Munich-based sales agent Global Screen is presenting Hans Weingartner’s new film, 303 [+lire aussi :
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Picture Tree International is bringing five market premieres along to the EFM. Among them is the German comedy A Jar Full of Life [+lire aussi :
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The sales team from m-appeal will present a brand-new acquisition from Brazil as a world premiere in the Panorama. In Hard Paint by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher, a young man earns a living as a performer in chat rooms, called NeonBoy, who glows in the dark. But things take a dramatic turn when somebody copies his act. From Sweden comes the debut feature The Heart [+lire aussi :
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Berlin-based Films Boutique is proud to have three world premieres in the Berlinale Competition. In his new documentary Eldorado [+lire aussi :
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The company’s line-up also includes the Austrian feature L’Animale [+lire aussi :
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