THE LADY IN THE PORTRAIT
94' - China / France - 2017 - Drama / Romance / History Mandarin / French
DIRECTED BY Charles DE MEAUX Stretch, Shimkent Hotel, Le Pont du Trieur
WRITTEN BY Michel FESSLER March Of The Penguins, Ridicule, The Sea Wall & Charles DE MEAUX
PRODUCED BY Evergrande Pictures & Anna Sanders Films (in association with Back Up Films)
CAST Fan BING BING Iron Man 3, X-Men: Days of Future Past, LORD, The King's Daughter
Melvil POUPAUD Laurence Anyways, Time To Leave, By The Sea, Victoria
Huang JUE The Final Master, Begining Of The Great Revival, Falling Flowers
Wu YUE Aftershock, Cat and Mouse, Road To Dawn
Chin Shih CHIEH, Sally CHAN
This is the story of two people meeting. It’s also the story of a portrait, in which immutable Chinese art meets Occidental art.
In the middle of the 18th century, the Jesuit, Jean Denis Attiret, was one of the official painters of China’s imperial court. He was given the honourable task of painting the portrait of Empress Ulanara. This former concubine, who became empress following the death of Emperor Qien Long’s first wife, had a very particular destiny. Rejected and humiliated by the emperor, she found herself alone and abandoned by all at the end of her life – a sort of precursory romantic figure. Nothing remains of her except her portrait with its Joconde like enigmatic sensuality.
The film recounts the feverish moment when the Chinese empress meets the Jesuit painter, a moment when the electric relationship between the painter and his model is caught up in the constraints of the court and its rigid rules of etiquette, and in the most extreme cultural differences.
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LEO DA VINCI: MISSION MONA LISA
80' - Italy / Poland - Q3 2017 - Adventure / Comedy / Animation English
DIRECTED BY Sergio MANFIO
PRODUCED BY GRUPPO ALCUNI Srl & WMH Warsaw Movie Home (with the support of MIBACT)
US Voice Cast to be announced
Life flows peacefully in Vinci: Leonardo is struggling with his incredible inventions, Lorenzo helps him and Gioconda observes them mockingly.
When a mysterious story teller comes to town and speaks of a hidden treasure, an adventure begins!
Leonardo' ingenious inventions, the skirmishes with the pirates, Gioconda's bright ideas, Niccolò and Agnes'hilarious plans follow one another at a frenzied rhythm up to the discovery of the treasure. It seems they made it, but...
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HOSTILE
90' - France - 2017 - Suspense / Drama / Action English
DIRECTED BY Mathieu TURI
PRODUCED BY Full Time Films & Xavier GENS Hitman, The Divide, & the Crucifixion, Cold Skin
CAST Javier BOTET Alien CovenantThe Revenant, Mama, [REC]
Brittany ASHWORTH The Crucifixion, Lone Soldier, Accident Man
Gregory FITOUSSI G.I Joe, World War Z, Spiral, Mr Selfridge, Emperor, Lota
My name is Juliette, and I survived the Apocalypse.
After a devastating epidemic has hit the Earth, only a few thousand human beings have survived. In the harsh condition the planet has been left in they have to struggle to find food and shelter. In their quest for survival they discover they are not alone… STRANGE CREATURES haunt the grounds to go hunting at night, and force them to hide.
Juliette, a young attractive woman, has survived the apocalypse. Her life in the past has taught her to struggle and fight for herself. As the toughest and gutsiest person in the group of survivors she belongs to, she is sent out in the wild open and nearby ruined cities to search for supplies and food. One day, on her way back to the camp base driving in the deserted landscape she loses control of the car. She wakes up injured in the vehicle tipped over. With a broken leg, she is stuck and trapped, lost in the middle of nowhere. The NIGHT has fallen, surrounded by darkness and the feeling that she is not alone…. Something is coming...
