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April 19, 2007  THE ROCK & ROLL KID NOMINATED FOR BEST ARTS DOCUMENTARY AT YORKTON SHORT FILM FESTIVALFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 19, 2007Force Four Entertainment and Mars Entertainment are very pleased to announce that their documentary THE ROCK & ROLL KID has been nominated for a Golden Sheaf Award at the 60th Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival in the Best Arts and Culture Category. Award winners will be announced at the Golden Sheaf Awards Presentation, on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton, SK. THE ROCK & ROLL KID is a one hour documentary that follows 11 year old guitar prodigy Danny Sveinson and his family as they try to break in to the adult world of professional rock & roll. The film had it’s broadcast premiere on the CBC Newsworld series “THE LENS” last fall, and it’s world festival premiere at the 2006 Vancouver International Film Festival where it screened to sold out audiences. The film will broadcast again on CBC Newsworld this June. The film will also be broadcast on the Sundance Channel later this summer, and on Knowledge Network later this year. For further information, contact Producer Marsha Newbery at 604-709-5668. www.marsentertainment.ca Also visit www.therockandrollkid.com for more information, and http://www.cbc.ca/thelens/ for broadcast dates and times. THE ROCK & ROLL KID is presented by Force Four Entertainment and Mars Entertainment and produced in association with CBC Newsworld where it will be broadcast in the fall of 2006. THE ROCK & ROLL KID was produced in association with The Sundance Channel, Knowledge Network, SCN and with the participation of The Canadian Television Fund: License Fee Program and Equity Investment Program, Canadian Film & Television Tax Credit, British Columbia Film Incentive and developed with the participation of CBC British Columbia, Telefilm, and British Columbia Film. Contact Producer Marsha Newbery at 604-418-1173 to arrange for interviews.
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