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    BERLIN D A I L Y

    HR.COMBERLIN

    F E B . ,

    Czech Films in Official Selection

    I, Olga Hepnarova

    by Tom Weinreb & Petr Kazda

    We Are Never Alone

    by Petr Vaclav

    In Your Dreams!

    by Petr Oukropec

    Meet us at MGB, Stand No. 139

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    BERLINWEATHERAND HIGH

    TEMPS

    TODAY TOMORROW

    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 1

    B E R L I N

    F C F C

    i i i .i

    FEBRUARY , THR.COMBERLIN

    French art house icon Isabelle Huppert arrives for the premiere of her new drama directed by Mia Hansen-Love.Read THRs review of the Berlinale competition title on page .

    The Face of Things to Come

    Rudd, CooganSay I Do for

    AnIdeal HomeBy Rebecca Ford

    Paul Ruddand SteveCooganwill coupleup for the dramedy

    An Ideal Home, written anddirected by Andrew Fleming.

    Rudd and Coogan, whoworked together on 2011sOur Idiot Brother, will play atroubled married couple withan extravagant lifestyle, withCoogan a celebrity and Ruddhis more hesitant partnerand sidekick. But when the

    The day aer the pre-miere for his latestfilm,Midnight Special,

    Jeff Nichols next project,Loving, was picked up byFocus for North America andfor several other internationalterritories including the U.K.,Germany and Latin America.

    The film, based on a truestory, stars Joel

    Edgerton(whoalso stars inMidnight Special)

    as RichardLoving, whose

    interracial marriage toMildred Loving (Ruth Negga)caused them to be sentenced

    Focus Falls forNicholsLoving

    By Rebecca Ford

    China Warms Up to Indie Titles

    Chinas booming box office the countryis on pace to pass North America tobecome the worlds largest theatrical

    market sometime next year has independentfilmmakers around the globe wondering howthey can get a piece.

    Until now, however, the China boom has been

    fueled by, and benefited, Chinese and Hollywoodblockbusters, with few indie or alternative filmseven getting into the country, much less makingany money.

    But the Chinese film sector is changing fast, andthere are signs that a niche market for art house

    films could be emerging. Chinese auteur Jia Zhangkehad his first-ever local release last year withMountains May Depart, which grossed a healthy$5 million. Diao Yinans noir thrillerBlack Coal, ThinIce, winner of the Berlin Festivals Silver Bear in2014, grossed a stunning $16.5 million in China.

    Theres a younger generation growing up in

    China, and while, right now, they might want bigblockbusters and broad local comedies, their tastesare changing. An audience for films outside theHollywood mold is starting to emerge, says RikkeEnnis of Danish art house specialists Zentropa,

    CO N TIN UE D O N P A G E

    C O N TIN UED O N PA G E C O N TIN UED O N PAG E

    An emerging niche market for mid-budget releases could be a game-changer for independentproducers hoping to get a slice of the Chinese movie boom By Patrick Brzeski and Scott Roxborough

    Nichols

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    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 2

    theREPORT

    home to Lars von Trier,whichhas set up a Chinese division todevelop co-productions with, andfor, the Middle Kingdom.

    There is no doubt that astrong desire for quality inde-pendent films does exist in themarket, seconds Elizabeth Yang,managing director of Chinafilm sales group DDDreamInternational Media, which spe-cializes in indie productions.

    What still doesnt exist inChina, however, is an art houseinfrastructure. China has justone dedicated art house cin-ema in the entire country: theBroadway Cinematheque

    MOMA in Beijing. From theperspective of indie films, Chinais all flyover country.

    But a source close to SAPPRFT,Chinas state authority that reg-ulates the countrys film sector,tells THRthat there are plans todevelop just such an indie theaternetwork in Chinas so-called firsttier cities Beijing, Shanghai,Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Theproject, expected to roll out inthe first half of 2016, would bringtogether private and public cin-emas in a network totaling some50 screens. THRs sources say thatSAPPRFT will provide the ChinaFilm Archive with a distribution

    permit to exhibit imported for-eign titles on this network, withan initial 70-30 programmingsplit between Chinese and inter-national art-house titles.

    Wang Yu, whose Ray Productionproduced Berlin competition titleCrosscurrent, is spearheading aneven larger art house circuit, withplans to link up existing collegemovie theaters into an indieexhibition network of 200 screensspanning the country.

    The understanding in theindustry is that there will be ahuge change to the quota systemat the start of 2017, which will

    HEAT INDEX

    M I C H A E L S H A N N O N

    The actor is receiving rave reviews forhis performance as a father trying to

    protect his young son with superpowers inMidnight Special, his fourth collaboration

    with director Jeff Nichols.

    A R I A N N E F R A S E R

    FOUNDING PARTNER & CEO,

    HIGHLAND FILM GROUP

    Fraser unveiled Margot Robbies hotnew project Terminal, which HFG will

    finance and sell in Berlin, and brought theSuicide Squadstar to town to meet withbuyers. Plus, shes selling Scott Manns

    thriller Final Score, The TrustwithNicolas Cageand BlinkwithJamie Foxx.

    T H E W E I N S T E I N C O .

    Harveyand BobWeinsteins salesteam, usually a festival staple, pulledout of this years Berlin market at the

    th hour, canceling rooms at theGrand Hyatt days before the start amid

    a lack of big projects to sell.

    Michael B. Jordan, Patricia

    Arquette, Eddie Redmayne

    and Commonhave joined the

    list of presenters at the Oscars

    ceremony on Feb. .

    NBC picked up Maya and Marty

    in Manhattan, a variety show

    starring Maya Rudolphand

    Martin Short. It will be executive

    produced by Lorne Michaels.

    Stephen ChowsMermaidhas

    grossed . million, becoming

    the fastest film to cross the

    million mark in China.

    MEANWHILE,IN THE REAL WORLD

    grandson who Coogans character never knew hehad shows up at their home with nowhere else togo, the couple reluctantly decides to take him in.

    Remstar Studios and National Bank of Canadaare co-financingAn Ideal Home, which FortitudeInternational is selling in Berlin. UTA Independent

    Film Group is handling domestic rights.Gabriella Tana, Maria Theresa

    Arida, Maxime RemillardandAaron Ryderare producing, andClark Petersonand Lisa Wolofskywill executive produce.

    Comedy stalwarts PaulRudd and Steve Coogan arereuniting on the big screen as asquabbling married couplein Andrews endearing and hilar-ious script about modernfamily, and we are delighted topresent this charming film to

    buyers at EFM, said FortitudesNadine De Barros.

    to prison in Virginia in 1958. They were laterbanished from the state, but the couple took theircase,Loving v. Virginia, all the way to the SupremeCourt, which reaffirmed their right to marry.

    The film, inspired by Nancy Buirskis documen-tary The Loving Story, also stars Nichols longtime

    collaborator Michael Shannonand Nick Kroll.Lovingwas financed by Big Beach and developedby Raindog Films.

    CAA repped domestic rights and showed footageto buyers Friday.

    Loving, now in postproduction, is producedby Buirski, Ged Dohertyand Colin Firth, SarahGreenand Marc Turtletauband Peter Saraf. BrianKavanaugh-Jonesis executive producing.

    Lovingmarks Focus first big buy aer the Feb. 4reshuffle that saw Peter Schlesselousted and Focusmerged with Universal International PicturesProductions. The company is undergoing anothercourse correction and once again will concentrate

    on the sort of specialty films that were itshallmark when it was run by James Schamus.

    Ideal HomeCONTINUED FROM PAGE

    ChinaCONTINUED FROM PAGE

    NicholsCONTINUED FROM PAGE

    YES, THERE IS A MARKET FOR INDIE FILM IN CHINA

    make it easier to import smallerfilms into China, Wang says.[Then] we should be able to showmore foreign arthouse movies as long as they pass censorship.

    And the sheer size of Chinameans even incremental changecan have a major impact on theindie market.

    Says Italian director CristianoBortone, co-founder of European/Chinese film association Bridgingthe Dragon, Even if the nichemarket gets a very thin layer [oftotal screens], it can still amountto substantial box office for inde-pendent films.

    MOUNTAINS MAY

    DEPART

    MILLIONAfter years of foreign festival

    acclaim his Touch ofSinwon the Cannes best

    screenplay award in but zero theatrical exposureback home, Chinese auteurJia Zhangkefinally scored

    a domestic release withthis feature, which earnedan estimated $ million.

    BLACK COAL,

    THIN ICE

    . MILLIONDirector Diao Yinans

    art house thriller achievedthe impossible: It won over

    foreign critics with its noirishtake on contemporary

    China, passed the test atBeijings censorship

    bureau and received amainstream embrace from

    domestic moviegoers.

    MR. SIX

    MILLIONAlthough backed by

    Chinas leading studio,Huayi Brothers, Guan Husdramedy was positionedmore like a festival titleafter it made its world

    premiere at Venice. A starturn from Feng Xiaogang

    helped confer blockbusterstatus on this thematically

    nuanced movie.

    Rudd

    Coogan

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    SCREENINGS

    TODAY / Feb 14th / 12:00 pm / Berlinale Palast / PRESS

    TODAY / Feb 14th / 7:00 pm / Berlinale Palast / PREMIERE

    TOMORROW / Feb 15th / 10:00 am / Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    TOMORROW / Feb 15th / 11:30 am / CinemaxX 10

    TOMORROW / Feb 15th / 12:15 pm / Friedrichstadt-Palast

    TOMORROW / Feb 15th / 6:00 pm / Zoo Palast 1

    SUNDAY / Feb 21st / 10:00 pm / Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 4

    There may be plenty of dramas being sold inBerlin this year, but its the slew of buzzycomedies with A-list talent that have buyers

    clamoring for lighter, funny fare.The first big sale of the festival was for a comedy

    the George Clooney-helmedSuburbicon, abouta quiet neighborhood that gets caught up in aweb of betrayal and paranoia, was scooped up byParamount in a big $10 million deal for U.S. rights.With stars Matt Damonand Julianne Mooreattached,the package is expected to do strong sales interna-tionally as well, with Bloom already fielding plentyof interest.

