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“Marie Antoinette” is the BBC, Canal+ produced historical drama TV series, created by Deborah Davis and directed by Pete Travis, Geoffrey Enthoven, starring Emilia Schüle, Louis Cunningham, Jack Archer, Jasmine Blackborow, Gaia Weiss, James Purefoy, Marthe Keller, Roxane Duran, Nathan Willcocks, Crystal Shepherd-Cross, Caroline Piette, Oscar Lesage, Liah O'Prey, Yoli Fuller, and Martijn Lakemeier, airing in North America on PBS:

“…based on the life of the last queen of France before the ‘French Revolution’, who was 14 years old when she became ‘Dauphine of France’…

“…upon her marriage to the heir apparent, ‘Louis-Auguste’…”

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Banijay Rights has closed further sales of “Marie Antoinette,” a dazzling costume drama created and written by Deborah Davis (“The Favorite”).

“Marie Antoinette” tells the story of the avant-garde young queen, played by Emilia Schüle. An Austrian noble, Marie Antoinette was married off to Louis-Auguste, the future king of France, while she was still a girl.

Produced by Banijay Studios France, Capa Drama and Les Gens, the series was picked up by Antenna Plus (Ant1+) in Greece, Ceska Televize in the Czech Republic, Directv in Latin America and Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada for CBC Gem (English)and Ici Télé and Ici Tou.tv (French).

The richly drawn series has also been acquired by RTÉ in Ireland, Sky Italia, Radio & Television Slovakia – Rtvs and Viaplay across all Nordic and Baltic countries and the Netherlands, among others.

Davis penned “Marie Antoinette” with Louise Ironside (“The Split”), Avril E. Russell (“All...

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PBS has picked up U.S. rights to Marie Antoinette, a new historic epic from Canal+ on the life of the iconic French queen.

Banijay Rights, which is handling international sales for the series, announced the deal ahead of the international TV market MIPCOM Cannes, which kicks off Monday.

German actress Emilia Schüle stars as Antoinette in this historic drama created and written by The Favourite screenwriter Deborah Davis. The series depicts the queen, who left Austria at a young age to marry the Dauphin of France, as an incredibly modern and avant-garde figure for her time. Louise Ironside (The Split), Avril E. Russell (All on a Summer’s Day) and Chloë Moss (Run Sister Run) co-wrote the series, which is directed by Pete Travis (Bloodlands) and Geoffrey Enthoven (Children of Love).

Claude Chelli and Margaux Balsan of Capa Drama, Stéphanie Chartreux of...

Banijay Rights has pre-sold “Marie-Antoinette,” the eight-part period series, to Pps Distribution in the U.S. The series will have its North American premiere in the Spring.

The deal marks the latest international deal for the show which is produced by Banijay Studios France, Capa Drama and Les Gens. The series was commissioned by Canal +’s Creation Originale label and follows recent pre-sales to the U.K. public broadcaster BBC2 and BBC First in Australia.

Created and written by Deborah Davis (“The Favourite”), “Marie Antoinette” tells the story of the avant-garde young queen, played by Emilia Schüle.

An Austrian noble, Marie Antoinette was married off to Louis-Auguste, the future king of France, while she was still a girl. She was sent there with one goal: Deliver an heir. But nothing went as planned. Her husband refused to touch her for seven years and Marie-Antoinette’s rebellious ways wreaked havoc on the royal family.

’The Favourite’ writer Deborah Davis is creator and co-writer of the eight-part series.

Marie Antoinette will head from Versailles to the US with Banijay Rights announcing the pre-sale of the French-produced English-language prestige costume drama to PBS Distribution on the eve of Mipcom.

The eight-part series from creator and writer Deborah Davis, best known for The Favourite, will premiere in North America in spring 2023. Produced by Banijay Studios France, Capa Drama and Les Gens, the Canal+ Creation Originale has already been pre-sold to UK public broadcaster BBC2 and BBC First in Australia. It will air on Canal+ in France in October.

The Favourite writer Deborah Davis is creator and co-writer of the eight-part series.

Marie Antoinette will head from Versailles to the US with Banijay Rights announcing the pre-sale of the French-produced English-language prestige costume drama to PBS Distribution on the eve of Mipcom’s market kick-off.

The eight-part series from creator and writer Deborah Davis (The Favourite) will premiere in North America in spring 2023. Produced by Banijay Studios France, Capa Drama and Les Gens, the Canal+ Creation Originale has already been pre-sold to UK public broadcaster BBC2 and BBC First in Australia. It will air on Canal+ in France in October.

On the outskirts of Paris, in a vast, industrial-looking studio in Bry-sur-Marne, the clocks have turned back to the 1770s. Opulent decor — gilded furniture, flower-adorned curtains and marble everywhere — fills the soundstage.

The atmosphere is studious on the set of “Marie-Antoinette,” a lavish French-produced costume drama created, co-written and executive produced by Deborah Davis. She’s delivering a feminist take on an infamous historical figure, best-known for apocryphally advising the starving masses to eat cake. We all know how that ended.

