2009 MA Filmmaking graduate David Szurmiej produced a feature film, which will be presented at the ACID section at Cannes. "Robert Mitchum est mort" is a French-Polish co-production starring Golden Palm winner Olivier Gourmet, Andre Wims, Wojtek Pszoniak, Danuta Stenka and Nils Utsi, directed by Olivier Babinet and Fred Kihn and photographed by Timo Salminen.
ACID program in Cannes
Every year, ACID presents 9 films in Cannes during the festival. Most of them do not have a distributor. The aim is to give visibility and public release to new talents. ACID’s support does not stop after the presentation in Cannes. In partnership with 35 festivals, ACID presents the movies in France (Paris, La Rochelle, Lussas, Pau, Belfort…) as well as abroad (Montreal, Bratislava, Tübingen, Linz, Prague, Lisbonne, Peasro…). This international opening is reinforced by a partnership with an independent international film sale company, Insomnia Word Sales.
More info at http://www.lacid.org/cannes/2010/index.asp