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RIVE GAUCHE FILMS<br />
Cannes 2009 Office:<br />
Office Phone/Fax: N/A<br />
Attending:<br />
Corporate Address: 15442 Ventura Boulevard,<br />
Suite 101, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403, USA<br />
Phone: (818) 784-9912<br />
Fax: (818) 784-9912<br />
On Offer:<br />
Greenmail (USA; action-adventure) Director:<br />
Jonathan Heap; cast: Stephen Baldwin,<br />
Kelly Rowan, Tom Skerritt. A U.S. federal agent<br />
seeks the assistance of a radical environmental<br />
activist when the most prominent citizens<br />
of Seattle are methodically blown up one by<br />
one. <strong>The</strong> two are led on a cat and mouse<br />
chase by the bomber who always seems to be<br />
one step ahead of the game. (screener cassette/DVD;<br />
debuting)<br />
Last Run (USA; action-adventure) Director:<br />
Anthony Hickox; cast: Armand Assante, Jurgen<br />
Prochnow, Ornella Muti, Aleksandra Vujcic.<br />
Former Cold War spy Frank Banner recruits<br />
some of his ex-colleagues to help him smuggle<br />
a Russian spymaster to the West, with hopes<br />
of getting to the KGB’s former ace assassin<br />
responsible for the death of a friend. (screener<br />
cassette/DVD; debuting)<br />
One Way Out (USA; action-adventure)<br />
Director: Allan Goldstein; cast: James Belushi,<br />
Angela Featherstone, Jason Bateman. A veteran<br />
homicide police officer that has developed<br />
a lifestyle far beyond his means masterminds<br />
the murder of a gorgeous and wealthy<br />
socialite. <strong>The</strong> cop finds himself in a bind when<br />
his protégé, assigned to the case, gets closer to<br />
solving the murder, leaving him only one way<br />
out. (screener cassette/DVD; debuting)<br />
ROISSY FILMS<br />
Cannes 2009 Office:<br />
Office Phone/Fax: N/A<br />
Attending:<br />
Corporate Address: 58, rue Pierre Charron,<br />
Paris, -, 75008, France<br />
Phone: 33.1.53.53.50.50<br />
Fax: 33.1.53.53.50.50<br />
On Offer:<br />
the sicilian girl (France; drama) Producers:<br />
Simonetta Amenta, Eurofilm Tilde Corsi And<br />
Gianni Romili, R&c Produzioni Raphaël<br />
Berdugo, Roissy Films; director: Marco Amenta;<br />
cast: Veronica D’agostino - Gérard Jugnot -<br />
Francesco Casisa. Based on the true story of a<br />
young Sicilian girl who broke the law of silence,<br />
after the murder of her father and brother by<br />
the Mafia. (110 mins.; screening; debuting)<br />
sister smile (France; drama) Producers: Eric<br />
Heumann And Marc Syllam, Paradis Films<br />
Christine Pireaux, Les Films De La Passerelle<br />
Peter Bouckaert, Eyeworks; director: Stijn Coninx;<br />
cast: Cécile De France - Sandrine Blancke -<br />
Chris Lomme. <strong>The</strong> end of the 1950s, on the<br />
outskirts of Brussels. Like the rest of the<br />
young generation of the time, Jeannine Deckers<br />
(Cécile de France) has a thirst for freedom<br />
and adventure. <strong>The</strong> true story of Sister Smile,<br />
also known as the Singing Nun. (120 mins.;<br />
screening; debuting)<br />
son of babylon (France; drama) Producers:<br />
Dimitri De Clercq, Crm, 114 Isabelle Stead,<br />
Human Film; director: Mohamed Al-daradji;<br />
cast: Yasser Talib - Shazada Hussein. A young<br />
boy and his grandmother venture through Iraq<br />
on a quest to find his missing father. (90<br />
mins.; screening; debuting)<br />
SAHAMONGKOLFILM INTER-<br />
NATIONAL CO.,LTD.<br />
Cannes 2009 Office: Palais 23.02/25.01<br />
Office Phone: 33-0-4-92-99-80-16<br />
Attending: Mr. Gilbert Lim, evp sales and<br />
acquisitions; Mr. Pitaya Sithi-amnuai, director<br />
of sales; Mr. Panu Aree, director of acquisitions<br />
Corporate Address: 388 S.p. Building 9th<br />
Floor, Phaholyothia Road, Samsennai, Phay-<br />
