DOC CORNER - affif-sitepublic-media-prod.s3-website-eu ...affif-sitepublic-media-prod.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/media... · 8-17 MAY 2018 DOC CORNER Visit the Doc Corner

8-17 MAY 2018

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Visit the Doc Corner to connect with our exhibitors & partners – leading sales agents, top-class festivals, specialized organizations… –, attend showcases of docs-in-progress, special screenings & presentations in our ‘pop-up’ integrated screening room, and don’t miss our tailor-made networking activities & events.

RIVIERA H89:00 TO 18:30

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RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES (Germany) SALES

Schlesische Str. 29/30 – 10997 BERLIN& 49 30 47 37 29 80 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.riseandshine-berlin.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Diana KARKLIN • Buyer • Sales - Acquisitions Manager • & 49 0 30 4737 2980 • Cell.: 49 163 472 763 9

UPSIDE DISTRIBUTION (France) DIS(All rights)/SALES

33, Quai de Dion Bouton – 92800 PUTEAUX& 33 1 58 47 80 00 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.upsidedistribution.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8 – & 06 37 95 36 04

Johan DE FARIA • Buyer • Acquisitions • Cell.: 33 6 71 93 34 65 Antoine BERTRAND-HARDY • Sales Executive • & 33 1 58 47 88 61 • Cell. Cannes : 33 6 43 48 00 37Estelle DE ARAUJO • Marketing & festivals • & 33 1 58 47 84 30 • Cell. Cannes : 33 6 37 95 36 04

A MODERN SHEPHERDESS (JEUNE BERGÈRE) – DETRIE DELPHINE – France – Documentary, True Story – 87 min – French – 2018 ScreeningCANNES 68: WHEN THE FESTIVAL WAS CANCELLED (CANNES 68 : RÉVOLUTION AU PALAIS) – Jérôme WYBON – France, Belgium – Documentary, Historical – 52 min – French, English – 2018 CompletedEX SHAMAN (EX-PAJÉ) – Luiz BOLOGNESI – Brazil – Documentary, Drama, Action/Adventure – 82 min – Portuguese – 2017 ScreeningI’M NEW HERE – Bram VAN PAESSCHEN – Belgium – Documentary – 90 min – French, Swahili, Cantonese – 2018 CompletedLOURDES (WT) (CROIRE) – Thierry DEMAIZIÈRE – France – Documentary – 90 min – French – 2018 ScreeningOUT – Denis PARROT – France – Documentary – 70 min – English, French, German, Japanese – 2018 ScreeningSCAM(S) – Oliver MEGATON – France – Documentary – 133 min – French – 2017 CompletedSPEAK UP (A VOIX HAUTE, LA FORCE DE LA PAROLE) – Stéphane DE FREITAS – France – Documentary – 99 min – French – 2017 Completed

WIDE HOUSE (France) SALES

9, Rue Bleue – 75009 PARIS& 33 1 53 95 24 41 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.widehouse.orgCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Anaïs CLANET • Buyer • General Manager • Cell.: 33 6 83 22 18 06Morgane DELAY• Buyer • Festivals Manager • & 33 1 53 95 04 64 • Cell.: 33 6 81 47 83 04

A JOURNEY TO THE FUMIGATED TOWNS (VIAJE A LOS PUEBLOS FUMIGADOS) – Fernando E SOLANAS – Argentina – Documentary – 97 min – Spanish – 2018 Screening on BoothLARGER THAN LIFE : THE KEVYN AUCOIN STORY – Tiffany BARTOK – Usa – LGBT, True Story, Documentary – 98 min – M$ 0.3z0.6 – English – 2018 ScreeningMAI 68 (MAI 68, LA BELLE OUVRAGE) – Jean-Luc MAGNERON – France – Documentary, Historical, Art - Culture – 117 min – M$ 0z0.3 – French, English – 2018 ScreeningRENZO PIANO, AN ARCHITECT FOR SANTANDER – Carlos SAURA – Spain – Art - Culture, Documentary – 90 min – M$ 0.6z1 – Spanish, English – 2016 ScreeningTHE GREEN LIE – Werner BOOTE – Austria – Environmental, Social issues, Documentary – 97 min – German, Portuguese, English, Indonesian – 2018 Screening on BoothTHE GREENAWAY ALPHABET – Saskia BODDEKE – Netherlands – Art - Culture, Biography, Documentary – 70 min – M$ 0z0.3 – English – 2017 Screening on BoothTHE RAFT – Marcus LINDEEN – Sweden, Usa, Denmark, Germany – True Story, Documentary – 98 min – M$ 0.6z1 – English – 2018 ScreeningTHE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR – Nancy BUIRSKI – Usa – Documentary, Social issues, True Story – 90 min – English – 2017 Screening on BoothTHE WALDHEIM WALTZ (WALDHEIMS WALZER) – Beckermann RUTH – Austria – Jewish, Biography, Documentary – 93 min – M$ 0.3z0.6 – German – 2018 ScreeningYOUNG SOLITUDE (PREMIERES SOLITUDES) – Claire SIMON – France – Documentary – 100 min – M$ 0~0.3 – French – 2018 Screening

ANTIPODE SALES & DISTRIBUTION LLC (Russia) DIS(All rights)/SALES

5-38, Novolesnoy lane – 127055 MOSCOW& 7 916 6045884 – Web: https://www.antipode-sales.bizCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Julia KUZISCHINA • Feature Sales, Documentary Sales • Cell.: 07 926 306 66 51 • Cell. Cannes : 7 926 306 66 51Elena PODOLSKAYA • Head of Sales

CAT & DOCS (France) SALES

18, Rue Quincampoix – 75004 PARIS& 33 1 44 61 77 48 – Web: www.catndocs.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Catherine LECLEF • Buyer • Owner - President • Cell.: 33 6 07 40 49 37Gilles BÉRIAULT • Buyer • New Media • Cell.: 33 6 78 09 05 69 #FEMALE PLEASURE – Barbara MILLER – Switzerland – Documentary – 93 min – 2018 Completed

