Focus
on Europe
at Cinema Expo 2000 - Amsterdam,
26 – 29 June 2000
Focus on Europe implemented a variety
of initiatives in the ambit of Cinema Expo International 2000, the important
European meeting which brought to Amsterdam some 2,300 cinema distributors
and exhibitors from all over Europe and the major world markets. On Monday,
June 26th at 11.15 a.m., Focus on Europe was opened by the seminar
"Marketing Film on a Worldwide Basis" and "An Update on European Exhibition"
promoted by MEDIA Salles with Dodona Research and the Sunshine Group Worldwide.
At the beginning of the seminar, Mike
Vickers – Vice President of MEDIA Salles welcomed the participants, presenting
the initiatives of MEDIA Salles.
The Amsterdam event also gave a wide-ranging
overview of the most recent European productions. Giuseppe Piccioni’s film
"Fuori dal mondo" (Not Of This World) was shown on a big screen,
accompanied by video presentations of more than 100 titles at the MEDIA
Salles stand. Thanks to the cooperation of companies and organisations
such as Achab Film (Italy), Art Box (France), EXPORT-UNION DES DEUTSCHEN
FILMS (Germany), Bavaria Film International (Germany), Italian Cinema (Italy),
ANICA (Italy), Brussels Ave (Belgium), Wallonie Bruxelles Images (Belgium),
Flanders Image (Belgium), Catalan Films & TV (Spain), Christa Saredi
(Switzerland), Swiss Films (Switzerland), Greek Film Centre (Greece), Holland
Film (The Netherlands), Kevin Williams Associates (Spain), Nordisk Film
International Sales (Denmark), MEDIA Salles made available for operators
illustrative materials, catalogues, trailers and films.
The MEDIA Salles stand also featured
an interactive display of the "European Cinema On-line Database", accessible
on the Internet (http://www.mediasalles.it) and containing information
on more than 4,500 films and 11,000 companies. Many operators were able
to insert data on-line regarding their companies and the most recent productions.
With the co-operation of the MEDIA
Desk – Netherlands, Focus on Europe also provided an opportunity to disseminate
information on the MEDIA Programme and its activities.
MEDIA Salles’ Stand at the Trade Show
Holland Hall #11, Booths # 118 - 119
Tuesday, June 27, 2.30-6.00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 28, 11.30-3.00 p.m.
Thursday, June 29, 8.30-11.30 a.m.
"Marketing
Film on a Worldwide Basis" and
"An Update
on European Exhibition"
the seminar promoted by MEDIA Salles
with Dodona Research and the Sunshine Group Worldwide.
The analysis focused on the following
topics:
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Latest trends in European Exhibition by
Karsten-Peter Grummitt (Dodona Research)
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The relation between the penetration of
multiplex cinemas in West European countries and the frequency of cinema
attendance per capita – An interim Report (June 2000) by Dr Joachim
Ph. Wolff (Scientific advisor of MEDIA Salles)
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The Circulation of European Films by
Elisabetta Brunella (MEDIA Salles)
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Distribution and exhibition of foreign
language films in the United States by Jeffrey Jacobs (Jacobs Entertainment
Inc.)
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Marketing the American films in the European
market by Dirk De Lille (RVC Entertainment)
Big Screen
Showings of European Films
With the promotional support of MEDIA
Salles, Cinema Expo 2000 hosted an European movie.
RAI auditorium, 28 June, 8.45 p.m.
