Film & Kino Pressemeldung
6 MBB-Funded Films in Cannes, 4 in Competition for the Palme d'Or
Berlin / Potsdam / Cannes – Four films supported by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg – THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, THE SECRET AGENT, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, and ZWEI STAATSANWÄLTE – will celebrate their world premieres this year in the official competition at Cannes! Additionally, AMRUM and THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE will be showcased as part of the Cannes Premières section. Congratulations to all!
Kirsten Niehuus, CEO of Medienboard:
"It’s time for Cannes again! Four films ‘Made in Berlin-Brandenburg’ in competition and six in total in the Official Selection on the Croisette – that’s a new record! We’re thrilled for the teams and crews and keeping our fingers crossed for the Palme d'Or race!"
COMPÉTITION
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
Direction: Wes Anderson
Screenplay: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Cast: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Benedict Cumberbatch, Max Mauff, Volker Michalowski
Production: Studio Babelsberg
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
Direction: Joachim Trier
Screenplay: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Stellan Skarsgård
Production: Komplizen Film
TWO PROSECUTORS | ZWEI STAATSANWÄLTE
Direction & Screenplay: Sergei Loznitsa
Cast: Alexander Kuznetsov
Production: LOOKSfilm
THE SECRET AGENT
Direction & Screenplay: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cast: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Irandhir Santos, Udo Kier
Production: One Two Films
CANNES PREMIÈRES
AMRUM
Direction: Fatih Akin
Screenplay: Fatih Akin, Hark Bohm
Cast: Diane Kruger, Laura Tonke, Jasper Billerbeck, Detlev Buck, Lisa Hagmeister, Matthias Schweighöfer
Production: bombero international
DAS VERSCHWINDEN DES JOSEF MENGELE | THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEPH MENGELE
Direction & Screenplay: Kirill Serebrennikov
Cast: August Diehl, Burghart Klaußner, Dana Herfurth
Production: Lupa Film