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Record Canadian presence at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Montreal, June 20, 2005 - Telefilm Canada is pleased to announce that Canada
will be prominent at the 40th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival with a
record-breaking 16 films. Among the highlights, Sébastien Rose's La
Vie avec mon père is in competition as part of the Official Selection;
Atom Egoyan's Where the Truth Lies has been selected for the Horizons
screenings; Ruba Nadda is sitting on the international jury; Gary Burns is spotlighted
with a retrospective in the Forum of Independents, and for the first time
the Festival is featuring a Focus on Canadian Films.
Karlovy Vary, an IFFPA (International Federation of Film Producers Associations)
Category 'A' festival, is an important stop on the international events calendar.
The 2005 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival takes place from July 1 to
9, 2005.
"We expect that Karlovy Vary will be rewarding for Canadian creators and
companies both in terms of visibility, as well as business and strategic opportunities,"
said Danny Chalifour, Telefilm's Director of International Operations and Development.
"With this unprecedented showing, the Canadian delegation has a tremendous
chance to win over new audiences and contribute to promoting Canadian culture
on the international scene."
Canadian films at the 2005 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Official Selection - Competition
La Vie avec mon père* (Sébastien Rose)
Horizons
Where the Truth Lies* (Atom Egoyan)
Special Events
Midnight Movies: From The Margin to the Mainstream (Stuart Samuels)
Focus on Canadian Films
La Face cachée de la lune (Far Side of the Moon) (Robert
Lepage)
Gaz Bar Blues* (Louis Bélanger)
I, Claudia* (Chris Abraham)
Littoral* (Tideline) (Wajdi Mouawad)
The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess* (Bruce McDonald)
La Peau blanche* (White Skin) (Daniel Roby)
Sabah* (Ruba Nadda)
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Roméo Dallaire* (Peter
Raymont)
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary* (Guy Maddin)
Forum of Independents
The Delicate Art of Parking* (Trent Carlson)
A Problem with Fear* (Gary Burns)
Kitchen Party* (Gary Burns)
waydowntown* (Gary Burns)
* Produced with the financial participation of Telefilm Canada
Canada front and centre at Karlovy Vary on July 5, 2005
July 5, 2005 is shaping up to be an important date for the Canadian delegation
at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
In addition to the gala competition screening of La Vie avec mon père,
a reception, organized by Telefilm Canada and the Canadian Embassy in Prague,
will celebrate the Canadian talent at Karlovy Vary (by invitation only), and
a networking event, organized by the Festival's Film Industry Office, will bring
together Canadian representatives and international players.
Showcasing Canadian talent
Telefilm Canada is proud of its partnership with the Karlovy Vary International
Film Festival, and their commitment to feature the energetic vision of Canadian
filmmakers on such a prestigious platform. Telefilm also thanks its partners
Foreign Affairs Canada and the Société de développement
des enterprises culturelles in assisting with travel grants.
Canadian delegation at Karlovy Vary (to date)
Chris Abraham (director, I, Claudia)
Louis Bélanger (director, Gaz Bar Blues)
Raymond Bouchard (actor, La Vie avec mon père)
Donna Brunsdale (co-screenwriter, A Problem with Fear)
Gary Burns (director, A Problem with Fear, Kitchen Party, waydowntown)
Trent Carlson (director, The Delicate Art of Parking)
Joely Collins (actress, The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess)
Atom Egoyan (director, Where the Truth Lies)
Brigitte Germain (producer, Littoral)
Arsinée Khanjian (actress, Sabah)
Bruce McDonald (director, The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess)
Ruba Nadda (director, Sabah)
Daniel Roby (director, La Peau blanche)
Sébastien Rose (director, La Vie avec mon père)
Stuart Samuels (director, Midnight Movies: From The Margin to the Mainstream)
Alex Wermester (distributor, La Vie avec mon père, La Face cachée
de la lune)
Telefilm Canada, a cultural investor in film, television and new media
Telefilm Canada is a federal cultural agency dedicated to the development and
promotion of the Canadian film, television and new media industries. With the
objective of building larger audiences for Canadian cultural products, the Corporation
acts as a partner to the private sector through investments in diverse productions
with wide appeal.
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Information:
Jeanine Basile, Communications and Public Affairs Manager
(514) 283-6363 or 1-800-567-0890
basilej@telefilm.gc.ca
Contact at Karlovy Vary:
Brigitte Hubmann, International Festivals Specialist
+ 420 608 27 97 35
hubmanb@telefilm.gc.ca
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