2011 Cannes L’Atelier: Daniel and Diego Vega, David Verbeek and Alvaro Brechner Among 15 Selected

Peruvian brothers Daniel and Diego Vega who blasted on the international scene with Octubre (they’ll be at New Directors/New Films next) will be returning to Cannes for their second trip in a row as part of the 2011’s L’Atelier — the Cannes initiative where the participants complete financing packages for their films. Previous projects (I’ll take 2008 as an example) include Oleg Novkovic’s White, White World, Benedek Fliegauf’s Womb, Braden King’s HERE which just preemie at Sundance and Berlin and you have Lou Ye’s “Bitch” which is now called Love & Bruises (look for a Main Comp entry at Cannes this year). Along with the Vega brothers, notable names include the Un Certain Regard selected R U There (2010) helmer David Verbeek and Alvaro Brechner who directed Bad Day to Go Fishing (2010). We’ll have more on some select names below — here are the fifteen selected projects who’ll be asking for some coin during the festival.

Escafandra – Pablo Reyero (Argentina)
Now is the Future of the Past – Huang Weikai (China)
Augustine – Alice Winocour (France)
Khibula – George Ovashvili (Georgia)
Luton – Michalis Konstantatos (Greece)
Hier – Bálint Kenyeres (Hungary)
The Train Station – Mohamed Al-Daradji (Iraq)
Of Our Economical Situation – Elad Keidan (Israel)
Il Sud è Niente – Fabio Mollo (Italy)
La delgada línea amarilla – Celso García (Mexico)
Full Contact – David Verbeek (Netherlands)
El Mudo – Daniel & Diego Vega (Peru)
Wolf – Bogdan Mustata (Romania)
Kings – Deniz Ergüven (Turkey)
Mr Kaplan – Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay)