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OPENING TIMES
TUESDAY 13 MAY:
OPEN FROM 2:00PM TO 6:00PM

WEDNESDAY 14 MAY UNTIL SUNDAY 25 MAY:
OPEN FROM 9:30AM TO 1:00PM AND FROM 2:30PM TO 6:00PM

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BLINDNESS
Competition (Opening Night Film)
(Brazil/Canada/Japan)

Press screening:
Wednesday 14 May / 10.00am / Salle Debussy
Wednesday 14 May / 4.00pm / Salle Debussy
Thursday 15 May / 12.00pm / Salle du Soixantième Festival
Photo-call: Wednesday 14 May / 12.00pm / Palais des Festivals
Press conference: Wednesday 14 May / 12.30pm / Palais des Festivals
Official screening: Wednesday 14 May / 7.15pm / Grand Théâtre Lumière
Additional screening: Wednesday 14 May / 11.30pm / Grand Théâtre Lumière [Entry to thisscreening requires a ticket from the festival]

Film-team: Fernando Meirelles / director
Julianne Moore / actor
Mark Ruffalo / actor
Alice Braga / actor
Danny Glover / actor
Gael Garcia Bernal / actor
Yusuke Iseya / actor
Yoshino Kimura / actor
Don McKellar / screenwriter/actor

International interviews: Thursday 15 & Friday 16 May

French publicist: Jerome Jouneaux
North American publicist: Jeff Hill/International House of Publicity
International sales: Focus Features
Premier PR contact: Matthew Sanders
matthew.sanders@premierpr.com
Running time: 118 minutes

From Nobel Prize winning author Jose Saramago and acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles ("The Constant Gardener," "City of God") comes the compelling story of humanity in the grip of an epidemic of mysterious blindness. It is an unflinching exploration of human nature, both bad and good--people's selfishness, opportunism, and indifference, but also their capacity for empathy, love and sheer perseverance.

Distributor list
Territory Distributor
France Pathé
Australia Roadshow Film Distributors
Benelux RCV/Kinepolis
Bulgaria Blue Sky
CIS Central Partnership, Ltd.
Ex-Yugo Discovery / Creativa
Germany Kinowelt
Greece Odeon
Hong Kong Golden Scene
Hungary Blue Sky
Iceland Sena
India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka PVR
Indonesia Queen Films
Israel Shani Films
Italy Mikado
Latin America Fox
Middle East Italia Film
Poland Best Film
Portugal Castello Lopes
Scandinavia Sandrew Metronome - Norway
South Korea Inmoa
Singapore Shaw Renters
Switzerland Ascot Elite Film AG
Taiwan Long Shong
Turkey Tiglon
UK Jonathan Rutter/Premier PR for Pathé

HUNGER
Un Certain Regard (Opening Night Film)
(UK)

Press screening: Thursday 15 May / 2.00pm / Salle Debussy
Photo-call: Thursday 15 May / 3.00pm / Miramar
Official screening: Thursday 15 May / 7.30pm / Théâtre Debussy
Other screenings: Friday 16 May / 3.00pm / Salle Bazin

Film-team: Steve McQueen / director
Michael Fassbender / actor
Liam Cunningham / actor

International interviews: Friday 16 May

French publicist: Monica Donati / MK2
International sales: Icon International
Premier PR contact: Philip Rose
philip.rose@premierpr.com
Running time: 96 minutes

Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost limit.

Distributor list
Territory Distributor
France MK2
Australia/NZ Icon Film Distribution
Greece Seven Films
Benelux Paradiso

THE 7 DAYS
Critics' Week (Opening Night Film)
(Israel/France)

Press screening: Thursday 15 May / 3.00pm / Miramar
Official screening: Thursday 15 May / 8.00pm / Miramar
Other screenings: Date TBC / time TBC / venue TBC

Film-team: Ronit Elkabetz / Screenplay, Director, Actor
Schlomi Elkabetz / Screenplay & Director

International interviews: 17 May (French 16 May)

French publicist: Laurette Monconduit, MF Management
North American publicist: N/A
International sales: Les Films du Losange
Premier PR contact: Ginger Corbett / Sue Watkins
ginger.corbett@premierpr.com / sue.watkins@premierpr.com

Running time: 115 minutes

Israel 1991. The Ohaions are mourning the loss of a loved one. According to tradition, the bereaved are supposed to gather at the house of the deceased for seven days. Whilst trying to abide by tradition, the atmosphere gradually becomes stifling as family members unearth long-buried truths. Bitterness and family feuds soon take precedence over mourning.

