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Waiting for the Stars to Align: Chiha Finds Fruit Rotting on the Vine

“Good things come to those who wait” might be a commonly bastardized idiom we’re accustomed to hearing, but the wisdom from any random fortune cookie will tell you waiting for a perfect moment means all moments are destined to pass you by. Patric Chiha examines a hyperbolic instance of such a predicament with his latest film La Bête dans la jungle (The Beast in the Jungle), freely adapted from the 1903 novella by Henry James. Reuniting with Beatrice Dalle, who headlined his 2009 debut Domain, Chiha transposes the verbosity of James into a metaphorical Parisian club scene spanning twenty-five years.…...

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has today announced the fourth edition of Art of the Real, their essential showcase for boundary-pushing nonfiction film, scheduled to take place April 20 – May 2. Billed as “a survey of the most vital and innovative voices in nonfiction and hybrid filmmaking,” this year’s showcase features an eclectic, globe-spanning host of discoveries, including seven North American premieres and eight U.S. premieres.

“In our fourth year we’ve put an emphasis on placing works by first-time and emerging filmmakers alongside established names, with the aim to highlight the experimentation happening across generations, and to trace a new trajectory of documentary art that points to its promising future,” said Film Society of Lincoln Center Programmer at Large Rachael Rakes, who organized the festival with Director of Programming Dennis Lim.

The Opening Night selection is the New York premiere of Theo Anthony’s “Rat Film,” which has...

First title will be Berlinale contender Supernova, including a day-and-date release in the UK.

Paris-based sales company Wide has partnered with new ‘film discovery’ platform FilmDoo. The new partnership will see FilmDoo distribute titles from Wide’s sub-label for first time directors, Eye On Films / Eye to Eye.

Initially the partnership is for UK and Irish VOD rights, with an aim to reach out to other English-language territories in the future.

The first title will be Tamar Van Den Dop’s Berlinale Generation contender Supernova, with a day-and-date release from independent UK distributor Matchbox Films. The film, about a teenage girl who wishes a car would crash into her home to spice up her life, is based on the novel by Flemish author Bo Van Ranst.

Other acquisitions include Patric Chiha’s Beatrice Dalle starrer Domaine and the docudrama Noor, about a teenage runaway taken under the wing of Pakistan’s transgender community (known as Khusras).

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Olivier Assayas' Carlos (the 5 1/2 long verison) and Xavier Beauvois' Cannes winner Of Gods and Men would appear to be the frontrunners in this year's 8 nominated films for the Louis-Delluc prize. The annual Best French Film award that commenced operations back in 1937, when Jean Renoir's Les Bas-fonds claimed the inaugural prize will announce the winners for Best Film and Best First Film on December 17th. Best Feature Noms: Carlos - Olivier Assayas The Ghost Writer - Roman Polanski Mysteries of Lisbon - Raoul Ruiz Of Gods and Men - Xavier Beauvois On Tour - Mathieu Amalric The Princess of Montpensier - Bertrand Tavernier White Material - Claire Denis Young Girls in Black - Jean-Paul Civeyrac Delluc prize for first-time director: A Violent Poison - Katell Quillevere An Ordinary Execution - Marc Dugain Belle Epine - Rebecca Zlotowski Domaine - Patric Chiha Gainsbourg - Joann Sfar La Vie au Ranch...

Berlin – Zombies, Cajuns and Prisoner number Six will invade Germany for the Cologne Conference, the country's leading TV festival and confab, which turns 20 this year.

AMC's hotly anticipated horror series "The Walking Dead" is in talks to screen some footage of the show in Cologne as part of the Conference, with selected cast members also attending to participate in a workshop discussion.

"The Wire" creator David Simon will screen his new HBO series, the New Orleans-set "Treme" and give a keynote on the art of television drama. Other industry talks will focus on new stereo 3D technology and what it means for TV production and on the latest international trends in cooking formats.

Other small screen highlights in Cologne this year include BBC's remake of sci-fi classic "The Prisoner," HBO's Emmy-winner "Temple Grandin'" and French crime series "Pigalle, la nuit."

Among the titles screening in the Conference's feature film...