THE STARS COME OUT FOR SAMOA

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7 OCTOBER 2009

Join the stars of Sione's Wedding, Shortland Street, Town, Outrageous Fortune and more for a special screening of the Kiwi blockbuster Sione's Wedding to raise money for those affected by the recent tsunami in Samoa.

Oscar Kightley, Robbie Magasiva, Teuila Blakely, Faye Smythe, Ido Drent, Shane Cortese and Fleur Saville are just some of the famous faces who will be attending the film this Saturday October 10 at SKYCITY Cinemas St Lukes and Manukau.

All proceeds from ticket sales and donations at the event will go directly to the New Zealand Red Cross for the Samoa Earthquake and Tsunami Appeal.

Robbie Magasiva, one of the stars of Sione's Wedding and currently playing Dr Maxwell Avia on Shortland Street, is inviting everyone to come along to the special fundraiser screenings: "On behalf of my fellow cast members m calling on all Aucklanders to come along to this event to support the rebuilding of my motherland. It'll be a fun night out and 100% of the money raised will go to this great cause."

As well as meeting your favourite stars, South Pacific Pictures, TVNZ, Firehorse Films and SKYCITY have also donated fabulous prizes which will be raffled at the event. These include movie tickets, DVD packs, TV2 merchandise and goodies from Town, Outrageous Fortune and Shortland Street.

Tickets can be booked in advance from the SKYCITY Cinemas website (http://http://www.skycitycinemas.co.nz) and are available at the special price of $9.

The fundraiser screenings are this Saturday October 10:

* 6pm at SKYCITY Cinemas Westfield St Lukes

* 8pm at SKYCITY Cinemas Westfield Manukau

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