NEW EUROPE FILM SALES
CANNES 2024 FESTIVAL AND MARKET LINE-UP
PROMO REEL
MON May 13th 20:00 Olympia 7
TUE May 14th 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.
Festival Screenings
SAT May 18th 11:15 Espace Miramar (Premiere)
SAT May 18th 17:00 Espace Miramar (Premiere)
SAT May 18th 22:30 Espace Miramar
SUN May 19th 8:30 Espace Miramar
Market Screenings (Priority badges only)
THU May 16th 14:00 Olympia 2
FRI May 17th 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