Twelve MEDIA films in Berlin
by Vitor Pinto
The MEDIA programme marks its presence at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival, with a total of 12 films supported by its mechanisms of support for development and distribution, presented in the different sections of the festival.
The list of supported films shows an eclectic selection of genres - from children films to political dramas - and filmmakers, combining veterans Claude Chabrol and Neil Jordan with young directing talents such as Michel Gondry, who will attend the Berlinale to present his latest feature, The Science of Sleep [+see also:
trailer
film profile].
Official Competition:
Snow Cake [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Marc Evan (UK) – financial support for the
development of production projects (Slate Funding 2004)
L’Ivresse du pouvoir [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Claude Chabrol (France) –
financial support for distribution
Romanzo Criminale [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Michele Placido
film profile] by Michele Placido (Italy) – financial
support for distribution
Slumming [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Micheal Glawogger (Austria) – financial
support for distribution
Forum:
Montag kommen die Fenster by Ulrich Koehler (Germany) – financial support for the development of production projects (Slate Funding 2003)
De Particulier à Particulier [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Brice Cauvin (France) – financial support for the development of production projects (Slate
Funding 2001)
Kinderfilmfest:
Percy, Buffalo Bill & Jag by Anders Gustafson (Sweden) - financial support for the development of production projects (Slate Funding 2000)
Kinderfilmfest 14 plus:
Four weeks in June by Henry Meyer (Sweden) - financial support for the development of production projects (Slate Funding 2002)
Panorama:
Breakfast on Pluto [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Neil Jordan (Ireland) - financial support for distribution
Strakarnir Okkarby by Robert Douglas (Iceland) -
financial support for distribution
Der Rote Kakadu by Dominik Graf (Germany) - financial
support for the development of production projects (Single project
1997)
Out of competition:
The Science of Sleep [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by Michel Gondry (France) - financial support for distribution
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