10/01/2003 - Eight new features on the slate including Bruni Tedeschi's directorial debut and latest from de Oliveira & Akerman

2003 promises to be a busy year for French production company, Gemini Films, headed by Paulo Branco, with eight features currently in either pre-, post-, or production proper. They include the latest eagerly awaited offerings from Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Manoel de Oliveira and Chantal Akerman.
Co-produced by Italy’s Interlinea and Switzerland’s Light Night, Au royaume des yeux, currently in post-production, is Bruni Tedeschi’s directorial debut. She also stars in the film opposite Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Emmanuelle Devos, Lambert Wilson and Yvan Attal.
In November, veteran Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira will begin shooting Un film parlant, co-produced by France2 Cinéma, Mikado Films and Portugal's Madragoa Filmes. De Oliveira’s formidable cast includes John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve, Stefania Sandrelli and Irene Papas and the film will be made on location in Lisbon, Cairo, Marseille, Naples, Tangiers, Istanbul and Athens.
Demain, on déménage, the latest from Chantal Akerman’s (La captive and A Couch in New York) is scheduled to go into production in March. Co-produced by Belgium’s Paradise Films and starring Olivier Gourmet, Silvie Testud, Jean-Pierre Marielle and Elsa Zylberstein. Gemini is also scheduled to produce new films by Raoul Ruiz, Jaoa Cesar Monteiro and Jean-Claude Biette (starring Jean-Marc Barr and Jeanne Balibar) in 2003.

(Translated from French)