Turkey/Germany The Story of an unexpected friendship between young Turkish and Greek girls set just after the ethnic partitioning of Cyprus in 1975. JOHNNY BOLLYWOOD Comedy (90-120 min) Language: English Director: Gary Sinyor Co-Production Partners: Daniel Zuta/Bobby Bedi Producer: Deepak Verma Key Cast: Deepak Verma, Claire Forlani, Paul Barber, Vijay Raaz Delivery Status: In Development Budget US$ 6 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK Banished to London after refusing to marry a movie mogul’s daughter, and in love with English princess Charile, Bollywood star Johnny’s life gets increasingly complicated. KICKBACK (DU CANE’S BOYS) Drama (90-120 min) Director: English Language: Kenny Glenaan Producer: Julie Baines Key Cast: Pete Postlethwaite, Zenzo Ngqobe, Wellie Nzunza Delivery Status: In Development Budget US $ 2 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of HOMELAND SECURITY –NU IMAGE The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 86 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE Origin: UK The friendship between two young African footballers is tested to the limit after they are promised success in Europe and instead find a tough reality. SCREEN MEDIA VENTURES, LLC Screen Media Ventures, LLC, 757 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 USA. Tel: 212.308.1790. Fax: 212.308.1791. www.screenmedia.net Distributor At Cannes: Almira Malyshev (Senior VP, International Sales), Michael Dwyer (Director of International Sales), Robert Baruc (President, Screen Media Films), Suzanne Blech (Senior VP, Sales and Acquisitions, Screen Media Films) Acquisition Executives: Robert Baruc (President, Screen Media Films), Suzanne Blech (Senior VP, Sales and Acquisitions, Screen Media Films) Office: Riviera - Stand G11, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.18 MURDER PARTY http://www.murderpartymovie.com/ Horror/ Comedy (90 Minutes) Director: Jeremy Saulnier Writer: Jeremy Saulnier Producer: Skei Saulnier and Chris Sharp Key Cast: Chris Sharp, Alex Barnett, William Lacey and Paul Goldblatt Delivery Status: Complete Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A random invitation to a Halloween party leads a man into the hands of a rogue collective intent on murdering him for the sake of their art, sparking a bloodbath of mishap, mayhem and hilarity. DISAPPEARENCES http://www.disappearancesmovie.com/ Action / Adventure (118 Minutes) Director: Jay Craven Writer: Jay Craven Producer: Jay Craven and Mark Donadio Key Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Gary Farmer, Genevieve Buiold, Luis Guzman and William Sanderson Delivery Status: Complete Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Forced to smuggle whiskey in an attempt to save his family, Quebec Bill (Kris Kristofferson) and his son embark on an unforgettable trip. WALKER PAYNE Drama (117 min) Language: English Director: Matt Williams Writer: Matt Williams and Alex Paraskevas Producer: Judd Payne Key Cast: Jason Patric, Drea de Matteo Delivery Status: Complete Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A period drama where a small-town father is forced to make difficult, heartbreaking decisions in order to save his two daughters. THE SCREEN MEDIA LIBRARY Over 400 Feature Films of all Genres SEVEN ARTS PICTURES Seven Arts Pictures, 6310 San Vicente Blvd. Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA. Tel: 323.692.5003. Fax: 323-6341061. www.7artspictures.com At Cannes: Peter Hoffman (Chairman), Kate Hoffman (Executive Vice President), Chris Bialek (Sales Consultant), Sandra Staggs (Sales & Marketing Executive), Justin Kelly (Business Affairs Executive) Office: M.Y. HEMILEA (Jette Albert Edouard), Tel: 44.7917.186.853. Fax: 1.323.372.3790 THE WINTER QUEEN (AZAZEL) Thriller Language: English Director: Paul Verhoeven Producer: Thomas Hedman and Alan Marshall Delivery Status: Pre-Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: UK/Russia Based on the best-selling novel by Boris Akunin. AMERICAN SUMMER (POOLBOY) Comedy Language: English Director: JB Rogers Producer: Warren Zide Key Cast: Matthew Lillard, Efren Ramirez, Brett Davern, Tom Arnold, Rachelle Lefevre, George Takei Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A funny, colorful and surprisingly smart comedy that tells the story of Alex Sperling, Harvard-bound valedictorian, who loses his summer internship and heads to Los Angeles to work for his charming and seemingly successful cousin, Roger. MERCY (AUTOPSY) Thriller Director: English Language: Adam Gierasch Producer: Warren Zide Key Cast: Robert Patrick, Jessica Lowndes, Ashley Schneider, Jenette Goldstein, Robert LaSardo, Michael Bowen Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Five friends on their spring break are left on the side of the road in a hit-and-run and end up at Charity Hospital where they realize their lives are not about to be saved. Development) Office: 129 - Quebec Pavilion, Tel: 334.9259.0180 MY DAUGHTER MY ANGEL Drama (86 minutes) Language: French Director: Alexis Durand-Brault Producer: Macime Remillard, Richard Lalonde Key Cast: Michel Cote, Karine Vanasse, Dominique Leduc Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Canada Germain Dagenais’s world is turned upside down when pornographic images of his perfect daughter are found in a murder victim’s home. POOR BOY’S GAME Drama (105 minutes) Language: English Director: Clement Virgo Producer: Damon D’Oliveira, Clement Virgo, Chaz Thorne Key Cast: Danny Glover, Rossif Sutherland, Flex Alexander Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Canada On his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, a young white boxer is coached by his victim’s father for an upcoming fight against a vengeful opponent. KING OF SORROW Thriller (94 min) Director: English Language: Damian Lee Producer: Lowell Conn, Damian Lee, Terence Robinson Key Cast: Kim Coates, Lara Daans, Angela Asher Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Canada Redemption and damnation share a bed of hope in a love story between a suicidal psychiatrist and a drug addicted homicidal cop. SHOCHIKU CO., LTD. Shochiku Co., Ltd., 4-1-1 Tsukiji, Togeki Bldg. 12th Floor, Chuo-ku, Tokyo,1048422, Japan. Tel: 81.3.5550.1623. Fax: 81.3.5550.1654. http://www.shochikufilms.com, e-mail ibd@shochiku.co.jp Sales agent, producer, distributor At Cannes: Teruki Matsumoto (Managing Director, Motion Picture Operations), Masaki Koga (General Manager, Licensing Business Division), Kiwamu Sato (Manager, International Sales and Licensing), Satoko Ishida (Sales Executive), Junko Kawaguchi (Sales Executive), Shion Komatsu (Sales Executive) Acquisition Executive: Kazunori Moriguchi, Meri Koyama, Miki Matsumoto Office: Albatros 1C, Residence Grand Hotel VEXILLE http://www.shochikufilms.com/film/detail .php?product_code=681 Animation/Sci-Fi (109min) Language: Japanese Director: SORI Writer: Haruka Handa, SORI Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa, Yumiko Yoshihara, Ichiro Takase Co-production partners: OXYBOT Cast: (voice) Meisa Kuroki, Shosuke Tanihara, Yasuko Matsuyuki Delivery Status: Post Production / Screening in Cannes Budget: $10.00 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Japan From the creators of APPLESEED, comes a full CG animated Sci-Fi action. 