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By Christophe ALI & Nicolas BONILAURI
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CANNES 2015 / BOOTH RIVIERA H2      

CANNES : MAY13-22

Dear Friends,

Our Chief Operating Officer Mr. Hirachand will be attending Marche du Film Festival 2015 from 13th to 19th May, 2015 and his France mobile no. is +33 752909276.

He will be carrying DVDs and other promotional material of the films with him.

​HORROR ​ FILM : 1920

Trailer ​link of   "1920" (​subtitled in ​​French).​​ ​http://youtu.be/S4cy50IJRPg

Mr. Hirachand - ​Mobile No : +33 752909276

​
At Marche du Film Festival

​Madhu Entertainment & Media Ltd.
A/704, Remi Bizcourt, Off Veera Desai Road,
Andheri (W), Mumbai 400053, India

Tel. +91-22-66957138
Fax +91-22-66957141

Email : madhuentertainment@gmail.com
Website : www.madhuent.com

Bruno Chatelin and the Filmfestivals.com Team,

Tiina Lokk, Festival Director Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival,

Laurie Gordon, Festival Director Montreal International Animation Film Festival 

Request the pleasure of your company and a bottle from your country to share with fun and with other festival directors and peers at our annual reception in Cannes

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May 21st 11:30 am -1:30 pm at the Estonian Pavilion Village International #137.

Reserved for Festival Directors, (strictly reserved for festival organizers)
Bring a bottle and share the fun with your peers!

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Launched last year by the Marché du Film, NEXT is a venue that brings together the pioneers of the film industry and provides a daily program of roundtables, workshops and special sessions all focused on the future of film. Located in the Village International - Pantiero side, NEXT offers an exclusive lab to kick start ideas, engage professionals and examine new challenges by giving a voice to creative entrepreneurs. A vibrant scene for innovators, start-ups and organizations, NEXT hosts this year 22 companies, all focused on new and alternative forms of storytelling, production, financing and distribution of films.

It is thanks to the forward thinking experts and leading companies that NEXT is proud to offer a series of Round Tables, Workshops,Special Sessions and Special Events. to make your Market experience richer and wiser.

Round Tables | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm @Palais K - Palais des Festivals - Level 4

Friday  May 15th   In Conversation with Netflix Chief  Content Officer Ted Sarandos	Sunday  May 17th   Maximize the Potential of Crowdfunding in the Production Process   Presented by	Monday  May 18th   Opportunities and Angles in the International Digital and VOD landscape
Tuesday  May 19th   Cinema Innovation in the Digital Experience Economy    Presented by	Wednesday  May 20th   New Initiatives by Film Festivals for The Future of Cinema

Workshops | 2:30 - 3:30 pm @NEXT Pavilion - EXCEPT Saturday, May 16th : 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Thursday  May 14th   VOD:  The challenges and opportunities  of Digital Distribution and how  to embrace them    Presented by     Friday  May 15th   Achieving Impact  Through Theatrical Screenings   Presented by     Saturday  May 16th   Securing a sales agent or a distributor: are the numbers in your favor?  Presented by       Sunday  May 17th   VFX for Independent Film  and Beyond    Presented by     Tuesday  May 19th   Digital Distribution of Films :  Real and Concrete Business Cases   Presented by     Wednesday  May 20th   Hacking the Future of Film

Special Sessions | 4:00 - 5:00 pm @NEXT Pavilion - EXCEPT Saturday, May 16th : 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Thursday  May 14th   Launching a successful  movie crowdfunding campaign &  building a strong community  Feedback & case study on  Noob and Night Fare    Presented by   Session exclusively in French     Friday  May 15th   The 3T’s success formula  of new media financing :  TransMedia, TransRegional  and TransAtlantic!    Presented by     Saturday  May 16th   Power to the Pixel presents  Meet the Financiers of Innovation  &  Cross-Media  Presented by       Sunday  May 17th   Beyond Cinema :  the Swiss VR  and digital revolution    Presented by     Tuesday  May 19th   FILM4CLIMATE:  Taking Action on Climate Change!   Presented by     Wednesday  May 20th   Using Social Media and Crowdsourcing  to Build an Audience for Your Film  and Further Your Career!  Presented by       Special Events   Saturday  May 16th   10:00 am - 12:00 pm @Palais K Palais des Festivals - Level 4 Cinema & Transmedia  Pitching Session    Presented by     Monday  May 18th   2:30 - 3:30 pm @NEXT Pavilion Céline Sciamma to highlight ideas behind digital and transmedia creation    Part of  French Touch Special Afternoon  Presented by   Session exclusively in French     Monday  May 18th   2:30 - 3:30 pm @NEXT Pavilion New producers :  The French Touch of the Web Creation  Part of  French Touch Special Afternoon Presented by   Session exclusively in French

Summer Hill Films brings a line-up of mockbuster, cult and genre films. With offices at the Marina Showroom (Riviera - G17) from May 13 to May 20.  

Hot off its successful South African theatrical release!  Summer Hill Films is proud to present: Leading Lady!  

A beautiful, idealistic British actress and drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, journey’s to South Africa to prepare for the film role of her career.  There she meets a cynical South African farmer, Kobus Willemse, and persuades him to help her prepare her the role. In return Jodi undertakes to direct the family’s annual concert at the Willemse farm. While getting to know the quirky small town citizens and the stubborn Kobus, Jodi learns that there is more to life, and love, than lights… camera… and action!

Watch the trailer here

Great press from these publishers: TONIGHT, SPL!NG, THE LIFE'S WAY, UNSUNG FILMS

Selling Points:

• Successful 2014 South African Theatrical Release!
• U.S. Theatrical Release on May 21, 2015!
• United Kingdom Theatrical Release in late 2015!
• Star Katie McGrath (TVs MERLIN) featured in summer blockbuster, JURASSIC WORLD!
• Star Bok van Blerk is a successful South African Recording Artist set to go global!
• Star Gil Bellows recently starred in SyFy's Ascension!

LEADING LADY is ready for immediate delivery.  Available worldwide except the United States and Canada, The United Kingdom and Eire, Africa, German speaking Europe, and Latin America. 

