SCREENINGS Free events
97mins. Boreal Films. Dir: David Lambert. Arcades 3
KARAKARA (Japan) 104mins. Kukuru Vision. Dir: Claude Gagnon. Key cast: Gabriel Arcand, Youki Kudoh. Wishing to find peace of mind, Pierre, a retired professor in his early sixties, ends up making a short, unsettling trip around Okinawa with Junko, a 40-year-old runaway wife. The confused intellectual would rather not get involved with this unlikely and unexpected lover but decides to follow his destiny. Palais H
KING KELLY (US) 84mins. K5 International. Dir: Andrew Neel. Key cast: Louisa Krause. King Kelly is an aspiring internet star who performs webcam stripteases. When Kelly’s car — filled with illegal narcotics that she must deliver — is stolen by her bitter ex-boyfriend on the 4th of July, Kelly and her best friend Jordan embark on an epic whirlwind of drugs, sex, violence and mischief- making as Kelly tries to reclaim what’s hers. Kelly’s biggest online fan, a wayward State Trooper, joins the journey as the night spirals into chaos. Made entirely from camera-phone footage, King Kelly is a sensational journey through hedonistic American youth culture and the YouTube generation. Palais J
LOVE LOVE LOVE (France) 90mins. Les Mures Sauvages. Dir: Bruno Mercier. Key cast: Albert Delpy, Alicia Roda, Arno Chevrier. A men discovers the life is better without fears. Palais D
NOT SHORT OF TALENT/ TALENT TOUT COURT (Canada) 110mins. Telefilm Canada. Palais F
OFF WHITE LIES (Israel) 86mins. Alpha
Violet. Dir: Maya Kenig. Key cast: Elya Inbar, Gur Bentwich. After years of living apart from her dad, Libby is sent from the US to live with him in Israel. During the second Lebanon War, she quickly discovers that her dad is an infantile eccentric and that he lives “in-between apartments”. Lerins 1
TRUTH (Canada) 110mins. CMHL Enterprises. Dir: J S Johnson. Key cast: Michelle Sabiene, Benjamin Hanson, Michel Duran, Natasha Quirke, Willa-Lee Reid. An estranged couple on a weekend retreat are pushed further apart when the wife, Becca, becomes romantically fascinated with the journal of the cabin’s long-dead former owner. When the ghost of the old owner appears and reciprocates Becca’s feelings, the web of betrayals and untruths between Becca and her husband begins to unravel. Palais B
WHEN SANTA FELL TO EARTH (Germany) 106mins. Sola Media. Dir: Oliver Dieckmann. Key cast: Alexander Sheer, Jessica Schwarz, Mercedes Jadea Diaz. Christmas is just two weeks away and Ben is struggling to get into the Christmas spirit. He and his parents have just moved to town, where his mum has big plans to open her new pastry shop. As Ben’s dad lost his job at the bank some time ago, it’s a great chance for the family to make a fresh start. However, Ben is finding it difficult fitting in at his new school and wishes he could feel more at home here. Suddenly, Ben’s life takes a turn for the better when Santa Niklas Goodfellow and his Christmas caravan come crashing down to Earth in the middle of a thunderstorm and land in Foggy Lane. Riviera 4
12:00
AMERIQUA (Italy) 90mins. The Little
Film Company. Dir: Giovanni Consonni, Marco Bellone. Key cast: Bobby Kennedy III, Alec Baldwin, Alessandra Mastronardi. Fresh from college and eager to explore Europe, Charlie takes a leap of faith and arrives in Italy without plans, friends or a place to stay. He’s ready to experience the world, meet new people and at all costs, postpone adulthood. It doesn’t take long before he’s running from the Mafia, falling for a beautiful Italian free-spirit, Valentina, and partying a little too much with the self-proclaimed King of Bolognia, Lele. Charlie may have graduated college but he’s about to fail in the real world; that is until he finds a way to afford his new lifestyle. Lerins 2
ARMED HANDS (France) 105mins. Films Distribution. Dir: Pierre Jolivet. Key cast: Roshdy Zem, Leila Bekhti, Marc Lavoine. Lucas is 46 years old. A high-profile cop. The Marseilles’ weapons trafficking boss. Maya is 25 years old. She’s a young narco cop in Paris. As it so often happens, weapons and drugs mingle. And Lucas and Maya will meet. Maybe not coincidentally. Their investigations overlap. Their lives too. Because their story started long before they met. Olympia 4
BLACK ROCK (US) 83mins. Elle Driver. Dir: Katie Aselton. Key cast: Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell, Katie Aselton. A trio of childhood friends reunite for a camping trip on a woodsy getaway off the coast of Maine. Sarah, the group’s peacekeeper, tricks Abby and Lou into spending time together after a tricky romantic mishap drove a wedge between them. Bad blood appears to subside, but its relevance dissolves in the face of a much larger problem: when the group runs into a war veteran they know from high school, a nighttime hangout
May 22, 2012 Screen International at Cannes 33 n
Meet filmmakers and funders Terrace café
Printing services Free internet & Wi-Fi Info about the UK film industry
TUESDAY 22 MAY - CELEBRATE SCOTLAND Presented by Creative Scotland
Why international producers are keen to work with Scotland with case studies on Lore and Citadel and speakers Katie Holly (Blinder Films), Paul Welsh (Edge City Films), Liz Watts (Porchlight Films), Jo Nolan (North Sea Screen Partners)
13.OO - 14.OO
Barclays presents Capturing Audiences New approaches to responding to audiences with Wendy Mitchell (Screen International), Col Needham (IMDb), Philip Knatchbull (Curzon Artificial Eye), Andy Green (Distrify), Chris Watts (3sixty), Professor Ian Christie (Birkbeck/ University of Westminster) and Anna Higgs, (Film 4.O).
Oscar™ nominated producer Bob Last (The Illusionist) talks to Cameron Fraser of Ko Lik Films about creating and distribution some of the most successful animated films.
16.OO - 16.45
Making a Killing: Scotland and Horror Ian Davies (Initialize Films) asks Eddie Dick (Makar Productions), Brian Coffey (Sigma Films) and Micky MacPherson (Plum Films) how Scottish filmmakers have cracked the horror genre.
The Angels’ Share talk The Angels’ Share producer Rebecca O’Brien and screenwriter Paul Laverty in conversation with Chris Fujiwara, Edinburgh International Film Festival.
TODAY’S ONE-TO-ONE SURGERIES MEDIA DESK UK BFI FILM FUND SARGENT DISC
1O:OO - 11:OO 1O:3O - 12:3O 14:3O - 16:3O
WEDNESDAY 23 MAY STARTS WITH... 11.3O - 12.3O
First ONE-TO-ONE Surgery of the Day BFI FILM FUND
Meet film organisations that are inspiring young people - Films without Borders, Films4Life, Film Education, BFI Education and Film Nation.
1O:3O - 12:3O For information and events updates visit
www.ukfilmcentre.org.uk 17.OO - 18.3O
14.3O - 15.3O Getting Animated
1O.15 - 11.OO Co-Production Hub
»
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44