Unifrance President Margaret Menegoz will lead a delegation of fourteen actors, directors, and producers up the red carpet for the presentation of "Indigènes" by Rachid Bouchareb on Thursday, May 25, at 7.30 p.m.
The creative crews from seven French films, whose eagerly-awaited release in foreign territories is slated for the upcoming months of 2006, are also lighting up the red carpet at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival:
-Laurent Cantet and his producers Carole Scotta and Caroline Benjo from Haut et Court, for "Vers Le Sud" ("Heading South")
-The producer Jean-Louis Livi from F comme Film for "Je Vous Trouve Très Beau" ("You Are So Beautiful")
-Gela Babluani for "13 – Tzameti"
-Patrick Chesnais for "Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé" ("Not Here to Be Loved")
-Danièle Thompson, Claude Brasseur, Christopher Thompson, and their producer Christine Gozlan from Thelma Films for "Fauteuils d’Orchestre"
-Jérôme Cornuau for "Les Brigades Du Tigre" ("Tiger Brigades")
-Kim Chapiron, Roxane Mesquida, and Olivier Barthelemy for "Sheitan"
On Friday, May 25, the actors and directors will make the most of the Cannes festival by meeting with the foreign media at Club Unifrance in preparation for the upcoming release of their films.
"Tiger Brigades" has been acquired in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Estonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Brazil, Thailand, and China.
"Not Here to Be Loved" has secured buyers in Canada, the UK, Germany, Spain, the Baltic States, Sweden, the Benelux countries, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Hungary, Israel, Brazil, Colombia, Japan, and Taiwan.
"Heading South" will be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands, Portugal, the UK, and Australia.
"13-Tzameti" has been acquired in the UK, Japan, Turkey, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Israel, Greece, Switzerland, Italy, the CIS and the Baltic States, the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Portugal, and Spain.
"You Are So Beautiful" has been sold in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, in 10 territories in Eastern Europe, Canada, Israel, the UK, Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
"Fauteuils d’Orchestre" has secured distribution in the Benelux countries, Switzerland, Greece, Portugal, Germany, Romania, Russia, Argentina, Mexico, Canada, Turkey, Israel, Korea, Austria, Estonia, and Ukraine.
"Sheitan" has been sold in Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Turkey, the Gulf States, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, Australia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand.
For further information, contact:
Hélène Conand
(+33 6) 81 33 24 40
