Invited to attend are members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association® and members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
RSVP (1) 647-296-3459 or (corporate@filmail.com).
The Awards qualifying run of public screenings for PUNCTURED HOPE are taking place in Los Angeles at the Encino Laemmle Theater - Town Center 5 between November 13 to 19 (17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino).
The feature film PUNCTURED HOPE - A STORY ABOUT TROKOSI AND YOUNG GIRLS' SLAVERY IN TODAY'S WEST AFRICA is Toronto Pictures' entry for Awards season nomination consideration. IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448093
Written, directed and produced by Bruno Pischiutta and produced by Daria Trifu, the film is inspired by the true story of an irrepressible survivor. She was genitally mutilated and sexually abused for years when, as a virgin girl, she was enslaved to became a victim of the Trokosi practice. The story is based on the biggest form of women slavery that exists today in the world.
The film was an official selection at the Montreal World Film Festival where it achieved critical and public success. News: http://www.editurl.com/3jv
About PUNCTURED HOPE:
PUNCTURED HOPE is the first main stream feature film (USD 5.8 M, Hollywood standard, 35 mm, 91 min., English Language, Color, Not Rated) that is based on an African story interpreted by an all African cast of professional actors and shot in Africa under the brilliant direction of internationally acclaimed and visionary Maestro Bruno Pischiutta.
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/TorontoPictures
About Bruno Pischiutta: Born in Udine, Italy in 1947, Bruno Pischiutta began his film career in the late 1960s as an actor in films by Francesco Rosi, Nanni Loy and Billy Wilder. In 1975 he founded the Centro Iniziative di Azione Culturale in Rome. He made his directorial debut in 1975 with COMPAGNE NUDE, and he moved to Canada in 1983. His other films include ULTIMO INCONTRO A VENEZIA (1977), ISOLA MECCANICA (1978), THE COMOEDIA (1981), LIFE'S CHARADE (1987), MAYBE (2003).
Word Press: http://torontopictures.wordpress.com
About Toronto Pictures: Targeting a global audience, Toronto Pictures explores different cultures and addresses controversial issues of our time in dramatic format. Toronto Pictures produces Hollywood standard, 35 mm feature films that provoke thought not violence.
Website: http://torontopictures.ning.com
CONTACT: Daria Trifu
Toronto Pictures, Inc.
Email: corporate@filmail.com
Tel: (1) 647-296-3459
###