This year we’ll be visiting the Cannes Film Festival again, from 14 – 21 May. We’re presenting the following development slate.

Contact in Cannes: 35 Rue Felix Faure, Cannes (at the old harbour) – Phone : +31 6 24908696 – raymond@revolver.nl

COMMON DESCENT


At a hedonistic retreat in the countryside, a neurotic young hedge fund analyst and his arrogant colleagues fall hostage to an enraged outsider. To survive the weekend, the analyst must outmanoeuvre both his captor and his coworkers – and confront disturbing truths about what he does for a living.

A taut and distressing thriller penetrates the fog of the global financial crisis and distils it into elemental human urges. Infused with timeless themes of greed, guilt, and self-deception, this film tackles the web of immoral and amoral forces behind a disaster that continues to shape our individual and collective fates.

Director: Eelko Ferwerda (“American Dreams”, winner Hollywood Discovery Award – Hollywood Film Festival 2006, “Born and Raised”, Winner Grand Prix – Very Short Film Festival 2010, International Competition of the Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand)
Status: Development
Cast: Rutger Hauer (letter of intent)

I DREAM IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE

Screenplay awarded with the Sundance Global Filmmaking Award 2011

An indigenous Mexican language is about to disappear because the last two speakers had a fight. A young, ambitious linguist, urged by his scientific aims, travels to Mexico to save the language. He has to convince the two old men to talk to each other again but uncovers surprising truths about their complicated relationship.

Developed at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Binger Filmlab

Director: Ernesto Contreras (“Parpados Azules”, nominated Camera d’Or 2008, winner Sundance Jury Award 2008)
Status: Financing

SUPERNOVA

Meis is fifteen, lives in the back of beyond and aspires to a grand and stirring life. But all that happens is the passing of time, waiting for the next car crash into the front of the house.

Director: Tamar van den Dop (“Blind”, Toronto 2008)
Status: Financing (90% in place)
Budget: 1.5 mio