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Blueback and The Amazing Maurice

Aliens Abducted My Parents And Now I Feel Kinda Left Out (Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Jake Van Wagoner; Writer: Austin Everett; Stars: Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kenneth Cummins, Matt Biedel)

Itsy is new in town and her life seems over until she meets her space-obsessed neighbour Calvin, who believes his parents were abducted by aliens. An aspiring journalist, Itsy decides to write an exposé on Calvin but ends up discovering much more.

World premiere

The Amazing Maurice (Country: Germany, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Toby Genkel; Writer: Terry Rossio; Stars: Voiced by, Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton)

A streetwise cat and his gang of rats with a money making scheme run into trouble.

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North American premiere

Blueback (Country: Australia; Year: 2022; Director: Robert Connolly; Writer: Robert Connolly; Stars: Radha Mitchell, Eric Bana, Mia Wasikowska, Ariel Donoghue)

The story of a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue grouper while diving. When she realises that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist mother, and takes on poachers to save her friend.

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US premiere. Salt Lake opening night gala