Press release

Montreal, Thursday January 4, 2007 — Atopia is pleased to announce the theatrical release of Montreal filmmaker Noël Mitrani’s first feature-length film, On The Trail of Igor Rizzi starring Laurent Lucas, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Emmanuel Bilodeau and Isabelle Blais.

After an exceptional run at the festivals (Critics Week — Venice, Toronto International Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Thessaloniki) and after receiving the award for Best First Canadian Feature and inclusion in Canada’s Top Ten list organized by the Toronto International Film Festival, On The Trail of Igor Rizzi will be in theaters as of January 19th at the Cinéma Parallèle (Ex-Centris), with English subtitles, as well as Le Clap in Quebec city, in its original French version.

A grief-stricken and destitute French ex-soccer player has moved to Montreal, the home town of his lost love, in an effort to recapture her presence. He is haunted by the regret of never having told her how much he loved her. To earn money he accepts to kill a certain Igor Rizzi…

Noël Mitrani will present his film at 7:20 p.m., on January 19th at Cinema Parallele (ex-Centris). The film will continue to make its way to Toronto (Royal, February 2nd), Chicoutimi (Ciné-Club Chicoutimi, February 12th), Rouyn-Noranda (Ciné-Qualité, February 25th and 26th), Vancouver (Cinematheque, February 28th) and Rimouski (Cinéma 4, March 18th and 19th)

Co-produced by StanKaz Films and Atopia Production, shot in Montreal in February 2006 with a script written by Mitrani himself, the film is distributed by Atopia Distribution in Canada and represented by Atopia Export in the rest of the world.

Atopia Distribution releases its in-house productions as well as a selection of equally insightful films, such as Missing Victor Pellerin, Panache and Imitation, to audiences across the USA and Canada.

Daring and original, our films are critically acclaimed (S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks In Traffic, Jimmywork, A Silent Love). Eager to grant the richest possible path to exposure, Atopia presents its films at large-scale and prestigious film festivals around the world, and then proceeds with their theatrical release. This allows our titles to garner wide media exposure prior to being launched on DVD through retailers, as well as being sold on line.

For More Information: www.surlatracedigorrizzi.com et www.atopia.com

View Film Trailer at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd7m35CTHQ4

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News posted Thursday, January 4, 2007.