30/03/2018 - The Romanian filmmaker will be treading the Croisette to lend his support to the ten projects from southern countries selected by the programme run by the Institut français

The Institut français’ La Fabrique Cinéma will this year celebrate its tenth anniversary at the 71^st Cannes Film Festival (8-19 May 2018), and it will fall to Romanian director-producer Cristian Mungiu (Palme d’Or in 2007 for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days [+see also:
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interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Oleg Mutu
film profile] and also featuring on the Cannes winners’ list with Graduation [+see also:
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Q&A: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Cristian Mungiu
film profile] and Beyond the Hills [+see also:
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interview: Cosmina Stratan
interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Cristian Mungiu
interview: Cristian Mungiu
film profile]) to serve as the godfather of this edition, following in the footsteps of previous incumbents Brillante Mendoza, Jia Zhang-ke, Claire Denis, Juliette Binoche, Abderrahmane Sissako and Walter Salles, among others.

The event run by the Institut français, and formerly called La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde, is a programme for scouting and promoting filmmakers and producers from southern and emerging countries, and offers bespoke support for first or second feature-length projects, in close collaboration with the Cannes Film Festival, the Film Market and an array of professional partners.

Since it was founded in 2009, almost 40% of the 91 projects selected have been completed, resulting in a finished film. This year, standing out among the ten projects accepted are nine fiction titles and one documentary; six are feature debuts, and four are second features. In the past, La Fabrique has supported such movies as Beauty and the Dogs [+see also:
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interview: Kaouther Ben Hania
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film profile] by Gustavo Rondón Córdova, The Wound [+see also:
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film profile] by John Trengove, Dede [+see also:
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film profile] by Mariam Khatchvani, The Road to Mandalay [+see also:
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interview: Midi Z
film profile] by Midi Z, Rey [+see also:
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film profile] by Niles Atallah and My Favourite Fabric [+see also:
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Here is the 2018 selection: 

Miles from Nowhere - Samantha Nell (produced by Blingola Media – South Africa)
She Wolf - Kiro Russo (Socavon Cine - Bolivia)
The Pack - Andrés Ramirez Pulido (Valiente Gracia - Colombia)
Night of the Kings [+see also:
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interview: Philippe Lacôte
film profile] - Philippe Lacôte (Wassakara Productions – Ivory Coast)
Black Night - Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi (E.A.D. Films - Iran)
Zinder [+see also:
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interview: Aïcha Macky
film profile] - Aïcha Macky (Tabous Production - Niger)/documentary
Candela - Andrés Farias (Monte y Culebra – Dominican Republic)
Dia - Achille Ronaimou (Merveilles Production - Chad)
Regretfully at Dawn - Sivaroj Kongsakul (Extra Virgin Company - Thailand)
Seraphyma - Marysia Nikitiuk (Kristi Films - Ukraine)

(Translated from French)