Call For Entries: 16e Hamptons International Film Festival (2008)
16e Hamptons International Film Festival (2008)
Hamptons (Festival), United States, October 15 to 19, 2008
Call for entries
(Documentary & Fiction Features and shorts)
Deadline:
Regular Deadline: postmarked June 7th
Late Deadline: postmarked June 25th
More Info & Registration process here: http://www.telefilm.gc.ca
TELEFILM CANADA SALUTES THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT AT CANNES
TELEFILM CANADA SALUTES THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT AT CANNES
Two Canadian feature films in the running for the prestigious Palme d’Or
Montréal, May 5th, 2008 – Telefilm Canada is proud to highlight the presence of Canadian cinema at Cannes this year. Indeed, four Canadian works will be showcased during this major film event. Two Canadian feature films are in the Cannes Festival’s prestigious Official Selection and are in the running for the Palme d’Or: Atom Egoyan’s Adoration and Fernando Meirelles’ Blindness, a Canada-Brazil-Japan co-production. Blindness has also been selected to open the 61st edition of the Festival.
Atom Egoyan’s latest work, Adoration, tells the story of an adolescent who creates a new personality for himself on the Internet. The film stars Rachel Blanchard, Scott Speedman, Devon Bostick and Arsinée Khanjian. Blindness, written by Don McKellar and starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Gaël Garcia Bernal, looks at what happens to people caught up in a horrific and mysterious epidemic of blindness that suddenly sweeps through their city.
In addition to these two features, Canada is also represented at Cannes by a pair of short films, which will be presented during International Critics’ Week. Next Floor, a film directed by Denis Villeneuve, will be screened in competition. The story unfolds during an opulent banquet at which 11 guests are shaken by a series of events that alternate between the absurd and the grotesque. L’Ondée, directed by David Coquard-Dassault, will for its part be screened out of competition. Conceived as a mini-opera, this poetic film with an urban setting looks at the “shipwrecked” residents of a city deluged by rain.
Following the success of the Perspective Canada initiative over the last two years, Telefilm Canada returns this year with a selection of eight Canadian films that will screened at the Cannes Film Market. The goal is to further the films’ careers and raise their profile on the international market.
Official Selection – Films in competition
Adoration (Canada), written, produced and directed by Atom Egoyan; produced by Jennifer Weiss and Simone Urdl (The Film Farm); executive produced by Robert Lantos
Blindness (Canada/Brazil/Japan), directed by Fernando Meirelles; written by Don McKellar; produced by Niv Fichman (Rhombus Media), Andrea Barata Ribeiro (02 Filmes) and Sonoko Sakai (Bee Vine Pictures).
International Critics’ Week
Next Floor, directed by Denis Villeneuve; written by Jacques Davidts; produced by Phoebe Greenberg (Phi Group inc.) – In competition;
L’Ondée (France/Canada), written and directed by David Coquard-Dassault; co-produced by Pascal Le Nôtre (Folimage), Julie Roy, René Chénier (NFB) – Out of competition.
SHORT FILM CORNER
During the fifth edition of this short-film market, 68 Canadian films will be offered to international buyers.
PERSPECTIVE CANADA
For a third consecutive year, Telefilm Canada is contributing to the development of an original and dynamic film industry by giving Canadian feature films international visibility. This year, international buyers will have the opportunity to consider eight recent works by Canadian filmmakers.
Borderline, directed by Lyne Charlebois; written by Lyne Charlebois and Marie-Sissi Labrèche; produced by Roger Frappier and Luc Vandal (Max Films); international distribution by Max Films International;
Down to the Dirt, directed by Justin Simms; written by Justin Simms and Sherry White; produced by Anna Petras, Justin Simms (Newfound Films); international distribution by Newfound Films;
Everything is Fine (Tout est parfait), directed by Yves-Christian Fournier; written by Guillaume Vigneault; produced by Nicole Robert (Go Films); international distribution by Seville International;
Finn on the Fly, directed by Mark Jean; written by Michael Souther, Teza Lawrence, Kellie Benz and Mark Jean; produced by Suzanne L. Berger, Michael Souther, Teza Lawrence and Stephen Onda (Amaze Film and Stephen Onda Productions); international distribution by Oasis International and Maximum Films;
A No-Hit No-Run Summer (Un Été sans point ni coup sûr), directed by Francis Leclerc; written by Marc Robitaille; produced by Barbara Shrier (Palomar), international distribution by Max Films International
Saving Luna, directed by Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit; written by Michael Parfit; produced by Suzanne Chisholm (Mountainside Films); international distribution by Mountainside Films;
Sheltered Life, directed by Carl Laudan; written by Katherine Schlemmer; produced by Carl Laudan and Lori Lozinski (Violator Films); international distribution by Violator Films;
Surviving My Mother, directed by Émile Gaudreault; written by Steve Gallucio; produced by Denise Robert and Daniel Louis; international distribution by Fun Film Distribution.
