American World Pictures Teams Up Once Again With Syfy To Bring Sinbad's Greatest Voyage To Life

Online, October 19, 2010 (Newswire.com) - American World Pictures (AWP), a Los Angeles based independent motion picture distribution and production company, has once again teamed up with Syfy, one of the most prolific producers of television movies, to produce a new tale in the legendary voyages of Sinbad, Sinbad and the Minotaur, starring Manu Bennett (Spartacus: Blood and Sand).

The movie is scheduled to premiere on Syfy in 2011.

In this re-imagining of Greek and Arabic folk tales, the legendary voyager and his hearty crew of sailors and adventurers seek a long lost treasure. Sinbad, armed with rumors of ancient gold, finds himself sneaking into the desert camp of the evil sorcerer Al-Jibar. Hidden among the many relics is an ivory scroll case containing the logs of the pirate Captain Minos, which will lead Sinbad to the golden head of the Colossus of Rhodes. Also in Al-Jibar's tent, Sinbad finds the captured princess Tara, taken and forced into Al-Jibar's harem. Now Sinbad must decipher the map, rescue a princess and defeat the fearsome Minotaur guarding the Colossus, with the angry sorcerer hot on his trail, in the quest of Sinbad and the Minotaur.

Previously, American World Pictures produced Pterodactyl and Yeti for Syfy.

American World Pictures will be screening Sinbad and the Minotaur at AFM on November 3, 2010. Producer of Sinbad and the Minotaur and Founder of AWP Dana Dubovsky: "We are excited to bring Sinbad to Syfy and anticipate a positive response to the film at this year's markets."

The popular Syfy Saturday Original Movies have averaged nearly two million total viewers in 2010, led by Lake Placid 3 (3.0 million total viewers) and Sharktopus (2.5 million total viewers).

For screening and distribution information at AFM contact: Jeffrey Goldman, [email protected]

ABOUT AMERICAN WORLD PICTURES:
Based in Los Angeles, American World Pictures (AWP) has distinguished itself as one of the leading and most consistent independent production and distribution companies in the industry. Under the experienced hand of company founder Dana Dubovsky and President Mark L. Lester, AWP focuses on the distribution of high-quality moderately budgeted feature films to the domestic and international marketplace. The company's growing distribution slate is comprised of genre-driven, demographic specific internally produced films, co-productions and acquisitions. Official website: www.americanworldpictures.com.

ABOUT SYFY:
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic web site (www.Syfy.com ), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)