Doc Market

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival 

is supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism

14th Thessaloniki 

DocumenTary FesTival 

IMages of The 21st CenTury 

9-18 MarCh 2012 

14th Thessaloniki 

International 

Doc Market 

12-17 March 2012 

Organized by 

With the support of 

Υ.Π.Α. 

Communication Sponsors

General information 

Venue: 

Electra Palace Hotel, Byzantium Hall 

Opening hours: 

10:00 - 20:00 

Happy hour: 

18:00 - 19:00, at Excelsior Lounge, Electra Palace Hotel 

Reservations: 

Screening booths can be booked for a maximum 

of four consecutive hours. 

Please show up on time otherwise your reservation 

will be cancelled. 

Reservations should be made one day in advance. 

Please note 

• You are kindly requested to register your evaluation for each film you have 

watched. 

• You are kindly requested to leave the screening booth the way you found it. 

• Smoking is not allowed at the DocMarket’s facilities. 

• Priority to screenings booths is given to Doc Market Accreditations.

Indexes 

Index of Directors 499 

Index of Sales Companies 505 

Documentaries Participating 

0-9 14 

A 25 

B 49 

C 83 

D 109 

E 139 

F 153 

G 169 

H 187 

I 213 

J 233 

K 235 

L 243 

M 267 

N 301 

O 319 

P 337 

R 363 

S 375 

T 417 

U 449 

V 453 

W 461 

Y 493 

Z 497

Th e s s a l o n i ki 

I nternat i o n a l 

D o c M a r ke t 

docmarket@filmfestival.gr 

Head of Doc Market: Yianna Sarri 

Coordinator: Denise Andreola, Angeliki Vergou 

Digitization Coordinator: Yorgos Nounesis 

Doc Market Catalogue Editor-in-Chief: Mary Kitroeff 

Coordination: Geli Mademli 

Design-Art Direction: Andreas Remountis 

I m a g e s o f t h e 2 1 s t centur y 

1 4 t h T H E S S A LO N I K I D O C UMENTA RY FESTIVA L 

Founder-Director: Dimitri Eipides 

Thessaloniki: 

10 Aristotelous Sq., Thessaloniki 546 23, Greece 

Τ. +30 2310 378 400 F. +30 2310 285 759 

Athens: 

9 Alexandras Ave., Athens 114 73, Greece 

Τ. +30 210 870 6000 F. +30 210 644 8143 

info@filmfestival.gr 

www.filmfestival.gr

We are happy to welcome you to the 14th edition 

of the Thessaloniki International Doc Market 

Having entered its 14th year, the Doc Market of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 

– Images of the 21st Century can pride itself on the course it has pursued so far. 

An inseparable and invaluable part of the Festival, the market may have started out 

as a Balkan Market, hosting buyers and films from the Balkans, but it has now become 

established as a locus where filmmakers from all over the world meet with 

representatives of TV channels (mostly European, but also American and Asian), with 

a view to promote and sell their films. With each passing year attendance has increased, 

proving that Thessaloniki has secured its place as a crossroad for worldwide 

cultural and commercial transactions. 

The Market’s primary goal is, of course, to sell the rights of documentaries for airing 

by TV channels, but that doesn’t mean that distribution to film theaters or screenings 

at other Festivals are not an option. But since documentary film distribution is, 

generally speaking, limited, and because another chief purpose of the Festival’s is to 

communicate with its audience, the Market functions mainly as a bridge, connecting 

the cinematic product which is the documentary to the powerful medium of television. 

Thus, the Market is rendered especially crucial in terms of the dissemination 

of the genre. And, obviously, the support and promotion of Greek documentaries to 

nearby or faraway destinations is number one on our list of priorities. 

For the first time this year we are also organizing the Docs in Progress. A session 

dedicated to documentaries that are not completed yet but they will be ready during 

the next months. They will start their career from Thessaloniki. They come from 

Greece, the Balkans and the Mediterranean and will have the opportunity to find coproducers, 

distribution or even to be selected to other international festivals. 

Proof of the Market’s success is the fact that there are more films and more buyers 

participating this year than ever before. There are more than 470 documentaries 

making up the Market’s offerings, while interested buyers are more than 60. The Doc 

Market is fully Digital. Buyers will be able to watch documentaries without the use 

of DVDs or VHS tapes; all films will be easily accessible from the “digital library” in 

each of the booths. Even though the results of such an event are not immediate felt, 

if we had to make certain predictions we might quote some numbers from the past. 

In and of itself, 25% of the total number of films that is sold through the Market is 

considered extremely successful. And if one takes into account the fact that only about 

1/4 of the films that form part of the Market belong to the Festival program, then one 

can easily conceive the breadth and the potential of the Market. It is our hope that, this 

year, even more documentaries will find their way to a television or cinema screen 

and will succeed in reaching the audience that seeks them out. 

Happy viewing! 

Dimitri Eipides 

Founder-Director

0-9 

401 

MEXICO 

History & Politics 

0,0056 

Lorenzo Hagerman 

Within the history of the struggle for power in Mexico, in the year 2006 a man defied the 

institutions and proclaimed himself the legitimate president: Andrés Manuel López 

Obrador. The chronicle of the unexpected defeat of the man who led the electoral polls for 

four years and who, in spite of having received over 14 million votes on 2 July 2006, was 

finally defeated by a half a percentage point. 

Running time: 95΄ 

Year of production: 2011 

Production Company: 

Production Contact Person: 

Sales Company: 

Sales Contact Person: 

Mexican Film Institute 

Iván Gutiérrez Aráico 



Insurgentes sur 674, 2nd floor 

Del Valle 03100 Mexico City, Mexico 

T. +52 55 5448 5345 

difuinte@imcine.gob.mx 

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1 4 t h T h e s s a l o n i k i D o c u m e n t a r y F e s t i v a l

132 

DENMARK 

0-9 


1/2 REVOLUTION 

Omar Shargawi, Karim El Hakim 

Film director Omar and his friend Karim were researching a film in Cairo when the revolution 

broke out in February 2011. They mingle with the rebels, walk the streets and participate 

in demonstrations against decades of oppression by the regime of Hosni Mubarak. 

Running time: 71’ 






Globus ApS 

Carsten Holst 

LevelK 

Tine Klint 

Gammel Kongevej 137 

Over gården, 3. 

1850 Frederiksberg C, Denmark 

T. +45 4844 3072 

tine.klint@levelk.dk 

2 0 1 2 T h e s s a l o n i k i D o c M a r k e t G u i d e 15

0-9 

359 

GREECE 

Current Affairs 

1 0 0 (173 ALEXANDRAS AV., ATHENS) 

Gerasimos Rigas 

1 0 0 (173 Alexandras Ave., Athens) – an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary 

series about urban life in Greece in a time of crisis – depicts the wide range of services 

the police in Athens is asked to perform. By observing daily life at Police Headquarters, 

we realize that what takes place is symptomatic of a deeper social crisis that includes 

justice or injustice in relation to the law, racism, poverty, and social violence. 







Minimal Films, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 

Marco Gastine 

5 Fotiou Patriarchou Str. 

11471 Athens Greece 

T. +30 6972318826 

F. + 30 210 3606730 

fminimal@otenet.gr 

ERT SA Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 

Fotini Yannoulatou 

T. +30 210 6075 711 

F. +30 210 6075 714 

salesdpt@ert.gr 

www.ert.gr 

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402 

MEXICO 

0-9 

Lifestyles 

12 OUNCES 

Patricio Serna Salazar 

To reach the top you have to receive many blows, for only one out of three thousand boxers 

makes it. 













T. +52 55 5448 5345 



0-9 

284 

GREECE 


155 SOLD 

Yorgos Panteleakis 

The doc covers the events that took place around Syntagma Square (Constitution Square) 

in Athens on 28-29 June 2011, during the Austerity Measures Vote by the Greek Parliament. 

It goes through the events of the extensive protests by the people opposing the Greek sellout. 

It documents the spirit of the people while at the same time unfolds the solidarity and 

courage of the protestors and the Police brutality, with its extensive use of force and chemicals, 

in a raw style with minimal commentary. Shot with a hand held camera along with 

takes from other protestors, in order to accurately record by the hour the action taken by 

the Police, Government, Para-state and Protestors. It records mainstream ordinary people 

from all classes as they reflect their frustration for the sell-out in which corrupt politicians 

along with their allies and lenders are forcing them, in what is probably the most significant 

Vote in post Junta political Greek system. 






89 Fotomara St. 

117 45 Neos Kosmos, Greece 

T. +30 211 4018 131 +30 6944 232 524 

panteleakis@live.com 


panteleakis@live.com 

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647 

IRAN 

0-9 

Lifestyles 

21 DAYS AND ME 

Shirin Barghnavard 

The film is about the director herself, a 35-year-old woman who has been married for 11 

years with no children. She believes that she still has time to decide whether or not she 

wants to become a mother when she finds out there is a fibroma growing in her womb. 

After visiting the doctor, she is told the best time to get pregnant is right after the surgery. 

This film covers the 21 days before her operation as she struggles with this issue. 







Sheherazad Media International 

Katayoon Shahabi 



1, 3rd Sarvestan, Pasdaran St, Shariati Ave 

Tehran 16619, Iran 

T. +98 21 2286 3260 

F. +98 21 2285 8962 

Fest.smi@gmail.com 


0-9 

363 

GREECE 


25TH MERIDIAN 

Chryssa Tzelepi, Tania Hatzigeorgiou 

Island of Imvros 2005. The documentary portrays the everyday life and the memories of 

the people who never left their land. It presents the dreams that people continue to make 

for a homeland that they were deprived of, that was violently taken from them. Memories, 

dreams, sacrifices, agony, nostalgia, life. All these unfold through the stories of our heroes. 

It is their homeland that they are looking for in the rubbles. It is their lives that they 

want to recreate. It is their dreams that they wish to revive. 







Anemicinema 

Chryssa Tzelepi 

7 Skra St. 

546 22 Thessaloniki, Greece 

T. +30 2310 266 702 +30 6946 384 026 

+30 6936 572 708 

xryssasu@yahoo.gr 

Anemicinema 

Chryssa Tzelepi 

T. +30 2310 952 603 

xryssasu@yahoo.gr 

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658 

POLAND 

0-9 


3 DAYS OF FREEDOM 

Lukasz Borowski 

The world as seen from the perspective of the main protagonist makes us realize how easily 

people become accustomed to changing reality. After 15 years behind prison walls, Piotr 

goes on his first leave. He is entitled to three days of freedom, which turn out to be very 

intense. At every turn, Piotr is surprised by the world around him, which has undergone 

considerable change over this period. So has he, which he realizes when he visits his sister. 







Wajda Studio 

Joanna Skalska 

Krakow Film Foundation 

Katarzyna Wilk 

Bsztowa 15/8a, 

Krakow 31-143, Poland 

T. +48 12 294 6945 

katarzyna@kff.com.pl 


0-9 

171 

FRANCE-PALESTINE-ISRAEL 


FIVE BROKEN CAMERAS 

Emat Burmat, Guy Davidi 

Palestinian farm laborer Emad has five video cameras, and each of them tells a different part 

of the story of his village’s resistance to Israeli oppression. Emad lives in Bil’in, just west of the 

city of Ramallah in the West Bank. Using the first camera, he recorded how the bulldozers came 

to rip the olive trees out of the ground in 2005. Here, a wall was built directly through his fellow 

villagers’ land to separate the advancing Jewish settlements from the Palestinians. In the 

first days of resistance to the Jewish colonists and the ever-present Israeli soldiers, Emad’s fourth 

son Gibreel was born. Scenes shift from the infant growing into a precocious preschooler to 

the many peaceful acts of protest, and the steady progress of the construction of the dividing 

wall. Sympathizers from all over the world, including Israel, provide help as resistance develops, 

but when the situation intensifies, people are arrested and villagers are killed. Emad keeps 

on filming despite pleas from his wife, who fears reprisals. 






Alegria Productions 

CAT&Docs 

Catherine Le Clef 

T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 

cat@catndocs.com 

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125 

UNITED KINGDOM 

0-9 


66 MONTHS 

James Bluemel 

For 66 months, Nigel survived under the radar of social services. This is a dark, lonely and 

often dangerous place to inhabit. Eventually, Nigel found Robbie, a violent Glaswegian, 

who, in the absence of anyone else, became his carer. Together they lived in poverty in the 

midst of the dreaming spires of Oxford. Shot over a 6-year period, this film chronicles the 

complex relationship between the two men. Alcohol, mental illness and sex all play a part 

and the film raises many difficult questions about the nature of love, abuse and society’s 

duty of care. But at its core, this film is a love story, an acutely observed portrait of a dysfunctional 

relationship within a dysfunctional world. 






Dartmouth Films 

Matt Hird 

Christopher Hird 

Room F62, South Building 

Somerset House Strand, London 

WC2R 1LA 

T. (+44207) 8455857 

matt@dartmouthfilms.com 


403 

THE NETHERLANDS 

A 

Art, Music & Culture 

ABOUT CANTO 

Ramon Gieling 

About Canto is an inventive mosaic about the dramatic influence that the modern classical 

piece “Canto Ostinato” by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt has had on the lives of a 

number of people. Like true love, music can bring about this radical change. This composition 

continues to do so. 



Production Companies: 

Contact Person: 



Eyeworks Film & TV Drama BV 

Janneke Doolaard 

NPO/RNW Sales 

Ellie Beijaard 

Sumaumatralaan 45 

1217 GP Hilversum, The Netherlands 

T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 

info@nposales.com 

www.nposales.com 


A 

404 

USA 


ABOUT FACE: 

SUPERMODELS, THEN AND NOW 

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders 

About Face is a step back in time to a glamorous, yet complicated era when drugs were 

rampant and women were routinely harassed and mistreated. The divergent attitudes 

among the women about everything from the business of modeling to aging and plastic 

surgery are fascinating and priceless. This insightful documentary celebrates the raw intelligence 

and staying power of these timeless icons. 







Perfect Day Films Inc 

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders 

Films Transit International Inc. 

Jan Rofekamp 

252 Gouin Boulevard East 

Montreal / Quebec 

H3L 1A8 Canada 

T. +1 514 844 3358 

johnnadai@filmstransit.com 

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405 

SOUTH KOREA 

A 


ACROSS LAND, ACROSS SEA INTO 

FREEDOM WHATEVER THE TIDE 

Harkjoon Lee, Dongkyun Ko, Hein S. Seok 

Songgook and Sueryun are a newly-wed North Korean couple now living in the South. As 

is the case for an estimated 20,000 defectors who have built or are trying to build a new 

life in South Korea, they are attempting to secure their entire family’s freedom by arranging 

their defection along with them to the South. This phenomenon has been coined “the 

chain of escapes.” The Songgook couple’s family members have contacted them to seek assistance 

to escape from the North. Songgook puts his life at risk, making a dangerous trek 

to the Tumen River, a border zone between China and North Korea. He makes plans to lead 

a daring escape: to smuggle his family into the South by boat. Because of the extreme dangers 

associated with this journey, this kind of attempt is very rare. And this is the first ever 

to be filmed. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 

17 Rue du Colisee 

Paris 75008, France 

T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 

m.noll@ictv-solferino.com 


A 

303 

GREECE 

Adventure & Travel 

AETOLIA, A JOURNEY 

Nikos Stathogiannopoulos 

In southwestern Greece, there is a place known since antiquity by the name of Aetolia. This 

documentary takes us through the many-faceted, rich landscape of Aetolia, which extends 

from the alpine crests of the Vardoussia Mountains down to the coastal plains by the Gulf 

of Corinth and the Ionian Sea. 

The film dwells upon the beauty of the scenery, specific traits of nature, wildlife and local 

culture. In the course of our trip we shall come upon the Lagoon of Messolonghi, Mount 

Arakynthos, the coastal area of Nafpaktos, Kravara (mountainous Nafpaktia), and Focian 

Doris, finally arriving at Southern Evrytania. 





Aylon Productions 

Nikos Stathogiannopoulos 

20 Larisis St. 

135 61 Athens, Greece 

T. + 30 210 2628 854 

aylon@ath.forthnet.gr 

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406 

AUSTRIA 

A 


ALBERT SCHWEITZER – 

ANATOMY OF A SAINT 

Georg Misch 

Albert Schweitzer can be considered one of the modern saints of the 20th Century: Symbol 

of the doctor saving lives in Africa, winner of the Peace Nobel Prize, creator of the concept 

of “reverence for life.” He was a universal genius, a great theologist, philosopher, musician 

and doctor, one of the first campaigners against nuclear weapons and a forefather 

of the environmental movement. Behind the public image of the “greatest man in the 

world,’ as the media called him, the film’s ultimate goal is to find the relevance he holds 

for our disaster-ridden world today. 

Running time: 52΄ & 77΄ 






NFP neue film production & Mischief Films & Seppia 

Georg Misch 

Rise and Shine World Sales 

Diana Karklin 

Schlesische Str. 29/30 

Berlin 10997, Germany 

T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 

diana.karklin@riseandshine-berlin.de 


A 

407 

ITALY 

Lifestyles 

ALL NATURALS – WOMEN WHO 

MAKE ORGANIC WINE 

Giulia Graglia 

Four organic wine producers talk about their lives, their work as mothers, winegrowers and 

businesswomen, each telling her story in a different season and a different phase of work 

in the vineyard or winery. Though completely different, the four women share the same 

passion for and roots with their homeland. Devoid of bucolic idealisation of farm work, the 

film gives an accurate portrait of the women by following them in their daily routine, capturing 

their movement, faces and words. 







Associazione Effetto Notte 

Marco Fiumara 

Vitagraph 

Filippo D’Angelo 

Via Schiavonia, 1 

I-40121 Bologna, Italy 

T.-F +39 051 267 150 

vitagraph@libero.it 

30 


408 

GUADELOUPE 

A 


ALMENDRON MI CORAZON 

Steve James 

Cuba, magical island, musical island, is also the world’s biggest rolling museum. 

Everyday, more than 60,000 American vintage cars take to the streets of Havana and small 

country roads. Their claim to fame They were all made before 1959, when the Cuban revolution 

put a brutal stop to all imports coming from the United States. They are above all 

a symbol of the resilience and ingenuity of the Cuban people and belong to the historical 

heritage of this amazing country. 






Shakti Productions 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 

28, rue de l’Equerre 

75019 Paris, France 

T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 

10francs@10francs.fr 


A 

115 

DENMARK 


THE AMBASSADOR 

Mads Brügger 

What happens when a very white European man buys a diplomatic title which turns him 

into an African diplomat overnight – right in the middle of one of Central Africa’s most failed 

nations A genre-breaking documentary, The Ambassador highlights both tragic and 

comic sides of the bizarre and hidden world of African diplomacy, where gin and tonics 

flow on a daily basis and diamond hustlers and corrupt politicians run free. 







Zentropa Entertainments ApS 

Peter Engel, Carsten Holst 

Trust Film Sales ApS 

Susan Wendt 

“TrustNordisk 

Filmbyen 26 

2650 Hvidovre 

T. +45 3686 8788 

F. +45 3677 4448 

www.trustnordisk.com 

info@trustnordisk.com 

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263 

GREECE 

A 


AMBELOKIPI [VINEYARDS] 

Documentary Team Of Municipality Of Athens 2011 

Ambelokipi (Vineyards) is a district of Athens which, though outlying when it was first established, 

now finds itself at the center of the city. Stretching from the “Elena Venizelos” maternity 

hospital to the Athens Old People’s Home, Ambelokipi comprises historical landmarks 

such as the refugee housing estates on Alexandras Avenue, the Panathinaikos 

football pitch, the Averoff prison, the Kountouriotika neighborhood, and many legendary 

cinemas. The film chronicles the history, the present and the future of the neighborhood 

of Ambelokipi, from birth, to life and survival, and into old age. 







Poulidis Productions 

Yorgos Poulidis 

5-7 Peanias Str. 

Athens Greece 

O.P.A.N.D.A. - Poulidis Productions 


50 Akadimias Str. 

Athens Greece 

T. + 306972833318- +302107700616 

poulidis2003@gmail.com 


A 

409 

ISRAEL 


AMEER GOT HIS GUN 

Naomi Levari 

Ameer is about to enlist in the army. As opposed to the majority of 18-year-old boys in 

Israel, for whom army service is mandatory, Ameer is exempt from military service under 

the assumption that his enlistment may endanger Israel’s security: Ameer, an Israeli citizen, 

is a Muslim Arab. But Ameer has decided to volunteer. He believes that his induction 

is the way to equality. He is considered an enemy, a fifth column in the eyes of Israeli Jews, 

and a traitor of the worst kind in the eyes of Arab citizens; the kind who turns against his 

brothers. Ameer sets out on a journey to self-definition, while carefully navigating the thin 

line between Jewish and Arab societies. Ameer, an eternal optimist, wishes to be both a 

proud Arab and an enthusiastic Israeli, while his only enemy is reality. 







Black Sheep Film Productions 

Saar Yogev 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 


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271 

GREECE 

A 


THE ANCIENT OSTRAKON 

Nikos Alevras 

How and why are Ancient Greek words, Ancient Greek notions, and Ancient Greek philosophy 

still prevalent in our lives, 2,500 years on Why is a piece of baked clay, an ostrakon 

– which derives from the Ancient Greek word for bone – the hardest material on earth 

How is earth transformed into bone to protect one’s brain Was Heraclitus right when he 

wrote “Everything flows” These questions are all posed and answered in the film. 







Lallouda 

Nikos Alevras 

Tsimboura Str. 

19002 Peania Greece 

T. + 30 2310 266702,+30 6946384026 

nikosalevras@yahoo.gr 

Lallouda 

Nikos Alevras 



A 

410 

GERMANY 


ANDREAS BAADER – 

LIFE OF A PUBLIC ENEMY 

Klaus Stern 

The RAF proved to be the biggest and most brutal terror organization in post-war West Germany. 

Their actions culminated in the “German Autumn” of 1977 which led to a national 

crisis. Andreas Baader was the founder and head of the RAF. Thirty years after the “German 

Autumn” and Baader’s suicide in Stammheim prison, the myths and mysteries that surround 

him grow rather than fade. Who was he really The film reveals archival footage and 

facts, some of which have never been shown before. For the first time, Ello Michel, the 

mother of Baader’s daughter, reads from his love letters to her. The film portrays a spoiled 

mama’s boy and a narcissist attention seeker without any moral scruples. 







sternfilm 

Klaus Stern 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 


36 


411 

FRANCE 

A 


ANOTHER LIFE 

Alexandre Dereims 

Every year, hundreds of thousand of Africans risk their lives trying to get into Europe. This 

is their story. We follow a convoy of young migrants. First, the hopes and idealism of the 

journey’s beginning. They will be the lucky ones who overcome all the odds to build a new 

life in Europe. Next comes the growing comprehension of just what they have undertaken. 

The loss of their money in bribes to corrupt officials. The dried-out bodies of other migrants 

in the desert – a constant reminder of what would happen to them if they ran out of water. 

Then, the hell of Libya’s internment camps. The squalid conditions and beatings. And 

finally, the bitter knowledge that they are simply pawns, to be used and abused by every 

authority they encounter, and the sickening realisation that they have lost the biggest gamble 

of their lives. 






Maha Productions & Premiere Nouvelle 

Java Films 

Kathryn Bonnici 

4-6 Villa Thoreton, 


T. +33 1 4060 2624 

F. +33 1 4060 2649 

kathryn@javafilms.fr 


A 

412 

FRANCE 

Science & Technology 

ARCHAEOLOGISTS OF DNA 

François-Xavier Busnel 

Recovering DNA from ancient remains! Nobody believed it was possible, and yet, around 

thirty years ago, some researchers embarked on this adventure. Thus, palaeogenetics was 

born. A new discipline that allows you to recover and analyze DNA from ancient organisms. 






C Productions Chromatiques 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


38 


413 


A 


ARE ALL MEN PEDOPHILES 

Jan-Willem Breure 

We live in a society that condemns paedophiles, though biological instinct and world cultures 

throughout history suggest that an attraction to adolescents is as natural as it is unavoidable. 

The fashion industry on the one hand sexualizes ever-younger girls, while 

those who act on these instincts are reviled. The apparent hypocrisy at the heart of society 

forces the question: 

What do we mean when we talk about pedophilia Are all men pedophiles 







JW Productions 

Jan-Willem Breure 

Sideways Film 

Kazz Basma 

19 Windus Road 

London N16 6UT, UK 

T. +44 788 147 3603 

kazz@sidewaysfilm.com 


A 

653 

POLAND 


ARGENTINIAN LESSON 

Wojciech Staron 

In 1998, Wojciech Staron made The Siberian Lesson, a documentary about a young teacher 

who goes to live in the lake Baikal area to teach Polish to the descendants of Polish exiles. 

Many years later, already married and with two children, the director and his film character 

go to Argentina. For their son, the trip is an encounter with a new language. Assisted by 

his Argentinean friend, little Janek will enter the fascinating world of games but also discover 

the bitter taste of childhood, prematurely tainted by adults’ problems, he had not 

known until now. 







Staron Film 

Malgorzata Staron 





T. +48 12 294 6945 


40 


414 

FRANCE 

A 


ART TRAFFICKING: 

THE SPOILS OF THE WAR ON TERROR 

Romain Bolzinger 

Is the illegal traffic in antiques, pillaged from the Middle East, funding insurgency groups 

and Hezbollah Iraq, cradle of one of the oldest civilisations in the world, is an archaeologist’s 

goldmine. Artifacts from Mesopotamia sell for small fortunes in the West. But in the 

ensuing chaos after the fall of Saddam Hussein, hundreds of thousands of objects were 

looted from Iraq’s archeological sites and museums. Money raised from the sale of these 

objects went to fund the Sadr Army and other insurgents: there were reports of a “hidden 

fatwa” authorizing looting if the proceeds were used to fight the coalition. In Lebanon, the 

cradle of the Phoenician civilisation, art trafficking is a significant source of income for 

Hezbollah. We follow the illegal art trade from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan to the West. 






Tac Presse 

Java Films 


4-6 Villa Thoreton, 


T. +33 1 4060 2624 

F. +33 1 4060 2649 



A 

282 

GREECE 

Environment & Wildlife 

ASPROPOTAMOS (WHITE RIVER) 

Angeliki Pittaki 

The river Aspropotamos (white river), which is the second name of the river Acheloös from 

its headwaters and up to a certain point, owes this name to the white effect of its foamy 

waters during the springtime. The river is a source of life for the unspoilt area of Aspropotamos 

and its eleven Vlach villages on the westernmost edge of Thessaly, on the border 

with Epirus. Its contribution to the development of the mountainous area that gives 

birth to the river is of great importance, not only in the past but also in the present time. 




Angeliki Pittaki 

9 Kondylaki St. 


T. +30 6972 997 544 

angel_pitt2002@yahoo.gr 

42 


415 

UK 

A 


ASTRONAUTS, VIKINGS AND GHOSTS 

Robert Haines 

In the 70s, in his hometown of Merthyr Tydfil, as a 19-year-old photography student Robert 

Haines photographed his family, his friends, and sometimes just total strangers, capturing 

what he thought were ordinary moments in the lives of ordinary people. He took hundreds 

of photographs, put them in a box and forgot about them. Forty years later he rediscovered 

the box. Suddenly the people in the photographs didn’t seem so ordinary any 

more. Now everybody wanted to see the images. A book and an exhibition followed. 







Flicks 

Robert Haines 

Taskovski Films 

Manuela Buono 

7 Granard Business Centre, Bunns Lane 

London NW7 2DQ, UK 

T. +39 34 7627 3790 

sales@taskovskifilms.com 


A 

416 

GERMANY 

Lifestyles 

AT LAST – LIVING WITH THE DEAD 

Katja Dringenberg, Christiane Voss 

What happens to us after death Through whose hands do our bodies pass before they vanish 

from this world once and for all At Last seeks out the mysterious places that the dead 

pass through. In this shadow realm, it is the service providers for the dead that rule, the 

carers and the disposal experts. At Last takes us to places never seen before and leads us 

into a fascinating and previously hidden world. 






Herbstfilm Produktion 

Doc & Film International 

Hwa-Seon Choi 

13 rue Portefoin, 


T. +33 1 4277 5687 

hs.choi@docandfilm.com 

44 


112 

SWEDEN-DENMARK 

A 


AT NIGHT I FLY 

Michel Wenzer 

Images from New Folsom, where men at California’s first maximum security prison offer 

us a glimpse of their world. This world is less about dangerous drama and more, as one 

of them describes it, “about isolation; about closure of both the mind and the heart; and 

the spirit.” This intimate documentary shows prisoners, most of them serving a life sentence, 

who refuse such closure and instead work to reveal and express themselves. Their 

primary tool is making art and the film takes us to New Folsom’s “Arts in Corrections” program, 

to prison poetry readings, gospel choirs, blues guitar on the yard, and to many more 

instances of creativity. At Night I Fly shows the artistic and human journey these men make, 

as well as the need that fuels it, and the beauty and pain encountered along the way. 

Running time: 88‘ & 56’ 





Story AB 

The Yellow Affair 

Miira Paasilinna 

T.-F. +46 8 645 1212 

miira@yellowaffair.com 

www.yellowaffair.com 


A 

417 

CANADA 

Lifestyles 

AT NIGHT THEY DANCE 

Isabelle Lavigne, Stephane Thibault 

Welcome to the mysterious and dangerous world of a clan of belly dancers in workingclass 

Cairo. Selected for the Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes 2011. 






Les Films du Tricycle 

Autlook Filmsales 

Stephanie Holzhuber 

Trappelgasse 4/17, 

Vienna 1040, Austria 

T. +43 720 34 6934 

welcome@autlookfilms.com 

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153 

DENMARK 

A 

Lifestyles 

AU PAIR 

Nicole N. Horanyi, Heidi Kim Andersen 

In the film Au Pair we meet three young Filipino women with three different reasons to 

leave home – and with three different dreams for the future. Roselie has left her country 

to support her younger sisters’ education. With permission to work in Denmark for only 18 

months, she has to find a new host family in Norway or she will have to go back home. 

Matet supports her parents and a cousin adopted by her parents. But then Matet’s mother 

is diagnosed with cancer and has to send even more money each month. Theresa has left 

her two-year-old daughter with her mother back in an extremely poor village. She earns 

money for her daughter’s survival and future possibilities, but the fact is the whole family 

is depending on her. The stories of these three women become the story of a complex 

world, in which it is difficult to tell who is exploiting whom; a world in which money corrupts 

emotions. 







Made in Copenhagen ApS 

Helle Faber 

DR International Sales 

Helene Aurø 

DR TV International Sales. 

DR Byen, Emil Holms Kanal 20 

0999 København C 

T. +45 3520 3040 

drsales@dr.dk 


A 

418 

MEXICO 

Lifestyles 

AZTEC PRINCE 

A. Fernández 

The two sides of the December 1997 killings in the Zapatista community of Acteal are confronted 

through two connected stories. Lorenzo, a wrestling gladiator, is serving out his sentence 

at the El Amate prison for having shot several innocent people, including five-yearold 

Zenaida who now, as a result of the bullet to her head, has problems with her eyesight. 

They each live in their own prison, victims of a war and a system of which they are ignorant. 












Del Valle, 03100 Mexico City, Mexico 

T. +52 55 5448 5345 


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288 

UK-GREECE 

B 


BACK TO THE SWING OF THINGS 

Danae Mikelli 

In olden days, people relied on their kin and were surrounded by extended families. 

Nowadays most people don’t have the luxury of those extended families, either because 

they’ve moved away or because they tend to live more isolated lives. Lindy Hop is a great 

way of creating that kind of extended family. Back in the Swing of Things is a short documentary 

film about the development of the Lindy Hop scene in Bristol, UK. Featuring David 

Zilkha, founder of Swing Dance Bristol, and some of the area’s finest dancers, here is the 

story of the revival of a dance craze, which was born in Harlem in the 1920s and spread 

all over Europe, captivating thousands of people. 





University of Bristol 

Kate Withers 

Kate.Withers@bristol.ac.uk 

4 Laodigitrias St. 

54634 Thessaloniki Greece 

T. +30 6942 258 981 

dmikelli@yahoo.com 


B 

419 



BACKLIGHT: 

BETWEEN EGYPT AND GAZA 

Sabine Lubbe Bakker 

1400 tunnels between Egypt and Gaza are the heart of the local economy. While under the 

Mubarak administration the Egyptian government officially supported the embargo 

against Gaza, it turned a blind eye to the illegal supplies through tunnel routes between 

Egypt and Gaza. In this post-revolution period, Egypt will have to rethink its position when 

it comes to its policy in the region. The people of the Egyptian border village of Rafah can 

finally openly discuss the profitable trade through the tunnels. But do they even want the 

borders to be opened 







VPRO Television 

Swaze Hartog 

NPO/RNW Sales 


Sumatralaan 45 


T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 

ellie.beijaard@omroep.nl 

50 


420 


B 


BACKLIGHT: MONEY AND 

SPEED – INSIDE THE BLACK BOX 

Marije Meerman 

On May 6th, 2010, the American stock markets plunged by almost 10% in only 20 minutes. 

By reconstructing this mysterious “flash crash,” Money and Speed uncovers a world 

of computer driven financial markets, in which profit or loss are determined at the speed 

of light. Mind-blowing visualizations of financial data show what goes on in the black boxes 

of the world of finance. What are the consequences of putting computers in charge of our 

financial system 








Swaze Hartog 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 



B 

421 



BACKLIGHT: THE COMPETITION 

FOR THE ARAB VIEWER 

Nordin Lasfar 

Western media rely heavily on reports gathered by the two most influential Arab media 

organizations that indirectly play an import role in the turbulent events stirring up the Arab 

world. Focusing on two chief correspondents of Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, we not only learn 

more about the often difficult conditions they have to work in, but also about their methods 

and journalistic views vis-à-vis the Arab revolution. Most importantly, we investigate 

how far the news channels they work for are subjected to the foreign and internal policy 

of the countries that finance them. 








Swaze Hartog 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 


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291 

GREECE 

B 


BACKSTAGE - MARIA BONAPARTI 

Yorgos Skevas 

Maria Bonaparti, of descent from Napoleon, is known in Greece as the beloved wife of 

Prince George, high commissioner of Crete. At the age of 25, she marries Prince George, 

and upon her arrival to Greece she was welcomed with great honours despite the fact that 

she lived her life as a royalty. Bonaparti was one of the founding members of the psychoanalysis 

group in Paris, established in 1926. At the same time she took up writing several 

of her books and articles on female sexuality were published, and was pronounced as 

the Queen of psychoanalysis in Europe. In Greece Bonaparti contributed in establishing the 

first psychoanalysis group, together with Andreas Empeirikos, Dimitris Kouretas and Goerge 

Zabitzanos. One of her most interesting hobbies was her amateur cinematography, 

filming amazing celebrities, taking exquisite pictures of impoverished Greece with her camera. 

In Backstage we watch rare audiovisual material which outlines Bonaparti’s personality 

and behaviour. We see her childhood and the loss of her mother just a few days after 

her birth. Her fight with depression and phobias and her struggle to find the true 

meaning of love. 





ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 


432, Messoghion Ave. 


T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



B 

422 

GERMANY-UK 


BAD WEATHER 

Giovanni Giommi 

Bad Weather tells the story of Banishanta Island. It is made up of a community of sex workers. 

Living on a tiny sliver of land 100 meters long and only ten meters wide in the Bay of 

Bengal, south Bangladesh, this community survives at the front line of climate change. The 

rising river, soil erosion and frequent cyclones are slowly destroying what is left of the island. 

Razia, Khadija and Shephalie, three of the last 65 women left living there, are in a 

battle for their homes, the future of their families, and even their quest for true love. As they 

strive to hold onto their livelihood, time is running out. Soon, the whole of Banishanta will 

be totally submerged under water, making it one of the first real casualties of the shifting 

global environment. 






ma.ja.de. filmproduktion & ZDF & ARTE & YLE 

Deckert Distribution 

Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1 

04103 Leipzig, Germany 

T. +49 341 215 6638 

F. +49 341 215 6639 

info@deckert-distribution.com 

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423 

ITALY 

B 

Lifestyles 

BALCONING – A LEAP IN THE DARK 

Milchele Malgarini Bertini 

Balconing – Salto Nel Vuoto is an emotional journey into the world of extreme entertainment 

for young people. Risk and adrenaline as an expression of self, the leap of faith and 

the desire to overcome their physical limitations as key elements of the path to search for 

thrills. Trying to decipher the reasons, motivations and needs that drive a guy to risk his life 

for fun. From “Balconing,” a social phenomenon born in Spain which involves jumping from 

the balcony of your hotel room directly into the pool below, to the “Choking Game” practice 

used by American-born children to “Car Surfing,” in which one uses the roof of the car 

as a surf board, to lying on the railway tracks and waiting for the train to pass over your 

body. The project is developed through various channels of analysis and multiple points 

of view, which will try to describe and represent the reality of the young people of today’s 

electronic society. 







Fuorisync 

Lorenzo Dionisi 

Rossellini film e tv 

Eduardo Rumolo 

125 Via Flaminia, 

00196 Rome, Italy 

T. +39 335 1646 796 

lorenzo@fuorisync.it 


B 

186 

DENMARK 

Sports 

BALLROOM DANCER 

Christian Bonke, Andreas Koefoed 

Slavik is a former world champion in Latin American dance. He is about to make his final 

comeback as a professional dancer with his partner and lover Anna. Slavik is addicted to 

the limelight and dance. His body, however, is causing him aches and pains and his flaring 

temper puts his relationship with Anna at risk. Ballroom Dancer follows Slavik and Anna 

as they put everything on the line in their ultimate push for the throne one last time. 







Danish Documentary Production 

Jakob Nordenhof Jønck, Sigrid Dyekjær 


Kim Christiansen 


DR Byen, Emil Holms Kanal 20 


www.drsales.dk 

drsales@dr.dk 

T. +45 3520 3040 

56 


424 

MEXICO 

B 


BARBAROUS MEXICO 2010 

Luis Rincón 

1810: Miguel Hidalgo abolished slavery in Independent Mexico. 1910: John K. Turner published 

México Bárbaro, a book that reveals the slavery networks that operated under the 

Porfirio Díaz dictatorship. 2010: in the midst of the celebrations for the Centennial and Bicentennial 

of the Mexican Revolution and Independence, the slavery networks still exist. 






Pablo Briseño 



T. +52 55 5448 5339 

F. +52 55 5448 5380 



B 

425 

FINLAND-LITHUANIA 


BARZAKH 

Mantas Kvedaravicius 

In Chechnya, where life is no longer war but not yet peace, the disappeared rarely return, 

but when they come back in dreams they are said to come from Barzakh – a land between 

the living and the dead. 







Sputnik Oy & Extimacy Films 

Aki Kaurismäki 

The Match Factory GmbH 

Michael Weber 

Balthasarstrasse 79-81 

Cologne 50670, Germany 

T. +49 221 539 709 0 

F. +49 221 539 709 10 

info@matchfactory.de 

58 


426 

USA 

B 


BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS 

OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST 

Michael Rapaport 

A behind-the-scenes documentary, directed by Hollywood actor Michael Rappaport, 

about one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip hop history: 

A Tribe Called Quest. Electrifying footage and commentary from Busta Rhymes, Pharell 

Williams, Mary J. Blige, De La Soul, Kanye West, Ludacris, the Beastie Boys, and many more. 






Rival Pictures 





T. +43 720 34 6934 



B 

427 

POLAND 


BEHIND THE POSTER 

Marcin Latallo 

A very first documentary film presenting one of the most influential movements in graphic 

design of the 20th century: the Polish School of Posters that has become famous all 

around the world. 

Polish posters have put art over commercialism. They aimed at grasping the essence of a 

particular phenomenon: a film, theater play, art exhibition, sport or political event in one 

iconic picture. They expressed a paradoxical creative freedom for an artist in communist 

times, devoid of pressures of commerce. From today’s perspective, the Polish Poster shows 

a history of post-WWII Poland and the relations between the artists and communist power. 



Production Company: Kalejdoskop Film Studio & TVP - Channel 1 

Production Contact Person: Aleksandra Biernacka 


TVP SA 

Sales Contact Person: Maria Nadolna 

17, J.P. Woronicza st 

Warsaw 00-999, Poland 

T. +48 22 547 8501 

F. +48 22 547 4248 

festivals@tvp.pl 

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428 

GERMANY 

B 


BEING KOSHER 

Ruth Olshan 

“Kosher”, in a figurative sense, means “pure”. And in the Jewish kitchen, everything that is 

pure is certified as such by the kosher certificate of purity. In Being Kosher, Ruth Olshan applies 

this Jewish tradition of verifying the purity of things to her own Jewish family history. 

The director’s ancestors crisscrossed Europe and changed religions as they went: The 

great-grandmother converted to Catholicism out of fear of the pogroms, her mother 

married a Jew and emigrated with him to Israel. The director herself was baptized in secret 

by her grandmother before immigrating to Germany, where she first attended a Jewish 

kindergarten, then a Catholic school, and now celebrates the Sabbath at her grandma’s 

house and sings Christmas songs during the Advent season. In order to solve this identity 

puzzle, Ruth Olshan interviews not only her own mother, but also Rabbis, scholars and 

other Jewish families about their observance of the 613 Jewish rules and their own Jewish 

background. In the process, she delves in a very personal manner into a dark chapter 

of European history, and ultimately confronts the question of whether, after the pogroms 

and world wars, Jewish identity is even ascertainable. 






Indi Film GmbH 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



B 

429 

ITALY 


BEING LUCY 

Gabriella Romano 

Lucy can narrate part of the 20th century from a point of view often neglected, she is therefore 

a precious testimony to the life of a transsexual person who lived through the most 

dramatic moments of recent history, from fascism to deportation to a concentration camp, 

and from the Italian economic post-war “miracle” to sexual liberation. 






Gabriella Romano 

Vitagraph 



I-40121 Bologna, Italy 

T.-F. +39 051 267 150 


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682 

URUGUAY-GERMANY 

B 

Lifestyles 

THE BELLA VISTA 

Alicia Cano 

The Bella Vista is the story of a house in a small conservative village in Uruguay, that started 

as a football club, became a successful transvestite brothel and eventually turned into a 

Catholic Chapel. 

Two transvestites, the former madam of the brothel, a brickmaker -ex football player-, and 

a nun will bring to life this battle for control of a single physical space, home to mutually 

antagonistic institutions, driven by the same motivation: passion. 






Thomas Mauch 


Manuela Buono 

7 Granard Business Centre, 

Bunns Lane, NW7 2DQ, London UK 

T. + 39 34 7627 3790 



B 

134 

UK-USA-INDIA 

Lifestyles 

THE BENGALI DETECTIVE 

Phil Cox 

When the citizens of Kolkata, one of the world’s most populated cities, lose trust in the authorities, 

the way is paved for a new phenomenon: a boom in the use of the private detective. 

This film follows intrepid Kolkata detective Rajesh Ji and his motley band of detectives 

on raids and investigations across India. The narrative centers on three compelling cases with 

intimate access to all involved. The first case is counterfeiting, the biggest growing crime across 

Asia. The second case is adultery and domestic abuse. The last case is the most brutal triple 

murder ever to be known in Kolkata. On his off hours, the dynamic Rajesh dreams of winning 

a national TV talent show. He soon takes his detectives on weekly dance routines to prepare 

for a TV dance competition – can Rajesh and a beautiful choreographer prepare his boys for 

stardom Beneath his dance fervor and investigations, Rajesh juggles a fraught family life that 

reveals a heartbreaking love story at the film’s core. 







Native Voice Films 

Phil Cox 

eOne Films International 

Natalie Kampelmacher 

175 Bloor Street East, Suite 1400 

North Tower, Toronto, ON M4W3R8 Canada 

T. +41 66462400 

F. 416 646 2399 

internationalsales@entonegroup.com 

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430 

GERMANY 

B 


BERLIN BURLESQUE 

Ivan Arranega 

The kinky and bohemian mood of the 1920s is back! Burlesque, the taboo breaking revueshow 

format which became popular in the US during the first half of the 20th century, celebrates 

a revival in today’s Berlin. Four American burlesque dancers arrive in Germany’s capital. 

Their work is dazzlingly sexy, carnal and romantic, with a generous lashing of biting 

political satire. Their back stories tell us about women who were disheartened by America 

and the dominant ideals about body image. The film dives into their world and culminates 

in the big show they are staging, featuring spicy performances according to their 

motto: “All shapes, all sizes.” 







Broken Heel Productions 

Ivan Arranega 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 



B 

431 

USA 


BERT STERN: ORIGINAL MADMAN 

Shannah Laumeister 

In the unconventional documentary Bert Stern: Original Madman, the photographer reveals 

himself for the first time. Bert’s meteoric career began as a mailroom-boy at Look magazine, 

where he formed a close relationship with a young staff photographer, Stanley 

Kubrick. The launch of Stern’s career and the Golden Age of Advertising would coincide with 

Stern’s “Driest of the Dry” campaign for Smirnoff. This ad would end up selling more 

vodka than Smirnoff dreamed, making America for the first time a vodka drinking country, 

and Stern a very successful photographer at the age of 25. Sought after by Madison 

Avenue, Hollywood, and the international fashion scene, Bert was at the heart of what 

George Lois would call the “creative evolution.” Along with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, 

Stern minted the concept “photographer” as a star in his own right. Photographing 

what seemed like the world’s most beautiful women, including Jean Shrimpton, Suzie 

Parker, Audrey Hepburn, Bridget Bardot, Twiggy, Liz Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, the kid from 

Brooklyn was living a dream. 







Magic Film Productions 

Shannah Laumeister & Gregory McClatchy 


Jan Rofekamp 


Montreal / Quebec H3L 1A8, Canada 

T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 


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338 

GREECE 

B 


BETWEEN 

Georgia Salambassi 

This is a historical documentary with people at its core. A documentary about the repatriated 

Greek political refugees from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This is the story of the children 

of three political refugees. Life before and after their arrival in Greece. The marks that the 

cultural differences between the two countries have left and continue to leave on their personalities 

and their very lives. 




Georgia Salambassi 

37 Aidiniou Str. 

Ymittos,Athens 

T. + 30 2109964173 

salambasig@gmail.com 


B 

432 

USA 


BETWEEN THE HARVEST 

Scott Drucker 

Between the Harvest is the story of Ostional, a small coastal community that relies on a legal 

harvest of the endangered olive ridley sea turtle egg. Told through the eyes of of both 

people and turtles, this short documentary delves into one of the biggest controversies in 

the marine world: is this harvest an exemplary project 





University of Southern California 

Sandrine Cassidy 

900 West 34th Street 

Los Angeles CA 90089, USA 

T. +1 213 740 4432 

scassidy@cinema.usc.edu 

68 


258 

GREECE-FINLAND 

B 


BETWEEN TWO HOMELANDS 

Christos N. Karakasis 

Between Two Homelands is about a Greek immigrant, Ilias Missiris, who moved to Finland 

and how he adjusted to the Finnish way of living. He discovered the Finnish-Greek associations 

and through Greek music he found a way to keep his identity but also felt a new 

kind of patriotism. Travelling back and forth, he felt often homesick for the country he was 

leaving behind but gradually the longing became weaker and he enjoyed his life wherever 

he was. The idea of making a documentary about people who have found another 

home began many years ago. During the filming process we, the creative team, all entered 

an inner journey stage. After this journey we are simpler, more conscious seekers of 

beauty in life and human relations, and our thoughts are far richer! The text written by the 

author Vasiliki Kappa was born as a synthesis of lyricism and philosophical thinking. Vasiliki 

followed this journey of self-awareness with us and captured the essentials that make 

a project special; to be simple, to be about human nature and enable us to think about tomorrow, 

while building the present, currently living in today, and critically looking back 

at yesterday! 





KOYINTA Production 

Christos N. Karakasis 

74 Kanari Str. 

15344 Gerakas, Athens, Greece 

T. +30 2106049942 

F. +30 2106049942 

karakasis@koyinta.gr 


B 

344 

CYPRUS 


BIRDS OF A FEATHER 

Stefanos Evripidou, Stephen Nugent 

On the south-eastern edge of Europe, two communities remain divided on the Mediterranean 

island of Cyprus, playing host to the UN’s third longest peacekeeping mission after 

Kashmir and the Middle East. 

This documentary looks at the contrasting personal memories formed in a post-conflict 

space after decades of physical separation. The well-oiled narratives of each community’s 

official histories have left little room for dialogue or mutual understanding. 

As stories unravel across the island’s coffee-shops, homes, open landscapes and the UNcontrolled 

buffer zone, the film raises questions that resonate with every frozen conflict on 

the notions of truth, history and victimhood while examining the need for dialogue in a 

seemingly perpetual conflict. 





