The Stone Angel took home two statues at the 29th Annual Genie Awards held in Ottawa, Canada on April 4th. "Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" went to Ellen Burstyn. Composer John McCarthy received the award for "Achievement in Music - Original Score". The wins came from a total of four Stone Angel nominations, which included "Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design" for Production Designer Rob Gray and "Achievement in Cinematography" for Director of Photography Bobby Bukowski.

Read Winnipeg Free Press coverage of The Stone Angel Genie wins:

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/arts/film-critics-box-office-agree-on-us-42868627.html?viewAllComments=y

For more information on the 29th Annual Genie Awards visit:

www.genieawards.ca

Get your copy of 'The Stone Angel' on DVD when it is released in Canada by Alliance Films on September 16, 2008.

Alliance Films website:

www.alliancefilms.com

Alliance Films - 'The Stone Angel' page:

www.alliancefilms.com/en/89/details/display/11360

The Stone Angel opens Friday July 11th at the following US theatres:

Landmark's Edina 4
3911 West 50th Street
Edina, MN

Landmark's The Landmark
10850 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA

Laemmle's Encino Town Center 5
17200 Ventura Boulevard
Encino, CA

Laemmle's Playhouse 7
673 Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, CA

Landmark's Sunshine Cinema
143 East Houston Street
New York, NY

Landmark's Bethesda Row
7235 Woodmont Avenue
Bethesda, MD

The Stone Angel is in theatres across Canada. Here are a few reasons to go see the film now:

"COMPELLING...Burstyn hands in the performance of a lifetime!"
--Katherine Monk, Canwest News Service

"AMAZING...unbelievably good."
--Canada AM

"A touching drama that will make Canadians proud"
--Flare Magazine

"Rich with performances...portrayed vividly...newcomer Christine Horne illuminates Hagar's vulnerability and grants the film its fiercest spark."
--Kevin Williamson, Sun Media

"Ellen Burstyn and Christine Horne are aces"
--Toronto Star

"Burstyn and Horne give vivid life to the difficult character of Hagar."
--Randall King, Winnipeg Free Press

"Ellen Burstyn's performance could easily earn her a seventh Oscar nomination!"
--Chris Atchison, Metro Toronto

The Stone Angel has been selected to screen in the Panorama Section of the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) one of East Asia's largest film festivals. SIFF 2008 takes place June 14th to June 22nd, 2008.

For more information on the Shanghai International Film Festival visit:

www.siff.com

May 9th in Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Montreal and Winnipeg!

May 23rd in Ottawa, Calgary, Halifax and Edmonton!

Additional Openings:
Trail, BC May 11th
Midland, ON May 14th
Pt. Albernie, BC May 21st
Woodstock, ON May 26th
Arnporior, ON June 1st
Waterloo, ON (Princess Cinema) June 6th-12th
Orillia, ON June 9th
Peterborough, ON June 9th
Vernon, BC June 9th
Guelph, ON (Bookshelf Cinema) June 27th-July 3rd

For information regarding Group Ticket Sales please email stoneangel@alliancefilms.com and include town, preferred theatre, date and contact info.