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THE MATCH FACTORY Cemetery of Splendour by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Arabian Nights by Miguel Gomes and Afterghought by Elad Keidan in Festival de Cannes 2015
The Match Factory in Festival de Cannes 2015
This year's Cannes' line up unveils three titles of ours:
UN CERTAIN REGARD:
- CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
SPECIAL SCREENINGS:
- AFTERTHOUGHT by Elad Keidan
DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT:
- ARABIAN NIGHTS by Miguel Gomes
SCREENING DATES:
CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR (122´)
MON
18 MAY / 11:00 / DEBUSSY / WORLD
PREMIERE
MON
18 MAY / 16:30 / DEBUSSY / PUBLIC SCR.
TUE
19 MAY / 09:45 / OLYMPIA 5 / MARKET
SCR.
TUE
19 MAY / 15:30 / SALLE BAZIN / PUBLIC SCR.
WED
20 MAY / 09:45 / ARCADES 2 / MARKET SCR.
FRI
22 MAY / 12:15 / PALAIS K / MARKET SCR.
AFTERTHOUGHT (105´)
THU
14 MAY / 13:00 / SALLE BAZIN / PRESS SCR.
FRI
15 MAY / 19:45 / SALLE DU 60IEME / WORLD
PREM.
SUN
17 MAY / 16:00 / OLYMPIA 4 / MARKET SCR.
TUE
19 MAY / 15:30 / OLYMPIA 3 / MARKET SCR.
WED
20 MAY / 12:00 / PALAIS I / MARKET SCR.
FRI
22 MAY / 12:00 / PALAIS J / MARKET SCR.
ARABIAN NIGHTS VOL.1 (125´)
SAT
16 MAY / 11:45 / THEAT. CROISETTE / PRESS
SCR.
SAT
16 MAY /17:30/THEAT. CROISETTE/WORLD
PREM.
SAT
16 MAY / 18:00 / STAR 1 / MARKET SCR.
SUN
17 MAY / 18:30 / STUDIO 13 / PUBLIC SCR.
MON
18 MAY / 16:00 / OLYMPIA 5 / MARKET SCR.
ARABIAN NIGHTS VOL.2 (132´)
MON
18 MAY / 09:00 / THEAT. CROISETTE / PRESS
SCR.
MON
18 MAY/17:30/THEAT. CROISETTE/WORLD
PREM.
MON
18 MAY / 18:15 / OLYMPIA 5 / MARKET SCR.
TUE
19 MAY / 18:30 / STUDIO 13 / PUBLIC SCR.
ARABIAN NIGHTS VOL 3 (126´)
WED
20 MAY / 09:00 / THEAT. CROISETTE / PRESS
SCR.
WED
20 MAY/17:15 /THEAT. CROISETTE/WORLD
PREM.
THU
21 MAY / 18:30 / STUDIO 13 / PUBLIC SCR.
SWORN VIRGIN (90´)
FRI
15 MAY / 15:30 / OLYMPIA 6 / MARKET SCR.
VICTORIA (140´)
FRI
15 MAY / 17:30 / STAR 3 / MARKET SCR.
AS WE WERE DREAMING (117´)
SAT
16 MAY / 15:30 / ARCADES 3 / MARKET SCR.
HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK (92´)
MON
18 MAY / 11:30 / ARCADES 3 / MARKET SCR.
QUEEN OF EARTH (90´)
MON
18 MAY / 12:00 / OLYMPIA 5 / MARKET SCR.
PETTING ZOO (95´)
WED 20 MAY / 11:30 / RIVIERA 4 / MARKET SCR.
THE MATCH FACTORY Sworn Virgin by Laura Bispuri awarded at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival 2015
Good news arrive from New York: The Nora Ephron Prize was presented to SWORN VIRGIN, directed by Laura Bispuri and written by Francesca Manieri and Bispuri. Congratulations to all the team!
THE MATCH FACTORY 3 Titles and 12 Nominations for the German Film Awards!
Deutscher Filmpreis 2015
7 nominations for VICTORIA, 3 for THE CUT and 2 for PHOENIX. Very exciting news from the German Film Academy!
