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Visit Films @ Sundance 2020

We will be attending Sundance this year with world premieres Summer White and Dinner in America.

Summer White
Sat. 1/25 | 8:30am | Holiday 1 (P&I)
Sun. 1/26 | 5:30pm | Egyptian Theatre
Mon. 1/27 | 10:00pm | Redstone Cinema 2
Tue. 1/28 | 6:00pm | Broadway Centre Cinema 6
Thur. 1/30 | 3:00pm | Sundance Mountain Resort
Fri. 1/31 | 6:00pm | Library Center Theatre
Sat. 2/1 | 4:00pm | Holiday Village Cinema 4

Dinner in America
Fri. 1/24 | 9:30pm | The Ray Theatre
Sat. 1/25 | 11:59pm | Broadway Centre Cinema 6
Sun. 1/26 | 8:30am | Prospector Square Theatre
Sun. 1/26 | 4:00pm | Holiday Village Cinema 4 (P&I)
Wed. 1/29 | 9:00pm | Holiday 2 (P&I)
Fri. 1/31 | 3:30pm | Eccles Theatre
Sat. 2/1 | 2:30pm | The MARC Theatre

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Visit Films @ AFM 2019

We will be attending AFM this year with a number of titles including Hearts and Bones, Alice, Initials S.G., Saint Frances, Adam, CRSHD, Tito, and The Wall of Mexico. Visit will be located in Room 530 of the Loews Hotel.

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Visit Films @ Cannes 2019

We will be attending the Marche and Cannes this year with an exciting lineup of titles, including Alice, Saint Frances, Initials S.G., Adam, The Wall of Mexico, CRSHD, Tito, and The Sharks.

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Visit Films @ EFM 2019

We will be screening The Sharks, State Like Sleep, Lost Holiday, This Teacher, Jirga, Spell, Helmet Heads, and If the Dancer Dances. We will be located at Gropius Bau #13.

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Visit Films @ Cannes 2018

We will be attending the Marche and Cannes this year with an exciting lineup of titles, including 1985, Maine, Behold My Heart, Dayveon, Slut in a Good Way, and City of Joel.

We will be located in Lerins M4.

Thur. May 10:
18:00 | Riviera 1 | Madeline’s Madeline

Fri. May 11:
18:00 | Lerins 1 | Behold My Heart

Sat. May 12:
13:30 | Palais J | 1985

Sun. May 13:
09:30 | Lerins 2 | Slut in a Good Way
12:00 | Palais I | Maine

Mon. May 14:
10:00 | Lerins 1 | City of Joel
12:00 | Lerins 1 | 1985

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Visit Films @ SXSW 2018

Wobble Palace and Anchor and Hope have been selected to SXSW 2018.

Wobble Palace:
Fri. 3/9 at 9:45pm – Alamo Lamar C
Sun. 3/11 at 11:00am – Rollins Theatre at the Long Center
Wed. 3/14 at 4:15pm – Alamo Ritz 2

Anchor and Hope:
Sat. 3/10 at 4:45pm – Alamo Lamar B
Mon. 3/12 at 7:30pm – Alamo Ritz 2
Tue. 3/13 at 7:45pm – Satellite Venue: AFS Cinema

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Visit Films @ Sundance 2018

We are excited to have Madeline’s Madeline, The Queen of Fear, and Time Share at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Madeline’s Madeline:
Mon. 1/22 at 3:00pm – PC Library, PC
Tue. 1/23 at 2:30pm – Holiday 1, PC (P&I)
Tue. 1/23 at 2:30pm – MARC, PC
Wed. 1/24 at 9:00pm – Park Ave., PC
Fri. 1/26 at 6:00pm – SLC Library, SLC
Sat. 1/27 at 3:15pm – Holiday 2, PC

The Queen of Fear:
Fri. 1/19 at 5:30pm – Holiday 1, PC (P&I)
Sun. 1/21 at 5:30pm – Prospector, PC
Mon. 1/22 at 9:00pm – Tower, SLC
Tue. 1/23 at 4:00pm – Redstone 2, PC
Fri. 1/26 at 4:00pm – Holiday 4, PC
Sat. 1/27 at 10:00am – Holiday 4, PC

