08/05/2015 - Joachim Trier’s film, a contender for the Palme d'Or, stands tall on a line-up that includes the upcoming film by Bruno Dumont and the intriguing The Darkness

French international sales agent Memento Films very often makes a good impression on the Croisette, and has every intention of taking full advantage of its well-targeted slate at the Film Market of the 68th Cannes Film Fetsival (13-24 May 2015). The list is spearheaded by the eagerly anticipated Louder Than Bombs [+see also:
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interview: Joachim Trier
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Memento will also organise two market world premieres for the documentary The Propaganda Game [+see also:
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The team managed by Emilie Georges and headed by Tanja Meissner will also officially be launching pre-sales for Slack Bay [+see also:
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Pre-sales are also getting under way (based on the screenplay and a teaser) for The Darkness [+see also:
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In terms of the titles in post-production on Memento’s line-up, we have the Australian-German co-production Berlin Syndrome by Cate Shortland and Marguerite [+see also:
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interview: Xavier Giannoli
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(Translated from French)