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DIRECTOR BRUNO PISCHIUTTA AND PRODUCER DARIA TRIFU TO OPEN FILM ACADEMY OF SWAZILAND

Posted by Toronto Pictures on January 3, 2011 at 1:47pm

MANZINI, SWAZILAND -- Kwasa International Development and Consulting Center (KIDCC) of Swaziland today announced its partnership with Film Director Bruno Pischiutta and Producer Daria Trifu of Toronto Pictures and Adhara Properties respectively.

The principal ground of the partnership entails the creation and establishment of a film academy, the Kingdom of Swaziland Film Academy, with headquarters in Manzini. Furthermore, in Swaziland, Pischiutta and Trifu will be producing a motion picture based on the devastating phenomenon of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa.

KIDCC Managing Director, Violet Nkambule, states that “Media has power to influence, control and direct a situation no matter how. We are happy to have finally concluded this important partnership. We believe that KIDCC Media Production’s partnership with Adhara Properties and Toronto Pictures of Canada will have a great impact on the realization of an HIV-Free Generation. The Academy, being the first of its kind in the country, will empower our generation with much needed professional skills of international standards in the film industry.”

The Academy will be Pischiutta and Trifu’s second such institution established in their long-held plan to create a global diaspora of film schools designed to engender professional cinematography.

The Kingdom of Swaziland Film Academy is scheduled to commence its activity in spring 2011 and the motion picture will begin production in summer 2011.

Media Coordinator of KIDCC, Abejide M. Oluwole had this to say "Bruno and Daria’s previous achievements and the world recognition they received to date is giving us high hope that their forthcoming feature film production here in Swaziland, will be a great success.”

The motion picture will have a mixed cast of local and international actors. Hollywood movies stars will be cast to play in the lead roles. In the past, great films, such as PHILADELPHIA, have been produced about the effects of HIV/AIDS. The peculiarity of this film is that, for the first time, a motion picture will showcase the reality of HIV/AIDS in Africa. In particular to be noted is the fact that Swaziland has the highest pro-capita percentage of people infected with the virus in the world.

The picture will be written and directed by Pischiutta, produced by Trifu and it will be an Adhara Properties production.

Known for producing main stream feature films on social and, sometimes, controversial issues of our time, Pischiutta and Trifu are now in production with a feature film entitled ABUSED IN AMERICA, which deals with the child abuse phenomenon in the United States. The film is about to start principal photography in Europe.

"We don’t just want to make movies; we want to make movies that educate, inspire and move people towards change proactively. Our artistic mission is to elevate awareness regarding issues of the moment and to influence social and cultural consciousness globally", explain Bruno Pischiutta and Daria Trifu.

Pischiutta and Trifu have previously produced the feature film PUNCTURED HOPE, also directed by Pischiutta. PUNCTURED HOPE exposes the modern day practice of women slavery and genital mutilation in the Volta region known as Trokosi. The film was qualified for nomination consideration at the 2010 Academy Awards® in the category of “Best Picture” and it was nominated by The Political Film Society in Hollywood in two categories: “Best Film Expose” and “Best Film on Human Rights” of 2009 – other films nominated in the same categories include AVATAR, THE HURT LOCKER, INVICTUS and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS.

Abejide M. Oluwole notes that “This is the time to join hands together all over the world in fighting against HIV/AIDS through drama approach. The Film Academy will teach the students the professional craft of filmmaking and therefore enable them to produce high standard entertainment programs that can be universally acceptable for broadcast and enjoyed by the international audience. The production of a Hollywood standard motion picture on HIV/AIDS in Africa is the first of its kind and it will offer a great training platform for the first group of students enrolled in the Academy.”

This is a joined press release by: Kwasa International Development and Consulting Center (KIDCC), Adhara Properties Inc. and Toronto Pictures Inc.

About Kwasa International Development and Consulting Center:
KIDCC, headed by Violet Nkambule, is an international management training and consulting center catering for all levels of participants in both the private and public sectors. KIDCC is registered and licensed with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade of Swaziland as a Management Training and Consulting institution. The short courses cover a wide area of topics that include information and communication technology, media studies, accounting and finance.

About Adhara Properties:
Adhara Properties, Inc. is a private Canadian company federally incorporated. Founded by Daria Trifu in 2003, the Company finances and produces main stream, Hollywood standard feature films as well as it publishes the arts, entertainment and business magazine, “Daria!”. The Company has previously produced PUNCTURED HOPE.

About Toronto Pictures:
Toronto Pictures Inc. is an independent, publicly-held (OTC Symbol: TTOPF) motion picture development, production and distribution company. Founded by Bruno Pischiutta in 1996, Toronto Pictures has remained faithful to its commitment of choosing nonviolent, ethical feature films that provoke thought and address topical issues of our time.