Time Share:
Fri. 1/19 at 12:00pm – Holiday 2, PC (P&I)
Sat. 1/20 at 5:15 p.m. – Prospector, PC
Sun. 1/21 at 9:15 p.m. – Tower, SLC
Mon. 1/22 at 3:00 p.m. – Temple, PC
Fri. 1/26 at 11:30 p.m. – Prospector, PC
Sat. 1/27 at 3:00 p.m. – Temple, PC

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Visit Films @ SXSW

We are excited to be bringing MFA and Rat Film to SXSW this year.

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Visit Films @ Berlinale

We will be attending the Berlinale and EFM this year with an exciting lineup of titles, including Dayveon, Family Life, Columbus, The Bomb, X500, Rat Film, and Morris From America.

We will be located in MGB #12.

Thur. February 9:
11:30 CinemaxX 10 – Rat Film
16:30 CinemaxX 11 – Family Life
17:45 CinemaxX 6 – Dayveon

Fri. February 10:
9:30 CineStar 2 – Tanna
12:30 CinemaxX 15 – Dayveon
15:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele – the bomb (Festival)
21:30 CineStar 8 – Dayveon (Festival)
22:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele – the bomb (Festival)

Sat. February 11:
10:45 CinemaxX 11 – X500
11:20 CinemaxX 19 – Columbus
14:00 Zoo Palast – Morris From America
14:00 Delphi – Dayveon (Festival)
14:45 CinemaxX 11 – Family Life
18:00 Haus der Berliner Festspiele – the bomb (Festival)

Mon. February 13:
12:40 CinemaxX 9 – Dayveon
18:45 CinemaxX 13 – Columbus
22:30 Cubix 9 – Dayveon (Festival)

Sun. February 19:
17:00 HKW – Dayveon (Festival)

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Visit Films @ Sundance Film Festival

We are very excited to represent four amazing titles at Sundance Film Festival this year: Dayveon, Family Life, The Incredible Jessica James, and Columbus. Ryan Kampe and Ania Trzebiatowska will be attending the festival.

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Visit Films at SXSW

We are excited to be bringing From Nowhere, Claire in Motion, and Suntan to SXSW.

Fri. March 11:
8:00pm / Alamo Lamar A / Suntan

Sat. March 12:
8:00pm / Alamo Lamar C / From Nowhere

Sun. March 13:
9:00pm / Alamo Slaughter / Suntan

Mon. March 14:
4:00pm / Vimeo Theater / Claire In Motion

Tue. March 15:
10:45am / Alamo Lamar C / Claire In Motion
3:00pm / Alamo Slaughter / From Nowhere
7:00pm / Alamo Ritz 1 / Suntan

Thur. March 17:
8:00pm / Alamo Ritz 2 / From Nowhere
8:30pm / Alamo Lamar C / Claire In Motion

Fri. March 18:
11:00am / Alamo Lamar C / Suntan

Sat. March 19:
5:30pm / Alamo Lamar B / From Nowhere

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Fantastic World Premiere for Tanna!

Tanna received amazing reactions from press and audiences after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The Hollywood Reporter wrote, ‘Told with captivating simplicity and yet richly cinematic, [Tanna is] a haunting love story’ while Screen Daily called it ‘a beautiful odyssey with strong spiritual undertones.’

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Visit Films at Cannes

We are excited to be bringing Krisha, Just Jim, The Nymphets, and I Smile Back to Cannes.

Thur. May 14:
10:00 / Riviera 3 / I Smile Back
14:00 / Lerins 2 / The Nymphets

Fri. May 15:
12:00 / Riviera 1 / Just Jim
14:00 / Riviera 3 / The Nymphets

Sat. May 16:
14:00 / Riviera 3 / I Smile Back

Sun. May 17:
16:00 / Riviera 3 / Krisha (Buyers Only)

Mon. May 18:
10:00 / Lerins 2 / Krisha (Buyers Only)
14:00 / Lerins 2 / Just Jim

Wed. May 20:
11:30 / Miramar / Krisha (Festival Screening)
18:00 / Miramar / Krisha (Festival Screening)
22:00 / Miramar / Krisha (Festival Screening)

Thurs. May 21:
08:30 / Miramar / Krisha (Festival Screening)

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Visit Films at Hong Kong International Film Festival

We are excited to be attending Hong Kong IFF, where Charlie’s Country will be screening!

Fri. March 27 at 7:30pm – UA Cityplaza
Mon. March 30 at 2:15pm – The Grand Cinema

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Visit Films at SXSW

We are excited to be bringing Just Jim, The Nymphets, and Unexpected to SXSW.

Fri. March 13:
6:45pm / Alamo Lamar C / Unexpected

Sat. March 14:
12:00pm / Alamo Slaughter / Unexpected
2:15pm / Alamo Lamar B / Just Jim
6:45pm / Stateside Theatre / The Nymphets

Mon. March 16:
5:00pm / Alamo Lamar C / Just Jim

Tue. March 17:
10:00pm / Alamo Lamar B / The Nymphets

Wed. March 18:
3:30pm / Alamo Lamar A / Unexpected
10:15pm / Marchesa / Just Jim

Thur. March 19:
10:00pm / Alamo Slaughter / The Nymphets

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Visit Films in Berlin

We are excited to present to you our Berlinale/EFM line up. Bizarre will be making it’s world premiere in the Panorama section. We are also bringing Sundance favorites Unexpected, Sam Klemke’s Time Machine, The Strongest Man, and People Places Things.

Thurs. February 5:
13:15 / Dffb-Kino / Sam Klemke’s Time Machine
15:30 / MGB Kino / Unexpected

Fri. February 6:
09:00 / CinemaxX 17 / Bizarre

Sat. February 7:
11:15 / Dffb-Kino / Unexpected
22:30 / Cubix 7&8 / Bizarre (Festival Screening)

Sun. February 8:
10:40 / CineStar 4 / Unexpected
14:45 / CinemaxX 19 / Sam Klemke’s Time Machine

Mon. February 9:
12:20 / CinemaxX 17 / Bizarre
17:00 / Arsenal 2 / The Strongest Man

Tue. February 10:
22:30 / CinemaxX 7 / Bizarre (Festival Screening)

Wed. February 11:
20:15 / CineStar 3 / Bizarre (Festival Screening)

Thurs. February 12:
20:45 / Cubix 7&8 / Bizarre (Festival Screening)

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Visit Films at Toronto Film Festival

We are excited to announce that Charlie’s Country and It Follows have been selected to the Toronto International Film Festival! Charlie’s Country will be in the Contemporary World Cinema section while It Follows will be in Midnight Madness.

Here are the screening Times:
Thur. September 4
8:30am Scotiabank 14 – Charlie’s Country (Press and Industry Screening)
9:30pm Scotiabank 6 – It Follows (Press and Industry Screening)

Sun. September 7
6:45pm Scotiabank 3 – Charlie’s Country
11:59pm Ryerson Theatre – It Follows

Tue. September 9
12:45pm TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 3 – Charlie’s Country
4:00pm Scotiabank 9 – It Follows

Sat. September 13
1:15pm Scotiabank 1 – Charlie’s Country

More info:

Charlie’s Country – http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/programmes/contemporary-world-cinema/charlies-country

It Follows – http://www.tiff.net/festivals/thefestival/programmes/midnight-madness/it-follows

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David Gulpilil Wins Best Actor At Cannes

Congrats to David Gulpilil for winning the Best Actor prize in Un Certain Regard for his performance in Charlie’s Country.

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Cannes Screening Times

Here are the market and festival screening times for our films during Cannes:

Thur. May 15:
9:45 Palais G – 52 Tuesdays
13:30 Riviera 4 – I Won’t Come Back
15:30 Palais J – 10.000 KM

Fri. May 16 :
9:30 Riviera 2 – I Won’t Come Back
13:30 Palais J – 10.000 KM

Sat. May 17:
11:30 Miramar – It Follows (Festival Screening)
13:30 Riviera 4 – 10.000 KM
16:00 Private Buyer’s Screening – Charlie’s Country
17:00 Miramar – It Follows (Festival Screening)
22:00 Miramar – It Follows (Festival Screening)

Sun. May 18:
8:30 Miramar – It Follows (Festival Screening)
9:30 Private Buyer’s Screening – Charlie’s Country
14:00 Palais I – It Follows

Mon. May 19:
13:30 Riviera 4 – It Follows

Thur. May 22
11:00 Debussy Theater – Charlie’s Country (Festival Screening)
16:30 Debussy Theater – Charlie’s Country (Festival Screening)

Fri. May 23
13:00 Bazin Theater – Charlie’s Country (Festival Screening)

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Flex is Kings at the Tribeca Film Festival

Look out, NYC! Flex Is Kings will be opening the Viewpoints Section of the Tribeca Film Festival !

Screening Times:

Thursday, April 18th at 17:30 at the AV7-03
Friday, April 19th at 19:00 at the CCC-05
Thursday, April 25th at 21:45 at the CCC-08
Saturday, April 27th at 19:00 at the CCC-05

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The Wait screening at SXSW

We are excited to announce that The Wait will have its world premiere this year at SXSW. It is screening at the following times:

Sunday, March 10 at 4pm at the Stateside Theatre
Monday, March 11 at 6pm at the Violet Crown 1&2

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UPSTREAM COLOR at the Berlinale 2013!

Fresh from it’s world premiere at Sundance, where it won the Special Jury prize, UPSTREAM COLOR will have its international premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival. Schedule is as follows:

Sat Feb 9, 10:45 CinemaxX 9 (Press & Industry)
Sun Feb 10, 22:00 CineStar (International Premiere!)
Thu Feb 14, 21:30 CinemaxX 7
Fri Feb 15, 22:45 CineStar 3
Sat Feb 16, 20:15 CineStar 3
Sun Feb 17, 20:15 Cubix 8
Sun Feb 17, 20:15 Cubix 7

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Visit Films in Berlin

We are excited to present to you our Berlinale/EFM line up. Hot off the heels of its world premiere in competition at Sundance, Shane Carruth’s UPSTREAM COLOR will have its international premiere in Panorama in the Berlinale. In addition, we have several other brand new titles fresh from Sundance and Rotterdam that will be presented in the market. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Visit Films Berlin Market Screening Schedule:

Thursday, Feb 7
Il Futuro, 11:45 AM, CineStar 6
Watchtower, 6:35 PM, MGB Kino

Friday, Feb 8
Halley, 4:00 PM, Cubix 1

Saturday, Feb 9
A Teacher, 9:45 AM, Cubix 2
Upstream Color, 10:45 AM, CinemaxX 9

Sunday, Feb 10
Il Futuro, 11:30 AM, CinemaxX 10
It Felt Like Love, 2:40 PM, CinemaxX 18

Monday, Feb 11
Upstream Color, 11:30 AM, Cubix 2
A Teacher, 3:30 PM, Cubix 2

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CALIFORNIA SOLO wins Best Narrative Film at the Woodstock Film Festival !

Visit Films has exciting news to share – CALIFORNIA SOLO won the Best Narrative Film prize at the Woodstock Film Festival this weekend! And editor Alex Jablonski took home the Best Editing Award as well. Wow! Congrats to the CALIFORNIA SOLO team.

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New for Visit Films: WATCHTOWER

We are pleased to announce the newest addition to the Visit Films slate: WATCHTOWER by Pelin Esmer. Be sure to check it out when it premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Contemporary World Cinema section. Screening details are as follows:

Friday Sept. 7 Scotiabank 5 (P&I), 2:00 PM
Saturday Sept. 8 TIFF Bell Lightbox 3, 9:30 PM
Sunday Sept. 9 Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2, 9:15 AM
Thursday Sept. 13 Scotiabank 7 (P&I), 9:45 AM
Sunday Sept. 16 Scotiabank 9, 3:30 PM

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California Solo in Competition at the Deauville American Film Festival

Visit Films is pleased to announce that CALIFORNIA SOLO will be screening in the competition section of the upcoming 38th Annual Deauville American Film Festival. Big congratulations to Marshall Lewy and the entire CALIFORNIA SOLO team!

