As usual, French-German international sales agent Wild Bunch will be rocking up at the Film Market of the 71st Cannes Film Festival (8-19 May) clutching a truly stunning line-up. Four titles on it really stand out, given that they will be duking it out for the 2018 Palme d'Or: The Image Book [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by legendary French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, Capharnaüm [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Lebanon’s Nadine Labaki, Shoplifters by Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda and an outsider – Yomeddine [+leggi anche:
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intervista: A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam
scheda film] by Egypt’s Abu Bakr Shawky (a feature debut).

The team managed by Vincent Maraval and led by head of sales Eva Diederix will also be able to pin its hopes on two other titles in the glamorous showcase: Long Day’s Journey into Night [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by China’s Bi Gan (minority-produced by French outfit CG Cinéma), which will be world-premiered in Un Certain Regard, and the French-Belgian production Climax [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Souheila Yacoub
scheda film] by Gaspar Noé, which is sure to make a splash in the Directors’ Fortnight.

Wild Bunch has also whipped out a slew of exciting announcements with the launch of pre-sales for Sorry We Missed You [+leggi anche:
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Q&A: Ken Loach
scheda film] by the UK’s Ken Loach (set to be shot next autumn), Young Ahmed [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jean-Pierre e Luc Dardenne
scheda film] by Belgium’s Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, Oh Mercy! [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Arnaud Desplechin
scheda film] by Arnaud Desplechin (starring Roschdy Zem, Antoine Reinartz and Sara Forestier), It Must Be Heaven [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Elia Suleiman
scheda film] by and starring Palestinian director Elia Suleiman (the shoot for which has just kicked off; it features a plot that skips between Paris, New York and Lebanon) and The Truth About Catherine by Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda (a French-language film starring Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche as a mother and daughter with a stormy relationship; the former is a famous actress whose real-life personality is completely different from her public image).

Also recently added to the firm’s slate are the French documentary Gogo by Pascal Plisson and two films in post-production: Inherit the Viper by Switzerland’s Anthony Jerjen (toplined by Josh Hartnett) and Rebels [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by France’s Allan Mauduit (see the article – starring Cécile de France, Audrey Lamy and Yolande Moreau).

Also worth mentioning are the market premieres of the animated film Dilili in Paris [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Michel Ocelot, which will open the upcoming Annecy Film Festival (11-16 June), I Feel Good [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern, Raoul Taburin [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Pierre Godeau (toplined by Benoît Poelvoorde and Edouard Baer), Bécassine! by Bruno Podalydès, and Nossa Chape by Jeff Zimbalist.

Wild Bunch will also be pressing ahead with pre-sales for the myriad other movies on its slate, such as the titles The Translators [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Régis Roinsard
scheda film] by Régis Roinsard, A Faithful Man [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Louis Garrel
scheda film] by and starring Louis Garrel (who shares the screen with Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp), High Life [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Claire Denis
scheda film] by Claire Denis, The Quietude [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Argentina’s Pablo Trapero, Goliath [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Sweden’s Peter Grönlund, Yao [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Philippe Godeau (with a cast headed up by Omar Sy), Losing It [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Audrey Diwan, The Factory by Russia’s Youri Bykov and Beats [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] by Brian Welsh, all of which are in post-production. Standing out among the titles in pre-production is Addicted to Violence by Jean-François Sauvaire, while the slew of animated movies includes Where Is Anne Frank [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ari Folman
scheda film] by Israel’s Ari Folman, Foxy Trotter by US director Chris Prynoski and The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Lorenzo Mattotti
scheda film] by Italy’s Lorenzo Mattotti, all at various stages of production.

Lastly, it is worth noting that Wild Bunch, via Insiders (in which it has a 45% stake), is also involved in the activities of US sales agent IMR International, whose Cannes line-up includes another hopeful for the Palme d’Or: Under the Silver Lake by the USA’s David Robert Mitchell.