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AMAT ESCALANTE ANDREAS DALSGAARD & OBAIDAH ZYTOON THE UNTAMED THE WAR SHOW (LA REGIÓN SALVAJE) (THE WAR SHOW)  SPANISH h 100’ G 2016  ARABIC  SYRIA h 100’ G 2016 WORLD CINEMA INDIA PREMIERE INDIA PREMIERE Alejandra is a young mother and a working housewife In March 2011, radio host Obaidah Zytoon and friends who lives with her two sons and her husband Angel in a join the street protests against the oppressive regime small city. Her brother Fabian works as a nurse in a local of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Knowing the Arab hospital. Their provincial lives are upset with the arrival of Spring will forever change their country, this group of mysterious Veronica. Sex and love can be delicate topics ARTISTS
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answer to all of their problems. She baits them further: the country: from her hometown of Zabadani to the center it is something whose force they cannot resist and with of the rebellion in Homs, to northern Syria where she whom they must make peace or suffer its wrath. witnesses the rise of extremism. DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER SOUND DESIGN DIRECTOR PRODUCTION EDITOR AMAT ESCALANTE MANUEL ALBERTO SERGIO DIAZ, ANDREAS COMPANY ADAM NIELSEN PRODUCER(S) CLARO VINCENT ARNARDI, DALSGAARD, FRIDTHJOF FILM SOUND DESIGN JAIME ROMANDÍA, EDITOR(S) RAÚL LOCATELLI OBAIDAH ZYTOON CINEMATOGRAPHER OLLI HUHTANEN FERNANDA DE FERNANDA STORY/SCREENPLAY PRODUCER(S) OBAIDAH ZYTOON, CAST LA PEZA, AMAT DE LA PEZA, AMAT ESCALANTE, MIRIAM NØRGAARD, AMR KHEITO, OBAIDAH ZYTOON, ESCALANTE JACOB SECHER GIBRÁN PORTELA ALAA HASSAN, HISHAM ISSA, DANA AMAL, HOUSSAM, SALES COMPANY SCHULSINGER RONNIE FRIDTHJOF, BAKDOUNES, LARS LULU, HISHAM, THE MATCH FACTORY DAVID B. SØRENSEN SKREE RABEA FESTIVALS AND AWARDS 2016 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 FESTIVALS AND AWARDS VENICE DAYS AWARD, 2016 VENICE FILM TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Amat Escalante
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LAV DIAZ MATHIEU DENIS & SIMON LAVOIE THE WOMAN WHO LEFT THOSE WHO MAKE REVOLUTION (ANG BABBENG HUMAYO) HALFWAY ONLY DIG THEIR OWN GRAVES  FILIPINO  PHILIPPINES h 226’ G 2016  FRENCH, ENGLISH h 183’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE INDIA PREMIERE Horacia has spent the last thirty years in a women's Klas Batalo, Giutizia, Tumulto and Ordine Nuovo, four correctional facility. A former elementary school teacher, TWENTYSOMETHINGS
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KEITH MAITLAND BENEDICT ANDREWS TOWER UNA (TOWER) (UNA)  ENGLISH  USA h 96’ G 2016  ENGLISH  UK h 94’ G 2016 WORLD CINEMA INDIA PREMIERE INDIA PREMIERE On August 1st, 1966, a sniper rode the elevator to the Ray is arrested and imprisoned for eloping with Una, who TOP
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MATÍAS PIÑEIRO HERMIA AND HELENA (HERMIA AND HELENA)  ENGLISH, SPANISH  USA, ARGENTINA h 86’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE Camila, a young Argentine theater director, travels from Buenos Aires to New York to attend an artistic residency to develop her new project: a Spanish translation of Shakespeare’s Ø
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MANGESH JOSHI LATHE JOSHI (LATHE JOSHI)  INDIA STORY WORLD PREMIERE MATRAAMTHILI  INIDNIDAIA hh 10153’2’ G 2016 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER Mr. Joshi is fondly called Lathe Joshi by his colleagues for his skills with MANGESH JOSHI SATYAJEET SHOBHA the lathe machine. He is however left jobless when the owner has to shut PRODUCER(S) SHREERAM down his business. For him, losing this job is as good as losing his identity. SONALI JOSHI, EDITOR He looks on as his wife expands her food catering service and transforms MANGESH JOSHI MANDAR DAMBHARE from a traditional housewife to a savvy entrepreneur. Meanwhile, his son PRODUCTION COMPANY STORY/SCREENPLAY runs an electronic repair shop, and his mother acquires a chant machine PRAVAH NIRMITEE MANGESH JOSHI WRFKDQWKDOIDPLOOLRQWLPHV-RVKLÀQGVKLPVHOIORVWLQDQHQYLURQPHQW SALES COMPANY CAST ZKHUHQXPEHUVDUHPRUHVLJQLÀFDQWWKDQVNLOO PRAVAH NIRMITEE CHITTARANJAN GIRI, ASHWINI GIRI, OM BHUTKAR, SEVA CHAUHAAN FILMOGRAPHY Mangesh JoshiHQWHUHGLQWRÀOPPDNLQJDIWHUFRPSOHWLQJKLV(QJLQHHULQJGHJUHH+H He (2011, Short) VWDUWHGZLWKGRFXPHQWDULHVDQGVKRUWÀOPVPDQ\\RIZKLFKZHUHUHFRJQL]HGDW,QGLDQÀOP Clockwise (2014, Short) IHVWLYDOV+LVÀUVWZRUNDVDIHDWXUHÀOPVFUHHQZULWHUZDVVHOHFWHGIRUWKH6FUHHQZULWHU·V Sweekar (2008, Short) Lab section of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC). NFDC also produced his Cycle (2007, Short) GHEXWÀOPHeZKLFKZDVVHOHFWHGIRUWKH)LOP%D]DDU$QLQWHUQDWLRQDOFRSURGXFWLRQ PDUNHWRUJDQL]HGE\\1)'&7KHÀOPZDVVKRZQLQQXPHURXVÀOPIHVWLYDOV 163

RIMA DAS MAN WITH THE BINOCULARS (ANTARDRISHTI)  WORLD PREMIERE ASASSASMAEMSEESE  INIDNIDAIA hh 10100’0’ GG 20210616 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR STORY/SCREENPLAY Chaudhury , a geography teacher, lives the quiet, retired existence of a RIMA DAS RIMA DAS patriarch who watches over his family, in rural Assam. As a young man, PRODUCER(S) CAST he harboured dreams of travelling the world, but now spends his time RIMA DAS BISHNU KHARGHORIYA, cycling long distances to buy newspapers for the youth of the village. PRODUCTION JUMI DAS, SHASHANK His monotonous life turns upside down when his musician son, who has COMPANY SAMEER, NAYAN come to visit him, gifts him a pair of binoculars. Freedom, emotional and FLYING RIVER FILMS NIRBAN SK\\VLFDOHOXGHGKLPDOOKLVOLIHZLOOKHEHDEOHWRÀQGLWLQWKHSUHVHQW\" CINEMATOGRAPHER RATTNAJIT ROY EDITOR SURESH PAI FILMOGRAPHY Rima Das is a self-taught writer, producer and director. She was born and raised in a Pratha (2009, Short) VPDOOYLOODJHLQ$VVDPDQGQRZGLYLGHVKHUWLPHEHWZHHQ0XPEDLDQG$VVDP6KHKDV ZULWWHQYDULRXVVKRUWÀOPVDQGGRFXPHQWDULHV7KLVLVKHUÀUVWIHDWXUHÀOP

