and romantically involved sometimes — as their relationship comes to a head. Turner’s family comes to see him for the first time, reminding him of what good there is left behind in the world for him.
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France’s Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the 15 European feature film projects that will be presented in its Works in Progress showcase as part of its industry program, running December 1-10.
The selected projects were picked out of 160 submissions this year.
The line-up includes Rossa Speranza, the second film from Italian director Annarita Zambrano, whose debut feature After The War world premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2017.
Set in the 1980s, the dark comedy revolves around a group of teenagers who meet in an institution for wayward rich kids.
Other projects in the mix include the Peruvian feature Fuga by directorial duo Mary Jiménez and Bénédicte Liénard, whose previous collaborations include the award-winning documentary By The Name Of Tania.
The Work in Progress showcase is aimed at connecting features in post-production with sales agents, distributors and festival programmers.
Thirteen of the projects will compete for a €10,000 post-production prize, a €5,000 digital marketing prize, and a €10,000 award financing the production of an original composition.
The showcase runs within the framework of Les Arcs industry village which also encompasses the Co-production village, at which 18 projects in development will be presented; the Talent Village, supporting emerging filmmakers, and the Music Village, fostering connections between the music and cinema world.
The full list of projects in competition
* first film ** second film
Billy* (it)Dir. Emilia MazzacuratiProds. JoleFilm
Foremost By Night* (Sp)Dir. Victor IriarteProds. La Termita Films (Sp), 4 à 4 Productions (Fr),
Atekaleun (Sp),Prods CSC Films (Sp), Ukbar Filmes (Pt)
Fuga (Peru)Dir. Mary Jiménez (Peru), Bénédicte Liénard (Bel)Prods. Clin
and romantically involved sometimes — as their relationship comes to a head. Turner’s family comes to see him for the first time, reminding him of what good there is left behind in the world for him.
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