Territory Distributor
France Les Films du Losange

TONY MANERO
Directors' Fortnight
(Chile/Brazil)

Press screening: Thursday 17 May / 2.00pm / Theatre Croisette, Hôtel Palais Stéphanie
Press conference: Thursday 17 May / 3.45pm / Malmaison
Official screening: Thursday 17 May / 10.00pm / Theatre Croisette, Hôtel Palais Stéphanie

Film-team: Pablo Larraín / director
Alfredo Castro / actor

International interviews: Sunday 18 May / Monday 19 May

French publicist: Chloé Lorenzi and Audrey Grimaud - Makna Presse
makna@makna-presse.com
International sales: Funny Balloons
Premier PR contact: Ginger Corbett / Jonathan Peake
jonathan.peake@premierpr.com / ginger.corbett@premierpr.com
Running time: 97 minutes

Santiago de Chile, 1978.
In the midst of the tough social context of Pinochet's dictatorship, Raúl Peralta, a man in his fifties, is obsessed with the idea of impersonating "Tony Manero", John Travolta's character in "Saturday Night Fever". Raúl leads a small group of dancers regularly performing at a bar located in the outskirts of the city. Every Saturday evening, he unleashes his passion for the film's music by imitating his idol. His dream of being recognized as a successful showbiz star is about to become a reality when the national television announces a "Tony Manero" impersonating contest. His urge to reproduce his idol's likeness drives him to commit a series of crimes and thefts. In the meantime, his dancing partners, who are involved in underground activities against the regime, are persecuted by the government's secret police. "Tony Manero" is a story about loss, identity and obsession in the recent Chilean history.

Distributor list
Territory Distributor
France Sophie Dulac Distribution

LINHA DE PASSE
Competition
(Brazil)

Press screening: Saturday 17 May / 8.30am / Grand Théâtre Lumière
Photo-call: Saturday 17 May / 10.30am/ Palais des Festivals
Press conference: Saturday 17 May / 11.00am / Palais des Festivals
Official screening: Saturday 17 May / 10.00pm / Grand Théâtre Lumière

Film-team: Walter Salles / director
Daniela Thomas / director
Vinícius de Oliveira / actor
José Geraldo Rodrigues / actor
Kaique Jesus Santos / actor
João Baldasserini / actor
Sandra Corveloni / actor

International interviews: Sunday 18 May

French publicist: Jerome Jouneaux
North American publicist: Jeff Hill/International House of Publicity
International sales: Pathé Pictures International
Premier PR contact: Jonathan Rutter
mailto:Rutterjonathan.rutter@premierpr.com
Running time: 102 minutes

Set against the backdrop of Sao Paulo's sprawling urban jungle, family, identity, religion and dreams collide as four brothers go on an emotional and redemptive journey that will define their futures.

Distributor list
Territory Distributor
France Jerome Jouneaux for Diaphana Distribution
Benelux Cineart
Greece Spentzos
Israel Lev Cinemas/ Shani Films
Italy Rai Cinema
Portugal CLMC
UK Jonathan Rutter/Premier PR for Pathé Distribution

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
Out of Competition
(USA)

Press screening: Sunday 18 May / 1.00pm / Grand Théâtre Lumière
Photo-call: Sunday 18 May / 3.00pm / Palais des Festivals
Press conference: Sunday 18 May / 3.30pm / Palais des Festivals
Official screening: Sunday 18 May / 7.30pm / Grand Théâtre Lumière

Film-team: Steven Spielberg / director
Harrison Ford / actor
Shia LeBeouf / actor
Karen Allen / actor
Cate Blanchett / actor
Ray Winstone / actor
John Hurt / actor
Jim Broadbent / actor
George Lucas / producer
Frank Marshall / producer
Kathleen Kennedy / producer

International interviews: Saturday 17 May / Monday 19 May

Premier PR contact: Emma Robinson
emma.robinson@premierpr.com
Running time: 125 minutes

INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL will be released worldwide by Paramount Pictures. Please contact your local Paramount office regarding junket nominations.

