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VOLUME 3 MAY 2011<br />
Calendar of<br />
World <strong>Film</strong><br />
Festivals<br />
2011<br />
Highlights<br />
of the<br />
64th<br />
Festival<br />
de <strong>Cannes</strong><br />
An exclusive<br />
interview with<br />
The Queen<br />
of Beauty<br />
Aishwarya Rai<br />
11-22 MAI 2011
Visit us at: MARCHE DU FILM BOOTH RIVIERA G-28
Editorial<br />
All routes<br />
to <strong>Cannes</strong>…<br />
rom 11th to 22nd of May<br />
2011 the film fraternity of<br />
Fthe world will focus on the<br />
resort town of <strong>Cannes</strong> in the South<br />
of France. The King of all film<br />
festivals, <strong>Cannes</strong> is expected to<br />
attract over 200,000 people<br />
including film makers, technicians<br />
and enthusiasts in this 64rth<br />
<strong>edition</strong>.<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong> film festival, founded in<br />
1946 and held annually at_Palais<br />
des Festivals et des Congrès , is one<br />
of the world's oldest and most<br />
prestigious film festivals. The<br />
festival has become an important<br />
showcase for European films, and is<br />
organized in various sections. The<br />
official selection is the main event of<br />
the festival. 21 films competing for<br />
the coveted Palme d'Or will be<br />
projected in the Théâtre Lumière<br />
.With the creation of Marche du<br />
<strong>Film</strong> in 1959, the fest is the busiest<br />
movie market of the world. Also<br />
worthy of mention are the<br />
Producers Network and the Short<br />
<strong>Film</strong>s corner.<br />
The 64th <strong>Cannes</strong> film festival sees<br />
the spotlight on two Americans.<br />
Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris'<br />
opens the festival and American<br />
Actor/director Robert De Niro will<br />
head the 9 member jury that<br />
decides the Palme d'Or. Over 12<br />
days the fest will screen 21 films<br />
from around the world in<br />
competition for the Palme d'Or<br />
along with 19 films in the<br />
supporting sidebar, 'Un Certain<br />
Regard', and a handful of films in<br />
special sessions.<br />
All lights is dedicating this issue to<br />
the 64rth <strong>Cannes</strong> film festival. With<br />
the 'Queen of Beauty', Aishwarya Rai<br />
attending the 'King of all film<br />
festivals', we had no difficulty in<br />
deciding on the cover story. We have<br />
included a couple of interesting<br />
interviews- one with Mr.Robin Alter<br />
, the founder and CEO of Kreeda<br />
Games, , with Marc Weigert, the<br />
magic wand behind the blockbuster<br />
2012, and the other with the<br />
debutant film director Mr.Sohan<br />
Roy . The article 'Focus <strong>Cannes</strong>'<br />
features the highlights of the 64th<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong> <strong>Film</strong> festival. A calendar of<br />
major film festivals all over the<br />
world is a piece that will come in<br />
handy for every film aficionado.<br />
Whether our path is draped in red<br />
carpets or red thorns are strewn<br />
our way, cinema is our cause and we<br />
will stand up for it, whatever be the<br />
course.<br />
Lakshmy Ravindran<br />
Editor<br />
ALL LIGHTS, MARCH 2011<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
05<br />
10<br />
20<br />
Spotlight<br />
Focus <strong>Cannes</strong><br />
Features the Hallmarks of the 64th Festival De<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong><br />
Coverstory<br />
The Charisma Called Aishwarya<br />
- An exclusive interview with the Indian actress<br />
and the most beautiful women in the world<br />
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan<br />
<strong>Film</strong>osphere<br />
14 Official Selection<br />
-A brief coverage on the Festival De <strong>Cannes</strong><br />
An Interview with the debutant<br />
director Sohan Roy<br />
24 Journal on World <strong>Film</strong> Festival<br />
-Gives you a chronological idea on the fests around<br />
the world<br />
30 Interview with Bey Logan<br />
-An expert in Asian Action Cinema<br />
32 Interview with Marc Weigert<br />
-The magic wand behind the blockbuster 2012<br />
Biz Notes on<br />
Cinema<br />
34 From Fashion to Fascination<br />
-All lights interviews the founder of Kreeda Games<br />
36 Tête-à-tête with Pramod Shinde<br />
-A media entertainment industry expert<br />
VOLUME 3 MAY 2011<br />
Publisher:<br />
All <strong>Lights</strong><br />
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Editor:<br />
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Spotlight<br />
Focus<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong><br />
The 64th<br />
Festival De <strong>Cannes</strong><br />
hit the media<br />
in January 2011<br />
with the most<br />
awaited<br />
announcements…<br />
Robert De Niro<br />
PRESIDENT OF THE JURY<br />
The American actor, director and producer ROBERT DE<br />
NIRO was announced as the President of the Jury of the<br />
64th Festival De <strong>Cannes</strong>. By inviting Robert De Niro as<br />
President of the Jury of <strong>Cannes</strong>, the organizers also want<br />
to pay a tribute to the co-founder of the Tribeca <strong>Film</strong><br />
Festival which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2011.<br />
He came for eight films at the Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong>, two of<br />
which won Palme d'Or: Taxi Driver, in 1976, and ten<br />
years later, ‘The Mission’ directed by Roland Joffe.<br />
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Spotlight<br />
A scene from<br />
‘Midnight in Paris’<br />
OPENING FILM<br />
Midnight in Paris, the new film by Woody Allen was<br />
declared to open the Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong> on May 11th in<br />
the Lumière theatre, in the presence of the Jury presided<br />
by Robert De Niro.<br />
The romcom, which was shot last year in the French<br />
capital, brings together a broad international cast,<br />
including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion<br />
Cotillard, as well as Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla<br />
Bruni-Sarkozy, Gad Elmaleh and Léa Seydoux<br />
PRESIDENT OF THE SHORT FILMS &<br />
CINEFONDATION JURY<br />
<strong>Film</strong> director Michel Gondry was chose to head the short<br />
film and Cinéfondation jury of the 64th Festival de<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong>, following in the footsteps of Atom Egoyan, Hou<br />
Hsiao Hsien, Martin Scorsese and John Boorman<br />
In 2001, his first feature, Human Nature was selected for<br />
the Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong>. He was back in 2008 with the<br />
Tokyo! triptych at Un Certain Regard, and presented out<br />
of competition the documentary The Thorn in the Heart<br />
in 2009.<br />
MISTRESS OF<br />
CEREMONIES<br />
The French Actress<br />
Melanie Laurent will<br />
welcome the Festival Jury<br />
headed by Robert de Niro<br />
during the opening<br />
ceremony on 11 May and<br />
on 22 May she will host<br />
the closing ceremony<br />
during which the prizes<br />
and the Palme d'or are<br />
awarded. She takes over<br />
the role from Kristin<br />
Scott-Thomas.<br />
In 2009, Mélanie Laurent<br />
created a sensation in<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong> with Quentin<br />
Tarantino's Inglourious<br />
Basterds. She has just<br />
completed her first fulllength<br />
film, Les adoptés<br />
Melanie Laurent<br />
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Spotlight<br />
PRESIDENT OF UN CERTAIN<br />
REGARD<br />
The Serbian film-maker Emir Kusturica was honored as<br />
President of UN Certain Regard of the 64th Festival De<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong>.<br />
OPENING FILM FOR THE "UN<br />
CERTAIN REGARD" SELECTION<br />
The film RESTLESS by Gus Van Sant will open Un<br />
Certain Regard, selection of the Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong>, on<br />
Emir Kusturica received the Palme d'Or in 1985 for When<br />
Father Was Away on Business. Ten years later, his second<br />
Palme d'Or for Underground made him a member of that<br />
elite group of directors who have twice been honoured.<br />
Accompanied by a jury made up of artists, journalists<br />
and festival directors, Emir Kusturica will award the Prix<br />
UN Certain Regard, together with the other festival<br />
awards, over the closing weekend.<br />
PRESIDENT FOR THE CAMÉRA D'OR<br />
JURY<br />
This year Bong Joon-Ho, the Korean Director and<br />
scriptwriter, will Award the Camera d'or to the best first<br />
film presented in the Official Selection, during Critics'<br />
Week or Directors' Fortnight being the President of<br />
Caméra d'or jury.<br />
He was invited to <strong>Cannes</strong> as part of the Official Selection<br />
with Tokyo! (2008), a trilogy on which he worked with<br />
Leos Carax and Michel Gondry. In 2009, he presented<br />
Mother - an intimate and subtly analytical melodrama<br />
about Korean family life -at Un Certain Regard.<br />
As President, Bong Joon-ho follows in the footsteps of<br />
Bruno Dumont, Abbas Kiarostami, Pavel Lounguine,<br />
Roschdy Zem and Gael García Bernal.<br />
The Caméra d'or will be awarded at the Closing<br />
Ceremony on Sunday May 22nd<br />
AN HONORARY PALME<br />
From the 64th Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong>, the organizers will<br />
award an annual Honorary Palme d'Or, which will be<br />
presented during the Opening Ceremony.<br />
This recognition is attributed to an important filmmaker,<br />
whose work is authoritative ... but never got a Palme d'Or.<br />
In the recent past, Woody Allen, in 2002, or Clint<br />
Eastwood in 2009, were awarded this distinction by<br />
President Gilles Jacob, on behalf of the Board of<br />
Directors of the Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong>. Now, the act becomes<br />
tradition and will be annual, taking place at the opening<br />
of the event.<br />
In 2011, the Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci will<br />
receive this honour<br />
the evening of Thursday, May 12.<br />
Produced by Columbia Pictures, Imagine Entertainment<br />
and 360 Pictures, the film examines the relationship of<br />
two teenagers, played by Mia Wasikowska and Henry<br />
Hooper. Gus Van Sant received the Palme d'or in 2003 for<br />
Elephant and the 60th anniversary award for Paranoid<br />
Park (2007).<br />
The president of the jury, Emir Kusturica, will present<br />
the Prize Un Certain Regard on May 21<br />
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Spotlight<br />
THE JURY OF THE<br />
64TH<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
DE CANNES<br />
Uma THURMAN<br />
Martina GUSMAN<br />
(actress and producer,<br />
Argentina) Martina with<br />
Pablo Trapero, created<br />
Matanza Cine, a production<br />
company where she has<br />
been the executive producer<br />
for some twelve films.<br />
Martina Gusman acted in<br />
three films by Pablo<br />
Trapero: Born and Bred<br />
(Nacido y Criado), in 2006,<br />
Lion's Den (Leonera), in<br />
Competition at the Festival<br />
de <strong>Cannes</strong> in 2008, and<br />
Carancho, presented at<br />
Certain Regard in 2010.<br />
Nansun SHI<br />
(producer, Hong<br />
Kong/China): Founder of<br />
<strong>Film</strong> Workshop Co. Ltd.,<br />
which produced many<br />
successful films. Notably,<br />
she was the producer of<br />
Infernal Affairs for which<br />
Martin Scorsese shot a<br />
remake, The Departed.<br />
(actress, scriptwriter,<br />
producer, USA) After her<br />
debut role in 1988 in<br />
Johnny, be Good, she made<br />
her name with two<br />
international successes the<br />
