As part of the 69 th Cannes Festival, the CAFF invites you to a presentation of the Caribbean film productions and specific activities on Saturday 14th of May from 11 am to 1 pm at the Dominican Republic stand of the intern village.
Created in 2013, CAFF regroups the following festivals :
Aruba, Barbados, Cuba, Curaçao, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Panama, Puerto Rico, République Dominicaine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Each one has become an inescapable meeting of the whole Caribbean production industry.
Present members :
M. Omar DE LA CRUZ, Festival de Ciné Global Dominicano
M. Steeve ZEBINA, in charge of Cinema’s meetings in Martinique
Ms Felly SEDECIAS, founder of the FEMI Festival in Guadeloupe
We will be very happy to welcome you at the stand for you to discover our different actions, hoping for a long collaboration with you.
Expecting to meet you soon, we offer you, dear journalists and cinema professionals, our warmest greetings.
Contacts informations
Tél. 0690 62 53 62
danaikagpe@gmail.com
0690 44 13 62
lecinemadefelly@gmail.com

Acclaimed actors, filmmakers, movie executives, and journalists will be among those featured during the upcoming “Industry In Focus” Series and “In Conversation” programming at The American Pavilion at the 2016 Cannes International Film Festival, it was announced by Julie Sisk, Founder and Director of The American Pavilion (www.ampav.com).

The American Pavilion’s discussions and one-on-one in conversations take place in the Roger Ebert Conference Center and are open to all AmPav members. Programming includes executives from Participant Media and the Casting Society Of America with moderators from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Indiewire among others.

Exciting panels include filmmakers and stars of films Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, LOVING, ONE WEEK AND A DAY, MEAN DREAMS and many more.

Additional diverse topics being covered in the Series include: VR and Storytelling, Women In Film, The Music Of Cannes, The State Of Documentary Film, American Producers In Cannes, Short Film Financing, and Value, Talent, And The International Cast.

Queer Night, which has become the biggest and only gay dance party event tied to the Festival, will take place on Sunday, May 15 beginning at 10:00pm and entry is gratis to all Festival badge holders.

The following is the full programming schedule.

All schedule, panels and guests are subject to changes and additions.

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SATURDAY, MAY 14

12 NOON-

Industry in Focus: VR and Storytelling

-Micke Hjorth, Chairman Starbreeze(Active VR)

-Tanna Frederick, Director/Actress, (Defrost: A Virtual Experience)

-Ben Conway, VNTANA, Co-Founder (Interactive Hologram Technologies)

-Moderated by Kevin Winston, Digital LA

2:30PM-

IN CONVERSATION: Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

In Conversation with Carrie Fisher and director Fisher Stevens.

4:00PM-

Industry in Focus: VALUE, TALENT, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAST

A panel of international Casting Society Of America (CSA) members discuss the advantages and challenges of casting across borders.

-Nancy Bishop- CSA, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE IV and soon to be released UNLOCKED

-Roger Charteris- CEO of Artists Partnership. Clients include Emily Blunt, Idris Elba, Willem Dafoe, Anna Friel and Joseph Fiennes.

-Rachel Desmarest- CSA, Founder of The French Brit studios

-Avy Kaufman- CSA, MONEY MONSTER, LIFE OF PI, THE SIXTH SENSE, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

-Luci Lenox- CSA, VICTORIA, Spanish Casting for soon to be released A MONSTER CALLS, and NBC's EMERALD CITY.

-Laura Munsterhjelm – CEO, Actors in Scandinavia Agency. Clients include Alicia Vikander, Rebecca Ferguson and Fares Fares

-Hosted by CSA (Casting Society of America)

-Moderated by Steven Gaydos, Variety

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SUNDAY, MAY 15

11:00AM-

FILM PANEL: MEAN DREAMS (Director’s Fortnight)

Director Nathan Morlando and cast Bill Paxton (EDGE OF TOMORROW, NIGHTCRAWLER) along with young rising actors Sophie Nélisse (THE BOOK THIEF)

and Josh Wiggins (MAX, HELLION).

4:30PM- 6:30PM-

LGBTQ Emerging Filmmaker Showcase

A special section of The American Pavilion Emerging Fimmaker Showcase line-up, featuring LGBTQ voices and stories.

10:00PM-

Queer Night

Open to all festival badge holders.

