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NEWS Saturday 12 May 2018
DAY 5

NATHALIE DUBOIS’ GIFTING
MECCA IN CANNES
NATHALIE Dubois and DPA will be
introducing new global brands at their
gifting suite at the Carlton, through May
18. Innovative Japanese brand Gaura is
introducing its hot product, the Gaura
Walk, a portable rechargeable hydrogen CANNES Q&A:
water bottle, and its home Gaura Mini, a
household hydrogen water server. Its H2
wrapped with mass hydrogen bubbles. YING YE
Bubble product, meanwhile, is a bubble
bath powder that allows the body to be
Chinese brand Lai Wei is showing its MANAGING DIRECTOR, ARCLIGHT FILMS
striking red carpet jewelry inspired by
traditional Chinese culture and noble
living. On the fashion front, the designer What is your mission in Cannes? film in the Melbourne Film Festival.
Katia Cameleon is showing what happens My mission in Cannes is to continue to Our films Hotel Mumbai, First Reformed
when you mix couture with magnetic raise the bar in the quality of the films we and Triple Threat will be released
technology. Each of her designs can be produce and sell. Following on from the worldwide later this year. We are also
restyled using magnetic technology. critical success of First Reformed (to be in pre-production on a number of
Several beauty companies are also on released by A24 this month) and our big-budget, ambitious projects.
hand this year. Blush & Whimsy, a New upcoming film Hotel Mumbai. Both are
Mexico startup, is presenting its lipglass films we produced last year that we are What is your focus
technology which uses real flowers and very proud of. for the coming year?
changes colour according to the body’s We are focused on high quality. We want
temperature. Urban Scents parfumeur How was the past year to put more emphasis on development.
Marie le Febvre showed her intoxicating in business for you/or what was
perfumes, as part of a unique bespoke your objective? What are you looking to do © DR
‘bar a parfums’. And Neilly Azola and her The past year was a extremely busy year in Cannes? How many Cannes have you
team will be available to go in stars’ for us. We have been delivering five of We are setting up meetings with as many attended and for how many
rooms to provide eyelashes extensions, our own productions. Some of them distributors, producers and financiers as different companies?
semi-permanent make-up, and eyebrow participated in major festivals around the possible to share with them our I have attended Cannes for over 10 years
shaping. The Cannes Survival Bag from world and earned great reviews — such upcoming line-up. We also want to hear with the same company — Arclight
Swiss beauty guru Jacqueline Piotaz also as First Reformed in Venice, Telluride and from our distributors — what is their Films.✦
sounds like just the ticket. ✦ LF Toronto festivals; Jungle was the opening appetite for future projects. Liza Foreman

Saudi Arabia launches rebate programme

HE SAUDI Film Council (SFC) and enhance the local community.
has announced in Cannes The National Grant Program will be
the launch of several open to KSA nationals who produce
programmes, set to benefit or post-produce content in the Kingdom
T local film-makers, film- and meet the Program’s eligibility criteria.
industry development in the Kingdom These partnerships with global film
(KSA), and international players. institutes, including The University
It is hoped these new schemes will of Southern California, the Studio School
encourage the film world to look to and Film Independent in the United
the country as an important, emerging States, and La Femis and Les Gobelins
global production location, according in France, are providing critical skills
to a statement issued, following training for aspiring and established
a media brunch in Cannes on Friday. Saudi film-makers, as well as ‘train
Most interesting for International © DR Faisal Baltyuor (Saudi Film Council) and Ahmad Al-Maziad (General Culture Authority) the trainers’ programmes to add further
film-makers, The Kingdom is launching domestic skill-building capacity. In 2018,
a 35% baseline cash rebate programme, as encourage production companies to nurturing and empowering our rich training and multi-week summer camps
as well as a grant programme for talent, employ local crew. Details on the talent pool of aspiring and established will be undertaken in Saudi Arabia,
and various international skill-building programme roll-out will be made film-makers and introducing the Los Angeles and Paris covering the full
partnerships. This cash rebate available in the coming weeks. international industry to the world spectrum of skills required for film
programme will apply to productions “We are very excited to mark our first of opportunities the Kingdom has to production, including directing, editing,
filmed in KSA, offering a baseline of appearance at the Cannes Film Festival offer, as we seek to build an industry screenwriting, sound design, VR/AR
35% for all spend used and consumed and Marché du Film with the launch of that draws on our heritage and supports and 2D/3D animation.
in the country, with the ability for initiatives that support our overall goals the unique needs of our country, while The Saudi Film Council was launched
productions to realise higher rebates for talent development and film and at the same time plays a vital role within in March 2018, as part of the Kingdom
by meeting certain criteria. content production in the Kingdom, the global film community,” he added. of Saudi Arabia’s drive to develop
A 50% rebate will also be available including one of the most attractive Talent development is a key area of focus a vibrant society and propel economic
for spend on Saudi labour employed. rebate programmes in the world,” for SFC. The National Grant and talent diversification through new industries
The rebate is expected to bring said Ahmad Al-Maziad, CEO of partnership programmes for Saudi under Vision 2030. It was launched
production to the Kingdom, including the General Culture Authority (GCA), nationals, it is hoped, will lay a solid by the General Culture Authority
feature films, documentaries, episodic which oversees the SFC. foundation for growth through of Saudi Arabia as one of its five key
series and animated content, as well “They highlight two of our key pillars — education and skill-building to foster cultural industry sector entities.✦ LF

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