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DAY 4
Friday 11 May 2018

FIVE UPCOMING
PRODUCTIONS

A Bidibul Productions fi lm, Le petit
1Nicolas, parfum d’enfance is a
full-length animation fi lm inspired by
the well-known children’s books of René
Goscinny. The making of the fi lm was
entrusted to Cédric Klapisch and Nicolas
Debray.

After dipping a toe into the world
2of virtual reality with the shamanic
Kosmic Journey, Jan Kounen dives back
in with Seven Lives, a medium-length VR
fi lm produced by a_Bahn.

© DR Die Perle der Giganten aka Filz,
Richard the Stork 3 written by Anja Kömmerling, is a
full-length feature fi lm produced by
Samsa Film. Its director, Pol Cruchten, is
best known for his 2016 fi lm, Voices from
PRODUCERS TO WATCH Chernobyl.

Founded in 1986, Samsa Film is the longest-standing production company Supported by Luxembourg company,
© DR in the Grand Duchy. It is also the biggest, both in terms of the quantity and the 4 Bidibul Productions, De Bësch is a TV
size of its projects. A key player in the Luxembourg and European fi lm scene, series directed by Christophe Wagner
Samsa Film is headed up by Jani Thiltges. Specialising in documentaries,
as well as short- and full-length fi ction fi lms, the fi rm has also made the leap
into the world of virtual reality (Finding Jakob, Olivier Pesch). With cinema admissions rivalling
5 those of American productions
Led by Marion Guth and Fred Baus respectively, the two production in the Grand Duchy, Andy Bausch has
companies a_Bahn Studio and Realab have made virtual and augmented become the most popular fi lm-maker
reality their areas of expertise. Given the interest the Luxembourg government in Luxembourg. Last year saw the release
is currently showing towards new technologies, these companies are likely of two of his fi lms: the full-length feature
to play an increasingly signifi cant role in the national market. fi lm, Rusty Boys, and the documentary,
Sixty8 (Paul Thiltges Productions).
Director of documentaries and art fi lms, Donato Rotunno, is also
the co-founder of Tarantula Luxembourg, later co-founding Tarantula
Distribution in 2011 alongside Joseph Rouschop. Tarantula Distribution
TOP 10
is renowned for the quality of its auteur fi lms.
BOX OFFICE (2017)

provides finance to nine CineWorld projects aimed at transmedia and enabling technologies. 1 Beauty and the Beast
helping countries with limited resources (€1.6m), as well Francophone cinema, meanwhile, has not been forgotten; By Bill Condon
as making funding available for music videos and ‘carte a fund is on offer to support film and audio-visual Fast & Furious 8/The Fate of the Furious
blanche’ finance for smaller-scale projects. The FFL creations hailing from Haiti and the countries of Sub- 2 By F. Gary Gray
further unveiled, in 2017, a Virtual Reality Pavilion set up Saharan Africa, in a bid to encourage the emergence of Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
in the Casino-Contemporary Art Forum during the eighth future talent in these territories. 3 By Rian Johnson
edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival (22 February Finally, pleasant surprises this year include the actress
- 4 March, 2018), and has also confirmed its unwavering Vicky Krieps, who though previously limiting herself to 4 The Boss Baby
By Tom McGrath
support of visual and audio technology — a recognised German productions — making a powerful contribution
area of expertise for the Luxembourg film industry — via to Gutland — also gave an outstanding performance 5 Fifty Shades Darker, Coco
the introduction of the Virtelio Prize, an international alongside Daniel Day-Lewis in the latest film by Paul By Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
scriptwriting competition open to interactive 360° films, Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread (2018). 6 Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s
developed in partnership with MK2, the Paris Courts Another top-tier Luxembourg actress, Désirée Nosbusch, Revenge/Dead Men Tell No Tales
Devant festival, actress Julie Gayet, and Luxembourg who is also a producer at Deal Production, gave a stand- By Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
production company, Realab. out performance herself, this time in Bad Banks Coco
As a further boost, and off the back of an advantageous by Christian Schwochow. Unveiled during the lastest 7 By Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina
fiscal policy, the Luxembourg government has signed Berlin Film Festival, this film was broadcast in six Fack ju Göhte 3
co-production agreements with China and Canada, instalments on French-German TV channel, ARTE. 8 By Bora Dagtekin
including an incentive package recently agreed with the If current trends continue, we can expect Luxembourg to
latter for the co-development of audio-visual projects. feature ever-more heavily in festivals and markets across 9 La La Land
Eligible works, in line with the Grand Duchy’s the world. With the diversity of its film production, the By Damien Chazelle
technological specialisation, include drama series, full- attractiveness of its fiscal policy and the level of 10 Rusty Boy
length animation films and digital media projects, but also technological expertise developed within its studios, the By Andy Bausch
projects relating to virtual and augmented reality, Grand Duchy can count on a comfortable future. ✦

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