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Lloyds TSB British Premiere
Supported by BAFTA Scotland, Inverness, the capital of the Scottish Highlands, recently played host to the British Premiere of the new Scottish film, American Cousins.
The debut feature, by Cromarty-based director Don Coutts, played to a capacity crowd of 570 in the Eden Court Cinema. Stars of the movie, Gerald Lepkowski and Russell Hunter, joined Don and Glasgow writer Sergio Casci under the giant BAFTA masks on stage before the screening.
The audience were hugely enthusiastic about the film which had also received rave audience reviews when it played to selected groups in New York and Chicago. American Cousins tells the story of a couple of American Mafiosi who take refuge from a gang of Ukrainian thugs in the Glasgow cafe owned by their Scottish/Italian cousin Roberto (Lepkowski). But he’s hardly the
tough guy that they had expect- ed, with major strengths in fish-fry- ing and stamp collecting, he believes that a Magnum 45 is a type of ice cream!
With the love-interest played by Scottish actress Shirley Henderson, terrific performances from the three American stars - Danny Nucci, Dan Hedaya and Vincent Pastore and a brilliant Nonno (Grandpa), played by veteran actor Russell Hunter, the film certainly has some 20-year- old echoes of that runaway suc- cess, Local Hero.
After the screening there was a reception for guests at the Royal Highland Hotel in Inverness. The screening was part of the annual Highland Festival and was strongly supported by Lloyds TSB Scotland’s northern division.
As a small country we unite in support of our native industry and our many talented actors, writers, directors and crews. Following the great success of our Highland Premiere, BAFTA Scotland will hope to instigate and be involved in more events of a simi- lar nature, outside the central belt of Scotland.
The premiere of American Cousins certainly proved a terrific opportunity for working further afield and in partnership with other event organisers and spon- sors. Alison Forsyth
The history man
On July 9, BAFTA East Coast Inc. and Thirteen/WNET New York, in association with Channel 4 Television, host- ed an evening with historian David Starkey.
Dr Starkey’s series The Six Wives of Henry VIII aired on PBS during the month, and he was in New York to talk about the project and discuss some of the challenges involved in bring history to life
and finding fresh angles on well- known stories. The event was held at WNET’s studios and drew a large crowd of BAFTA members.
Pictured left are Jody Sheff, Executive Producer of the series/EP of History and Features Programs at WNET; Dr David Starkey and Gillian Rose,
Vice Chairman TV, BAFTA East Coast/Director of Program Development, Carlton Productions LLC.
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