Market support for 39 European films at Toronto

A total of 28 sales companies from eight European countries are to receive financial backing from to market their films at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14) from European Film Promotion’s Film Sales Support scheme.

More than €150,000 ($200,000) in total is being reserved by EFP for Europe’s attending sales companies.

European films eligible for FSS support have to run in the festival and need to be available for Canada. Of the 39 supported films, 27 are receiving their world premiere in Toronto.

Amongst them are François Ozon’s The New Girlfriend, Bent Hamer’s 1001 Grams and Susanne Bier’s A Second Chance.

Michael Winterbottom The Face Of An Angel sees German actor and former European Shooting Star Daniel Brühl in a lead role.

Foreign Body by Krzysztof Zanussi, a co-production between Poland, Italy and Russia with one-time European Shooting Star Agata Buzek in a main role also celebrates its premiere at the festival.

FSS supported films and companies

IRAQI ODYESSY
Director: Samir

Switzerland
autlook filmsales gmbh

GREAT MAN, THE
Director: Sarah Leonor

France
Bac Films

X+Y
Director: Morgan Matthews

United Kingdom
Bankside Films

WASTE LAND
Director: Pieter Van Hees

Belgium
Be For Films

TOUR DE FORCE
Director: Christian Zübert

Germany
Beta Cinema GmbH

LABYRINTH OF LIES
Director: Guilio Ricciarelli

Germany
Beta Cinema GmbH

A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE
Director: Roy Andersson

Sweden
Coproduction Office

AMOUR FOU
Director: Jessica Hausner

Austria
Coproduction Office

IN THE CROSSWIND
Director: Martti Helde

Estonia
Deckert Distribution

DON’T BREATHE
Director: Nino Kirtadze

France
Deckert Distribution

SILVERED WATER, SYRIA SELF-PORTRAIT
Director: Ossama Mohammed, Wiam Simav Bedirxan

France/Syria
Doc & Film International

NATIONAL GALLERY
Director: Frederick Wiseman

France/USA
Doc & Film International

SHREW’S NEST
Director: Esteban Roel, Juanfer Andrés

Spain
Film Factory Entertainment

LIFE IN A FISHBOWL
Director: Baldvin Z.

Iceland
Films Boutique

MAGICAL GIRL
Director: Carlos Vermut

Spain
Films Distribution

THE NEW GIRLFRIEND
Director: François Ozon

France
Films Distribution

ATLANTIC
Director: Jan-Willem van Ewijk

The Netherlands/Belgium
Fortissimo Films

PASOLINI
Director: Abel Ferrara

France, Italy, Belgium
Funny Balloons

RETURN TO ITHACA
Director: Laurent Cantet

France/Belgium
Funny Balloons

THE GATE
Director: Régis Wargnier

France
Gaumont

HYENA
Director: Gerard Johnson

United Kingdom
Independent

SENZA PIETÀ
Director: Michele Alhaique

Italy
Indie Sales

EDEN
Director: Mia Hansen-Love

France
Kinology

CUB
Director: Jonas Govaerts

Belgium
Kinology

1001 GRAMS
Director: Bent Hamer

Norway/Germany
Les Films du Losange

LUNA
Director: Dave McKean

United Kingdom
Media Luna New Films UG

FAR FROM MEN
Director: David Oelhoffen

France
Pathé Distribution

XENIA
Director: Panos Koutras

Greece, France
Pyramide International

HIGH SOCIETY
Director: Julie Lopes-Curval

France
Pyramide International

SECRETS OF WAR
Director: Dennis Bots

The Netherlands
Sola Media GmbH

THE GRUMP
Director: Dome Karukoski

Finland
The Yellow Affair

A SECOND CHANCE
Director: Susanne Bier

Denmark
TrustNordisk Aps

WHO AM I - NO SYSTEM IS SAFE
Director: Baran Bo Odar

Germany
TrustNordisk Aps

RED ROSE
Director: Sepideh Farsi

France
Urban Distribution

JOURNEY TO THE WEST
Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

France
Urban Distribution

THE FACE OF AN ANGEL
Director: Michael Winterbottom

United Kingdom
WestEnd Films

THE LESSON
Director: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov

Bulgaria/Greece
Wide

FOREIGN BODY
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi

Poland/Italy/Russia
Wide

MISS JULIE
Director: Liv Ullmann

Norway/United Kingdom/Eire/France
Wild Bunch