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Amélie van Elmbt with her Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel co-director Maya Duverdier and Anne-Katrin Titze on meeting Martin Scorsese: “It’s amazing, it really happened at First Time Fest.”

When I was on the inaugural First Time Fest jury with the B-52s Fred Schneider, Killer Films Christine Vachon, and Gay Talese we gave Amélie van Elmbt the Best Director Award for Headfirst (La tête la première), produced by Frédéric de Goldschmidt and Best Actress to her star Alice de Lencquesaing (Elisabeth Vogler’s Années 20), daughter of the great cinematographer Caroline Champetier and Louis-Do de Lencquesaing. Martin Scorsese was on hand at The Players to present Darren Aronofsky the John Huston Award for Achievement in Cinema.

Dreaming Walls: Inside the Chelsea Hotel Executive Producer Martin Scorsese Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze

Dreaming Walls: Inside The Chelsea Hotel invites us into the skyline of Manhattan and then jumps in a taxi,...

Summer theatrical and on-demand release planned.

Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Dreaming Walls, the 2022 Berlinale selection directed by Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier on which Martin Scorsese served as executive producer.

The love letter to the iconic Chelsea Hotel and its longtime residents who face an uncertain future as the New York landmark undergoes a transformation into a luxury hotel will open theatrically and on-demand this summer.

The film is a Dogwoof presentation of a Clin d’Oeil Films, Les Films de l’Oeil Sauvage production in association with Momento Film, Basalt Film, Media International and Hard Working Movies...

Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier’s documentary “Dreaming Walls,” about the legendary Chelsea Hotel in New York and its controversial renovation, has unveiled a trailer.

The film world premieres in the Panorama section of the Berlinale on Saturday.

The Chelsea Hotel, an icon of 1960s counterculture, was a haven for famous artists and intellectuals including Patti Smith, Janis Joplin and the superstars of Warhol’s Factory. However, the building’s lengthy renovation into a luxury hotel, which has spanned more than 10 years, has been a source of ongoing frustration for its tenants, as dozens of them, many in their later years, still live amid scaffolding and constant construction.

Against this chaotic backdrop, the film travels through the hotel’s storied halls, exploring the bohemian origins that contributed to the Chelsea’s mythical stature.

“Dreaming Walls” is produced by Hanne Phlypo and Quentin Laurent. Co-producers are Frédéric de Goldschmidt, Simone van den Broek...

Exclusive: Film set to premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.

Mongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights to Directors’ Fortnight entry Mobile Homes starring Imogen Poots ahead of the film’s world premiere on Sunday (May 21).

Vladimir de Fontenay’s second feature centres on a young woman who takes refuge in a trailer park with her eight-year-old son as she tries to escape her life of drifting from motel to motel.

Callum Turner and Callum Keith Rennie also star in de Fontenay’s adaptation of his short film that screened at SXSW and Clermont-Ferrand in 2013.

Frédéric de Goldschmidt of Madeleine Films produced with Eric Dupont of Incognito Films and Mike MacMillan from Lithium Studios Productions. Mongrel Media acquired rights from the producers.

Charlotte Mickie’s Mongrel International handles international sales.

Exclusive: Imogen Poots stars in the drama based on Vladimir de Fontenay’s short film of the same name.

Mongrel International has acquired world sales rights excluding Canada, the Us and France to Mobile Homes starring Imogen Poots, Callum Turner and Callum Keith Rennie.

Writer-director Vladimir de Fontenay has begun production in Ontario on the official Canada-France co-production.

The drama based on his short film of the same name follows a young drifter and her dangerous boyfriend and young son who reappraises her role as a mother when she lands in a mobile home community.

Frédéric de Goldschmidt of Madeleine Films produces with Eric Dupont of Incognito Films and Mike MacMillan from Lithium Studios Productions. The producers anticipate completion by early 2017.

Mongrel International president Charlotte Mickie said: “I immediately loved the short and the script – it was very clear to us what Vladimir wanted to do and I thought it was very brave.

“Mothers are tied...

Amélie van Elmbt won best director for Headfirst (La Tête la première) and star Alice de Lencquesaing shared acting honors at the inaugural First Time Fest, a celebration of first time filmmakers that took place in New York City from March 1-4.

Anthony Rapp presented the Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award for Headfirst to Belgian filmmaker van Elmbt, who also accepted Lencquesaing's award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting for the role of Zoe in the film. Her producer Frédéric de Goldschmidt joined van Elmbt on stage.

In addition to Sal winning the First Time Fest Grand Prize for director Diego Rougier, David Bravo took home the Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Award for his beautiful cinematography with rich details, surprising touches, and a sense of humour.

Junction director Tony Glazer accepted the second Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award for Neal Bledsoe, for the ferocity of his performance,...