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MONDAY, MAY 16

2:00PM-

Film Composers Panel: The Music of Cannes

Some of this year’s Cannes composers discuss scoring their current Cannes projects and their relationships with directors Shirley Abraham, Amid Madheshiya, and Jodi Foster.

-Laura Karpman – (four time Emmy-Award winner) co-composer THE CINEMA TRAVELERS

-Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum– Grammy-winning and Juilliard-trained composer, co-composer THE CINEMA TRAVELERS

-Dominic Lewis– MONEY MONSTER directed by Jodie Foster

-Moderated by Thomas Mikusz, White Bear PR

3:00PM-

Industry in Focus: The State of Documentary Film

-Diane Weyerman – Participant Media

-Cara Mertes – Ford Foundation

-Moderated by Thom Powers, Pure Nonfiction

4:00PM-

Industry in Focus: Women in Film – We Do It Together

-Founder Chiara Tilesi

-Board of Directors members: Sandra Lucchesi, Carol Polakoff

-Advisory Board members: Mike Goodrich, and Avy Kaufman

-Moderated by Pam McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter

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TUESDAY, MAY 17

11:00AM-

Film Panel: One Week and A Day

Director Asaph Polonsky and actors Shai Avivi and Tomer Kapon.

Screening in Critic’s Week.

2:00PM-

Industry in Focus: American Producers in Cannes

-Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy – AMERICAN HONEY directed by Andrea Arnold

-Peter Saraf – LOVING directed by Jeff Nichols

-Joshua Astrachan and Carter Logan – PATERSON directed by Jim Jarmusch

-Lynette Howell and Shivani Rawat– CAPTAIN FANTASTIC directed by Matt Ross

-Moderated by Keith Simanton, IMDb

12:00PM–2:00PM-

Student Filmmaker Showcase

Part of The American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase, student filmmakers hail from schools across the United States, including: School of Visual Arts, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Santa Monica City College, Santa Barbara City College, Chapman University, Santa Fe University of Art & Design, University of Alabama, and Sheridan College.

3:30PM­–7:00PM-

Emerging Filmmaker Showcase

The 19 annual Cannes American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase features an impressive lineup of short documentary and narrative films by up-and-coming filmmakers from the U.S. and around the world. More information about the showcase is at: http://www.ampav.com/index.php/student-programs/cannes-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/2016-finalists-emerging-filmmaker-showcase/

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

11:00AM-

Student Roundtable with Director Jeff Nichols (LOVING)

Starring Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga, LOVING is screening in Competition for the Palme d'Or.

4:00PM-

Industry in Focus: Short Film Financing

-Amy Emmerich - Refinery29’s ShatterBox Anthology

-Charlotte Cook - Field of Vision

- Mike Plante -Sundance Film Festival

-Moderated by Landon Zakheim, Sundance Film Festival

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THURSDAY, MAY 19

3:00PM-

IndieWire Podcast

Join Indiewire's Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson for a live recording of their popular Screen Talk podcast about the latest film and TV news. They'll also touch on the buzz out of Cannes, how the film industry is changing and take audiences questions.

8:00PM-

SAGIndie Karaoke Night

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2016 AMPAV- CURRENT PROGRAM:

-Industry in Focus: VR and Storytelling- 5/14

-IN CONVERSATION: BRIGHT LIGHTS- 5/14

-Industry in Focus: VALUE, TALENT, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAST- 5/14

-FILM PANEL: MEAN DREAMS- 5/15

-LGBTQ Emerging Filmmaker Showcase- 5/15

-Queer Night-5/15

-Film Composers Panel: The Music of Cannes-5/16

-Industry in Focus: The State of Documentary Film-5/16

-Industry in Focus: Women in Film – We Do It Together-5/16

-Film Panel: One Week and A Day-5/17

-Industry in Focus: American Producers in Cannes-5/17

-Student Filmmaker Showcase-5/17

-Emerging Filmmaker Showcase-5/17

-Student Roundtable with Director Jeff Nichols (LOVING)-5/18

-Industry in Focus: Short Film Financing-5/18

-IndieWire Podcast -5/19

-SAGIndie Karaoke Night-5/19

About Cloud 21

For its 2016 edition, the Marché du Film, the market arm of the Festival de Cannes, is welcoming an extensive raft of new territories to the Riviera.

