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IF IT WERE LOVE (SI C'ETAIT DE L’AMOUR)

A documentary directed by Patric Chiha

Brothers of the Night– Berlinale Panorama 2016

CINEMATOGRAPHERJordane Chouzenoux (Cannabis - Arte TV Serie &The Night Eats the World)

PRODUCERAurora films (Diamond Island, Heaven Sent, Patric Chiha’s films)

FRENCH DISTRIBUTORNorte Distribution (March 4, 2020)

LANGUAGESFrench, English

Fifteen young dancers of different origins and horizons are on tour with ‘Crowd’, Gisèle Vienne’s epic dance piece exploring the 90’s rave scene. From theatre to theatre, the work mutates into strange, intimate relationships. Is the stage contaminating real life – or the opposite? A disturbing journey exploring our nights, our parties, our loves.

WORLD PREMIERE.FRANCE.82 MIN.

« A dazzling piece, transfixing and strangely resonant. »

Based on Gisèle Vienne’s dance piece ‘Crowd’

on ‘Crowd’

Cold Kisses – Cinéma du Réel 2016, Wounded Night – Special Mention Cinéma du Réel 2015 & Best Film at FICCI 2016

Directed by Nicolas Rincón Gille VALLEY

OF SOULS (TANTAS ALMAS)

CASTArley de Jesús Carvallido Lobo

DOPJuan Sarmiento G. (Central Airport THF)

PRODUCERSMedio de Contención Producciones

COPRODUCERSNeon Rouge / NRW SPRLSTO Lat FilmsTact Production(The Mercy of the Jungle)

LANGUAGESpanish

Colombia, on the banks of Magdalena Medio, 2002.

José returns to his home deep in the jungle after a long fishing night to discover that paramilitary forces killed his two sons, Dionisio and Rafael, and threw their bodies into the river.

José begins a lonely journey to retrieve and provide a proper burial for his boys preventing their tormented souls from being stuck in this world. Aboard his canoe, José discovers the magic of a country torn in pieces.

ON RELEASE. COLOMBIA, BELGIUM, BRASIL, FRANCE .137 MIN.

“An immersive, riveting, exceptional debut, (…) a film of astonishing power. The way the swampy air feels thick with faith, phantasm

and fear recalls fellow Colombian Ciro Guerra’s masterful Embrace of the Serpent.”

“Arresting and accomplished, (...) striking widescreen cinematography.”

Written, directed & edited by Matthew Rankin

The Tesla World Light Short Film Cannes Critic’ Week 2017. TIFF & Sundance Alumnus

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

CASTDan Beirne (FX’s Fargo TV Series)Mikhaïl AhoojaSarianne CormierCatherine St-Laurent

COSTUME DESIGNERPatricia McNeil (My Salinger Year)

PRODUCERSVoyelles Films (All You Can Eat Buddha)

US DISTRIBUTOROscilloscope Laboratories

LANGUAGESEnglish with some French

Toronto, 1899.Aspiring young politician Mackenzie King dreams ofbecoming the Prime Minister of Canada. In his quest forpower, he must face his imperious Mother, a war-mongeringGovernor-General and the utopian idealism of a Québécoismystic.

Meanwhile, King hesitates in love between a British soldierand a French-Canadian nurse and furtively indulges afetishistic obsession for women’s footwear…

When his vainglorious run for leadership culminates inan epic battle between good and evil, King will learn thatdisappointment may be the only way to survive the 20th century.

ON RELEASE.CANADA.90 MIN.

Based upon the perfervid youth of Canada’s most enigmatic politician, W. L. Mackenzie King

“An absorbing visual delight

from start to finish.”

NOW TORONTO

“The Twentieth Century points

to a bold new direction for

Canadian cinema.”

THE FILM STAGE

“So enjoyable.”

Canadian Best First feature

Directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych

DOP & Editor on The Tribe – Cannes Critics’ Week 2014 Winner, Business as Usual — Odessa IFF Special Jury Mention

ATLANTIS

The new film by the artistic team behind 2014 hit ‘The Tribe’

CASTAndriy RymarukLiudmyla BilekaVasyl Antoniak

PRODUCERSIya MyslytskaValentyn VasyanovychVladimir Yatsenko (Homeward)

LANGUAGEUkrainian

Eastern Ukraine, 2025. A desert unsuitable for human habitation. Water is a dear commodity brought by trucks. A Wall is being build-up on the border.

Sergiy, a former soldier, is having trouble adapting to his new reality. He meets Katya while on the Black Tulip mission dedicated to exhuming war corpses.Together, they try to return to some sort of normal life in which they are also allowed to fall in love again.

ON RELEASE.UKRAINE.108 MIN.

“A strong piece of poetically pure Cinema.”

“A remarkable piece of filmmaking from an exciting emerging Eastern

European voice. Atlantis is stunning to watch.”

Modris – New Directors Award Special Mention in San Sebastian 2014

OLEGDirected by Juris Kursietis

S L A V E .

VACANT POSITION IN BELGIUM.

“A timely and impressive sec-ond feature. The screenplay is

a particular strong point.”

“Thanks to welcome flecks of comic relief, Oleg is consist-ently watchable as well as il-luminating about an emerging

social problem.”

CASTValentin NovopolskijDawid Ogrodnik (European Shooting Star 2019)Anna Prochniak (The Innocent)

PRODUCERSTasse Film (Dogs Don’t Wear Pants)Iota Productions (Our Struggles, Keeper)In Script (Miracle)Arizona Productions (The Gentle Indifference of the World, Aga, My Happy Family)

FRENCH DISTRIBUTORArizona Distribution (October 30, 2019)

LANGUAGESEnglish with some Russian, Polish, Latvian, French & Flemish

Belgium, today. Oleg is a young Latvian butcher. He arrives in Brussels in the hope of getting a better salary in a meat factory. His experience turns short after being betrayed by a colleague.

Alone in a country where he doesn’t belong, he quickly falls under the yoke of Andrzej, a Polish criminal.

ON RELEASE. LATVIA, BELGIUM, LITHUANIA, FRANCE.108 MIN.

“A sharp, scorching, surprisingly raucous social thriller (...), “Oleg”

would be politically essential even if it weren’t so cinematically

exciting.”

A COLONY Directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles

The Cut – Best International Short Film Sundance 2014

Best Film, Best Actress & Best First Feature At The Canadian Screen Awards

CASTEmilie Bierre (Genesis)Irlande CôtéJacob Whiteduck-Lavoie

PRODUCERColonelle Films

CANADIAN DISTRIBUTORFunfilm Distribution (February 1, 2019)

FRENCH DISTRIBUTORWaynapitch (November 6, 2019)

LANGUAGEFrench

Pierreville, Quebec. End of summer.

Mylia, a timid 12-year-old, must leave her little sister and native countryside to enter high school. Lost in this new hostile environment, she meets Jacinthe, who introduces her to teenage rituals and absurdities, and Jimmy, a fierce young native from the neighbouring reserve with whom she secretly befriends.

Together, they will trace the contours of a new life. The age of the first times…

ON RELEASE. CANADA.102 MIN.

“A Colony showcases an emotional sensitivity and cultural specificity that

gives it a strong individual identity, (...), handled with a quiet dignity by

both writer/director De Celles and her accomplished young star Emilie Bierre.” “Berlin hidden gem.”

“Award-Winning crowd-pleaser.”