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Buenos Aires-based International Sales Company Film Sharks will be present in Berlin with an incredibly eclectic lineup that includes animation, some of the most successful Latin American films of the past year, an even an Oscar Foreign Language submission.

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Directed by Alberto Mar

A new animated film from Anima Estudios, the Mexican animation company that produced the successful Top Cat film, which has gross close to $14.7 million worldwide. Based upon the classic L. Frank Baum books, the film will infuse the well-known universe with its own characters and an original storyline. FilmSharks will be showing a Promo Reel in Berlin as the film is still in production expecting to be finished in the next few months.

The Mystery of Happiness (El Misterio de la Felicidad)

Directed by Daniel Burman

Santiago and Eugenio are more than friends, they are life long business partners. They understand each other without words, they care for each other, they need each other. One day Eugenio disappears without leaving any clues behind. Santiago immediately notices his absence, but only realizes what have happened when Eugenio's wife, Laura, lost and hopeless assures him that Eugenio has left. Santiago and Laura begin a journey in order to find him and end up discovering that they prefer to stay together in this quest rather than finding out where he is or what has happened to him. A film about love, but goes beyond it, it pushes boundaries, it explores the idea of loyalty and estrangement , and it definitely puts dreams over long lost promises.

Of Horse and Men

Directed by Benedikt Erlingsson

Iceland's Official Oscar Submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award

Read Carlos Aguilar's Review Here

A country romance about the human streak in the horse and the horse in the human. Love and death become interlaced and with immense consequences. Punctuated with humor, Of Horses And Men is an affectionate, yet unflinching portrait of a remote valley community as seen from the horses' perspective.

The Noble Family (Nosotros Los Nobles)

Directed Gaz Alazraki

Highest Grossing Mexican Film of All Time!

Read Sydney Levine's Piece on the Film

When successful construction Mogul, Herman Noble realizes his children are spoiled beyond redemption, he stages the company bankruptcy and seizure of all their assets. And tricks them into believing they are fugitives from the law. He moves them into their grandfather's dilapidated home in a poor neighborhood and makes them do something none of them have ever done before... work.

In Development

Mis-Fits (Working Title)

Directed by L.D. Napier

Starring Freida Pinto and Guy Pearce, Mis-Fits narrates the misadventures of a Brooklyn 'necro-detective', whose job is to encounter the whereabouts of lost or dead relatives.

Abracadaver

Directed by Pancho Rodriguez

After directing his massively successful debut feature, Eugenio Derbez returns to the screen starring in Abracadaver a thriller with black comedy tones (Ocean’s Eleven meets Crimen Ferpecto) by the director of Buena Vista’s Box Office Hit, Calling an Angel.

Death Fearless

Directed by Matias Gueilburt

Starring Academy Award-nominee Demian Bichir the film tells the story of Jesus Ontiveros, a retired sicario (hit man), has been released from prison after 20 years willing to leave behind his violent past. However, the appearance of his brother Pepe, the most popular narcocorrido singer, forces him to do one last job: to save his brother from the powerful man that commands half of Mexico.

Remora

Written by Andres Gelos

In a dying planet, beneath a thick ice shell, a huge submarine city travels across the pan-ocean. Its citizens prepare themselves for the exodus to the new world. Ratio, a seabed driller, uncovers the plan to sacrifice the first ships, which will fracture the ice shell so that only the ship carrying the society's elite will manage to go through it. After being accused of being a traitor, Ratio is rescued by Lania. She is an earth-bound, she belongs to a society of outcasts who live hidden inside a volcano. Ratio and Lania attempt to attach a ship carrying earth-bounds like a remora to the exodus ship in order to escape from the ice world in search for their destiny at the opposite end of the galaxy: a small blue planet with only one sun and only one satellite, where dinosaurs still prevail.

In Production

Torrente 5

Directed by Santiago Segura

The Ultimate in Bizarre is back, considered today one of the biggest European Franchises by far. Theatrically worth over $140 million and sold in over 45 countries.

• Oscar-winners Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line) and Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, The Godfather: Part II) are in negotiations to star in The Intern for writer-director Nancy Meyers (It’s Complicated). In the story, the founder of a thriving fashion website (Witherspoon) clashes with a man in the company’s Senior Internship Program (De Niro). Despite the generational differences, the two eventually bond. None have worked together on a feature film before. Tina Fey was attached to star in the project in 2012. [Deadline]

• Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty) will co-star in Spooks: The Greater Good,...

