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People can often easily discover what they’re passionate about pursuing in their personal and professional lives, but they don’t often find complete satisfaction in actually achieving it until they overcome the obstacles that have blocked their success. That’s certainly the case with the two main protagonists in the new romantic comedy, ‘A Date with Miss Fortune,’ which was co-written and produced by actors Ryan K Scott and Jeannette Sousa. The two performers and filmmakers, who are also in a cross-cultural marriage together in real life, perfectly captured the struggles of their relationship, and relatably transferred them to their on-screen counterparts. The romantic comedy was released in time for Valentine’s Day, [ Read More ]

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Read More: The Romantic Comedy Is Having a Revolution — And It's Happening on TVAfter a successful theatrical release in Portugal and a positive first showing at the annual Afm Market back in November, Vision Films has now announced they will be releasing their "A Date With Miss Fortune" in theaters across the USA and Canada, as well as on DVD and VOD, this February. A romantic comedy about clashing cultures and unexpected love, "A Date with Miss Fortune" is so in the vein of films like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Meet the Parents" that it's practically a spiritual sequel. The film centers on a struggling American writer (Ryan K. Scott), who meets and falls in love with a beautiful and charming, yet superstitious and traditional Portuguese woman (Jeannette Sousa). Despite their cultural and familial differences, they try to make it work and hope that true love will prevail in the end.

Read More: Sam Smith to sing 'Spectre' Theme Song "Writing's on the Wall" Independent film distributor Vision Films has added two features and one documentary to their upcoming slate, including "A Year and Change," the romantic comedy "A Date with Miss Fortune" and the music biography "Sam Smith: Dreams Come True." "A Year and Change" is the touching story about a young man who, after getting drunk and falling off a roof at a New Year’s party, decides it is time to make some changes in his life. The film stars Bryan Greenberg opposite T.R. Knight, Jamie Chung, Claire van der Boom and Jamie Hector. "A Date with Miss Fortune" comes from from Canadian director John L’Ecuyer and focuses on a struggling writer who is rescued by a superstitious Portuguese beauty. The film was released theatrically in Portugal as "Um Encntro Com o Destino" in August to rave reviews.

Exclusive: Sam Smith doc, Bryan Greenberg comedy-drama among pick-ups for La-based outfit.

La-based distributor Vision Films has bolstered its line-up with a trio of acquisitions.

Comedy-drama A Year And Change stars Bryan Greenberg (Friends with Benefits) as a man who decides to make some wholesale changes in his life after an accident at a New Year’s Eve party. Co-stars include T.R. Knight (Grey’s Anatomy), Jamie Chung (Big Hero 6), Claire van der Boom (Hawaii Five-o), Marshall Allman (True Blood) and Jamie Hector (Halo: Reach).

Rom-com A Date with Miss Fortune stars Ryan Scott as a man whose luck changes after meeting a beautiful Portuguese woman, played by Jeannette Sousa. Canada’s John L’Ecuyer directs.

Music documentary biopic Sam Smith: Dreams Come True - which includes performances of the musician’s most popular songs – will get a multi-continent release in partnership with distributor Odeon Entertainment Group in the UK.

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