With five brand new acquisitions and thirteen films screened at the Marché Du Film in Cannes, media luna new films presents its’ finest films and brand new acquisitions.

Market Debut:

FLYING HOME by Dominique Deruddere (Belgium, Germany)

CIUDAD DELIRIO by Chus Gutiérrez (Colombia, Spain)

LA TIRISIA by Jorge Pérez Solano (Mexico)

LOS FENOMENOS (Aces) by Alfonso Zarauza (Spain)

EN EL ULTIMO TRAGO (One for the road) by Jack Zagha (Mexico)

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Higlights:

FLYING HOME. Starring Jamie Dornan (protagonist of “Fifty Shades of Grey” to be released in 2015)

CIUDAD DELIRIO. A salsa musical romance with more than 200 professional dancers including world champions, choreographies by Blanca Li (choreographer of Beyonce, JP Gaultier and Prada Advertisings, Almodovar’s films, etc) and 3000 extras.

LA TIRISIA. Starring Gustavo Sanchez Parra (“Amores Perros”, “The Legend of Zorro”, etc.)

LOS FENOMENOS (Aces). Starring Lola Dueñas known for her roles in several Pedro Almodovar’s films and in Alejandro Amenabar’s Oscar-winning “The Sea Inside”. And Luis Tosar known for the spanish films “Cell 211”, “Sleep Tight” or “Even The Rain”.

EN EL ULTIMO TRAGO (One for the road). A comedy road movie with eighty-years-old protagonists.

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More market screenings:

THE VERDICT by Jan Verheyen (Montreal WFF (Best Director Award), Chicago IFF (Special Jury Prize))

MARINA by Stijn Coninx (inspired of the childhood memories of the famous singer Rocco Granata!)

BLUE AND NOT SO PINK by Miguel Ferrari (Best Iberoamerican Film 2014 Spanish Academy Goya Award)

ATLANTIDA by Inés María Barrionuevo

NORDLAND by By Ingo J. Biermann 

HANNA’S JOURNEY by Julia von Heinz

FAREWELL TO THE MOON by Dick Tuinders

MY BROTHERS’S KEEPER by Maximilian Leo

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Film Information:

FLYING HOME by Dominique Deruddere (Romance, Drama / Belgium, Germany / 2014)

Cast: Jamie Dornan, Charlotte De Bruyne, Jan Decleir

Synopsis: Colin (Jamie Dornan), an ambitious investment banker, will attempt to gain a Sheikh’s trust and business by convincing a Flemish pigeon fancier to sell his champion to him. Colin sets up a scheme but, when he meets the stubborn owner, and his beautiful granddaughter, he will learn that there’s more to life than big business.

World Premiere: Not premiered.

CIUDAD DELIRIO by Chus Gutiérrez (Musical, Romance, Comedy / Colombia, Spain / 2014)

Cast: Carolina Ramírez, Julián Villagrán, Ingrid Rubio

Synopsis: Javier, a shy Spanish doctor, meets Angie, a beautiful Colombian Salsa dancer.  Angie is working with her talented young dancers to make an audition to be part of DELIRIO:  the most famous salsa show in the world.  Javier and Angie will live an impossible romance between two different cultures, full of obstacles and misunderstandings, immersed in the world of salsa dancers in the town where dancing is the goal, the dream and life. 

World premiere: Cartagena International Film Festival (Opening Film)

LA TIRISIA by Jorge Pérez Solano (Drama / Mexico / 2014)

Cast: Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Noé Hernández, Adriana Paz

Synopsis: Cheba has given birth to another man's son, while her husband was working abroad.  Now he is back and she needs to decide what to do with the baby. She has to confront her own desires and what is expected from her in the isolated village where they all live trapped, forgotten and sick with Tirisia, an illnes of the soul.

World premiere: Guadalajara International Film Festival 2014

LOS FENOMENOS (Aces) by Alfonso Zarauza (Dark Comedy, Drama / Spain / 2014)

Cast: Lola Dueñas, Luis Tosar, Juan Carlos Vellido, Miguel de Lira

Synopsis: Neneta lives without responsibilities or plans, in a motor-home on the coast of Spain. When her partner 'Wolf' disappears without explanation, she goes back to her hometown. The only job offer she gets is to be a construction-worker.  With courage and sense of humor she overcomes the hard work, growing stronger and independent.  But 'Wolf' comes back and she must make a difficult decision…

World premiere: Malaga Spanish Film Festival 2014

EN EL ULTIMO TRAGO (One for the road) by Jack Zagha (Mexico)

Cast: José Carlos Ruiz, Luis Bayardo, Eduardo Manzano, Pedro Weber

Synopsis: Three eighty-year-old men embark in a hilarious road trip in order to fulfil the dying wish of a lifelong friend. In spite of the disapproval of their families and the limitations of their advanced age, they find themselves involved in a series of comical misadventures and meet a cast of colourful characters. Their journey alters their sense of self and their place in the world. Crutches, nursing homes or dead wives won't stop them. There is, indeed, life after 80!

World premiere: Guadalajara International Film Festival 2014

More Market Screenings:

ATLANTIDA by Inés María Barrionuevo (Coming of Age, LGBT / Argentina / 2014) 

Cast: Melisa Romero, Florencia Decall, Sol Zavala  

Synopsis: Argentina 1987. It is a hot summer day and a long awaited storm is slowly approaching town. Lucia and her sister Elena are alone. Elena’s friends are fighting the heat at the local swimming pool where gossip is the major sport. Elena joins Ignacio, a doctor that twice her age. Lucia, meanwhile, meets Ana, a friend of his sister and together go to the outskirts. The two sisters live an afternoon of initiation. Lucia and Elena are left to their own desires. A desire that begins and ends in that stormy afternoon, and nothing will be the same for them. 

World premiere: Berlinale 2014

NORDLAND by Ingo J. Biermann (LGBT, Romance / Germany, Norway and Switzerland / 2014) 

Cast: Odine Johne, Maren Hoff, Nora G. Svalheim  

Synopsis: Eleni is abruptly left alone by her girlfriend Kaia during a trip to Norway. In order to find her lost love, she embarks on an emotional journey far beyond the beautiful Arctic Circle. When Eleni meets another woman, she finally becomes attentive to her own perceptions and desires. 

World premiere: Not premiered

HANNA'S JOURNEY  by Julia von Heinz (Romantic Comedy / Germany, Israel / 2013) 

Cast: Karoline Schuch, Doron Amit, Lore Richter  

Synopsis: Hanna goes to Israel in order to push her career by working with disabled people. Itay, the israeli social worker picks on Hanna with Holocaust jokes and cynical comments on German history, whilst obviously flirting with her. She initially reacts with rejection, but after a while she becomes interested in her family's history, and also in Itay… 

World premiere: Montreal World Film Festival 2013

FAREWELL TO THE MOON by Dick Tuinder (Comedy / The Netherlands / 2014) 

Cast: Ward Jansen, Marcel Hensema, Lotte Proot  

Synopsis: It's the hot summer of 1972. On the 9th floor of a tower block in a small town, the sixties finally kick in: a new resident, an artist moves in. Duch’s dad moves in with her. Soon everything will change for this 12 year old boy. Meanwhile he focuses on his passions: the manned missions to the moon and his beautiful, Valium addicted neighbor. Inevitably, their lives will collide and none will ever be the same. 

World premiere: International Film Festival Rotterdam 2014

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER by MAXIMILIAN LEO (Drama / Germany / 2014)

Cast: Sebastian Zimmler, Nadja Bobyleva, Robert Finster

Synopsis:Gregor's life is running as perfectly as he had planned, until his brother disappears. Gregor keeps his brother’s disappearance as a secret. First because he thinks too little of it, then because he starts thinking too much about it. 

World premiere: Berlinale 2014 (Opening film of Perspektive Deutsches Kino)

THE VERDICT by Jan Verheyen (Courtroom, Thriller / The Netherlands / 2013)

Cast: Koen De Bouw, Johan Leysen, Veerle Baetens  

Synopsis: When his wife’s murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc Segers will do everything in his power to stop it from happening. He is going to take justice into his own hands and will then compete with the constitutional state which let him down. 

World premiere: Montreal World Film Festival 2013

MARINA by Stijn Coninx (Feel-Good Drama, Romance / Belgium, Italy / 2013) 

Cast: Matteo Simoni, Evelien Bosmans, Luigi Lo Cascio  

Synopsis: Italy, 1948. Young Rocco is growing up in Calabria, until one day his father Salvatore decides to leave to Belgium, where he strives to earn a lot of money by working in coal mines. Very soon he sends for his family. Rocco becomes a migrant overnight, with all the consequences this entails. Rocco wants to be like other youngsters, become someone and have a purpose in life. Against his father’s wish and better judgment he seeks an escape through music and love. The amazing story is based on the childhood memories of the Italian-Belgian singer, Rocco Granata.

World premiere: Montreal World Film Festival 2013

BLUE AND NOT SO PINK by Miguel Ferrari (LGBT, Feel-Good Drama / Venezuela, Spain / 2013)

Cast: Guillermo García , Ignacio Montes, Hilda Abrahamz  

Synopsis: Diego is a guy like any other one. He has a regular family and his friends don’t have anything special. But there is something that makes him different. He has a heterosexual son. One father, one son. Both of them will need to fix their differences. Everything depends on how you look at it. 

World premiere: Montreal World Film Festival 2013

With the kindest regards from Cologne,

Ida Martins

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