Production Starts
April 16 - June 15, 2001

What... When...Where...
An alphabetical list of
films in this Production
Calendar, when they
started and where
they're shooting

••8 femmes, Fidélité Productions; Prod: Marc Missonier, Olivier Delbosc; Dir: François Ozon. With Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Virginie Ledoyen, Firmine Richard, Danielle Darrieux, Ludivine Sagnier. France. Distrib: Celluloid Dreams.
•Abandon, Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment; Exec prod: Richard Vane; Prod: Lynda Obst, Edward Zwick, Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber; Dir: Stephen Gaghan. With Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Zooey Deschanel, Gabrielle Union, Fred Ward, Will McCormack. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Distrib: Paramount Pictures.
•Avenging Angelo, Avenging Film Productions; Exec prod: Kevin King; Prod: Stanley Wilson; Dir: Martin Burke. With Sylvester Stallone, Madeleine Stowe, Anthony Quinn, Billy Gardell, Harry Von Gorkum. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
•Big Shot’s Funeral, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia; Exec prod: Wang Zhonglei; Prod: Wang Zhongjun; Dir: Feng Xiaogang. With Donald Sutherland, Paul Mazursky, Ge You, Rosemund Kwan, Ying Da. China. Distrib: Sony Pictures.
••Le boulet, La Petite Reine, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Warner Bros; Exec prod: Jean-Louis Monthieux; Prod: Thomas Langmann, Jacques-Eric Strauss; Dir: Alain Berberian. With Gérard Lanvin, Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia. Morocco; Paris, France.
Chill Out, Top Line Cinema; Exec prod: Michael Toppel, Rhonda Toppel; Dir: Rhonda Toppel. With Christine McInnes, Rick Vorell, Sierra Toppel, Justin Van der Laan, Trevor Jack, Eleanor Lukitsch, Jack Amos. Florida.
••Every Stewardess Goes to Heaven, Classic, Wanda Films, BD Cine; Prod: Amedeo Pagani; Dir: Daniel Burman. Italy. Distrib: Celluloid Dreams.
••Fleurs de sang, Gemini Films, Filmographe; Prod: Paolo Branco; Dir: Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières. With Myriam Mézières. Paris, France; Spain. Distrib: Gemini Films.
•Frida, Miramax, Ventana Rose; Prod: Nancy Hardin, Liz Speed; Dir: Julie Taymor. With Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton, Ashley Judd, Roger Rees, Geoffrey Rush. Mexico City, Mexico; Paris, France; New York, New York. Distrib: Miramax.
I’m With Lucy, Gaumont Productions, Fabulous Films, Process; Exec prod: Amy Kaufman; Prod: Tim Perell, Fabion Liron; Dir: John Sherman. With Monica Potter, Henry Thomas, John Hannah, Anthony LaPaglia. New York, New York; Miami, Florida.
••Lilli, Gemini Film, Doro Film Berlin, ID Film; Dir: Philipp Stözel. With Julia Hummer, Detlev Buck, Birol Uenel. Netherlands; Berlin & North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Marci X, Scott Rudin Productions; Exec prod: Steve Nicolaides; Prod: Scott Rudin; Dir: Richard Benjamin. With Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans, Richard Benjamin, Jane Krakowski, Christine Baranski, Sherie Rene Scott, Veanne Cox, Charles Kimbrough, Paula Garces. New York, New York. Distrib: Paramount Pictures.
••Un moment de bonheur, ADR Productions; Prod: Alain Rozanes, Pascal Verroust; Dir: Antoine Santana. With Isild Le Besco, Malik Zidi, Vincent Bonnafous. Paris, France. ••Piovono mucche, Axelotil Film; Prod: Gianluca Arcopinto; Dir: Luca Vendoluscolo. Rome, Italy.
••Sin noticias de Dios/Sans nouvelles de Dieu (No News from God), DMVB Films, France 2 Cinéma, Flamenco Films, Tornasol, Cartel; Prod: Thierry Forté; Dir: Agustin Diaz Yanes. With Victoria Abril, Pénelope Cruz, Fanny Ardant, Demian Bichir, Gael Garcia Bernal. Spain. Distrib: TF1 International.

•About a Boy, Tribeca Productions, Working Title Films; Prod: Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan; Dir: Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz. With Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult. London, UK. Distrib: Universal Pictures/StudioCanal.
••Operazione Rosmarino, RAI Cinema; Prod: Grazia Volpi, Antonio Ferraro, Claudio Grassetti; Dir: Alessandra Popolin. Rome & Milan, Italy. The Trip, Falcon Lair Films; Exec prod: Tom Blount; Prod: Houston King, Miles Swain; Dir: Miles Swain. With Larry Sullivan Jr, Steve Braun, Ray Baker, Jill St John, Alfred Dennis, Connie Sawyer, Alexis Arquette, Art Hindle. Los Angeles & San Diego, California.
Who’s Your Daddy?, Middle Fork Productions; Exec prod: Susan Ruskin; Prod: Verna Harrah; Dir: Andy Fickman. With Brandon Davis, Charlie Talbert, Ali Landry, Patsy Kensit, Kadeem Hardison, William Atherton, Dave Thomas, Colleen Camp, Christine Lakin, Marnette Patterson, Lin Shaye, Martin Starr, Robert Richard, David Varney, Justin Berfield. Los Angeles, California.

