Film & Kino
3 MBB-funded films in the Cannes competition, 2 of which by female directors!
Berlin / Potsdam / Paris - 3 MBB-funded films celebrate a world premiere at the Croisette in May! The Festival de Cannes invites Jessica Hausner's CLUB ZERO, Kaouther Ben Hania’s FOUR DAUGHTERS and Wes Anderson’s ASTEROID CITY to compete for the Palme d’Or. Congratulations!
Kirsten Niehuus, Managing Director of MBB: “Allez les réalisatrices! 2 female directors with MBB-funded productions are taking part in the Cannes competition – c’est superb! Our heartfelt congratulations to the producers of CLUB ZERO, FOUR DAUGHTERS and ASTEROID CITY and their teams, and we look forward to great cinema and a film festival deluxe on the Croisette.”
COMPETITION
CLUB ZERO
Direction: Jessica Hausner
Screenplay: Jessica Hausner, Geraldine Bajard
Production Company: Coproduction Office
FOUR DAUGHTERS
Direction & Screenplay: Kaouther Ben Hania
Production Company: Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion
ASTEROID CITY
Direction: Wes Anderson
Screenplay: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Production Company: Studio Babelsberg