same year: Terry Gilliam's<br />
The Adventures of Baron<br />
Munchausen, and Stephen<br />
Frears' Dangerous Liaisons.<br />
Since then, she has worked<br />
with Philip Kaufman, Phil<br />
Joanou, Gus Van Sant,<br />
John Boorman, Andrew<br />
Nichol, and Woody Allen. In<br />
Mad Dog and Glory,<br />
presented in <strong>Cannes</strong> in<br />
1993, she played opposite<br />
Robert De Niro. It was with<br />
director Quentin Tarantino<br />
that she took on her most<br />
famous roles, in Pulp<br />
Fiction, which won the<br />
Palme d'Or in 1994, and<br />
then, ten years later, as the<br />
heroine in Kill Bill 1 & 2.<br />
Linn ULLMANN<br />
(writer,literary critic,<br />
Norway) Linn ULLMANN<br />
has won numerous literary<br />
prizes for her books: her<br />
first, Before You Sleep came<br />
out in 1999, followed in<br />
2001 by Stella Descending<br />
and then by Grace in 2002.<br />
Her latest novel, A Blessed<br />
Child (2005) has met with<br />
unprecedented critical<br />
acclaim.<br />
Linn Ullmann is the<br />
daughter of Liv Ullmann<br />
and Ingmar Bergman. She<br />
came to the Festival de<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong> in 1997 to receive<br />
the "Palme des Palmes" on<br />
behalf of her father, Ingmar<br />
Bergman, at the du 50th<br />
Anniversary Ceremony.<br />
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Spotlight<br />
11-22 MAI 2011<br />
The jury of the Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong> will<br />
adjudicate between the 19 films in<br />
competition before naming the winners of the<br />
seven awards, to be presented during the<br />
Closing Ceremony, and which will culminate<br />
in the announcement of the Palme d'Or.<br />
The Jury of the Competition, presided over by<br />
Robert De Niro (actor, director, producer)<br />
welcomed to its ranks:<br />
Johnnie TO (director,<br />
Olivier ASSAYAS<br />
(director, France) After his<br />
First film 'Disorder' release<br />
in 1986 Olivier has made<br />
more than fifteen films,<br />
including Cold Water (L'eau<br />
froide), Irma Vep,<br />
Sentimental Destinies (Les<br />
destinées sentimentales),<br />
Demonlover, Clean and<br />
Boarding Gate, which were<br />
presented at the Festival de<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong>. In 2010, he<br />
presented Carlos Out of<br />
Competition in <strong>Cannes</strong>.<br />
Jude LAW (actor,<br />
producer, UK) Jude law<br />
was noticed in Gattaca in<br />
1997, and a series of hits<br />
ensued, in which he<br />
demonstrated his elegant<br />
acting in every film genre.<br />
He has worked with the<br />
great names in film: Steven<br />
Spielberg, David<br />
Cronenberg, Clint<br />
Eastwood, Sam Mendes,<br />
Wong Kar Wai and three<br />
times with Anthony<br />
Minghella, for whom he<br />
played The Talented Mr.<br />
Ripley.<br />
Mahamat Saleh<br />
HAROUN (director,<br />
Chad) In 1994, he made his<br />
first film and went on to<br />
receive a prize at the Venice<br />
festival for Bye Bye Africa,<br />
his second feature film. His<br />
reputation as an auteur was<br />
sealed with Daratt, which<br />
won a jury prize in Venice.<br />
In competition at the<br />
Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong> in 2010,<br />
he received the Jury Prize<br />
for A Screaming Man.<br />
producer, Hong<br />
Kong/China) Johnnie To<br />
began working in television,<br />
before shooting his first<br />
feature film, The Enigmatic<br />
Case. He continued with<br />
martial arts films,<br />
comedies, and historical<br />
films. It was Breaking<br />
News, selected at the<br />
Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong> in 2004,<br />
that made his name with<br />
international audiences. He<br />
returned to the Croisette<br />
with Election and Election<br />
2 (2005-2006), followed by<br />
Triangle (2007) and<br />
Vengeance (2009).<br />
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Coverstory<br />
The<br />
Charisma<br />
called<br />
‘Aishwarya’<br />
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ALL LIGHTS, MAY 2011
Coverstory<br />
Being a regular guest to <strong>Cannes</strong>, how<br />
do you feel?<br />
It's an honor as Artist to be at one of the most glamorous<br />
international platforms, where Cinema is celebrated with<br />
such grandeur and aplomb. The love and the respect<br />
showered on me by the organizers of the Festival, the<br />
global film fraternity, international media and an<br />
audience is truly overwhelming.<br />
Being at <strong>Cannes</strong> for L'Oreal Paris has been an absolute<br />
pleasure and to experience this for the tenth consecutive<br />
year has been quite overwhelming. I thank the L'Oreal<br />
by the audience despite of having a<br />
good storyline?<br />
I have never believed in compartmentalizing<br />
cinema........and this has been obvious in my varied<br />
choices throughout my career. The one truth remains,<br />
Good cinema will always be appreciated and honestly, it<br />
comes with no tags. A good story well told creates its own<br />
audience.<br />
Nandini' in 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'<br />
and then 'Paaro' in 'Devdas', both<br />
ords fall short to<br />
describe her beauty.<br />
Her looks are Wabsolutely marvelous and her<br />
charm and wit won her the Miss<br />
World crown. Since winning the<br />
Miss World title, she has<br />
become one of the most popular<br />
stars of India's huge film<br />
industry known as 'Bollywood'.<br />
Throughout the years she has<br />
portrayed almost 40 characters.<br />
From 'Nandini' to 'Sofia', she<br />
has flourished as a great actress<br />
who has captured the hearts of<br />
millions.<br />
Paris team and the <strong>Cannes</strong> <strong>Film</strong> Festival for inviting me<br />
every year to represent India at one of the most<br />
glamorous red carpets on the world platform, celebrating<br />
cinema, showbiz, beauty, diversity and excellence.<br />
You have worked on blockbuster<br />
movie like Devdas, Robot and Rain<br />
coat - an offbeat cinema. Do you feel<br />
offbeat cinemas are not received much<br />
these characters are brought to screen<br />
by the same director. How would you<br />
draw line between these two<br />
characters?<br />
Each film has its own language, moments and character<br />
analysis..... and each character creates for itself a new<br />
world .That's probably one of the most fascinating and<br />
exciting aspects of being an actor. With each film, a<br />
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Coverstory<br />
character is conceived by the director in his mind and put<br />
down on paper , and the actor gets this incredible<br />
opportunity to discover, nuance and bring to life this<br />
personality on celluloid who lives on for posterity through<br />
their audience. And i am thankful that in my career I have<br />
had the opportunity to essay some very exciting and<br />
memorable characters with the best of the directors from<br />
the Indian <strong>Film</strong> Industry ........Nandini, Paro and the very<br />
recent Sofia in all three collaborations which Sanjay Leela<br />
Bhansali (dear friend and director) being memorably<br />
impactful, both personally for me and professionally award<br />
winning.<br />
Why is <strong>Cannes</strong> so important for you,<br />
your take from <strong>Cannes</strong>…<br />
It's been a long association with <strong>Cannes</strong>; it's a must in my<br />
date diary and a privilege to be at a festival that celebrates<br />
cinema. The festival was the first to open its arms to me and<br />
it will always hold a special place in my heart. I first went to<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong> for Devdas and the as a jury member and the year<br />
after for the opening of the festival followed by my<br />
appearance for L'Oreal. It was last year that the media<br />
reminded me that the following year i.e. 2011 will be my<br />
10th year consecutively at <strong>Cannes</strong>. It was been a wonderful<br />
journey.<br />
Each film has its own language,<br />
moments and character<br />
analysis..... and each character<br />
creates for itself a new world<br />
.That's probably one of the most<br />
fascinating and exciting aspects<br />
of being an actor. With each film,<br />
a character is conceived by the<br />
director in his mind and put<br />
down on paper , and the actor<br />
gets this incredible opportunity<br />
to discover, nuance and bring to<br />
life this personality on celluloid<br />
who lives on for posterity<br />
through their audience.<br />
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Rituparno Gosh created Chokher Bali<br />
and Raincoat. What's your experience<br />
working in both these movies? The<br />
transition to Bengali Culture………..<br />
Both films talked about a woman in a different era, the<br />
characters represented the soul of a woman. The<br />
experience taught me a lot and made me understand the<br />
essence of the strong culture in Bengal.<br />
You are a prominent personality in the<br />
film and fashion world for the past 15<br />
years. Would we able to see you taking<br />
up the Director's Hat?<br />
Every director who I have worked with like Mani Ratnam,<br />
Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowariker and<br />
members of the media tease me about this possible<br />
eventuality and I must say have thus been generously<br />
encouraging me in that direction (pun unintended) At<br />
this point in time my plate's been full, and I have<br />
committedly channelized all creative energies into<br />
every role and film I have been working on. As far as<br />
the future goes, I have learnt to never say never.<br />
Your current projects?<br />
I have narrowed down a couple of scripts /directors I<br />
will collaborate with very soon. You have heard many<br />
of these "rumors" already doing the rounds in the<br />
media, so you almost know the films and directors.<br />
However, as I have always almost repeatedly stated,<br />
that I've never been one to make announcements<br />
independently, and leave it to the director/producer<br />
team to chose the right time, and for us to then do it<br />
together. So I guess you will be hearing very soon.<br />
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Official selection<br />
IN COMPETITION<br />
11-22 MAI 2011<br />
Pedro Almodovar back in the<br />
64th Festival De <strong>Cannes</strong> with his<br />
upcoming thriller<br />
The Skin I Live In<br />
n adaptation of Thierry Jonque's novel Tarantula,<br />
it is in part about the revenge a plastic surgeon<br />
Aseeks against the man who raped his daughter.<br />
But the surgeon is also sort of a psycho whose home life<br />
with his wife is, to say the very least,a bit deviant, and not<br />
quite to her taste. Intense stuff, it seems.<br />
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes<br />
Director/Writer: Pedro Almodóvar<br />
Based on the French novel "Mygale" by Thierry Jonquet<br />
Producers: Pedro and Augustin Almodóvar<br />
Production Company: El Deseo S.A.<br />
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics<br />
Country: Spain<br />
Language: Spanish<br />
In 2009 Pedro Almodovar bought his movie Broken<br />
Embraces which was the director's longest and most<br />
expensive feature. The plot follows the tragic fate of a<br />
former film director, who was blinded in a car accident<br />
fourteen years before. The film has a fractured puzzling<br />
structure, mixing past and present and film within a film<br />
that Almodóvar explored previously in both Talk to Her<br />
and Bad Education. Broken Embraces is built up as<br />