CINEPHIL (Israel) SALES

18, Levontin St – 6511207 TEL AVIV& 972 3 566 4129 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.cinephil.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Philippa KOWARSKY • Buyer • Managing Director • Cell.: 972 54 496 1114

DOGWOOF (United Kingdom) DIS(All rights)/SALES

Ground Floor – 19-23 Ironmonger Row – EC1V 3QN LONDON& 44 207 253 6244 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.dogwoof.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8 & H6

Andy WHITTAKER • Buyer • Founder • Cell.: 44 795 735 0219Anna GODAS • Buyer • CEOOli HARBOTTLE • Buyer • Head of Distribution and Acquisitions • Cell.: 44 796 111 7402Ana VICENTE • Buyer • Head of Int’l Sales • Cell.: 44 750 610 4903

Luke BRAWLEY • Festivals Manager • & 02072536244 • Cell. Cannes : 44 7946444839Konstantinos PAPAGEORGIOU • Sales & Acquisitions CoordinatorLucie TOUBOUL • Buyer • Legal & Business Affairs

CHI-TOWN – Nick BUDABIN – Usa – Documentary – 82 min – English – 2018 CompletedCOMMANDER ARIAN - A STORY OF WOMEN, WAR & FREEDOM – Alba SOTORRA CLUA – Spain, Germany – Documentary – 105 min – Kurdish – 2018 CompletedGENERATION WEALTH – Lauren GREENFIELD – Usa – Documentary – 108 min – English – 2017 ScreeningMATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. – Steve LOVERIDGE – United Kingdom, Usa, Sri Lanka – Art - Culture – 97 min – English – 2018 ScreeningPROMO – Documentary – 90 min – 2018 CompletedSTUDIO 54 – Matt TYRNAUER – Usa – Documentary – 98 min – English – 2018 ScreeningTHAT SUMMER – 80 min – CompletedTHE EYES OF ORSON WELLES – Cousins MARK – Usa – Documentary – 115 min – 2018 ScreeningTHE ICE KING – James ERSKINE – United Kingdom – Documentary – 90 min – 2017 Post-ProductionTHE PRICE OF EVERYTHING – Kahn NATHANIEL – Usa – Documentary – 98 min – 2018 ScreeningWESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST – Lorna TUCKER – Usa – Documentary – 83 min – English – 2017 Screening

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RISE AND SHINE WORLD SALES (Germany) SALES

Schlesische Str. 29/30 – 10997 BERLIN& 49 30 47 37 29 80 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.riseandshine-berlin.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Diana KARKLIN • Buyer • Sales - Acquisitions Manager • & 49 0 30 4737 2980 • Cell.: 49 163 472 763 9

UPSIDE DISTRIBUTION (France) DIS(All rights)/SALES

33, Quai de Dion Bouton – 92800 PUTEAUX& 33 1 58 47 80 00 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.upsidedistribution.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8 – & 06 37 95 36 04

Johan DE FARIA • Buyer • Acquisitions • Cell.: 33 6 71 93 34 65 Antoine BERTRAND-HARDY • Sales Executive • & 33 1 58 47 88 61 • Cell. Cannes : 33 6 43 48 00 37Estelle DE ARAUJO • Marketing & festivals • & 33 1 58 47 84 30 • Cell. Cannes : 33 6 37 95 36 04

A MODERN SHEPHERDESS (JEUNE BERGÈRE) – DETRIE DELPHINE – France – Documentary, True Story – 87 min – French – 2018 ScreeningCANNES 68: WHEN THE FESTIVAL WAS CANCELLED (CANNES 68 : RÉVOLUTION AU PALAIS) – Jérôme WYBON – France, Belgium – Documentary, Historical – 52 min – French, English – 2018 CompletedEX SHAMAN (EX-PAJÉ) – Luiz BOLOGNESI – Brazil – Documentary, Drama, Action/Adventure – 82 min – Portuguese – 2017 ScreeningI’M NEW HERE – Bram VAN PAESSCHEN – Belgium – Documentary – 90 min – French, Swahili, Cantonese – 2018 CompletedLOURDES (WT) (CROIRE) – Thierry DEMAIZIÈRE – France – Documentary – 90 min – French – 2018 ScreeningOUT – Denis PARROT – France – Documentary – 70 min – English, French, German, Japanese – 2018 ScreeningSCAM(S) – Oliver MEGATON – France – Documentary – 133 min – French – 2017 CompletedSPEAK UP (A VOIX HAUTE, LA FORCE DE LA PAROLE) – Stéphane DE FREITAS – France – Documentary – 99 min – French – 2017 Completed

WIDE HOUSE (France) SALES

9, Rue Bleue – 75009 PARIS& 33 1 53 95 24 41 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.widehouse.orgCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Anaïs CLANET • Buyer • General Manager • Cell.: 33 6 83 22 18 06Morgane DELAY• Buyer • Festivals Manager • & 33 1 53 95 04 64 • Cell.: 33 6 81 47 83 04

A JOURNEY TO THE FUMIGATED TOWNS (VIAJE A LOS PUEBLOS FUMIGADOS) – Fernando E SOLANAS – Argentina – Documentary – 97 min – Spanish – 2018 Screening on BoothLARGER THAN LIFE : THE KEVYN AUCOIN STORY – Tiffany BARTOK – Usa – LGBT, True Story, Documentary – 98 min – M$ 0.3z0.6 – English – 2018 ScreeningMAI 68 (MAI 68, LA BELLE OUVRAGE) – Jean-Luc MAGNERON – France – Documentary, Historical, Art - Culture – 117 min – M$ 0z0.3 – French, English – 2018 ScreeningRENZO PIANO, AN ARCHITECT FOR SANTANDER – Carlos SAURA – Spain – Art - Culture, Documentary – 90 min – M$ 0.6z1 – Spanish, English – 2016 ScreeningTHE GREEN LIE – Werner BOOTE – Austria – Environmental, Social issues, Documentary – 97 min – German, Portuguese, English, Indonesian – 2018 Screening on BoothTHE GREENAWAY ALPHABET – Saskia BODDEKE – Netherlands – Art - Culture, Biography, Documentary – 70 min – M$ 0z0.3 – English – 2017 Screening on BoothTHE RAFT – Marcus LINDEEN – Sweden, Usa, Denmark, Germany – True Story, Documentary – 98 min – M$ 0.6z1 – English – 2018 ScreeningTHE RAPE OF RECY TAYLOR – Nancy BUIRSKI – Usa – Documentary, Social issues, True Story – 90 min – English – 2017 Screening on BoothTHE WALDHEIM WALTZ (WALDHEIMS WALZER) – Beckermann RUTH – Austria – Jewish, Biography, Documentary – 93 min – M$ 0.3z0.6 – German – 2018 ScreeningYOUNG SOLITUDE (PREMIERES SOLITUDES) – Claire SIMON – France – Documentary – 100 min – M$ 0~0.3 – French – 2018 Screening