Stay tuned for more info and screening details…

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TEDDY BEAR Awarded Top Prize at Krakow’s Off Plus Camera

Visit Films is proud to announce that TEDDY BEAR took home the top prize at Krakow’s Off Plus Camera International Festival in Independent Cinema this past weekend! Director Mads Matthiesen attended the closing night gala, where he received a cash prize of $100,000 USD and a 1 million PLN subsidy from the Polish Film Institute to be spent on the production of his next feature film in Poland. The Danish director said, ‘It is a great honor to be here today. Thank you for having me and for showing my film (…) I will return here to make my next film.’ Big congrats to Mads Matthiesen and the entire TEDDY BEAR team!

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NEW FOR VISIT FILMS: DOLLHOUSE and ARCADIA

Visit is proud to announce two new additions to our slate, both of which will soon have their world premiere at the Berlinale. Kirsten Sheridan’s DOLLHOUSE in Panorama, and Olivia Silver’s ARCADIA, starring John Hawkes, in Generations. Check the sidebar of this blog page for full screenings details.

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TEDDY BEAR Wins at Sundance Film Festival 2012!

We are thrilled to share the news that Mads Matthieson, director of TEDDY BEAR was honored as Winner of the World Cinema Directing Award, for Dramatic films at Sundance Film Festival 2012. The prize was announced at the Filmmaker awards ceremony on Saturday night.

‘That’s great, man. Great surprise. Just want to thank Sundance. It’s a pleasure coming here. Everything around this festival, the audiences, is great,’ says Matthiesen.

Visit Films congratulates Mads and the entire TEDDY BEAR team on this fantastic accolade!

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New for Visit Films: THE ODDS and FABLE OF THE FISH

We’re pleased to announce two new titles added to the Visit Films slate, both of which will soon premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2011.
The first is a debut feature by Simon Davidson called THE ODDS, screening the Canada First section. The second is the latest from Adolfo Alix Borinaga Jr of the Philippines, called FABLE OF THE FISH. It will screen in Visions. Details for both Public and Press & Industry screenings are as follows:

THE ODDS:

Sat. 9/10, 10.00 am, Scotiabank Theatre 5 (P&I)
Mon. 9/12, 8.45 pm, AMC 10
Wed. 9/14, 5.30 pm, AMC 6
Thurs. 9/15, 10.00 am, Scotiabank Theatre 5 (P&I)
Sat. 9/17, 3.00 pm, AMC 10

FABLE OF THE FISH
Fri. 9/9, 4.30 pm, TIFF Bell LightBox 5 (P&I)
Sat. 9/10, 3.00 pm, AMC 7
Sun. 9/11, 7.00 pm, AMC 4
Thurs. 9/15, 10.00 am, Scotiabank Theatre 10 (P&I)
Sun. 9/18, 1.00 pm, AMC 7

Both films will also soon screen at the Busan International Film Festival in Korea, so stay tuned for more details.

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Visit at Edinburgh IFF

Registered Delegates can now sign up for a 1-2-1 with our very own Aida LiPera. This industry event will be held on Monday June 20th. See you there!

Click here for more details on the EIFF website|http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/industry/industry-events-programme-2011-16-26-june/monday-20-june

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Cannes 2011 Screening Schedule

The Visit Films screening schedule for Cannes is now available!