On screen, Marie-Antoinette hasn’t been treated better than she was at the guillotine, where she’s often depicted as a villain or a frivolous airhead.

“I found the fighter, and I loved being with her all the way through her battles,” says Davis, the Oscar-nominated writer of “The Favourite,” which focused on another queen, England’s Anne.

Emilia Schüle, a rising Russian-born German actor, plays Marie-Antoinette, an Austrian...

Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay, has licensed eight-part historical drama “Marie Antoinette” to BBC First in Australia.

Created and written by Deborah Davis (“The Favourite”), “Marie Antoinette” tells the story of the incredibly modern and avant-garde young queen, played by Emilia Schüle (“Ku’damm 56/ 63”). It was previously licensed to U.K. public broadcaster BBC2.

Marie Antoinette was barely 14 years old when she left Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. Growing from a stubborn young princess navigating the rules of the French court under pressure to continue the Bourbon line, to a true fashion icon, she impressed with her charisma, and recreated life in Versailles in her image: free, independent and feminist. Even with rumours undermining her reputation, the notorious figure was able to defeat her enemies at the Versailles court with courage and dignity.

The show was co-written by Louise Ironside (“The Split”), Avril E. Russell...

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U.K. broadcaster BBC Two has pre-bought historical drama “Marie Antoinette,” created and written by Deborah Davis (“The Favourite”).

The eight-part series tells the story of the modern and avant-garde young queen, played by Emilia Schüle (“Ku’damm 63”), who was barely 14 years old when she left Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. Growing from a stubborn young princess navigating the rules of the French court under pressure to continue the Bourbon line, to a fashion icon, she fought rumors undermining her reputation.

Produced by Banijay Studios France, Capa Drama and Les Gens, the acquisition marks the first international deal for the Canal Plus original. The deal was negotiated by Chris Stewart, senior VP of sales for the U.K. and Ireland at Banijay Rights.

Writers on the drama also include Louise Ironside (“The Split”), Avril E. Russell (“All on a Summer’s Day”) and Chloë Moss (“Run Sister Run...

Filming has begun on “Marie Antoinette,” a new, eight-part drama for Canal Plus Creation Originale.

The story of the incredibly modern young queen was created and written by Deborah Davis (“The Favourite”), who worked alongside co-writers Louise Ironside (“The Split”), Avril E. Russell (“All on a Summer’s Day”) and Chloë Moss (“Run Sister Run”). It is directed by Pete Travis (“Bloodlands”) and Geoffrey Enthoven (“Children of Love”).

Russia-born German actress Emilia Schüle (“Ku’damm 56”) will star as the titular monarch.

The series is produced by Alban Étienne and Stéphanie Chartreux of Banijay Studios France, Claude Chelli and Aude Albano of Capa Drama, and Christophe Toulemonde at Les Gens. It is distributed globally by Banijay Rights.

Filming will take place in evocative historical places, including the Palace of Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Lésigny, Champs, Voisins and Bry-sur-Marne.

“We are ready to enchant viewers with stunning scenery from beautiful locations across France and illustrate this audacious,...

Filming is underway on Marie Antoinette, an eight-part drama created and written by Deborah Davis (The Favourite).

The show will tell the story of the famed queen, who was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. Emilia Schüle is in the lead role of Antoinette. Also starring is Jack Archer in a lead role, with other cast including James Purefoy, Louis Cunningham, Jasmine Blackborow, Gaia Weiss, Marthe Keller and Crystal Sheperd.

Additional writers are Louise Ironside (The Split), Avril E. Russell (All on a Summer’s Day) and Chloë Moss (Run Sister Run). The series is directed by Pete Travis (Bloodlands) and Geoffrey Enthoven (Children of Love).

Producers are Claude Chelli and Aude Albano for Capa Drama, Alban Étienne and Stéphanie Chartreux for Banijay Studios France, and Christophe Toulemonde for Les Gens. The eight-part series will be distributed globally by Banijay Rights.

Filming will take place in historical...

Exclusive: We hear that Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to Richard Wong’s road trip comedy Come As You Are which made its world premiere at SXSW Film Festival.

Pic centers around three young men with disabilities who flee their overbearing parents on a road trip to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs. Sam (Precious lead actress Oscar nominee and Empire‘s Gabourey Sidibe), a traveling nurse, drives the three guys across the border as they go on this trip to lose their virginity and embrace their independence. Janeane Garofalo and C.S. Lee also star. Pic will be released early next year.

“Richard Wong perfectly balances the sweet, funny, and dramatic moments anchored by the outstanding performances from Grant, Hayden, Ravi, and Gabourey. We’re thrilled to bring such a hilarious movie...

Road trip comedy adapted from Belgian comedy Hasta La Vista.

Blue Fox Entertainment announced has acquired international rights to the SXSW road trip comedy Come As You Are and will launch sales in Cannes.

Richard Wong directed the remake of Geoffrey Enthoven’s 2011 Belgian comedy Hasta La Vista, and UTA Independent Film Group handles Us rights.

