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Written and directed by Belgian filmmakers Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch, The Eight Mountains [+] is one of the biggest titles to be put forth by Vision Distribution at the 75th Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film. This will be the first time that the Italian production, distribution and sales agency founded in 2017 has managed the rights to a feature film competing in the festival’s Official Selection. This adaptation of Paolo Cognetti’s best-selling novel of the same name, offered up by the director who previously gave us The Broken Circle Breakdown [+] and Beautiful Boy working in tandem with his partner, is a European co-production involving four countries: Italy, Belgium, France and the UK, via Wildside, Rufus, Menuetto, Pyramide Productions and Vision Distribut...

It might sometimes frustrate their competitors, but you can’t help but respect them: Wild Bunch International are without doubt the stand-out sales agent in the domain of global auteur cinema, and the 75th Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film (running 17 - 25 May) is set to provide even more proof of this. The team directed by Vincent Maraval and steered by Eva Diederix have lined up an impressive 15 feature films which are scheduled to enjoy world premieres in the various sections on the Croisette. Shining bright among these movies are five contenders for the 2022 Palme d’Or: English-language title Stars at Noon by French director Claire Denis, Brother and Sister [+] by fellow French national Arnaud Desplechin, Tori and Lokita by Belgium’s Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, R.M.N. by Roman...

Beldocs in Progress, the pitching section of Beldocs Industry (9-15 May), handed out its awards on Saturday 14 May during a ceremony presented by the head of Beldocs Industry, Ieva Ūbele. The programme is part of the 15th Belgrade International Documentary Film Festival Beldocs, which is still ongoing and runs from 11-18 May. The jury members (Simone Baumann, head of German Films; Rada Šešić, head of the documentary competition programme at the Sarajevo Film Festival; and Djani Hasečić, head of reversioning at Al Jazeera Balkans) handed the main award by Al Jazeera Balkans, accompanied by €2,000 in cash, to the Serbian project We Are Pretty Loud, directed by Joey David Jovanović. According to the jury, in “a playful, charming manner, [the project] deals with a serious sociopolitical topic...

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Twelve European film funds are joining forces to launch Ukrainian Films Now, a brand-new fundraising and networking event that aims to support Ukrainian titles in post-production. It will take place as part of this year’s Marché du Film (17-25 May), with nine works in progress set to be introduced to an audience of professionals on 22 May. The news was first reported by Screen International. In detail, the event’s objective is to connect Ukrainian film teams with potential European producers and partners. A cash prize of €30,000 will be awarded to the best project, chosen by a jury of filmmakers who are presenting their work at Cannes: Clément Cogitore (Sons of Ramses, Critics’ Week), Elena López Riera (The Water, Directors’ Fortnight) and Agnieszka Smoczyńska (The Silent Twins, Un C...

Indie Sales' Brussels-based subsidiary Best Friend Forever is taking on the Marché du Film, unfolding within the Cannes Film Festival (17-28 May), with two films set to showcase in the ACID selection. The first, which will open the section, is a debut feature film by the promising Lucas Delangle, who’s a former student of La Femis and Claire Simon’s first assistant. Jacky Caillou takes us to a village in the mountains, high up in Alps. It’s here that Jacky lives alone with his grandmother Gisèle, an acknowledged healer—magnetiser. As Gisèle begins to teach him her gift, a young woman arrives from town to consult with her. She has a strange mark on her skin which is spreading across her body. Convinced that he can heal her, Jacky chases a miracle. The young filmmaker adopts a naturalist ap...