    At a time when this business is getting much

    tougher and were all looking for things that willdraw an audience to come to the cinema, humor isone of the things that is still a shared experience,says Mister Smith CEO David Garrett, whos sellingBroad Greens dance comedyAint No Half Steppingat the market. If you want to get people tocome and watch something, its about sharingemotions onscreen.

    Among the high-profile comedies attractingbuyers isDrunk Parents, starringSalma Hayekand

    Alec Baldwin. Fortitude International has sold theFred Wolf-helmed film to eOne for Canada andDutch FilmWorks for Benelux, and more saleshave quickly followed. LikeDrunk Parents, otherhot properties come with notable comedic talentattached, like the just-announcedAn Ideal Home,which stars Paul Ruddand Steve Cooganas a troubledmarried couple.

    Its hard to package independent comediesbecause most big comedies get done at the studioswhere the actors are paid big bucks, says Fortitudeco-founder Nadine de Barros, but many of theseprojects have an edge or are a little darker, so thatcan be fun for actors.

    Other buzzy packages with notable talentinclude The Brits Are Comingwith Uma ThurmanandSofia Vergara, The Clapper with Ed Helms, Toms Dadwith Will Ferrelland The Big Sick, which is writtenby and will starSilicon Valleys Kumail Nanjianiand isproduced byJudd Apatow.

    Internationally, comedies also have the advantage

    of working well across multiple platforms, includingtelevision and VOD, so buyers can essentially getmore bang for their buck.

    Its becoming harder and harder for buyers tomake money on movies, and TV is one of the fewsources of revenue le. Comedies play well ontelevision, especially in Europe, adds de Barros,who notes that in countries like France, women areknown as the main audience for VOD and are alsothe most interested in comedies. THR

    By Rebecca FordHayek

    Neesons KoreanWar Pic Sells toGermany, Taiwan

    By Patrick Brzeski

    Big-budget South Koreanwar film OperationChromite, in which Liam

    Neeson stars as Gen. DouglasMacArthur, has notched

    a few quick sales at thestart of the EuropeanFilm Market in Berlin.

    Seoul-based salescompany Finecut closed

    deals for Germany, Austria,

    Benelux, Yugoslavia and Taiwanfor the title.

    Directed by John H. Lee(The Third Way of Love),Operation Chromiteis producedby Chung Tae-won(The Blob,Three Kingdoms) at TaewonEntertainment. It is aiming fora wide domestic release in Julyfrom CJ E&M.

    The film tells the dramaticstory of the unsung heroeswho were sacrificed during theIncheon Landing Operation led

    by MacArthur during the KoreanWar in 1950. THR

    Neeson

    Oscar winner J.K. Simmons plays a workaholic father who, after his daughter (Analeigh Tipton) goes missing,begrudgingly teams up with her ex-boyfriend (Emile Hirsch) to find her. The Solution is selling Gavin Wiesens comedy in Berlin.

    The Runaround

    ExclusiveFirst Look

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    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 6

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    A

    mid a recent surge indocs that emerge from the

    discovery of once-thought-lost film footage, few can claim tohave a history as eye-catching asAaron Brookners touching UncleHoward, made possible thanks toan archive stash buried in WilliamS. Burroughs near-mythicalNew York residence, located in aconverted YMCA swimming poollocker room and affectionatelydubbed The Bunker.

    It was in this near-window-less Lower East Side apartment featuring two large marbleurinals in the bathroom, spiceson the spice rack dated 1978 andBurroughs own handgun in thedresser draw where Aaronfound five years worth of footagestored by his uncle, the late film-maker Howard Brookner.

    Howard died of AIDS at age34 in 1989, shortly before therelease of what would have been

    his breakout featureBloodhoundsof Broadway(featuring the fresh

    faces of Madonnaand Matt Dillon).Worried that the memory of theman who inspired him to getinto filmmaking was being lostand that he might die a seconddeath, Aaron set out to discovermore about his uncle.

    His first route was a wildgoose chase for anything con-nected to Howards 1983 filmBurroughs: The Movie, the onlydoc to be made with full partic-ipation of the legendary writer.This eventually led to stacks andstacks and stacks of [film] rollshe uncovered in The Bunker thatrevealed more about Howardthan they did about Burroughs.

    It was like Howard and hisstory had been frozen in 89 andsuddenly it was reawakened justby the act of looking for thisBurroughs film, says Aaron.

    From these stories, a life

    Director Aaron Brookner set out to make a doc about his filmmaker uncle and,thanks to William S. Burroughs, discovered a man he never knewBy Alex Ritman

    unraveled that Aaron had no ideahis uncle had ever lived.

    As a film student, Howardworked as an usher at theMetropolitan Opera House,while at the same time he wasscoring dope on the Lower EastSide, while at the same time hewas working for a big Italianland-owning family in Little Italyrenting out apartments, he said.

    It was through this work thatHoward landed indie filmmakerJim Jarmuschhis first apartment,on Elizabeth Street.

    Meanwhile, he was helping out

    a friend who was writing pornobooks, and, actually, he andBurroughs co-authored a pornobook, says Aaron, who says hisuncles adventures extendedoutside the U.S. I go into abookstore and start reading thememoir of Frederic Mitterrand,the French culture minister, andtheres a chapter called HowardBrookner about Howard in Pariswith the Burroughs film. Therewere all these incredible differentsides to the guy.

    The very first discovery Aaronmade before developing thefilm was a letter to Howards par-ents, written when he was ill andexclaiming that he had done morewith his life than most peoplewho lived to be in their 80s.

    Says Aaron, When I startedto find out what he did, I realizedit was absolutely true.

    Howard Brookner(right) with Burroughs

    in the s.

    A Hidden Life UnearthedHidd

    en

    GEMS

    SUSANNE BIER

    The filmmaker is in Berlin

    with The Ink Factorys TV spy

    drama The Night Manager.

    Only in Berlin moment

    I was on the competition

    jury a couple of years ago

    when Wong Kar-waiwas

    jury head. The festival

    coincided with the Chinese

    New Year, so Wong took

    us all out to a Chinese

    restaurant in Berlin. It was

    a really wild evening

    and definitely one that could

    only happen in Berlin.

    Place to avoid during

    the fest

    If you want to make it out

    of the hotel where everyone

    is staying, dont cross the

    lobby between 5-7 p.m.

    because everyone youve

    ever known in the movie

    industry will be there and

    youll never get to where you

    need to go on time.

    Best place to get away

    from the fest

    If you immerse yourself in the

    films, you forget about where

    you are, and thats the best

    way to get away from the

    festival.

    Strangest late-night

    experience in Berlin

    One evening I was walking

    home in uncomfortable

    high heels and a gown very

    late at night, and we

    decided to get some fresh

    air and walk through the

    memorial to World War II,

    which is really very

    striking. Theres a severe

    juxtaposition between

    past and present its sort

    of surreal, actually.

    THE DIRECTOR...

    Cumberbatch to NarrateNaples DocumentaryBenedict Cumberbatchhas signed

    on to narrate a documentary detail-

    ing the underbelly of life in Naples

    following the liberation of the Italian

    city from Nazi occu-

    pation after World

    War II. Francesco

    Patiernowill write

    and direct the film

    based on Norman

    Lewis war diary Naples . The

    documentary will be a combination

    of archive and feature footage from

    famous films set in the city.

    SachsLittle Men

    Sells to U.K.s AltitudeSundance crowd-pleaser Little

    Men which Magnolia pounced

    on for domestic rights this week

    has been nabbed by Altitude

    Film Distribution for the U.K. The

    deal marks the second partnership

    between directorIra Sachsand

    the British banner, which released

    Love Is Strangelast year. The com-

    ing-of-age drama, starring Greg

    Kinnear, had its international bow

    at the Berlinale on Friday.

    Schamus NamedQatari Qumra MasterFresh off the recent Sundance

    bow of his directorial debut

    Indignation, former Focus Features

    CEO James Schamushas been

    added to the lineup of Masters

    offering their expertise to film-

    makers at the Qumra Film Festival,

    to be held in Qatar in March. The

    prolific producer joins Oscar-

    nominated director Joshua

    Oppenheimer(The Look of Silence)

    and previously announced names

    Naomi Kawase, Nuri Bilge Ceylan

    and Aleksandr Sokurov.

    Rampling Boards Sci-FiValley of the GodsBest actress Oscar hopeful

    Charlotte Ramplinghas

    come aboard Lech

    MajewskisValley

    of the Gods. The

    star of Yearswill

    star alongside

    Josh Hartnettand

    John Rhys-Davies in

    the sci-fi fantasy about three char-

    acters whose supernatural visions

    clash with reality.

    BERLINALE IN BRIEF

    Cumberbatch

    Rampling

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    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 8

    SPECIAL FEATURE

    Productions must satisfy minimum

    expenditure and cultural tests. The

    incentives have been in place for five

    years, and this year, million is

    available. The Czechs have rebated

    $ million to more than projects.

    We have the kind of expertise foreign

    producers look for, says Ludmila

    Claussova, the Czech Republics film

    commissioner. You can find every-

    thing here crews, set builders and

    designers, English-speaking crews,great studios and locations. We offer

    value for money the exchange

    rate is positive for dollar-denomi-

    nated productions and we are

    still cheaper than Berlin, London and

    other European locations. Other

    recent international shoots include

    The Zookeepers Wifeand Underworld:

    Next Generation.

    TALENT TO WATCH

    A graduate of Pragues FAMU

    famous film school, Petr Vaclavhas

    developed a reputation for versatility.

