LUCKYTOWN
United States - World Premiere
101 mins.

Two young Americans, a pretty girl named Lidda (Kirsten Dunst) and a 21-year-old named Colonel, set out on an impromptu road trip from Nebraska to Las Vegas. Lidda wishes to have a reunion with her long lost father, Charlie (James Caan), a professional poker player. Once in "Luckytown," Colonel wants to claim the free-wheeling Vegas lifestyle as his own. Lidda and Colonel quickly learn that fate and fortune play out in unpredictable ways. An offbeat romantic thriller, Luckytown follows them at the crossroads of their lives as they struggle to love and survive. They must win big in Vegas to save their futures, their families, and their love.

Director: Paul Nicholas
Writer: Brendan Beseth
Producers: Paul Nicholas, Emilio Ferrari
Director of Photography: Denis Maloney
Editor: Robert Silvi
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Vincent Kartheiser, James Caan, Luis Guzman, Robert Miano, Jennifer Gareis, Federico Da Vinci, Theresa Russell
Print Contact: 818-994-9831, A Plus Entertainment

MARLENE
Germany
125 mins.

She was a legend that would never be forgotten. Marlene Dietrich captivated audiences worldwide. Based on true events, Marlene tells the tale of a woman in Berlin who was discovered by a director who would mold her, possess her and make her a star. Marlene Dietrich set the stage for a new type of actress. Men worshipped her, women wanted her. But the only one she ever truly loved was the one she could never truly have.

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier
Producers: Katharina M. Trebitsch, Jutta Lieck-Klenke, Joseph Vilsmaier
Director of Photography: Joseph Vilsmaier
Editor: Barbara Hennings
Cast: Katja Flint, Herbert Knaup, Hans-Werner Meyer
Print Contact: 310-586-8931, Amberlon Pictures

A MONKEY'S TALE
United Kingdom
76 mins.

This animated feature tells the story of two tribes of monkeys, separated long ago by a cataclysmic event. Ignorance and superstition run so deep that the two tribes now fear and hate each other. Kom, a typically rebellious teenage monkey, refuses to believe what he has been told and sets out to find the truth. Kom's is a story of friendship, tragedy, romance and comedy.