The Little Film Company announces today the acquisition for worldwide sales the newly filmed version of Shakespeare’s most iconic play HAMLET, starring Maxine Peake (THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING), directed by Margaret Williams (WRITTEN ON SKIN, Royal Opera House/BBC – winner of five awards including the Gramophone Contemporary Award and the Diapason d’Or).  Sarah Frankcom, award-winning Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre (MASQUE OF ANARCHY, PUNK ROCK, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE), directed the stage production.

Following the highly successful theatrical run at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, Picturehouse Entertainment opened HAMLET across the UK on 23 March in over 300 cinemas to stunning reviews, noting the strong and intense performances and the fresh take on the popular classic.  

The strong, poignant production depicts intense family drama and the power of grief. Maxine Peake’s fierce and textured Hamlet imbues the role with anger, indignation and purpose.  Filmed with eight cameras by an expert team, the film captures the intensity of the stage production with all the polish and care of a feature film.

HAMLET also stars John Shrapnel as Claudius/Ghost (PHEDRE, with Helen Mirren at the National Theatre; MACBETH, with Kenneth Branagh, 2016), Barbara Marten as Gertrude (THE MILL, VERA), Gillian Bevan as Polonia (LONDON ROAD, TEACHERS), Katie West as Ophelia (WITHOUT YOU, and the Royal Exchange production PUNK ROCK), and Thomas Arnold as Horatio (CALL THE MIDWIFE, WOLF HALL and ENDEAVOUR).  The film is executive produced for Genesius Pictures by Julian Gleek, Quidem Productions LTD by Ralph Bernard and Simon Cooper, Royal Exchange Theatre by Fiona Gasper, and produced by Anne Beresford and Debbie Gray (NORTHERN SOUL, Winner - NME 2015, Best Film).  

HAMLET will screen in the Marché du Film on Monday, May 18, 5:30pm, Lerins 1.

“To bring such a daring, new take on this much-loved piece of work to the buyers in Cannes is a real pleasure. Maxine Peake is outstanding, the staging is wonderful and for this all to be translated onto the big screen is masterful,” states Robbie Little, co-president of The Little Film Company.

Debbie Gray had major success in 2014 with the BAFTA-nominated film NORTHERN SOUL, which reached number ten at the UK box office and number one in the DVD chart. The Little Film Company and Genesius Pictures are now working on The More You Ignore Me written by Jo Brand and to be directed by Keith English. Also Genesius Pictures and Quidem Productions are working closely together on further productions with the Little Film Company to be announced shortly .  

With offices in London and Los Angeles, The Little Film Company, is a worldwide film sales and marketing company that also theatrical distributes, finances and executive produces independent motion pictures and consults for diverse media companies. 

To all movie buffs and movie buyers,

Don't miss this unique, cutting edge, just completed film promoting extraordinary exotic animals and their friendships with humans.

Shot on five continents, Animal Magnetism combines romantic comedy, intrigue, and extraordinary documentary footage of talented, artistic elephants, friendly tigers, a tea-drinking hippopotamus, and many more of our planet's misunderstood wild companions.

Title: Animal Magnetism

Genre: Hybrid romantic comedy/documentary

Runtime: 85 minutes

Synopsis

Maya, eccentric animal lover and international videographer, is creating a film promoting inter-species compassion. Criticized by wealthy, image-conscious parents for an unconventional sleeping arrangement with her pet parrot, Maya is sent to a psychiatrist, who begins to empathize with her unique perspective.
 

Traveling to Thailand, Maya hopes to document the plight of elephants newly retired from the brutal logging industry. Suddenly she finds herself in a magical world populated by tigers who sleep with monks, and friendly elephants who dance, play sports, and paint exquisite pictures.
 

Meanwhile, a seductive stranger with a secret agenda has pulled Maya into a cloak-and-dagger operation which will devastate her own family.
Inspired by her remarkable experiences, Maya gains the courage to confront the conflicts which threaten her return home.

Official site

animalmagnetismthemovie.com/

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UryaFCNoudo

Prism Pictures Contact

babyrainbowmedia@gmail.com

917.369.0324 USA

Marketing Services

peter@filmmarketingservices.com I  jon@filmmarketingservices.com

+1 310.924.9668 USA

Roster of Versatile Films and Planned Projects

During the 68th International Film Festival Du Cannes, Versatile Films are being introduced to the Market by The Versatile Group of Hollywood.

According to Marisela D'Baldriche, CEO and producer of The Versatile Group of Hollywood, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the roster of Versatile Film projects that will be available are listed at http://www.cinando.com/theversatilegroupofhollywood.

"Latas Vacias (Empty Cans)"
Among Versatile titles is a recently completed film - the first produced in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay, in decades - which has won several awards including best picture at the 23rd International Film Festival of Paraguay. The film was directed by Herib Godoy and produced in association with O.N.G. Sociedad Cultural and Miguel Kavi Rodriguez in their native language of Guarani, with English and Spanish subtitles. See trailer at https://youtu.be/_7WiJcIdWBs.

The film's supernatural realism revolves around the country's legend of buried treasures of the War of the Triple Alliance. It is one man's fate to find again what he lost, after he is struck by tragedy and forced to flee the field and its painful past, to take refuge in the city of Coronel Oviedo, where he survives in the recycling landfills. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4319490/

About Versatile Films in Development

The Versatile Group will introduce a range of Versatile Films in various stages of development. Each are extensive multimedia entertainment franchises comprised of films, books / e-books, games and apps, and several with TV and comic series, along with a new media operating system and complete topical theme parks.

The Epic Adventures of Breezy and the Tales of the Magic Dropper

Written by author Efren Santana and owned by the Khefren Group LLC (Edward Hernandez, COO) (http://www.khefrenproductions.com/marketing-book): A literary property, conveying the never-ending tales of time as witnessed by a majestic deity named Breezy - the personification of the breeze that never ages past 11. Breezy was assigned to the planet to protect the cultural development of the human race for all times.