homage to the craft of film making and takes some cues<br />
from Roberto Rossellini's Journey to Italy and<br />
Almodóvar's own Women on the Verge of a Nervous<br />
Breakdown.<br />
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11-22 MAI 2011<br />
Official selection<br />
IN COMPETITION<br />
House of Tolerance<br />
Bertrand BONELLO, France<br />
125 minutes<br />
SCREENINGS<br />
Sunday 15th /19:00hrs<br />
Debussy - 22:00hrs Bazin (Press)<br />
Monday 16th 22:30hrs Lumière (Gala)<br />
SYNOPSIS: The dawn of the XXth century L'Apollonide,<br />
a house of tolerance, is living its last days. In this closed<br />
world, where some men fall in love and others become<br />
viciously harmful, the girls share their secrets, their<br />
fears, their joys and their pains...<br />
SCREENING<br />
Tuesday, May 17th 16:30hrs<br />
Grand Théâtre Lumière<br />
Press & Official Screening<br />
PATER<br />
Alain Cavalier, France,105 min<br />
Synopsis<br />
Vincent Lindon and Alain Cavalier are pals.<br />
Like father and son. They sip port in bars<br />
dreaming of a film they might make. Together.<br />
Then just once in a while, they don suit and tie.<br />
Play men of power. See how much trouble they<br />
can make. For a laugh.They tell a tall story,<br />
that's part really personal, part, well - just<br />
plain tall. Only, as ever at the movies, there's<br />
that excellent question no one can answer:<br />
is it really all make believe?<br />
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IN COMPETITION<br />
11-22 MAI 2011<br />
SCREENINGS<br />
Saturday, May 14th 19:30hrs<br />
Salle Debussy Press Screening<br />
Saturday, May 14th 22:00hrs<br />
Salle Bazin Press Screening<br />
Sunday, May 15th 11:30hrs<br />
Grand Théâtre LumièreOfficial Screening<br />
Sunday, May 15th 22:30hrs<br />
Grand Théâtre Lumière Official Screening<br />
The Kid with a Bike<br />
Jean-Pierre & Luc DARDENNE, France/Belgium/<br />
Italy, 87 min<br />
SYNOPSIS: Cyril, almost 12, has only one plan: to<br />
find the father who left him temporarily in a<br />
children's home. By chance he meets Samantha, who<br />
runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay<br />
with her at weekends. Cyril doesn't recognize the<br />
love Samantha feels for him, a love he desperately<br />
needs to calm his rage.<br />
SCREENINGS<br />
Tuesday, May 17th 17:00hrs<br />
Salle Debussy Press Screening<br />
Tuesday, May 17th 22:00hrs<br />
Salle Bazin Press Screening<br />
Wednesday, May 18th 17:00hrs<br />
Grand Théâtre Lumière Official Screening<br />
HANEZU<br />
Naomi KAWASE, Japan, 91 min<br />
SYNOPSIS: The Asuka region is the<br />
birthplace of Japan. Here, in ancient<br />
times, there were those who fulfilled their<br />
lives in the midst of waiting. Modern<br />
people, apparently having lost this sense<br />
of waiting, seem unable to feel grateful for<br />
the present, and cling to the illusion that<br />
all things will move constantly forward<br />
according to one's own plan.<br />
In ancient times, there were three<br />
small mountains that people believed<br />
were inhabited by gods. They were Mt.<br />
Unebi, Mt. Miminashi, and Mt. Kagu,<br />
and they still stand. In that time, a<br />
powerful official used the mountains as<br />
a metaphor for a struggle inside his<br />
own heart. The mountains were an<br />
expression of human karma.<br />
Time has passed into the present.<br />
Takumi and Kayoko, inheriting the<br />
unfulfilled hopes of their<br />
grandparents, live out their lives. Their<br />
tale continues a story of the ages,<br />
representing the uncountable souls<br />
that have accumulated in this land.<br />
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Official selection<br />
UN CERTAIN REGARD<br />
The snows of Kilimanjaro<br />
Robert GUÉDIGUIAN,<br />
SYNOPSIS: Despite losing his job, Michel lives happily with Marie-<br />
Claire his wife and their loving children and grandchildren. In love<br />
for more than thirty years, they are proud of their union and political<br />
struggle.This happiness will be shattered when two young armed<br />
and masked men beat them up, tie them up, and snatch their<br />
lifetime savings. The shock will be even more violent when they<br />
discover that this brutal attack was organized by one of the young<br />
workers, by one of their own people.<br />
SCREENINGS:<br />
Saturday 14th / 14:00hrs &<br />
22:00hrs Debussy<br />
The Minister<br />
Pierre SCHOELLER, France, 112 min<br />
SYNOPSIS: The Minister for Transport, Bertrand Saint-Jean, is<br />
woken in the middle of the night by his personal private secretary. A<br />
bus has crashed into a ravine. He goes there, he has no choice. Thus<br />
begins the odyssey of a State official through an increasingly<br />
complex and hostile world. Speed, power struggles, chaos,<br />
economic crisis… In the frantic chain of events, one emergency<br />
replaces another. What sacrifices are men ready to accept? How<br />
long will they last in a State that devours those who serve it?<br />
SCREENINGS<br />
Thursday, May 19th 11:00hrs<br />
Salle Debussy Press & Public Screening<br />
Thursday, May 19th 16:30hrs<br />
Salle Debussy Official Screening<br />
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OUT OF COMPETITION<br />
11-22 MAI 2011<br />
Christophe Honoré's film, Les Bien-aimés,<br />
will be screened at the Closing Night of the<br />
64th <strong>Cannes</strong> <strong>Film</strong> Festival, on Sunday May 22, 2011<br />
SCREENINGS :<br />
Saturday, May 21th 11:30hrs<br />
Grand Théâtre Lumière Press Screening<br />
Saturday, May 21th 13:00hrs<br />
Salle BazinPress Screening<br />
Sunday, May 22 th TBC Grand Théâtre Lumière<br />
Official Screening<br />
Les Biens - Aimes<br />
Christophe HONORE, France, 135 mn<br />
SYNOPSIS: From Paris in the sixties to 21st-century<br />
London, Madeleine and her daughter Vera waltz in and<br />
out of the lives of the men they love. But not every era<br />
allows us to love blithely and lightheartedly. How are we<br />
to resist the sands of time that attack our most heartfelt<br />
sentiments?<br />
Bollywood<br />
The Greatest<br />
Love Story Ever Told<br />
Bollywood - The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, is the title of a feature film<br />
produced by Shekhar Kapoor exclusively for the Festival de <strong>Cannes</strong>. It will be<br />
screened out of competition during the 64th Festival that runs from the 11th to<br />
the 22nd of May.<br />
It all began with a conversation with ShekharKapoor, a member of the <strong>Cannes</strong><br />
Jury in 2010. Why not make a film that brings together the most beautiful<br />
moments in the history of Indian musical films, with all their moving pageantry<br />
and dance? A few months later, there was Bollywood, The Greatest Love Story<br />
Ever Told. It is a swirling and poignant montage in which Shekhar Kapoor,<br />
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra? and? Jeff Zimbalist pay tribute to this cinema<br />
genre that has contributed to establishing India's identity in the eyes of the<br />
world and to making Mumbaione of the world capitals of film history.<br />
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Brilliant Marine<br />
Engineer, a<br />
successful Aentrepreneur, a gifted writer,<br />
the architect of an award<br />
winning documentary, and<br />
the director of one of the<br />
most anticipated Hollywood<br />
movies of the year!<br />
Sohan Roy<br />
-the debutant<br />
with a difference<br />
I was a bit confused about<br />
where to start when<br />
Mr.Sohan Roy cheerfully<br />
waved me into his Dubai<br />
Office. But his unstoppable<br />
energy and the reassuring<br />
smile helped me to find my<br />
words. Some of the ideas<br />
expressed by him to All<br />
<strong>Lights</strong> go like this……<br />
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DAM999 has been rated as one of the<br />
most anticipated movies of 2011.<br />
What are your expectations?<br />
Thank you. We are lucky that the film industry has<br />
accepted the pre-promotions and the interest the movie<br />
has created in the industry trade circle. Yes, we have a lot<br />
of expectations and we are sure that the movie will live<br />
up to the hopes and expectations.<br />
I never expected that a debut movie would generate so<br />
much interest. Perhaps it's the theme of the movie and its<br />
USP's that created the attention.<br />
As a platform for your debut as a film<br />
director, your preference was<br />
Hollywood. What were the challenges<br />
faced by you?<br />
Many people asked me this question on why I was going<br />
straight to Hollywood, when there were many<br />
opportunities to strike gold with regional language films,<br />
considering that the country I come in from has the<br />
second biggest film industry in the world.<br />
But you only live once, so why not start your first shot<br />
from the best.<br />
Also the concept of 'DAM999', I thought had a wider<br />
prospect and the whole world should see it.<br />
The challenges were many. Even thought I had the best<br />
technicians in the world with me, the industry they were<br />
working with was completely different from Hollywood.<br />
Hence both the working systems had to synchronize and<br />
we had to do a lot of hard work initially to make that<br />
possible.<br />
Your debut book DAM999 has a strong<br />
social message. What did you want to<br />
convey to your readers?<br />
In 2007, I read an article on Mullaperiyar Dam in Kerala.<br />
Later on in the same year, I had an opportunity to visit<br />
the Dam site along with a team of journalists. More than<br />
the dilapidated condition of the dam, what disturbed me<br />
was the plight of thousands of people living in that area.<br />
They were living under the trauma of the possible<br />
collapse of the dam.<br />
When I started reading more about it, i realized that the<br />
issue was far more alarming than what the public was<br />
aware of. The scenario was exactly similar to that of<br />
Banqiao. In 1975, about 250000 people perished in<br />
China as a result of the Banqiao dam disaster. In<br />
comparison, the situation in Mullaperiyar was even worse<br />
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due to the geographical features of the area. The<br />
authorities as well as the people in high places<br />
underplayed the gravity of this humanitarian issue by<br />
projecting it as a mere interstate water dispute.<br />
As an inhabitant of the area, I could feel the fear, anxiety<br />
and helplessness of the people living there. Hence my<br />
feelings found the shape of words in my debut work<br />
DAM999.<br />
When the movie DAM999 is released,<br />
do you expect a social rethinking<br />
about constructing ecologically<br />
challenging huge dams as a reaction<br />
of the audience?<br />
I am a story teller. I have observed people, their lives and<br />
emotions. Some of those observations created deep,<br />
indelible impressions in me. My fiction, the characters<br />
and the sequence of events are the products of those<br />
impressions.<br />
Look at what is happening around us- indiscriminate use<br />
of pesticides, massive deforestation and polluting the<br />
rivers, sea and air. The global warming, scarcity for<br />
drinking water and natural disasters are only symptoms-<br />
Symptoms of great disasters to come!<br />
I have raised a question mark against the wisdom of<br />
building huge dams across rivers without proper eco<br />
impact, seismic and geographical studies. If my work<br />
creates a rethinking about this like any socially<br />
responsible person; iam satisfied.<br />
As a change from a normal Hollywood<br />
movie, you have used your movie<br />
