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COMPANY NAME: Vision Films & Vision Music

CLASSIFICATION: Sales Agent, Distributor

COMPANY PRINCIPAL: Sales Agent, Distributor

BOOTH LOCATION: R21.01


TITLES (in order of importance):

VISION FILMS:
EXIT SPEED
Genre: Thriller
Running Time: TBA
Year of Production: 2008
Starring: Lea Thompson (Back to the Future, Caroline in the City), Fred Ward (Tremors, The Player, Sweet Home Alabama), Alice Greczyn (Lincoln Heights, House of Fears), Desmond Harrington (Wrong Turn, We Were Soldiers)
Directed by: Scott Ziehl
Description: Ten passengers aboard a bus must fight for their lives when attacked by a nomadic biker gang.

MAMA, I WANT TO SING!
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 90 minutes
Year of Production: 2008
Starring: Ciara (Grammy Award Winner), Billy Zane (Titanic), Patti LaBelle (Grammy Award Winner), and Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story, A Thin Red Line Between Love and Hate)
Directed by: Charles Randolph-Wright
Description: Music-sensation Ciara stars in the tale of a young girl pursuing her dreams and the faith that it takes to reach them.

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
Genre: Bio-Pic
Running Time: 90 minutes
Year of Production: 2007
Starring: Shane West (A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, "ER"), Bijou Phillips (Almost Famous), Rick Gonzales (War of The Worlds), and Noah Segan
Directed by: Rodger Grossman
Description: The extraordinary story that captures the explosive and tumultuous life of Darby Crash, the seminal singer and songwriter of The Germs.

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S TV: THE MOVIE
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 86 minutes
Year of Production: 2006
Starring: Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Preston Lucy, and Wee-man
Directed by: Sam Maccarone
Description: ‘Jackassian' stunts spoof ‘Fear Factor' to ‘Wife Swap' to ‘The Apprentice' to ‘Girls Gone Wild.'  Nothing is off limits.

JACKIE CHAN & BRUCE LEE FILM PACKAGE
Genre: Martial Arts
Year of Production: 1973-1983
From: The Dick Randall Collection
Description: More than 20 martial arts films from 1973-1983, including Master With Cracked Fingers, Young Bruce Lee, The Little Dragon, and True Game of Death.

VISION MUSIC:
CLASH: THE JOE STRUMMER STORY
Genre: Documentary/Performance
Running Time: 62 minutes
Year of Production: 2006
Description: The life of one of the original members of The Clash, Joe Strummer, and his reasons behind the split of one of the most iconic punk rock groups of the day.

BOB MARLEY: FREEDOM ROAD
Genre: Documentary/Performance
Running Time: DVD 55 minutes, CD 45 minutes
Year of Production: 2007
Description: The legendary singer's life on the road and his rise to fame, with insight from Esther Anderson.

PUNK'S NOT DEAD
Genre: Documentary Feature
Running Time: 105 minutes
Year of Production: 2007
Directed by: Susan Dynner
Description: A celebration of 30 years of punk rock featuring interviews and performances by Green Day, Offspring, Social Disorder, Rancid, NoFX, UK Subs, and more.

JIMI HENDRIX: FEEDBACK
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: DVD 52 minutes, CD 57 minutes
Year of Production: 2005
Description: Hendrix's life through the eyes of his girlfriend and friends, including explosive performance footage.

LIMP BIZKIT: LIVE AT ROCKPALAST 2001
Genre: Performance
Running Time: 75 minutes
Year of Production: 2001
Description: Exclusive performance featuring the band's original line up and hits including ‘Faith', 'My Generation', and ‘Nookie'.

ROLLING STONES: CHARLIE IN MY DARLING
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 80 minutes
Year of Production: 1965
Description: The Stones two-day Irish tour in 1965 with fantastic behind-the-scenes and interviews with the band.

MARKET SCREENING TIMES:
MAMA, I WANT TO SING!
PALAIS K - 16/05/08 14:00
PALAIS J - 18/05/08 17:30

WHAT WE DO IS SECRET
PALAIS C - 15/05/08 12:00
PALAIS C - 17/05/08 14:00
PALAIS H - 19/05/08 17:30

THE PROJECT YOU ARE MOST EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR:
All films are financed and filmed in the USA.

WHY COME TO CANNES? HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COMING? 
Biggest film festival, been attending for 5 years.

WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
Based in Los Angeles, Calif., Vision Films, Inc. is an independent, worldwide distributor of feature films, documentary specials, series and reality programming.  Vision Films is a licensor of all available television, video/DVD and new media rights for both International and Domestic markets.

Vision Films currently has a library of more than 1,000 titles representing top-of-the-line independent productions and prestigious film libraries.  Vision is the designated sales agent for such program suppliers as The Kushner-Locke Company, Screen Actors Guild, World International Network (WIN), Xenon Pictures, Code Black Entertainment and Stranger Than Fiction Films.  For documentaries, Vision Films represents acclaimed documentary producers such as Cube International, Timeless Media, STS Media, Sinclair Institute, and Istituto Geografico De Agostini.

Vision Music, Inc., a division of Vision Films, specializes in music-related films, documentaries, specials, and live concerts.  Vision Music represents music libraries from WHE International, Cleopatra Records, Charly Films and The Gene Fein Concert Collection.

WHAT OTHER MARKETS AND FESTIVALS DO YOU ATTEND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR?
Vision Films and Vision Music attend and exhibit at all the film and television markets, including: NATPE in January, BERLIN in February, FILMART in March, MIPTV/MIPDOC in April, LA SCREENINGS in May, The Cannes Film Festival in May, DISCOP in June, HME in July, MIPCOM in October, AFM in November, and TVASIA FORUM in December.


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