The Universe of MEND

MEH Multimedia (https://menduniversebuzz.wordpress.com, https://youtu.be/4iJSUwEyBmc): An adventure/mystery thriller in the making, MEND is a technology revealed in the Master Epic, The Spell of Vaugirard, from creator and composer Mardi-Ellen Hill. The narrative depicts the powerful Barrington dynasty which uses the MEND Technology to fight each other for control of mankind's future via its own operating system, utilizing music algorithms to encode and decode messages worldwide.

AEGEA

(Keith Duffy, President) (http://www.aegea.com) A planned 24,000-acre real, sustainable energy efficient, entertainment living destination in Florida, inspired by a 5,000-year-old lost civilization. A major motion picture studio housed and branded on-site is planned, and a film about the making of both the lost civilization that disappeared into the depth of the sea and the making of the new society, returning in 2018.

About the Versatile Group of Hollywood Inc. (VGoH)

Founded in 2005, VGoH is a Florida-based corporation operated by CEO Marisela D'Baldriche, a respected entertainment producer and business entrepreneur, whose career spans more than 25 years in the film and television industry.

The Versatile Group of Hollywood Inc. provides a full array of quality multimedia and entertainment production services powered by innovative technology and backed by traditional and online marketing resources that promote brands and impact clients' ROIs.
Additional information is available at http://www.cinando.com/theversatilegroupofhollywood and http://www.versatilegroupofhollywood.com

MEDIA: To arrange an interview during the Cannes Film Festival with Marisela D'Baldriche, CEO/Producer of The Versatile Group of Hollywood, call 954-274-7538 or e-mail marisela@versatilefilms.com.

CONTACT: Marisela DBaldriche
Tel. 954-274-7538
Email: marisela@versatilefilms.com

In Conversation With Ted Sarandos,
Netflix Chief Content Officer,
at the 2015 Marché du Film.

May 15th, 2015 at 10:00am - Salle Buñuel Palais 5th Floor

Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, the leading Internet television network, will attend an In Conversation session at the 2015 Marché du Film.

Ted Sarandos’ session will take place on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 10:00am with NEXT, an exclusive program for Marché participants, dedicated to the future of cinema.

Speaking for the first time during our prestigious Festival, Ted Sarandos will address new distribution models and how they impact the financing and production of films. Sarandos will be introduced by Thierry Fremaux, the General Delegate of the Festival de Cannes, and moderated by Laurent Cotillon, the Chief Editor of Le Film Français.

As the world’s largest subscription-based VOD service, Netflix has had a significant impact on the future of the film industry. Over 62 million members in more than 50 countries enjoy more than 100 million hours of TV shows and movies per day, making the company a forerunner in revolutionizing the way content is consumed and produced. Netflix plans to expand into 200 countries within the next two years.

"We are delighted to be at Cannes at such a dynamic time and look forward to an open and entertaining discussion about our industry" Ted Sarandos said.

Free access with your Marché badge.
Please note: seating is subject to availability.

Download the program

Translation available in the next days

ILE DE SAINT-HONORAT

Du mardi 19 au vendredi 22 mai 2015
Session de Formation Diaconie de la Beauté : « L’Artiste et la Voix » sous la présidence de Mgr Rey, Évêque de Fréjus-Toulon.

Interventions : Mgr Rey, Dom Vladimir Gaudrat (Père Abbé), Michael Lonsdale, Josep Maria Herms (directeur Playmedia - entreprise culturelle à Barcelone) et Daniel Facérias (compositeur).
 

Jeudi 21 mai 2015
10h-17h : Journée-rencontre (sur invitation) avec les moines, des acteurs et professionnels du cinéma en présence de Michael Lonsdale, Marie-Christine Barrault, Brigitte Fossey, Michel Plasson et Catherine Salviat.
Expérience du silence et de la beauté avec les moines.
Déjeuner au restaurant de l’abbaye de Lérins.
Point presse et cocktail pour clôturer la journée.

CANNES - ÉGLISE NOTRE-DAME DE BON VOYAGE

Entrée et participation libre aux soirées

 

Jeudi 14 et samedi 16 mai, 20h30
Soirées de louanges avec les groupes Anuncio et Templo Vivo. Sortir aux périphéries et sortir de soi-même pour annoncer sa foi, appuyés par le festival Anuncio.

 

Vendredi 15 mai 20h30
Soirée « Film et Vocations » avec le Père Philippe Jaillot, producteur du CFRT/Le Jour du Seigneur et Mgr Gautheron, curé de la paroisse de Cannes.

Projection-débat autour de 2 films documentaires :
« 7 Ans de Conviction » en présence du Père Stefano Cascio, réalisé par Ariel Camacho (©CFRT/ France Télévisions/Agat Films & Cie/2011-52mn) Prix international du festival des films catholiques 2013 au Vatican.
« Ma Petite Soeur » en présence de la réalisatrice
Stéphanie Pillonca-Kerven (©FranceTélévisions -CFRTJPG Films/2014-26mn).

Dimanche 17 mai, 17h« Des hommes et des dieux »
Soirée inter-religieuse autour des moines de Tibhirine avec des chrétiens : Michael Lonsdale, Nicolas Celoro au piano, Larry Cech, des juifs : l’ensemble vocal Renanim - direction : Avner Soudry et des musulmans soufis : Enris Qinani, chanteur albanais, joueur de oud, et Dyaa Zniber, chants sacrés andalous-marocains.

Et à 20h30 au Temple de Cannes (7, rue Notre-Dame)
Projection-débat en avant-première du film documentaire sur Michael Lonsdale, « La Vie est Invention » réalisé par Claire Jeanteur (©CFRT-2015-26mn).
Un temps d’échange avec le public suivra avec le Père Philippe Jaillot, le pasteur Paolo Morlacchetti et Michael Lonsdale.

 

Lundi 18 mai, 20h30
« Soeur Emmanuelle, Confessions d’une religieuse »
Solo théâtral interprété par Françoise Thuriès, inspiré des Confessions d’une religieuse de sœur Emmanuelle, dans une mise en scène de Michael Lonsdale. On y découvre une femme engagée, pleine d’humour, avec un grand désir d’un monde plus juste et sa volonté d’unir les peuples, particulièrement les mondes chrétiens et musulmans.

