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Jimmywork by Simon Sauvé — Available on DVD in the US July 17th!
Montreal — Monday, July 9, 2007 — ATOPIA is pleased to announce Montreal filmmaker Simon Sauvé’s first feature, Jimmywork will hit DVD shelves in the US on July 17th, 2007!
Since its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jimmywork was also presented as part of the official selection of the Montreal Festival of Nouveau Cinema. It has since won the CHUM Television Award for Best Canadian First Feature at the 11th Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival, the Young Audience’s Award in the International Competition of the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, Switzerland, and was nominated for a Jutra Award for Achievement in Film Editing in 2006.
Jimmywork relates how on the eve of his 50th birthday, Jimmy, a gambler, drinker and hopeless schemer, finds himself at the cross road of his existence. For him, it’s now or never - the time has come to escape from mediocrity. Pretending to be a big time American producer, Jimmy plans an elaborate TV ad campaign to promote a Northern Québec rodeo extravaganza. While filmmaker Simon Sauvé documents his whereabouts, a chain of events transforms the film into the making of a crime. A live action road movie, Jimmywork strikes a balance between Film Noir, Biopic and Cinema Vérité…
Atopia’s DVD edition of Jimmywork contains the following special features:
- Epilogue
- Johnnywork - up to one hour of outtakes, rough cuts & deleted scenes
- English & French language options
- Theatrical trailer
Look for ATOPIA’s DVD release of Jimmywork, in stores on July 17th, 2007 at the retail price of $24.98. For further information on Jimmywork, please visit the film’s official website at www.jimmywork.com. For information on other ATOPIA titles, please visit www.atopia.com or MySpace page at www.myspace.com/atopiaspace.
Please e-mail us with screener or publicity requests info@atopia.com. Director available for interviews.
First feature film by Simon Sauvé, Opens Friday, April 8
Montreal, March 22, 2005 — Atopia is pleased to announce the release of Simon Sauvé’s first feature film: Jimmywork. Since its World Premiere at The 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, Jimmywork was presented as part of the official selection of the 32nd Montreal Festival of Nouveau Cinema and also won the CHUM Television Award for Best Canadian First Feature at the 11th Victoria Independent Film & Video Festival. The film has recently been selected for Nyon’s Visions du réel Festival.
On the eve of his 50th birthday, Jimmy, a gambler-drinker and hopeless schemer, finds himself at the cross road of his existence. For him, it’s now or never - the time has come to escape from mediocrity. Pretending to be a big time American producer, Jimmy plans an elaborate TV ad campaign to promote a Northern Québec rodeo extravaganza. Filmmaker Simon Sauvé documents his whereabouts but a chain of events transforms the film into the making of a crime. The story unfolds mainly in the Mile-End neighborhood of Montreal yet takes us through the entrails of Québec’s Far East on a live action road movie. A cross between Film Noir, Biopic and Cinema Vérité…
Jimmywork is Simon Sauvé’s first feature. Simon had worked several years on many features and documentaries as an assistant-director. He got promoted to editor in 1996 and cut dramas, auteur docs and TV series. A few months after he first met Jimmy Weber, in fall 1999, Simon decided to start shooting a document about his neighbor. And, according to him: “4 years and 200 hours of rushes later, Jimmywork is the outcome of this journey.”
Since its foundation in 2000, by Pascal Maeder, Atopia has produced 3 features films: S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks in Traffic (2001), A Silent Love (2003) and Jimmywork (2004). Simon Sauvé’s film is the second feature to be released by the company. Atopia continues to collaborate closely with Canadian filmmakers to develop, produce and release independent films.
Jimmywork opens in Montréal Friday, April 8, at Cinéma Parallèle (Ex-Centris) and will be presented in its original English version with French subtitles. The film will open wider in selected Canadian cities as of April 29.
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