Sundance preemed docs Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land and Michael Beach Nichols & Christopher K. Walker’s Welcome to Leith are going up against Sebastian Silva’s Nasty Baby, Nathan Silver’s Stinking Heaven, Gren Wells’ The Road Within and Andrew Renzi’s Franny in the competition section of the 4th Champs-Élysées Film Festival. Conveniently taking place after a break from Cannes (06.10-06.16) the fest along with American Film Festival, Wroclaw, Poland host the U.S in Progress program, the three-day workshop which basically plays hosts to five American indie films in post-production and gets them before Euro distribution, buyer and producer eyes.
A mix of new and old films, the fest will open with Cannes Film Fest Main Comp entry Guillaume Nicloux’s Valley of Love., and special guests include William Friedkin and the Safdie brothers will have a retrospective of their work with a carte blanche. Look for the U.S. in Progress titles to be announced sometime this month.