 

Mardi 19 mai, 20h30
« 1000 ans de Polyphonies Sacrées »
Von Bingen, Palestrina, Bencini, Pärt, Childs, Gjeilo, Ensemble vocal La Sestina, dir. Stéphan Nicolay.
Il existe une musique de l’âme, intemporelle et transcendante,qui révèle sa puissance dans l’écriture polyphonique vocale. Depuis les monodies grégoriennes jusqu’aux chatoyantes harmonies contemporaines, c’est à ce voyage que nous vous convions !

 

Mercredi 20 mai, 20h30
« Paroles d’Humanité »
Spectacle avec Laure-Marie Lafont, Pierre Lhenri et Emmanuel Galliot. Lecture théâtralisée et musicale de textes de Bernard de Clairvaux « Les mots de Bernard vont résonner, exigeant en amitié, il dénonce les injustices des uns, encourage les autres, dans un style
très libre. Un homme qui aime, qui nous livre son intériorité, sa vulnérabilité ... »

 

Jeudi 21 mai, 20h30
« Mes Racines »
Concert Témoignage de Grégory Turpin. Il a chanté devant des millions de jeunes aux JMJ, devant des réfugiés Irakiens, devant des contemplatives avec les poèmes de Thérèse de Lisieux... Accompagné de son pianiste, il vient chanter aujourd’hui à Cannes les plus
beaux chants chrétiens d’hier et d’aujourd’hui !

 

Vendredi 22 mai, 20h30
« Danses Sacrées »
De tout temps, l’humanité a exprimé par la danse la beauté et le sacré. Autour du film que Marlène Ionesco lui a consacré, Mireille Nègre témoigne de son parcours hors du commun de danseuse étoile qui met son art au service de la recherche spirituelle. Dédicace de son livre « Danse avec Jésus » (éditions Salvator).

 

Samedi 23 mai, 20h30
« Thérèse d’Avila »
Fresque musicale écrite et réalisée par Daniel et Anne Facérias pour les 500 ans de la naissance de Thérèse d’Avila qui aidera à mieux comprendre la vie d’une carmélite. Avec Michael Lonsdale (prophète Elie), Françoise Thuriès (Thérèse d’Avila), Marie Lussignol
(Thérèse de L’Enfant Jésus), Benoit Facérias (Jean de la Croix), Tatiana Schreck, les danseuses Deborah Moreira, Janaina Lobo et figurants.

 

 

CANNES

EXPOSITION D’ŒUVRES D’ART DANS LA CRYPTE TOUS LES SOIRS DE 18H30 À 20H30

Dimanche 17 mai 
10h : Messe du Festival à l’église N-D de Bon Voyage présidée par Mgr Giraud, Archevêque de Sens-Auxerre
10h30 : Culte du Festival au Temple Protestant

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Screening | Exodus to Shanghai|  Cannes Film Festival 2015| F Film Lounge at Lobby of Majestic Hotel | Worldwide rights available

An action/adventure love story based on historical facts. 
Dr. Ho, the Chinese Consul in Vienna in 1938, issued exit visas to many Jews against the instruction of his superiors. Fannia, a New York Jewish violin student falls in love  with the Consul’s nephew, Bruce. Together they must  leave Vienna as the Gestapo is chasing them to get the Jews and Hitler’s painting ...Fannia is a beautiful and talented Jewish violin student from New York, USA, played by Yaara Benben. Rivka is an emotional young Jewish girl with a beautiful voice. She is Fannia’s best friend and goes on the journey with her, played by Jahni Raz. Visit F Film Lounge at Majestic Hotel Lobby.

The Versatile Group of Hollywood: Introduces Versatile Films and Multimedia Resources, during the Cannes International Film Fest

Don't miss this unique, cutting edge, just completed film promoting extraordinary exotic animals and their friendships with humans.
Shot on five continents, Animal Magnetism combines romantic comedy, intrigue, and extraordinary documentary footage of talented, artistic elephants, friendly tigers, a tea-drinking hippopotamus, and many more of our planet's misunderstood wild companions. Find out much more

I Website: animalmagnetismthemovie.com/ I Trailer I Ask for a screener to Prism Pictures Contact I Marketing Services contact  

Cannes Market Premiere for Howard J Ford's Child Abduction Thriller ‘NEVER LET GO’

Howard J Ford's Child Abduction Thriller ‘NEVER LET GO’ has its market Premiere in Cannes Howard J Ford's (Director/Producer Co-Writer of 'The Dead 1 & 2') latest epic NEVER LET GO. Shot in Morocco, Spain and the US, the film tells the story of Lisa, a single mother (played by Angela Dixon) who takes the law into her own hands to get back her abducted child.
The completed film will have its Market Debut Monday 18th May, 5.30 PM at Olympia cinema.
I Confirm your presence I Book a meeting with Howard J Ford I Trailer

Little Studio Films Options 'Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud' a Sexy Sport Biopic on Yankee Star

Little Studio Films has optioned the rights to the sex filled sports biopic feature, “Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud” based on best-selling book on the life of former New York Yankee star Joe Pepitone and will be shopping it on the Croisette during the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. 

The adapted screenplay, written by A.J. Ferrara and Amy Demner, follows Pepitone, a Brooklyn born high school star signed with the Yankees at age 17,  whose insatiable need for a party every night throughout the 60's and 70's spiraled down a dark path in the company of the likes of Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Mickey Mantle and key figures in the New York mob that would ultimately ruin his career, his finances and two marriages.

I Website I Facebook  I  Twitter I Contact alexia@littlestudiofilms.com

 

 

Beauty will Save the World: Second edition of Festival Sacré de la Beauté reveals its program.

Download the program Translation available in the next days   ILE DE SAINT-HONORAT Du mardi 19 au vendredi 22 mai 2015 Session de Formation Diaconie de la Beauté : « L’Artiste et la Voix » sous la présidence de Mgr Rey, Évêque de Fréjus-Toulon. Interventions : Mgr Rey, Dom Vladimir Gaudrat (Père Abbé), Michael Lonsdale, Josep Maria Herms (directeur Play...

