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Subaru Returns as Presenting and Official Automotive Sponsor of the 10th International Latino Film Festival

-- Subaru expands sponsorship to include Youth in Video Program --

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced that it will return as the Presenting and Official Automotive Sponsor of the 10th International Latino Film Festival (ILFF) - San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to providing funds and other support to the organization year-round, Subaru has expanded its support to include the Youth in Video Program that is designed to inspire and teach the art of filmmaking to youth from minority and underserved communities.

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The 10th International Latino Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Area runs November 3-19 with over 70 screenings at movie theaters, community venues and university campuses throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

"We are so pleased to have Subaru back this year and extend our partnership to include the Youth in Video Program," said Sylvia Perel, founder and director of the International Latino Film Festival. "Over 20 students from diverse backgrounds in Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco counties came together to produce two original short films for Subaru."

Students shot, edited and created original music for the Subaru trailers which will be screened throughout the 2006 Festival venues to promote the 2007 Subaru Tribeca. Subaru will also have a complete star cast of products on display at the Festival.

"This event is a good fit for Subaru as our customers report that enjoying films, theatre and other cultural events are among their favorite activities and top interests," said Jim Pernas, regional vice president, Subaru Northwest Region, Subaru of America, Inc. "We also look forward to showcasing the work of the talented young people that produced the Subaru trailers through the Youth in Video Program this year."

Subaru Sneak Preview - September 16

A sneak preview of the Subaru trailers and the behind-the-scenes footage of the making of them will be screened at the Pier 39 Theater during the Subaru sponsored "Viva Las Americas" event celebration scheduled for Saturday, September 16, 2006. The screenings are free and open to the public. These trailers will roll before each screening over the course of the three-week film festival, as well as during the 2007 festival year. For more information visit: http://www.pier39.com/Events/events.htm.

  10th International Latino Film Festival Schedule of Events by Location

  Oakland - Grand Lake Theatre, Nov. 8 and 9

  Redwood City - New Redwood Century Theatre, Nov. 16, 17, and 18

  San Francisco - Castro Theatre, Nov. 3, 4 and 5
                - Galeria de la Raza, Nov. 8
                - City College San Francisco, Nov. 14 and 15
                - Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Nov. 17 and 18

  San Jose - Mexican Heritage Plaza, Nov. 11 and 12
           - MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura, Nov. 4 and 10
           - San Jose State University, Nov. 14, 15, and 16
           - CineArts, Santana Row, Nov. 17, 18, and 19

  Marin - Sequoia Theatre, Nov. 8 and 9

  Berkeley - La Pena Cultural Center, Nov. 16 and 17
           - UC Berkeley, Center for Latin American Studies, Nov. 14

  San Rafael - Dominican University of California, Angelico Hall, Nov. 10,
               15, and 16
             - Pickleweed Park Community Center, Nov. 17 and 19

  Larkspur - Lake Theatre, Nov. 9, 11, and 12

Tickets are $10 per person and $8 for ILFF members, students and seniors (65 and older). Family film matinees $8, kids under 10 free. To purchase tickets in advance visit http://www.latinofilmfestival.org/ or http://www.ticketweb.com/. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the International Latino Film Festival Box Office at (415) 458-3769.

About International Latino Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Area

The International Latino Film Festival's mission is to promote and celebrate cultural understanding through the art of film and filmmaking. The Festival, which started in 1997 in Marin County with eight films in one location, has grown to as many as 70 film screenings annually in 16 venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information visit: http://www.latinofilmfestival.org/.

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 2005. For additional information visit http://www.subaru.com/.

   Contacts:  Lisa Fleming
              Subaru of America, Inc.
              856-488-5093
              lfleming@subaru.com

              Eric Thomas
              International Latino Film Festival
              510-238-8336
              pr@latinofilmfestival.org

              Clara Garza
              Lighthouse Media Group
              408-391-7617
              cgarza@lighthousemediagroup.biz

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