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ITN Distribution in Cannes
CANNES MEETING WITH ITN
Office: Riviera C-11
Website: www.itndistribution.com
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 TERRITORY 8
80 min. Sci-Fi. Complete.
Synopsis:
An eight mile quarantine zone in the Nevada Desert, known as Territory 8, is the site of the world's largest man-made disaster.
Shortly after a chemical weapon explosion in the Nevada desert, two scientists find themselves confronting a sinister cover up, and a band of hostile survivors who are looking to escape the quarantined area known as Territory 8.
FESTIVALS:
VIFF! Vegas Indie Film Fest
Prairie Lights Film Festival
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqaCLCD0czA
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 THE SUSPECT
90 min. Action/Thriller. Complete.
NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE APRIL 22nd by IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
Cast: Mekhi Phifer (Divergent, 8 Mile, Dawn of the Dead), William Sadler (Iron Man 3), Sterling K. Brown (Army Wives)
Synopsis: A bank robbery takes an unplanned, deadly turn.
FESTIVALS:
HBO's American Black Film Festival, Miami, FL - Official Selection,
Nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay,
Best Actor: Mekhi Phifer, Beset Actor: Sterling K. Brown
Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham AL - Official Selection
St Louis Black International Film Festival, St. Louis MO - Official Selection
Montreal International Black Film Festival, Montreal Canada - Official Selection
Third World International Film Festival, San Francisco CA - Official Selection
Brooking Institution: Screening and Panel Discussion, Washington DC - Official Selection
Twin Cities Black Film Festival, St. Louis Park MN - Official Selection
Louisville International Film Festival, Louisville, KY - Official Selection
Englewood International Film Festival, Englewood IL - Official Selection
Philadelphia Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA - Official Selection
Toronto Black Film Festival, Toronto, Canada - Official Selection
ReelWorld Film Festival, Toronto, Canada - Official Selection
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsE3QJf205w
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2035
90 min. Sci-Fi/Apocalyptic. Complete.
Cast: Kyle Morris (2012: Ice Age, Gingerdead Man 3, Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation).
Synopsis: Jack Slade is a time traveler transported to the year 2035 to stop a mad scientist from turning the world into a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWqfrRV6Q1Q&feature=youtu.be
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 HUNTING THE LEGEND
95 min. Thriller/Horror. Complete.
Synopsis:
A deer hunter was taken by something in the Alabama woods. Only his rifle, blood and a 16" footprint were left behind... Five years later, his son seeks revenge.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NeEYDH7LDA
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 THE DINOSAUR EXPERIMENT
90 min. Action/Sci-Fi/Creature. Complete.
NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE:
APRIL 1 ST VOD
MAY 6 TH DVD
Synopsis:
Fossil Ridge, once believed to be a cattle ranch is discovered to be a breeding ground for vicious prehistoric velociraptors. When the bloodthirsty dinosaurs escape, the townspeople must fight to survive the deadly raptors.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctnOhnydGLw&list=UUonIEonOMkdRyRCurnbqfsg
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 AMERICAN WITCH HUNTERS
90 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Jonathan Bennett (Pawn, Van Wilder, Mean Girls), Ali Faulkner (Twilight: Breaking Dawn), Stelio Savante (Starship Troopers 3), Richard Riehle (Office Space, The Man From Earth)
Synopsis: Two researchers try to stop a coven of witches that have taken over a small village in New England.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNA5IS1Vsdk
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 HOUSE ON THE HILL
85 min. Horror/Crime. Complete.
Cast: Elissa Dowling (Black Dahlia), Shannon Leade (Hall Pass, Black Dahlia)
Synopsis: Based on a true story, HOUSE ON THE HILL chronicles the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people -- and even whole families.
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PASTOR SHEPHERD
90 min. Family. Complete.
Cast: Danny Trejo, Maria-Elena Laas, Pastor Shepherd
Synopsis: A door-to-door evangelist comes head to head with his menacing neighbor.
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 THE CURSE
90 min. Action. Complete.
Cast: Alex Maisonette (Narx), Felipe Luciano (It Could Happen to You, Badge 373), Michael Wright
Synopsis: NYPD cop Ruda is a cop during the day and a religious Santerio (High Ranking Priest) of "Black Magic" by night. A curse is placed on the NYPD by the mother of a boy shot by the cops. Now the NYPD needs Ruda to help break the curse in this action-packed thriller.
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 SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS
115 min. Family. Complete.
Cast: Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables), Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day, Kill Bill), Lexi Ainsworth (Wild Child), Titus Makin Jr. (Glee, Castle)
Synopsis:
Eighteen-year-old Ashley lives life in the fast lane. After a chance encounter with the handyman, she finds herself writing and directing a Christmas play for over sixty underprivileged kids. At the same time she runs headlong into her ultimate soul mate.