The story inspired by the life of Asta Philpot follows three young men with disabilities who flee their overbearing parents on a road trip to a Montreal brothel that caters to people with special needs.

Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel, Gabourey Sidibe, Janeane Garofalo,...

The rare remake that’s actually a slight improvement on its predecessor, Richard Wong’s “Come as You Are” translates Geoffrey Enthoven’s 2011 Belgian “Hasta la Vista” to middle America. Other changes are less substantial, but this seriocomedy has a less formulaic feel than the original while remaining a crowd-pleasing buddy pic-caper with a soft-pedaled minority empowerment theme. Reception in real-world disabled communities may be somewhat muted by the casting of able-bodied actors in the lead roles. Nonetheless, it’s hard to entirely resist this loosely fact-inspired tale of three physically challenged men road-tripping to Montreal in order to lose their virginity at a “special needs” bordello.

Sticking close in outline to the earlier screenplay by Mariano VanHoof and Pierre de Clercq, Erik Linthorst’s script centers on a trio of protagonists all stuck living with their parents in adulthood. Paraplegic Scotty, whose congenital defect makes him particularly dependent on...

New Europe Film Sales is representing the Bel-Swe-Nor-nl co-production.

Cloudboy has won the Works In Progress award - which comes with an $11,000 (€10,000) prize - at Flanders Image’s inaugural NeXT event. The story is about a Belgian boy who connects to his Swedish mother’s Sami roots during a summer trip to Lapland.

An international industry jury said, “We really want to see the special world that director Meikeminne Clinckspoor has created. We thought producer Katleen Goossens was very well prepared with her presentation, and both she and Meikeminne also told us about the heart of the story not just the plot. The story is both original and universal and we think it will appeal to wide audiences.”

Flanders Image had invited invited 13 projects in post-production – all backed by the Flanders Audiovisual fund — to pitch to the international industry in attendance.

The 13 projects in detail:

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Exclusive: A total of €2m is to be distributed in the first round of 2014 for Screen Flanders Economic Fund.

During Cannes, Kris Peeters, Minister-President of Flanders, has announced the latest projects to be backed by the increasingly influential Screen Flanders Economic Fund.

A total of €2m ($2.74m) is to be distributed in the Fund’s first round of 2014. Nine projects receive support, including work from Jaco Van Dormael, Felix van Groeningen and Wim Vandekeybus, as well as the Company Pictures/BBC series Breakdown.

Between them, they account for well over €9.3m ($12.7m) of audiovisual expenditure in the region.

Beneficiaries in the latest spending round include

Belgica from Oscar nominated Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown); Bowling Balls by Marc PuntBreakdown/The Missing directed by Tom Schankland and produced by Company Pictures in the UK together with Belgian partner Czar TV; Galloping Mind from dance world star Wim Vandekeybus; The Brand New Testament (Le Tout Nouveau Testament...

Exclusive: German sales company Films Boutique has snapped up world rights to several new titles.

Here at the Cannes market, the company is unveiling Monument To Michael Jackson, which will have a closed screening for buyers.

Directed by Darko Lungulov, the bittersweet comedy is set in a dying town in Serbia, where daydreamer Marko is on the verge of divorce from the love of his life.

When an old communist-era monument is removed front he Main Square, he comes up with the idea to build a monument to Michael Jackson in order to save his town and seduce his wife again. But the town’s mayor has his own plans.

During the festival, Films Boutique will also be introducing buyers to Directors’ Fornight title Next To Her, the debut feature by Asaf Korman who worked as editor on The Slut by Hagar Ben Asher. The film stars Dana Ivgy and Liron Ben-Shlush.

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Exclusive: Comedies dominate Films Boutique’s line-up of market premieres at next week’s Marché du Film in Cannes.

The Berlin-based sales outfit will be presenting three comedies among its latest pickups.

These include Serbian writer-director Darko Lungulov’s Monument To Michael Jackson. It follows his award-winning feature Here And There and was pitched at various co-production events, including Sofia Meetings and Moscow Business Square; the film was co-produced by Macedonia’s Producer on the Move, Ognen Antov of Dream Factory Macedonia;T

The other two titles are Belgian film-maker Geoffrey Enthoven’s Halfway and Pascal Rabaté’s Patchwork Family, to be released in France on July 9 by Ad Vitam Distribution, as buyers-only screenings.

Halfway is the second film by Enthoven to be handled internationally by Films Boutique after the sales company had sold Come As You Are, a drama about three disabled youngsters going to Spain to get laid, to 42 territories...

Geoffrey Enthoven and the rest of the creative team behind European hit Come As You Are move into rather different territory with their latest effort, Halfweg. Freshly on Belgian screens this week the film is a black comedy with a dash of romance and quite a lot of ghostly behavior.Stef has just got himself a fantastic real-estate deal - an Art Nouveau manor for next to nothing - in the wake of an acrimonious divorce. Unluckily for him, he finds that he is not quite as alone as he had hoped to be, since a scantily clad phantom - who is none other than the previous owner of the house - comes to haunt his day-to-day existence...The trailer for this one is quite a lot...

