CineMart selection 2007 (dd 29 December 2006)

The 24th CineMart has announced its selection of forty-eight independent film projects. The world’s first and largest co-production market will include new productions by high profile art house film directors such as Kim Ki-Duk, Mahamat Saleh-Haroun, Stephan Elliot, Bruce Weber, Arnaud Desplechin as well as the first feature project by famous visual artist Pipilotti Rist.

New talents Tan Chui Mui (Malaysia) and Guo Xiaolu (China/UK) present their début features in Rotterdam’s Tiger Award Competition and their new film projects on CineMart. Films launched at earlier CineMart editions and now in official selection include DAY NIGHT, DAY NIGHT by Julia Loktev, BORN & BRED by Pablo Trapero and SUMMER PALACE by Lou Ye.

CineMart managing team Marit van den Elshout and Bianca Taal: “We faced a tough selection process after receiving a record number of 520 project entries, many of which are of very high quality. We are convinced that this CineMart Projects line up will meet the demands of the 850 decision making executives from all major international sales agents, buyers, film financiers and independent production companies expected to attend. When, within two weeks, they receive the CineMart Dossier 2007, we look forward to receive a large number of requests for the one-to-one meetings with the projects’ representatives.

Combined with Rotterdam’s other trade assets (the extendend Film Office consultancy services, the new Sales Club, the Video Library, the informal lunches, cocktails and parties), CineMart is set for a strong edition that offers the best opportunities for filmmakers to finance their projects.”

The CineMart 2007 Selection includes new film projects from established independent film-makers like Kim Ki-Duk, Mahamat Saleh-Haroun, Stephan Elliot, Bruce Weber and Arnaud Desplechin as well as from promising talents like Alicia Scherson (PLAY, Chile), Fabienne Berthaud (FRANKIE, France) and Thomas Clay (THE GREAT ECSTACY OF ROBERT CARMICHAEL, UK). Furthermore, CineMart 2007 presents first feature film projects from, among others, Jörgen Bergmark (Sweden), Pablo Agüero (Argentina) and Nicolas Provost (Belgium).

Tiger Award nominated directors returning to Rotterdam for CineMart 2007 are Isaki Lacuesta of 2006 competition film THE LEGEND OF TIME, Czech filmmaker Bohdan Sláma of WILD BEES (2002) and festival hit SOMETHING LIKE HAPPINESS and London-based Alexis Dos Santos of Rotterdam 2006 discovery GLUE.

The 24th CineMart includes a new edition of the Rotterdam Lab, a four day training workshop for young and emerging producers to build up their international network and their experience at an international festival and market. The Rotterdam Lab is organised in close collaboration with partner organisations.

ARTE France Cinéma awards two CineMart Projects with each Euro 10,000. The Prince Claus Fund Film Grant of Euro 15,000 will be given to the best CineMart Project from a developing country.

CineMart works as a highly efficient catalyst and matchmaker in the film-making process. During IFFR, CineMart invites a select group of co-producers, television buyers, sales agents, distributors and fund representatives to meet up with projects' representatives. Year-round, CineMart continues to actively support the selected film projects through alliances and partnerships with other international film festivals, training organizations and funding bodies.

CineMart is supported by the European Commission's MEDIA Program, the City Development Corporation (Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam, OBR), the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Dutch Film Fund.


The CineMart Selection 2007 (alphabetically by project title)
(film project title; director; production company; country)