ANTIPODE SALES & DISTRIBUTION LLC (Russia) DIS(All rights)/SALES

5-38, Novolesnoy lane – 127055 MOSCOW& 7 916 6045884 – Web: https://www.antipode-sales.bizCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Julia KUZISCHINA • Feature Sales, Documentary Sales • Cell.: 07 926 306 66 51 • Cell. Cannes : 7 926 306 66 51Elena PODOLSKAYA • Head of Sales

CAT & DOCS (France) SALES

18, Rue Quincampoix – 75004 PARIS& 33 1 44 61 77 48 – Web: www.catndocs.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Catherine LECLEF • Buyer • Owner - President • Cell.: 33 6 07 40 49 37Gilles BÉRIAULT • Buyer • New Media • Cell.: 33 6 78 09 05 69 #FEMALE PLEASURE – Barbara MILLER – Switzerland – Documentary – 93 min – 2018 Completed

CINEPHIL (Israel) SALES

18, Levontin St – 6511207 TEL AVIV& 972 3 566 4129 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.cinephil.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8

Philippa KOWARSKY • Buyer • Managing Director • Cell.: 972 54 496 1114

DOGWOOF (United Kingdom) DIS(All rights)/SALES

Ground Floor – 19-23 Ironmonger Row – EC1V 3QN LONDON& 44 207 253 6244 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.dogwoof.comCannes office: RIVIERA H8 & H6

Andy WHITTAKER • Buyer • Founder • Cell.: 44 795 735 0219Anna GODAS • Buyer • CEOOli HARBOTTLE • Buyer • Head of Distribution and Acquisitions • Cell.: 44 796 111 7402Ana VICENTE • Buyer • Head of Int’l Sales • Cell.: 44 750 610 4903

Luke BRAWLEY • Festivals Manager • & 02072536244 • Cell. Cannes : 44 7946444839Konstantinos PAPAGEORGIOU • Sales & Acquisitions CoordinatorLucie TOUBOUL • Buyer • Legal & Business Affairs

CHI-TOWN – Nick BUDABIN – Usa – Documentary – 82 min – English – 2018 CompletedCOMMANDER ARIAN - A STORY OF WOMEN, WAR & FREEDOM – Alba SOTORRA CLUA – Spain, Germany – Documentary – 105 min – Kurdish – 2018 CompletedGENERATION WEALTH – Lauren GREENFIELD – Usa – Documentary – 108 min – English – 2017 ScreeningMATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. – Steve LOVERIDGE – United Kingdom, Usa, Sri Lanka – Art - Culture – 97 min – English – 2018 ScreeningPROMO – Documentary – 90 min – 2018 CompletedSTUDIO 54 – Matt TYRNAUER – Usa – Documentary – 98 min – English – 2018 ScreeningTHAT SUMMER – 80 min – CompletedTHE EYES OF ORSON WELLES – Cousins MARK – Usa – Documentary – 115 min – 2018 ScreeningTHE ICE KING – James ERSKINE – United Kingdom – Documentary – 90 min – 2017 Post-ProductionTHE PRICE OF EVERYTHING – Kahn NATHANIEL – Usa – Documentary – 98 min – 2018 ScreeningWESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST – Lorna TUCKER – Usa – Documentary – 83 min – English – 2017 Screening

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TUESDAY 10 EXPERTS CONSULTATIONS11:00 (100’)

Marché badges (signing up required)Doc Corner

WORKSHOP - PITCHING TRAINING15:30 (60’)

Marché badges (signing up required)Doc Corner Screening Room

DOC MEETS16:30 (60’)

Marché badgesDoc Corner

FRIDAY 11 EXPERTS CONSULTATIONS11:00 (100’)


SPECIAL SCREENINGS - IEFTA14:00 (90’)

Marché badgesDoc Corner Screening Room



WORKSHOP - MAXIMIZING YOUR FESTIVAL STRATEGY & MARKET EXPOSURE17:30 (60’)


SATURDAY 12 DOCS IN PROGRESS - MEXICAN SHOWCASE10:00 (100’)


EXPERTS CONSULTATIONS11:00 (100’)


DOCS IN PROGRESS - ALGERIAN SHOWCASE11:30 (90’)


SPECIAL SCREENINGS - CONNECT4CLIMATE14:00 (90’)


SPECIAL SCREENINGS - LA LUCARNE, ARTE16:00 (90’)




DOC TALKS - VR AND INTERACTIVE STORY-TELLING - CHALLENGING THE BOUNDARIES OF DOCUMENTARY17:30 (60’)Marché badgesDoc Corner Screening Room

SUNDAY 13 DOCS IN PROGRESS - GERMAN SHOWCASE10:00 (90’)




DOCS IN PROGRESS - KENYAN SHOWCASE11:30 (90’)


SPECIAL SCREENINGS - IEFTA14:00 (90’)






DOC TALKS - MEDIA AND SOCIETY - THE FUTURE OF DOCUMENTARY IN A CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE17:30 (90’)Marché badgesDoc Corner Screening Room

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MONDAY 14 DOCS IN PROGRESS - NORWEGIAN SHOWCASE10:00 (90’)




DOCS IN PROGRESS - PALESTINIAN SHOWCASE11:30 (90’)


SPECIAL SCREENINGS - CONNECT4CLIMATE14:00 (90’)