•Darkness, Filmax International, Castelao Productions; Exec prod: Julio Fernandez, Brian Yuzna; Dir: Jaume Balaguero. With Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini, Fele Martinez, Fermi Reixach, Stephen Enquist. Barcelona, Spain. Distrib: Filmax.
••En la ciudad sin limites (In the City Without Limits), Zebra Films, Iconica, Patagonik Film Group, Ackoa; Dir: Antonio Hernandez. With Leonardo Sbaraglia, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Geraldine Chaplin, Ana Fernandez, Roberto Alvarez, Alex Casanova, Adriana Ozores. Spain. Distrib: Sogepaq.
••La marcha verde, Lolafilms; Exec prod: Andres Vicente Gomez; Dir: Jose Luis Garcia Sanchez. With Rosa Maria Sard, Inma del Moral, Jorge Sanz, Antonio Gamero. Spain. Distrib: Lolafilms.
The Scoundrel’s Wife, Heritage Entertainment; Exec prod: Michael Donaldson, Steven Stull; Prod: Peggy Rajski, Jerry Daigle. With Tatum O’Neal, Tim Curry, Julian Sands, Lacey Chabert. Louisiana. Distrib: Overseas Filmgroup.

El Matador, Spank Monkey Productions; Exec prod/Prod: Jason Rohr Backer, Joey Medina; Dir: Joey Medina. With Andrew Ayber, Paul Rodriguez, Ismael Carlo, Ada Pia, Robert Wolfskill, Gabriel Iglesias, Marty Kleba. Los Angeles, California.
•Lone Hero, Gunman Productions; Exec prod: Jon Kramer, David Bixler; Prod: David Lancaster, Vicki Sotheran, Greg Malcolm; Dir: Ken Sanzel. With Lou Diamond Phillips, Sean Patrick Flanery, Robert Forster, Tanya Allen. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
••Lulu, Euro American Films, Cinemanufacture; Prod: Pierre Assouline; Dir: Jean-Henri Roger. With Elli Medeiros, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Bruno Putzulu, Gérard Meylan, Mathieu Amalric, Tony Gatlif. Camargue & Marseille, France.
••Ninas Geschichte, Bosko Biati Film; Prod: Jörn Rettig; Dir: Joseph Orr. With Henriette Heinze, Simon Schwarz, Julia Bremermann, Bettina Kurth. Germany.

••Kewaishi, Kewaishi Production Committee; Exec prod: Susumu Kawabata; Prod: Shigeki Fujita; Dir: Mitsutoshi Tanaka. With Kippie Shina, Miho Kanno, Chizuru Ikewaki, Shiro Sano, Rie Shibata. Japan. Distrib: Toei.

Frank McKlusky C.I., Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures; Exec prod: Tracey Trench, Ira Shuman; Prod: Robert Simonds; Dir: Arlene Sanford. With Dave Sheridan, Dolly Parton, Randy Quaid, Andy Richter, Chyna Cameron Richardson, Ric Borelli, Kevin Pollak. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: Buena Vista.
•The Guest, Dimension Films; Prod: John Jacobs, Gil Netter; Dir: David Zucker. With Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Andy Richter, Molly Shannon, Carmen Electra, David Koechner, Jon Abrahams. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Distrib: Dimension Films.
•The Importance of Being Earnest, Miramax, Fragile Films; Exec prod: Uri Fruchtmann; Prod: Barnaby Thompson; Dir: Oliver Parker. With Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Frances O’Connor. London, UK. Distrib: Good Machine.
••No somos nadie (We’re Nobody), Lolafilms; Exec prod: Andres Vicente Gomez; Dir: Jordi Molla. With Jordi Molla, Juan Carlos Vellido, Candela Pena, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Franco di Francescantonio, Alex Angulo. Spain. Distrib: Lolafilms.
•They, They Pictures; Exec prod: Ted Field; Prod: Scott Kroopf, Tom Engelman; Dir: Robert Harmon. With Laura Regan, Marc Blucas, Ethan Embry, Dagmara Dominczyk. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tuck Everlasting, Beacon Communications, Jane Startz Productions; Exec prod: Armyan Bernstein, Thomas A Bliss, Max Wong; Prod: Marc Abraham, Jane Startz; Dir: Jay Russell. With William Hurt, Ben Kingsley, Alexis Bledel, Jonathan Jackson. Baltimore, Maryland.
White Oleander, Warner Bros, Oleander Productions; Exec prod: Kristin Harms, Stacey Cohen, Patrick Markey; Prod: John Wells, Hunt Lowry; Dir: Peter Kominsky. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Alison Lohman, Renee Zellweger, Robin Wright Penn, Patrick Fugit, Marc Donato, Leila Kenzie, Stephen Root, Svetlana Eferenova, Cathy Ladman, Cole Hauser. Los Angeles, California. Distrib: Pandora.

Skins, Skins Productions; Prod: Jon Kilik, David Pomier; Dir: Chris Eyre. With Graham Greene, Eric Schweig, Nathaniel Arcand, Michelle Thrush, Adam Beach. North Dakota; Nebraska. Distrib: First Look.
Sunshine State, Sony Pictures Classics; Prod: Maggie Renzi; Dir: John Sayles. With Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Jane Alexander, Gordon Clapp, Miguel Ferrer, Timothy Hutton, James McDaniel, Mary Steenburgen. Florida. Distrib: Sony Pictures Classics.

•Heist, Mandarin Films, Filmguard, Spice Factory; Prod: Eric Altmeyer, Nicolas Altmeyer; Dir: Gérard Pirès. With Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Distrib: TF1 International.