Toronto, ON – Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and IndustryWorks Pictures are teaming up to bring you a great new Canadian horror film American Mary, which will be set for release in the Canadian home entertainment Market in 2013.
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2012
Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
and IndustryWorks Pictures Present
AMERICAN MARY
Appearances are Everything
Toronto, ON – Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada and IndustryWorks Pictures are teaming up to bring you a great new Canadian horror film American Mary, which will be set for release in the Canadian home entertainment Market in 2013.
American Mary is the story of a medical student named Mary who is growing increasingly broke and disenchanted with medical school and the established doctors she once idolized. The allure of easy money sends a desperate Mary through the messy world of underground surgeries which leaves more marks on her than the so-called freakish clientele. From the Vancouver-based creative team that brought you the indie-smash film Dead Hooker In A Trunk, American Mary stars twins and writer/director duo Jen & Sylvia Soska. The film also features cast members Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps), Julia Maxwell (Hot Tub Time Machine, Charlie St. Cloud), and Antonio Cupo (“Bomb Girls”).
Rob Herholz, General Manager of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada is proud of the acquisition, stating American Mary is a fiercely original film. Katharine Isabelle delivers a knockout performance, which is equally matched by the directorial efforts of Jen and Sylvia Soska.’ ‘The film was something that we wanted to take a risk on – we knew it was time to get something new and fresh out there, something that hasn’t been seen’, says Evan Tylor, President of IndustryWorks Pictures. ‘American Mary is a creative movie, it plays on a psychological level yet still holds true to the core horror and thriller fans. We’re excited to be continuing our relationship with Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada’.
The creative duo behind the film, Jen and Sylvia Soska are also thrilled that the film was signed by Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada. ‘Over the past few years, if you are a fan seeking out unique, intelligent, and creative horror films – you will find them under the Anchor Bay logo, a company whose roster is synonymous with truly great horror. Having our film, American Mary, put under that banner is a huge honor because it not only puts you in the ranks of those films, it also means you have a team that understands and loves the genre giving your film the support it needs to reach a broader audience.’
American Mary is picking up praise on the festival circuit with successful screenings at FantasticFest, Toronto After Dark and Screamfest where the film picked up awards for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Directors, Best Cinematography, and Best Make Up. ‘American Mary is a bold, refreshing, and emotive horror flick that showcases the potential of the Soska Twins’, says Lonnie Nadler of Bloody-Disgusting.com, and Scott Weinberg from FearNet calls the film ‘one of the strangest, slyest, and most confident ‘female-centric’ horror flicks in quite some time. Best horror film of Fantastic Fest.’
About Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada is the Toronto, ON based branch of Anchor Bay Entertainment, the home entertainment division of Starz Media, LLC. It includes the Anchor Bay Films and Manga Entertainment brands. It distributes feature films, children’s entertainment, fitness, TV series, documentaries, anime and other filmed entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray formats. Anchor Bay Entertainment has offices in Toronto, Troy Michigan, Beverly Hills, California as well as the United Kingdom and Australia. Starz Media (www.starzmedia.com) is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group. For more information visit: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.ca
About IndustryWorks
IndustryWorks sets itself apart by having the keen sense of seeing potential in the right projects, and turning that potential into a production to take notice of. IndustryWorks Pictures theatrically releases feature films in North America and provides international distribution for those films. IWP provides independent productions with the support and ability to strategically market, schedule, budget and ultimately have their product released theatrically.
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For more information please contact:
Chris Allicock
Amberlight Productions
O: 416-694-3131 xt 221
chris@amberlight.ca
Leah Visser
Amberlight Productions
O: 416-694-3131 xt 227
leah@amberlight.ca
