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VENICE 2015 Funding / France

15 Venice films backed by selective aid from the CNC

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- An advance on receipts for world cinema: the CNC will be very well represented at the Venice Film Festival with no fewer than five films in the running for the Golden Lion

15 Venice films backed by selective aid from the CNC
Francofonia by Aleksandr Sokurov

Support for national production and global diversity: 15 feature films selected for the different sections of the 72nd Venice Film Festival (2-12 September 2015) have received selective aid from the CNC: 4 via an advance on receipts and 11 via world cinema aid.

The CNC will be represented in the battle for the Golden Lion 2015 by five films. French minority productions Per amor vostro [+see also:
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interview: Giuseppe M Gaudino
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by Italian director Giuseppe Gaudino (co-produced by Les Films des Tournelles), Frenzy [+see also:
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interview: Emin Alper
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by Turkish filmmaker Emin Alper (co-produced by Parisian company Paprika Films) and Rabin, The Last Day [+see also:
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by Israeli director Amos Gitai (co-produced by LGM, les Films du Worso and Orange Studio – being sold internationally by Indie Sales) received world cinema aid, whilst majority productions Francofonia [+see also:
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by Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov (produced by Idéale Audience and co-produced by Arte France Cinéma and the Louvre Museum with Germany and the Netherlands) and Marguerite [+see also:
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interview: Xavier Giannoli
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by French director Xavier Giannoli (see news article – produced by Fidélité Films with Belgium and the Czech Republic - sales: Memento Films International) were given an advance on receipts before being made. 

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Four other films chosen for the official selection of the competitive section Orizzonti will also be presented by CNC: Taj Mahal [+see also:
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interview: Nicolas Saada
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by Nicolas Saada (see news article – produced by Ex Nihilo, co-produced by France 3 Cinéma and Belgium - sales: Bac Films) and Tempête [+see also:
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by Samuel Collardey (produced by Geko Films, co-produced by France 3 Cinéma) received an advance on receipts, whilst Madame courage [+see also:
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by Merzak Allouache (see news article – produced with Algeria by Neon Productions, which is also handling international sales) and Interruption [+see also:
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interview: Daphné Patakia
interview: Yorgos Zois
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by Yorgos Zois (co-produced with Greece and Croatia by EZ Films, which is also handling international sales) received world cinema aid.

Four feature films that will be screened in the Venice Days section have also received CNC’s world cinema aid: French majority productions As I Open My Eyes [+see also:
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interview: Leyla Bouzid
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by Leyla Bouzid (produced by Blue Monday Productions with Tunisia, Belgium and the United Arab Emirates – sales: Doc & Film International), Underground Fragrance by Chinese director Song Pengfei (produced by Parisian company House on Fire and sold by UDI) and the revelation of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Mustang [+see also:
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interview: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
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by Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven (which will be screened on the Lido as part of the Lux Prize selection), along with minority co-production Long Live the Bride [+see also:
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interview: Ascanio Celestini
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by Italian director Ascanio Celestini (Aeternam Films with Italy and Belgium).

Finally, world cinema aid was granted to two debut feature films co-produced as minority French productions and selected for Critics’ Week at Venice: Mountain [+see also:
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interview: João Salaviza
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by Portuguese director João Salaviza (see news article – co-produced by Les Films de l'après-midi and sold by Pyramide) and The Black Hen [+see also:
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 by Min Bahadur Bham (co-produced by CDP with Nepal, Germany and Switzerland).

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(Translated from French)

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