Bon Appétit! American Burger Screens in Gérardmer, France!
Great News!
American Burger is entusiastic to meet France through the screenings in La Nuit Décalée at the Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival 2015 Jan 28th – Feb 1st.
American Burger @ Festival de l’Absurd Séance 2014
Festival de l’Absurd Séance 2014 screened American Burger i October starting the film’s distribution career in France. It will screen at more French festivals and other venues the coming months. Next upcoming is Gerardmer Fantastic Film Festival Jan. 2015. Saty tuned for more news out of France!
HEMMA (Home) releases in Icelandic Cinemas!
Maximilian Hults romantic drama HEMMA (Home) will be released in Icelandic cinemas Friday the 24th of October 2014. The film was shot in Iceland the summer och 2012 with support from the Icelandic Film Centre and Ministry of Industry and with a large Icelandic participation both in front of and behind the camera. So it’s a pleasant reunion that takes in Iceland Friday the 24th of Oct.
Hemma premiererd Internationally at Busan International Film Festival, where it competed and won the Busan Bank Audience Award, as best international film. Form then on it took part and competed at various other international film festivals with good results. Hemma was released in Swedish cinemas on July 11th 2014 in 23 cities and 27 screens and was very well received by both critics and audiences.
American Burger DVD release 29th Oct 2014!
Skräckkomedin American Burger släppas på DVD den 29 oktober 2014. Svensk och engelsk text.
Horror Comedy American Burger DVD release date is 29th Oct 2014.
American Burger & Monsters of film
American Burger screens at Monsters of film festival in Stockholm, 8th-12th of Oct 2014!
Passa på och se American Burger på Monsters of film festivalen i Stockholm, visas den 10 okt.på bio Victoria på Södermalm.
PRESS RELEASE – Swedish Horror Comedy AMERICAN BURGER in Competition at Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Prestigious International Debut!
American Burger has been selected for competition at SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (3-12 okt. 2014) in the Midnight Extreme – a section which boasts ”…a selection of the best independent horror movies. The films in this section are candidates for winning the Midnight X-treme Award, presented by the Carnet Jove Jury.”
Synopsis
A busload of American students, all jocks, cheerleaders and nerds, are on a culture trip in Europe when they stumble upon a mysterious Hamburger stand in the deep European woods, selling 100% American Burgers. A visit to the Burger Factory behind the stand, renders them trapped in this unknown territory, and they are about to realize that European notion of American Hamburgers is terrifyingly different from what they’re used to…
More about the Film:
American Burger is written and directed by debuting couple Bonita Drake and Johan Bromander who comment on the level of ambition for their first production: “We hope to do for Burgers what JAWS did for Sharks”.
AMERICAN BURGER is a Campy Horror Comedy, produced by LittleBig Productions AB and will be released 2014. The English language film is shot in Sweden with a mixed cast of English and Swedish actors and extras. Sales & distribution goes through Swedish Movieboosters AB.
More on Sitges:
SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is the number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia. With a solid experience, the Sitges Festival is a stimulating universe of encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings of fantasy films from all over the world.
Born in 1968 as the 1st International Week of Fantasy and Horror Movies, today the Festival is an essential rendezvous for movie lovers and audiences eager to come into contact with new tendencies and technologies applied to film and the audio-visual world.
Sitges’ status as the number one fantasy film festival in the world allows it to receive visits from top-level movie stars, directors and producers. http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng
On the release:
The English version of the Film will be internationally released on October 17th through Movieboostes (through VHX) platform from where the film can be streamed or downloaded to own.
The audience is already now invited to join the AMERICAN BURGER fan base as well as to pre-buy streaming or download to own tickets in different packages from the film’s website.
From the 17th of October and onwards the film can be seen in cinemas, be found on local VOD platforms and will be released on DVD on the 22nd of October.
The film is aimed at an audience that loves pop culture and comedies in the horror genre and they will be able to access the film from all over the world, wherever they are.
För ytterligare information kontakta:
Anna G Magnúsdóttir, 070 2616465, anna.g@littlebig.se
Anders Granström, 070 736 5106, anders@movieboosters.com
HEMMA on DVD & VOD in Sweden November 19th!
Feature HEMMA will be released on DVD & VOD in Sweden November 19th – make sure to get a copy of this touching and feel-good Rromantic drama.
Erik Lundqvist Best Actor at Peace & Love Film Festival
On June 26th Erik Lundqvist was awarded as “Best Male Actor” at Peace & Love Film Festival’s Award Ceremony, for his role as Tom in the feature HEMMA (Home) by director Maximilian Hult. Only 11 years old at the time of shooting Erik’s performance is impressive and has been recognized and appreciated by audiences in Festivals all over the word where the film has been screened and awarded.