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★★★★☆ Loosely based upon the real-life exploits of a physically-impaired Brit searching for intimacy, Come as You Are (2011) is a heartfelt comedy about disability and sexuality, topics sensitively-handled without tiptoeing around the more thought-provoking issues they inspire. Three twentysomething friends from Belgium with a penchant for fine wine and a yearning for female attention hit upon an idea to travel to sunny Spain where a 'specialist' brothel can help with their needs. Lars (Gilles De Schryver), who suffers from an inoperable brain tumour, spearheads the trip, although the trio's parents are reluctant to sanction such a thing.

The paraplegic Philip (Robrecht Vanden Thoren) manages to sneakily book the services of a female ex-nurse called Claude (Isabelle de Hertogh) to care for them, and together with the partially-sighted Jozef (Tom Audenaert) they head off on what they hope will be a riotous and boozy road trip. It's a simple premise which director...

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This Belgian romp heads south in the vein of countless post-Porky's teenpics, following a trio of horny young men keen to unload their virginities during a visit to a Spanish brothel. There's a twist, though: paraplegic Philip, blind Jozef and wheelchair-bound Lars have very different relationships with their own bodies. Inspired by the story of Asta Philpot, the Leeds lad whose attempts to juggle sexual satisfaction with arthrogryposis were first set out in a BBC1 documentary, Geoffrey Enthoven's movie doesn't quite push the representational envelope in the way two previous films involving disability, 2000's Uneasy Riders or 2004's Aaltra, did: these boys' frustrations and hang-ups get worked out with cinematic TLC. Still, it's an unarguable crowdpleaser, gently nudging everybody along to a more enlightened, not to mention more relaxed,...

★★★☆☆ The prospect of a trio of twentysomething virgins embarking on a sexual odyssey of a road-trip is not likely to seem unfamiliar to most cinema audiences. In Geoffrey Enthoven's Belgian comedy Come As You Are (Hasta la Vista, 2011) this potentially tired convention is given a cute twist in that each of the young men is severely disabled. As such, their voyage is more akin to that of Mark O'Brien in The Sessions (2012) than the cruder hijinks of the gross-out American Pie franchise. Avoiding over-sentimentality it proves a humorous, good natured affair which perhaps proves a little too generic but is an enjoyable ride nonetheless.

Philip (Robrecht Vanden Thoren) is a paraplegic, Lars (Gilles de Schrijver) has a debilitating terminal cancer and Jozef (Tom Audenaert) is almost completely blind. Philip and Lars are both confined to wheelchairs and Jozef uses a magnifier to see. One day, on the suggestion of a never-seen friend called Curt,...

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When Philip (Robrecht Vanden Thoren), paralysed from the neck down, decides that he wants to finally have sex, he manages to persuade his two best friends Jozef (Tom Audenaert), who is blind, and Lars (Gilles De Schrijver), terminally ill with a tumour, to travel to Spain to a specialised brothel to suit their needs. However they must do so without letting their parents know of their intentions,...

More than 2,700 members of the European Film Academy - filmmakers from across Europe - have voted for this year’s European Film Awards.

Amour, a highly decorated standout, follows Georges and Anne in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has an attack. The couple's bond of love is severely tested. Awarded Best Film, Director, Actor, and Actress for 2012, it is one not to miss!

At the awards ceremony in Berlin the following awards were presented:

European Film 2012: Amour France / Germany / Austria, 127 min Written & directed by Michael Haneke produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz European Director 2012: Michael Haneke for Amour European Actress 2012: Emmanuelle Riva in Amour European Actor 2012: Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour European Screenwriter 2012: Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for Jagten (The Hunt) Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2012: Sean Bobbitt for Shame European Editor 2012: Joe Walker for Shame European Production Designer 2012: Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy European Composer 2012: Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy European Discovery 2012 – Prix Fipresci: Kauwboy by Boudewijn Koole (The Netherlands) European Film Academy Documentary 2012: Hiver Nomade (Winter Nomads) by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland) European Film Academy Animated Feature Film 2012: Alois Nebel by Tomáš Luňák (Czech Republic / Germany / Slovakia) European Film Academy Short Film 2012: Superman, Spiderman Or Batman by Tudor Giurgiu, Romania European Co-production Award 2012 - Prix Eurimages: Helena Danielsson, Sweden European Achievement In World Cinema 2012: Dame Helen Mirren, UK European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award: Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy The People'S Choice Award 2012: Hasta La Vista (Come As You Are) directed by da Geoffrey Enthoven The European Film Awards 2012 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and Efa Productions gGmbH with the support of the Maltese Ministry of Finance, Economy and Investment, the Malta Film Commission, Ffa German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the Media Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Air Malta p.l.c., Arte, CinePostproduction, Egeda -filmotech.com, Film Corporation, Gls, Mfcc, Panalight Nexos Mediterranea and Zdf. Official Hair styling partner: Goldwell Official make-up partner: M-a-c...

