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Atopia Acquires North American Rights to The District!

Montreal-based Atopia Distribution has announced its acquisition of all North American rights to Aron Gauder's acclaimed Hungarian animated comedy THE DISTRICT! (NYOCKER!). The edgy animated social and political satire musical had its North American bow at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to screen at 59 fests across the world, including Karlovy Vary, Rotterdam International, Philadelphia Film Festival, Austin Fantasticfest, Mar Del Plata, Melbourne International and Sitges, winning awards at no less than 13 of them.

THE DISTRICT! is the story of a group of teens from the wrong side of Budapest's tracks who band together to make themselves rich by traveling back in time, burying a horde of mammoths under the city's streets, then returning to the present and drilling for oil. As creators of a new oil-producing nation, their scheme draws the attention of Vladmir Putin, Tony Blair and George W. Bush. In the midst of it all, star-crossed teen love is in bloom.

Atopia will be taking the film out theatrically in the U.S. and Canada beginning next month, with engagements booked in such venues as Austin's Alamo Drafthouse, Boston's Brattle Cinema, Seattle's Grand Illusion, Montreal's Cinema Du Parc and Toronto's Bloor Cinema, with additional cities currently being confirmed. The film's theatrical run will be followed by a supplement-packed DVD release on Dec. 4, 2007. Atopia's DVD output is distributed in the U.S. by EMI's Caroline Distribution with Morningstar Ent. distributing within Canada.

The acquisition was negotiated between Atopia Distribution Inc's Pascal Maeder and Mitch Davis and SzimplaFilm Ltd's Kreet Paljas.

Atopia is an independent film production, distribution and sales company based in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit www.atopia.com.

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