Front and center are the half-dozen new pavilions in the Village International where the world’s filmmakers meet in Cannes.

New, this year, are pavilions from as far afield as Catalonia and Cairo, while China has two tents in the Village to call home. It is the first time that China has had a presence in the Village.

The first pavilion is an initiative of the China Film Foundation and its division, the Wutianming Film Fund, which is dedicated to supporting and training next gen Chinese talent, through a series of programs and partnerships with film festivals.

Launched in honor of the late filmmaker of the same name, the Fund is also sending five Chinese producers to join the Producers Network program, this year, as well as hosting the pavilion.

The second Chinese pavilion, China Eden is backed by Eden Investment Management (CEI), an investment management company, launched in September 2015, with RMB100m in funding.

Based in Shanghai’s Free Zone, Eden is active in private equity investment, secondary market equity investment, film and entertainment investment and asset management. A series of investment related panels are planned for the pavilion, as well as sessions on creating the future film industry in China.

Other new pavilions include one from Israel’s Ministry of Culture and Sport.  The Israeli pavilion will present Israeli cinema, with a special focus on contemporary cinema, virtual reality and next gen filmmakers.

Egypt and Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have both taken pavilions through their tourism offices, while entities as diverse as the Cairo International Film Festival and the European cinema support fund, Eurimages, have also found a home here for the first time. This year, there are ten films backed by Eurimages at the Festival, including four in competition.

Cairo International Film Festival will take place from November 15-24, 2016 under the direction of critic Youssef Cherif Rizkallah.

Other newcomers to the Village for 2016, include Catalan Film & TV, which is dedicated to the promotion of the audiovisual industries from the Catalan region, and France’s Ministry of the Interior.

“The International Village acts as a home from home in Cannes for thousands of filmmakers and film organizations from all over the world, who travel here from afar, and add a great deal of international flair to the Marché du Film,” says the Marché du Film’s Executive Director, Jerome Paillard.

“The Village gives our participants a one-stop-shop to discover film initiatives, new partners and projects from far and wide, and we are proud to welcome our new tenants.”

Elsewhere, the Marché is welcoming filmmakers from a range of added territories. This includes emerging filmmakers from an expanded eight regions, being presented through the Goes to Cannes Initiative.  New partners include the Los Cabos Film Festival and the IFFP Panama, which will present filmmakers from as far afield as the Caribbean and Central America. Arab World films-in-progress will be shown in partnership with the Dubai International Film Festival and market, as part of this program.

Meanwhile, the popular Spotlight series, which is an established part of the Producers Network, has been expanded.  This year, it will showcase producers from five countries, including South Africa, The Netherlands, Mexico, Canada, and Poland, and, new for 2016, film projects from Brazil and Palestine.

“The Marché has always been a global affair, but this year it feels more international than ever,” says Julie Bergeron, Head of Industry Programming. “We are happy to welcome entire contingents of filmmakers through our new pavilion partners, as well as individual filmmakers, both large and small, through our series of initiatives and platforms, like Cannes Goes and the Spotlights. Bon voyage.”

For more information, contact Marie-Emmanuelle Oliver: meoliver@festival-cannes.fr

Now in its fifth year, the Doc Corner is extending and moving up to the Riviera (booth n°H8). It will include a new integrated 21-seat Market screening room entirely dedicated to documentary films, for sales agents or producers to present their films right on the spot.

Simultaneously, the Doc Corner is very proud to inaugurate a two-year partnership with the Ford Foundation’s JustFilms program in a shared commitment to support advocacy filmmakers in raising global awareness on social justice issues, and help their works make a difference and challenge inequality.  

To this end, the Doc Corner is organizing the first-ever Doc Day  in Cannes on Tuesday May 17th, with a full afternoon of discussions and presentations by captivating filmmakers and top-ranked industry professionals.

Right after, the Doc Lovers Mixer will joyfully close the day at the Plage des Palmes from 6 to 8 pm, welcoming the entire documentary film community for an unmissable networking cocktail.

We hope you can save the date and join us for this unprecedented Doc Day in Cannes!   

THE PLACE FOR DOCS

The Doc Corner is an all-in-one professional working platform designed for promoting theatrical documentary features, selling / picking-up exclusive new titles, developing your projects, expanding your network, and interacting with a wide range of documentary film professionals.