NICHOLAS KHARKONGOR MANTRA (MANTRA)  INDIA STORY WORLD PREMIERE ENGLISH, HINDI  INDIA h 90’ G 2016 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER In 1991, the government opened up the economy and unleashed forces NICHOLAS HARMEET BASUR of globalization on the country. Set around a dozen years after the event, KHARKONGOR EDITOR 0DQWUD tells the intimate story of a family, and through it, a new India. At PRODUCER(S) BHUPESH SHARMA one point in time during the ‘License Raj’, Kapil Kapoor founded an iconic, NIKHIL CHAUDHARY, STORY/SCREENPLAY H[WUHPHO\\SRSXODU,QGLDQVQDFNEUDQG%XWE\\ZKHQWKHÀOPLVVHW HARJOT SINGH NICHOLAS KH LV ÀJKWLQJ D ORVLQJ EDWWOH DJDLQVW WKH LQÁX[ RI YDULRXV PXOWLQDWLRQDO KHURANA, DINESH KHARKONGOR companies. It is however, not just his company that he is desperately GUPTA, RUCHIRA CAST WU\\LQJWRVDYHLWLVDOVRKLVRZQZLIHDQGFKLOGUHQ)RU.DSLOWRKROGRQWR GUPTA, AMARJIT SINGH, RAJAT KAPOOR, everything that is dear to him - professionally and personally – he must MANOJ DWIWEDI KALKI KOECHLIN, ADIL confront himself. PRODUCTION COMPANY HUSSAIN, SHIV PANDIT, ZSN MEDIA LUSHIN DUBEY FILMOGRAPHY Nicholas Kharkongor ZRUNHG H[WHQVLYHO\\ LQ WKHDWUH EHIRUH YHQWXULQJ LQWR ÀOPV +LV Fair and Lowly (2012, Short) plays have been staged in several cities in India and internationally, including London DQG1HZ<RUN+HKDVDOVRDVVLVWHGDFWRUGLUHFWRU5DMDW.DSXURQKLVÀOPVMantra is 1LFKRODV·GHEXWIHDWXUHDVDGLUHFWRU 165

PULKIT MAROON (MAROON)  WORLD PREMIERE HINDI  INDIA h 94’ G 2016 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR 0DURRQ is the story of a Creative Writing professor in Dehradun who is PULKIT UJJWAL CHANDRA betrayed by his wife, a music teacher. This betrayal propels him to take PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY a step that has unexpected consequences. It also makes him delusional JYOTSANA NATH PULKIT and slowly alienates him from the world. PRODUCTION CAST COMPANY MANAV KAUL, SUMEET CINEMASCOPE MOTION VYAS, SUNIL SINHA, PICTURES JAYESH SANGHVI, CINEMATOGRAPHER SAURABH SACHDEVA, SOUMIK MUKHERJEE DEVYANI FILMOGRAPHY PulkitLVDZULWHUDQGGLUHFWRUZLWKRYHUÀYH\\HDUVRIH[SHULHQFH,QKHGLUHFWHGD Bombay 1992 (2013, Short) VKRUWÀOPBombay 1992WKDWZDVEDVHGRQWKHULRWVRI7KHÀOPZDVVFUHHQHGLQ WKHFRPSHWLWLRQVHFWLRQVRIPRUHWKDQDGR]HQÀOPIHVWLYDOVDFURVVWKHJOREHMaroon LVKLVGHEXWIHDWXUHÀOP

LALIT KUMAR PERVERTED (VIKRIT)  INDIA STORY WORLD PREMIERE HINDI  INDIA h 66’ G 2016 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR STORY/SCREENPLAY Lalit, an introvert and loner, is madly in love with Swati, who is unaware of LALIT KUMAR LALIT KUMAR his existence. He keeps a close tab on her whereabouts. But he is unable PRODUCER(S) CAST to express his feelings to her. His roommate Bhuvi is a fun loving guy LALIT KUMAR, LALIT KUMAR, who is always chatting with his girlfriend and keeps buying expensive BHUVANENDRA SINGH BHUVANENDRA SINGH JLIWV IRU KHU %KXYL·V DՖ  XHQFH FRXSOHG ZLWK KLV LQDELOLW\\ WR H[SUHVV KLV CINEMATOGRAPHER feelings for Swati, makes Lalit frustrated and leads him to believe that he ASHISH GUPTA LVJRRGIRUQRWKLQJ6RRQKHÀQGVKLPVHOILQDVLWXDWLRQZKHQKHEHJLQV EDITOR to suspect that the girl Bhuvi is speaking to might be Swati. JAGESH SINGH, ABHISHEK SRIVASTAV +DLOLQJIURPDPLGGOHFODVVIDPLO\\LQ-KDUNKDQGLalit Kumar was obsessed with cinema VLQFH FKLOGKRRG DQG JUHZ XS ZDWFKLQJ %ROO\\ZRRG À OPV $IWHU À QLVKLQJ FROOHJH .XPDU FDPHWR0XPEDLWRSXUVXHDFDUHHULQÀOPPDNLQJDQGZRUNHGDVDQDVVLVWDQWGLUHFWRU LQYDULRXVÀOPV+HDOVRFRQWULEXWHGDVDQDVVRFLDWHZULWHUIRUVHYHUDOVHULDOVVikrit is KLVGHEXWIHDWXUHÀOP 167

AKSHAY SINGH PINKY BEAUTY PARLOUR (PINKY BEAUTY PARLOUR)  WORLD PREMIERE HINDI  INDIA h 127’ G 2016 WORLD PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR 3LQN\\%HDXW\\3DUORXU is a tale of the repercussions an obsession for fairer AKSHAY SINGH SANDEEP SINGH BAJELI skin has on the human mind, the family and the society in general. The PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY ÀOPQDUUDWHVWKHVWRU\\RIWZRVLVWHUV3LQN\\DQG%XOEXOZKRUXQDEHDXW\\ AKSHAY SINGH, AKSHAY SINGH parlour in the bylanes of Banaras, the holiest of cities in India. The story BAHNISHIKHA DAS CAST starts one morning as a dead body is found in the beauty parlour. As PRODUCTION SULAGNA PANIGRAHI, Inspector Jata Shankar and his sidekick constable Sami Akhtar initiate COMPANY KHUSHBOO GUPTA, an investigation, we enter the unique world of the beauty parlour, and AKSHIKHA AKSHAY SINGH, are drawn into a complex web of intermingled loyalties and insecurities. ENTERTAINMENT JOGI, VISHWANATH CINEMATOGRAPHER CHATTERJEE, ABHAY GAGANDEEP SINGH JOSHI Akshay SinghKDLOVIURP*KD]LSXUDVPDOOWRZQQHDU9DUDQDVLLQ8WWDU3UDGHVK+H completed his graduation from Delhi University,after which he studied a two year diploma FRXUVH LQ DFWLQJ IURP WKH 6ULUDP &HQWUH IRU 3HUIRUPLQJ $UWV 1HZ 'HOKL +H EHJDQ KLV FDUHHU E\\ ZULWLQJ VNLWV DQG WKHQ DFWLQJ LQ SOD\\V LQ 'HOKL +H WKHQ VKLIWHG WR 0XPEDL WR DFWLQÀOPV+HIRXQGHGKLVRZQSURGXFWLRQFRPSDQ\\$NVKLNKD(QWHUWDLQPHQWLQ

