Selected films:
Aloys, Tobias Nölle, Switzerland (Berlinale Panorama - FIPRESCI Prize, Best Film)
Between Sea and Land, Carlos del Castillo, Colombia, (Sundance Film Festival 2016 – Audience Award, Special Jury Award for Acting)
Chevalier, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greece (Locarno Film Festival 2015, Sarajevo Film Festival 2015 - Special Jury Mention, Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor - All Cast, London Film Festival 2015 - Grand Prix)
Evolution, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, France (Toronto International Film Festival 2015, Festival de San Sebastián 2015 – Special Jury Prize, Best Cinematography, BFI London Film Festival 2015)
Illegitimate, Adrian Sitaru, Romania (Berlinale 2016 - C.I.C.A.E. Art Cinema Award)
Kaili Blues, Gan Bi, China (Festival del film Locarno 2015 – Best Emerging Director, Special Mention for First Feature, International Film Festiva Rotterdam 2016)
Mammal, Rebecca Daly, Ireland (Sundance Film Festival 2016, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016)
Mercenary, Sacha Wolff, France (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Cannes 2016)
Mountain, Yaëlle Kayam, Israel (Toronto International Film Festival 2015, Venice Film Festival - Orizzonti 2015)
The Dreamed Ones, Ruth Beckermann, Austria (Berlinale 2016, Diagonale 2016 - Grand Prix)
The Yard, Måns Månsson, Sweden (Berlinale - Forum 2016, Jeonju International Film Festival 2016, Göteborg Film Festival 2016 - Lorens Award)
Things to Come, Mia Hansen-Love, France (Berlinale 2016 – Silver Bear for Best Director)
Tramontane, Vatche Boulghourjian, Lebanon, France, Qatar, UAE (La Semaine de la Critique 2016, Cannes)
Out of competition:
Ice Age: Collision Course, Mike Thurmeier and Galen T. Chu, USA
Independence Day: Resurgence, Roland Emmerich, USA
Ghostbusters, Paul Feig, USA
Planet Single, Mitja Okorn, Poland
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ALOYS (Aloys) DIRECTOR: Tobias Nölle PRODUCER: Christof Neracher A lonely private investigator is contacted by a mysterious woman who pulls him into a mind game known as ‘telephone walking’. Fascinated by her voice, Aloys discovers an imaginary universe that allows him to break out of his isolation. Tobias Nölle (1976) studied film at the School of Visual Arts in New York. His short film René (2008) was screened at numerous festivals worldwide and won several awards (Golden Leopard in Locarno). Aloys is his first feature film. It was developed at the Torino Film Lab and selected for the Rotterdam Cinémart and the Berlinale Co-Production Market. 2016, 91', Switzerland, France Berlinale – Panorama 2016 (FIPRESCI Prize; Best Film) |
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BETWEEN SEA AND LAND (La Ciénaga – entre el mar y la tierra) DIRECTOR: Carlos Del Castillo PRODUCERS: Manolo Cruz, Carlos Del Castillo, Robespierre Rodríguez Between Sea and Land tells the story of a young man, Alberto, who lives on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Suffering from a neurological disorder that keeps him on bed rest, Alberto longs to explore the sea that lies just beyond his home. Film portrays the extraordinary resilience and grace of characters caught in between the margins of a beautiful place. Carlos del Castillo is a New York Film Academy director and producer who specializes in symbolism, audiovisual effects, screenwriting, and cinematography. He graduated in dramatic arts and has directed 25 plays on the South American stage. 2016, 98', Colombia Sundance 2016 (Audience Award; Special Jury Award for Acting) |
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CHEVALIER (Chevalier) DIRECTOR: Athina Rachel Tsangari PRODUCERS: Maria Hatzakou, Athina Rachel Tsangari In the middle of the Aegean Sea, on a luxury yacht, six men on a fishing trip decide to play a game. During this game, things will be compared. Things will be measured. Songs will be butchered, and blood will be tested. Friends will become rivals and rivals will become hungry. But at the end of the voyage, when the game is over, the man who wins will be the best man. And he will wear upon his littlest finger the victorious signet ring: the Chevalier. Athina Rachel Tsangari (1966) studied theatre at New York University before obtaining her M.F.A. in film production at the University of Texas. The Slow Business of Going (2000) was her feature debut, followed by Attenberg (2010) and The Capsule (2012). 2015, 105', Greece Locarno Film Festival 2015, Sarajevo Film Festival 2015 (Special Jury Mention; Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actor – All Cast), London Film Festival 2015 (Grand Prix) |