VICTORIA by Sebastian Schipper:
- Best Film
- Best Director ( Sebastian Schipper )
- Best Leading Actress ( Laia Costa )
- Best Leading Actor ( Frederick Lau )
- Best Cinematography ( Sturla Brandth Grøvlen )
- Best Score ( Nils Frahm )
- Best Sound (Magnus Pflüger, Fabian Schmidt, Matthias Lempert)
THE CUT by Fatih Akin:
- Best Costume Design (Katrin Aschendorf)
- Best Make-up (Waldemar Pokromski, Sabine Schumann)
- Best Score ( Alexander Hacke )
PHOENIX by Christian Petzold:
- Best Leading Actress ( Nina Hoss )
- Best Supporting Actress ( Nina Kunzendorf )
THE MATCH FACTORY Sworn Virgin by Laura Bispuri awarded at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2015
Congratulations to Laura Bispuri for the Firebird Award SWORN VIRGIN won at the Hong Kong International Film Festival!
Another Main Prize for VICTORIA!
Vilnius IFF 2015
VICTORIA turns out to be one of the most succesful titles at current festivals.
It has just been awarded as Best Film in the Baltic Gaze Competition at Vilnius International Film Festival.
Congratulations once more to Sebastian Schipper and team!
VICTORIA wins Grand Prix at Beaune International Thriller Festival!
Beaune 2015
VICTORIA has won the Main Prize at Beaune International Thriller Festival!
Congratulations to director Sebastian Schipper and his wonderful team!
THE MATCH FACTORY Petting Zoo by Micah Magee at SXSW 2015
The Match Factory at SXSW 2015
After PETTING ZOO's showcase at Berlinale 2015 Micah Magee will present her first feature in Austin, next to San Antonio, in this year's edition of SXSW.
THE MATCH FACTORY Two Silver Bears for 45 YEARS and one for VICTORIA.
Three Silver Bears for two of The Match Factory's titles in Berlinale 2015
Great news arrive from this year's Berlinale, where two of The Match Factory titles that took part of the festival have been awarded.
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay received each one Silver Bear for Best Actress and Actor for their performances in Andrew Haigh's 45 YEARS.
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen was awarded for his camera work in Sebastian Schipper's VICTORIA with the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution.
Congratulations to both teams for their great work!
THE MATCH FACTORY 7 Titles in this year's Berlinale edition
Berlinale 2015
We are finally proud to present our complete line-up for this year's Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival:
IN COMPETITION:
- 45 YEARS by Andrew Haigh
- VICTORIA by Sebastian Schipper
- AS WE WERE DREAMING by Andreas Dresen
- SWORN VIRGIN by Laura Bispuri
PANORAMA:
- THE SECOND MOTHER by Anna Muylaert
- PETTING ZOO by Micah Magee
FORUM:
- HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK by Sonja Heiss
THE MATCH FACTORY Anna Muylaert's THE SECOND MOTHER selected for Sundance Competition
Sundance 2015
We are happy to make the acquisition of THE SECOND MOTHER by Anna Muylaert official. And we are also happy to announce that it will be world premiering at Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Competition as the only one Latin American film.
THE MATCH FACTORY Le Meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher awarded at the Mar de Plata International Film Festival
Mar de Plata IFF 2014
Good news arrive from Argentina. LE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher has won the Astor de Plata Award for best script at the Mar de Plata International Film Festival 2014.
Additionally the ACCA (Asociación de Cronistas Cinematográficos de Argentina) awarded Rohrwacher's title with the Best Film of the International Competition Prize.
THE MATCH FACTORY Phoenix by Christian Petzold awarded at the Lisbon and Estorill Film Festival
Lisbon and Estoril Film Festival 2014
Congratulations to Christian Petzold for the Special Jury Award Joåo Bénard da Costa PHOENIX won yesterday at the Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival!
THE MATCH FACTORY Le Meraviglie, White God and The Good Life awarded
Seville European FF, Eurimages Award, Braunschweig IFF
Very good Saturday news. Three of our films just were awarded!
SEVILLE EUROPEAN FF: LE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher won the Special jury Award and Maria Alexandra Lungu got the Best Actress Award for her role as Gelsomina.
EURIMAGES AWARD: WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó was awarded with the Eurimages Award.
BRAUNSCHWEIG IFF: THE GOOD LIFE by Jean Denizot received the "Heinrich" Audience Award.
Congratulations to all three!
THE MATCH FACTORY Le Meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher awarded as Best Film in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi IFF 2014 Best Film for Le Meraviglie by Alice Rohrwacher
Very good news from the Emirates, where LE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher has been awarded best film of the New Horizons Competition (for 1st and 2nd feature) with the Black Pearl Award at the 2014 Abu Dhabi IFF.