    His first feature, Marian(), won

    awards in Locarno; his second, Parallel

    Worlds, was selected for the San

    Sebastian New Directors Competition.

    In , Vaclav, who

    has lived in Paris since

    , saw his The Way

    Outscreen as the first

    Czech film at Cannes

    in years.

    IN BERLIN

    Three Czech films are in selection:Vaclavs We Are Never Alone(Forum),

    an existential drama set in mod-

    ern-day Europe; Tomas Weinreb

    and Petr Kazdas I, Olga Hepnarova

    (Panorama), the story of the last

    woman put to death in Czechoslovakia

    (and a co-production with Poland);

    and Petr Oukropecs childrens film

    In Your Dreams(Generation plus).

    Michal Hogenauers Outsideis at

    the Co-Production Market, and EFM

    screenings include Devils Mistress,

    Filip Rencs drama about Czech actress

    Lida Baarova, who was Joseph

    Goebbels mistress.

    Pol and

    Hu nga ry

    Li th uan ia

    Es to ni a

    CzechRep ub li c

    WANT TOSAVE MONEY

    ON YOURNEXT FILM?HEAD EASTIncentives, tax rebates, versatile locations andexperienced crews theres never been a better

    time to shoot in Eastern Europe (even if yourmovie is set on Mars) BY NICK HOLDSWORTH

    WHEN A GROUP OFLITHUANIA N AND POLISH FILMproducers set out to sail from one Baltic seaport toanother in September, it was not simply a nauticaljaunt. The two-day voyage, aboard the 120-foot-long

    twin-mast schooner Brabander, brought together a dozen film profes-sionals with a ra of potential joint projects to discuss.

    The voyage from Klaipeda in Lithuania to Gdynia in Poland, thebrainchild of Liana Ruokyte-Jonsson, head of film promotion, informa-tion and heritage at the Lithuanian Film Center, was designed tofocus attention on a small filmmaking nation that is competing withothers in Eastern Europe to attract international co-productions.

    C Z E C H R E P U B L I C

    CASE STUDY: ANTHROPOID

    Shooting on location in Prague was

    a natural choice for the producers

    ofAnthropoid, British director Sean

    Ellis new wartime thriller that stars

    Jamie Dornanand is based on the

    true story of the assassination of

    Reinhard Heydrich, the SS general

    who was the author of the Nazis Final

    Solution meant to eradicate the Jews

    in Europe. The British plan involved

    parachuting Czech agents into the

    German-occupied country to carry

    out the killing. The exact location of

    Heydrichs assassination has changed

    beyond recognition, but many of the

    original sites,

    including a church

    where the secret

    agents were

    trapped and killed

    by the Germans,

    still exist, lending

    authenticity to

    the film. Daria

    Spackova, man-

    aging director of

    local co-producers Lucky Many Films,says the Czech Republic system could

    not have worked better. The incen-

    tives system is clearly arranged and

    simple, she says. Lucky Many used

    the rebates for its previous film, Lost

    in Munich, and plans to apply again

    for its next project, Zatopek, both from

    Czech directors.

    INCENTIVES

    A cash rebate system features per-

    cent available for qualifying Czech

    spending and percent for interna-

    tional spending that applies to film and

    TV, including all postproduction work.

    Where once Hollywood and international producers could picklow-cost territories to shoot in the region based on currency value,location and crew availability, the expansion of the European Union,economic growth and globalization have now combined to create amore level playing field.

    Attempts to gain an advantage by introducing tax incentivesprompted a race to offer 20 percent to 30 percent cash or tax rebatesthat rapidly produced near-identical offers. Even tiny Estonia, with apopulation of about 1.3 million, offers rebates worth up to 30 percent.Now the rivals are emphasizing their unique attractions as well asfinancial incentives as outlined here:

    Anthropoid

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    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 10

    SPECIAL FEATURE

    CASE STUDY: THE MARTIAN

    Ridley Scottchose Hungarys Korda Studios to film The Martianbecause it has some of the

    largest and tallest soundstages in Europe. The films production team took over the studios,

    located miles west of Budapest, and built the Mars plain using , tons of local soil

    on a massive ,-square-foot soundstage where Matt Damons astronaut character

    battles the Red Planets elements. Other sets, including a NASA Mission Control Room, were

    constructed on the studios five other stages. Korda boasts a total of nearly , square

    feet of soundstages, with the tallest reaching feet, and has a -acre empty backlot and acres of ready-built medieval, renaissance and New York City sets. Producer Howard

    Ellisof Budapest-based Mid Atlantic Films, which he runs with co-founder Adam Goodman,

    notes that Hungarys long-established and generous incentives system was instrumental

    in bringing yet another Hollywood production to the country. Right now, Hungary has a

    rare combination that is not found in any other location outside of the U.S., Canada and the

    U.K., he says. The talent and maturity of crew, deep infrastructure for film and very reliable

    and attractive tax incentives create the perfect storm in a good way for filmmakers.

    Ellis adds that his company in the past year has worked on such Hollywood productions as

    UniversalsEmerald City, Foxs Tyrantand NBC/Universal The Last Carnival.

    INCENTIVES

    Hungary is an experienced player in Europes movie incentives game. One of the first

    former Eastern Bloc countries (in ) to introduce generous tax incentives, it has

    progressively increased the amount available to up to percent or eligible productions.

    Officially recognized by the European Audiovisual Observatory for the boost its incentives

    give to film production between and , movie spending in Hungary accounted

    for on average . percent of GDP, double that of the U.K. and France national film

    fund managers are expecting million in incoming production spending this year alone.

    A new statutory commitment by the government to maintain a billion forints (about

    million) deposit account to ensure money is available to be paid out for approved

    tax rebates is the latest tool to keep Hungarian studios, crews and locations busy with

    international productions. There is confidence and trust toward the Hungarian film

    industry and its representatives from filmmakers and producers worldwide, says Agnes

    Havas, CEO of the Hungarian Film Fund.

    TALENT TO WATCH

    Karoly Uij Meszaros, with a track record as a director and producer of com-

    mercials, short films and a stage play, has made his feature debut with Liza

    the Fox-Fairy, a quirky romantic comedy set in Hungary in the late s. Thefilm, inspired by the work of the Kaurismaki Brothersand Wes Anderson,

    has become a box-office hit, with more than , admissions in Hungary.

    IN BERLIN

    Bence Fliegaufreturns to Berlinales Forum where his debut feature, Rengeteg, screened

    in with Lily Lane(Liliom osveny), the story of a mother and her young son whose

    relationship

    is inextricably

    linked to stories

    and fantasy. And

    Reka Bucsis

    animated Love

    will screen in the

    festivals shorts

    competition.

    E S T O N I

    H U N G RY

    CASE STUDY: THE FENCER

    Klaus Haros Cold War period piece The Fencer Estonias

    second minority co-production to be submitted for Oscar consider-

    ation (the first was last years Tangerinesby Georgian director

    Zaza Urushadze, whichlanded a foreign-language nom) is

    based on a true story by Finnish writer Anna Heinamaa, penned

    while she studied screenwriting at Salford University in England. Itsset in Soviet-occupied Estonia in the early s, when a champion

    fencer with a dark, wartime secret goes on the run from Stalins

    secret police and finds refuge in a remote school. The film, Haro

    says, was his most challenging yet, involving children and two lan-

    guages [Russian and Estonian] I have not mastered. While

    incentives which only were introduced this year were not a

    factor in attracting the film to the northern Baltic state, a policy of

    seeking to support co-productions to boost the small number of

    features produced in the tiny country should ensure Estonia con-

    tinues to punch above its weight. Rebates worth , euros

    (,) this year, and rising to more than million next year,

    should make it more attractive to foreign shoots. We have been

    concentrating on minority co-production and quite successfully,

    says Edith Sepp, CEO of the Estonian Film Institute. Estonia has

    all the prerequisites to succeed in the film business: years of

    filmmaking experience and international visibility.

    The Fencer

    The Martian

    INCENTIVES

    Called Film Estonia, the countrys new system of cash rebates

    introduced in with the first of four annual submission deadlines

    in early February is designed to encourage better cooperation

    between local and foreign film producers to shoot in Estonia. By

    providing rebates worth up to percent of in-country production

    costs, the incentives, though small, are among Europes most gener-

    ous and cover features, telefilms, documentaries and animation.

    TALENT TO WATCH

    Martti Helde, , has already won international

    recognition for his debut feature, In the Crosswind,

    which screened in competition at Toronto in and has won many other awards, including the

    best director prize in Beijing last year. A graduate

    of Tallinn Universitys Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication

    School and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, he also is

    trained in painting and composition. In the Crosswind, about the

    harsh choices forced upon young Estonians torn between the Soviet

    invasion and Nazi support during World War II reflects Heldes

    innovative approach to form and film language.

    IN BERLIN

    Estonia has no films in official selection, but for the first time, its

    presenting a project, Comrade Child, directed by Moonika Siimets,

    at the Co-Production Market. EFM titles include Family Lies,

    directed by Manfred Vainokiviand Valentin Kuik; The Polar Boy;

    Ghost Mountaineer;and Mother.

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    His debut feature, In a Bedroom,

    about a dishonest but beautiful

    Warsaw prostitute, had its world

    premiere at Karlovy Vary in and

    toured the festival circuit. Floating

    Skyscrapers, which

    bowed at Tribeca in

    , won the East of

    the West debut com-

    petition at Karlovy Vary

    the same year.United

    States of Love, the story of

    four unhappy women whose decisions

    to change their lives coincide withthe collapse of communism in Poland

    in , was presented at Berlins

    Co-Production Market last year.

