Press release

Montreal — Tuesday January 7, 2007 — Atopia is proud to announce the upcoming Canadian premiere of Imitation at Toronto’s Bloor Cinema. Imitation, the new feature film from the makers of the critically-acclaimed A Silent Love (2004), stars Vanessa Bauche (Amores Perros (2000)), was written by Federico Hidalgo and Paulina Robles, and directed by Federico Hidalgo.

Recently presented as the opening film at the Boston Latino International Film Festival, Imitation has garnered acclaim at several prestigious festivals over the past few months, including Cinequest, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Vancouver Latin American Film Festival and Vistas Film Festival.

Imitation will be screened at the Bloor Cinema at 7pm on January 11, 12 15, and 16, and at 4.30pm on January 13 and 14.

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.

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, Pow! Pow! Noel and The District!, to audiences across the USA and Canada.

Daring and original, Atopia’s films are critically acclaimed (S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks In Traffic (2001), Jimmywork (2004), A Silent Love (2004)). To ensure the greatest exposure for its titles, Atopia presents its films at large-scale and prestigious film festivals throughout the world, and then proceeds with their theatrical release. This allows Atopia to garner wide media exposure for its titles prior to launching them on DVD through traditional brick and mortar retailers, as well as via direct on-line sales.

For More Information: http://www.imitation-film.com/ and www.atopia.com

View Film Trailer at: http://www.imitation-film.com/en/bande/

News posted Monday, January 7, 2008.