Kestomerkitsijät, J. Kuosmanen
"Carte blanche" to the Cinéfondation
An unreleased programme of Cinéfondation films at the Festival de Cannes will be presented by their directors at the Reflet Médicis in Paris from Wednesday June 18 to Tuesday June 24 at 6pm.In 1998, the Festival de Cannes created the Cinéfondation to support cinematic creation throughout the world and prepare the new generation of filmmakers.
The Cinéfondation, at its beginnings a selection of student films, has developed implemented complementary initiatives to better achieve its goal: the Residence (screenwriting aid) and the Atelier (putting filmmakers into contact with international producers).
Wednesday 18 June (6pm) : award-winning films of the Selection
The Cinéfondation Prizes, awarded to the best film school works from around the world, were handed out at Cannes by the official jury, presided by the Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao Hsien.
The 4 winning films of the Cinéfondation Selection at the 2008 Festival de Cannes:
Himmon (Hymn) by Elad Keidan -36'- (Israel)
Forbach by Claire Burger -35' - (France)
Stop by Park Jae-ok -6' - (South Korea)
Kestomerkitsijät (Roadmarkers) by Juho Kuosmanen -19'- (Finland)
Thursday 19 June (6pm) : Residence films
Joyriders by Rebecca Daly -16'15- (Ireland)
Waves by Adrian Sitaru - 16' - (Romania)
Hochhaus (Tower Block) by Nikias Chryssos -36'- (Germany)
Friday 20 June (6pm) : Residence film
La Perrera by Manuel Nieto Zas -109'- (Uruguay)
Monday 23 June (6pm) : Residence film
Betelnut by Heng Yang -112'- (China)
Tuesday 24 (6pm) : Atelier film
Salamandra by Pablo Agüero -91'- (Argentina)
Contact : cinefondation@festival-cannes.fr
Reflet Médicis - 5 rue Champollion - 75006 Paris
