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NEWS

Anton released in the UK as Trapped.
High Fliers Films have released the film in the UK and Ireland where it has been retitled "Trapped".
The film is also available to buy or rent on iTunes.

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Anton released in Scandinavia as Trapped.
Eastwest Distribution has sold the film to Scandinavian territories where it has been retitled "Trapped".

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ANTON HITS THE TOP 10

ANTON has reached the Top 10 in the HMV DVD Sales Chart.
The producers are delighted and would like to thank everyone involved in the creation of the film for
helping us to get to this landmark position.

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ANTON will be released on DVD for sale and rental in Ireland in all good retail and rental stores in December 2009.

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Some photos from the red carpet at the 6th annual IFTAs, where ANTON was nominated for three awards:

Lisa, Fergal and Bob O Hanlon with Graham Cantwell and Amy Joyce Hastings on the red carpet

Patrick Clarke, Leanne Willars, Eric Mabius, Barbara Gorecka and Anthony Fox

Graham Cantwell, Anna Rice and Gerard Mc Sorley

Patrick Clarke, Barbara Gorecka and Eric MAbius

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In December 2008 Anton was shortlisted in 15 categories for the Irish Film and Television Academy awards.
The film went on to be nominated in three categories for Best Supporting Actor (Gerard McSorley),
Best Cinematography (Fergal O Hanlon) and Best Original Score (Anna Rice).

Below are the quotes from the original shortlisted categories.

The Categories
	Best Film Patrick Clarke (Producer) "We had lofty ambitions. We wanted this to look like a big budget film and I think we succeeded with that".	Best Director Graham Cantwell "It was a huge challenge to film such an ambitious project with minimal resources. I am very proud of what we achieved".
	Best Script Anthony Fox "The whole idea came from this fascination I had growing up with some of my neighbours who were farmers by day and gunmen by night".	Best Cinematography Fergal O Hanlon "We achieved a lot in camera. It gives you great confidence to be able to look at an image on set that is quite close to what the finished product will look like".
	Best Actor Anthony Fox "We worked our arses off. We kept it truthful and said we're just gonna make this film as best we can with what we got, and that's what we did".	Best Actress Laura Way "You look at the film and its quite dramatic, but you wouldn't realise the amount of fun we had making it. It still has been my best filmmaking experience to date".
	Best Supporting Actor Gerard McSorley "What attracted me to the film was the quality of the writing. Its great to play that kind of darkness and complexity in a character".	Best Supporting Actress Rachel Rath "Everyone who worked on the film gave everything. From the runners to the lead cast to the producers, the cinematographer and director, everyone, and I think it really shows".
	Best Score Anna Rice "Wrapping the City of Prague Philharmonic orchestra around the uniquely ethereal vocals of artist Íse made for a wonderful and memorable scoring experience.".	Best Production Design Graham Williams "We had a lot of fun under very difficult circumstances. There were a lot of locations and with a period 70s setting we had to pull out all the stops to carry it off".
	Best Hair & Makeup Lynn Fletcher "With so many different actors and so many gaps in filming it was a great challenge to maintain consistency over the course of the shoot".	Best Costume Design Aisling Hamill "Working with a limited budget we had to be very creative when recreating the clothing of the 1970s. I'm very happy with the end result".
	Best Sound Design Keith Alexander "It was a film that offered a lot of possibilities. When we looked at it we felt that this was something we could bring a lot to, that we could put our individual stamp on".	Best Sound Editing Ciaran Mulligan "The film gave us a chance to work on really difficult scenes and build them up from the ground into something that you really felt you were part of".
	Best Editing Breege Rowley "There are so many ways a film can be cut together. The important thing is to find the version that will be put before an audience".

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Anton screened in competition at the 21st Foyle International Film Festival
Actor Gerard McSorley attended the screening.

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Anton screened in the official selection at the Boston Irish Film Festival
Saturday, Nov. 15th in The Harvard Film Archive in Theatre One @ 7pm
The film received a rapturous response and director Graham Cantwell
attended a lively Q&A session afterwards. The filmmakers would
like to express their thanks to everyone at BIFF and
Screen Ireland for their support and enthusiasm.

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Anton premiered in Movies @ Dundrum on Friday the 10th of October 2008
Below are some images

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Reviews of the film from the week of its release nationwide in ireland:

"Beautifully directed. Impressive cinematography and a heartbreaking score." **** The Dubliner

"A powerful thriller that covers the turmoil of the recent civil unrest in the North with originality and gusto
that has much to do with the writing, directing and acting of a sterling cast." The Irish Examiner

“An impressive debut with stirring performances.” The Sunday Times

"Strikingly shot. Gerard McSorley is excellent and Laura Way does a stellar job." Bigscreen.ie

“ A confident debut feature. Commendably unpredictable. Fox immerses himself in the title role with unstinting commitment,
and McSorley invests characteristic authority in the role of the dogged detective on his trail.” The Irish Times

"An explosive, gripping and thought-provoking thriller with a cast of top-notch Irish acting talent -
sure to inspire Irish film-makers (and film goers) for years to come" Dublinks.com

“A slick and pacy thriller.” Entertainment.ie

"An explosive and gripping thriller." Galway Film Fleadh

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Anton has been included in the official selection of the 20th Galway Film Fleadh
Screening is on Thursday the 10th of July at 3:00pm in the Town Hall Theatre

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"An impressive debut with stirring performances from Anthony Fox and Laura Way" - Pavel Barter, The Sunday Times

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The Cannes Film Festival market screenings were very well received. The film was well represented at the festival with Director Graham Cantwell, Producer Patrick Clarke, actors Anthony Fox, Laura Way, Rachel Rath, Rory Mullen, Geraldine McAlinden, Steve Gunn and Kevin Marron, Associate Producers Leanne Willars and Cathy Brady, and Barbara Gorecka all attending to support the film.

Jim Sheridan with Patrick, Barbara, Graham and Laura
at the Irish Film Board party in Cannes

The Anton gang at the Palais du Festival

Anthony, Patrick and Graham on the Croisette

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Anton will have two screenings at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival. Graham Cantwell (Director), Patrick Clarke (Producer) and lead actors Anthony Fox (Anton) and Laura Way (Maria) will be in attendance.

Cannes Screenings
Sunday May 18th - PALAIS K at 12:00 noon
Wednesday May 21st - GRAY 1 at 8:00pm

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Anton had its first private screening for cast, crew and investors at The Irish Film Institute in Dublin on March 17th, 2008.

Patrick Clarke, Gerard McSorley, Greg Pearl and Anthony Fox

dublin screening

Director Graham Cantwell

dublin screening

Cast & Crew enjoying the occasion