DOC TALKS - DOCUMENTARY FESTIVALS: DRIVERS OF INNOVATION OR KEEPERS OF THE TRADITION?17:30 (60’)Marché badgesDoc Corner Screening Room

THUESDAY 15 DOC DAYDOC DAY [MORNING SESSION]9:30 (150’)

Marché badgesPlage du Gray d’Albion

DOC DAY [AFTERNOON SESSION]15:30 (120’)

Marché badgesCinéma Olympia 1

DOC DAY [CLOSING SCREENING]20:30 (110’)16 SUNRISES

All badges or invitationCinéma Olympia 2

WEDNESDAY 16 EXPERTS CONSULTATIONS11:00 (100’)


WORKSHOP - SO WHAT IF MY FILM DID NOT GET TO AN A LIST FESTIVAL?!15:00 (60’)




ELEVATE YOUR GENRE

15 MAY 2018 9:30 TO 22:30

DOC DAY

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ELEVATE YOUR GENRE

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9:30AM to 12:00PMPlage du Gray d’Albion, La Croisette, Cannes

Welcoming Café & Croissants

Opening words by Jérôme Paillard, Executive Director, Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes and Christophe Tardieu, Directeur Général Délégué, CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée

Opening Keynote by ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet - a filmmaker in space . One year after his 6-month mission on the International Space Station, he will discuss

Europe’s exciting ongoing programs that go even beyond 2001: A Space Odyssey’s visionary promises . With a presentation of the multi-format documentary project about his mission in space .

Documentary in a Changing Media LandscapePaul Pauwels, Director of European Documentary Network (EDN) introduces

André Singer, Producer, Spring Films, to present EDN’s initiative: “Media & Society: European Documentary in a Changing Media Landscape” .

Panel discussion: Renowned industry experts will be asked to contemplate the near future of the documentary field . They will share their views on the 3 biggest challenges and

3 opportunities lying ahead for the industry and the filmmakers in the next 5 years .

Featuring: Orwa Nyrabia, Artistic Director - IDFA

Fabrice Puchault, Director, Society and Culture Unit - ARTE Tom Quinn, Founder, CEO - NEON

Diane Weyermann, President, Documentary Film & TV - PARTICIPANT MEDIA

Moderated by Wendy Mitchell, Screen International

Organized by

16 Sunrises Cassandro the Exotico!

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DOC DAY

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3:30PM to 5:30PMOlympia Theatre, 5 rue de la Pompe, Cannes

Welcoming words by the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes, followed by a presentation of the ‘L’Œil d’or’ Documentary Award by Julie Bertuccelli, President, LaScam

Filmmaker Marie Losier, in conversation with Catherine Bizern, Artistic Director, about her film Cassandro the Exotico! (in selection, Acid)

When Docs Get Animated: Exploring, Reviving & Preserving Memory A conversation with Stefano Savona, Director of Samouni Road (in selection, Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) and Anja Kofmel, Director of Chris the Swiss (in selection, Semaine de la Critique), moderated by Stéphane Dreyfus, Journalist, La Croix .

Tribute to Alice Guy-Blaché, the first woman director in the history of cinema . By Joan Simon, Co-Writer and Executive Producer of Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché, directed by Pamela B . Green (in selection, Cannes Classics) .

6:00PM to 8:00PMPlage des Palmes

Doc Lovers Mixer (by invitation) The one-and-only networking cocktail for the doc community in Cannes .

8:30PMOlympia Theatre, 5 rue de la Pompe, Cannes

Closing screening 16 Sunrises, a feature documentary by Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff about ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s mission in space, produced with the support of the European Space Agency . On November 17th 2016, Thomas Pesquet takes off for his first mission in space. 450 kilometers from Earth, over six months during which the world seems to fade into the unknown, a dialogue is woven between the astronaut and Saint Exupéry’s visionary works which he took with him on the space station.

A T I O N ( S )

Chris the Swiss Samouni Road

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS LA LUCARNE, ARTE

CHINESE INK (Heber Sini)Saturday 12 May – 16:00 - 17:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Directed by: Ghassan SALHABProduced by: Ghassan SALHABCountry of production: Lebanon, FranceRunning time: 55’Completed in: 2017

The ‘Chinese portrait’ of a man falling apart, in a world ceaselessly coming apart at the seams . This man insists however: Only the poets?

Contact: Ghassan SALHAB - ghassansalhab@gmail .com

128 WEEKS AT DORA MAAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (WIP) (128 semaines au Collège Dora Maar)Sunday 13 May – 16:00 - 17:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Directed by: Eric BAUDELAIREProduced by: Cédric WALTER, Olivier MARBOEUF, (Spectre Productions)Country of production: FranceRunning time: 90’ (completed film) / 39’ (presented WIP)Completed in: December 2019

Autumn 2015 . Éric Baudelaire is invited to imagine a film around the Dora Maar Junior High . He decides to sketch the portrait of a group of kids over four school years . Little by little, the subject itself of the film – still currently in the making – becomes the object of its own realization, and the students its authors .

Contact: Cédric WALTER - production@spectre-productions .com

DELPHINE AND CAROLE (WIP) (Delphine et Carole, insoumuses)Monday 14 May – 16:00 - 17:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Directed by: Callisto Mc NULTYProduced by: Sophie DE HIJES & Nicolas LESOULT (Les Films de la Butte, France) / Britta RINDELAUB (Alva Film, Switzerland)Country of production: France, SwitzerlandRunning time: 70’ (completed film) / 66’ (presented WIP)Completed in: July 2018

The portrait of 1970s enchanted feminism, the film retraces the encounter of actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos in 1974, their creative and disruptive use of video, their radical actions and incisive humour .

Contact: Sophie DE HIJES - sophie .dehijes@gmail .com

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS: CONNECT4CLIMATE - WORLD BANK GROUP

FILM4CLIMATE - A PRESENTATION OF SELECTED FILM4CLIMATE VIDEO CONTENTSSaturday 12 May – 14:00 - 15:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

FILM4CLIMATE IS A GLOBAL INITIATIVE OF THE WORLD BANK GROUP’S CONNECT4CLIMATE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO ADVANCING CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES, AND THE INCLUSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGES IN

FILMS AND CREATIVE VISUAL STORYTELLING IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A LOW-CARBON RESILIENT WORLD. FILM4CLIMATE COUNTS ON A GLOBAL NETWORK OF KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS FROM THE FILM INDUSTRY, WHO ARE COMMITTED TO

CLIMATE ACTION, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL EQUITY.