    IN BERLIN

    Official selection titles also include

    I, Olga Hepnarova(Panorama),

    the Czech co-production; Marta

    MinorowiczsZud(Generation Kplus);

    Adrian Sitarus Illegitimate(Forum),

    produced with France and Romania;

    and Joaquin del PasosPanAmerican

    Machinery(Forum), a co-production

    with Mexico.Agnus Deiis on offer at

    EFM via Films Distribution.

    TALENT TO WATCH

    Director Mantas Kvedaravicius

    brings an intellectualism and

    philosophical angle to his newest

    documentary, Mariupolis, which

    examines the stress of living in a

    frontline town during the civil war in Ukraine. An

    academic who teaches visual culture and critical

    theory at Vilnius University, he holds a masters from

    Oxford and a Ph.D. from Cambridge.

    IN BERLIN

    Mariupolishas its world premiere in the Berlinales

    Panorama Documentary section. At the EFM, Wide

    is repping Mikko Kuparinens Nights Till Morning,

    about a French woman architect and Finnish DJ

    who meet while on business trips in Vilnius and end

    up spending the night together. When a volcanic

    ash cloud grounds their flights, their one-night

    stand is extended.

    P O L N D

    CASE STUDY:AGNUS DEI

    The French-Polish co-production,

    directed by Frenchwoman Anne

    Fontaine(Coco Before Chanel), was

    among a range of foreign shoots in

    Poland in . Shot in the northern

    province of Warmia, the film, which

    just premiered at Sundance, addresses

    the repercussions of evil when a French

    doctor comes across a convent where

    the nuns are pregnant after being

    repeatedly and brutally raped by Red

    Army stages in the closing days of

    World War II. The suitable loca-tions that came up to the producers

    L I T H U N I

    CASE STUDY: WAR AND PEACE

    The BBCs six-part adaptation of War and Peace,

    which premiered in January, used Lithuania as its

    main base as well as Russia and Latvia. A co-pro-

    duction among BBC Cymru Wales, The Weinstein

    Co. and BBC Worldwide/Lookout Point, it is the first

    British TV adaptation of the Leo Tolstoyepic sincethe BBCs -part series starring Anthony Hopkins

    screened in -. The new production, unlike

    the previous one that was filmed in Yugoslavia, was

    able to take advantage of genuine locations that

    then were part of the Soviet Union and off-limits to

    Western filmmakers. Producer Julia Stanndard

    said during production that filming had gone

    extremely well in Vilnius. Everyone was really

    helpful and supportive, and we were made to feel so

    welcome in this beautiful city. Added local producer

    Lineta Miseikyteof Baltic Film Service, The scale

    and length of the production was challenging, but

    we were able to provide the necessary resources

    locally and met the demands of the show. And

    director Tom Harper, speaking when the series

    screened in Vilnius for the Lithuanian cast and crew,

    said There were a number of reasons [we filmed

    here]. It was the tax credit, it was the [locations]. It

    was the combined effect of it all.Jurate Pazikaite,

    head of the Vilnius Film Office, says the project was

    the biggest shot in the capital city last year.

    INCENTIVES

    Under a plan introduced in January , productions

    that spend up to one-fifth of their budget in Lithuania

    can quality for a percent tax rebate via a local pro-

    duction partner, which may use the rebate to reduce

    local corporate income tax liability. The incentive is

    available to feature films, telefilms, documentaries

    and animated movies. Domestic films, co-produced

    or commissioned films can take advantage of the

    incentive, which is managed by the Lithuanian Film

    Center. Ruokyte-Jonsson says that in the current

    European environment, standing out from the crowd

    is what matters. Its a very tough competition to

    attract foreign productions when it comes to tax

    incentives, she says. Twenty percent today maybe

    is not a sky-high benefit, but combining this with a

    super effective, highly professional multilingual local

    crew makes the whole package attractive and valu-

    able. Everything is possible in Lithuania. Last year,

    in addition to the two-day co-production networking

    event on the schooner, Ruokyte-Jonsson promoted

    Lithuanian film by setting up a -seat theater in the

    departure lounge of Vilnius International Airport.

    expectations, the Polish talent and the

    financial support from the Polish Film

    Institute were the main factors that

    attractedAgnus Deito Poland, says

    Anna Dziedzicof Film Commission

    Poland. Other recent international

    shoots included True Crimes, which

    stars Jim Carrey, and the French black

    comedy Les Affaires Reprennes, a

    debut feature by Gerard Pautonnier.

    Both shot in the city of Krakow.

    INCENTIVES

    The countrys system of film supportdiffers from the rest of the region. The

    Polish Film Institute uses a revolving

    door system of grants, rather than

    tax incentives. Chiefly designed to

    support local productions in one of

    the few Eastern European markets

    with a big enough domestic exhibition

    market to offer commercial potential

    to local producers, it also is available

    for co-productions. The PISF subsi-

    dizes up to features a year as well

    as documentary and animated

    projects. Changes being introduced

    this year under new institute head

    Magdalena Srokawill ring-fence fund-ing for minority co-productions.

    There will be a separate commission

    only for minority co-productions, so

    they wont compete with national

    films, PFI exec Robert Balinski says.

    We plan to double the number of

    minority co-productions this year

    from three or four to approximately

    eight and spend about million euros

    ($. million) for them.

    TALENT TO WATCH

    Tomasz Wasilewskihas taken a well-

    trod path to his Berlinale competition

    screening slot for United States of Love.

    War and Peace

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    THE SOUTH KOREAN FIL M

    industry had another banneryear in 2015, with the local boxoffice reaching record heights and

    international sales. Revenue hit $1.42 billion(1.72 trillion won) last year, up 3.1 percentfrom 2014 and setting a record for the sixthconsecutive year, according to the KoreanFilm Council. The number of exported

    domestic films, meanwhile, shot up to650 titles the most ever.

    Last years three biggest movies localtitles Veteran($88.7 million) andAssassination($83.1 million), followed byAvengers: Age ofUltron($74.7 million) now rank among thetop 15 films of all time at the Korean box office.

    But industry figures say the large numbersbelie a more complicated picture of internalstrife. Much like in Hollywood, the headline-making box-office records have come at thecost of intense polarization within the Koreantheatrical market, with huge-budget block-busters dominating screen counts and leaving

    increasingly low-budget indies to pick up thescraps. The result: mid-budget dramas and

    genre pictures have virtually vacated the field.On a given weekend, the top three box-

    office hits take up about three-quarters of thescreens across Korea. This doesnt give audi-ences much of a choice, says film critic JeongJi-ouk. The situation is compounded by thefact that top investor-distributors such as CJEntertainment and Lotte Entertainment alsoown the countrys largest exhibitors. [Veteran

    andAssassination] were very well-made filmsin and of themselves, but we also need to takethis unfair market structure into consider-ation, Jeong adds.

    Though more films are beingmade and released than ever before,fewer new titles are actually reach-ing viewers. In 2015, a record 1,208movies were released in SouthKorea, of which 538, or 41 percent,were shown on just one screen (Age of Ultron,by comparison, opened on 1,843 Koreanscreens). And half of these single-screenreleases played in the cinema just once before

    hitting VOD channels. The number of suchsingle-screen films has been on the rise in

    recent years: 91 titles in 2011, 172 in 2012, 246in 2012 and 359 last year.

    So, even though a record number of filmswere released in 2015, only 47 titles or1.37 percent managed to secure 500 ormore screens, and those accounted for 81 per-cent of the annual admissions.

    Five to 10 films open every week, which istoo many considering the size of the domestic

    market. If films dont have a big debut, theyget pulled immediately, and then cinemas willallot more screens to the bigger blockbust-ers, says a staff member at a major multiplex

    who asked not to be named.As polarization within the

    industry deepens between bothbig-budget and indie filmmak-ing as well as younger and olderaudiences insiders say Koreas

    oligarchic entertainment conglomeratesare only becoming more conservative aboutthe projects they greenlight.

    And much like in Hollywood, its the stars

    who are stepping up and throwing their weightbehind inspiring, indie-spirited projects.

    THE SCRAPPY VS.

    THE SUITS IN KOREAWith mid-budget releases becoming virtually nonexistent in the countrys increasingly corporatefilm sector, independent-minded talents are taking matters into their own handsBY LEE HYOWON

    ILLUSTRATION BY

    Rafael

    Alvarez

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    The Five Biggest South KoreanReleases to Hit Theaters in 2016

    THE SOUTH

    Korean film

    industry is boom-

    ing more than

    ever, with box-office revenue

    and theater admissions in

    hitting all-time highs for the

    sixth consecutive year. With

    a diverse range of big-budget

    movies slated for , THR

    spotlights five titles already

    generating buzz.

    Operation Chromite

    CJ ENTERTAINMENT EFM SALES

    HANDLED BY FINECUT

    Liam Neesonis sure to gener-

    ate interest in his role as Gen.

    Douglas MacArthurin this

    Korean War epic. Director JohnH. Leeand writer Lee Man-hee,

    who collaborated on another

    Korean War actioner, : Into

    the Fire, reunited for this film.

    Finecut has already closed

    deals for the title in Germany,

    Austria, Benelux, Yugoslavia

    and Taiwan at the EFM.

    Mil-jeong

    WARNER BROS.

    Director Kim Jee-woon(The

    Last Standstarring Arnold

    Schwarzenegger) helms

    Warner Bros. first local

    production. The action-packed

    period film, set for release in

    the second half of this year,

    marks Kims fourth collabora-

    tion with veteran Korean star

    Song Kang-ho(The Throne).

    Set in Japan-occupied Korea

    and China during the s, the

    movie features independence

    fighters facing off with Japanese

    police and secret agents while

    attempting to smuggle explo-

    sives across the border.

    Train to Busan

    NEXT ENTERTAINMENT WORLD

    Yeon Sang-ho, creator of

    the critically acclaimed noir

    animations for adults The King

    of Pigsand The Fake, makeshis live-action film debut with

    the thriller Train to Busan.