2077 - Ten years pass since Japan had left United Nations to go into isolation. Japan’s technology becomes a threat to the world… GENGHIS KHAN –TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH AND SEA (AOKI OOKAMI – CHI HATE UMI TSUKIRU MADE) http://www.shochikufilms.com/film/detail .php?product_code=676 Historical, Drama (136min) Language: Japanese Director: Shinichiro Sawai Writer: Seiichi Morimura Producer: Haruki Kadokawa Production partners: Kadokawa Haruki Corporation Cast: Takashi Sorimachi, Rei Kikukawa, Mayumi Wakamura, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Kenichi Matsuyama Delivery Status: Completed / Screening in Cannes SEVILLE PICTURES Seville Pictures, 147 St Paul Street West, #200, Montreal, QC H2Y1Z5 Canada. Tel: 1.514.841.1910. Fax: 1.514.841.8030, www.sevillepictures.com, email: internationalsales@sevillepictures.com At Cannes: David Reckziegel (Co President), John Hamilton (Co President), Pierre Brousseau (Exc VP Marketing, Acquisitions & Distribution), Anick Poirier (VP International Sales), Caroline Habib (Director Acquisitions & BLINDSIGHT - THE LITTLE FILM COMPANY The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 87 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE Budget: $30million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Japan, Mongolia Genghis Khan - the man who built history’s greatest Empire. With a budget of US$30million, four months on location in Mongolia, this JapanMongolia co-production reveals the mystery behind his life. KITARO (GEGEGE NO KITARO) http://www.shochikufilms.com/film/detail .php?product_code=573 Action/Fantasy (103min) Language: Japanese Director: Katsuhide Motoki Writer: Daisuke Habara Producer: Teruki Matsumoto, Chihiro Kameyama Co-production partners: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Cast: Eiji Wentz, Mao Inoue, Rena Tanaka, Yo Oizumi Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $8million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Japan A popular animation adapted into liveaction using Centro Digital Pictures (“Kill Bill”). Kitaro is a half human, half yokai trying to save human from the evil attacks from another world. SHORELINE ENTERTAINMENT Shoreline Entertainment, 1875 Century Park East, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA. Tel: 1.310.551.2060. Fax: 1.310.201.0729. www.slefilms.com, email: sales@slefilms.com Sales agent, Production At Cannes: Morris Ruskin (CEO), Sam Eigen (Director of World Wide Distribution), Brian Sweet (Director of Sales) Office: Majestic Hotel, Suite 135, Tel: 33.04.92.98.77.00 x 135. Fax: 1.702.974.0707 THE SIGNAL Horror (95 min) Language: English Directors: David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry, and Dan Bush Producers: Alexander Motlagh and Jacob Gentry Co-Producer: Shoreline Entertainment Cast: AJ Bowen, Anessa Ramsey, and Chadrian McKnight as Jim Parsons Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A mysterious signal, transmitted from all media devices in the town of Terminus, drives everyone to madness and murder, but one man, who must fight the violence within himself to save the woman he loves. WEIRDSVILLE Comedy (96 min) Language: English Director: Alan Moyle Producer: Nicholas Tabarrok Co-Producer: Shoreline Entertainment Cast: Scott Speedman, Wes Bently, and Taryn Manning Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Canada Screwball comedy of two junkies on the run from a satanic cult, a cabal of midget knights, a vengeful drug dealer, and a mouse. MAN IN THE CHAIR Drama (107 min) Language: English Director: Michael Schroeder Producer: Michael Schroeder Cast: Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, and Robert Wagner Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007 Country of Origin: USA Surrounding the relationship between Cameron, a rebellious 17 year old who aspires to be a film director, and Flash, a cantankerous old man, who also happens to be the last living crew member from the acclaimed film “Citizen Kane.” SHOWCASE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Showcase Entertainment, Inc., 21800 Oxnard Street, Suite 150, Woodland Hills, CA 91467 USA. Tel: 818.715.7006. Fax: 818.715.7009. www.showcaseentertainment.com At Cannes: David A. Jackson (President), Shauna Shapiro-Jackson (Executive Vice President), Bruce Livingston (Chief Financial Officer), Scott Bedno (Director of International Sales), Leslee JonesAllmon (VP-Worldwide Distribtuion Services) Office: Lerins - Booth #S-1, Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.32.40 MY SUICIDAL SWEETHEART Comedy Language: English Director: Michael Parness Producer: G. Mac Brown, Elana Pianko, Ron Brown Key Cast: David Krumholtz, Natasha Lyonne, Tim Blake Nelson, Lorraine Bracco, David Paymer, Roisanna Arquette, Karen Black Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: USA A young man vows to end his life until he finds something worthwhile to live for.a girl who is more messed up than he is! A romantic comedy about life, death and the redeeming power of love. BOXBOARDERS Comedy Language: English Director: Rob Hedden Producer: Jay Smith, George Elder, Rob Hedden Key Cast: James Immekus, Austin Basis, Michelle Alexis, Michelle Pierce, Mitch Easkins, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melora Hardin, Erik ‘Lizardman’ Sprague, Dale Midkiff Delivery Status: Post Production Country of Origin: USA This hilarious comedy follows two unpopular high school surfers who inadvertently invent a new sport – boxboarding! But when someone wants to steal their idea, they must race to save their reputation. BACK IN BUSINESS Comedy Director: English Language: Chris Munro Producer: Neil J. Gardiner Key Cast: Martin Kemp, Chris Barrie, Joanna Taylor Delivery Status: Post Production Country of Origin: England A British comedy in the tradition of “The Pink Panther,” finds Britain’s most dashing conman about to pull off his biggest caper yet, while avoiding Scotland Yard’s worst detective. SHOW EAST Show East, 10F New Seoul B/D 618-3 Shinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu Seoul 135894 Korea (South). Tel: 82.2.3446.9688. Fax: 82.2.3446.9620. www.showeast.co.kr/eng Distributor, Sales agent, Producer At Cannes: DJ KIM (President), Michelle SON (Head of Int’l Business), Luna CHOO (Assistant Manager of Int’l Business) Acquisition Executive: DJ KIM (President), Michelle SON (Head of Int’l Business) Office: Riviera G5 / G7, Tel: 33.04.92.99.33.38 LE GRAND CHEF Drama Language: KOREAN Director: JEON Yun-su Writer: SHIN Dong-ick, JEON Yun-su Producer: DJ KIM, LEE Sung-hun Cast: KIM Gang-woo, LIM Won-hee, LEE Ha-na Delivery Status: Post production Budget: US$ 4M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: KOREA The secret of royal chef and his knife…and the one who deserves to be the best cook of the nation A DESTINY (WORKING TITLE) Action Noir Language: KOREAN Director: KIM Hae-gon Writer: KIM Hae-gon Producer: KANG Min Cast: SONG Seung-heon, KWON Sangwoo Delivery Status: In production Budget: US$ 5M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: KOREA “I’ll not submit to the decision of fate!”… Action Noir film about 4 friends’ faith, betrayal, love and revenge YACHA Horror Zombie / Martial arts Language: KOREAN Director: RYOO Seung-wan Writer: RYOO Seung-wan Producer: Syd LIM Delivery Status: Pre production Budget: US$ 8M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: KOREA Yacha, the name of Korean Zombie. The night of horror and chaos has begun! SND - M6 D.A. SND - M6 D.A., 89 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92200, France. Tel: 33.(0)1.41.92.68.66. Fax: 33.(0)1.41.92.68.69. www.m6da.com, Email: infom6da@m6.fr Sales agent At Cannes: Laetitia de la Gravière (Deputy Manager), Caroline Mougey (Head of Sales), Gregory Chambet (Int’l Sales & Marketing), Isabelle Drouart (Sales France) Office: Riviera K 6, Tel: 33.(0)4.92.99.32.27. Fax: 33.