SHOWCASE ENTERTAINMENT Stand/room number: Lerins R13 Tel: 04 92 99 33 08 Executives attending: president David A Jackson, executive vice- president Shauna Shapiro Jackson, director of sales administration and market coordinator Linda Paolucci, vice-president of worldwide distribution services Leslee Allmon 23679 Calabasas Road, #807, Calabasas, CA 91302, US Tel: (1) 818 876 9617 Fax: (1) 818 876 8501 Web:
www.showcaseentertainment.com
MARKETDEBUTS ACE WONDER Adventure, Family. Ace Wonder is a boy detective, struggling to find a storyline for his latest novel when he soon becomes involved in a case of espionage and discovery. THE NEWEST PLEDGE Comedy. Cast: Jason Mewes, Mindy Sterling, Andy Milonakis. A group of college guys find a baby on the doorstep.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (AKA IRA FINKELSTEIN’S CHRISTMAS) Adventure, Comedy, Family. Cast: Elliott Gould, David DeLuise, Cynthia Geary. ANNABELLE & BEAR Drama. Cast: Olivia Walby, Curt Massof, Ruby Harris. EDGAR ALLEN POE’S ‘ANNABEL LEE’ Thriller. Cast: Kristen Hagen, Jon- Woodward-Kirby. MONIKA Thriller, Action. Cast: Jason Wiles, Cerina Vincent, C Thomas Howell. THROUGH THE EYE Action/adventure, Thriller. Cast: Tom Sizemore, Robert Thorne, Bertie Higgins. YOU MAY NOT KISS THE BRIDE Romantic comedy, Adventure. Cast: Katharine McPhee, Dave Annable, Rob Schneider. LIBRARY Titles include: Psychic Experiment; Frat Party; Joe Dante’s Trail Of Blood; Extinction; The Wannabes; Angel Camouflaged; Local Color; The Little Matchmakers.
SHOWGATE Also buying all rights for Japan Stand/room number: c/o Japan Booth, Palais 01, stand 21.02/23.01 Executives attending: general manager of acquisitions and home video distribution Hiroo Murakami, general manager of international sales and licensing division Fumiki Yamazaki, manager of acquisition and international affairs Chizu Ogiya, assistant manager of acquisitions and home video
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distribution Yuki Hatano, assistant manager of international sales and licensing division Aya Suzuki Akasaka Biz Tower, 19th Floor, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 107- 6321, Japan Tel: (81) 3 6441 9696 E-mail:
isales@showgate.jp Web:
http://showgate.jp/en/top.html
MARKETDEBUTS BEYOND THE WORLD.HACK//THE MOVIE 3D (Japan) Animation. 112mins. Dir: Hiroshi Matsuyama. Scr: Kazunori Ito. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. CHIPS (Japan) Drama. 70mins. Prod co: Smoke. Dir: Yoshihiro Nakamura. Scr: Kotaro Isaka. Cast: Gaku Hamada, Fumino Kimura, Nao Omori. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. SIGNAL (Japan) Romantic drama. 112mins. Dir: Masaaki Taniguchi. Scr: Hisashi Sekiguchi. Cast: Azusa Mine, Takahiro Nishijima, Kengo Kora. Japanese with English subtitles. Completed. A summer romance starts with three intriguing promises.
SIERRA/AFFINITY Stand/room number: 2nd Floor, 35 La Croisette Tel: 04 93 30 18 52 Executives attending: president and CEO Nick Meyer, COO and CFO Marc Schaberg, executive vice-president of international sales Jonathan Kier, senior vice-president of international sales Kristen Figeroid, senior vice-president of international marketing Joey Monteiro 9378 Wilshire Boulevard, #210, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, US Tel: (1) 424 253 1060 Fax: (1) 424 653 1977 E-mail:
info@sierra-affinity.com Web:
www.sierra-affinity.com
MARKETDEBUTS EMPEROR (US) Drama. Prod cos: Krasnoff/ Foster Entertainment, United Performer’s Studio. Dir: Peter Webber. Prods: Yoko Narahashi, Gary Foster, Eugine Nomura, Russ Krasnoff. Scr: David Klass, Vera Blasi. Cast: Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune. Post- production. An epic love story set amidst the tensions of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of the Second World War. THE COLONY (US) Thriller. Prod cos: Alcina Pictures, Item 7, Mad Samurai Productions. Dir: Jeff Renfroe.
