02/11/2006

Just back from the 35th Montreal World Film Festival, Thick as Thieves [+see also:
trailer
film profile] by young Swiss helmer Lionel Baier (SAGA Production) will take part in the international competition at the 3rd Seville International Film Festival (November 3-11).

The documentary A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash by Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack will feature in the Eurodoc competition, while the Europa Europa section is hosting two Swiss co-productions: You Bet Your Life [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] by Antonin Svoboda (Triluna Film) and The Missing Star [+see also:
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film profile] by Gianni Amelio (Carac Film).

Actor Carlos Leal – who won the 2006 Swiss Film Prize for his role in Samir’s Snow White [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Carlos Leal
interview: Samir
film profile] (see Focus), which will screen at Seville, and who will soon appear in Casino Royale – is also participating in the Shooting Stars event.

The European Film Award nominations on December 2 in Warsaw will also be announced at the festival. Vitus [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Christian Davi
interview: Fredi M. Murer
film profile] by Fredi M. Murer (see Focus) and two Swiss co-productions – Colossal Youth [+see also:
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film profile] by Pedro Costa and You Bet Your Life by Antonin Svoboda – are on the shortlist.

(Translated from French)