LIFE IS A DREAM FOR "R.S.V.P."

Award Winning Black Comedy, "R.S.V.P." gets scooped up by Dream Entertainment as flick invades Cannes Fest with a two-pronged attack.

Cannes, FRANCE— 28 May, 2002

With two screenings at the brand new Rivera 8 in the heart of the Cannes Film Festival, this little indie once again proved its ability to compete with the studio big boys, as a capacity crowd lined up outside the state-of-the-art theatre, this time to witness the overseas premiere of Writer/Director Mark Anthony Galluzzo’s sophomore feature "R.S.V.P"..

An old-fashioned yet irreverent comedy romp, "R.S.V.P." cleverly mixes the spirit of Frank Capra’s "Arsenic and Old Lace" with Alfred Hitchcock’s "Rope". Set in the heart of sin city itself, Las Vegas, Nevada, "R.S.V.P." follows a group of twenty-something’s on their last— and we do mean last - night of collegiate bliss. Co-Stars include, Majandra Delfino (Roswell, Traffic), Reno Wilson (The Chronicle), Grace Zabriskie (Wild at Heart, Trash), Jonathan Banks (Wiseguy, Trash), Glenn Quinn (Angel), and a breakout performance by cult icon Jason Mewes (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks, Dogma).

Los Angeles based Dream Entertainment, who is representing "R.S.V.P." at Cannes, is one of the industry's fastest rising independent motion picture production, sales and distribution companies.  Dream's role as both a production and a worldwide sales entity gives Dream an unusual advantage in its objective to develop, produce and deliver extremely strong and creative projects. Dream's formula consists of high quality, award-winning movies which convey a strong box office potential.

Ehud Bleiberg and Yitzhak Ginsberg founded Dream Entertainment in 1993.  Previously, they had each produced critically acclaimed motion pictures in Israel.  Their credits include King of Jerusalem (Toronto Film Festival 1988), The Appointed (Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 1990), and Tel Aviv Stories, which was released theatrically in Europe in 1993 and has now been optioned for a studio remake. Their biggest indie success to date, though, is the worldwide teen phenomina "100 Girls", which premiered theatrically in over a dozen countries and won the Video Premiere Award in 2001 for best feature in the U.S. in addition to spawning a profitable sequel as well, "100 Women".

As for "R.S.V.P.", the audience response in CANNES was as overwhelmingly enthusiastic as Park City (where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature) -- the bloodless Hitchcockian thriller translating well into dozens of languages. Immediate sales were made with the territories of: THIALAND, SOUTH AFRICA, SCANDINAVIA, GREECE, SOUTH KOREA, ISREAL, and AUSTRAILIA and negotiations continue for the territories of FRANCE and GERMANY.

All in all the trip across the pond was considered by both Dream and Filmworks to be a smashing success. The summer looks even more prosperous for the indie thriller, as DREAM turns its sales sights on the domestic market, having already lined-up screenings with executives at New Line Cinema and Artisan Entertainment.

Mark Anthony’s other credits include his critically acclaimed feature debut "Trash", starring Jaime Pressly (Not Another Teen Movie, Jack & Jill) and Jeremy Sisto (Jesus, Six Feet Under), which Kevin Thomas of the LA Times declared, "A potent coming-of-age drama set on the wrong side of the tracks."

Stay tuned to www.rsvpthemovie.com for more updates as this fruitful summer rolls on and Filmworks new slate of feature projects is unveiled.