British Actress Ceri Bethan has Hollywood at her Heels

~ Set for Stardom Actress Ceri Bethan Stars in the award-winning film ‘Chasing the Past’ ~

Hollywood, CA (August 19th, 2014) – British-born actress Ceri Bethan (www.ceribethan.com) certainly has Hollywood at her heals, as her latest award-winning movie ‘Chasing the Past’ was warmly received at the Oscar qualifying Rhode Island Film Festival and is set to be screened on September 5th at the prestigious Burbank International Film Festival.

Ceri Bethan plays Christina, the fiancé of the films leading man, Adam Marcinowski (‘Taylor Swift: American Beauty’) and alongside Graham Shiels (SyFy's ‘Olympus’). Written and directed by Jonathan Salemi, ‘Chasing the Past’ is a story of a distraught man whose fiancé has passed away, and discovers a female self-proclaimed time traveler in the desert.

“It was a great part to play, with a lot of depth and emotion.” said Ceri on her ‘Chasing the Past’ role. “I really enjoyed working with everyone on set - Jonathan Salemi is a fantastic director with great vision, and I am extremely proud to be a part of this film. I’m very excited for everyone to see it!”

Ceri, who earlier this year premiered in the romantic comedy ‘Cavemen’ starring Chad Michael Murray (‘House of Wax’), Skylar Astin (‘Pitch Perfect’) and Camilla Belle (‘10,000BC’), is also starring in ‘Casual Encounters’, set for release later this year, playing Brooklyn Decker’s (‘Just Go With It’) best friend in the romantic comedy and alongside Taran Killam (‘12 Years A Slave’) and David Arquette (‘Scream’).

Aside from acting, Ceri is passionate about her active charity work. She is a proud supporter of 1 Billion Rising for Justice, a global movement to end violence towards women and raise awareness of the state of female justice world- wide, and is on the committee for Face Forward, whose mission is to provide facial surgical reconstructive services for women and children who have been victims of violence through gang aggression or domestic violence.

Ceri Bethan, who now resides in Los Angeles, and her latest movie ‘Chasing the Past’, will be at the Burbank International Film Festival on September 5th at 7pm at the AMC in Burbank. For tickets to the 5th Annual Face Forward Masquerade Gala on September 13th visit: www.faceforward.nbblticketing.com.

www.CeriBethan.com

SOURCE EMR Media

BURBANK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE

Over 20 World Premieres are scheduled for the event held September 3-7 in Burbank, CA. Among the highlights are the world festival premiere of an all-star female version of Expendables-style film "Mercenaries", the festival Centerpiece Film and West Coast Premiere of new the film directed by and starring Daniel Baldwin "The Wisdom To Know The Difference", along with screenings with look-a-likes welcomed, and return of some classics to the big screen.

(Aug 13, 2014 - Burbank, CA) The Burbank International Film Festival today announced its lineup with many world premieres, as well as West Coast premieres. Events are screened under various umbrellas, with programs devoted to shorts, comedy, documentaries, new media, animation, foreign films, student films, films by women, faith-based films and sci-fi/horror.

Highlights include the world festival premier of "Mercenaries," a female action film in the style of The Expendables, with cast members Vivica A. Fox, Kristana Lokken, Brigitte Nielsen, Zoe Bell and Cynthia Rothrock; the West Coast premier of Daniel Baldwin's "The Wisdom to Know the Difference"; the sci-fi film "Stranger in the Pentagon" starring soap star Eileen Davidson (newest cast member of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), and look-a-like events featuring attendees encouraged to dress respectively as mermaids ("The Little Mermaid" screening), robots ("Forbidden Planet" screening), Marilyn Monroe ("Bombshell" screening), Elvis Presley ("Elvis: That's the Way it is" screening).

Jeff Rector, head of the Festival, said "As the festival reaches its sixth and biggest year ever, we could not be more excited with this year's line-up of films, red carpet events and after-parties. We are also grateful to our local studio neighbors Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Video for the screenings of "The Little Mermaid" and "Forbidden Planet" as part of our "History of Cinema" program. It is this kind of support that makes Burbank the media capital of the world."

For a complete listing of films, times and tickets or questions abou the festival, check out http:/www.burbankfilmfest.org/.

To purchase tickets, go to http://www.itsmyseat.com/BIFF/

About the Festival:
Our mission is to promote up-and-coming filmmakers by providing a gateway to expand their careers in the entertainment industry. We shine a light on the unknown talent of today, helping them become the celebrated filmmakers of tomorrow. Not only do we actively champion independent filmmaking, we are one of the few, if not the only film festival in the world that offers film distribution seminars to help filmmakers guide their cinematic vision toward profitability.

The Burbank International Film Festival is a California non-profit organization operating as a 501C3 tax-exempt corporation.

SOURCE Bernstein Entertainment