This targeted Industry Program, reserved to Marché du Film badge-holders, is structured around: 

• Various exhibitors representing the international documentary scene (leading sales agents, top-class festivals and specialized organizations),    

• A video library comprised of 250 feature docs, including the specialized sales agents’ Cannes line-ups, a selection of festival-curated showcases, and all the feature documentaries registered with the 2016 Marché du Film, including world premieres.

• A whole new docs-only 21-seat Market screening room for sales agents and producers to showcase their latest titles to potential buyers, festival programmers, commissioning editors, etc. 

• A number of activities and events, notably our Doc Meets, one-on-one Experts Consulting sessions, the "In the Doc Room with…" presentations – not forgetting of course the Doc Corner’s 2016 Opening Drinks on Thursday May 12th from 5 to 7 pm, on the venue (booth n°H8 at the Riviera). A full program to interconnect the documentary film professionals, multiply meeting opportunities and reflect on some of the sector’s key issues. 

Doc Corner

Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes

May 11-20, 2016 / 9am to 6.30pm

NEW LOCATION: NOW AT THE RIVIERA! (booth n°H8)

Level 33 Entertainment  Los Angeles-based companies, Level 33 Entertainment and Recreation Media, have joined forces to acquire worldwide rights to horror title THE CARETAKER from Blue Fox Entertainment.

Written by Jeremy Robinson and directed by Jeff Prugh, THE CARETAKER stars Meegan Warner (THE VEIL, AMC’s TURN: Washington Spies) and Sondra Blake (MAX DUGAN RETURNS).  The film was an official selection at Indie Horror Film Festival where it won 3 awards including the Director’s Choice award, and at the Fantastic Film Horror Film Festival. THE CARETAKER was also in official selection at FilmQuest, HellaCon, Gasparilla and the Fantastic Horror film festivals.

In THE CARETAKER, a young woman returns home to care for her gravely ill grandmother only to begin sleepwalking, envisioning spirits and uncovering dark secrets in her family’s past.

“THE CARETAKER delivers a unique and engrossing modern horror movie experience,” said Andreas Olavarria, CEO of Level 33 Entertainment, “along with excellent performances and impressive technical filmmaking skill.”

Todd Slater and James Huntsman of Blue Fox Entertainment said in a joint release, “Level 33 is the perfect distribution partner for our film, THE CARETAKER. They presented a very detailed marketing and release plan for the title, and were very aggressive with their offer. We are thrilled with the plan they have for the film."

Level 33 will be releasing THE CARETAKER in North America in the Fall of 2016, while international sales will commence at the upcoming Cannes film market, through Level 33’s partnership with Recreation Media.

Other current titles from Level 33 include MOUNTAIN MEN with Chace Crawford and Tyler Labine as well as the upcoming BLOOD IN THE WATER starring Willa Holland and THE BEAT BENEATH MY FEET with Luke Perry.

Also on Recreation’s Cannes international sales slate is Slamdance Award-winning film HUNKY DORY, Martin Sheen starrer THE VESSEL from executive producer Terrence Malik and Slamdance festival entry CHEMICAL CUT from America's Next Top Model contender Marjorie Conrad.

ABOUT LEVEL 33 ENTERTAINMENT

Los Angeles based Level 33 Entertainment is an entertainment company dedicated to redefining the landscape for independent film distribution.  Level 33 provides innovative sales, marketing and distribution services for feature films and entertainment content, delivering a flexible and transparent direct distribution solution for all platforms including Theatrical, Digital/On Demand, Physical Media and Television.

www.level33entertainment.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Level33entertainment

Twitter:  @Level33_ent

ABOUT RECREATION

Recreation Media is an entertainment consulting firm and international distribution operation, handling a wide range of quality films and television programs. Founded by President and CEO Ariel Veneziano, the company's specialty is to create value for its clients by uncovering revenue from all available sources, expanding their reach in the global marketplace.

www.recreationgroup.com

BLUE FOX ENTERTAINMENT

As a worldwide motion picture sales representative and completion financing company, Blue Fox Entertainment specializes in connecting filmmakers to leading distribution companies across the globe. Blue Fox Entertainment is a uniquely designed content company armed with expertise in film marketing, delivery, finance, sales and distribution.  Engaging our extensive connections with key buyers and distributors, Blue Fox Entertainment works to strategically place our represented films within the optimal platform to achieve the best return for the filmmakers and investors.

www.bluefoxentertainment.com

As the world of film, television and theater continues to get increasingly competitive, it can be nearly impossible to land your dream job or to hire the perfect crew. However, with Stage 32, an online platform created to help you get connected with people in the entertainment industry, life is made seemingly easier.