THEME as the marketing tool instead<br />
of showing 'stars'. Does it point<br />
towards a new marketing trend in the<br />
film industry?<br />
DAM999 has 9 strong characters as its pillars and they<br />
equally carry the movie forward. No one has more<br />
importance that the other. It would have been difficult to<br />
have 9 A-list actors and hence I thought why not make<br />
the "concept and the story" the main star of the movie.<br />
I don't think that it points towards a new marketing<br />
strength as its mainly the stars who sell the film apart<br />
from the story. At the end of the day you don't want your<br />
film to be a well-intentioned experiment. You want it to be<br />
a film that finds an enthusiastic supportive audience. But<br />
yes innovative strategies do catch the attention.<br />
What do you have in mind as your<br />
next project?<br />
My next movie is on pirates of Somalia, a very<br />
controversial and politically debated issue.<br />
As you would know the piracy and hijacking of ships are<br />
on an increase in coast of Somalia and no one is able to<br />
stop it, not even the naval powers of countries like US,<br />
France etc.<br />
Now the most influential people in the shipping industry<br />
are literally these pirates who have influenced the trade<br />
dropouts in the last few years.<br />
But my movie will not just be an action packed adventure<br />
but will also throw light on the lives of these pirates and<br />
the emotional aspects of the issues which created these<br />
pirates.<br />
What is your message to the readers of<br />
All <strong>Lights</strong>?<br />
Cinema is a sublime blend of art, craft and technology<br />
and is above all, a cultural artifact. Cinema has its own<br />
language, which has the power to communicate<br />
universally. A true lover of cinema owes a mighty deal to<br />
the art form. <strong>Film</strong> magazines do their part to fulfill the<br />
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Biz TV Network Presents<br />
A Sohan Roy <strong>Film</strong><br />
world's obligation to cinema.<br />
I wish 'All <strong>Lights</strong>' every success in its mission.<br />
What is more challenging to you- the<br />
complicated formulae of Ship Design<br />
or the portrayal of the delicate<br />
Navarasa of human life?<br />
Ship designing is all about mathematical calculations<br />
based on definite rules and study results. There is no<br />
element of uncertainty involved in it.<br />
But the transactions of human mind are far more<br />
complex in nature. Different persons react to the same<br />
situation in different ways. Why, the same person reacts<br />
to the same situation differently at different occasions!!<br />
What I mean is that human mind does not obey any<br />
behavioral rules or pattern, and hence needs a bigger<br />
canvas to portrait.<br />
If you ask me about the challenge involved…Yes,<br />
understanding the unknown territory is more<br />
challenging.<br />
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W O R L D FI I L M F E S TI IVA L S 2 0 1 1<br />
M A Y<br />
A P R I L<br />
M A R C H<br />
F E B R U A R Y J A N U A R Y<br />
FILM FESTIVAL COUNTRY FROM TO WEBSITE<br />
JANUARY<br />
Palm Springs International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 06-Jan-11 17-Jan-11 www.psfilmfest.org<br />
Festivus <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Jan-11 16-Jan-11 www.festivusfilmfestival.com<br />
Wild & Scenic Environmental <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Jan-11 16-Jan-11 www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org<br />
Sundance <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 20-Jan-11 30-Jan-11 www.sundance.org<br />
Slamdance International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 21-Jan-11 27-Jan-11 www.slamdance.com<br />
International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Rotterdam Netherlands 26-Jan-11 06-Feb-11 www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com<br />
Santa Barbara International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 27-Jan-11 06-Feb-11 www.sbfilmfestival.org<br />
FEBRUARY<br />
Asian Festival of 1st <strong>Film</strong>s Singapore 01-Feb-11 07-Feb-11 www.asianfirstfilms.com<br />
Spokane International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 03-Feb-11 13-Feb-11 www.spokanefilmfestival.org<br />
Fajr International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Iran 05-Feb-11 15-Feb-10 www.fajrfestival.ir<br />
Atlanta Jewish <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 08-Feb-11 27-Feb-11 www.ajff.org<br />
Berlin International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Germany 10-Feb-11 20-Feb-11 www.berlinale.de<br />
Movie Extra Tropfest Australia 11-Feb-11 13-Feb-11 www.tropfest.com/au<br />
Jameson Dublin International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Ireland 17-Feb-11 27-Feb-11 www.jdiff.com<br />
Adelaide <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 24-Feb-11 6-Mar-11 www.adelaidefilmfestival.org<br />
Cartagena International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Colombia 24-Feb-11 3-Mar-11 www.festicinecartagena.org<br />
Boomtown <strong>Film</strong> and Music Festival USA 25 - Feb-11 26-Feb-11 www.boomtownfestival.com<br />
Fantasporto - Oporto International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Portugal 25-Feb-11 05-Mar-11 www.fantasporto.com<br />
Panafrican <strong>Film</strong> and Television Festival of Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 26-Feb-11 05-Mar-11 www.fespaco.bf<br />
MARCH<br />
Byron Bay International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 04-Mar-11 13-Mar-11 www.bbff.com.au<br />
Birds Eye View <strong>Film</strong> Festival UK 08-Mar-11 17-Mar-11 www.birds-eye-view.co.uk<br />
San Francisco International Asian American <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 10-Mar-11 20-Mar-11 www.festival.asianamericanmedia.org<br />
SXSW USA 11-Mar-11 20-Mar-11 www.sxsw.com<br />
Vilnius International <strong>Film</strong> Festival 'Kino Pavasaris' Lithuania 17-Mar-11 31-Mar-11 www.kinopavasaris.lt<br />
Hong Kong International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Hong Kong 20-Mar-11 05-Apr-11 www.hkiff.org.hk<br />
Diagonale. Festival of Austrian <strong>Film</strong> Austria 22-Mar-11 27-Mar-11 www.goshort.nl<br />
Cleveland International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 24-Mar-11 03-Apr-11 www.clevelandfilm.org<br />
LA <strong>Film</strong> + Music Weekend USA 25-Mar-11 27-Mar-11 www.lafilmweekend.com<br />
Guadalajara International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Mexico 25-Mar-11 01-Apr-11 www.guadalajaracinemafest.com<br />
APRIL<br />
Faux <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 01-Apr-11 03-Apr-11 www.fauxfilm.com<br />
Istanbul International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Turkey 02-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.iksv.org<br />
Sonoma Valley <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 06-Apr-11 10-Apr-11 www.sonomafilmfest.org<br />
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent <strong>Film</strong>s Argentina 06-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.bafici.gov.ar<br />
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy <strong>Film</strong> Belgium 07-Apr-11 19-Apr-11 www.bifff.org<br />
Florida <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 08-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.floridafilmfestival.com<br />
WorldFest - Houston International <strong>Film</strong> and Video Festival USA 08-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.worldfest.org<br />
RiverRun International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 08-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.riverrunfilm.com<br />
Sunscreen <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.sunscreenfilmfestival.com<br />
Indie Spirit <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Apr-11 17-Apr-11 www.indiespiritfilmfestival.org<br />
Nashville <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Apr-11 21-Apr-11 www.nashvillefilmfestival.org<br />
Singapore International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Singapore 15-Apr-11 24-Apr-11 www.filmfest.org.sg<br />
Copenhagen International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Denmark 15-Apr-11 25-Apr-11 www.copenhagenfilmfestival.com<br />
Ivy <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 18-Apr-11 22-Apr-11 www.ivyfilmfestival.com<br />
Tribeca <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 20-Apr-11 01-May-11 www.tribecafilmfestival.org<br />
San Francisco International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 21-Apr-11 05-May-11 fest10.sffs.org<br />
Newport Beach <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 28-Apr-11 05-May-11 www.newportbeachfilmfest.com<br />
Los Angeles United <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 28-Apr-11 05-Apr-11 www.theunitedfest.com/losangeles<br />
Sensoria UK 29-Apr-11 08-May-11 www.2011.sensoria.org.uk<br />
MAY<br />
Marfa <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 05-May-11 09-May-11 www.marfafilmfestival.org<br />
Santa Cruz <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 05-May-11 14-May-11 www.santacruzfilmfestival.org<br />
<strong>Cannes</strong> International <strong>Film</strong> Festival France 11-May-11 22-May-11 www.festival-cannes.com<br />
Ohio Independent <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 18-May-11 22-May-11 www.ohiofilms.com<br />
Charleston International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 18-May-11 22-May-11 www.charlestoniff.com<br />
Accolade Competition USA 20-May-11 22-May-11 www.accoladecompetition.org<br />
The Indie Fest USA 20-May-11 22-May-11 www.theindiefest.com<br />
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Amsterdam <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 31-May-11 01-Jun-11 www.amsterdamfilmfestival.com<br />
S E P T E M B E R<br />
A U G U S T<br />
J U L Y<br />
J U N E<br />
JUNE<br />
Kimera International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Italy 01-Jun-11 04-Jun-11 www.kimerafilmfestival.it<br />
Transilvania International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Romania 15-Jun-11 19-Jun-11 www.tiff.ro<br />
Festroia International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Portugal 03-Jun-11 12-Jun-11 www.festroia.pt<br />
Sydney <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 08-Jun-11 19-Jun-10 www.sydneyfilmfestival.org<br />
San Francisco United <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 10-Jun-11 16-Jun-11 www.theunitedfest.com/sanfrancisco<br />
Shanghai International <strong>Film</strong> Festival China 10-Jun-10 19-Jun-11 www.siff.com<br />
Los Angeles Greek <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 09-Jun-11 12-Jun-11 www.lagff.org<br />
Edinburgh International <strong>Film</strong> Festival UK 15-Jun-11 26-Jan-11 www.edfilmfest.org.uk<br />
Moscow International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Russia 17-Jun-11 26-Jun-11 www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/eng<br />
Spectre <strong>Film</strong> Festival France 18-Jun-11 22-Jun-11 www.spectrefilm.com<br />
San Antonio <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 22-Jun-11 26-Jun-11 www.safilm.com<br />
Festival <strong>Film</strong> Merveilleux France 30-Jun-11 02-Jul-11 www.festival-film-merveilleux.com<br />
JULY<br />
Karlovy Vary International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Czech Republic 01-Jul-11 09-Jul-11 www.kviff.com<br />
Jerusalem International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Israel 08-Jul-11 17-Jul-11 www.jff.org.il<br />