(0)4.92.99.32.28 THE KEY Thriller (90 min) Language: French Director: Guillaume Nicloux Writer: Pierre Trividic Producer: Philippe Rousselet, Frédéric Bourboulon Key Cast: Guillaume Canet, Vanessa Paradis, Marie Gillain, Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane Balasko, Jean Rochefort Delivery Status: Postproduction Budget: 8 M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: France Drugs. A murder. A disappearing. Three stories. One key. INTIMATE ENEMIES War (100 min) Language: French Director: Florent Siri Writer: Patrick Rotman Producer: Les Films du Kiosque Key Cast: Benoît Magimel, Albert Dupontel, Aurélien Recoing Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 10 M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: France A young lieutenant takes command of an outpost in Algeria, only to see his moral values put to the test. Based on historical facts, a war movie in the vein of Platoon. TRIVIAL Thriller (90 min) Language: French Director: Sophie Marceau Writer: Sophie Marceau, Gianguido Spinelli, Jacques Deschamps Producer: Iliade & Films Key Cast: Sophie Marceau, Christopher Lambert, Robert Hossein Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 10 M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: France The father of an important palace owner disappears in Deauville. A troubled cop investigates and uncovers a web of secrets involving a deceased actress … looking like the mysterious woman who tries to help him. The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 88 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE SOONER WORLDWIDE LLC Sooner Worldwide LLC, 9229 Sunset Blvd. Suite 215 Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA. Tel: 310.443.7788. Fax: 310.443.7739. Distributor At Cannes: Peter Elson (President), Lars Bjorck (Consultant), Nora Shields (Executive Assistant) Office: Hotel Majestic Suite # 224, Tel: 33.04.9298.7700, Fax: 33.04.9338.9790 SEPTEMBER DAWN Drama (120 mins) Language: English Director: Chris Cain Writer: Carole Whang Schutter, Chris Cain Producer: Scott Duthie, Chris Cain, Kevin Matossian Cast: Jon Voight, Terrence Stamp, Trent Ford, Tamara Hope Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA On September 11, 1857, in an unspoiled Utah valley, 120 men, women and children were savagely murdered – in the name of God. Who was responsible? FOODFIGHT! Animation Language: English Director: Lawrence Kasanoff Writer: Sean Derek Producer: Lawrence Kasanoff, George Johnsen, Joshua Wexler Cast: Charlie Sheen, Eva Longoria, Hilary Duff Delivery Status: Post-production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA In the supermarket at night when the lights go out, the grocery store transforms into a city. DRONE Thriller/Horror Language: English Director: Aaron Woodley Writer: Jon Felson, Rusty Gorman (short story by T.C. Boyle) Producer: Joel B. Michaels, Garth H. Drabinsky Delivery Status: Pre-production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: CANADA A childless couple who have adopted a young boy gradually realize that his evil obsession with “bees” is a deadly threat to their lives. SPOTLIGHT PICTURES Spotlight Pictures, 6671 W. Sunset Blvd., #1591, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA. Tel: 323.871.2551. Fax: 323.871.2554, www.spotlight-pictures.com, email: info@spotlight-pictures.com At Cannes: Matthew McCombs (President) Office: C11 DEATH TOLL Action (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Phenomenon Producer: Dan Garcia Key Cast: Lou Diamond Phillips, DMX, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Leila Arcieri Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $2,000,000. Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA FBI officers try to take back the streets from gangs. THE LAST http://www.thelastmovie.net Horror (90 minutes) Language: English Director: Andy Hill Producer: Tomas Puig Key Cast: Bob Sáenz, Bruno Kanter, Darren Bridgett Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 1,000,000. Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A scientist discovers an ancient object of mysterious origins, and hidden within is a powerful secret LYCAN http://www.lycanmovie.com Creature feature (90 Minutes) Director: English Language: Gregory C. Parker Producer: Andrew Gernhard Delivery Status: Completed Budget: 1,100,000. Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A creature escapes a scientific lab. STACCATO FILMS Staccato Films, Sumatrakade 611, 1019 PS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: 31.20.419.04.04. Fax: 31.20.419.05.05. www.staccatofilms.com, Email: info@staccatofilms.com Producer At Cannes: Emjay Rechsteiner (Producer), Alexandra Lodewijkx (Assistant Producer)] Office: 32 Avenue des Mimosas, 06110 Le Cannet, Tel: 493.694.618 THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE www.thedevilsdouble.com Psychological thriller (100 min) Language: English Writer: Michael Thomas Producer: Emjay Rechsteiner Co-production partners: Michael John Fedun Attila Meijs Delivery Status: In Development The true story of the man forced to be the double of Saddam Hussein’s cruel son. Based on the bestselling lifestory of Latif Yahia. SPACE COLLECTIVE (FUBAR) Mockumentary (90 min) Language: English Director: René Daalder Writer: René Daalder Producer: Emjay Rechsteiner Co-production partners: American Scenes Delivery Status: Preproduction The future of everything! DOVER (CARGO) Political thriller (90 min) Language: English, Dutch, Chinese Director: Jaap van Eyck Writer: Jaap van Eyck Producer: Emjay Rechsteiner Delivery Status: In Development Due to a combination of mistaken assessments and unwise decisions, 58 Chinese illegal immigrants suffocate in a container boarded for Dover. Based on “the Dover affair” STORM ENTERTAINMENT Storm Entertainment, 127 Broadway, Suite #222, Santa Monica, CA 90401 U.S.A. Tel: 310.656.2500. Fax: 310.656.2510. www.stormentertainment.com, email: storment95@aol.com At Cannes: H. Michael Heuser (President & CEO), Francesco Juilland (Producer), Tony Pupatello (Administrative Assistant) Office: Majestic Hotel #107, Tel: (direct) 04.97.06.85.17 or 33.04.92.98.77.00 OUTLANDERS Action/Thriller Language: English Director: Dominic Lees Co-Production Partners: Storm Entertainment & Sterling Pictures Producer: Michael Riley Key Cast: Jakub Tolak, Przemek Sadowski, Alex Raben, Shaun Dingwall, Joe Tucker Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.K. The story of a young man’s journey into the dangerous and seductive life of New Europe’s criminal underworld, OUTLANDERS is a film about fast money, easy women and desperate lives. LADY GODIVA, BACK IN THE SADDLE http://www.ladygodivabackinthesaddle.co m - Comedy Language: English Director: Baz Taylor Co-Production Partners: Quantum Films Limited, Media One Global Limited, Koralis Pictures, Storm Entertainment Producer: Frank Sacks, Mohan Chopra, Heath Jones Key Cast: Phil Cornwell, Caroline Harker, James Fleet, Nick Holder, Tony Slattery, Faye Tozer Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.K. Trouble brews in Coventry. Mayor Osbourne is in debt to mobster Ray Carlton, who wants permission to push through plans for a casino on one of Coventry’s ancient municipal parks. KU Action/Thriller Director: English Language: Robert Golden Co-Production Partners: Storm Entertainment and Midsummer Films Producer: Robert Golden, Chris Milburn, Matthew Kuipers, H. Michael Heuser Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: U.K. A state assassin seeks revenge for his lover’s murder as he pursues his own transcendence. The story of a flawed man who sought to do good by unknowingly doing evil. STUDIO 18 Studio 18, 402, Turf Estate, Off. Dr. E Moses Road, Mahalakshmi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400011 India. Tel: 91.22.6629.1818. Fax: 91.22.2491.1418. www.studio18india.com, Email: