newsletter November 2012

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

ARTE France

Festivals and special events

► Spain …….p.2

► The Netherlands …….p.2

► Israel …….p.4

► Palestine …….p.4

► Italy …….p.5

Our contact information …….p.6 Visit our international cooperation page at:

http://pro.arte.tv/groupe-arte/cooperation-internationale

Festivals and special events

► Spain

ARTE is partnering the Seville European Film Festival

(2 to 10 November) ARTE is partnering the Seville European Film Festival and is sponsoring the Agnès Varda retrospective, which features 8 short films and 11 films and documentaries including the ARTE co-production “The Beaches of Agnès”. ARTE also features in the festival line-up with five other co-productions: Sofia's Last Ambulance by Ilian Metev Paradise: Love by Ulrich Seidl Leones by Jazmín López (International Relations ARTE Prize) Tabu by Miguel Gomes Our Children by Joachim Lafosse On November 3, an ARTE Gala event on the co-production of Leos Carax’ Holy Motors was held, attended by André de Margerie, Director of International Relations at ARTE France.

www.festivaldesevilla.com

► The Netherlands

ARTE is partnering the IDFA (14 to 25 November) ARTE is partnering the IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) and is presenting a total of 31 documentaries and web productions: In the “Competition for feature length documentary” section: Israel Confidential/ The Gatekeepers by Dror Moreh

In the Dark Room by Nadav Schirman Rafea: Solar Mama by Mona Eldaief and Jehane Noujaim Wrong Time, Wrong Place by John Appel In the “Idfa competition for mid-length documentary” section: Bahrain, the Forbidden Country by Stéphanie Lamorré Poor us – An Animated History of Poverty by Ben Lewis Welcome to the World by Brian Hill

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In the "Reflecting Images: Best of Fests" section: China Heavyweight by Yung Chang The World Before Her by Nisha Pahuja Camp 14: Total Control Zone by Marc Wiese Sofia`s Last Ambulance by Ilian Metev In the "Reflecting Images: Masters" section: The House I Live In by Eugene Jarecki Donauspital – SMZ OST by Nikolaus Geyrhalter The End of Time by Peter Mettler Poor Consuelo Conquers the World by Peter Friedman A Home Far Away by Peter Entell In the "Reflecting Images: Constructing History” section: Sins of my Father by Nicolas Entel In the "Reflecting Images: Panorama” section: Forbidden Voices by Barbara Miller One Step Ahead by Dimitris Athiridis Give Us the Money by Bosse Lindquist Icebound by Daniel Anker In the “Why Poverty?” section: Stealing Africa by Christoffer Guldbrandsen Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream by Alex Gibney Education, Education by Weijun Chen In the “Doclab competition for digital” section: Alma, a Tale of Violence by Miquel Dewever-Plana and Isabelle Fougère Mödern Cøuple by Andrés Jarach and Lucia Sanchez ARTE is presenting five projects in The Forum: The Philip K. Dick Experience (Round table pitch) 24 Hour Jerusalem Online by Sébastien Brothier (Round table pitch) Borsalino City by Enrica Viola (Round table pitch) Commodity Traders by Jean Crépu (Round table pitch) Kismet by Nina Maria Paschalidou (Central Pitch) Rachel Adoul, David Carzon, Anne Charbonnel, Ali Delici, Mark Edwards, Alec Herrmann, Elisabeth Hulten, Alexander Knetig, Marianne Lévy-Leblond, Karen Michael, Lucia Goehner, Annamaria Lodato, Christine Reisen, Ruth Sarrazin, Alex Szalat and Nathalie Verdier will all be representing ARTE in Amsterdam.

www.idfa.nl

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► Israel France-Israel Cinéma-TV-Animation Forum #2

(17 November to 20 November) ARTE is taking part in the Franco-Israeli Audiovisual Forum organised by the French Institute of Israel in Tel Aviv. This year, the institute is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the cinema agreement between France and Israel. The forum schedule includes round-tables, meetings and screenings of feature-length and short films which will enable French and Israeli professionals to showcase their country’s productions. ARTE will be presenting:

- the animated short Edmond was a Donkey by Franck Dion, - five episodes of the animated series The Darwinners by Jul, alias Julien Berjeaut - five episodes of the series The Wrinkled Minute by Fabrice Maruca - the two first episodes of The Church Men by Rodolphe Tissot.

Judith Louis, Director of the Drama department and André de Margerie, Director of International Relations at ARTE France will be attending the Forum. http://issuu.com/france_israel ► Palestine

ARTE Week in Ramallah

(18 November to 22 November) ARTE and the Franco-German Cultural Centre of Ramallah are organising a special programming. It will feature ten documentaries and films: Letters from Iran by Manon Loizeau Good bye Mubarak by Katia Jarjoura Syria, the Assads’ Twilight by Vincent de Cointet Bahrain, the Forbidden Country by Stéphanie Lamorré A World on Edge by Pierre-Oscar Lévy and Hubert Védrine Syrie, dans l’enfer de la répression by Sofia Amara Gangsterläufer by Christian Müller-Stahl The First Movie by Mark Cousins When We Leave by Feo Aladag Ceasefire by Lancelot von Naso On November 19, there will be a special evening event to inaugurate the ARTE Week with the screening of the film Héritage/Inheritance at the Al Kasaba cinematheque, at which actress and director Hiam Abbass and producer Nicolas Blanc (Agat Films) will be present. André de Margerie and Judith Louis will be in Ramallah. www.ccfgoethe-ramallah.org

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► Italy TorinoFilmLab

(25-27 November) ARTE is partnering the TorinoFilmLab. Since 2008, the TorinoFilmLab has organised a series of workshops in which young scriptwriters, directors and producers make improvements to their projects with the help of scriptdoctors. The writing and pitch preparation workshops culminate in the TorinoFilmLab Meeting Event, during which the participants present their projects to the producers, buyers and professionals who have come to Turin. Michel Reilhac, Executive Director of ARTE France Cinema and Annamaria Lodato, Head of Communications at the International Relations Department will be in Turin to award the 6,000-euro “International Relations ARTE Prize” to the best feature-length project. www.torinofilmlab.it

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Contacts at the International Relations Department

André de Margerie

Director of International Relations - ARTE France In charge of International Relations - ARTE G.E.I.E. Phone: + 33 (0)1 55 00 71 01 - a-demargerie@artefrance.fr Jean-François Pellier

Head of New Developments Phone: + 33 (0)1 55 00 70 98 - jf-pellier@artefrance.fr Anne Soler

Head of Central and Eastern Europe and French-speaking promotion Sector Phone: + 33 (0)1 55 00 70 99 - a-soler@artefrance.fr Annamaria Lodato

Head of Communications Phone: + 33 (0)1 55 00 71 02 - a-lodato@artefrance.fr Sylvie Bousselet

Executive Assistant (to André de Margerie and Jean-François Pellier) Phone: + 33 (0)1 55 00 71 01 – s-bousselet@artefrance.fr Fiona Herry

Assistant (to Anne Soler and Annamaria Lodato) Phone: + 33 (0)1 55 00 74 51 – f-herry@artefrance.fr

arte.tv (http://www.arte.tv)

artepro.com (http://www.artepro.com/statique/RacineGroupeArte/International/index.htm)

The International Relations Department’s blog: ARTE regarde le monde (http://blogs.arte.tv/ARTE-regarde-le-monde)

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