Uniting the film industry to inspire climate actionAdvancing sustainability in films and visual storytelling

www.connect4climate.orgconnect4climate

Uniting the film industry to inspire climate action . Advancing sustainability in films and visual storytelling . Film4Climate is a global initiative of the World Bank Group’s Connect4Climate program dedicated to advancing climate action and sustainability practices, and the inclusion of environmental messages in films and creative visual storytelling in order to achieve a low-carbon resilient world . Film4Climate counts on a global network of knowledge partners from the film industry, who are committed to climate action, environmentalprotection and social equity . www .connect4climate .org . #Film4Climate

ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: MY DECADE IN THE YOUTH CLIMATE MOVEMENT Monday 14 May – 14:00 - 15:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Directed by: Slater JEWELL-KEMKERProduced by: Daniel BEKERMAN (Scythia Films), Wendy JEWELL, Slater JEWELL-KEMEKER, Film4Climate - World Bank GroupCountry of production: CanadaRunning time: 86’Completed in: 2018

Award-winning filmmaker and director Slater Jewell-Kemker spent 10 years shooting Another World Is Possible around the world . At age 15, Slater began attending environmental summits, wide-eyed and ready to make a difference . What began with a single journey evolved into an intimate and challenging documentary shot behind the front lines of the largely misunderstood Global Youth Climate Movement .

Contact: Wendy JEWELL - wendyjewell@gmail .com, Daniel Bekerman - scythiafilms@gmail .com

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SPECIAL SCREENINGS IEFTA / UNHCR

REFUGEE VOICES IN FILM - 3RD EDITION | #WITHREFUGEESFriday 11 May & Sunday 13 May – 14:00 - 15:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Refugee Voices in Film - 3rd Edition invites you to witness the diverse use of film in addressing one of the most poignant global humanitarian crises of our time . Documentary and shorts play an important role in UNHCR’s advocacy, awareness and fundraising, providing the public with facts and inspirational human stories behind the refugee crisis . Furthermore, they are innovative tools communicating vital information and messages to people on the move, enabling them to make informed decisions prior to embarking on #DangerousCrossings . Refugee Voices in Film provides unique insight into UNHCR’s crucial role in rebuilding the lives of the forcibly displaced #WithRefugees | www .withrefugees .org | #RefugeeVoicesinFilm | #DangerousCrossings | #UNHCR | #IEFTA

BEYOND THE RAGING SEA (WORK IN PROGRESS + PANEL)Saturday 12 May – 12:00 - 14:00 – Palais K

Produced by: Marco ORSINI (O2 LLC)Country of production: EgyptRunning time: 45’Completed in: 2018

Triathlete Omar Nour and mountaineer Omar Samra enter the Atlantic Challenge - a rowing race across open ocean - as the ultimate test of endurance and a fine way to bring awareness to the refugee crisis . In an ironic twist, they’re soon facing the same dangers, terrors and decisions of those they meant to recognize and relieve, whose own experience unfolds in pointed comparison . In this film, an elite adventure introduces us to extraordinary people in exceptional circumstance, navigating existential threats and grueling ordeals, fighting for survival and what comes after .

Contact: Marco Orsini - marco@iefta .org

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DOC TALKS

Presented by Paul Pauwels, Director, European Documentary Network (EDN) .

VR AND INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING - CHALLENGING THE BOUNDARIES OF DOCUMENTARYSaturday 12 May – 17:30-18:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Featuring Maxime Montagne (Wide), Céline Tricart (Lucid Dreams Productions), Danielle Turkov Wilson (Think-Film Impact Production) and Andy Whittaker (Dogwoof) .

MEDIA AND SOCIETY - THE FUTURE OF DOCUMENTARY IN A CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPESunday 13 May – 17:30-19:00 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Presentation of the first results of a pan-European survey aiming at publishing a white book that will set out clear recommendations to secure a sustainable future for the industry .

Followed by :

EDN / LaScam Networking DrinksSunday 13 MAY – 19:00-20:30 – Doc Corner – By invitation

EDN and LaScam are jointly hosting this first of its kind meet-and-greet cocktail for all the members of their respective networks, in order for them to get acquainted with the wider international doc community gathered by the Doc Corner industry program .

DOCUMENTARY FESTIVALS - DRIVERS OF INNOVATION OR KEEPERS OF THE TRADITION?Monday 14 May – 17:30-18:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Featuring Festival Directors Emilie Bujès (Visions du Réel), Tine Fischer (CPH:DOX), Orwa Nyrabia (IDFA) and Leena Pasanen (DOK Leipzig) .

DOC MEETS

Thursday 10 May, Friday 11 May, Saturday 12 May, Sunday 13 May, Monday 14 May, Wednesday 16 May – 16:30-17:30 – Doc Corner

Come meet a variety of documentary film professionals for an informal discussion about their activity and about your own projects, alongside a small group of fellow filmmakers/producers . Grab the opportunity to expand your network and make new contacts . Please take note of the participating industry professionals and of their specific area of expertise (onsite at the Doc Corner or on our website) so as to make this meeting relevant and useful for all .

EXPERTS CONSULTATIONS

Thursday 10 May, Friday 11 May, Saturday 12 May, Sunday 13 May, Monday 14 May, Wednesday 16 May – 11:00-12:30 – Doc Corner – Advanced signing up required, onsite at the Doc Corner only

Sign up onsite with the Doc Corner staff for 20 minutes long one-on-one consultations with one of our industry experts . Benefit from their invaluable experience to refine your filmmaking strategy and sharpen your knowledge of the international marketplace .

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WORKSHOPS

Advanced signing up required on doccorner@festival-cannes .fr

PITCHING TRAININGThursday 10 MAY – 15:30-16:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Conducted by Stefano Tealdi, Director, Producer - Stefilm International

Improve your pitching skills with Stefano Tealdi, one of the most prominent specialized tutors of the field . An opportunity to practice and strengthen the one essential know-how any filmmaker can’t do without .

