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Sales veteran to debut in new role at Venice Film Festival.

Agathe Valentin has been appointed head of sales at Pyramide International, the sales arm of Paris-based auteur film production and distribution house Pyramide Films.

Valentin arrives from Les Films du Losange where she spent eight years rising to the position of head of sales and handling prestige auteur titles such as Michael Haneke’s Oscar-winning Amour and Stranger By The Lake.

“After eight years at Films du Losange, I felt ready for a new adventure and a fresh challenge,” Valentin told ScreenDaily.

She will make her first outing in her new role at the Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12) with two festival titles: Early Winter and Montanha.

Australian Michael Rowe’s Early Winter, starring Paul Doucet as a security guard fighting to keep his marriage afloat opposite Suzanne Clement as his wife, will premiere internationally in Venice Days.

It marks an English-language debut for Rowe whose...

Games Workshop's Warhammer 40k is coming to screens near you. Not as a feature film, unfortunately, but a fan-made short directed by Paul Doucet.Mma fighters Jerome Le Banner and Liaudin star in what should clock in as a roughly ten minute piece once all is said and done. Doucet and company shot the film in English using Red cameras and though there is no trailer available yet - there is a good deal of post needed before that will be ready - they have released the first poster art and a series of behind the scenes photos on the official Facebook page. I've included one of those - it's Le Banner's back - in the gallery below....

We first reported on Paul Doucet's post apocalyptic short film last December, then a beautiful teaser which showed us nothing arrived in March, and now.. he's let us know the full short is available online for your viewing pleasure. Clocking in at 10 minutes, it includes English subs.. and I must say, it's quite good.

After being isolated for a long time in an underground bunker following a nuclear war, a woman named Marie decides to put an end to her life…

Full short after the break. Make sure to hit the Sd button and switch to HQ (High Quality).

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It was the beginning of last December when we first reported on this short which included stills, and with the beautifuly photography we've been eagerly awaiting more. Shot on Red One, this little teaser unfortunately doesn't give us much, but it's cool nonetheless.

After being isolated for a long time in an underground bunker following a nuclear war, a woman named Marie decides to put an end to her life…

Teaser after the break.