    The film chronicles the chaos

    that ensues as a deadly virus

    sweeps through Korea, and

    passengers on a bullet train

    from Seoul to the southern port

    city of Busan must fight for their

    survival. The project has gar-

    nered strong early buzz thanks

    to the fact that there have

    |been few local disaster movies

    since the enormous success

    of the tsunami block-

    busterHaeundae.

    The Tunnel

    SHOWBOXMEDIAPLEX

    Kim Sung-hoon, the director

    of s hit crime actionerA

    Hard Day, helms this story of

    a man who is trapped inside

    a collapsed tunnel and the

    dramatic events surrounding

    his rescue. Highly sought-af-

    ter star Ha Jung-woo

    (Assassination) plays the lead

    role alongside actress Bae

    Doo-na, who has returned to

    mainstream Korean cinema

    after a stint in Hollywood

    (Sense,Jupiter Ascending).

    Gosanja,

    Daedongyeojido

    CJ ENTERTAINMENT

    Master filmmaker and producer

    Kang Woo-suktackles a histor-

    ical epic for the first time for his

    th film. Based on the novel of

    the same name by Park Bum-

    shin, it traces th-century

    mountaineer, geographer and

    cartographer Kim Jeong-hos

    extensive efforts to create his

    renowned map of the Joseon

    Kingdom (-). Cha

    Seung-wonplays the legend

    who is known to have walked the

    entire breadth and length of the

    Korean Peninsula for the project.

    Aer Lee Jung-hyunappeared inRoaringCurrents, the 2014 maritime epic that isKoreas highest-grossing film of all time, thesinger/actress was expected to follow that upwith another high-profile, mainstream pro-duction. Instead, Lee surprised the industryby choosing to star in Gooc-jin Ahns dark indiecomedyAlice in Earnestland.

    My agency wanted me to choose a biggerproject, but female characters [in main-stream movies] are extremely limited. I feltvery frustrated while choosing pieces aerRoaring Currents, butAlicecaught my eye forits novel subject matter, and more impor-

    tantly, because Iwanted a meaning-ful, female-drivenstory, says the36-year-oldactress. Lee wenton to be namedbest actress at the2015 Blue Dragon

    Film Awards, oneof the Koreasmost prestigiousfilm events.

    Similarly, actorKang Ha-neulalsoforewent finan-cial gain to starinDongju: ThePortrait of a Poet,a biopic about afamous Korean

    poet and independence fighter. Lee Joon-ik,the star director of such pricey blockbustersas Koreas 2016 Oscar submission The Throne,turned to a more independent style of film-making forDongju.

    I did not want to commercially exploitthe life story of Yun Dongju, says the director.In order to retain full visual control of thefeature, Lee used product placement andother advertising incentives while operatingon a micro budget of about $413,000.

    Cho Jae-hyun(Kim Ki-duksMoebius), one ofSouth Koreas most well-established actors,also insists on appearing in indie films eventhough he has become a household namethanks to his appearances in smash-hitTV soaps and big-budget action movies.A

    Korean in Paris, a quirky indie that premieredlast fall at the Busan Film Festival, marksthe 50-year-olds second collaboration withVenice-winning auteur Jeon Soo-il, followingEl Condor Pasa(2013).

    I take part in smaller projects because myparticipation helps budget issues, Cho says.Independent movies must be made, becausetheir unique vision and diverse subject mattercan inspire and provoke mainstream cinema.But sadly, indie filmmaking is dying out.

    Nevertheless, the actor, who also debutedas an indie filmmaker in 2015 withA BreakAlone, says he would continue to direct and act

    in art films. Chos frequent collaborator, arthouse auteur Kim Ki-duk, on the other hand,

    announced that he would no longer show hisfilms in Korea outside of film festivals. He isnow working on his Chinese film debut, WhoIs God(working title), aer having releasingthe Japanese-language projectStoplast year.

    I feel uneasy whenever small films hitscreens because it is so tough for them toreach audiences, says Cho. Its true thatnot all small films have mainstream appeal.Theyre sought out by audiences with aparticular taste. But it is a problem that such

    viewers dont even get the chance to seekthem out.

    Insiders point out, however, that sucha polarization is not limited to the indie-versus-mainstream discourse.

    Commercial films are also suffering.There is an obsession with blockbusters thathit 10 million admissions, and mid-budgetcommercial films are being neglected, addsCho. Market analysts share this view, anda 2015 report compiled by the Korean FilmCouncil states that genre films have virtuallydisappeared.

    Jung Woo Sung, one of Koreas most pop-ular actors, debuted as a producer for the

    Alice inEarnestland

    OperationChromite

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    upcoming unconventional mystery romanceRemember Youbecause established producersseemed unwilling to try something different.The 42-year-old actor attempted to introducerookie writer-director Lee Yoon-jungto studios,but older producers kept trying to alter thescript, he said, adding, I decided to step inbecause they would have compromised whatmade the story so unique.

    Much like Robert SimondsSTXEntertainment stateside, Lee believes mid-budget features offer both creative value anda market opportunity. Not everyone canmake big movies on a big budget, he says.Its more important to have a diverse rangeof mid-budget films that will present lowerrisks and help build a stronger market.

    Jung also plays the lead role in the mysteryromance, which cost less than $4 million, amedium-sized project with a break-even pointof roughly 3 million admissions.

    Bong Joon Hos $40 millionSnowpiercerremains the priciest Korean production of

    all time. Films made for more than $10million must target at least 10 million admis-sions, or roughly a fih of Koreas populationof 50 million.

    Mid-budget films make up the core ofthe industry, and things look a bit shakyeven though there is growing number of

    Studios Find a Place for Interesting Female Personas

    THOUGH LOCAL

    films have

    been booming

    at the South

    Korean box office, there have

    been relatively few parts for

    actresses amid the domi-

    nance of testosterone-fueled

    actioners. Lee Jung-hyun,

    for example, turned to indie

    cinema because she could

    not find interesting women

    to play after appearing in a

    minor role in the box-office

    smash Roaring Currents.

    This year, however, major

    studios are spinning out

    female-driven titles featuring

    top talent in a range of roles,

    from tragic historical figures to

    egotistical divas.

    Its been rather tough for

    Korean actresses as their roles

    have been largely limited to

    supporting characters, like the

    lover or mother. But things are

    changing little by little, said

    film critic Youn Sung-eun.

    The positive reception for

    Hollywood films centered on

    women does influence local

    filmmakers, and the success

    of indie films such asAlice in

    Earnestlandalso seems to be

    having an effect. Korean audi-

    ences always want something

    new, and this includes stories

    featuring interesting female

    personas.

    Kim Min-hee (Hong

    Sang-soosRight Now, Wrong

    Then) will star opposite

    budding star Kim Tae-riinThe

    Handmaiden, a new lesbian

    thriller by celebrated director

    Park Chan-wookinspired by

    the British novel Fingersmith.

    Set in the Japanese colonial

    period (-), the film

    follows the plight of an orphan

    girl who is hired by a con man

    to win the trust of a wealthy

    heiress, only to end up falling

    for her. It is on offer at the EFM

    via CJ Entertainment.

    Cannes winner Jeon

    Do-yeon(SecretSunshine) was

    one of the few actresses who

    had a memorable presence in

    Korean cinema through

    The Shamelessand the martial

    arts epic Memories of the

    Sword. She will return withA

    Man and a Woman, about a

    mother who heads to Finland

    to send her autistic son to a

    special camp and becomes

    passionately drawn to a fellow

    parent. This is Jeons second

    time working on a melodrama

    directed byLee Yoon-gi,fol-

    lowing s One Fine Day.

    Kim Hye-soo, Koreasbiggest sex symbol, stood

    out last year in Coin Locker

    Girl, a female buddy film that

    debuted at Cannes. In the

    second quarter of , art will

    imitate life as the -year-old

    takes on the role of a superstar

    in Familyhood. In this drama

    directed by Kim Tae-gon, the

    actress flirts with the idea of

    becoming a single mother

    as she realizes that her star

    wattage is fading.

    A-listerSon Ye-jin(The

    Pirates) will take the lead in

    The Last Princess, a big-

    budget historical drama from

    directorHur Jin-ho. The

    film follows the true story of

    Princess Deokhye, one of

    the last royals of the Joseon

    Kingdom (-); she was

    famous for having been forced

    into a marriage with a Japanese

    aristocrat and then confined to

    a mental institution.

    Popular actress Han

    Hyo-joohas stood out in two

    unconventional female-driven

    titles, the crime actioner Cold

    Eyesand the rom-com The

    Beauty Inside. This year, she

    will trade in her sweet, inno-

    cent image to play a seductivecourtesan-artist of the Joseon

    Kingdom in Haeohwa. Park

    Heung-sik, who directed

    Memories of the Sword, will

    helm the period drama.

    Superstar Ha Ji-won,

    known for playing everything

    from rom-com sweethearts

    to action heroines, will

    star in Life Risking Romance.

    Directed by Song Min-kyu,

    the genre-bending title mixes

    romance with thriller elements

    as a couple becomes entangled

    in a serial murder case. H.L.

    blockbusters, says Lee Seung-won, head ofthe CGV Research Center. In the mid-2000s,quirky sleeper hits such asScandal Makers(2008, $41.7 million grossed in Korea) were

    credited with pulling the Korean film indus-try out of a recession that set in aer studiosinvested heavily in big-budget, star-studdedfilms that did not live up to expectations.

    But can that happen again? Director-producer JK Younhas vowed to make a morediverse range of mid-budget films via his

    company JK Films. Though he is best knownfor such mega-hits asHaeundaeand Ode toMy Father, each of which crossed 10 millionadmissions, his extensive filmography also

    includes smaller comedies and crime dramas.Says Youn: The Korean film market is

    severely polarized, and I hope I can help thesituation by presenting more colorful filmson a reasonable budget. If we succeed, thenI am sure this will inspire more filmmakers todo the same.