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EVOLUTION (Evolution) DIRECTOR: Lucile Hadžihalilović PRODUCERS: Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon 10-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother on a remote island, in a village inhabited solely by women and young boys. In a hospital overlooking the ocean, all the boys are subjected to a strange medical treatment. Only Nicolas questions what is happening around him. He senses that his mother is lying to him, and is determined to find out what she does with the other women at night, on the beach. What he discovers is the beginning of a nightmare into which he is helplessly drawn. Lucile Hadžihalilović (1961) founded the production company Les cinemas de la zone with Gaspar Noé, with whom she worked on Carne, Seul contre tous and Enter the Void. In 2004, she directed a feature film Innocence (Best New Director Prize at San Sebastian). She has also directed several shorts: Good Boys Use Condoms (1998), Nectar (2014). |
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ILLEGITIMATE (Ilegitim) DIRECTOR: Adrian Sitaru PRODUCER: Anamaria Antoci Two siblings and an illegitimate love. A father who’s a doctor and several accusations. A family in which no one ever drew a line between what’s moral and what’s legal. Not even when it comes to abortion. Adrian Sitaru (1971) completed studies in Film and TV Directing in 2003 at the University of Bucharest. In 2008 he made his debut feature film, Pescuit Sportif. This is his fourth feature film. 2016, 89', Romania, Poland, France Berlinale 2016 – Forum (CICAE Art Cinema Award) |
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KAILI BLUES (Lu bian ye can) DIRECTOR: Bi Gan PRODUCERS: Wang Zijian, Shan Zuolong, Li Zhaoyu In the subtropical province of Guizhou, there is a small county clinic surrounded by fog. At the Kaili clinic, there are two doctors who live quiet, lonely lives. One of the doctors, Chen Sheng, embarks on a journey to find his nephew, who had been abandoned by his brother. On the way to Zhenyuan, Chen came across a place called Dang Mai, where time seemed to flow both forwards and backwards, the lives of the local people a complete mystery. He experiences his own past and future, lending him insight into his own life. Bi Gan (1989) is a young Chinese director and poet born in Kaili, Guizhou. In 2013 he made a short film Diamond Sutra. Kaili Blues is his first feature. He is preparing his second feature film, The Last Night on Earth. 2015, 113', China Locarno Film Festival 2015 (Best Emerging Director; Special Mention for First Feature), International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016 |
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MAMMAL (Mammal) DIRECTOR: Rebecca Daly PRODUCERS: Conor Barry, Macdara Kelleher After Margaret, a divorced woman living in Dublin, loses her teenage son, she develops an unorthodox relationship with Joe, a homeless youth. Their tentative trust is threatened by his involvement with a violent gang and the escalation of her ex-husband's grieving rage. Rebecca Daly (1980) studied Theatre, English and Film. In 2006 her first short film Joyriders was released. Her first feature The Other Side of Sleep (2011) was screened at Cannes. 2016, 99', Ireland, Netherlands, Luxembourg |
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MERCENARY (Mercenaire) DIRECTOR: Sacha Wolff PRODUCERS: Claire Bodechon, Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat Soane, a young man of Wallisian origin from New Caledonia, defies his father’s authority to go play rugby in France. Left to his own devices on the other side of the world, his odyssey will take him on the path to becoming a man in a world where there is a price to be paid for success. Sacha Wolff has directed several award-winning short films selected for a number of international film festivals. A graduate of the Fémis School of cinema, he also pursues documentary filmmaking, which fuels and enriches his fiction work. Mercenaire, his first feature film, notably received the Gan Foundation Award in 2014. 2016 104’ France Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Cannes 2016 |
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MOUNTAIN (Ha'har) DIRECTOR: Yaelle Kayam PRODUCERS: Eilon Ratzkovsky, Yochanan Kredo, Lisa & Yossi Uzrad, Guy Jacoel A devout woman is living with her family in the Jewish cemetery on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives. During the day, while her husband and children are at school, she is left alone in the mountain. She goes for walks in the cemetery, trying to escape the endless house work. One night, out of frustration, she storms out of the house climbing the cemetery, running wherever her feet will carry her. Yaelle Kayam (1979) is a filmmaker and a film lecturer at the Sapir college film department. She studied cinema at the Victorian College of the Arts (2004–2006) in Melbourne, Australia and at the Sam Spiegel film and Television School in Jerusalem (2006–2008). Mountain is her debut feature film. 2015, 83', Israel, Denmark Toronto International Film Festival |
