Email update: 21 August 2014
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Tigers - feature film on the baby milk issue to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
Baby Milk Action is delighted that the film Tigers will receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month (screenshot above).
Here is a taster from the programme notes.
Devastated when he discovers the effects of the infant formula he’s peddling, a young salesman challenges the system and the powers that be, in this based-on-fact drama from Academy Award-winning director Danis Tanovic (No Man’s Land).
In a neat piece of narrative structuring on Tanovic’s part, this David-and-Goliath story is told partially through the eyes of a film crew making a documentary on Ayan’s astonishing findings.
We will keep you updated with breaking news about this film – and let you know how you can help arrange to have it shown at your local cinema if you can’t make it to Toronto!
One thing you can do right now is share our special Tigers webpage – or forward this email.
On our Tigers webpage there are links to sign up for our email alerts and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for news:
http://www.babymilkaction.org/tigers
Visit the TIFF website for additional information and to book tickets to the premiere:
http://www.tiff.net/festivals/the festival/
programmes/contemporary-world-cinema/tigers
Tigers – a film with a pedigree
Our Campaign blog explains that Tigers is not just a film that will bring the baby milk issue to a mass audience, it is a film with a pedigree.
Director Danis Tanovic is an Oscar (Academy Award) winner for No Man’s Land, which took Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 – and many other prestigious awards besides.
Emraan Hashmi stars as the salesman Ayan, who one day is, ‘devastated to see first-hand what the selling of baby formula really means in certain cases. Shocked, Ayan sets out to challenge the system and the powers that be.’
Emraan is a very popular Bollywood actor and his involvement has already generated hundreds of articles since the announcement of the premiere date this week.
There are other big names in the film. Danny Huston and Maryam D’Abo have a long list of credits. (Maryam, for example, starred in the James Bond film, The Living Daylights.)
The screenplay is credited to both Danis and Andy Paterson. Andy is also listed as a producer; his past productions include Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Railwayman, and Hilary and Jackie.
Other producers have been responsible for films such as The Lunchbox.
Many others involved could also be highlighted. This is quite a team and it will be an exceptional film.
Read the full blog post, with links to profiles at:
http://www.babymilkaction.org/archives/1731
Sponsored events for Baby Milk Action
Thank you to everyone who sponsored our Campaigns Coordinator, Mike Brady, for the Southport Half Marathon on 6 July - he finished! See:
http://www.babymilkaction.org/archives/886
Also many thanks to Sally Etheridge for her big bike ride of 800 km to raise funds for Baby Milk Action and two other organisation. Thank you also to everyone who sponsored her. Reports at:
http://www.babymilkaction.org/sallysbikeride2014
If you missed the chance to donate, you can still do so via the above links.
Please contact us if you would like to organise your own sponsored event.
Mike has a place in the Salford 10 km race on Sunday 7 September which he can no longer run. If anyone would like to take his place to raise sponsorship money for Baby Milk Action's work, please let us know.
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