Cannes Atélier Lines Up Projects For 2013 Film Festival

The Cannes Atélier (Workshop) has announced 15 movie projects from 14 countries for the 2013 edition that will run during the Cannes Film Festival May 15-26. One of the sidebar initiatives that the Cinéfondation runs in Cannes, the Atélier program invites directors and their producers to the Riviera where they mingle with professionals and potential co-production partners with a view to completing financing on their films. In its first eight years, the Atélier has presented 126 projects with 83 completed and 29 currently in pre-production. Click over for this year's list.

Rey, dir: Niles Attalah (Chile)
Ciao Ciao, dir: Song Chuan (China)
Out/In The Streets, dirs: Jasmina Metwaly and Philip Rizk (Egypt)
Lamb, dir: Yared Zeleke (Ethiopia)
Je Ne Suis Pas Un Salaud, dir: Emmanuel Finkiel (France)
Stage Fright, dir: Yorgos Zois (Greece)
Chenu, dir: Manjeet Singh (India)
Holy Air, Shady Srour (Israel)
The House On Fin Street, Amir Manor (Israel)
Sworn Virgin, dir: Laura Bispuri (Italy)
Me, Myself And Murdoch, dir: Yahya Alabdallah (Jordan/Palestine)
Days Of Cannibalism, dir: Teboho Joscha Edkins (South Africa)
Memories Of The Wind, dir: Özcan Alper (Turkey)
Road Kill, dir: Yuichi Hibi (U.S.)
The Heirs, dir: Jorge Hernández Aldana (Mexico)

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