Michael Haneke's "Amour" topped the 25th European Film Awards taking home the Best Film, Director, Actor (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and actress (Emmanuelle Riva). Check out the complete list of winners below:

European Film 2012:

Amour

France / Germany / Austria, 127 min

Written & directed by Michael Haneke

produced by Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka & Michael Katz

European Director 2012:

Michael Haneke for Amour

European Actress 2012:

Emmanuelle Riva in Amour

European Actor 2012:

Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour

European Screenwriter 2012:

Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for Jagten (The Hunt)

Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2012:

Sean Bobbitt for Shame

European Editor 2012:

Joe Walker for Shame

European Production Designer 2012:

Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

European Composer 2012:

Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

European Discovery 2012 . Prix Fipresci:

Kauwboy by Boudewijn Koole (The Netherlands)

European Film Academy Documentary 2012:

Hiver Nomade (Winter Nomads) by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland...

Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner “Amour” swept the 25th European Film Awards winning the best film, best director, best actor (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and best actress (Emmanuelle Riva).

Here is the complete list of winners:-

European Film 2012:

Amour

France / Germany / Austria, 127 min

Written & directed by Michael Haneke

European Director 2012:

Michael Haneke for Amour

European Actress 2012:

Emmanuelle Riva in Amour

European Actor 2012:

Jean-Louis Trintignant in Amour

European Screenwriter 2012:

Tobias Lindholm & Thomas Vinterberg for Jagten (The Hunt)

Carlo Di Palma European Cinematographer Award 2012:

Sean Bobbitt for Shame

European Editor 2012:

Joe Walker for Shame

European Production Designer 2012:

Maria Djurkovic for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

European Composer 2012:

Alberto Iglesias for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

European Discovery 2012 – Prix Fipresci:

Kauwboy by Boudewijn Koole (The Netherlands)

European Film Academy Documentary 2012:

Hiver Nomade (Winter Nomads) by Manuel von Stürler (Switzerland)

European Film Academy Animated Feature...

Every year, the Efa People’s Choice Award allows film fans across Europe to elect their favorite film. When the European Film Academy invites its members, Europe’s greatest film stars, directors, actors and actresses, to attend the European Film Awards, the People’s Choice Award sheds a spotlight on the people films are made for: the audience. This year’s vote has started – vote now and win the chance to join winners and nominees for the awards ceremony in Malta!

Winners in the past have included films like Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver, Roberto Benigni’s La Vita E Bella, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s AmÉLie, Fatih Akin’s Head-on, and Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire.

From 1 September on, film fans can cast their vote on the official website: www.europeanfilmawards.euand win a trip to the 25th European Film Awards on Saturday, 1 December 2012, in Malta!

Nominated Are: The Artist directed by Michel Hazanavicius with Jean Dujardin,

Barbara directed by Christian Petzold with Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock, Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Christina Hecke

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel directed by John Madden, written by Ol Parker with Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Tom Wilkinson, Maggie Smith

Caesar Must Die (Cesare deve morire) directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, written by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, in collaboration with Fabio Cavalli with Giovanni Arcuri, Salvatore Striano, Cosimo Rega, Antonio Frasca, Fabio Cavalli

Come As You Are (Hasta la Vista) directed by da Geoffrey Enthoven, written by Pierre de Clercq, with Robrecht van den Thoren, Gilles de Schryver, Tom Audenaert, Isabelle de Hertogh

Headhunters (Hodejegerne) directed by Morten Tyldum, written by Lars Gudmestad & Ulf Ryberg with Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coter-Waldau, Synnøve Macody Lund, Eivind Sander I

N Darkness directed by Agnieszka Holland, written by David F. Shamoon with Robert Więckiewicz, Benno Fürmann, Agnieszka Grochowska, Maria Schrader, Herbert Knaup

The Iron Lady directed by Phyllida Lloy, written by Abi Morgan with Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen directed by Lasse Hallstrom, written by Simon Beaufoy, based on the novel by Paul Torday with Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked

Shame directed by Steve McQueen, written by Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan with Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy directed by Thomas Alfredson, written by Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan with Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, Stephen Graham, David Dencik, Ciaran Hinds, Simon McBurney, Kathy Burke, Svetlana Khodenchkova

Untouchable directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano with François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clothilde Mollet

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The European Film Awards 2012 are presented by the European Film Academy e.V. and Efa Productions gGmbH with the support of the Maltese Ministry of Finance, Economy and Investment, the Malta Film Commission, Ffa German Federal Film Board, the German State Lottery Berlin, the German State Minister for Culture and the Media, the Media Programme of the EU, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and Gls. Pascal Edelmann European Film Academy e.V. Head of Press & PR Kurfürstendamm 225 10719 Berlin Germany Tel. +49 30 887 16 70 Fax +49 30 887 16 777 visit us at www.europeanfilmawards.eu European Film Academy e.V. / Director: Marion Döring / registered at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg 14236 Nz...

The German sales company based out of Berlin nabbed a pair of spots in this year’s Critics’ Week for David Lambert’s Hors Les Murs and one of our most anticipated films of the fest, Sofia’s Last Ambulance – the documentary first film from Ilian Metev. They don’t have anything listed for their future slate, but they’ve managed to rep Sundance/Berlin items in Keep the Lights On and Four Suns.

