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 [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Cristian Mungiu
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Q&A: Cristian Mungiu
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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 [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kaouther Ben Hania
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intervista: Midi Z
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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 [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Philippe Lacôte
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Black Night - Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi (E.A.D. Films - Iran)
Zinder [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Aïcha Macky
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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)