Amanda Crew and her latest film “Repeaters” have been nominated at the 2011 Leo Awards! The nominations are listed below – good luck to Amanda and the film!

Best Feature Length Drama
Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama (Amanda Crew)
Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama
Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama
Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Drama
Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Drama
Best Overall Sound in a Feature Length Drama
Best Sound Editing in a Feature Length Drama
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama (Richard de Klerk)
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama (Alexia Fast)

The awards will be held Saturday, June 11th in Vancouver!

Carl Bessai’s latest film, Repeaters, a gritty mind-bending thriller about three twenty-somethings who find themselves in an impossible time labyrinth, has been picked up for Canadian distribution by Alliance Films, according to a release from the production company behind the feature, Rampart Films.

Repeaters has played at a number of festivals in Canada and had its world premiere as a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The story revolves around an ensemble cast made up of Dustin Milligan (90210), Amanda Crew (Charlie St.Cloud), and Richard de Klerk, who also starred in Bessai’s Cole.

The deal was negotiated by Andrew Herwitz, President of the Film Sales Company on behalf of the filmmakers, with Mark Slone of Alliance Films. “It’s very fulfilling that the quality of Repeaters has been recognized by Alliance Films,” said Bessai. “With their proven track record I know Repeaters will have an excellent run. I am looking forward to working with them on the release.”

No release date had been set as of press time.

“We are delighted that Alliance Films will be handling Repeaters for Canada,” said producer Irene Nelson of Rampart Films. “Quality distribution is paramount to the success of any film and for Repeaters to garner the attention of Canada’s top distributor is particularly rewarding.”

Established in 2004, Rampart Films has offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles and is known for producing commercially viable, thought-provoking feature films and documentaries. It currently has four features to its credit and one documentary in post-production.

Alliance Films holds the exclusive distribution rights to movies from top independent studios, including Focus Features, Relativity Media, CBS Films, and The Weinstein Company, as well as co-financing and distribution arrangements with select independent producers.

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I have just added some various photos into the gallery tonight. There are some new event photos from this summer, another photo from the “Caleb’s Hope” campaign, and posters from “Repeaters” and “The Haunting in Connecticut”.

Amanda Crew and Dustin Milligan discuss working on Repeaters. A gritty mind-bending thriller about three twenty-somethings who find themselves in an impossible time labyrinth, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.

Last night was the premiere of “Repeaters” at the Toronto International Film Festival and I have just added 13 photos of Amanda Crew during the event!

Earlier today, Amanda Crew and the cast of “Repeaters” did a portrait session at the Toronto International Film Festival. I have just added 13 HQ and MQ photos from the session – Amanda looks great!

A short trailer for “Repeaters” has been released and you can watch it below!

The cast of “Repeaters” (Amanda Crew, Dustin Milligan & Richard de Klerk) will be doing a live web chat on September 12 at dustinmilligan.com/interact!

This will be an opportunity for anybody to have a chance to submit questions for the three of them to answer the day before “Repeaters” premiers at the Toronto International Film Festival.

People can sign up now at the above URL for a reminder e-mail of the chat.

Thanks to Andre for the heads up!

The First Week End Club, a movie club that organizes screenings of Canadian films in Toronto and Vancouver, announced that a group test screening will be organized in Vancouver. The film you’ll get to see is Repeaters, the next film by Canadian director Carl Bessai.

The story of Repeaters – which was shot in Mission, B.C. – revolves around drug addicts at a rehab centre who fight their inner demons and live the same day over and over again. While each have some degree of volition and are able to use this day to play out fantasies seemingly with no long term consequences, none has power to change the truth that tomorrow will be the same as yesterday. Ultimately, all are forced to make choices that will affect not only their lives but the lives of everyone around them.

The film star Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, Richard de Klerk, Benjamin Ratner, Gabrielle Rose, Teach Grant, Alexia Fast, Anja Savcic and Emily Perkins. Moreover, no release date has been announced yet.

Finally, the test screening of Repeaters will take place on Monday, June 7th at 7:30 PM at the Capilano University’s Performing Arts Theatre in North Vancouver. Expect to see a questionnaire handed to you after the screening of Repeaters. In fact, you’ll be giving your feedbacks and the session will end at 10 PM.

If you’re interested to attend to this screening and live in (and around) Vancouver, please write to: james@ravenwestfilms.com