General Public / Programme 2021

Journey offers a wonderful escape from the current isolated reality. Two middle-aged men, who’ve lost their way, tackle their most intimate feelings on a road trip through the strikingly diverse and mystical nature of the Icelandic Westfjords. One has lost his connection with reality in the wake of his success while the other is at rock bottom after having lost everything he holds dear.

Their journey, initially intended as a fun road trip to reignite their friendship, takes an unexpected turn that forces them to confront their own feelings, manhood, and pride.

Screening and case study with Hordur Runarsson, executive producer, Glassriver

moderated by David Dusa, screenwriter

Country: Iceland
Original idea: Vikingur Kristjansson, Olafur Darri Olafsson
Screenwriter: Vikingur Kristjansson
Director: Baldvin Z
Composer: Birgir Tryggvason
Production : Glassriver
Producers: Arnbjorg Haflidadottir, Andri Omarsson, Hordur Runarsson
Broadcaster: Channel 2 Iceland
Distributor: Keshet International
Cast: Olafur Darri Olafsson, Vikingur Kristjansson
Format : 6 x 30’
Date of broadcast: 4th April 2021 

Container (Контейнер)

Sasha makes her living as a professional surrogate mother. Contrary to the usual practice, she moves in with her new customers until the baby is born. She finds herself in a different world — in the house of rich government official Vadim and his wife Marina. For them, Sasha is merely a “container” – their new toy. But what was intended as a safe way of caring for the future child turns out to be a test for everyone involved.

Country : Russia
Idée originale : Alexei Lyapichev
Scénaristes : Alexey Lyapichev, Vadim Sveshnikov, Nikolay Muratov
Réalisateur : Maxim Sveshnikov
Compositeurs : Ruslan Tagiev, Andrey Timonin
Production : START
Producteurs : Eduard Iloyan, Vitaly Shlyappo, Alexey Trotsyuk, Denis Zhalinsky (producers), Mikhail Tkachenko, Diana Tevosova (executive producers)
Broadcaster: START
Distributor : START
Cast: Oksana Akinshina, Filipp Yankovsky, Maria Fomina, Julia Aug, Artyom Bystrov, Maria Lobanova
Format : 8 x 52’
Date of broadcast: Autumn 2021
 

Lucky Day follows the crazy adventures of colorful family propelled into sudden wealth when Loïc, the father, wins the national lottery. Despite every piece of advice the family decides to move into the most luxurious suite in a Geneva 5 Star Palace where Loïc meets Jean-Hubert, an ill-qualified financial advisor who will help him grow his newly acquired fortune… or not. For Loïc has a dream: conquer Montrex, the prestigious watchmaking company that fired his father after years of good service. But being a hardened loser, Loïc will have to be really creative to not lose everything and reconciliate the members of his wacky family.

Screening and case study with David Elkaïm (Sceenwriter), Chris Niemeyer (Director), Anne Feinsilber (Creator), Jérémy Sahel (Co-producer), Izabela Rieben (Broadcaster), Xavier Derigo (Producer), Karim Barras (Actor) and Zoé Schellenberg (Actress). Chaired by Pierre Zéni (journalist).

Country: Switzerland
Created by: David Elkaïm et Vincent Poymiro
Based on an original idea by: Christophe Chiesa
Screenwriters: David Elkaïm, Vincent Poymiro, Anne Feinsilber, Julien Anscutter, Geoffrey Bidaut
Director: Chris Niemeyer
Composer: Nicolas Rabaeus
Production : Idip Films, Perpetual Soup
Producers: Xavier Derigo, Jérémy Sahel
Broadcaster: RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse
Distributor: About Premium Content
Cast: Karim Barras, Zoé Schellenberg, Joan Mompart, Roland Vouilloz, Carlos Léal
Format : 8 x 45’
Date of broadcast: 7th September 2021
 

This fearless, frank and provocative series explores the question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in our modern landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation. Following triumph from a piece of writing that garnered internet acclaim, Arabella (Coel) - easily distracted, non-committal and carefree - finds herself feted as the ‘voice of her generation’, with an agent, a book commission and a helluva lot of pressure. After being sexually assaulted in a nightclub, her life changes irreversibly and Arabella is forced to reassess everything: her career, her friends, even her family. As Arabella struggles to come to terms with what has happened, she begins a journey of self-discovery.

