18/12/2003 - Producers and directors showcase their future films. The Rotterdam Festival is the venue for 30 authors from France, Holland, Belgium and Italy, searching for funding to complete their projects

The Rotterdam International Film Festival (January 21 to February 1, 2004) has chosen 47 productions, 30 of which are from Europe, out of the 600 entries sent in for the 21st edition of CineMart, a crucial appointment for directors and producers who are looking for funding.

There's a strong showing from France with Les amants réguliers by Philippe Garrel (Maïa Films), Les zones turquoises by Jean-Christophe Klotz (Les Films du Poisson), La trahison by Philippe Faucon (Kinok Films) and Une vieille maîtresse by Catherine Breillat (Flach Film), as well as some co-productions, including the collaboration with Morocco for WWW by Faouzi Bensaidi (Gloria Films) and with Hungary for Taxidermia by Gyorgy Palfi (Memento Films).

Belgium is presenting 4 projects, including My Queen Caro by Dorothée van den Berghe (Lumière and K2 Productions) and Snow White the Sequel by Picha (YC Aligator and DeFamilieJanssen), which marks the entry of animation to the CineMart.

There are three productions representing the Netherlands: De Vliegenierster van Kazbek by Ineke Smits (Van Huystee Film & TV), Het Zwijgen by André van der Hout & Adri Schrover (Waterland Films) and Push by Allard van der Werff (The Kasander Film Company). For Germany, there's Madonnen by Maria Speth (Pandora Filmproduktion) as well as two co-productions: The Executioner in Love by Jasmin Dizdar (Osiris Produktion) with Britain and Women without men by Shirin Neshat (Essential Filmproduktion) with France.

Italy will be represented by Città Invisibili, the collective work by Goran Paskaljevic, Otar Iosseliani and Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Rea Film) and Sonetàula by Savatore Mereu (Gianluca Arcopinto). The Nordic countries will also be present with: Factotum by Bent Hamer (Bulbul Films/Starksales Inc, Norway) and The Good Heart by Dagur Kari (Zik Zak Filmworks, Iceland). The other projects chosen to be shown at CineMart include Better Things by Duane Hopkins (Third Films Ltd, Britain), The Porcupine di Srdjan Dragojevic (Bluelight, Britain/Serbia) and Weltmeister by Florian Flicker (Coop99, Austria).

Ido Abram, the director of CineMart, says this year's edition is particularly interesting “considering the quality of the projects put forward by already famous directors, as well as works offered by upcoming talents. The 2004 programme is a perfect representation of the spirit and the profile of the Festival, as well as highlighting the work done by the Hubert Bals Fund”.

Below is the complete list of the projects selected by CineMart:

3 Needles
by Thom Fitzgerald (Emotion Pictures), Canada

The Abandoned Land
by Vimukthi Jayasundera (Unlimited), France/Sri Lanka

Les amants réguliers
by Philippe Garrel (Maïa Films), France

Barca!
by Tariq Teguia (Mandala Productions), France/Algeria

Bénarès
by Barlen Pyamootoo (Nord Express / Artcam International), Mauritius/France

Better Things
by Duane Hopkins (Third Films Ltd), UK

Kamu?s Desire
by Cathrine Kaseketi Musola (Zebra X Pictures), South Africa/Zambia

Snow White the Sequel
by Picha (Y.C. Aligator/DeFamilieJanssen), Belgium/France

Chinese State of Mind
by Emily Tang, Han Jie and Diao Yinan (Xstream Pictures), China

Città Invisibili
by Goran Paskaljevic, Otar Iosseliani and Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Rea Film), Italy

The Colour of Water
by Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth (The Ice House), Belgium

Comme tout le monde
by Pierre-Paul Renders (Entre Chien et Loup), Belgium

Deaf, Dumb & Blonde
by Sara Driver (Exoskeleton), USA/Argentina

The Executioner in Love
by Jasmin Dizdar (Osiris Produktion), UK/Germany

Factotum
by Bent Hamer (BulBul Film/Starksales Inc.), Norway

The Good Heart
by Dagur Kari (Zik Zak Filmworks), Iceland

Habitaciones vacias
by Santiago Loza (Aeternam Films), Argentina/France

The Hunter
by Daniel Nettheim (Porchlight Films), Australia

If the Seed Doesn't Die
by Sinisa Dragin (Sinisa Dragin), Romania

Invisible Waves
by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Cinemasia), Thailand

Key to the Dream
by Sasa Gedeon (Negativ s.r.o), Czech Republic

The Lonely Planet
by Jacob Tierney (Victorious Films Inc.), Canada

Madonnen
by Maria Speth (Pandora Filmproduktion), Germany

Me, You and Everyone We Know
by Miranda July (Gina Kwon), USA

Mientras tanto
by Diego Lerman (El Campo Cine), Argentina

My Queen Caro
by Dorothée van den Berghe (Lumière/K2), Belgium

Não por acaso
by Philippe Barcinsky (O2 Filmes/Buena Onda Films), Brazil

The Paraffin Child
by Simone Horrocks (T.H.E. Films), New Zealand

The Porcupine
by Srdjan Dragojevic (Bluelight), UK/Serbia

Push
by Allard van der Werff (Kasander Film Company), the Netherlands/UK

El sol verde
by Fernando Tallo (Lita Stantic Producciones S.A.), Argentina

Sonetàula
by Salvatore Mereu (Gianluca Arcopinto), Italy

Stray Dogs
by Marziyeh Meshkini (Wild Bunch), France/Iran

The Summer Palace
by Lou Ye (Dream Factory), China

Taepoong Taeyang
by Jeong Jae-Eun (LJ Film Co. Ltd), South Korea

Taxidermia
by Gyorgy Palfi (Memento Films), Hungary/France

La trahison
by Philippe Faucon (Kinok Films), France

Tropical Malady
by Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Kick the Machine/AS Films), Thailand/France

Untitled Project
by Julia Loktev (Julia Loktev), USA

Une vieille maîtresse
by Catherine Breillat (Flach Films), France

De vliegenierster van Kazbek
by Ineke Smits (Van Huystee Film & TV), the Netherlands

Weltmeister
by Florian Flicker (Coop99), Austria

Women Without Men
by Shirin Neshat (Essential Filmproduktion), France/Germany

WWW
by Faouzi Bensaidi (Gloria Films Production), France/Morocco

Yuri
by Kim Ki-Duk (LJ Film Co. Ltd), South Korea/Germany

Les zones turquoises
by Jean-Christophe Klotz (Les Films du Poisson), France

Het zwijgen
by André van der Hout & Adri Schrover (Waterland Films), the Netherlands

(Translated from French)