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LIONHEART: THE PRINCE AND THE MAP OF DESTINY
90' - Hong Kong - Q4 2017 - Adventure / Comedy / Animation English
DIRECTED BY Jack Mahboobani
PRODUCED BY Rollickin'
SCREENPLAY BY Tab MURPHY Disney Tarzan, Atlantis
US VOICE CAST Emma ROBERTS We're the Millers, Nerve, Billionaire Boys Club
Stephen AMELL Arrow, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Zachary LEVI Chuck, Heroes Reborn
From the OSCAR nominated writer, of Disney's Tarzan, Atlantis and Brother Bear, comes a fun-filled tale about friendship, courage and self-discovery.
Set in a stunning fantasy world where magic meets steampunk, Lionheart revolves around best friends Jack and Alex. Ultimately the best friends find themselves on opposite sides -- forced to choose between each other and everything they believe.
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LITTLE SECRET
109' - Brazil - 2016 - Drama Portuguese
DIRECTED BY David Schurmann
PRODUCED BY OCEAN FILMS & SCHURMANN FILMES
CAST Fionnula FLANAGAN The Others, Four Brothers, Yes Man, The Inventionwint Of Lying
Maria FLOR Forbidden to Forbid
Erroll SHAND The Water Horse, Deathgasm
"Official submission of Brazil for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017"
Based on the true story that inspired the bestseller with the same name, Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope, dreams and destiny can unite people from very different parts of the world. Adopted at childhood by a loving family after facing the loss of her parents, Kat led a life full of adventures. Now in her teenage years she is trying to fit into a “normal” life, as the world shows her how cruel living can be. After discovering a secret which threatens her life, she wonders if her dreams are still possible. Heloisa is a dedicated mother who has been entrusted with the secret and will do everything to keep her family together; however, she knows that the future is unpredictable. Jeanne, a beautiful young Amazonian native, falls in love with Robert, a New Zealander, with whom she discovers that her possibilities are infinite, however she forgets that destiny has plans of its own. Barbara, an older English woman, who became cold and lonely, is capable of doing anything to get what she wants. Stories that cross borders and show that in this world people are pulled apart by destiny, racism and tragedy, but can be pulled together by friendship, tolerance and love. An inspiring film that will challenge the way you look at life.
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ONE BUCK
90' - USA - 2017 - Action / Crime / Thriller English
DIRECTED BY FABIEN DUFILS
PRODUCED BY MAD SREET PICTURES
MUSIC COMPOSER David Imbaut Immortal
CAST John FREEMAN Winter's Tale
Cassi COLVIN Undateable, The Bold and Beautiful, Open Marriage
Peter TAHOE Wish I was here, Vinyl
Shifting from one pocket to another, from one man’s drama to another, a lowly dollar bill, ‘one buck’ takes us on an odyssey through the heart of a forgotten town in Louisiana
Along the journey of "one buck", we encounter Harry who is immersed in a downward spiral brought about by the sudden and violent death of his wife. In its transitions from each hopeless hand to another and each desperate character to the next, "one buck" bears witness to different facets of irresistible vice enticed by money. If money could talk, this is its disturbing tale of the dark side and of moral disintegration in society. Harry's self destruction is the highlight of the stories and his demise serves to be his redemption..
US release Q4 2017 With Gravitas Ventures
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MUTTS: LOVE HAS NO BORDERS
90' - Mexico / USA - 2017 - Adventure / Comedy / Animation English / Spanish
DIRECTED BY Bruce MORRIS Finding Nemo, Hercules
PRODUCED BY IMAGICA & Trimaran Entertainment
MUSIC BY Mark MCKENZIE Spiderman, Lilo & Stitch
CHARACTER DESIGN BY Max NARCISO
Izzy, a pampered border collie, and Ramon, a street-wise Mutt, meet as they both flee North - one for family, one for freedom.
Along the way, they're joined by a pack of misfit street dogs, a trio of singing igunas and many other new friends!
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GREEN FOREST: TREASURE HUNTER
82' - China - Q3 2017 - Adventure / Comedy / Stop Motion English
DIRECTED BY Wei JITAI Forest Family
PRODUCED BY Pangao
In the wonderful and magical Green Forest Village, there lives a group of lovely animals. Lots of lovely villagers live here, such as Koori who loves researching and inventing, Toto, a bat who doesn’t know how to fly, Lalla the dancing cat, Dudu the honest Bear and Pinpin the Panda, a great painter, the naughty group and other lovely partners.
