Richard Billingham’s Ray & Liz [+leggi anche:
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The 14 selected films (nine in development, four at the writing stage, and one in post-production; coming from 11 pays and chosen among 318 candidates) of the 11th edition, taking place on July 11th and 12th in Marseilles, will no doubt rouse the interest of potential partners, beyond that of the jury (comprising Belgian producer Marie Logie and her peers, Meng Xie from China and Christoph Friedel from Germany) which will give out the many awards.

Notable among the selected films is the Swiss project Unrueh (Unrest) [+leggi anche:
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It is worth noting that this 2019 edition of FIDLab will organise a focus on Bulgaria and on the resurgence of Bulgarian cinema. It will also invite a delegation of Bulgarian producers (representing the companies Red Carpet, Portokal, Art Fest, Sofia Meetings, Menclips and Contrast Films).

The FIDLab 2019 selection:

¿Duermen los peces con los ojos abiertos? (Do Fish Sleep with Their Eyes Open?) - Nele Wohlatz (Argentine/Brazil)
Archipel, 6852 (Archipelago, 6852) - Philippe Rouy (France) (documentary)
Demain est annulé (Tomorrow is Cancelled) - Gabrielle Le Bayon (France) (medium-length film)
Esquí (Ski) - Manque La Banca (Argentine) (documentary/fiction)
Far Away Eyes - Chun-Hong Wang (Taiwan)
Heart of Light - Cynthia Beatt (France/Germany)
Human Flowers of Flesh [+leggi anche:
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Incandescences - Jorge León (Belgium) (documentary/fiction)
La Camera dei genitori (The Parents' Room) - Diego Marcon (Italy) (short film)
Memories of a Fig Tree - Kamal Aljafari (Palestinian Territories) (documentary/fiction)
Mudos Testigos (Silent Witnesses) - Luis Ospina (Colombia)
The Open - Phillip Warnell (United Kingdom) (documentary/fiction)
The Targets - Myriam Lefkowitz, Simon Rippol Hurier (France) (documentary) (medium-length)
Unrueh (Unrest) [+leggi anche:
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