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DAY 8
Tuesday 15 May 2018
VILLAGE
Marché du Film
Events
15 MAY INTERNATIONAL
DOC CORNER
Doc Day EVERY DAY, A FOCUS ON A PAVILION AT THE VILLAGE
09.30 INTERNATIONAL. TODAY, THE UZBEKISTAN PAVILION.
Morning Session
Opening words by Jérôme Paillard,
Executive Director, Marché du Film/
Festival de Cannes and Christophe
Tardieu, Directeur Général Délégué,
CNC - Centre National du Cinéma
et de l’Image Animée – Opening
Keynote by ESA astronaut Thomas
Pesquet – A Filmmaker in Space.
Plage du Gray d’Albion,
La Croisette, Cannes
Afternoon Session
15.30
Welcoming words by the Marché
du Film/Festival de Cannes,
followed by a presentation of
the L’OEil d’Or Documentary Award
by Julie Bertuccelli, President, © ÉRIC BONTÉ/1000IMAGES
La Scam
Olympia Theatre, Mukhlisa Azizova (Head of the Department, Council of Young Cinematographers) and actress Rano Shodieva
5 Rue de la Pompe, Cannes
Closing Screening UZBEKISTAN OPENS ITS FIRST CANNES PAVILION
20.30
16 Sunrises, a feature documentary – WHY RIGHT NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME.
by Pierre-Emmanuel
Le Goff about ESA astronaut
Thomas Pesquet’s mission HE UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan’s local film industry. Uzbekistan Film Commission
in space, produced with the support Pavilion is making its Key responsibilities of the Center and will be presenting a variety of
of the European Space Agency. first appearance this year include facilitating co-productions incredible and as-yet unexploited
Olympia Theatre,
5 Rue de la Pompe, Cannes at the Marché du Film. with other countries, stimulating locations that the country has to
T With major changes in the production services sector and offer,” Lukashuk said. “So far,
the development of its national film the acquisition of Uzbek films. It we don’t have tax rebates, but
industry, the country is looking also exists generally to assist the with the support of the film
1 Fazia Madouni (Futurikon) forward to connecting with others local film industry in its efforts to commission, we can already offer
and Lucas Bühring (TeleCine). in the international market and grow on the world stage. special rates for production
2 Nur Türkşen, Hakan Türkşen and Umut
Ali Kal (Yazz Film) bringing a greater Uzbek presence to Center officials welcomed a large services. In general the production
3 Hugo Luquet, Aurélien Piris, world cinema. delegation to attend the Marché, costs in Uzbekistan are quite low.”
Aymeric Contat Desfontaines, David Distribution channels for film have with representatives from all of With the help of the Youth Union
Bauduin, Géraldine Imbert-Cléry, been growing rapidly in Uzbekistan Uzbekistan’s major film of Uzbekistan, the Center is
Chantal Chauzy (All Rights Entertainment)
4 Lili and Terry (Long Visual Effects studio) in the last year, largely due to the organisations on hand to meet with organising Prologue, its first
5 Yuhka Matoi, Shion Komatsu and efforts of the President of the delegates. Uzbekistan’s pavilion is international film festival, which
Hitomi Hosoda (Shochiku) Republic Shavkat Miriziyoyev. focusing particularly on the will take place from October 1-6 in
6 Geremia Biagiotti, Vincenzo Mosca
(Television Video Cinema Organization), By 2020, the country plans to Center’s main mission — the the country’s capital, Tashkent.
Benedetta Angeti and Fiorella Lucaroni install around 1,500 cinema international sales of Uzbek films. The Republic Distribution Center
(Rewind Film) theatres. The government also “We will be presenting several new was also recently established
7 Mimi Shimizu and Masashi Yamamoto
(Tokyo Broadcasting System Television) increased its funding for local films titles, including the action thriller to organise film distribution in
this year, providing for 20 feature Scorpion, with the highest budget the country.
films, 20 documentaries and 15 for Uzbekistan. [It] was shot not “We are involved in multiple
7 short animations. only in Uzbekistan, but also in spheres, and we are looking
“Now is the perfect timing for the Russia and Morocco,” Lukashuk forward to meeting new partners,
country to make this important said. “[It stars] a top Uzbek cast, and discussing new projects and
step into the international market,”
opportunities,” Lukashuk said.
as well as well-known Turkish actor,
ALL PHOTOS © ÉRIC BONTÉ/1000IMAGES International and Distribution a great international team.” strong relationships with other
“We plan to continue developing
Yulia Lukashuk, head of the
Murad Yildirim, and has on board
counties on an inter-governmental
And Uzbekistan’s mission at the
Departments at The Center for
level, which also includes signing
Marché extends beyond selling
Development of Cinematography
co-production agreements. We are
of Uzbekistan, said. “We are happy
films. The country is eager to
sure many important decisions and
attract more foreign productions
to have our debut in Cannes.”
steps will be made during the
The Center was launched last year
to the country.
“We recently launched the
in an effort to develop and promote
Chloe Teboe
market.”✦
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