VIJAY JAYAPAL REVELATIONS (REVELATIONS)  INDIA STORY TAMIL, ENGLISH  INDIA h 118’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR 7KHÀOPLVDERXW6KREKDD\\RXQJ7DPLOZRPDQZKROLYHVLQ.RONDWDZLWK VIJAY JAYAPAL SAI ARUN her husband Sekhar, a reporter for a daily newspaper. She is grappling PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY with tensions in her four year long marriage which leads her to form a VIJAY JAYAPAL VIJAY JAYAPAL complex relationship with her new neighbour Manohar, a middle-aged PRODUCTION COMPANY CAST reclusive Tamil man, who has a mysterious past of his own. Meanwhile, TOURNAGE CHETAN, Sekhar, unknown to Shobha, is drawn to his fellow reporter, Divya, a PRODUCTIONS LAKSHMI PRIYAA forthright Bengali girl who is open about what she wants in life. Soon, in CINEMATOGRAPHER CHANDRAMOULI, this quadrangular tangle of lives, secrets are revealed prompting Shobha JAYANTH MATHAVAN ANANTHARAMAN to make a decision to be on her own. KARTHIK, ARPITA BANERJEE 2016 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (WORLD PREMIERE) FESTIVALS AND AWARDS 6HOIWDXJKW,QGHSHQGHQWÀOPPDNHUIURP&KHQQDLVijay Jayapal has so far made four VKRUWÀOPVDQGDKDQGIXORIFRUSRUDWHYLGHRV36$VDQG79&RPPHUFLDO+LVVKRUW FILMOGRAPHY The Surreal was showcased at Cannes Short Film Corner 2014 and had also travelled to Matrimony DIHZRWKHUIHVWLYDOV+LVVXEVHTXHQWVKRUWVMeelpaarvai (Retrospect) and Matrimony (2015, Short) KDYHDOVRWUDYHOOHGWRTXLWHDIHZIHVWLYDOVRevelationsLVKLVGHEXWIHDWXUHÀOP Meelpaarvai (2015, Short) 169 The Surreal (2014, Short)

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BOBBY SARMA BARUAH INDIA STORY THE GOLDEN WING (SONAR BARAN PAKHI)  RAJBANSHI  INDIA h 86’ G 2016 DIRECTOR EDITOR Nicknamed ‘Hastir Kanya’ (daughter of elephants), Pratima Pandey BOBBY SARMA BARUAH RATUL DEKA Baruah was born in the royal family of Gauripur in Dhubri district of PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY $VVDP 7KH QLHFH RI OHJHQGDU\\ ÀOPPDNHU 3 & %DUXDK 3UDWLPD ZRXOG ASFFDC & BB BOBBY SARMA since childhood, accompany her father to the forests and interact with ENTERTAINMENT BARUAH, JITEN SARMA, mahouts and other commoners. Thus began her exposure to *RDOSRUL\\D PRIVATE LIMITED BHASKAR JYOTI DAS folk songs, which in, subsequent years developed into a passion. Later, PRODUCTION COMPANY CAST she was introduced to the tinsel world by the singing maestro of the ASFFDC & BB PRANAMI BORA, JHQHUDWLRQÀOPPDNHU'U%KXSHQ+D]DULNDLQKLVGHEXWIHDWXUHEra Bator ENTERTAINMENT SUSMITA RAY, PRANJAL Sur. She was later honoured with numerous laurels – from the Sangeet PRIVATE LIMITED SAIKIA, AROTI BARUAH, Natak Akademi Award to the Padmashree. CINEMATOGRAPHER JAGADISH DEKA, AVIJIT NANDY KAMAL PRIYA RAY , NILIM CHETIA FILMOGRAPHY Bobby Sarma BaruahLVDÀOPPDNHUSURGXFHUDQGVFUHHQZULWHU0XFKRIKHUZRUNLV Adomya (2014) ÀOOHG ZLWK FRPPHQWDU\\ RQ YDULRXV  VRFLRFXOWXUDO LVVXHV WKDW HՔHFW WKH 1RUWKHDVW +HU debut feature, Adomya, was awarded the Best Film in Spiritual category at the 13th 'KDND,QWHUQDWLRQDO)LOPIHVWLYDO7KHÀOPZDVODWHUVFUHHQHGDVDQRՕFLDOVHOHFWLRQDW PRUHWKDQÀIWHHQLQWHUQDWLRQDOÀOPIHVWLYDOVDOORYHUWKHZRUOG6KHKDVDOVREHHQLQYROYHG ZLWK D QXPEHU RI VKRUW ÀOPV GRFXPHQWDULHV PXVLF YLGHRV DQG WHOHYLVLRQ VHULDOV 6KH is also an accomplished poet and short story writer in the Assamese language. She is FXUUHQWO\\ SXUVXLQJ KHU GRFWRUDO UHVHDUFK RQ WKH LQÁXHQFHV RI IRON FXOWXUH RI $VVDP LQ the cinema of the state. 171

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MAINAK DHAR 417 MILES (417 MILES)  ENGLISH  USA h 74’ G 2016 ASIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Having not seen each other in years, Tanveer, a 9-to-5 Silicon Valleyite MAINAK DHAR MAINAK DHAR DQG6ULQLYDVDQHPHUJLQJÀOPGLUHFWRULQ%RPED\\GHFLGHWRPDNHWKH PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles by car. As they share this ride, KUNAL KUMAR MAINAK DHAR WKH\\ OHDUQ WKDW GHVSLWH KDYLQJ JURZQ LQ YHU\\ GLՔHUHQW GLUHFWLRQV VRPH PRODUCTION CAST WKLQJVQHYHUFKDQJH7KHÀOPLVDURDGPRYLHWKDWWHOOVWKHLQWLPDWHWDOH COMPANY KARTHIK SRINIVASAN, of two close college friends whose paths in life have diverged widely. INCREDODAMN ROGER NARAYAN, PRODUCTIONS SARAH ROSENBERG CINEMATOGRAPHER FIDENCIO CASAS FESTIVALS AND AWARDS 2016 LONG BEACH INDIE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL | 2016 BARCELONA FILM FESTIVAL FILMOGRAPHY Mainak DharZRUNHGDVDQDVVLVWDQWGLUHFWRUZLWK3UDNDVK-KDRQ*DQJDDMDODQGODWHU Seperar (2016, Short) DVDQHGLWRULQ/RV$QJHOHV&DOLIRUQLD,QKHGLUHFWHGWKHVKRUWGRFXPHQWDU\\+RQN Honk For Steve (2014, )RU6WHYH+HDYLO\\LQÁXHQFHGE\\WKH0XPEOHFRUHPRYHPHQW417 MilesLVWKHÀUVWÀOP Documentary Short) in the series.