Stefanos Evripidou and Stephen Nugent Production 

Stefanos Evripidou 

3 Ioanni Polemi St. 

1076 Nicosia, Cyprus 

T. +357 99587885 

stefanos@cyprus-mail.com 

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158 

USA-INDIA 

B 

Lifestyles 

BITTER SEEDS 

Micha X. Peled 

Bitter Seeds, the final film in Micha X. Peled’s Globalization Trilogy following Store Wars: 

When Wal-Mart Comes to Town and China Blue, explores the future of how we grow things. 

The worldwide debate focuses on how farming is being drastically transformed by the demands 

of industrial agriculture. Companies like the US-based Monsanto claim that their 

genetically modified seeds offer the most effective solution to feeding the world’s growing 

population, but on the ground, many small-scale farmers are losing their land. In India, 

the controversy has become a matter of life and death. Every 30 minutes one farmer 

in India, deep in debt and unable to provide for his family, commits suicide. Featuring compelling 

characters, Bitter Seeds tells a deeply moving story from the heart of the worldwide 

controversy about the future of farming. 

Running time: 57’ & 88’ 






Teddy Bear Films 

Micha X. Peled 


Jan Rofekamp 


H3L 1A8, Montreal / Quebec, Canada 

T. + 1 514 844 3358 

F. + 1 514 844 7298 

johnnadai@fimstransit.com 


B 

348 

GREECE 

Lifestyle 

THE BLIND FISHERMAN 

Stratis Voyatzis, Thekla Malamou 

The Blind Fisherman presents the life of Yannis Koukoumialos, who lost his eyesight and 

his arm at the age of eleven. Born in the fishing village of Langada, on the island of Chios, 

he learned the art of fishing at a very young age. Using images he recalls from before he 

was blinded, in a world that is organized and structured in his mind, guided by his sixth 

sense and a divine power, he has charted a map with which he has been sailing the sea 

for the last 70 years. In this documentary we embark with kyr Yiannis on a journey where 

fairytale and reality are two sides of the same coin, revealing the opposing and fascinating 

forces that color the human soul. 





Thetis Company 

Thekla Malamou, Stratis Voyatzis 

1 Pipinou Str. 

Chios 82100 

T. + 30 6976438311, +30 6936824914 

info@stratisvogiatzis.com 

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433 

PORTUGAL 

B 

Lifestyles 

ΤΗΕ BLUE SALON 

Luciana Hees 

The everyday life of a small beauty salon in Maputo (Mozambique) 

Women come, chat and leave looking and feeling beautiful. 

The ambience is cheerful to the sound of the radio. No dialogue. 







Laboratório de Cinema Documental 

Nοmadlab & Terratreme Filmes 

Joana Gusmão 

Marfilmes 

Renée Gagnon 

Av. Duque de Loulé, 79 r/c Dto. A 

Lisbon 1050-088, Portugal 

T. +35 121 314 0339 

F. +35 121 353 3075 

marfilmes@netcabo.pt 


B 

434 

IRAN 


BORN OF HUMAN 

Mazdak Mirabedini 

Over 15 years of drawing and painting, Neda Saremi Monfared has reached an exclusive 

style of abstract figurative painting. As an Iranian woman, an independent instructor and 

a contemporary artist, she has to face economic hardship, as well as Iran’s notorious censorship. 






Mazdak Mirabedini 

Iranian Independents 

Mohammad Atebbai 

PO Box 15875-4769 

Tehran, Iran 

T. +98 912 319 8693 

info@iranianindependents.com 

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435 

BULGARIA-GERMANY 

B 


THE BOY WHO WAS A KING 

Andrey Paounov 

Royalty meets Reality: the biography of Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the exiled boy-king 

who gloriously returned as a republican politician to fall from grace in one of the greatest 

experiments of democracy today. 






Agitprop 





T. +43 720 34 6934 



B 

436 

FRANCE 


BRAZILIAN MAZURKA 

Pierre Meynadier 

In the south, in Rio Grande do Sul State, the city of Aura is 98% populated by descendants 

of a Polish community which, in 1911, came to settle in Brazil. A century later, some of 

them try to revive the memory so that the courage of the settlers and the difficulties they 

had to overcome may serve as an example to all. If you close your eyes you can imagine 

what they experienced from the moment they arrived in a hostile environment with 

deep forest in all directions. A century rolls by through recollections and reconstructions: 

sick children, clashes with German immigrants during the war and the courage it took to 

build a new life on the other side of the world. The youngest do not remember this history 

and have blended into Brazilian culture, but some seek to preserve the memory of the 

history that forged their characters, even if they do not know it. 






Image Images Production 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


76 


437 

MEXICO 

B 

Lifestyles 

BRILLIANT SOIL 

José Luis Figueroa Lewis, Sebastián Díaz Aguirre 

Traditionally, thousands of artisans in Mexico use lead in their glazed pottery, not knowing 

the damage that this toxic element has on their health. Herlinda, an indigenous 

Purépecha potter, is one of the few craftswomen who uses alternative lead-free glazes. 

Now that she has ensured the health of her family, she faces the difficult task of finding a 

market for her impressive pieces. But this does not dampen her dreams of her shop thriving 

and her brothers returning from the United States to rejoin the family tradition. 









T. +52 55 5448 5339 

F. +52 55 5448 5380 



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438 

IRAN 

Lifestyles 

BROKEN BORDER 

Keywan Karimi 

Across all the borders of Iran, smuggling of fuel is very prevalent and many people are engaged 

in it. The kind of equipment used for transporting the smuggled cargo is different 

based on the geographical conditions, but in each case human beings have the most important 

role. The reasons for smuggling are also varied, depending on on the existing situation 

in each area. Trying to record the process of smuggling in the western borders of Iran 

and Iraq (Kurdistan) is the main topic of the film. Being with people who don’t talk to anybody 

during the day and just see to matters related to smuggling. The fuel is taken to a secret 

place and then, after going over mountains and valleys, it eventually reaches its final 

destination in Iraq. Here there is a kind of traditional café where these laborers can rest. 




Satak Film 

4th flat, plaque Number 35, 14 

Al. Jahan Ara St. Gomnam Highway, 

Golha Square, Fatemi Square, 

Tehran, Iran 

T. +98 932 902 0625 

keywan1985@gmail.com 

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INDIA 

B 


BROKEN MEMORY SHINING DUST 

Nilosree Biswas 

Broken Memory, Shining Dust, is a film about the lives of women in wait for their dearest 

ones, who have gone missing in the last two decades of conflict in the valley of Kashmir, 

India. Built around the life of Parveena Ahanger and women like her, the film interweaves 

their memories of separation, emotional catharsis and their deep desire to get back their 

dearest in their lives again, along with their struggle for social justice. It is a story of grief, 

waiting, anger, devotion, resistance, sisterhood and spirituality expressed through their existence. 




Nilosree Biswas 

Flat 9, Building 1, Cardinal Gracias 

Orlem, Malad (West), 

Mumbai 400064. India 

T. +91 996 775 0847 

nilosree@hotmail.com 


B 

440 

POLAND 


BRONISLAW HUBERMAN 

OR THE UNIFICATION OF EUROPE 

AND THE VIOLIN 

Piotr Szalsza 

Bronisław Huberman, born in Częstochowa, Poland in 1882, was one of greatest violin virtuosos 

of the early 20th century. At the same time, he was also a pan-European, trans-national 

politician, social activist, writer, teacher, sponsor of the arts, philanthropist, humanist 

and citizen of the world, introducing the idea of the unification of Europe at the times of 

the rising nationalisms that were increasingly overwhelming the political discourse. 







Media Kontakt, TVP Kultura 

Aleksandra Biernacka 

TVP SA 

Maria Nadolna 

17, J.P. Woronicza St. 


T. +48 22 547 8501 

F. +48 22 547 4248 


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441 

FRANCE 

B 


BURKINA FASO, A REVOLUTION 

RECTIFIED: FROM THE AFRICAN 

EMPIRES TO SANKARA’S REVOLUTION 

Thuy-Tien Ho 

In August 1983, Captain Thomas Sankara seizes power in the former French colony of Upper 

Volta. He is helped by a commando led by his friend and brother-in-arms Blaise Compaoré. 

Sankara’s coup d’état has revolutionary objectives of Marxist inspiration. One year 

later, Thomas Sankara changes the name of his country to Burkina Faso, signifying that revolution 

henceforth will rhyme with development, solidarity, and especially with the end 

of corruption. The implementation into reality of the fine principles declared in speeches 

is often difficult. Dissidence occurs, and four years after the beginning of the August Revolution, 

Sankara is assassinated. It’s his brother-in-arms Blaise Compaoré who leads the 

counter-revolution, even using Sankara’s concept of the necessary “rectification.” Through 

interviews of eye-witnesses and actors of this period, as well as often new archival material 

and expert views, this documentary makes us discover the real history of a country 

that is often quoted as an example of stability among the former French colonies in West 

Africa. The film reveals the price for the country’s stability. Certain observers even wonder: 

will there be at some point a popular awakening following the example of the latest revolts 

in the Arabic world 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 



B 

330 

GREECE 


BY-STANDING AND STANDING-BY 

Fofo Terzidou 

A documentary/essay on sensitive issues such as historical memory, silence, collective 

trauma, the constructs of official history, the perceptions prevalent in Greece regarding the 

German Occupation and the extermination of 87% of Greek Jews, one of the Holocaust’s 

highest killing rates, comprising testimonials by Greeks who survived the Holocaust, as well 

as in-depth analyses by leading historians and other scholars. The documentary starts with 

the shoah of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community – Europe’s most ancient Jewish community 

– and continues with the unknown story of the rescue of Greece’s smallest Jewish 

community at the time, that of the neighboring town of Katerini. . 





Fofo Terzidou 

3, Tsoha Str. 

11521 Athina Greece 

T. +30 6988141010 

milapolla@yahoo.com 

Periklis Kortsaris 

periclesk@hotmail.com 

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EGYPT-UK 

C 


CAFÉ RICHE 

Sedi Ghadiri 

The documentary Café Riche – Cairo in a Bubble explores the cultural heritage of the infamous 

cafe in Downtown Cairo and the challenges and changes it faces in the post- 

Mubarak era. 





Problemkind Productions 

Sedi Ghadiri 

Flat B, 302 Amhurst Road, 

London N16 7UE, UK 

T. +44 779 622 8859 

sedi.ghadiri@gmail.com 


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183 

UK 


CALVET 

Dominic Allan 

Jean Marc Calvet lived a dark and violent life. Then aged 38, via a terrifying trip to hell and 

back, he was given a second chance. On the run in Central America and haunted by his past, 

he shut himself in a house and decided that death was his only way out. For nine months 

he declared war on his body, turning into a shadow of his former self; he was saved thanks 

to a can of paint. Now a successful artist with solo exhibitions in New York, his work sells 

for thousands of dollars. But on a quest for redemption, he must return to France and find 

the six-year-old son he abandoned twelve years ago without a word. 







Firewalk Films 

Dominic Allan 



T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 


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MEXICO 

C 


CANICULA 

José Álvarez 

In a small town in Veracruz, clay becomes life and wisdom becomes flight. 





Alacrán con alas 

José Álvarez 

Emilio Esteva N0.45B int5 

Col. San Miguel Chapultepec 

C.P.11850 México DF, México 

T. +52 5558 531 7187 

santosxx@gmail.com 


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443 

FINLAND 


CANNED DREAMS 

Katja Gauriloff 

Canned Dreams is a lyrical journey across the world. It builds a portrait of ordinary workers, 

through their own personal stories. All this happens in a frame of following a route of 

one canned food product, which starts its journey from the other side of the world and travels 

all across Europe. Behind this product are countless pairs of hands and their stories. 







Oktober Oy & ARTE & YLE & Al Jazeera 

Joonas Berghäll 


Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1 


T. +49 341 215 6638 

F. +49 341 215 6639 


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USA 

C 


CARBON NATION 

Peter Byck 

Carbon Nation is an optimistic, solutions-based, non-preachy, non-partisan, big tent film 

that shows tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national and energy security 

and promotes health and a clean environment. 

Public opinion is sliding the wrong way – far fewer people are concerned about climate 

change than even a year ago. 

Carbon Nation was made to give an entertaining, informed and pragmatic primer about 

why it’s incredibly smart to be a part of the new, low-carbon economy. Even if you doubt 

the severity of the impact of climate change or just don’t buy it at all, this is a compelling 

and relevant film that illustrates how solutions to climate change also address other social, 

economic and national security issues. 

We meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way, including entrepreneurs, 

visionaries, scientists and the everyday man, all making a difference and working 

towards solving climate change. We already have the technology to combat most of 

the worst-case scenarios. 







Earth School Foundation 

Peter Byck 

Sideways Film 

Kazz Basma 

19 Windus Road, 


T. +44 788 147 3603 



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444 

SWITZERLAND 

Lifestyles 

CAROLE ROUSSOPOULOS, 

A WOMAN WITH HER CAMERA 

Emmanuelle de Riedmatten 

A portrait of Carole Roussopoulos (1945-2009), who pioneered light video in France in the 

early 1970s. Through extracts from her films, archival images, and interviews with family 

and friends, the itinerary of a fighter who filmed the Women’s Liberation Movement, factory 

occupations, and early gay rights demands, and who, throughout her life, gave voice 

to the unknown – to the “voiceless” – participants in social struggles and movements for 

emancipation. 





Le CinéAtelier Ltd. 

Emmanuelle de Riedmatten 

Case postale 267 

CH-1880 Bex, Switzerland 

T. +41 24 463 3731 

F. +41 79 449 4940 

admin@cineatelier.ch 

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SPAIN 

C 


CARTOGRAPHY OF LONELINESS 

Nocem Collado 

Observing widows from India, Nepal and Afghanistan – countries with the highest population 

of widows in the world, the most child widows and largest percentage of widows 

respectively – Cartography of Loneliness is not just telling stories, but showing how these 

women are able to rise out of their solitude. What emerges are their similarities, despite 

location and culture. Heart-breaking accounts, beautiful photography and simple, truthful 

filmmaking, make this documentary an important testament of unjustifiable pain. 




Nocem Collado 

C/ San Isidoro nº18 2ºB 

41.004 Sevilla 

Spain 

T. +34 63 994 9229 

nocemcollado@gmail.com 


C 

445 

SPAIN 


CATWALK KIDS 

Sara Gibbings 

Why do the Americans stage fashion shows where prospective parents can view children 

available for adoption And should we try it in Europe We travel to Middle America to witness 

the extraordinarily aggressive way they market children available for adoption. The 

catwalks shows, photos in shopping malls and weekly TV spots are highly controversial. 

Critics claim that putting the most vulnerable members of society on display in this way 

is dangerous, and question the motives of adults who appear to be “shopping for a child.” 

But they work. Children deemed impossible to adopt – teenagers, sibling groups and those 

with special needs – very often find permanent homes thanks to these events. In contrast, 

in European countries like Spain, thousands of young children grow up in homes, never 

finding permanent families. So which system is better Are the catwalks the lesser of two 

evils 






Padi Productions 

Java Films 


4 - 6 Villa Thoreton, 

F-75015 Paris, France 

T. +33 1 4060 2624 

F. +33 1 4060 2649 


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COLOMBIA-BOLIVIA-USA 

C 


CERRO RICO, TIERRA RICA 

Juan Vallejo 

During the 16th and 17th centuries, Cerro Rico – an enormous conical mountain that towers 

over the city of Potosi, in Southwestern Bolivia – provided half of the world’s silver and 

sustained the Spanish Empire during colonial times. Most of the mineral wealth of the Cerro 

has been depleted, but today more than ten thousand miners still work on the slopes and 

tunnels of the mountain, looking for zinc, tin, lead, or a good vein of silver. Bolivia has recently 

discovered it contains half of the world’s lithium reserves in the desolate white plains 

of the Salar de Uyuni, also located in the Potosi region. But the lithium reserves are, for the 

moment, completely untapped. The parallel stories of the Cerro and the Salar speak of the 

past and the future of Bolivia, and help create a compelling mosaic of mining life on the 

high mountains of South America – making us wonder if the Andean nation will be able 

to finally harness the mineral resources for itself, its people, its own development. 





Pisco Films 

Juan Vallejo 

29 Claremont Avenue 6N 

New York, New York, 10027, USA 

T. 1 212 8649408 

piscofilms@gmail.com 


C 

446 

TURKEY 


THE CHILDREN OF CRACKED EARTH 

Omer Leventoglu 

Zarokên Axa Qelişî – The Children of Cracked Earth tells the story of expatriate/temporary 

land workers as a type of employment and a form of exploitation. One year in the life of 

one of these workers is traced by means of six families living in Ceylanpınar in this film and 

the working conditions of women and child labor are emphasized. 





Fer Film Productions – Istanbul 

Omer Leventoglu 

M.Şefket Pasa Mh. Gaziler Sk. No: 15/9 

Okmeydanı-Sisli, 

İstanbul, Turkey 

T. +90 532 516 2833 

leventoglu@hotmail.com 

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FRANCE 

C 


CHILDREN OF THE GULAG 

Romain Icard 

Under Stalin, hundreds of thousands of children were born into or sent to the Gulags. Children 

as young as 3 years old could be considered dangerous counter-revolutionaries and 

taken to the wilds of Siberia. Condemned for “coming from the worst stock,” these children 

were separated from their families, abused, neglected and starved. Over time, more and 

more babies were born into the hell of the work camps. They grew up never knowing their 

families or homeland, believing that every child in the world lived the same way. Of the 

generations that grew up in the Gulags, only a few remain. In this moving documentary, 

they tell their stories. 






Les Films en Vrac - Utopic 

Java Films 


4 - 6 Villa Thoreton, 75015 Paris, France 

T. 0033 140 60 26 24 

F. 0033 140 60 26 49 



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252 

GREECE-UK 


CHILDREN OF THE RIOTS 

Christos Georgiou 

December 6th, 2008, fifteen-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was killed by police 

while out with his friends. His death prompted thousands of young people to take to the 

streets in riots that lasted three weeks, setting Athens ablaze and consuming a nation in 

violence and chaos. In this film, some of those teenagers who witnessed his death and the 

running battles with the police, reflect on their world three years later, as they deal with 

Greece’s on-going crisis. This film gives voice to young people thrust into a conflict which 

changed, and continues to change, their lives. We observe their lives and hear of their 

hopes, dreams and fears, as they navigate uncertain futures through times of great upheaval. 





World Sales: 

World Sales Contact: 

Glasshead / Al Jazeera 

Christos Georgiou 

T. +30 6973 015675 

lychnari@gmail.com 

Al Jazeera 

Ingrid Falk 

T. +974 4489 7446 

F. +974 4489 7472 

distribution.int@aljazeera.net 

www.aljazeera.net 

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CANADA-CHINA 

C 

Sports 

CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT 

Yung Chang 

In central China, a master coach recruits poor rural teenagers and turns them into Western-style 

boxing champions. Through hard work and discipline, these boys and girls come 

of age, trained in the art of boxing and the game of life. They are filled with Olympic dreams, 

hoping to become China’s next amateur heroes. But the pull of professionalism also 

weighs upon their shoulders. Their coach hopes to make a storied comeback in a final pro 

fight, to show them the way. The top student boxers face dramatic choices as they graduate 

– should they fight for the collective good as amateurs or for their own personal gain 

as professionals It’s a metaphor for the choices that everyone faces now, in the New China. 







EyeSteelFilm - Yuan Fan Media 

Bob Moore 



18 Rue Quincampoix 


T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 



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306 

GREECE 

Sports 

CHRISTINA 

Haris Xydias 

This documentary records the efforts of Christina Gousso from September 2010 to July 2011 

and her unexpected success in Special Olympics Athens 2011, where she won two gold 

medals in running. Through her participation in the Games, Christina managed very 

quickly to believe in herself and gained a new purpose in life. 





Gabari Productions 

Haris Xydias, Stefania Xydia 

7 Megalou Alexandrou Str. 

14233 Nea Ionia Athens Greece 

T. + 30 210 2794 942 

F. +30 210 2794 948 

info@gabariproductions.com 

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448 

FRANCE 

C 


CHRONICLES 1944-1949 

Stavroula Bellos 

Original and not published documents about struggle and exile during WW II in Greece 

between 1944 and 1949 





Plein La Tête 

Stavroula Bellos 

1 Place des Pianos 

F-93200 Saint-Denis, France 

T. +33 6 6787 2608 

sbellos@univ-paris8.fr 


C 

449 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC 


CIGARETES AND SONGS 

Marek Šulík, Jana Kovalčíková-Bučka 

During a long-running musicology project, Jana Belišová collected hundreds of ancient 

Roma songs from all over Slovakia. The documentary shows a week-long meeting of amateur 

Roma singers and professional musicians with a classical education at an Evangelical 

church, where they are recording songs for the CD entitled AfterPhurikane Giľa. It is a 

film not only about music and the possibility of mutual influence, but also about tolerance, 

creativity and the world we live in. 





Žudro 

Jana Belišová, Marek Šulík 

Dražická 20, 

SK-841 01Bratislava, Slovak Republic 

T. +421 915 955 017 

zudro@zudro.sk 

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450 

ISRAEL-GERMANY 

C 


CINEMA JENIN 

Marcus Vetter 

An ambitious initiative to re-open a previously abandoned cinema in the West Bank city 

of Janin offers a nuanced and textured view into the city and the dedicated, loyal, and often 

conflicted group of people who follow a dream. 







Boomtown Media & Cinephil 

Marcus Vetter 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 

18 Levontin Street, 

Tel Aviv 65112, Israel 

T. +972 3 566 4129 

F. +972 3 560 1436 

info@cinephil.co.il 


C 

451 

FRANCE-CANADA 


CITIZEN OR STRANGER 

Jon Kalina 

With an estimated 33 million people on the move every year, fleeing from war and misery 

in search of a better life, immigration has become one of the biggest challenges facing 

our developed nations. The way we welcome these newcomers to our countries, the 

place we make for them and their culture and religion has become one of the most explosive 

issues of our times. We will be following one extended Somali family, whose members 

have emigrated all over the world. Their personal stories will be acting as a mirror of 

our own societies, pointing out the best – and worst – of each country and showing us 

what we could learn from each other to help “strangers” to become new citizens. 

Running time: 2 x 52΄ 






Intuitive Pictures 

Doris Weitzel 

Point du Jour International 

Doris Weitzel 

23 Rue de Cronsadt 

F-75015 Paris,. France 

T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 

d.weitezl@pointdujour.fr 

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C 

Lifestyles 

COFFEE, CAKE & CREMATORIUM 

Sergej Kreso 

They’re a phenomenon in Germany, the so-called ‘Kaffeefahrten’ – coach trips with a sales 

pitch and coffee and cake thrown in – on which elderly German tourists visit manufacturers 

that offer a variety of merchandise. In exchange for a cheap and pleasant trip, the 

organizers expect them to dig deep into their pockets along the way. Filmmaker Sergej 

Kreso demonstrates how such sales strategies are even used to flog funerals these days. 

With his camera, Kreso follows German funeral director Karl Schumacher, who has a 

good nose for these commercial excursions, to a Dutch crematorium in Venlo. This film 

draws the audience’s attention to the commercialization of the ‘last farewell’ in relation to 

our inhibitions about death. 







Zuidenwind Filmproductions 

Joost Seelen 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 



C 

453 

ISRAEL-USA-FRANCE 


THE COLLABORATOR AND HIS FAMILY 

Ruthie Shatz, Adi Barash 

The Collaborator and His Family is a chronicle of family, assimilation and espionage that follows 

the El-Akels, a Palestinian family whose father, Ibrahim, has been a collaborator out 

of ideology with the Israeli security services for 20 years. Branded as traitors by Palestinians, 

the entire family fled to Israel seeking asylum as promised by Ibrahim’s Israeli ‘operator.’ 

Over a two-and-a-half-year period, as each day passes with no progress towards citizenship, 

tension builds within the family. Alienated and humiliated, Ibrahim’s wife Yusra, 

three teenage sons and two daughters bear the consequences of Ibrahim’s decision while 

struggling to assimilate into Israeli society. 

Running time: 56’ & 84΄ 






Yulari Films, ITVS, ARTE France 

Ross Kauffman 


Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1 


T. +49 341 215 6638 

F. +49 341 215 6639 


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ISRAEL 

C 


CONCRETE 

Nurit Kedar 

A war story can be told either by the victims or by the soldiers. Here, filmmaker Nurit Kedar 

uncovers this untold war story through the voices of young soldiers. Operation “Cast Lead” 

in Gaza wasn’t covered by the media due to the military embargo. For the first time, Israeli 

soldiers who took part in “Cast Lead” in Gaza 2009 come forward. Ten soldiers and officers, 

recently released from service, sat in front of a camera with their faces revealed. These soldiers, 

in their very unique way, have created a narrative of an unknown war. It’s not 

Lebanon of 1982, not Lebanon of the 1990s, not Operation “Defensive Shield” and not the 

October War of 1973... It is a hallucinatory narrative of Gaza in 2009, a war partly hidden 

from the world. 





Ruth Diskin films Ltd. 

Cara Saposnik 

PO Box 7153 

Jerusalem 91071, Israe 

T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 

cara@ruthfilms.com 


C 

455 

FRANCE 


A CONTAGIOUS REVOLUTION: HO CHI 

MINH AND VIETNAM’S INDEPENDENCE 

Thuy-Tien Ho 

For centuries, the fertility of the land had turned Vietnam into a conveyed geopolitical prey. 

To start with, China, considered for a long time it should be one of its provinces. Japan too, 

was interested in this elongated land. Finally, colonial France, to be followed soon after by 

the USA. To gain independence, it was necessary for the Vietnamese to neutralize China 

and then Japan. In addition, they had to win the French War at Diên Biên Phu. And finally, 

they had to overcome the most powerful army of the world, USA. The most powerful 

“weapon” assisting the under-equipped army of volunteers. Their leader, Ho Chi Minh, 

played a major role throughout these events. He entered the scene with his solemn declaration 

of independence on September 2nd, 1945, giving birth to the Democratic Republic 

of Vietnam. The evolution of this nation in the 20th century is connected in an absolute way 

to this man. This film offers the viewer a compelling journey in Time. A series of on-site 

testimonies of Vietnamese veterans will add a more personal perspective to the journey. 

Finally, highly respected historians and researchers will bring their expert views to the equation. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 


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GREECE 

C 


CRETAN TURKS IN HALICARNASSUS 

Costas Dandinakis 

Cretan-Turks are the Islamised Greeks of Crete. After their exile from the island before and 

after the decision of the population exchange treaty of Lausanne, the Muslims of Crete were 

scattered along the coast of Asia Minor. Today, in Halicarnassus (Bodrum), first, second and 

third generation Cretan-Turks nostalgic for the homeland of their ancestors call themselves 

“Cretans” and keep alive the Cretan dialect, lifestyle, cooking, etc. The elders remember a 

harmonious coexistence with their Christian compatriots, their flight from Crete, and difficulties 

in adapting to life in Turkey. 





Centre Arts Visuels 

Costas Dandinakis 

15 E. Protopapadaki Str. 

73131 Chania Crete Greece 

T. + 30 6979058458 

costasdandinakis@gmail.com 


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681 

USA 


CULTURES OF RESISTANCE 

Iara Lee 

In 2003, on the eve of the Iraq war, acclaimed filmmaker Iara Lee embarked on a journey 

to better understand a world increasingly embroiled in conflict and, as she saw it, heading 

for self-destruction. After several years, traveling over five continents, Iara encountered 

growing numbers of people who committed their lives to promoting change. From Iran, 

where graffiti and rap became tools in fighting government repression, to Burma, where 

monks acting in the tradition of Gandhi take on a dictatorship, moving on to Brazil, where 

musicians reach out to slum kids and transform guns into guitars, and ending in Palestinian 

refugee camps in Lebanon, where photography, music, and film have given a voice to those 

rarely heard, Cultures of Resistance explores how art and creativity can be ammunition in 

the battle for peace and justice. 






George Gund 


Manuela Buono 



T. + 39 34 7627 3790 


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ISRAEL 

C 


CUTTING THE PAIN 

Yonatan Nir, Zafrir Gelman 

In March 2002, an IDF tank ran over an explosive device in Gaza. Three soldiers were killed. 

Matan Berman, the dog handler that accompanied the unit became shell-shocked following 

this tragic event. A few weeks later he started to complain of horrendous pain in 

his leg, not triggered by any physical injury, which was subsequently diagnosed as CRPS, 

a mysterious pain syndrome. The slightest touch – the whisper of the wind or a drop of 

water – now causes him pain that can only be contained with the use of large doses of 

morphine. Cutting the Pain reveals, layer by layer, the soul of a man who fights for his life 

and keeps coming up against inner demons that give him no peace. The surprising finale 

awakens speculation about the complicated connections between body and soul 







Lama Films LTD 

Amir Harel 

Go2Films Distribution & Marketing 

Hedva Goldschmidt 

37/8 Issar Natanzon St. 

Jerusalem 97787, Israel 

T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 

hedva@go2films.com 


C 

457 

CROATIA 


THE CYCLE 

Goran Markoš 

The film questions the connection between love and sexuality (by linking that connection 

with creative tension between traditional and mysterious aspects of life itself).Divided into 

three major components, the film investigates various influences that build that relationship: 

manifestation(teenagers, pensioners, chatters), profusion of variety (prostitute, abstainer), 

harmony(Pero and his lady, family).The movie has been fashioned by a method 

of gut instinct, based upon development of artistic relation between unforeseen and 

foreseen life courses, therefore, stress is being put on encouraging a subliminal/cognizant 

connection between the presented and omitted. 





Independent filmmaker 

Goran Markoš 

Vijenac F.Gotovca 5, 

Zagreb 10 000, Croatia 

T. +385 1 6602 708 

gmarkos@vip.hr 

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BULGARIA 

D 


DAD MADE DIRTY MOVIES 

Jordan Todorov 

A tribute to the greatest erotic filmmaker in the US: A.C. Stephen. Together with his close 

friend Ed Wood, he became the father of sexploitation cinema – erotic entertainment before 

the liberalization of pornography. 






Agitprop 





T. +43 720 34 6934 


2 0 1 2 T h e s s a l o n i k i D o c M a r k e t G u i d e 

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459 

POLAND 


DAD WENT FISHING 

Grzegorz Pacek 

Afrikaner Juan van Tonder, bon vivant of Cape Town, decides to change his life as a result 

of a traumatic event and establishes a children’s home in a remote South African village 

– Pamfret. The past, however still return in painful memories. 

Gradually, the film unveils the motivations that have led Juan to Pamfret. Is he a saint A 

fugitive A wreck A pedophile Or perhaps Juan, accepting a disgrace of the apartheid, 

as in Cotzee’s book, tries to pay the debt 







Wytwornia Filmow, TVP Kultura 

Aleksandra Biernacka 

TVP SA 

Maria Nadolna 



T. +48 22 547 8501 

F. +48 22 547 4248 


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USA-PHILIPPINES 

D 


DANCE OF MY LIFE 

Lydia Benitez Brown 

Meet Bessie Badilla, the first Philippine Carnival Queen in Brazil. Dance of My Life traces 

Bessie’s life from the Philippines, to Paris, and later life as a wife and mother in the US. Go 

behind-the-scenes as Bessie prepares to star for three samba schools in Sao Paulo, an unprecedented 

feat for a non-Brazilian and a “woman of a certain age.” Bessie tells stories that 

are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, showing how she was able to face the challenges 

of carnival and her own past to emerge as “queen, even for an hour” in what was to become 

the dance of her life. 







Queen Bessie, LLC 

Lydia Benitez Brown 

Queen Bessie, LLC 

Nick Brown 

67 Lockwood Lane 

Riverside, CT 06878, USA 

T. +1 203 962 3790 

F. +1 203 637 3585 

info@queenbessie.com 


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CHILE 


DAUGHTER 

María Paz González 

An existential documentary that brings together histories and relationships from all walks of life in 

today’s Cuban society. Philosophical views on human nature from a housewife, a cobbler, revolutionaries, 

party officials, musicians... Cuban traditions are vividly depicted here. Exhumation of relatives’ 

remains, or the famous Latin American rite of passage in which a family of modest means is 

ready to spend its entire year’s budget to celebrate their daughter’s fifteenth birthday. The moves of 

the Rueda Casino dance that keeps Europeans coming to the island; the musical group of the Izquerda 

brothers, who may play to entertain dancers today and tomorrow may use their rhythms to put a 

voodoo ritual audience into a trance. An unhurried philosophical narrative against background 

shots of Havana’s daily routines. 






Blume 


Manuela Buono 



London UK NW7 2DQ 

T. +393476273390 


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Lifestyles 

DAUGHTERS OF MALAKEH 

Jet Homoet, Sharog Heshmat Manesh 

Three generations of women, wedged between two worlds, struggle to give shape to their 

lives in present-day Iran. In the world outside they wear headscarves and obey the rules 

of the state, yet in their world at home, breadwinner Maryam runs the show, aided by her 

mother and her younger sister Ghazal. When Maryam wants to get married, however, these 

two worlds clash painfully, and the entire family gets involved. Son and co-director 

Sharog Heshmat Manesh, living in the Netherlands, leads us into this, otherwise closed, 

private world. Daughters of Malakeh gives us a unique and genuine picture of family life 

in Iran. 







Bonanza Films 

Harmen Jalvingh 


Manuela Buono 



T. +39 347 627 3790 



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SOUTH AFRICA 

Lifestyles 

THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY 

Ryley Grunenwald 

A South African plastic surgeon, Dr. Tertius Venter, wants to leave his private practice to join 

a hospital ship providing free surgeries in Benin, West Africa – but at a personal cost his 

wife Trudi may not be willing to pay. She cannot bear the thought of only seeing her husband 

three months a year. Tertius must wrestle between being with the woman he has 

always loved and his destiny. Meanwhile, a mischievous and charming ten-year-old, Hyacinthe, 

not only needs specialized surgery, but also a chance to see his mother for the first 

time in years. 







Marie-Vérité Films 

Ryley Grunenwald 

Journeyman Pictures 

Edward Caffrey 

4-6 High Street, Thames Ditton, Surrey 

KT7 0RY, United Kingdom 

T. 44 208 398 4616 

F. 44 208 972 9100 

sales@journeyman.tv 

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DAY BY DAY – FEMI KUTI 

Thomas Bataille 

This film is a journey into the heart of making music. As the film follows the development 

of a track from Femi Kuti’s latest album, it sets out to explain the artistic decisions. These 

choices are inseparable from Femi’s involvement in the political situation in his home country, 

Nigeria. The film thus sheds light on the unsung work of the record producer, Sodi, in 

the specific context of urban music of political dissent: Afrobeat. Day by Day explores this 

musical journey in the Parisian studio and also documents the intimidation Femi is subject 

to in Nigeria, because of his opposition to the current regime. 






Animals Production 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



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AUSTRIA 

Lifestyles 

DAY IN, DAY OUT 

Richard Rossmann 

“The day I stop work is the day I die!” When my grandfather died in 1958, my grandmother 

Thresl took on the farm and inn at Harhamhof, high in the Austrian Alps. Day-in, day-out, 

she works the farm and runs the guesthouse. Next April she will be 100 years old, yet for 

her guests she remains mistress of a timeless world. But not everyone likes how Thresl manages 

the Harhamhof. Thresl’s determination to keep working denies her son, Hans, his 

chance to take over. A documentary about persistence, willpower and the dignity of old 

age. 





Richard Rossmann Filmproduktion 

Richard Rossmann 

Harham 18 

A-5760 Saalfelden, Austria 

T. +43 681 1086 5094 

mail@richardrossmann.com 

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USA 

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DEATH OF A CEMETERY 

Jeanie Duque Dizon 

In Manila North Cemetery in the Philippines, 3,000 people live among the dead. Gravekeepers 

grow gardens around tombs; chefs cook up hearty fare in crypt-side restaurants; 

and children play basketball in between school and funerals. Although more peaceful than 

other shantytowns, it is rife with conflict. A teenage boy must undergo an exorcism lest 

he be forever possessed by spirits, and the government wants to evict all the residents. 

Death of a Cemetery is a ghost tale, a biopic, and a family drama. Most importantly, it is a 

call to raise the standards of living for those in developing countries. 







Empyreal Productions 

Jeanie Duque Dizon 

Sideways Film 

Kazz Basma 

19 Windus Road 


T. +44 788 147 3603 



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FRANCE 


DECODING DRESS CODES 

Various 

Spotlight on “Dress” in different countries and cultures, be it traditional, trendy, practical 

or outrageous! Dress is like a visual indicator of social habits and national identity. This collection 

is not just about dress or even fashion, but about getting to know our neighbours 

on this planet – their history and cultural background – by decoding the way they dress 

and present themselves. Our first destination in the new series is Brazil, a country that loves 

colourful clothing – sometimes minimalist, often cool and also traditional and stunningly 

beautiful dress! Some people come up with surprising accessories. We’ll also visit New York, 

Dubai, Australia, Iraqi Kurdistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia and many other places. 

Running time: 39 x 26΄ (3 series) 

Year of production: 2009-2011 





Point du Jour & Arte 

Doris Weitzel 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


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POLAND 

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DECRESCENDO 

Marta Minorowicz 

Decrescendo tells the story of the blossoming friendships that take place between the young 

psychologist Tomek and his patients from an old people’s home, each of whom bears their 

own touching and tragic story. Each day, Tomek’s fascination with beauty and youth 

clashes not only with the aging and the dying, but also with their emphatic will to live. In 

this context, the musical term decrescendo takes on a new meaning. 







Wajda Studio 






T. +48 12 2946 945 



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CANADA 


DESERT RIDERS 

Vic Sarin 

Thousands of children, some as young as two, were trafficked to work as camel jockeys in 

the Middle East. At the training schools, they were starved, injected with hormones and 

physically abused. Many died. Even more never returned. Although the use of children as 

camel jockeys has now been banned, many suspect the practice is still continuing. We hear 

the stories of the children whose lives have been marred forever by their experiences. 






FilmBlanc 

Java Films 



T. 0033 140 60 26 24 

F. 0033 140 60 26 49 


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Lifestyles 

DIE STANDING UP 

Jacaranda Correa 

Filled with unexpected twists and turns, and intercutting archival footage with interviews 

and observational cinema, Die Standing Up paints the portrait of the disabled activist Irina 

Layevska and her daily routine at the side of her life partner Nelyda. Old photos and film 

clips shed light on the past of this 50-year-old woman. In the 60s, her militant leftist parents 

gave their children a strict communist upbringing. At an early age, Irina was diagnosed 

with multiple sclerosis. Despite her health problems, during the 80s, inspired by the ideas 

of Che Guevara, Irina was very active in the solidarity campaign towards Cuba. Having spent 

many years confined to a wheelchair, Irina is now also blind, which makes her even more 

dependent on her partner. Her health is deteriorating, Che’s ideals remain unrealized, but 

Irina’s struggle against discrimination and prejudice continues unabated. 







Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia, 

Martfilms, Media m9 

Martha Orozco 


Diana Karklin 

Schlesische Str. 29/30, 10997, Berlin 

T. +49 30 47372980 

F. +49 30 473729820 



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ROMANIA 

Lifestyles 

DIGGING FOR LIFE 

Pavel Cuzuioc 

A cemetery is not a forbidden place. However, this is not an area where most people prefer 

to spend their time. The only living inhabitants of a cemetery are the gravediggers. Be 

it winter, spring, summer or fall – the concerns of the diggers always remain the same. 

They dig and they bury. They seem to lack fear and sensibility. They are immune to tears 

and lamentations. One of the living “ghosts” at Doina Cemetery is Ms. Eleonora. She’s been 

making arrangements for her funeral for ten years now, although she’s only 62, healthy 

and sober. This preoccupation is part of her culture. The St. Lazarus Cemetery or Doina (as 

everyone calls it) ιν Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe, 

two million square meters, the place where both camps meet: the gravediggers and 

Ms. Eleonora – the only Big Mystery binding them being death. 





HBO Central Europe Original Programming 

Aurelian Nica 

Bucharest 1, 

Buzesti 62-64, Romania 

T. +40 21 307 7777 

F. +40 21 307 7788 

aurelian.nica@hbo.ro 

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DIRECTING HELL 

Christos Houliaras 

This documentary about multi-awarded Greek film director and author Nikos Nikolaidis is 

an effort to decipher his unique and rare personality, his universe and symbols. During an 

era when political visions had begun to fade, he offered a dark and pessimistic present, 

where hope and redemption can be found only in the death of his heroes. Collaborators, 

friends, archival footage from the making of his films, clips from his films and the director 

himself attest to the changes Nikos Nikolaidis brought about to film, what he had to 

offer and continues to offer to the art of cinema. 







Marni Films, Theodora Pikrou-Valentis 

Mina Dreki 

12 Mnisikleous Str. 


T. +30 210 3228860 

info@marnifilms.gr 

Marni Films 

Theodora Pikrou-Valendi 

info@marnifilms.gr 


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POLAND 

Lifestyles 

DOCTORS 

Tomasz Wolski 

What happens behind the closed doors of surgical wards, treatment rooms and other 

spaces where specialist medical consultations take place The film follows the everyday 

work of doctors in a surgical ward: the hierarchy between them, the need to take important 

decisions, the struggle with economic problems. Although they usually use a vernacular 

incomprehensible to the average person, they also tell jokes or insider anecdotes. 

Their work, despite the knowledge and experience acquired, may still involve surprising 

moments. 







Kijora 

Anna Gawlita 





T. +48 12 294 6945 


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DOCVILLE: 

11 ADRIANOU ST., KERATSINI 

Kalliopi Legaki 

11, Andrianou St., Keratsini is an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series 

about urban life in Greece today, during a time of crisis: In the working-class neighborhood 

at Keratsini, Piraeus, there is a place were elderly people can come and pass the time: the 

First Elderly Care Center or KAPI. It’s an important recourse for those that go there every 

morning. Through participating in its different activities, but mainly by communicating with 

and supporting each other, the elderly resist loneliness and enjoy life. 








Marco Gastine 

T.-F.+30 210 3606 730 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



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GREECE 


DOCVILLE: 21 SOUTSOU ST., ATHENS 

Eva Stefani 

A small public hospital in the centre of Athens. The daily life of the hospital usually consists 

of tragic and sometimes funny situations, as we come in contact with the daily routine 

of the patients as well as the staff. We witness the modern multinational Greek reality 

of foreigners who come for check ups in order to obtain a work permit. On the other 

hand we see immigrant nurses who have been taking care of patients for years. Lots of the 

staff members have been working at the hospital for over 15 years, thus having formed 

close bonds of friendship amongst them. What happens in the case of a sudden merging 

of this small public hospital and a bigger one Will this small paradoxical world come 

apart 








Marco Gastine 

T.-F.+30 210 3606 730 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


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DOCVILLE: 280 CONSTANTINOPLE ST., 

THESSALONIKI 

Yannis Missouridis 

280 Constantinople St., Thessaloniki is the first episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary 

series about urban life in Greece today, during a time of crisis: The people working 

at Zygos, a seedy cabaret in Thessaloniki, are all poor and have to struggle for their 

everyday survival. Waiters, bouncers, dancers and singers create a micro-society with its 

own rules on the margins of “respectable” society. They work hard at night trying to cope 

with the financial crisis. Aris is one of them. An endless night that vacillates dangerously 

between bravery and misery... 








Marco Gastine 

T.-F.+30 210 3606 730 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



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GREECE 


DOCVILLE: 

SYNTAGMA SQUARE, ATHENS 

Katerina Patroni 

Syntagma Square. Athens is an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series 

about urban life in Greece today, in a time of crisis: Syntagma Square, summer 2011. Every 

day the central square of Athens is full of people who peacefully besiege the Greek Parliament, 

searching for ways to be listened, ways to play a role in social and political 

things. Everyone is there for their own reasons. Yet they all demand a change. On the margin 

of those demonstrations, the camera follows a monk, a foreign vegetarian pacifist as 

well as other lonely persons who make up this incongruous crowd that succeeds, even for 

a little while, in coexisting, searching and hoping. 








Marco Gastine 

T.-F.+30 210 3606 730 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


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GREECE 

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DOCVILLE: 

ANAPAFSEOS ST., ATHENS 

Angelos Kovotsos, Natassa Xydi 

Anapafseos Street, Athens is an episode of Docville, a cinéma-vérité documentary series 

about urban life in Greece today, in a time of crisis: Anapafsis in Greek means resting, and 

it is usually the name given to streets leading to cemeteries. Two women who cannot accept 

their children’s deaths have turned the cemetery into their second home and try to 

support each other during this traumatic experience. The “drama” takes place in the district 

of the dead. The neighbors are the pallbearers, the necro-cosmetologists, the morticians, 

the marble grave makers, the people selling flowers, the cake makers, the gravediggers, 

police officers and amateur storytellers. The land of the dead as a part of the land of 

the living. 








Marco Gastine 

T.-F.+30 210 3606 730 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



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SPAIN 


THE DOOR OF NO RETURN 

Santiago Ahuanojinou Zannou 

Santiago A. Zannou takes his father Alphonse to Benin, his homeland, 40 years after he left, 

to bring him face to face with his fears and his lies. During this journey of redemption, 

Alphonse will search for reconciliation with his last living sister, but also the forgiveness 

of his ancestors, with the hope to eventually heal the wounds of the past. 







Dokia Films 

Benjamin Arraou 


Manuela Buono 



T. +39 347 627 3790 


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THE DREAMERS 

Efrat Shalom Danon 

Orthodox teacher and wigmaker, Ruchama and Tikva, embark on a journey to fulfil their 

dream of making movies within their closed society. Ruchama is writing and producing 

her first film while Tikva prepares for her first acting role. Like other orthodox women who 

in recent years have started making films for strictly female audiences, they feel a strong 

need to express themselves despite strict rabbinical censorship. A delicate portrait of 

women trying to break new ground as artists in a patriarchal world where they are to raise 

children and be the breadwinners. Will they find freedom in their art How will they sound 

their voice within a strict world of limitations and prohibitions 







Yifat Prestelnik Films Ltd. 

Yifat Prestelnik 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 



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DREAMING NICARAGUA 

Marcelo Bukin 

Dreaming Nicaragua is a sensitive portrayal of four children living in extreme poverty in 

Nicaragua. The film takes us beyond their hardships and gives voice to the children, who 

are surprisingly funny, hopeful and optimistic. A traveling art teacher provides a safe 

arena for our four unlikely protagonists to express their innermost thoughts. When painting, 

the children momentarily escape the stresses of their reality into a world of dreams 

and ideas – a stark contrast to their lives outside: a vicious cycle of hunger, child labor and 

violence. Despite the extreme circumstances, the children and their families face their realities 

with an inspiring unity and strength. 







Fabretto Children’s Foundation and Tula Films 

Christina Falck 

Fabretto Children’s Foundation 

Christina Falck 

3124 N 10th St, Arlington, VA 22201 

T. +1 703 525 8716 

F. +1 703 525 3310 

falckc@fabretto.org 

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DROUGHT 

Everardo González 

Residents from the ejido (communal land) of Los Cuates de Australia, in Northeast Mexico, 

perform every year a massive exodus in search of water during the drought. During this 

self-imposed “exile,” men, women, elders and children wait for the first drops of water 

which will allow them to return to Los Cuates, a land which, though dry and arid, belongs 

to them. 







Cienega Docs SA DE CV 

(in co-production with FOPROCINE 

in association with Jan Vrijman Fund, 

Tribeca Film Institute, FONCA) 

Martha Orozco 


Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany 

T. +49 341 215 6638 

F. +49 341 215 6639 



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GREECE 

Environment & Wild Life 

DRY STONE-WALL, 

SUPPORTS OF THE AEGEAN 

Amalia Zepou, Lydia Carras 

The film records the process by which traditional builders teach volunteers how to restore 

dry-stone walls that had collapsed and were threatening an old footpath in a beautiful part 

of the island of Sifnos. The builders improvise verses and songs as they work. The film, made 

at minimal cost, serves as an introduction to one of the oldest crafts in the Aegean Islands. 

As many as twenty different words are used to describe the stones used. Dry-stone walls 

not only protect the soil from erosion and the island from desertification, but also help extend 

the tourist season by protecting a network of footpaths that are attracting more and 

more hikers. 






Hellenic Society for Heritage & Environment 

LC Productions 

Lydia Carras 

19 Prytaniou Str. 


T. +30 210 3220 043, +30 6944 656 915 

F. +30 210 3311 977 

lycarr@gmail.com 

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DUBLIN’S TRAP 

Bryan Carter 

Through the story of an Afghan asylum seeker who won a historic victory at the European 

Court of Human Rights, this film shines a new light on the consequences of EU migration 

policies in Greece. Dublin’s Trap gives a voice to politicians, intellectuals, activists, extremists 

and immigrants in order to understand how austerity measures in times of economic 

crisis, combined with an unprecedented influx of immigrants and an uneven repatriation 

mechanism, known as Dublin II, fosters racial tensions, increased nationalism and a humanitarian 

crisis at Europe’s external borders. 