Screening and hybrid case study with Roberto Troni, executive producer, Various Artists Ltd

Chaired by Pierre Langlais, journalist, Télérama

Country : United Kingdom

Original idea: Michaela Coel
Screenwriter: Michaela Coel
Directors: Sam Miller (ep. 1-3), Michaela Coel & Sam Miller (ep. 4-12)
Producers: Simon Maloney, Simon Meyers (producers), Michaela Coel, Phil Clarke, Roberto Troni (executive producers)
Production : Various Artists Ltd and FALKNA Productions
Broadcasters: BBC, HBO
Distributor: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (worldwide), BBC Studios (UK, Ireland)
Cast: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Marouane Zotti, Aml Ameen, Lara Rossi, Stephen Wight, Adam James, Ann Akin, Natalie Walter
Format : 12 x 30’
Date of broadcast: juin - June 2020

Series available on OCS.
 

An 8-episode drama series about human smuggling and a group of people who experience it firsthand: a young Eritrean woman gets separated from her husband and daughter as they flee to Finland. Two down and out brothers steal a van unaware that there are people hidden inside. After waiting years to adopt a child, a woman becomes the legal guardian of a child whose parents’ whereabouts are unknown.
 

Screening and case study with Matti Kinnunen (creator, screenwriter and director), Tarja Kylmä (screenwriter), Johanna Hartikainen (screenwriter), Johannes Holopainen (actor) and Jarmo Lampela (head of drama, Yle). Chaired by Dariusz Jablonski.

CREDITS

Original idea: Matti Kinnunen

Screenwriter: Matti Kinnunen, Tarja Kylmä, Johanna Hartikainen, Veikko Aaltonen

Director: Matti Kinnunen

Composer: Olli Huhtanen

Production: Fremantle Finland

Producteurs : Kirsi Hatara, Rea Dominicy, Joonas Hytönen

Broadcasters: YLE, Ruv, NRK, SVT, DR

Distributor: Fremantle

With: Johannes Holopainen, Evelyn Rasmussen Osazuwa, Alain Azérot

Format :  8 x 50’

Date of broadcast: 3rd September 2021

Me and the Others tells the story of a character who struggles with himself and the world. He is allowed to reshuffle the cards in each episode. But what happens when the others suddenly behave the way we want them to? What happens to the "I" when this constantly changes its relationship to the environment, when new constellations with "the others" repeatedly arise, which inevitably escalate? Me and the Othersis a discourse series, funny and tragic. A surreal trip through the minefields of identity and ego.

Screening and case study with David Schalko (Screenwriter, director, producer)

Original idea:David Schalko

Screenwriter:David Schalko

Director:David Schalko

Composer:Kyrre Kvam

Composer:Superfilm Filmproduktions GmbH

Producers:Marcus Ammon, Frank Jastfelder, Quirin Schmidt, Markus Golisano, Katharina Theissen (executive producers), John Lueftner, David Schalko (producers)

Broadcaster:SKY Deutschland

Distributor:NBCUniversal International Distribution

Cast:Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Mavie Hörbiger, Lars Eidinger, Sophie Rois, Martin Wuttke, Michael Maertens, Sarah Viktoria Frick, Ramin Yazdani, 

Format:6 x 40’

Date of broadcast:July 2021

Small Axe is an anthology comprised of five original films set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from London's West Indian community, whose lives have been shaped by their own force of will despite rampant racism and discrimination. This title is derived from the African proverb, “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.”

