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Projects selected from 15 countries.

South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has unveiled the 29 titles selected for the 2022 Asian Project Market (Apm).

The film financing event that runs as part of Biff’s Asian Contents and Film Market will return in-person from October 9-11, after taking place as a hybrid event last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

From this year, Apm has excluded non-Asian projects to provide more focused support for Asian projects, which must be submitted by directors who have made at least one short or full-length feature as well as producers who have been involved with at least one feature.

New York R&b singer and producer Amber Mark made her debut in 2017 with 3:33Am, a movingly grief-stricken ode to her dead mother. It was a strikingly personal statement for a first release, and during the recording of her second EP, the bossa-nova-influenced Conexão, she struggled to match its emotional heft. “I was just throwing songs away because they weren’t deep enough or good enough,” she said in an interview at the time.

On her first full-length, Three Dimensions Deep, Mark searches for a way out of her slump,...

Chloe

Directed by: Atom Egoyan

Starring: Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Amanda Siegfried

Rating: R

Release Date: March 19, 2010

Trailer Score: 8/10

My Thoughts: The overall tone of Chloe reminds me so much of La Tourneuse de Pages (The Page Turner), which gives me high hopes for a movie that veers right off any predictable formula. With a less stellar cast, we could easily assume Chloe was your garden variety twisty love-triangle/psycho bitchette storyline, but the preview hints at a lot more going on under the surface. Julianne Moore rarely chooses stinkers (ditto for Liam–plus, I’m extremely impressed that he’s still functioning after the losses he’s suffered) and Amanda Siegfried was the only part of Jennifer’s Body that I liked. Clearly, Chloe is going to give us more flawed, reckless humans who make mindless, short-sighted decisions and conclude with some sort of tangled, tragic irony … but that’s kinda cool,...

Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -

- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.

Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -

- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.

Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -

- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.

Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -

- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.

Can the media alter the public's perception of an actor? I believe so - that's why we have the likes of Megan Fox hugging the headlines and getting the covers of men's magazines, while a lot of more talented young actresses could not even manage to get featured and have interviews. If you think about it, what has she done in the movies to deserve so much publicity and attention? - - -

- - - Some may argue, 'hey, don't blame her, she's just good at playing the Hollywood game, and she got a shrewd agent managing her career!'. That maybe so and yes, I agree when others say 'she'll not last another year - others will soon take over'. There are those who may say 'Agents and talent managers always take care of their wards - that's why stars have a public image and a private one'.

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply...

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply...

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply...

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply...

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While...

• To put it simply, Rien de Personnel (the opening film for the 48th edition of the Critic's Week) is a sophisticated film that really only gets going in the final act, which is sort of the point of Mathias Gokalp and Nadine Lamari's screenplay. Shot in one location, the story takes place during the course of one evening, where employees of a drug company sip on cocktails and start worrying about their own future with the company as rumors circulate that it is up for sale. Told via the vantage point of several of these workers, Gokalp creates a Gosford Park-like scenario where gossip spreads like wildfire and he reuses the same footage over and over again by increasing the length and further adding details as to the true cause and effects. What occurs is that our perceptions of who these characters really are changes over time.

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PARIS --Gallic product is off to a quick start in 2007, with French films doing strong numbers in foreign territories, according to state-run film promotion organization Unifrance.

Luc Besson's Arthur and the Minimoys spearheaded the country's exports for the first two months of this year, with $14 million in U.S. boxoffice receipts, €7 million ($9.2 million) in the U.K., €3.7 million ($4.8 million) in Spain, €3 million ($3.9 million) in Germany and €1.6 million ($2.1 million) in Italy.

Michel Gondry's offbeat The Science of Sleep took in €600,000 ($786,926) in Italy, €32,000 ($41,969) in the U.K. and €20,000 ($26,230) in Spain.

Denis Dercourt's The Page Turner drew a surprisingly large audience in the U.K. with €250,000 ($327,886) and also proved to be a crowd-pleaser in Italy with €180,000 ($236,077) and Denmark with €50,000 ($65,577).

U.S. audiences enjoyed a trip to Daniele Thompson's Avenue Montaigne, which took in $70,000 during its first two weeks of release on just two screens. Rachid Bouchareb's World War II drama Days of Glory, fresh off its Oscar nomination, already has amassed more than $100,000 in ticket sales and Abderrahmane Sissako's smaller-budgeted African drama Bamako also drew a nicely-sized Anglophone art house crowd with $30,000 in the U.S.

PARIS -- Rachid Bouchareb's Days of Glory, Pascale Ferran's Lady Chatterley and Guillaume Canet's Tell No One dominate the nominations for this year's Cesar Awards, France's top film honors, with each film vying for nine awards, organizers said Friday.

Alain Resnais' Coeurs and Xavier Giannoli's When I Was a Singer trail with eight and seven nominations, respectively.

