The Way Beyond will hit the Czech cinemas on May 5th with the presence of the director Alexandre Iordachescu. The movie will be distributed by Verbascum Imago.
New Acquisition:
CHATRAK aka MUSHROOMS
We proudly present our new acquisition CHATRAK (aka Mushrooms), an Asian drama from director Vimukthi Jayasundara. CHATRAK is in official selection at the Directors' Fortnight, Cannes 2011.
Screening Details
May 12th | 17:30 | Star 3 | Market Screening (Buyers only)May 18th | 19:15 | Hotel Mariott | Theatre Croisette | World Premiere May 18th | 11:30 | Hotel Mariott |Theatre Croisette | P&I May 19th | 22:30 | Les Arcades 1 |
Never Die Young - In Production
The documentary directed and written by Pol Cruchten is currently being shot.
It is a true story about Guido Peters, who fought his whole life to find a way out of his drug addiction.
Combat Girls - Trailer
EastWest Screenings in Cannes
We would be pleased to meet you in Cannes - May 11th till 19th at our stand LERINS R10 - Palais des Festivals. The screening details for our movies are:
May 11th | 17:30 | COMBAT GIRLS | Riviera 2
May 16th | 18:00 | COMBAT GIRLS | Olympia 7
May 17th | 18:00 | OFF THE BEATEN TRACK | Olympia 4
New Acquisition: COMBAT GIRLS
We proudly present our new acquisition COMBAT GIRLS, a Coming-of-Age drama showing the life of Marisa, whose life is dominated by the Neo-Nazi gang.
DVD releases in the U.S.
MIDSUMMER MADNESS & THE BIRD CAN'T FLY
MIDSUMMER MADNESS & THE BIRD CAN'T FLY will be released shortly by Vanguard Cinema.
MISS KICKI to be released in Austria
MISS KICKI will hit the Austrian cinemas on April 29th.
Short Film: ZOMBIEFICATION @ A Night of Horror Int. Film Festival
ZOMBIEFICATION screens on Monday April 4th at 7:00pm @ Dendy Newtown Cinema in Sidney, Australia. For more information on the short film, visit also our movie page.
RAMMBOCK starting in the U.S.
RAMMBOCK is slated to open on U.S. shores Wednesday, May 4.
MISS KICKI starting in Polish theaters
MISS KICKI will have its theatrical release in Poland on 1st of April 2011.
Success for OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Congratulations to Director Dieter Auner and his Crew for the big success and Standing Ovation in Rotterdam. You can get more information on the movie also on the official website. For more pictures from the event, please visit also our Facebook-Page.
Emil Johnsen awarded in Angers
Congratulations to Emil Johnsen who received the Jean Carmet Award at the festival Premiers Plans d'Angers, for his role as a medical student in the film CORRIDOR
EastWest Screenings at EFM 2011
Friday | Feb 11th | 9:30 | CinemaxX 16
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
Saturday | Feb 12th | 15:00 | Marriott 3
RUN TO GROUND
Tuesday | Feb 15th | 11:00 | CinemaxX 13
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin (Martin-Gropius-Bau, Stand # 115)!
Press contact in Berlin 2011:
The drama directed by Hakon Liu and starring Pernilla August as a mother trying to get reacquainted with her teenage son during a trip to Taipei will start in Denmark on the 13th of January. The film is distributed by Scancult.
THE WAY BEYOND in France
The movie directed by Alexandre Iordachescu and staring Guillaume Depardieu will hit French cinemas on January 19th. The film is distributed by Zootrope films.
MISS KICKI
Pernilla August nominated for Best Actress at the Swedish Academy Awards
We're proud to announce that Pernilla August has been nominated at the Swedish Academy Awards for Best Female lead for her character in MISS KICKI. The Gala will be held on January 24 in Stockholm.
UPCOMING THEATRICAL RELEASES
A REAL LIFE will be released in Germany on December 16th, 2010 by Barnsteiner Film.
THE WAY BEYOND will hit the cinemas as well on the 16th of December and is released by Projektor Film.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
We proudly present our new acquisition, an Irish/Romanian documentary following a family of shepherds in Northern Transylvania, and their struggle to maintain their traditional way of life while facing the pressure of modernity.
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK will have its international premiere at the upcoming Rotterdam IFF in official selection.
RAMMBOCK
Wiener Filmpreis - Award for Best Feature Film
We proudly announce that RAMMBOCK received the "Wiener Filmpreis" donated by the City of Vienna and presented within the framework of the Viennalefestival. The Jury awarded the film for its "unconventional interpretation of a genre and, on top of that, a directing debut in which the inside and outside world collide in a surreal manner".