overseas@studio18india.com At Cannes: Ashoka Holla (Senior Vice President – Intl Business and Home Ent.), Tanuj Garg (Country Head – Intl Business, UK and Ireland), Gayathiri Batra (Senior Business Manager – Rest of the World) Office: Booth No. 25.05 / Palais LEZIONI - MIF TF1 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 89 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE LITTLE ZIZOU Comedy Language: English Director: Sooni Taraporevala Producers: Studio 18, Jigri Dost Cast: Boman Irani, Mahabanoo Kotwal Production Status: In Production Country: India A Mira Nair presentation, “Little Zizou” is a comedy about faith and hope, pain and loss, framed around a gentle yet powerful parable of tolerance. HALLA BOL Drama Language: Hindi Director: Rajkumar Santoshi Producers: Studio 18, Sunrise Pictures Cast: Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balan, Kareena Kapoor Production Status: In Production Country: India “Halla Bol” is powerful and compelling cinema from Rajkumar Santoshi – the master-maker of the biggest and most successful Indian dramas. KYA LOVE STORY HAI Musical (125 minutes) Language: Hindi Director: Lovely Singh Producers: N.R. Pachisia Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Ayesha Takia, Kareena Kapoor Production Status: Completed Country: India “Kya Love Story Hai” is a musical romantic comedy about a carefree and wayward youth who experiences love-atfirst-sight. SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT Summit Entertainment, 77 Dean Street, London W1D 3SH UK. Tel: 44(0)207.494.1724. Fax: 44(0)207.494.1725. Los Angeles: 1630 Stewart Street, Suite 120, Santa Monica CA . Tel: 1.310.309.8400. Fax: 1.310.828.4132 At Cannes: Patrick Wachsberger (President & CEO), Bob Hayward (COO), David Garrett (Executive Vice President), Ralpho Borgos (Senior Vice President, International Sales), Erik Feig (President, Production & Acquisitions), Andrew Matosich (Executive Vice President & General Counsel) Office: 2 la Croisette, 4th Floor, Tel: 33(0)4.86.68.80.75. Fax: 33(0)4.86.68.80.54 POMPEII Epic Thriller Director: Roman Polanski Writers: Robert Harris, Roman Polanski Producers: Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde, Roman Polanski Cast: TBA Production Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: Europe At the young age of twenty-seven, engineer Marcus Attilus Primus has just been appointed aquarius of the 60-mile aqueduct that provides water to all the cities in the Bay of Naples. I KNOW WHO KILLED ME Thriller Director: Chris Sivertson Writer: Jeff Hammond Producer: Frank Mancuso, Jr. Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Spencer Garrett Production Status: Production Country of Origin: U.S. Is Aubrey suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or is this a case of mistaken identity? RED CLIFF Historical Epic Director: John Woo Producers: John Woo, Terence Chang Writer: John Woo Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Chang Chen, Lin Chi-ling Production Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: China/U.S. Red Cliff is one of the most famous battles in Chinese history. SURF FILM Surf Film, Via Padre G. A. Filippini, 130, 00144 Rome, Italy. Tel: 0039.06.5262101. Fax: 0039.06.5293816. www.surffilm.com, email: surf@surffilm.com Producer, Distributor At Cannes: Massimo Vigliar (President), Stefania Carnevale (Head of International Sales), Elena Francot (Domestic Sales Manager), Menna De Villamor (Sales Assistant) Office: Palais Des Festivals – Riviera Cannes MARCO FERRERI – THE MAN WHO CAME FROM THE FUTURE Documentary (about 90’) Language: Italian (with English and French subtitles) by Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri Co-Production Partners: In collaboration with Le Orme, La 7. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Italy Marco Ferreri, bearded prophet, leading filmmaker, forgotten poet. MARCELLO Documentary (about 90’) Language: Italian, English, French by Mario Canale, Annarosa Morri Co-Production Partners: In collaboration with Le Orme, Acab, LA 7. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Italy Ten years after his death, the name Mastroianni still evokes memories of an era: a world composed of talent, good looks, charm, gentleness and seduction. AFRICAN GAME Action Movie Language: English by Michael E. Lemick Co-Production Partners: In collaboration with Dania Film. Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Italy In Kenya, a killer is involved in weapons trafficking. He will die trying to save a girl. T TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS GMBH Tandem Communications GmbH, Sonnenstrasse 14, Munich 80331 Germany. Tel: 49.89.96.22.83.00. Fax: 49.89.96.22.83.10. www.tandemcom.de, email: info@tandemcom.de At Cannes: Bernhard Schwab (International Sales Executive) Office: PAINKILLER JANE Action Series (22 x 60 min) Language: English Director: various Co-Production Partners: Starz Media Productions, Insight Filmstudios Producer: Kirk Shaw, Gil Grant, Rob Word, Kristanna LØken, Rola Bauer Key Cast: Kristanna LØken Delivery Status: In Production Budget: $33m US Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Jane is a new kind of hero; her ability to overcome pain and her keen mind make her perfect for a secret mission. THE COMPANY Action Thriller (3 x 90 min) Language: English Director: Mikael Salomon Co-Production Partners: Sony Pictures Television, Scott Free Production, John Calley Production Producer: Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, John Calley Key Cast: Chris O’Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton, Alessandro Nivola, Rory Cochrane, Tom Hollander, Alexandra Maria Lara, Natascha McElhone, Raoul Bova, Erika Marozsán, Misel Maticevic Delivery Status: Post Production Budget: $35m US Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA An action-packed thriller that traces the activities of the CIA’s underground fight with the KGB, spanning the globe from Moscow to Berlin, from Budapest to London, from Washington to Cuba. NORA ROBERTS COLLECTION: ANGELS FALL/MONTANA SKY/BLUE SMOKE/CAROLINA MOON Romantic Thrillers (4 x 90 min) Director: English Language: Ralph Hemecker, Mike Robe, David Carson, Stephen Tolkien Co-Production Partners: Mandalay Pictures, Stephanie Germain Productions in association with Tandem Communications Producer: Peter Guber, Stephanie Germain, Peter Strauss Key Cast: Heather Locklear, John Corbett, Claire Forlani, Jacqueline Bisset, Oliver Hudson, Alicia Witt Delivery Status: Completed Budget: $20m US Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A built-in Franchise with the four compelling, fast-paced thrillers ANGELS FALL, MONTANA SKY, CAROLINA MOON and BLUE SMOKE based on novels by Nora Roberts. TELEPOOL GMBH Telepool GmbH, Sonnenstrasse 21, Munich, 80331, Germany. Tel: 49.89.558.760. Fax: 49.89.558.76.188. www.telepool.de, email: cinepool@telepool.de Distribution and Acquisition At Cannes: Dr. Thomas Weymar (CEO), Marc Gabizon (Deputy Managing Director), Philippe van Doornick (Deputy Managing Director), Wolfram Skowronnek (Sales Manager), Justyna Muesch (Assistant to Managing Director/Sales & Acquisition Manager), Irina Ignateiw, (VP International Sales), Acquisition Executives: Thomas Sierk (Acquisitions), Julia Müntefehring (Acquisitions), Silke Wilfinger (Acquisitions) Office: Palais Riviera L1/M2, Tel: 33(0)4.92.99.32.32. Fax: 33(0)4.92.99.32.32 THE WILD SOCCER BUNCH 4 (DWK 4 - DIE WILDEN KERLE) www.dwk4.de Family entertainment (104 min) Language: German with English subtitles Director: Joachim Masannek Producer: Ewa Karlström & Andreas Ulmke-Smeaton Cast: Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht, Sarah Kim Gries, Constantin