Subaru Named Official Automotive Sponsor of 2005 International Latino Film Festival

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4, 2005 -- Subaru of America, Inc. announced today that Subaru will be the Official Automotive Sponsor of the 2005 International Latino Film Festival (ILFF) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Under the terms of the partnership that extends through August of 2006, Subaru will provide operating funds and other support to the organization that ultimately helps expand the depth & diversity of the festival's year-round activities.

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"We are so pleased to have Subaru on board as our official automotive sponsor," said Sylvia Perel, founder of the International Latino Film Festival. "Through films that express the cultural diversity of our many countries and roots, we inspire the Latino population, challenge negative stereotypes, and share our rich cultural heritage with the public at large."

The 9th International Latino Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Area starts Friday, November 4th with the U.S. Premiere of the 2005 Malaga Film Festival award-winning film Tapas (Spain, 2005) and runs for 17 days through Sunday, November 20, 2005 with screenings at movie theaters, community venues and university campuses throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

"Subaru is well-known for supporting organizations and events that are important to its customers," said Jim Pernas, regional vice president, Subaru Northwest Region, Subaru of America, Inc. "We think this event is a perfect fit for Subaru, because our customers indicate that films, theatre and other cultural events are among their favorite activities and top interests."

The 2005 festival will feature U.S., West Coast, and Bay Area premieres, with seventy films from twenty countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, Venezuela and the USA. All films are presented with subtitles.

The 2005 festival will be held in San Francisco at the Castro Theater, Mission Cultural Center, Galeria de la Raza, and San Francisco City College, in San Jose at the CineArts Theatre at Santana Row, MACLA and San Jose State University, in Marin at 142 Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, Dominican University of California in San Rafael and the Lark Theatre in Larkspur, in Berkeley at La Pena Cultural Center, in Sonoma at the Rialto Lakeside Cinemas, and in Belmont at Notre Dame de Namur University.

Arriving at the festival in style and with room for the whole family is the all-new Subaru B9 Tribeca. This seven-passenger SUV from Subaru along with other Subaru products will be on display at the 2005 festival. For more information about Subaru and its products please visit http://www.subaru.com/.

For additional information regarding the festival visit: http://www.latinofilmfestival.org/, call (415) 454-4039, or email info@latinofilmfestival.org.

About INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

The International Latino Film Festival was founded in 1997 by Sylvia Perel to benefit the San Francisco Bay Area and the world by promoting cinematography of significant artistic merit created by, or about Latinos, and celebrating cultural understanding through the art of film and filmmaking. The International Latino Film Festival began in Marin County with eight films over three days in one venue and has grown to 70 films over 17 days in 14 venues across the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

About Subaru of America, Inc.

Subaru of America, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan. Headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of nearly 600 dealers across the United States. Subaru makes the best-selling All-Wheel Drive car sold in America based on R.L. Polk & Co. new vehicle retail registration statistics calendar year-end 2004. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com/.

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