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India screening

March 9 at 10pm
Asian Hot Shots in Mumbai
at the MUMBAI TIMES CAFE on the Linking Road in Bandra

France screening

28 - 29 juin
Asian Hot Shots in Paris
Cinema Peniche, Parc de la Villette
http://penichecinema.net/

At eight-year-old Ravi Malhotra's school, he learns that non-believers in Christ will go to hell. Knowing his parents are not Christian, his challenge is "Saving Mom and Dad".

Awards  

Prix d'aide à la Création au 31^e Festival en Plein Air de Grenoble, France

Prix de la Ville de Mesnil-le-Roi , France

Prix de l'émotion au  Festival de Fontainebleau, France

Special Mention at Another Look Euromedcafe, Fondazione Mediterraneo, Naples

Golden Horse at the 16^th Mediterranean Festival of New Films, Larissa, Greece

Best Narrative Film at the 12^th Annual Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, MO, USA

Special Mention at Euroshorts in Warsaw, Poland

Audience Award at River to River - Florence Indian Film Festival, Italy

Jury Prize, Sup' de Courts, Paris, France

Screenplay Finalist Omaha Film Festival, NE, USA

Distinction at Oskariada International Independant Film Festival, Poland

Audience Award at 25e festival cinéma d'ici et d'ailleurs, Sainte-Livrade sur Lot

Cinema Letteratura Film Festival Mauro Bolognini - Premio Regia

6th European Youth Film Festival, Warsaw, Second Prize

Romain Bisseret - Producer
+33 (0)6 16 32 00 71 / rb@inexcelsisprod.com
www.inexcelsisprod.com

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This February, Saving Mom and Dad will be showcased at one of the world's festivals.  Since its first edition in 1951, Berlin has risen to the top of film festivals, considered by many to be among the very best, along with Sundance, Toronto and Cannes.  Each year, the Berlinale selects a few young rising stars in the film industry to come and make contacts to get future projects off the ground.

The concept is known as the Talent Campus, and this year  SMD producer Julien Monestiez was selected from among over 3,300 candidates.  The privilege of participating in Talent Campus will mean lots of exposure for the film. It will have special screenings, and Julien will be interviewed for a spotlight on new producers.  Julien will also have the opportunity to meet producers, financiers, and many other people who can help getting the next film made.  He'll be pitching a few projects, among them, Kartik Singh's followup to SMD. More to come.

Polski
Siedmioletni Ravi Malhotra pragnie, by jego rodzice dostali się do Nieba. Problemem jest, wg jego nauczyciela, że Sikhowie, aby byli zbawieni, powinni się nawrócić. Czy Ravi poradzi sobie z tym zadaniem?

Italiano - Sinossi
Ai compagni di classe del piccolo Ravi Malhotra di appena otto anni viene insegnato che chi non crede in Gesù finisce all'Inferno. Sapendo che i suoi genitori non sono cristiani, Ravi va incontro ad una grande e difficile sfida: salvare la sua mamma e il suo papà.

Deutsch - Inhalt
An der Schule des achtjahrigen Ravi Malhotra wird den Kindern beigebracht, dass jeder, der nicht an Jesus Christus glaubt, in die Hölle kommt. Da Ravi weiss, dass seine Eltern keine Christen sind, steht er vor der schweren Herausforderung seine Eltern zu retten.

Français - Synopsis
Ravi vit aux Etats-Unis et va à l'école. Là-bas, on lui apprend que ce n'est qu'à travers Jésus qu'on peut aller au Paradis. Ravi est bien embêté car ses parents, Sikhs, ne deviendront jamais Chrétiens. Mais jusqu'où ira Ravi pour sauver ses parents ?

Croatian
Osmogodišnji Ravi Malhotra naučio je u školi da će svi oni koji ne vjeruju u Krista završiti u paklu. Znajući da njegovi roditelji nisu kršćani, Ravijev izazov je "Spašavanje mame i tate".

Portuguese
Na escola dizem que Ravi que não acredita em Jesus vai para o inferno. Sabendo que os pais não são cristãos, o menino de 8 anos terá de os salvar.

Special Screenings

Opening night at Awesome Indies International Film Festival, Ottawa, Canada

Opening night at Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, MO, USA

Opening night at Spinning Wheel Film Festival in Toronto, Canada

Showcased at the Berlinale Talent Campus 2008, Berlin, Germany

USA
Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, Atlanta – Oct 08
Sikh Film Festival, NYC – Oct 08
14^th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, CA – Sep 08
WAVES Asian American Film Festival, Iowa – Jun 08
Bronzeville Film Festival, Chicago – Jun 08
Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, MO – Apr 08
32^nd Cleveland International Film Festival – Mar 08
Pan African Film and Arts Festival, Los Angeles – Feb 08
Miami Short Film Festival – Nov/Dec 07
Asheville Film Festival, North Carolina – Nov 07
Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, Des Moines – Oct 07
Bend Film Festival, Oregon – Oct 07
South Asian International Film Festival, NYC – Oct 07
Moondance International Film Festival, Los Angeles – Sept 07
L.A. Shorts – Sept 07
Urbanworld VIBE Film Festival, NYC – June 07

