19-05-2019

FNE at Cannes 2019: Party and Screening Alert: Sunday 19 May and Monday 20 May

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    Sunday 19 May

    Party and Event Alert

    All parties and events require invitations from the organisers

    10:00 CE MEDIA Stand Women on the Move
    11.30-15:00 French CNC Gray d’Albion Beach
    The CNC Rendezvous
    13:00-14:00  NEXT: Visionaries
    Conference room, Palais 1
    iHUMAN ‘Work in Progress’ & Panel Discussion “Artificial Intelligence: Facing a New World Order”
    iHUMAN (Tonje Hessen Schei) dives into the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence and explores the current and future impact of AI that many in the field view as one of the, if not the most, disruptive and far-reaching technology in the history of mankind.
    Keynote speakers
    Julie Brill: Microsoft’s Corporate Vice-President & Deputy General Counsel
    Global Privacy & Regulatory Affairs
    Věra Jourová: European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
    Panellists
    Tonje Hessen Schei: Award-winning documentary filmmaker and director of iHUMAN
    Paul Nemitz: Principal Adviser in the European Commission & Member of the Data Ethics Commission appointed by the German Government
    Moderator
    Danielle Turkov Wilson: Founder & Director of Think-Film Impact Production
    15:30-17:00 French CNC Gray d’Albion Beach
    SACD-CNC round-table: What does the future hold for cinema in a world dominated by platforms?
    15:30 CE MEDIA Stand Collectif 50/50, in association with MEDIA, is organising the discussion Gender Parity Pledge - Where Are We One Year Later?
    17:00 CE MEDIA Stand  presentation Industry Responses to Better Gender Balance
    17:00 GNFC Cocktail
    Georgian Stand International Village
    17:00-20:00 Latvian Film Cocktail
    Village International Pantiero
    18:00 CE MEDIA STAND
    Film professionals are invited to a Meet and Greet networking cocktail.
    21:00 HFPA and Participant Media Party for Help Refugees
    Nikki Beach
    22:00 Kering Women in Motion Dinner
    Place de la Castre

    Screening Alert

    08:30 The Whistlers / La Gomera (Romania, France, Germany) Competition
    Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
    Produced by 42 KM FILM
    Coproduced by Les Films du Worso, Komplizen Film and Arte Grand Accord
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Eurimages
    Sales: MK2 Films
    Festival Screening
    Lumiere

    11:30 Oleg (Latvia, Belgium, Lithuania) Directors’ Fortnight
    Directed by Juris Kursietis
    Produced by Tasse Film
    Coproduced by Iota Productions, In Script
    Sales: Best Friend Forever
    Festival Screening
    Palais H

    11:30 Halfsister (Slovenia, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia)
    Directed by Damjan Kozole
    Produced by Vertigo in coproduction with RTV Slovenia, Macedonian Sisters and Brother Mitevski, Serbian Baš Čelik and Croatian Propeler film
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Center, Film Center Serbia, the Macedonian Film Agency, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Creative Europa MEDIA, Studio Viba Film
    Market Screening - Invite Only
    Palais B

    16:00 Away (Latvia) Animation
    Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
    Sales: CMG - Cinema Management Group LLC
    Market Screening - Priority Badges Only
    Lerins 1

    17:30 Heroes Don’t Die (France, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    Directed by Aude Lea Rapin
    Produced by Les films du Worso, Radar Films, Scope Pictures, SCCA/pro.ba
    Sales: Le Pacte
    Market Screening – Priority Badges Only
    Lerins 2

    18:00 The Whistlers / La Gomera (Romania, France, Germany) Competition
    Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
    Produced by 42 KM FILM
    Coproduced by Les Films du Worso, Komplizen Film and Arte Grand Accord
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Eurimages
    Sales: MK2 Films
    Palais K – Priority Badges Only