Festival:
Bare Bones International Film Festival - Winner, Audience Choice Award, Finalist for Best Family Feature and Best Screenplay
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEskIfiDP4E
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 THE BILL COLLECTOR
90 min. Complete.
Cast: Danny Trejo
Synopsis:
Uncle Frankie (Danny Trejo) is not the kind of guy you want to meet in a dark alley especially when you owe him money. Danny Trejo is 'The Bill Collector.'
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-bHYwq7aSg
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 FIELDS OF THE DEAD
84 min. Horror. Complete.
Synopsis:
A group of college students venture out to an abandoned farm to complete a research project when they find a book that leads them to unwittingly summon demons.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E91qfJCGjMc
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 THE BACKPACKER
91 min. Action/Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Vincent Stone (Superman Returns), Laura Andersen (Home and Away, CIA: Australia)
Synopsis:
Returned Soldier Ben Cross is a man who will stop at nothing to find his missing sister and save her from a serial killer in the Outback. "The best Australian horror film since Wolf Creek." - Independent Film Quarterly
Festivals:
London Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
Cannes Independent Film Festival - Official Selection
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZIHgjouIM0
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 AMY
90 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Christopher Atkins (The Blue Lagoon), Jessica DiGiovanni, Kurt Peterson, Kris Smith, Clayton Meyers
Synopsis: Amy is blessed with the psychic power of clairvoyance (ESP). She witnesses her village fall into demonic possession. As Amy tries to stop the fall, the Devil takes over her soul - forcing the priest to perform a dangerous exorcism.
TRAILER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83vY_QUEnxk
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 LOVE OF MY LIFE
96 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Peter O'Brien (White Collar Blue, Neighbours, Dance Academy, Queer as Folk (UK version), Michael Budd (Matrix Reloaded), Bel Delia (The Tunnel Movie).
Synopsis:
A young man is held captive by a deranged surgeon and faced with the choice which can alter his life and the life of his loved ones forever.
Festival:
Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival - Winner, Best Horror/Thriller
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrm6_OwOMPc
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 HAUNTING OF THE INNOCENT
90 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Judd Nelson (The Breakfast Club), Rib Hillis (General Hospital), Jessica Morris (One Life to Live),
Synopsis:
Desperate to reconnect with his wife and son after a violent attack leaves them fear-stricken and traumatized, a father moves his family to a sleepy New England town and finds himself in a fight against supernatural forces hell-bent on tearing them apart.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR8-JAyeoH0
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 THE BLACKOUT
90 min. Comedy. Complete.
Cast: Michael Graziadei (American Horror Story, Criminal Minds, 90210), Shanelle Workman (The Bold and the Beautiful, Grey's Anatomy, One Life to Live), Autumn Federici (616: Paranormal Incident), David Barry Gray (Game Change), Shane Lynch (90210)
Synopsis:
It was the best night of their lives, if they could only remember.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9qaCaFuojk
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 6 Minutes of Death
82 min. Thriller. Complete.
Synopsis:
In 1860 small pox takes the life of a little girl. Three guardians are sent to rescue her from the evil darkness but they only have 6 minutes to save her.
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 THE BATES HAUNTING
76 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Ryan Dunn (Jackass), Jean Louise O'Sullivan (1000 Ways to Die), Ashley Caspermeyer (6 Degrees of Hell)
Synopsis:
When her best friend Lily is killed in a terrible accident at the Bates Motel's Haunted Hayride, Agnes goes to work at the haunt to confront her trauma. As death strikes again, Agnes must find out what is causing the accidents before more people die.
Festivals:
NYC Horror Film Festival- Official Selection
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival (Grand Rapids, MI)- Official Selection
Timecode: Nola Film Festival (New Orleans, LA) - Winner, Best Narrative Feature
Montreal Horror Festival - Official Selection
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bgB9IC7hkA
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WEDDING DAY
92 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: David Koechner (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), C. Thomas Howell (ET), Brandon Molale (Gangster Squad), Lisa Ann Walter (The Parent Trap), Patrick Kilpatrick (Minority Report), Kate Siegel (Demon Legacy), Kyle Lowder (The Bold & The Beautiful, Days of Our Lives)
Synopsis: Not every love story is a fairytale and some end in disaster. Two young couples plan to make their wedding day one they will never forget. They just never believed a joyous occasion can suddenly turn to one of tragedy.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYsfi2MmLJg
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 THE SURVIVAL GAMES
95 min. Action. Complete.