Hors Les Murs by David Lambert

Kuma by Umut DAĞ

Sofia’S Last Ambulance by Ilian Metev

Come As You Are (Hasta La Vista) by Geoffrey Enthoven

Everybody In Our Family by Radu Jude

Four Suns (Ctyri Slunce) by Bohdan SLÁMA

Holidays By The Sea by Pascal RABATÉ

Home (Dom) by Oleg Pogodin

Keep The Lights On by Ira

King Curling (Kong Curling) by Ole Endresen

Unfair World by Filippos Tsitos...

Starbuck, a Canadian comedy directed by Ken Scott about a class action suit against a sperm donor, claimed the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature as the Palm Springs International Restuarant held its awards ceremony at Spencer’s Restaurant in Palm Springs on Sunday. Geoffrey Enthoven’s Come as You Are was runner-up in the category. The Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature resulted in a tie between Judy Chaikin’s The Girls in the Band, which looks at female jazz musicians, and Wish Me Away, Bobbi Birleffi and Beverly Kopf’s portrait of country singer-songerwriter Chely Wright. Photos: Palm

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The Palm Springs International Film Festival announced this year's award winners today, chosen from a pool of 188 films from 73 countries. "Starbuck," a Canadian comedy directed by Ken Scott about a class action suit brought by the 142 children of a particularly generous sperm donor, won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.  Belgium's "Come As You Are," directed by Geoffrey Enthoven, was the runner-up. Two American films shared the award for Best Documentary Feature: Judy Chaikin's "The Girls in the Band," about the untold history of female jazz musicians, and "Wish Me Away," directed by Bobbi...

Belgian director Geoffrey Enthoven won the Montreal World Film Festival's Grand Prix des Ameriques with his road comedy "Hasta la Vista!" (Come as You Are) on Sunday. This is the third time in five years that a Flemish Belgian movie has won top honors at the festival, reports Variety. "Hasta la Vista!" follows three disabled men who go on a road trip to Spain in order to visit a brothel that caters to people with disabilities. Pic starring Gilles De Schrijver, Robrecht Vanden Thoren and Xandra Van Welden also won Special Mention by the Ecumenical Jury. Taking hom the Ecumenical Prize was "David," a drama helmed by Joel Fendelman following an unusual friendship...

Belgian director Geoffrey Enthoven won the Montreal World Film Festival's Grand Prix des Ameriques with his road comedy "Hasta la Vista!" (Come as You Are) on Sunday. This is the third time in five years that a Flemish Belgian movie has won top honors at the festival, reports Variety. "Hasta la Vista!" follows three disabled men who go on a road trip to Spain in order to visit a brothel that caters to people with disabilities. Pic starring Gilles De Schrijver, Robrecht Vanden Thoren and Xandra Van Welden also won Special Mention by the Ecumenical Jury. Taking hom the Ecumenical Prize was "David," a drama helmed by Joel Fendelman following an unusual friendship...

Reviewed by Charlie Trimarco

(March 2011)

Directed by: Geoffrey Enthoven

Written by: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Chris Craps

Starring: Marilou Mermans, Lucas Vanden Eynde, Jan Van Looveren, Lea Couzin, Lut Tomsin and Michel Israel

Many films that at first glance appear to carry a “feel-good” label — especially those made for the mainstream American audience — invariably trip over their own feet trying to be the perfect uplifting experience. We can barely taste the doughnut under all that powdered sugar. In “The Over the Hill Band” the opposite is the case. By premise a feel-good film, that is only what lies at the surface of this extremely well-written piece that seamlessly shifts between drama and comedy (both dark and non), concluding with a slightly tragic, yet oddly heartwarming ending.

In a macabre, amusing opening scene, we see how Claire (Marilou Mermans) becomes a 69-year-old widow. We meet her two sons and learn they...

Reviewed by Charlie Trimarco

(March 2011)

Directed by: Geoffrey Enthoven

Written by: Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem and Chris Craps

Starring: Marilou Mermans, Lucas Vanden Eynde, Jan Van Looveren, Lea Couzin, Lut Tomsin and Michel Israel

Many films that at first glance appear to carry a “feel-good” label — especially those made for the mainstream American audience — invariably trip over their own feet trying to be the perfect uplifting experience. We can barely taste the doughnut under all that powdered sugar. In “The Over the Hill Band” the opposite is the case. By premise a feel-good film, that is only what lies at the surface of this extremely well-written piece that seamlessly shifts between drama and comedy (both dark and non), concluding with a slightly tragic, yet oddly heartwarming ending.

In a macabre, amusing opening scene, we see how Claire (Marilou Mermans) becomes a 69-year-old widow. We meet her two sons and learn they...

Sid:"We'll be known as The Over the Hill Band. ...Believe me, that's a real young-sounding name."

Claire: "When I look in the mirror, I wonder who the old bat is that I can see. Because underneath this old skin, I'm still 17. That's how I feel."

