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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 />

APRIL/MAY 2009 THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 32

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