French sales agents survive the flames of the pandemic at the EFM
Paris, 13th District by Jacques Audiard
Armed with a natural, optimistic enthusiasm, not to mention failproof ammunition, which has enabled them to look towards the future and move beyond the restricted context of the unending global health crisis (which has led to a surplus of films for distributors and increasing caution when it comes to acquisitions), French international sales agents have taken the 71st Berlinale’s (online) European Film Market by storm. Here is a brief and non-exhaustive overview of the main announcements to come out of the event.
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Michale Boganim Directs Tel-Aviv/Beirut With International Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
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Michale Boganim (“Odessa, Odessa,” “Land of Oblivion”) is directing “Tel-Aviv/Beirut,” a historical drama set against the backdrop of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict in 1982 and 2006.
Set in Northern Israel, the film tells the journey of two families on each side of the border whose fate intertwined because of the war raging in Lebanon. “Tel-Aviv/Beirut” sheds light on the little-known story of Lebanese people who collaborated with the Israeli army to fight Hezbollah.
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Spanning over 20 years, the film follows two women, a Lebanese and an Israeli, who bond amid the war and embark on a road trip together to rescue a loved one.
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Written by the director, the story centres around Juliane Deroux, a police superintendent in Paris. She’s a woman of great moral integrity and huge inner strength, but the rug is suddenly pulled out from under her feet when she discovers her husband is leading a double life, leading her to display behaviours and carry out acts of which she would never have believed herself capable…
Discovered in Venice 1996 by way of
Ni d’Eve ni d’Adam, selected for the Berlinale Forum in 2002 via two of his films (
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Written by the director, the story centres around Juliane Deroux, a police superintendent in Paris. She’s a woman of great moral integrity and huge inner strength, but the rug is suddenly pulled out from under her feet when she discovers her husband is leading a double life, leading her to display behaviours and carry out acts of which she would never have believed herself capable…
Discovered in Venice 1996 by way of
Ni d’Eve ni d’Adam, selected for the Berlinale Forum in 2002 via two of his films (