I’m definitely in sci-fi mood these days, so I’m quite happy that we finally have an international trailer for the upcoming Ms One: Maximum Security movie, previously titled Lock-Out. In case you’re not so familiar with this title, I will just tell you that this project has it all – from conspiracy, espionage and top [...]

Continue reading New Lock-out Trailer Starring Guy Pearce on FilmoFilia.

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Mis-Fits is the upcoming L.D. Napier official directorial debut and a story of a “necro-detective,” who searches for peoples lost and or dead relatives.

And, by the way, it’s the project with some serious cast, because Guy Pearce, Cloris Leachman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Seymour Cassel and Virginie Ledoyen have all been tapped to co-star in it!

The movie is based on a script by Napier, and producer Doug Claybourne says that Mis-Fits “is a wacky comedy in the tone of Harold and Maude.”

Cinematographer Affonso Beato (The Queen) and production designer Richard Hoover (Dead Man Walking) have also climbed aboard for the project, while Ingrid Michaelson is set to write an original song for the film with music by M. Ward.

Napier previously directed the documentaries The Incremental Injury and Every 21 Seconds: Or Why I Scream at the Refrigerator.

But, we still guess that this could be something quite interesting.

There aren't enough Guy Pearce movies. You can see him right now in a small but powerful part in the Australian crime picture Animal Kingdom, and he'll soon show up in the remake of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark. And now he's been cast, along with four other actors, in a comedy called Mis-Fits. THR says that Pearce, Seymour Cassel, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Cloris Leachman and Virginie Ledoyen are all in the film, which will be the feature directorial debut of playwright L.D. Napier. Mis-Fits is based on a script by Napier, and " tells the story of a "necro-detective" who goes in search of people's lost, dead relatives." Producer Doug Claybourne calls it "a wacky comedy in the tone of Harold and Maude," and I invite you to spend a few contemplative moments reconciling that logline with Claybourne's description. Got it? Good. For the film, Ingrid Michaelson is writing...

The only thing better than hearing Guy Pearce has joined a new project, is hearing that that same project will feature original music from two amazing musicians.

According to THR, Pearce will join Cloris Leachman in a new film, entitled Mis-fits, directed by playwright L.D. Napier, which will follow a detective who searches for people’s lost, dead relatives. Check out the full story, after the break.

Read more on Guy Pearce and Cloris Leachman join Mis-fits, features original music from M. Ward and Ingrid Michaelson…...

L.D. Napier's supernatural comedy finally rounds up it's main cast as Guy Pearce, Cloris Leachman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Seymour Cassel and Virginie Ledoyen join the project. "Mis-Fits" centers on a necro-detective who goes in search of people's lost, dead relatives. This marks Napier's feature film debut, previously working as an author and a playwright before landing this gig. Producing is Doug Claybourne under the Make It Happen Productions label with initial filming scheduled to begin in May. Guy Pearce is in a huge number of movies within the next year, the first being his role in Troy Nixey's "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". He also appears in the thriller "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps" and is in the middle of filming the sci-fi thriller "Lock Out". Leachman appears in the new Fox television series "Raising Hope" and will be seen in Tom Mattera and David Mazzoni's mystery...

One more gun goes off and I'll give the Casting Tidbits myself. Understand? Don't think you've bought anything by asking me to come here. Because you need to remember I am a stranger to you. You have no idea what I'm capable of. First up, Variety confirms what's we'd heard just last week as Alexis Bledel (Sin City, "Gilmore Girls") will join Saoirse Ronan as the teenage assassins Violet & Daisy. The story sees the pair lured into what is supposed to be just another quick and easy job, only to find complications as the man they're supposed to kill is not what they expected. Precious screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher is directing. Second, THR reports Guy Pearce (Memento) and Cloris Leachman (The Women) have joined Mis-Fits, an original comedy which will mark the directorial debut of playwright L.D. Napier (who also wrote the screenplay herself). The story, which will start filming ...

Guy Pearce (who will be next seen in the critically acclaimed Animal Kingdom) has been cast in the directorial debut of author-playwright L.D. Napier’s feature, Mis-Fits (not to be confused with the recent dazzling Channel 4 kids-with-superpowers drama).

