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The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall

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- The French institution will also throw its weight behind movies by Christophe Honoré, Benoit Delépine and Gustave Kervern, Louis Garrel, Claire Simon, Yolande Moreau and Marie Amachoukeli

The CNC grants an advance on receipts to Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall
Director Justine Triet (© Yann Rabanier)

Ten projects have been selected in the fourth 2021 session of the CNC’s advance on receipts committee, which has been reformed to include three categories instead of two. The first remains dedicated to feature debuts, but the second is now divided into one commission focused on second and third films, and another centred on fourth films and beyond. 

Among the happy selected few of the brand new third committee is Anatomy of a Fall [+see also:
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, which will be the fourth feature film  by Justine Triet after Age of Panic [+see also:
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(nominated for the 2014 Best Feature Debut César award), In Bed with Victoria [+see also:
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(2016 Critics’ Week selection and nominated five times at the 2017 César Awards, including for Best Film and Best Screenplay) and Sibyl [+see also:
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(in competition at Cannes in 2019). Written by the director together with Arthur Harari (Onoda – 10 000 Nights in the Jungle [+see also:
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), the script centres on a woman who is under investigation regarding the murder of her husband, found dead. During the investigation, the detective initially believes the death to be the result of an accident or suicide, before turning to the theory of murder. It turns out that a key witness happens to be the couple’s blind son, who is facing a moral dilemma… The production is handled by Les Films de Pierre and Les Films Pelléas.

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An advance on receipts was also granted to Winter Boy [+see also:
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which will be the 13th fiction feature from Christophe Honoré, who presented six of his films in Cannes (including Love Songs [+see also:
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and Sorry Angel [+see also:
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in competition in 2007 and 2018). The production is handled by Les Films Pelléas.

The CNC will also support Sticking Together [+see also:
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, the 10th feature film by Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine. The duo was selected twice in competition in Berlin (Mammuth [+see also:
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in 2010 and Delete History [+see also:
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, winner of the Special Prize in 2020), won award in 2008 at San Sebastian and in 2009 at Sundance for Louise-Michel [+see also:
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interview: Benoît Jaubert
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, but have also shown their work in Cannes, Venice, Locarno and Rotterdam. In charge of their new film are Ad Vitam and No Money Productions.

Also among the selected few is L’innocent, which will be the 4th film as director for Louis Garrel (production: Les Films des Tournelles), and the documentary Le corps de la femme from experienced filmmaker Claire Simon (production: Les Films du Lendemain).

Among the five films selected by the second committee is Même au milieu des ruines, which will be the 3rd feature film as director for Belgian actress Yolande Moreau (who won of the 2005 César award for Best Feature Debut for When the Sea Rises and closed the 2013 Directors’ Fortnight with Henri [+see also:
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). The production is handled by Christmas in July.

An advance on receipts will also go to Ama Gloria [+see also:
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, the second feature film by Marie Amachoukeli after her debut Party Girl [+see also:
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(winner of the Caméra d’or in Cannes in 2014), produced by Lilies Films.

Finally, the CNC will also support L’île de la demoiselle from Belgian filmmaker Micha Wald (KG Productions), The Gravity [+see also:
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by Cédric Ido (Une Fille Productions) and the documentary Soudan, retiens les chants qui s’effondrent by Hind Meddeb (Echo Films).

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(Translated from French)

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