athai, Bangkok, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand<br />
Phone: -662-273-0930<br />
Fax: -662-273-0930<br />
On Offer:<br />
Power Kids (Thailand; action-adventure)<br />
Producer: Somsak Techaratanaprasert; director:<br />
Krissanapong Rachata; cast: Nanthawith<br />
Boonrabtrup, Navarat Techaratanaprasert.<br />
Four children are forced to forget their differences<br />
and bond together in this action-packed<br />
drama to save a friend. (100 mins.; screening;<br />
debuting)<br />
Vanquisher (Thailand; action-adventure)<br />
Producer: Somsak Techaratanaprasert; director:<br />
Manop Udomdej; cast: Pete Tong-jeur,<br />
Saranyoo Wongkrachang, Sophita Sribanchean.<br />
Ja, a beautiful secret agent for the<br />
CIA, has just complete an undercover mission<br />
when she is confronted by an assassin with<br />
orders to “take her out at all costs. It would be<br />
discovered later that the orders had originated<br />
from the CIA itself (postproduction; product<br />
reel/trailer; debuting)<br />
THE SALT COMPANY<br />
Cannes 2009 Office: Ground Floor Terrace,<br />
Grand Hotel, 45 La Croisette<br />
Office Phone: 33-671-410-989<br />
Attending: Samantha Horley, managing<br />
director; James Norrie, head of international;<br />
Nina Kolokouri, sales director<br />
Corporate Address: 3rd Floor, 1a Adpar<br />
Street, London, London, W2 1DE, United Kingdom<br />
Phone: -44-207-535-6714<br />
Fax: -44-207-535-6714<br />
On Offer:<br />
Big River Man (United Kingdom; documentary)<br />
Producers: Maria Florio, Molly Lynch,<br />
John Maringouin, Kevin Ragsdale, Roger<br />
M.mayer, Molly Hassell; director: John<br />
Maringouin; cast: Martin Strel, Borut Strel.<br />
Sundance winning doc follows overweight,<br />
wine-swilling endurance swimmer Martin<br />
Strel’s insane attempt to be the first to swim<br />
the entire length of the world’s most dangerous<br />
river, the mighty Amazon. (100 mins.;<br />
returning)<br />
White Lightnin’ (United Kingdom; drama)<br />
Producers: Mike Downey, Sam Taylor; director:<br />
Dominic Murphy; cast: Carrie Fisher, Muse Watson,<br />
Edward Hogg. From international cult<br />
magazine VICE, and fresh from Sundance and<br />
Berlin festival acclaim, comes the tale of Jesco<br />
“the dancing outlaw” White - part angel, part<br />
devil, part Elvis. (90 mins.; returning)<br />
SC FILMS INTERNATIONAL<br />
Cannes 2009 Office: 3rd Fl., La Brise, 24 La<br />
Croisette<br />
Office Phone: -33-4-93-39-89-87<br />
Attending: Simon Crowe, CEO; Fumie Suzuki,<br />
sales & marketing executive; Mark Lane, sales<br />
& contracts manager<br />
Corporate Address: 3a Lower James Street,<br />
London, London, W1F 9EH, United Kingdom<br />
Phone: -44-207-287-1900<br />
Fax: -44-207-287-1900<br />
On Offer:<br />
Awaydays (United Kingdom; drama) Producer:<br />
David A. Hughes; director: Pat Holden;<br />
cast: Stephen Graham, Nicky Bell. AWAYDAYS<br />
is based on the bestselling novel by Kevin<br />
Sampson set in the post-punk era in Liverpool<br />
1979. A gang of young men called “<strong>The</strong> Pack”<br />
seek to escape the 9 to 5 drudgery in search of<br />
sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, fashion, football and<br />
fighting. Awaydays won BEST FEATURE at the<br />
Fringe Award in Edinburgh, Feb ’09. (105 mins.;<br />
premiere; debuting)<br />
Choose (United Kingdom; thriller) Producer:<br />
<strong>The</strong> 7th Floor; director: Robert Legato; cast:<br />
Katheryn Winnick, Bruce Dern. CHOOSE is an<br />
action horror in the vein of “SAW” meets<br />
“SEVEN”. A violent and derranged serial killer<br />
stalks seemingly random victims in an American<br />
town, forcing each victim to choose the<br />
form of their violent demise. Are the victims as<br />