Gastmann, Raban Bieling, Claudia Michelsen, Uwe Ochsenknecht Delivery Status: (pre, post, in production or completed) Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Germany This time they must prove their mettle in the free-style soccer contest against “The Ragnarök Wolves”! TO THE LIMIT (AM LIMIT) www.amlimit.kinowelt.de Docu-Feature (95 min) Language: German and English with English subtitles Director: Pepe Danquart Producer: Kirsten Hager, Erich Lackner, Mirjam Quinte With: Alexander Huber, Thomas Huber Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: German Features the Huber brothers in a spectacular documentary on their attempt to break the speed climbing record at the “Wall of Walls,” the El Capitan in the Yosemite Valley. BREAKOUT www.breakout-film.ch Drama Language: Swiss German with English subtitles Director: Reto Schaerli & Lukas Hobi Cast: Nils Althaus, Melanie Winiger , Max Rüdlinger, Roeland Wiesnekker Delivery Status: (pre, post, in production or completed) Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Switzerland Honor is to get even without squealing The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 90 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE on others. Break-dancer Nia (Swiss shooting Star 2007 Nils Althaus) has honour. How will he take revenge for his best friend’s death and the term he’s innocently serving in a youth detention centre? TF1 INTERNATIONAL TF1 International, Immeuble Central Park - 9, rue Maurice Mallet , 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Tel: 33(0)1.41.41.21.68. Fax: 33(0)1.41.41.21. 33. www.tf1international.com At Cannes: Mr. Patrick Bidet (Chairman), Mrs. Sara May (Executive VP Acquisitions), Mr. Nicolas Eschbach (Executive VP International Distribution), Miss Adeline Fontant Tessaur (Senior VP International Sales & Acquisitions), Mr. Dimitri Stephanides (International Sales Manager), Mrs. Anna Marsh (International Sales Manager), Mrs. Coralie Chave (International Sales Manager) Office: Riviera N3 CASH Version: French Director: Eric BESNARD Cast: Jean DUJARDIN, Jean RENO, Valeria GOLINO Producers: Patrice LEDOUX - Pulsar Status: shooting LEZIONI DI VOLO (FLYING LESSONS) By: Francesca Archibugi Version: Italian Produced by: Cattleya in collaboration with Rai Cinema in coproduction with Aquarius Films (UK), Khussro Films (India) and Babe Films (France) in collaboration with Cinemello With: Giovanna Mezzogiorno (La Bestia Nel Cuore / Don’t Tell – Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival 2005, L’Ultimo Bacio / The Last Kiss, La Finestra di Fronte), Andrea Miglio Risi, Tom Karumathy, Anna Galiena, Flavio Bucci, Angela Finocchiaro (La Bestia Nel Cuore / Don’t Tell, Non ti muovere / Don’t Move), Roberto Citran Delivery Status: Completed Two young Italians discover life and love on the roads of India. SHALL WE KISS? (UN BAISER, S’IL VOUS PLAÎT!) By: Emmanuel MOURET (Change of Address) Produced by: Frédéric NIEDERMAYER - MOBY DICK Films With: Virginie LEDOYEN , Stefano ACCORSI (Romanzo Criminale, L’Ultimo Bacio), Emmanuel MOURET, Julie GAYET (Mon Meilleur Ami) Status: In post production A delicious romantic comedy about desire. And that dangerous, treacherous first kiss. puzzling series of ‘mathematically linked’ murders. THE LAST WORD Comedy Writer/Director: Geoffrey Haley Principal Cast: Winona Ryder, Wes Bentley, Ray Romano Delivery Status: Pre-Production Country of Origin: USA Evan writes suicide notes for a living. Charlotte is his latest client’s sister. When they meet at the funeral, they prove that love can flourish in the most unusual circumstances. THINKFILM THOMPSON/STARR ORGANIZATION THINKFilm, 23 East 22nd Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10010 USA. Tel: 212.444.7900. Fax: 212.444.7901. At Cannes: Jeff Sackman (Pres. & CEO), Randy Manis (Sr. VP, Acquisitions & Business Affairs), Mark Urman (Head of US Theatrical), Eve Schoukroun (Head of Sales), David Fenkel (VP, International), Jessica Malik (Sales Executive) Office: 4, La Croisette. 2nd Floor, Cannes. Tel: 33(0)4.93.38.17.88. Fax: 33(0)4.93.38.19.06 MIO FRATELLO E UN FIGLIO UNICO (MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD) Comedy Director: Daniele Luchetti Producers: Marco Chimenz, Principal Cast: Elio Germano, Riccardo Scamarcio, Anna Bonaiuto Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: Italy Two Italian brothers, coming of age in the politically charged 1960s and 70s, come to realize that despite their glaring differences, they are much more alike than they ever imagined. THE OXFORD MURDERS Mystery Director: Alex de la Iglesias Writer: Guillermo Martinez Producers: Mariela Besuievsky, Kevin Loader Principal Cast: John Hurt, Elijah Wood, Leonor Watling Delivery Status: Post-Production Country of Origin: UK A new student and esteemed professor at Oxford University team up to solve a ON EVIL GROUNDS Thompson/Starr Organization, PO Box ll236, Beverly Hills. CA 90213Tel: Tel: 8l8.998.8126 USA. Fax: 818.773.8962. tsorg@webtv.net Company Type: Distributors and Agents At Cannes: Joey Thompson (President), Jen Starr (Sales), Chaya Finton (Marketing) Office: Hotel Mexicana, Tel: 3334 3901 JOHNNY CASH AT NASHVILLE CONCERT Music The late Johnny Cash performs with all star music greats. THE WACKY WORLD OF DOCTOR MORGUS Comedy Dr. Morgus and comatose Zelda in evil plot to take over USA. NORTH OF THE SUN Documentary Last great hunters in Arctic that can never be filmed again. TRICOAST INTERNATIONAL TriCoast International, 1547 10th Street, Santa Monica, California, 90401, USA. Tel: 310.458.7707. Fax: 310.458.7701. http://www.tricoastinternational.com Independent film, production, and distribution company At Cannes: Ami Artzi (President), Strathford Hamilton (CEO), Marcy Levitas Hamilton (CEO) Office: Riviera, Booth E4, Tel: cell: 423.663.128715 (Ami Artzi); 423.663.128713 (Strath Hamilton); 423.663.128714 (Marcy Levitas Hamilton) MOVING MCALLISTER www.movingmcallisterthemovie.com Romantic Comedy (133 Minutes) Language: English Director: Andrew Black Writer: Ben Gourley Producer: Ben Gourley, Jason Faller, Kynan Griffin Co-production partners: Revel Entertainment, Camera 40 Productions Key Cast: Ben Gourley, Jon Heder, Mila Kunis, Rutger Hauer Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Hilarious comedy about law intern who moves boss’s gorgeous niece crosscountry. They team up with oddball hitchhiker (Jon Heder, star of blockbuster “Blades of Glory”), and uproarious adventures ensue. MY BROTHER www.mybrotherthemovie.com Crime Drama (106 Minutes) Language: English Director: Anthony Lover Writer: Anthony Lover Producer: Gregory Segal, Leslieann Fouche, Gingi Rochelle Co-production partners: Angel Baby Entertainment, Liberty Artists, My Brother Productions, LLC Key Cast: Vanessa Williams, Nashawn Kearse, Tatum O’Neal Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA A mother’s (Vanessa Williams) time is running short. Despite enormous obstacles her two sons prevail above a life of crime because they are guided by their mother’s principles. THE CELLAR DOOR www.cellardoormovie.com Thriller, Horror Language: English Director: Matt Zettell Writer: Christopher Nelson Producer: Hilary Six Co-production partners: Six Sense Productions Key Cast: James DuMont, Michelle Tomlinson, Heather Sconyers Delivery Status: Completed - INTRA MOVIES The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 91 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Young woman finds herself imprisoned in wooden cell in the basement of a serial killer. She must survive with only her wits against his insanity. TROMA ENTERTAINMENT Troma Entertainment, 733 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10019 USA. Tel: 1.212.757.4555. Fax: 1.212.399.9885, http://www.troma.com, email: internationalsales@troma.com At Cannes: Lloyd Kaufman (President), Lisa Borhoum (Director of International Sales) Office: Palais 22.14, Tel: 0492998030 POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD http://www.poultrygeistmovie.com/ Horror/Comedy (90 min) Language: English Director: Lloyd Kaufman Co-Production Partners: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz Producer: Kiel Walker, Andy Deemer, Gabriel Friedman Key Cast: Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham, Allyson Sereboff, Robin L. Watkins, Joshua Olatunde, Caleb Emerson, Rose Ghavami, Khalid Rivera, Lloyd Kaufman, Ron Jeremy. Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.S.A. Mass-exterminated chickens possessed by the souls of massacred Native Americans, who then take revenge on unsuspecting fast-food patrons and workers. SPECIAL NEEDS http://www.specialneedsthemovie.com Documentary/Comedy (90 min) Language: English Director: Isaak James Co-Production Partners: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz Producer: Isaak James, Michael C. Kricfalusi, Eva James Key Cast: Isaak James, Eva James, Michael C. Kricfalusi Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.S.A. A flamboyant Producer: creates “Handicaps”, a startling new reality show about the physically and mentally disabled. COONS! NIGHT OF THE BANDITS OF THE NIGHT Horror (82 min) Director: English Language: Travis Irvine Co-Production Partners: Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz Producer: Travis Irvine Key Cast: Brian Kamerer, Lauren Bowman, Dan Velez Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: U.S.A. The blood flows and the fur flies as a Christian Youth Camp finds itself under attack by a pack of ravenous raccoons! TVE TVE, Joaquín Costa 43, Madrid, 28002 Spain. Tel: 34.91.581.7992. www.rtve.es At Cannes: Milagros García (Head of Sales), Laura García (Executive Sales) Office: Stand Espagne THE CONTESTANT (CONCURSANTE) Black Comedy (90’) Language: Spanish Director: Rodrigo Cortés Key Cast: Leonardo Sbaraglia,Chuté Lera, Miryam Gallego Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2005, Country of Origin: Spain “The Contestant” recounts the roller coaster ride of Martín Circo Martín, the fortunate winner of the most lucrative game show in the history of television to the tune of three million Euros. LIFE ON THE EDGE (LA VIDA ABISMAL) Tragicomedy (90’) Language: Spanish Director: Ventura Pons Key Cast: OSCAR JAENADA, JOSE SOSPEDRA, ANTONIO VALERO Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Spain 1980. In a luxurious mansion in some Central European principality, a number of guests, are celebrating the New Year. NOBODY´S PERFECT (VA A SER QUE NADIE ES PERFECTO) Comedy (102’) Director: Spanish Language: Joaquín Oristrell Key Cast: Fernando Tejero, Santi Millán, José Luis García Pérez Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Spain U UBU PRODUCTIONS UBU Productions, P. O. Box 40 19 65 , Munich D-80719, Germany. Tel: 49.160.928.150.21. e-mail: UBU.Productions@web.de Production, distribution At Cannes: Mr. Jean Uliczay (President, Prod., Exec. Producer), Ms. Alice Kanterian (Acquisitions), Mr. Jean Kail (Director) Office: HANG HIM HIGHER Road movie (100 min) Language: english Director: Jean Kail Producer: Jean Uliczay Co-production partners: UBU Productions Delivery Status: pre-production Budget: 3 mill. US $ Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: USA / F / D The Hang Man needs the hanging men to be satisfied. DRACULA ON THE ROAD Horror comedy (90 min) Language: english, romanian Director: Jean Uliczay Producer: Jean Uliczay Co-production partners: UBU Productions, Tansylvania Productions Delivery Status: post-production Budget: 3mill. US $ Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Germany / Romania Dr. Franckenstein as Dracula on the road in Europe. ISLAMIC ATTACK Reality-based (120 min) Language: english, french, german Director: Jean Kail Producer: Jean Uliczay Co-production partners: UBU Productions Delivery Status: post production Budget: 3 mill. US $ Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Germany, GB, F The Islamic conquest in Europe. V VIETNAM MEDIA CORP./BHD CO., LTD. Vietnam media corp./BHD Co., Ltd., 18th Floor, Prime Center, 53 Quang Trung, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tel: 844.943.4133. Fax: 844.943.4135. http://www.vietnammediacorp.com Sales agent, producer, distributor At Cannes: Ngo Bich Hanh (Vice President), Nguyen Bao Mai (Manager) Acquisition Executive: Ngo Bich Hanh (Vice President), Nguyen Bao Mai (Manager) Office: Riviera Stand H2 THE WHITE SILK DRESS www.thewhitesilkdress.com Drama (135 min) Language: Vietnamese Director: LUU Huynh Luu Writer: LUU Huynh Luu Producer: Phuoc Sang Entertainment, Co-production partners: Vietnam Studio, AVA Production Key Cast: TRUONG Ngoc Anh, QUOC Khanh Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Vietnam This story is about a very poor family in Hoi An during 1960s – a beautiful ancient town near the Marble Mountains of Da Nang. SAIGON ECLIPSE Drama (98 min) Language: Vietnamese - English Director: Othello Khanh Writer: Othello Khanh, John Board & Bernard Leroy Deval Producer: Othello Khanh, John Board Key Cast: TRUONG Ngoc Anh, Dustin Nguyen, Johny Nguyen, Marjolaine Bui Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Vietnam This epic poem chronicles the fate of Kieu, a beautiful young girl, who soon after her secret engagement, returns home to find her father is about to be imprisoned on trumped up charges. PAO’S STORY Drama (90 min) Language: Vietnamese Director: NGO Quang Hai Producer: Dang Tat Binh Key Cast: Do Thi Hai Yen, Ly Thanh Kha Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: Vietnam After a family incident, Pao leaves home to track down her real mother. VISION FILMS Vision Films, 14945 Ventura Blvd. Ste. 306, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: 818.784.1702. Fax: 818.788.3715. www.visionfilms.net, email: sales@visionfilms.net At Cannes: Lise Romanoff (Managing Director, Worldwide Distribution), Andre Relis (Vice President Intl. Sales & Acquisitions), Brady Bowen (Intl. Sales and Marketing Executive) Office: 21.01 Palais 7EVENTY 5IVE Horror (90 min) Directed by: Deon Taylor, Brian Hooks, Gwendoline Yeo Starring Rutger Hauer and Brian Hooks. Country of Origin: 2007 College students are engaged in a harmless prank-calling contest called “75” which ultimately becomes lethal. CHAOS Horror (75 min) Directed by: David DeFalco Starring Kevin Gage, Chantal Degroat, Maya Barovich Year of Production: 2006 Nihilistic and cruel, Roger Ebert urges viewers to avoid this most brutal shocker. A gang of felons capture and torment 2 girls drawing them into an inescapable nightmare of carnage. SNOOP DOGG’S HOOD OF HORROR Horror (96 min) Starring Snoop Dogg, Billy Dee Williams, Danny Trejo Year of Production: 2006 If you play with the Devil in the hood. You will end up paying with your life! VISION MUSIC Vision Music, 14945 Ventura Blvd. Ste. 306, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA. Tel: 818.784.1702. Fax: 818.788.3715. www.visionmusicinc.net, email: sales@visionmusicinc.net At Cannes: Lise Romanoff (Managing Director, Worldwide Distribution), Andre Relis (Vice President Intl. Sales & Acquisitions), Brady Bowen (Intl. Sales and Marketing Executive) Office: 21.01 Palais ROCK THE BELLS Documentary (90 min) Directed by Denis Henry Hennelly, Casey Suchan Year of Production: 2007 The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 92 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE An inside look at what it took to bring