Association des Journalistes 

Professionnels de Belgique 

Jean-Pierre Borloo 

Bryan Carter 

1A Champ du Roussart 

1410 Waterloo 

Belgium 

T. +32 478 284 610 

becarter20@hotmail.com 


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ISRAEL 


DUMA 

Abeer Zeibak Haddad 

An inner perspective into the phenomena of sexual abuse in Palestinian society. 

The creator of a puppet show, “Duma” (dolls in Arabic), which deals with sexual abuse in 

childhood, decides to document Arab women who dare to reveal the sexual abuse they 

endured in their close circle of family and friends. Together they aim to break the systems 

of silence which were imposed by family and society. 







Abeer Productions 

Abeer Zeibak Haddad 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 


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DUST, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 

PAYING WITH THEIR LIVES 

Huaqing Jin 

Shenzhen, once a small fishing village near Hong Kong, has joined the ranks of Chinese 

megacities. To enable this incredible urban sprawl, metropolitan planners had to rely on 

foreign investments and on the strength of millions of construction workers. Xu Chunlin 

is one of those for whom a job offer, 20 times better paid than traditional labor work, 

seemed to be an opportunity not to be missed. He and five friends left his native village 

Shuang Xi during in the early 90s. He and his comrades did not know that breathing rock 

dust could be fatal... Until the day when they were faced with a terrible diagnosis: they had 

contracted pneumoconiosis, a chronic, fatal respiratory disease, caused by the inhalation 

of mineral dust over a long period. Today, residents of the Lei Yang region know all too well 

that this disease is deadly. While Xu Chunlin’s mother regularly mourns the loss of her other 

three sons, who all died of this disease, two other women also accompany the last days 

of their husbands, Xu Chunlin’s friends. These men’s lives are a very heavy price to pay for 

economic and urban growth, which seems to develop without any limits or constraints. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 


F-75008Paris, France 

T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 



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FRANCE 


DYNASTIES OF STEEL 

Olivier Spiro, Anaïs Spiro 

The development of the iron and steel industry marked a turning point in the history of 

Europe. Its economy developed at an unprecedented speed, affecting people’s living standard 

and material comfort, as well as the social and cultural framework of European nations. 

At the expense of many wars, Europe imposed its economy, laws and values onto 

the rest of the world. The iron and steel industry represented the essence of capitalism in 

all its force, violence and wealth. A new brand of owners, the “Ironmasters,” had control 

over a new class of steel workers, employees and miners. Our protagonists – the heirs of 

the steel barons and the workers – have lived through the “great years” and tell the story 

first hand. Today, the torch is carried on in India… 








Doris Weitzel 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


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USA 

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EAMES: 

THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER 

Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey 

Charles and Ray Eames gave their name to an era. “Just like Queen Victoria represents an 

attitude toward life that is reflected in Victorian art and literature, Eames also embodies a 

certain approach to life and to ideas,” notes film director Paul Schrader early in this eyeopening 

documentary about the iconic American industrial designers. The “Eames Era,” 

which began in the optimistic flush of American victory in WWII, ended when Charles died 

in 1978. Yet their impact grows unabated. The work of Charles and Ray Eames remains for 

designers and consumers an ideal of design at its most virtuous – an alchemical combination 

of beauty and purpose. 







Catticus Corporation 

Camille Servan-Schreiber 


Jan Rofekamp 


Montreal / Quebec. H3L 1A8, Canada 

T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 



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GREECE 

Lifestyles 

ECOLOGICAL DIARIES – MEAT 

Yannis Missouridis 

The eternal battle between vegetarians and meat eaters has been going on for years, but 

we usually choose to ignore it until it bites us in the ass. Yannis, father to two young children, 

the question finally arose when his wife announced they had another baby on the 

way. It was the first time he had dared question his nutritional values, which so far had begun 

and ended with meat. Trying to convince himself it was time to change sides, he delved 

into the urban food landscape: sworn vegans, gourmet meat eaters, raw vegans, alternative 

nutritionists, philosophers, psychologists and animal lovers take us on a rollercoaster 

ride through food ethics, seeking the answer to the ultimate question: are we really entitled 

to survive at someone else’s expense – even if they’re animals 







Doc 3 Productions, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 

Valerie Kontakos, Marianna Economou 

vkontakos@aol.com 

mecon2@gmail.com 





T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


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Environment & Wild Life 

ECOLOGICAL DIARIES – 

SLEEP WITH THE FISHES 

Haris Raftoyannis 

Once upon a time, South Aegean fishermen used to catch huge amounts of fish that kept 

everyone fed and happy. But the fish kept getting fewer until it was pretty obvious the sea 

was unable to keep up. Official studies showed that numbers had reached a record 90% 

decrease, which would soon make this profession extinct – unless they put a stop to all 

this destruction. They would have to ban fishing in certain areas so they could eventually 

work as breeding grounds for disappearing species. The President of South Aegean Federation 

of Coastal Fishermen, introduced this proposal to all and sundry, eliciting a variety 

of reactions. Luckily, most of his colleagues agreed on this environmentally friendly solution. 

Now all they need is to get the state to help them pass the bill in Parliament. 







Doc 3 Productions, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 

Valerie Kontakos, Marianna Economou 

vkontakos@aol.com 

mecon2@gmail.com 





T. +30 210 6075 711 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



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GERMANY 


ΑΝ ECOLOGY OF MIND – 

A DAUGHTER’S PORTRAIT 

OF GREGORY BATESON 

Nora Bateson 

An Ecology of Mind is a film portrait of Gregory Bateson, celebrated anthropologist, 

philosopher, author, naturalist, systems theorist, and filmmaker, produced and directed by 

his daughter, Nora Bateson. The film includes footage from Bateson’s own films shot in the 

1930s in Bali (with Margaret Mead) and New Guinea, along with photographs, filmed lectures, 

and interviews. His youngest child, Nora, depicts him as a man who studied the interrelationships 

of the complex systems in which we live with a depth motivated by scientific 

rigor and caring integrity. Nora Bateson’s rediscovery of his work documents the vast 

– and continuing – influence Bateson’s thinking has had on the work of an amazingly wide 

range of disciplines. Through contemporary interviews, along with his own words, Bateson’s 

way of thinking reveals practical approaches to the enormous challenges confronting 

the human race and the natural world. Gregory Bateson’s theories, such as “the double bind” 

and “the pattern which connects,” continue to impact the fields of anthropology, psychiatry, 

information science, cybernetics, urban planning, biology, and ecology, challenging 

people to think in new ways. 





Nora Bateson 

mindjazz pictures 

Holger Recktenwald Geisselstr. 12 


T. +49 221 301 4988 

F. +49 221 301 4989 

office@mindjazz-pictures.de 

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EDEN’S ARK 

Marcelo Felix 

Eden’s Ark narrates the continuous adventure of preserving the world and our images, 

through the dilemmas of those who discover and conserve them. Following their course 

from forests to deserts, and from labs to archives, the film is a journey in different times, 

confronting extinction and memory. 





C.R.I.M 

Susanne Malorny 

Av. Almirante Reis 194/ 3esq 


T. +35 121 844 6102 

F. +35 121 846 3284 

crimfestivals@gmail.com 


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GERMANY 

Lifestyles 

ΤΗΕ EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA 

Branwen Okpako 

A feature documentary on the life and times of Auma Obama, told from her homestead 

in Kenya during the run-up to the 2008 US Presidential elections that brought her brother 

Barack Obama to power. 






Filmkantine UG 


Hwa-Seon Choi 

13 rue Portefoin 


T. +33 1 4277 5687 


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FRANCE 

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ELIZABETH GAROUSTE 

Marie Van Glabeke, Ilan Teboul 

A meeting with the designer Elizabeth Garouste and her fantasmagoric universe. Crossroads 

of imagination, images for eastern countries, Jewish roots, the war – all this is the 

source of her hidden demons. A research for poetic and magic potential in the femininity 

of the “power of love.” 






Vanglabeke Films, On Line Productions 

Insomnia World Sales 

Luc Ntonga/Anja Strelec 

21 Rue Saint Guilhem 

Montpellier 34000, France 

T. +33 4 9961 0835 

F. +33 4 6759 9497 

communication@insomnia-sales.com 


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EMBRACEABLE 

Jon Kent 

You think you know the meaning of kindness, charisma, musical passion and joy until you 

meet Ben Monkaba and others like him with a rare genetic condition called Williams Syndrome. 

Despite medical hardships and intellectual challenges, people with Williams embrace 

life, and everyone around them, with unconditional love and acceptance. Embraceable 

celebrates this beautiful variation of life through candid interviews, unforgettable social 

encounters, amazing musical performances, and dramatic portrait photography. Running 

commentaries by top scientific experts bring to light how this rare genetic abnormality can 

teach us a great deal about ourselves. 







501 Cinema 

Jon Kent 


Manuela Buono 



T. +39 34 7627 3790 


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EMPIRE ME 

Paul Poet 

The idea of Utopia is a dream mankind has long imagined in many versions, but the rigid 

principles of the world out there hardly allow alternatives and visions. In spite of all of this, 

hundreds of do-it-yourself entities have build their own little microcosms, creating an alternative 

way of living together, with real territories and communities. Over 500 have been 

invented since the late 90s, some barely bigger than a sheep farm or a sea platform. Thousands 

of free spirits thus battle against the new world order. They annex whole regions and 

districts. They create their own laws, languages, stamps and banknotes. The populations 

range from 1 to 500,000, and they come from different strata and ideologies. Traveling 

across the planet, Empire Me encounters some of these alternative nations which represent 

the movement at its best 







Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion Berlin GmbH 

Christian Beetz 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 



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ENCARDIA,THE DANCING STONE 

Angelos Kovotsos 

The film follows the Greek band Encardia that is inspired by, creates and performs music 

and songs derived from the rich musical tradition of South Italy. They travel to South Italy 

searching and bringing to light basic elements of the folk culture that developed there. 

Mainly “grigo,” an Ancient Greek dialect that also contains Italian words, which is spoken 

in the area of Grecia Salentina of South Italy and “tarantela pizzica,” a local variation of the 

well-known Italian dance which in the area took on magic, religious and therapeutic dimensions. 

Today, through their songs and poetry during celebrations, the local musicians, 

poets and researchers old and young alike, bring to life this powerful Mediterranean tradition. 

These are the Don Quixotes that Encardia will meet in order to enrich their experiences 

and bring back to life this vanishing culture, thus contributing to is rescue. 





Poulidis Productions 


5 - 7 Peanias Str. 

Athens Greece 

T. +30 6972833318, +302107700616 

poulidis2003@gmail.comgr 

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Lifestyles 

EPILOGUE 

Manno Lanssens 

Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Neel decides to orchestrate her own death. Epilogue offers 

a unique and extraordinary insight into her final months and her family’s heartbreaking 

acceptance and love. 







Serendiptiy Films 

Ellen de Waele 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 



T. +972 3 566 4129 

F. +972 3 560 1436 



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GREECE 


EVROS, THE OTHER SIDE 

Chronis Pehlivanidis 

Evros, the other side focuses on the interaction between smugglers and refugees. The film 

investigates the human trafficking business, conducting interviews with all parties involved, 

as well as related NGOs and security officials. Over the past decade, both Turkey and 

Greece have been exposed to the flow of irregular migrants being smuggled through the 

Middle East to the Balkans. The Turkish-Greek border – a land border of more than 203 kilometers 

in addition to the intricately indented coastline of the Aegean Sea. The immigrants’ 

journey begins in their home country and ends, if they are lucky, in Europe. The film follows 

their journey through the harrowing accounts of smugglers operating on the Turkish 

side of the Evros River, where most of the crossings occur. 







Onos Productions 

Chronis Pechlivanidis 

42 Ipsilandou Str. 

115 21 Athens Greece 

T. + 302103417228, F: + 302103417256 

onosproductions@gmail.com 

info@onos.gr 



T. +30 210 6075 711 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


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THE EXARHOPOULOS MANSION 

Christos Kallitsis 

“The protection of the cultural environment is the obligation of the State and the right of 

all individuals.” Greek Constitution, article 24. Director’s statement: From the early 80s, I remember 

– one example were the apartment blocks on Navarinou Square – how the architectural 

traces have been destroyed in Thessaloniki, especially those of the early 20th 

century. And they said that the damage done was too great to be restored. But then, as I 

observed the city more closely, I realized that the traces still existed, despite all the damage. 

Such a trace is the Exarhopoulos Mansion. A short documentary about the need to protect 

our hsitorical memory. 





Documenta Films 

Christos Kallitsis 

69 Tsimiski Str. 


T. + 302310331333 

F: + 302310331333 

kallitsisfilm@gmail.com 

documenda.gr@gmail.com 

www.documenda.gr 


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EXPROPRIATION 

Manos Papadakis 

In Western Macedonia, an area of over 200 acres is home to the lignite mines owned by 

the Public Power Corporation (DEH). These mines supply DEH’s turbo-generators with 

Greece’s “national fuel.” So far, more than 3,000 people have been thrown out of their 

houses, and soon another 10,000 will follow. The official response of DEH is that it has no 

choice, if the Greek economy is to continue to be supplied with electric power. According 

to the law, DEH has to continue to provide electricity, a common good, to all Greeks, in order 

to insure development and prosperity. 





SPiRTO Productions 

Manos Papadakis 

1 Odysseous Str. 


T. + 30 2310519930 

info@spirto.net 

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FACE THE WALL 

Stefan Weinert 

The five life stories told by former East German citizens incarcerated for attempting to flee 

the GDR, who are representing a group of around 72,000 ex-convicts, are shocking to the 

core. The subjects speak with extraordinary openness of their struggles with the regime, 

of horrific prison conditions and interrogation methods. This sensitive documentary maintains 

a close proximity to its protagonists throughout, examining open wounds and bringing 

psychological damage to light that has made it impossible for them to live a normal 

fear-free life ever since. 






The Core Films 





T. +33 4 9961 0835 

F. +33 4 6759 9497 



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CANADA 


FACEBOOK FOLLIES: THE UNEXPECTED 

CONSEQUENCES OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA 

Geoff D’Eon 

Love it or hate it, Facebook is the world’s most successful social networking site. And 

whether you use it or not, it is fundamentally changing the way people connect and communicate. 

Facebook is easy to use and, so far, more than three-quarters of a billion people 

all over the world have signed up. Our relationships, our thoughts, our pastimes, our 

memories, our lives and deaths – all are now routinely recorded on Facebook. It represents 

a paradigm shift in communications as significant as the printing press, or the telegraph, 

or the television. Inevitably, mishaps, embarrassment and trouble accompany such change. 







Tell Tale Productions Inc 

Edward Peill 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 


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Lifestyles 

FAMILY PORTRAIT 

IN BLACK AND WHITE 

Julia Ivanova 

Olga Nenya is a foster mother to sixteen black orphans in Ukraine – where 99.9% of the 

population is white and where race does matter. Olga is a loving mother but she is not 

Mother Teresa; she bears a closer resemblance to a platoon leader. Raised by the Soviet 

regime, she believes in communal responsibility over individual freedom and runs the family 

with a Stalinist determination. What Olga can’t control is how the modern world is interconnected. 

These kids from a tiny town in Ukraine spend summers with host families 

in France and Italy year after year. When the European families offer to adopt her kids, Olga 

refuses,despite being aware of what awaits a black Ukrainian beyond the protective shield 

of her family. While Olga is on a crusade to save her children from the unjust world that 

surrounds them, she is also determined to shape their future according to her own, often 

limited vision. 






Interfilm 

The Film Sales Company 

Herwitz Andrew 

165 Madison Avenue, Suite 601 

New York, NY 10016, USA 

T. +1 212 481 5020 

F. +1 212 481 5021 

andrew.herwitz@filmsalescorp.com 


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POLAND 


FAR FROM THE CITY 

Maciej Cuske 

A group of boys stay in the countryside for the summer, far away from the hustle and bustle 

of the city. Bored, they spend time talking about their future adult life and make a film. 

It brings back the memories of childhood holidays that lasted forever. There was enough 

time to do anything: sleep in a tent or talk about ghosts at night. “They are just a different 

race,” as one of the protagonists says. The boys are still immature – they can still have a 

serious discussion about the Bermuda Triangle. 







Centrala 

Agnieszka Janowska 





T. +48 12 294 6945 


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Lifestyles 

FAST FOOD OFF THE SHELF (WHY DID 

MC DONALD’S FAIL IN BOLIVIA) 

Fernando Martinez 

[Please note this is an evaluation copy of the film.] In December of 2002, McDonald’s had 

to shut down their restaurants in Bolivia. The company cited financial problems, but the 

real reasons were to be found elsewhere. Bolivia may be a small, poor nation on the global 

market, but a country’s fierce local food culture can sometimes be a more powerful factor 

than economic clout. In his first feature-length documentary, Fernando Martinez 

shows what happened, a story driven by the characters behind the events and their life 

stories, such as renowned cooks and a review of popular sayings about Bolivian food. The 

symbolism is obvious when a multinational giant is “brought to its knees” by a country’s 

traditions and heritage. 







Producen Bolivia 

Viviana Saadevra 

JMT Films Distribution 

Michael Treves 

20 Bialik st 


T. +972 5 2363 3398 

michael@JMTFilms.com 


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Environment & Wild life 

A FEW BRAVE PEOPLE 

Rüya Arzu Köksal 

A Few Brave People chronicles the extraordinary struggle of the Black Sea locals to protect their 

rivers and their livelihood from a government that is keen to sell them to private corporations.The 

people of Findikli, Ikizdere and Senoz, three valleys in the Black Sea region, cannot make sense 

of the fact that their rivers are to be rented out to private companies to exploit for the next 49 

years. The authorities tell them that this is a must, necessary for Turkey’s development and energy 

independence. Trees are cut, massive water pipes are laid and as the river goes quiet, it is 

as if the locals in Senoz slowly begin to expire. In Ikizdere, there are those who believe the dams 

will mean more employment, and then there are those who are determined to resist this brutal 

intervention into their lives. Aware of what happened in Senoz and Ikizdere, people in Findikli 

begin a determined campaign against the state and its corporations. Over the course of three 

years, this film follows a few brave people who decide to struggle not only for their own sakes, 

but also for generations to come. 





Turkishmoon Films 

Rüya Arzu Köksal 

Turkishmoon Films Portakal Yokuşu, 

Duvarcı sk. No19/4 

34347 Ortaköy, Instanbul, Turkey 

T. +90 533 238 4251 

F. +90 212 327 2433 

ruya@turkishmoon.com 

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A FILM ABOUT ANNA AKHMATOVA 

Helga Landauer 

[Please note this is an evaluation copy of the film.] Anna Akhmatova was the most famous 

Russian poet of her time, a ‘”femme fatale.”‘ For the Russians, Akhmatova was iconic not 

just for what she had done, but for what she had not been allowed to do. By the time Anna 

Akhmatova was twenty-five, fate had granted her every conceivable gift: poetic talent, 

strength of character and beauty. She was then crushed by the tragedies of her century: 

the arrest and execution of her loved ones, starvation, persecution, isolation, and betrayal. 

With the commentary of the poet Anatoly Naiman, who knew Akhmatova in her final years. 







Turnstyle TV LLC 

Darya Zhuk 



20 Bialik st 


T. +972 5 2363 3398 



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ITALY 

Lifestyles 

FLOWERS AND KNIVES 

Elena Zervopoulou 

While a local priest from a traditional village of Flores in Indonesia is celebrating his ordainment 

in an impressive animistic-catholic ceremony, another young man coming 

from that same island, watches. This is what Yansen’s life will turn into in a few short 

years… Studying theology in Rome to become a missionary priest for migrants, Yansen 

is stuck in a dilemma that will define the rest of his life. Will he choose religion or will he 

choose a wife His own ordainment ritual in Flores has yet to come. Torn between two 

worlds, Yansen’s journey unfolds between Flores and Rome, between the joyful fulfilment 

of an objective and the effort to attain it, between flowers and knives, just as in the ritual. 





One Vibe Films 

Elena Zervopoulou 

Via Taranto 3G, 

Matera 75100, Italy 

T. +39 333 565 2331 

F. +30 697 8720 336 

elena.z@onevibefilms.com 

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FLUCHKES 

Ofer Inov 

Fluchkes (Yiddish for flabby arms) follows the creation process of the dance performance 

Gila. A group of colorful, energetic 72 to 82-year-old women, bravely confront the hardships 

and demands of the art of dance. At the same time, these honest and conscious 

women openly share their personal experience and feelings of getting old. Each one of 

them presents a unique personal view of old age. The film followed the group for a year 

of rehearsals, through moments of hardships, failures and inside intrigues as well as moments 

of friendship, happiness, noble beauty and great success. Finally, in front of an applauding 

audience, a truly artistic professional performance is born. 







One Light Productions 

Anath Kandell 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 



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Lifestyles 

FORTUNATE SON 

Tony Asimakopoulos 

Fortunate Son is an autobiographical feature documentary about a son of Greek immigrants, 

who turns to look at his complicated, painful relationship with his aging parents. Over a 

decade ago, filmmaker Tony Asimakopoulos fell into a hole of severe drug use and nearly 

destroyed himself. Only recently did he discover the extent to which he shattered the lives 

of his parents. This narrative is interrupted by his fiancée, Natalie, a lighter spirit who tries 

to adapt to his dark and intense family. A trip to Greece provides the backdrop as Tony’s two 

worlds come together. Eventually, a picture begins to emerge of a family coming to terms 

with itself, relying on a mix of humor, healthy cynicism and pragmatism to discover love 

both within and across generations. 







EyeSteelFilm 

Daniela Flori 



T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 


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FOUR HORSEMEN – LET US PREY 

Ross Ashcroft 

A very timely film about the financial crisis today. Understanding that we will never return 

to “business as usual,” 23 international experts break their silence and explain how we 

must shift our priorities and be prepared to have a chance of survival. In this eye-opening 

film, they join forces to describe how we arrived at such an amoral mess and why there 

is still hope in re-establishing a moral, human and just society. Four Horsemen could be 

seen as the update of the now 10-years-old and very successful The Corporation. 







Motherlode Limited 

Megan Ashcroft 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 



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FRANCE 


THE FRAGMENT (MY MOUTH, 

MY REVOLT, MY NAME) 

Sylvain George 

Fragments of voices, laughter and rage; snatches of words, images and memories; words, 

near and far, from yesterday, from today; the breath of the wind, the gesture of the sun at 

sunset, the reflections, blood red; the police raids, processions of warriors, court of injustice... 

A map of the violence inflicted on migrants, the recurrence of colonialism, and the 

unacceptability of the "world as it is." 





Noir Production 

Sylvain George / Joana Ribelle 

26, rue Damrémont 75018 PARIS 

T. +33 6 5030 9669 

noirproduction@no-log.org 

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Lifestyles 

FREEFLOW 

Ramy A. Katz 

Ahead of his father’s release from prison, the virtual reality of the Parkour world in which 

Avshalom is a super hero, starts to crack. The inevitable upcoming showdown with the man 

he testified against is going to dictate his mother’s fate. 

The father’s arrest three years ago shocked the Gil family. The father was sentenced to three 

years in jail and Riki (42) remained the sole provider for her family of eight. The court 

banned Avshalom’s father from seeing his children. In 10th grade, Avshalom dropped out 

of school and was unable to hold down a job. As his childhood world collapsed, Avshalom 

started creating an alternative reality for himself in which he was a superhero. 

The film accompanies the internal and external conflicts Riki and her son, Avshalom, experience 

during the nine months the family’s father returns home. Ahead of her husband’s 

release from prison, Riki seeks to clear her husband’s name and fights to maintain the disputed 

truth – that she was the one guilty of splitting up the family, and the absent father 

was the victim. Now she will have to deal with a man who returns home after three years 

in prison. 





Homevideos 

Ramy A. Katz 

Haamoraim 8 apt 19 


T. +972 5 4598 3095 

ramykz@gmail.com 


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FROM EAST TO WEST 

Lara Christen 

The camera follows one of the hundreds of immigrants living in the area of the port of Patras, 

while trying to continue their journey to the west. 




Lara Christen 

16 Megalou Alexandrou Str. 

56430 Stavroupoli Thessaloniki Greece 

T. +30 6975 770 596 

bay.bay13@hotmail.com 

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FROZEN TIME 

Elias Iosifidis 

The Cyprus Dispute is one of the darkest pages of Μodern Greek history. It is difficult to assess 

what happened in Cyprus and to attribute responsibilities to those who were involved 

in one way or another in what is commonly known as the betrayal of Cyprus, since many 

aspects of this case are hidden under a veil of guilty silence. After the end of the war in 

Cyprus in 1974, subsequent Greek governments showed disdain for Greek soldiers and officers 

who participated in the war, and treated them with enmity. 





Ilias Iosifidis - Zopiros 

Efi Korosidou 

19 Tobazi Str, 

151 21 Pefki Athens Greece 

T. + 30 693 4210 082 

F. +30 2106127906 

zopiros@yahoo.gr 


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GAELLE 

Natalie Johanna Halla 

A magnitude 7 earthquake shook Haiti on 12 January 2010, reducing the poorest country 

in America to rubble. The earthquake, which took place close to the capital of Port-au- 

Prince and cost the life of over 316,000 people, is considered one of the worst humanitarian 

disasters in history. Rescue teams from all over the world rushed to the island to search for 

people trapped below the rubble in a fight against the clock. A team of Spanish firefighters, 

accompanied by the rescue dog “Turco,” answered the international call for help and 

became the protagonists of a rescue that received extensive media coverage: two-yearold 

Redjeson was found alive 48 hours after the earthquake. Their mission in Haiti changed 

these men’s life forever. One year after the tragedy, three Spanish firefighters decide to return 

to search for Redjeson and try to heal their wounds. 







Creative Movies SL, Six Birds SL, 

Global Network Solutions SL 

Natalie Johanna Halla 

Creative Movies SL 

Alfredo Villa 

C/Zarcera 35 

47130 Simancas, Spain 

T. +00 34 983 590 595 

info@creativemovies.net 


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FRANCE 


GARDEN OF WONDERS 

Anush Hamzehian 

A unique and magic vegetable garden behind prison walls. Incarcerated women working 

in a garden by the lagoon in Venice…This is a story of women, herbs and vegetables… 

The women’s prison on Giudecca, has an unexpected feature: a large fruit and vegetable 

garden. There are no surveillance cameras here, no wardens… just six female prisoners 

at work; planting, pruning, watering to the sounds coming from the lagoon and the 

rhythm of their own singing. To the chosen few admitted to this section, this small patch 

of land represents a concrete link to the outside world. With honesty, they reflect on their 

story and tell us of their hopes “for afterwards”. Garden of Wonders is not a film in praise 

of the redemptive virtues of incarceration, far from it. It is a human encounter, a beautiful 

portrait of a group of women who “hang in there” thanks to a turnip or a cherry. 






Doris Weitzel 


Paris 75015. France 

T. +33 175 44 8 0 88 

F. +33 145 311 305 


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Lifestyles 

GAVDOS. SOUTHWARDS 

Anthi Daoundaki 

An island in the Libyan Sea. Land’s end; a place of exile; a refuge. There, at Europe’s 

southern-most point, people from different countries and different backgrounds coexist. 

Locals, who have spent their “hidden” life there, away from the outside world and are now 

trying to juggle the benefits of progress and their old morals. And “self-exiled” romantics, 

who have found a lost paradise. Two worlds that coexist, despite their differences, sharing 

the same concerns for the future of the island, facing the same problems of everyday 

life and setting the example of living together in solidarity over economic competition. 





Telefilm-Nikos Kavoukidis & CO 

Nikos Kavoukidis 

16, 25 Martiou Str. & 2, Anapiron Polemou Str. 

162 33 Vyronas Athens Greece 

T. + 30 210 7656 746 

F. +30 210 7640 678 

info@telefilm.gr 


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G_D FORBID 

Ron Ofer, Dr. Yohai Hakak 

A rare journey to the heart of Ultra-Orthodox society in Israel. 700,000 Ultra Orthodox Jews 

(Haredim) in Israel, who live in segregated communities, zealously guard the gates from 

the influences of western culture. Six characters, influential community leaders, are torn 

between safeguarding ancient traditions and accepting change, though only selectively. 

This is an extraordinary glimpse into an isolated and unique world. 






Itay Ken-Tor, Noemi Schori 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 


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Lifestyles 

GIRL MODEL 

Ashley Sabin, David Redmon 

Despite a lack of obvious similarities between Siberia and Tokyo, a thriving model industry 

connects these distant regions. Girl Model follows two protagonists involved in this industry: 

Ashley, a deeply ambivalent model scout who scouts the Siberian countryside looking 

for fresh faces to send to the Japanese market, and one of her discoveries, Nadya, is a 

thirteen-year-old plucked from the Siberian countryside and dropped into the center of 

Tokyo with promises of a profitable career. After Ashley’s initial discovery of Nadya, the two 

rarely meet again, but their stories are inextricably bound. As Nadya’s optimism about rescuing 

her family from their financial difficulties grows, her dreams contrast against Ashley’s 

more jaded outlook about the industry’s corrosive influence. 







Carnivalesque Films 

Ashley Sabin 

Dogwoof 

Ana Vicente 

Unit 211 Hatton Square Business Centre 

16-16a Baldwins Gardens 

London EC1N 7RJ, UK 

T. +44 207 831 7252 

global@dogwoof.com 


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THE GIRLS OF THE RAIN 

Alida Dimitriou 

Girls of the Rain concludes Alida Dimitriou’s film trilogy on the contribution of women to 

political struggles in Greece during the twentieth century. The film is about women imprisoned 

and tortured during the Colonels’ dictatorship of 1967-1974. At the time, these 

women were in their twenties. Fifty women offer their testimonials. They all share the ethos 

of the women who took part in the National Resistance, and pursue the establishment of 

human dignity just as persistently. The “Girls of the Rain” consider themselves successors 

of those women. One of them said:“...we are their successors, just like the youth of today 

are our successors”. Remarkably, these are the words of a woman deprived by her torturers 

of the ability to have children. 




Alida Dimitriou 

51 Taxiarchon Str. 

17 455 Alimos Athens Greece 

T. + 30 210 9810 549 

F. +30 210 9810 549 

alida.sotiris@gmail.com 

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GIVE UP TOMORROW 

Michael Collins 

On a stormy night in July 1997, two sisters disappear without a trace... Simultaneously a 

murder-mystery and an exposé of endemic corruption in the Philippines today, Give Up Tomorrow 

examines the case of Paco Larrañaga, a student accused of murder on the provincial 

island of Cebu. The film exposes a Kafkaesque world populated by flamboyantly 

crooked public officials, cops on the take, and a frenzied legal and media circus. It’s also 

an intimate drama focused on the near mythic struggle of two angry, sorrowful mothers 

who have dedicated more than a decade to executing or saving one young man. 







Thoughtful Robot Productions 

Marty Syjuco 

ro*co films international 

Annie Roney 

80 Liberty Ship Way, 

Suite 5, Sausalito, CA 94965 USA 

T. +415 332 6471 

annie@rocofilms.com 


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TURKEY 


GOD IS NOT DEAD 

Bahar Kılıç 

The film investigates the outstanding phenomenon of Muslim immigrants across Europe 

who employ the methods of Western-born sub-cultural and musical movements including 

punk an hip hop, to stand against both the demonization of the visage of Islam and 

Eastern cultures by the conservative political forces of the West and the political Islamists’ 

imposing a religion-centered, militant and anti-social lifestyle on Muslim youth. Scrutinizing 

the reflections of a sensitive subject at the heart of the global political agenda, God 

Is Not Dead does not hesitate to step into the controversial territory with taboo-breaking 

courage and opens wide the gray area of thinking that seems to be forsaken in the black 

and white political atmosphere of the post-9/11 world. Shot in London, Berlin, Istanbul, 

Frankfurt and Dortmund, it features extensive interviews with the pioneers of the movement 

from Aki Nawaz (political activist, filmmaker, band leader) and Fun-Da-Mental to The 

Kominas, from the female hip hop duo Poetic Pilgrimage to Mecca2Medina, as well as expert 

opinions from a list of names that include Chris Bohn (editor, The Wire Magazine), John 

Hutnyk (Goldsmiths, University of London) and the author of The Taqwacores Michael Mohammed 

Knight. 





Sata Prod.co. 

Mutlu Yetkin 

Meltem Mh. Anakent Sit. B2 Blok, D44 

Antalya 07030, Turkey 

T. +90 532 575 6800 

mutluyetkin@gmail.com 

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GOLDMAN SACHS: 

MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 

Jean-Luc Leon 

Did Goldman Sachs use insider information to profit from the financial crisis How did a 

brokerage house, founded in 1869 by a German immigrant, become one of the biggest, 

most powerful banks in the world The embattled bank, which is facing a range of legal 

claims for its conduct during the financial crisis, has already been criticized by a Senate Panel 

for misleading investors and Congress. Critics also accuse it of masking the scale of Greece’s 

debt in obscure trade derivatives and not disclosing bond swaps. This investigation reveals 

how the company first became aware of the looming financial crisis in 2006. Instead of 

warning investors, it used this valuable information to boost its profits. Speaking to 

bankers, senators and economists, we scrutinize Goldman Sach’s role in the financial crisis 

and ask where the blame really lies. 






Album Productions 

Java Films 




T. +33 1 4060 2624 

F. +33 1 4060 2649 



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GOLFLAND 

Nelly Psarrou 

An investigational documentary about tourist golf development in Greece. Specifically, the 

film examines the attempts being made to upgrade tourism through a variety of speculations 

involving the creation of golf courses, hotels and housing, the opposition to this by 

citizens and various organizations, the opinions of various specialists as well as the real objectives 

of the Greek state. 

In order to ensure the reliability of the film, a whole range of organizations and individuals 

were consulted, including ecologists, scientists (both for and against), the developers 

themselves and their representatives and political factors were taken into consideration. 

Closely linked to the subject and keynotes to the film is an investigation into the objectives 

of “strategic investment” and the role of the state in the “fast-track” scheme. 

The film-makers travelled to Atalanti, Volos, Cassandra in Chalkidiki, Hersonissos in Crete 

and Pylos. 





Greeny 

Nikos Psarros, Nelly Psarrou 

15A 15th Martiou St. 

153 54 Glika Nera, Greece 

T. + 30 6976 171 815 

contact@golfland.gr 

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GOOD MORNING, LENIN! 

Konrad Szołajski 

Konrad Szolajski’s movie observes a group of western left-wingers during their visit to 

Poland. The aim is to confront their common expectations regarding communism and the 

transformation of the former socialist countries with reality. The Crazy Guides agency provides 

lots of attractions for heroes by stowing them into Trabis and taking them to Nowa 

Huta – the perfect city according to the rules of social realism. The group not only admires 

the newest historical monuments, but also gets a feel for how the villagers lived. The protagonists 

milk a cow, plough a field and thresh wheat, filling their stomachs with potatoes 

during their break. A visit to the metallurgical factory followed by an illustrative lecture 

and discussion with Nowa Huta’s true dwellers changes the protagonists’ attitude. The 

tourists notice that the perfect world had also its darker sides and that the central system 

of planned economy wasn’t such a brilliant idea after all. The movie refers to a German production 

titled Good Bye, Lenin!, which also takes up the matter of disparaging communism. 

Good Morning, Lenin! Looks at the other side of this issue, by showing recent Polish history 

through the eyes of western tourists and keeping its tone amusing and irreverent. 






ZK Studio Ltd 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



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GRANDMA, A THOUSAND TIMES 

Mahmoud Kaabour 

Teta Fatima is the 83-year-old matriarch of the Kaabour family and the sharp-witted queen 

bee of an old Beiruti quarter. With great intimacy, this playful magical-realist documentary 

documents her larger-than-life character as she combats the silence of her oncebuzzing 

house as well as her imaginings of what awaits her beyond death. Meanwhile, 

her beloved violinist husband (deceased 20 years) is both an essential absence and presence, 

his face manifesting itself through the face of their filmmaker grandson and his previously 

unpublished violin improvisations weaving through her world and that of the film. 

Grandma, a Thousand Times brings together grandfather, grandmother and grandson in 

a playful magic-realist documentary that aims to defy a past death and a future one. 







Veritas Films 

Eva Sayre 


Manuela Buono 



T. + 39 34 7627 3790 


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GRANDMA’S TATTOOS 

Suzanne Khardalian 

In 1919, just at the end of WW I, the Allied forces reclaimed 90,819 Armenians, young girls 

and children who, during the war years, were forced to become prostitutes to survive, or 

had given birth to children after forced or arranged marriages or rape. Many of these 

women were tattooed as a sign that they belonged to their abductor. European and 

American missionaries organized help and picked up and saved thousands of refugees who 

later were scattered all over the world to places like Beirut, Marseille and Fresno. Grandma’s 

Tattoos is a personal film about what happened to many Armenian women during the 

Genocide of 1915. Filmmaker and writer Suzanne Khardalian makes a personal journey into 

her own family to investigate the truth behind Khanoum, her late grandmother. 







HB PeA Holmquist Film 

PeA Holmquist 


Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1 


T. +49 341 215 6638 

F. +49 341 215 6639 



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GREAT GREEKS 

Elias Iosifidis 

Pontos in Asia Minor, for centuries the most remote part of Hellenism, has managed to preserve 

the Greek morals and customs, as well as its special anthropological and cultural characteristics, 

even under adverse conditions. Ninety years ago, Christian inhabitants were 

forced by the population exchange to abandon their homeland and to settle in Greece. This 

documentary captures the traditions of the Pontic Greeks and reveals that nowadays we 

can find a second Pontos in the Greek territories, vibrant and strong, similar to the one of 

the old homeland. 





Ilias Iosifidis - Zopiros 

Efi Korosidou 

19 Tobazi St. 

151 21 Pefki, Greece 

T. +30 6934 210 082 

F. +30 210 6127 906 

zopiros@yahoo.gr 

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GREEKTOWN, NEW ENGLAND 

Nikos Panoutsopoulos 

A journey through the Greek-American communities of New England becomes a quest for 

the definition of their identity. The film portrays a group of Americans of Greek descend, 

first, second and third generation immigrants, exploring the cultural connection and the 

common idiosyncrasy among them. Featuring Magnum photographer Constantine Manos, 

pop star Michael Angelakos, businessman and arts benefactor George Behrakis, and remembering 

sculptor Dimitri Hadzi, Greektown, New England reveals the presence and evolution 

of a community that moved from survival to prosperity and from diaspora to assimilation 

without losing its heritage along the way. 









T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



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ESTONIA 


GREETINGS FROM SOVIET ESTONIA! 

Urmas E. Liiv 

“Everyone owns a house, nice furniture, a radio and a television set. That’s more than we 

ever dreamed of!” The people in kolkhozes were happy, as this film from the 50s shows. At 

that time, Estonia was one of the most western republics of the USSR. Today, Estonia lies 

on the eastern limits of Europe. Surveys held 15 years after the fall of the Soviet Union show 

that more than half the Estonians who had witnessed the Soviet era feel more positive 

about the past than they do about the present. But was Estonia really the socialist paradise 

that it presented itself to be in the news, commercials and documentary films of the 

time Greetings from Soviet Estonia! contrasts a series of eastern nostalgia-laden filmic documents 

from the 50s to the 70s with the accounts given by three former dissidents - MEP 

Tunne Kelam, Lagle Parek, who works for a monastery and Tiit Madisson, an eternal 

rebel. Their memories raise images of another, less harmonious, Estonia. 






Ruut 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


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THE GUANTANAMO TRAP 

Thomas Selim Wallner 

In 2006, Murat Kurnaz was released from Guantanamo after five years detention. Matthew 

Diaz, Navy Advocate in Guantanamo, was sentenced to six months imprisonment for passing 

on detainees’ names to a human rights organization. Diane Beaver was also deployed 

in Guantanamo. She wrote the so called torture memo. Three people, whose lives were forever 

changed. The film depicts their search for a life after Guantanamo. 







zero one film GmbH, 

Guantanamo Trap Canada Productions Inc 

Sophie Dienrberger 

First Hand Films 

Gitte Hansen 

First Hand Films 

Fritz Heb-Weg 5 

8050 Zürich, SCHWEIZ 

T. +41 44 312 2060 

F. +41 44 312 2080 

gitte.hansen@firsthandfilms.com 


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HABANA MUDA 

Eric Brach 

This beautifully crafted and carefully observed film follows Chino, a deaf working-class husband 

and father trying to support his mute wife and two young children in Havana while 

maintaining an open relationship with a financially supportive gay lover living abroad in 

Mexico. This tangled love triangle slowly unravels in surprising and sometimes bizarre ways, 

revealing questionable motives and rich complexities, confounding and moving at the 

same time. 







Quad Productions 

Nicolas Duval Adassovsky 

Wide House 

Anais Clanet 

40 RUE Sainte Anne, 75002 Paris, France 

T. +33 1 53 95 24 44 

F. +33 1 53 95 04 65 

ac@widemanagement.com 


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POLAND 


HAKAWATI 

Marcin Sauter 

Hakawati in the Arab tradition is a master of storytelling, a brilliant raconteur who tells stories 

to everybody willing to listen. Hakawati played a very important role in Arab culture: 

they gathered crowds of people eager to hear new fairy tales and strange stories. And now 

there are no real Hakawati left. In the contemporary world people have no time to listen 

to stories. The director sets off to search for true storytellers and finds the remnants of the 

tradition, which, unfortunately, are rather for camera-holding tourists than local people. 







Kalejdoskop Film Studio 

Zbigniew Domagalski 





T. +48 12 294 6945 


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HARBOR OF HOPE 

Magnus Gertten 

In 1945 Irene, Ewa and Joe were among the nearly 30,000 survivors rescued from German 

concentration camps and sent to the peaceful harbor town of Malmö, Sweden. Here they 

started a new life. Through unique archival footage, we see 10-year-old Irene taking her 

first shaky steps as a free person. We see newborn Ewa being carried off the boat by her 

mother. And we meet Joe, who arrived as a child without his family. In Harbor of Hope, 

they tell their amazing stories from the moment of liberation to the unsolved mysteries of 

the present time. A film about dealing with war memories, the importance of a helping 

hand and finding a harbor of hope. 






Auto Images 



Trappelgasse 4/17, 1040 Vienna 

T. +43 720 34 69 34 



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491 

CHINA-FRANCE 


HARD OLD ROCK, CITIZEN ZHENG, 

A JOURNEY THROUGH HIS LIFE, 

A VIBRANT MEMORY OF CHINA’S 

HISTORY 

Zuolong Shan 

As a young man, Zheng was a wild boy: he’d rather spend his time gambling and dancing 

than studying. But his exuberant way of life comes to an end when, during the Cultural 

Revolution, he is charged with counter-revolutionary behavior and sent to prison. Step 

by step, he looses everything. He faced each challenge with courage, bravery and the 

knowledge that life is a never-ending journey, and that only wisdom is the food that survival 

is fed with. Now, he lives in the boarding house of Shuanglin Town. Unyielding to his 

neighbors, to his society, to its history, as well as to the omnipresent Chinese system, he 

realizes that he is almost independent of himself. Very poor in resources, but immensely 

rich in memories, our esteem for him grows with each day we observe the little gestures 

and omissions that his life is now made of. This intimate and respectful portrait of a striking 

83-year-old Chinese citizen offers us an inside view into the way China treats its seniors 

and gives us the opportunity to better understand the story of Shanghai’s, as well as 

China’s contemporary history. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 


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Lifestyles 

HARMONY OF CHAOS 

Jan Sosinski 

A portrait of Nigel Kennedy – an unconventional English violinist performing classical music 

not only at traditional concert halls, but also at other venues: jazz and sport clubs, cafés, 

pubs. He approaches people directly, attracting popular audiences with his spectacular interpretations 

of the 19th century classics. 



Production Company: TVP - Channel 2 



TVP SA 




T. +48 22 547 8501 

F. +48 22 547 4248 



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GREECE 


HEALING THE VICTIM AND THE SLAYER 

Antonis Vasileiadis 

An Ayurvedic doctor struggles to save his unique botanical garden from getting destroyed, 

in order to provide space for a residential area. For the last eight years, he has been gathering 

extremely rare and vanishing medicinal plants that are essential for the traditional 

medicines as Ayurveda and Yunani (Ionian- Greek), followed by 83% of the people in India. 

We are explained the reasons that drove Dr. Aithal to develop those methods and we 

follow him in his daily duties of free healing to anyone who will ask. He tries to save snakes 

and create reconciliation between humans and snakes. He happily shares his knowledge 

with the camera as he believes that this knowledge does not belong to him, but to God. 




Antonis Vasileiadis 

58 Asklipiou Str. 

19005 N.Makri Athens Greece 

T.+30 6932 366 991 

ant.vasileiadis@yahoo.gr 

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HEART OF SKY, HEART OF EARTH 

Eric Black, Frauke Sandig 

The great cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar will end on 21 December 2012. How does 

the story end Do the oceans collapse Does the sky fall as the last tree is cut The remote 

homelands of the present-day Maya in Mexico and Guatemala present a perfect microcosm 

that shows how unhindered globalization is already destroying the Earth and indigenous 

cultures are now under attack for their natural resources from all sides. Heart of 

Sky, Heart of Earth presents another worldview, following six young Maya into their daily 

and ceremonial life, revealing their determination to resist the destruction of their culture 

and environment. The intimate accounts and experiences of the protagonists interweave 

with images associated with the fragile beauty of nature and the sacred creation myth of 

Popol Vuh. The stories and the world vision of the Mayan protagonists are juxtaposed with 

our shortsighted exploitation of the Earth. 





Umbrella Films 

Frauke Sandig, Umbrella Films 

Pappelallee 22, 10437 Berlin, Germany 

T. + 49-30-44738624 

umbrellafilms@sandig.com 


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FRANCE 


HEARTS & CRAFTS 

Frédéric Laffont, Isabelle Dupuy-Chavanat 

The film takes us to the heart of the Hermès workshops, where men and women work the 

finest raw materials with minute attention to detail, bringing their expertise, patience and 

passion to the creation of unique, timeless objects. Beautifully orchestrated, like a musical 

score, the play of gestures, words, close observation and silence highlights the sensory 

nature of the encounter between the artisan and his materials. 






Hermes 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 


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Lifestyles 

HELEN AND HAOUM 

Evgenios Ioannou 

In Cyprus, many Vietnamese women work as housekeepers for elderly people. The film examines 

these newly-established relationships by following the daily life of two women 

living together: the elderly Helen from Cyprus and her housekeeper, Haoum from Vietnam. 

The monotony of their everyday life reveals their different life expectations and their 

common loneliness. 




Evgenios Ioannou 

P.O. BOX 57205 

3313 Limassol Cyprus 

T. +48 692979104 

paliatsos@hotmail.com 


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ISRAEL 


HERE I LEARNED TO LOVE 

Avi Angel 

Standing near the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Avner declares: “This is the moment when 

I defeated the Nazis.” Two brothers, three mothers and a saga that was not at all clear for 

nearly six decades. This is the unique story of a journey to trace the roots of a past that was 

not evident – even to those who took part in it. Avner and Itzik are two brothers living in 

Israel who as children were saved by their mother’s sister and a young stranger. Their lives 

were affected by three women – three women who were like mothers to these young boys. 

But their chronicle was kept secret from even those closest to them. At the age of 70, Avner 

decides to take a journey with his brother Itzik to search for his true identity and try and 

piece together the impossible story of their survival. 






Avi Angel 


Cara Saposnik 

P O Box 7153 


T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 


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MEXICO 

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Lifestyles 

HERE ON EARTH 

Mauricio Bidault 

For various reasons, a group of Nahua migrants from the Huasteca area of Hidalgo state go 

to the city of Guadalajara, where they now live. This has a great social, cultural and economic 

impact on Santa Cruz, their community of origin. 






Arcanofilm & Fondo para la Producción 

Cinematográfica de Calidad (Foprocine) 



Insurgentes sur 674, 2nd floor, Del Valle 

03100 Mexico City, Mexico 

T. + 52 55 5448 5339 

F. + 52 55 5448 5380 



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POLAND 

Lifestyles 

HERMITS 

Kacper Czubak 

One day, Marian abandons his family and decides to live in a hermitage on the outskirts 

of a forest. Years later, when Grzegorz is expelled from the monastery, 

he finds Marian and builds his hermitage next to his. Marian doesn’t want to come to terms 

with that. Grzegorz thinks that it will be better for both of them to have a companion. The 

discord continues up to this day… 







Religia TV 

Maria Kastyak 





T. +48 122 946 945 


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HEROES OF THE FLICKS 

Panayotis Kountouras 

To the monotonous purring of the projector, between four walls, a single move of his hand 

gives life to heroes, lovers, enemies, countries, situations, words, feelings of a world so close 

and yet invisible to us unless he wills it. Actors, directors, film editors, light technicians and 

sound engineers depend on his hands, on his readiness and alacrity, once he allows us to 

enter the make-believe universe of cinema. This loner, this hermit in his kingdom will now 

reveal himself. The projectionist, that unsung hero, revealing what we don’t know about 

him – and perhaps what he doesn’t know about himself. 







