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Cut Sleeve Boys set to be released theatrically in the US! CSB will be released in cinemas by Here! in the US. The US DVD is scheduled to be launched on 13 November 2007. Catch it at a cinema near you! New York and further screenings to be confirmed. Please check our US sistersite for more details and dates: www.cutsleeveboys-themovie.com 08/31/07 San Francisco, CA Lumiere Theatre 1572 California Street at Polk 08/30/07 CA Berkeley, Landmark Shattuck Cinemas 2230 Shattuck Avenue 08/17/07 San Diego, CA Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas 3965 5th Avenue 08/17/07 Chicago, IL Landmark Century Centre 2828 North Clark Street 08/17/07 Minneapolis, MN Landmark Lagoon Cinema 1320 Lagoon Avenue 08/10/07 Hollywood, CA Regent Showcase 614 North La Brea
"I loved every magical second of this movie, what a wonderful expose of gay london life. Why on its DVD release date, I will be buying this, and no doubt a big box of man-sized tissues too. Fabulous!" - HRH Alexis Carrington (screening: NFT 2pm 3rd March '07) UK DVD Release of Cut Sleeve Boys! The DVD release of Cut Sleeve Boys in the UK has been confirmed for the 14th May 2007. Rent it from your video store buy your copy today from Amazon click here or from PLAY click here.
Some UK reviews… check out: www.scene-out.com and www.gaydarradio.com For our French speaking audience, the film is also available with French subtitles from: www.optimale.fr or www.amazon.fr For our Chinese speaking audience, the film is available with Chinese subtitles from: www.ginginbooks.com For our Thai speaking audience, the film is available dubbed in Thai from stores throughout Thailand or online from: www.ethaicd.com
UK premiere of Cut Sleeve Boys at the 21st BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Fresh off the plane, Ray from New York and Chowee from Sydney, reunited with some of the cast and crew at the National Film Theatre for the UK premiere of Cut Sleeve Boys at the South Bank.
Cut Sleeve Boys in Australia check it out: www.ssonet.com.au and www.uk.gay.com "This is clearly the best movie of festival, a total night out!" - Declan Jacobs (screening: Melbourne Queer Film Festival)
CUT SLEEVE BOYS VOTED BEST FEATURE BY AUDIENCE! www.insidesocal.com
At the 4th Fusion Festival presented by Outfest in Los Angeles which ran from 1-3 Dec 2006, Cut Sleeve Boys was voted Best Feature by the audience amongst the impressive lineup of films this year. This Audience Award clearly proves the film's appeal amongst the filmgoers of LA. To read full article @ variety.com click here!
Cut Sleeve Boys a hit amongst Festival goers At the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival which ran from 15th – 19th Nov, Cut Sleeve Boys missed the Audience Award by 0.22points. For more see: www.thestrand.ca & www.nowtoronto.com & www.gabetoth.com
CUT SLEEVE BOYS WINS TWO AWARDS AT MADRID FESTIVAL! At the 11th Madrid International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival held from the 2nd-12th Nov 2007, Cut Sleeve Boys was delighted to be the recipient of two honours at the awards ceremony. Firstly, the jury presented Chowee Leow with the Best Actor Award. In addition to that, the film also won the 2nd prize of the prestigious Audience Awards as voted for by members of the public who attended the screenings of the film. The awards provided clear recognition of the film’s international appeal even to the sophisticated Spanish audience. Following Chowee’s stunned acceptance speech, Ray Yeung, the director whispered to him “Shouldn’t you have won Best Actress?!” (Photo credits: Clarissa Gonzales) For moe info see: www.agmagazine.com.ar    www.informativos.net
Listen to Interview with RAY YEUNG on RTHK (in Cantonese) www.faitunes.com
Ray Yeung's comedy Cut Sleeve Boys and Ashish Sawhny's documentary Happy Hookers are among the line-up of the 4th Annual Fusion: the Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival. The event will kick off with a selection of international shorts and closes with the US Premiere of Pratibha Parmar's romantic comedy Nina's Heavenly Delights. The festival includes music and arts events and is scheduled to run in Los Angeles from Dec 1-3. - Jeremy Kay in Los Angeles
CUT SLEEVE BOYS BANNED IN SINGAPORE! Festive Films, the Singaporean film distribution company who made a conditional offer on Cut Sleeve Boys have just informed the producers that the film has been banned in Singapore. According to Mr Sim Wee Boon of Festive Films the Singapore Board of Film Censors declared the film was “disallowed for any form of exhibition due to the promotion of the alternative lifestyle".
For our Thai visitors, here are a few links following the cinematic release of Cut Sleeve Boys in Thailand in July 2006 www.siamzone.com/movie/m/4018/picture/7 www.popcornmag.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=628&Itemid=26 www.thailandout.com/contents/cutsleeveboys.php www.bkkonline.com/scripts/movie/movie.aspx?ID=182 www.vitaya-home.blogspot.com/2006/07/cut-sleeve-boys.html www.bangkokrainbow.org/index
Interview with Ray Yeung by Pink News! "Gay Chinese movie confronts stereotypes" www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1081.html
CUT SLEEVE BOYS part of LOVE FILM FESTIVAL in Taipei Following the Taiwanese premiere of CUT SLEEVE BOYS at the Taipei International Film Festival, the film later ran in the summer alongside three European romantic comedies. This was great for the film as it managed to break out of the sexuality and ethnicity box and was screened at mainstream cinemas in Taipei defined purely within the romantic comedy genre. www.avjet.com.tw
Markets and territories sold to date: USA, UK, Portugal, France, German speaking Europe, Benelux, Thailand, Taiwan, Philipines.
Fridae scores an exclusive interview with Steven Lim about his role in Cut Sleeve Boys! {Read full interview}	"Cut Sleeve Boys to premiere in Asia at the Bangkok International film festival" - Fridae news & features. {Read full article}
"Here! Films has acquired North American distribution rights to Cut Sleeve Boys from worldwide sales agent Fortissimo Films..." - Variety {Read full article}	"The independent production and distribution company, here! Films has acquired North American distribution rights to the film, Cut Sleeve Boys, from world-wide sales agent, Fortissimo Films...." {Read full article}

