28-11-2010

Aurora sold to the USA

By Iulia Blaga

    Cristi Puiu's third feature film Aurora will be distributed in the United States by The Cinema Guild in 2011.

    The representatives from the sales agent Coproduction Office (www.coproductionoffice.eu) told FNE that the film has been sold in 12 territories: Austria (distributor Stadtkino, www.stadtkinowien.at) , Belgium (Lumière Productions, www.lumiereproductions.com), Bulgaria (A Plus Cinema, www.a-plusfilms.com), Hungary (Anjou Lafayette, www.anjoulafayette.eu), United Kingdom, Ireland (New Wave Films, www.newwavefilms.co.uk), Luxemburg (Lumière Productions), Mexico (Cineteca Nacional México, www.cinetecanacional.net), Netherlands (Lumière Productions), Portugal (Atalanta Film, www.atalantafilmes.pt), Spain (Aquelarre, www.aquelarrecine.com), Sweden (Novemberfilm, www.novemberfilm.com) and Yugoslavia (Megacom, www.mcf.rs).

    The film premiered in Un Certain Regard section of Cannes Film Festival in 2010 and was screened at New York Film Festival with positive reviews from the North-American media.

    Puiu cast himself as the main character, a mentally-challenged divorced man who murders in cold blood three people in the 180 minutes of the film.

    Aurora is produced by the Romanian company Mandragora (www.mandragora.ro), in co-production with France's Société Parisienne de Production (www.thecopro.de), the Swiss company Bord Cadre Films (www.bordcadrefilms.com), and Germany's Essential Filmproduktion GmbH. The producers are Anca Puiu, Bobby Păunescu, Philippe Bober, Dan Wechsler and Susanne Marian.

    The shooting took place between February and May 2009. The Romanian premiere is tentatively set for February 2012, the producer Anca Puiu told FNE.

    Production information

    Mandragora

    12 A, Docenţilor Street, ap. 3, Sector 1

    Bucharest, Romania

    Phone: +40 21 222.05.58

    Fax: +40 21 222.05.57

    www.mandragora.ro

    Anamaria Puiu: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Société Française de Coproduction

    24 Rue Lamartine, 75009 Paris 9 (Paris)

    Phone: +331.5602.6000

    Fax: +331.5602.6001

    www.coproductionoffice.eu

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    Bord Cadre Films

    CP 5353 - 1211 Genève 11 - Suisse - Tel. / Fax : + 41 22 320 90 25 - Mob : + 41 79 411 93 87 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    C.P. 5353 - 1211, Geneve, Switzerland

    Phone/Fax: +41.22.320.90.25

    Mobile: +41.79.411.93.87

    www.bordcadrefilms.com

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    Essential Filmproduktion GmbH

    Mommsenstr.27

    10629 Berlin

    Phone: +49 30 32 77 78 79

    Fax: +49 30 32 32091

    www.coproductionoffice.eu

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    Credits

    Director: Cristi Puiu

    Script: Cristi Puiu

    DOP: Viorel Sergovici

    Cast: Cristi Puiu

    Clara Vodă

    Valeria Seciu

    Gelu Colceag

    Luminiţa Gheorghiu

    Gigi Ifrim

    Lucian Ifrim

    Carmela Culda

    Ileana Puiu