28/12/2006

While some productions have just wrapped up filming (Où est la main de l'homme sans tête? [+see also:
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trailer
film profile], see news; Le Prince de ce monde, see news; Man zoekt Vrouw, see news), others are still in preparation, such as Glenn by Marc Goldstein, Formidable by Dominique Standaert and Bouli Lanners’ Léa. This year’s productions will be on the menu at the Fête du Cinéma Belge, taking place in Brussels on December 26-31. The programme line-up includes: Ça rend heureux [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Fabrizio Rongione
interview: Joachim Lafosse
film profile] (see Focus), Komma [+see also:
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film profile], Comme tout le monde [+see also:
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film profile] (lit. “Like Everyone Else”), The Weakest is Always Right [+see also:
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film profile] (see interview), The Only One [+see also:
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film profile], L'Iceberg [+see also:
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film profile] (see interview), Someone Else’s Happiness [+see also:
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film profile] (see interview) and Dennis Van Rita [+see also:
trailer
film profile].

Moreover, 2007 is set to get off to a hectic start with a veritable battalion of new releases, beginning on January 17 with Belgian/Quebec co-production Congorama [+see also:
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film profile] (dist. BDF), which screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight (see article) and stars Olivier Gourmet, while Thierry Knauff’s experimental film on dance, composed of the shorts Solo and A mains nues, is scheduled for a same day release through Lumière.

The Artémis co-production Have Mercy on Us All by French helmer Régis Warnier arrives in cinemas one week later (dist. Les Films de L'Elysée), along with three titles from Cinéart.

First up is the third opus by Joachim Lafosse, Private Property [+see also:
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film profile], which was enthusiastically received at Venice (see interview) and will be released on January 24, followed by Picha’s animated film Snow White: The Sequel [+see also:
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film profile] on January 31 (see news) and the Entre Chien et Loup co-production and Venice 2006 Jury Grand prizewinner Daratt [+see also:
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film profile] by Chad director Mahamat Saleh-Haroun.

Koen Mortier’s debut feature Ex-Drummer [+see also:
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film profile] is slated for a same day release through A-Film Belgique.

Coinciding with its French release, Odette Toulemonde [+see also:
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film profile] by playwright-novelist Eric Emmanuel Schmitt (see interview) opens in Belgium on February 7 (dist. Alternative Films), while Venice Lion of the Future winner Khadak [+see also:
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interview: Jessica Woodworth
interview: Jessica Woodworth
film profile] by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, (see article) will be released by Cinéart on February 21.

Meanwhile, the Berlin Film Festival (February 8-18) will have drawn to a close, so March promises to get off to a good start after selection panels have made their choices.

One title expected to compete at Berlin is François Ozon’s Angel [+see also:
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The 2006 Louis Delluc prizewinner and Saga Film co-production Lady Chatterley [+see also:
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film profile], by Pascale Ferran, opens one week before (dist. Imagine Film Distribution).

Cinélibre has just postponed the release of Olivier Masset-Depasse’s much awaited Cages [+see also:
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film profile] to March 14 (see interview); the film was presented in official competition at the Namur and Rome film festivals.

Marion Hänsel’s new film, Sounds of Sand [+see also:
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trailer
film profile], opens through Cinéart on March 21, while Kinepolis Film Distribution will handle the release of Dagen Zonder Lief [+see also:
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interview: Felix van Groeningen
film profile] by Felix Van Groeningen, the director behind hit title Steve + Sky.

The last release in March is another eagerly awaited title, Gone For a Dance by Alain Berliner (see interview, dist. Cinéart).

Films with no set release dates as of yet include Voleurs de chevaux [+see also:
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film profile](lit. “Horse Thieves”) by Micha Wald (see news, dist. BFD) and Sam Garbarski’s Irina Palm [+see also:
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interview: Sam Garbarski
interview: Sébastien Delloye
film profile] (dist. Paradiso).

(Translated from French)