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==Awards and Nominations== |
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A heatrically distributed feature film, ''Saved by the Belles'' won several awards in festivals around the world and was nominated for three Canadian [[Genie Awards]]. |
A heatrically distributed feature film, ''Saved by the Belles'' won several awards in festivals around the world and was nominated for three Canadian [[Genie Awards]]. |
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==''Saved by the Bells'' website== |
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"Belles" film led to the launching of the innovative website www.savedbythebelles.com by Ziad Touma, co-produced with BlueSponge. The website won the "Boomerang Awards" for "Best Arts & Culture Website" and was nominated as "Best Extreme Entertainment Site" at the SXSW Awards. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:38, 14 March 2009
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Directed by | Ziad Touma |
Written by | Ziad Touma |
Produced by | Couzin Films |
Starring | Brian Charbonneau Karen Simpson Steven Turpin Danny Gilmore, Done Diamond Tarah Schwartz |
Cinematography | François Dutil |
Release date | 2003 |
Running time | 90 min. |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Saved by the Belles also known by its French title Échappée belles is a 2003 feature film by Ziad Touma, his first long feature movie.[1] Touma is a Lebanese Canadian film director and producer residing in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Touma is the founder of Couzin Films film, television and digital media production company and it was released through the company.
Synopsis
The film's storyline has a young man rearing his head in Montreal's club milieu, claiming not to remember a thing about his past or who he is. Discovered by local drag diva Sheena Hershey (played by Brian Charbonneau, aka Brian C. Warren) and scenestress Scarlet VJ (played by Karen Simpson), this young amnesiac is soon dubbed "Sean" and taken under wing by the club-junkie duo. Hoping to jar his memory, they take him on a tour of Montreal's club scene, introducing him to various characters along the way; Touma's cast includes numerous authentic night life figures, among them drag fixtures Mado and Madame Simone.
The press kit describes sums it up this way: "Saved by the Belles" stars fags and hags, blonde bimbos, label whores, sugar daddies, club kids, bicep builders, leathers and feathers, funky junkies, freaks and geeks, sex addicts, chupa chicks, lube monsters, pimply pimps, weight watchers, nympho virgins, mingle singles, glowstick ravers, cheap strippers, wannabe actors, guestlist leftovers, glittery debutantes, kinky grannies, impotent hustlers, baggy-eyed scenesters, size queen cupids, self-taught porn stars, air miles jetsetters, showgirls, smoking players, bendable bisexuals and mama's toys.[2]
Awards and Nominations
A heatrically distributed feature film, Saved by the Belles won several awards in festivals around the world and was nominated for three Canadian Genie Awards.
Saved by the Bells website
"Belles" film led to the launching of the innovative website www.savedbythebelles.com by Ziad Touma, co-produced with BlueSponge. The website won the "Boomerang Awards" for "Best Arts & Culture Website" and was nominated as "Best Extreme Entertainment Site" at the SXSW Awards.