The
Calgary International Film Festival has said that THE KILLING GAMES will make
it's World Premiere on Saturday September 22nd as a part of the Late Show
Series. “We are just ecstatic that Calgary has accepted the movie to Premiere
at their festival,” States director Barry J. Gillis.
Bruce
Fletcher who is a programmer with The Calgary International Film Festival told
Gillis that he watched the movie twice, and found the movie to be very
entertaining. Gillis continues, “We're so happy that Bruce, Brenda Lieberman
and The Calgary International Film Festival were brave enough to take a chance
on THE KILLING GAMES, especially after the movie was turned down in Edmonton.”
In
May, Gillis was told that his feature film THE KILLING GAMES was “too violent
for The Edmonton International Film Festival.” Gillis was shocked by the
decision, mainly because he resides in Edmonton.
“Yes,
I was shocked,” laments Gillis, “but that's all in the past now. We're heading
South down to the great city of Calgary where Oscar-nominated Canadian director
Deepa Mehta's film MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN,” is going to open the Calgary
International Film Festival. Brandon Cronenberg's movie ANTIVIRAL will also be
playing in the Late Show Series, and we couldn't dream of being apart of
anything bigger and better than that.”
The
Calgary International Film Festival is world renowned for their hospitality and
the way that they treat filmmakers and film fans alike. “Calgary gets upwards
of 50,000 fans attending their festival. Tourists, fans, great films, and the
best parties... I mean, this is huge for us Gillis says with a grin.
Calgary
and Edmonton have been rival cities for many years. “Yes, the two cities have
been at it for what seems like forever” says Gillis with a laugh, “however,
Calgary is not just going to accept a movie because Edmonton turned it down. I
mean, THE KILLING GAMES is entertaining as hell, just ask Jason Eisener who
directed HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN starring Rutger Hauer.
THE
KILLING GAMES is a disturbing feature film about a man who's wife is dying of a
mysterious illness. The man contemplates taking the law into his own hands,
after his daughter witnesses a double homicide and narrowly escapes the grasp
of two serial killers.
DR.
WINTERS (Ace Hanna of Calgary, Alberta) CHECKS UP ON DIANA (Chryl Lisk) in THE
KILLING GAMES
THE
KILLING GAMES was shot in Wabuman, Lac St. Anne, Alberta Beach and Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada. It stars Donald A. Morin, leading actor of the acclaimed
French Canadian feature film Windigo. It also stars Denmark's Kim Sonderholm,
who has been involved in over 100 movies, including his latest outing entitled
“LITTLE BIG BOY.” Calgary actor Ace Hanna also stars in the movie as the
troubled Dr. Winters.
The Calgary International Film Festival is in it's 13th great year. This
years festival runs from August 20th to August 30th and is guaranteed to be the
best film festival that the city of Calgary, and province of Alberta has ever
witnessed.
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