Meisjes (Dutch for "girlfriends"; "The Over the Hill Band" in English distribution) arrives for its U.S. premiere at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) as a celebrated World Cinema Now Gala Screening, with director Geoffrey Enthoven expected to attend, along with actors Jan van Looveren, Marilou Mermans, and Lea Couzin. Along with My Queen Karo, Altiplano and The Misfortunates (Belgium's official submission to the Oscars® foreign language category), Meisjes rounds up a record-breaking quartet of Flemish productions featured this year at Psiff.

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Michael Hoffman's "The Last Station," a portrait of Leo Tolstoy and his wife, will kick off the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival, which runs Jan. 7-17.

Daniel Adams' "The Lightkeepers," starring Richard Dreyfuss, will serve as the closing-night film.

James McAvoy, who stars in "Station" with Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren, will attend the opening night, and Dreyfuss and his co-star Blythe Danner will be on hand for the close.

The fest has lined up 189 films from 70 countries. "Our film lineup this year is a strong reflection of the current zeitgeist in world cinema," festival director Darryl Macdonald said. "Sixty-seven first-time feature film directors will screen this year, representing a surge of new filmmaking talent on the world stage."

The fest will present the world premieres of "Dark Resonance," "Dumbstruck," "Expecting Mary," "Is It Just Me?" "The Making of Plus One With Kate, Cate and George: The Story of a Hollywood Nobody,...

With back-to-back pick ups at the Afm, plus last year's distribution of Moscow, Belgium, I think NeoClassics Films (the small indie distribution co. from Culver City) have a thing for Belgian cinema. This past weekend they picked up the U.S. rights to Felix van Groeningen's The Misfortunates, Belgium's Foreign Oscar submission and they followed this up with the worldwide rights pick-up of a film I've never hard of in Geoffrey Enthoven's The Over The Hill Band. - With back-to-back pick ups at the Afm, plus last year's distribution of Moscow, Belgium, I think NeoClassics Films (the small indie distribution co. from Culver City) have a thing for Belgian cinema. This past weekend they picked up the U.S. rights to Felix van Groeningen's The Misfortunates, Belgium's Foreign Oscar submission and they followed this up with the worldwide rights pick-up of a film I've never hard...

Fobic Films

NEW YORK -- The devastating effects of divorce upon children is explored in this Belgian film, with its country of origin being particularly appropriate because of its 60% divorce rate, the highest in Europe. First conceived as a documentary, this debut feature from Geoffrey Enthoven betrays its origins via its naturalistic, raw style and occasionally suffers from aimlessness and poor pacing. Nonetheless, the highly effective performances, particularly from the three children in its cast, often give the film a bracing power. "Children of Love" is receiving its American premiere at New York's Film Forum.

The film chronicles the emotional and physical dislocation suffered over the course of a single weekend by the three children of Nathalie (Nathalie Stas), a young, two-time divorcee unwilling to let their demands completely inhibit her lifestyle. Her weekends spent bar-hopping with her female friends, Nathalie parcels out her kids to their respective fathers. Twelve-year-old Michael (Michael Philpott) and 9-year-old Winnie (Winnifred Vigilante) go with their father, Olivier (Olivier Ythier), a garage owner prone to violent temper tantrums over such issues Winnie taking too many napkins at a restaurant. Meanwhile, 5-year-old Aurelie Fauve De Loof) spends time with her father, Renaud (Jean-Louis Leclercq), a nebbishy demolition expert who unaccountably has a much younger, sexier girlfriend with whom he is naturally preoccupied.

The film depicts in casual fashion the various interactions that take place over the apparently typical weekend, with the older children's resentments and the fathers' inability to deal with their emotional needs the primary focus. Utilizing hand-held camerawork and seemingly improvised dialogue, the filmmaker gives a documentary feel to the proceedings, and while the results are convincing, the lack of cohesiveness is sometimes off-putting. Nonetheless, there are individual moments that are emotionally resonant, and the child actors deliver amazingly convincing performances that make their characters' emotional travails haunting.cal of anime -- like a whimsical garden full of mechanical windmills -- occasionally soften the edge but are few and far between.fective in the scenes in which she talks directly to the camera, well demonstrating her ability to establish a rapport with the audience. The beautiful Oreiro, clearly enjoying her co-star's comedic antics, manages to hold her own and infuses her often-volatile character with a surprising degree of sympathy.

The episodic story line loses steam along the way, and not all of the plot elements -- such as Cleopatra's poignant reunion with an old lover -- are as well developed as they should be. But most filmgoers will be more than happy that they went along for the ride.the movie's climax.

As one can see from this synopsis, characters and story are woefully thin. Even the villains (Gerard Rudolf, Ali Al Ameri) do little more than furrow their brows. The movie exists for its splendid vistas and the final horse race. These elements do justify "Stallion", but if the Mouse wants to pursue Imax features, much more dramatic meat will have to go into the storytelling.

Young Tamini, who has ridden horses virtually all her life, makes a credible heroine even though little is asked of her as an actress. The other actors are stranded by the weak dramatic material.