    A Korean in Paris

    Kim Hae-soo

    Ha Ji-won

    Son Ye-jin

    Han Hyo-joo

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    Q&A DIRECTOR

    Where you surprised thatGoing

    Clearwasnt nominated for an Oscar

    after the Church of Scientology

    actively campaigned against it?

    I dont want to comment on therecord about that. There defi-nitely was a campaign against[the film], but I have no evidencethat was responsible for influenc-ing Academy voters. They didntvote for it and thats that Ivebeen inundated with litigiousletters [from the Church ofScientology] threatening law-suits as has every venue where weexhibited this film, in this countryand abroad. They havent sued,but they threatened a lot. Theresbeen a high cost to releasingthe film. I get accosted fromtime to time you can see a fewexchanges on YouTube but thepeople who really

    took it on the chinare the people whospoke to me for themovie. Theyve beenshadowed by privateinvestigators andin ways that areintended to intimi-date woman havebeen threatened,people have hadtheir lives destroyedeconomically,their houses taken

    away. Its been thug-gish intimidation.

    The church has lived up to itsreputation.

    Has there been any professional

    repercussions for you, working in

    Hollywood?

    Not really. I cant say theres beenany impact there. But in termsof the Hollywood element, Ifound it somewhat disturbingthat Tom Cruisecontinues tomanage to elude any responsibil-ity for the ongoing human-rightsabuses that are basically con-ducted in his name. He is themost visible and most vocal pro-ponent of the religion. This isntabout the creed of the church, itsabout the deed. By not investi-gating human-rights abuses inthe church, hes tacitly giving hisapproval to them.

    Youve explored aneven more clandestine

    world in Zero Days

    the world of

    cyber-espionage and

    malware hacking.

    What surprised

    you most in your

    investigation into the

    Stuxnet attack?

    That this is a muchbigger story thanmost people haverealized. It was the

    first known attackin which malware

    crossed from the world of cyberto the world of physical theStuxnet worm took control ofmachines in an Iranian nuclearplant and made them spinwidely out of control. And it wasantonymous. Nobody presseda button, it attacked on its ownwhen it felt the time was right,a little like the doomsday deviceinDr. Strangelove. The Stuxnetstory showed the ability of acomputer program to manipulateor destroy critical infrastruc-ture: water treatment plants,electricity grids, transportationsystems, everything essential to

    normal life. It shows the potentialfor cyber-war is both terrifyingand comical, and I think it issomething people have not paidsufficient attention to at all.

    Did you discover anything in your

    research that shocked you?

    Yes. The level of secrecy shockedme. Because this is a big deal we are talking about a potentialglobal cyber-war and our lead-ers arent even talking about this.The launch of cyber-weapons, in

    the same way as nuclear weapons,need a presidential signoff. But

    theres been no official recogni-tion (of the Stuxnet attack). Itsas if aer 1945 the U.S. govern-ment were to have said, Whatbomb? This isnt just a com-puter story, its a story of globalespionage and war. Its very muchin the news now, that espionageplayed a role in the recent,controversial nuclear agreementwith Iran. We are living with theconsequences.

    How great a threat does the film

    represent for you and your team?

    Angry hackers can wreak even

    more havoc that Scientologists.

    I took as many precautions as Icould. I have no idea how effec-tive they were. This is very scaryterrain. The possibility of anattack is ever-present. We live ina world of extraordinary vul-nerability. The Sony hack madepeople aware of the possibility ofsomething like this, but Stuxnetgoes way beyond that. We haveto demand more from ourgovernment in terms of transpar-ency and protection. This filmattempts to raise the questions of

    what the government is keepingsecret and why.

    We live in aworld of

    extraordinaryvulnerability,

    Gibney says.

    Alex GibneyThe Oscar-winning documentarian on the toll from Going Clear,Tom Cruises approval of human-rights abuses and

    the U.S. mysterious silence on cyber-war By Scott Roxborough

    ITS NOT EASY MAKING A LIVING GORING SACRED COWS, SAYSdocumentarian Alex Gibney. Still, the 62-year-old filmmaker haskept at it, toppling societys golden calves with his exposs of cor-porate America (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room), pedophilia

    in the Catholic Church (Mea Maxina Culpa: Silence in the House ofGod), the U.S. military (Taxi to the Dark Side) and Scientology (GoingClear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief). Along the way, hes collectedan Oscar and five Emmys while attracting the ire of the entrenchedinterests who would rather their secrets be kept hidden. For his latestfeature,Zero Days on the dangers of cyber-espionage revealed by theStuxnet computer hack of 2010 Gibney has swapped Scientologys

    litigious legal team for the dark hats of government-backed hackers.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporterwhile finishing the mix forZeroDays, Gibney reflected on the hidden doomsday threat of cyber-warand Scientologys ongoing campaign against him and many othersinvolved with Going Clear.

    22Number of feature

    documentaries Gibney hasdirected, including Zero Days

    8Emmy wins for Gibney docs(three each for Going Clear

    and Mea Maximaand two forTaxi to the Dark Side)

    23Number of videos onfreedommag.org, a

    Scientology site, attacking

    Gibney and others whoparticipated in Going Clear

    BY THE NUMBERS

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    WHO SAYS ITS A MANS WORLD?

    photoMathiasBothor/Majestic

    Panorama Special

    FUKUSHIMA, MON AMOUR by Doris DrrieProducers: Olga Film, Rolize, Constantin FilmWorld Sales: The Match Factory

    Forum Special

    CHAMISSOS SHADOW by Ulrike OttingerProducer: Ulrike Ottinger Filmproduktion

    Generation 14plus

    ZHALEIKA by Eliza PetkovaProducer: DFFB

    Perspektive Deutsches Kino/Generation

    METEOR STREET by Aline FischerProducers: credo:film, Film University Babelsberg

    Perspektive Deutsches Kino

    WHO IS ODA JAUNE? by Kamilla PfefferProducer: gebrder beetz filmproduktionWorld Sales: Wide House

    Berlinale Special

    NATIONAL BIRD by Sonia KennebeckGerman Producer: Ten Forward Films (DE/US)

    Panorama Dokumente

    ZONA NORTE by Monika TreutProducer: Hyena Films

    Generation Kplus

    ZUD by Marta MinorowiczGerman Producer: zero one film (DE/PL)World Sales: Slingshot Films

    Perspektive Deutsches Kino

    LIEBMANN by Jules HerrmannCo-Producer: Ester.Reglin.FilmWorld Sales: Patra Spanou Film Marketing & Consult ing

    photoU

    lrikeOttinger

    photoConstanzeSchmitt

    Forum Special

    RUDOLF THOME FLOWERS EVERYWHEREby Serpil TurhanProducer: Luzid Film

    photoLuzidFilm

    photocredo:film/MauriceWilkerling

    Perspektive Deutsches Kino

    FOUR CORNERS OF A CIRCLEby Katarina StankoviProducers: ZAK Film/Film University Babelsberg (DE/RS)

    photoG

    iorgosKarvelas

    photoMagdalenaHutter

    photo

    TenForwardFilms/JasonLam

    Panorama Special

    ALL OF A SUDDEN by Asl zgeGerman Producer: EEE-Productions (DE/NL/FR)World Sales: Memento Films International

    photo

    EmreErkmen

    IN COMPETITION

    24 WEEKS by Anne Zohra BerrachedProducers: zero one film, Filmakademie Baden-WrttembergWorld Sales: Beta Cinema

    photo

    FriedeClausz/zeroonefilm

    photoHyenaFilms

    photozeroonefilm

    photoSebastianEgert

    N E W F I L M SFROM GERMANY

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    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 24

    BERLIN HITS THE RED CARPET

    About Ton

    From left: War onEveryoneproducerChris Clarkwith thefilms stars MichaelPenaand Alexander

    Skarsgardat the filmspremiere on Feb. .

    Tilda SwintonandDieter Kosslickattended a screening ofThe Man Who Fell toEarthas part of theBerlinales tribute toDavid Bowieon Feb. .Swinton appeared inthe video for Bowies single The Stars(Are Out Tonight).

    Actors JaedenLieberherand KirstenDunst(in Gucci) attendthe photo call for JeffNichols competitionentry Midnight Specialon Feb. .

    Jury membersClive Owenand Alba

    Rohrwacher(in MiuMiu) share a laugh onstage during theBerlinale openingceremony Feb. .

    Channing Tatum(in Dolce & Gabbana)walked the red carpetfor the opening-nightscreening of Hail,Caesar! on Feb. .

    From left: Hail,Caesar! writer-directorsEthanand JoelCoenflank the legendary BenBarenholtz. Barenholtz,who produced severalof the brothers titles,including their secondfeature, sRaising Arizona, wasawarded an honoraryBerlinale Camera Award

    at the Mar tin-Gropius-Bau on Feb. .

    C H A D B U C H A N A N G E T

    T Y I M A G E S M A T T H I A S N A R E Y E K G E T T Y I M A G E S P A S C A L L E S E G R E T A I N G E T T Y I M A G E S I S A F

    O L T I N W I R E I M A G E C L E M E N S B I L A N G E T T Y I M A G E S

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    CONTACTS IN BERLIN: MARTIN GROPIUS BAU - 1ST FLOOR, BOOTH Nr. 138

    [email protected] // WWW.ICA-IP.PT

    PORTUGAL8 MOVIES

    3 MOVIES IN COMPETITION

    RIOC

    ORGO

    /DIRECTOR:Maya

    KosaandSrgiodaCosta

    /PRODUCTION:OS

    ome

    aFria

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    THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 26

    EXECUTIVE SUITE

    Were a younger company,were growing and emergingand were continually doingbigger projects, says Moring,who was photographed Jan.

    at his office in Toronto.