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DEEPA MEHTA ANATOMY OF VIOLENCE (ANATOMY OF VIOLENCE) ASIA PREMIERE  HINDI  CANADA h 93’ G 2016 DIRECTOR EDITOR Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta goes into an experimental mode DEEPA MEHTA DARBY MACLINNS ZLWK$QDWRP\\RI9LROHQFH7KHÀOPLVDÀFWLRQDOLVHGVODQWRQWKHEUXWDOUDSH PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY of a 23-year-old girl on a private bus in Delhi in December 2012. It holds the DAVID HAMILTON, JAGJEET SANDHU, rapists accountable. But Mehta delves deeper. In collaboration with theatre NEELAM MANSINGH JANKI BISHT, MAHESH artist Neelam Mansingh, she has mentored a group of actors to improvise CHOUDHRY SAINI, MUKTI DAS, on the conditions that may have led to the crime. Each actor enacts scenes PRODUCTION SUMAN JHA, VANSH IURPHDUO\\FKLOGKRRGWRWKHWLPHRIWKHKRUULÀFLQFLGHQW6RGRHVWKHYLFWLP COMPANY BHARDWAJ RQWKHFRXUVHRIKHUOLIHMXVWEHIRUHWKHFULPH7KHÀOPVSRWOLJKWVWKHKDUVK HAMILTON-MEHTA CAST upbringing of the six assailants, which might also account for their shocking CINEMATOGRAPHER JAGJEET SANDHU, lack of remorse. Interestingly, $QDWRP\\RI9LROHQFH does not show the rape MAITHILI JANKI BISHT, MAHESH itself. It fast forwards to the reaction of some of the culprits in jail and to others VENKATARAMAN SAINI, MUKTI DAS, WDONLQJDERXWWKHP$EDQGRQLQJDQ\\WUDFHRIODUJHVFDOHÀOPLQJ0HKWDXVHV SUMAN JHA, VANSH KDQGKHOG FDPHUD WHFKQLTXHV ZLWKRXW PXVLF RU VSHFLDO HՔHFWV7KLV OHQGV BHARDWAJ, DAVINDER D UDZ KRPHPRYLH IHHO WR WKH ÀOP $QDWRP\\ RI 9LROHQFH goes beyond its SINGH content to depict the dehumanising process of economic deprivation and social alienation that shapes and induces violence. It, therefore, sees crime FESTIVALS AND AWARDS DVDFRQVHTXHQFHRIDSDWULDUFKDOVRFLHW\\7KHÀOPFKDOOHQJHVLWVDXGLHQFH to examine, question and recognise that we are complicit. – Uma Da Cunha FILMOGRAPHY Midnight’s Children (2012) 2016 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL A Heaven on Earth (2008) Water (2005) Deepa Mehta LV DQ 2VFDUQRPLQDWHG ÀOPPDNHU ZKRVH ZRUN LV FHOHEUDWHG Earth (1998) LQWHUQDWLRQDOO\\+HUÀOPVKDYHSOD\\HGDQGZRQLPPHQVHDFFODLPDWVHYHUDOLQWHUQDWLRQDO Fire (1996) IHVWLYDOV +HU ZRUN FKDOOHQJHV WUDGLWLRQV DQG VWHUHRW\\SHV DQG LV  GDULQJ IHDUOHVV DQG SURYRFDWLYH6KHLVEHVWNQRZQIRUKHU(OHPHQWDO7ULORJ\\ZKLFKLQFOXGHVWKHÀOPVFire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005), the last of which received an Oscar nomination IRU EHVW IRUHLJQ ODQJXDJH ÀOP 0HKWD·V RWKHU ÀOPV LQFOXGH Bollywood/Hollywood (2003), Heaven on Earth (2008) and Midnight’s Children (2013) - an adaptation of 6DOPDQ5XVKGLH·VWKUHHWLPH%RRNHU3UL]HZLQQLQJQRYHO

PAUL COX FORCE OF DESTINY (FORCE OF DESTINY)  DISCOVERING INDIA ENGLISH  INDIA h 91’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Robert is a renowned sculptor who lives alone, surrounded by the tools PAUL COX MARK ATKIN of his trade and his highly distinctive artworks. He is close to his daughter PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY Poppy, but has an unresolved relationship with Hannah, from whom he is BABY MATHEW PAUL COX separated.The family is stunned when Robert is diagnosed with cancer of PRODUCTION CAST the liver and is given six months to live. In the process of physical decline COMPANY DAVID WENHAM, and mental turmoil, Robert meets Maya, an Indian marine biologist. SOMACREATIONS SHAHANA GOSWAMI, Maya’s uncle also has cancer, and is preparing for death by passing on SALES COMPANY JACQUELINE his wisdom and knowledge with grace and acceptance. Against all odds, ANZ – CINEMAPLUS MCKENZIE, HANNAH Robert is put on the transplant list. New hope and future possibilities CINEMATOGRAPHER FREDERICKSEN, appear, deepening his planetary journey with Maya. IAN JONES TERRY NORRIS, SEEMA BISWAS, MOHAN 2015 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF KERALA | 2014 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF AGASHE INDIA | 2014 MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVALS AND AWARDS Paul CoxZDVERUQLQ+ROODQGDQGPLJUDWHGWR$XVWUDOLDLQWKHPLGV+HZRUNHG DV D VWLOOV SKRWRJUDSKHU ZKLOH GHYHORSLQJ D FDUHHU DV RQH RI $XVWUDOLD·V PRVW SUROLÀF FILMOGRAPHY DQG LQGLYLGXDOLVWLF ÀOPPDNHUV &R[·V HDUO\\ ÀOPV FRPSULVHG RI VKRUWV DQG KLV HDUO\\ Human Touch (2004) features, Lonely Hearts (1981), Man of Flowers (1983) and My First Wife (1984) were The Diaries of Vaslav highly acclaimed, both locally and internationally. Over a four decade-long career, his Nijinsky (2001) ÀOPV KDYH IRFXVHG RQ UHODWLRQVKLSV DQG D SURIRXQG DՕQLW\\ ZLWK WKH DUWV HYLGHQW LQ My First Wife (1984) his documentaries - Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh (1987) and The Man of Flowers (1983) Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2001) Lonely Hearts (1981) 181

BETTINA EHRHARDT GOOD THOUGHT, GOOD WORDS, GOOD DEEDS - THE CONDUCTOR ZUBIN MEHTA (ZUBIN MEHTA - DIRIGENT UND WELTBÜRGER)  ENGLISH  GERMANY h 88’ G 2016 ASIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Zubin Mehta, one of the music world’s most charismatic conductors BETTINA EHRHARDT MONIKA ABSPACHER FRPELQHV YHU\\ GLՔHUHQW FKDUDFWHULVWLFV LQ KLV PXVLF WKRVH RI ,QGLDQ PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY FXOWXUHDQG3DUVLVSLULWXDOLW\\WKHPXVLFDOFXOWXUHRI9LHQQDKLV¶PXVLFDO ANCA-MONICA BETTINA EHRHARDT home’, as he calls it - and the music traditions of Asia, Europe and North PANDELEA, CAST $PHULFD%HWWLQD(KUKDUGW·VÀOPIROORZV=XELQ0HKWDRQKLVWRXUWR,QGLD CHRISTOPHER ZUBIN MEHTA, ISRAEL 7HO $YLY )ORUHQFH %HUOLQ DQG WR 0XQLFK 7KH ÀOP DOVR IHDWXUHV DUWLVWV JANSSEN PHILHARMONIC such as Daniel Barenboim, pianist Yuja Wang and Daniel Barenboim PRODUCTION ORCHESTRA, of Staatskapelle Berlin among others. All of them recall particular COMPANY STAATSKAPELLE moments of Zubin Mehta’s life. BCE FILMS GMBH, ZDF BERLIN, AUSTRALIAN / ARTE WORLD ORCHESTRA, 2016 INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL STUTTGART | 2016 ASOLO FESTIVAL OF FILMS ON THE ARTS CINEMATOGRAPHER ORCHESTRA DELL’ ANKUR KAPOOR, HANS OPERA DI FIRENZE, Bettina LV D GRFXPHQWDU\\ GLUHFWRU DQG SURGXFHU EDVHG LQ 0XQLFK *HUPDQ\\ ,Q ALBRECHT LUSZNAT, DANIEL BARENBOIM, DGGLWLRQ WR PDNLQJ ÀOPV RQ WKH DUWV VKH DOVR GLUHFWV MRXUQDOLVWLF GRFXPHQWDULHV +HU CHRISTIAN MÖLLER YUJA WANG documentaries have focused on composers Luigi Nono, Helmut Lachenmann, Wolfgang 5LKP 3LHUUH %RXOH] DQG %HUQG $ORLV =LPPHUPDQQ FRQGXFWRUV &ODXGLR $EEDGR .HQW FESTIVALS AND AWARDS 1DJDQRFODVVLFDOSLDQLVW0DXUL]LR3ROOLQLMD]]SLDQLVW&KLFN&RUHDZLWKKLV7ULRDVZHOO DVVLQJHUDQGFRQGXFWRU%REE\\0F)HUULQ6KHKDVDOVRSURGXFHGDQGGLUHFWHGÀOPVIRU FILMOGRAPHY WHOHYLVLRQ QHWZRUNV DV $57( WKH :'5 WKH =') 6$7 WKH %5 WKH 6:5 WKH 25) WKH Monk and Dionyso – The 6975DGLR&DQDGDDQG$579 Composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann (2013) The Slave Road of Ouidah (2010) Voodoo, the Chosen One (2009) A Trail on the Water (2001) The Desert is God’s Garden (2001)