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THE DREAMED ONES (Die Geträumten) DIRECTOR: Ruth Beckermann PRODUCER: Hanne Lassl At center stage are the two poets, Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan, who came to know each other in post-war Vienna. Their dramatic postal exchange creates the textual basis of the film. Two young actors meet in a recording studio to read letters. The tumultuous emotions of proximity and distance, fascination and fear captivate them. However, they also enjoy each other’s company, arguing, smoking, discussing their tattoos and favourite music. Ruth Beckermann (1952) studied Journalism and Art History in Vienna and Tel Aviv, and received her doctorate in 1977. In 1978 she (co-)founded the distribution company Filmladen in which she was active for seven years. In this period, she started to make films and write books. Since 1985 she works as a writer and filmmaker. 2016, 89', Austria Berlinale 2016, Diagonale 2016 (Grand Prix) |
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THE YARD (Yarden) DIRECTOR: Måns Månsson PRODUCER: Emma Åkesdotter Ronge Anders, a single father and poet, loses his job as a critic when he writes a review of a book that doesn’t exist. With no education, he ends up at the Yard, a transshipment hub for car imports, where he must face the suspicions of his co-workers and the regulations of the Swedish management. An unexpected friendship with a colleague triggers a rift between Anders and his teenage son. Personal morals are pitted against the demands of fatherhood in a conflict that is ultimately resolved by a lie. Måns Månsson (1982) studied at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm. His award-winning films have been screened at various festivals and venues around the world, including Berlinale, Slamdance, Sarajevo Film Festival, IDFA, etc. 2016, 80', Sweden, Germany |
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THINGS TO COME (L'avenir) DIRECTOR: Mia Hansen-Løve PRODUCER: Charles Gillibert Nathalie teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. Married with two children, she divides her time between her family, former students and her very possessive mother. One day, Nathalie's husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. With freedom thrust upon her, Nathalie must reinvent her life. Mia Hansen-Løve (1981) made her acting debut at the age of 17 in Olivier Assayas' Late August, Early September. She studied at the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Paris and wrote for the Cahiers du Cinéma. She then began directing short films. Her debut feature is All Is Forgiven (2005). 2016, 100', France, Germany Berlinale 2016 (Silver Bear for Best Director) |
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TRAMONTANE DIRECTOR: Vatche Boulghourjian Vatche Boulghourjian (Lebanon) holds an MFA from New York University’s Graduate Film Program. His thesis film Fifth Column received a production grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and in 2010 premiered at the Cannes Film Festival (Cinéfondation’s Selection), where it was awarded Third Prize. 2016 105’ Lebanon, France, Qatar, UAE La Semaine de la Critique 2016, Cannes |
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ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE DIRECTORS: Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu Michael Thurmeier is a Canadian animator and director at Blue Sky Studios. After he joined the studios, he served as an animator for Fight Club and The Sopranos. He later served as a supervising animator for Ice Age, Robots, and Ice Age: The Meltdown. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) was his feature directing debut, followed in 2012 by Ice Age: Continental Drift. Galen T. Chu is a writer and animator of the first Ice Age, and did animation work for Gone Nutty, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. 2016 94’ United States |
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INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE DIRECTOR: Roland Emmerich We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction. Roland Emmerich studied Film at the University of Television and Film Munich, where his student film The Noah’s Ark Principle opened the 1984 Berlinale. He has directed many box office hits: Universal Soldier, Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla, The Patriot, The Day After Tomorrow, 2012, etc. |
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GHOSTBUSTERS DIRECTOR: Paul Feig |
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PLANET SINGLE (Planeta singli) Mitja Okorn (1981) is a director. In 2004 his debut feature Here and There (Tu pa tam) became a major hit in his home country of Slovenia. In 2007 he received the British Council’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and Screen International Magazine listed him as one of 20 European Stars of Tomorrow. He directed a romantic comedy Letters to Santa (2011), the highest grossing Polish film in the past three decades. 2016 136' Poland |
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