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Cinemart 2009 titles announced

by Boyd van Hoeij

Noteworthy European entries include the Czech animated film Alois Nebel; the Swedish project PLAY>> from director Ruben Östlund (Involuntary [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Erik Hemmendorff
interview: Ruben Östlund
film profile]); Norwegian thriller Pioneer from Erik Skjoldbjaerg (Insomnia) and Le Mensonge, the second feature from Belgian director Dimitri Karakatsanis (Small Gods [+see also:
trailer
film profile]).

A total of 35 projects were selected this year, which is less than in previous editions, though at 500, the number of applications was about the same as in recent years.

The selected 2009 Cinemart projects:

3, Pablo Stoll, Control Z Films, Pandora Film Produktion, Uruguay/Germany
Alois Nebel, Tomas Lunak, Jaromir Svejdik, Negativ Film Productions, Tobogang, Czech Republic
Atomium, Norbert Ter Hall, Phanta Vision Film International, Netherlands
Berina’s Chakras, Faruk Loncarevic, SCCA & pro.ba, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Birdie, Byamba Sakhya, Guru Media, Mongolia
Executioner Garden, Zhang Yuan, Beijing Good Tiding Culture Development Company, Chinese Shadows, China
Freedomland, Adolfo Alix Jr, Bicycle Pictures, Philippines
Galloping Mind, Wim Vandekeybus, Savage Film, Ginga Eleven Filmes, Belgium/Brazil
Gin & Tonic, Alice Bell, Doll, Australia
Girimunho, Helvécio Marins Jr., Clarissa Campolina, Dezenove Som e Imagens, Teia Filmes, Autentika Films, Brazil/Germany
Greengrass, Nicola Mills, Quark Films, UK
L’Hiver dernier, John Shank, Tarantula, Limited Adventures, Belgium
L’Homme qui cache la forêt, Bertrand Mandico, Société Parisienne de Production, Essential Film Produktion, France/Germany
The Housemaid 2009, Gina Kim, Mirovision Inc, South Korea
Hunter, Bakur Bakuradze, Salvador D Production, CTB, Russia
Koeraaj Koeraaj, Marjoleine Boonstra, Volya Films, Niko Film, Zapomatic, Netherlands/Belgium/Germany
Letters to Ingel, Sulev Keedus, FSeitze, Frame Productions OY, Estonia/Finland
Le Mensonge, Dimitri Karakatsanis, CCCP, Belgium
Un Mundo misterioso, Rodrigo Moreno, Rizoma Films, Argentina
My Back Page, Yamashita Nobuhiro, Bitters End Inc, Japan
Naufragio, Pedro Aguilera, Alokatu S.L., Spain
Nordfjord, Danyael Sugawara, SNG Film, Netherlands
Pioneer, Erik Skjoldbjaerg, Friland, Norway
PLAY>>, Ruben Östlund, Plattform Produktion, Sweden
Rare Exports, Jalmari Helander, Cinet Ltd, Finland
The Silent Ones, Ricky Rijneke, Rotterdam Films, Netherlands
Skeletons, Nick Whitfield, Forward Films, Edge City Films, UK
The Snakehead, Guka Omarova, Les Petites Lumières, KINOFABRIKA, France/Russia/Germany
Straw Man, Peng Tao, New South Independent Film Studio, China
Sur la Planche, Leila Kilani, Aurora Film, Soccochico Films, France/Morocco
Tama, Taika Waititi, Whenua Films, New Zealand
La tercera orilla del Río, Celina Murga, Tresmilmundos Cine, Argentina
The Tour, Chris Chong Chan Fui, Red Films, Tanjung Aru Pictures, Malaysia
Tuesday After Christmas, Radu Muntean, Multimedia Est, Romania
Zephyr, Belma Bas, Filmik Productions, Turkey