JOHN UPCHURCH MANGO DREAMS (MANGO DREAMS)  DISCOVERING INDIA ENGLISH  USA h 93’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR As a child, Dr. Amit Singh survived the Partition of a newly independent JOHN UPCHURCH JOHN UPCHURCH India. Since then, he is haunted by the horrors of his past - the murder PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY of his family during the partition and the guilt he feels for the death of JOHN UPCHURCH, JOHN UPCHURCH, his brother. Now, with the onset of dementia, Amit must return to his MAZAHIR RAHIM MAZAHIR RAHIM, childhood home and confront his past before dementia robs him of his PRODUCTION HAMZA RAHIM last chance for peace. Meanwhile, his son Abhi has come from America COMPANY CAST and plans to send his father to an old age home. But Amit runs away and JACK FILMS LLC, RAHIM RAM GOPAL BAJAJ, encounters Salim, a Muslim auto rickshaw driver whose wife was raped FILMS PANKAJ TRIPATHI, and burned to death by Hindu rioters. Amit asks Salim to be taken home CINEMATOGRAPHER SAMIR KOCHHAR, who cannot fathom where the journey will take both of them. NOUMAN AHSAN ROHINI HATTANGADI, S M ZAHEER, SPECIAL JURY AWARD FOR BRIDGING CULTURES | 2016 ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NASEERUDDIN SHAH | 2016 MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 CEBU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVALS AND AWARDS John Upchurch was born in a small farming town in North Carolina, USA. He spent his childhood surrounded by various storytellers - the local barber, the managers of the KDUGZDUHVWRUHKLVJUDQGSDUHQWVZKLFKLQÁXHQFHGD\\RXQJ-RKQWREHFRPHDVWRU\\WHOOHU later in his life. 183







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BERTRAND TAVERNIER A JOURNEY THROUGH FRENCH CINEMA (VOYAGE À TRAVERS LE CINÉMA FRANÇAIS)  FRENCH  FRANCE h 192’ G 2015 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER 2QHRIWKHJUHDWHVWÀOPPDNHUVRIDOOWLPH%HUWUDQG7DYHUQLHUDVVXPHV BERTRAND TAVERNIER JÉRÔME ALMERAS the role of the chronicler of the rich history of French cinema. He talks PRODUCER(S) EDITOR RI KLV LQÁXHQFHV 5HQRLU %HFNHU -HDQ 9LJR *UDQJLHU *UpYLOOH RU 6DFKD BERTRAND GUY LECORNE, MARIE Guitry, directors who could illumine an emotion and uncover surprising TAVERNIER, FRÉDÉRIC DEROUDILLE WUXWKV7DYHUQLHUGHFODUHVWKHÀOPDVDQH[SUHVVLRQRIJUDWLWXGHWRZDUGV BOURBOULON STORY/SCREENPLAY them and others who constitute the narrative of the cinema in France. PRODUCTION BERTRAND TAVERNIER, COMPANY THIERRY FRÉMAUX, 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL LITTLE BEAR, JEAN OLLÉ-LAPRUNE, GAUMONT, PATHÉ STÉPHANE LEROUGE PRODUCTIONS SALES COMPANY GAUMONT FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY Tavernier ZDV ERUQ LQ /\\RQ )UDQFH +LV IDWKHU·V SXEOLVKLQJ RI D ZDUWLPH UHVLVWDQFH Quai d’Orsay (2013) MRXUQDODQGDLGWRDQWL1D]LLQWHOOHFWXDOVVKDSHGKLVHDUO\\PRUDORXWORRNDVDQDUWLVW$ The Princess of \\RXQJ7DYHUQLHUZDVLQÁXHQFHGE\\WKHJHQHUDOVWULNHLQ)UDQFH+HZDVDVVRFLDWHG Montpensier (2010) ZLWK WKH OHJHQGDU\\ )UHQFK ÀOP GLUHFWRU-HDQ3LHUUH 0HOYLOOH /DWHU KLV ÀUVW ÀOP  The L.627 (1992) Clockmaker  ZRQ WKH 3UL[ /RXLV 'HOOXF DQG WKH 6LOYHU %HDU  6SHFLDO-XU\\ 3UL]H The Bait (1995) DZDUGDWWKHWK%HUOLQ,QWHUQDWLRQDO)LOP)HVWLYDO+HZRQWKH%$)7$IRU%HVW)LOPLQ The Clockmaker (1974) a Language other than English in 1990 for Life and Nothing But, which also won a total RIIRXU&pVDU$ZDUGV,QKLVÀOPThe BaitZRQWKH*ROGHQ%HDU$ZDUGDWWKHWK Berlin International Film Festival.

PAUL VERHOEVEN ELLE (ELLE)  RENDEZVOUS FRENCH  FRANCE h 131’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR STORY/SCREENPLAY Michèle, who heads a leading video game company, bears an assertive PAUL VERHOEVEN DAVID BIRKE and ruthless attitude in her personal and professional dealings. But, an PRODUCER(S) CAST attack by an unknown assailant in her home changes her life forever. SAÏD BEN SAÏD, MICHEL ISABELLE HUPPERT, As she resolutely tracks down her assailant, they are both drawn into MERKT LAURENT LAFITTE, a curious mind game, which threatens to spiral out of control at any PRODUCTION ANNE CONSIGNY, moment. COMPANY CHARLES BERLING, SBS PRODUCTIONS VIRGINIE EFIRA, JUDITH 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CINEMATOGRAPHER MAGRE, CHRISTIAN STÉPHANE FONTAINE BERKEL, JONAS EDITOR BLOQUET, ALICE ISAAZ, JOB TER BURG VIMALA PONS FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY Paul Verhoeven ZDV ERUQ LQ $PVWHUGDP DQG REWDLQHG DQ 06F LQ 0DWKHPDWLFV Hollow Man (2000) DQG 3K\\VLFV IURP /HLGHQ 8QLYHUVLW\\ +H EHJDQ KLV ÀOPPDNLQJ FDUHHU E\\ PDNLQJ Basic Instinct (1992) GRFXPHQWDULHVIRU5R\\DO1HWKHUODQGV1DY\\DQGVKRWLQWRSURPLQHQFHZLWKWKH'XWFK79 Total Recall (1990) VHULHV¶)ORULV·ZKLFKVWDUUHGDFWRU5XWJHU+DXHU9HUKRHYHQVXEVHTXHQWO\\EHJDQ RoboCop (1987) GLUHFWLQJ IHDWXUH ÀOPV DQG LV NQRZQ IRU KLV ZRUN RQ 7KH )RXUWK 0DQ  5RERFRS Flesh and Blood (1985) 7RWDO5HFDOO%DVLF,QVWLQFWDQG6KRZJLUOV The Fourth Man (1983) 189

