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THE MATCH FACTORY at Cannes 2024

77. Cannes Film Festival

We are happy to unveil our amazing Cannes Line-Up with films in the following sections:
 
Competition:
THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE, by Magnus von Horn
GRAND TOUR, by Miguel Gomes
MOTEL DESTINO, by Karim Aïnouz
THE SUBSTANCE, by Coralie Fargeat
 
 
Un Certain Regard:
SEPTEMBER SAYS, by Ariane Labed
 
 
 
 

THE MATCH FACTORY at 74th Berlinale

74. Berlinale 2024

 
 
 
 
Proudly, we present our Berlinale Line-Up, including films in the following sections:
 
Competition:
ARCHITECTON, by Victor Kossakovsky
DYING, by Matthias Glasner
 
Panorama:
SCORCHED EARTH, by Thomas Arslan
 
Generation Kplus:
ABOVE THE DUST, by Wang Xiaoshuai

THE MATCH FACTORY at Tokyo International Film Festival

Tokyo International Film Festival 2023

 
Four of our titles made it in the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival's Selection:
 
Competition:
BLIND AT HEART, by Barbara Albert
 
Opening Film:
PERFECT DAYS, by Wim Wenders
 
Gala Selection:
KIDNAPPED, by Marco Bellocchio
 
World Focus:
SORCERY, by Christopher Murray
 
 
 

THE MATCH FACTORY at Toronto International Film Festival 2023

Toronto International Film Festival 2023

 
We’re thrilled to announce our line-up at Toronto International Film Festival.
 
Platform:
I TOLD YOU SO, by Ginevra Elkann
 
Special Presentations:
MEMORY, by Michel Franco
LA CHIMERA, by Alice Rohrwacher
KIDNAPPED, by Marco Bellocchio
 
Centrepiece:
PERFECT DAYS, by Wim Wenders
FALLEN LEAVES, by Aki Kaurismäki
 

THE MATCH FACTORY at Venice Film Festival 2023

Venice International Film Festival 2023

We are very excited to unveil new films at the upcoming Venice Film Festival!
The films will screen in the following sections:
 
Competition:
PRISCILLA, by Sofia Coppola
MEMORY, by Michel Franco
 
 
Orizzonti:
GASOLINE RAINBOW, by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross
 

THE MATCH FACTORY at Cannes 2023

76. Festival de Cannes 2023

We are very excited to unveil our line-up for the upcoming Festival de Cannes! The films will screen in the following sections:

COMPETITION:

FALLEN LEAVES, by Aki Kaurismäki
LA CHIMERA, by Alice Rohrwacher
KIDNAPPED, by Marco Bellocchio
PERFECT DAYS, by Wim Wenders

DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT:

THE SWEET EAST by Sean Price Williams

CANNES PREMIERE:

LOST IN THE NIGHT, by Amat Escalante

THE MATCH FACTORY at Berlinale 2023

73. Berlinale 2023

We are very pleased to have a formidable seven films at this year's 73rd Berlinale, with four German titles in Competition.

COMPETITION:

AFIRE, by Christian Petzold
INGEBORG BACHMANN - JOURNEY INTO THE DESERT, by Margarethe von Trotta
SOMEDAY WE WILL TEACH EACH OTHER EVERYTHING, by Emily Atef
TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT, by Hochhäusler

ENCOUNTERS:

THE ECHO, by Tatiana Huezo
FAMILY TIME, by Tia Kouvo

PANORAMA:

SISI & I, by Frauke Finsterwalder

THE MATCH FACTORY at Sundance 2023

Sundance Film Festival 2023

Chilean director Christopher Murray's supernatural drama has its world premiere at Sundance 2023, continuing to Goteborg's International Competition.

SORCERY, by Christopher Murray

THE MATCH FACTORY at Telluride Film Festival 2022

Telluride Film Festival 2022

Two of our titles have made it into this years
Telluride Film Festival!
There are:
 

CLOSE by Lukas Dhont

THE MARCH ON ROME by Mark Cousins

THE MATCH FACTORY at Toronto International Film Festival 2022

Toronto International Film Festival 2022

 
We’re thrilled to announce our line-up at Toronto International Film Festival.
 
Discovery:
 
Contemporary World Cinema:
BEYOND THE WALL by Vahid Jalilvand
THE HOTEL by Wang Xiaoshuai
 
TIFF Docs:
MARIUPOLIS 2 by Mantas Kvedaravičius
 

THE MATCH FACTORY at Venice Film Festival 2022

Venice International Film Festival 2022

We are very excited to unveil four outstanding new films at the upcoming Venice Film Festival!
The films will screen in the following sections:
 
Competition:
BEYOND THE WALL by Vahid Jalilvand
CHIARA by Susanna Nicchiarelli
LORD OF THE ANTS by Gianni Amelio
 
Out of Competition:
IN VIAGGIO by Gianfranco Rosi
 
Orizzonti:
A MAN by Kei Ishikawa
 
Giornate degli Autori:
THE MARCH ON ROME by Mark Cousins (Opening Film - Out of Competition)
 

THE MATCH FACTORY at Locarno 2022

A riotous Middle Age tale about hunger, freedom, sex and power, we're very pleased that Francesco Lagi's IL PATAFFIO will have its premiere in International Competition at this year's Locarno Film Festival.

