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Cannes 2009 Market Must: Freakonomics
Freakonomics is probably the hottest doc being sold in Cannes due in part to the American documentary filmmakers involved with the project (Gibney, Spurlock, Jarecki, Grady & Ewing.
Second Time a Charm: Mungiu and IFC pact on ‘Golden Age’
Despite receiving inadequate support for a foreign language nomination for the Oscars, the above mentioned relationship is one reason why IFC Films have been able to grab Cristian Mungiu and fellow Romanian filmmakers (Ioana Uricaru, Hanno Hofer, Razvan Marculescu and Constantin Popescu) latest project titled Tales From the Golden Age.
Cannes 2009 Producer’s Patch: Pathé Pictures International
Nonetheless, Pathe brought Jane Campion's Bright Star to the main competition and buyers will have the opportunity to get in on early on Julian Schnabel's Miral (this should be competing in Cannes in 2010) and what should be a packed Market screening showing for Neil Marshall's latest, Centurion.
Cannes 2009 Producer’s Patch: Kimmel International
Kimmel are coming to Cannes loaded with several items that I'll be on the look out for 2009/10 such as the new Natalie Portman indie film Hesher, Mark Ruffalo's Sympathy for Delicious and the New York shot Paper Man from directors Michele and Kieran Mulroney (starring Lisa Kudrow, Jeff Daniels and Ryan Reynolds).
Cannes 2009 Producer’s Patch: Memento Films
Memento Films have a mandate to work in a grassroots manner – when they take on a project they don't take half a dozen others to pay the bills. Last year's films included an esteemed batch of autuer films in: Goodbye Solo, Wendy & Lucy, The Class, Wonderful Town, Under the Bombs and Grown Ups.