FRANCE
Asian Hot Shots, Paris – Jun 09
25e festival cinéma d'ici et d'ailleurs, Sainte-Livrade sur Lot – Nov/Dec 08
Festival ENVOL, Rouen – Nov 08
L'Ecran, Saint-Denis – Nov 08
Courtisez-moi, Reims – Oct 08
Le courtivore - Rentrée Culturelle de l'Université, Rouen – Oct 08
6e Festi'VAL d'OISE du court, l'Isle-Adam – Oct 08
Mesnil Ciné, Mesnil-le-Roi – Oct 08
Festival de Fontainebleau - Sept 08
Soirée Courts métrages Bayonne Arrive, Paris – Sep 08
Festival Ciné sans filet, Alet-les-bains – Aug 08
11^th Aigues-Vives Film Festival, Aigues-Vives – Jul 08
Festival du court métrage en plein air de Grenoble – Jul 08
Festival du Film Court de Montpellier – Jun 08
International Film Festival, Dieppe – Jun 08
Cannes Film Festival Market Screening – May 08
Religion in Movies: Ste-Anne de la Butte aux cailles, Paris – May 08
festival Sup' de Courts de l'ESCP-EAP, Paris – Apr 08
Courtivore, Rouen – Apr 08
Kino Yono, Paris – Apr 08
Festival Cas d'Rage, Gagny – Apr 08
11^th European festival of Short Movies of Bordeaux – Apr 08
International Student ShortFilm Festival of Cergy Pointoise – Apr 08
24^th European Film Festival of Lille – Mar 08
Aubagne International Film Festival – Mar 08
3rd Paris Student Film Festival – Mar 08
La moquette, Paris – Mar 08
Vidéophage screening, Toulouse – Mar 08
Maison du film court soirée SACD – Nov 07
France-Canada International Film Festival, Paris – Sep 07
Nouveaux Talents 2007, Paris – July/Aug 07
Short Film Corner, Cannes –  May 07

INDIA
Asian Hot Shots, Mumbai – Mar 09
Shamiana Short Film Festival, Pune – Dec 08
ViBGYOR Film Collective, Thrissur, Kerala – Feb 08
Short Film Festival, Guwahati, Assam – Jan 08
Short Film Festival of India, Chennai – Jan 08
Kolkata Film Festival – Nov 07

ITALY
Mauro Bolognini Film Festival of Pistoia – Dec 08
Festival di Cinema Africano di Verona – Nov 08
festival della creatività, Florence – Oct 08
Another Look" Euromedcafe, Fondazione Mediterraneo, Naples – Jun 08
Film Festival Internazionale di Milano – Apr 08
River to River Florence Indian Film Festival – Dec 07

UK
Portobello Film Festival, London – Oct 08
Bombay Mix Bitesize, London – Feb 08
Bite the Mango Film Festival, Bradford – Sept 07

POLAND
6^th European Youth Film Festival, Warsaw – Dec 08
Oskariada Lanterna Magica Film Festival, Warsaw – Apr 08
Euroshorts, Warsaw – Nov 07

GERMANY
Asian Hot Shots Berlin Festival – Jan 09
23. Unabhängiges Filmfest, Osnabrück – Oct 08
34^th Internationales Film Wochenende Würzburg – Jan 08

CANADA
Awesome Indies International Film Festival for Children & Youth, Ottawa – May 08
Spinning Wheel Sikh Film Festival, Toronto – Nov 07

AUSTRIA
Alpinale Nenzing Film Festival – Aug 08
Festival of Nations, Kino Ebensee – Jun 08

DENMARK
BUSTER International Film Festival for children & youth – Sep 08
23rd International Odense Film Festival, Odense – Aug 08

RUSSIA
7th International Kansk Video Festival, Kansk  – Sep 08
Message to Man International Film Festival, St Petersburg – Jun 08

SWITZERLAND
SHNIT Kurt Festival, Berne  – Oct 08
Castellinaria International Festival – Nov 07

AUSTRALIA
Auburn Int'l FF for Children and Young Adults – Jan 09
Shorts on Screen, SBS TV – Oct 08

OTHER COUNTRIES
DaKINO International Film Festival, ROUMANIA – Nov 08  
13 Ourense International Film Festival, SPAIN – Oct 08
Tabor Film Festival, Zabok, CROATIA – Jun 08
24^th Festroia Film Festival, Setúbal (Costa Azul), PORTUGAL – Jun 08
ASIAN FEVER at The Scene Club, Dubai, UAE – Jun 08
16^th Mediterranean Festival of New Films, Larissa, GREECE – Apr 08
26^th Festival Cinematografico International del Uruguay, Montevideo – Mar 08
25^th BUFF Film Festival, Malmö, SWEDEN – Mar 08