Fantasia Festival Canada 08-Jul-11 27-Jul-11 www.fantasiafest.com<br />
Puchon International Fantastic <strong>Film</strong> Festival Korea 15-Jul-11 25-Jul-11 www.pifan.com<br />
Indianapolis International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 15-Jul-11 25-Oct-11 www.indyfilmfest.org<br />
DaVinci <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 15-Jul-11 17-Jul-11 www.davincidays.org<br />
Giffoni International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Italy 12-Jul-11 21-Jul-11 www.giffoniff.it<br />
Comic-Con <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 21-Jul-11 24-Jul-11 www.comic-con.org<br />
Durban International <strong>Film</strong> Festival South Africa 21-Jul-11 31-Jul-11 www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/Durban_International_<br />
<strong>Film</strong>_Festival.htm<br />
Sarajevo <strong>Film</strong> Festival<br />
Bosnia and<br />
Herzegovina 22-Jul-11 30-Jul-11 www.sff.ba<br />
Melbourne International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 21-Jul-11 07-Aug-11 www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au<br />
Action On <strong>Film</strong> International <strong>Film</strong> Festival U S A 22-Jul-11 30-Jul-11 www.aoffest.com<br />
Expresión en Corto International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Mexico 22-Jul-11 31-Jul-11 www.expresionencorto.com<br />
Tulsa United <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 28-Jul-11 01-Aug-11 www.theunitedfest.com/tulsa<br />
AUGUST<br />
Locarno International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Switzerland 03-Aug-11 13-Aug-11 www.pardo.ch<br />
Rhode Island International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 09-Aug-11 14-Aug-11 www.film-festival.org<br />
Vancouver Queer <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 11-Aug-11 21-Aug-11 www.outonscreen.com<br />
Australian Movie Convention Australia 15-Aug-11 19-Aug-11 www.movieconvention.com.au<br />
Norwegian International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Norway 17-Aug-11 25-Aug-11 www.filmfestivalen.no<br />
Indonesian <strong>Film</strong> Festival Inc. Australia 20-Aug-11 29-Aug-11 www.indonesianfilmfestival.com.au<br />
Fresh <strong>Film</strong> Fest International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Czech Republic 25-Aug-11 29-Aug-10 www.freshfilmfest.net<br />
Montreal World <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 27-Aug-10 07-Sep-10 www.ffm-montreal.org<br />
Venice <strong>Film</strong> Festival Italia 31-Aug-11 10-Sep-11 www.labiennale.org/en/cinema<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
Telluride <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 03-Sep-11 05-Sep-11 www.telluridefilmfestival.org<br />
British Urban <strong>Film</strong> Festival UK 03-Sep-11 05-Sep-11 www.buffenterprises.co.uk<br />
Chicago United <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 09-Sep-11 15-Sep-11 www.theunitedfest.com/chicago<br />
Toronto International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 09-Sep-11 19-Sep-11 www.tiff.net/thefestival<br />
Rome International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Italy 09-Sep-11 10-Sep-11 www.riff.tv<br />
San Sebastián <strong>Film</strong> Festival Spain 17-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.sansebastianfestival.com<br />
Great Lakes International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 22-Sep-11 29-Sep-11 www.greatlakesfilmfest.com<br />
Trinidad+Tobago <strong>Film</strong> Festival Trinidad & Tobago 22-Sep-11 05-Oct-11 www.trinidadandtobagofilmfestival.com<br />
Williamsburg International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 22-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.willifest.com<br />
Edmonton International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 23-Sep-11 01-Oct-11 www.edmontonfilmfest.com<br />
DocMiami International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 22-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.docmiami.org<br />
Friars Club Comedy <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 23-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 www.friarsclub.com/filmfestival<br />
Haifa International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Israel 23-Sep-11 30-Sep-11 www.haifaff.co.il<br />
Coney Island <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 23-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.coneyislandfilmfestival.com<br />
The Palm Springs Gay and Lesbian <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 24-Sep-11 26-Sep-11 www.cinemadiverse.ning.com<br />
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W O R L D F I L M F E S T I VA L S 2 0 1 1<br />
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S E P T E M B E R<br />
O C T O B E R<br />
New York <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 24-Sep-11 10-Oct-11 www.filmlinc.com<br />
Calgary International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 24-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 www.calgaryfilm.com<br />
Vancouver <strong>Film</strong> & TV Forum Canada 27-Sep-11 30-Sep-11 www.viff.org<br />
San Diego <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 29-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 www.sdff.org<br />
The Clearwater <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 29-Sep-11 03-Oct-11 www.theclearwaterfilmfestival.com<br />
Woodstock <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 21-Sep-11 25-Sep-11 www.woodstockfilmfestival.com<br />
Canberra Short <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 30-Sep-11 02-Oct-11 www.silversunpictures.com.au/csff<br />
Vancouver International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 30-Sep-11 15-Oct-11 www.viff.org<br />
OCTOBER<br />
Project Twenty1 21-Day <strong>Film</strong>making Competition USA 01-Oct-11 03-Oct-11 www.ProjectTwenty1.com<br />
Korean <strong>Film</strong> Festival in Australia KOFFIA Australia 01-Oct-11 05-Oct-11 www.koffia.com.au<br />
Scottsdale International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 01-Oct-11 05-Oct-11 www.scottsdalefilmfestival.com<br />
Open St. Petersburg Student <strong>Film</strong> Festival Beginning Russia 01-Oct-11 06-Oct-11 www.festival-nachalo.ru<br />
WildRivers 101 <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 01-Oct-11 11-Oct-11 www.wildrivers101.com<br />
<strong>Film</strong>shift Festival and Screenplay Contest USA 03-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.filmshift.org<br />
Artivist <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 05-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.artivist.com<br />
Blue Water <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 06-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.bluewaterfilmfestival.com<br />
Atlanta Philosophy <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 07-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 atlantathinkfestival.org<br />
Eugene International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 06-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.eugenefilmfest.org<br />
DC Asian Pacific American (APA) <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 07-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.apafilm.org<br />
GSIFF International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 07-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.gsiff.com<br />
Pusan International <strong>Film</strong> Festival South Korea 06-Oct-11 14-Oct-11 www.piff.org<br />
Chicago International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 06-Oct-11 20-Oct-11 www.chicagofilmfestival.com<br />
Hamptons International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.hamptonsfilmfest.org<br />
Gotham Screen <strong>Film</strong> Festival & Screenplay Contest USA 07-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.gothamscreen.com<br />
Mill Valley <strong>Film</strong> Festival Argentina 07-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.cafilm.org<br />
Oxford International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 08-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.oxfordfilms.com<br />
FREAK SHOW Horror <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 07-Oct-11 09-Oct-11 www.freakshowfilmfest.com<br />
Toronto Hispano-American <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 11-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.thaff.com<br />
Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes France 11-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.festivaldesantipodes.org<br />
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Canada 12-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.nouveaucinema.ca<br />
Syracuse International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.syrfilm.com<br />
New York United <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Oct-11 20-Oct-11 www.theunitedfest.com/newyork<br />
Telluride Horror <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.telluridehorrorshow.com<br />
Urban Mediamakers <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.umff.com<br />
Bel Air <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Oct-11 18-Oct-11 www.belairfilmfestival.com<br />
Festival Internacional de Cine Valdivia Chile 14-Oct-11 19-Oct-11 www.f17.ficv.cl<br />
Philadelphia <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.filmadelphia.org<br />
FirstGlance <strong>Film</strong> Fest Philadelphia TwentyTen USA 14-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.firstglancefilms.com<br />
Abu Dhabi <strong>Film</strong> Festival UAE 13-Oct-11 22-Oct-11 www.abudhabifilmfestival.ae<br />
Hawaii International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.hiff.org<br />
Heartland <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Oct-11 22-Oct-11 www.heartlandfilmfestival.org<br />
Jacksonville <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.jacksonvillefilmfestival.com<br />
Valdivia International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Chile 14-Oct-11 19-Oct-11 www.ficv.cl<br />
Downbeach <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 14-Oct-11 16-Oct-11 www.downbeachfilmfestival.org<br />
Williamstown <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 15-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.williamstownfilmfest.com<br />
ImagineNATIVE <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 19-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.imaginenative.org<br />
International Christian <strong>Film</strong> Festival In South Africa South Africa 15-Oct-11 17-Oct-11 www.transformingstories.org<br />
ZedFest <strong>Film</strong> Festival & Screenplay Competition USA 15-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.zedfest.org<br />
Hollywood <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 20-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.hollywoodawards.com<br />
Kuala Lumpur International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Malaysia 20-Oct-11 24-Oct-11 www.klfilmfest.com<br />
Mumbai <strong>Film</strong> Festival India 13-Oct-11 20-Oct-11 www.mumbaifilmfest.com<br />
Viennale - Vienna International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Austria 20-Oct-11 02-Nov-11 www.viennale.at<br />
Africa in Motion <strong>Film</strong> Festival United Kingdom 27-Oct-11 06-Nov-11 www.africa-in-motion.org.uk<br />
Tallgrass <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 20-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.tallgrassfilmfest.com<br />
St. John's International Women's <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 18-Oct-11 22-Oct-11 www.womensfilmfestival.com<br />
