23/09/2005

The crew of i>Concile de Pierre [+see also:
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European co-production bring together the French at UGC YM, the Germans from Integral Film and the Italians at Rai Cinema, Le Concile de Pierre had a budget of around 20 million euros, including 260 000 euros (80% UGC , 20% Integral) as part of the French-German co-production mini-treaty, presales from Canal + and from TF1 Films Productions (also co-producer). The two week shoot in Mongolia visits the Gandantegchinlen monastery, in Sukhbaatar Square and the Terelj national park, then the team heads off to Paris for the rest of the filming which should finish on the 23rd of December. Sold by UGC International, the film achieved numerous presales beginning at Cannes, among them Spain (DeA Planeta), Benelux (Les Films de L'Elysée), Switzerland (JMH Distribution), Greece (Spentzos Film), Brazil, Russia, Turkey, the USA (SPI International while the subsidiaries in Hungary, Slovakia and Poland will handle the local releases), Czech republic (Bioscop) and Italy (01 Distribution through the co-production with Rai Cinema). Excellent results which UGC International hope to improve on at the beginning of November at the AFM.

(Translated from French)