He’ll join Seymour Cassel, Cloris Leachman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Virginie Ledoyen in this comedy (which according to The Hollywood Reporter) is about a “necro-detective” whose job it is to track down people’s lost, dead relatives.

Scheduled to begin shooting next May, producer Doug Claybourne has remarked that the humour in the film will be “in the tone of Harold and Maude”. Sounds like an unusual project and a real change of pace for Pearce.

Guy Pearce, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Seymour Cassel, Cloris Leachman and Virginie Ledoyen are all set to join the comedy "Mis-Fits" for Make It Happen Productions says The Hollywood Reporter.

The story follows a "necro-detective" who goes in search of people's lost, dead relatives. The tone is described as a 'wacky comedy' along the lines of "Harold and Maude".

Author-playwright L.D. Napier makes her directorial debut on the project, which she also wrote. Doug Claybourne will produce and shooting is scheduled to begin in May.

Guy Pearce, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Seymour Cassel, Cloris Leachman, and Virginie Ledoyen have been cast in author-playwright L.D. Napier’s directorial debut Mis-Fits. According to Variety, the comedy centers on a ‘necro-detective’ who goes in search of people’s lost dead relatives.” I assume he always comes back with bad news. Producer Doug Claybourne says that Mis-Fits “is a wacky comedy in the tone of Harold and Maude“.

Filming is set to begin in May with Affonso Beato (The Queen) on board as cinematographer and Richard Hoover (Dead Man Walking) attached as production designer. Ingrid Michaelson will write an original song for the movie with music by M. Ward. Napier previously directed the documentaries The Incremental Injury and Every 21 Seconds: Or Why I Scream at the Refrigerator. Pearce recently co-starred in the critically acclaimed Animal Kingdom and The King’s Speech.

Guy Pearce is one of the Mis-Fits Author and playwright L.D. Napier is set to make her directorial debut with the outrageous comedy Mis-Fits, which just landed Guy Pearce and Cloris Leachman as its two leads. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Seymour Cassel, Virginie Ledoyen, and Catalina Sandino Moreno have also come aboard the project.

L.D. Napier wrote the screenplay, which is being compared to Harold and Maude. The plot revolves around a group of 'necro-detectives'; Private Investigators who track down people's lost or considered dead relatives.

Affonso Beato, the cinematographer behind The Queen, has come aboard the project, as has production designer Richard Hoover. Ingrid Michaelson is teaming with M. Ward to write and produce an original song for Mis-Fits.

Mis-Fits comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Guy Pearce, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Seymour Cassel, Cloris Leachman, Virginie Ledoyen.

Guy Pearce, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Seymour Cassel, Cloris Leachman and Virginie Ledoyen are "Mis-Fits."

The quintet of actors has been cast in author-playwright L.D. Napier's directorial debut, an original comedy that she also wrote. Doug Claybourne will produce through his Make It Happen Prods., with filming scheduled to begin in May.

"Mis-Fits" tells the story of a "necro-detective" who goes in search of people's lost, dead relatives.

"It's a wacky comedy in the tone of 'Harold and Maude,'" said Claybourne ("The Fast and the Furious").

Cinematographer Affonso Beato ("The Queen") and production designer Richard Hoover ("Dead Man Walking") have joined the crew, and Ingrid Michaelson will write an original song for the film with music by M. Ward.

Icm, which reps Claybourne, is also repping sales for the film.

CAA reps Pearce ("The King's Speech"). UTA and Principal Entertainment rep Moreno ("The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"). Abrams Artists Agency...

Guy Pearce and Catalina Sandino Moreno have joined the cast of Mis-Fits , a supernatural comedy from L.D. Napier, reports The Hollywood Reporter . Likened to Harold and Maude and described as a "wacky comedy" by producer Doug Claybourne, Mis-Fits is said to deal with a "necro-detective" who searches for the spirits of the dead. Though unconfirmed, the Detective, Sam, is likely to be played by Pearce who will join the previously-attached Seymour Cassel and Cloris Leachman. L.D. Napier, who wrote the script, will also direct. Best known for her work as a playwright, including the 2008 production "The G Word: For Those Born Later". Napier also wrote the novel "Here Comes the Sun...", inspired by true stories of Hurricane Katrina.