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ALIAS MARÍA Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival - Un Certain Regard

ALienate from Red Sea Media

ALL RIGHTS Cannes 2015 Lineup

Arab Cinema Center Lands Its Second Edition at Cannes Film Festival

Archstone Distribution as we present HE HUMAN CENTIPEDE III

Archstone Distribution Screening in Cannes

Arclight Films – Cannes 2015 Screening Schedule and Line Up

Argentinian projects at Marché du Film 2015

Arts Alliance Opens North American Office as it Continues to Grow the World's Largest Event Company

Attraction Cannes 2015 Line Up

Attraction Distribution Cannes lineup

Attraction lineup @ Cannes

BAC Films @ Cannes 2015

''Beautiful and Brutal'' World, Genre, Cult and Classics from OneEyedFilms

Best-seller to Box-office returns to Cannes

Biopics and documentary films in Cannes from House of Film

Blood Window Galas @ Marche du Film/ Cannes Film Festival. May 15th to 19th Olympia theater 4&5

Bravos Pictures Cannes 2015 Line Up

Breaking Glass Pictures Cannes 2015 Line Up

Canadian Films in Cannes

Canadian Films in Cannes

Cardinal XD - Cannes 2015 Lineup

Cardinal XD presents CAMPUS LIFE...

Celluloid Dreams Cannes 2015 Line Up

Cinando is introducing the new progressive download invitations starting from April for a smoother viewing experience

CJ Entertainment @ Cannes 2015

CJ Entertainment] Cannes 2015 Selects THE SHAMELESS and COIN LOCKER GIRL

Content makes deal for Jason Sudeikis / Jessica Biel romantic tear jerker

Crystal Sky Lineup for Marche du Film 2015

DeAPlaneta Cannes 2015 Line up

Demand Soars For First Timer Initiatives at the Marché du Film

Devilworks Line Up Cannes 2015

Digital Film Cloud Network (DFCN) partners with Cinando

Digital Film Cloud Network (DFCN) partners with Cinando

Digital Landscape in Cannes - #DigitalCannes May 16

Distribution Workshop Cannes 2015 Lineup

Do you believe comes to Cannes

Doc & Film International Cannes 2015 Line up

Double Dutch International (DDI) Cannes 2015 Lineup

DYNAMITE (A Market Debut) by Breaking Glass Pictures

EILEEN GRAY Films To Screen In Cannes Market

Ellen Havenith is Dutch Producer on the Move at the Cannes International Film Festival

Emperor Motion Pictures Cannes 2015 Lineup

Entertainment 7 to announce Alevel cast for Assassin N°1

Entertainment 7: Cannes 2015 line up

ENTRY LEVEL to be directed by Franck Khalfoun

ENTRY LEVEL to be directed by Franck Khalfoun

EVERY GOOD BOY DOES FINE casting announced

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Eye on Films Cannes 2015 Lineup

Factory Boss at Cannes Film Market 2015

FACTORY BOSS by independent Chinese filmmaker ZHANG WEI at the upcoming 2015 Marche du Film in Cannes.

Fantastic Films International Cannes 2015 Line Up

FILM.UA Cannes 2015 Lineup

FILMS BOUTIQUE Cannes 2015 - Line-up & screening schedule

First look from Whit Stillman’s LOVE & FRIENDSHIP

Five Star Production Cannes 2015 Lineup

Free Dolphin International Cannes 2015 Line Up

FROG KINGDOM from Golden Network Asia Limited

FROG KINGDOM from Golden Network Asia Limited

Generation X Group enters ATOMIC EDEN in the Market as World Premiere

GMM TAI HUB (GTH) announced their films line-up for Cannes Film Market 2015.

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About the Director Monica Richardson 

Monica Richardson is a filmmaker, grassroots activist and national blog talk radio person for her incredibly successful show "Safe Recovery", which has over 200,000 downloads. Monica has appeared on a variety of news programs on the topic of sobriety and the recovery process. This past November, Monica appeared on an episode of CBS' 48Hours The Sober Truth, and previously appeared on the Katie Couric Show. 

Monica began her career studying both music and performance. She was a member of the Groundlings with fellow classmates Conan O'Brien and Damon Wayans. She also studied at the Playhouse West with Shawnee Smith and Heather Graham. In addition to being an actor, she has also released three music albums. Monica has also had modest success as a voice actor appearing on the animated series Batman and Sofia the First. She has also done voiceovers for a number of national commercials. 

Monica is the business manager of KMR Productions handling all accounting, expenses, and business matters for the most sought-after black voiceover actors in televison today. Her business accumen allows her to understand the business of creating a film, sticking to tight budgets, and how to get a film out there — publicize it and ultimately secure a distributor. She has previously held positions at LACER afterschool programs, and 20th Center Fox Film Corporation. 

More recently, in preperation for her documentary, Monica attended classes at the UCLA extension Documentary Film Class, "Produced By" conferences, the Hot Docs Conference in Toronto, West Docs, and Getting Real IDA Documentary Conference in Los Angeles. She also attended Midem conference at Cannes, and many ASCAP Expos. 

The Team

EDWIN STEVEN: Director of Photography/Camera Operations/Assistant Editor
Edwin was the primary cinematographer on the Emmy Award winning director Doug Pray's film (Levitated Mass)and has also worked with such esteemed documentary names as Nirvan Mullick (Caine's Arcade), Erin Heidenreich (The Other Shore), Bristol Baughan (Son of Rambow), Pete Vogt (Icons Among Us), Jeff Dowd (The Dude), Sara Terry (Fambul Tok, Folk), and Katie Turinski (Sissy Boy). 

BARRY RUBINOW: Film Editor

Barry was the Senior Vice President of DOC: The Documentary Channel, where he supervised all original production and post production. DOC was the first channel in the United States to show documentaries on a full-time basis. The Documentary Channel was created in 1998 and was on the Dish Network. Rubinow is also a television and documentary film editor. 
 