Production designer Paul Peters and costume designer Jo Katsaras give the film a Moroccan feel. William Ross' score also is a plus, though it contains more than a hint of Maurice Jarre's musical themes from "Lawrence of Arabia".

THE YOUNG BLACK STALLION

Buena Vista Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures

Credits:

Director: Simon Wincer

Screenwriter: Jeanne Rosenberg

Based on the book by: Walter Farley and Steven Farley

Producers: Fred Roos, Frank Marshall

Executive producers: Jeanne Rosenberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Director of photography: Reed Smoot

Production designer: Paul Peters

Music: William Ross

Costume designer: Jo Katsaras

Editors: Bud Smith, Terry Blythe

Cast:

Neera: Biana G. Tamimi

Ben Ishak: Richard Romanus

Aden: Patrick Elyas

Rhamon: Gerard Rudolf

Mansoor: Ali Al Ameri

Kadir: Andries Rossouw

MPAA rating: G

Running time -- 51 minutesG-13>Emma: Dina Waters

Michael: Marc John Jefferies

Megan: Aree Davis

Running time -- 88 minutes

MPAA rating: PG...

Fobic Films

NEW YORK -- The devastating effects of divorce upon children is explored in this Belgian film, with its country of origin being particularly appropriate because of its 60% divorce rate, the highest in Europe. First conceived as a documentary, this debut feature from Geoffrey Enthoven betrays its origins via its naturalistic, raw style and occasionally suffers from aimlessness and poor pacing. Nonetheless, the highly effective performances, particularly from the three children in its cast, often give the film a bracing power. "Children of Love" is receiving its American premiere at New York's Film Forum.

The film chronicles the emotional and physical dislocation suffered over the course of a single weekend by the three children of Nathalie (Nathalie Stas), a young, two-time divorcee unwilling to let their demands completely inhibit her lifestyle. Her weekends spent bar-hopping with her female friends, Nathalie parcels out her kids to their respective fathers. Twelve-year-old Michael (Michael Philpott) and 9-year-old Winnie (Winnifred Vigilante) go with their father, Olivier (Olivier Ythier), a garage owner prone to violent temper tantrums over such issues Winnie taking too many napkins at a restaurant. Meanwhile, 5-year-old Aurelie Fauve De Loof) spends time with her father, Renaud (Jean-Louis Leclercq), a nebbishy demolition expert who unaccountably has a much younger, sexier girlfriend with whom he is naturally preoccupied.

The film depicts in casual fashion the various interactions that take place over the apparently typical weekend, with the older children's resentments and the fathers' inability to deal with their emotional needs the primary focus. Utilizing hand-held camerawork and seemingly improvised dialogue, the filmmaker gives a documentary feel to the proceedings, and while the results are convincing, the lack of cohesiveness is sometimes off-putting. Nonetheless, there are individual moments that are emotionally resonant, and the child actors deliver amazingly convincing performances that make their characters' emotional travails haunting.cal of anime -- like a whimsical garden full of mechanical windmills -- occasionally soften the edge but are few and far between.fective in the scenes in which she talks directly to the camera, well demonstrating her ability to establish a rapport with the audience. The beautiful Oreiro, clearly enjoying her co-star's comedic antics, manages to hold her own and infuses her often-volatile character with a surprising degree of sympathy.

The episodic story line loses steam along the way, and not all of the plot elements -- such as Cleopatra's poignant reunion with an old lover -- are as well developed as they should be. But most filmgoers will be more than happy that they went along for the ride.the movie's climax.

As one can see from this synopsis, characters and story are woefully thin. Even the villains (Gerard Rudolf, Ali Al Ameri) do little more than furrow their brows. The movie exists for its splendid vistas and the final horse race. These elements do justify "Stallion", but if the Mouse wants to pursue Imax features, much more dramatic meat will have to go into the storytelling.

Young Tamini, who has ridden horses virtually all her life, makes a credible heroine even though little is asked of her as an actress. The other actors are stranded by the weak dramatic material.

Production designer Paul Peters and costume designer Jo Katsaras give the film a Moroccan feel. William Ross' score also is a plus, though it contains more than a hint of Maurice Jarre's musical themes from "Lawrence of Arabia".

THE YOUNG BLACK STALLION

Buena Vista Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures

Credits:

Director: Simon Wincer

Screenwriter: Jeanne Rosenberg

Based on the book by: Walter Farley and Steven Farley

Producers: Fred Roos, Frank Marshall

Executive producers: Jeanne Rosenberg, Kathleen Kennedy

Director of photography: Reed Smoot

Production designer: Paul Peters

Music: William Ross

Costume designer: Jo Katsaras

Editors: Bud Smith, Terry Blythe

Cast:

Neera: Biana G. Tamimi

Ben Ishak: Richard Romanus

Aden: Patrick Elyas

Rhamon: Gerard Rudolf

Mansoor: Ali Al Ameri

Kadir: Andries Rossouw

MPAA rating: G

Running time -- 51 minutesG-13>Emma: Dina Waters

Michael: Marc John Jefferies

Megan: Aree Davis

Running time -- 88 minutes

MPAA rating: PG...