Marché du Film E-Show Daily Six

TOP STORIES: CANNES: Robert Pattinson Talks Up New Project, Fest Films (EXCLUSIVE); Cannes: Taor...

Marché du Film eSHOW DAILY NUMBER SIX 05.18.14

TOP STORIES CANNES: Robert Pattinson Talks Up New Project, Fest Films (EXCLUSIVE) By Ramin Setoodeh Cannes audiences have not one but two chances to swoon over Robert Pattinson. The actor known for his role as Edward Cullen in the blockbuster vampire-franchise "Twilight" arrived on the Croisette in need of a hit. And may in fact leave the ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Cannes: Taormina Fest Honors Actress Trio By Nick Vivarelli Eva Longoria, Paz Vega and Claudia Cardinale will be honored by Italy's Taormina Film Festival where female movie stars and icons will play a prominent role in celebrating the event's 60th edition. The Taormina Film Festival runs June 14-21 ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → CANNES: Apaches, Atresmedia Team for 'Toro' By John Hopewell "The Impossible" producer Apaches Ent. is teaming with Spain's Atresmedia Cine ("I Want You," "Red Lights"), Zircocine ("Operation-E") and Escandalo Films ("Eva") to produce "Toro," which looks set to raise the bar of full-on upscale action ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → CANNES: Cairo Festival Revamps Operations By Nick Vivarelli After a period of hiatus due to Egypt's political turbulence the Cairo Film Festival is back with a new director, a new concept and a new time slot. The 36th edition of Cairo, which is the oldest fest in the Arab and African worlds belonging... Read Full Story at Variety.com → CANNES: France's Paname Distribution Acquires Shira Geffen's 'Self Made' By Leo Barraclough Paname Distribution, a new distributor in France, has acquired all rights to Shira Geffen's "Self Made," which premiered Friday in Critics' Week. WestEnd Films is selling the pic worldwide. Paname was set up by its CEO, Laurence Gachet, the ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → CANNES: Foresight Unveils Big-Budget 'Inversion' By John Hopewell Foresight Unlimited has brought onto the market one of the biggest – if not the biggest – of new projects at Cannes: the sci-fi action film "Inversion," Mark Damon, chairman-CEO of Foresight Unlimited announced Sunday at Cannes. Foresight Un... Read Full Story at Variety.com → CANNES: Pedro Almodovar Titles Added to TF1 International Catalogue By Dave McNary TF1 International has added four titles from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar to its catalogue slate -- "Broken Embraces," "Bad Education" (pictured above), "Talk to Her" and "Volver." The titles are produced by film production company El De... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Cannes: Melanie Laurent Discusses Her Festival Film, 'Breathe' By Elsa Keslassy An accomplished young French actress, Melanie Laurent has managed to land English-language roles in such films as Denis Villeneuve's "Enemy," Louis Letterier's "Now You See Me" and Quentin Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds." But aside from he... Read Full Story at Variety.com → REVIEWS Cannes Film Review: 'The Homesman' By Peter Debruge Apart from the surly old bandit referred to by the film's title, nearly all the characters of import in Tommy Lee Jones' "The Homesman" are women. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Cannes Film Review: 'Force majeure' By Peter Debruge An avalanche seems like the right metaphor for trouble that starts small, gathers momentum and ultimately threatens to wipe out the peaceful balance of a posh Scandi couple's ski vacation. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Cannes Film Review: 'The Wonders' By Jay Weissberg Alice Rohrwacher's sophomore feature has intermittent rewards yet isn't weighty enough to justify a Cannes competish slot. Read Full Story at Variety.com → Talent, Biz Making Waves in Chilean Biz By Douglas Wilson and John Hopewell MAITE ALBERDI, DIRECTOR Resonant docu-feature "Tea Time," now in post-production, about old dears who've had a cuppa together for decades, stood out at pix-in-post showcase BAL Goes to Cannes. Now shooting "Children," about a group of youngs... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Chilean Biz Sees Growth as Directors Gain Experience, Clout By John Hopewell The early stretches of Nicolas Lopez's Eli Roth starrer "Aftershock," set against Chile's devastating 2010 earthquake, give moviegoers a new look at the old seaport city of Valparaiso. Put-upon peasants? Favela hoods? Drug cartel violence? N... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Latin Pics Seeking a Helping Hand at Cannes By John Hopewell The Absent An old man loses his house and land, then his mind as memories overwhelm him. But this is no social tract. Working for once on a decent budget, Pereda focuses on "a man's links to his land," says producer Edgar San Juan, shooting ... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Cannes Mart Spotlights Unfinished Latin Movies By John Hopewell 2013's inaugural Bal Goes to Cannes, a showcase for a bevy of Latin American pix-in-post, was a milestone, the first Works in Progress event ever organized by the Cannes Market. Co-run by BAL, the industry strand of Buenos Aires' Bafici Fest... Read Full Story at Variety.com → How Colombia Lures International Filmmakers By Anna Marie de la Fuente Colombia is the location du jour for a growing number of international filmmakers thanks to a film law launched in January 2013 and an incentive package that consists of a 40% cash rebate on qualified spend and a 20% cash rebate on logistica... Read Full Story at Variety.com → Tweet this Forward this

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