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Coming-of-middle-age drama received world premiere at IFFR.New York-based sales firm Visit Films has acquired worldwide rights excluding Greece and Cyprus for Suntan.The dark coming-of-middle-age drama received its world premiere at International Rotterdam Film Festival IFFR on Tuesday Feb 2 , where it is competing for the VPRO Big Screen Awards.The film stars Makis Papadimitriou L, Chevalier as Kostis, a lonely, middle-aged doctor of a tiny holiday island. When he meets and falls for Anna, a 19-year-old tourist, he begins spending nearly all of his time partying with her and her group of wild friends. But what sta
stanley cup rts as a rediscovery of his long-lost youth, however, slowly turns into an obsession as Kostis becomes willing to do whatever it takes to keep Anna.Written and directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos Wasted Youth , the film also stars Elli Tringou, Milou Van Groessen, Dimi Hart, Hara Kotsali, and Marcus Collen.It marks Papadimitropoulos third feature film following box office success Bank Bang in 2008 and his follow-up, Wasted Youth, which opened the 40th IFFR in 2011 .Suntan is produced by Papadimitropouloss Oxymoron Films and Phaedra Vokal
stanley uk i of Greek independent production company Marni Films.Visit Films Ryan Kampe said: When we saw the mix of raw youth driven sexuality and focused, super observa
stanley italy nt filmmaking, we knew this film was something special. The film is like a trip to paradise that ends in the emergency room. TopicsDistributionEuropeRotterdam Hpiq Gilbert Taylor gets international award from ASC
Micha Lewinsky s Der Freund was named Best Film at this year s Swiss Film Awards which were presented for the 11th timelast night at the Solothurn Film Days.The drama about a shy outsider who poses as the boyfriend of a woman after her sudden death and is welcomed into her family beat off competition for the new Quartz trophy from such films as the animation feature Max Co and the Locarno 2007 competition film Fuori Dalle Corde.In addition, the newly created prize for Best Emerging Actor or Actress went to Philippe Graber for his performance as the boyfriend, his
stanley us first lead role in a feature film. Der Freund is released theatrically in Switzerland by Frenetic Films.The prize for Best Documentary went to Stefan Schwietert s Heimatklaenge portraying three artists who develop traditional Swiss music in very different and unconventional ways, while the Best Screenplay
stanley cup award was presented to writer-director Jeanne Waltz for Pas Douce which won, among others, the FIPRESCI Prize at last year s San Francisco International Film Festival.The winners of the Swiss Film Prize 2008 are:Best Fiction Film - Der Freund, dir: Micha Lewinsky Best
stanley mug Documentary - Heimatklaenge, dir: Stefan Schwietert Best Screenplay - Pas Douce Jeanne Waltz Best Actor - Bruno Cathomas Chicken Mexicaine Best Actress - Sabine Timoteo Nebenwirkungen Best Emerging Actor or Actress: Philippe Graber Der Freund Best Short Film - Auf der Strecke, dir: Reto Caffi Special Jury Award - Breakout, dir: Mike Eschm