THE MATCH FACTORY at Karlovy Vary 2022

We are delighted that THE ORDINARIES, directed by Sophie Linnenbaum, screens in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

THE MATCH FACTORY at Annecy 2022

We're overjoyed that Pierre Földes' Murakami-inspired animation, BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN, has its world premiere at Annecy Festival 2022, screening in Official Competition.

THE MATCH FACTORY at Cannes 2022

We're thrilled to announce four much-anticipated premieres at this May's Cannes Film Festival.

In Competition:
CLOSE by Lukas Dhont

Un Certain Regard:
BURNING DAYS by Emin Alper
MORE THAN EVER by Emily Atef

Special Screening:
MARIUPOLIS 2 by Mantas Kvedaravičius

THE MATCH FACTORY at Berlinale 2022

We are very excited to unveil two outstanding new films at the upcoming Berlinale Film Festival!
The films will screen in the following sections:

Competition:
A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE
by Nicolette Krebitz
RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH
by Andreas Dresen

THE MATCH FACTORY at Sundance 2022

We are thrilled to announce that the film THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE by Francisca Alegría will have its premiere in the World Dramatic Competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

THE MATCH FACTORY at Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Filmfestival 2021

 
Ten of our titles in total have made it into this years Toronto International Film Festival!
There are:
 
Special Presentations:
SUNDOWN by Michel Franco
DRIVE MY CAR by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
THE MIDDLE MAN by Bent Hamer
THREE FLOORS by Nanni Moretti
THE BOX by Lorenzo Vigas
 
Special Events:
MEMORIA by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
 
Wavelenghts:
THE TSUGUA DIARIES by Miguel Gomes & Maureen Fazendeiro
FUTURA by Alice Rohrwacher, Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi
 
Contemporary World Cinema:
MURINA by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
 

THE MATCHFACTORY at Venice Film Festival 2021

Venice International Film Festival 2021

We are very excited to unveil four outstanding new films at the upcoming Venice Film Festival!
The films will screen in the following sections:
 
Competition:
SUNDOWN by Michel Franco
THE BOX by Lorenzo Vigas
 
Orizzonti:
THE PEACOCK'S PARADISE by Laura Bispuri
 
Venice Days:
YOU RESEMBLE ME by Dina Amer

THE MATCHFACTORY at Locarno Film Festival

Locarno Filmfestival 2021

We are thrilled to announce that the film VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH by Edwin will have its premiere in the main competition at this years Locarno Film Festival.

THE MATCHFACTORY at Filmfest München 2021

Filmfest München 2021

We are happy to announce that DEAR THOMAS by Andreas Kleinert and NÖ by Dietrich Brüggeman will have their premiere at Filmfest München this year!
Our films will be shown in the following sections:
 
New German Cinema:
DEAR THOMAS by Andreas Kleinert
by Dietrich Brüggeman
 
Homage:
NEVER GONNA SNOW AGAIN by Małgorzata Szumowska co-directed by Michał Englert
 
Cinemasters Competition:
ONLY THE ANIMALS by Dominik Moll

THE MATCHFACTORY at Cannes 2021

Cannes Film Festival 2021

This year a total of 14 titles will have their premiere at Cannes Film Festival and we are so excited to share our wonderful Line Up with you!
Our  films will screen in the following sections:
 
Competition:
DRIVE MY CAR by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
MEMORIA by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
THREE FLOORS by Nanni Moretti
 
Un Certain Regard:
GREAT FREEDOM by Sebastian Meise
LET IT BE MORNING by Eran Kolirin
PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN by Tatiana Huezo
 
Cannes Premiere:
EVOLUTION by Kornél Mundruczó
MARX CAN WAIT by Marco Bellocchio
 
Semaine de la Critique:
AMPARO by Simón Mesa Soto
 
Quinzaine:
FUTURA by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi & Alice Rohrwacher
MURINA by Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović
THE TSUGUA DIARIES by Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes

Special Screenings:
MARINER OF THE MOUNTAINS by Karim Aïnouz
THE YEAR OF THE EVERLASTING STORM by Jafar Panahi, Anthony Chen, Malik Vitthal, Laura Poitras, Dominga Sotomayor, David Lowery and Apichatpong Weerasethakul

THE MATCH FACTORY at Berlinale 2021

71. Berlinale

We are thrilled to announce that the following titles will be unveiled at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.

Berlinale Special Gala:
JE SUIS KARL by Christian Schwochow
 
Berlinale Special:
FOR LUCIO by Pietro Marcello
 
Panorama:
COPILOT by Anne Zohra Berrached
 
Generation:
CRYPTOZOO by Dash Shaw
 

THE MATCH FACTORY at Sundance 2021

Sundance 2021

We are delighted to share that Dash Shaw's distinctive indie animation CRYPTOZOO will receive its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2021, as part of the Next Competition.