    21:45 The Whistlers / La Gomera (Romania, France, Germany) Competition
    Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
    Produced by 42 KM FILM
    Coproduced by Les Films du Worso, Komplizen Film and Arte Grand Accord
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Eurimages
    Sales: MK2 Films
    Festival Screening
    Salle du 60EME

    22:30 The Whistlers / La Gomera (Romania, France, Germany) Competition
    Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
    Produced by 42 KM FILM
    Coproduced by Les Films du Worso, Komplizen Film and Arte Grand Accord
    Supported by the Romanian Film Centre, Eurimages
    Sales: MK2 Films
    Olympia 1

    Monday 20 May

    Party and Event Alert

    All parties and events require invitations from the organisers

    10:00 CE MEDIA stand “looking for talent” with “Copyright Conundrum”, a chat with Giuseppe Abbamonte, director of Media Policy at the European Commission, moderated by Marjorie Paillon
    10:30 Ten Producers to Watch Annual Breakfast
    Plage des Palmes
    10.45 -12:15 French CNC Gray d’Albion Beach
    Round-table: World Cinema Support
    11:15 – 12:45 Palais des Festivals European Film Forum
    Terrasse du Festival, the panel discussion “Audiovisual Markets: Trends & Investments” will home in on the economic outlook for the audiovisual and creative sectors, and the panel will be again moderated by Marjorie Paillon
    15:00-17:30 Palais des Festivals, European Film Forum
    Salon des Ambassadeurs, and MEDIA will get involved in the discussion under the topic “A Europe of Talents – Empowering Creativity
    15:30-17:00 French CNC Gray d’Albion Beach
    Round-table: Writing for animation, followed by a mini-concert by Barbara Carlotti
    15:45-16:45 Jihlava Marek Hovorka will also be available for an informal talk about Ji.hlava's industry activities at the Doc Corner (Marché du Film, Riviera H8).
    16:00-18:00 Estonian Stand network with Industry@Tallinn &;; Baltic Event
    16:00-17:30 ARTE Cocktail/ digital innovation celebration
    18:00 CE MEDIA networking cocktail
    Palais des Festivals.
    18:00-20:00 Eave Networking Cocktail
    19:00 IMDB Annual Industry Dinner
    American Pavilion
    20:30 Global Gift Initiative Gala
    Mouton Cadet Winer Bar
    Palais des Festivals rooftop
    Late Chopard Trophee Dinner and After Party

    Screening Alert

    10:00 And Then We Danced (Sweden, Georgia, France, Finland) Directors’ Fortnight
    Directed by Levan Akin
    Produced by French Quarter Film, Takes Film
    Coproduced by AMA Productions, RMV Film, Inland Film
    Sales: Totem Films
    Palais G

    10:00 Leakage / Nasht (Iran, Czech Republic)
    Directed by Suzan Iravanian
    Produced by Europe Media Nest
    Sales: Arthood Entertainment GmbH
    Market Screening - Priority Badges Only
    Gray 3

    11:00 They Loved Life / Kanal (Poland) Cannes Classics
    Directed by Andrzej Wajda
    Produced by Studio Filmowe Kadr with the participation of Filmoteka Narodowa
    Sales: Studio Filmowe Kadr
    Festival Screening
    Bunuel

    11:30 All Against All / Vsi proti vsem (Slovenia, Macedonia)
    Directed by Andrej Košak
    Produced by Blade Production in coproduction with Macedonia’s MIND Production and Igralsko društvo Daiga
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, Viba Film
    Market Screening - Priority Badges Only
    Palais B

    12:00 Oleg (Latvia, Belgium, Lithuania) Directors’ Fortnight
    Directed by Juris Kursietis
    Produced by Tasse Film
    Coproduced by Iota Productions, In Script
    Sales: Best Friend Forever
    Festival Screening
    Gray 3

    18:00 Ren (Poland)
    Directed by Piotr Ryczko
    Produced by Holly Pictures Sp. z o.o
    Sales: Reel Suspects
    Market Screening - Invite Only
    Gray 3