DOMINIQUE ABEL, FIONA GORDON LOST IN PARIS (PARIS PIEDS NUS)  FRENCH  FRANCE h 82’ G 2016 ASIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER Fiona, a small town Canadian librarian, receives a letter of distress DOMINIQUE ABEL, CLAIRE CHILDÉRIC ET IURPKHU\\HDUROG$XQW0DUWKDOLYLQJLQ3DULV)LRQDKRSVRQWKHÀUVW FIONA GORDON JEAN-CHRISTOPHE plane only to discover that Martha has disappeared. In an avalanche of PRODUCER(S) LEFORESTIER spectacular disasters, she meets Dom, a seductive homeless guy who CHRISTIE MOLIA EDITOR won’t leave her alone. The encounter develops into the adventure of PRODUCTION SANDRINE DEEGEN three peculiar people lost in Paris. COMPANY STORY/SCREENPLAY COURAGE MON AMOUR DOMINIQUE ABEL, 2016 TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL FILMS, MOTEUR S’IL FIONA GORDON VOUS PLAIT CAST SALES COMPANY DOMINIQUE ABEL, MK2 FIONA GORDON, EMMANUELLE RIVA FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY $OMINIQUEŸ!BEL is Belgian and Fiona GordonLV&DQDGLDQ)RURYHUWZHQW\\ÀYH\\HDUV The Fairy (2011) WKH\\KDYHEHHQFUHDWLQJRULJLQDOWKHDWUHWRJHWKHU7KHLUYLVXDOVW\\OHRIKXPRXUKDVWDNHQ Rumba (2008) WKHP DOO RYHU WKH ZRUOG7KH\\ OLYH DQG ZRUN LQ D FRQYHUWHG IDFWRU\\ VSDFH LQ %UXVVHOV Iceberg (2006) QHYHUWLULQJRIWKHLUIDYRULWHWRSLFWKHDZNZDUGQHVVRIKXPDQEHLQJV Walking On The Wild Side (2000, Short) Rosita (1997, Short) Merci Cupidon (1994, Short)

CLAUDE BARRAS RENDEZVOUS MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (MY VIE DE COURGETTE)  FRENCH  FRANCE h 66’ G 2016 DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER &RXUJHWWHLVD\\HDUROGER\\ZKRLVEHIULHQGHGE\\DNLQGSROLFHRՕFHU CLAUDE BARRAS DAVID TOUTEVOIX 5D\\PRQG +H DFFRPSDQLHV &RXUJHWWH WR D IRVWHU KRPH WKDW LV ÀOOHG PRODUCER(S) EDITOR ZLWK RWKHU RUSKDQV RI KLV DJH$W ÀUVW &RXUJHWWH VWUXJJOHV WR ÀQG KLV MAX KARLI, PAULINE SOPHIE HUNGER place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. But with the help of GYGAX STORY/SCREENPLAY Raymond and his newfound friends, Courgette eventually learns to trust PRODUCTION CÉLINE SCIAMMA SHRSOHÀQGWUXHORYHDQGDQHZIDPLO\\RIKLVRZQ COMPANY CAST RITA PRODUCTIONS, GASPARD SCHLATTER, 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BLUE SPIRIT SIXTINE MURAT, PRODUCTION, GEBEKA PAULIN JACCOUD, FILMS, KNM MICHEL VUILLERMOZ SALES COMPANY INDIE SALES FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY Claude Barras KDV GLUHFWHG VHYHUDO VKRUW ÀOPV LQFOXGLQJ The Genie in a Ravioli Can Chambre 69 (2012, Short) ZKLFKUHFHLYHGQXPHURXVDZDUGVDWÀOPIHVWLYDOVDURXQGWKHZRUOGMy Life as Au Pays Des Tetes a Zucchini LVKLVÀUVWIHDWXUHÀOPDQGLVDGDSWHGIURP*LOOHV3DULV·Autobiography of a (2008, Short) Courgette. The Genie in a Ravioli Can (2006, Short) 191

BERTRAND BONELLO NOCTURAMA (NOCTURAMA)  FRENCH  FRANCE h 130’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR STORY/SCREENPLAY 2QHPRUQLQJLQ3DULV$ÀVWIXORIDGROHVFHQWVIURPGLՔHUHQWEDFNJURXQGV BERTRAND BONELLO BERTRAND BONELLO Individually, they begin a strange dance through the labyrinth of the PRODUCER(S) CAST metro and the streets of the capital. They seem to be following a plan. EDOUARD WEIL, ALICE FINNEGAN OLDFIELD, Their gestures are precise, almost dangerous. They come together in GIRARD VINCENT ROTTIERS, the same place, a department store, at closing time. And then, the night PRODUCTION HAMZA MEZIANI, begins... COMPANY MANAL ISSA, MARTIN RECTANGLE GUYOT, JAMIL 2016 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRODUCTIONS MCCRAVEN, RABAH Bertrand BonelloZDVERUQLQDQGVWXGLHGPXVLFEHIRUHEHFRPLQJDÀOPPDNHU SALES COMPANY NAIT OUFELLA, LAURE +HGLUHFWHGKLVÀUVWIHDWXUHOrganic (Quelque chose d’organique), in 1998, for which WILD BUNCH VALENTINELLI, ILIAS KH DOVR ZURWH WKH VFUHHQSOD\\ DQG WKH PXVLF 7KH ÀOP ZDV VHOHFWHG LQ WKH 3DQRUDPD CINEMATOGRAPHER LE DORÉ, ROBIN VHFWLRQRIWKH%HUOLQ)LOP)HVWLYDO,Q%RQHOOR·VVHFRQGÀOPThe Pornographer (Le LÉO HINSTIN GOLDBRONN, LUIS PornographeWKHSRUWUDLWRIDUHWLUHGSRUQRÀOPPDNHUSOD\\HGE\\-HDQ3LHUUH/pDXG EDITOR REGO, HERMINE VFUHHQHGLQWKH&ULWLFV·:HHNDWWKH&DQQHV)LOP)HVWLYDODQGZRQWKH,QWHUQDWLRQDO)LOP FABRICE ROUAUD KARAGHEUZ, ADÈLE &ULWLFV· )LSUHVFL 3UL]H The House of Tolerance (L’apollonide, souvenirs de la maison HAENEL close%RQHOOR·VÀIWKIHDWXUHVFUHHQHG,Q&RPSHWLWLRQDWWKH&DQQHV)LOP)HVWLYDODQG UHFHLYHGHLJKW&pVDUQRPLQDWLRQV,Q%RQHOORZDVWKHVXEMHFWRIDQH[KLELWLRQDQG FESTIVALS AND AWARDS a retrospective at Beaubourg. FILMOGRAPHY Saint Laurent (2014) House of Tolerance (2011) Tiresia (2003) The Pornographer (2001)

