PRESS RELEASE #42 - "gamerZ" Goes Global at the SECC

GLASGOW, Sunday 10 July 2005

World Science Fiction Convention to host premiere – Film made in Glasgow

PURE MAGIC FILMS is pleased to announce that their new fantasy-themed comedy film gamerZ will premiere in Glasgow on the opening night of the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention. Traditionally known as Worldcon, this is the most prestigious international cultural festival devoted to science fiction and fantasy. The event, which takes place in a different international city each year, attracts thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans from all over the world and is home to the top prize in literary science fiction, the Hugo Awards.

"It’s a tremendous honour to be part of Worldcon", says writer- director Robbie Fraser, "our film is a warm, offbeat romance set in a world of strange young fantasy-heads. It’s definitely a Scottish story but we very much hope it will have instant appeal to the global science fiction and fantasy community. I am very excited that gamerZ will receive its first outing among friends."

Producer Paul Gavin adds, "We are incredibly excited that the World Science Fiction Convention is being held in Scotland this year. It allows us to premiere at a world-class event, in the film’s home town of Glasgow to a cross-section of our international audience."

"We are delighted and honoured that Pure Magic Films has chosen Worldcon to premiere this film" says Worldcon co-chairman Colin Harris. "It is particularly appropriate given that gamerZ is set in Scotland and was filmed in the same year the World Science Fiction Convention returns to Glasgow."

gamerZ is co-financed by Scottish Screen and SMG under the New Found Films scheme.

For press information please contact:

Pure Magic Films - Wendy Kidd, 07970 861 489
World Science Fiction Convention - David Stewart, 00 353 1 8645057

www.gamerz-the-movie.com
www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk

ENDS

The 2005 World Science Fiction Convention, known as Interaction, will take place in Glasgow, UK from 4-8 August 2005. More information about Interaction, including current membership rates, is available from its web site (http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/) or by writing to info@interaction.worldcon.org.uk.

Specific press contacts, or requests to be removed from the Interaction press release mailing list should be directed to press@interaction.worldcon.org.uk.

"WSFS", "Worldcon", "World Science Fiction Convention" and "Hugo Award" are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society.

Press release issued jointly by Interaction, the 63rd World Science Fiction Convention and Pure Magic Films Ltd, Glenlockhart House, 6 The Steils, Edinburgh EH10 5XD.

Release Date 10^th July 2005