innocent as they seem? YOU HAVE 60 SEC-<br />
ONDS TO DECIDE - CHOOSE! (postproduction;<br />
product reel/trailer; debuting)<br />
Skellig (United Kingdom; family) Producer:<br />
Feel Films; director: Annabel Jankel; cast: Tim<br />
Roth, Bill Milner. SKELLIG is a life-affirming<br />
story, based on an award-winning book by<br />
writer David Almond. When a move to a new<br />
house coincides with his baby sister’s illness,<br />
Michael’s world suddenly seems lonely and<br />
uncertain. <strong>The</strong>n, one afternoon, he stumbles<br />
into the old shed and finds something magical.<br />
A strange, wise being – part owl, part angel –<br />
Skellig. Meeting Skellig will change Michael’s<br />
world forever. (100 mins.; premiere; debuting)<br />
SCREEN MEDIA VENTURES,<br />
LLC<br />
Cannes 2009 Office:<br />
Office Phone/Fax: N/A<br />
Attending:<br />
Corporate Address: 757 Third Ave 3rd floor,<br />
New York, NY, 10017, USA<br />
Phone: 212.308.1790<br />
Fax: 212.308.1790<br />
On Offer:<br />
An American Affair (USA; drama) Producers:<br />
William Olsson, Kevin Leydon; director:<br />
William Olsson; cast: Gretchen Mol, Noah<br />
Wyle. Set against the backdrop of the JFK<br />
presidency, when a young boy becomes infatuated<br />
with the beautiful neighbor that’s having<br />
an affair with the President, he becomes a<br />
pawn in a deadly game of deceit and betrayal.<br />
(93 mins.; screening; debuting)<br />
I Sell the Dead (USA; horror) Producer: Larry<br />
Fessenden; director: Glenn Mcquaid; cast: Ron<br />
Perlman, Dominic Monaghan. Body Snatchers<br />
Arthur Blake and Willie Grimes have robbed<br />
their last grave. With just five hours before<br />
Arthur follows Willie to the chopping block, he<br />
recounts his life story to Fr Francis Duffy. It soon<br />
becomes clear that Blake and Grimes were no<br />
ordinary grave robbers. And through his stories<br />
the priest learns that not all corpses are equal.<br />
(90 mins.; screening; debuting)<br />
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue<br />
(USA; documentary) Producer: Joseph Maddrey;<br />
director: Andrew Monument; cast: John<br />
Carpenter, George A. Romero. Featuring exclusive<br />
interviews with legendary directors such<br />
as John Carpenter, George A. Romero, and Joe<br />
Dante and illustrated with clips from over 150<br />
films, Nightmares in Red, White and Blue<br />
explores the timeless, universal appeal of horror<br />
movies from Lon Chaney to Hannibal<br />
Lecter and beyond. (96 mins.; screening;<br />
debuting)<br />
SERENDIPITY POINT FILMS<br />
Cannes 2009 Office: C/o Hotel Victoria -<br />
Cherri Campbell<br />
Office Phone/Fax: N/A<br />
Attending: Robert Lantos, producer; Cherri<br />
Campbell, executive assistant to robert lantos<br />
Corporate Address: 9 Price Street, Toronto,<br />
Ontario, M4W 1Z1, Canada<br />
Phone: 416-960-0300<br />
Fax: 416-960-0300<br />
SEVEN ARTS INTERNATION-<br />
AL<br />
Cannes 2009 Office: M.y. Hemilea (motored<br />
Yacht - Quai Albert Edouard)<br />
Office Phone/Fax: N/A<br />
Attending: Peter Hoffman, CEO; Kate Hoffman,<br />
COO; Reiko Bradley, president<br />
Corporate Address: 38 Hertford Street, London,<br />
England, W1J7SG, Uk<br />
Phone: -44-20-3006-8222<br />
Fax: -44-20-3006-8222<br />
On Offer:<br />
Catwalk (Uk; thriller) Producer: Julia Verdin;<br />
director: Anthony Hickox; cast: Tba. <strong>The</strong><br />
world’s most beautiful supermodel discovers<br />
dark secrets about who - or what - she really<br />
is. (preproduction; presales; returning)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Dogfather (Uk; family) Producer:<br />
CANNES<br />
product listings<br />
Michael Hamilton-wright; director: Richard<br />
Boddington; cast: Tba. A dog, on the run from<br />