BRUNO DUMONT SLACK BAY (MA LOUTE)  RENDEZVOUS FRENCH  FRANCE h 122’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER It is summer in 1910 and several tourists have vanished from the beautiful BRUNO DUMONT GUILLAUME beaches of the Channel coast. Inspectors Machin and Malfoy arrive at the PRODUCER(S) DEFFONTAINES conclusion that these mysterious disappearances must be linked to the JEAN BREHAT, RACHID EDITOR Slack Bay, a unique site where the Slack river and the sea join only at high BOUCHAREB, MURIEL BRUNO DUMONT, WLGH 2Q WKH 6ODFN %D\\ UHVLGHV D VPDOO FRPPXQLW\\ RI ÀVKHUPHQ R\\VWHU MERLIN BASILE BELKHIRI farmers and the Brufort family, which includes the mischievous 18-year- PRODUCTION STORY/SCREENPLAY old Ma Loute. Towering high above the bay stands the van Peteghems’ COMPANY BRUNO DUMONT PDQVLRQ2YHUWKHFRXUVHRIÀYHGD\\VDSHFXOLDUORYHVWRU\\EHWZHHQ0D 3B PRODUCTIONS CAST Loute and the young and mischievous Billie van Peteghem starts. As a SALES COMPANY FABRICE LUCHINI, UHVXOWFRQIXVLRQDQGP\\VWLÀFDWLRQGHVFHQGVRQERWKIDPLOLHV MEMENTO FILMS JULIETTE BINOCHE, INTERNATIONAL VALERIA BRUNI TEDESCHI FESTIVALS AND AWARDS 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (IN COMPETITION) \"RUNOŸ$UMONTZDVERUQLQLQ)UDQFHLQWKH1RUGUHJLRQLQ%DLOOHXO´EHDXWLIXOµLQ FILMOGRAPHY )OHPLVK+HVKRWKLVÀUVWWZRÀOPVThe Life of Jesus (1997) and Humanity (1999) in the Lil’ Quinquin VPDOOWRZQRI)ODQGHUVZKLFKOLHVEHWZHHQ/LOOHDQG'XQNLUN%RWKÀOPVZHUHKRQRUHGDW (2014, Mini TV series) &DQQHV6SHFLDO0HQWLRQ&DPpUDG·RUIRUWKHIRUPHUDQG*UDQG-XU\\3UL]H%HVW$FWRU Camille Claudel 1915 (2013) and Best Actress for the latter), immediately establishing Bruno Dumont as a rare talent Outside Satan (2011) on the contemporary French scene. Hadewijch (2009) The Life Of Jesus (1997) 193

ALAIN GUIRAUDIE STAYING VERTICAL (RESTER VERTICAL)  FRENCH  FRANCE h 100’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Filmmaker Leo is searching for a wolf in the south of France. During a ALAIN GUIRAUDIE JEAN-CHRISTOPHE scouting excursion he is seduced by Marie, a free-spirited and dynamic PRODUCER(S) HYM VKHSKHUGHVV1LQHPRQWKVODWHUVKHJLYHVELUWKWRWKHLUFKLOG6XՔHULQJ SYLVIE PIALAT, BENOÎT STORY/SCREENPLAY from post-natal depression and with no faith in Leo, who comes and QUAINON ALAIN GUIRAUDIE JRHVZLWKRXWZDUQLQJ0DULHDEDQGRQVERWKRIWKHP/HRÀQGVKLPVHOI PRODUCTION CAST alone, with a baby to care for. It’s not easy, but deep down, he loves it. COMPANY DAMIEN BONNARD, Through a series of unexpected and unusual encounters, struggling LES FILMS DU WORSO INDIA HAIR, RAPHAËL WRÀQGLQVSLUDWLRQIRUKLVQH[WÀOP/HRZLOOGRZKDWHYHULWWDNHVWRVWD\\ SALES COMPANY THIÉRY, CHRISTIAN standing. WILD BUNCH BOUILLETTE, BASILE CINEMATOGRAPHER MEILLEURAT, LAURE 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL CLAIRE MATHON (AFC) CALAMY, SÉBASTIEN NOVAC FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY !LAINŸ 'UIRAUDIE ERUQ-XO\\   LQ9LOOHIUDQFKHGH5RXHUJXH $YH\\URQ LV DQ DFWRU Stranger by the Lake (2013) GLUHFWRUDQGZULWHU%RUQLQWRDIDUPLQJIDPLO\\KHGHYHORSHGDSDVVLRQIRUIRONFXOWXUH,Q King of Escape (2009) KHGLUHFWHGKLVÀUVWVKRUWÀOPHeroes Never Die+HGHSLFWHGWKHOLIHRIWKHZRUNLQJ Time has Come (2005) class in That Old Dream that MovesZLQQHURID3UL[-HDQ9LJRDQGSUHVHQWHGLQ No Rest for the Brave (2003)  DW WKH 'LUHFWRUV )RUWQLJKW-HDQ/XF *RGDUG FDOOHG LW WKH¶%HVW )LOP DW )HVWLYDO GH La Force des Choses (1997, &DQQHV·:LWKKLVIRXUWKIHDWXUHÀOPStranger than Lake$ODLQ*XLUDXGLHKLWDKRPHUXQ Short) at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, earning the praise of many critics and winning the Best Straight Ahead Until 'LUHFWRU$ZDUGLQWKH&HUWDLQ5HJDUGVHFWLRQ+LVRWKHUIHDWXUHVKDYHEHHQVHOHFWHGWKUHH Morning (1994, Short) WLPHVLQWKHSDVWIRUWKH'LUHFWRUV·)RUWQLJKWLQDQG

ALBERT SERRA THE DEATH OF LOUIS XIV (LA MORT DE LOUIS XIV)  RENDEZVOUS FRENCH  FRANCE h 114’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR CINEMATOGRAPHER August 1715. After going for a walk, Louis XIV feels a pain in his leg. For ALBERT SERRA JONATHAN WKHQH[WIHZGD\\VWKHNLQJNHHSVIXOÀOOLQJKLVGXWLHVDQGREOLJDWLRQVEXW PRODUCER(S) RICQUEBOURG his sleep is troubled and he has a serious fever. He barely eats and his THIERRY LOUNAS, EDITOR health deteriorates increasingly. This is the start of the slow agony of the JOAQUIM SAPINHO, ARIADNA RIBAS, ARTUR greatest king of France, surrounded by his relatives and doctors. CLAIRE BONNEFOY, TORT, ALBERT SERRA MONTSE TRIOLA STORY/SCREENPLAY PRODUCTION ALBERT SERRA, COMPANY THIERRY LOUNAS CAPRICCI PRODUCTION CAST SALES COMPANY JEAN-PIERRE LÉAUD, CAPRICCI FILMS PATRICK D’ASSUMÇAO, MARC SUSINI FESTIVALS AND AWARDS CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM | JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FILMOGRAPHY Born in Banyoles in 1975, !LBERTŸ3ERRA is a Catalan artist and director. Having studied Story of My Death (2013) SKLORVRSK\\DQGOLWHUDWXUHKHZURWHSOD\\VDQGSURGXFHGGLՔHUHQWYLGHRZRUNV+HJDLQHG Les noms du Christ (2011) LQWHUQDWLRQDOUHFRJQLWLRQZLWKKLVÀUVWORQJIHDWXUHHonor de Cavalleria (2006), a free Birdsong (2008) DGDSWDWLRQRI'RQ4XL[RWHSOD\\HGE\\QRQSURIHVVLRQDODFWRUVIURPKLVYLOODJH7KHÀOP Honor de Cavalleria (2006) ZDV SUHVHQWHG DW &DQQHV· 'LUHFWRUV· )RUWQLJKW LQ  )RU KLV VHFRQG ÀOP Birdsong 6HUUDWRRNLQVSLUDWLRQIURP¶(OFDQWGHOVRFHOOV·DWUDGLWLRQDO&DWDODQ&KULVWPDV VRQJWKDWWHOOVRIQDWXUH·VMR\\DWOHDUQLQJRIWKHELUWKRI-HVXV&KULVW,QWKH&HQWUH 195 3RPSLGRXLQ3DULVJDYHKLPDFDUWHEODQFKHLQKLVFRUUHVSRQGHQFHZLWKWKH$UJHQWLQLDQ GLUHFWRU/LVDQGUR$ORQVR7KHVDPH\\HDUKHUHFHLYHGWKH*ROGHQ/HRSDUGLQ/RFDUQRIRU KLVQHZÀOPStory of My Death LQVSLUHGE\\&DVDQRYD·VPHPRLUV