"Fuori dal mondo" (Not Of This
World) by Giuseppe Piccioni
Production
Lumière & Company
Distributors
Mikado Film (Italy)
Entertech Releasing Corporation (2000,
USA)
Prodifilms (Argentina)
World Sales
Intra Films
Release date
Country |
Release date |
Italy |
26 March 1999 |
Argentina |
10 August 2000 |
USA |
25 February 2000 |
The movie is the winner of 5
"David Donatello" Awards and the Grand Jury Prize at the Montreal Film
Festival
Some of the
European Films presented at MEDIA Salles stand
Trailers
in video - catalogues - fliers - posters
and information
available on the "European Cinema On-line Database"
ART BOX (France)
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CAPITAES DE ABRIL (Capitaines d'avril)
by Maria de Medeiros; Portugal/ France - 2000
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LUMUMBA (Return to Congo) by Raoul Peck;
France/Belgium/Haiti/Germany - 2000
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LISTA DE ESPERA (Liste d'attente) by Juan
Carlos Tabio; Spain/France/Germany/Cuba/Mexico - 2000
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SI QUIIN ERES (I Know Who You Are) by
Patricia Ferreira; Spain/Argentina - 1999
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JAIME (Porto) by Antonio-Pedro Vasconcelos;
Portugal/Luxembourg/Brazil - 1999
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UNE AFFAIRE DE GOUT (A matter of taste)
by Bernard Rapp; France - 1999
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PRINCESSES by Sylvie Verheyde; France
- 2000
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DU COTÉ DES FILLES (Let's talk
between girls) by Françoise Decaux; France - 1999
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LA DILETTANTE by Pascal Thomas; France
- 1999
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STAND-BY by Roch Stiphanik; France
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SUR UN AIR D'AUTOROUTE (Highway Rhapsody)
by Thierry Boscheron; France - 2000
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LE HAREM DE Mme OSMANE by Nadir Moknhche;
France
ACHAB FILM (Italy)
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A WOMAN OF THE NORTH by Frans Weisz; Netherlands
- 1999
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VIVA LA SCIMMIA (Long live the monkey)
by Marco Colli; Italy - 2000
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CRVENA PRASINA (Red dust) by Zrinko Ogresta;
Croatia – 1999
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IRIS by Aurelio Grimaldi; Italy – 2000
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MARSAL (Marshal Tito’s spirit) by Vinko
Brešan; Croatia – 1999
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ELVJS & MERILIJN by Armando Manni;
Italy - 1997
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TOTO CHE VISSE DUE VOLTE (Toto who lived
twice) by Daniele Ciprì, Franco Maresco; Italy – 1998
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VUOTI A PERDERE (No deposit no return)
by Massimo Costa; Italy - 1999
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I MAGI RANDAGI (We free kings) by Sergio
Citti; France/Germany/Italy - 1996
CATALAN FILMS & TV
catalogues
HOLLAND FILM catalogues,
fliers and newsletters
BAVARIA FILM INTERNATIONAL
(Germany)
Among the others
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DIE UNBERÜHRBARE (No Place
To Go) by Oskar Röhler; Germany 2000
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DIE STILLE NACH DEM SCHUß
(The Legends of Rita) by Volker Schlöndorff; Germany 2000
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FANDANGO by Matthias Glasner;
Germany 2000
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TUVALU ( A Journey Into The
World Of Dreams) by Veit Helmer; Germany 1999
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ABSOLUTE GIGANTEN (Gigantic)
by Sebastian Schipper; Germany 1999
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BANG BOOM BANG – EIN TODSICHERES
DING (Bang Boom Bang - A Sure Thing) by Peter Thorwart; Germany
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GRÜNE WÜSTE (Green
Desert) by Anno saul; Germany
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SLED KRAJA NA SVETA (After the
End of the World) by Ivan Nitchev; Greece/Germany/Bulgaria 1999
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WEGE IN DIE NACHT (Paths in
the nitht) by Andreas Kleinert; Germany 1999
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NACHTGESTALTEN (Night Shapes)
by Andreas Dresen; Germany 1999
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PÜNKTCHEN UND ANTON (AnnaLuise
and Anton) by Caroline Link; Germany 1999
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MESCHUGGE (The Giraffe) by Dani
Levy; Germany/Switzerland 1998
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SÜDSEE, EIGENE INSEL (Our
Island in the South Pacific) by Thomas Bahmann; Germany 1999