Fig Leaf Media Production 

Dionysia Arvanitou 

47 Stelliou Kazantzidi Str. 


T. +30 6971680108 

F. +30 2310 471788 

sia.arvanitou@yahoo.gr 

Fig Leaf Media Production 

Vassilis Kiltidis 

kiltidis@gmail.com 


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GREECE 


HIDDEN BODIES 

Dimitris Trikas 

Hidden Bodies features a performance/happening created by renowned Greek visual 

artist Dimitris Alithinos in three parts of the center of Athens during the MIR Festival. In 

his latest work, HAPPENINGS 2010, Alithinos holds up a mirror to the city’s cruelty and its 

inhabitants through a metaphor, a “clin d’oeil” to an earlier work, A HAPPENING (1973) 

which had a great impact in contemporary Greek art. 

Alithinos used tons of soil and “hid” three bodies in them thus letting the unsuspecting bystanders 

comment and react. Indeed, the comments and reactions were many, varied and 

interesting mainly being surprise, discomfort and reaction towards the Greek economic crisis. 




Dimitris Trikas 

8 Nireos St. 

Paleo Faliro, Greece 

T. + 30 6979 981 293 

dimtrikas@gmail.com 

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THE HILLTOPS 

Igal Hecht 

On Blessing Mountain, overlooking the city of Nablus, sixty-six-year-old Settler Daniella 

Wise looks at an advancing force of Israeli soldiers coming to destroy her illegal outpost. 

Rallying her little army of followers, a violent battle begins. This is daily reality on the hilltops 

of the West Bank. This is an insider’s exploration into the lives of three prominent settler 

leaders and their battles to hold on to what they perceive as their biblical heartland. 

The reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will unravel in front of the lens in a rare, noholds-barred 

look into the lives of the West Bank settlements. 






Chutzpa Productions 


Cara Saposnik 

PO Box 7153 


T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 



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BELGIUM 

Lifestyles 

HIMSELF HE COOKS 

Valérie Berteau, Philippe Witjes 

In the Golden Temple in Amritsar, hundreds of volunteers prepare 100,000 free meals every 

day. The spontaneous choreography of many philanthropists’ hands reveals the essence and 

atmosphere of this fascinating place. 





Polymorfilms 

Valérie Berteau 

rue Théodore Verhaegen 18 

Brussels 1060, Belgium 

T. +32 495 436 865 

contact@polymorfilms.be 

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Lifestyles 

HIT THE ROAD, GRANNY 

Duccio Chiarini 

Delia is eighty-eight years old, she has a husband twenty years her junior and, ever since 

she emigrated from Italy to France when she was only six months old, she has spent her 

life traveling around the world. In the sixties, having come back to Italy for love, she started 

working in the textile industry. Soon her products started filling the shelves of European 

department stores, earning her a huge fortune and making her one of the first female entrepreneurs 

of the prêt-à-porter world. But Delia wants more and throws herself into high 

fashion, without understanding that perhaps the time has come even for her to stop. 





Mood Film Srl 

Tommaso Arrighi 

Mood Film 

Via P. Borsieri 25, 00195 Roma, Italy 

www.moodfilm.com 

T. +39 0 6 241 9073 

F. +39 0 6 4544 4824 

info@moodfilm.com 


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ΤΗΕ HITLER STONES 

Kjell Andersson 

There is a strange and not widely known story to be told. The story of the so-called Hitler 

stones, set in the coastal regions of Sweden. Nazi Germany placed large orders for Swedish 

granite before and during World War II. It was to be used in the building of “Germania,” the 

new World Capital. Substantial deliveries were made but discontinued after 1943 because 

of how the war was developing. However, the Germans still wanted their stone, only to 

be delivered later, after the final victory. Swedish quarries continued to cut building stone 

until the very end of the war. The stones were put into storage along the Swedish coast and 

Germany duly paid for them. After the war, which had not gone the way the Nazis had 

hoped, the “Hitler Stones” were left in Sweden. So who owned all this granite Where did 

it go Where is it now How did the socialist stonecutters feel about cutting stone for Hitler 

How about the double moral standards of the industrialists and others involved in the business 

These are some of the questions the documentary seeks to answer. 





KMAFilmproduktion 

Kjell Andersson 

Styrfarten 15 

S-417 65 Göteborg, Sweden 

T. +46 705 976 370 

kjell@kmafilm.se 

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HITLER’S CHILDREN 

Chanoch Ze’evi 

Their family names alone evoke horror: Himmler, Goering, Höss. Hitler’s Children is a film 

about the descendants of the most powerful figures in the Nazi regime: men and women 

who were left a legacy that permanently associates them with one of the greatest crimes 

in history. What is it like for them to have grown up with a name that immediately conjures 

images of murder and genocide How do they cope with the fact that they are Hitler’s 

children 







Maya Productions 

Chanoch Ze’evi 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 

18 Levontin Street, Tel Aviv, 65112, Israel 

T. +97235664129 

F. +97235601436 



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THE HOLY GRAIL 

Yannis Bakalis 

The film is about the Knights of Saint John and of Nazi initiation as Hitler was looking for 

the Holy Grail. The documentary tells the story of the Masonic Lodge in Greece and it was 

shot in the old town of the island of Rhodes. 




Yannis Bakalis 

17 Vithynias St. 

Kato Toumba 

Thessaloniki, Greece 

T. +30 2310 930 119 

ioannisbakalis@gmail.com 

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HOMECOMING 

Orna Ben Dor, Noa Maiman 

As the State of Israel is about to deport foreign workers and their children, this film is a 

timely exploration of a complex political and personal situation. Where does identity 

come from And what makes you connected to your homeland Homecoming takes us on 

a moving journey with three teenagers who were born in Israel to foreign workers who 

came to Israel in search of a better life. These kids are not Jewish, but are deeply Israeli – 

and their individual journeys take on cultural and emotional dimensions. We travel with 

them to the Congo, to Peru and to the Philippines as they examine their roots and contemplate 

their future. 






Added Value Creation House 


Cara Saposnik 

PO Box 7153 


T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 



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HONK! 

Arnaud Gaillard & Florent Vassault 

At nightfall, on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, surrounded by her family, a grandmother will 

attend the execution of her husband’s murderer. In Oklahoma, a former death row inmate, 

exonerated after 22 years in prison, tells his amazing story. In Texas, a woman struggles 

against the criminal justice system for her son to survive, while he has been awaiting execution 

for 14 years. In Huntsville, a small provincial town in eastern Texas, the Department 

of Corrections performs executions by lethal injection almost as a weekly ritual. Based on 

the numerous absurdities of the death penalty, the film shows, through these three characters, 

how the death sentence generates pain, injustice, violence and inefficiency in the 

heart of American society. 







Andolfi Productions 

Arnaud Dommerc 

Wide House 

Anaïs Clanet 

40, rue Sainte Anne 

75002 Paris 

T. +33 1 53 95 24 44 

F. +33 1 53 95 04 65 


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FRANCE 

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HONORE FRAGONARD, 

REVOLUTIONARY ANATOMY 

Jacques Donjean, Philippe Raxhon, Olivier Horn 

He was one of the most fascinating characters of the Age of Enlightenment: French 

anatomist Honoré Fragonard (1732-1799), cousin of his namesake, the famous 18th 

century painter. In a day and age where anatomical science was still in its infancy, surgical 

genius Fragonard invented his own technique to preserve corpses. He worked on 

anatomical preparations – animal and human – called écorchés. These were then staged 

and exhibited with a genuine artistic intent. In a time where popular wisdom in the face 

of death saw the soul free of the body, Fragonard’s work was setting the body free of the 

soul. His work raises questions: Where does science end Where does art begin Whether 

one admires or rejects Fragonard’s approach, he provokes a lasting fascination. 






Point du Jour, Tarentula 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 



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AUSTRIA 


HOT SPOT 

Sabine Derflinger 

The job market is only for those who fit the system, so what about the misfits in our society 

Michl’s Restaurant hires exactly these misfits and helps them to build confidence, job experience 

and so much more. We follow waiters, kitchen helps, cooks and other employees 

in their daily struggle to learn, both inside and outside the job. 

A touching and tough doc, for everyone who works, or wants to work. 






Navigator Film Produktion & Co. KG 





T. +43 720 34 6934 


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Lifestyles 

HOW MUCH DOES YOUR BUILDING 

WEIGH, MR. FOSTER 

Norberto Lopez Amado, Carlos Carcas 

How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster is the first feature film focused on the architect 

Norman Foster and it will be the beginning of a series of productions on the key 

figures of the art and culture of the XXI century. The film shows Norman Foster’s journey 

from Manchester to a global practice. It talks about architecture, and why it matters, and 

how difficult it is to do it well. Norman Foster has rewritten the rules of architecture. His 

vision and unswerving passion for excellence have created some of the most exceptional 

structures of our times. Architecture comes alive. 







Art Commissioners 

Elena Ochoa 

Dogwoof 

Ana Vicente 




T. +44 207 831 7252 



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HULA AND NATAN 

Robby Elmaliah 

A donkey, some cats and dogs, a heap of junk, a trailer piled high with unnameable clutter. 

Amidst the bric-a-brac, Hula and Natan muddle through their lives. The two brothers 

own a dilapidated garage, on the brink of closing, in Sderot, a town in the south of Israel, 

not far from the Gaza Strip. Acclaimed around the world, most notably at Visions du Réel, 

this dissertation documentary by Israeli Robby Elmaliah mingles tragedy and comedy with 

astonishing delicacy, juxtaposing the disheveled lives of the two brothers with the drama 

of conflict intensifying around them. As much a funny and moving family story as a devastating 

commentary on the absurdity of war. 







Alma Films, The Sapir College 

Robby Elmaliah 



20 Bialik st 


T. +972 5 2363 3398 


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I AM A WOMAN NOW 

Michiel van Erp 

I Αm a Woman Now portrays five elderly transsexual women who were all treated by the 

same “miracle doctor,” Georges Burou. As long as these patients paid, there were no preconditions, 

no questions asked at his clinic in Casablanca. Do these pioneers feel like 100% 

women and did their surgery give them the fulfillment in life they expected I Αm a Woman 

Now is a film about the pursuit of an almost unattainable dream, about the gap between 

its realization and the hard reality that sometimes follows. 







De familie 

Monique Busman 



T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 



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GREECE 


I AM AN OTHER, FROM TREATMENT 

(18 ANO) TO SOCIAL INTEGRATION 

Yorgos Chr. Zervas 

We often wonder what becomes of people who finish rehab and try to integrate back into 

society. Do they succeed In this film, we meet several such cases – people who completed 

the 18 ANO drug rehabilitation program and have been drug free for a number of years. 

We observe them in their daily lives and listen to them talk about their efforts to find a job, 

to become creative, to go through with something they had left undone, to face the problems 

bequeathed to them by their drug use, to build new relationships with their parents 

and children, to make new friends and fall in love. 








Yorgos Zervas Film Productions 

Yorgos Chr. Zervas 

Greek Film Centre 

7 Dionysiou Areopagitou Str. 


Τ. +30 210 3678 500, F. +30 210 3648 245 

info@gfc.gr 

www.gfc.gr 





T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714 


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I AM NOT A ROCK STAR 

Bobbi Jo Hart 

I Am Not a Rock Star follows the coming-of-age story of 20-year-old Marika Bournaki, a girl 

next door who embarks on a single-minded journey to become a world-class concert pianist, 

a dream she has had ever since her father first encouraged her to start playing the piano 

at the age of five. Shot in cinéma vérité style over eight years, I Am Not a Rock Star begins 

when Marika is 12 years old and commuting every Saturday from Montreal to attend 

Juilliard’s prestigious Pre-College Program in New York. She moves on her own to New York 

City at age 14, and starts auditions and performances around the world. The effects of this 

lifelong sacrifice of her parents to turn Marika into a star begin to reveal themselves, while 

within the walls of Juilliard she finds a kindred soul and her first love. I Am Not a Rock Star 

ultimately reveals the gritty realities of making it in the cutthroat classical music world, but 

also how Marika matures to eventually question her path, appropriating her musical passion 

to make it her own. 

Running time: 85‘ & 52’ 




Adobe Productions International 

Robbie Hart 

T. +1 514 272 3113 

F. +1 514 272 3301 

courrier@adobeproductions.com 

www.adobeproductions.com 


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I WANTED TO BE A MOTHER 

Marek Šulík 

The film I Wanted To Be a Mother from the documentary series Unwanted Children Twelve 

Years Later (Nechcené deti po 12 rokoch) tells the story of a woman who adopted two brothers 

sixteen years ago. (original title Chcela som byť matka) 





OZ Návrat 

Marek Roháček 

Šancová 42 

Bratislava SK-811 05, Slovak Republic 

T. +421 2 5249 9276 

F. +421 2 5244 4361 

navrat@navrat.sk 

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IMAGE THIEF 

Panos A. Thomaidis 

Spyros Staveris makes a living by stealing the image of the “other.” It is an act which is justified 

in his conscience, since he shares it generously with us without circumlocutions, alterations 

or make-up. Spyros Staveris acts as a mirror, reflecting the image of Greek postjunta 

society. 





PATH Ltd 

Thomais I. Thomaidis 

57,Paritsi Str 

154 51 Neo Psychiko Athens Greece 

T. +30 2106743373 

F. +30210 6743379 

info@path.com.gr 


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IMAGINING EMANUEL 

Thomas A. Østbye 

Who are you without ID Emanuel came to Norway in 2003 and claims to be from Liberia. 

Norwegian authorities believe he is from Ghana. Twice he was sent “back,” only to be rejected 

by the Ghanaian authorities and returned to Norway. Without permission to stay and 

no legal possibility to leave, Emanuel’s life is put on hold. Will he be able to prove who he 

really is 







Medieoperatørene TV AS 

Kristine Ann Skaret 


Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1 


T. +49 341 215 6638 

F. +49 341 215 6639 


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IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS 

Atia Jabarah Al-Daradji, Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji 

Husham works tirelessly for the hopes, dreams and prospects of the 32 damaged children 

of war under his care at a small orphanage in Baghdad’s most dangerous district. Against 

this threatening backdrop, Husham begs for money to support the children, whilst the bittersweet 

dramas of their childhood play out: 7-year-old Saif can only remember his dead 

mother’s name, ‘Majuda,’ as he faces the taunts of other kids in constant playground battles; 

teenager Mohammed struggles to balance school life with his search for self-identity; 

whilst Salah, just 10 years old and too traumatised to speak, fears he may never be 

able to go to school. When the landlord gives Husham and the boys just two weeks to vacate, 

a desperate search ensues. 

Running time: 86‘ 





Human Film, UK 

Wide House 

Anais Clanet 

Τ. +33 1 53 95 04 64 

F. +33 1 53 95 04 65 


www.widemanagement.com 


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Lifestyles 

INBETWEENER 

Erik Bafving 

Α film about a teenage boy, his father’s suicide and the emotional vacuum that occurred 

afterwards. Through forgotten drawings and photographs, we follow a young boy’s attempt 

to escape a painful memory and handle things on his own just like his dad used to do. After 

years of increasing isolation, it is love that leads to an inevitable dilemma: to continue 

to follow in his dad’s footsteps, or to start anew. 





ebfilm 

Erik Bäfving 

ebfilm, Norra Skolgatan 8a, 21152 Malmö 

T. +46702585846 

info@ebfilm.com 

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INDIGNADOS 

Tony Gatlif 

Indignados is a fictional account in real time of what’s happening today, plunging us into 

the dense, palpable reality of Europe in revolt. Stéphane Hessel’s book Time for Outrage! 

sparked a transgenerational awakening that is gaining ground across Europe as the continent 

teeters on social implosion. At the heart of current events, at the center of the Occupy 

movement, we discover, through the eyes and experience of Betty, a young illegal immigrant 

from Africa, men and women standing up to the system. 







Princes Production 

Delphine Mantoulet 

Les Films du Losange 

Agathe Valentin 

22, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie 

75116 Paris 

France 

T. +33144438724 

F. +33149520640 

t.petit@filmsdulosange.fr 


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INFILTRADOS 

Juan Rendon 

Infiltrados (the infiltrated) goes undercover to provide an in-depth look at the Colombian 

national police and the involvement of its intelligence division DIPOL (Dirección de Inteligencia 

de la Policía Nacional) in the infiltration of the world’s oldest terrorist group, FARC. 

Extensive interviews with those who risked everything to infiltrate one of the deadliest terror 

groups in the world provide a thrilling real life glimpse into what could be the most dangerous 

missions ever tackled. With never before seen “on the ground” footage and animation 

providing a back drop to their horrific ordeals, we are for the first time given a sense 

of what it takes to win the trust of a guerrilla group, face the terrors of being uncovered as 

well as the trials of being attacked by your own forces in the pursuit of intelligence that 

could bring about the downfall of FARC. 







Univision 

Eric Douat 

Sideways Film 

Kazz Basma 



T. +44 788 147 3603 


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INTERVIEWS BEFORE EXECUTION: 

A CHINESE TALK SHOW 

Robin Newell 

With unique and unprecedented access, A Chinese Talk Show takes viewers into the nightmare 

worlds of violent criminals sentenced to death – and of the TV journalist who is their 

last connection to this world. A Chinese Talk Show is not for the faint hearted. The issues 

explored are both intriguing and complex. At their heart is attractive, young TV journalist 

Ding Yu, who interviews criminals sentenced to death – often shortly before their executions. 

The death penalty evokes strong responses around the world. Yet in China it is the 

stuff of highly rated prime time television. In Ding Yu’s weekly series, Interviews Before Execution, 

not only is justice seen to be done, but the audience is left in no doubt as to what 

will happen to them should they break the law. 






LIC China 

PBS International 

Charles Schuerhoff 

10 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135, USA 

T. +1 617 208 0743 

F. +1 617 208 0783 

chschuerhoff@pbs.org 


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INTO THE ABYSS 

Werner Herzog 

The film Into the Abyss is a documentary about two death row inmates in the USA. As 

teenagers, Michael Perry and Jason Burkett murdered three people just to take a joyride 

in an expensive car. While Perry was executed a few days after filming, his accomplice, who 

was found guilty of the same three capital murders in a separate trial, was sentenced only 

to life in prison. The film is a gaze into the abyss of the human soul. Wherever you look, 

another abyss opens up. Death is not the only aspect of the film: there is the urgency of 

life as a parallel storyline. How should we live our lives according to the men waiting for 

execution The film shows the prisoners as human beings, but it never glorifies them or 

their crimes. 







Creative Differences / Skellig Rock 

Lucki Stipetic 

ZDF Enterprises 

Dr. Kristina Hollstein 

Erich-Dombrowski-Str. 1, 55127 Mainz, Germany 

T. +49 6131 991 0 

F. +49 6131 991 1552 

Kristina.Hollstein@zdf-enterprises.de 

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IRAN: THE BOMB AT ANY PRICE 

Gilles Cayate 

Halting Iran’s nuclear programme is one of the West’s main defence objectives and the 

number one priority of Israel. But we weren’t always so scared of the idea of an Iranian nuclear 

program. In fact, both the United States and Europe played a key role in setting it up. 

We look back at Iran’s nuclear program over the past 50 years. What began with the blessing 

of the Americans under the “Atoms for Peace” program in the 1960s has turned into a 

deadly cat-and-mouse game with the IAEA. With the help of technology from China and 

Russia and centrifuges from Pakistan, Iran is now well on the way to developing nuclear 

weapons. What would be the consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran How would Israel 

react and can anything now be done to stop the nuclear program 






Allegria 

Java Films 




T. +33 1 4060 2624 

F. +33 1 4060 2649 



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IRAQN’ROLL 

Gili Gaon 

In an attempt to bridge time, space and culture, Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa takes on 

the original music of his grandfather who was one of the leading musicians in the early 

20th century in Iraq. Salah and Daud Al-kweiti were Jewish musicians, living in Iraq in the 

1930s. They are considered to be the creators of modern Iraqi music, and two of the greatest 

Arab musicians in history. In the 1950s, they immigrated to Israel – where no one took 

their music seriously. Dudu’s grandfather and uncle were not accepted as legitimate musicians 

by the young Israeli establishment and as a result they forbade their family to engage 

in music. A grandson and the weight of history – a story about the power of music 

and its ability to heal a family’s pain. 






Station Films Ltd. 


Cara Saposnik 

PO Box 7153 


T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 


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IS MY LAST BREATH YOURS 

Claudio Serughetti 

Is My Last Breath Yours is a documentary and cross-platform project that will travel the 

world to search for an answer to this question. Encountering the public, activists, leading 

figures of the abolitionist movement as well as those who support capital punishment, 

judges and lawyers who apply and fight the death penalty, families of victims who have 

chosen a side on the issue and trying to find out if any death can really atone another one. 






Valextra, Movie Magic International 





T. +33 4 9961 0835 

F. +33 4 6759 9497 



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MOZAMBIQUE 


THE ISLAND OF THE SPIRITS 

Licinio Azevedo 

A small island, a great history. Long before giving its name to the country, the island of 

Mozambique had a fundamental role in the Indian Ocean over many centuries. An anchor 

point for caravels, meeting point for pirates, it is a melting pot of races. It raises its walls 

in the middle of the sea. Its winding streets full of life reveal small palaces, churches and 

white houses. Its inhabitants are eccentric characters, proud of the island’s past history. As 

we wander through the streets, we meet an historian, a maritime archaeologist, a fisherman, 

the “doorman” of the island, a dancer, many spirits... 







Ebano Multimédia 

Pedro Pimenta 

Marfilmes 

Renée Gagnon 

63 Av. Duque de Loulé, 79 r/c Dto. A 


T. +35 121 314 0339 

F. +35 121 353 3075 


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THE ISLAND PRESIDENT 

Jon Shenk 

The Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting 

a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced: the literal survival of his 

country and everyone in it. After bringing democracy to the Maldives after thirty years of 

despotic rule, Nasheed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of the most low-lying 

countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1200 islands of 

the Maldives enough to make them uninhabitable. The Island President captures Nasheed’s first 

year of office, culminating in his trip to the Copenhagen Climate Summit in 2009. Nasheed is unusually 

candid about revealing his strategies – leveraging the Maldives’ underdog position as a 

tiny country, harnessing the power of media, and overcoming deadlocks through an appeal to 

unity with other developing nations. When hope fades for a written accord to be signed, 

Nasheed makes a stirring speech which salvages an agreement. Despite the modest size of his 

country, Mohamed Nasheed has become one of the leading international voices for urgent action 

on climate change. 







Actual Films / San Francisco Film Centre 

Richard Berge 


Jan Rofekamp 


H3L 1A8, Montreal / Quebec, Canada 

T. + 1 514 844 3358 

F. + 1 514 844 7298 

johnnadai@fimstransit.com 


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Lifestyles 

ISLOMANIA 

Sibel Tekin 

A film about Tenedos and the passion for islands. 

“Somewhere among the notebooks of Gideon, I once found a list of diseases as yet unclassified 

by medical science, and among these there occurred the word islomania, which 

was described as a rare but by no means unknown affliction of spirit. These are people, 

Gideon used to say, by way of explanation, who find islands somehow irresistible. We islomanes, 

says Gideon, are the direct descendants of the Atlanteans, and it is toward the 

lost Atlantis that our subconscious is drawn. This means that we find islands irresistible.” 

Lawrence Durrell Reflections on a Marine Venus 

Islomania was identified by Durrell as a craze for or a strong attraction to islands. And Tenedos 

is an island in the Aegean where most of islomanes prefer to live. 





Hacettepe University Faculty of Communication 

Sibel Tekin 

Beytepe Kampusu Rektorluk 11. Kat 

Ankara 06800, Turkey 

T. +90 312 297 6225 

F. +90 312 297 6226 

stekin@hacettepe.edu.tr 

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ITALY: LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT 

Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi 

Luca and Gustav have to decide: should they stay in Italy, or leave it, like so many of their 

friends have done already. Looking for reasons not to do the same, the two Italians jump 

into their old Fiat 500 and go on a emotional trip through their country to find out: Italy, 

love it, or leave it 





HiQ productions 

Gustav Hofer 

via Macerata 56 

00176 Roma, Italy 

T. +39 3488800967 

gustavhofer@gmail.com 


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ITINERARY OF A REBEL, TRACING A 

CITIZEN’S QUEST FOR DIGNITY 

Harkjoon Lee, Eunjung Lim 

In order to generate sufficient means for his wife left behind in North Korea to survive, Han 

accepts a job as a lumberjack in a camp situated in Siberia. The North Korean government 

in ruthless deals with Russian entrepreneurs offers willing citizens the opportunity for 

“work” in labor camps abroad. The wages are directly paid to the government who promises 

to pass the money on to the families left behind. When Han finds out that none of his 

wages have reached his wife, he escapes and, in an epic journey, crosses the whole of 

Siberia. He needs to reach Moscow where he plans to reach a Western embassy. He finally 

succeeds and is accepted as a refugee by the United States of America. In order to prove 

its existence, he accepts to return with us to the camp he escaped from. Now he is waiting 

for a way to get his wife out of the North, but he refuses to go and live in South Kores. 

Instead, he prepares for a new life in the US. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 


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JUST THE TWO OF US 

Tzipi Baider 

Just the Two of Us is the journey of 88-year-old Samuel Wilinberg and Kalman Taigman, 

two completely opposite personalities who happen to be the last two survivors of the Treblinka 

death camp. 

The film follows the two men as they walk back on the grounds from which the fled 68 

years ago. For the first time, they go back together, possibly for their last visit there. Together 

they re-live, reminisce, laugh, cry, and even sing the Treblinka anthem. Kalman lost his 

mother in Treblinka, Samuel lost his two sisters. “God wasn’t present in Treblinka,” they both 

agree while they are there. 



Production Company: Mor Tregger Delarya & Channel 10 

Production Contact Person: Mor Tregger Delarya 



Sales Contact Person: Hedva Goldschmidt 



T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 



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JUSTICE FOR SALE 

Femke & Ilse van Velzent 

Claudine, a young and courageous human rights lawyer in Congo struggles against injustice 

and widespread impunity as she investigates the case of a soldier who was convicted of 

rape and discovers that his trial was unfair and corrupted. He was convicted without any 

concrete evidence. In her journey to obtain justice, she uncovers a system where the basic 

principles of law are virtually ignored. 







IF Productions 

Femke & Ilse van Velzen 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 


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KAFKA’S LAST STORY 

Sagi Bornstein 

While the world may be eternally grateful to Max Brod for preserving some of the greatest 

works of 20th century literature and transforming Franz Kafka into a cultural icon, Kafka 

himself may be turning in his grave. Kafka’s final wish, that “all that is left in my estate must 

be burned completely, without reading,” was famously disregarded by his closest friend. 

Today, the fate of his invaluable manuscripts is at the heart of a heated debate involving 

millions of dollars and political wrangling between Israel and Germany. The film follows 

the manuscripts from their journey in Brod’s suitcase from Nazi occupied Europe to Israel, 

to their current location, gathering dust in a run-down Tel Aviv apartment, closely guarded 

by an unstable, eccentric woman and dozens of cats. The result is a twisted, bizarre detective 

story, whose irony and absurdity would not have been lost on the great man himself. 






Sagi Bornstein 


Cara Saposnik 

P O Box 7153 


T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 



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PHILIPPINES 

Lifestyles 

KANO: AN AMERICAN AND HIS HAREM 

Monster Jiminez 

In 1969, an American Vietnam war hero relocates to a remote village in the Philippines and 

invites hundreds of women to live with him in his compound. Through money and violence, 

he was able to rule as a king. “It was like having a vacation everyday,” he recalls 

proudly. 

In 2002 he was charged with over 80 counts of rape. 

Victor Pearson is now in jail serving two life sentences, but many of the women remain 

by his side. Pearson and his harem form an extended family bound together with co-dependency 

and power issues. Although still behind bars, he has since married five of the 

women who testified against him in court keeping them in apartments in the neighborhood. 

Unrepentant, Victor Pearson is undoubtedly a charismatic character who lived his dream. 

When confronted with his abuse of girls as young as fourteen, he claims that the lifestyle 

and education he provided these women with, outweigh the charges leveled at him. 







Arkeo 

Monster Jiminez 

Sideways Film 

Kazz Basma 



T. +44 788 147 3603 


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Lifestyles 

KATINOULA 

Myrna Tsapa 

Cairo 2010. Katinoula has grown old, but still actively serves a Greek-Egyptian lady the 

same age as she. Katinoula does the housework, haggles with the Egyptians in the marketplace 

and honors each day, even though all that’s left of her loved ones are just smiling 

faces in old photographs. Where did all these people go All these years Oh, let them 

go if they must... Let them fly away... 





Top Cut 

Amanda Livanou 

36, Amaroussiou Halandriou Str. 


T. +30 6944757339 

F. +30 2106100 109 

amanda@topcut.tv 


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POLAND 

Lifestyles 

KIDS PLAY 

Maciej Adamek 

The film shows the world of adults reflected in a “distorting mirror” of demeanors, games 

and plays of pre-school age children. Girls play at being a family and complain that one 

of them has to be a man; others play hospital, dealing with the gravest of accidents; boys 

exchange comments on the nature of girls… With a specific way of intonation, gestures 

and mimicry, they exaggerate and put in focus the behavioral patterns that ordinarily escape 

our attention. 

unning time: 22΄ 


Production Company: Koncept Media, TVP - Channel 2 



TVP SA 




T. +48 22 547 8501 

F. +48 22 547 4248 


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KING OF COMICS 

Rosa von Praunheim 

Ralf König, Germany’s most successful cartoonist, became famous with his comic book The 

Most Desired Man that was made into a film in 1994, starring Til Schweiger. Wittily playing 

with queer clichés, he also reaches a wide heterosexual audience. In King of Comics, 

Rosa von Praunheim portrays an unpretentious and modest man, whose brilliant observational 

skills have left their mark on generations. 







Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion 

Markus Thiarks 

m-appeal 

Anne Wiedlack 

Prinzessinnenstr 16 

Berlin 10969,Germany 

T. +49 306 150 7505 

F. +49 302 758 2872 

aw@m-appeal.com 


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Sports 

THE KING 

Dejan Acimovic 

A documentary about one of the greatest sportsmen ever. Darko Kralj (the King) is the 

only sportsman in the history of sports who has beaten a world record in his category 

five times in a row at a single world championship. A Croatian paralympic in shot put, 

seriously wounded in 1991 during the war in Croatia, Darko Kralj almost died. Doctors 

didn’t expect him to survive. Today, he lives with a wife and three sons, the eldest one 

being the one Darko is the most attached to. A similar destiny brought them together: 

the boy lost his biological father in the war. Tereza, his wife, has her own past. Towards 

the end of this unusual life story, we shall get a clearer understanding of where Darko’s 

strength and incredible love of life comes from... 





DA film 

Dejan Acimovic 

Boskoviceva 16 

10 000 Zagreb, Croatia 

T. +38514816610 

F. +38514816610 

d.a.film@zg.t-com.hr 

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THE KING’S GARDEN 

Phoebe Fronista 

The King’s Garden is a documentary short that has one foot in the Bible and the other in 

the “volcanic core” of the Middle East conflict: the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. 

In Silwan, the apple of discord is the City of David, an archaeological site where the oldest 

finds in Jerusalem have been unearthed. Whoever controls the site controls the village; 

they also control its history. Through accounts of Silwan residents, archaeologists, and a 

child orphaned by the conflict, The King’s Garden chronicles the uneasy – and often 

bloody – relationship between archaeology, history and nationalism in present-day 

Jerusalem. The King’s Garden was produced with support from the Graduate School of Journalism 

at the University of California at Berkeley. 




Phoebe Fronista 

7C Omirou Str. 

15236 Nea Penteli Athens Greece 

T. +30 2106132430 

phoebe.fronista@gmail.com 


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GREECE 


KRISIS 

Nikos Katsaounis, Nina Maria Paschalidou 

Krisis [an event that is, or expected to lead to, an unstable and dangerous situation affecting 

an individual, group, community or entire society], from the Greek word κρίνω, to judge. 

Krisis: a film about the Greek crisis. Part of the multimedia project The Prism GR2011, it is 

a collective documentation of Greece during 2010-11 using DSLR cameras. Krisis compiles 

different viewpoints, exploring the different dimensions of the afflicted nation. The characters 

are diverse and range from rebel leftist youth groups, to young Greek entrepreneurs, 

to a young couple abandoning city-life for something simpler on an island, to the troubled 

journey of immigrants as they attempt to reach Europe. Among the ruins, who are 

the heroes that emerge from the settling dust 







Forest Troop & N-CODED 

Nina Maria Paschalidou (Forest Troop) 

Nikos Katsaounis (N-CODED) 

nina@theprism.tv, nikos@theprism.tv 


Jan Rofekamp 


H3L 1A8 Montreal / Quebec Canada 

T. + 1 514 844 3358 

F. + 1 514 844 7298 

jan@filmstransit.com 

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Lifestyles 

LAND BEFORE MY EYES 

Gaia Aducchio 

In October 2002, a terrible earthquake struck the small town of San Giuliano di Puglia in 

the South of Italy, killing 27 children and forcing the majority of the population to abandon 

the historic center of town and move to temporary accommodation a few hundred 

meters away. After years, the skeletons of buildings dismembered by the violence of the 

quake have been replaced by scaffolding and construction works, yet the grief following 

the loss of children is more alive now than ever. 





Fly Film Srl 

Gaia Adducchio 

Via L. Zambarelli 21 

Rome 00152, Italy 

T. +39 333 4051 439 

info@gaiaadducchio.com 


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AUSTRIA 


LANDSCAPES OF MEMORY – 

THE LIFE OF RUTH KLUGER 

Renata Schmidtkunz 

The first biography of international bestselling author Ruth Klüger. 

It is one thing to survive the Holocaust, but quite another to deal with the lasting impact 

of this experience. 

Ruth Klüger shares her thoughts on her childhood in anti-Jewish Vienna, her life in the 

States, her motherhood of two American sons and the culture of commemoration. 






Navigator Film Produktion & Co. KG 



Trappelgasse 4/17 


T. +43 720 34 6934 


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THE LAST-MOMENT PEOPLE 

Ronen Zaretzky, Yael Kipper 

A human quest to rescue Israel’s remaining wildlife. An all-out battle – without too 

many victories – for the future of Israel’s unique natural environments and wild animals 

that fall – wounded, dead, run-over and poisoned. Is the disappearance of birds, gazelles 

and sea turtles a sign that Israel is changing from a land of nature to a land of real estate 

The uncompromising commitment of the film’s heroes inspires hope that the story isn’t over 

yet. 






Ronen Zaretzky, Yael Kipper 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 



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LAST DAYS OF THE ARCTIC 

Magnus Vidar Sigurdsson 

Ragnar Axelsson, a.k.a. RAX, is among the most celebrated photographers in the world. 

His series “Faces of the North“ are a living document of the dying cultures of the far 

northern reaches of the planet, mainly Icelandic farmers, fishermen, and the great hunters 

of Greenland. His fascination with people who try to survive in extreme circumstances took 

him 25 years ago from Iceland to Greenland, where he “struck gold.” His photo essays of 

the hunters of Greenland are legendary. RAX could well have been a hunter himself – and 

we watch him as he stalks his images and strikes at the opportune moment. Fascinated 

by stories of half-forgotten people who have adapted to unspeakably harsh conditions, RAX 

is now documenting them as they cope with extreme changes to those conditions caused 

by climate change. Last Days of the Arctic is a celebration of the photographer and his subjects; 

an elegy for a disappearing landscape and the people who inhabit it. 







Sagafilm 

Margret Jonasdottir 

Mercury Media International Ltd 

Ben Wharton 

MercuryMedia International Ltd 

7 Baseline Business Studios 

Whitchurch Road, London W11 4AT 

T. +44 0 20 7221 7465 

F. +44 0 20 7221 7228 

ben@mercurymedia.org 

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LAST FAST RIDE: THE LIFE, 

LOVE AND DEATH OF A PUNK GODDESS 

Lilly Scourtis Ayers 

She was smart, beautiful and talented, and as lead singer of The Insaints, would-be rock 

star Marian Anderson reigns as one of the Bay Area’s most provocative and controversial 

lead singers of the 90s punk scene. The fetish model and dominatrix quickly became known 

for her wild and lewd live sex acts during performances, which often involved other 

women and bananas. Narrated by pop-culture icon Henry Rollins, Last Fast Ride – The Life, 

Love and Death of a Punk Goddess, is the cautionary tale of the youth, tormented adolescence 

and tragic, untimely demise of this legendary performer. 







Cinespire Entertainment/Desert Flower Productions 

Lilly Scourtis Ayers 

Mark Litwak and Associates 

Mark Litwak, Esq. 

433 N. Camden Drive, Suite 1010 

Beverly Hills, CA 90210 

T. 1 310 859-9595 

F. 1 310 859-0806 

Law3@marklitwak.com 


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THE LAST MOUNTAIN 

Bill Haney 

The fight for the last great mountain in America’s heartland pits a mining giant – that wants 

to explode it for its coal – against local families fighting to save their mountain, their heritage 

and their futures. The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America’s struggle 

to balance its energy needs and environmental concerns, so the daring solution proposed 

by this small Appalachian community takes on national significance when Bobby 

Kennedy, Jr. joins the Appalachian families to fight the insidious power of Big Coal. A passionate 

and personal tale that highlights the extraordinary power of ordinary Americans 

when they fight for what they believe in, The Last Mountain showcases a battle for the future 

of energy that affects us all. 







Uncommon Productions 

Debra Longo 


Annie Roney 

80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 5 

Sausalito, CA 94965 

T. +15-332-6471 

F. +415-332-6798 

annie@rocofilms.com 

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Lifestyles 

LESSONS FOR A WAR 

Juan Manuel Sepúlveda M. 

A film about survival, a celebration of the defense of life by a people preparing to resist a 

new war. A song of hope in the face of a war that is not exclusive to them, but is faced by 

many peoples throughout the world. 









T. +52 55 5448 5339 

F. +52 55 5448 5380 



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ITALY-SWEDEN 


LETTER FROM MY CHILD 

Tessa Boerman 

These six documentaries focus on families from six countries all over the world. Countries 

where families have to bear the consequences of armed conflict, violence or crime, natural 

and economic disaster, human rights violations and social exclusion. Letter from My Child 

tries to give a human face to front-page news. Personal stories translate major news events 

into human tragedies. Children are the future, although their opinion is hardly ever heard. 

This series gives these children a voice. 







Ikon Television 

Pauline Veltman 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 


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LETTERS FROM ANGOLA 

Dulce Fernandes 

Letters from Angola is a voyage into a forgotten past where several stories intersect – that 

of Angolan-born filmmaker Dulce Fernandes and those of the Cubans who fought in the 

Angolan war. A journey through today’s Cuba, the film uncovers the lost connection to a 

land left behind and is a poetic reflection on the fragile place of the individual in the midst 

of the tectonic movements of history. 







Real Ficção & Dread Locks 

Rui Simões 

Marfilmes 

Renée Gagnon 


Lisboa 1050-088, Portugal 

T. +35 121 314 0339 

F. +35 121 353 3075 



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LETTERS FROM IRAN 

Manon Loizeau 

While winds of freedom blow through the Arab world, the Iranian youth waits. They were 

the first to rise up against their leaders in 2009. The first to use Twitter, Facebook and 

YouTube, filming the fall-out of their failed revolution on cameraphones. Now, Iran has 

closed itself off to the Western media, making it difficult to get an inside story from the outside. 

For the past two years, the director has been following survivors of the repression. 

Piecing together interviews, footage from hidden cameras and more, she paints a fascinating 

portrait of the aftermath of the Green Revolution. 






Magneto Presse 

Java Films 



T. +33 140 60 26 24 

F. +33 140 60 26 49 


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LIFE IN STILLS 

Tamar Tal 

At the age of 96, Miriam Weissenstein is facing a new chapter in her life, when “The Photo 

House” – her late husband Rudi’s life’s work – is destined for demolition. Under the cloud 

of a family tragedy, a special relationship is forged between Miriam and her grandson, Ben, 

as they join forces to save the shop and its nearly one million negatives that document Israel’s 

defining moments. Despite the generation gap and many conflicts, Ben and Miriam 

embark on a heart-wrenching journey, comprising many humorous and touching moments 

– a journey that requires a lot of love, courage and compassion. 







Heymann Brothers Films 

Barak Heymann 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 



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525 

USA 


THE LIGHT IN HER EYES 

Julia Meltzer, Laura Nix 

Houda al-Habash, a conservative Muslim preacher, founded a Qur’an school for girls in 

Damascus, Syria when she was just 17 years old. Every summer, her female students immerse 

themselves in a rigorous study of Islam, in addition to their secular schooling. A surprising 

cultural shift is underway – women are claiming space within the mosque, a place 

historically dominated by men. Challenging tradition, Houda insists education for women 

is a form of worship. Using Qur’anic teachings, she encourages her students to pursue 

higher education, jobs, and public lives, while remaining committed to an interpretation 

of Islam prioritizing women’s role as wives and mothers. 






Clockshop 





T. +43 720 34 6934 


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LIGHTS, CAMERA, PICHAÇÃO 

Gustavo Coelho, Marcelo Guerra, Bruno Caetano 

First of all, “pichaçao” is not graffiti. It is something distinct that only happens in Brazil. What 

a subversion it is to sign the whole city with your own made-up name, especially a city 

that seems not to be projected for you This film is a chance to find in this aesthetic production, 

susceptible to be named as “crime”, fonts to think with audacity, the fragmentations 

and indifferences that constitute a huge part of the contemporary challenges for our 

society. 

Why are all large cities – and even the not so large – tagged by names made up by a youth 

that is anonymous to the majority How important for a broader understanding of our society 

can it be to break such barriers and listen to them, talk to them After all, aren’t we 

all practioners and authors of the same city Lights, Camera, Pichaçao is a film to do this 

reflection more of the social contact than of a prompt denial. 





Hand 

Gustavo Coelho 

Rua Almirante Tamandaré, 66, 

cob 4. Largo do Machado 

Rio de Janeiro / RJ – Brasil 

CEP: 22210-060 

T. +55 21 8843 0757 

producao@luzcamerapichacao.com.br 


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Lifestyles 

LION SOULS 

Manu Gerosa, Salva Muñoz 

Evoking the soul of a country through a story of adversity, courage and hope, Lion Souls 

is a journey in Zimbabwe following the lives of two men, brought together not by fate, but 

by faith in a brighter future. Carlo Spagnolli is an Italian surgeon who has devoted his life 

to helping others in Africa. Thomas is one of his patients, a 25-year-old man confined to 

a wheelchair after a ruthless beating by soldiers that severely damaged his spine. With 

Carlo’s help, Thomas will face the biggest challenge of his life: standing up and walking 

again. The two men meet as doctor and patient, but their story is much deeper than that 

of a Good Samaritan and a helpless victim. It’s a story about the power of ideals; about 

keeping the faith; about fighting the good fight in the face of adversity. It’s a parable of healing, 

and not just of one man... 





Oneworld DocuMakers 

Manu Gerosa/Salva Muñoz 

via Monte Cauriol, 7/B 

Rovereto (Trento), 38068, Italy 

T. +39 3480347460 

info@manugerosa.com 

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LITTLE HEAVEN 

Lieven Corthouts 

The children living in the Ethiopian orphanage “Little Heaven” are told that they have HIV 

on the day of their 13th birthday. For the main character Lydia, this is without a doubt one 

of the most emotional events in her life, and with difficulty she can now understand why 

she is an orphan, and why she is so often ill and in hospital. In spite of this sad news, Lydia 

has no intention of sitting at home being depressed. She wants to live, and to dream. 

This is why as soon as she arrives into the room of the new orphanage, she hangs her motto 

above her bed: “I want to be happy every day”. The other children in the new orphanage 

do all they can to support her. Lydia’s illness also prevents her from doing what she absolutely 

adores the most but no longer has the strength for, which is dancing. The children 

in the orphanage receive news that the students with the best results can go to a better 

school in the coming year. This news encourages Lydia to persevere with her illness, and 

towards her dream to become a teacher later on in life, and she is now more determined 

than ever before to make this dream come true. 







Off World 

Frederik Nicolai 


Manuela Buono 



T. +39 34 7627 3790 



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IRELAND-UK 


LITTLE MATADOR 

Sandra Jordan 

Set in the astonishing world of child matadors, this documentary follows three children 

who fight in the bullrings of Mexico. Little Matador describes the intense rite of passage 

these children make – an emotional and yet unnatural test of children’s courage. Filmed 

over an eighteen-month period. 






Element Pictures 





T. +43 720 34 6934 


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LOST BOHEMIA 

Josef Birdman Astor 

For over a century, New York’s Carnegie Hall rented work-live studio spaces atop the famous 

music hall to artistic tenants such as Marlon Brando, Paddy Chayefsky and Isadora Duncan. 

“As a tenant with unlimited access into this little known world, I began to videotape 

my neighbors whose lives intersected with decades of artistic history. But the project took 

an abrupt turn when The Carnegie Hall Corporation terminated all our leases, and instigated 

a plan to eliminate the 115 year old artists’ colony put in place by Andrew Carnegie.” Lost 

Bohemia follows the protracted battle by the tenants to preserve their community and the 

rich heritage of the studios. 






Jody Shields 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 



T. +972 3 566 4129 

F. +972 3 560 1436 



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Lifestyles 

LOVE ADDICT 

Pernille Rose Grønkjær 

Stories of dreams, obsession and longing. How does it feel to be addicted to love To rush 

from zero to Velcro at first sight Through seven personal stories comes a tale of the longing 

for life’s ultimate aphrodisiac: Love. Addicts trapped in a fantasy, riding high on the 

white horse of eternal, passionate love. A film about the all-consuming obsession to obtain 

and arrest the love of others. The give and take between trust and neglect, dreams and 

delusions, pleasure and pain, sanity and insanity and the inescapable fact that in the end 

we all just want to love and be loved in return. 






Nimbus Rights II ApS 

Sigrid Dyekjær 


DR Byen 

Emil Holms Kanal 20 


www.drsales.dk 

drsales@dr.dk 

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LOVE ALWAYS, CAROLYN – A FILM 

ABOUT KEROUAC, CASSADY AND ME 

Maria Ramström, Malin Korkeasalo 

They say behind every great man is a great woman. Carolyn Cassady was behind two. Wife 

of beatnik icon Neal Cassady and lover-muse of Jack Kerouac, Carolyn saw her life story and 

the memory of the men she loved hijacked by mythmakers. Love Always, Carolyn is the intimate, 

graceful portrait of a patient matriarch who could never escape the constant wake 

of her husband’s epic misadventures. 







WG Films 

Emma Svensson 



T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 



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UK 


LOVE HATE AND EVERYTHING 

IN BETWEEN (A FILM ON EMPATHY) 

Alex Gabbay 

(Please note, this is a rough cut version of the film). 

Man’s ability to show extreme kindness and solidarity is foreshadowed only by his ability 

to be as cruel and destructive. Revolutions and natural disasters unite us; conflict, genocide, 

and apartheid divide us. Can empathy resolve issues of aggression and human 

rights, where wars, politics and economic sanctions have failed 

Love Hate and Everything in Between immerses us into the world of neuroscience, developmental 

psychology and technology, as the world’s leading scientists and social thinkers 

investigate the future of empathy. 







Monkey & Me Films 

Alex Gabbay 



20 Bialik st 


T. +972 5 23633 398 


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THE LOVING STORY 

Nancy Buirski 

Under Stalin, hundreds of thousands of children were born into or sent to the Gulags. Children 

as young as 3 years old could be considered dangerous counter-revolutionaries and 

taken to the wilds of Siberia. Condemned for “coming from the worst stock,” these children 

were separated from their families, abused, neglected and starved. Over time, more and 

more babies were born into the hell of the work camps. They grew up never knowing their 

families or homeland, believing that every child in the world lived the same way. Of the 

generations that grew up in the Gulags, only a few remain. In this moving documentary, 

they tell their stories. 







Augusta Films LLC 

Nancy Buirski 

Louise Rosen LTD 

Louise Rosen 

16 High Street, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA 

T. +1 207 725 8215 

lrosenltd@aol.com 


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MEXICO 

Lifestyles 

LUPE EL DE LA VACA 

Blanca Aguerre 

This is the name of a peculiar character whom we never get to see, though he provides the 

title for this documentary and serves as a playful excuse to get close to the inhabitants of 

a rural community in Sierra del Tigre, Jalisco, to talk about livelihoods in the Mexican countryside. 

