AFM 2004
November 3rd – 10th, Santa Monica |
We are pleased to announce the market premiere screenings of English-language thriller, ETERNAL. Based on true historical events and set in contemporary Venice and Montreal, the film closed this summer’s Fantasia in Montreal, North America’s premiere genre film festival. Released by TVA in Quebec this September and set for a US theatrical release in early 2005 by Regent Entertainment's Here! Films, ETERNAL is available worldwide excluding North America. |
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Also new this fall is MAIL, a series of 9 episodes (150 min total) from Japan, adapted from Shigemizu Takashi’s comic book series of the same name. Starring one of Japan’s hottest female Stars, Chiaki Kuriyama (‘Kill Bill’ Volume 1, ‘Battle Royale’), the story follows a ghost-busting Private Investigator and his assistant who specialize in supernatural phenomenon. An edited version is also available as a 110 min video feature. |
Please contact Shay Wilson to schedule appointments with Rob Straight (President), Michael Taverna (Sales & Acquisitions Executive), and Caroline Stern (Dir. of Distribution & Marketing). Ms. Wilson can be reached at swilson@filmhorizon.com or 604.632.1707.
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AFM Premiere |
HERE! FILMS ACQUIRES ETERNAL
Regent Entertainment subsidiary, Here! Films, have acquired all rights for ETERNAL in the US. The company plans to release theatrically in at least 15 major markets in early 2005.
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GRUDGE ROCKS SPAIN BO
In Spain, DeA Planeta’s September 3rd release of Japanese horror title, THE GRUDGE 2 (140 screens) topped EUR 1 million at the box office; Lizard is set to release in mid-October in Russia. |
At AFM:
Loews, Suite 654
Tel. 310-260-4160 |
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Thriller (107 min)
Canada
Dir. Wilhelm Liebenberg and Federico Sanchez |
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ETERNAL |
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Wednesday, Nov 3rd,
1 pm Mann Criterion
Screen 5 |
Thursday, Nov 4th,
11 am Mann Criterion
Screen 4 |
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| Inspired by true historical events. A female serial killer with a thirst for blood is pursued by a detective in search of his missing wife. |
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MAIL
Suspense Horror (150 min (9 episodes) or 110 min feature)
Japan
Dir. Iwao Takahashi
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Screening:
Wednesday, Nov 3rd, 3 pm
Le Merigot Screen 3
Sunday, Nov 7th, 11 am
Le Merigot Screen 3 |
| Based on the comic book series from Kadokawa, Psychic Detective Akiba and his enigmatic 19-year-old female assistant, Mikoto, root out and release the restless spirits that terrorize this world. |
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MPD-PSYCHO
Horror (6x56 min episodes)
Japan
Dir. Takashi Miike
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Screening:
Thursday, Nov 4th, 9 am
Le Merigot Screen 1
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| When police fail to a catch serial killer who is targeting high-school girls, retired policeman Kazuhiko Amemiya is called in to use his strange but unique skill – his multiple-personality. |
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COSMIC AFRICA
Documentary (72 min)
South Africa
Dir. Craig & Damon Foster
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Screening:
Thursday, Nov 4th, 1 pm
Nu Wilshire 1
Monday, Nov 8th, 11 am
Le Merigot
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| The extraordinary personal odyssey of African astronomer, Thebe Medupe, who journeys into this ancient continent's astronomical past, unveiling the deep connection humans have with the cosmos. |
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PROTEUS
Drama (100 min)
South Africa / Canada
Dir. John Greyson & Jack Lewis
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Screening:
Sunday, Nov 7th, 9 am
Le Merigot 2
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| Based on a true story, a young man is sentenced to hard labor on Robben Island, Cape Town’s harsh penal colony, and begins a love affair that transgresses vast cultural taboos. |
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INSTALL
Drama (94 min)
Japan
Dir. Kataoka K
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Screening:
Wednesday, Nov 3rd, 11 am
Broadway Cineplex 2
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| Based on the sensational best-selling and award-winning novel by Risa Wataya chronicling a teenage girl’s erotic journey of self-discovery through the liberating anonymity of internet erotica. |
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MUSUMEDOJOJI
Drama (112 min)
Japan
Dir. Yukiko Takayama
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Screening:
Friday, Nov 5th, 1 pm
Mann Criterion 4 |
| Searching for answers to her twin’s suicide, Haruki is drawn into the fascinating world of Kabuki theater and falls for its mysterious and seductive leading star. |
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FIREFLIES: RIVER OF LIGHT
Drama (110 min)
Japan
Dir. Hiroshi Sugawara
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| A school teacher inspires a quiet student with an unusual project but finds his job on the line when he realizes that her ultimate goal is to meet her deceased mother. |
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