Toomelah
Official Screening ((Un certain regard):
May 13, 11:00, Debussy
May 14, 14:00, Bazin
May 16, 11:00, Salle 60eme

Market Screening:
May 17, 18:00, Palais I

Après le sud (Heat Wave)
Official Screenings (La Quinzaine):
May 19, 19:30, Thèâtre Croisette
May 20, 11:30, Cinèma Les Arcades

Market Screening:
May 12, 10:00, Riviera 1

Press Screening:
May 19, 11:30, Thèâtre Croisette

Bellflower
Market Screenings:
May 11, 15:30, Palais J
May 12, 11:30, Gray 4

Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Market Screening:
May 12, 14:00, Lerins 2

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New for Visit Films: Apres le sud

We’re very happy to announce Jean-Jacques Jauffret’s Après le sud (Heat Wave) as the newest addition to the Visit Films slate. Soon having it’s world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in La Quinzaine please see below for dates and times:

Official Screenings:
May 19, 19:30, Thèâtre Croisette
May 20, 11:30, Cinèma Les Arcades

Market Screening:
May 12, 10:00, Riviera 1

Press Screening:
May 19, 11:30, Thèâtre Croisette

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Toomelah to screen in Un Certain Regard at Cannes

Visit Films is thrilled to announce that Ivan Sen’s Toomelah will screen as part of Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival next month. From Australia, this is Sen’s third feature.

We congratulate the filmmakers on this great success!

Official Screenings:
May 13, 11:00, Debussy
May 14, 14:00, Bazin
May 16, 11:00, Salle 60eme

Market Screening:
May 17, 18:00, Palais I

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Jess + Moss, and The Green Wave at the Berlinale 2011

We’re proud to announce the official screenings info for Werner Herzog’s CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS, Clay Jeter’s JESS + MOSS, and Ali Samadi Ahadi’s THE GREEN WAVE at the Berlinale 2011. Please try and make it if you can!

CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
Sun 2/13 10:30 PM Berlinale Palace (Premiere Screening)
Mon 2/14 12:00 PM Urania (Official Screening)
Mon 2/14 1:25 PM Astor Lounge (Market Screening)
Mon 2/14 5:30 PM Urania (Official Screening)

JESS + MOSS
Mon 2/14 9:30 AM Marriott 3 (Market Screening)
Thu 2/17 8:00 PM Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 1 (Official Screening)
Sat 2/19 3:30 PM Cubix 8 (Official Screening)
Sun 2/20 2:00 PM Haus der Kulturen der Welt Kino 2 (Official Screening)

THE GREEN WAVE
Sat 2/12/ 10:45 AM dffb Kino (Official Screening)
Tues 2/15 13:13 PM CinemaxX1 (Official Screening)
Wed 2/16 9:30 AM dffb Kino (Official Screening)

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Jess + Moss review from Sundance 2011

PARK CITY — Experimental films at Sundance are not unlike the flu bugs that run rampant through the festival’s many crowded venues: They’re inevitable but to be avoided if possible. First-time writer-director Clay Jeter’s Jess + Moss proves an exception.

Experimental films at Sundance are not unlike the flu bugs that run rampant through the festival’s many crowded venues: They’re inevitable but to be avoided if possible. First-time writer-director Clay Jeter’s Jess + Moss proves an exception. Not that its slow rhythms and intricate sight and sound design won’t tax the patience of those who trek here for celebrity sightings and the next hot film.
Jeter has thought deeply about how best to convey the themes he wishes to express here — themes about memory, longing and the power of the quotidian on a hot summer’s day — and how to express these things without benefit of a traditional narrative. Jess + Moss represents a bracing jolt from the usual film experience while at the same time lacking the pretension that accompanies so many experimental films.
There is no real story as such here. Two young people have only each other for companionship during a summer on a western Kentucky tobacco farm. Second cousins Jess (Sarah Hagan) and Moss (Austin Vickers) are 18 and 12 respectively. The age gap is not insignificant. Jess would probably like to experiment with boy-girl things that Moss’ immaturity prevents. Moss wants the older girl to entertain him a bit: Like telling him the story over and over again about his parents, who were killed long ago.
The film lets you gather information about these two not only from their conversations but from recorded memories. Old video and tape recordings are played. The youngsters make their own recordings as well. A crumbling farmhouse on the property, still filled with the degraded furniture and effects of lives long gone, fill in more details.
It’s also amazing how poignant Connie Francis’ old recording of Tammy, played over a couple of montages, becomes under these circumstances.
Two scenes with the boy’s and girl’s families show they are families in name only: The youngsters are completely alienated from these adults.
Jeter, who wrote the script with Debra Jeter, Will Basanta and Issac Hagy — more a succession of visual and aural strategies than a traditional screenplay — is deliberately unhelpful in providing a full background to his characters. A viewer senses rather than understands the back stories.
The two actors hold the screen quite naturally for the entire running time. Hagan is a pro with roles on the series Freaks and Geeks and Buffy the Vampire Slayer while Vickers is not. It makes no difference as the two behave as if they grew up together. They trade insults and secrets with equal ease. They are so used to each other that they shrug off small cruelties since they need one another.
Moss probably wonders why Jess hits herself every now and then. Jess wonders if she should change or edit the story of his parents, if only to alter their routine.
Jeter shot on over 30 different kinds of film stock, some many years old while others are brand new, Thus sharp, color saturated images collide with grainy ones. Some memories are fuzzy or faded while others are not, the film implies through this arresting style.
The filmmaker made the film on his family’s tobacco farm so perhaps his own memories may filter through those of his fictional characters. Or maybe they’re not fictional at all. Jess + Moss is, to put it mildly, open to interpretation.