A simple homage full of “good mil” to these farmers who love their work. 






Filmoteca de la UNAM, Centro de 

apacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) 





T. + 52 55 5448 5339 

F. + 52 55 5448 5380 


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LUXURIES 

David Ofek 

Edna Kowarsky and Elinor Kowarsky’s (Eden Productions) Luxuries reveals the consequences 

of a political policy that limits the flow of goods into Gaza. The film exposes the 

arbitrary line Israel draws between bare necessities and luxuries. 







Eden Productions 

Edna Kowarsky 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 



T. +97 23 566 4129 

F. +97 23 560 1436 



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MADAGASCAR: STARING AT THE HOPE 

Dimitris Vrakas 

Bishop Igantius is a monk from Holy Mount Athos. His missionary work began in India, 

where he remained for 14 years, while the last 8 years he offers important spiritual and 

social work in Madagascar. The documentary Madagascar: Staring at the Hope shows moments 

of the everyday life there and the efforts of the Orthodox Missionary. 





Orthodox Missionary Fraternity (Thessaloniki) 

Notis Psarras 

1 Amfilohias Str. 

54633, Thessaloniki, Greece 

T. + 30 6957 629450 

sou192@yahoo.com 


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MAMA ILLEGAL 

Ed Moschitz 

They gave the smugglers all their money and risked their life on the journey across the borders: 

three women from a small town in Moldavia, living now in Austria as cleaning 

women. On top of their hard job they live a life in illegality without documents, far away 

from their children and family for years. A film about the price of the dream of a better life. 






Golden Girls 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 


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THE MAN BEHIND AMALIA 

Nicholas Oulman 

Alain Oulman was born in Lisbon in 1928 to a conservative family. He was passionate about 

books, music and Amalia, with whom he worked very closely. Persecuted by Salazar’s 

regime and later exiled to France, Oulman seems to have lived several existences – all of 

them brilliant – which this film gives us the opportunity to finally get to know. 







Glimpse & Dragocom 

Paulo de Sousa 

Marfilmes 

Renée Gagnon 


Lisboa 1050-088, Portugal 

T. +35 121 314 0339 

F. +35 121 353 3075 



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MEXICO 

Lifestyles 

ΤΗΕ MAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE 

Gabriella Gomez-Mont 

This is a story of a man, José Luis “El Güero” Robles Gil, a story of reality versus fantasy, love 

and madness, in the blink of an eye. A life poised almost at the border of fiction. It is the 

story of a man who lived inside a shoe, and the woman who accompanied him. 






Tóxico Cultura & Fondo para la 

Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad (Foprocine) 





T. +52 55 5448 5339 

F. +52 55 5448 5380 


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MARK LOMBARDI - DEATH DEFYING 

ACTS OF ART AND CONSPIRACY 

Mareike Wegener 

A few weeks after 9/11, an FBI agent called the Whitney Museum of American Art and 

asked to see a drawing on exhibit there. The piece was by Mark Lombardi. Just months earlier, 

the artist was found dead in his studio. Although the official cause of death was documented 

as a suicide, there were many doubts. Using just a pencil and a huge sheet of paper, 

Lombardi had created an intricate pattern of curves and arcs to illustrate the links 

between global finance and international terrorism. This documentary is a dense portrait 

of Lombardi’s life and work that examines how art can express universal truths that are reflected 

in our present. 







Unafilm 

Titus Kreyenberg 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 



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MAYBE TOMORROW 

Ramtin Lavafi 

Damoon and Salah are two young musicians who decide to hold a concert. After months 

of trying, they get a permit from the Iranian Ministry of Culture, but just a few days before 

their concert the permit is canceled due to the presidential election. Damoon, who’s 

frustrated by music, quits playing the guitar and teaching music and English, that he’d studied 

academically, and goes to work at a print-house. Salah also starts to teach his major, 

philosophy. After a while, they make an unusual choice: playing music in the streets. Musicians 

have encountered many problems in post-revolutionary era and Western music is 

mostly taboo in public. What could happen to those who perform such music in the streets 

How will ordinary people and the police react 






Ramtin Lavafi 

Iranian Independents 

Mohammad Atebbai 

PO Box 15875-4769 

Tehran, Iran 

T. +98 912 319 8693 

info@iranianindependents.com 

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Lifestyles 

MEANWHILE IN MAMELODI 

Benjamin Kahlmeyer 

Recorded for all eternity: the ecstasy in Steven’s face when South Africa scores the first goal 

of the 2010 World Cup. In Extension 11, one of the countless districts of the township of 

Mamelodi, Pretoria, all hell breaks loose. For a brief moment, Steven forgets what he calls 

the most important thing in his life and, at some other point in the film: “doing business”. 

A big term for the little kiosk that feeds his family. Set against the World Cup, Meanwhile 

in Mamelodi shows the lives of ordinary people who must hustle to get by. Moskito for example, 

Steven’s gawky 17-year-old daughter, who confidently describes herself as a child 

of the post-Apartheid generation and is looking for a way out of poverty. Steven’s wife is 

suffering from a mysterious mental disease that is kept at bay only by massive doses of 

medication. Another burden. No, life isn’t easy. But Steven steadfastly pursues his plan. In 

one of the most beautiful scenes of this very intimate portrait of a family, Steven sings the 

song about the boss while he serves his customers. Anything is better than working for 

the man. An insight that is true whatever the colour of your skin is. 

Matthias Heeder (Dok Leipzig 2011) 





Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg 

Sigrid Gairing 

Akademiehof 10 

Ludwigsburg 71638 ,Germany 

T. +49 7141 969 193 

F. +49 7141 969 55 193 

sigrid.gairing@filmakademie.de 


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MEDITERRANEA – CRETE 

Panos Karkanevatos 

A musical journey in the Mediterranean, hosted by Kostis Maraveyas, where he meets folklore 

and modern musicians from all over the Mediterranean. He gets to know them, exchanges 

ideas, listens to their music, becomes part of their company and plays along with 

them. Through the common language of Music, he gives us the opportunity to live the experience 

as well as passing on to us valuable knowledge. We can share with them their 

everyday moments, their cheerful moments, the time they spent enjoying themselves and 

we celebrate with them. We travel to Crete, one of the biggest Mediterranean islands and 

with the company of Psarantonis and his children, George, Lampis and Niki, all of them 

great musicians, and his brother too, the lute player and as teacher, Gianni Xylouri, we enter 

deep into the Cretan music and the Cretan way of life, where music is considered to be 

a rite and a rejuvenation of the soul. After all, music is, our common country. It unites us,like 

the Mediterranean. The Journey goes on… 







Vergi Film Productions 



panos2k@otenet.gr 





T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714 


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MEDITERRANEA – CYPRUS 



and modern musicians from all over the Mediterranean. The journey continues in 

Cyprus. The island where (the feeling of) division, military possession and presence is everywhere. 

We meet with Alkinoo Ioannidi, the famous composer and songwriter who comes 

from there. Music is blended with thoughts and memories. We get together with very significant 

representatives of tradition and musicians of the contemporary Cyprian music era. 

Many young people who have left abroad return to Cyprus, whereas more and more young 

ones stay at the island and create a new “music stage”. Nowadays,Cyprus cannot be easily 

recognised. There is always something missing. The Green Line is not only a border line. 

It is everywhere in everyday peoples’ lives. You may surpass it or even ignore it for a while 

but you can never forget it, therefore it is of crucial importance the participation in the documentary 

of Turkish Cypriots. After all, music is, our common country. It unites us, like the 

Mediterranean. After all, music is, our common country. It unites us,like the Mediterranean. 

The Journey goes on… 













432, Messoghion Ave., 15342 Athens Greece 

T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714 



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MEDITERRANEA – LISBON 



and modern musicians from all over the Mediterranean. The journey continues at the 

most western point of the Mediterranean, Lisbon, where the fado was born, which is the 

most remarkable, extraordinary and fascinating kind of music ever born in Portugal. 

In the old neighbourhoods of Lisbon,we come across the modern star of fado, an international 

scale singer and particularly cherished, popular with the greek audience, Mariza. Teresa 

Salgueiro, equally admired, is the special voice of Madredeus, adding a lyrical dimension to 

the songs. We meet as well the singer Celeste Rodriguez, the sister of the great Amalia Rodriguez,who 

helped fado meet poetry. Representatives of the new “fadistas” generation like 

Christina Branco, Cuca Roseta and Duarte sing and talk about the great music legacy they 

inherited. A different approach to the contemporary music of Lisbon is offered by the Deolinda,a 

band that combines fado with modern music trends. Finally,Milton Gulli of the 

Cacique ’97 guides as through the slums of Lisbon full of intense African spirit. After all, music 

is, our common country. It unites us,like the Mediterranean. The Journey goes on… 













432, Messoghion Ave., 15342 Athens Greece 

T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714 


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MEET THE FOKKENS 

Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schroder 

Louise and Martine Fokkens are identical twins. For over 40 years they worked as prostitutes. 

They freed themselves from the control of their pimps, ran their own brothel, and set 

up the first informal trade union for prostitutes. Now they bid their farewells. A portrait of 

these remarkable women, as well as a history of the Red Light District in Amsterdam over 

the past fifty years 






Submarine 





T. +43 720 34 6934 



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GREECE 


MEETING WITH REMARKABLE MEN 

– CINEASTES 

Menelaos Karamaghiolis 

Who is Pierre Rissient Clint Eastwood, Bertrand Tavernier, Quentin Tarantino and Abas 

Kiarostami describe how Rissient became a driving force for film makers in international 

independent cinema, and how film directors can transcend borders and redefine the values 

of their art. Along with the producer Mari-Pierre Macia and the director of Arte, 

Michel Reilhac, they give survival lessons to a young Greek director and guide him though 

the international prospects of modern cinema with examples that encourage him to keep 

on expanding the creative potential of Greece. 








Blonde SA, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 





T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


Blonde SA 

Fenia Cossovitsa 

T. +30 210 6080 650 

fenia@blonde.gr 

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MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MEN 

– DEAR ANCESTOR… 


Αll the way from Astoria NY, Theodoros Kolokotronis, a second-generation Greek-American, 

returns to Greece, seeking the historical traces of his namesake, the glorious general 

of the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). This search becomes 

a concise guide to the multi-faceted identity of the Greeks: ancient symbols that have survived 

or are being revived, proud descendants of the heroes of the War of Independence, 

student parades and pageants, all paint a vivid picture of the contradictions of Modern 

Greece, a country that is trying to cope with a serious crisis, armed only with its memories. 













T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


Blonde SA 


T. +30 210 6080 650 



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GREECE 

Science & Tecnology 

MEETING WITH REMARKABLE MEN 

– THE SIZE OF THE ISLET 


Teenage students Nicholas, who has already been accepted at Stanford University; George, 

a world champion in Maths Olympiads; sightless Argyris and juvenile prison inmate, A.K., 

all of them highly distinguished for their performance in Mathematics, seek the advice and 

guidance of Christos. Ch. Papadimitriou and Constantinos Daskalakis, theorists of Computer 

Science at UC Berkley and MIT respectively, while they participate in math contests and 

prove that everyone has a right to one’s dreams. Their stories are the answer to those who 

worry about the future of Greece. 













T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


Blonde SA 


T. +30 210 6080 650 


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Lifestyles 

MELISSA MOM AND ME 

Limor Pinhasov 

Yael and Melissa, an Israeli and an American, met while working as strippers in Japan. Tottering 

on high heels and sporting bunny ears, Yael filmed their coke-fuelled backstage antics. 

Then one day, during the filming, Melissa revealed the story of her abusive father, the 

story of her 3 abandoned kids, and mostly, her feelings of being lost in the world… Once 

Yael returned to Israel, she married, and became a respected photographer. Melissa disappeared. 

Seven years later, Yael decides to travel to the USA and find the beautiful, enigmatic 

Melissa. The heart of this film is the powerful reunion of two courageous, sincere 

women, whose lives have taken dramatically divergent paths. Winner of the IAWRT (International 

Association of Women in Radio and Television) Award for Excellence for Television 

Documentary. 







Cicero Films 

Yaron Kaftori 

Dogwoof 

Ana Vicente 




T. +44 207 831 7252 



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539 

FRANCE 


MEMORYLAND 

Marie-Pierre Jaury, Grégoire Bénabent 

Memoryland or how Ground Zero is being turned into a place where the tragedy of September 

11 is endlessly “replayed,” or rather re-lived. As if it were not just a question of remembering 

the final moments of all those who died there, but proof that this is where 

America became the innocent and courageous victim of a dark page of history… Work 

on the construction of the “National 9/11 Museum” progresses in view of the opening in 

Sept. 2012. It will welcome millions of visitors from around the world. For now, everything 

here is a pretext for commemoration. The victory cries of “Obama got Osama” and demonstrations 

of patriotic fervor at the death of Bin Laden have shown that the wound is still 

raw. 






Point du Jour, 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


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MENDELSOHN’S INCESSANT VISIONS 

Duki Dror 

This film is a cinematic meditation about the untold story of Erich Mendelsohn, whose life 

and career were as enigmatic and tragic as the course of the century. He drew sketches on 

tiny pieces of paper and sent them, from the trenches, to a young cellist, who was waiting 

for him in Berlin. She thought he was a genius and after WWI she helped him become 

the busiest architect in Germany. When she planned to leave him, for a communist poet, 

he built a perfect house for her, entirely planned by him, from the lake-view living room, 

to the silverware and her evening gowns. When the Nazis came to power, they escaped 

the house and Germany forever. Erich and Louise Mendelsohn have wandered between 

continents, between world wars, between success and failure. The buildings that Erich built 

around the world, scattered as a trail of their journey, have changed the history of architecture. 







Zygote Films LTD 

Duki Dror 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 



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MESSAGE FROM GREECE 

Ayhan Salar P, Vassili Vougiatzis 

Being young in Greece is not very promising these days. What options does a young Greek 

have in times of crisis Being unemployed or leaving for Australia Message from Greece 

is a documentary about the young generation stuck between not having a chance and emigration. 

The film shows the young generation’s struggle to survive under these difficult circumstances, 

with average wages of €600, often without health insurance, and with the 

burden on its shoulders of a crisis it did not cause. The young Greek generation is affected 

directly by the current situation. Many see themselves as being captured in the stranglehold 

of Europe. For them, the way the European Union dealt with the crisis is highly questionable. 

Their life is characterized by desperation and struggle, by feelings of powerlessness 

and betrayal, by the search for personal happiness and human solidarity. 






Salarfilm produktion 

Ayhan Salar 

Vassili Vougiatzis 

Rütgerweg 4 

Hamburg 22763, Germany 

T. +49 40 880 5540 

F. +49 40 880 5541 

mail@salarfilm.de 

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METAXA, LISTENING TO TIME 

Stavros Psyllakis 

“Living with cancer is a journey to self-knowledge and a future that’s no longer entirely 

yours. Cancer is a unique place between life and death. With sharpened gaze and senses 

attuned, the cancer sufferer moves between inwardness, self-awareness, acute sensitivity 

and paranoia.” 

Ioanna Karystiani 

The documentary focuses on doctors and staff at the Metaxa Cancer Hospital who themselves 

have cancer. It observes this special group of patients as they continue to work at 

the hospital. It traces their journey from the shock of learning they have cancer to the experience 

of “learning to listen to time.” Along the way, their illness will change from a threat 

of death to a teacher of life, adding years to their lives but also adding Life to their years. 




Stavros Psyllakis 

34-36 Paparigopoulou Str. 


T. +30 210 6464797, + 30 697 4419160 

F. +30 2106100 109 

spsill@tee.gr 


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SPAIN-MEXICO 


THE MEXICAN SUITCASE 

Trish Ziff 

The Mexican Suitcase tells the incredible story of the recovery of 4,500 negatives taken by 

famed war photographers, Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour during the Spanish 

Civil War, with an extraordinary score by composer Michael Nyman. Exiled from their 

respective countries, Germany, Poland and Hungary, the three friends traveled to Spain to 

fight fascism with their cameras thus inventing a new type of wartime photojournalism. 

Their vivid photography captured the brutal realities of the Spanish Civil War. Given up for 

lost during the war, the legendary negatives were found in Mexico City seventy years later 

and were revealed to the public in 2007. Ziff pads the story with the context of the Civil 

War and how Spain and the exiled Spanish in Mexico deal with their memories today. It’s 

a film about photography and memory; about exile, identity and integrity. The film shows 

over 300 images from the Mexican suitcase; interviews, survivors, the younger generations 

in Spain and Mexico, as well as photographers and curators. 






212 Berlin & Mallerich Films 





T. +43 720 34 6934 


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MIKROPOLIS (SMALL TOWNS) – 

EKALI: THE WALL 

Yannis Gaitanidis 

Mikropolis (small towns) is a series of documentaries focusing on different areas of Attica, 

within or beyond the city limits of Athens. For each area one word – an architectural feature 

– has been chosen to characterize it, both visually and socially. This word guides our 

gaze, our choice of characters, and the elements that make up the portrait of each area. 

The word for the episode on Ekali is “the walls”. The external walls that surround the mansions 

of Ekali protect and at the same time isolate. The pet dog and the guard dog. The human 

guard. While inside the homes – the people, their loneliness, their fears. 









T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



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GREECE 



OLYMPIC VILLAGE: THE FENCE 

Persefoni Miliou 



– has been chosen to characterize it, both visually and socially. The word for the 

episode on the Olympic Village is “the fence.” Teenagers strutting along, break dancing, 

smashing street lights and cutting exhaust pipes. How can you fence in so much energy 

The teenage protagonists seem ill at ease in the pre-constructed environment they have 

been placed to live in. The fence as a limit. Wheelies and drag racing to the limit. Everyday 

fights to the limit. Living at the city limits, on the fringes of society. 









T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


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PALEO FALIRO: THE WINDOW 

Thomas Kiaos 



– has been chosen to characterize it, both visually and socially. The word for the 

episode on Paleo Faliro is “the window.” Words, actions, and stories from the people on the 

beach, focusing on how they themselves and the rest of Athens see the district of Paleo 

Faliro: as an open window to the sea and the horizon. A lady, a descendant of one of Faliro’s 

oldest families; an unemployed young man; winter swimmers; tourists; immigrants walking 

along the promenade; fishermen, chess and backgammon players; a group of musicians; 

some women from Turkey and the residents of Faliro all make up a mosaic of memories 

and feelings against the dominant backdrop of the sea. 









T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



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543 



MONGOLIA – IN THE SHADOW 

OF GENGHIS KHAN 

Pavol Barabáš 

A magic country, searching for its present and facing its heritage from the 13th century, 

once became the largest empire that the world has ever seen, known as Pax Mongolica. 

Feared, cursed and also admired, the same as its founder, the undefeated chieftain Genghis 

Khan. On our adventurous quest through inhospitable nature, away from the usual routes, 

we discovered the other, unknown and surprisingly open-minded side of the aggressive 

conqueror, whose innovative efforts left a much deeper footprint in the thinking and development 

of the whole of human society than we are willing to admit. The film contains 

scenes of animals being butchered. Title available in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Arabic 

speaking countries 






K2 Studio s.r.o 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


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Lifestyles 

MOTHERLAND OR DEATH 

Vitaly Mansky 

An existential documentary that brings together histories and relationships from all walks of life in 

today’s Cuban society. Philosophical views on human nature from a housewife, a cobbler, revolutionaries, 

party officials, musicians... Cuban traditions are vividly depicted here. Exhumation of relatives’ 

remains, or the famous Latin American rite of passage in which a family of modest means is 

ready to spend its entire year’s budget to celebrate their daughter’s fifteenth birthday. The moves of 

the Rueda Casino dance that keeps Europeans coming to the island; the musical group of the Izquerda 

brothers, who may play to entertain dancers today and tomorrow may use their rhythms to put a 

voodoo ritual audience into a trance. An unhurried philosophical narrative against background 

shots of Havana’s daily routines. 





LTD Genfilm 

Maria Shevtsova 

Protochny pereulok, 14/1, bld.1, Moscow, 

121099, Russia 

T. +7 495 231 12 21 

pr@genfilm.ru 


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645 

IRAN 

Lifestyles 

MOVING UP 

Loghman Khaledi 

Shahriyar, a garbage collector, has a passion for literature and poetry. He writes imaginative 

stories to escape from his dull, prosaic life in Kermanshah, a city in Iran’s Kurdistan region. 

But his wife, his family, his neighborhood and all the people around him constantly 

conspire to hold him back from “moving up.” 









T. +98 21 2286 3260 

F. +98 21 2285 8962 

fest.smi@gmail.com 

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MURDER IN KINSHASA, WHO KILLED 

LAURENT DESIRE KABILA 

Marlene Rabaud, Arnaud Zajtman 

In the late morning of January 16th 2001, Laurent Desire Kabila is murdered by a child soldier 

who had become his bodyguard. We are in Congo, the very country where four years 

earlier Kabila had seized power thanks to his army of child soldiers. A few minutes later, 

Kabila’s assassin is shot to death as he attempts to escape from the scene of his crime. Later, 

on his dead body a letter is found signed by the Military Attaché of the American Embassy: 

“Should there be a problem, contact me.” Many other trails will weave a thick curtain of 

mystery around this murder, which has not yet been solved. This film is an in-depth investigation, 

centred on key actors, including the current President of Congo, Joseph Kabila, 

son of the victim. As far as Congolese justice is concerned, it has condemned 135 innocent 

people. A hidden camera is passed to one of the convicts in the prison of Makala. Interviews, 

never before shown archival footage of the show trial and of the war in Congo, 

deliver an incisive insight into an African region that is at the heart of ruthless struggles 

for the control of huge natural resources. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 



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545 

CHINA-FRANCE 


MURKY WATERS, TRIBULATION 

OF A FISH TYCOON IN CHINA 

Youming Fei, Shuo Liu 

On the coast of the Bohai Sea, in the Northeast of China, the activities of heavy industries 

and off-shore drilling during the last decades have turned this gulf into a very prosperous 

economic area, in part responsible for the country’s extraordinary boom. On the down side, 

the region has become an infamous for its pollution, significantly affecting, among others, 

the fishing sector. Yet, in response to an ever-increasing domestic demand for seafood, 

numerous new fish farms have settled along the shores. Lao Li is one of the leading figures 

of the fishing sector. With about thirty employees working on his farm, he concentrates 

on management issues and “delicate missions.” If the breeding of fish can be lucrative, 

it is also expensive and requires specific skills. It also demands a large quantity of small 

fish to feed the bigger ones. It is thus not easy to grow rich in such dirty waters… Natural 

resources are dangerously diminishing: the system is clearly heading towards disaster. 

Perhaps the plan to build a highway along the coast will put an end to this situation 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 


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MUSICAL DIARIES OF THRACE 

Stergios Mountsakis 

A musical journey through the diversity of Thracian music. Though it was once the most 

important musical instrument in Thrace, the gaida (bagpipes) was, for some time, in danger 

of becoming extinct. In recent years it has regained its position. Classical Ottoman music, 

seminars with the participation of young people highlight its own abundance. Minorities 

and their own special musical timbre, as well as young musicians seeking their 

position between tradition and modern forms of musical expression are presented in this 

documentary. 




Stergios Mountsakis 

10 M. Alexandrou St. 

694 00 Xilagani Rodopis, Greece 

T. +30 6979 289 316 

smountsakis@hotmail.com 


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MUSTAFA’S SWEET DREAMS 

Angelos Abazoglou 

The small Turkish town of Gaziantep. Sixteen-year-old Mustafa is one of many young boys 

who study the complex art of making baklava, the Turkish desert renowned across the 

world. Under the strict eye of the master baklava makers, Mustafa’s life is one of hard work 

and dedication to his chosen craft. But Mustafa dreams of a life beyond the confines of the 

workshop. He still wants to be a baklava master: he just wants to do it on his terms. Soon, 

against the advice of his friends and family, Mustafa makes a move towards the big city. 

Will his dreams be realized or will they crumble before him 







Cyclope Productions 

Olga Abazoglou 


Manuela Buono 

7 Granard Business Centre 

Bunns Lane London UK NW7 2DQ 

T. + +39 3476273390 


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MY BELOVED POGOLOTTI 

Enrica Viola 

My Beloved Pogolotti tells the story of the fortunate migration by Dino Pogolotti, born in 

Giaveno, Italy, who left his country in the late 19th century to move to Cuba via New York. 

On the Caribbean island, Pogolotti will become a real estate entrepreneur, developing in 

1911 what is still known today as the “Barrio Pogolotti.” It is a working-class neighborhood, 

based on the European social housing model, and characterized by an autonomous Afro- 

Caribbean cultural identity. This family tale will continue on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, 

with Marcelo, a talented avant-garde painter during the 30s, and the granddaughter 

Graciela, a pivotal intellectual of today’s Cuba. The domestic saga will intersect with the 

history of the city of Havana and the Barrio, depicted through its residents’ portraits. 






Una Film s.r.l 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



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352 

GREECE 

Lifestyles 

MY NAME IS STELIOS 

Yannis Kaspiris 

“I’m delighted to have the opportunity, through this film, to talk about something I know 

all too well: disability. I can tell you what it is to be disabled. For the past 25 years, that is 

to say, from the day I was born, I have been living a life that I did not choose but that was 

simply my lot. My name is Stelios Kympouropoulos, otherwise known as ‘the flag-bearer 

from Koropi’ or ‘the kid on TV.’ I hear the two latter descriptions when I try to negotiate the 

inhospitable streets of Athens.” says quadriplegic Stelios. Over the course of a year, the filmmakers 

videotaped his daily life Stelios and his family’s struggle for him to live as an equal 

among us. 





Illusion 

Yannis Kaspiris 

6 Georg. Ventiri Str. 

15237 Filothei Athens Greece 

T. +30 6972816975 

ioanniskasp@yahoo.com 

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FRANCE 

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THE MYSTERIES OF NEFERTITI 

Patrick Dedole 

With her almond-shaped eyes and striking cheekbones, Queen Nefertiti is regarded as a 

symbol of female beauty. Her bust is one of the most iconic images in the world — a 

crowd puller, attracting 500,000 visitors every year to the Altes Museum in Berlin. Next year, 

as the world celebrates the centenary of the bust’s discovery, even more visitors are expected. 

But have we all been misled Swiss historian, Henri Stierlin, has spent the past 25 

years researching Nefertiti. He believes that the famous bust, allegedly discovered by Ludwig 

Borchardt in 1912, is a fake. Stierlin claims that instead of being a 3,400 year old statue 

of an ancient Egyptian queen, the bust was commissioned by Borchardt himself and is 

modelled on his own wife. Is he right How can we explain the remarkable condition of 

the bust, especially when compared to other objects from the same era 






Tony Comiti Productions 

Java Films 




T. +33 1 4060 2624 

F. +33 1 4060 2649 



548 

FRANCE 

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A NATURAL HISTORY OF LAUGHTER 

Jacques Mitsch 

For how long have we been laughing Are human beings the only ones to laugh We know 

that bonobos, chimpanzees and orangutans also enjoy having a good laugh, especially 

when tickled. There is even a “tickling machine” at the Institute of Neurology in London. 

What are the latest discoveries about the neuronal and ethnological origins of laughter 

This film is about why and how we laugh, a scientific and behavioral approach to laughter. 

It will surely make you laugh, though not only in the way you might expect. 






Alto Media 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 



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GREECE 


NATURE SPEAK! 

Stathis Plotas 

There is a relationship between a culture and its plant environment, within which the 

herbalist plays a pivotal role. Herbalism is more than knowledge about healing plants; it 

is the experience and wisdom that comes from the relationship between humanity and 

plants. The natural environment of Greece, famous worldwide for its beautiful islands, hides 

a real treasure: its huge wealth of plants. The group of ACHS College invited us to discover 

the tools of herbal medicine. The correct timing and the method of gathering the herbs, 

the use of the plants, distillation and essential oil production – this is all vital information 

to the herbalist. 





Arokaria 

Yannis Plotas 

Spetses, Greece 

T. +30 6946 917 212 

efplo@otenet.gr 

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FRANCE 

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NEITHER ALLAH, NOR MASTER! 

Nadia El Fani 

August 2010: Tunisia is in the middle of Ramadan under Ben Ali’s régime. Despite the 

weight of censorship, Nadia El Fani films a country which seems open to the principle of 

freedom of conscience and liberal in its relationship to Islam. Three months later, the 

Tunisian Revolution breaks out. Nadia is out in the field. While the Arab World enters an 

era of radical change, Tunisia, which initiated the wind of revolt, is once again a “laboratory 

country” for its outlook on religion. And what if, for once, by the will of the people, a 

Muslim country opted for a secular constitution Then, Tunisians would have really brought 

about a revolution. 






K’ien Productions 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 



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646 

IRAN 

Lifestyles 

NESSA 

Loghman Khaledi 

Nessa is a young woman from Kermanshah (a Kurdish city in the west of Iran) who challenges 

the establishment by choosing an acting and artistic career. Nessa’s family prevents 

her from reaching her goal because of the conservative environment. The film in the cinema 

verite style follows Nessa in her battle with her brother, father and colleagues. 











T. +98 21 22 86 32 60 

F. +98 21 22 85 89 62 


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THE NEXT LIFE 

Fan Jian 

In May 2010, Ye Hongmei, a native of Dujiangyan city in Sichuan province, started her 

odyssey to get pregnant again. Her eight-year-old daughter was killed in the devastating 

Wenchuan earthquake of 2008, a catastrophe that killed and maimed more than 6,000 children. 

Due to China’s one-child policy, most of the grieving families were left childless. Among 

them, about 5,000 couples are planning to have new babies. This surge in childbirth has almost 

become a ritual in a country where a new life is seen as the reincarnation of the lost 

one. Hongmei, our heroine, expressly wishes for a daughter. Refusing to come to terms with 

reality, she believes that another girl would mean the return of her lost daughter. The birth 

of a son, on the other hand, is unacceptable to her. However, at age 40, pregnancy becomes 

an ordeal for her. Oviduct inflammation makes her chance of conceiving slim. Since she is 

reluctant to adopt a child, in vitro fertilization becomes her only option. To this end she has 

to bear extraordinary pains: she travels 50 miles every day just to receive injections and blood 

tests. Back home, she has to go through acupuncture treatment. This arduous process 

takes a toll on her health and she is soon on the brink of a breakdown. 







Peak & Galaxy Communications 

Richard Liang 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 



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551 

FRANCE 


NEXT STOP (LONDON, BUENOS AIRES) 

Various 

Next Stop is a novel way of visiting the world’s great cities! Emmanuelle Gaume – visitor 

and ad hoc tour guide rolled into one – discovers a city and its inhabitants, wandering 

through its streets, squares, shops and hidden places during four (or five) days. Each day 

is organized around a specific theme and the combination of these days (26΄ episode/day) 

paints an unexpected and unusual picture of each metropolis. We started with Istanbul, 

at the crossroads of East and West, then moved on to London, Buenos Aires and Madrid 

in the 1st series. For the new series of 8 cities, the format changes to 5 days per city (5 x 

26΄). Our first stop in 2011 is Rio de Janeiro, followed by Rome, Los Angeles, Beijing, Montreal, 

Johannesburg, Beirut and Amsterdam. 








Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


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NICKY’S FAMILY 

Matej Mináč 

The film Nicky’s Family is a free sequel to the famous Emmy-winning documentary 

Nicholas Winton – The Power of Good (2002) about Nicholas Winton from the UK who, in 

1939, saved 669 mainly Jewish children from being sent on transports of death starting 

from Prague and found them new homes in England. His heroic deed has no equivalent 

in history. The new documentary captures the striking response to the actions of Sir Winton 

from all over the world and shows how students in different countries, who were inspired 

by him, have decided to do good. 







Trigon Production 

Patrik Pašš 





T. +33 4 9961 0835 

F. +33 4 6759 9497 



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553 

FRANCE-USA-MEXICO 


NIGHT WATCHMAN 

Natalia Almada 

From dusk to dawn, El Velador accompanies Martin, the guardian angel who, night after 

night, watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords. 

In the labyrinth of the narco-cemetery, this film about violence without violence reminds 

us how, in the turmoil of Mexico’s bloodiest conflict since the Revolution, ordinary life persists 

and quietly defies the dead. 







Altamura Films 

Natalia Almada 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 


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NO BONE NO SKIN: 

A ROCK BAND AT SEA 

Ingvar A Thorisson 

On board a factory trawler from a small village in the north of Iceland, a group of fishermen 

have found an unusual way to deal with the rough life at sea. They put together 

a band – No Bone No Skin. The music of No Bone No Skin stays close to home and deals 

with the everyday life of the fishermen, their longings, hopes, fears and desires. In fact, 

these are their own work songs. 







Hugofilm 

Ingvar A Thorisson 

KMI Christof Wehmeier 

Christof Wehmeier 

Kmi Hverfisgata 54 

101 Reykjavik, Iceland 

T. +354 5623580 

F. +354 5627171 

christof@icelandicfilmcentre.is 


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ISRAEL-ARGENTINA 


NO FULL STOP 

Shlomo Slutzky 

Israeli journalist Shlomo Slutzky returns home to Argentina to cover the trial of General 

Menéndez, charged with mass murders during the 1970s dictatorship. The professional reporting 

assignment for Israeli television soon leads Shlomo on a personal journey through 

Argentina, Spain and Israel, re-tracing the footsteps of his old friends from the Jewish 

movement. Friends who, in 1976, chose to join the guerrilla forces while Shlomo chose to 

immigrate to Israel. Many of these friends were imprisoned, tortured and killed; Shlomo 

survived. No Full Stop is the confrontation between friends who had accused each other 

of betraying the “cause,” and a new understanding which can only be reached with the perspective 

of 30 years. 






Yehuda Bitton Productions 


Cara Saposnik 

PO Box 7153 

Jerusalem, 91071 Israel 

T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 


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NO MAN’S ZONE 

Toshi Fujiwara 

Fujiwara Toshifumi, director of Cinema is About Documenting Lives: The Works and Times 

of Noriaki Tsuchimoto returns with a new documentary shot in Fukushima after the nuclear 

powerplant accident. Its present situation comes to light through scenes from what were 

once communities and are now ghost towns after the evacuation of residents, and interviews 

with people who continue to live nearby. 






Denis Friedman 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 



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ITALY 


NO MORE MAJORETTES FOR VILLALBA 

Giuliano Ricci 

The little town of Villalba, Sicilian province, is an isolated and distant microcosm, a fragment 

of a mosaic which reflects much larger stories: it is where Calogero Vizzini, for a long 

time considered the head of the Mafia, comes from. The village is like a bunker in the open 

air: 2,200 inhabitants, mostly elderly and no young people – or “majorettes” – who can 

be asked about the future. Villalba is the scene chosen to tell the situation of Italy nowadays. 






Concetto Mangiafico 

Vitagraph 



I-40121Bologna, Italy 

T. +39 051 267 150 

F. +39 051 267 150 


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Lifestyles 

NOISE 

Dan & Noit Geva 

(Please note this is the work-in-progress version of the film). A bitter-sweet comedy that 

tells the story of a man who suffers from hyper-acoustic sensitivity, which makes his life 

in Tel Aviv, one of the noisiest urban locations on earth, a living hell. His quest to live in 

peace and quiet by politely asking neighbors for basic consideration, or by addressing the 

boisterous passers-by to reconsider the mere fact they are “not alone in the world,” or even 

by trying to plead with the authorities: the Police and the Municipality – or even worse: 

taking the law into his own hands. Whatever his course of action, it has proven nothing 

but his bitter impotency in the face of the irrepressible Israeli “noise-mania.” 







Habayit Hakatom Ltd. 

Dan Geva 



20 Bialik st 


T. +972 5 2363 3398 



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Lifestyles 

NOOSFERA 

Artchil Khetagouri, Ileana Stanculescu 

True love is possible. At least that’s what the Romanian sociology professor, Nicolae Dumitru, 

preaches to his students. But how can we attain it The professor has developed a 

theory based on scientific research and on his predictions for the future. However, in his 

private life things have often taken a different direction and his theory has not been of much 

use. Each failed marriage has also affected the size of his apartment, which has got 

smaller and smaller with each divorce. But when he meets his new love, his theory finally 

seems to be verified... until life takes its own course again. 





Art-Doc 

Ileana Stanculescu 

Macedonski Street 8, sector 1, 

Zip Code 010591 Bucharest, Romania 

T. +40724466065 

F. +40212115756 

ile_stancu@hotmail.com 

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NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT 

Patricio Guzman 

In Chile, at an altitude of three thousand meters, astronomers from all over the world gather 

together in the Atacama desert to observe the stars. The desert sky is so translucent that 

it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. It is also a place where the 

harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of the mummies, explorers and 

miners. But also the remains of the dictatorship’s political prisoners. While the astronomers 

examine the most distant galaxies in search of probable extraterrestrial life, at the foot of 

the observatories, women are digging through the desert soil in search of their disappeared 

relatives... 







Atacama Production 

Renate Sachse 

Pyramide International 

Paul Richer 

5, rue du Chevalier de Saint George 


T. +33.1.42.96.02.20 

F. ++33.40.20.05.51 

pricher@pyramidefilms.com 


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Lifestyles 

NOUR – YOU CAN FIND LIGHT 

EVERYWHERE 

Nikos Soulis 

The young boy is from Afghanistan. His name means light. He arrived in Greece as a refugee 

in 2009. He was only 8 years old. His mother had given him to be raised by his aunt. He 

crossed Iran and Turkey to get to Greece. He slept in boats, in town squares, in guest houses. 

When we first met him in Athens, he was collecting scrap iron from the garbage with his 

“adoptive” father. Our camera follows his life, how he is growing up, his dreams, his 

thoughts, what hurt him in the past, his future. Right now he is searching for his bicycle, 

which was stolen from him. At twelve years old today, he behaves and talks with confidence, 

as if he is ready for life. Shooting took place in Athens in 2011 and 2012. 





Mitos - Eleni Afentaki 

Eleni Afentaki, Vasso Patrouba 

27 Solomou Str. 


T. +30 210 6753783 

F. +30 210 6753783 

mitos.com@gmail.com 

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NUMB 

Phil Lawrence 

What happens when you stop taking antidepressants A successful suburban dad who is 

tired of feeling “numb” decides to quit taking antidepressants and documents the drastic 

effects on his physical and psychological well-being. His wife and kids wonder what happened 

to man they once knew. Numb also reveals startling new information the pharmaceutical 

industry doesn’t want you to know. 







Little Dog Big Bite Films 

Phil Lawrence 



18 Rue Quincampoix #133 


T. +33 1 4459 6353 



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SERBIA-BRASIL 

O 

Sports 

O GRINGO 

Darko Bajic 

Brazilian footballers usually become famous playing for big European clubs. This film is a 

story about a European player who became the greatest footballer in Brazil. Many experts 

consider Serbian-born Dejan Petkovic to be the greatest player of all time. His fascinating 

football career is currently at its peak in Brazil, the country of football. When he was 37, 

his team, Flamengo, won the championship title and he was voted the best footballer in 

Brazil. He left his footprints on the Maracana Walk of Fame next to football legends like Pele, 

Zico, Zagalo, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, and Adriano. O Gringo shows the passionate football 

fans that follow each game with equal love and respect. It is with their positive approach 

that they create ideal atmosphere and make the football the most important 

unimportant thing in the world. 



Production Company: Magic Line, Urca Filmes; Petkovic 10 

Production Contact Person: Darja Bajic 


Wide House 

Sales Contact Person: Anais Clanet 

40 rue Sainte Anne, 75002 Paris, France 

T. + 33 1 53 95 04 64 



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GERMANY 


OF SHARKS AND FISH 

Rolf S. Wolkenstein 

Every day, millions of poker players meet privately – in back rooms, on the Internet or at 

live tournaments. They are a part of the worldwide poker boom, and cards, chips, a good 

poker face and nerves of steel are their weapons. Different protagonists represent to us the 

whole gamut of characters in the poker world, from the ambitious recreational player to 

the professional gambler. We will experience thrilling highlights and painful defeats. We 

will come to understand how poker players think and act, how the game works, and what 

dimensions lurk within it. It’s all about devouring and being devoured. Who is the shark 

And who is the fish 







Kloos & Co. Medien GmbH 

Stefan Kloos 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 


320 


560 


O 


OFF THE GRID 

Alexander Oey 

While America is ravaged by a severe recession and the global economic system wavers, 

some Americans are taking command of the situation by creating an independent local 

economy. Off the Grid is a film about the creation of new local communities, which clearly 

differ from each other, but have in common that they have started from a local idea. One 

of them is searching for an answer to life after peak oil and is preparing for the coming climate 

change, another issued their own currency that supports the local economy and a 

third one is based strongly on the idea of individual freedom which minimizes the influence 

of the local government. This film challenges today’s economic system and pictures 

the alternatives 






Submarine 





T. +43 720 34 6934 



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300 

GREECE 


OFFSHOOTS OF MERONAS 

Vangelis Kalaitzis 

In the small village of Meronas, in the mountainous region of Rethymnon in Crete, there 

is a cultural association that revives a long forgotten tradition in an attempt to bring the 

new generation closer to the wisdom of its ancestors. The existence of over forty students 

of Cretan musical instruments in the village inspires the cultural association of Meronas to 

organize the first Musical Tutorial, in August 2011. Three remarkable musicians share 

their knowledge with the students. One of them is Dimitris Sgouros, who has an outstanding 

knowledge of Byzantine notation and has deciphered and revealed to the public 

the unique manuscripts of the father of Cretan folklore, Pavlos Vlastos. The documentary 

focuses on the values and virtues of authentic Cretan music as Pavlos Vlastos imagined 

them. 





Real Life Documentary 

Vangelis Kalaitzis 

7 Kryoneridos St. 

731 33 Chania 

Crete, Greece 

T. +30 6972 557 232 

nogoum@yahoo.gr 

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561 


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O’HANLON’S HEROES: 

A SERIES OF DISCOVERIES THROUGH 

THE 19TH CENTURY 

Roel van Broekhoven, Maaik Krijgsman 

Bestseller author and born storyteller Redmond O’Hanlon travels along the same path as 

his heroes: the explorers of the 19th century. How little they did know about the world 

around them How many – still unknown – places arewaiting to be discovered 








Swaze Hartog 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 



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180 

FRANCE 


THE OLD GRIFTER 

Dephine Hallis 

People say that she is a criminal, that she is a unique grifter. Others say that despite her 

eighty years, she still rips people off. Most people believe that she lives in Nice, and that 

she is now very rich. People say a lot of things... Who she really is, no one will ever know, 

but she appears to be a great seductress, a woman so cunning that she seems unstoppable, 

even though she has been convicted many times during her long career. Now it seems that 

she’s disappeared without a trace. But not quite. 




Système D 

12 rue des Solitaires, 75019 Paris, France 

T. +33 6 35943965/+33 1 56241280 

dehallis@free.fr 

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GREECE 

O 


OLIGARCHY 

Stelios Kouloglou 

An undeclared war, which must remain secret, has broken out across the planet. It is conducted 

by a handful of bankers and politicians that rule the world in defiance of democracy. 

Over the past few years, the epicenter of this conflict has been transferred to Europe. 

And Greece has become its testing ground. In the European Union, a group of eight people 

– reminiscent of the despotic politburo of the Soviet Union – has the power to force 

elected prime ministers to step down in order to appoint new ones, of its own choice. The 

team is known as the “Frankfurt Group” because it was formed in the city’s Opera during 

an event held in honor of one of its members. 






1984 Productions 

Nikos Thomopoulos 

3 Dionisiou Areopagitou Str. 


T. +30 2130056140 

nikthom80@yahoo.fr 

Stelios Kouloglou 

cool@otenet.g 


0 

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GREECE 


OPEN MICS 

Nikos Skarentzos 

In the midst of an enormous economic crisis, hip hop is the only thriving music genre in 

Greece. An increasingly large number of young and highly talented MCs are emerging and 

expressing contemporary political and social issues through powerful verses which criticize 

the societies and the world we all share. The influence of hip hop in Greek society can 

be seen in the attitude and views of many prominent artists, writers, musicians, academics 

and journalists, who analyze this social phenomenon. They comment on the wit, self-irony 

and talent of young rappers and examine hip hop’s popularity with the younger generation. 





Top Cut 

Konstadinos Karpathiou 



T. +30 210 6100100 

F. + 30 210 6100109 

openmics@topcut.tv 

326 


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USA 

O 


OPEN SECRET 

Steve Lickteig 

Open Secret is a documentary that chronicles Steve Lickteig’s 20-year search for his real parents; 

why a whole town kept the truth from him; and how his family’s tumultuous history 

revolves around the hidden lives of two unconventional women. Steve grew up as the 

adoptee of Don and Mary Jane Lickteig, who ran a farm in Kansas and had eight other (natural) 

children. Steve always wondered who his real parents were and planned to search 

for them as an adult. When he was 18 years old, Steve received shocking news from his 

two best friends: he was not adopted from unknown parents but was actually the illegitimate 

son of his oldest sister, Joanie. Not only that, everyone in his life had always known 

the secret: his siblings, his schoolmates, townsfolk, even his girlfriends. Steve would discover 

that the secret to his story was back on that Kansas farm. 







Small Good Thing Inc. 

Steve Lickteig 


Jan Rofekamp 

252 Gouin Boulevard East, H3L 1A8 

Montreal / Quebec, Canada 

T. + 1 514 844 3358 

F. + 1 514 844 7298 

jan@filmstransit.com 


0 

562 

MEXICO 

Lifestyles 

THE OPEN SKY 

Everardo González 

The memories from Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, his letters, the Homilies transmitted 

through the YSAX radio station; viewed through the characters who suffered with him 

the fear of the outbreak of war in El Salvador. 









T. +52 55 5448 5339 

F. +52 55 5448 5380 


328 


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CANADA 

O 


ORA 

Philippe Baylaucq 

A cell divides itself. From this first mass of light, six luminous bodies soon emerge. They 

evolve in a world they are discovering – explorers lit by their internal light, leaving behind 

traces of the fire that animates them. ORA is a stunning meeting of the artistic 

worlds of choreographer José Navas and filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq, a dance allegory 

inspired by Darwin’s theory of evolution and the myths of Narcissus and Prometheus. 

It is the first film to use 3D thermal imaging, producing visuals unlike anything ever seen: 

the luminous variations of body heat seen on skin, bodies emitting a multitude of colors, 

a space filled with movement that transforms it. ORA is dance transformed by cinema 

– a completely unique film experience. 







National Film Board Of Canada 

Elise Labbe / Producer: Rene Chenier 

National Film Board Of Canada 

Christina Rogers 

3155 Cote-de-Liesse Rd. 

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4N 2N4” 

T. 514-496-4164 (DISTRIBUTION) 

distribution@nfb.ca 

festivals@nfb.ca 


0 

309 

GREECE 

Lifestyles 

OTE KE BESAV (WHERE I LIVE) – 

THREE COMMUNITIES, ONE ORIGIN 

George Arpatzoglou 

Within the framework of the European Program “Transition Project”, ARSIS, an Association 

for the social support of youth, conducts a research for the housing issues of Roma 

communities in Thessaloniki. The residents and communities reached, reveal another reality. 

Roma people live under different conditions, in different houses, facing different 

problems but they still have the same needs and dreams. From the shacks in the garbage 

place of Peraia to the rich houses of Dendropotamos neighbourhood, Roma live and survive 

somewhere outside Thessaloniki, dispatched and marginalized. They talk about their 

problems, open their houses and their hearts. 





George Arpatzoglou-Arsis 

George Arpatzoglou 

14th Gounari Str. 


T. +30 6977 518 625 

g.arpatzoglou@gmail.com 

330 


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MEXICO 

O 

Lifestyles 

THE OTHER CALIFORNIANS 

César Talamantes 

Isolated in the Mexican desert of Baja California South, the exciting and fragile life of the 

ranchers is shown through characters as interesting as they are unknown. 









T. +52 55 5448 5339 

F. +52 55 5448 5380 



0 

564 

USA 


THE OTHER F WORD 

Andrea Blaugrund Nevins 

What happens when a generation’s ultimate anti-authoritarians – punk rockers – become 

society’s ultimate authorities – dads With a large chorus of Punk Rock’s leading men – 

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea, Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath – The 

Other F Word follows Jim Lindberg, 20-year veteran of skate punk band Pennywise, on his 

hysterical and moving journey from belting his band’s anthem, “Fuck Authority,” to embracing 

his ultimately pivotal authoritarian role in mid-life, fatherhood. 