NATASIA GASCON: Executive Assistant to the Director/Office Priduction Assistant

"Val" is a graduate of the Art Institute of California — Los Angeles and the Art Institute of California—Hollywood with degrees in Digital Filmmaking and Video Production and is a proud member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Film Independent, the Junior Hollywood Radio and Television Society and the Emerging Artsist Leaders of Los Angeles. 
 

GABRIELE GLASER: Content Advisor, History and Women's Drinking

Journalist Gabrielle Glaser is the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Her Best-Kept Secret: Why Women Drink--And How They Can Regain Control," (Simon and Schuster, 2013). Glaser's work on the science of treating alcohol and substance use has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal. Her ProPublica story on predators in Alcoholics Anonymous became an hour-long segment on 48 Hours. She has appeared as a frequent guest on television and radio, including NBC Nightly News, Katie!, NPR's Fresh Air and OnPoint and All In with Chris Hayes.

ALAN GOLDMAN: Advisor to Filmmaker, Producer, Director and Writer

Alan began his career in radio and was part of the award-winning team that produced the five-part national CBC Radio series A Matter of Survival, Hosted by Dr. David Suzuki. Moving to television, Alan researched and produced for Venture, Shirley. He then moved to film and has won numerous awards for his work on documentary films as a researcher, writer producer and director. He worked with director Robert Duncan on a series of documentaires for television including Wird and Wonderful (Global), and The Funny Side of Death (CBC Witness). 

DR. LANCE DODES: Former Director of Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, Harvard McClean Hospital

is a Training and Supervising Analyst Emeritus with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and was assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (retired). He has been the Director of the Substance abuse treament unit of Harvard's McClean Hospital, Director of the Alcoholism Treatment Unit at Spauling Rehabilitation Hospital (now part of Massachusetts General Hospital) and Director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling. He is a co-author of a number of journal articles and book chapters about addiction. His books The Heart of Addiction Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction, and The Sober Truth have been described as revolutionary advances in understanding how addictions work. He has been invited to speak about the treatment of addiction at symposia around the country. 
 

STANTON PEELE: Author, Lecturer, and Addiction Blogger 

Stanton Peele has been a cutting-edge figure in the addiction field for four decades since the publication of Love and Addiction in 1975. He has been a leader in opening up the field to an experiential, culturally and environmentally sensitive understanding of addiction and to practical, life-management approaches to treatment, harm reduction, and self help. Stanton has written 12 books (including The Meaning of Addiction, Diseasing of America, The Truth About Addiction and Recovery, 7 Tools to Beat Addition, and Addiction-Proof Your Child), and 250 professional articles, won numberous awards, including from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and the Drug Policy Alliance—the leading drug policy reform organization in America. He has created the Life Process Program for addiction treatment, which continues to be utilized worldwide. His latest book Recover! Stop Thinking Like an Addict and Reclaim Your Life with The PERFECT Program, written with Ilse Thompson, incorporates mindfullness and meditation techniques into a comprehensice self-help program. He was named the best addiction blogger by All Treatment and one of the ten most influential figues in the addiction field by The Fix.

DR. MARC F. KERN: Expert 

Dr. Marc F. Kern is a recognized expert in the Addictions field. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (PSY 8246) from the California School of Professional Psychology in 1982. The following year, Dr. Kern founded Addiction Alternatives as a private practice in Los Angeles, CA to provide clients with non-12-step addiction treatment alternatives. At Alternatives, Dr. Marc Kern serves as the Director of Clinical Services.
 

DR. ANDREW TATARSKY: Expert

Dr. Andrew Tatarsky has developed Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) for helping people with substance use concerns and other risky behavior. IHRP brings psychoanalysis, CBT and mindfulness together in a harm reduction frame. The therapy has been described in his book, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems, and a series of papers. The book has been translated into Polish and Spanish. Andrew holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the City University of New York. He is Founder and Director of the Center for Optimal Living in NYC, a treatment and training center that is based in Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy; founding member and Past-President, Division on Addiction of New York State Psychological Association, Member of the Board of Moderation Management Network, Inc., and clinical advisor to the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.

HANK LINDERMAN: Music Engineer 

The go-to producer/engineer and multi-instramentalist for America, Hank worled with Keb Mo, Eagles, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit, Chicago, Robert Lamm, Van Dyke Parks, Stan Lynch, Steve Levine, Gerry Beckley, Jeff Larson, Chris Falson, and Jeffrey Foskett. As a musician and a producer, Hank Linderman has very special abilities to hear what a project or song requires. Obviously, music is no small part of a documentary. It often has the ability to bring a documentary to life. 

68th Cannes Film Festival The CICAE will attend the 68th edition of Cannes Film Festival with a calendar full of events and meetings addressed to the members of the network, the partners and the invited guests.

The celebrations organised for the 60th anniversary of the Confederation’s foundation will continue also on the Croisette with the following meetings:

CICAE’s Ordinary General Assembly: on Thursday, May 14th 2015, from 9.30am to 1pm at the Grand Hôtel (salon Majorelle), 45 bd de La Croisette, 06401 Cannes

Board Meeting (for the elected directors): on Thursday, May 14th 2015 from 3pm to 5pm at the Grand Hôtel (salon Majorelle), 45 bd de La Croisette, 06401 Cannes

Screenings of 9 films from the parallel sections: organised within the framework of the AFCAE days.

Cocktail for the CICAE’s 60th anniversary: on Monday, May 18th 2015, from 7pm to 9pm at the German Pavillon, Marché du Film (for partners).

Stand Art et Essai at the Marché du Film: Come to visit us from the 13th to the 22nd of May at the Stand Art et Essai CICAE / AFCAE (Palais du Festival, niv. -1)

CICAE Jury at the Directors’ Fortnight: the partnership with the Directors’ Fortnight has been confirmed!