THE MATCH FACTORY Inbetween Worlds by Feo Aladag awarded with the Best Film Prize in São Paulo
Feo Aladag awarded at São Paulo IFF 2014
We are proud to congratulate Feo Aladag for the Best Film award INBETWEEN WORLDS has won at the São Paulo IFF 2014 in the category of New Filmmakers Competition for 1st and 2nd feature film).
THE MATCH FACTORY White God to receive an Honourable Mention in Austria
LET'S CEE 2014
Good news from Austria, where WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó, Opening Film of the festival, has received an Honourable Mention of the jury. Viktória Petranyi and Zsófia Psotta were there, too.
THE MATCH FACTORY in Rome with Christoph Hochhäusler and Christian Petzold
Rome International Film Festival and The Business Street 2014
We are excited and looking forward to the participation of our two titles at the 2014 Rome IFF:
THE LIES OF THE VICTORS by Christoph Hochhäusler (World Premiere at Cinema D'Oggi)
PHOENIX by Christian Petzold (Gala)
THE MATCH FACTORY in London with 10 titles
BFI London IFF 2014
We are very proud to announce the participation of 10 titles of ours at the this year's BFI London IFF:
PHOENIX by Christian Petzold (competition)
BYPASS by Duane Hopkins (Dare)
DANCING ARABS by Eran Riklis (Debate)
LISTEN UP PHILIP by Alex Ross Perry (Laugh)
ZERO MOTIVATION by Talya Lavie (Laugh)
ALTMAN by Ron Mann (Love)
THE CUT by Fatih Akin (Journey)
LE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher (Journey)
WHITE GOD by Kornél Mundruczó (Thrill)
SNOW IN PARADISE by Andrew Hulme (Thrill)
THE MATCH FACTORY: PHOENIX by Christian Petzold and TIGERS by Danis Tanović awarded at the San Sebastian International Film Festival
The Match Factory at San Sebastian International Film Festival 2014
THE MATCH FACTORY in Toronto IFF with Christian Petzold, Ole Christian Madsen and Danis Tanović
Toronto International Film Festival 2014
We are proud to announce that PHOENIX by Christian Petzold (starring Ronald Zehrfeld and Nina Hoss), ITSI BITSI by Ole Christian Madsen and TIGERS by Danis Tanović will have its world premiere at Toronto IFF.
THE MATCH FACTORY: LISTEN UP PHILIP by Alex Ross Perry obtains Special Jury Prize in Locarno
THE MATCH FACTORY at 67th Locarno International Film Festival
We proudly congratulate Alex Ross Perry and his crew for LISTEN UP PHILIP's Special Jury Prize at this year's edition of Locarno International Film Festival.
THE MATCH FACTORY at 71st Venice International Film Festival with four titles
THE CUT, BYPASS, ALTMAN and LA TRATTATIVA at 71st Venice Film Festival
We are very proud to announce the participation of four titles of ours at the 71st Venice International Film Festival:
THE CUT by Fatih Akin at Venice Competition.
BYPASS by Duane Hopkins at Venice Orizzonti Competition
ALTMAN by Ron Mann at Venice Classics
THE STATE-MAFIA PACT (LA TRATTATIVA) by Sabina Guzzanti at Venice Out of Competition
THE MATCH FACTORY at 67th Locarno International Film Festival with five movies
DANCING ARABS, LOVE ISLAND, LISTEN UP PHILIP, TEZA and GOLD at 67th Festival del film Locarno
We are excited and are proudly looking forward to the participation of our five titles at the 67th Locarno Internation Film Festival:
DANCING ARABS by Eran Riklis at Piazza Grande
LOVE ISLAND by Jasmila Žbanic at Piazza Grande
LISTEN UP PHILIP by Alex Ross Perry at Concorso Internazionale
TEZA by Haile Gerima at Open Doors
GOLD by Thomas Arslan at Film Del Giurie
THE MATCH FACTORY - LE MERAVIGLIE WINS FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2014
THE MATCH FACTORY AT FILM FEST MÜNCHEN
The Match Factory wants to congratulate the team of LE MERAVIGLIE by Alice Rohrwacher for their success in this year's edition of Filmfest München, where the film has won the Cinevision Award 2014.
The jury statement was: "The Cinevision Award 2014 goes to 'Le Meraviglie' by Alice Rohrwacher. The film has everything we love to see in cinema: An original voice, always suprising and a wonderful cast. With a personal visual language, Alice Rohrwacher creates a precise and poetic universe of an unusual family and their struggle to survive. The film enchanted us."