Tokyo International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Japan 22-Oct-11 30-Oct-11 www.tiff-jp.net<br />
Seattle International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 25-Oct-11 29-Oct-11 www.seattlefilm.org<br />
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FILM FESTIVAL COUNTRY FROM TO WEBSITE<br />
DECEMBER N O V E M B E R O C T O B E R<br />
VIEW Fest Italy 21-Oct-11 23-Oct-11 www.viewfest.it<br />
Chilereality Documentary <strong>Film</strong> Festival Chile 27-Oct-11 07-Nov-11 www.chilereality.cl<br />
Super Shorts International <strong>Film</strong> Festival 2010 UK 29-Oct-11 31-Oct-11 www.supershorts.org<br />
International North South Media Forum Burkina Faso 29-Oct-11 31-Oct-11 www.nordsud.ch<br />
Istanbul International 1001 Documentary <strong>Film</strong> Festival Turkey 29-Oct-11 03-Nov-11 www.1001belgesel.net<br />
British Horror <strong>Film</strong> Festival UK 29-Oct-11 04-Nov-11 www.thefilmfestivalguild.com<br />
New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest USA 29-Oct-11 30-Oct-11 www.njisacf.org<br />
Kerry <strong>Film</strong> Festival Ireland 30-Oct-11 31-Oct-11 www.kerryfilmfestival.com<br />
International <strong>Film</strong>festival Landau - La.Meko Germany 30-Oct-11 06-Nov-11 www.filmfestival-landau.de<br />
Canberra <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 31-Oct-11 05-Nov-11 www.canberrafilmfestival.com.au<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
American <strong>Film</strong> Market USA 02-Nov-11 09-Nov-11 www.afma.com<br />
Golden Horse <strong>Film</strong> Festival Taiwan 03-Nov-11 20-Nov-11 www.goldenhorse.org.tw<br />
Denver International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 03-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.denverfilm.org<br />
Minneapolis and St Paul International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 03-Nov-11 13-Nov-11 www.mspfilmfest.org<br />
Cine//B <strong>Film</strong> Festival Chile 03-Nov-11 09-Nov-11 www.festivalcineb.com<br />
24fps International Short <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 03-Nov-11 09-Nov-11 www.24fpsfest.com<br />
Brisbane International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 04-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.biff.com.au<br />
Naples International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 04-Nov-11 06-Nov-11 www.naplesfilmfest.com<br />
Virginia <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 04-Nov-11 07-Nov-11 www.virginiafilmfestival.org<br />
River's Edge <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 04-Nov-11 07-Nov-11 www.riversedgefilmfestival.com<br />
Brisbane International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Australia 04-Nov-11 13-Nov-11 www.stgeorgebiff.com.au<br />
Copenhagen International Documentary <strong>Film</strong> Festival Denmark 04-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.cphdox.dk<br />
World <strong>Film</strong> Festival of Bangkok Thailand 05-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.worldfilmbkk.com<br />
Hollywood East <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 05-Nov-11 07-Nov-11 www.hollywoodeastfilmfestival.com<br />
Shockfest <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 09-Nov-11 18-Nov-11 www.shockfilmfest.com<br />
Toronto Reel Asian International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 09-Nov-11 15-Nov-11 www.reelasian.com<br />
CINESONIKA: The First International <strong>Film</strong> and<br />
Video Festival of Innovative Sound Design Canada 11-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.cinesonika.com<br />
Mock<strong>Film</strong>Fest USA 12-Nov-11 13-Nov-11 www.mockfilmfest.com<br />
Costa Rica International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Costa Rica 12-Nov-11 14-Nov-11 www.costaricafilmfest.com<br />
25th Mar del Plata International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Argentina 12-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.mardelplatafilmfest.com<br />
Zero <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 13-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.zerofilmfest.com<br />
Mar del Plata International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Argentina 13-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.mardelplatafilmfest.com<br />
Jordan Short <strong>Film</strong> Festival Jordan 15-Nov-11 06-Dec-11 www.jordanfilmfestival.com<br />
Breast Fest <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 16-Nov-11 20-Nov-11 www.breastfestfilmfest.com<br />
Encounters International Short <strong>Film</strong> Festival UK 16-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.encounters-festival.org.uk<br />
Stockholm International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Sweden 17-Nov-11 28-Nov-11 www.stockholmfilmfestival.se<br />
11th Sleepwalkers Student and Short <strong>Film</strong> Festival Estonia 19-Nov-11 21-Nov-11 www.swff.ee<br />
Dawn Breakers International <strong>Film</strong> Festival USA 20-Nov-11 24-Nov-11 www.dbiff.com<br />
Gijón International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Spain 19-Nov-11 27-Nov-11 www.gijonfilmfestival.com<br />
Tokyo <strong>Film</strong>ex Japan 20-Nov-11 28-Nov-11 www.filmex.net<br />
International <strong>Film</strong> Festival of India India 22-Nov-11 02-Dec-11 www.iffi.nic.in<br />
WILDsound <strong>Film</strong> Festival Canada 25-Nov-11 28-Nov-11 www.wildsound.ca<br />
London United <strong>Film</strong> Festival United Kingdom 26-Nov-11 27-Nov-11 www.theunitedfest.com/london<br />
Jakarta International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Indonesia 27-Nov-11 03-Dec-11 www.jiffest.org<br />
Cairo International <strong>Film</strong> Festival Egypt 30-Nov-11 09-Dec-11 www.cairofilmfest.com<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Bahamas International <strong>Film</strong> Festival 01-Dec-11 05-Dec-11 www.bintlfilmfest.com<br />
International <strong>Film</strong> Festival of Marrakech Maroc 03-Dec-11 11-Dec-11 www.festivalmarrakech.info<br />
River to River. Florence Indian <strong>Film</strong> Festival Italy 03-Dec-11 09-Dec-11 www.rivertoriver.it<br />
The Stepping Stone <strong>Film</strong> Festival India 06-Dec-11 13-Dec-11 www.wannabestudios.org<br />
Kathmandu International Mountain <strong>Film</strong> Festival Nepal 09-Dec-11 13-Dec-11 www.kimff.org<br />
International <strong>Film</strong> Festival of Kerala India 10-Dec-11 17-Dec-11 www.keralafilm.com<br />
Dubai International <strong>Film</strong> Festival UAE 12-Dec-11 19-Dec-11 www.dubaifilmfest.com<br />
* The festival dates are subject to change<br />
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Official selection<br />
IN COMPETITION<br />
BRAD PIT AND LARS VON TIER ARE BACK ON THE<br />
CANNES RED CARPET WITH THEIR FILMS IN THE<br />
COMPETITION SECTION OF 64TH FESTIVAL DE CANNES<br />
Jack is the eldest son of a<br />
Distributed by Fox Searchlight<br />
family set in the 1950s.<br />
The story travels through<br />
the innocence of childhood<br />
to his disillusioned adult<br />
years as he tries to<br />
reconcile a complicated<br />
relationship with his father.<br />
Jack finds himself a lost<br />
soul in the modern world,<br />
seeking answers to the<br />
origins and meaning of life<br />
while questioning the<br />
existence of faith.<br />
Cottonwood Pictures/Plan B Entertainment/ River Road Entertainment Presents...<br />
THE TREE OF LIFE<br />
Directed By Terrence Malick<br />
Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Fiona Shaw, Joanna Going and Jessica Chastain<br />
A group of people react<br />
after discovering that<br />
the earth is on a<br />
collision course with<br />
another planet. Among<br />
the group two sisters<br />
respond to the coming<br />
cataclysm in different<br />
ways; one of them<br />
melancholic and the<br />
other more normal.<br />
E1 Entertainment/Canal+/Nordisk <strong>Film</strong> Presents...<br />
MELANCHOLIA<br />
Lars von TRIER<br />
Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling,<br />
John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Brady Corbet and Udo Kier<br />
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OUT OF COMPETITION<br />
MEL GIBSON in<br />
AND<br />
JOHNNY DEPP in<br />
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An encounter with<br />
Bey Logan<br />
ey Logan is a respected expert on East Asian<br />
cinema, particularly Hong Kong action cinema.<br />
BHe is currently directing the film 'Snow Blade'.<br />
Logan began his career as a writer and editor on martial<br />
arts magazine Combat. He is also notable as a<br />
screenwriter, film producer and as a martial artist. His<br />
notable screenplay is for Jackie Chan's film, The<br />
Medallion. He has also written scripts for the<br />
documentaries Jackie Chan: My Story (1998) and Jackie<br />
Chan: My Stunts (1999).<br />
Early Life<br />
I was born in the town of Stamford, England, and raised<br />
in a city called Peterborough. My parents were ordinary<br />
middle class folk, my father was an accountant, my<br />
mother a nurse, but, for some reason, for as long as I<br />
could remember I was fascinated by Asian culture,<br />
martial arts and movies. From a very young age, I knew<br />
that my life and work would be focused in this direction,<br />
and they have been!<br />
Influence and Inspiration<br />
My initial influence and inspiration came from the late,<br />
great Bruce Lee. Since then, I've been lucky to work with<br />
and learn from some of the greatest names in the<br />
industry, including Jackie Chan, Harvey Weinstein, Tsui<br />
Hark, Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen and many more. Today,<br />
I'm inspired by the influence and memory of my parents,<br />
and by the bright promise of my children.<br />
You're an expert on Asian cinema.<br />
What is your perspective on Asian<br />
Cinema and Market?<br />
I think the Asian industry, in terms of both production<br />
and distribution, is constantly evolving in an exciting way<br />
and that there is also a considerable international market<br />
for both current and vintage films from the region. I am<br />
excited to be part of the Asian film culture, both as a filmmaker<br />
and as an authority on the action genre. I think as<br />
we move into this new century, Asia, and particularly<br />
China, will play an increasingly major role in the world<br />
film market.<br />
After being worked as a writer,<br />
producer and an actor, which part do<br />
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you think you enjoyed the most?<br />
I'm also directing my first film, 'Snowblade', and really<br />
enjoying the challenge. I would say that the aspect that<br />
gives me the greatest satisfaction is still writing, and<br />
seeing my work in print or on the screen. As I make the<br />
transition into the next stage of my career, I'll be focusing<br />
more on writing, as I think that's where my greatest<br />
strength lies.<br />
You've been actively involved in the<br />
Hong Kong movie industry for a<br />
number of years, as a writer, producer<br />
and occasionally an actor. So does it<br />
feels like you've come a long way since<br />
first visiting Hong Kong when you<br />
were 19?<br />
course, he has his moods, like anyone, but, for a<br />
superstar of his status, he remains unaffected and<br />
approachable. He has the greatest work ethic of anyone I<br />
know. I hope we can cooperate again in the future.<br />
Could your brief on your current<br />
project (Snow Blade)?<br />
It's a very dark, bloody, sexy swordplay actioner, very<br />
different from the kind of films I've done in the past. It's<br />