SOLVEIG ANSPACH THE TOGETHER PROJECT (L’EFFET AQUATIQUE)  FRENCH  FRANCE h 83’ G 2015 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Samir, a tall, lanky, forty something (crane operator from Montreuil), SOLVEIG ANSPACH ANNE RIEGEL in the outskirts of Paris, falls head over heels in love with Agathe. He PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY discovers she is an instructor at the local swimming pool, and for lack PATRICK SOBELMAN, SÓLVEIG ANSPACH, of a better plan, he decides to join her classes (although he can swim SKÚLI FR MALMQUIST JEAN-LUC GAGET perfectly). His lie, however, only lasts for three lessons, and Agathe PRODUCTION CAST happens to hate liars. Furious, she leaves for Iceland, but without COMPANY FLORENCE LOIRET reckoning for his stubbornness. EX NIHILO, ZIK ZAK CAILLE, SAMIR GUESMI, SALES COMPANY DIDDA JÓNSDÓTTIR, 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL (DIRECTOR’S FORTNIGHT) LE PACTE PHILIPPE REBBOT, CINEMATOGRAPHER ESTÉBAN ISABELLE RAZAVET OLIVIA CÔTE, FROSTI JÓN RÚNÓLFSSON, JOHANNA NIZARD, INGVAR E. SIGURÐSON FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY Born in 1960, 3ËLVEIGŸ !NSPACH JUDGXDWHG ZLWK D GLSORPD LQ ÀOPPDNLQJ IURP WKH /D Queen of Montreuil (2011) )HPLVÀOPVFKRROLQ3DULV)UDQFH6LQFHWKHQVKHKDVGLUHFWHGVHYHUDOIHDWXUHÀOPVWKDW Stormy Weather (2003) were internationally acclaimed and feted at prestigious festivals including Cannes and Made in the USA (2001) 9HQLFH7KHVHLQFOXGHWKH&DQQHV)UDQoRLV&KDODLV$ZDUGZLQQHU0DGHLQWKH86$ Haut Les Coeurs (1999) WKH9HQLFH/LQD0DQJLDFDSUH$ZDUGZLQQHUQueen of Montreuil (2012) and WKH/RFDUQR9DULHW\\3LD]]D*UDQGH$ZDUGZLQQHU Skrapp Ut$IWHUÀJKWLQJ a long battle with breast cancer, Anspach succumbed to her illness and passed away in 2015. The Together ProjectLVKHUÀQDOÀOP

MIA HANSEN-LØVE THINGS TO COME (L’AVENIR)  RENDEZVOUS FRENCH  FRANCE h 100’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Nathalie teaches Philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate MIA HANSEN-LØVE MARION MONNIER about her job, particularly as it allows her to pass on the pleasure of PRODUCER(S) STORY/SCREENPLAY thinking to the younger generation. Married with two children, she CHARLES GILLIBERT MIA HANSEN-LØVE divides her time between her family, former students and her very PRODUCTION CAST possessive mother. One day, her husband announces he is leaving her COMPANY ISABELLE HUPPERT, for another woman. With freedom suddenly thrust upon her, Nathalie CG CINÉMA ANDRÉ MARCON, must reinvent her life. SALES COMPANY ROMAN KOLINKA, LES FILMS DU LOSANGE EDITH SCOB, SARAH LE SILVER BEAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR, 2016 BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL CINEMATOGRAPHER PICARD, SOLAL FORTE, DENIS LENOIR ELISE LHOMEAU, LIONEL DRAY FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY Mia Hansen-Løve was born on 5th February, 1981. At the age of seventeen, she was cast Eden (2014) E\\2OLYLHU$VVD\\DVEHIRUHVKHEHJDQIRUPDOWUDLQLQJLQDWWKH3DULV&RQVHUYDWRLUH Goodbye First Love (2011) G·$UW 'UDPDWLTXH DQG *HUPDQ 6WXGLHV %HWZHHQ  DQG  VKH ZURWH IRU WKH Father Of My Children Cahiers du CinémaDQGGLUHFWHGDIHZVKRUWÀOPV (2009) Tout Est Pardonné (2007) 197

MICHAËL DUDOK DE WIT THE RED TURTLE (LA TORTUE ROUGE)  FRENCH  FRANCE, BELGIUM h 83’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR EDITOR Through the story of a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited MICHAËL DUDOK DE CÉLINE KÉLÉPIKIS E\\WXUWOHVFUDEVDQGELUGVWKHÀOPUHFRXQWVWKHPLOHVWRQHVLQWKHOLIHRI WIT STORY/SCREENPLAY a human being. PRODUCER(S) PASCALE FERRAN, TANGUY OLIVIER MICHAEL DUDOK DE 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL PRODUCTION WIT COMPANY PRODUCTION DESIGN WHY NOT ISAO TAKAHATA PRODUCTIONS, STUDIO GHIBLI INDIAN DISTRIBUTOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY Michaël Dudok de WitZDVERUQLQ$EFRXGH1HWKHUODQGV+HZRUNHGDVDQDQLPDWRU The Aroma of Tea on Fantasia 2000 (2000) and Raining Cats and Frogs (2003), and directed the shorts (2006, Short) Le moine et le poisson (1994), Father and Daughter (2000), which won an Academy Father and Daughter Award for Best Animated Short, and The Aroma of Tea (2006). The Red Turtle (2016) (2000, Short) LVKLVÀUVWIHDWXUH Le moine et le poisson (1994, Short)

OLIVIER ASSAYAS PERSONAL SHOPPER (PERSONAL SHOPPER)  RENDEZVOUS ENGLISH, FRENCH  FRANCE h 105’ G 2016 INDIA PREMIERE DIRECTOR STORY/SCREENPLAY Maureen is a young American woman in Paris making her living as a OLIVIER ASSAYAS OLIVIER ASSAYAS, personal shopper for a celebrity. Also, Maureen may have the psychic PRODUCER(S) CHRISTELLE, MEAUX ability to communicate with spirits, just like her twin brother, Lewis, who CHARLES GILBERT CAST recently passed away. She soon starts receiving ambiguous messages INDIAN DISTRIBUTOR KRISTEN STEWART, coming from an unknown source. UNIVERSAL PICTURES LARS EIDINGER, SIGRID INTERNATIONAL BOUAZIZ BEST DIRECTOR, 2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL | 2016 TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL CINEMATOGRAPHER YORICK LE SAUX EDITOR MARION MONNIER FESTIVALS AND AWARDS FILMOGRAPHY 2OLYLHU$VVD\\DVZDVERUQLQ3DULVDQGPDGHKLVIHDWXUHGLUHFWRULDOGHEXWZLWKDésordre Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) +LVÀOPVL’Enfant de l’hiver (1989), Une nouvelle vie (1993), L’Eau froide (1994), Something in the Air (2012) Irma Vep (1996), Fin août, début Septembre (1998), Les Destinées sentimentales Carlos (2010) (2000), demonlover (2002), Clean (2004), L’Heure d’été (2008), Après mai (2012), Clean (2004) and Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) all screened at the Cannes Film Festival. demonlover (2002) 199 TWENTY-THREE