MAXIMIZING YOUR FESTIVAL STRATEGY & MARKET EXPOSUREFriday 11 MAY – 17:30-18:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Conducted by Leslie Vuchot, CEO & Founder, The Festival Agency

As head of The Festival Agency which she launched in 2009, Leslie Vuchot is a key expert when it comes to sharing the best possible ways to navigate the festival and market circuit – and to make the most of it .

SO WHAT IF MY FILM DID NOT GET INTO AN A-LIST FESTIVAL?! Wednesday 16 MAY – 15:00-16:00 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Conducted by Hedva Goldschmidt, CEO & Founder, Go2Films

With 20 years of extensive experience in failures and successes, Hedva Goldschmidt, founder and CEO of Go2films, will share some of the creative tips and secrets that will lead your film to world acclaim .

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MEXICAN SHOWCASE

Saturday 12 May – 10:00 - 11:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Presented by: Cinema México - Mexican Film Institute

Visions 2018 will showcase for the industry four documentary works in progress by both new and well established directors at the Marche du Film - Doc Corner . The special event has been organized by the Mexican Film Institute from a list of films supported by IMCINE . All titles are documentary films currently in post-production, ready for festival selections with all rights available .

KILIWAS AT DUSK (LOS ÚLTIMOS KILIWAS)Directed by: Rodrigo ITURRALDE ÁLVAREZProduced by: Georgina GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ (Monofilms, Off-Hollywood Films, Gavilán Cine y FOPROCINE/IMCINE)Country of production: MexicoRunning time: 90’Completed in: June/July 2018

SynopsisIn the remote San Felipe desert and parts of the San Pedro Martir mountain range, the Kiliwa indigenous tribe tells us the extraordinary tale of their past and present: the roots of the Baja California culture . Through the portrait of the last five native speakers and some other Kiliwa indigenous who live in the territory and abroad, we explore their existence, future and what could be their last legacy to humanity: living in harmony with nature .

Contact: Georgina GONZÁLEZ - georgina .glez .r@gmail .com

LAWLESS (La ley del monte)Directed by: Mario MANDUJANOProduced by: Mario MANDUJANO & Anilú PARDO (De Cuernos Al Abismo Films, Manica Producciones, FOPROCINE/IMCINE)Country of production: MexicoRunning time: 90’Completed in: May 2018 (ready)

SynopsisA controversial group of residents from what is called Tierra Caliente, in the state of Michoacán, have abandoned their profession and their anonymity to find a new calling and turn to self-vindication . Forced by deep convictions and the need to rescue their land from the law of the land, imposed by most feared criminal group of our country: Los Caballeros Templarios . All good intentions are rapidly confronted by two main obstacles: the reintegration of all those who have renounced the movement and the intervention from the federal government, to stop all competition in the use of force .

Contact: Mario Mandujano - decuernos@hotmail .com

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MARINA’S PEARL (La perla de Marina)Directed by: Daniela ALATORREProduced by: Daniela ALATORRE, Natalia ALMADA & Elena FORTES (No Ficción, FOPROCINE/IMCINE)Country of production: MexicoRunning time: 70’Completed in: September 2018

SynopsisMarina and Perla join thousands of women on an annual Catholic pilgrimage . Perla´s coming of age accentuates a generational divide as she struggles to assert her independence as a woman .

Contact: Daniela ALATORRE - danielaalatorre@gmail .com

SHOOTING (Disparos)Directed by: Elpida NIKOU, Rodrigo HERNÁNDEZProduced by: Abril SCHMUCLER, Rodrigo HERRANZ (Ficha Cine, Muzungu, FOPROCINE/IMCINE)Country of production: Mexico, SpainRunning time: 70’Completed in: October 2018

SynopsisIn one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Mexico City, Jair Cabrera, a young photographer observes and portrays the consequences of a corrupt system and a war not yet assimilated .

Contact: Abril SCHMUCLER - schmucler .trece@gmail .com, Rodrigo Herranz - casadelou@gmail .com

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ALGERIAN SHOWCASE

Saturday 12 May – 11:30 - 13:00 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Presented by: The Algerian Center for Cinema Development

The Algerian Center for Cinema Development (CADC) is a public institution under the Algerian Ministry of Culture in charge of film financing, promotion and distribution of both feature and documentary films . The CADC is attending the Doc Corner to promote four talented young Algerian documentary producers and directors .

JANITOUDirected by: Amine HATTOUProduced by: Boualem ZIANI (Libre Image production) - Algeria / Co-Producers: Thomas KASKE (Kaske Films) - Germany, Oualid BAHA (Tact Films) - France / Associate Produced by: Amine HATTOU - AlgeriaCountry of production: Algeria, Qatar, Germany, FranceRunning time: 90’Completed in: November 2018

SynopsisAlgeria in the late 1980s, during a period of intense political and social unrest . A Bollywood movie has become an unexpected sensation all over the country . Following the nostalgia of this love story coming from far away,“Janitou” explores what love means in today’s Algerian society and detangles with tenderness and seriousness the emotional identity of a traumatized generation .

Contact: Amine HATTOU - amine .hattou@gmail .com

THE VILLAGE (El Qarya)Directed by: Abdelmadjid KALLOUProduced by: Yacine BOUAZIZ (Thala Films)Country of production: AlgeriaRunning time: 90’Completed in: February 2019

SynopsisThe “Quarya” is a slum on the outskirts of the city Chalghoum laid, in the east of Algeria . In this open air yet enlosed space, where adults carry the burden of time which seems motionless, children, on the other hand, don’t see any desolation . Despite the garbage and the obvious misery, they keep on playing and looking at the world through their innocent eyes .

Contact: Yacine BOUAZIZ - bouaziz .yacine@gmail .com

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ALGERIA, OUT OF PLACE (L’Arrachement)Directed by: Dorothée-Myriam KELLOUProduced by: Mariem HAMIDAT (HKE Production) - Algeria, Eugénie MICHEL-VILLETTE (Les Films du Bilboquet) - FranceCountry of production: Algeria, FranceRunning time: 80’Completed in: June/July 2018

SynopsisI set out with my father, an Algerian filmmaker exiled in France, on a journey to the village where he grew up as a child . There, we gather the silent memory of those who bore witness to France’s colonial policy of forcibly resettling Algeria’s rural population .

