Europolis-Meridians is a competition programme bringing a selection of highest-quality recent accomplishments in European and independent world film, selected from programmes of relevant international festivals.
Selected films:
150 Milligrams (La fille de brest), Emmanuelle Bercot, France
A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove), Hannes Holm, Sweden
The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen), Aki Kaurismäki, Finland/ Germany
Hedi (Inhebbek Hedi), Mohamed Ben Attia, Tunis / Belgium / France
Lady Macbeth, William Oldroyd, United Kingdom
Too Close to Our Son (Au plus près du soleil), Yves Angelo, France
Hounds of Love, Ben Young, Australia
The Road to Mandalay, Midi Z, Taiwan / France / Myanmar /Germany
The Collector (Коllektor), Aleksej Krasovski, Russia
Afterimage (Powidoki), Andrzej Wajda, Poland
The Teacher (Učitelka), Jan Hřebejk, Slovakia / Czech Republic
Izvan konkurencije:
Feud - Bette and Joan (pilot TV serije), Ryan Murphy, SAD
150 MILLIGRAMS (La fille de brest)
DIRECTOR: Emmanuelle Bercot
SCREENPLAY: Séverine Bosschem, Emmanuelle Bercot
DOP: Guillaume Schiffman
EDITOR: Julien Leloup
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Eric Barboza
COSTUME DESIGN: Pascaline Chavane
MUSIC: Martin Wheeler, Bloum
CAST: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Benoît Magimel, Charlotte Laemmel, Isabelle De Hertogh, Lara Neumann
PRODUCERS: Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta, Barbara Letellier, Simon Arnal
PRODUCTION: Haut et Court
CO-PRODUCTIONS: France 2 Cinéma, Canal +, Cine +, France Télévisions
DISTRIBUTION: Discovery Film
WORDL SALES: Wild Bunch
In a hospital in Brest, a lung specialist establishes a direct link between suspicious deaths and the consumption of Mediator, a drug that has been on the market for 30 years. From its confidential beginnings to the media frenzy surrounding the case, this story inspired by Irène Frachon’s life, climaxes in a victory for truth.
Emmanuelle Bercot (1967) is an actress and director. Having made several shorts, she helmed her feature directorial debut with Clément (Youth Award at Cannes 2001). Next came Backstage (2005), On My Way (2013), which competed at Berlin, and Standing Tall (2015)
2016 Ι 128’ Ι France Ι drama
Toronto International Film Festival 2016, San Sebastian International Film Festival 2017
A MAN CALLED OVE (En man som heter Ove)
DIRECTOR: Hannes Holm
SCREENPLAY: Hannes Holm
DOP: Göran Hallberg
EDITOR: Fredrik Morheden
PRODUCTION DESIGN Jan-Olof Ågren
COSTUME DESIGN: Camilla Olai-Lindblom
MUSIC: Gaute Storaas
CAST: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars
PRODUCERS: Annica Bellander Rune, Nicklas Wikström Nicastro, Lone Korslund, Jessica Ask, Hanne Palmquist, Per Bouveng
PRODUCTION: Tre Vänner
CO-PRODUCTIONS: Film i Vast, Nordisk Film, Swedish Television, Nordsvensk Filmunderhallning, Fante Film
DISTRIBUTION: Discovery Film
WORLD SALES: Music Box Films
59-year-old Ove is the block’s grumpy man. Several years earlier, he was deposed as president of the condominium association. But he doesn’t care, and keeps looking over the neighbourhood with an iron fist. When Parvaneh and her family move into the house opposite, and accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it turns out to be an unexpected friendship.
Hannes Holm (1962) made most of his films with Måns Herngren, including his feature debut One in a Million (1995) and the festival hit Adam & Eve (1997). His works also include TV series and commercials.
2016 Ι 116’ Ι Sweden Ι comedy
European Film Awards 2016 (Best Comedy), Vancouver Film Festival 2016, Cabourg Film Festival 2016 (Audiece Award), Mill Valley Film Festival 2016, Traverse City Film Festival 2016 (Audiece Award), Satellite Awards 2017 (Best Foreign Language Film).
THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE (Toivon tuolla puolen)
DIRECTOR: Aki Kaurismäki
SCREENPLAY: Aki Kaurismäki
DOP: Timo Salminen
EDITOR: Samu Heikkilä
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Aki Kaurismäki
COSTUME DESIGN: Tiina Kaukanen
CAST: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Ilkka Koivula, Janne Hyytiäinen, Nuppu Koivu, Kaija Pakarinen, Niroz Haji, Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon
PRODUCER: Aki Kaurismäki
PRODUCTION: Sputnik
CO-PRODUCTION: Bufo, Pandora Film (DE)
CO-PRODUCERS: Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Reinhard Brundig
DISTRIBUTION: Discovery Film
WORLD SALES: The Match Factory
Khaled Ali is a Syrian refugee who has escaped the war in Aleppo and stowed away on a coal freighter, seeking asylum in Helsinki. Meanwhile, travelling shirt salesman Wikström leaves his wife and his profession, and turns into a poker shark. With the money, he buys a shabby restaurant The Golden Pint. The two narratives collide with delightfully unpredictable results.
Aki Kaurismäki (1957) makes films characterised by dry humour, a simple style and understated acting: Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), The Man Without a Past (2012), for which he won the Golden Palm for Best Director, Le Havre (2011), to name a few.
2017 Ι 98’ Ι Finland / Germany Ι drama / comedy
International Berlin Film Festival 2017 (Best Director), Dublin International Film Festival 2017 (Best Actor)
HEDI (Inhebbek Hedi)
DIRECTOR: Mohamed Ben Attia
SCREENPLAY: Mohamed Ben Attia
DOP: Frédéric Noirhomme
EDITOR: Azza Chaabouni, Ghalya Lacroix, Hafedh Laaridhi
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Mohamed Denguezli
COSTUME DESIGN: Nedra Gribaa
MUSIC: Omar Aloulou
CAST: Majd Mastoura, Rym Ben Messaoud, Sabah Bouzouita, Omnia Ben Ghali, Hakim Boumessaoudi, Arwa Ben Smail
PRODUCERS: Dora Bouchoucha Fourati, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Nadim Cheikhrouha
PRODUCTION: Nomadis Images (TN)
CO-PRODUCTION: Les Films du Fleuve (BE), Tanit Films (FR)
DISTRIBUTION: Discovery Film
WORLD SALES: Luxbox
Hedi is a quiet young man following the path that has been traced out for him. Tunisia is changing, but Hedi doesn’t expect much from the future. The same week his mother is preparing his marriage, his boss sends him to seek out new clients. He soon meets Rim, a free spirited globetrotter.
Mohamed Ben Attia (1976) graduated at the Institute for Business Studies in Tunis in 1998. He has directed five short films, Mouja (2008), Loi 76 (2011), Selma (2013), etc. This is his feature film debut.
2016. Ι 88’ Ι Tunis/Belgium/France Ι drama
CPH:PIX 2016, Berlin International Film Festival 2017 (Best First Feature, Best Actor), Stockholm Film Festival 2017
LADY MACBETH
DIRECTOR: William Oldroyd
SCREENPLAY: Alice Birch
DOP: Ari Wegner
EDITOR: Nick Emerson
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Jacqueline Abrahams
COSTUME DESIGN: Holly Waddington
SOUND: Dan Jones, Ben Baird
CAST: Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis,Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie, Christopher Fairbank
PRODUCER: Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly
PRODUCTION: Sixty Six Pictures, iFeatures
DISTRIBUTION: Discovery Film
WORLD SALES: Protagonist Pictures
Rural England, 1865. Katherine is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband's estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
William Oldroyd studied directing at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before becoming Director in Residence at the Young Vic Theatre, where he directed large-scale productions. He has directed two short films: Christ’s Dog (2012) and Best (2013). Lady Macbeth is his first feature film.
2016Ι 88’ Ι United Kingdom Ι drama Ι first film
Toronto International Film Festival 2016, San Sebastian International Film Festival 2016 (FIPRESCI Award), Zurich Film Festival 2016 (Special Mention, Critics’ Choice), London Film Festival 2016, Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2016 (FIPRESCI Award), Torino Film Festival 2016, Sundance Film Festival 2017, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017.
TOO CLOSE TO OUR SON (Au plus près du Soleil)
DIRECTOR: Yves Angelo
SCREENPLAY: Yves Angelo, François Dupeyron, Gilles Legrand
DOP: Pierre-Hugues Galien
EDITOR: Fabrice Rouaud
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Bernard Bridon
COSTUME DESIGN: Anne-Marie Sanchez
SOUND: Lucien Balibar, Jean Mallet
CAST: Sylvie Testud, Grégory Gadebois, Mathilde Bisson, Zacharie Chasseriaud, John Arnold
PRODUCERS: Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand
PRODUCTION: Epithète Films
WORLD SALES: Be For Films
Sophie, an investigative judge, questions Juliette, who is under suspicion of abuse of trust concerning her lover. After the investigation, she realizes that Juliette is the biological mother of her adopted son. Instead of recusing herself, the magistrate pursues the case further. But Sophie’s husband doesn’t like this and contacts Juliette.
