TOP PRIZE FOR JIMMYWORK AT VICTORIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL.
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February 15, 2005
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JIMMYWORK, the controversial first feature from Montreal filmmaker Simon Sauvé, took the CHUM Television Award for Best Canadian First Feature at the 11th annual Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival. A cross between film noir, biopic and cinema vérité, the film follows Sauvé's neighbour, Jimmy, a gambler, drinker and hopeless schemer with endless ambition, but dishonourable intentions.

Festival Director, Kathy Kay said it was important to recognize this film for the award, "JIMMYWORK sparked a great deal of debate about documentary and filmmaking amidst the audience. People couldn't stop talking about the film, it really pushed people's comfort level and was not a straightforward film experience."

Atopia, the Montreal based production & distribution company, also announced last week that its latest release, A SILENT LOVE, gathered 2 Genie Awards nominations for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress.

JIMMYWORK, which premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and was later screened at Montreal's Festival of Nouveau Cinema, opens as of April 8 in selected theatres.

For more information please contact Joëlle Medina at Atopia (514) 985-0873 joelle@atopia.com

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