Key Players in the 2012 Cannes Film Market: Protagonist Pictures

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Ben Roberts’ U.K Sales house Protagonist Pictures might only have one pic playing on the Croisette – but it’s the highly touted Special screening of Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers which should give the Directors’ Fortnight its most buzz-worthy title. In pre-production, we’ve got John Michael Mcdonagh’s Calvary and Kevin MacDonald’s How I Live Now giving them a strong presence in 2013. Not too shabby.

CALVARY by John Michael MCDONAGH
HOW I LIVE NOW by Kevin MACDONALD
THE SWEENEY by Nick LOVE
SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN by Malik BENDJELLOUL
SIGHTSEERS by Ben WHEATLEY
STREETDANCE 2 by Max AND DANIA
THE DOUBLE by Richard AYOADE
THE IMPOSTER by Bart LAYTON
YOUR SISTER’S SISTER by Lynn SHELTON

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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