Rare Bird Films & Warrior Poets 

Elephant Eye Films 

Demetri Makoulis 

89 5th Ave., Suite 306 


T. +1 212 488 8877 

demetri@elephanteyefilms.com 

332 


565 

FRANCE 

O 


OUR COMRADE TITO 

Robin Hunzinger 

Sabina is a citizen of a country that no longer exists: Yugoslavia. Like her, several generations 

of Yugoslavs believed in the dream of a just society. Then this dream was blown apart, 

turning into an apocalypse. And yet they are all still branded with their memories of the 

Tito era. What are the reasons for this nostalgia Who was Tito, this Tito they now miss 

They had made him into more than a great president, more than a historical figure. They 

had made him into their way of thinking and even their way of being. So what is their relationship 

with him like today 






Real Productions 





T. +33 4 9961 0835 

F. +33 4 6759 9497 



0 

566 



OUR NEWSPAPER 

Eline Flipse 

It’s the region of Uljanovsk, birthplace of Lenin. Formerly a prosperous district, now a remote 

province. After losing his job at the official paper, The Leninist, journalist Andrey 

Schkolni decides to produce his own newspaper, though the villagers are not interested 

in politics at all. Because Moscow is very far from here, and the rest of the world even more 

so. Still, Andrey manages to attract his own public. But do the officials appreciate his initiative 







Elifli Film 

Eline Flipse 


Manuela Buono 



T. +39 34 7627 3790 


334 


567 

GERMANY 

O 

Lifestyles 

OUT OF THE DARKNESS 

Stefano Levi 

More than half of the world’s preventable blindness is caused by cataract disease, a clouding 

of the clear lens of the eye. In developing countries like Nepal, it is not only a personal 

tragedy, but can devastate the economy of entire communities. Fortunately, it is also easy 

to cure. Cataract surgery is one of the most effective medical interventions on earth, but 

until recently was considered too expensive to provide to the rural poor. Most of the 

world’s blind people live in remote, impoverished areas. The majority of doctors able to cure 

them work in cities. Dr. Sanduk Ruit from Nepal, and his American partner, Dr. Geoff Tabin, 

have made perfecting a portable, low-cost surgical procedure that restores sight their life’s 

work. They trek to Nepal’s remote Northeast, carrying an entire hospital on porters’ backs. 

Their mission is to bring the needlessly blind out of the darkness. 







Kubny & Schnell & Stefano Levi 

Stefano Levi 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 



0 

334 

GREECE-GHANA 


THE OUTCASTS 

Yorgos Georgopoulos 

Can a dream condemn an innocent woman Can your destiny be determined by the way 

a chicken dies One thousand women in Ghana accused of witchcraft survive in exile 

camps. Abused and marginalized, they struggle to survive in extreme poverty. With them, 

hundreds of children live hounded by the same fate. What led them there and what keeps 

them prisoner 







ActionAid 

Vicky Markolefa 

Multivision 

Kostas Georgopoulos 

8-10 Amasias Str. 


T. +30 2107220028 

info@multivision.gr 

336 


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FINLAND 

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PAAVO - A LIFE IN FIVE COURSES 

Hanna Hemila 

Finnish farm boy Paavo Turtiainen is hired into the Parisian household of Swedish theater 

producer Lars Schmidt and his wife, actress Ingrid Bergman. The couple “adopts” and trains 

Paavo to navigate among the rich and famous. Encouraged by Schmidt, Paavo moves to 

New York and becomes an acclaimed chef and event planner for high society. In the film, 

Ingrid Bergman’s daughters Isabella Rossellini and Pia Lindström talk about their “brother.” 







Handle Productions Oy 

Hanna Hemila 



20 Bialik st 


T. +972 5 2363 3398 



P 

568 

SPAIN 


PACIOS. PHOTOS OF THE MEMORY 

Manuel Darriba 

Antonio López, photographer and owner of a pub, returns for some days to his home parish 

of Pacios, at the Galician countryside, in the Northwest of Spain. He wants to carry out a 

personal artistic project: to photograph the village’s last inhabitants with an old camera 

of plates. Antonio was born in Pacios. He left to study as a teenager and since then he only 

comes back to visit. Seven years ago, after his father died, his mother moved to the 

nearby town of Sarria and the family house remained closed. Several other families have 

also left the parish over the last decades. Nowadays, Pacios has about twenty inhabitants 

left. However, Antonio doesn’t intend to denounce the decline of the Galician countryside. 

His project is related to the recovering of his own memories, since these people made up 

the human landscape during his father’s life. Antonio settles in the family home, which will 

be open and with the fire lit for some days. These days are very intense for Antonio and 

his neighbors, who see their routines altered. When Antonio leaves, the family home remains 

closed again. However, everybody knows that this wasn’t just a visit. 





Tintiman Audiovisual SLL 

Comba Campoy 

Costa do Vedor, 10-12, baixo 

Santiago de Compostela B 15703, SPAIN 

T. +34 98 156 1869 

comba@tintiman.net 

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CHILE 

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PALESTINE IN THE SOUTH 

Ana María Hurtado 

After the fall of Saddam Hussein, thousands of Palestinian residents in Iraq became 

refugees in a no man’s land. The distant republic of Chile welcomed a group of them in La 

Calera, a small town where hundreds of Palestinians had already arrived a century ago, 

making this town their children’s home. So the journey repeats itself as Basem, a young 

Palestinian who has just arrived with his wife and young daughter, faces his new country 

full of enthusiasm, ingenuity and hope. He longs for a home in this seductive, unknown 

world, thousands of miles from home. In his new country, Basem finds his way as a baker 

and sets up his own business. He hopes that his efforts, together with the support of the 

large community of Palestinian descendants will lead him to fulfil his dream of bringing 

his elderly parents to live together again. 






Cara Saposnik 

PO Box 7153 


T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 



P 

657 

POLAND 

Lifestyles 

PAPARAZZI 

Piotr Bernas 

Paparazzi is a film about a world in which values are confused and rules are flexible – but 

it shows that there is always a second chance, where we can make our minds up about 

what kind of people we will be tomorrow. 







Wajda Studio 






T. +48 12 294 6945 


340 


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ARGENTINA 

P 


PAPIROSEN 

Gastón Solnicki 

Papirosen is an intimate portrait of the director’s family over the course of a decade, following 

four generations still troubled by a war that’s never spoken of. The film is a fascinating 

journey across time, cities, characters and international political events, focusing 

on a nouveau riche Argentine Jewish family. There are two points of view coexisting 

in the footage. That of Gastón, at three distinct moments during the 2000s: Mateo’s birth, 

a trip to Florida four years later, and the present. And then there’s the family archive, shot 

in a variety of domestic formats since the late 1950s by Janek, Gastón’s paternal grandfather, 

who committed suicide and to whom the film is dedicated. Despite the formal distance, 

there’s an uncanny aesthetic connection linking them. The family’s economic status 

changed abruptly, from broke postwar immigrants to extreme wealth. 





Filmy Wiktora 

Gastón Solnicki 

Ciudad de la Paz 561 2º 31 

Buenos Aires (1425), Argentina 

T. +1 5411 45533293 

eperroud@gmail.com 


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133 

USA 


PARADISE LOST 3: PURGATORY 

Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky 

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, the new installment of Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s HBO 

documentary film series about the notorious 1993 “West Memphis Three” child murders, 

chronicles the 18-year fight to prove the innocence of Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and 

Jessie Misskelley, incarcerated for an alleged Satanic ritual killing the convicted men – and 

their supporters worldwide – maintain they did not commit. With Echols on death row 

and Baldwin and Misskelley serving life sentences, Paradise Lost 3 examines a horrifying 

crime with fresh insights that only the passage of time can provide. Facts are reexamined, 

new evidence is revealed, and new suspects are scrutinized. With an extraordinary perspective 

of three films spanning nearly two decades, Paradise Lost 3 is a provocative examination 

of American justice and a celebration of the power of cinema to affect social 

change. 






Paolina Poe-Azcarraga 

@radical.media, HBO Documentary Films 

Justin Wilkes 

@radical.media 

435 Hudson St., 6th Floor 


T. +12124621647 

F. +12124621600 

azcarraga@radicalmedia.com 

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PARADISO, AN AMSTERDAM 

STAGE AFFAIR 

Jeroen Berkvens 

In Paradiso, Jeroen Berkvens highlights, as in an exhilarating rollercoaster ride, all aspects 

of the Amsterdam pop temple. Still, the experience of the musicians is central, so that the 

film is also about what it’s like to perform in front of an audience. The staircase from dressing 

room to the Paradiso stage is not high, but with every step the emotions rise, balancing 

between fear and euphoria. Then the release follows: the concert. With Paul Weller, 

Henry Rollins, Jello Biafra, Johnny Rotten, Tom Barman, Martha Wainwright, Faithless, 

Patrick Watson, Daniel Johnston, Tim Knol, The Sonics, Public Enemy and many others. 







Zeppers Film & TV 

Frank van den Engel 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 



P 

189 

USA 


PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE 

Stephen Kessler 

He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs, from Barbra Streisand’s 

“Evergreen” to the Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun,” as well as Kermit the Frog’s biggest 

hit, “The Rainbow Connection.” He put out his own hit records and albums, and yet you 

might not have heard of him. In the 1970s, Paul Williams was the singer/actor/songwriter 

that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be: a sex symbol before 

MTV, when sex symbols could be 5’2“ and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets. 

One of those boys was Steve Kessler, a chubby kid from Queens, who discovered 

something amazing thirty years later: Paul Williams hadn’t died and no one had ever tried 

to make a documentary about him. Paul Williams: Still Alive is the charmingly self-narrated 

story of Kessler’s lifelong obsession with the former superstar – and what happens when 

the nostalgic filmmaker finally catches up with him. 







3W Films 

Lesa Lakin 


Annie Roney 

80 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 5 

Sausalito, CA 94965, United States 

T. +415 3326471 

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P 

Lifestyles 

PEACE 

Kazuhiro Soda 

What is peace What is coexistence Ask the stray cats! Peace is a visual-essay-like observational 

documentary, which contemplates these questions by observing the daily lives 

of people and cats in Okayama city, Japan, where life and death, acceptance and rejection 

are intermingled. Three people and stray cats are the main characters. Toshio Kashiwagi runs 

an affordable taxi service for the disabled and the elderly, having retired as a principal at 

a special school. Meanwhile, he feeds a group of stray cats everyday. However, there is a 

growing tension in the cats’ peaceful community because a male “thief cat,” an outsider, 

is trying to invade it. Toshio’s wife, Hiroko Kashiwagi, runs a non-profit organization, 

which sends home helpers to houses of the elderly and the disabled. But, her organization 

is facing financial difficulties because of budget cuts from the government. At home, 

she has been grumbling about the way Toshio feeds his cats. As a professional caregiver 

herself, Hiroko regularly visits 91-year-old Shiro Hashimoto to help in his daily routines. 

Living in a small, mouse and tick infested apartment, Hashimoto is spending his final days 

thinking about his own death. His memories of being drafted into the army in WWII come 

back to him while dealing with Hiroko. 







Laboratory X 

Kiyoko Kashiwagi 


Manuela Buono 



T. +39 34 7627 3790 



P 

572 

GERMANY 


PEAK 

Hannes Lang 

The Alps are an ancient region of natural beauty that is changing as a result of climate 

change. Snow is no longer guaranteed. Peak shows how the tourist industry is dealing with 

this problem. Millions are invested into massive technology to produce the perfect landscape 

independent from nature. High-altitude water reservoirs replace melting glaciers, 

excavators rip up the earth, a computer operated switch room lies deep in the mountain, 

pipes and cables are laid in the ground, snow machines continuously spray artificial snow 

onto slopes. A never-ending story taking place in the Alps, but with parallels worldwide. 

A theatrical masterpiece in Cinemascope. 







Unafilm 

Titus Kreyenberg 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 


346 


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POLAND 

P 


PEOPLE OF THE MARSHES 

Piotr Sadzinski 

The Biebrza Marshes stretch across the horizon. This is the largest protected area in Poland: 

over a hundred kilometres long and over twenty kilometres wide. Its view consists of thousands 

of birds, wetlands, and a wild, meandering river. Krzysiek, Gosia and Julka watch the 

displaying ruffs. These are unusual birds, and there are no two males with the same 

colour plumage in the world. Squeaking, croaking, twittering and bird songs are heard from 

all sides. Krzysiek is trying to bring this world closer to his daughter, Julka, aged 11, who 

lives with her mother in the city. Gosia, whom he married a year ago, is helping him. For 

Julka, an ordinary city-girl, the marshes look like a dreamland, full of mystery and magic. 



Production Company: DocFilm.pl, TVP - Channel 2 



TVP SA 



Warsaw 00-999, Poland` 

T. +48 22 547 8501 

F. +48 22 547 4248 



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305 

GREECE 


THE PEOPLE OF THE VOLCANO 

Dimitris Paizis 

“The people of the volcano” are the inhabitants of Nisyros, an island where the volcano 

dominates the landscape from its heights down to the sea, influencing the character of the 

local people. The main character of the documentary is a prominent volcanologist, George 

Vougioukalakis, who follows the trail of the lava flow not only as a scientist but also as a 

volcano enthusiast. On a secondary level, his wanderings across the island are coupled by 

discussions with its inhabitants who, through personal stories and beliefs, convey the energy 

and mystical aura of the volcano. A common theme running through people’s minds 

is whether the volcano will become active again. 




Dimitris Paizis 

26 Troias St. 

124 62 Haidari, Greece 

T. +30 6944 056 459 

dimitrispaizis@gmail.com 

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GREECE 

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PERAH ISTAR 

Elisavet Laloudaki, Massimo Pizzocaro 

Perah Istar is a documentary about the relationship between people and pigeons in a modern 

city. In ancient times, it was considered the bird of fertility and love (perah istar, the 

Semitic word for dove, means the bird of Aphrodite). The three main monotheistic religions 

– Judaism, Christianity and Islam – venerate it. In the Middle Ages, it became the symbol 

of peace. So how is it that nowadays it is considered a “rat with wings” or a city parasite 

What happened to this small domestic bird, highly esteemed for its virtues and long 

admired for its beauty Why do so many people hate pigeons or are terrified of them, while 

others love them and are even obsessed with them Urban residents are forced to co-exist 

with pigeons. Perah Istar chronicles this interesting cohabitation. 





HappyAnt. TV 

Elissavet Laloudaki 

1 Tefthidos Str. 


T. +30 2103412687 

F. +30 211800667 

eli@happyant.tv 


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ISRAEL 


A PLACE OF HER OWN 

Sigal Emanuel 

Seventeen-year-old Reut winds up on the streets and gives birth to her first son who is 

taken away by the welfare authorities. As she fights the state to regain custody of her son, 

she meets a Palestinian man, marries him, moves to his village, and gives birth to two additional 

children while an impossible relationship develops between her and her first son’s 

religious foster family, who live in a settlement. Reut’s introverted character is revealed; all 

she really wants is a place she can call home, but her life is full of surprising turnabouts, 

right up to its tragic end. 






Dikla Barkai 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 


350 


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PLANET OF SNAIL 

Seung-Jun Yi 

Young-Chan comes from the planet of snail, where deaf and blind people live slow and 

quiet lives. When Young-Chan came to Earth, nobody understood his language and he was 

desperate. Then an angel walked into his life. Soon-Ho knows how it is to be lonely and 

soon becomes an inseparable part of his life. Young-Chan also discovers an amazing 

world under his fingers as he learns to read books in Braille. Hope begins to grow and 

he dreams of writing a book. However, Soon-Ho cannot always be there for him because 

of her own disability. The couple have to learn to survive apart. So, while Soon-Ho uneasily 

spends her first day alone waiting for his return, Young-Chan goes out for the biggest adventure 

of his life... 







CreativEAST 

Min-chul Kim 



T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 



P 

257 

GREECE 


PLAY IT LIKE BECKETT 

Spyros Amiropoulos 

The process of learning a theatrical role through music, learning and rhythm. Samuel Beckett’s 

Rockaby as seen through the character of an actress who carries the role as a natural 

part of herself. A documentary study on rhythm in Beckett’s play. 





One Touch 

Spyros Amiropoulos 

91 Vassilissis Olgas St. 


T. +30 6936 809 371 

thouhast@gmail.com 

352 


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FRANCE 

P 

Sports 

POLO IN INDIA, SPORT OF KINGS 

Olga Prud’homme-Farges 

Polo was born in India 150 years ago. This film takes us to Rajasthan, polo holy land, where 

it remained, for a long time, a Maharaja’s privilege. Guided by Lokendra Singh Rathore, polo 

champion and husband of the Princess of Udaipur, we will enter Rajput’s palaces where 

the tradition of polo is perpetuated, then follow him on the Jaipur polo ground, where he 

will set out to conquer the Simur Cup. Horse riders, breeder, trainers, referees, spectators 

and horse lovers will make us feel the glamour of polo to the pace of a wild gallop. 






Kolam Productions 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



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345 

GREECE 


POTTERY POETRY 

Dimitris Gouziotis 

Under the temple of Athena Aphaea in Aegina, the last remaining craftsmen in the village 

of Mesagros mould a language of clay; an ancient language. 

Without any support, they still fire hand-made pottery today, using olive leaves and 

wood. 





Dimitra Bessi - Film and Television Works 

Dimitris Gouziotis 

55 Ypsilantou St. 

188 63 Perama, Greece 

T. +30 6977 998 842 

F. +30 210 4412 226 

dgouziotis@gmail.com 

354 


576 

FRANCE 

P 


PRALINE, SURPRISING ENCOUNTERS 

WITH SOME OF FRENCH 

POET ARTHUR RIMBAUD’S FANS 

Jean-Hugues Berrou 

In Charleville-Mézières, a small town in the Northeast of France, visitors find Arthur Rimbaud’s 

grave, or rather his last home. Indeed, it has become a real living space. The fans 

of the famous French poet come from the four corners of the world to honor his memory, 

each in its own way. Unexpected situations, moving moments, unusual visitors… The director 

of the film suggests we meet some of these characters in this little municipality in 

the Ardennes. In doing so, he turns the small city from the place of birth of an illustrious 

contributor to French literature into a theater where everyone can imagine the set, as well 

as the role he or she wants to play. It’s another way of bringing poetry to life. As to the two 

guards of the cemetery, they are privileged witnesses to the thousands of tributes brought 

from across the world. So, with a poet’s grave as a starting point, the film offers us a reality 

full of strength and life, love and poetry, and thus restores the dignity, originality and 

beauty of a region otherwise struck by economic crisis and decline. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 



P 

577 

FRANCE 


PRESIDENT MITTERRAND: 

THE PRINCE AND HIS IMAGE 

Hugues Le Paige 

Hugues Le Paige was allowed to follow François Mitterrand’s public activities first-hand for 

many years. His harmonious relationship with the French president is broken during an 

awkward interview in which his political decline is already apparent. Years after Mitterrand’s 

death, the filmmaker would complete a sorrowful reflection on the ability to manipulate 

power and its inherent loneliness. 






Arturo Mio 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


356 


107 

USA 

P 


THE PRICE OF SEX 

Mimi Chakarova 

The Price of Sex is a feature-length documentary about young Eastern European women 

who’ve been drawn into a netherworld of sex trafficking and abuse. Intimate, harrowing 

and revealing, it is a story told by the young women who were supposed to be silenced 

by shame, fear and violence. Photojournalist Mimi Chakarova, who grew up in Bulgaria, 

takes us on a personal investigative journey, exposing the shadowy world of sex trafficking 

from Eastern Europe to the Middle East and Western Europe. Filming undercover and 

gaining extraordinary access, Chakarova illuminates how, even though some women escape 

to tell their stories, sex trafficking continues to thrive. 







Violeu Production 

Mimi Chakarova 



18 Rue Quincampoix 

75004 PARIS 

France 

T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 



P 

256 

GREECE 

Lifestyles 

PRINTED TIME 

Dimitris Yannikopoulos 

The film is a 96-minute social documentary with some elements of fiction, enriched with 

folklore and historical subjects. “It presents a chronicle/recording of a time period, of traditions 

and of a way of life [of customs]”... It refers to Valtesiniko, Gortynia in general and 

Arcadia, through the newspaper stories from the Voice of Gortynia between 1933-1983, 

as well as to current events. 

“Well, here it is, Valtesiniko, the center of the world! The navel of the earth! It could be any 

village in Greece or even in the entire world.” 



World Sales contact Person: 

Kostis Yannikopoulos 

2 Protomagias St. 

190 04 Spata, Greece 

T. +30 22040 85545, +30 6977 292 519 

F. +30 22040 85545 

dgiannikopoulos@gmail.com 

358 


578 

SOUTH AFRICA 

P 


PUNK IN AFRICA 

Keith Jones, Deon Maas 

Three chords, three countries, one revolution… Punk in Africa traces this until-now untold 

story from its roots in the underground rock music of early 1970s Johannesburg, the 

first multi-racial punk bands formed in the wake of the Soweto Uprising and the militant 

anti-apartheid hardcore and post-punk bands of the 1980s to the rise of celebratory 

African-inspired ska bands which sprang up from Cape Town to Maputo in the democratic 

era of the 1990s. Today, an emerging generation of bands continue to draw on this legacy 

to confront the political challenges of contemporary Zimbabwe and the uncertain identity 

issues of the Afrikaans minority in South Africa. 

Running time: 52΄& 81΄ 






Meerkat Media 

Jefe Brown 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 



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129 

DENMARK 


PUTIN’S KISS 

Lise Birk Pedersen 

Putin’s Kiss is a rare insight into the core of Russian democracy “Putin-style”. We meet Masha, 

19, who has become a spokesperson for Nashi, a political youth organization working to 

support the current political system. Their agenda, however, is also to keep the political opposition 

from spreading their views among the Russians. When Masha is up for election, 

she starts questioning her role in the Nashi movement for the first time. 






Bastard Film og TV ApS 

Helle Faber 


DR Byen 

Emil Holms Kanal 20 


drsales@dr.dk 

360 


579 


P 


PYGMIES – THE CHILDREN 

F THE JUNGLE 


Ivan Bulik, adventurer, traveled throughout of Africa. However, one of his dreams stayed 

unrealized for a long time. He wished to capture the life and customs of the smallest people 

on Earth, untouched by modern day civilization: the Pygmies. His search begins in the 

Central African Republic, where the local natives take him illegally across the border of wartorn 

Congo. During his adventurous trip, he comes face to face with Mountain Gorillas and 

is threatened by Jungle Elephants. Finally, deep in the jungle, he comes across the people 

who for millennia have sustained themselves by traditional hunting and gathering and 

whose joy of life, dance and music seems to be endless. They may be the last real “children” 

of the jungle, who are not only endangered by our civilization, but also by one of the largest 

war conflicts since the end of WWII. [Title available in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Arabic 

speaking countries.] 






K2 Studio s.r.o. 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



580 

USA 

R 

Sports 

RACING HEARTS 

Christoph Baaden 

Heartfelt, funny and inspiring, the documentary Hood to Coast follows four very different 

teams on an epic journey to conquer the world’s largest relay race. A 67 year old heart attach 

survivor returns to conquer the race that nearly killed her, a family in mourning runs 

to honor the memory of their beloved, a group of film animators test the limits of their athleticism 

(or lack thereof), and a group of aging jocks show they still know how to have a 

good time. A celebration of personal determination and the power of family and friends, 

Hood to Coast proves that you’re never too old or too young to attempt the extraordinary. 






Christoph Baaden 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 


Tel Aviv, 65112, Israel 

T. + 97 23 566 4129 

F. + 97 23 560 1436 



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581 

LATVIA-GEORGIA 

Lifestyles 

RAMIN 

Audrius Stonys 

Ramin, an ex-wrestler who once won seven matches in 55 seconds, lives alone in the east 

Georgian town of Kvareli. Long time ago he fell in love with a girl whom he lost soon after 

he met her. Now, at 75, still unmarried but full of life, he travels to a remote Georgina 

village to seek her out. This film presents Ramir’s journey through the Georgian landscape 

and through the memories of this man with a old aged body and an unbeatable heart. 







VIDES FILMU STUDIA 

Uldis Cekulis 


Manuela Buono 



T. + 39 34 7627 3790 


364 


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INDIA 

R 


RED FAIRY N THE HOLY GHOST 

Balaka Ghosh 

A story of oppression and violation of human rights as seen through the lives of women 

who have faced unimaginable brutality and humiliation in life, yet emerge as winners. 

Lower caste and tribal women in India, whose individuality and exercising of rights causes 

them to be branded as “witches,” suffer the horrible ignominy of being paraded naked, 

thrashed, forced to drink urine and eat human excreta. Braving the social stigma, one 

woman, Chhutni Mahtain – who was the first to go public about her humiliation and 

shame – publicly fights against this discrimination, waging her own battle and a war for 

others like her. An exceptional story of brutality and human triumph. 





Next Story 

Kumud Ranjan 

P-55, CIT Road, Scheme VI M, Kolkata-700054, India 

T. +91 9830694751 

balakaghosh@yahoo.com 


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582 

FINLAND 


RED FOREST HOTEL 

Mika Koskinen 

Filmmaker travels to rural China to film a story about new green China’s massive tree planting 

campaigns. His plans to interview local farmers and their lawyer suddenly come to a 

halt when propaganda officials stop him. They boast about their tight relationship with a 

forestry corporation, that plans to build a paper mill in the area. In the meantime the police 

arrest the lawyer. The filmmaker is trapped and placed under surveillance in an absurd 

situation lasting for days. A year later he makes another attempt to find out what’s really 

going on in the province. 






Luxian productions Oy 





T. + 43 720 34 6934 

welcome@autlookfilms.comt 

366 


583 

PORTUGAL 

R 


RED LINE 

José Filipe Costa 

In 1975, Thomas Harlan’s crew filmed Torre Bela’s homestead occupation, in the center of 

Portugal. Three decades later, RED LINE revisits this emblematic film of the Portuguese revolutionary 

period: in which way did Harlan interfered in the events that seems to naturally 

develop in front of the camera What was the impact of the film on the lives of the occupants 

and the memory of that period 





Terratreme Filmes 

Joana Gusmao 

Rua Dom Duarte, 3, 5ª Esquerdo 


T. +351 91 862 4184 

joana.gusmao@terratreme.pt 


R 

584 

FRANCE 

Lifestyles 

RELEASED, A LIFE TO BE REBUILT 

Quentin Briere Bordier 

Cyril, Francis and Franck have served their sentences. After years in prison, each of them 

has to rebuilt his life now. They have to compose with their past and to build a future for 

themselves, a new identity. Their obligations towards the judicial system are stringent, and 

the risk of seeing the reprieve, the probation or even the newly found freedom lost again 

with the slightest négligence weighs heavy on each of them. Their daily living conditions 

are far from being easy : Frank is obliged to live with his mother, Francis has to content himself 

with a tiny room in a run-down hôtel and Cyril has to deal with temporary accommodation. 

In brief, circumstances wich do not really change a lot from life in a Small cell. 

Finally, the « judgement » of neighbours and « friends » is also clearly not simple to deal 

with. We experience the difficulties of theses men finding a new place in a society that had 

previously excluded them. The director has followed our three protagonists during extensive 

periods in order to capture signifiant moments of the slow reconstruction process. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 


368 


648 

IRAN 

R 

Lifestyles 

RELUCTANT BACHELOR 

Mehdi Bagheri 

It is my brother’s wedding and I have not attended his reception even though I am 30 years 

old and still living with my parents and am not on a speaking terms with my father. I have 

asked my friend, who is a filmmaker, to film the reception and especially my father. We did 

not have a bad life until my father went bankrupt and I blame him for our misfortune. This 

film it is an occasion for me to revise my attitude toward every member of my family by 

talking to them. 








Tehran 16619 Iran 

T. +98 21 22 86 32 60 

F. +98 21 22 85 89 62 



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341 

GREECE 


THE RETURN OF E.C. GONATAS 

Eva Stefani 

A portrait of E.C. Gonatas, a writer, poet and translator whose work has been neglected 

by the official Greek literary scene. The film follows him in his home, during three different 

periods of his life, in an attempt to convey his world of paradox, his love of nature, and 

his obsession with death. 




Eva Stefani 

18 Panagi Benaki Str 

Athens 11471 Greece 

T. + 30 6936923527 

evastefani@gmail.com 

370 


585 

UNMI KOSOVO-NORWAY 

R 


REUNION – TEN YEARS 

AFTER THE WAR 

Jon Haukeland 

The film is an emotional search into the mechanism of oppression. Based upon a 1999 documentary 

film, Before the Bombs. In 1999, Serbian military forces and Albanian guerrillas 

were fighting in Kosovo. Serbs and Albanians lived separate lives. But when their country 

was on the brink of war, a group of students from Pristina decided to meet their 

opponents for the first time. Two weeks after the meeting, NATO bombed and they all lost 

track of each other. Ten years later, the participants meet again. The conflict between them 

is now even stronger. Both groups have different opinions on what actually happened. 

When they watch the film of their last meeting in 1999, they are confronted with their previous 

self, but it also becomes obvious that the conflict is still, in many ways, the same. Only 

now the tables have turned. Through a long night of talking, they come closer to each other 

when they decide to find a way out of the cycle of oppression. 






Medieoperatørene 





T. +43 720 34 6934 



R 

586 

FRANCE 


RKO, A STORY MADE IN HOLLYWOOD 

Philippe Saada 

The artistic and financial history of RKO – one of the “Big Five” studios of the Golden Age 

of Hollywood– from it s creation in 1928 (when the talking movies first appeared) to its 

demise in 1956 (largely due to the mismanagement by its last CEO, Howard Hughes). During 

this period, RKO produced some 550 films, including some of cinema’s great masterpieces 

(King Kong, Citizen Kane, the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers films, Bringing Up Baby, 

et al.) and launched the career of famous stars such as Katherine Hepburn and Robert 

Mitchum. (The Film contains a very wide range of extracts from RKO’s most famous 

movies). 






Point du Jour, Aries 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


372 


587 

FRANCE 

R 


ROBERTO SAVIANO, 

IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH 

Elisa Mantin 

The year 2006 marked the publication of the first novel by Roberto Saviano, a young Italian 

journalist of 26, very much engaged in the war on the new Mafia, the Camorra. The 

book, Gomorra, quickly became a runaway bestseller in Italy and abroad. The film inspired 

by the book won the Grand Prix at Cannes 2008 and was nominated for the Oscars in 2009. 

Considered a hero, condemned to death by the Camorra, Saviano lives under police protection. 






ADR Productions 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 



362 

GREECE 

S 


SAKIS PAPADIMITRIOU – 

A LIFE IMPROVISED 

Spyros Tsiftsis 

The piano is... The piano is not... 1979. At the foot of the Acropolis, in the only jazz club in 

the country, the pianist Sakis Papadimitriou and the saxophonist Floros Floridis perform 

what is to mark the birth date of the contemporary Greek jazz scene. Improvising at 

Barako’s is the title of the recording. This film is the portrait of Sakis Papadimitriou, a writer 

and jazzman in different capacities – writer, co-organizer of festivals, radio producer with 

a 35-year career on Greek national radio – but, above all, an improviser. 







CINETIC, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 

Takis Hadjopoulos 





T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 



S 

588 

FRANCE 


SALMAN RUSHDIE: IMAGINING INDIA 

Elisa Mantin 

On St Valentine’s Day, February 14th, 1989, the British writer Salman Rushdie was condemned 

to death by a fatwa issued in Iran by Ayatollah Khomeini for the publication of 

his fourth novel: Satanic Verses. Twenty years later, Salman Rushdie talks about India and 

Bombay, the land of his childhood, the source of his literary inspiration, the country that 

has nourished his imagination and his work. A country where he was forbidden to go because 

of the fatwa. He talks about his past ten years as a free man. 






ADR Productions 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 


376 


589 

BRAZIL 

S 


THE SAMBA WITHIN ME 

Georgia Guerra-Peixe 

Geórgia Guerra-Peixe takes us on a journey through her native Mangueira, a slum district 

in Rio de Janeiro hosting one of Brazil’s top samba schools. Among the characters we meet 

is Mestre, the leader of the school, whose imitation of a full samba band puts hip hop beatboxers 

to shame. There is also “Granny,” whose grandmother was a slave and who earned 

her nickname by having 168 great-grandchildren. At first, the stories seem mundane, but 

the relaxed highlights make them funny and touching and provide a glimpse into a Brazil 

beyond favela drug wars and carnivals. 







Bossanova Films 

Paula Cosenza 


Diana Karklin 



T. +49 30 4737 298 0 

F. +49 30 4737 298 20 



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333 

GREECE 


SAMOTHRACE: THE SILENT 

LANDSCAPE 

Flora Prisimintzi 

Samothrace, known in mythology as the island of Aeolus. The name probably comes from 

the Greek word Samos which means height thus Samothrace, probably meaning high 

Thrace. In Samothrace the Kaveiria mysteries were held, which are comparable to the 

Eleusinian mysteries. Samothrace is an ideal place for thrills, which has not revealed the 

shocking face of fictional source. The whole documentary has been created to match the 

7 days of creation. Men in the course of the search discover their spiritual self, which is 

none other than love and freedom. 









T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


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DENMARK 

S 


THE SAMURAI CASE 

Eva Mulvad 

It is the first time in Danish history that the judicial system allows an entire case to be 

filmed. And it took years for permission to be granted. The Samurai Case is about a man 

who killed his best friend with a Samurai sword. Was it manslaughter or premeditated murder 

Apart from the defendant, we also meet the prosecutor and the counsel for the defense, 

who tell us about their work. We also get to see how the court works – How do people 

address each other How are witnesses and the defendant questioned And how does 

the judge react, when counsel for the defense and the prosecutor play psychological and 

tactical games with one another 





Monday Reporter ApS 

Helle Faber 

Vermundsgade 40 D, 2. DK 2100 

Copenhagen O. Denmark 

T. +45 39 166 000 

F. +45 39 166 060 

helle.faber@Monday.dk 


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251 

GREECE 

Lifestyles 

SAYOME 

Nikos Dayandas 

Forcibly adopted by her grandfather at a very young age, Sayome grew up in a remote 

Japanese village, without knowing her mother. At 22, she left Japan, following a Greek 

sailor to the island of Crete. There, she replaced her homeland with a new culture, a new 

language and family. 35 years later, her mother’s death triggers her need to return home. 

We follow her journey from Crete to Japan, as she revisits the land of her childhood. A film 

about family and identity. 







Sales Contact Persons: 


Anemon Productions, 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


Anemon Productions 

Rea Apostolides, Yuri Averof 

T. +30 210 7211 073 

info@anemon.gr 

Greek Film Centre 

T. +30 210 3687 500 

F. +30 210 3648 245 

info@gfc.gr 

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287 

GREECE 

S 


SCAFFOLDING 

Euripides Laskaridis 

The documentary short Scaffolding records the completion of Alexandros Vasmoulakis’ latest 

work of large-scale street art at Iroön Square in the Athenian district of Psyrri. It is a nonconventional 

observation of the artist at work, open to the gaze and judgment of passersby, 

director Euripides Laskaridis tries to capture Vasmoulakis’ apprehension about the 

removal of the scaffolding. This piece of construction equipment becomes an indispensable 

tool in the hands of the artist, but at the same time prevents him from overseeing the 

work as a whole. On the day the scaffolding comes down, the need for quick corrections 

tests the artist’s physical limits and creates a unique kind of suspense, such as the general 

public has never known until now. 





Apocalypsis 

Euripides Laskaridis 

26-28 Drakou Str 

11742 Koukaki Athens Greece 

T. +30 694 700 9329 

F. +30 210 681 0412 

euripidestheatre@gmail.com 


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136 

AUSTRALIA 


SCARLET ROAD 

Catherine Scott 

Scarlet Road follows the extraordinary work of Australian sex worker, Rachel Wotton. Impassioned 

about freedom of sexual expression and the rights of sex workers, she specializes 

in a long-overlooked clientele: people with disabilities. She helped set up an advocacy 

group (“Touching Base”), runs workshops for carers and sex workers, and is studying 

for a masters degree in her spare time. Rachel’s philosophy, that human touch and sexual 

intimacy can be some of the most therapeutic aspects to our existence, is making a dramatic 

impact on the lives of her clients, Mark and John. While Rachel’s clients offer a 

glimpse into their sexual self-discovery, Scarlet Road follows Rachel as she strives to increase 

awareness and access to sexual expression for people with disability. 







Paradigm Pictures 

Pat Fisk 



T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 


382 


590 

FRANCE 

S 


SERIES ADDICTS 

Olivier Joyard 

It’s the sweetest addiction there is today. The most exciting of all. The addiction to television 

series. How do these labyrinths of fiction grow on us and give us pleasure What gaps 

are they filling in our lives and the culture This is what Series Addicts is all about. We are 

to explore this fresh and unconditional love by looking at both sides. We scrutinize the public’s 

behaviour, but we also understand how the addiction is carefully created – in Hollywood 

and elsewhere. We meet fascinating series buffs, ranging from unknown fans of all 

ages and countries to famous novelists like Bret Easton Ellis and intellectuals. Then, we talk 

to the ones who make it all happen, the writers, actors, studio heads, producers, and ask 

for their secret recipes… Reception and fabrication will communicate dynamically to establish 

the film in more than one field, from pop culture analysis to sociology, to pure observation. 

The result An emotional plunge into the irrational and yet somehow predictable 

love that we all share for these new “monsters of storytelling.” The last great picture show 

on earth… 






Agat Films & Cie 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 



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591 

INDIA 


SHAMANS OF THE HIMALAYAS 

Anu Malhotra 

An experiential exploration into the mysterious world of the Shamans, high up in the Himalayas, 

India. Himachali Shamans are chosen by a deity as his or her medium, allowing 

the spirit of the god to take over and speak through them in a divine possession trance. It 

is the filmmaker’s quest to lift the veil over these shadow worlds of magic and myth that 

co-exist with contemporary reality. 





AIM Television Pvt. Ltd 

Iqbal Malhotra 

Second Floor, Malhotra Building, 

F – 59, Connaught Place 

New Delhi – 110001, India 

T. +91 2331 0617 

F. +91 2334 2584 

iqbalmalhotra@aimtelevision.com 

384 


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CYPRUS 

S 


SHARING AN ISLAND 

Danae Stylianou 

Six young Cypriots who have never met each other before, three Greek Cypriots, who live 

south of the buffer zone in Cyprus and three Turkish Cypriots, who live north of it, are invited 

to share a house for five days. Together they travel across divided Cyprus. They argue 

from different perspectives of history, share stories of the past and together they envision 

the future.Will they succeed in breaking down prejudices and free themselves of the traumas 

of the past that have been passed on to them Will they discover truths they had never 

before encountered Is peace a long way ahead 




Danae Stylianou 

P.O.Box 51961 

3509 Limassol Cyprus 

T. +35 799763384 

F. +35 725372936 

sharinganisland@gmail.com 


S 

592 

FRANCE 


SHARKS: THE REAL THREAT 

Jean-Manuel Prudhomme 

For nearly 40 years, Jean-Bernard Galvès dives with sharks in the islands of the southwest 

Indian Ocean. For a long time, he was a shark fisherman, but today he is worried about 

their future. In recent years, sailing aboard his boat, he is the helpless witness of the massacre 

against them to power the fin trade. After Juan de Nova, one of the Scattered Islands 

in the French archipelago in the middle of the Mozambique Channel, where sharks are protected, 

the film takes us to Reunion, South Africa, Seychelles and on the west coast of 

Madagascar where shark populations are decimated by an intensive local fishing. 






France Mexique Cinéma 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


386 


193 

DENMARK 

S 

Lifestyles 

SIBLINGS FOR BETTER 

OR WORSE - JENNI’S BIG SISTER 

Max Kestner 

Nine-year-old Lulu and seven-year-old Jenni will soon have a little brother. They’re very 

exited, particularly Jenni, who will now also become an older sister – just like Lulu. Time 

passes slowly when you are waiting, and the two sisters spend their days preparing for their 

little brother’s arrival and talking about what it means to be a good big sister. Weeks go 

by while their parents pull Lulu and Jenni through their everyday routines. But finally the 

miracle happens. (The film is part of the documentary series Siblings - For Better or 

Worse.) 





Radiator Film 

Henrik Underbjerg 

Radiator Film ApS 

Filmbyen 23, 8000 Århus C, Denmark 

henrik@radiatorfilm.com 


S 

194 

DENMARK 

Lifestyles 


OR WORSE - ME AND MY TWIN 

Mikala Krogh 

Cecilie and Katrine are identical twins. They are starting in a new school after the holidays, but 

in separate classes. That’s what they’ve decided, since they want to try to make new friends 

each one on her own. The twins used to resemble each other like two drops of water, but after 

Cecilie got cancer they do not look much alike anymore. Mainly because Cecilie has lost 

her hair from the medicine she has to take. Cecilie and Katrine are both nervous about how 

it’s going to go – and the first big questions are whether Katrine will wear a jumpsuit to school 

and if Cecilie should wear a wig or a cap. They are both excited when the first day of school 

day arrives. (The film is part of the documentary series Siblings - For Better or Worse.) 





Radiator Film 





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DENMARK 

S 

Lifestyles 


OR WORSE - ME WITHOUT YOU 

Aage Rais-Nordentoft 

Nine-year-old No has lived with his older sister, Metha, his entire life. Now Metha is going 

away to Japan for a year. It is going to be really empty and quiet at home. When Metha 

leaves for Japan, No is allowed to put his drum set in her room, and in many ways he will 

no longer be the annoying baby brother. But it will also be hard, because he’ll miss her and 

he might not be able to fill the emptiness she leaves in the house as well as in his heart. 

(The film is part of the documentary series Siblings - For Better or Worse.) 





Radiator Film 






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196 

DENMARK 

Lifestyles 


OR WORSE - STUCK IN THE MIDDLE 

Laila Hodell 

Nikolaj’s older brother, Oliver, is 14 years old. He likes playing music and riding his skateboard. 

Oliver is allowed to do many things himself. Nikolaj also has a younger brother 

named Tobias. Tobias is 7 years old, he is sweet and he teases a lot and Nikolaj always has 

to keep an eye on him. Nikolaj himself is somewhere in between, and sometimes it 

seems that he is caught right in the middle. But maybe Nikolaj is just really lucky to be a 

big brother and a little brother at the same time. (The film is part of the documentary series 

Siblings - For Better or Worse.) 





Radiator Film 





390 


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SINNER’S DISEASE, 

SURVIVING HIV IN RUSSIA 

Jan Jaap Kuiper 

Sasha Volgina, a 31-year-old Russian, is HIV positive and pregnant. At the moment, Russia 

has the fastest growing AIDS-epidemic in the world. More than 1 million Russian people 

have HIV, most of them younger than 35. In the meantime, there are not enough medications 

available, the government does not invest in HIV prevention, and drug-users are 

being criminalized. Sasha leads a group of activists trying to do something about this situation. 

Filmmaker Jan Jaap Kuiper follows her in her daily struggle for survival. 







ThankEve Productions 

Katja Sokolova 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 



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594 

ARGENTINA 


SIP’OHI – MANDURÉ PLACE 

Sebastián Lingiardi 

Gustavo Salvatierra, a researcher of the Wichí people and their culture, returns to his 

hometown, Sip’ohi, in the impenetrable forest of Chaqueño in northern Argentina. His aim 

is to listen to and gather stories of that ancient tradition, stories which have been transmitted 

orally from generation to generation. The only way this culture can survive is 

through its language. But as he tries to recount and depict this patrimony, he also has to 

come to terms with a certain form of resistance. 







FUC & CIFMA 

María Paz Bustamante 

Oktubre45 

Juan Cruz 

Arenales 3291 4º 9 

Buenos Aires 1425, Argentina 

T. +54 011 4825 1816 

oktubre45@gmail.com 

392 


595 

ISRAEL 

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Lifestyles 

SIX MILLION AND ONE 

David Fisher 

Following his father’s memoir, the filmmaker “drags” his siblings across Austria and the US 

in an attempt to unravel his life’s mystery. Funny and intimate, this isn’t a film about the 

holocaust. 







ZDF/Arte 

David Fisher 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 


Tel Aviv, 65112 Israel 

T. + 972 3 566 4129 

F. + 972 3 560 1436 



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596 

ISRAEL 


SLIGHTLY, SERIOUSLY, 

CRITICALLY INJURED 

Amir Bar Shalom, Avital Ben-Moshe 

A family’s life changed in a split second. On June 28 2007, an IDF elite commando unit set 

out on a routine mission. Point squad commander, Lieutenant Itay Erenlib, sent the bomb 

detection dog out to the alley. The dog returned without pointing out anything suspicious. 

Erenlib’s squad began to move towards the Kasbah. A minute later an earth-shattering 

noise rocked the alley. 

On the evacuation helicopter Itay was declared seriously injured, wounded in the abdomen 

as well as having lost a hand and two legs. In hospital his situation deteriorated and was 

declared “beyond critical.” With a rare intimacy, Slightly, Seriously, Critically Injured reveals 

the world of a critically injured, 22-year-old soldier at the most difficult moments, and his 

family’s moments of frustration and fear. 






IBA - Israel Channel One 


Cara Saposnik 

PO Box 7153 


T. + 972 2 672 4256 

F. + 972 2 672 4210 


394 


597 

USA 

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SMOKIN’ FISH 

Luke Griswold-Tergis, Cory Mann 

Cory Mann is a quirky Tlingit businessman hustling to make a dollar in Juneau Alaska. He 

gets hungry for smoked salmon, nostalgic for his childhood, and decides to spend a 

summer smoking fish at his family’s traditional fish camp. The unusual story of his life and 

the untold history of his people interweave with the process of preparing traditional food 

as he struggles to pay his bills, keep the IRS off his back, and keep his business afloat. By 

turns tragic, bizarre, or just plain ridiculous, Smokin’ Fish, tells the story of one man’s attempts 

to navigate the messy zone of collision between the modern world and an ancient 

culture 





Kaudli Nutz productions 

Luke Griswold-Tergis 

70 Laidley St. 

San Francisco CΑ 94131, USA 

T. +1 707 489 8909 

smokingfishmovie@gmail.com 


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320 

GREECE 


SMOKING OLD CHIMNEYS 

Stefanos Kakavoulis 

The film is an inventory of all the old chimneys of the factories in the Attica basin from the 

time of the industrial revolution. It is also a study of the symbolic meaning of the chimney 

and the way it has been rendered through art. 




Stephen Kakavoulis 

25 Ag. Anargiron Str. 

151 24 Marousi Athens Greece 

T. +30 6970098280 

stephpro@yahoo.gr 

396 


598 

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SO SAYS SHE 

Christina Thomopoulos, Maame-Yaa Aforo, Jessica Lynne 

So Says She is a story of Diaspora, an interrogation of what lies at the core of 5 young 

women experiencing 21st century Accra, Ghana, as they connect with their histories and 

each other. Appearance persuades that they share skin; but their unique stories soon question 

what commonality in color often assumes of unity, kin, ancestry and perspective. To 

quote Chimamanda Adichie “there is danger in a single story,” thus, So Says She challenges 

the notion of one Blackness, of one story, of one truth, questioning traditions of History by 

creating histories, many of which go untold, go unsaid. 






NYU – New York University in Ghana 

Akosua Anyidoho 

Christa Sanders 



T. +233 302 761 528 

F. +233 786 819/20 

ces9@nyu.edu 


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339 

GREECE 


SOMETHING OUT OF YOUR HANDS 

Tilemachos Tsardakas 

The film documents a part of the poetic work of the Greek poet Dimitris Kavvouras. Time 

runs continuously and a girl is always absent. The season changes and the dream of love 

that draws close but remains unreachable. Time and absence, the two basic elements of 

Kavvouras’s poetry come to the foreground. The poems themselves set the questions and 

testify the answers on the background of urban and countryside sceneries of the neglected 

city of modern day Patras, where the poet lives and makes his daily promenades. 





Tilemachos Tsardakas – SayNoMore 

Tilemachos Tsardakas 

252A Panepistimiou Str. 

26443 Patra Greece 

T. + 30 6936122261 

t.tsardakas@gmail.com 

398 


599 

USA 

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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 

Linda Goldstein Knowlton 

The product of China’s 1979 one-child policy, four remarkable Chinese American teenage 

girls, adopted from orphanages in the 1990s, share their stories – the unbearable clash of 

cultures, painful abandonment and the warmth and love of the new families. 






Linda Goldstein Knowlton 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 



T. +972 3 566 4129 

F. +972 3 560 1436 



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600 

UK 


SOUND IT OUT 

Jeanie Finlay 

Over the last five years, an independent record shop has closed in the UK every three days. 

Sound It Out is the very last surviving vinyl record shop in Northeast England. A cultural 

haven in one of the poorest areas in the UK, the film documents a place that is thriving 

against the odds and the local community that keeps it alive. Directed by Jeanie Finlay, who 

grew up in the neighbourhood, this is a distinctive, funny and intimate film about men, 

the North and the irreplaceable role music plays in our lives. 