definitely aimed at being a cult classic. The story itself is<br />
quite straight forward; a swordswoman has to kill seven<br />
people before the full moon sets, but the way we tell it is<br />
quite fresh.<br />
I feel blessed, because, if I could go back in time and tell<br />
my 19 year old self what lay ahead, I think he would be<br />
very happy! I know a lot of people who somehow lose<br />
track of the dreams of their youth, but, in my own case,<br />
those dreams still inform me and my work today.<br />
Has special effects diminished the real<br />
action in films?<br />
I think the action remains as exciting as it was. I do think<br />
that these huge vistas of incredibly CGI fake backgrounds<br />
and armies are to the detriment of otherwise wonderful<br />
period epics. I guess people play so many videogames<br />
these days, they have a different concept of what looks<br />
'real'!<br />
You've worked many times with Jackie<br />
Chan. How was your experience<br />
working with Jackie Chan?<br />
He comes as advertised, he's 'Mr. Nice Guy'. On<br />
'Medallion', particularly, I was working with him day and<br />
night, and he's such a generally good and kind person. Of<br />
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arc Weigert is one of the most talented and<br />
most wanted Visual Effects Project<br />
MSupervisor of the film Industry today. After<br />
completing his studies in directing and producing at<br />
the <strong>Film</strong> akademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany,<br />
Marc worked on commercials and produced a few<br />
small TV features. His experience in working with<br />
Silicon Graphics computers, with Alias Wave front<br />
software used in Terminator 2 and his urge for<br />
working on 3D animation led him to create the<br />
outstanding visual effects for the movies like<br />
Independence Day, The Triangle and 2012.<br />
How was your experience in<br />
working with the movie 2012? And<br />
the Association with <strong>Film</strong> Maker<br />
Roland Emmerich<br />
Marc<br />
Weigert<br />
The Magic wand<br />
behind the blockbuster<br />
‘2012’<br />
‘Independence Day', ‘The Triangle'<br />
and now ‘Anonymous'<br />
Both Volker and I have a great relationship with<br />
Roland Emmerich, since we've known each other for<br />
a very long time. We know his style, and what he likes<br />
and doesn't like, so there's a nice "shorthand" way of<br />
communicating. Roland trusts us, so that's why we're<br />
co-producers (executive producers on "Anonymous")<br />
and visual effects supervisors at the same time. And<br />
on "2012", as on other movies, I took care of the<br />
entire pipeline for creating the film. I've worked<br />
closely with the folks at Sony Pictures, to put a fully<br />
digital pipeline into place, from shooting the film to<br />
the last frames of color correction at the end. It was a<br />
400 Terabyte server that was built for that purpose,<br />
and let us access any frame of film that was shot by<br />
any unit anywhere within seconds. Through<br />
automation, it would convert the film frames we'd<br />
need and rename them correctly to fit our own tools,<br />
and move them to our computers. The system that<br />
we started has now grown to over 15 Petabyte, and<br />
can handle several of Sony's movies at the same time.<br />
We integrate as many departments as we can. Right<br />
now, we have the art department, costume and VFX<br />
in one place, on one network, for "Foundation". We<br />
will also add editing and digital intermediate (color<br />
correction) into that same pipeline. "2012" was<br />
extremely challenging, since we had our Uncharted<br />
Territory team of over 100 people, and then 14 other<br />
VFX companies that were working for us. And the<br />
movie had a fairly short time frame of 16 months<br />
from beginning to final delivery. Usually you have 18-<br />
24 months on a big Hollywood feature.<br />
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How do you choose a movie to work<br />
with?<br />
There are usually two criteria for us: One is the story.<br />
What's the project about? It's a very personal decision, for<br />
instance, as we both don't like horror films very much, so<br />
we usually turn them down. It also needs to be<br />
challenging. Something new, that hasn't been done before,<br />
or at least the WE haven't done before (like the 10.5<br />
earthquake scene in"2012", or building the entire city of<br />
London in the 16th century in "Anonymous").<br />
Second criteria are the people involved. Who is the<br />
director? The other producers? Since we are usually the<br />
very first people to start on a movie (most of the time<br />
already during the script development phase), and the<br />
very last to finish (during or after color correction), it's a<br />
long time. At a minimum one year, but if "Foundation"<br />
gets the green light for a whole trilogy, it will be about 5<br />
years! And we work long hours, and a lot of weekends, so<br />
it's very important that you like the people you work with.<br />
You must get along well with the other creatives, and have<br />
a constant dialogue, where nobody is afraid of<br />
constructive criticism, and you have fun working<br />
together. Because that's what makes the film better and<br />
better.<br />
Independence day and 2012 can be called as two<br />
blockbuster hits in your film career. How different was<br />
the working experience? Can you rate the visual effects<br />
aspects of 1996 and 2009.<br />
Visual Effects and the way we're making movies have<br />
changed tremendously in the past 10-15 years. On<br />
Independence Day, we used mainly miniatures, and very<br />
little computer animation. Most shots were already<br />
composited digitally, but we had a 10 month miniature<br />
shoot with 2-4 teams shooting simultaneously. As a<br />
comparison, on "2012" we shot only 3 days miniatures.<br />
Pretty much everything was computer generated. So<br />
you're a lot less outdoors (I actually miss that), and<br />
spend most of your time in dark rooms with lots of<br />
computer screens.<br />
Your upcoming movie Anonymous…<br />
"Anonymous", also directed by Roland Emmerich, is<br />
about the prevalent theory that Shakespeare was not the<br />
author of the works attributed to him. The film is about<br />
the power of the written word, in a world where freedom<br />
of speech was still just a vague idea.<br />
We have created about 30 minutes of visual effects for<br />
the film. We built the entire city of London (around the<br />
year 1600) in the computer, and built several palaces and<br />
manors for close-up shots. It was really exciting to work<br />
on a "non-VFX"-movie, and use the VFX only in an<br />
invisible way, to tell the story and to create a time period<br />
that's long gone.<br />
Uncharted Territory<br />
Founded in 1999 by Volker Engel and Marc Weigert.<br />
"Uncharted Territory is an unusual company, because we<br />
are a production company, but we also build up a visual<br />
effects studio for each film. For "2012", we had over 100<br />
artists working on about a third of the movie, and<br />
creating two of the biggest sequences in the film.<br />
Normally, we create all the effects for a film in-house<br />
(which we did on "Anonymous" again), but for "2012" we<br />
knew from the beginning, that it would be too much to<br />
handle. So we separated the screenplay into several<br />
major sequences, and gave some of them away to other<br />
big VFX companies like Digital Domain, Sony Pictures<br />
imageworks, Double Negative, Scanline and Hydraulx" -<br />
Marc Weigert<br />
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Biz Notes on Cinema<br />
From Fashion to<br />
Fascination ….<br />
An interview with<br />
Mr.Robin Alter<br />
CEO and founder of Kreeda Games<br />
ideo games and smart phone games are catching<br />
up like fire. People of all age groups find<br />
Vrelaxation and pleasure in games. Games find an<br />
increasingly prominent role in the modern entertainment<br />
and media industry.<br />
Mr.Robin Alter, CEO and founder of Kreeda Games opens<br />
up his mind to All <strong>Lights</strong>….<br />
What motivated you to choose<br />
Mumbai for your business?<br />
Having worked across Asia-Pacific and the US, the<br />
opportunity for games in India was clear. Coupled with<br />
the growth in economy, internet penetration and mobile<br />
phones, there was a compelling reason to start a<br />
company.<br />
Winner of Golden cursor award for<br />
Best MMO -CNBC TV 18 & Animation<br />
express (2009) - A brief outline on<br />
this honor<br />
There were hardly any MMOs launched in India,<br />
particularly with Indian content and themes. We had put<br />
in place all the necessary servers, data centers, billing<br />
and advertising mechanisms required and launched our<br />
DanceMela MMO after it had been localized and tested.<br />
We also provided all the in-game CRM and marketing<br />
services needed to bring greater awareness and success<br />
to the game.<br />
Could you brief me the projects and<br />
the way they were executed?<br />
We had spent over 6 months localizing a Chinese game<br />
with new graphics, clothing, music, dance moves related<br />
to Bollywood and Indian themes. This award was given<br />
for the depth and quality of our localization efforts.<br />
How do you see the gaming industry<br />
to go in next 20 years?<br />
I believe the gaming will become much more integrated<br />
into our daily lives and accessible across platforms<br />
including PC, websites, mobiles, and TV. People will be<br />
able to play casually, while they are on the move and<br />
where ever they have a free moment to play.<br />
How do you see the market for Smart<br />
Phone Games?<br />
The SmartPhone market is poised for massive, rapid<br />
growth this year. With the introduction of 3G and lowcost<br />
Android phones, in a market with over 800Million<br />
mobiles users. Growth is inevitable.<br />
What are the challenges and hurdles<br />
in gaming industry?<br />
Viable monetization models are still to be explored. They<br />
are likely to take a different model than that have worked<br />
in other countries but will certainly have advertising and<br />
micro-transaction elements. Incentivizing players to pay<br />
and enable them to conduct transaction easily is<br />
currently the biggest challenge<br />
How is regional and cross-cultural<br />
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gaming accepted in the market?<br />
Most games that are played in India are from other<br />
counties and most closely aligned with US tastes.<br />
However, Indian content, themes and languages will<br />
emerge and become a big facilitator to the growth of<br />
gaming in India<br />
Please brief about the management of<br />
the organization, the technical team<br />
and office locations?<br />
The management team is led by seasoned veterans in<br />
the gaming and media industries. The entire team is<br />
located in Mumbai India.<br />
The Projects undertaken and the<br />
ongoing ones?<br />
We have been developing multiplayer social games for<br />
the Web and for SmartPhones. We have 3 social games<br />
and 5 SmartPhones games in development and produce<br />
multiple casual games for clients internationally.<br />
How challenging is providing games<br />
to the social networking sites?<br />
Most sites are keen to acquire good new content. But<br />
that is not a big challenge.<br />
What makes KREEDA different from<br />
other Gamers?<br />
Kreeda is at it's core a creative shop with unique skills<br />
in social game design. Backed with our experience of<br />
running online games we bring a lot of technical and<br />