Cast: Christos Vasilopoulos (Banshee), Jessica Merideth (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Safe Haven, Flight), Andrew Olson (The Crying Dead), Konrad Case.
Synopsis:
A group of friends camping trip turns into kidnapping, guns, and fighting for their lives.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6EKj26HhNk&feature=youtu.be
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 NARX
90 min. Action. Complete.
Cast:
Fat Joe, Chris Mulkey(Boardwalk Empire, The Purge), Rocky Passafaro, Alex Maisonette, Jason Rodriguez
Synopsis:
Based on a shocking true story. An undercover cop puts his life on the line to fight corruption in his department, while trying to take down the biggest Drug Kingpin of New York City. No one can be trusted as the body count rises.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jdHstqDPsI&feature=youtu.be
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DO NOT DISTURB
85 min. Thriller/Horror. Complete.
Cast: Stephen Geoffreys (Fright Night, 976-Evil, Mr. Hush), Tiffany Shepis (Abominable, Night of the Demons, Cyrus), Ezra Buzzington (The Hills Have Eyes, The Artist, The Prestige, Bad-Ass), Corey Haim (The Lost Boys, Crank: High Voltage, License to Drive)
Synopsis: Plagued with personal demons, Don checks into a seedy motel room to enact a bloody rampage. When he checks in, no one checks out.
TRAILER:
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 THE HOSPITAL
90 min. Horror. Complete.
Cast: John Dugan (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Scott Tepperman (Ghost Hunters International), Jim O'Rear (The Dead Matter), and Daniel Emery Taylor (Return Of The Swamp Thing).
Synopsis: Old St. Leopold's Hospital has many urban legends surrounding it, but the residents of Bridgeport all agree on one thing: tortured souls roam its abandoned halls.
Festivals:
Alabama Phoenix Festival - Official Selection
Dead Winter Horror Convention - Official Selection
Movie Daze: The Dark Zone (Germany) - Winner, Scariest Movie
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 VIRGIN ALEXANDER
90 min. Comedy. Complete.
Cast: Rick Faugno, Paige Howard (Adventureland), Bronson Pinchot (True Romance, Risky Business), Elizabeth Masucci (Shame, Theo), Mika Boorem (Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Blue Crush), Joe D'Onofrio (Goodfellas, Spider Man, We Own the Night).
Synopsis:
Alexander is a 26 year old scrap hauler who is facing eviction. In a last ditch effort to save his house from the bank, he turns it into a brothel - even though he has never had sex before.
Festivals:
Orlando Film Festival - Winner, Best Ensemble, Best Performance -Rick Faugno & Opening Night Film
Illinois International Film Festival - Winner, Best of Fest
Las Vegas Film Festival - Winner, Best Feature Film
DC Independent Film Festival - Winner, Grand Jury Award & Audience Award
Black Hills Film Festival - Winner, Best Feature Film
Visionfest Film Festival - Winner, Best Editing
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEZ5es8J7Rc&feature=youtu.be
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THE OUIJA EXPERIMENT
90 min. Horror. Complete.
Cast: Justin Armstrong, Dave Clark, Miranda Martinez, Carson Underwood, Eric Window
Synopsis: A group of friends play with a ouija board and record it. The footage they captured cannot be explained.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kCHtl7BqNo
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SINS
90 min.
Action/Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Danny Glover, Steven Bauer (Scarface, Primal Fear), Michael Madsen, John Savage (The Godfather: III, The Deer Hunter), Anne Jeffreys (General Hospital), Hal Yamanouchi (Push), Giovanni Martorana
Synopsis: Two ex-gangsters meet on a high speed train to Sicily.
TRAILER:
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FAMILY OF CANNIBALS
90 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Tony Todd (Candyman, The Man From Earth, Final Destination), Kane Hodder (Jason X, Friday the 13th VII and VIII), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes), Angie Savage
Synopsis: It's hard for a family to stay together when killing is in their blood.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaMVKgcoQe4
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 THE 13th UNIT
90 min. Thriller. Complete.
Synopsis:
Seven strangers, trapped in a haunted underground storage facility, struggle to survive while fighting a supernatural beast. Together, the strangers must team up and fight the supernatural in order to survive.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSvwOndrGw
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DRIVING BY BRAILLE
106 min. Womens Drama. Complete.
Cast: Tammin Sursok (Pretty Little Liars, 10 Rules for Sleeping Around, Husk), Ryan Eggold (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, The Single Moms Club) Finola Hughes (General Hospital, Like Crazy, Daytime Emmy Award Winner), Steven Bauer (Scarface, Ray Donovan).
Synopsis: Sarah Corso is deeply afraid of turning out like her mother who had the progression of love, marriage, kids, etc. right up until the day she suffered a psychotic break down.