Days of Glory, a harrowing portrayal of North Africans who fought to liberate France during World War II, followed up its foreign-language Oscar nomination with nine Cesar noms including best film, director and original script.

Tell No One, Guillaume Canet's adaptation of Harlan Coben's thriller, also bagged nine nominations, including best film, director and actor (Francois Cluzet).

Lady Chatterley, a critics' favorite that picked up the Louis Delluc prize in December, rounded out the trio with nominations in the best film, director and actress (Marina Hands) categories.

Philippe Lioret's adolescent drama Don't Worry, I'm Fine, also will compete in the best film category, nabbing a total of five nominations including best director and female newcomer (Melanie Laurent).

Cecile de France, who took last year's supporting actress Cesar, will compete against herself in the best actress category for her roles in When I Was a Singer and Avenue Montaigne. Catherine Frot (The Page Turner), Charlotte Gainsbourg (I Do) and Marina Hands (Lady Chatterley) also will vie for the prize.

Nominees in the best actor category include Michel Blanc, who plays a farmer in French boxoffice hit You're So Beautiful; Alain Chabat, for his hilarious portrayal of a reluctant lover in I Do; Gerard Depardieu, for his role as a worn-out ballroom singer in When I Was a Singer; Jean Dujardin, who plays the French reincarnation of James Bond in OSS 117; and Francois Cluzet, a man searching for his missing wife in Tell No One.

Singer, Glory and Beautiful will vie for best original screenplay alongside Avenue Montaigne and Jean-Philippe while No One, Chatterley, OSS 117 and Don't Worry will compete with Alain Resnais' ensemble hit Private Fears in Public Places in the best adaptation category.

Christine Citti (Singer), Mylene Demongeot (French California) and Bernadette Lafont (I Do) will compete for the best supporting actress prize with French singer Dani (Avenue Montaigne) and this year's Cesars ceremony host, Valerie Lemercier (Montaigne).

The nominees for best supporting actor are Danny Boon (The Valet), Francois Cluzet (Four Stars), Andre Dussollier (No One), Guy Marchand (Inside Paris) and Kad Merad (Don't Worry).

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Little Miss Sunshine, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, Stephen Frears' The Queen and Pedro Almodovar's Volver will compete for best foreign-language film.

ROME -- Forest Whitaker and 19-year-old Belgian Deborah Francois earned the best actor and best actress prizes, respectively, and author-screenwriter Elmore Leonard was presented with a special literary achievement award at the 16th Courmayeur Noir Festival, organizers said Monday.

The Valle d'Aosta Cinema Award went to Nick Cassavetes' Alpha Dog and the people's choice award for best film went to The Last King of Scotland, in which Whitaker stars as brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Francois won her award for just her second full-length film, La Tourneuse de Pages (The Page Turner), directed by Denis Dercourt.

The 81-year-old Leonard -- known for popular novels, many of which have been turned into screenplays -- won the Raymond Chandler Award for his body of work, which includes the screenplays for 1995's Get Shorty and the 1997 film Jackie Brown, both based on novels he wrote.

Other honorees at the Alpine festival included Michael Hazanavicius, who won a special mystery genre prize for "OSS 117 -- Le Caire Nid D'Espions" (OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies), and a special jury prize for Born (Children) from Ragnar Bragason.

Tartan USA has picked up all U.S. rights to Festival de Cannes In Competition entry Red Road, which was well-received in Cannes. The British family drama from first-time feature director Andrea Arnold, who won an Oscar for her short Wasp, is the first of three projects for Lars von Trier to be shot in Glasgow, Scotland, by different directors on a six-week schedule using the same nine cast members. Tartan USA, the two-year-old U.S. arm of Hamish McAlpine's U.K. distributor Tartan Films, had a busy festival, also picking up all rights for the Danish animated film Princess and Denis Dercourt's Un Certain Regard thriller La Tourneuse de pages. The distributor's upcoming releases include The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Lady Vengeance, Hidden Blade and In My Father's Den. Jane Giles and Marie Therese Guirgis of Tartan USA (formerly of Wellspring) and Natja Rosner, sales executive for Trust Film Sales, negotiated the deal.

CANNES -- Films Distribution said Wednesday it has sold The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de Pages), which screened in Un Certain Regard, to Tartan USA for the U.S., Artificial Eye in the U.K., Mikado for Italy and Cafe Groove for Japan. Films Distribution added that it has closed deals for numerous territories around the world including Belgium, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Mexico, Israel and Thailand. Written and directed by Denis Dercourt, the film stars Catherine Frot and newcomer Deborah Francois, who made her debut in last year's Palme d'Or winner The Child. The Tartan deal was brokered by Didar Domehri for Films Distribution and Tartan USA Acquisitions Consultant Marie-Therese Guirgis. In other sales action, QED International, the Beverly Hills-based international sales, financing, and Production Company, has completed multiple sales in all major territories for Spring Break in Bosnia, starring Richard Gere and Terrence Howard, QED CEO Bill Block announced.