16 L.A. Screenings 2024 May 2024 VIDEOAGE Programming Highlights AMERICAN CINEMA INTERNATIONAL Finding Love in Sisters (drama, romance) Successful lawyer Esperanza’s dream life is showing cracks. Her mother suggests she visit their hometown of Sisters, Oregon, to get recharged but she chooses to stay at her job. When Esperanza’s mother dies, she returns home and is wary of reuniting with her two sisters after so many years apart. Finding Love in San Antonio (drama, romance) (pictured) Adela Romero, a successful TV chef living in Los Angeles, gets an offer to work on a new network series that will send her traveling to Europe, but she is worried about moving her daughter away from her hometown of San Antonio. In San Antonio for the summer, Adela must restore her reputation after an interview goes wrong with a local food writer, who is secretly a big fan of Adela’s work. Born to Race Unstoppable (action) Valeria “La Imparable” Morales, a street racer and single mother, navigates her rivalry with her daughter’s father, Damían “Drop Top” Juarez. After a brush with the law, she joins Fast Track Miami, a women’s professional racing program, where she learns the value of teamwork and refines her skills. Finding Love in Miami (drama, romance) Professional swimmer Alicia realizes her lifelong dream of qualifying for the Olympics but faces an unexpected challenge when she learns that her estranged father needs a kidney transplant. As she navigates her relationships with her boyfriend Alonso, Alicia must decide whether to donate her kidney and embrace her new family or focus on her swimming career. Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries (mystery) Cheryl, a 30-year-old trying to mend a broken heart, moves to Sugarcreek, Ohio, to run her Aunt Mitzi’s gift shop. Her mundane life takes a sharp turn when she and Naomi, an Amish woman, stumble upon a mysterious kidnapping within the community. Fairmont Century Plaza, Table 9 Contact: carlos@amerciancinemainspires.com; chevonne@americancinemainspires.com Tel: (818) 805-1015 Address: 4312 Woodman Avenue, Suite 203, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 ATV Safir (drama) (pictured) In the Gülsoy family mansion, housekeeper Feraye falls for Yaman, one of the family’s heirs. However, Yaman must wed Aleyna. Ateş, the eldest child, saves Feraye from heartbreak and falls in love with her. Street Birds (drama) Five friends find an abandoned baby in a trash bin and decide to take care of baby Gülayşe. The five friends accidentally wound a bad guy named Çatal, then (also accidentally) kill a woman who was looking for the baby. Time goes by and the five friends are now adults, but everything will fall apart once the policeman Barbaros comes to find Gülayşe. The Father (drama) Cezayir Türk, a secret service assassin, fakes his own death for the sake of his family and the government. He starts a new life in Tashkent, but everything starts to fall apart when he is forced to return to Istanbul. For My Family (drama) Kadir and his three younger siblings face the sudden death of their parents. Despite poverty and homelessness, they stick together through every heartbroken truth and situation. The Ottoman (drama) When Ertugrul Gazi fell ill, the Kayı tribe was forced to contend with outside enemies, and power struggles began between the youngest son of Ertugrul Ghazi, Osman, and his uncles, Dündar and Gündüz. The brave Osman will fight to defeat his enemies and empower the Kayı tribe in Anatolia. Fairmont Century Plaza, Suite 1029 Contact: muge.akar@atv.com.tr; merve.dogan@atv.com.tr; ilayda.sunar@atv.com.tr Tel: +90 212 354 37 01 Address: Merkezi Güzeltepe Mh. 15 Temmuz Şehitler Cd., 34060 Eyüpsultan, Istanbul CALINOS ENTERTAINMENT Farah (drama) (pictured) An Iranian woman, who ran away from her country to live in Istanbul, goes to work as a cleaning lady in order to afford her son’s medical treatments, but she soon turns into a mafia accomplice. Ego (drama) When Erhan asks for money from his fatherin-law Burhan to invest in the stock market, things turn for the worse and Erhan loses all the money. Meanwhile, Sibel, of the wealthy Koraslan family, learns that if she doesn’t have a baby soon, she will never be able to bear children. Erhan’s and Sibel’s lives will change when Sibel decides to get pregnant with Erhan’s baby and make an indecent proposal in the amount of 3 million. Adela (drama) Adela and Andreea were raised by Nuti and Mitu in a slum near Bucharest. One day, when Adela’s biological grandfather decides to repair past mistakes, her secret identity is revealed. However, before bringing Adela to her real father, the old man dies and Nuti and Mitu bury him in the garden. With this new opportunity, Nuti and Mitu send their own daughter Andreea in Adela’s place, since Adela’s real father is a powerful media mogul. Indefensible (crime drama) The combative, endearing team of criminal lawyers at Lapointe-Macdonald Law Firm are passionate about justice. Viewers will be captivated by the touching and disturbing causes they defend as well as by their personal, ethical, emotional, and psychological issues. Alert Squad (crime drama) Every single minute counts when the Missing Persons Unit works a case. Driven by hope, bound by courage and determination, the team investigates with one clear objective: to recover the missing alive. Fairmont Century Plaza, Suite 856 Contact: info@calinosentertainment.com Tel: +90 216 999 49 99 Address: Calinos Plaza, Kavacik Mh. Ekinciler Cd. Elbistan Sk. No: 6, 34810, Beykoz Istanbul Turkey DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT LATIN AMERICA Black Widow (action, adventure, science fiction) Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger. Doctor Strange (action, adventure, fantasy) World-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange sees his life change forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for hope in an unlikely place – a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Encanto (animation, family, fantasy, musical) Tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called Encanto. The magic of Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal — every child except one, Mirabel. Inside Out (animation, family) Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley is guided by her emotions. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Luca (adventure, animation, comedy) (pictured) Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, this coming-of-age story portrays one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these fun adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface. Fairmont Century Plaza, Suite 933 Contact: Tel: (305) 567-3700 GLOBAL AGENCY One Love (drama) (pictured) At university, the idealistic Doga falls hopelessly in love with the charming Fatih, a man from a devout family whose values clash with (Continued on Page 20)
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