Screening and hybrid case study with Tracey Scoffield (Executive producer, Turbine Studios) and David Tanner (Executive producer, Turbine Studios). Chaired by Sydney Gallonde, producer.

Screenwriters:Courttia Newland, Steve McQueen

Director:Steve McQueen

Production:Turbine Studios Limited, Lammas Park Limited

Producers:Mike Elliott, Anita Overland (producers), Tracey Scoffield, David Tanner, Steve McQueen (executive producers), Helen Bart, Charlotte Andrews, Susan Dolan (associate producers)

Broadcaster:BBC

Distributor:BBC Studios

Cast:John Boyega, Steve Toussaint

Format:5 x 60’-120’

Date of broadcast:29 November 2020

It’s 1981, the start of a new decade and Ritchie, Roscoe and Colin begin a new life in London. Strangers at first, these young gay lads, and their best friend Jill, find themselves thrown together, and soon share each other’s adventures. But a new virus is on the rise, and soon their lives will be tested in ways they never imagined. As the decade passes, and they grow up in the shadow of AIDS, they’re determined to live and love more fiercely than ever.

Screening of the first two episodes.

Original idea:Russell T Davies

Screenwriter:Russell T Davies

Director:Peter Hoar

Composer:Murray Gold

Production : RED Production Company (une société STUDIOCANAL) in association with All3Media International 

Producers:Russell T Davies, Nicola Shindler, Phil Collinson

BroadCaster:Channel 4, CANAL+

Distributor:All3Media International

Cast:Olly Alexander, Keeley Hawes, Stephen Fry, Neil Patrick Harris, Tracy Ann Oberman, Shaun Dooley, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott Howells, Nathaniel Curtis, Lydia West

Format : 5 x 52’

Date of broadcast: January 2021 (Channel 4), March 2021 (CANAL+)

This fearless, frank and provocative series explores the question of sexual consent in contemporary life and how, in our modern landscape of dating and relationships, we make the distinction between liberation and exploitation. Following triumph from a piece of writing that garnered internet acclaim, Arabella (Coel) - easily distracted, non-committal and carefree - finds herself feted as the ‘voice of her generation’, with an agent, a book commission and a helluva lot of pressure. After being sexually assaulted in a nightclub, her life changes irreversibly and Arabella is forced to reassess everything: her career, her friends, even her family. As Arabella struggles to come to terms with what has happened, she begins a journey of self-discovery.

Screening of the first two episodes.

Country : United Kingdom

Original idea: Michaela Coel
Screenwriter: Michaela Coel
Directors: Sam Miller (ep. 1-3), Michaela Coel & Sam Miller (ep. 4-12)
Producers: Simon Maloney, Simon Meyers, Roberto Troni (producers), Michaela Coel, Phil Clarke (executive producers)

Production : Various Artists Ltd and FALKNA Productions
Broadcasters: BBC, HBO
Distributor: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (worldwide), BBC Studios (UK, Ireland)
Cast: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Marouane Zotti, Aml Ameen, Lara Rossi, Stephen Wight, Adam James, Ann Akin, Natalie Walter
Format : 12 x 30’

Date of broadcast: juin - June 2020

Series available on OCS.

Small Axe is an anthology comprised of five original films set from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s that tell personal stories from London's West Indian community, whose lives have been shaped by their own force of will despite rampant racism and discrimination. This title is derived from the African proverb, “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.

Screening of the film Red, White and Blue.

Screenwriters:Courttia Newland, Steve McQueen

Director:Steve McQueen

Production : Turbine Studios Limited, Lammas Park Limited

Producers:Mike Elliott, Anita Overland (Producers), Tracey Scoffield, David Tanner, Steve McQueen (executive Producers), Helen Bart, Charlotte Andrews, Susan Dolan (associate Producers)

Broadcaster:BBC

Distributor:BBC Studios

Cast:John Boyega, Steve Toussaint

Format:5 x 60’-120’

Date of broadcast:29 Novembre 2020