GV s Love & Pride Film Festival Returns for the 6 th year with a wider, stronger selection of not to be missed films.

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GV s Love & Pride Film Festival Returns for the 6 th year with a wider, stronger selection of not to be missed films. Singapore, 3 April 2014 Championing the idea of universal love in films, Golden Village has brought back the Love & Pride Film Festival for the sixth year running. For this upcoming festival, Golden Village has assembled a strong, thought-provoking line-up of the best in contemporary cinema and it is hosted exclusively at GV Grand, Great World City from 22 nd April to 30 th April We are always on the lookout to provide a wide variety of film for avid cinema-goers. The Love & Pride Film Festival that is curated by GV is a testament to this. From its first instalment in 2008, the response for this festival has been overwhelmingly positive, said Clara Cheo, Chief Executive Officer, Golden Village Multiplex Pte. Ltd.

2 The 6th Love & Pride Film Festival Thought-provoking and insightful, the festival shines the light on compelling insights on the theme of universal love and sexuality. Continuing from past successes, the Love & Pride Film Festival aims to serve up a good measure of cinematic pieces for Singaporeans. Screening Details Date 22 nd Apr 14, Tues (Opening Night) Screening Time Movie Title 8:30 pm Blue Is The Warmest Color Rating 23 rd Apr 14, Wed 7:00 pm Nurse R21/ Nudity And Sexual Scenes 24 th Apr 14, Thurs 7:00 pm Kiss Me 25 th Apr 14, Fri 9:30 pm My Last Round 26 th Apr 14, Sat 9:30 pm Eyes Wide Open 27 th Apr 14, Sun 6:30 pm Pit Stop 28 th Apr 14, Mon 8:30 pm Blue Is The Warmest Color 29 th Apr 14, Tues 7:00 pm My Last Round R21/Homosexual Theme R21/Homosexual Theme R21/Homosexual Theme 30 th Apr 14, Wed (Closing Night) 9:30 pm Kiss Me Opening Night Film: Blue is The Warmest Color (R21/ Homosexual Content) + Cocktail Party Date: 22 April pm Reception at The Garden Terrace 8:30pm Screening of Blue Is The Warmest Color Pricing: $30 (Members) / $35 (Public) per ticket Inclusive of 2 glasses of cocktail, refreshments and 1 popcorn combo Instant photo-prints: Bring home a photo as memento

3 Closing Night Film: Kiss Me (R21 / Homosexual Content) Date: 30 April :30pm Screening of Kiss Me Pricing: $15 (Members) / $18 (Public) per ticket Inclusive of one Nachos combo Movie Descriptions Movie Title Synopsis Accolades Blue Is The Warmest Color A 15-year-old girl named Adele is approaching adulthood and dreams of experiencing her first love. A handsome male classmate falls for her hard, but an unsettling erotic reverie upsets the romance before it begins. Adele imagines that the mysterious, bluehaired girl, Emma, she encountered in the street slips into her bed and possesses her with an overwhelming pleasure. That blue-haired girl is a confident, older art student named Emma, who will soon enter Adele's life for real. Cannes Film Festival 2013 winner Palme d Or British Independent Film Awards 2013 winner for Best International Independent Film Critics Choice Award 2014 winner for Best Young Actor/Actress (Adèle Exarchopoulos) & Best Foreign Language Film César Awards, France 2014 winner for Most Promising Actress (Adèle Exarchopoulos) Golden Globes 2014 Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Awards 2014 Nomination for Best Film not in the English Language

4 By day, nurse Abby Russell (de la Huerta) lovingly attends to the patients at All Saints Memorial Hospital; by night, Abby prowls nightclubs, luring unfaithful men into dangerous liaisons. Nurse After Danni, a young, sensitive nurse, joins the hospital staff, Abby pursues her friendship. But when the friendship turns to obsession, Danni spurns Abby, unleashing Abby s fury and a rampage of terror. Kiss Me Ruth Vega Fernandez stars as Mia, a thirty-something upper middle-class woman who finds her life turned upside down when she unexpectedly falls in love with the free-spirited Frida (Liv Mjones). The two women meet at an engagement party in the country Frida s mother is about to marry Mia s father and discover an instant attraction that immediately calls into question Mia s engagement to her long-time boyfriend Tim. Notable for its sumptuous and sensual love scenes, Kiss Me deftly portrays the ecstasy of true undeniable lesbian love entwined with the angst of coming out. Audience Award, Breakthrough Section American Film Institute Festival 2011 Goteborg Film Festival 2012 (Lorens Award) Beautifully written and directed, this deeply romantic and passionate drama has earned universal acclaim from fans and critics around the world and has already established itself as one of the most beloved lesbian films of the decade.