The CICAE jury, formed by three exhibitors of the network, will grant the CICAE Art Cinema Award to the best feature film of the 2015 selection. The aim of this prize is to discover those films considered relevant for their quality and for their big potential to reach a big audience and share the discovery with all the members of the network. So, this Directors’ Fortnight will unfold in the shadow of women. Not only because Philippe Garrel’s wonderful film, which bears that title, will be our opening film, but also because this year in particular, there will be a multitude of feminine protagonists in the lineup of features and short films from around the world. Importantly, there will be three first films by young female directors Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Chloé Zhao and Marcia Tambutti. These first films, Mustang, Beyond My Grandfather Allende and Songs My Brother Taught Me, were obvious choices for us because of their highly charged Romanesque nature, their sensitivity and scope. Many female characters have also stirred filmmakers and lighted up films both by women and their male counterparts - Philippe Garrel (In the Shadow of Women), Arnaud Desplechin (My Golden Days), Philippe Faucon (Fatima), Nabil Ayouch (Much Loved), Jaco Van Dormael (The Brand New Testament) and Sharunas Bartas (Peace to Us in Our Dreams). Directors’ Fortnight 2015 -

Édouard Waintrop’s Editorial 

All the CICAE meetings // And yet, you don’t put together a selection like ours based on a single principle. What moved us about these films was, above all, the emotion they radiate, the passion that informs them, and sometimes the way they surprised us. We were enthused by the fireworks set off by Miguel Gomes in his Arabian Nights to evoke the suffering of the Portuguese people, subjected to an unjust austerity programme. The very young Magnus von Horn surprised us with his terribly dramatic first film Efterskalv. We were also surprised by the way that the young Jeremy Saulnier managed to multiply the strands and captivate us with Green Room. Fernando León de Aranoa enchanted us with A Perfect Day (an ironic title), by hisdeft intertwining of personal destinies and that of a nation exhausted by a decimating war. Thomas Bidegain grabbed hold of an uncommonly wide-ranging narrative to tell a very contemporary story. Rick Famuyiwa’s images collided with the clichés of American movies in a hip, funky, geeky comedy. Takashi Miike took us on a wild ride, a free for all brawl of everyone against everyone, including yakuzas and vampires. And finally, Ciro Guerra navigated us down the mysterious Amazon as seen through the eyes of a mesmerising shaman.

This is what makes cinema great!!!

The CICAE International jury in Cannes will be formed by: Francesca Bolognesi, Académie de France à Rome - Villa Medici (Rome, Italy) Matthias Damm, Casablanca Filmkunsttheater (Nuernberg, Germany) Myriam Djebour Roumier, Cinéma Les Carmes (Orléans, France)

Sam Claflin (THE HUNGER GAMES franchise, THE RIOT CLUB, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES) is set to star in the soccer legend biopic ROBIN FRIDAY, to be directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Henry-Alex Rubin (MURDERBALL, DISCONNECT), it was announced today by producers Mike Young, Julian Stone and Paolo Hewitt of RF Movie Productions Ltd. Financing partners include Global Film Partners’ Daniel Koefoed and Guirec van Slingelandt, Telegael’s Paul Cummings and 9Magnan’s Meghana Gupta.

Fortitude International, co-founded by Nadine de Barros, Robert Ogden Barnum and Daniel Wagner, will handle foreign rights and will present the project to buyers at the Cannes Film Market. De Barros will be supported by her sales team including Katie Irwin, VP of International and Samantha Peel, Director of International Sales and Marketing. 

CAA, which packaged and arranged financing for ROBIN FRIDAY, will represent the film’s North American rights.

Based on the biography The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story, co-written by acclaimed music and sports author Paolo Hewitt, the screenplay was written by Stone and Hewitt.

Scheduled for a fall shoot in the UK, the feature film was developed with funding and support from Film Cymru Wales.  Additional casting is underway to bring an authentic soccer presence to Robin Friday’s world including casting real life professional soccer players.

Claflin will play the lead role of Robin Friday, the controversial and wild English soccer legend who played for Reading and Cardiff, Wales in the 1970s and died tragically at the young age of thirty eight. Friday’s short-lived, but brilliant talent continues to be remembered by his fans, and in 2004 he was voted “all time cult hero” in a BBC poll. He was just as well known for his hedonistic lifestyle off the field and was named #1 in a Channel 4 list of soccer “Bad Boys.”

“This will not just be a film about cheering a goal, but about tears and laughs and music and silence and anger and love…because this working-class hero with outrageous talent lived it all. It was a time before the age of privileged athletes, a time when the fans lived next door to their heroes. As Robin Friday walked down the streets of the 70’s, everybody wanted to be him. But quite frankly, no one else had the balls…” said Stone.

“Robin Friday’s legacy continues to live on today and is a story tailor-made for the big screen given the larger-than-life energy which Friday brought to the sport and his life. The talented

Sam Claflin is the perfect actor to fill the shoes of this British legend due to his background in the sport prior to pursuing his acting career,” said de Barros.

Sam Claflin will next be seen in the final installment of Lionsgate’s global box office phenomenon, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2, co-starring Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson, coming to theatres worldwide in November 2015. Claflin’s film credits also include Disney’s PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES with Johnny Depp, Lone Scherfig’s recently released THE RIOT CLUB, and LOVE, ROSIE.  He is currently shooting ME BEFORE YOU with Emilia Clarke and Janet McTeer for New Line, then will next film THEIR FINEST HOUR AND A HALF, which re-teams him with Scherfig, and SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, opposite Kristen Stewart.

Henry-Alex Rubin previously directed DISCONNECT starring Jason Bateman, Alexander Skarsgård, Paula Patton and Andrea Riseborough, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Festivals, and was released in the US in 2012.  He directed the documentary MURDERBALL, which was nominated for an Oscar and won the Audience Award at Sundance.  Rubin is one of the top five most award-winning commercials directors in the world, with campaigns for brands such as Adidas, Gatorade, Volvo, VW, Samsung, Coke, Microsoft, and Google. 

Mike Young is a successful award-winning animation producer who is well known for his children’s book series SuperTed which he adapted into a UK animated series which ran from 1983-1985 and won a BAFTA Award. The series was adapted in the US by Hanna Barbera which produced "The Further Adventures of SuperTed.” His other credits include “Hero 108,” “Chloe’s Closet,” “Dive Olly Dive,” and “Pet Alien” in addition to producing “Zevo-3” for Skechers Entertainment, “Strawberry Shortcake” for American Greetings and “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” “Clifford’s Puppy Days” and “Clifford’s Big Movie” for Warner Bros. Currently Young is in production on the feature animated film NORM OF THE NORTH with the voices of Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong and Bill Nighy which will be released by Lionsgate in January 2016.

