02/04/2013 - The programme includes works by Noer, Lindholm, Marcimain, Vicari, Hallström, Alvarez, Creevy, Doueiri and Johnnie To. David Lynch set to be the guest star

The British American thriller Welcome to the Punch [+see also:
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Among these are two Danish titles: Northwest [+see also:
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film profile] by Tobias Lindholm (Venice 2012 revelation, coming out in France on June 26 with Ad Vitam). Others on the list include French L'Autre vie di Richard Kemp (Back to Crime - article) by Germinal Alvarez (coming out with Haut et Court on June 15), Icelandic film Corruption (City State) by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson (distribution in France by Synergy Cinéma), A Single Shot by David M. Rosenthal (an American, Canadian and British coproduction)  and Drug War by Johnnie To.

Four European productions are among the six to be selected for the competitive section Sang Neuf (for young talents): Call Girl [+see also:
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interview: Daniele Vicari
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The Beaune Festival (which will come to an end on April 7) will also be showing The Hypnotist [+see also:
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Finally, the Claude Chabrol award will give a prize to the French film that best represented the thriller genre from the previous year, this year going to 38 Témoins [+see also:
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(Translated from French)