Glimmer Films 

Jeanie Finlay 

Dogwoof 

Ana Vicente 




T. +44 207 831 7252 


400 


146 

USA 

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THE SPACE IN BACK OF YOU 

Richard Rutkowski 

The Space in Back of You covers a period of 20 years in the life and art of Suzushi Hanayagi, 

following her from Japan to New York and back to Japan again. A dynamic, innovative, and 

radical Japanese dancer and choreographer, she never ceased to experiment and to stretch the 

limits of the art of dance and herself as a dancer well into her 70s. From the discipline of traditional 

Japanese dance to her decades-long devotion to modern dance, this bold and indomitable 

woman uniquely bridged the East and West, choreographing works that expanded 

what classical or modern dance is or could be. Her life and influence is closely 

examined by the legendary theater impresario Robert Wilson, who collaborated with her for 

20 years and then found her in a retirement home, suffering from Alzheimer’s. Accompanied 

by a film crew, Wilson visits Ms. Hanayagi, while he and his dance troupe work on an homage 

to her that will premiere at New York’s Guggenheim Museum. The film is one last collaboration 

between a great teacher and her most famous student. 







Media Space, Inc. See -No-Eveil Filmworks, 

and Bryd Hoffman Watermill Foundation 

Hisami Kuroiwa 

Media Space, Inc. 


718 broadway, 2b, New York, New York 10003 

T. +1 212 475 4488 

Hkuroiwa1900@gmail.com 

Hkuroiwa190@aol.com 


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105 

SWITZERLAND 


SPECIAL FLIGHT 

Fernand Melgar 

Awaiting their deportation from Swiss territory, immigrants are jailed at the Frambois administrative 

detention centre. As their request for asylum has failed, they are ordered to 

leave, some of them after having spent several years in Switzerland, working, paying taxes, 

and starting a family. Although incarceration may be as long as 18 months, deportation 

is announced without warning and its implementation is immediate. Behind the closed 

prison doors, tension builds day by day. On one side there are guards with humanist values, 

on the other there are men at the end of their journey, defeated by fear and stress. Relations 

of friendship and hate, respect and repulsion are formed until the announcement 

of deportation, which cuts like a knife. This relationship ends mostly in distress and humiliation. 

Those who refuse to leave are handcuffed, tied up and forcibly put on a plane. 

In this extreme situation, despair has a name: special flight. 







Climage 

Elise Shubs 



18 rue Quincampoix 

F-75004 Paris France 

T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 


402 


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GREECE 

S 

Lifestyles 

STAVROULA 

Ira Dika 

“Everything flows and nothing stays still... everything changes and nothing remains the 

same,” says the main character, having a much deeper understanding of these words at age 

86. The film is the distillation of one day in the life of an elderly woman and tries honestly 

and sensitively to underscore those moments that will provoke in the audience thoughts 

on aging, time and memory. 




Ira Dika, Yorgos Savoglou 

6A Kileler Str. 


T. +30 6975926872 

ira-cine@hotmail.com 


S 

601 

USA 

Lifestyles 

STEVE JOBS: THE LOST INTERVIEW 

Robert Cringely, John Gau, Paul Sen 

In 1995, during the making of his TV series Triumph of the Nerds about the birth of the PC, 

Bob Cringely did a memorable hour-long interview with Steve Jobs. At the time of the interview 

he was running Next, the niche computer company he had founded after leaving 

Apple. During the interview, Jobs was witty, outspoken and visionary – a pioneer at the 

peak of his powers, already anticipating the digital future that one day he would do so 

much to make possible. Only a part of the interview was used in the series and the rest 

was thought lost. But recently a copy was found in the director’s garage. There are surprisingly 

few filmed interviews with Steve Jobs, and even fewer good ones. So the producers 

decided to clean this one up to give today’s audiences a chance to see Jobs at his 

charismatic best, looking into the future then. 







John Gau Productions 

John Gau 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 


404 


602 

BELGIUM 

S 


STILL 

Nathalie Basteyns 

How do you live after suicide Through a series of poetic still lives, documentary filmmaker 

Nathalie Basteyns paints a moving portrait of families struggling with this question. One 

family lost a son, Freek, 10 years ago. Another a daughter, Eva, barely a year before filming. 

Stefaan, a former Olympic swimmer, who survived his attempt, completes the triptych. 

Life goes on for those left behind. And yet, in many respects, life has also stopped. 

A decade or merely a year later, time seems to have stood still. But as Stefaan looks towards 

the future, so do the families of Eva and Freek. And what started out as a film about loss 

and grief finally grows into a life-affirming story of courage and surviving. 







VRT Television 

Hilde Debackere 

NPO/RNW Sales 




T. +31 35 677 3561 

F. +31 35 677 5318 



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603 

FRANCE 


Α STOLEN LIFE 

Laurence Jourdan 

Spain faces a scandal. In 40 years, 200 to 300,000 babies were stolen from their parents 

at birth at the clinic, to be sold to couples in search of children to adopt. These couples had 

to comply with the ultra-Catholic, conservative right-wing ideology. This traffic was conducted 

by doctors and nuns with the help of nurses, some lawyers and officials. The silence 

that covered the scandal broke, and tens of thousands of alleged victims are now seeking 

their birth mothers, their children or their brothers or sisters. Grouped in associations, they 

call for truth and justice. The story of the stolen children has its roots in the Franco regime 

in 1940 and continued for 20 years after the death of the dictator. It was not until 1987 that 

the Adoption Act which promoted this illicit business was changed... By exploring the nature, 

extent and consequences of this traffic, this documentary also seeks to shed light on 

the circumstances that made it possible. 






AMIP 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 


406 


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NETHERLANDS 

S 

Lifestyles 

STORIES FROM LAKKA BEACH 

Daan Veldhuizen 

“Ten years after the devastation of the rebel war, Sierra Leoneans abroad are still afraid to 

return home to their families,” says Aminata from Lakka, Sierra Leone. In this picturesque 

beach village, a fisherman, a woodcarver, a restaurant owner, a local politician and an aspiring 

rapper live their lives in close proximity to each other. Their visions, however, are surprisingly 

different. Through stories, they share with us the deepest and most profound moments 

in their lives. Stories about the ocean and the land, about war, love, religion, 

tradition, and about foreigners – tourism on the heavenly beaches is nowhere near to how 

it was in the 80s. Visitors stay away because of stories about the war, stories that the inhabitants 

would rather forget, but the world does not. 







ByDesign 

Daan Veldhuizen 

Illumina FIlms 

Robin Brinster 

Leidsestraat 106-IV, 1017PG 

Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

T. +31206248395 

F. +31203308155 

robin@illuminafilms.nl 


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270 

GREECE 


STORM 

Kostas Kolimenos 

Storm (2008-2011) is a documentary of the political and social decay that occurred in my 

country in the last three years. It starts from December '08 from the so called "Athens Revolution" 

up to the deaths of Marfin Bank, in the spring of '10 and the arrival of the IMF. 

Despite its poetic view it is a documentary running through the troubling last three years 

of Greece. 





Mediascope 

Kostas Kolimenos 

2-4 Asteriou Str. 

17573 Zografou Athens Greece 

T.+30 6937011983 

kolikostas@yahoo.gr 

408 


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BELGIUM 

S 


IN A STRANGER’S SKIN 

Christophe Hermans 

Arnaud is a young man of twenty. Following the death of his mother three years ago, he 

has dropped out of university and taken refuge in food to fill the void. He now weighs 177 

kilos and lives with his father, with whom he quarrels constantly. Arnaud has reached the 

point where he has decided to undergo a stomach reduction operation... 






Frakas Productions 



T. +33 1 44 59 63 53 



120 

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Lifestyles 

THE STRAWBERRY TREE 

Simone Rapisarda Casanova 

Filmed in the remote village of Juan Antonio, Cuba, only weeks before it was swept away 

by a hurricane, The Strawberry Tree is an unconventional film that renders with marked restraint 

the final sigh of one of Cuba’s last fishing villages. The villagers’ ingeniousness and 

resilience, as well as their playful and irreverent relationship with the filmmaker, help turn 

a sensitive portrait of a unique culture into a reflection on documentary filmmaking and 

on humanity on the edge of time. 





Ibidem Films 

Simone Rapisarda Casanova 

2-5328 de Mentana 

Montreal QC H2J 3C5, Canada 

T. +1 312 291 1763 

F. +1 360 368 8634 

simone@ibidemfilms.org 


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SWITZERLAND 


THE SUBSTANCE - 

ALBERT HOFMANN’S LSD 

Martin Witz 

By coincidence rather then by design, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann makes a sensational 

discovery in the spring of 1943. He realizes that he is dealing with a powerful 

molecule that will have an impact not only on the scientific world, but beyond. The Substance 

is an investigation into our troubled relation with LSD, told from its beginnings 

until today. 






Ventura Film 



Trappelgasse 4/17, 1040 Wien 

T. +43 720 34 69 34 


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S 


SULTAN AHMED HAS AWOKEN 

Nicos Lygouris 

A unity of life and art lies at the center of the aspirations of Konstantinos Fisher, a Germanborn 

“social sculptor,” who has been living in Chania, Crete, for the past 19 years. When 43- 

year-old Constantinos is not in his studio working on his installations and photo series, he 

is usually busy with an non-profit organization that helps orphaned and HIV positive children 

in Africa and Greece, or giving free Greek language lessons to immigrants. At night, 

in an effort to cure himself of his melancholy, he writes letters to his inner child, to offer 

him the tenderness and love he did not receive in his formative years. 






Top Cut 

Amanda Livanou 



T. +30 6944757339 

F. +30 2106100 109 

amanda@topcut.tv 

Nicos Lygouris 

Wil.lig@gmx.de 


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604 

ISRAEL 


SUMNA’S LETTER 

Hadar Kleinman-Zadock, Timna Goldstein-Hattab 

Hanna was adopted by an Israeli couple, in a time that was a dark age for Romania and 

many children were taken out of the country without any legal papers. She has been living 

for the past years in Israeli boarding schools. Now, nearing 18, after another fierce argument 

with her adoptive parents, she is determined to discover the truth about her real 

roots and is embarking on a significant journey to find her mother in Romania. 

This is a human drama about a lonely girl who longs for a hug from the woman who 

gave birth to her. Hanna’s story is the story of many girls and boys who were adopted 

from abroad, who cannot find peace and calm due to the uncertainty of their past and 

the concealment of documentation. The black hole in the souls of these children motivates 

our protagonist to embark on this intriguing journey, whose results will change 

the course of her life. 







The House Behind the Sun Films 

Timna Goldstein 




Jerusalem 97787 Israel 

T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 


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GREECE 

S 

Lifestyles 

SURVIVORS 

Maria Giannouli 

Apostolos Mavrothalassitis is a four times Greek champion in paragliding. In January 

2009, he goes to Mexico for the World Championship. On the last day of the competition, 

while Apostolos is airborne, a fellow accidentally crashes into his parachute and tears it 

apart. Apostolos plummets from a height of 3,000 meters and survives against all odds. 

A touching, hope-filled story, that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the will 

to live. 




Maria Giannouli 

13 Korai Str. 

166 74 Glyfada Athens Greece 

T. +30 6948073866 

magiannouli@yahoo.gr 


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605 

USA 


ΤΗΕ SWELL SEASON 

Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, Carlo Mirabella-Davis 

The Swell Season chronicles Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as their on screen romance 

that was portrayed in the Oscar-winning film Once blossoms into reality and threatens to 

fracture during their world tour. 






Elkcreek Cinema 

Elephant Eye Films 

Demetri Makoulis 

89 5th avenue Suite 306 

New York NY 10003, USA 

T. +1 212 488 8877 

demetri@elephanteyefilms.com 

416 


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GREECE 

T 


TA KOLITIRIA - 

PLAYING WITH SHADOWS 

Agnes Sklavos, Stelios Tatakis 

Is the Karaghiozi shadow theater a dying art No, according to the Athanasiou family. 

Costas, Yannis, Argyris and Eleni Athanasiou experienced the magic of the shadow theater 

at performances by Yorgos Haridimos one of Greece’s legendary shadow theater players. 

And they did not remain mere spectators. They gradually ventured behind the curtain, first 

as assistants, holding the figures of the Kollitiria (Karaghiozi’s collective name for his 

three children), until they were finally able to “embody” their childhood heroes. The 

shadow theater is not just a job for them; it’s a way of life. The passion and dedication of 

these people to their childhood love is keeping a Greek tradition alive. 





Tatakis AV Productions 

Stelios Tatakis 

22 Alexioupoleos 22 Str. 

16452 Argiroupoli Greece 

T. +30 6932 692313 

stelios@tst.gr 


T 

606 

FRANCE-ITALY 


TAHRIR 

Stefano Savona 

From Facebook thumbs up to the battle of stones, a history of hope, fear, despair, anger, 

pride and elation, the film is the real-time chronicle of the two most exciting weeks in the 

history of modern Egypt as lived by their protagonists. Since the 25th of January, together 

with thousands of other Egyptian citizens, Noha, Ahmed and Elsayed have been involved 

in a massive movement of street protest for political freedom, that by the end of the first 

week of urban guerrilla and brutal state response, has become nothing less than a revolution 

to overcome Mubarak’s regime. Day after day, sleepless night after sleepless night, 

until the capitulation of the defeated pharaoh, the film follows these young and unexpected 

heroes along their shattering fight to conquer their freedom. 






Picofilms 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 


418 


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T 


TAHRIR 2011: THE GOOD, 

THE BAD AND THE POLITICIAN 

Amr Salama, Tamer Ezzat, Ayten Amin 

When Egyptians woke up on January 25th, 2011, they never expected the demonstration 

planned for that public holiday to evolve into a full out revolution aimed at overthrowing 

the regime’s 30 year long grip on power. Three talented young directors decided to tell their 

story of the revolution from their unique cinematic point of view, choosing to focus not only 

on the politics, but also on a handful of individuals whose actions would determine their 

fate and forever change the future of their country. 





Pacha Pictures 

Jessica Khoury 

34 Rue du Louvre 


T. +33 1 4236 8299 

jkhoury@pachapictures.com 


T 

332 

GREECE 


TAKE THE GIFTS 

Lefteris Xanthopoulos 

Double portrait of the two major contemporary Greek poets, Mrs Kiki Dimoula (aged 80) 

and Mr Titos Patrikios (aged 83). The meeting between the two poets in the garden of the 

Athens Music Hall on 6 June 2011, with Professor Nasos Vagenas moderating their discussion, 

evolved into a unique lesson of aesthetics and the ethics of the art of poetry. Poet 

and filmmaker Lefteris Xanthopoulos filmed this major cultural event and then spoke with 

each of the poets seperately, complementing, broadening, and perhaps doing away with 

the limits, the stereotypes and the prejudices one may have about poetry, poets and the 

function of poetic writing. 








Periplus, ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 





T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


Periplus 

Thanos Lambropoulos 

T. +30 210 8670 478 

periplus@ath.forthnet.gr 

420 


608 

USA 

T 


TAKEN BY STORM 

Roddy Bogowa 

For over forty years, Storm Thorgerson, has been designing record covers, eschewing 

computer manipulation in favor of building massive sets and tableaus and “doing it for real,” 

and deliriously and relentlessly confounding expectations of the relationship between images 

and music. With intimate interviews and footage of Thorgerson reflecting on his inspiration 

and idiosyncratic creative process with musicians such as David Gilmour and Nick 

Mason of Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel, and more recent collaborations with Scottish 

group, Biffy Clyro, Steve Miller, and members of The Cranberries, Catherine Wheel, The 

Mars Volta and many others, Taken by Storm explores technology and culture, hyperrealism 

and the everyday, and the role of the record sleeve at the intersection of art and commerce. 







Piecemeal film 

Roddy Bogowa 

Media Space, Inc. 


718 Broadway, 2b 

New York NY 10003, USA 

T. +1 212 475 4488 

Hkuroiwa1900@aol.com 


T 

609 

AUSTRALIA 


THE TALL MAN 

Tony Krawitz 

This is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron 

Doomadgee swore at a policeman and forty-five minutes later lay dead in a watch-house 

cell. This is the story of that policeman, the tall, enigmatic Christopher Hurley, who chose 

to work in some of the toughest and wildest places in Australia, and of the struggle to bring 

him to trial. The Tall Man is a story in luminous detail of two worlds clashing – and a haunting 

moral puzzle that no viewer will forget. 







Blackfella Films 

Helen Lovelock 

SBS TV 

Carolyn Johnston 

14 Herbert Street 

Artamon, Australia 

T. +612 9 430 3975 

F. +612 9 430 3700 

contentsales@sbs.com.au 

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TANGO-HASAPIKO, 

DANCE OF THE PORTS 

Konstantina Bousboura, Julia M. Heimann 

Jorge Dermitzakis is the son of Greek immigrants in Argentina. After many years of teaching 

and performing Greek dances on stage, in 2010 he presented his emblematic work 

Tango-Hasapiko, Dance of the Ports at the Teatro del Globo in Buenos Aires. This performance 

uses dance to reflect the double identity of the Greek-Argentinean choreographer. The 

port, as a symbol of immigration and uprooting, also represents the crossroads of Argentinean 

tango and Greek hasapiko. The documentary tells the story and nostalgia of Greek 

immigrants in Buenos Aires, and shows the collective effort which made possible the creating 

and staging of Tango Hasapiko. 





Kinisi 

Konstantina Bousboura 

Cabrera 3951, p.13 

1186 Buenos Aires Argentina 

T. +54 911 57931321 

konstantinab@gmail.com 


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611 

FRANCE 


TATTOOS: THE WAY OF THE INK 

Pamela Valente, Pascal Bagot 

The Way of Ink can be interpreted on several levels. It’s a film about art that emphasizes 

the aesthetic of Irezumi designs. Japanese tattoo art inscribes true works of art on human 

skin. The film can also be interpreted as addressing one of the big questions in Japanese 

society today: the balance between tradition and modernity. Tattooed Japanese youth seem 

to be more interested in western style than in Pacific tribal designs. Each year, there are less 

and less individuals learning the art of Japanese tattoo. Will traditional Japanese tattoo art 

turn a page in its history 






Lardux Films 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


424 


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BELGIUM 

T 


THE TEARS OF THE WARLORD 

Pascale Bourgaux 

Afghanistan 2001: alongside General Massoud, Mamour Hasan stands up against the Talibans, 

supporting the occidental intervention and the new government. As a convinced 

democrat, he reintegrates “moderate and repentant” Talibans in his village. Ten years later, 

the lord of war pays the consequences of his generosity and commitment. Less powerful 

and almost without any money, he is now not only facing the threat of the Talibans, but 

also of his own family opposed to the presence of NATO and the US Army in their country. 

Pascale Bourgaux has followed Mamour Hasan over 10 years and shows us the concrete 

consequences of a so-called preventive war that broke out one day in Afghanistan. 






IOTA Production 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 



T 

613 

FRANCE 


TELEVISION AROUND THE WORLD, 

TV IN CUBA 

Various 

The documentary series with the emblematic remote control has arrived for its final series 

in Cuba. One click and we discover Cuban TV, relatively unknown and full of surprises. 

When in Havana, you’re bound to come across Chinese TV programmes: entertainment, 

culture, cooking… anything. Since the collapse of the USSR, China has become Cuba’s 

most important economic partner and supplies it with TV programmes. China even offered 

millions of TV sets to the Cuban viewer. Just as in 2007 when China offered rice cookers 

and Fidel Castro himself promoted them live on TV! A true gem among the offerings on 

Cuban TV. [After having visited over 150 countries, this final series will also go to Belarus, 

El Salvador, Siberia, Congo DR, Gabon and many others.] 








Doris Weitzel 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


426 


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Lifestyles 

TENDAI’S GANG 

José Ignacio de Juan 

Tendai is deaf, mute and blind. He lives in the St. Marcellin orphanage in Zimbabwe with 

his friends. The children have different diseases and their friends and mates are taking care 

of them. They wash them, feed them and play with them. What kind of responsibility are 

we ready to assume for this nine-year-old 




José Ignacio de Juan 

Carretera Malilla 42-12 

Valencia 46026, Spain 

T. +34 655 120 835 

joseignacio.dejuan@gmail.com 


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615 

MEXICO 

Lifestyles 

TEQUILA’S HISTORY AND CULTURE 

Federico Weingartshofer, Pascual Aldana 

A journey through the story, magnificent landscapes, the industry and, above all, the great 

cultural expressions around the most famous Mexican beverage: tequila. 

• The history of a great drink 

• The agave landscape 

• The men, names and tequila production 

• Tequila, its art and popular culture 

• Development of a great industry 

• The Tequila route 






TV Unam 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 


428 


616 

FRANCE 

T 


TEUTONIC KNIGHTS 

Christophe Talczewski 

Considered by some as blood-thirsty, by others as a civilizing and beneficial force, the history 

of the Order has often served to re-write the complex history of Central Europe. In 19th 

century Germany, the Order of the Teutonic Knights had a romantic image and Prussia, their 

territory, had the allure of the land of heroes. So much so, that Hitler had been tempted 

to use their “image” as the symbol of national identity: their discipline and fighting spirit 

as the model for a conqueror’s mentality. But who really were the Teutonic Knights and 

what was their true role in history This docu-drama, filmed with considerable means, 

sheds a new light on the fate of the order in the 13th and 14th centuries, taking us from 

the Holy Land to the Baltic Sea, along the fortresses and palaces they built. 







Point du Jour, Gastonik Film 

Doris Weitzel 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 



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307 

GREECE 


THESSALONIKI 4TH INTERNATIONAL 

NAKED CYCLING 

Yorgos Verdaris 

The international nude bicycle ride is an action and its aim is to present the bicycle as a 

means of transportation. It intends to put a stop to our dependence on oil and it supports 

the renewable energy sources. 

It also aims to free the naked body, from any guild. In Thessaloniki is organized by various 

groups. 

In 2011, involved more than 1300 cyclists. Theme of the event was against the use of nuclear 

energy. 





Filmmaker Production 

Yorgos Verdaris 

17 H. Papadima Str. 

54629 Thessaloniki Grecce 

T. + 332310551174, +30 6972927709 

geover1952@gmail.com 

430 


617 

USA 

T 


THEY CALL IT MYANMAR 

Robert H. Lieberman 

Shot clandestinely over a two-year period by bestseller author Robert H. Lieberman, 

They Call It Myanmar is an impressionistic journey across the most isolated country of the 

world, Burma. The film includes a rare and revealing narration by Nobel Peace Prize winner 

Aung San Suu Kyi, newly released after 15 years of house arrest. The result is an astonishing 

and evocative portrait of a place that is a mystery to much of the world. 






Ithaca Filmworks 





T. +43 720 34 6934 



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IRAN 


THIS IS NOT A FILM 

Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb 

Directors’ statement: “Our problems are all our assets.” Understanding this promising paradox 

helped us not to lose hope, and to be able to go on, since we believe that wherever 

in the world we may live, we are going to face problems, big or small. But it is our 

duty not to be defeated and to think up solutions. The reality of being alive and the 

dream of keeping cinema alive motivated us to suffer the current limitations in Iranian 

cinema. The existing possibilities in cinema have convinced us that a filmmaker has only 

himself to blame if he is unable to make films. The unpleasant reality governing Iranian 

cinema and filmmakers today drove us to not overlook this – perhaps transient – 

reality and to depict parts of it that were reflected in us. [Jafar Panahi is sentenced by 

the Iranian government to a 20-year ban on making films, travelling abroad and speaking 

to the press.] 







Wide Management 

Loic Magneron 

Wide House 

Anais Clanet 

40, rue Sainte Anne 

75002 Paris France 

T. +33 1 53 95 24 44 

F. +33 1 53 95 04 65 


432 


187 


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TIMES LIKE DEESE 

Maarten Schmidt, Thomas Doebele 

A documentary about the Blues and the history of the USA. Maarten Schmidt and Thomas 

Doebele went in search of older generations of blues performers and their modern successors, 

rappers and hip-hoppers. They traveled to the Mississippi Delta, the cotton fields 

of the American South, the birthplace of the low blues. The blues performers talk and sing 

about the past, slavery, discrimination, God, the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and love. 

They sing about the current economic crisis and their expectations of Barack Obama. Will 

the hope for a change they express be heard 





Stichting Zig/Zag 

Frank van Reemst 

Admiraal de Ruyterweg 102 

1056 GP Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

T. +31 20 6 49974450 

F. +31 20 6865687 

contact@timeslikedeese.com 


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304 

GREECE-FRANCE 


TO BE OR NOT TO BE BAGYELI 


To Βe or Not to Βe Bagyeli enters the reality of the Bagyeli, a Pygmy tribe living in the rainforest 

of Cameroon. The life of this community of hunters-gatherers is progressively altered 

by the arrival of modernity; adoption of agriculture, new sanitary stances, modern education, 

identity cards, external influences. Capturing the everyday activities of one Bagyeli 

family, the documentary combines a profound study on this society’s prospects with a poetic, 

impressionistic portrait of the soul of its people. 





20 Efesou Str. 

14341 Nea Filadelfia Greece 

T. + 30 6932558428 

nikthom80@yahoo.fr 

434 


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FRANCE 

T 

Lifestyles 

TOKYO FREETERS 

Marc Petitjean 

In Japan, more than four million young people, many of whom hold diplomas, work in insecure 

positions and are victims of the economic situation and of new working conditions 

imposed by employers who have realized the benefits of using temporary employees. 

Some freeters, because they do not earn enough money to pay their rent, find themselves 

having to sleep in Internet cafés open 24/7. They have earned the name of “net refugees.” 

The film focuses on this new category of workers and those who refuse to accept the status 

quo of others. 






TS Productions 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 



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619 

GERMANY 

Sports 

TOM MEETS ZIZOU 

Aljoscha Pause 

The first documentary on a German football player for a period of 8 years. The Junior International 

Thomas Broich is a hope for the future between Schweinsteiger and Podolski 

in 2004. Broich loves life, literature, moral and ethical thoughts and soon is considered the 

different football player. He has difficulty with authoritarian coaches, to be different turns 

against him, his career starts to fail. He has symptoms of depression. In 2010 he escapes 

the big football to Australia, finds new hope and starts to celebrate football again. He wins 

the Championship and second place in the election of Australia’s Footballer for the year 

2011. 







Filmworks GmbH 

Aljoscha Pause 

mindjazz pictures 

Manuel Stremmel 

Geisselstr. 12 


T. +49 221 301 4988 

F. +49 221 301 4989 

office@mindjazz-pictures.de 

436 


265 

GREECE 

T 


TOMORROW WOULD BE ANOTHER DAY 

Stefanos Mondelos 

The narratives of two immigrants, who are now residing in Greece and who have been labelled 

as “threats” by their respective homeland’s state authorities. The documentary “undermines” 

the legitimacy and the truthfulness of its narration, in order to fictionalize the 

immigrants’ character and thus render their story universal. 







SEE (Greek Directors Guild), 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


Greek Directors Guild 

11 Tositsa Str. 


T. +30 210 822 3205 

F. + 30 210 821 1390 

ees@ath.forthnet.gr 


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652 

POLAND 


TONIA AND HER CHILDREN 

Marcel Lozinski 

Eleven-year-old Werka and her nine-year-old brother Marcel wind up at the front door of 

a children’s home in Wroclaw. Asked who they are, Werka replies, “We are children of communists.” 

In return the teacher yells, “Why do they only send us Judeo-communists!” It 

is 1949. Werka and Marcel’s mother, a pre-war communist, is arrested and charged with 

collaborating with US intelligence. She will do five and half years. Her children will spend 

these years in children’s homes. A film about a brother and a sister marked by the ideological 

choices of their parents. 







Kronika Film Studio 

Barbara Lawska 



Bsztowa 15/8a 


T. +48 12 294 6945 


438 


620 

ISRAEL 

T 


TORN 

Ronit Kertsner 

Can one be a Catholic priest and an Observant Jew at the same time Twelve years after 

he was ordained as a Polish Catholic priest, Romuald Waszkinel discovers that he was born 

to Jewish parents, and that his name was Jacob Weksler. The film follows his amazing journey: 

from conducting mass in a church in Poland to life as an observant Jew in a religious 

kibbutz in Israel. Romuald is torn between two identities, between being Romuald 

Waszkinel or Jacob Weksler. He is unable to renounce either, and therefore is rejected by 

both religions and the state of Israel. He is required to choose. 






Ronit Kertsner 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 



T 

621 

SPAIN 

Sports 

TORO AND TORERO 

Carles Porta 

Toro y Torero is the first 3D documentary about bullfighting. The documentary shows the 

last vital hours of the two main characters in one of the most interesting and controversial 

shows of the moment, a bullfight. We see the trajectory of the bull and the bullfighter, 

a fight between two forces, the animal and the human, who go face-to-face in the bullring. 

The documentary shows a bullfight as it actually is. Without taking sides, the documentary 

captures the situation from both sides: that of the bullfighter and that of the bull, 

so the spectator can decide which side he is on. 






Antartida Produccions, 





T. +33 4 9961 0835 

F. +33 4 6759 9497 


440 


346 

GREECE 

T 


TORONTO GREEKS - 

TASTE OF THE DANFORTH 

Vangelis Rigas 

Danfοrth avenue in the heart of Toronto (Canada) is drown in Greek colours : white and blue. 

The Greek language is heard everywhere in the street. In the café’s and restaurants customers 

have their “Frappe” ( a kind of cold instant coffee) with “bougatsa” (cream pie), “loukoumades” 

(fried doughnuts with honey on them), “chalva Farsalon” (a sticky kind of 

sweet with nuts). 

Every August a very important event takes place : “The taste of the Danforth” a festival of 

Greek tastes, attended by about two million visitors. With regards this festival, the life of 

the Greeks of the Greek Community in Toronto is recorded. 





Vidi Production 

Dimitris Klagos 

3-5 Irakliou Str. 


T. +30 2108056073 

F. +302108056073 

info@vidi.gr 


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317 

GREECE 


TOXIC CRISIS 

Omiros Evangelinos 

While the Greek financial situation is indeed urgent and requires immediate action from 

all sides, environmental issues are often obscured by the over-exposure of Greece’s financial 

hardship; this allows the continuation of practices responsible for the current predicament, 

which is often extremely costly and needlessly hamper recovery efforts, sometimes 

re-emerging under the guise of “Green Growth.” Such phenomena are taking on worrying 

proportions, and the country runs the risk of suffering crushing setbacks in areas of fundamental 

public utilities, such as energy and waste disposal, which could lead to permanent 

endangerment of public health and environmental degradation. 





Andreas Athanassiou Ltd 

Andreas Athanassiou 

Ftelia 84600 Mykonos Greece 

T. + 30 6974120833 

F. +30 2289024767 

omirosastra@yahoo.com 

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PORTUGAL 

T 


TRAIN 

Isabel Dias Martins 

A train between Portugal and France: the famous old Sud-Express. This moving train becomes 

for a few hours an intimate microcosm. And an inner journey into the expectations, 

disappointments and dreams of a changing community. 





CRIM 




T. +35 121 844 6102 

F. +35 121 846 3284 



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USA 

Lifestyles 

TRANS 

Chris Arnold 

TRANS is an extraordinary documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations 

in between. It is about the Transgender Community, perhaps the most misunderstood 

and mistreated minority in America and around the world. Inspired by the incredible 

story of Dr. Christine McGinn and her work as a transgender surgeon, TRANS provides 

an up-close and very personal vision into the lives, loves, and challenges of a remarkable 

cast of characters of all ages and from all walks of life. Stories of confusion and courage, 

excitement and emotion that have never been told, until now. To anyone who has ever 

looked in a mirror and wondered who they really are, TRANS asks another question: ”Αre 

you brave enough to find out” 






SexSmartFilms 

The Film Collaborative 

Jeffrey Winter 

137 N. Larchmont Blvd., #606 

Los Angeles, CA 90004 

T. +1 818-679-8751 

F. +1 323-466-3536 

jeffrey@thefilmcollaborative.org 

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TROU DE FER 


Only the best of the best are able to abseil into its depths: “Trou de Fer,” but even that doesn’t 

guarantee that they will ever manage to get back. That’s up to nature to decide. This is 

because it’s located in the world’s rainiest place, on Reunion Island, in the Indian Ocean. 

Yearly precipitation here reaches a record-breaking 10 meters. Once, after a huge eruption, 

the surface of the volcano Piton des Neiges collapsed and slumped one kilometer into its 

empty interior, leaving behind just vertical walls covered with the most vigorous vegetation 

one can imagine. The monumentality of the place is emphasized by five huge waterfalls 

which vanish somewhere deep in the cracks at the bottom of a gigantic drop. This 

unusual natural marvel can only be seen from a helicopter, provided that one is lucky and 

the tropical clouds clear away. But there’s also another option. One that is far more difficult. 

And that is why five friends have not been able to sleep properly for the last three years. 

[Title available in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Arabic speaking countries.] 






K2 Studio s.r.o. 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



T 

624 

CANADA 


THE TROUBLE WITH EXPERTS 

Josh Freed 

Experts – they’re everywhere. They tell us how to select our wines, invest our money or 

interpret world events, as well as how to eat right, exercise right and live forever. And we 

count on them because, well … they’re experts! So they know more than us, don’t they 

Or do they In the 2008 stock meltdown, we learned that our most important experts – 

our financial gurus – didn’t know anything at all. Does having expertise actually mean you 

make better decisions than regular people Or are they just part of a new cult – an evergrowing 

expert industry that’s become our new religion We meet the wine experts in 

France, the art experts in Britain and the financial experts in the US and we discover a 

“school” that trains TV experts! You’ll never trust an expert again. 






Josh Freed Productions Inc. 


Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


446 


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ROMANIA 

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TWO OF US 

Claudiu Mitcu 

In 2001, eleven years after the Revolution, homosexuality was finally removed from the Romanian 

Criminal Code. During these twenty years of democracy, this subject was seldom 

touched upon by the media. Nowadays, the only time that the LGBT community “enjoys” the 

spotlight is during the annual gay parade. However, instead of drawing attention to the all too 

real problems that gay people are confronted with, the media portrays the event as a “freak 

show” organized by a community of perverts. Over 55% of Romania’s population thinks that 

sexual minorities should seek medical help for their “ailment,” while over 57% feels uncomfortable 

and tries to avoid being in the presence of a gay person... It’s no wonder, therefore, that 

the day-to-day life of a gay couple is an absolute mystery to the Romanian public. This documentary 

attempts to open a window, past prejudice and intolerance, into the lives of Cristi and 

George, two young men whose only “crime” is that they are deeply in love. 







parada film 

Ioana Drăghici 

Coordonator Festivaluri 

T. +4 0721 216 128 

festival@paradafilm.ro 

parada film 

Ioana Drăghici 

Strada Traian nr. 179, 024043 Bucuresti, Romania 

T. +4 0721 216 128 


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GREECE 

U 


UNDERCUT PRICES 

BECAUSE WE ARE CLOSING DOWN 

Michalis Agrafiotis 

The last week of a store which is closing down during the financial crisis in Greece. This is 

the portrait of the owner. 





Anemicinema 

Akis Kersanidis 

7 Skra St. 


T. +30 2310 266 702 

strangescreen@yahoo.gr 


U 

662 

USA 


UNFINISHED SPACES 

Alysa Nahmias, Benjamin Murray 

Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project, designed by three young artists in the wake 

of Castro’s Revolution, is neglected, nearly forgotten, then ultimately rediscovered as a visionary 

architectural masterpiece. 





Ajna Films 

Alysa Nahmias 

31 Powers Street, Suite 1 

Brooklyn ΝΥ 11211, USA 

T. +1 347 693 3564 

alysa@ajnafilms.com 

450 


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IRAN 

U 

Lifestyles 

UNWELCOME IN TEHRAN 

Mina Keshavarz 

Mina, the director, is a girl from Shiraz who gets married in order to move to Tehran. Influenced 

by her own life, she decides to make a documentary about the girls nationwide 

who, like Azar, move to Tehran, the capital, to start an independent life away from their families’ 

watchful eyes and restrictions. The film is about Mina and Azar’s constant struggle to 

understand why Iranian families and Iranian society have such difficulty in accepting an 

independent life for a single woman. 









1, 3rd Sarvestan, Pasdaran St, Shariati Ave,. 


T. +98 21 2286 3260 

F. +98 21 2285 8962 

Fest.smi@gmail.com 


U 

625 

USA 


URBANIZED 

Gary Hustwit 

Who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it And how does the design of 

our cities affect our lives By exploring a diverse range of urban design projects in dozens 

of cities around the world, from massive infrastructure initiatives to temporary interventions, 

Urbanized frames a global discussion on the future of cities. 







Film First Comp. 

Jessica Edwards 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 


452 


626 

ITALY-FRANCE-GERMANY 

V 


VINYLMANIA – WHEN LIFE RUNS 

AT 33 REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE 

Paolo Campana 

“My mother used to wake me up with a vinyl record. It’s the first thing I remember about 

life. Many years have passed but vinyl records have never abandoned me. And you Have 

you ever listened to a vinyl record With its unique sound and crackling that gives you butterflies. 

Have you ever plunged into the colors of the sleeve’s artwork Have you smelled 

it Music captures a unique taste, seductive.” In Vinylmania, director Paolo Campana 

guides us through the grooves of an object that has never lost its soul. He investigates what 

makes it so legendary in a world dominated by liquid music: Simple nostalgia Possession 

The search for identity A cry against “fast food” music The digital river that has no 

heart or soul, just ones and zeros... From Tokyo to New York, London, Paris and Prague we 

meet a tribe of collectors, DJs, musicians and artists. We explore the stores where passion 

is transformed into fever and the factories that have resumed stamping millions of copies. 

Vinyl records are back! 







Stefilm & ZDF/ARTE & YLE 

Elena Filippini 


Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1 


T. +49 341 215 6638 

F. +49 341 215 6639 



V 

627 

ISRAEL 


VIOLINISTS 

Alex Gentelev 

A small story of a small place, where people hide amidst the crowd, their names unfamiliar 

to the press, a present reality derived from the past. Yet deep inside, it is a big story which 

rises from social distress. This is a Sisyphean, uncompromising journey of 10-year-old children 

from Tiberias who are remarkable at playing the violin. The creators of the film were 

allowed a rare chance to probe with the camera into the greatest question a documentary 

filmmaker can ask himself while portraying a true-life situation: Can this reality be 

changed And if so, how 






Nurit Kedar 





T. +972 2 583 1371 

F. +972 2 583 5450 


454 


628 

SWITZERLAND-USA 

V 

Lifestyles 

VIRGIN TALES 

Mirjam von Arx 

The Evangelical Christians are the fastest growing movement within the Christian faith. 

Their followers are responsible for a fundamental shift in how many people think about 

sex today. Filmmaker Mirjam von Arx followed the nine members of an American Evangelical 

family over two years, only to discover a booming second sexual revolution: 

Chastity as a countermovement to the attitudes of the 60s. 

[Short version available] 







Ican Films gmbh 

Mirjam von Arx 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 



V 

314 

GREECE 

Lifestyles 

THE VISIT 

Stella Alisanoglou 

A musician, Vangelis Papageorgiou, visits his grandmother along with a friend. The old 

woman has been painting leaves in a specific way all of her life. During the visit, she tells 

stories of the past while painting. She is 98 years old and her memories unfold interesting 

stories about life in Greece before and after World War II. 





Ready2Shoot.net 

Stella Alisanoglou 

15 Veikou St. 


T. +30 6977 224 342 

F. +30 210 6129 487 

stella.alisanoglou@gmail.com 

456 


151 

ROMANIA 

V 

Lifestyles 

VISITING ROOM 

Radu Muntean, Alexandru Baciu 

The Romanian penitentiary system allows, from 2006, the marriage of people sentenced 

to serve time in prison. Most of the inmates cultivate pre-existing relationships with their 

partners who live outside the prison walls. However, there is a special category of people, 

who find a life partner during their time in prison. Visiting Room follows the stories of prisoners 

from different penitentiaries across the country who have found their life partner 

while incarcerated. These partners may be a person from the outside or a person who is 

also serving time in prison. For people who are not free, love becomes a substitute for freedom 

and represents their only hope for a better future. 





HBO Central Europe Original Programming 

Aurelian Nica 

Buzesti, 62-64, fl. 3, 001017, district 1, 

Bucharest, Romania 

T. (+4021) 3077777 

F. +40 213077788 

aurelian.nica@hbo.ro 


V 

156 

GERMANY-THE NETHERLANDS-ARGENTINA-CHILE 


¡VIVAN LAS ANTIPODAS! 

Victor Kossakovsky 

What would be the shortest route between Entre Ríos in Argentina and the Chinese metropolis 

Shanghai Simply a straight line through the center of the earth, since the two places 

are antipodes: they are located diametrically opposite to each other on the earth’s surface. 

During his visits to four such antipodal pairs, the award-winning documentary filmmaker 

Victor Kossakovsky captured images that turn our view of the world upside down. A beautiful, 

peaceful sunset in Entre Ríos is contrasted with the bustling streets in rainy Shanghai. 

People who live in a wasteland are connected to people dwelling next to a volcano. Landscapes 

whose splendor touches the soul are juxtaposed with the clamor of a vast city. These 

antipodes seem mythically connected, somehow united by their oppositeness. Kossakovsky’s 

movie is a feast for the senses, a fascinating kaleidoscope of our planet. 







ma.ja.de. filmproduktion 

(in co-production with Lemming Film, Gema Films / 

Producciones Aplaplac, NHK, ZDF/ARTE, WDR, VPRO, 

in association with CTC Network, YLE TV2 

and Film House Germany ) 

Heino Deckert 


Heino Deckert 

Marienplatz 1 


T. +49 341 2156638 

F. +49 341 2156639 


458 


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GREECE 

V 


VOICELESS 

Antonis Tolakis 

Arian is a thirty-year-old Iranian immigrant, residing for the past two years in Athens, 

Greece. He is neither an economic migrant nor a refugee. He’s left his country with practically 

nothing, just a visa and a dream: to study theater and become an actor. But how can 

anyone make his dream come true, living in a foreign land 




Antonis Tolakis 

21 Psaron St. 

153 43 Agia Paraskevi, Greece 

T. +30 6944 740 935 

antonis.tolakis@gmail.com 


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GREECE 

W 


WAITING FOR ROSA 

Nikos Theodossiou 

Every day, Thomas would go to the train station of the village of Ivancsa, desperately waiting 

for Rosa to arrive. And so the days, months, and years went by. Meanwhile, the rest of 

the village were eagerly awaiting the day when a train would take them back to their 

homeland. Through these contradictory paths, the odyssey of the political refugees living 

in the Hungarian village of Belogiannis unfolds. From the end of the civil war in Greece in 

1949 to the the Hungarian uprising of 1956, from the dictatorship of 1967 in Greece to the 

amnesty of 1981, from the political change in Hungary in 1989 to the desecration of the 

graves with the red star... 







Youth Plan 

Dimitris Spyrou 

Youth Plan 

Mady Argyropoulou 

18 Roos Str. 


T. + 30 2108664470 

F. + 30 210 8663344 

neanikoplano@gmail.com 

youthplan@olympiafestival.gr 


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340 

GREECE 


WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS 

Costas Stamatopoulos 

The documentary deals with contemporary immigration through a journey in workplaces 

employing foreign workers, often under adverse conditions. The immigrant in this documentary 

is not only seen as the “product” that meets a need, but primarily as the “object” 

of the cruel exploitation of his or her labor power. Immigrants are used as expendable in 

order to maximize profit without being granted even basic labor and human rights. Indeed, 

they are treated as virtually “invisible” around us. On the other hand, these very conditions 

give birth to the solidarity, anger and fighting spirit necessary to defend their rights. 







SEE (Greek Directors Guild) 






T. +30 210 607 57 11 

F. +30 210 6075 714 


Greek Directors Guild 

11 Tositsa Str. 


T. +30 210 822 3205 

F. + 30 210 821 1390 

ees@ath.forthnet.gr 

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WAKASA 

Jose Fernandes 

The first love story between an occidental and a Japanese has its origins in the introduction 

of firearms in Japan by the Portuguese in the XVI century. A yearly festival in Tanegashima 

recreates the historical facts and the legend of a missing princess, giving a new 

life to the emotions of ancestral heroes. 





CRIM 




T. +35 121 844 6102 

F. +35 121 846 3284 



W 

629 

CANADA 


WAKING THE GREEN TIGER 

Gary Marcuse 

By declaring that nature must be conquered in the name of progress, Chairman Mao ushered 

in an era of environmental degradation for China. As glimpsed in archival footage 

(some of it seen outside China for the first time), citizens were mobilized to raze forests and 

slaughter animals. These rash actions laid waste to ecosystems and triggered a famine that 

killed tens of millions. Now, a new generation of environmentalists composed of activists, 

journalists, filmmakers and former politicians strives to preserve China’s natural wonders, 

educate their compatriots and encourage public debate. While never once diminishing the 

threats posed by massive hydro-electrical dams, the film focuses on the sense of purpose 

and deep-seated passion such contentious undertakings instil in their opponents. As one 

rural villager proclaims, “When our homes are about to be destroyed, we have nothing to 

fear.” Newly emboldened, these once-marginalized citizens become part of a “green hurricane” 

that’s sweeping through China. 







Face to Face Media 

Betsy Carson 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 


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FRANCE 

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WAR AGAINST SAND 

Pierre Meynadier 

Niger is crossed from east to west by the river of the same name, which until now has ensured 

relative prosperity to its population. The Sahara desert, pushed by winds from the 

north, is advancing relentlessly. The sands have been carried as far as the banks of the river, 

that they are gradually stifling. In just a few decades, the average depth has decreased by 

half and sometimes, during periods of drought, the river stops flowing altogether. The other 

consequence is just as worrying: heavy rains cause faster, more widespread flooding than 

before. For the people who populate its shores, the life-giving river has become an enemy 

that invades the fields and drowns the crops. To save the river will take a merciless battle 

against the sand that is suffocating it, but you can’t win a battle without weapons. 






Image Images Production 

10 Francs 

Guy Knafo 



T. +33 1 4874 4377 

F. +33 1 4874 8265 



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663 

ISRAEL 


WAR MATADOR 

Avner Faingulernt, Macabit Abramson 

In January 2009, during the war in Gaza, two courageous Israeli directors grabbed their 

cameras to shoot material along the common border. The bombs are filmed from a distance, 

out of focus and at extreme focal length – the tourists’ point of view. The impact of 

the bombs in the distance is muffled, which is why the visual opposition between close 

up/long shot draws the attention to the spoken words, which are blunt, without compassion. 

The result of their journey is a disturbing essay about war and tourism, an absurd, 

surreal journey. 






Avner Faingulernt 



20 Bialik st 


T. +972 5 2363 3398 


466 


289 

GREECE 

W 


WARBLE THE BAGPIPES… 

Dimitris Kitsikoudis 

The gaida bagpipe warbled in the fields and the village squares of Evros up until the late 

sixties. Its sound captured the dances, songs, actions and stories of the people. But times 

changed. The Civil War, immigration and the symbolic disdain of the Old World in the spirit 

of the “modern times” tore apart the “living environment” of the instrument. In that way, 

the gaida was pushed aside as part of a world from which most wanted to escape... 

In this documentary, two old timers unfold their stories from the time they learned to play 

the gaida and speak of the years of the instrument’s “deafening silence” as they express their 

concern for its future. Meanwhile, a group of younger musicians decides to follow their lead 

after two generations of silence. They discover the bagpipe on their own terms and reach 

ecstasy from its intoxicating sound. So, will the bagpipes continue to warble 






Alexandros Lambridis 

The Post Office 

Yannis Koutsomitis 

52 Pirou St. 


T. +30 6972 293 171 

yannikouts@yahoo.com 


W 

631 


Lifestyles 

WATER CHILDREN 

Aliona van der Horst 

Filmmaker Aliona van der Horst follows the trail of the unconventional Dutch-Japanese pianist 

and artist Tomoko Mukaiyama who made a huge work of art on the theme of womanhood 

and fertility. She created a cathedral-like space out of twelve thousand white silk 

dresses in which visitors, as in a ritual, roamed around and fell silent. And where people 

confessed intimate details about children who were or were not born, about sexuality and 

life-choices. In a visual and poetic way, the film penetrates into what is probably still one 

of the greatest taboos – menstruation – and, as a consequence, touches upon universal 

themes around life and death. 






Zeppers Film & TV BV 


Hwa-Seon Choi 



T. +33 1 4277 5687 


468 


632 

UK 

W 


WE ARE POETS 

Alex Ramseyer-Bache, Daniel Lucchesi 

We Are Poets intimately follows six young poets over the course of one very special year, 

as they are chosen to represent the UK at Brave New Voices, the most prestigious poetry 

slam competition in the USA. From their inner city lives to a stage in front of the White 

House in Washington DC, the poets must prepare for a transformational journey of a lifetime. 

Cinematic, honest and deeply personal, We Are Poets is a testament to the power of creativity, 

community and the dynamism of young people. Anyone tempted to dismiss today’s 

youth as politically apathetic better pay heed: here is electrifying evidence to the 

contrary. 