Yves Angelo (1956), Morocco, is a French cinematographer, film director and screenwriter. He has graduated from the National Film School Louis Lumière in 1975. He has won the César Award for Best Cinematography three times.
2015 Ι 103’ Ι Frane Ι drama
Rome Film Festival 2015, Santa Barbara Film Festival 2015, Transilvania International Film Festival2016
HOUNDS OF LOVE
DIRECTOR: Ben Young
SCREENPLAY: Ben Young
DOP: Michael Mcdermott
EDITOR: Merlin Eden
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Clayton Jauncey
COSTUME DESIGN: Terri Lamera
MUSIC: Dan Luscombe
CAST: Ashleigh Cummings, Emma Booth, Stephen Curry, Susie Porter
PRODUCER: Melissa Kelly
PRODUCTION: Factor 30 Films
WORLD SALES: Urban Distribution
Set in Perth in 1987 and inspired by real crimes, Hounds of Love takes place in the aftermath of a murderous couple’s abduction of a seventeen-year-old Vicki Maloney. Suspecting the many problems plaguing her captors, and attuned to marital issues following her own parents’ recent split, Vicki fights for her life by trying to expose the imbalances in their relationship.
Ben Young (1982), Subiaco, Western Australia, holds an MA in Professional Communications from the WA Screen Academy. Hounds of Love is his debut feature film. He is currently working on his first studio project, an SF thriller Extinction.
2016 Ι 107’ Ι Australia Ι thriller
Venice Days 2016 (FEDEORA Award, Best Actress), Brussels International Film Festival 2016 (Best Actress, Best Director), Mumbai Film Festival 2016, Busan International Film Festival 2016, Tribeca Film Festival 2017, Göteborg International Film Festival 2017, SXSW Film Festival 2017
THE ROAD TO MANDALAY
DIRECTOR: Midi Z
SCREENPLAY: Midi Z
DOP: Tom Fan
EDITOR: Matthieu Laclau
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Akekarat Homlaor
MUSIC: Lim Giong
CAST: Kai Ko, Wu Ke-Xi
PRODUCERS: Patrick Mao Huang, Midi Z
PRODUCTIONS: Seashore Image Productions (TW), Flash Forward Entertainment (TW), House On Fire (FR), Myanmar Montage Films (MM)
CO-PRODUCERS: Vincent Wang, Dominique Welinski, Aditya Assart, Zhao De-Fu, Katharina Suckale, Arfi Lamba
CO-PRODUCTIONS: Bombay Berlin Film Production (DE), Pop Pictures (TH)
WORLD SALES: Urban Distribution
The human-traffickers have a well-established route: from Burma into Thailand across the Mekong River at Tachileik, along quiet country roads, passing bribed police checkpoints and into Bangkok, where the illegal migrants are on their own. Lianqing is one of five illegals who travels this route one summer night with a fellow migrant Guo.
Midi Z (1982) was born in Myanmar. He studied design and art before obtaining a master degree from the National Taiwan University of Technology and Science. Return to Burma, his debut feature, was competing at the Rotterdam Festival in 2012. Ice Poison won the Best Film at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2014.
2016 Ι 108’ Ι Taiwan, France, Myanmar, Germany Ι drama
Venice Days 2016 (FEDEORA Award), Amiens International Film Festival 2016 (Grand Prix), Busan International Film Festival 2016, Toronto International Film Festival 2016, Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2016, Vancouver International Film Festival 2016, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017
COLLECTOR (Коllektor)
DIRECTOR: Aleksej Krasovski
SCREENPLAY: Aleksey Krasovskiy
DOP: Denis Firstov
EDITOR: Artyom Baryshnikov
COSTUME DESIGN: Olga Maksakova
MUSIC: Dmitry Selipanov
CAST: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Xenia Buravsky, Polina Agureeva, Daria Moroz, Tatyana Lazareva, Kirill Pletnev, Valentina Lukaschuk, Evgeniy Stychkin
PRODUCERS: Dmitry Ruzhentsev, George Shabanov, Eduard Iloyan
PRODUCTION: Paprika Production
CO-PRODUCTION: All Media Company
DISTRIBUTION/WORLD SALES: All Media Company
Arthur is a master of his craft, a cold-blooded debt collector. Working with large debitors only, he systematically harasses them over the phone until they eventually pay up. Suddenly, scandalous video involving Arthur hits the web. He risks loosing not just his reputation but also his life. The collector has just one night to find out who set him up.
Aleksey Krasovskiy (1971) graduated in medicine, and has been working as a doctor for five years. He started writing his first scripts for TV programmes for children. Collector is his debut feature film.