    WHEN JASON MORING, PRESIDENT

    and CEO of Double DutchInternational, takes stock of theglobal sales market for indepen-

    dent film, he doesnt see crisis he seesopportunity. Thats even aer Canadianrival Entertainment One in Januaryinvested in Sierra Pictures and closed eOne

    International, its London-based internationalsales and distribution arm. Judging cast-driven theatrical releases as safe ground, DDIis pushing into production via a deal withAwesometown Entertainment (Get Squirrely)to co-produce two or three animated featuresbudgeted in the $10 million to $15 millionrange each year. Moring also has made mov-ies that he reps for worldwide sales rights apotentially safer bet for foreign buyers by lin-ing up a $50 million P&A fund from privatewealth management firm Fleet-Fairhavento ensure a wide U.S. release. Plus, he hasexecutive produced such movies as TerenceDaviesA Quiet Passion, which stars CynthiaNixon and Jennifer Ehle and will receive agala screening in Berlin, andA.R.C.H.I.E., afamily film voiced by Michael J. Fox. Moring,36, sat down with THRin his Toronto officeto discuss the state of the world film salesmarket, his push into production and hisdesire to cherry-pick some new executives.

    There arent many Canadian sales companies,

    and with Entertainment One closing its

    international sales division, the sector has

    shrunk. And yet youre growing?The Sierra acquisition was to help [eOne]get involved with bigger content. For us,

    that only benefits DDI. Were definitelytrying to take advantage of eOne shutter-ing its international division to see whethertheres an opportunity to pick up some oftheir people as well.

    How are film sales?

    For us, theyre great. We have had a good runsince fall 2014, where each market is seem-ingly better than the last one. Were a youngercompany, were growing and emerging andwere continually doing bigger projects. Iknow there are people out there saying partsof the market are in a downturn. But I really

    think you either have theatrical films or youhave the other pool of films. If youre not

    theatrical, youre in a big, competitive pool,where theres a lot of content out there, andthat only drives prices down because buyershave options. For us, we made a decision twoyears ago to focus more on theatricals, so wewerent cluttered up in that competition.

    Besides selling, you have expanded DDIs portfolio

    to include the development and financing of new

    features. Why the push into production?

    The world looks to the U.S. to see what theU.S. will do with a film, and that will reallydictate how [foreign buyers] feel about themarketability and commerciality of a film.If it gets a wide theatrical release in the U.S.,the world will respond. If the U.S. just does aday-and-date release, the world will responddifferently. So, to help keep that control inter-nally, were trying to venture more intoa production role and a co-producer role.We need to figure out ways to bring certainpieces to the puzzle early, whether thatbe financing or production talent, to giveus an advantage. And with Canada being solucrative when it comes to bringing produc-tion here, I see a role for us.

    Does that mean getting more involved at thescript or packaging stages for indie titles that

    end up on your international sales slate?

    Independent producers trying to make adecent film budgeted in the $8 million to$15 million range sometimes make wrongdecisions based on cast, and that eventuallymakes their film less attractive internation-ally. If we can get involved earlier, we can helpguide producers in making casting decisionsthat will financially benefit their film.

    Big names are expensive, especially now with

    the collapsing Canadian dollar and the fact that

    top Hollywood talent is paid in U.S. dollars.

    The agents are certainly out for the benefit

    of their clients. Theres always seemingly atop-20 or a top-30. Its a supply and demandfunction. Here, with the way the Canadiandollar is going, luckily our business is majorityU.S. funds. That will benefit the industry as awhole. Youll see over the next 12 to 24 monthsa huge influx of U.S. and international pro-ductions coming to Canada. They not onlywill get the same quality of work, theyll get itat a significant discount when factoring in (thelow Canadian dollar and) film incentives. Itslike doubling up.

    You have lined up a $ million P&A fund to help

    ensure a wider U.S. release for films to give comfort

    to foreign buyers. What was the strategy there?

    We started talking in early 2015 to Fleet-Fairhaven, and were evolving to a revolvingfund to support P&A. That ties into help-ing make sure the U.S. was fitting a certainrelease model that foreign buyers coulddepend on and be confident in. And the P&Afund allows us to ensure at least 800 screensand up to 2,000.

    The falling Canadian dollar also has you eyeing

    making more movies with U.S. partners, right?

    During the past six to eight months,there has been a handful of requests everyweek from producers asking if we can helpthem co-produce out of Canada. So we havea roster of producers weve worked withbefore that we are trying to bring into proj-ects. And were looking at setting up ourproduction shell here domestically so we canhelp with that. In todays market, you haveto be flexible. If you are just a sales company,thats one thing. But were trying to be alittle more, to bring financing, to help withproduction, to have the P&A financing.These are items that only a handful of sales

    companies are doing, and they are usually thebigger guys.

    PRESIDENT AND CEO,

    DOUBLE DUTCH INTERNATIONAL

    Jason MoringThe Toronto-based exec on expandinginto producing and financing and why

    hes on the lookout for U.S. partnersBy Etan Vlessing

    PHOTOGRAPHED BY Jennifer Roberts

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    PORTRAITOF AGARDENby Rosie Stapel

    Screenings:

    Sun Feb 14 22:00 MGB

    Wed Feb 17 17:00 MGB

    PORTRAITOF AGARDENby Rosie Stapel

    Screenings:

    Sun Feb 14 22:00 MGB

    Wed Feb 17 17:00 MGB

    STRIKE APOSEby Ester Gould &Reijer Zwaan

    Screenings:

    Mon Feb 15 17:00 International

    Tue Feb 16 12:00 CineStar 7

    Wed Feb 17 17:45 Cubix 8

    Fri Feb 19 14:30 Colosseum 1

    Sun Feb 21 17:30 Cubix 7

    STRIKE APOSEby Ester Gould &Reijer Zwaan

    Screenings:

    Mon Feb 15 17:00 International

    Tue Feb 16 12:00 CineStar 7

    Wed Feb 17 17:45 Cubix 8

    Fri Feb 19 14:30 Colosseum 1

    Sun Feb 21 17:30 Cubix 7

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    FEB.

    : Dofus Book I: Julith,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    France, Indie Sales

    : One for All, Kino

    Arsenal , mins., Italy,

    Minerva Pictures Group

    Youll Never Be Alone,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Chile, Wide

    The Snow Queen : Fire and

    Ice, CinemaxX , mins.,

    Russia, China, Wizart

    Nights, d-Kino,

    mins., Lebanon, France,

    Intramovies

    Stranded, CineStar ,

    mins., Spain, Filmax

    International

    Accabadora, MGB-Kino, mins., Italy, Rai Com

    :, Food & Shelter,

    CinemaxX , mins., Spain,

    Latido Films

    The Bounce Back, EFM

    Cinemobile, mins., USA,

    Double Dutch International

    : Parisienne, CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., France,

    Films Boutique

    To Steal From a Thief,

    CinemaxX , mins., Spain,

    Argentina, Film Factory

    Entertainment

    Hunt for the Wilderpeople,

    CineStar , mins., New

    Zealand, Protagonist Pictures

    One Kiss, CineStar ,

    mins., Italy, True Colours

    The Bosss Daughter,

    CinemaxX , mins., France,

    Wild Bunch

    My Revolution, CinemaxX ,

    mins., France, Visit Films

    : Olympic Pride,

    American Prejudice,CinemaxX , mins., USA,

    Autlook Filmsales

    : The Sun, CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., Japan,

    Kadokawa Corporation

    WAX: We Are the X,

    Marriott , mins., Italy,

    Filmexport Group

    All of a Sudden, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Germany, France,

    Netherlands, Memento Films

    International

    Sniper: Special Ops, Zoo

    Palast , mins., USA,

    Picture Tree

    Internationals

    LenaLove

    Voltage Pictures

    Heavenly Nomadic,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Kyrgyzstan, Pluto Film

    Combativo (rough cut),

    Zoo Palast Club B, mins.,

    Pakistan, Shah Productions

    Bon Bini Holland, CinemaxX

    , mins., Netherlands,

    Dutch Features Global

    Entertainment

    Sand Storm, CineStar ,

    mins., Israel, Beta Cinema

    The Carer, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Hungary, United

    Kingdom, The Yellow Affair

    : Other Girls, Parliament,

    mins., Finland, Eastwest

    Filmdistribution

    Blue Bicycle, CinemaxX , mins., Turkey, Germany,

    Drama Film Production Umit

    Koreken

    :Am Koelnberg, Zoo

    Palast , mins., Germany,

    Real Fiction Filme

    : Rosalie Blum, Kino

    Arsenal , mins., France,

    SND Groupe M

    Dont Call Me Son, CinemaxX

    , mins., Brazil, Loco Films

    : Halal Love (and Sex),

    Kino Arsenal , mins.,

    Germany, Films Distribution

    : Dad Hold My Hand,

    Zoo Palast Club B, mins.,

    India, Wet Grass Films

    Scratch, CineStar ,

    mins., Canada, Filmoption

    International

    : Very Big Shot,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Lebanon, Be for Films

    Viva, MGB-Kino, mins.,Ireland, Mongrel International

    The Kind Words, CinemaxX

    , mins., Israel, Canada,

    Beta Cinema

    :A Conspiracy of Faith,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Denmark, Germany, Norway,

    TrustNordisk

    Between Sea and Land,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Colombia, USA, Global Screen

    All These Sleepless Nights,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Poland, HanWay Films

    Monsieur Chocolat, CineStarIMAX, mins., France,

    Gaumont

    LenaLove, d-Kino,

    mins., Germany, Picture

    Tree International

    Fast Convoy, EFM Cinemobile,

    mins., France, Indie Sales

    A Mighty Team, CinemaxX ,

    mins., France, Other Angle

    Pictures

    La vache, CinemaxX ,

    mins., France, Path

    International

    :, Loev, CinemaxX ,

    mins., India, Wide

    : Do You Believe?,

    Parliament, mins., USA,

    Pure Flix/Quality Flix

    Highway To Hellas,

    CineStar , mins., Germany,

    ARRI Media

    Endorphine, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Canada, Seville

    International

    The Bride, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Spain, Fortissimo Films

