As usual, French-German international sales agent Wild Bunch will be rocking up at the Film Market of the 71st Cannes Film Festival (8-19 May) clutching a truly stunning line-up. Four titles on it really stand out, given that they will be duking it out for the 2018 Palme d'Or: The Image Book [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by legendary French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, Capharnaüm [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Lebanon’s Nadine Labaki, Shoplifters by Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda and an outsider – Yomeddine [+leggi anche:
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intervista: A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam
scheda film] by Egypt’s Abu Bakr Shawky (a feature debut).

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The team managed by Vincent Maraval and led by head of sales Eva Diederix will also be able to pin its hopes on two other titles in the glamorous showcase: Long Day’s Journey into Night [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by China’s Bi Gan (minority-produced by French outfit CG Cinéma), which will be world-premiered in Un Certain Regard, and the French-Belgian production Climax [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Souheila Yacoub
scheda film] by Gaspar Noé, which is sure to make a splash in the Directors’ Fortnight.

Wild Bunch has also whipped out a slew of exciting announcements with the launch of pre-sales for Sorry We Missed You [+leggi anche:
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Q&A: Ken Loach
scheda film] by the UK’s Ken Loach (set to be shot next autumn), Young Ahmed [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jean-Pierre e Luc Dardenne
scheda film] by Belgium’s Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Oh Mercy! [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Arnaud Desplechin
scheda film] by Arnaud Desplechin (starring Roschdy Zem, Antoine Reinartz and Sara Forestier), It Must Be Heaven [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Elia Suleiman
scheda film] by and starring Palestinian director Elia Suleiman (the shoot for which has just kicked off; it features a plot that skips between Paris, New York and Lebanon) and The Truth About Catherine by Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda (a French-language film starring Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche as a mother and daughter with a stormy relationship; the former is a famous actress whose real-life personality is completely different from her public image).

Also recently added to the firm’s slate are the French documentary Gogo by Pascal Plisson and two films in post-production: Inherit the Viper by Switzerland’s Anthony Jerjen (toplined by Josh Hartnett) and Rebels [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by France’s Allan Mauduit (see the article – starring Cécile de France, Audrey Lamy and Yolande Moreau).

Also worth mentioning are the market premieres of the animated film Dilili in Paris [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Michel Ocelot, which will open the upcoming Annecy Film Festival (11-16 June), I Feel Good [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern, Raoul Taburin [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Pierre Godeau (toplined by Benoît Poelvoorde and Edouard Baer), Bécassine! by Bruno Podalydès, and Nossa Chape by Jeff Zimbalist.

Wild Bunch will also be pressing ahead with pre-sales for the myriad other movies on its slate, such as the titles The Translators [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Régis Roinsard
scheda film] by Régis Roinsard, A Faithful Man [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Louis Garrel
scheda film] by and starring Louis Garrel (who shares the screen with Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp), High Life [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Claire Denis
scheda film] by Claire Denis, The Quietude [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Argentina’s Pablo Trapero, Goliath [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Sweden’s Peter Grönlund, Yao [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Philippe Godeau (with a cast headed up by Omar Sy), Losing It [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Audrey Diwan, The Factory by Russia’s Youri Bykov and Beats [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Brian Welsh, all of which are in post-production. Standing out among the titles in pre-production is Addicted to Violence by Jean-François Sauvaire, while the slew of animated movies includes Where Is Anne Frank [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ari Folman
scheda film] by Israel’s Ari Folman, Foxy Trotter by US director Chris Prynoski and The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lorenzo Mattotti
scheda film] by Italy’s Lorenzo Mattotti, all at various stages of production.

Lastly, it is worth noting that Wild Bunch, via Insiders (in which it has a 45% stake), is also involved in the activities of US sales agent IMR International, whose Cannes line-up includes another hopeful for the Palme d’Or: Under the Silver Lake by the USA’s David Robert Mitchell.