5 My Last Round In the south of Chile a love story is born between successful boxer Octavio and Hugo, a kitchen assistant. Moving to the capital Santiago, they expect to fulfil their dreams and live their love secretly defying it from the hostile outside. But nothing turns out like planned: while Hugo meets Jennifer, who shows him a world unknown, Octavio makes a new attempt at what he does best: boxing. But this time he doesn t look for victory. This fight could be a new way out or his very last round. Queer Lisboa Film Festival 2011 Award for Best Actor (Roberto Farias) Barcelona LGBT International Film Festival 2011 Diversity Award for for Best Film LesGaiCineMad International Film Festival 2011 Award for Best Actors (Roberto Farías, Hector Morales) Tribeca Film Festival 2011 Miami International Film Festival 2011 Queer Film Festival 2012 Award for Best Feature Film Zinegoak Film Festival 2012 Award for Best Film Libercine 2013 Award for Best Director Eyes Wide Open Aaron, a respectable butcher in Jerusalem s ultra-orthodox Jewish community, is married to Rivka and is a dedicated father of four children. One day, he meets Ezri, a handsome twenty-two year old student, and soon falls in love with him. He then starts to neglect his family and community life, swept away by his love and lust for Ezri. CANNES 2009 TORONTO 2009 Ghent International Film Festival 2009 (Best Film) Jerusalem Film Festival 2009 (Best Actor) But guilt, torment and pressure from the

6 community will catch up with him, leading him to make a radical decision. Palm Springs International Film Festival 2010 Pit Stop takes a subtle approach in telling the parallel stories of two gay men in a small Texas town. Dallas International Film Festival 2013 (Grand Jury Prize for Texas Competition) Pit Stop There s Gabe: a contractor who s getting over an ill-fated affair with a married man and finds solace in the relationship he still harbours with his ex-wife, Shannon and their daughter, Cindy; and there s Ernesto: a Hispanic lumber yard worker in the midst of splitting up with his live-in boyfriend, Luis, as he receives news from the hospital that his former love, Martin, is in a coma. At the end, when Gabe and Ernesto meet and face the impending possibility that they might just be meant for each other. L.A. Outfest 2013 (Grand Jury Award for Best Actor) Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2013 (Jury Award for Best Feature Film) Nashville Film Festival 2013 (Best of Festival Award for Louise LeQuire Award for Best Screenplay) Tickets are available for sale online and at any Golden Village box office. For all screenings other than the Opening and Closing Night, tickets are available at $12 (Members) or $14 (Public). Advance tickets will go on sale Thursday, 3 rd April For more information, please log on to: Patrons are strongly encouraged to book their tickets online so that Golden Village may contact them in case of changes in festival programming. -END- For media enquiries, please contact: Geoffrey Yeow Touch PR and Events geoff@touchcomm.com.sg Ng Mei Yan Touch PR and Events meiyan@touchcomm.com.sg

7 About Golden Village Multiplex Golden Village Multiplex Pte Ltd is Singapore's leading cinema exhibitor with 11 multiplexes housing 87 screens with locations at Yishun, Bishan Junction 8, Tiong Bahru Plaza, Jurong Point, Tampines Mall, Marina Square, Great World City, Plaza Singapura, 112 Katong, City Square and VivoCity, home to GV s flagship cinema and Singapore s only megaplex. Golden Village was established to develop and operate modern, luxurious multiplex cinemas and is the first local cinema company to personalize the moviegoing experience through its Movie Club program. The prime mover in the introduction of the multiplex to Asia, Golden Village s first imprint in Singapore was made on 28 May 1992 with the successful opening of the Yishun 10 cinema complex. Today, GV has a reputation of offering the widest choice of movies, unparalleled comfort, state-of-the-art design, prime locations and convenience. Established in 1993, Golden Village Pictures (GVP) is Singapore's leading independent film distributor, releasing a wide range of blockbusters such as THE EXPENDABLES 2 and the SHERLOCK HOLMES series to Asian delights including JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, THE FIERCE WIFE and TAICHI HERO. GVP is also the top distributor for home-grown films including TATSUMI, IMPERFECT and AH BOYS TO MEN.