Richard Botto, the CEO/Founder of Stage 32, spoke with a panel on Thursday, May 12 at the Cannes Film Festival on how to utilize his website and how to find success in the ever-changing world of entertainment. Originally started as an American business, the platform is slowly becoming more popular all over the world. While it’s a slow progression internationally, Botto said they are continuing to encourage and promote people from all corners of the globe to post and get connected with their site. “People have to take the first initiative and go forward with putting themselves out there,” said Botto.

Referred to as the LinkedIn of the entertainment industry, the website has already had ample success in its four short years. According to Botto, over 250 writers from the platform had material purchased or have been given writing assignments over the last 3 years. More impressively, Stage 32 has 31 members screening at the Marche this year, one member even has four films in competition for the Palm d’Or. “All the success stories we’ve talked about came initially from being visible and active and participant,” said Botto.

One of the main topics touched on at the press conference was the importance of creating connections all over the world. While some people remain skeptical of how connecting with someone from 500 miles away could be useful, Botto explained that “it’s a global world and you never know when a project will take you somewhere else.” He even went on to share one of his own personal success stories of how he got his screenwriting manager. An agent in Montreal contacted him saying they wanted to work with him and Botto said that, at the time, he didn’t see the importance of replying due to the fact that the agent was across the country from him. However, he thought he’d take a leap of faith and answer and it ended up leading to him finding a successful manager and opened so many doors for him. “You have to keep an open mind and be willing to stay open,” shared Botto.

Upcoming developments for the site include adding and creating a virtual reality (VR) presence. Botto and his team have been creating some VR classes to help actors better prepare and get in the scene. They want the actors to actually feel that they’re on a stage or in the environment they’re trying reenact. The website also offers a lot of free education and is constantly developing more information and classes available to members. 

Doc Corner: Come meet documentary film professionals for Doc Meets, including sales agents and festival directors/programmers, and grab the opportunity to expand your network and develop your projects. Guests include, Dorota LECH (coordinator, Hot Docs), Salma Abdalla (CEO, Autlook), Yves Jeanneau (director, Sunny Side of Docs) (May 13 5pm - 6:30pm, Doc Corner - Riviera )

Jena Malone (THE HUNGER GAMES franchise) has been set to star in A MOMENT TO REMEMBER to be directed by Ben Lewin (THE SESSIONS). Brian O'Shea, CEO of The Exchange, is selling international rights to the film at the 2016 Marché du Film in Cannes.

A MOMENT TO REMEMBER tells the tender story of a young husband whose wife (Malone) is stricken with a disease that wipes away her memory. He then desperately tries to give her one last memory of their love before it's too late.

A MOMENT TO REMEMBER is written by Lewin and Susannah Grant (ERIN BROCKOVICH, POCAHONTAS, THE 5TH WAVE).The film is produced by Mark Amin (FRIDA, MILES AHEAD), Cami Winikoff (GOOD KILL, STONEHEARST ASYLUM), and Scott Lambert (PARANOIA).

"Jena is honest and vulnerable with an authentic presence. She is the perfect actress for A MOMENT TO REMEMBER," said Lewin.

About The Exchange:

Collaborative and transparent, The Exchange is a leading international sales and finance company committed to creating strong relationships between filmmakers, film financers and distributors through the exchange of product, information and commerce. Created by veteran sales executive Brian O'Shea, the company specializes in high quality, commercial films that appeal to North American audiences and the ever-evolving global film market. For more information, please visit: www.theexchange.ws.

About Sobini Films:

Sobini Films, an independent production and finance company that focuses on feature films and long-form television, is headed by Mark Amin, veteran producer, distributor and financier whose credits include MILES AHEAD, GOOD KILL, and FRIDA. The company's upcoming projects include a reboot of the lucrative Zorro franchise and RUSS & ROGER starring Will Ferrell and Josh Gad with STX Entertainment.