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Tuesday June 19, 2007 - Atopia is pleased to announce the selection of Imitation, Federico Hidalgo’s second feature (A Silent Love, 2004), in the Official Competition of the 11^th Annual Urbanworld VIBE Film Festival taking place in New York City from June 21^st to June 24^th, 2007. Following screenings at the 17^th Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California, and at the 14^th San Diego Latino Film Festival, the New York city screenings will be held Friday, June 22^nd at 5.45pm and Saturday, June 23^rd at 6.15pm, at the AMC Loews 34th St Theatre.

The Urbanworld Film Festival hosts the world’s largest minority film festival dedicated to redefining and enhancing the role of minority films in contemporary cinema.

Imitation stars Vanessa Bauche (Amores Perros), Jesse Aaron Dwyre and Conrad Pla, is written by Federico Hidalgo and Paulina Robles, directed by Federico Hidalgo, and produced by Pascal Maeder. This film will open in theatres across North America in the summer 2007.

Teresa, an alluring Mexican woman, comes to Montreal in search of her husband who had abandoned her in Mexico, cutting her life in two. In Montreal, she meets Fenton, a young man who falls in love with her. Fenton convinces Teresa to let him help her find her husband. In their pursuit, Teresa and Fenton criss-cross Montreal, persuading a string of comical characters to reveal clues that will finally lead them to the wayward husband. In the end, Teresa must decide whether to reveal the painful secret that haunts her.

News posted Tuesday, June 19, 2007.