There is a rainbow tree in the village whose fruits can bring happiness to all people. One day, the rainbow tree begins to wither because of the power of the sun. It is said that nothing can save the rainbow tree except the water of life. Villagers set out to find it.....
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AGENT 327
90' - Netherlands - 2019 - Adventure / Comedy / Spy / Animation Audience: 12 years and older / English
PRODUCED BY BLENDER INSTITUTE (Ton Roosendaal)
Original Story Based on the Comics books created by Martin Lodewij and published in Europe
The Dutch comics hero Hendrik IJzerbroot – Agent 327 – is a secret agent working for the Netherlands secret service agency. In the twenty comic books that were published since 1968, Martin Lodewijk created a rich universe with international conspiracies, hilarious characters and a healthy dose of humour.
For the feature film a new story is currently being developed, re-using elements from the early comics.
In this Cold-War era, Agent 327 stumbles across clues that lead him uncover a secret weapon conspiracy - which goes all the way to the top of the Netherlands government. When Agent 327 confronts his Chief about it, he's told to stay off the case.Hendrik, loyal to his vow to serve the people, embarks on his own to uncover the plot, which could tip the balance of world power. His path entwines with Swiss Agent Olga Lawina and an array of international spies, all looking to get ahead.
Fighting to keep the Arms Race from coming to a devastating conclusion, Hendrik must appeal to the good in others while his loyalty is put to the ultimate test.
"Comics tradition from sixties and seventies."
For the look of the film a 'plausible' universe is being developed. The Agent's world is confined to physical reality, characters are made of flesh and blood; they experience pain and feelings and have an inner life.
The film will be inspired by the Dutch / Belgian / French comics tradition from the sixties and seventies, that recreates this world with their unique characters, as a tribute to great Belgian cartoonists like Franquin and his Dutch colleague and soulmate Lodewijk.
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BOBBY THE HEDGEHOG: A SPINY LIFE
93' - China - July 2016 - Adventure / Comedy / Animation English / Mandarin
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Huang Jian Ming
PRODUCED BY Skywheel Entertainment & Daysview Animation
Bobby is a brave yet reckless hedgehog. After losing his memory in a bad accident, he sets off on a journey to regain it. Accompanied by a poet pigeon, he learns the true meaning of teamwork, friendship and responsibility.
Along the way he uncovers a mischievous plot that threatens stray animals. He must unite them all to fight against it…
US release Summer 2017 With Lionsgate
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THE BODYGUARD
90' - China - 2016 - Martial Arts Mandarin With English Sub
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY Yue SONG King of the Streets, Snow Warrior
STARRING Collin CHOU (The Matrix), Yue SONG (King of the Streets, Snow Warrior), Michael Chan, Yu XING
"Yue Song is on fire from beginning to end. This is an all-out action movie, a kung-fu movie in iridescent mode that authorizes one to call its creator in front of and behind the cameras the new Jackie Chan... Eyes and souls accustomed to action at the movies are about to experience a new beginning." (BAFICI)
Wu leaves for the city when his master passes away to look for his brother, Jiang. Jiang now runs a bodyguard company where Wu takes a job for the richest girl in town, Faye. Unbeknownst to Wu, Jiang is planning to kidnap Faye. Torn between duty to protect and loyalty to his clan, Wu's past catches up with him...
US release Q3 2017 With Well Go
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THE JOURNEY TO PLANET MINIMIK
85' - Israel - 2017 - Adventure / Comedy / Animation English
DIRECTED BY Shai CARMELI POLAK
PRODUCED BY DIC Network Technologies
MikMak city is a wonderful place where Max and his friends leave in peace and have fun. But when the evil Mrs. Mikiavelly concocts a potion that turns their friends into wild creature, the MikMaks must go on a quest to find the powerful crystal that can save everybody.
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