..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..R.J. Matson
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Michael Wilmington

December 15, 2003

 

SOBINI FILMS HAS ACQUIRED WORLDWIDE RIGHTS FOR
"QUATTRO NOZA"

STREET-RACING FILM NOMINATED FOR
TWO IFP INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS

-- "THE PRINCE AND ME" TO RELEASE IN EARLY 2004 --

LOS ANGELES (December 15, 2003) -- Sobini Films announced today that the company has acquired worldwide rights for Joey Curtis' street racing drama, Quattro Noza, and will represent the film in its distribution plans. The company will be producing partners on the film and will provide finishing funds for post-production. The film recently garnered two IFP Independent Spirit Award nominations for Best First Feature and Best Cinematography.

Produced by Fredric King, President of Fountainhead Films, Sobini¹s Mark Amin will serve as an Executive Producer. The company plans to have the film completed by March 2004. The film was first seen in Dramatic Competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Excellence
in Cinematography Award.

"I loved Quattro Nova the first time I saw it, and I knew that with some re-editing, new sound and great music, this innovative film could really take off," said Amin. "It was like a diamond in the rough. Joey ingeniously used non-actors to create a very real atmosphere with the kind of subtle tension that you find in smart thrillers."

Quattro Noza is first-time writer/director Joey Curtis¹ Romeo and Juliet tale in which two authentic LA sub-cultures -- Latino youth and illegal street racing -- collide, featuring real people who live and race on the freeways and streets of Southern California.

"I named the style of the film a 'docu-fantasy,' because the authenticity of real life is maintained to the fullest within a narrative structure," said Curtis. "I found in Sobini a company who deeply understands the movie creatively, and has become a true collaborative partner."

"Mark and Sobini Films are making a meaningful contribution to enhance every aspect of Quattro Noza," said King of Fountainhead Films. "We feel like we have found talented partners who are helping us to complete the film in the manner it deserves."

The film has been praised for its unprecedented authenticity. All the cars are genuine, the drivers are the real kids of the street racing scene, and all the chases were filmed as they happened on LA¹s freeways. The entire cast is comprised of non-actors whom Curtis found as he immersed himself in this underground world. Curtis is also featured as one of the film's drivers.

The deal for Sobini was negotiated by Sobini President Cami Winikoff with J. David Nonaka, Legal Counsel. Bobbi Thompson of Innovative Artists and attorney Richard Thompson negotiated on behalf of producer Fredric King and writer/director Joey Curtis.

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