As part of its seven-film line-up, the international Parisian sales company, Les Films du Losange (managed by Margaret Ménégoz) will be pinning its hopes on Hellhole [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Bas Devos
scheda film] by Belgium's Bas Devos at the 69^th Berlinale (from February 7 to 17) European Film Market, which is due to make its world premiere on the 8 February in the Panorama section.

A film about three characters, each confronted by personal difficulties in modern-day Brussels, the filmmaker's second feature film (after winning the Grand Prix in the Generation 14 section at Berlin in 2014 with his first film, Violet [+leggi anche:
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Run by Alice Lesort, Les Films du Losange will also be showcasing a teaser for Jeanne Balibar's marvellous comedy (currently in post-production) Wonders in the Suburbs [+leggi anche:
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The company will also be touching down at the market with a teaser for The Audition [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ina Weisse
intervista: Ina Weisse
scheda film] by the German director Ina Weisse, which is currently in post-production and stars Nina Hoss (Best Actress at Berlin in 2007 for Yella [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Christian Petzold
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intervista: Christian Petzold
scheda film] and the TV series, Homeland), the French actors Simon Abkarian, Serafin Mishiev and Ilja Monti and the Danish actor Jens Albinus. Written by the director with Daphne Charizani, the screenplay focuses on a violin teacher who takes a young talented boy under her wing, whom she fixates on to the point of forgetting everything else, including her own family... The feature film was produced by the German company Lupa Film and co-produced by the French outfit Idéale Audience.

Three other titles in post-production also feature in the company’s line-up: the Belgian-French production Lola [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Laurent Micheli
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intervista: Blaise Harrison
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Finally, Les Films du Losange will also be showcasing a musical documentary currently in production: Oh Les Filles! [+leggi anche:
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