Festivals:
Action On International Film Festival - Winner, Best Female Filmmaker, Best Screenplay
Feel Good Film Festival - Official Selection
Las Vegas Film Festival - Winner, Golden Ace Award
Breckenridge Festival of Film - Official Selection
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe7_9J1CiC0
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1,000 TIMES MORE BRUTAL
90 min. Action/Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Jeremy Luke (Don Jon, Jersey Boys, Mob City), David Dastmalchian (Prisoners, Ray Donovan, The Dark Knight), Peter Greene (Pulp Fiction, The Mask), Kevin Corrigan (Pineapple Express), Arthur Nascarella (Sopranos), Federico Castellucio (Sopranos).
Synopsis:
Four friends from Brooklyn pay the ultimate price when they seek revenge against a low-level Gangster.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7ftDAGGrNc
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THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH
93 min.
Sci Fi/Action/Fantasy. Complete.
Cast: John Heard (Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Prison Break), Theresa Russell (Spider Man 3, Eureka, The Last Tycoon), Robert Picardo (Star Trek, Total Recall, Stargate: Atlantis), Julie Michaels (Titanic, Batman Forever).
Synopsis: A grandfather introduces his grandson to a fantasy world of creatures and science-fiction.
Festivals:
Trail Dance Film Festival - Official Selection
Action On International Film Festival - Official Selection
Phoenix Comicon Film Festival -Official Selection
Park City Film Music Festival - Official Selection
WorldFest Houston - Winner, Silver Remi for Independent Theatrical Feature Films - Family/Children
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5sGxKN7mn8
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SILENCE
90 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Matthew Lawrence (The Hot Chick, Mrs. Doubtfire), Masiela Lusha (The George Lopez Show, Kill Katie Malone), Muse Watson (I Know What You Did Last Summer series, The Last Exorcism II)
Synopsis: Colby loses his wife Annabelle to suicide. After her passing, he hears, sees and experiences the unknown.
TRAILER: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdx9g0_of-silence-trailer_shortfilms
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GOD DON'T MAKE THE LAWS
100 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Ella Rae Peck (Gossip Girl, Deception, upcoming Sony Pictures 'The Call' with Halle Berry), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas, Nixon), Robert Prescott (Burn After Reading, Michael Clayton), Peter Vack (CBGB), Bruce Davison (Oscar nominee & Golden Globe winner, Short Cuts, Longtime Champion, X-Men, X2)
Synopsis: Does time exist when nothing changes? That is the question for the picturesque Village of Rockwell, where time has frozen. Nobody gets sick; nobody ages, and nobody dies due to a tragic bus crash that took the lives of the 1977 undefeated Rockwell High School Basketball Team.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrkX3Xch9IA
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ASHES
90 min. Thriller. Complete.
Cast: Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs, Endangered), Ajay Naidu (Lateline, Office Space, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler), Heather Burns (Bored to Death, Save Me), Faran Tahir (Iron Man, Star Trek, Elysium)
Synopsis: ASHES follows the story of two brothers whose lives are unraveling. As one brother plummets deeper into mental illness, the other, Ashes, copes by throwing himself into the world of crime.
Festivals:
HBO New York International Latino Film Festival - Official Selection
Boston International Film Festival -Official Selection
ITN Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA) - Winner, Best Feature Film
Vancouver Asian Film Festival - Official Selection
San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival - Official Selection
Arlington Film Festival - Official Selection
Silk Screen Film Festival (Pittsburgh, PA) - Official Selection
London Asian Film Festival - Tongues on Fire -Official Selection
India International Film Festival (Tampa) - Official Selection, Opening Night Film
MIACC Film Festival (NYC) - Official Selection
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmgWOb81sU8
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DELIVERANCE FROM EVIL
90 min. Horror. Complete.
Cast: Angel Aviles (Desperado), Victor Miller (Creator of Friday the 13th), Jose Rosete (San Franpsycho, Exit to Hell)
Synopsis:
When a married couple lose their son, they soon realize there is an evil presence in their house.
TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uxrWi8XdLc
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Art = (Love)²
90 min. Mystery. Complete.
Cast: Nate Dushku (Antitrust, The Alphabet Killer, Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet), Lindsay Goranson (Plague Town).
Synopsis:
Dean and Isabella are the quintessential New York City couple, until her mysterious death.
Festivals:
Lurcerne International Film Festival - Winner, Merit Award
Jaipur International Film Festival -Winner, Best Cinematography
Nevada Film Festival - Winner, Platinum Reel Award
Vegas CineFest Film Festival - Official Selection
TRAILER: http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi437297689/
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