Contact: Mariem HAMIDAT - mariem .hamidat@hke .fr

THAT’S ALL… (Hada Makan…)Directed by: Sabrina DRAOUIProduced by: Sabrina DRAOUI (Nakora Films)Country of production: AlgériaRunning time: 80’Completed in: April 2019

SynopsisThis is the story of a cycle: from stone to stone becoming . A cycle in which young Algerian stonecutters only have one ambition: to breathe . Breath the right to become, the right to dream, the right to work and the right to oxygen .

Contact: Sabrina DRAOUI - sabrina .draoui@gmail .com

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GERMAN SHOWCASE

Sunday 13 May – 10:00 - 11:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Presented by: DOK Leipzig

DOK Leipzig, the oldest festival for documentary and animation in the world, is pleased to partner with German Films, Film & Medien Stiftung NRW and AG DOK to present 4 fresh documentary projects . We hope this selection of Germany’s vibrant documentary landscape will give you a view of the interests and visual language of our talent and new titles for your festivals or catalogues . DOK Leipzig takes place 29 .10 . - 04 .11 .2018 .

PIONEERESDirected by: Martin OETTINGProduced by: Kim MÜNSTER (Treibsand Film)Country of production: Germany, Italy, ScotlandRunning time: 90’Completed in: November 2019

SynopsisA professor, a student and an activist are taking our world on the road to post-growth . They are fighting for new ideas . Practically and theoretically, on a global level, on national levels, they are trying to help rid ourselves of the growth obsession, and move to a better and more sustainable way of thinking about business and about life .

Contact: Kim MÜNSTER - kim@treibsand-film .de

WHO KILLED JESSICA?Directed by: Yulie COHENProduced by: Ümit ULUDAĞ (CORSO Film), Serge GORDEY (Temps Noir), Yulie COHEN (YC Films)Country of production: Germany, France, IsraelRunning time: 90’Completed in: February 2022

SynopsisThree hours after Jessica was found dead in her room, the same room was back in business . Sex sells – any time . Based on Jessica’s story in a brothel in Tel-Aviv and an absurd court trial, we witness the hipocrisy about what prostitution entails for women – anywhere .

Contact: Ümit ULUDAĞ - uu@corsofilm .de

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OECONOMIADirected by: Carmen LOSMANNProduced by: Hannes LANG, Mareike WEGENER (Petrolio Film GmbH)Country of production: GermanyRunning time: 90’Completed in: January 2019

SynopsisOECONOMIA makes visible the rules of the contemporary global capitalist game that systematically preconditions growth, deficits and concentrations of wealth . This logic of seemingly ceaseless accumulation is revealed layer for layer in this episodic documentary .

Contact: Mareike WEGENER - office@petroliofilm .de

WATERPROOFDirected by: Daniela KÖNIGProduced by: Michaela PNACEKOVA & Stefan KLOOS (Kloos & Co OST)Country of production: Germany, JordanRunning time: 80’Completed in: February 2019

SynopsisWATERPROOF gives a humorous insight into the world of four plumbers who stand their ground, armed with pliers and screwdrivers . They are the first female plumbers in Jordan, one of the driest countries in the world . While the women fight against a rigid social system, they also deal with struggles of love, marriage and self-determination .

Contact: Michaela PNACEKOVA - michaela .pnacekova@kloosundco .de

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KENYAN SHOWCASE

Sunday 13 May – 11:30 - 13:00 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Presented by: DOCUBOX

DOCUBOX is East Africa’s only documentary film fund . It offers East Africa’s growing documentary film community opportunities to learn, exchange ideas, network, and benefit from a nurturing environment . The fund provides financial support for competitively and transparently selected documentary film projects, hosts monthly documentary film screenings and other activities . DOCUBOX also serves philanthropists and foundations who want to contribute to film . It is the go-to space for all documentary film lovers and experts keen to familiarize themselves with the East African documentary film market or scene .

TURKANA: RACE FOR RESOURCESDirected by: Jackie LEBOProduced by: Chelagat NETAY (Content House)Country of production: KenyaRunning time: 90’Completed in: February 2019

SynopsisA forgotten desert community grapples with the consequences of a big oil find on their land . Will the promised development be what they’ve always wanted and must they lose their traditional way of life? Turkana: Race for Resources observes the battle for the soul and the future of Kenya’s great Northern desert country .

Contact: Jackie LEBO - jackie .lebo@gmail .com

THE LETTERDirected by: Maia von LEKOW & Christopher KINGProduced by: Maia von LEKOW & Christopher KING (Circle and Square Productions) / Executive Producers: Iikka VEHKALAHTI (IV Films) & Cynthia KANECountry of production: KenyaRunning time: 75’Completed in: December 2018

SynopsisIn coastal Kenya, a frenzied mix of consumerism & Christianity turns families against their elders, branding them as witches and stealing their land . 92 year-old Margaret stands accused by her sons, while her feisty daughters try to protect her . This dangerous dispute is seen through the eyes of grandson Karisa, who must choose which side he is on .

Contact: Christopher KING - circleandsquare@gmail .com

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TRUCK MAMADirected by: Zipporah NYARURI & Peggy MBIYUProduced by: Zipporah NYARURI (Visual Asili Limited)Country of production: KenyaRunning time: 70’Completed in: September 2018

SynopsisDriving a 20-tonne truck in the most notorious highway in East Africa covering over 1,000 miles is not for the faint hearted, but Evelyn, a 35-year-old mother of two conquers this male dominated job .

Contact: Zipporah NYARURI - info@zippynyaruri .com

MY FATHER’S SONDirected by: Pete MURIMIProduced by: Mumbi KAMAUCountry of production: KenyaRunning time: 70’Completed in: August 2018

SynopsisGeorge, a gay Kenyan man, loves his father dearly and does all he can to be a good son to him . But being a good son has meant hiding his truth, as he is not allowed to love freely in Kenya . Being intimate with another man is considered a crime in Kenya . We explore George’s relationship with his father over four years, as he is torn between being a good son and being true to himself and the man he loves .

