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Director Actress Anna Wilding Attends Cannes 2008 With Carpe Diem Films LLC New York and the Film "BUDDHA WILD MONK IN A HUT"
By MARKET WIRE
May 10, 2008 - 3:36:04 PM

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/10/08 -- Director Actress Anna Wilding will beattending the Producers Network Cannes 2008 and taking the feature film"Buddha Wild Monk in a Hut" to market for the first time. All European,Latin American and Asian rights are available. The film was shot partly inNew Zealand on a remote Buddhist monastery and produced by Carpe Diem FilmsLLC New York, out of Australia and USA. The "inspiring" film "Buddha WildMonk in a Hut," directed, produced written and presented by actress AnnaWilding, was accepted as a finalist into the Kids FIRST Film Festivalorganized by the American Coalition for Quality Children's Media Theprogram is backed by sponsors that include HBO, Fox, Paramount Vantage,Discovery, Starz Network and others.

"Buddha Wild" was selected for the International Festival of Films onTribal Art and Cultures held in India-IFFTAC. The film screened at theScreen Actors Guild Foundation Screening Series, the Calgary Buddhist filmseries and cinemas in Los Angeles and New Zealand and numerous other venuesin the USA. "Buddha Wild" has been called a "heartwarming, charming andilluminating film" and "a must see film" by Splash Magazine. It garneredcritics pick in LA Weekly Magazine, Los Angeles which said, "GO! Asurprisingly pleasant trip."

"Buddha Wild" provides an "affectionate glimpse" with a well-judged mixtureof "seriousness and humor" into the cultural and monastic lives ofmissionary monks. The film humbly explores the tenets of Buddhism,celibacy, politics, the role of women in Asian society and theday-to-day lives of Theravadin monks from Sri Lanka and Thailand.

"Buddha Wild" has the tag line "Wild to be one with Nature," and the firstfilm for Carpe Diem Films. CDF will be completing funding on its next filmproject at Cannes. Ms. Wilding's career spans over decade in Hollywood, UKand Australia.

Carpe Diem Films LLCBuddha Wild - the critically acclaimed movie-can be booked or bought fromwww.buddhawild.com and www.amazon.comTrailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzF9ZcV6cccProfessional Critic Reviews:"A Must See Film""Anna Wilding Captures Our Attention!""A very sweet and delightfully accurate film. ""Go! Inspiration. A Surprisingly Pleasant Trip""Fascinating and Illuminating Film. A well judged mixture of Seriousnessand Humour."To Book Anna Wilding as speaker go to www.buddhawild.com orhttp://annaw.fire.prohosting.com -Professional Speaker

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