2015 Ι 74’ Ι Russia Ι thriller
Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr 2016 (Best Actor, Best Cinematography), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2016 (FEDEORA Award), Braunschweig International Film Festival 2016, Sputnik Over Poland 2016 (Audience Award), The White Elephant Awards 2016 (Best Debutant).
AFTERIMAGE (Powidoki)
DIRECTOR: Andrzej Wajda
SCREENPLAY: Andrzej Mularczyk
DOP: Paweł Edelman
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Marek Warszewski
COSTUME DESIGN: Katarzyna Lewińska
MUSIC: Andrzej Panufnik
CAST: Bogusł aw Linda, Aleksandra Justa, Bronislawa Zamachowska, Zofia Wichlacz, Krzysztof Pieczynski
PRODUCER: Michał Kwieciński
PRODUCTION: Akson Studio, Telewizja Polska, National Audiovisual Institute (NINA), PISF, Tumult Foundation
DISTRIBUTION: Discovery Film
WORLD SALES: Films Boutique
In post-war Poland, renowned avant-garde painter and theorist Wladyslaw Strzemiński works as a professor at the National School of Visual Arts in Łódź. Unlike artists loyal to the doctrines of socialist realism and fulfilling Party tasks, he does not compromise his art. The film chronicles struggles with the darkening skies of totalitarianism.
Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) was an icon of Polish cinema. His more than 50 features include Ashes and Diamonds (1958), The Promised Land (1975), Man of Iron (1981) and Katyn (2007). Four of his films were nominated for Oscars, and he was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 2000. He also received Palme d’Or at 1981 Cannes, and an Honorary Golden Bear at Berlinale 2006.
2016 Ι 98' Ι Poland Ι drama
Toronto International Film Festival 2017, Miami Film Festival 2017, Dubai International Film Festival 2017
THE TEACHER (Učitelka)
DIRECTOR: Jan Hrebejk
SCREENPLAY: Petr Jarchovský
DOP: Martin Žiaran
EDITOR: Vladimír Barák
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Juraj Fábry
COSTUME DESIGN: Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
MUSIC: Michal Novinski
CAST: Zuzana Mauréry, Zuzana Konecná, Csongor Kassai
PRODUCERS: Tibor Búza, Zuzana Mistríková, Lubica Orechovská, Ondrej Zima, Jan Prušinovský, Katerina Ondrejkova
PRODUCTIONS: PubRes (SK), Offside Men (CZ)
CO-PRODUCTIONS: Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (SK), Česká televise
WORLD SALES: Level K
Since the arrival of the new teacher, Marie Drazděchová, to a Bratislava suburban school in the year of 1983, life has turned upside down for students and parents. The principal of an elementary school calls a parents meeting after allegations have been made against the teacher. Will anyone oppose her or will the unwritten system she has established continue to hold sway?
Jan Hřebejk (1967) studied screenwriting at Prague’s FAMU. His film Divided We Fall (2000), was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He won numerous prizes at international festivals including the Jury Award at the Karlovy Vary Festival for his film Beauty in Trouble (2006).
2016 Ι 102’ Ι Slovakia/Czech Republic Ι drama
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2016 (Best Actress), Gijon Film Festival 2016, Chicago International Film Festival 2016, Busan International Film Festival 2016, Vancouver International Film Festival 2016, Belgrade International Film Festival 2017, Glasgow Film Festival 2017, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2017
FRIEND COUNTRY - CZECH REPUBLIC
Izvan konkurencije:
Zavada: Bette i Joan (pilot TV serije), Ryan Murphy, SAD
FEUD - BETTE AND JOAN
DIRECTOR (8 episodes): Ryan Murphy, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Helen Hunt, Liza Johnson, Tim Minear
DOP: Nelson Cragg
EDITOR: Chi Yoon Chung, Andrew Groves, Adam Penn, Ken Ramos, Shelly Westerman
MUSIC: Mac Quayle
CAST: Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Judy Davis, Jackie Hoffman, Alfred Molina,Stanley Tucci, Alison Wright
PRODUCERS: Jaffe Cohen, Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Renee Tab, Michael Zam
PRODUCTION: Fox 21 Television Studios
WORLD SALES: 20th Century Fox Television Distribution
Feud: Bette and Joan tells the story of the legendary rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis during their collaboration on the anthology film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. The series explores how the two women endured ageism, sexism, and misogyny while struggling to hang on to success and fame in the twilight of their careers.
Ryan Murphy (1965) pisac je i producent poznat po serijama American Horror Story (2011), Glee (2009) i Reži me (2003).
2017 | 57’ | pilot – TV series | United States of America | biography, drama | Croatian premiere
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