06/02/2009

A total of 29 projects from 15 countries will be presented at the 37th Co-production Forum organised on Saturday afternoon in Berlin by the European Producers Club (EPC), presided by Martin Mozskowicz and piloted by Alexandra Lebret.

For the first time this year, there will be a co-production consultant, Sophokles Tasioulis (Deep Blue, Planet Earth). At the Cannes Forum, he will be replaced by an international seller, at the London/Rome Forum by a financing specialist and at the European Film Awards Forum by an expert in regional funds.

Filmmakers looking for partners include Spain’s Julio Medem, Germany’s Sven Taddicken, Finland’s Petri Kotwica and Hungary’s Györgi Palfi (Taxidermia [+see also:
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Produced by Gabor Varadi for Eurofilm Studio, The Blond Hurricane is adapted from the eponymous novel by Jenő Rejtő (published under the pseudonym P. Howard). The story follows a woman in search of the tsars’ diamond crown, hidden in a Buddha statue. The quest takes her from London to Morocco, through Paris and Marseilles, as she faces dangerous competition.

List of selected projects (title - director - production company):

The Myth of Myra - Partho Sen-Gupta (Augustus Film - Netherlands)

Eva’s Story - Bruno Gantillon (B&T Films - Germany)

Pour un Seul Matin (“For Just One Morning”) - Samy Pavel (Banana Films - Belgium)

Sierra - Sven Taddicken (Bavaria Films - Germany)

Max Schmeling - Uwe Boll (Boll AG - Germany)

The Metamorphosis - Mathieu Zeitindjioglou (Butterfly Productions - France)

The Petrov Files - Gueorgui Balabanov, (Camera Ltd - Bulgaria)

Madonna’s Pig - Frank Van Passel (Caviar Films - Belgium)

Retrace - Judit Elek (Danielfilm Studio - Hungary/Romania)

The Blond Hurricane - Györgi Palfi (Eurofilm Studio – Hungary)

Bella Luna - Ivan Fila (Eyeworks Egmond - Netherlands)

Theresienstadt Requiem - Vibeke Idsoe (Filmkameratene - Norway)

Tayte & Cody - Cath Le Couteur (Ipso Facto - UK)

The Disciple. Jesus, The Undisclosed Story - Emilio Ruiz Barrachina (Ircania Producciones - Spain)

For the Rest of the Journey I Shot the Red Indians - Enrico Vecchi (Jean Vigo - Italy)

Strange Encounter - Raoul Girard (Jimbaran Productions - France)

Rat King - Petri Kotwica (Making Movies – Finland)

Red Sky - Layia Gorgiou (Max Productions – Greece)

Pericles and Aspasia - Julio Medem (Morena Films - Spain)

Golpe de Efecto (“Dramatic Effect”) - Luis Piedrahita & Rodrigo Sopena (Notro Films - Spain)

Gay Hospital - Graziano Conversano (Offside Films - Italy)

Clandestine Race - Ruggero Deodato (PFA Films - Italy)

If I Stay It Will Be Double - Marja Pyykkö (Solar Films - Finland)

The Wild Swans - Györgi Palfi (Studio Baestarts - Hungary)

Dumka - Kasia Adamik (Tor Film Production – Poland)

The Seventh Son - Adolfo Martinez (Tornasol Films - Spain)

The Slut - Hagar Ben Asher (Transfax - Israel)

My Country - André Ristum (Verdeoro - Italy)

Chuquichamata - Caspar Arnhold (Zuta Filmproduktion - Germany)

(Translated from French)