CINASIE Creatives BIFF 16th edition - October 6th to 14th, 2011 - PRESS RELEASE

AN INSIGNIFICANT HARVEY
By director Jeff KOPAS WORLD PREMIERE
BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Screenings on
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 2: 00 pm MegaBox Haeundae M Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 4: 00 pm Lotte Cinema Centum City 4 Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 11: 00 am CGV Centum City 2 BIFF website: http://www.biff.kr/

Busan, October the 1st, 2011 AN INSIGNIFICANT HARVEY directed by award-winning filmmaker Jeff Kopas is the emotional and often humorous journey of Harvey Lippe' (Jordan Prentice), a guy who had given up on happiness. Harvey, a janitor at a small town ski resort, who also happens to be a little person, has his life dramatically changed when he finds a stray Siberian Husky and falls for an exotic dancer, Dakota Dixon (Kristin Adams). The film was shot in and around the town of Duntroon, located north-west of the city of Toronto, Canada. AN INSIGNIFICANT HARVEY, directed and written by Jeff Kopas, a Canadian director who is described by the Cultural Post as an up and coming Atom Egoyan is presenting his first feature film as a World Premiere at the 16th Busan International Film Festival. The film is executive produced by Oscar winning filmmaker Don Carmody and stars Jordan Prentice (In Bruges), Kristin Adams (Where The Truth Lies), Art Hindle (One Way), Steven McCarthy (Eating Buccaneers) and Inca (the Husky dog). The film is about how at times we all feel small and we must choose to fight or hide. For film information, please visit: www.aninsignificantharvey.com
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CINASIE Creatives BIFF 16th edition - October 6th to 14th, 2011 - PRESS RELEASE

Jeff Kopas Director

Born in Toronto, Jeff is an award-winning filmmaker. He is a graduate of Queens University and has professional film training from the respected New York University's Tisch Film School. He has completed six well-received short films, directed a variety of nationally broadcast commercial spots and several internationally broadcast documentaries. Under his company Vitality Media Production Inc. (http://www.VitalityMedia.com created in 2004), he is developing a variety of television, documentary, and feature film projects. He is the co-founder of Presenting Our Vision (http://www.PovFilm.com), a program that trains and finds paid internships for at-risk youth in the production industry. Jeff has lived on three continents, traveled extensively and is an accomplished stone sculptor as well as a published photographer. An Insignificant Harvey is his first feature film.

Jordan Prentice Harvey Lippe'

Jordan is one of the best known dwarf actors in the industry with a height of 3'8. He is known for his recent roles in Weirdsville with Scott Speedman and In Bruges with Colin Farrell. He is also known for his comedic portrayal of Rock in American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile. As a child he played the role of Howard the Duck. He can be seen in the upcoming studio films Snow White with Julia Roberts, as well as The Power of Few with Christopher Walken.

Kristin Adams Dakota

Born in Toronto, she is best known for her lead role in Atom Egoyan's Where the Truth Lies and Don McKellars Childstar. Other credits include the lead in Who is KK Downey, Leslie my name is Evil and Falling Angels. Her television credits include the movies Absolution and Beach Girls as well as the series The Eleventh Hour, 72 Hours True Crime, Playmakers, Street Time, Soul Food and Blackout.

Inca Inca, the Husky dog

A reliable canine actor, Inca is a three-year-old Siberian Husky who has the ability to evoke emotion from any audience. She is owned by the director Jeff Kopas.

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