the Wu-Tang Clan together for their final performance with all the Clan members including ODB. TUPAC: REVELATION Documentary (115 min) Directed by RJ Bond Year of Production: 2007 10 Years after the assassination of Tupac Shakur, this amazing new film offers “insider” evidence that the police have ignored. PUNK’S NOT DEAD Documentary (104 min) Directed by Susan Dynner Year of Production: 2007 A celebration of 30 years of Punk Rock, featuring Green Day, Offspring, Social Distortion, Sum 41, My Chemical Romance, and more! VISUAL FACTORY Visual Factory, Forest Lodge, Forest Road, Pyford GU 22 8NA UK. Tel: 44.207.499.75. www.visualfactory.co.uk, email: info@visualfactory.co.uk At Cannes: Igor Sekulic (Head of Sales), Jerome Plattner (Sales), Nina Stoltzenberg (VP Sales), George Edde (Producer) Office: k7 VAMPIRE DIARY Horror (90 min) Language: English Director: Mark James, Phil O’Shea Producer: Margaret Matheson, Michael Riley Key Cast: Anna Walton Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: England A real Vampire in hiding among the London Goths. PREDATORS (VAMPYRES) www.vampyres-themovie.com Documentary (90) Language: English Director: Laurent Courau Producer: Emmanuel Prevost Key Cast: Don Henrie, Fatrher Sebastiaan Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: France USA A journalist spends 4 years investigating the American underground of real vampires, some of them consume human blood for real. A BULLET FOR PRETTY BABY Action Comedy Director: English Language: Producer: George Edde Key Cast: jackie Chan, Don Johnson Delivery Status: In Development Budget: 45 million US $ Year of Production: 2008, Country of Origin: USA Despite a feud over the most beautiful girl of San Francisco A small time crook and an old style pimp team up to fight an ultra violent gang lord. VOLTAGE PICTURES Voltage Pictures, 6422 Deep Dell Place, Los Angeles, CA 90068 USA. Tel: 323.464.8351. Fax: 323.464.8362. www.voltagepictures.com, email: sales@voltagepictures.com At Cannes: Nicolas Chartier (CEO/President), Nadine de Barros (VP, Sales & Acquisitions), Mimi Steinbauer (Consultant), Jenn Lee (International Coordinator) Office: Relais de la Reine la Croisette, 42/43 La Croisette, #C-11, Tel: 33(0)4.93.06.70.01. Fax: 33(0)4.93.06.70.21 THE HURT LOCKER Action-adventure Language: English Director: Kathryn Bigelow Producer: Greg Shapiro Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget $15M Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Forced to play a dangerous game of catand-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb. 100 FEET Supernatural thriller Language: English Director: Eric Red Producer: Jonathan Sanger, Ed Elbert and Sarah Black Key Cast: Famke Janssen and Bobby Cannavale Delivery Status: In Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: US After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest, only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband. WHILE SHE WAS OUT Thriller Director: English Language: Susan Montford Producer: Don Murphy, Mary Aloe & Kirk Shaw Key Cast: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas Delivery Status: Post Production Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: US A typical suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. W THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY The Weinstein Company, 345 Hudson Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10014 USA. Tel: 646.862.3400. Fax: 646.368.7000 At Cannes: Glen Basner (President, International), Michael Rothstein (SVP, International Sales & Distribution), Richard Baker (VP, International Marketing), Jonathan Kier (VP, International Distribution & Sales), Michal Podell (VP, International Business & Legal Affairs) Office: Residence du Gray d’Albion, 4 rue des Serbes, Penthouse 7G2, 06400 Cannes, France. Tel: 04.93.38.08.27. Fax: 04.93.38.08.81 THE BROTHERS BLOOM Director: Rian Johnson Writer: Rian Johnson Executive Producer: Wendy Japhet Producers: Ram Bergman, Jim Stern Cast: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, Maximilian Schell Status: In post production The tale of the Bloom brothers, two young con men whose lives change SPINNING INTO BUTTER - CINEMAVAULT The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 93 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE forever upon meeting an attractive young heiress named Penelope (Weisz). HALLOWEEN Director: Rob Zombie Writer: Rob Zombie Producers: Malek Akkad, Rob Zombie, Andy Gould Cast: Malcolm McDowell, William Forsythe, Daeg Faerch, Sheri Moon Zombie Status: In post-production The killer beginning to one of the most successful horror franchises of all time. THE NANNY DIARIES Directors: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman Writers: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman, based on the novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus Producers: Richard N. Gladstein, Dany Wolf Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Alicia Keys, Chris Evans, Paul Giamatti Status: In post production Spoiled, pampered, and demanding. and that’s just the parents. WIDE MANAGEMENT Wide Management, 40 rue sainte Anne, Paris, 75002 France. Tel: 33.1.53.95.04.64. Fax: 33.1.53.95.04.65. www.widemanagement.com, email: wide@widemanagement.com At Cannes: Loic Magneron (General Manager), Anais Clanet (International Sales), Gilles Sousa (International Sales and Business Affairs), Camille Rousselet (Festival Manager), Jean Marie Chabran (Business Affairs Consultant) Office: Riviera F 18, Tel: 06.60.43.96.86 EZRA Drama (110 min) Language: English Director: Newton I. ADUAKA Producer: Michel LORO & Gorune APRIKINIAN (CINEFACTO) Delivery Status: Completed Country of Origin: – France/Nigeria/Austria In the year 2000, it was alleged that some 300,000 children were serving as soldiers in armed conflicts in more than thirty countries around the world. SHELTER (RIPARO) Drama (100 min) Language: Italian Director: Marco Simon PUCCIONI Producer: Mario Mazzarotto (Intelfilm), Francesca Van Der Staay (Adesif) Key Cast: Maria De Medeiros, Antonia Liskova, Mounir Ouadi Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Italy/France A couple return from a holiday abroad, and realize that a young Moroccan immigrant managed to hide in their car in order to cross the border to Italy. EX DRUMMER Drama (104 min) Language: Flemich Director: Koen MORTIER Producer: Eurydice Gysel (CCCP) Key Cast: Dries Vanhegen, Sam Louwyck, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot Delivery Status: Completed Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Belgium/The Netherlands/Italy/France Three handicapped musicians from a provincial rock band find their missing drummer in the form of the arrogant and manipulative well-known writer Dries. WONDERPHIL PRODUCTIONS Wonderphil Productions, 4712 Admiralty Way, #324, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 USA. Tel: 310.482.1324,26.06. Fax: 925.755.0131. http//www.Wonderphil.biz At Cannes: Phil Gorn (President), Sanders Robinson (Acquisitions Manager/Sales) Office: 26.06 (Palais), Tel: 06.0852.8632 JANUARY 2ND Comedy (95 minutes) Language: English Director: Matt Winn Co-Production Partners: January Films Producer: Ivan Francis Clements Key Cast: Josephine Butler, Andrew Clover, Rachel Fielding Delivery Status: Completed Budget $1.75 million Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: UK A thirty something couple gives a New Year’s weekend bash for their sorted friends - jealousies, tensions, battles, unexpected bonding ensue. THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR Drama (99 minutes) Language: English Director: Greg Morgan Co-Production Partners: Film Punk