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ENGELCHEN (Little Angel) by
Helke Misselwitz; Germany 1996
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TAR by Goetz Grossman; Germany/USA
1996
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MARIA by Einar Heimisson; Germany
1997
KEVIN WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES
(Spain)
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EL INVIERNO DE LAS ANJANAS (The
Winter of the Woodnymphs) by Pedro Telechea ; Spain 1999
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AMICAT/AMAT (Beloved/Friend)
by Ventura Pons; Spain 1999
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FINISTERRE, DONDE TERMINA EL
MUNDO by Xavier Villaverde; Spain 1998
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MARARÍA by Antonio José
Betancor; Spain 1998
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MAMBÍ by Santiago Ríos
and Teodoro Ríos; Spain 1998
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KLEINES TROPICANA - TROPICANITA
by Daniel Díaz Torres; Cuba/Spain/Germany 1998
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Atilano Presidente
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PECATA MINUTA by Ramón
Barea; Spain 1998
NORDISK FILM INTERNATIONAL
SALES
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KÆRLIGHED VED FØRSTE
HIK (Love At First Hiccough) by Tomas Villum Jensen; Denmark 1999
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NOLL TOLERANS (Zero Tolerance)
by Anders Nilsson; Sweden -1999
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STREET LOVE (9) by Åsa
Faringer; Sweden - 1999
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A LITTLE CHRISTMAS STORY (4)
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KLINKEVALS, JULIANE (Two Penny
Dance And Juliane) by Hans Kristensen; Denmark 1999
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HER I NÆRHEDEN (A Place
Nearby) by Kaspar Rostrup; Denmark 1999
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TSATSIKI (Mum And The Policeman)
by Ella Lemhagen; Sweden 1999
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EVA’S ØYE (Eva’s Eye)
by Berit Nesheim – Norway 1999
ANICA, ITALIA CINEMA (Italy):
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LE ALI DI KATIA (Katja's Adventure)
by Lars Hesselholdt; Denmark/Italy – 1999/2000
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C'ERA UN CINESE IN COMA (A Chinese
in a Coma) by Carlo Verdone; Italy - 2000
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CANONE INVERSO (Making love)
by Ricky Tognazzi; Italy - 2000
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LA CARBONARA (La Carbonara)
by Luigi Magni; Italy - 2000
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IL CIELO CADE (Il cielo cade)
by Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi; Italy - 2000
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COMMEDIA (Deceit) by Claudia
Florio; Italy - 1999
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CON LA VOCE DEL CUORE by Giancarlo
Santi
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FATE UN BEL SORRISO by Anna
Di Francisca; Italy - 2000
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FUORI DI ME (Beside Myself)
by Gianni Zanasi; Italy - 1999
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GARAGE OLIMPO (Garage Olimpo)
by Marco Bechis; Italy/Argentina - 1999
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GOYA (Goya a Bordeaux) by Carlos
Saura; Spain/Italy - 2000
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IL GRANDE BOTTO (Lucky Hit)
by Leone Pompucci; Italy - 2000
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IO AMO ANDREA (I love Andrea)
by Francesco Nuti; Italy - 1999
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LACAPAGIRA (Lacapagira) by Alessandro
Piva; Italy - 2000
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LIBERATE I PESCI (Free the Fish)
by Cristina Comencini; Italy - 2000
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IL MANOSCRITTO DEL PRINCIPE
(The Prince's Manuscript) by Roberto Andò; Italy - 2000
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METRONOTTE (Night Watchman)
by Francesco Calogero; Italy - 2000
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L’OMBRA DEL GIGANTE (The Shadow
Of The Giant) by Roberto Petrocchi; Italy - 1999
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PANE E TULIPANI (Bread and Tulips)
by Silvio Soldini; Italy - 2000
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PREFERISCO IL RUMORE DEL MARE
(I Prefer the Sound of the Sea) by Mimmo Calopresti; France/Italy - 2000
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PRIME LUCI DELL'ALBA (First
Light At Dawn) by Lucio Gaudino; Italy - 1999
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LE SCIAMANE (The Witch Doctors)
by Anna Riitta Ciccone; Italy - 2000
