Siamese Dream
Int. Sales Rep: north.five.six (Regretting You)
Financier: Constantin Film (Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die)
Dir/Wri: Josh Boone (Regretting You)
Synopsis:
Follows a hitman in Honolulu who faces a spiritual crisis when he finds himself haunted by the ghost of a young woman he accidentally killed during a botched attempt on his life.
Heavens: The Boy and His Robot
Int. Sales Rep: Prestige International Pictures (Seeds)
N.A. dist: Radial Entertainment (Americano)
Dir/Wri: Rich Ho (Fall)
Synopsis:
The journey of a struggling young pilot, Kai, and his fighter mecha, Little Dragon, set against a backdrop of epic galactic warfare told with action, humor, and heart, rekindling wonder in adults and sparking the imaginations of children.
Villain 2
Int. Sales Rep: Double Dutch (A Quiet Passion)
Cast: Craig Fairbrass (Netflix’s One Piece)
The Mise En Scène Company at EFM:
Forge
Int. Sales Rep: The Mise En Scène Company (Anchorage)
Dir: Jing Ai Ng (debut)
Cast: Kelly Marie Tran (The Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Andie Ju (Beef)
Premiered: SXSW
Synopsis:
Siblings accept a millionaire’s offer to replace and sell his family’s art collection as an underappreciated FBI agent, hungry for a career-making case, closes in.
Desert Road
Int. Sales Rep: The Mise En Scène Company (The Magnificent Meyersons)
Dir: Shannon Tripplett (prod. Godzilla)
Cast: Kristine Froseth (The Assistant), Ryan Hurst (Saving Private Ryan)
Premiered: SXSW
Synopsis:
A young photographer who, after a car breakdown on a remote desert road, finds herself lost in a time loop and must master its rules to engineer an escape before she is trapped forever.
Pesta
Int. Sales Rep: Charades (Flow)
Dist: GKIDS (Little Amelie or the Character of Rain)
Dir: Hanne Berkaak (debut)
Synopsis:
A romantic horror movie about Astrid, a devout noble girl who falls in love with the pagan rebel Eilev. When Eilev is taken prisoner, Astrid is faced with a horrifying decision: lose him or turn into the monster she dreads the most, Pesta.
Monster Mia
Int. Sales Rep: Sola Media
Wri: A.B. Saddlewick (based on book by)
Synopsis:
Expelled student Mia and her pet rat Quentin arrive at Rotwood Academy, where she’s the only human among monster classmates. With Principal Van Vlad’s hatred of humans, she must team up with monsters to thwart his schemes.
Wash Away
Int. Sales Rep: Finecut
Dir: Takuya Miyahara (short film Suck)
Synopsis:
The thriller centers on two vacationers who receive a free stay at an isolated lakeside getaway, where they encounter sinister forces tied to local folklore about water’s ability to cleanse the soul.
Berlin:
Not a Hero
Int. Sales Rep: MMM Films
Dir/Wri: Rima Das (Village Rockstars)
Premiere: Berlin (Generation section)
Synopsis:
A city boy moves to his village, where his bitter aunt lives. He makes friends with a horse and local children, embarking on adventures that reveal life’s wonders and his own bravery.
Series Mania:
Europe’s largest TV-centred festival, Series Mania, is kicking things off with the premiere of The Handmaid’s Tale prequel series The Testaments. With Ann Dowd and OBAA’s Chase Infiniti, the series drops on Hulu and Disney+ two weeks after.
The Peaky Blinders movie, The Immortal Man, will also be playing for the first time shortly after.
CJ ENM’s Korean military drama The Legend of Kitchen Soldier will have its world premiere at Series Mania.
Series Mania kicks offon March 20th.