1. 30 SOMETHING Radu Muntean, Multi Media Est, Romania
2. BLACK OASIS Stephan Elliot, Hit & Run Productions, USA
3. THE BOY Kim Jong-Kwan, MK Pictures, South-Korea
4. BREATH Kim Ki-Duk, Cineclick Asia & Kim Ki-Duk Film, South-Korea
5. CASSIOPEIA Brent Stewart, O’Salvation Cine & Love Streams Agnès B. Productions, USA/France
6. LA CHINOISE Guo Xiaolu, Tigerlily Films, China/United Kingdom
7. COUNTRY TEACHER Bohdan Sláma, Negativ Film Productions, Czech Republic /Germany/France
8. DESENCUENTRO Pablo Trapero, Matanza Cine Srl, Argentina
9. FILMEFOBIA Kiko Goifman, Paleo TV & Plateau Procuções, Brazil/Germany
10. FRAGMENTS OF GRACE Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth, Bo Films, Belgium/The Netherlands/Germany
11. FRENCH DOORS Steve Robert Ayson, Lake David, New Zealand
12. EL FUTURO Alicia Scherson, MC Films, Chile
13. HELENA Diego Martinez Vignatti, Tarantula, Belgium, France, Germany
14. UN HOMME QUI CRIE N’EST PAS UN OURS QUI DANSE Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Pili Pili Films & Goi-Goi Productions, France/Chad
15. THE HOUSE OF MY FATHERS Ineke Smits, Volya Films, The Netherlands
16. HUACHO Alejandro Almendras, FernandezFilm, Charivari Film, Chile/France/Germany
17. I CYCLED INTO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE Matt Hulse, Tall Stories Ltd, United Kingdom
18. INDEPENDENCIA Raya Martin, Cinematografica Independiente en Filipinas, Philippines
19. THE INVADER Nicolas Provost, Versus Production, Belgium
20. INVOLUNTARY Ruben Östlund, Plattform Produktion, Sweden
21. KATIA’S LITTLE SISTER Mijke de Jong, KEYMAN Films, the Netherlands
22. LEBANON Samuel Maoz, Paralite Productions, Israel/Germany
23. THE LIGHT Aktan Arym Kubat, A.S.A.P. Films, Kyrgyzstan/France/Germany/Belgium
24. LIVING QUIETLY Tan Chui Mui, Unlimited Films, Malaysia/France
25. LOST PERSONS AREA Caroline Strubbe, Minds Meet, Belgium/The Netherlands
26. MÉLISANDE Pierre Audi, IdtV Docs & Alma Films, The Netherlands/France
27. MYSELF: SOMETIMES Kieran Galvin, All At Once, Australia
28. NICE GIRLS DON’T STAY FOR BREAKFAST Bruce Weber, Little Bear Films & Just Blue Films Inc., USA
29. NOW SHE YELLS Esther Rots, Circe Films, The Netherlands
30. OUT OF THE FLAMES Thomas Clay, Pull Back Camera Ltd, United Kingdom
31. PEPPERMINTA Pipilotti Rist, Hugofilm Productions, Switzerland
32. LES PIEDS NUS SUR LES LIMACES Fabienne Berthaud, Agat Films & Cie, France
33. LA PROXIMA PIEL Isaki Lacuesta, Sagrera TV S.A., Spain
34. A RATIONAL SOLUTION Jörgen Bergmark, Hepp Film AB, Sweden
35. RECLUSION PERPETUA Lav Diaz, Sine Olivia, Philippines
36. RELIABLE RESPONSIBLE Andrew Bujalski, Reliable Responsible LLC, USA
37. SALAMANDRA Pablo Agüero, Rizoma Films, Argentina/France
38. LA SEGURIDAD DE LOS PERROS Jorge Gaggero, Aquafilms, Argentina
39. SERVIAM Ruth Mader, Struggle Films, Austria
40. SHANGHAI 20 David Verbeek, Motel Films/Les Petites Lumières, The Netherlands/China
41. STORYOFJEN François Rotger, Les films à un dollar, France/Canada
42. TARO THE DUMBASS Tatsushi Omori, Arato Film Inc, Japan
43. THIS EARTH OF MANKIND Garin Nugroho, PT Elang Perkasa Film, Indonesia
44. A THOUSAND HOUSES OF DREAM AND TERROR Atiq Rahimi, CRM-114, Afghanistan/France
45. TROMPERIE Arnaud Desplechin, Everybody on Deck, France
46. UNMADE BEDS Alexis Dos Santos, The Bureau Film Company, United Kingdom
47. THE UNSPOKEN Fien Troch, Prime Time, Belgium
48. YOU, MY JOY Sergei Loznitsa, MA.JA.DE Filmproduktion, Russia/Germany
The Netherlands