Click here to read the article on THR’s website|http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sundance-review-jess-moss-74378

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Visit Films to handle foreign sales on Sundance premiere Jess + Moss

20 January, 2011 | By Jeremy Kay

Visit Films has acquired international sales and festival rights to Clay Jeter’s directorial debut Jess + Moss ahead of its world premiere in Sundance on Sunday [23].

The New Frontier entry will also screen in the Berlinale next month.

Sarah Hagan and Austin Vickers play second cousins who spend the dying days of summer in rural Western Kentucky exploring deep secrets as they contemplate an uncertain future.

Preferred Content is representing North American rights and the company’s managing partner Kevin Iwashina serves as executive producer along with Jason Berman.

‘This is a film that we all fell in love with,’ Visit Films partner Ryan Kampe said. ‘The artistry is phenomenal and the characters mesmerising. International buyers looking for a return to classic American independent cinema will be very pleased. Clay will be one of this year’s major discoveries.’

‘When I first screened Jess + Moss and subsequently met the filmmaker, I immediately knew that this was a creative endeavor with which I had to be associated,’ Iwashina said. ‘It is a reflection of all the reasons that I have been a supporter of independent filmmakers since the inception of my career.’

Visit Films’s recent sales slate includes Trash Humpers, Small Town Murder Songs, Tilva Rosh, and Myth Of The American Sleepover.

Click here to read the article on Screen’s website|http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/sundance/sundance-news/visit-films-to-handle-foreign-sales-on-sundance-premiere-jess-moss/5022584.article

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Visit Film Sundance slate is here!

We are about to head off to Sundance with a slate of three fantastic titles – The Off Hours, The Green Wave, and Jess + Moss. As usual, these films have in common their unique vision and quality filmmaking. If you’re in Park City, please make sure to catch them all!

The Green Wave
3:00 PM Fri, Jan 21 Holiday Village Cinema IV
9:00 AM Mon, Jan 24 Temple Theatre
1:30 PM Tue, Jan 25 Holiday Village Cinema I (P&I)
9:00 PM Thu, Jan 27 Holiday Village Cinema IV
6:45 PM Fri, Jan 28 Broadway Centre Cinemas V (SLC)
9:00 AM Sat, Jan 29 Holiday Village Cinema IV

The Off Hours
3:00 PM Sat, Jan 22 Yarrow Hotel Theatre
12:00 PM Sun, Jan 23 Redstone Cinemas 8
9:15 AM Wed, Jan 26 Holiday Village III (P&I)
6:15 PM Wed, Jan 26 Egyptian Theatre
4:30 PM Sat, Jan 29 Broadway Centre Cinemas IV (SLC)

Jess + Moss
5:30 PM Sun, Jan 23 Prospector Square Theatre
9:00 PM Mon, Jan 24 Redstone Cinemas 8
3:00 PM Tue, Jan 25 Broadway Centre VI (SLC)
9:30 AM Thu, Jan 27 Holiday Village Cinema II
10:30 PM Fri, Jan 28 Broadway Centre IV (SLC)
6:00 PM Sat, Jan 29 Holiday Village Cinema IV

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Visit’s Sundance title THE OFF HOURS featured on the home page of Apple trailers

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Tilva Rosh wins in Estoril!