    Gamba, CineStar , mins.,Japan, SC Films International

    Chronically Metropolitan

    By Invitation Only, Zoo Palast

    Club A, mins., USA, Films

    :A Good Wife, CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., Serbia,

    Films Boutique

    : These Daughters of

    Mine, CinemaxX , mins.,

    Poland, Media Move

    Rara, CinemaxX , mins.,

    Chile, Argentina, Latido Films

    Fire at Sea, CineStar ,

    mins., Italy, France, Doc &Film International

    : Shepherds and

    Butchers, CinemaxX ,

    mins., USA, South Africa,

    WestEnd Films

    : London Heist,

    CinemaxX Studio , mins.,

    United Kingdom, Cinema

    Management Group (CMG)

    : Morris From America,

    Kino Arsenal , mins.,

    Germany, USA, Visit Films

    : The Bunker, Zoo

    Palast , mins., Germany,

    Film Republic

    Robinson Crusoe,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Belgium, Studiocanal

    : Under the Pyramid,

    Zoo Palast Club B, mins.,

    Sweden, Netherlands, Idyll

    : Spanish Affair , MGB-

    Kino, mins., Spain, FilmFactory Entertainment

    : Wedding Doll, d-

    Kino, mins., Israel, Gilady

    Nitzan Films

    The Crew, CineStar , mins.,

    France, SND Groupe M

    :A Decent Man,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    France, Bac Films

    Vicky Banjo, CinemaxX ,

    mins., France, Gaumont

    Arianna, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Italy, Rai Com

    Par accident, CinemaxX , mins., France, Be for Films

    : The Inerasable,

    CineStar , mins., Japan,

    Shochiku

    Them Who?, EFM Cinemobile,

    mins., Italy, True Colours

    Agnes, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Germany, Pluto Film

    : The Stare, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Japan, Kadokawa

    Corp.

    Do Mixers Go to Heaven?,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Germany, Clip Film- und

    Fernsehproduktion

    Heartless, Marriott ,

    mins., Germany, USA, Wind

    Child Entertainment

    Lolo, CinemaxX , mins.,

    France, Wild Bunch

    Parched, CineStar ,

    mins., USA, India, United

    Kingdom, Seville International

    : Sophies Misfortunes,

    CineStar IMAX, mins.,

    France, Gaumont

    :A Melody to Remember,

    CinemaxX , mins., South

    Korea, Contents Panda (Next

    Entertainment World)

    Worlds Apart, Zoo Palast ,

    mins., Greece, Films

    Molly Monster, Ted Siegers,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Germany, Switzerland,

    Sweden, Global Screen

    : Kivalina, CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., USA, Savor

    Terra Films

    SCREENING GUIDEEFM

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    :Only for the Weekend,

    Zoo Palast , mins., Italy,

    Summerside International

    War on Everyone, CineStar ,

    mins., United Kingdom,

    Bankside Films

    A Hundred Streets,

    Parliament, mins.,

    United Kingdom, Umedia

    International

    The Black Hen, CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., Nepal,

    Germany, Wide

    Bang Gang (A Modern

    Love Story), Kino Arsenal ,

    mins., France, Films

    Distribution

    :Rupture, Zoo Palast

    Club B, mins., USA,

    Luxembourg, Canada, AmbiDistribution

    : Der Nachtmahr, Zoo

    Palast , mins., Germany,

    K Mediagroup

    : Katabui In the

    Heart of Okinawa, d-Kino,

    mins., Japan, Switzerland,

    Kukuru Vision

    :Koudelka Shooting

    Holy Land, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Germany, Czech

    Republic, Israel, Wide House

    : Kidnap Capital, MGB-

    Kino, mins., Canada, The

    Annex Entertainment

    Josephine, Pregnant &

    Fabulous, CinemaxX ,

    mins., France, TF

    International

    Nights Till Morning,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Finland, Lithuania, Wide

    : Land of the

    Enlightened, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Belgium, Ireland,

    Germany, Films Boutique

    The Master, CineStar ,

    mins., Hong Kong, China,

    Golden Network Asia

    :Young Wrestlers,

    CinemaxX , mins., Turkey,

    Netherlands, Kaliber Film

    The Church of Karadima,

    EFM Cinemobile, mins.,

    Chile, Ocio Films

    :Timeswings

    Hanne Darboven Revisited,

    Marriott , mins., Germany,

    Moonlightmovies

    While the Women Are

    Sleeping, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Japan, Toei Co.

    :Mr. Pig, CineStar ,

    mins., USA, Mundial

    The Ardennes, CinemaxX

    , mins., Belgium,

    Netherlands, Attraction

    Distribution

    Happy Birthday, CinemaxX ,

    mins., USA, Arclight Films

    :Nick Off Duty,

    CineStar IMAX, mins.,

    Germany, Global Screen

    Agnus Dei, CineStar ,

    mins., France, Poland,

    Films Distribution

    What a Wonderful Family!,

    CineStar , mins., Japan,

    Shochiku

    : Summertime,

    CinemaxX , mins., Italy,

    Rai Com

    : Kids in Love, Zoo Palast

    , mins., United Kingdom,

    Carnaby International

    Sales & Distribution

    This Summer Feeling,

    CinemaxX Studio , mins.,

    France, Pyramide International

    :A Woman, a Part,

    Zoo Palast , mins., USA,

    Infinitum Productions

    Magnus, Kino Arsenal ,

    mins., Norway, TrustNordisk

    :Requirements to Be a

    Normal Person, Parliament,

    mins., Spain, Latido Films

    Song of Lahore, CinemaxX ,

    mins., USA, Autlook

    Filmsales

    Inside the Chinese Closet,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Netherlands, Films Transit

    International

    :The Shell Collector,Marriott , mins., USA,

    Japan, Shell Collector

    The Mine, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Finland, The Yellow

    Affair

    : The Lady in the Car

    With Glasses and a Gun,

    CinemaxX , mins., France,

    Wild Bunch

    In Front of Others, MGB-Kino,

    mins., Iceland, Truenorth

    : Fire Song, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Canada, MCE

    Young Light, Zoo Palast ,

    mins., Germany, France,

    Weltkino Filmverleih

    : Wild, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Germany, The Match

    Factory

    : Tickled, EFM

    Cinemobile, mins., New

    Zealand, Magnolia Pictures

    Fade The Tales About the

    Last Days, Zoo Palast Club B,

    mins., Italy, New World

    Cinemas

    : The Fits, CineStar ,

    mins., USA, Mongrel

    International

    : Richard Linklater:

    Dream Is Destiny, CinemaxX

    , mins., USA, Dogwoof

    :Man Falling, CinemaxX

    , mins., Denmark, Wide

    House

    Anna, CinemaxX , mins.,

    Italy, Rai Com

    The Linda Vista Project,

    CinemaxX , mins., USA,

    XVIII Entertainment

    : Cheer Up, CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., Finland,

    Canada, Wide House

    :A Sunday Kind of

    Love, CinemaxX , mins.,

    Canada, Princ Films

    : Pursuit, Zoo Palast Club

    A, mins., Ireland, An Pointe

    Productions

    : Suntan, Kino Arsenal ,

    mins., Greece, Visit Films

    The Childhood of

    a Leader, CineStar ,

    mins., United Kingdom,

    Hungary, France, ProtagonistPictures

    Valley of Knights Miras

    Magical Christmas,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Norway, Sola Media

    California, CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., Brazil,

    Films Boutique

    Welcome to Norway,

    CineStar , mins., Norway,

    Sweden, Beta Cinema

    Chasing Niagara,

    CinemaxX , mins., Austria,

    Red Bull Media House

    : Lets Talk, Marriott ,

    mins., Italy, Filmexport Group

    :On My Mothers Side,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Canada, Seville International

    The Girl in the Book,

    CineStar IMAX, mins., USA,

    Myriad Pictures

    Fack Ju Goehte , Parliament,

    mins., Germany, Picture

    Tree International

    House for Mermaids,

    MGB-Kino, mins., Estonia,Russia, Korela Film

    Things to Come, CinemaxX ,

    mins., France, Germany,

    Les Films du Losange

    Becoming Zlatan, CinemaxX

    , mins., Sweden, Autlook

    Filmsales

    If Cats Disappeared

    From the World, CineStar ,

    mins., Japan, Toho

    :Hedi, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Tunisia, Belgium,

    France, Luxbox

    :Mother, EFM

    Cinemobile, mins.,

    Slovenia, Slovenian Film

    Centre

    :Jonathan, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Germany, m-appeal

    Raspberry & Cream

    : Rosehill, CinemaxX ,

    mins., USA, Germany,

    ManifestoFilm

    : From a House on

    Willow Street,CinemaxX

    Studio , mins., South

    Africa, The Exchange

    :Humidity, CinemaxX ,

    mins., Serbia, Netherlands,

    Greece, Soul Food Films

    Dont Be Bad, CinemaxX , mins., Italy, Rai Com

    :Last of the Elephant

    Men, CineStar , mins.,

    Canada, France, Filmoption

    International

    After Eden, CinemaxX Studio

    , mins., Canada, Wide

    Team Spirit, CinemaxX ,

    mins., France, Le Pacte

    : The Rift, CineStar ,

    mins., South Korea, Serbia,

    Slovenia, More In Group

    Farewell My Teacher,

    CineStar , mins., France,

    Studiocanal

    : Scream Week,

    CinemaxX , mins.,

    Netherlands, Belgium,

    Incredible Fil