Films Producer: Greg Morgan, Jeanne FlynnMorgan, Jessica Gallant Key Cast: Ray Wise, Vanessa Lengies Delivery Status: Completed Budget $1.5 million Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Confronted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and a pregnancy she neither planned nor is able to explain, Daphne’s desperately searches for the past she cannot recall, the father she never had, and the child she may never know. RETALIATION Drama (53 minutes) Director: English Language: Carl Miller Co-Production Partners: Future Films Producer: Carl Miller Key Cast: Michael Otis, Yasmine Delawari Delivery Status: Completed Budget 300k Year of Production: 2006, Country of Origin: USA Awaiting beheading, terrorist captured news reporter learns of the true reason behind the Coalition Forces infiltration into Iraq. Can he survive long enough to reveal the truth? THE WORKS INTERNATIONAL The Works International, Portland House, 4 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 8QJ UK. Tel: 44(0)20.7612.1080. Fax: 44(0)20.7612.1081. www.theworksmediagroup.com At Cannes: Joy Wong (Head of The Works International), Clare Crean (Sales Manager), Juliette Gill (Head of Marketing), Charlotte Brotherton (Head of Business Affairs), Dhivya-Kate Chetty (Sales Assistant) Office: 8th Floor, IBIS Entrance, Res. du Grand Hotel, 45 La Croisette CHOP SHOP - IN DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT Drama (84 mins) Director: Ramin Bahrani Writers: Bahareh Azimi & Ramin Bahrani Producers: Lisa Muskat, Marc Turtletaub, Jeb Brody Principal Cast: Alejandro Polanco, Isamar Gonzales, Rob Sowulski, Carlos Zapata, Ahmad Razvi Delivery Status: Market Premiere In this chaotic world of adults, young Alejandro struggles to make a better life for himself and his 16-year-old sister, Isamar. Premiering in Directors’ Fortnight. GARBAGE WARRIOR Feature documentary (84 mins) Director: Oliver Hodge Producer: Rachel Wexler Delivery Status: Market Premiere Shot over three years in the USA, India and Mexico, Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce radically sustainable housing. PARENTS Drama (85 mins) Director: Ragnar Bragason Writers: Ragnar Bragason, Nanna Krístin Magnúsdóttir, Ingvar E.Sigur∂sson, Víkingur Kristjánsson Producers: Ragnar Bragason, Nanna Krístin Magnúsdóttir, Ingvar E.Sigur∂sson, Víkingur Kristjánsson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Gísli Örn Gar∂arsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir Principal Cast: Ingvar E.Sigur∂sson, Nanna Krístin Magnúsdóttir, Víkingur Kristjánsson Delivery Status: Market Premiere Set in suburban modern day Reykjavik, dark secrets are slowly revealed when a desperate dentist, a successful businessman and a young mother running away from her past meet by chance. WORLDWIDE FILM ENTERTAINMENT, LLC Worldwide Film Entertainment, LLC, 280 So. Beverly Drive, Suite 306, Beverly Hills T UYA S IEMPRE - KWA The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 94 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007 L A T E LISTINGS BIRCH TREE ENTERTAINMENT Birch Tree Entertainment, 10620 Southern Highlands Pkwy., 110-418, Las Vegas, NV 89141 USA. Tel: 1.310.383.2782. Fax: 1.323.843.9650. www.birchtreefilms.com, email: cannes2007@birchtreefilms.com At Cannes: Art Birzneck (President & CEO) Office: Carlton Hotel Suite #163, Tel: 04.93.06.41.63. Fax: 04.93.06.40.25. THE PORTAL Supernatural Horror Language: English Director: Serge Rodnunsky Co-Production Partners: Big Bad Wolff Entertainment, Rogue Entertainment, Birch Tree Entertainment Producer: Gerald I. Wolff, Serge Rodnunsky Delivery Status: In Production Budget $2.8 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA Investigators pursuing a bizarre hemorrhagic illness are lead to a strange black painting that they discover is a portal to another dimension NO MAN Action / Drama / Martial Arts Language: English / Cantonese Director: Mtano Loewi C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE Producer: Art Birzneck Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget US$3.2 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: USA A man with no identity has 48 hours to find $100 million dollars the mob thinks he stole. He must move like lightening through the crime underworld to recover it or lose everything. ANDROMEDA www.andromedathemovie.com Psychological Thriller Director: English Language: Stephan Brenninkmeijer Co-Production Partners: Birch Tree Entertainment, Big Bad Wolff, Brenn Film Producer: Art Birzneck, Gerald I. Wolff, Alan McLeod Delivery Status: Pre-Production Budget US$3.0 million Year of Production: 2007, Country of Origin: Netherlands / UK A cartoonist hiding in his fantasy world is forced to enter the world he only imagined, and face the bitter truth. HONOR www.honorthemovie.com Martial Arts Action (88 minutes) Language: English Director: David Worth Co-Production Partners: Hologram Entertainment, Birch Tree Entertainment Producer: Patrick Kligel, Austin Moody Key Cast: Russell Wong, Roddy Piper, Jason Barry, Remy Bonjasky, Linda Park, Joanna Pacula, Don Frye, Nishi Delivery Status: Completed Budget US$1.6 million Year of Production: 2006, Country of M AD WORLD Origin: USA In a world where street gangs collide with the law, neighborhood friends, Raymond and Gabriel, must decide which side of the battle to join. SWINGERS www.brennfilim.com Erotic Thriller (93 minutes) Language: Dutch with English subtitles Director: Stephan Brenninkmeijer Co-Production Partners: Brenn Film, Rebel Film Producer: Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Roel Reine Key Cast: Ellen van der Koogh, Danny de Kok, Nienke Brinkhuis, Joep Sertons Delivery Status: Completed Budget US$1.0 million Year of Production: 2004, Country of Origin: Holland Despite Diana’s insecure nature, she and her husband Julian agree with the idea to sexually experiment with another couple. ASP- ALAIN SIRITZKY PRODUCTIONS ASP- Alain Siritzky Productions, 6399 Wilshire Bl. Suite 1007, Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA. Tel: 1.323.655.6845. www.asproductions.net, email: asproductions@usa.net At Cannes: Mr. Alain Siritzky (president), Tel: 04.93.43.97.48. Mobile: 06.08.58.16.01; Mr. George Pilzer (head of sales) Tel: 04.93.68.44.15. Mobile: 06.08.78.35.98 Office: Riviera, Booth F 13 EXIT Based on the comic book by Bernard Werber. A thriller in the Hitchcock tradition, which can be described as the Fugitive meets Run, Lola Run. The story of a girl who has just lost her job and discovered that her boyfriend is cheating on her. Distraught, she decides to commit suicide. Every time she makes an attempt, there is someone to save her. TOMORROW BY MIDNIGHT Drama/Thriller Director: Rolfe Kanefsky Cast: Alexis Arquette, Tamara Craig Thomas, Jennifer Lambert Status: Completed Four college kids come to a video store near midnight, and through an unusual twist become embroiled in a hostage situation. PRETTY COOL Fantasy Director: Rolfe Kanefsky Cast: Will Burke, Alexis Thorpe Status: Completed A high school senior is able to read people’s minds and control their thoughts. PRETTY COOL 2: POCKET GIRL Comedy Director: Rolfe Kanefsky Cast: Angela Dodson, Robert Donovan Status: Ready for delivery Has also just wrapped production. A new sexy teen comedy about a high school senior, WALTER BUKELL, who receives the latest cell phone equipped with his own personal female Genie. - I NTRAMOVIES The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com CANNES 2007 The Business of Film 95 C ANNES PRODUCT G UIDE T HE WASH - L IONSGATE The unabridged version of this Product Guide is available online at www.thebusinessoffilm.com 96 T h e B u s i n e s s o f F i l m CANNES 2007