11/10/2005

At their meeting last Thursday, the second committee for the Advance on Receipts of the National Film Centre (CNC) selected 7 projects presented to them by filmmakers who have made at least one feature. Among them, two new films come from historic figures in the Nouvelle Vague: Eric Rohmer with Les Amours d’Astrée et Céladon (produced by the filmmaker’s company) and Jacques Rivette with Ne touchez pas à la hache (Pierre Grise Productions). But the commission, presided over by Claude Durand, aided notably by producers Bruno Pesery and Caroline Benjo also included La France, the second feature project from Serge Bozon (Les Films Pelléas) who made L’Amitié in 1997 (and the short-long Mods in 2002). Actress Isild Le Besco also features on the list of the happy winners Charlie (production Sangcho) which will be her second feature, following Demi-tarif in 2003.

Fifth beneficiary of the promise of Advance on Receipts, for which a figure will be decided later, is Jérôme Bonnel pour Les petits cailloux, for his 3rd feature, following the acclaimed Le Chignon d’Olga (2001) and Les yeux clairs [+see also:
film review
interview: Jérôme Bonnell
interview: Nathalie Boutefeu
film profile] (read Focus) which won the Jean Vigo prize 2005. Also included are for Advance Délice Paloma, 3rd feature by Nadir Mokneche (after Viva Laldjérie in 2003 and Le Harem de Madame Osmane in 1999), a film produced by Sunday Morning for which shooting starts next month. Finally, a promise of an Advance was given to Le refuge, (produced by Ex Nihilo), 3rd feature by Michel Spinosa after La Parenthèse enchantée (2000) and Emmène-moi (1994).

(Translated from French)