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While Cannes' Quinzaine struggles to reframe its identity, its former artistic director Olivier Père continues to impress in his new job at the Locarno...

The most bizarre, wackiest and fascinating films of 2009 re-introduced us to Greek cinema and a filmmaker we hadn't heard of in Lanthimos. A stellar debut with Dogtooth means we are looking forward to his next offering -- which I'm sure will continue in the same unique and obscure tone. Stars Dogtooth alumni and Venice-winner for Best Actress in Ariane Labed.

At the beginning of every month, IONCINEMA.com's "Tracking Shot" features a handful of projects that we feel are worth signaling out and that are moments away from lensing. This October we find the very last batch of titles that could be potentially ready for next May (I see a pair of films mentioned below that are possible Cannes birth qualifiers) and we find our usual mix of items: from mid-range indie budget flicks (4 million to 8 million range) to the pricey popcorn films.

After the critically acclaimed indie gem, The Maid, Sebastien Silva's third film, titled Old Cats (Los Gatos Viejos) is a rare world preem that cracked the NYFF line-up. When we last interviewed Silva, he had mentioned he'd be working on Second Child and subsequently he signed a two-picture deal with Elephant Eye Films moving "Old Cats" at the top of his list.

IONCINEMA.com's inaugural American New Wave 25 (Class of 2010) was a blast to unveil and we'd like to thank those who took a timeout from their busy schedules to provide us with, not only extra info relating to their filmography, but for allowing us to use their pics as well (e.g. Reed Moreno on the set of Elgin James' much anticipated Little Birds starring Juno Temple).