Prods: Paul Barkin, Marie-Claude Poulin, Pierre Even, Matthew Cervi. Scr: Jeff Renfroe, Patrick Tarr, Pascal Trottier, Svet Rouskov. Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Zegers, Bill Paxton. Post-production. After crossing paths with a group of dangerous arms dealers in the Australian outback, a family must use their survival skills to outrun their pursuers. THE HIVE (US) Thriller. Prod co: Troika Pictures. Dir: Brad Anderson. Prods: Robert Stein, Michael Helfant, Jeff Graup. Scr: Rich D’Ovidio. Cast: Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin. Pre- production. An operator in a 911 emergency centre must face her own fears in order to save a teenage girl from a disturbed killer.
OTHER TITLES AVAILABLE CASA DE MI PADRE (US) Comedy. 84mins. Prod cos: Nala Films, Gary Sanchez Productions. Dir: Matt Piedmont. Prods: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Emilio Diez Barroso, Darlene Caamano Loquet, Andrew Steele. Scr: Andrew Steele. Cast: Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna. Spanish with English subtitles. Completed. CELESTE & JESSE FOREVER (US) Romantic comedy. 90mins. Prod cos: Team Todd, Envision Media Arts. Dir: Lee Toland Krieger. Prods: Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd, Lee Nelson. Scr: Rashida Jones, Will McCormack. Cast: Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina. Completed. DARLING COMPANION (US) Romantic comedy. 103mins. Prod cos: Werc Werk Works, Kasdan Pictures, Likely Story. Dir: Lawrence Kasdan. Prods: Anthony Bregman, Lawrence Kasdan, Elizabeth Redleaf. Scr: Lawrence Kasdan, Meg Kasdan. Cast: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins. Completed. ENDER’S GAME (US) Sci-fi. Prod cos: OddLot Entertainment, KO Paper Products, Summit Entertainment, Chartoff Productions. Dir: Gavin Hood. Prods: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Gigi Pritzker, Linda McDonough, Orson Scott Card, Lynn Hendee, Robert Chartoff. Scr: Gavin Hood. Cast: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Sir Ben Kingsley. In production. EVERLY (US) Prod co: Crime Scene Pictures. Dir: Joe Lynch. Prods: Rob Paris, Adam Ripp, Luke Rivett. Scr: Yale Hannon, Joe Lynch, Yale Hannon. Cast: Kate Hudson. Pre-production. EVIDENCE (US) Thriller. Prod cos: Bold Films, Marc Platt Productions. Dir: Olatunde Osunsanmi. Prods: Marc
Platt, Adam Siegel, Michel Litvak, David Lancaster, Anthony Rhulen. Scr: John Swetnam. Cast: Stephen Moyer, Radha Mitchell, Torrey DeVitto. Post-production. LIBRARY Forty thriller and action titles from the past 10 years. Titles include: Filth; Heat; Parker; The Place Beyond The Pines; The Europa Report.
SND – GROUPE M6 Also buying Stand/room number: Riviera E3 Tel: 04 92 99 32 37 Fax: 04 92 99 32 38 Executives attending: CEO Thierry Desmichelle, director of acquisitions and sales Lionel Uzan, head of international and France acquisitions and producer Caroline Mougey, head of acquisitions and productions Eric Geay, head of acquisitions and productions Maxime Defforey, head of acquisitions and productions Nicolas Rolland 89 Ave Charles de Gaulle, Neuilly Sur Seine Cedex, 92575, France Tel: (33) 1 41 92 73 39 Fax: (33) 1 41 92 79 07 E-mail:
sales1@snd-films.fr Web:
www.sndm6group.com
MARKETDEBUTS MICHEL (France) 90mins. Prod co: Les Films Velvet. Dir: Gregory Magne, Stephane Viard. Prods: Frederic Jouve. Scr: Gregory Magne, Stephane Viard. Cast: Michel Delpech, Gregory Montel. French. One man finds meaning in life and another man finds his voice. STOP CRYING, PENELOPE! (France) 96mins. Prod co: Sunrise Films. Dir: Corinne Puget, Juliette Arnaud. Prods: Thomas Klotz. Scr: Corinne Puget, Juliette Arnaud. Cast: Corinne Puget, Juliette Arnaud, Christine Anglio. French. Completed. First market screening. Thirty-something Chloe will finance her plastic surgery through the sale of her recently deceased aunt’s country home. But Chloe’s plans are altered when she discovers that her aunt’s will surprisingly includes Chloe’s childhood friends. TRUE FRIENDS (France) Comedy. Prod co: WY Production. Dir: Stephan Archinard, Francois Prevot-Leygonie. Prods: Wassim Beji. Scr: Marie-Pierre Huster, Francois Prevot-Leygonie, Stephan Archinard. Cast: Jean Hugues Anglade, Gerard Lanvin, Wladimir Yordanoff. French. Walter never lies. He takes this attitude to an extreme, even leaving his wife because she did not tell him everything. But Walter’s high standards are about to be severely
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