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                                                                                                                 SCREENINGS
                                                                                                    Fri 9th   14:00 Debussy (World Premiere)
                                                                                                   Sat 10th    8:30 Debussy (Public)
DIRECTOR          Teodora Ana Mihai                                                                Sun 11th    8:30 Palais H (Buyers only -
CAST              Arcelia Ramirez, Álvaro Guerrero (Amores Perros), Jorge A. Jiménez (Narcos)                       Market version 135’)
                                                                                                   Mon 12th    8:30 Online Repetition
PRODUCERS         Menuetto Film, One For The Road, Les Films du Fleuve, Mobra Films, Teorema
                                                                                                   Thu 15th   21:00 Riviera 1 (Buyers only -
                                                                                                                    Market version 135’)
Cielo’s teenage daughter, Laura, is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. Despite paying several
ransoms, Laura is not returned. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes              CANNES IN THE CITY
matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into vengeful militant.                                    TOKYO
The story is inspired by true events.                                                              Thu 8th    10:00 Film School of Tokyo (Buyers
                                                                                                                    only - Market version 135’)
                                                                                                                    SEOUL
         Produced by the Dardenne Brothers, Cristian Mungiu and Michel Franco                       Fri 9th   13:40 Art Nine (Buyers only -
                                                                                                                    Market version 135’)

                                                                                                                               Action Drama
   TRAILER                                                                                               Belgium, Romania, Mexico I 2021 I 145’
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MARKET PREMIERE

                                                                                                                    MARKET SCREENINGS
                                                                                                          Thu 8th      14:15 Palais I
                                                                                                           Fri 9th     14:15 Online Repetition
DIRECTORS        Jeff Tudor, Steven De Beul, Ben Tesseur                                                  Thu 15th     13:45 Riviera 2
CAST             Michaela DePrince (USA), Daniel Camargo (Brazil), Vito Mazzeo (Italy)
PRODUCERS        Submarine, 3 minutes West, Lunanime, MotionWorks

When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz,
before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia - the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created.
A modern family tale, told through a unique combination of animation and live-action dance.

                                          It’s impossible not to be caught up in the beautiful fantasy of it all.
                                     Young audiences should be particularly smitten with its Disney-esque charms.
                                                                          SCREEN
                                                                                                                          Live Action & Animation
  TRAILER                                                                                                Netherlands, Germany, Belgium I 2021 I 82’
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COMING SOON

                      DIRECTOR          Floor van der Meulen
                      CAST              Julia Akkermans, Johan Leysen (A Hidden Life)
                      PRODUCERS         Keplerfilm, Nefertiti Film, Tramal Films
                      In the middle of a family dinner, Jan (74) breaks the news to his daughter
                      Iris (29) that he’s done with life, with no apparent reason. On his upcoming
                      birthday he will end it. Unable to comprehend this absurd news, Iris
                      kidnaps Jan and takes him to the snow-covered mountains of Slovenia, to
                      find a way to deal with her father’s last wish.
                                     By the Producers of The Lobster and Bullhead

                                                                               Comedy Drama
PROMOREEL AVAILABLE                       Netherlands, Italy, Slovenia I post-production I 2021

                      DIRECTORS         Juan José Lozano, Zoltán Horváth
                      CAST              Vera Mercado (Narcos), Alvaro Bayona
                      PRODUCERS         Intermezzo Films, Dolce Vita Films, Nadasdy Film, Tchack

                      In 2008, FARC second-in-command Raul Reyes, was killed in a raid
                      orchestrated by the CIA and the Colombian army. His computers were
                      found: ten years of letters written by the man in charge of negotiating
                      the release of 100 hostages - including Ingrid Betancourt. RED JUNGLE
                      delves into the secrets of the oldest communist guerrilla, as the
                      revolutionary utopia was slowly turning into a nightmare.
                       A gripping and unique testimony from within the Colombian guerrilla FARC
                                                                                    Animation
PROMOREEL AVAILABLE                                Switzerland, France I post-production I 2021

                      DIRECTOR          Yianna Americanou
                      CAST              Dimitris Kitsos, Andreas Konstantinou
                      PRODUCERS         Filmblades, View Master Films

                      Young Dimitris, on the verge of manhood yet very much a child, has
                      romanticized his imprisoned father to mythic proportions. When he gets
                      released after ten years, Dimitris cannot wait to make up for lost time.
                      But when his father reveals his true nature, Dimitris must face a great
                      dilemma: will his need of belonging prevail over his sense of justice?

                                                                                        Drama
                                                        Cyprus, Greece I post-production I 2021
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ON RELEASE

     DIRECTOR          Alexandre Rockwell
     CAST              Will Patton (American Honey, The Good Wife),
                       Karyn Parsons (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
     PRODUCER          Black Horse Productions

     In New Bedford Massachusetts, a dysfunctional family portrayed in all
     shades of black-and-white, lead forgotten lives. One eventful summer,
     in an act of liberation, the kids Billie and Nico set off on their own
     adventure into the fantastic and poetic world of childhood, unseen by
     the adults around them.

                One of the most powerful new films I’ve seen in years.
                               QUENTIN TARANTINO

                                                                          Drama
        TRAILER                                                   USA I 2020 I 91’

     DIRECTOR          Martin Laroche
     CAST              Léane Labrèche-Dor, Micheline Lanctôt, Alexandre Landry
     PRODUCER          La Boîte à Fanny

     A civil war has erupted in Quebec. Valérie escapes alive, but only after
     surviving a terrible mass execution which took the life of her lover. Eight
     years later, she works at a job she loves and has a new partner, but the
     war cannot be easily forgotten. The struggle Valérie endures every day is
     to find meaning in why she survived when so many did not.

         David Lynch strangeness, with one of the best single performances
                      you’re likely to see in 2020, or any year.
                                       NERDIST

                                                                Dystopian drama
        TRAILER                                               Canada | 2020 | 124’
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