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SAMMY 2: eSCAPe FRoM PARADISe
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UNITED STATES PREMIERE Ben Stassen / BelgiumPREMIERE / 2012 / 100 min / 3D / english FLORIDA In 2010, filmmakers from around the world finished FESTIVAL WINNERS post-production on A TURTLe’S TALe: Sammy’s NORTH AMERICA PREMIERE Adventures. The film written by Domonic Paris PREMIERES and WORLD directed by Ben Stassen was very well received and though the production did not have the pockets of Disney or the experience of Pixar, things looked especially promising for the sequel. This year at Cannes, SAMMY 2 opened and the reception could not have been more spectacular. This 3D family film was on par with the best in the world. With clever dialog, beautiful animation, lovable characters and 3D imaging among the best ever, SAMMY 2 established SAMMY to be a lucrative franchise. While helping a dozen or so hatchlings into the sea, Sammy and Ray are captured by poachers. our heroes are sold to a hi-tech aquarium belonging to a restaurant. As soon as they get to the aquarium, Sammy and Ray start planning their escape, no easy task in this state-of-the-art facility. THe DIReCToR: Ben Stassen is a Belgian film producer/director. He founded nWave Pictures , producing highly successful CGI ride films including the groundbreaking Devils Mine. In 1997, Ben Stassen began focusing on large format films usually screened at IMAX theaters, and made some of the most successful large format films to date, including Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun and Alien Adventure. Stassen quickly embraced this new technology, and directed a succession of popular 3-D large format films, such as encounter in the Third Dimension and Haunted Castle. In 2004, Stassen produced and directed "Wild Safari", the first 3D wildlife film for the giant screen (Imax). nWave is also the leading producer and distributor of 3D ride films and 4D attraction films with over 30 titles in their library.
Sponsored by
David & Francie Hovitz Family Foundation
Stassen's first feature length animated film, Fly Me to the Moon was the first animated film to be designed, created, and released solely in 3-D. nWave announced that its next film would be titled Around the World in 50 Years. It was released in 2010 titled Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage. Stassen was also involved in the production of several movies directed by film director Krsto Papić, most notably "My Uncle's Legacy", the film was nominated for a Golden Globe Best Foreign Film category.
THe WRITeR: Domonic Paris currently resides in Los Angeles and is a partner in the motion picture production company, Illuminata Pictures. Domonic began his career in new York City working as a cinematographer and quickly segued into producing and directing. He now works as a Screenwriter/Producer/Director and has created projects both for television and theatrical feature films. Since 2005 he has been involved in the creation, producing and voice direction of 3D animated feature films. In 2005 he formed a co-producing relationship with nWave pictures, a leader in creating 3D content. Their first collaboration was in 2005 when Domonic wrote and co-produced the first, true-3D animated feature film, FLY Me To THe Moon released by Summit entertainment in 2008. Domonic followed that film with the first in what has become a “turtle franchise”, the 3D animated feature, SAMMY’S ADVenTURe which was one of the top ten box office money-makers of any independent films released in 2010-11. Domonic follow up with SAMMY 2:eSCAPe FRoM PARADISe and is currently in production on THe enCHAnTeD HoUSe and later this year begins production on TUeSDAY’S TALe another 3D feature.
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SPECIAL GUESTS: DOMONIC PARIS, MIMI MAYNARD