June 4, 2007

"THE ROCK & ROLL KID" wins leo award

Force Four Entertainment and Mars Entertainment are thrilled to announce that their documentary THE ROCK & ROLL KID won the 2007 Leo Award for the Best Documentary in the Arts/Performing Arts Category.

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 its 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 Rock & Roll Kid will broadcast again on CBC Newsworld on Tuesday June 26 at 7pmPacific, 10pmPT and 1amPT and June 29 at 1amPT (4amET) and Sat. June 30 at 6amPT (9am ET) . The film will also be broadcast on the Sundance Channel on July 18, 2007 at 10pm.

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.