Lexus Short Film Winner Jeannie Donohoe's Film to Premiere
at the Napa Valley Film Festival

Lexus and The Weinstein Company will be heading to the Napa Valley Film Festival on November 10^th to premiere an exciting new film, Game, created and directed by award winning filmmaker, Jeannie Donohoe. An alum of Columbia University's graduate film program, Donohoe has written and directed several short films, including Lambing Season and Public. Donohoe is currently developing her first feature-length film, Flock.

The plot of Game involves a high school sophomore who relocates to a new high school and decides to try out for the reigning state champion boys' basketball team. On the court, the player demonstrates extraordinary skill, worthy of making the roster. However, when the team discovers this student's shocking secret, the storyline is taken to a whole new level. Game also features a performance by Canadian actor and three-time NBA champion Rick Fox.

Game is one of four films being produced by Joey Horvitz of The Weinstein Company as part of this third season of Lexus Short Films, a partnership between Lexus International and The Weinstein Company to support up-and-coming filmmakers. The three other Lexus Short Films Series films, Friday Night, MESSiAH and A Nation Holds Its Breath will also be screening at Napa Valley Film Festival.

David Nordstrom, global branding department general manager of Lexus International, added, "Not only will attendees have the opportunity to experience Jeannie's creativity and imagination with Game. They will have the opportunity to view the other projects created as part of Lexus Short Films Season 3―all filled with creativity and imagination for a global audience."

"The Weinstein Company and Lexus International are thrilled with the success of this partnership to-date and can only hope to inspire and encourage even more filmmakers around the globe through these films and the program's initiative overall" said The Weinstein Company COO and President David Glasser.

In 2013, Lexus Short Films was launched with the goal of supporting and nurturing a new generation of emerging filmmakers. These aspiring directors and writers have received a unique opportunity supported by Lexus to collaborate with acclaimed film studio The Weinstein Company to produce and showcase their work on an international stage. For more information, visit www.lexusshortfilms.com and follow #LexusShortFilms

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Since 2005, TWC and Dimension Films have released such films as VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA; THE READER; INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS; SCRE4M; SPY KIDS: THE KING'S SPEECH; UNDEFEATED; THE ARTIST; THE MASTER; SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK; DJANGO UNCHAINED; SCARY MOVIE 5; LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER; PHILOMENA; THE IMITATION GAME; PADDINGTON; WOMAN IN GOLD; SOUTHPAW, CAROL and THE HATEFUL EIGHT. Upcoming releases include SING STREET, THE FOUNDER, HANDS OF STONE, and LION.

TWC boasts an active television production division which garnered twelve Emmy nominations in 2015. TWC Television produces the reality powerhouse Project Runway, with its spin-off series Project Runway All Stars, hosted by Alyssa Milano, Project Runway Jr, featuring supermodel Hannah Davis and fashion critic Kelley Osbourne Under The Gunn, and Threads. Scripted series include John Fusco's Marco Polo with Netflix, going into its second season, and War & Peace, which debuted on Lifetime, A&E and HISTORY in 2016. Scripted projects in development include Ten Commandments, Daniel Stashower's The Hour Of Peril and military drama Six. TWC will also launch several new projects in2016 across several networks, including MTV, Lifetime, and AMC. For more information on The Weinstein Company, please visit: