21 german films to screen in Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival will see German Films presenting 21 new German films and highlights from Next Generation 1998-2007 at the Marché du Film on behalf of German producers and sales agents.
The program will be opened on Friday, May 18, with HOUSE OF THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES (DAS HAUS DER SCHLAFENDEN SCHOENEN) by Vadim Glowna.
The sidebar will be rounded off on Wednesday, May 23 with a compilation of highlights from NEXT GENERATION 1998-2007. Also showing are:
* To The Limit (Am Limit) by Pepe Danquart
* The Big Sellout by Florian Opitz
* The Three Investigators (Die drei Fragezeichen) by Florian Baxmeyer
* The Counterfeiters (Die Faelscher) by Stefan Ruzowitzky
* Mirage (Fata Morgana) by Simon Groß* GG19 by Harald Siebler et al
* The Last Train (Der letzte Zug) by Joseph Vilsmaier
* Madonnas (Madonnen) by Maria Speth
* My Fuehrer (Mein Fuehrer) by Dani Levy
* Nothing But Ghosts (Nichts als Gespenster) by Martin Gypkens
* Prater by Ulrike Ottinger
* Rudy, The Racing Pig 2 (Rennschwein Rudi Ruessel 2) by Peter Timm
* Heavyweights (Schwere Jungs) by Marcus H. Rosenmueller
* The Unpolished (Die Unerzogenen) by Pia Marais
* Four Minutes (Vier Minuten) by Chris Kraus
* Vivere by Angelina Maccarone* Vollidiot by Tobi Baumann
* The Wild Soccer Bunch 4 (Die wilden Kerle 4) by Joachim Masannek
* 8 Miles High (Das Wilde Leben) by Achim Bornhak
* Yella by Christian Petzold "New German Films" is one of the important services for the rights-holders of German films.
German Films books 36 screening slots at the Marché du Film and makes these available to interested producers and exporters in return for a share of the costs. It supports the screenings with a series of promotional measures (including a special brochure and advertisements in the dailies of Screen International, Variety and Film Francais) for the whole program. The screenings are open to all registered films provided program slots are available. There is no selection made of the films.
You can reach German Films in the German Pavilion in Cannes via tel. +33 493 99 86 00 and fax +33 493 99 86 21.
