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PROMO-REEL SCREENINGS

MON  13.05  20:00  OLYMPIA 7

TUE  14.05  18:00  PALAIS I

JULIE KEEPS QUIET

Directed by Leonardo van Dijl
Belgium, Sweden | 97 min | Dutch, French | drama | first feature

World Premiere – CANNES 2024 – Semaine de la Critique

As the star player at an elite tennis academy,  Julie’s life revolves around the game
she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all
of the club’s players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…

Produced by: De Wereldvrede (Gilles De Schryver, Gilles Coulier,
Wouter Sap, Roxanne Sarkozi
Co-producers: Les Films du Fleuve (Delphine Tomson, Luc Dardenne,
Jean-Pierre Dardenne), Hobab (Nima Yousefi), FILM I VÄST (Kristina Börjeson,
Anthony Muir)
With the support of:  The Flemish Audiovisual Fund, the Centre
du Cinema et de l’audiovisuel of the French community in Belgium,
The Belgian Tax Shelter, Proximus, New Dawn, Film I Väst.

Market Screenings (Priority badges only)

THU  16 May   14:00   Olympia 2
FRI   17 May   20:30   Olympia 2

A PRAYER FOR THE DYING

Directed by Dara Van Dusen
Norway, UK, Sweden | coming 2025 | English language | survival thriller

1870. Friendship: A small Wisconsin town, made up of Scandinavian settlers,
is still suffering from the repercussions of the recent Civil War. So when faced
with a new and even deadlier threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice:
save his young family or defend the community that gave him a
second chance at life and meaning.

Starring: John C.Reilly (CHICAGO, GANGS OF NEW YORK, THE SISTER BROTHERS)
Kristine Kujath Thorp (SICK OF MYSELF, NINJABABY),
and Gustav Lindh (QUEEN OF HEARTS, THE NORTHMAN).
Produced by: Eye Eye Pictures
Co-produced by: The Bureau, Garagefilm International, Film i Väst
From the producers of: THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD and SICK OF MYSELF

Co-represented with Anton Corp and WME.

FRÉWAKA

Directed by Aislinn Clarke
Ireland | coming 2024 | 102 min | English, Irish | Folk Horror

Haunted by a personal tragedy, home care worker, Shoo, is sent to a remote village
to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbours as much as she fears
the Na Sídhe – sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before.
As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old
woman’s paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors
from her own past.

Produced by: Doubleband Films, Wildcard
With support of: Screen Ireland, TG4, Coimisiun na Mean

STILL AVAILABLE

SCHIRKOA: IN LIES WE TRUST

Directed by Ishan Shukla
India, France, Germany | 103 min | 2024 | English

World Premiere IFFR 2024 – Bright Future Section

ETERNAL

Directed by Ulaa Salim
Denmark, Iceland | 101 min | 2024 | Sci-fi Romance | Danish, English

World Premiere – IFFR 2024 – Big Screen Competition