LA MUJER SIN CABEZA (THE HEADLESS WOMAN)
Competition
(Argentina/Spain/France/Italy)

Press screening: Tuesday 20 May / 7.00pm / Debussy
Tuesday 20 May / 10.00pm / Debussy
Photo-call: Wednesday 21 May / time TBC / Palais des Festivals
Press conference: Wednesday 21 May / time TBC / Palais des Festivals
Official screening: Wednesday 21 May / time TBC / Grand Théâtre Lumière

Film-team: Lucrecia Martel / director
Maria Onetto / actor
Verónica Cura / producer

International interviews: Thursday 22 May

French publicist: Laurence Granec & Karine Menard
mailto:Menardlgranec@club-internet.fr
International sales: Focus Features
Premier PR contact: Matthew Sanders
matthew.sanders@premierpr.com
Running time: 87 minutes

A woman is driving on the highway. She becomes distracted and runs over something. On the days following this incident, she fails to recognize the feelings that bond her to things and people. She just lets herself be taken by the events of her social life. One night she tells her husband that she killed someone on the highway. They go back to the road only to find a dead dog. Friends close to the police confirm that there were no accident reports. Everything returns to normal and the bad moment seems to be over until the news of a gruesome discovery again worries everyone.

Distributor list
Territory Distributor
France Ad Vitam
Argentina Distribution Company
Italy PUNTOeVIRGOLA forTeodora
Spain c/o El Deseo

OF TIME AND THE CITY
Special Screening
(UK)

Press screening: Date TBC / time TBC / venue TBC
Official screening: Tuesday 20th May / 10.00pm / Bunuel
Other screenings: Date / time / venue

Film-team: Terence Davies / director
Sol Papadopoulos / Roy Boulter / producers
International interviews: Wednesday 21 May

French publicist: N/A
North American publicist: N/A
International sales: Hanway Films
Premier PR contact: Sue Watkins
Sue.Watkins@premierpr.com
Running time: 80 minutes

Of Time and the City is both a love song and eulogy to the director's birthplace - Liverpool. It is a response to memory, reflection and the experience of losing a sense of place as skylines change and time takes its toll.

Distributor list
Territory Distributor
UK BFI

PALERMO SHOOTING
Competition
(Germany/Italy/France)

Press screening: Friday May 23 / 7.30 pm / Debussy
Press screening: Friday May 23 / 10.00 pm / Salle Bazin
Photo-call: Saturday May 24 / 12.30 pm TBC / Palais des Festivals
Press conference: Saturday May 24 / 1.00 pm TBC/ Palais des Festivals
Official screening: Saturday May 24 / 7.30 pm / Grand Théâtre Lumière
Other screenings: TBC

Film-team: Wim Wenders / director/writer
Campino / actor
Dennis Hopper / actor
Giovanna Mezzogiorno / actor

International interviews: Sunday May 25

French publicist: Jean-Pierre Vincent
North American publicist: n/a
International sales: HanWay Films
Premier PR contact: Charles McDonald
charles.mcdonald@premierpr.com
Running time: 124' minutes TBC

As a photographer of international renown and success, Finn (Campino) lives a life that is as glorious as it is hectic. He gets no sleep, his mobile is always ringing and the music in his headphones is his most trusty and constant companion. When his whole life suddenly falls apart, Finn decides to leave everything behind. His journey takes him to Palermo. There he is tracked by a mysterious shooter, who is apparently trying to kill him. At the same time an exciting new life starts for him - and a new love...

Distributor list
Territory Distributor
France Ocean Films
CIS/Baltics MGN
Ex-Yugoslavia Continental
Germany c/o Anke Zindler/Just Publicity
Greece/Cyprus Odeon SA
Iceland Myndform
Italy Nicoletta Billi for BIM Distribuzione
Middle East Front Row
Poland Gutek
Portugal Lusomundo
South Korea Sponge
Turkey Mars

BABELGUM ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL

The first Babelgum Online Film Festival (BOFF) on Babelgum, the new interactive web TV portal, will stage its Awards ceremony in Cannes on May 20, presided over by Spike Lee. Over a thousand short films from 86 countries were uploaded and entered for the competition. The Babelgum Online Film Festival is the first of its kind, and provides a unique distribution opportunity for the newest filmmaking talent.

Babelgum uses peer-to-peer technology to provide the immersive viewing experience and picture quality of traditional TV combined with the interactivity and personalization enabled by the Internet.

Babelgum allows users to enjoy free, on-demand and personalized channels, using both niche and mainstream content to satisfy individuals' needs for tailored entertainment. Instead of usergenerated clips, it features only professionally produced content spanning film, news, sports, documentaries, music videos, concerts, lifestyle and trends, animation and scripted programs.

Premier PR contact: Charles McDonald
charles.mcdonald@premierpr.com

BBC FILMS

Reaffirming the BBC's commitment to the development and production of feature films, a recent announcement detailed the re-structuring of BBC Films, the BBC's feature film making arm. The day to day management of BBC Films and decision-making is now the responsibility of a newly established BBC Films Board, comprising Christine Langan (Commissioning Editor, BBC Films), Jamie Laurenson (Executive Producer, BBC Films), Joe Oppenheimer (Executive Producer, BBC Films) and Jane Wright (Commercial Affairs and General Manager, BBC Films). Among current BBC Films productions are: David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises, Justin Chadwick's The Other Boleyn Girl, John Maybury's The Edge of Love, Julian Jarrold's Brideshead Revisited; Saul Dibb's The Duchess, and Sam Mendes' Revolutionary Road.

Premier PR contact: Charles McDonald
charles.mcdonald@premierpr.com

ELEPHANT EYE FILMS

The team behind New York City based Elephant Eye Films, Kim Jose, Dave Robinson and Vicky Wight, will be at Cannes to unroll their inspired and exciting slate of productions, to look at films to acquire for US distribution, and to keep a look out for up and coming talent. Elephant Eye span production, sales and US distribution of high-quality feature films. Their productions focus on story-driven high concept genre pieces in the US$3-10million range, with well-known stars and directors, whilst they undertake US theatrical distribution with an emphasis on films with potential market cross-over benefiting from strong traditional marketing campaigns bolstered by heavy grassroots outreach and word-of-mouth buzz.

Films screening at Cannes will shortly be confirmed, but will include the world premiere of TENNESSEE starring Mariah Carey.

In Cannes, Elephant Eye will be representing both in-house productions and acquisitions that have strong potential within the international marketplace and the team will be known from their participation over the years at all the major markets and festivals.

Premier PR contact: Ginger Corbett
ginger.corbett@premierpr.com

EUROPA CINEMAS

Further supporting its ongoing campaign to promote European films, Europa Cinemas will return once again to this year's Cannes Film Festival, awarding its Label prize to the best European film in the Directors Fortnight section.

This marks the sixth year that the Europa Cinemas Label will be awarded at Cannes, and complements the Labels awarded at the Giornate degli Autori section in Venice, Panorama in Berlin and Karlovy Vary.

A jury of four Europa Cinemas exhibitors will award the Label at Cannes, with the winning film receiving the invaluable support of extended theatrical exposure and additional promotion from the Europa Cinemas network.

Founded in 1992, the Europa Cinemas network now consists of a remarkable 1689 screens in 690 cinemas in 403 cities in 55 countries. Europa Cinemas' aim is to support the programming and visibility of European films outside their country of origin, and to foster initiatives aimed at encouraging younger audiences to develop their interest in European films and cultural diversity.

Premier PR contact: Charles McDonald
charles.mcdonald@premierpr.com

THE INDIAN FILM COMPANY-STUDIO 18

The Indian Film Company (TIFC), promoted by Network 18, is specifically created to invest in a diverse portfolio of Indian films targeted at global Asian audiences across varying genre, language and budgets. TIFC has recently raised £55 million in film investment via the AIM market on the London Stock Exchange. The company aims to build a library across various formats and rights.

TIFC uses the services of Studio 18, India's first and fastest growing vertically integrated motion picture studio, to distribute, exploit and market its film catalogue and productions. Studio 18 is part of Viacom 18, a 50/50 joint venture set-up between Viacom Inc and Network 18. Studio 18 coproduces Indian and International features with global appeal and distributes them in India, US, UK and UAE through its own offices and in other countries through designated distributors.