Alex Ramseyer-Bache 

Dogwoof 

Ana Vicente 




T. +44 207 831 7252 



W 

633 



WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT IN HEAVEN 

Jaroslav Vojtek 

We’ll Talk about It in Heaven is a part of the documentary series Unwanted Children Twelve 

Years Later (Nechcené deti po 12 rokoch). It talks about a family that adopted Nikolka, a little 

autistic girl who was also visually impaired and mentally and physically handicapped. 

The film is made by one of the most established documentary filmmakers Jaroslav Vojtek 

(The Border [2009], Here We Are [2005]). 





OZ Návrat 

Saa Marek Roháček 

Šancová 42 

Bratislava SK-811 05, Slovak Republic 

T. +421 2 5249 9276 

F. +421 2 5244 4361 

navrat@navrat.sk 

470 


654 

POLAND 

W 


WE WILL BE HAPPY ONE DAY 

Pawel Wysoczanski 

We Will Be Happy One Day is a documentary film about Daniel, a young man from Lipiny 

– the poorest town in southern Poland who wants to escape the omnipresent misery. With 

a mobile phone camera in his hand, he wanders around his neighborhood asking kids some 

grownups questions about their dreams. Are those going to come true, at least, for some 

of them Yet, in the process of filming, Daniel uncovers another layer: the love between him 

and his charismatic grandmother. Will he ever manage to complete his film 







BMC Films 

Krzysztof Stasiak 





T. +48 12 294 6945 



W 

347 

GREECE 


WEST DREAM 

Morteza Jafari 

A family from Iran – father, mother and two daughters – leaves its homeland in search 

of a better life in Europe. As they try to sneak across the border between Turkey and Greece, 

their inflatable boat sinks in the middle of the river Evros. The two daughters are lost. A 

month later, the body of the younger daughter is found in the river. After her funeral, Hussein, 

the father, talks about their tragic journey to Greece, how the traffickers deceived and 

betrayed them, and how the local police ignored their desperate cry for help. 





Sales Contact Persons: 

Yannis Grigoropoulos 

85 Agiou Dimitriou Str 

Thessaloniki Greece 

T. + 30 6971547622 

j.quickbird@gmail.com 

Seven Coal Productions 

Ioannis Grigoropoulos, Mihalis Aristidou 

j.quickbird@gmail.com 

aristidoumich@gmail.com 

472 


160 

POLAND 

W 


WHAT HAPPENED ON PAM ISLAND 

Eliza Kubarska 

An extraordinary romance where Polish alpinists Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski 

take a journey inside the fjords of southern Greenland to climb the world’s highest sea 

cliff. The huge granite wall is accessible only by kayak across an eerie, storm-ridden sea. 

The water is freezing and capsizing here means hypothermia and death within minutes. 

Τhen Eliza and David are alone on 1,600 meters of cliff-face – and all this for a kiss. Trust 

and passion against a backdrop of the most beautiful landscapes you have ever seen. 







Vertical Vision Film Studio, TVP SA 

Eliza Kubarska 



ul. Basztowa 15.8a 

31-143 Krakow, Poland 

T. +48 122 946 945 

F. +48 122 946 945 



W 

272 

GREECE 


WHAT IS POETRY, MR. EMBIRIKOS 

Nikos Alevras 

Kazantzakis, a famous Greek writer, used to say: “Nowadays, in these critical times we 

live in, if you aren’t able to protect your home, your garden, your body, and your soul, 

you have already lost both your personal truth and freedom.” I suddenly realized that 

I am speaking a language which has existed for over three thousand years; and that 

every word I say it is a word that Homer used to say and every other philosopher of that 

time. I feel such a sense of harmony; a feeling looking exactly like love... Chaos...Gaia... 

Eros...Logos... Thalatta... Helios... my Dionysus... my Pan... my Aphrodite ... how joyful 

I am... And this is the movie. 





Lallouda Productions 

Nikos Alevras 

Tsimboura St. 

190 02 Peania, Greece 

T. +30 210 6545 749 


474 


128 


W 


WHAT THE CAT SEES 

Kim Brand 

Nine lives through the eyes of a cat. A large tabby cat sits perkily in front of the hospital. 

An old woman comes up to him and strokes him. A tall man calls out for him. A little girl 

lures him with a treat. The cat is present every day, quietly looking around. It’s hard to imagine 

the hospital without him. He is a subject of conversation, makes people smile and offers 

consolation. “He’s a bit of a mascot for me,” says one woman as she lights her cigarette. 

“If he is there, I’m fine.” What the Cat Sees is a portrait of the patients of the hospital, who 

pass by this special cat every day. 






KeyDocs 

Coen Soepboer 

Janneke Doolaard 

Van Diemenstraat 332 

1013 CR Amsterdam 

T. +31 0 20 422 2607 

F. +31 0 20 422 7387 

info@keydocs.nl 


W 

634 

FRANCE 


WHEN EUROPE SPOKE FRENCH 

Olivier Horn 

By the 18th century, the French language had become the language of diplomacy in Europe 

and it was also the language embraced by Europe’s Royal Courts (Russia, England, Germany, 

and Austria). This film retraces the cultural hegemony of the French language 

throughout the 18th century, from Louis XIV to the outbreak of the French Revolution with 

the help of two main characters: Voltaire, who embodied his century and its values better 

than anyone else, and Marc Fumaroli, historian, writer and member of the Académie 

Française who is an expert on the subject. The story progresses through Voltaire – a very 

complex character – who had entertained a lively correspondence across Europe. He is our 

invisible traveler, taking us to meet rulers, princes, scholars, writers and revolutionaries. All 

of them read, spoke and wrote in French and thus strengthened its influence... 








Doris Weitzel 



T. +33 1 7544 8088 

F. +33 1 4531 1305 


476 


188 

USA 

W 


WHEN THE DRUM IS BEATING 

Whitney Dow 

A journey through Haiti’s tortured history with the music and memories of the members 

of Septentrional, the country’s oldest and most celebrated big band. 







ITVS, NBPC, Sundance Institute 

Whitney Dow 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 

18 Levontin Street 


T. +972 3 566 4129 

F. +972 3 560 1436 



W 

635 

USA 


WHERE SOLDIERS COME FROM 

Heather Courtney 

From a snowy small town in Northern Michigan to the mountains of Afghanistan and back, 

Where Soldiers Come From follows the four-year journey of childhood friends, forever 

changed by a faraway war. 







Quincy Hill Films & ITVS 

Heather Courtney 

Cinephil 

Ori Bader 



T. + 972 3 566 4129 

F. + 972 3 560 1436 


478 


150 

UK-BELGIUM 

W 


WHITE ELEPHANT 

Kristof Bilsen 

“Somebody passed by one day: ‘Mama, does the Post really work If I leave this letter with 

you, will it ever arrive’ I told him: ‘Of course it will.’ He started laughing. ‘I know for sure it 

will never reach its destination.’ ” White Elephant is a documentary about the Central Post 

Office and its employees in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This grandiose relic 

of the colonial past has trapped its employees in a frozen timewarp from which they are 

planning their escape. From past to present, through the cracks in the walls, and leaks in 

the ceilings, we glimpse present-day Congo. 






National Film & Television School (UK) 

Hemant Sharda 

Beaconsfield Studios 

Station Road, Beaconsfield 

Buckinghamshire, HP9 1LG, UK 

T. +44.1494.731452 

F. +44.1494.678583 

festivals@nfts.co.uk 


W 

636 

USA 


WHO KILLED CHEA VICHEA 

Bradley Cox 

One sunny morning in 2004, a motorcycle pulled up to a corner newsstand in Phnom Penh. 

Chea Vichea, the president of Cambodia’s garment workers union, looked up from his paper 

– and was executed on the spot. Under pressure from human rights groups and foreign 

aid donors, the police quickly arrested two local men. They were sentenced to twenty 

years in prison. Were they guilty, or was their conviction part of a larger plan Filmed as 

these events unfolded, and now banned in Cambodia, Who Killed Chea Vichea reaches far 

beyond the police station and the courtroom, to the top of the ruling party. It’s a front-row 

seat to a world of corruption, calculation, and courage. 







Loud Mouth Films 

Rich Garella 

Mercury Media International Ltd 

Helena Martinez 

7 Baseline Studios, Whitchurch Road 

London W11 4AT, UK 

T. +44 207 221 7221 

F. +44 207 221 7228 

helena@mercurymedia.org 

480 


637 

ISRAEL 

W 


WHO SHOT MY FATHER 

Liora Amir Barmatz 

Three daughters, one big secret and many unsolved issues. This film follows the courageous 

attempts of his daughters to uncover the dark secret behind the murder of their father, Israeli 

Air Force Attaché Colonel Joe Alon. An investigative report that has personal and national 

dimensions, Who Shot My Father applies a story that occurred in 1973 to a contemporary 

reality that continues to be problematic. The film documents the riveting life 

of Colonel Alon, and includes interviews with FBI agents, Mossad chiefs, a former American 

Air Force Chief Commander and other key personnel. A story of intrigue and personal 

anguish. 






IBA – Israel Channel One 


Cara Saposnik 

P O Box 7153 


T. +972 2 672 4256 

F. +972 2 672 4210 



W 

116 

AUSTRIA-GERMANY 


WHORES’ GLORY 

Michael Glawogger 

The third and final part of Michael Glawogger’s trilogy on working environments and conditions 

in the developing world after Megacities, which was screened at the 1st Thessaloniki 

Documentary Festival and Workingman’s Death (8th TDF), Whores’ Glory is a cinematic 

triptych on prostitution: three countries, three languages, three religions. In Thailand, 

women wait for clients behind glass panes, staring at reflections of themselves. In 

Bangladesh, men go to a ghetto of love to satisfy their unfulfilled desires on indentured 

girls. And in Mexico, women pray to a female death, Santa Muerte, to avoid facing their 

own reality. In worlds where the most intimate act has become a commodity, these 

women have physically and emotionally experienced everything that can happen between 

a man and a woman. For this they have always received money, but it has not made their 

lives rich in anything but stories. 







Lotus-Film GmbH, Quintefilm 

Thomas Pridnig 

The Match Factory GmbH 

Michael Weber 

Balthasarstrasse 79-81 

50670 Cologne 

Germany 

T. +49 221 539 709 0 

F. +49 221 539 709 10 

info@matchfactory.de 

482 


638 

BRAZIL 

W 


WIDE SARGASSO SEA 

Letícia Simões 

Wide Sargasso Sea is an attempt to catch, even in the air, the poet Ana Cristina Cesar, who 

killed herself at the age of 31, in 1983. Discovered by Heloisa Buarque and icon of the marginal 

literature generation of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, Ana leaves footprints wherever 

she goes, leaving her feminine and oblique perspective for generations of yesterday and 

today. What is so fascinating in her poetry that attracts actors, playwrights, dancers, 

artists, and photographers Through their eyes, the film seeks to delve into what is already 

known about her writing, but also to introduce new thoughts and views. A poetry that is 

now recognized and regarded as fundamental in the observation of daily life and intimacy. 

The documentary brings Ana Cristina to the screen for the first time, by showing historical 

images of her never seen before while it builds a visual narrative from her poems. Starting 

from the appropriation of her literature by other artists, Wide Sargasso Sea seeks to capture 

the beauty and originality of her writing, whether through a drama play, a ballet dance 

or through the poetry of young writers. 





Matizar 

Letícia Simões 

João de Barros, 148 301 

Leblon Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

T. +55 21 2274 3412 

leticia.simoes@matizar.com.br 


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162 

NORWAY 


WINTER LIGHT 

Skule Eriksen 

Winter Light is a film about the islands of Lofoten in winter. Lofoten is an archipelago north 

of the Arctic Circle in Norway. After weeks of low autumn light, the sun sinks below the 

horizon and stays there during the depths of winter. But the scarce light has its subtle 

beauty, as it falls on people’s everyday life and the unique Arctic landscape. The film is poetic, 

with very little dialogue and its own, mesmerizing rhythm. 





Ibis Film As 

Lisbeth Dreyer 

Nedre Nattland 15, 5099 Bergen, Norway 

T. +47 48048333 

lisbeth.dreyer@gmail.com 

484 


190 

USA 

W 


WISH ME AWAY 

Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf 

Country singer Chely Wright knew she was a lesbian at a young age, but she instinctively 

knew that her orientation was in direct conflict with her aspirations to one day 

perform at the Grand Ole Opry. She prayed for help from God, stayed in the closet, and 

went on to sell more than 1,000,000 albums. Wish Me Away chronicles the days leading 

up to Wright’s coming out announcement on national television in 2010, and it provides 

both an intimate look at the fear and torment behind her high-risk decision and 

a revealing glimpse into the multi-media P.R. campaign that attended her brave act of 

self-exposure. 







TV Gals 

Bobbie Birleffi 

The Film Sales Company 

Herwitz Andrew 

165 Madison Avenue, Suite 601 


T. +1 212 481 5020 

F. +1 212 481 5021 

andrew.herwitz@filmsalescorp.com 


W 

639 

SWITZERLAND 


WITNESS C, HOW GENEVA BECAME 

THE PLATFORM OF THE IRANIAN 

MULLAHS’ TERRORISM 

Franck Garbely 

The regime of the Iranian Mullahs organized bombings costing the lives of several hundreds 

of people in the 80s. An Iranian agent – Witness C – reveals how Geneva became 

the operational base of Iranian terrorism in Europe. Abolghasem Mesbahi, number three 

of the VEHAK, coordinated terrorist action from Geneva in the 1980s. He knew the commando 

squads of killers and was able to access a bank account in Geneva with more than 

200 million dollars. Witness C tells us how exactly Geneva became a center of espionage 

and Iranian terrorism in Europe. The Iranian Intelligence Service and the Geneva Police had 

concluded a secret agreement: the latter would not intervene against the Iranian commando 

squads and, in return, VEHAK promised not to commit atrocities in Geneva. According 

to Witness C, even the prosecution of the Confederacy was fully informed about 

the activities of the Iranians, but did not dare to intervene for fear of damaging economic 

relations. The result of a long-term investigation, where every piece of information was 

scrupulously verified and double-checked by the director, this disturbing documentary reveals 

incredible facts from behind the scenes of a very dark and violent world. 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 


486 


127 

SWEDEN 

W 


WOMEN WITH COWS 

Peter Gerdehag 

A documentary about two sisters with diametrically opposed views on the usefulness of 

cows. Seventy-nine-year-old Britt Georgsson has devoted her entire life to cows. She’s been 

tending them since the age of four and, despite her health problems, she has no intention 

of abandoning her strenuous work caring for her twelve pets on the rundown family farm. 

Her sister Ingrid, one year her junior, lives in a nearby village; she can’t stand the cows but, 

even so, she generally helps her sister to look after the bovine family inheritance. When 

the authorities threaten their farm, the story takes an unexpected turn. Respected Swedish 

photographer and documentarist Peter Gerdehag observes both sisters, not only during 

their frequent spats, but also in moments of mutual accord, when the strength of sisterly 

bonds triumphs over minor squabbles. 






Deep Sea Productions 

Lasse Rengfelt 

SVT Sales 

SE-10510 Stockholm, Sweden 

T. +4687840000 

malin.gullbrand@svt.se 


W 

640 

AUSTRIA 

Lifestyles 

WOMEN’S LUST 

Gabi Schweiger 

Women’s Lust is about the sexual desires of women of a certain age and their daily struggle 

to preserve these new-won freedoms. The protagonists are five women from various 

walks of life who have a variety of needs. 






Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion 





T. +43 720 34 6934 


488 


276 

GREECE 

W 

Lifestyles 

THE WORDS OF THE EXCLUDED 

Yorgos Keramidiotis 

Kostas Bairaktaris, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University, 

gave over the teaching of his course to “excluded” groups, i.e., people who have been treated 

at psychiatric hospitals, inmates from the Diavata Prison (both male and female), the disabled, 

the unemployed, former drug addicts, and immigrants. In this way, the excluded 

relate their experiences and their thoughts to the students. The aim of this lesson is to open 

the university to society. A further action involves creating solidarity groups among the students 

in support of the groups of excluded. This type of college course is a worldwide first 

for Aristotle University. The documentary follows these two actions. 






Yorgos Keramidiotis 

5 Stefanou Tatti Str. 


T. +30 6946 908 876 

F. +30 2310 278 710 

georgekeramidiotis@yahoo.gr 

ET3 

Maria Sioti 

T. +30 2310 299 507 

epikoinonia@ert3.gr 


W 

641 

USA-EGYPT 


WORDS OF WITNESS 

Mai Iskander 

Every time 22-year-old Heba Afify heads out to cover the historical events shaping her 

country’s future, her mother is compelled to remind her, “I know you are a journalist, but 

you’re still a girl!” Defying cultural norms and family expectations, Heba takes to the 

streets to report on an Egypt in turmoil, using tweets, texts and Facebook posts. Her coming 

of age, political awakening and the disillusionment that follows, mirrors that of a nation 

seeking the freedom to shape its own destiny, dignity and democracy. 







Iskander Films 

Mai Iskander 


Jan Rofekamp 



T. +1 514 844 3358 

F. +1 514 844 7298 


490 


642 

GERMANY 

W 


WORK HARD, PLAY HARD 

Carmen Losmann 

A documentary about the removal of boundaries in the workplace. Man, as the most important 

motor of growth in our highly skilled Western service society, has become the focus 

of modern management practices. By following these different procedures, the film explores 

companies’ efforts to motivate their employees so that they give their maximum 

performance. From innovative office architecture that is supposed to create a whole world 

of emotions for employees, to the complete digital registration of employees’ personality 

traits, the workingman has now entered the matrix of a total working world. 







Hupe Film 

Erik Winker 


Manuela Buono 



T. +39 34 7627 3790 



W 

274 

UK-GREECE 


THE WORLD’S FIRST COMPUTER 

Mike Beckham 

A historical and scientific investigation telling the extraordinary story of how the ancient 

Greeks built a computer 2,000 years ago. Set against the glorious backdrop of Classical 

Greece, the film explains how the ancients had the knowledge and creativity to put together 

such a machine. But who was the genius inventor behind it And what was it really for 

By focusing on the work of another rival scientist, the story follows an international research 

team, who finally solved the puzzle of the Antikythera Mechanism. Scientific breakthroughs 

illustrated with the latest scientific data and stunning graphics reveal a trail of 

mysterious numbers that solved the conundrum of the gears – a real life Da Vinci Code set 

in Ancient Greece. 









Images First Ltd 

Tony Freeth 

tony@images-first.com 

Electric Sky 

Stella Briley 

1 Clifton Mews Clifton Hill 

Brighton BN1 3HR United Kingdom 

T. + 44 1273 22 42 40, F. + 44 1273 22 42 50 

info@electricsky.com 





T. +30 210 607 57 11, F. +30 210 6075 714 


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643 

CHINA-FRANCE 

Y 


THE YANGTZE RIVER’S GREEN SAILORS: 

CHALLENGES, STRUGGLES AND DAILY 

LIVES OF THE RIVER’S GARBAGE MEN 

Fu Chen, Shiping Sheng 

Descending from a long line of fishermen on the river Yangtze, Liu Gujun, as thousands 

of other farmers and fishermen of the region, had to redefine his professional activity 

when the construction of the famous Three Gorges Dam began. His father even had to 

stop fishing because of the growing river pollution and asked his son to start cleaning 

the river. Liu Gujun took the last wishes of his father very seriously. He puts all his energy 

into this mission and invests every penny of his personal money into the ambitious 

venture. He even contracts heavy loans to build up a small flotilla of cleaning boats and 

employs people to collect the tons of garbage accumulating on the surface of the river. 

By observing these “green sailors” on their small vessels, we shall be privileged to witness 

their unsafe struggle. Besides the increasing difficulty of their task, we’ll stay with 

them as they perform their daily rituals of eating and sleeping on the very vessel on 

which they collect the waste during the day. If, before the construction of the dam, nobody 

had anticipated this floating waste problem, today, nobody can continue to ignore 

the evidence of the ecological disaster... 





ICTV 

Michel Noll 



T. +33 1 4359 2679 

F. +33 1 6403 7101 



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175 

CHILE 


THE YOUNG BUTLER 

Marcela Said, Jean de Certeau 

Jorgelino is a farm worker in the south of Chile. For many years he worked as an agent of 

the repressive machinery of Pinochet’s regime. Jorgelino was “el Mocito” (the young butler) 

who brought the cups of coffee in the middle of torture sessions, the one who fed the 

prisoners and disposed of their bodies. Twenty years later he is being taken to court and 

forced to remember. El Mocito is a psychological portrait of a human being destroyed by 

his past. A man who participated in the horrors and crimes of the Pinochet dictatorship, 

but who today faces his conscience and looks for redemption. 







icalmafilms 

Marcela Said 

Mogadorfilm 

Christoph Thoke 

Schweizer Platz 56 - D 60594 Frankfurt am Main 

T. + 49 69 962 388 94 

christoph@mogadorfilm.de 

494 


168 

UNITED KINGDOM 

Y 


YOU’VE BEEN TRUMPED 

Anthony Baxter 

In this David and Goliath tale, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on Donald 

Trump, as he gets set to destroy the crown jewels of Scotland’s natural heritage in order 

to build a luxury golf resort. We follow the local residents as they make their last 

stand in the face of security harassment, constant legal threats and the cutting off of their 

water and electricity supplies. Director Anthony Baxter himself becomes international 

news after being thrown in jail following an interview with Trump’s green keeper. Told 

entirely without narration, You’ve Been Trumped captures the cultural chasm between 

the glamorous, jet-setting and media savvy Donald Trump and a deeply rooted Scottish 

community. For the tycoon, the golf course is just another deal, with a possible billion-dollar 

payoff. For the residents, it represents the destruction of a globally unique 

landscape that has been the backdrop for their lives. 






Montrose Pictures 

Anthony Baxter 

Richard Phinney 

T. +1 613 985 8649 

jrichardphinney@gmail.com 


Y 

644 

INDIA 

Lifestyles 

ΤΗΕ YUVRAJ OF JODHPUR – 

THE LEGACY ENDURES 


The Yuvraj of Jodhpur – The Legacy Endures is a compelling story of a consummate Prince 

who effortlessly carried many family and clan expectations and aspirations as he traveled 

through life. A consummate Prince who was charming, erudite, flamboyant, generous and 

an amazing sportsman. The future looked glorious. The clan legacy seemed secure in his 

hands. 





AIM Television Pvt. Ltd 


Second Floor, Malhotra Building, 

F-59, Connaught Place 

New Delhi 110001, India 

T. +91 2331 0617 

F. +91 2334 2584 

iqbalmalhotra@aimtelevision.com 

496 


678 

USA 

Z 


ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD 

Peter Joseph 

Zeitgeist: Moving Forward focuses on the very fabric of the social order: Monetary-Market 

Economics. 

The majority of the world today has come to see basic flaws in the economic system we 

share. Large scale debt defaults, inflation, industrial pollution, resource depletion, rising 

cancer rates and other signposts have emerged to bring the concern into the realm of “public 

health.” 

The tendency is to demand reform in one area or another, avoiding the possibility that perhaps 

the entire system is intrinsically flawed at the foundational level. 

Part One (eight in the series) presents a treatment on “Human Nature”, with the argument 

that society is out of line with what Science has taught us about positive human development, 

enabling distortions of health and behavior that could be thwarted if the social 

system was changed. 

Part Two (nine in the series) details the central, inherent flaws of the Monetary-Market System 

of economic conduct and how this system is destroying ourselves and the planet. 






Peter Joseph 

Sideways Film 

Kazz Basma 



T. +44 788 147 3603 



Index of Directors 

Abazoglou, Angelos 296 

Abramson, Macabit 466 

Acimovic, Dejan 240 

Adamek, Maciej 238 

Aducchio, Gaia 243 

Aforo, Maame-Yaa 397 

Agrafiotis, Michalis 449 

Aguerre, Blanca 264 

Ahuanojinou Zannou, Santiago 130 

Al-Daradji, Atia Jabarah 219 

Al-Daradji, Mohamed Jabarah 219 

Aldana, Pascual 428 

Alevras, Nikos 35, 474 

Alisanoglou, Stella 456 

Allan, Dominic 84 

Almada, Natalia 308 

Álvarez, José 85 

Amado, Norberto Lopez 211 

Amin, Ayten 419 

Amiropoulos, Spyros 352 

Andersen, Heidi Kim 47 

Andersson, Kjell 204 

Angel, Avi 196 

Arnold, Chris 444 

Arpatzoglou, George 330 

Arranega, Ivan 65 

Arx, Mirjam von 455 

Ashcroft, Ross 163 

Asimakopoulos, Tony 162 

Astor, Josef Birdman 259 

August-Perna, Nick 416 

Azevedo, Licinio 228 

Baaden, Christoph 363 

Baciu, Alexandru 457 

Bafving, Erik 220 

Bagheri, Mehdi 369 

Bagot, Pascal 424 

Baider, Tzipi 233 

Bajic, Darko 319 

Bakalis, Yannis 206 

Bakker, Sabine Lubbe 50 

Barabáš, Pavol 290, 361, 445 

Barash, Adi 102 

Barghnavard, Shirin 19 

Barmatz, Liora Amir 481 

Basteyns, Nathalie 405 

Bataille, Thomas 115 

Bateson, Nora 142 

Baxter, Anthony 495 

Baylaucq, Philippe 329 

Beckham, Mike 492 

Bellos, Stavroula 97 

Ben Dor, Orna 207 

Ben-Moshe, Avital 394 

Bénabent, Grégoire 282 

Berkvens, Jeroen 343 

Berlinger, Joe 342 

Bernas, Piotr 340 

Berrou, Jean-Hugues 355 

Berteau, Valérie 202 

Bertini, Milchele Malgarini 55 

Bidault, Mauricio 197 

Bilsen, Kristof 479 

Birleffi, Bobbie 485 

Biswas, Nilosree 79 

Black, Eric 193 

Blaugrund Nevins, Andrea 332 

Bluemel, James 23 

Boerman, Tessa 250 

Bogowa, Roddy 421 

2 0 1 2 T h e s s a l o n i k i D o c M a r k e t G u i d e 

499

Bolzinger, Romain 41 

Bonke, Christian 56 

Bordier, Quentin Briere 368 

Bornstein, Sagi 235 

Borowski, Lukasz 21 

Bourgaux, Pascale 425 

Bousboura, Konstantina 423 

Brach, Eric 187 

Brand, Kim 475 

Breure, Jan-Willem 39 

Brown, Lydia Benitez 111 

Brügger, Mads 32 

Buirski, Nancy 263 

Bukin, Marcelo 132 

Burmat, Emat 22 

Busnel, François-Xavier 38 

Byck, Peter 87 

Caetano, Bruno 255 

Campana, Paolo 453 

Cano, Alicia 63 

Carcas, Carlos 211 

Carras, Lydia 134 

Carter, Bryan 135 

Cayate, Gilles 225 

Chakarova, Mimi 357 

Chang, Yung 95 

Chen, Fu 493 

Chiarini, Duccio 203 

Christen, Lara 166 

Coelho, Gustavo 255 

Cohn, Jason 139 

Collado, Nocem 89 

Collins, Michael 175 

Correa, Jacaranda 121 

Corthouts, Lieven 257 

Costa, José Filipe 367 

Courtney, Heather 478 

Cox, Bradley 480 

Cox, Phil 64 

Cringely, Robert 404 

Cuske, Maciej 156 

Cuzuioc, Pavel 122 

Czubak, Kacper 198 

D’Eon, Geoff 154 

Dandinakis, Costas 105 

Danon, Efrat Shalom 131 

Daoundaki, Anthi 171 

Dapkins, Chris 416 

Darriba, Manuel 338 

Davidi, Guy 22 

Dayandas, Nikos 380 

De Certeau, Jean 494 

De Juan, José Ignacio 427 

De Riedmatten, Emmanuelle 88 

Dedole, Patrick 299 

Dereims, Alexandre 37 

Derflinger, Sabine 210 

Díaz Aguirre, Sebastián 77 

Dika, Ira 403 

Dimitriou, Alida 174 

Documentary Team Of Municipality 

Of Athens 2011, 33 

Doebele, Thomas 433 

Donjean, Jacques 209 

Dow, Whitney 477 

Dringenberg, Katja 44 

Dror, Duki 283 

Drucker, Scott 68 

Dupuy-Chavanat, Isabelle 194 

Duque Dizon, Jeanie 117 

El Fani, Nadia 303 

El Hakim, Karim 15 

Elmaliah, Robby 212 

Emanuel, Sigal 350 

Eriksen, Skule 484 

Evangelinos, Omiros 442 

Evripidou, Stefanos 70 

Ezzat, Tamer 419 

Faingulernt, Avner 466 

Fei, Youming 294 

Felix, Marcelo 143 

Fernandes, Dulce 251 

Fernandes, Jose 463 

Fernández, A. 48 

Figueroa Lewis, José Luis 77 

Finlay, Jeanie 400 

Fisher, David 393 

Flipse, Eline 334 

Freed, Josh 446 

Fronista, Phoebe 241 

Fujiwara, Toshi 311 

Gabbay, Alex 262 

Gaillard, Arnaud 208 

Gaitanidis, Yannis 287 

500 1 4 t h T h e s s a l o n i k i D o c u m e n t a r y F e s t i v a l

Gaon, Gili 226 

Garbely, Franck 486 

Gatlif, Tony 221 

Gau, John 404 

Gauriloff, Katja 86 

Gelman, Zafrir 107 

Gentelev, Alex 454 

George, Sylvain 164 

Georgiou, Christos 94 

Georgopoulos, Yorgos 336 

Gerdehag, Peter 487 

Gerosa, Manu 256 

Gertten, Magnus 189 

Geva, Dan & Noit 313 

Ghadiri, Sedi 83 

Ghosh, Balaka 365 

Giannouli, Maria 415 

Gibbings, Sara 90 

Gieling, Ramon 25 

Giommi, Giovanni 54 

Glawogger, Michael 482 

Goldstein Knowlton, Linda 399 

Goldstein-Hattab, Timna 414 

Gomez-Mont, Gabriella 270 

González, Everardo 133, 328 

González, María Paz 112 

Gouziotis, Dimitris 354 

Graglia, Giulia 30 

Greenfield-Sanders, Timothy 26 

Griswold-Tergis, Luke 395 

Grønkjær, Pernille Rose 260 

Grunenwald, Ryley 114 

Guerra-Peixe, Georgia 377 

Guerra, Marcelo 255 

Guzman, Patricio 315 

Haddad, Abeer Zeibak 136 

Hagerman, Lorenzo 14 

Haines, Robert 43 

Hakak, Dr. Yohai 172 

Halla, Natalie Johanna 169 

Hallis, Dephine 324 

Hamzehian, Anush 170 

Haney, Bill 248 

Hart, Bobbi Jo 215 

Hatzigeorgiou, Tania 20 

Haukeland, Jon 371 

Hecht, Igal 201 

Hees, Luciana 73 

Heimann, Julia M. 423 

Hemila, Hanna 337 

Hermans, Christophe 409 

Herzog, Werner 224 

Heshmat Manesh, Sharog 113 

Ho, Thuy-Tien 81, 104 

Hodell, Laila 390 

Hofer, Gustav 231 

Homoet, Jet 113 

Horanyi, Nicole N. 47 

Horn, Olivier 209, 476 

Houliaras, Christos 123 

Hunzinger, Robin 333 

Hurtado, Ana María 339 

Hustwit, Gary 452 

Icard, Romain 93 

Inov, Ofer 161 

Ioannou, Evgenios 195 

Iosifidis, Elias 167, 182 

Iskander, Mai 490 

Ivanova, Julia 155 

Jafari, Morteza 472 

James, Steve 31 

Jaury, Marie-Pierre 282 

Jersey, Bill 139 

Jian, Fan 305 

Jiminez, Monster 236 

Jin, Huaqing 137 

Jones, Keith 359 

Jordan, Sandra 258 

Joseph, Peter 497 

Jourdan, Laurence 406 

Joyard, Olivier 383 

Kaabour, Mahmoud 180 

Kahlmeyer, Benjamin 273 

Kakavoulis, Stefanos 396 

Kalaitzis, Vangelis 322 

Kalina, Jon 100 

Kallitsis, Christos 151 

Karakasis, Christos N. 69 

Karamaghiolis, Menelaos 278, 279, 280 

Karimi, Keywan 78 

Karkanevatos, Panos 274, 275, 276 

Kaspiris, Yannis 298 

Katsaounis, Nikos 242 

Katz, Ramy A. 165 


Kedar, Nurit 103 

Kent, Jon 146 

Keramidiotis, Yorgos 489 

Kertsner, Ronit 439 

Keshavarz, Mina 451 

Kessler, Stephen 344 

Kestner, Max 387 

Khaledi, Loghman 292, 304 

Khardalian, Suzanne 181 

Khetagouri, Artchil 314 

Kiaos, Thomas 289 

Kılıç, Bahar 176 

Kipper, Yael 245 

Kitsikoudis, Dimitris 467 

Kleinman-Zadock, Hadar 414 

Ko, Dongkyun 27 

Koefoed, Andreas 56 

Köksal, Rüya Arzu 158 

Kolimenos, Kostas 408 

Kopf, Beverly 485 

Korkeasalo, Malin 261 

Koskinen, Mika 366 

Kossakovsky, Victor 458 

Kouloglou, Stelios 325 

Kountouras, Panayotis 199 

Kovalčíková-Bučka, Jana 98 

Kovotsos, Angelos 129, 148 

Krawitz, Tony 422 

Kreso, Sergej 101 

Krijgsman, Maaik 323 

Krogh, Mikala 388 

Kubarska, Eliza 473 

Kuiper, Jan Jaap 391 

Kvedaravicius, Mantas 58 

Laffont, Frédéric 194 

Laloudaki, Elisavet 349 

Landauer, Helga 159 

Lang, Hannes 346 

Lanssens, Manno 149 

Lasfar, Nordin 52 

Laskaridis, Euripides 381 

Latallo, Marcin 60 

Laumeister, Shannah 66 

Lavafi, Ramtin 272 

Lavigne, Isabelle 46 

Lawrence, Phil 317 

Le Paige, Hugues 356 

Lee, Harkjoon 27, 232 

Lee, Iara 106 

Legaki, Kalliopi 125 

Leon, Jean-Luc 177 

Levari, Naomi 34 

Leventoglu, Omer 92 

Levi, Stefano 335 

Lickteig, Steve 327 

Lieberman, Robert H. 431 

Liiv, Urmas E. 184 

Lim, Eunjung 232 

Lingiardi, Sebastián 392 

Liu, Shuo 294 

Loizeau, Manon 252 

Losmann, Carmen 491 

Lozinski, Marcel 438 

Lucchesi, Daniel 469 

Lygouris, Nicos 413 

Lynne, Jessica 397 

Maas, Deon 359 

Maiman, Noa 207 

Malamou, Thekla 72 

Malhotra, Anu 384 

Malhotra, Iqbal 496 

Mann, Cory 395 

Mansky, Vitaly 291 

Mantin, Elisa 373, 376 

Marcuse, Gary 464 

Markoš, Goran 108 

Martinez, Fernando 157 

Martins, Isabel Dias 443 

Meerman, Marije 51 

Melgar, Fernand 402 

Meltzer, Julia 254 

Meynadier, Pierre 76, 465 

Mikelli, Danae 49 

Miliou, Persefoni 288 

Mináč, Matej 307 

Minorowicz, Marta 119 

Mirabedini, Mazdak 74 

Mirabella-Davis, Carlo 416 

Mirtahmasb, Mojtaba 432 

Misch, Georg 29 

Missouridis, Yannis 127, 140 

Mitcu, Claudiu 447 

Mitsch, Jacques 301 

Mondelos, Stefanos 437 


Moschitz, Ed 268 

Mountsakis, Stergios 295 

Mulvad, Eva 379 

Muñoz, Salva 256 

Muntean, Radu 457 

Murray, Benjamin 450 

Nahmias, Alysa 450 

Newell, Robin 223 

Nir, Yonatan 107 

Nix, Laura 254 

Nugent, Stephen 70 

Oey, Alexander 321 

Ofek, David 265 

Ofer, Ron 172 

Okpako, Branwen 144 

Olshan, Ruth 61 

Østbye, Thomas A. 218 

Oulman, Nicholas 269 

Pacek, Grzegorz 110 

Paizis, Dimitris 348 

Panahi, Jafar 432 

Panoutsopoulos, Nikos 183 

Panteleakis, Yorgos 18 

Paounov, Andrey 75 

Papadakis, Manos 152 

Paschalidou, Nina Maria 242 

Patricio, Serna Salazar 17 

Patroni, Katerina 128 

Pause, Aljoscha 436 

Pedersen, Lise Birk 360 

Pehlivanidis, Chronis 150 

Peled, Micha X. 71 

Petitjean, Marc 435 

Pinhasov, Limor 281 

Pittaki, Angeliki 42 

Pizzocaro, Massimo 349 

Plotas, Stathis 302 

Poet, Paul 147 

Porta, Carles 440 

Prisimintzi, Flora 378 

Provaas, Gabrielle 277 

Prud’homme-Farges, Olga 353 

Prudhomme, Jean-Manuel 386 

Psarrou, Nelly 178 

Psyllakis, Stavros 285 

Rabaud, Marlene 293 

Raftoyannis, Haris 141 

Ragazzi, Luca 231 

Rais-Nordentoft, Aage 389 

Ramseyer-Bache, Alex 469 

Ramström, Maria 261 

Rapaport, Michael 59 

Rapisarda Casanova, Simone 411 

Raxhon, Philippe 209 

Redmon, David 173 

Rendon, Juan 222 

Ricci, Giuliano 312 

Rigas, Gerasimos 16 

Rigas, Vangelis 441 

Rincón, Luis 57 

Romano, Gabriella 62 

Rossmann, Richard 116 

Rutkowski, Richard 401 

Saada, Philippe 372 

Sabin, Ashley 173 

Sadzinski, Piotr 347 

Said, Marcela 494 

Salama, Amr 419 

Salar P, Ayhan 284 

Salambassi, Georgia 67 

Sandig, Frauke 193 

Sarin, Vic 120 

Sauter, Marcin 188 

Savona, Stefano 418 

Schmidt, Maarten 433 

Schmidtkunz, Renata 244 

Schroder, Rob 277 

Schweiger, Gabi 488 

Scott, Catherine 382 

Scourtis Ayers, Lilly 247 

Sen, Paul 404 

Seok, Hein S. 27 

Sepúlveda, Juan Manuel M. 249 

Serughetti, Claudio 227 

Shalom, Amir Bar 394 

Shan, Zuolong 190 

Shargawi, Omar 15 

Shatz, Ruthie 102 

Sheng, Shiping 493 

Shenk, Jon 229 

Sigurdsson, Magnus Vidar 246 

Simões, Letícia 483 

Sinofsky, Bruce 342 

Skarentzos, Nikos 326 


Skevas, Yorgos 53 

Sklavos, Agnes 417 

Slutzky, Shlomo 310 

Soda, Kazuhiro 345 

Solnicki, Gastón 341 

Sosinski, Jan 191 

Soulis, Nikos 316 

Spiro, Anaïs 138 

Spiro, Olivier 138 

Stamatopoulos, Costas 462 

Stanculescu, Ileana 314 

Staron, Wojciech 40 

Stathogiannopoulos, Nikos 28 

Stefani, Eva 126, 370 

Stern, Klaus 36 

Stonys, Audrius 364 

Stylianou, Danae 385 

Šulík, Marek 98, 216 

Szalsza, Piotr 80 

Szołajski, Konrad 179 

Tal, Tamar 253 

Talamantes, César 331 

Talczewski, Christophe 429 

Tatakis, Stelios 417 

Teboul, Ilan 145 

Tekin, Sibel 230 

Terzidou, Fofo 82 

Theodossiou, Nikos 461 

Thibault, Stephane 46 

Thomaidis, Panos A. 217 

Thomopoulos, Christina 397 

Thomopoulos, Nikos 434 

Thorisson, Ingvar A 309 

Todorov, Jordan 109 

Tolakis, Antonis 459 

Trikas, Dimitris 200 

Tsapa, Myrna 237 

Tsardakas, Tilemachos 398 

Tsiftsis, Spyros 375 

Tzelepi, Chryssa 20 

Valente, Pamela 424 

Vallejo, Juan 91 

Van Broekhoven, Roel 323 

Van der Horst, Aliona 468 

Van Erp, Michiel 213 

Van Glabeke, Marie 145 

Van Velzent, Femke & Ilse 234 

Various 118 

Vasileiadis, Antonis 192 

Vassault, Florent 208 

Veldhuizen, Daan 407 

Verdaris, Yorgos 430 

Vetter, Marcus 99 

Viola, Enrica 297 

Vojtek, Jaroslav 470 

Von Praunheim, Rosa 239 

Voss, Christiane 44 

Vougiatzis, Vassili 284 

Voyatzis, Stratis 72 

Vrakas, Dimitris 267 

Wallner, Thomas Selim 185 

Wegener, Mareike 271 

Weinert, Stefan 153 

Weingartshofer, Federico 428 

Wenzer, Michel 45 

Witjes, Philippe 202 

Witz, Martin 412 

Wolkenstein, Rolf S. 320 

Wolski, Tomasz 124 

Wysoczanski, Pawel 471 

Xanthopoulos, Lefteris 420 

Xydi, Natassa 129 

Xydias, Haris 96 

Yannikopoulos, Dimitris 358 

Yi, Seung-Jun 351 

Zajtman, Arnaud 293 

Zaretzky, Ronen 245 

Ze’evi, Chanoch 205 

Zepou, Amalia 134 

Zervas, Yorgos Chr. 214 

Zervopoulou, Elena 160 

Ziff, Trish 286 


Index of sales Companies 

@radical.media 342 

10 Francs 31, 38, 61, 76, 115, 179, 184, 290, 297, 353, 356, 361, 

386, 424, 428, 445, 465 

1984 Productions 325 

Adobe Productions International 215 

AIM Television Pvt. Ltd 384, 496 

Ajna Films 450 

Al Jazeera 94 

Alacrán con alas 85 

Alegria Productions 22 

Andreas Athanassiou Ltd 442 

Anemicinema 20, 449 

Anemon Productions 380 

Apocalypsis 381 

Arokaria 302 

Art-Doc 314 

Association des Journalistes Professionnels de Belgique 135 

Autlook Filmsales 46, 59, 75, 109, 189, 210, 244, 254, 258, 277, 

286, 321, 366, 371, 412, 431, 488 

Aylon Productions 28 

Beaconsfield Studios 479 

Blonde SA 278, 279, 280 


C.R.I.M 143 

CAT&Docs 84, 95, 162, 213, 261, 317, 351, 357, 382, 402, 409 

Centre Arts Visuels 105 

Cinephil 99, 149, 205, 259, 265, 363, 393, 399, 477, 478 

Creative Movies SL 169 

CRIM 443, 463 

DA film 240 

Dartmouth Films 23 

Deckert Distribution 54, 86, 102, 133, 181, 218, 453, 458 

Dimitra Bessi - Film and Television Works 354 

Doc & Film International 44, 144, 194, 268, 301, 303, 308, 

311, 373, 376, 383, 406, 418, 425, 435, 468 

Documenta Films 151 

Dogwoof 173, 211, 281, 400, 469 

DR International Sales 47, 56, 260, 360 

ebfilm 220 

Electric Sky 492 

Elephant Eye Films 332, 416 

eOne Films International 64 

ERT S.A Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. 16, 53, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 

140, 141, 150, 183, 214, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279, 280, 287, 288, 

289, 375, 378, 380, 420, 437, 462, 492 

ET3 489 

Fabretto Children’s Foundation 132 

Fer Film Productions 92 

Fig Leaf Media Production 199 

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg 273 

Filmmaker Production 430 

Films Transit International Inc. 26, 66, 71, 139, 147, 154, 163, 229, 

234, 242, 305, 327, 404, 452, 455, 464, 490 


Filmy Wiktora 341 

First Hand Films 185 

Fly Film Srl 243 

Gabari Productions 96 

George Arpatzoglou-Arsis 330 

Go2Films Distribution & Marketing 107, 131, 136, 161, 172, 233, 245, 

283, 350, 414, 439, 454 

Greek Directors Guild 437, 462 

Greek Film Centre 214, 380 

Greeny 178 

Hacettepe University Faculty of Communication 230 

Hand 255 

HappyAnt. TV 349 

HBO Central Europe Original Programming 122, 457 

HBO Documentary Films 342 

HiQ productions 231 

Homevideos 165 

Ibidem Films 411 

Ibis Film As 484 

ICTV 27, 81, 104, 137, 190, 232, 293, 294, 355, 368, 486, 493 

Illumina FIlms 407 

Illusion 298 

Independent filmmaker 108 

Insomnia World Sales 145, 153, 227, 307, 333, 440 

Iranian Independents 74, 272 

Java Films 37, 41, 90, 93, 120, 177, 225, 252, 299 

JMT Films Distribution 157, 159, 212, 262, 313, 337, 466 

Journeyman Pictures 114 

Kaudli Nutz productions 395 


KeyDocs 475 

Kinisi 423 

KMAFilmproduktion 204 

KMI Christof Wehmeier 309 

KOYINTA Production 69 

Krakow Film Foundation 21, 40, 119, 124, 156, 188, 198, 

340, 438, 471, 473 

Lallouda 35 

Lallouda Productions 474 

LC Productions 134 

Le CinéAtelier Ltd. 88 

Les Films du Losange 221 

LevelK 15 

Louise Rosen LTD 263 

LTD Genfilm 291 

m-appeal 239 

Marfilmes 73, 228, 251, 269 

Mark Litwak and Associates 247 

Marni Films 123 

Matizar 483 

Media Space, Inc. 401, 421 

Mediascope 408 

Mercury Media International Ltd 246, 480 

Mexican Film Institute 14, 17, 48, 57, 77, 197, 249, 264, 270, 328, 331 

mindjazz pictures 142, 436 

Minimal Films 16 

Mitos - Eleni Afentaki 316 

Mogadorfilm 494 

Monday Reporter ApS 379 


Montrose Pictures 495 

Mood Film Srl 203 

Multivision 336 

National Film Board Of Canada 329 

Next Story 365 

Noir Production 164 

NPO/RNW Sales 25, 50, 51, 52, 101, 250, 323, 343, 391, 405 

NYU – New York University in Ghana 397 

O.P.A.N.D.A. - Poulidis Productions 33 

Oktubre45 392 

One Touch 352 

One Vibe Films 160 

Oneworld DocuMakers 256 

OZ Návrat 216, 470 

Pacha Pictures 419 

parada film 447 

PATH Ltd 217 

PBS International 223 

Periplus 420 

Pisco Films 91 

Plein La Tête 97 

Point du Jour International 100, 118, 138, 170, 209, 282, 306, 372, 

426, 429, 446, 476 

Polymorfilms 202 

Poulidis Productions 148 

Problemkind Productions 83 

Pyramide International 315 

Queen Bessie, LLC 111 

Radiator Film 387, 388, 389, 390 


Ready2Shoot.net 456 

Real Life Documentary 322 

Richard Rossmann Filmproduktion 116 

Rise and Shine World Sales 29, 34, 36, 65, 121, 253, 271, 

320, 335, 346, 359, 377 

ro*co films international 175, 248, 344 

Rossellini film e tv 55 

Ruth Diskin films Ltd 103, 196, 201, 207, 226, 235, 310, 339, 394, 481 

Salarfilm produktion 284 

Sata Prod.co. 176 

Satak Film 78 

SayNoMore 398 

SBS TV 422 

Seven Coal Productions 472 

Sheherazad Media International 19, 292, 304, 369, 451 

Sideways Film 39, 87, 117, 222, 236, 497 

SPiRTO Productions 152 

Stefanos Evripidou and Stephen Nugent Production 70 

Stichting Zig/Zag 433 

SVT Sales 487 

Système D 324 

Taskovski Films 43, 63, 106, 112, 113, 130, 146, 180, 257, 

296, 334, 345, 364, 491 

Tatakis AV Productions 417 

Telefilm-Nikos Kavoukidis & CO 171 

Terratreme Filmes 367 

The Film Collaborative 444 

The Film Sales Company 155, 485 

The Match Factory GmbH 58, 482 


The Post Office 467 

The Yellow Affair 45 

Thetis Company 72 

Tintiman Audiovisual SLL 338 

Top Cut 237, 326, 413 

Trust Film Sales ApS 32 

Turkishmoon Films 158 

TVP SA 60, 80, 110, 191, 238, 347 

Umbrella Films 193 

University of Bristol 49 

University of Southern California 68 

Vidi Production 441 

Vitagraph 30, 62, 312 

Wide House 187, 208, 219, 319, 432 

Youth Plan 461 

ZDF Enterprises 224 

Zopiros 167, 182 

Žudro 98 


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