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Tilva Rosh wins in Estoril; Europa Distribution conference hosts 60 distributors
15 November, 2010 | By Andreas Wiseman

Nikolai Lezaic’s drama has picked up the Best Film Award and the Cineuropa Award at the fourth Estoril Film Festival in Portugal.

Tilva Rosh, Serbian director Lezaic’s debut feature, tells the story of two teenagers growing up in a desolate mining town in eastern Serbia. The feature had previously picked up the Heart Of Sarajevo award and premiered at Locarno.

French actress Isabelle Huppert was awarded theSpecial João Benárd da Costa Jury Prize for her performance in Marc Fitoussi’s comedy Copacabana, while Andrey Stempkovsky, Anush Vardanyan and Givi Shavgulidze shared the Montblanc Best Screenplay Award for Russian feature Reverse Motion.

According to festival director Paulo Branco the fifth Estoril Film Festival attracted between 25,000-30,000 visitors. The festival was opened by singer Lou Reed and presented masterclasses from Stephen Frears and John Malkovich.

Speaking to Screen, Branco said: ‘This was one of the festival’s best editions. We had great films and great art. This festival is based on transversality and the belief that any artist is a filmmaker and any filmmaker is an artist.’

Branco confirmed that going forward the Estoril festival would remain the home of the annual Europa Distribution conference which this year attracted over 60 independent European distributors for its fourth edition.

Over the two-day conference delegates discussed a range of topics including the current state of the European VOD market (which is forecast to be worth €2.2bn by 2013), crowd funding-based production and distribution initiatives and the ongoing Virtual Print Fee (VPF) negotiations.

Regine Vial, president of Europa Distribution and head of distribution at Les Films Du Losange, presented the key elements of legislation recently passed in France outlining French distributors’ contribution to the digitalisation of screens.

The new legislation ensures that the French ministry of culture provides a €125m subsidy for the cost of equipment required for digital conversion, non-film related industries such as sport and theatre, which are increasingly using digital cinemas to show events, make a contribution to the VPF, and crucially that the cost of digitalisation is cheaper than the costs incurred in producing and distributing 35mm prints. According to the law VPF payback to the third party installation outfit can be made over a ten-year period.

Speaking to Screen, Vial said: ‘I think this is very important. We now have regulation that says that digitalisation must be cheaper than 35mm [production and distribution] and we have a ten year time period in which the payments. We are happy to pay this contribution. I don’t think this model is necessarily the best rule for other countries but it helps to discuss it and exchange ideas.’

France is the first country to pass comprehensive legislation concerning the VPF.

During a panel on current VOD experiences MUBI founder Efe Cakarel was upbeat about the potential for revenue growth in the art house-focused VOD market.

In the wake of MUBI’s recent deal with Sony Playstation, which makes it possible to download the independent film platform from the Playstation Store as a free application, Cakarel anticipated a boom in the niche sector. He warned delegates that ‘as an industry we previously overestimated the short term potential of VOD, but now we are underestimating the importance and impact of VOD going forward.’ Cakarel informed delegates that since the launch of the MUBI-Playstation deal on Wednesday the company had signed up 210,000 new registrants. Cakarel claimed that thanks to the partnership, which extends across 16 countries and approximately 16m consoles, MUBI had ‘overnight become one of the most significant independent distribution platforms in the world’.

Of the conference’s success, Adeline Monzier of Europa Distribution said: ‘We’ve reached a point where we have very common ground on a lot of topics and we are now sharing a great deal of information. We had some very lively debates, the delegates took an active part in the schedule and the networking events worked really well. After four years this is a very good sign. We will be back next year.’

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