"Loved it! The movie was funny and the story was great.
The cast was good and loved the twists and jokes. Loved your work guys!"

- Alvin (Screening: Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney, Australia)

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26th Oct – 4th Nov 2007
Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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1st –8th August
Barcelona Love Ball
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Thurs 2nd Aug @ 10pm Cinemes Casablanca Gracia

5th to 8th July
Hungarian Gay and Lesbian FilmFest
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18th – 23rd June 2007
Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
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Sat 23rd June @ 1pm Cinematheque 1

1st to 7th June 2007
The 8th Annual Brisbane Queer Film Festival
www.brisbanepowerhouse.org
Mon 4th June @ 9pm Powerhouse Theatre

24th May to 8th June
Mix Mexico Festival De Diversidad Sexual En Cine Y Video
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Fri 25th May @ 4.30pm Cineteca 2

10th – 17th April 2007
Grenoble Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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Sun 15th April @ 2pm Cineme Le Club

21 March - 4 April 2007
21st BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
www.llgff.org.uk
Sat 31 March @ 6.20pm National Film Theatre South Bank
Tue 3 April @ 2.00pm National Film Theatre South Bank

15 - 25 March 2007
17th Melbourne Queer Film Festival
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Sun 18 March @ 6pm The Australian Centre for the Moving Image

15 - 25 February 2007
Mardi Gras Film Festival 2007
www.queerscreen.com.au
Featured as part of the programme for the Chinese New Year celebrations in Sydney

Fri Feb 23rd @ 7.30pm - The Academy Twin Cinema Sydney.
Tues Feb 27th @ 9.30 - The Academy Twin Cinema Sydney.

Saturday December 2
4th Annual Fusion: The Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival.
Presented by Outfest
Saturday 5:45pm at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre

November 15th – 19th 2006
Toronto Asian Film Festival
www.reelasian.com

Feature Presentation
Co-presented by Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS), Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival
Media Sponsor: Xtra!
Thurs Nov 16 2006, 9:15pm Innis Town Hall

November 2nd - 12th 2006
11th Madrid International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
www.lesgaicinemad.com

Ateneo Cultural 1ro de Mayo - CCOO
Lunes 6 - 23:40 hs
V iernes 10 - 23:40 hs

October 13th – 22nd 2006
2006 Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
www.seattlequeerfilm.com

Tue 17th Oct 7:45pm at Harvard Exit

Sept 1st – 10th 2006
The 5th Annual Q Festival 2006- Jakarta’s Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
www.qfilmfestival.org

Sat 2 Sep 16.00 Subtitles
Mon 4 Sep 18.30 Art Cinema TIM
Wed 6 Sep 20.30 Art Cinema TIM
Sat 9 Sep 22.00 Kudos Bar, Bali

June 24th – July 9th 2006
8th Taipei International Film Festival
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Fri June 30th 22.40 Global Chinese Cinema

July 13- 25 2006
12th Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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June 14 - 18 2006
8th Provincetown International Film Festival
www.ptownfilmfest.org

Fri Jun 16 09:30PM Screening at Art House 2
Sun Jun 18 10:00PM Screening at Art House 1

April 22, 2006
Hong Kong Arts Centre @ 7:30pm
G Magazine HK presents Cut Sleeve Boys

April 4- 19, 2006
30th Hong Kong International Film Festival
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CSB is in the Sony HDV Asian Digital Competition section.
April 7th screening at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre @ 7pm
April 9th screening at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre @ 3pm

February 17-27, 2006 @ Bangkok International Film Festival www.bangkokfilm.org

CSB will be screening as part of the Special Presentation.
Feb 19th Screening at Siam Paragon #14 @ 9pm
Feb 23rd Screening at Siam Paragon #14 @ 9pm

February 9–19, 2006 @ 56th Berlin International Film Festival www.berlinale.de

CSB will be screening as part of FORTISSIMO's lineup at the European Film Market. Time, dates and venue are as follows:
SAT 11/2 18:30 CinemaxX Studio 17 (Market Screening)
MON 13/2 11:45 CinemaxX Studio 18 (Market Screening)

Jan 25 - Feb 5, 2006 @ 35th International Film Festival Rotterdam www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com

CSB was selected as the Suprise Gay Film of the Festival. It screened to a full house at the PATHE 2 on 31st of Jan followed by a very packed party at The Heeren Bar. Our first public screening and post show Q & A went down very well with the crowd and the audience were ushered into the theatre before the screening by 5 very beautiful ladyboys (see photo).