Key Players in the Cannes Market: Films Distribution

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With three in the Director’s Fortnight and one in the Main Comp for good measure, Films Distribution are making a significant contribution to Cannes this year – my money is on Katell Quillevere’s Un Poison Violent (see pic above) but Wang Xiaoshuai, Jean-Stéphane Bron’s doc on white collar crimes that hinder the working man and an immigrant tale gone wrong portrait from Olivier Masset-Depasse could make this a great year for the distributor. Something to look forward to in the near future: Yann Samuell’s next effort. 

CHONGQING BLUES (RIZHAO CHONGQING) by Wang XIAOSHUAI – Completed
CLEVELAND VS WALL STREET by Jean-Stéphane BRON – Completed
ILLEGAL by Olivier MASSET-DEPASSE – Completed
L’AMOUR FOU by Pierre THORETTON – Completed
WITH LOVE… FROM THE AGE OF REASON (L’ÂGE DE RAISON) by Yann SAMUELL – Completed
A CAT IN PARIS (UNE VIE DE CHAT) by Alain GAGNOL – Production
FAMILY TREE (L’ARBRE ET LA FORÊT) by Jacques MARTINEAU – Completed
IT BEGINS WITH THE END (CA COMMENCE PAR LA FIN) by Michael COHEN – Completed
JOSEPH AND THE GIRL (JOSEPH ET LA FILLE) by Xavier DE CHOUDANS – Completed
RAPT by Lucas BELVAUX – Completed
STUDENT SERVICES (MES CHÈRES ÉTUDES) by Emmanuelle BERCOT – Completed
THE ROBBER (DER RAUBER) by Benjamin HEISENBERG – Completed
THE WEDDING CAKE (PIECE MONTEE) by Denys GRANIER-DEFERRE – Completed
UN POISON VIOLENT by Katell QUILLEVERE – Completed

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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