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LA SECONDA OMBRA (The Second
Shadow) by Silvano Agosti
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IL SEGRETO DEL GIAGUARO (The
Secret of the Jaguar) by Antonello Fassari; Italy - 2000
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SENZA PAURA (Senza paura) by
Stefano Calvagna
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SULLA SPIAGGIA E DI LÀ
DAL MOLO (On the Beach Beyond the Pier) by Giovanni Fago; Italy - 2000
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IL TEMPO DELL'AMORE (Time Of
Love) by Giacomo Campiotti; Italy - 2000
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TERRA DEL FUOCO (Tierra del
fuego) by Miguel Littin; Italy/Spain/Chile - 1999
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TRA(SGRE)DIRE (Transgressing)
by Tinto Brass; Italy - 2000
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TUTTO L'AMORE CHE C'È
(With All My Hearth) by Sergio Rubini; Italy - 2000
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L’UOMO DELLA FORTUNA (The Man
of Fortune) by Silvia Saraceno; Italy - 2000
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LA VITA È UN GIOCO (Life
Is a Gamble) by Fabio Campus
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UNA VITA NON VIOLENTA (A Non-Violent
Life) by David Emmer; Italy - 1999
EXPORT- UNION DES DEUTSCHEN
FILMS (Germany)
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ABSOLUTE GIGANTEN by Sebastian
Schipper; Germany – 2000
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BANG BOOM BANG (A Sure Thing)
by Peter Thorwarth; Germany – 2000
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DEEPLY by Sheri Elwood; Germany
- 2000
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DOWNHILL CITY by Hannu Salonen;
Germany - 2000
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DREI CHINESEN MIT DEM KONTRABASS
by Klaus Krämer; Germany - 2000
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EIN MENSCH WIE DIETER (Golzower)
by Barbara Junge, Winfried Junge; Germany - 2000
-
EROTIC TALES: BRATWURST - DIE
NACHTSCHWESTER – KIMONO by Rosa von Praunheim; Germany - 2000
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FERNES LAND PA-ISCH by Rainer
Simon; Germany - 2000
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FISIMATENTEN by Jochen Kuhn;
Germany - 2000
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GANGSTER by Volker Einrauch;
Germany - 2000
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GLOOMY SUNDAY – (Ein Lied Von
Liebe Und Tod) by Rolf Schübel; Germany - 2000
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GRÜNE WÜSTE by Anno
Sau; Germany - 2000
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HARTE JUNGS by Marc Rothemund;
Germany - 2000
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HAVANNA, MI AMOR by Uli Gaulke;
Germany - 2000
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HEIMSPIEL by Pepe Danquart;
Germany - 2000
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MARLENE by Joseph Vilsmaier;
Germany - 2000
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MIDSOMMAR-STORIES by Elena Alvarez,
Michael Chauvistré, Andi Niessner, Livia Vogt, Heike Wasem; Germany
- 2000
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NO ONE SLEEPS by Jochen Hick;
Germany - 2000
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OTOMO by Frieder Schlaich; Germany
- 2000
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PARADISO - SIEBEN TAGE MIT SIEBEN
FRAUEN by Rudolf Thome; Germany - 2000
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PRIVATE LIES by Sherry Hormann;
Germany – 2000
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SANCTIMONY by Dr. Uwe Boll;
Germany – 2000
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SCHNEE IN DER NEUJAHRSNACHT
by Thorsten Schmidt; Germany – 2000
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DER SCHREI DES SCHMETTERLINGS
by Frank Strecker; Germany – 2000
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DIE STILLE NACH DEM SCHUSS by
Volker Schlöndorff; Germany – 2000
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SONNENALLEE by Leander Haussmann;
Germany – 2000
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TUVALU by Veit Helmer; Germany
– 2000
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THE UNSCARRED by Buddy Giovinazzo;
Germany – 2000
FLANDERS IMAGE (Belgium)
catalogues and "Flanders Gazette"
SWISS FILM (Switzerland)
catalogues and Newsletters "Movie & Preview"
WALLONIE BRUXELLES IMAGES
(Belgium) catalogues
WORLD SALES CHRISTA SAREDI
(Switzerland)
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LOST KILLERS by Dito Tsintsadze;
Germany - 1999
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LUNA PAPA (Papà luna,
Moon father) by Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov; Russian Federation/Germany/France/Austria/Switzerland
- 2000