Paolo Hewitt started his writing career in the music press in 1980, working as a staff member for Melody Maker and NME. In 1990, he went freelance and has since authored twenty books, his subjects including The Beatles, David Bowie and Oasis. He has also written three football books, including The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story. He recently published two autobiographical works that detailed his childhood in care, whilst his novel The Mumper was turned into a film starring the late Bob Hoskins.

As a Producer, Julian Stone was instrumental in setting up the multi award-winning Young Adult Unwind series of books by Neal Shusterman at Constantin Film, and is developing Bruiser (also by Shusterman) and the historical drama SAVAGE, based on the book Savage: The Life and Times of Jemmy Button. His screenplays include BANG, BANG!, THE DIVE IN and THE CAT HUNT (co-writer). As an actor, he has appeared on the stage in London, Edinburgh, New York and Los Angeles. His more recent work includes Harry in Tracy Letts’ stage play Man from Nebraska, directed by William Friedkin. He has worked extensively in television and film, guest-starring and recurring on many popular TV shows, and has contributed a variety of voices to some of the world’s most popular video games.

Global Film Partners is an Amsterdam-based finance company that invests in international productions run by Managing Partners Daniel Koefoed and Guirec van Slingelandt. Previous investments of its group include KIDNAPPING MR. HEINEKEN, BOYCHOIR and BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.

Established in 1988, Telegael is a multi-Emmy and IFTA award-winning studio engaged in film, television and animation production. Based in Galway, Telegael partners with international studios, distributors and broadcasters to develop, co-finance and co-produce animation and live-action content for the global market.

9Magnum, represented by Meghana Gupte, is a production finance entity based in Pune, India with equity, bridge and senior debt capabilities at its disposal to finance international film projects. It looks to produce strong, commercial and director-driven material, to which Meghana brings her experience in the film and animation industry in the US.

Claflin is repped by CAA and Independent Talent Group and Rubin by CAA and Management 360.

ABOUT FORTITUDE INTERNATIONAL

Fortitude International is a foreign sales, finance and production entity based in Los Angeles and founded by foreign sales veteran Nadine de Barros, financier Daniel Wagner and producer Robert Ogden Barnum.  With equity, bridge and senior debt capabilities at its disposal, the new sales and financing venture can fully finance projects and is looking to produce strong, commercial and director driven material.  Fortitude will be a haven for filmmakers and artists to make creatively and commercially successful films.  In addition to feature films, the partners are also sourcing and financing TV series and minis, capitalizing on de Barros’ experience in the medium. 

Fortitude’s Cannes slate includes THE RUNNER starring Nicolas Cage which will make its market premiere screening at the upcoming Cannes Film Market; BARTON & CHARLIE, to be directed and star Rupert Friend opposite Emily Blunt and THIS MAN, THIS WOMAN, produced by Mike Lobell and to be directed by Isabel Coixet with Penelope Cruz and Diane Kruger, both in pre-production.

Titles also include THE TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES with Jennifer Garner and Mat Dillon in pre-production; the thriller URGE starring Pierce Brosnan and Ashley Greene; DAUGHTER OF GOD with Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas; VINCENT-N-ROXXY starring Emile Hirsch and Zoë Kravitz and the Sundance Film Festival hit THE END OF THE TOUR, James Ponsoldt’s follow up to THE SPECTACULAR NOW starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel, which will be released by A24 Films in July 2015.

Fortitude recently announced they will be handling international sales for QED International’s key-market sales at the 2015 Cannes Film Market. Titles include Barry Levinson’s comedy ROCK THE KASBAH which will make its market premiere screening, Jason Bateman’s THE FAMILY FANG for which they will premiere new footage, 2015 Tribeca Film Festival entry FRANNY with Richard Gere, Dakota Fanning and Theo James, TIME OUT OF MIND also with Gere from writer/director Oren Moverman and STRANGE BUT TRUE, starring Imogen Poots, Bill Paxton and Melissa Leo, currently in production.

Braden Bowen, CEO of Archstone Distribution, announced today that Archstone Distribution has acquired worldwide sales rights to the feature DON'T KILL IT. Production for the feature is set to begin in early July of this year.

Archstone Distribution will be bringing the feature to CANNES'15 to sell to international buyers.

DON'T KILL IT is directed by Mike Mendez (BIG ASS SPIDER!) and produced by Robert Yocum (WHITE RABBIT) of Burning Sky Films and Jeff Spilman (KILL THE IRISHMAN, A GIRL LIKE HER). The feature is written by Dan Berk (BODY) and Robert Olsen (BODY) of Last Pictures.

The film is set to star Dolph Lundgren (THE EXPENDABLES, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER), represented by Craig Baumgarten of Link Entertainment, The Gersh Agency and attorney Eric Brooks.

An ancient evil is unleashed in a small Alaskan town leaving a trail of death and destruction as it passes from host to host. The only hope of survival lies with a grizzled demon hunter (Lundgren) who has faced this terror before. Together with a reluctant FBI agent he has to figure out how to destroy a demon with the ability to possess its killer.

"This is the kind of high-concept film that we can't wait to bring to the marketplace," said partner of Archstone Distribution Scott Martin. "Combining the talents of Dolph and Mike on this project is going to bring a high level of fun and excitement the audience will appreciate."

About Archstone Distribution:

            Archstone is a sales and distribution company focused on delivering high quality theatrical films and documentaries to the world-wide audience. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Archstone is perfectly positioned for global distribution through their established relationships with reputable distributors in each territory.

Known and respected as a filmmaker friendly company, Archstone adheres to a policy of open-book accounting and transparency where producers have 100% approval of all marketing expenses and sales deals made in the worldwide marketplace. 

Archstone works with filmmakers to deliver their vision to the world