Contact: Mumbi KAMAU - miss .mumbi@gmail .com

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NORWEGIAN SHOWCASE

Monday 14 May – 10:00 - 11:30 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Presented by: The Norwegian Film Institute

The Norwegian Film Institute is a public institution under the authority of the Ministry of Culture . The NFI supports and promotse films, series and games . Norway is experiencing a new dawn for documentary production and the quality of Norwegian docs has risen far beyond the local market . At Doc Corner we present four documentary works in progress by both new and established directors .

ONCE AURORA (En gang Aurora)Directed by: Benjamin LANGELAND & Stian SERVIOSSProduced by: Thorvald NILSEN (Flimmer Film AS)Country of production: NorwayRunning time: 70’/52’Completed in: January 2019

Aurora is a pop sensation from a small town in Norway . She was discovered at the age of 16, dropped out of school, and spent the next years touring the world . At the age of 20 she is at a breaking point . Is this really what she wants, and if not, does she have any other option but to continue?

Contact: Thorvald NILSEN - thorvald@flimmerfilm .no

MUNCH IN HELL (Munch i helvete)Directed by: Stig ANDERSENProduced by: Carsten AANONSEN (Indie Film As), Pieter VAN HUYSTEE (PvH Film & TV)Country of production: Norway, The NetherlandsRunning time: 75’/58’Completed in: November 2018

Adored abroad – ignored at home . The untold story of Edvard Munch and a country too small for his genius . MUNCH IN HELL is a documentary that seeks to explain how and why the painter Edvard Munch was subject to systematically poor and ignorant treatment in his homeland . Today considered one of the world’s greatest painters, but not treated as he deserves .

Contact: Carsen AANONSEN - carsten@indiefilm .no

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THE ARCTIC CAMELS (De arktiske kamelene)Directed by: Karl Emil RIKARDSENProduced by: Knut SKOGLUND (Relation04 Media), Karl Emil RIKARDSEN (Pomor Film) - Norway, Maria STEVNBAK WESTERGREN (Toolbox Film) - Denmark, Anna BJÖRK (Giraff Film) - SwedenCountry of production: Norway, Denmark, SwedenRunning time: 75’Completed in: October 2018

Siblings Torarin and Svalin in Arctic Norway wanted a horse to ride but got two Mongolian camels instead . When dad seriously injures his hand, the kids have to contribute more, but the camels are stubborn . They decide to go to Mongolia to find a skilled camel trainer who is willing to return with them to their Arctic island .

Contact: Knut SKOGLUND - knut .skoglund@gmail .com

KROGUFANTDirected by: Victor KOSSAKOVSKYProduced by: Anita REHOFF LARSEN (Sant & Usant) ; Co-Producers: Serge LALOU / Camille LAEMLÉ (Les Films d’Ici)Country of production: Norway, FranceRunning time: 80’Completed in: February 2019

KROGUFANT is a film about the intelligence, emotions, and sensibility of animals which we have been living close to for thousands of years and mainly considered as our food . The film will show how animals have a thinking without language, the capacity to anticipate, the power of insight and decision . And therefore their own destiny . By following the ordinary lives of the three most common farm animals; pigs, cows and chickens we will discover they are not just something, but is in fact, someone!

Contact: Anita REHOFF LARSEN - anita@santogusant .no

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PALESTINIAN SHOWCASE

Monday May 14 – 11:30 - 13:00 – Doc Corner Screening Room

Presented by: The Palestine Film Institute

Palestine Film Institute (FPI) is a structure that supports film productions from and for Palestine, by providing development and consultancy, increasing accessibility for funding and connecting film talents and experts . The PFI is rooted in the tradition of cinema history, independent film practices, and the commitment of cinema as a tool of social change .

AS I WANTDirected by: Samaher AL QADIProduced by: Karim EL HAKIM (Prophecy Films) - Egypt; Co-Produced by: Sami SAID (Idioms Films) - PalestineCountry of production: Egypt, PalestineRunning time: 75’Completed in: September 2018

After the brutal gang rape of Samaher’s best friend, and waves of attacks against women, a rebellion of women ignites on the streets of Cairo and the Woman’s Rights Movement of Egypt is born anew . Samaher enters the fray, her camera her weapon, but her journey is not only a view to the outside, it is an intimate documentation of her own inner awakening that confronts the painful childhood traumas that shaped her .

Contact: Karim EL HAKIM - karim@prophecyfilms .net / kafilm@gmail .com

THE DEVIL’S DRIVERSDirected by: Mohammed ABUGETH, Daniel CARSENTYProduced by: Mohammed ABUGETH & Daniel CARSENTYCountry of production: Palestine, Germany, FranceRunning time: 90’Completed in: November 2018

Chased by the army, two Beduin smuggle Palestinian workers through the Negev desert . A portrait filmed over five years about men living on the edge in one the most fragile regions of the world .

Contact: Daniel CARSENTY - films@danielcarsenty .com

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DISPLACED IN HEAVENDirected by: Khaled JARRARProduced by: Khaled JARRAR (Jenin Films), Thomas KASKE (Kaske Film)Country of production: Palestine, Germany, QatarRunning time: 80’Completed in: February 2019

By following a family through the Balkan route, a Palestinian director plunges into the horror of exile in a desperate need to recover his lost memories . A journey between two times and two displacements .

Contact: Thomas KASKE - info@kaskefilm .de

LYD IN EXILEDirected by: Sarah FRIEDLAND & Rami YOUNISProduced by: Rami YOUNIS & Fivel ROTHBERG (Perinspire LLC)Country of production: Palestine, USARunning time: 90’Completed in: September 2019

A vivid portrait of a city splintered by war, weaving together multiple voices from the past, present and future . Palestinian elders remember their expulsion, Zionist soldiers return to the scene of the massacre they committed, Jewish settlers re-shape the city in their own image and a young educator fights to preserve Palestinian cultural identity .

Contact: Sarah FRIEDLAND - lydinexile@gmail .com

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