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International Film Festivals Select New Zealand Movie 3 September 2004 The acclaimed New Zealand movie, In My Fathers Den has been selected for three major international film festivals. In My Fathers Den has been invited to the 29th Toronto Film Festival in Canada, the 52nd San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain and the 9th Pusan Film Festival in Korea. "It is really exciting and a great honour to be recognised by these festivals" says director Brad McGann who is expected to attend one of the upcoming film festivals, along with members of the production team. In My Fathers Den is an intricately layered, character-driven mystery, written and directed by Brad McGann, based on the acclaimed novel by Maurice Gee. The film will have its North American premiere at Toronto this month, joining a select group of films that have premiered as part of the Toronto Film Festival. Toronto is considered to be one of the elite film festivals in the world. In My Father's Den will compete for the New Directors Award at San Sebastian Film Festival. San Sebastian is one of Europes leading five film events (alongside Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Locarno), and takes place in September. The film is competing alongside 17 other films from around the world for a category prize valued at NZ$167,000. On selecting the film, Festival Director, Mikel Olaciregui commented what we first liked about this wonderful movie, was its impressive narrative technique&the story of the film, which is full of secret stories, is fascinating from the beginning to the end. Brad McGann is a very good director and I admire his work. I really hope that participation in San Sebastian will be the beginning for a very successful career, which without any doubt he deserves said Mr Olaciregui. The Toronto and San Sebastian combination matches that of the New Zealand movie, Whale Rider, which screened at both festivals in 2002. In My Fathers Den will have its Asian premiere in October at the regions leading film festival, Pusan in South Korea. The festival is heavily attended by American agents and buyers, representatives from Europe (including scouts for Cannes) along with distributors from across Asia. Toronto and Pusan are important emerging markets for producers and filmmakers and a delegation of New Zealanders will attend both festivals. In My Father's Den had its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in June, where it was the first New Zealand film to open the festival in its 51-year history. The film has already received considerable critical acclaim. Artfully played and depicted with acute sensitivity wrote Russell Edwards in Variety. A packed house was gripped by NZ director-writer Brad McGanns assured debut feature wrote Frank Hatherley in Screen International. A
triumph wrote Garry Maddox in the Sydney Morning Herald. One
of the In My Fathers Den will be released in
New Zealand by Hoyts Distribution A New Zealand-UK co-production,
the film is produced by T.H.E. Film's For further information please contact: Elizabeth Trotman, Hoyts Distribution DDI: +(64)
9 306 7525 Kathleen Drumm, NZ Film Commission DDI: +
(64) 4 382 7685
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