RUN TO GROUND
We proudly present our new acquisition, RUN TO GROUND, a Hungarian thriller shot in English, that follows the lives of three ordinary people torn apart by shocking events and twisted together by a dark and terrible crime.
RUN TO GROUND will have its market premiere at the AFM in November.
MISS KICKI
BEST ACTRESS AWARD IN ZADAR
We proudly announce that Pernilla August received the award for best actress at the Film Forum Zadar (Croatia). In this drama directed by Hakon Liu, Pernilla August is Kicki, a mother trying to get reacquainted with her teenage son during a trip to Taipei.
RAMMBOCK STARTING IN LOCARNO
On August the 6th 2010 the award-winning humoristic love zombie feature RAMMBOCK, is screened in Locarno on the Piazza at 24:00. You are welcome to enjoy the creepy movie directed by Marvin Kren at midnight at the Piazza Grande.
PREMIERE IN VIENNA
We proudly announce that WONDERFUL AND LOVED BY ALL, the Swedish comedy directed by Hannes Holm will start on 27. July 2010 in Vienna. The director as well as some of the actors will be at the premiere tonight in the Votivkino.
CORRIDOR AWARDED IN BRUSSELS
We proudly announce that CORRIDOR, the Swedish psycho thriller directed by Johan Lundborg and Johan Storm, received the Cineuropa Prize at the Brussels International Film Festival. The Jury awarded the film for its" indisputable artistic qualities that furthermore evokes the idea of European dialogue".
This humoristic love zombie feature has been awarded with the Best Middle-Lenght Film at Max-Ophüls Prize 2010, the Best Feature Film at new berlin film award 2010, and the Audience Award at Diagonale 2010.
A REAL LIFE AWARDED AT INDIE LISBOA
We proudly announce that A REAL LIFE (aka Au Voleur) directed by Sarah Leonor, received the Fipresci Award, Special Mention, at the Indie Lisboa international film festival.
WOLF
We proudly present our new acquisition WOLF, a Family Adventure film on 35mm and in HD, with leading actor Peter Stormare in a Jack London style with most beautiful landscapes and animals in Lapland / Northern Sweden, by Daniel Alfredson, director of MILLENNIUM I & II.
WONDERFUL AND LOVED BY ALL
We proudly present our new acquisition WONDERFUL AND LOVED BY ALL, a swedish comedy based on a bestseller, directed by Hannes Holm.
MISS KICKI
We proudly present our new acquisitionMISS KICKI, a Women Drama, with leading actress Pernilla August in a coming-home story, where the main character Kicki wants to put together the family she didn´t want before, directed by Håkon Liu.
THE YOUNG GODS
NOMINATED FOR THE BEST MUSIC QUARTZ 2010
We proudly announce that The Young Gods, composers of the score for THE WAY BEYOND, are nominated for the best music at the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2010» Prix du cinema Suisse.
We keep our fingers crossed for you!
We proudly announce thatINITIATION (aka Blutsfreundschaft) by Peter Kern, showing Helmut Berger as Gustav Tritzinsky, will have its international premiere at the BERLINALE 2010 Panorama!
The film is part of the Teddy Award Programme.
International premiere 13.02.2010
Press contact in Berlin 2010: Julia Kainz | kainz+hamm filmcontact |
fon: +49 30 27908-700 |
fax: -795 | www.filmcontact.de
FLORENCE LOIRET
NOMINATED FOR THE CESAR
We proudly announce that French actress Florence Loiret, protagonist in A REAL LIFE alongside with Guillaume Depardieu, is nominated for the best new coming actress at the Cesar Academy Awards in France (ceremony to be held on Feb 27th).
We keep our fingers crossed for you, Florence!
CORRIDOR
We proudly present our new acquisition CORRIDOR (aka Isolerad), a psycho-thriller with Peter Stormare, written and directed by Johan Lundborg & Johan Storm.
Dear friends and colleagues, Olivier Van Bockstael will be pleased to meet you in Toronto, September 10th to 18th.
For appointments, please contact us with a suggested date/time for a meeting.
Dear friends and colleagues, Sasha Wieser will be pleased to meet you in Locarno, July 27th to 29th!
For appointments, please contact us with a suggested date/time for a meeting.
Dear friends and colleagues, Olivier Van Bockstael will be pleased to meet you at Discop East 18 in Budapest, June 23rd and 24th!
For appointments on table 24, please contact us with a suggested date/time for a meeting.