the mob, seeks refuge with his new family.<br />
(preproduction; presales; debuting)<br />
Night of the Demons (Uk; horror) Producer:<br />
Greg Mckay; director: Adam Gierasch;<br />
cast: Shannon Elizabeth, Edward Furlong,<br />
Monica Keena, Diora Baird, Michael Copon,<br />
John F. Beach, Bobbi Sue Luther. A group of<br />
kids go to a Halloween party, only to have to<br />
face down a group of demons. (postproduction;<br />
screener cassette/DVD; debuting)<br />
SHEMAROO ENTERTAIN-<br />
MENT PVT LTD<br />
Cannes 2009 Office: Riviera D8<br />
Office Phone/Fax: N/A<br />
Attending: Mr Hiren U Gada, director; Mr Rajiv<br />
S Jhaveri, manager-international sales & marketing<br />
Corporate Address: Plot No 18,shemaroo<br />
House Marol Co-op Indl Estate, Off Andherikurla<br />
Road, Andheri (east), Mumbai, Maharashtra,<br />
400059, India<br />
Phone: -91-22-40319911<br />
Fax: -91-22-40319911<br />
On Offer:<br />
Karma And Holi (India; drama) Producer:<br />
Rapture <strong>Product</strong>ions; director: Manish Gupta;<br />
cast: Drena De Niro, Naomi Campbell, Susmita<br />
Sen. karma aur holi is a story of human relationships,<br />
it is about a truth which turns the<br />
world of the people in it, upside down in a<br />
moment. Meera (Sushmita Sen) and Dev<br />
(Randeep Hooda) live in New York.After a few<br />
years of marriage and togetherness, they<br />
seem to have lost the magic in their relationship.<br />
,<strong>The</strong> get-together party leaves behind<br />
some questions seeking replies….. (120 mins.;<br />
screener cassette/DVD; debuting)<br />
Oh My God (India; comedy) Producer: Zee<br />
Limelight; director: Saurabh Shrivastava; cast:<br />
Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, Saurabh Shukla.<br />
Oh, My God is a nice, quirky tale, It revolves<br />
around the life of an ambitious yet idealist<br />
middle class man Rajendra Dubey (Vinay<br />
Pathak), who continues to fail in his various<br />
money-making schemes, Suman pleads God<br />
to help her husband. To which follows a series<br />
of hilarious encounters. (120 mins.; screener<br />
cassette/DVD; debuting)<br />
Pangaa Gang (India; animation) Producer:<br />
Shemaroo Entertainment; director: Pankaj<br />
Sharma<strong>The</strong> story follows the adventures of<br />
four kids with extraordinary powers as they set<br />
out to defend their homeland from unwelcome<br />
intruders. <strong>The</strong> movie exhibits friendship,<br />
action, emotions and is a fun filled ride with<br />
top of the line 3D CGI animation. <strong>The</strong> treatment<br />
of the movie is done keeping in mind the<br />
current trends that kids follow; complete with<br />
catchy dialogues, fast paced action and great<br />
humor. (90 mins.; product reel/trailer; debuting)<br />
SHOCHIKU CO., LTD<br />
Cannes 2009 Office: Res. Du Grand Hotel,<br />
Albatros 1c<br />
Office Phone: -33-0-4-93-39-72-38<br />
Office Fax: -33-0-4-93-39-56-16<br />
Attending: Kazunori Moriguchi, acquisition<br />
executive; Meri Koyama, acquisition executive;<br />
Satoko Ishida, sales executive<br />
Corporate Address: Address: 4-1-1 Tsukiji,,<br />
Togeki Bldg, 13th Floor,, Chou-ku,, Tokyo,<br />
Tokyo, 104-8422, Japan<br />
Phone: 81-3-5550-1623<br />
On Offer:<br />
HORUMO - Battle League in Kyoto<br />
(Japan; action-adventure) Directors: Katsuhide<br />
Motoki (kitoro, Kitaro And <strong>The</strong> Millennium<br />
Curse, 10 Promises To My Dog); cast:<br />
Takayuki Yamada (crows: Episode 0, Train<br />
Man), Chiaki Kuriyama (the Sky Crawlers-<br />
Voice, Battle Royale, Kill Bill Vol.1). A big hit<br />
fantasy novel by Manabu Makime has finally<br />
been adapted into a combat action comedy<br />
film with VFX and animation by GONZO. (cre-<br />
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