operations knowledge to each system we build to<br />
support an exciting and viral gameplay at the players<br />
love.<br />
“Finding reliable outsource partners is difficult; Very<br />
difficult. However, every once in a while you find a company<br />
who are professional, reliable and give you exactly what<br />
you ask of them. Kreeda's team completed their first project<br />
with us in good time, kept us informed and helped<br />
creatively in a situation where the timeframe or budget<br />
didn't allow for much. As a result of the good service we<br />
received, we contracted them to help us again further with<br />
other projects and they provided the same excellent service.<br />
There now exists an excellent ongoing relationship between<br />
Menue Americas and Kreeda which I hope we can maintain<br />
for many years."<br />
Mike Jones, Director, Program Management Office.<br />
Menue Americas Corp, 1405, Spring St, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 USA<br />
Contact: mike@menue.com; www.menue.com<br />
Phone: +14 049393609<br />
Work done by Kreeda - Reference Link/s:<br />
http://www.romantaxi.com/rt_home.php<br />
"I chose Kreeda to help us with our art at PlayFirst because<br />
they noticed technical details other art houses didn't. They<br />
asked lots of questions. Their art is very good. It's carefully<br />
considered, technically and visually. Their process is top<br />
notch, with clear presentations at each delivery, thorough<br />
consistent communication and attention to details."<br />
Chuck Eyler, Art Director for Social and iGames<br />
PlayFirst Inc., 160 Spear Street,<br />
Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94105 USA<br />
Contact: charleseyler@sbcglobal.net; www.playfirst.com<br />
Phone: +192 54877654<br />
Work done by Kreeda - Reference Link/s:<br />
http://apps.facebook.com/chocolatier/?ref=ts<br />
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As CEO, he also leads Professional Services, Sales,<br />
Marketing and Game Design.<br />
25 years in Services Delivery, Business Development and<br />
Technology<br />
Ran professional services divisions at companies like<br />
IBM and independently consulted with clients such as<br />
Telstra, China Telecom, Muze and Reliance India.<br />
6 Years in technology implementation in K-12 Education<br />
and 10 years in Entertainment, Telecom and Finance<br />
industries.<br />
B.S. from Carnegie-Mellon University<br />
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Biz Notes on Cinema<br />
Tête-à-tête with<br />
Pramod Shinde<br />
A Media Entertainment Industry Expert<br />
Moser Baer - launches USB drives preloaded<br />
with Blockbuster movies.<br />
This is one of the high end<br />
Technological revolution in Ancillary<br />
markets of Movie distribution. Your<br />
words on it….<br />
With the shrinking volumes of DVDs, VCDs sales & Blue<br />
Rays yet to catch up, manufacturers are trying to garner<br />
market share through new & innovative inventions like<br />
USB drives, I Pods etc which have a readymade market of<br />
young & trendy consumers. With 3-5 movies in single<br />
device even consumers are enjoying a high quality movie<br />
experience.<br />
What challenges do you face currently<br />
in Indian Market of Home Videos?<br />
With the proliferation of the internet & better<br />
connectivity, we could see the Indian <strong>Film</strong> Industry<br />
being adversely affected. Piracy in the form of downloads<br />
& easy availability of pirated CDs has taken away the<br />
Home Video Revenue share. With pirated CDs available<br />
within hours of Home Video launch & before the<br />
theatrical release of the film, Home Video Business is<br />
showing a negative trend.It is imperative for us to take a<br />
strong stand against piracy backed by Govt support &<br />
strict enforcement of anti-piracy laws.<br />
How do you find the piracy market<br />
affecting the DVD and CD market?<br />
How has it affected Moser Baer?<br />
Piracy Continues to be a major concern for the <strong>Film</strong><br />
Industry. Technological advancements such as<br />
digitization of film content & delivery has helped arrest<br />
anti piracy to a great extent. However, a concerted Public<br />
Private Partnership is needed to tackle the deep rooted<br />
bane of piracy. With the Content Cost growing<br />
considerably in recent times making profits is becoming<br />
relatively difficult with low cost pricing strategy of<br />
Moserbaer.<br />
Among the top two media<br />
manufacturers in the world- How<br />
would you comment on the<br />
positioning in this market?<br />
Moserbaer with its robust manufacturing capacity wanted<br />
Moserbaer Entertainment Ltd-<br />
Product Manager-3 yrs<br />
Role: Content (<strong>Film</strong>s & Non <strong>Film</strong>s) acquisition<br />
from across the globe for Theatrical, Satellite,<br />
Home Video & Digital Release in India &<br />
Neighboring Countries. Was Business Head for<br />
Bhojpuri Division. Responsible for Creation,<br />
Marketing & Syndication of local content. Created<br />
a niche vertical of World cinema successfully.<br />
National <strong>Film</strong> Development Corporation Ltd<br />
(NFDC LTD)- 10 yrs<br />
Role: International Marketing. Responsible for<br />
Content Acquisition from Indian Producers &<br />
syndicating the same in overseas markets.<br />
Import foreign films for Indian Distribution. Line<br />
Production Activities.FCT sales for Doordarshan.<br />
Sale of NFDC <strong>Film</strong> Rights for Satellite, Home<br />
Video & Non Commercial screenings in India.<br />
Dalal Street Journal Group (DSJ)<br />
Branch Manager-2 yrs<br />
Role: Ad Sales for <strong>Magazine</strong>s.<br />
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to grow its market share & venturing into home video<br />
business was a step towards it. India being the largest<br />
consumer of films & Indians still preferring to watch<br />
films at home Moserbaer had a readymade market.<br />
How does your research and<br />
development enhance your Product<br />
development?<br />
India being a diverse and multi-language country,<br />
strategies differ as per the state. With regional films<br />
dominating in some states, innovative packaging &<br />
attractive pricing were the need of the hour. South has a<br />
more captivating market, where quality plays a more<br />
important role. West has a different requirement where 5<br />
films in One CD has more demand. Accordingly products<br />
were made, packaged & priced.<br />
It is understood that Moser Baer has<br />
been known as the first storage media<br />
company in the world to ship HD<br />
DVDs - Brief outline of the USPs and<br />
the competitor in this<br />
With innovations taking place across the globe in optical<br />
media space, Blur Rays/ HD DVDs were invented in order<br />
to have better home viewing experience. Blue Rays with<br />
5.1 Dolby Digital Sound Track, Crystal Clear Picture<br />
Quality and Customized Menus gives viewers a Theatrical<br />
experience at home. To capture this growing market,<br />
Companies started investing in R & D &Moserbaer was<br />
one among them.<br />
With all the fuss about the great images on HDTVs,<br />
particularly from Blu-ray, it's easy to forget that sound is<br />
half the experience-maybe even more. Blu-ray offers more<br />
than just great video. By making use of its generous datastorage<br />
capacity and new ways to encode audio, it offers<br />
an audio experience that's a significant step beyond the<br />
digital movie sound formats we've lived with. In fact, it's<br />
arguably equivalent to the sound the engineers and<br />
filmmakers heard during the mastering session.<br />
What are your new plans and<br />
strategies in Home Video<br />
Distribution?<br />
With films releasing on DTH simultaneously with<br />
theatres, Home Video business has affected severely. New<br />
release strategies are worked out in order to give<br />
consumers more than his theatrical experience. Hence<br />
value added behind the scenes, Directors Cut, Stars Docu<br />
features are added along with the film. Merchandised<br />
items are bundled along with DVDs. In some cases films<br />
are released directly on Home Video skipping the<br />
theatres.<br />
How do you cope with the changing<br />
consumer behavior in this industry?<br />
Consumers are demanding value for money. Multiple<br />
films in single disc are more in demand. Value added<br />
packs with better visibility across the counter strategy are<br />
adopted by companies to have edge over the competitors.<br />
Publicity on films are created across Social media<br />
platforms like Facebook, Twitter etc where groups &<br />
communities are created & targeted. Mobile & Internet<br />
marketing are eating the pie out of the normal TV, Radio,<br />
Print& OOH advertising.<br />
Lowest-cost manufacturing of optical<br />
media in the world - How would have<br />
Moser Bear benefited from this<br />
competitive strategy?<br />
Cost of manufacturing being almost negligible, it's the<br />
cost of acquiring content that is hampering Home Video<br />
growth. To sustain one need to sell in volumes & hence<br />
Moserbaer adopted the lowest Cost module enabling the<br />
common men to have his share of entertainment.<br />
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Get to Know it<br />
Roaring Silence<br />
hen an American mother and daughter travel<br />
to India to find the girl's biological parents,<br />
Wthey find more than they ever expected. The<br />
Indian mother's story of betrayal and heroism to bring<br />
the girl into the world will change the two forever and<br />
open their eyes to events they had no idea were going on.<br />
There are at least 100 million women missing in this<br />
world according to numerous reports. According to the<br />
provisional 2011 Indian Census, there are 940 females to<br />
1000 males and only 914 to every 1000 in the newborn<br />
to 6-year-old bracket. Female Feticide (selective sex<br />
abortion) started in India with the introduction of the<br />
ultrasound though female infanticide has been around<br />
much longer. Roaring Silence takes place in India and is<br />
the story of just one woman and her struggle to save her<br />
unborn daughter. This film is a social issue feature based<br />
on a true story written in the book Female Feticide: A<br />
Curse by Dr Harshindar Kaur. Dr Harshindar has been<br />
honored by the United Nations for her work on raising<br />
awareness of female feticide and has been invited to give<br />
T<br />
a speech at the United Nations in June.<br />
“I grew up in America and in the 80's, you never saw<br />
Indian people on television. I stopped to watch and it<br />
turned out to be a documentary on female feticide in<br />
India. Those images stuck in my mind. The reasoning<br />
behind people committing these crimes were revolting",<br />
says Director Uzma Xina Kang. Kang is joined by a<br />
growing team of film professionals that feel the same way.<br />
William Orendorff has joined forces with her to create a<br />
screenplay that is both compelling and educational.<br />
Through one woman's story, you see the injustices that<br />
have been passed down for generations. Kristin Pitcher of<br />
Pitcher PR brings 10+ years of experience in marketing<br />
and publicity to the table. She has worked for FOX and<br />
DIRECTV among others.<br />
Roaring Silence is in pre-production and the Indian<br />
portion of the casting will take place in India in July. For<br />
more information on this project, please contact Roaring<br />
Silence Productions, LLC at<br />
roaringsilenceproductions@gmail.com.<br />
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