Forthcoming international productions from TIFC-Studio 18 include LITTLE ZIZOU, by Sooni Taraporevala, the talented screenwriter of The Namesake and Salaam Bombay in collaboration with the acclaimed film director Mira Nair (The Namesake and Monsoon Wedding). Cannes Film Festival projects include: SINGH IS KINNG, a hotly anticipated action comedy; GOLMAAL RETURNS, the eagerly-awaited sequel to the comic smash-hit Golmaal; and ROAD, MOVIE an adventure drama by Dev Benegal, produced by the Academy Award® nominee Ross Katz (Lost in Translation, In the Bedroom) and Susan B. Landau.

Premier PR contact: Jonathan Peake/Ginger Corbett
jonathan.peake@premierpr.com
ginger.corbett@premierpr.com

K5 INTERNATIONAL

Bill Stephens, Daniel Baur and Oliver Simon established the company in January 2007 as a new international sales agency with offices in Germany and the UK, and representation in LA. Simon oversees development and production from Munich, with Baur looking after finance and business affairs out of Cologne, and Stephens handling sales and marketing out of London.

With a committed strategy of putting quality before quantity, K5 International will represent between 4 to 6 feature films a year with varying budgets, priority being given to commercial English language productions with unique qualities. K5 International works closely with producers in all aspects of the production and sales cycle - financing, production, sales and marketing, distribution and collection.

The company can provide co-production partnerships through its sister company K5 Films, which has broad experience in accessing production subsidies available in the German-speaking market.

Recent film titles include Tom McCarthy's US box office hit THE VISITOR and WONDERFUL WORLD directed by Joshua Goldin.

Premier PR contact: Jonathan Peake/Charles McDonald
jonathan.peake@premierpr.com
charles.mcdonald@premierpr.com

55TH SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
(4-22 June 2008)

Sydney Film Festival is New South Wales' pre-eminent showcase for contemporary cinema from Australia and around the world. Established in 1954, Sydney Film Festival is a major cultural event on the city's social calendar and one of the world's longest running film festivals.

The festival patrons include Cate Blanchett, Sam Neill, Gillian Armstrong, Jane Campion, Nicole Kidman, Baz Luhrmann, Dr. George Miller, Phillip Noyce and Hugo Weaving, among the many whose careers have been launched at SFF screenings. The festival has been extending its reach to audiences in regional centres with the Travelling Film Festival since 1974, and from 2008, the 55^th SFF will become Australia's only film festival to have a FIAPF-accredited Official Competition, with 12 films from around the world selected to compete for a cash prize of $60,000.

Premier PR contact: Kate Hudon/Ntashie Kane
mailto:Kanekate.hudson@premierpr.com
ntashie.kane@premierpr.com

THE SALT COMPANY

Salt sells and helps finance films by new and established filmmakers from Sundance Film Festival 2008 hit DONKEY PUNCH (sold to Magnolia) to Fernando Meirelles' CITY OF MEN (acquired by Miramax). Other projects include Vice Films' WHITE LIGHTNIN', the story of cult figure Jesco White, the dancing outlaw; documentary BIG RIVER MAN, Martin Strel's insane attempt to be the first man to swim the Amazon, both in post-production; and Rebecca Miller's THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE starring Robin Wright Penn, Keanu Reeves and Maria Bello, produced by Elevation Filmworks' Lemore Syvan and Plan B's Dede Gardner currently in production.

Premier PR contact: Jonathan Peake/Philip Rose
jonathan.peake@premierpr.com
philip.rose@premierpr.com

THE TIMES BFI 52ND LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
(15 October-30 October 2008)

This highly regarded and anticipated event in Europe's cultural calendar attracts leading international filmmakers, industry professionals and the media together with large public audiences to London for a two week showcase of the best in contemporary world cinema.

Alongside a public screening programme which presents 180 feature films and 130 short films each year, The Times BFI London Film Festival hosts panel discussions, master-classes, screen talks and live events, as well as a comprehensive education programme and a slate of industry events and screenings.

Premier PR contact: Jonathan Peake/Ginger Corbett
jonathan.peake@premierpr.com
ginger.corbett@premierpr.com