Picture Tree International has a strong participation at Marché du Film 2023

Picture Tree International to globally represent the film “Gina” (working title), by Ulrike Kofler and produced by Film AG. The film tells the story of a 9-year-old girl longing for a home and family while having to take care of her younger siblings and mother, who is too overwhelmed to take care of herself, let alone her children. Kolfer’s directorial debut “What We Wanted,” starring Elyas M’Barek and Lavinia Wilson, was sold by PTI exclusively to Netflix, and was Austria’s official entry for the Academy Awards in 2020.

Currently in post-production, “Gina” was made with the support of the Austrian Film Institute, Austrian broadcaster ORF, the Austrian Ministry of Culture and Kultur Niederösterreich, with PTI’s chief executives Yuan Rothbauer and Andreas Rothbauer serving as executive producers.

MARCHÉ DU FILM LINEUP
Included in the Cannes market slate is the action sequel “Manta Manta: Legacy” by Til Schweiger, the number one movie in Germany in its opening week with more than 800,000 admissions, generating more than $14.4 million in box office to date.

Recently announced is Chris Kraus’ “15 Years,” starring Hannah Herzsprung (“The Reader”) as well as Žiga Virc’s comedy “Shooting Blanks.” PTI presents a first private market screening of the film, currently in final post-production, in Cannes.

Among the market premieres will be Hans Steinbichler’s “A Whole Life,” based on the best-selling novel, which has been translated in more than 40 languages. The film’s release is anticipated for November in German-speaking countries via Tobis Film. The market will also host the premiere of Marc Rothemund’s “Weekend Rebels,” starring Florian David Fitz. It is based on the true story of a father who – through a quest to find his favorite soccer club – gets closer to his 10-year-old autistic son. The film is set for a release in Germany by Leonine on Sept. 28.

Also screening in Cannes is Lars Kraume’s historical drama “Measures of Men,” which tackles the hidden truth of genocide among the local tribes in Namibia during the German colonial regime. A Berlinale Special Premiere, “Measures of Men” is on release in German via Studiocanal Germany.

PTI will also host Cannes Market screenings of Robert Schwentke’s “Seneca – On the Creations of Earthquakes,” starring John Malkovich, Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Xander and Mary-Louise Parker. It takes a fresh and ironic look at the relationship of stoic philosopher Seneca and his infamous student, the Roman emperor Nero.

Further Marché du Film presentations include “The Chapel” by Belgian director and writer Dominique Deruddere, whose satirical comedy “Everybody’s Famous!” received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

PTI has also acquired global sales rights for black comedy “The Peacock” by Lutz Heineking Jr., and urban fairy-tale love story “The First Snow of Summer” by Chris Raiber. Another Cannes presentation is the trans-generational Austrian horror movie “Smother” by Achmed Abdel-Salam. The slate is completed with period drama “The Chambermaid,” which has its premiere at the Marché du Film.