TORONTO, Nov. 6 /CNW/ -- American Express today announced details around its upcoming exclusive gala screening of The Twilight Saga: New Moon on Thursday, November 19th at Toronto's historic Winter Garden Theatre.

The event will provide attendees with Canada's first showing of the movie, and will feature guest appearances by cast members, as well as a live performance by The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack artists Band of Skulls at a private after party hosted by American Express. The general public will be able to view the movie when it opens the next day on November 20th.

While the event is invitation-only, all seats will be given away by American Express through a variety of promotions. Watch for details around ways to earn tickets over the coming days.

About American Express in Canada

American Express in Canada operates as Amex Bank of Canada and Amex Canada Inc. Both are wholly owned subsidiaries of the New York based American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., the largest operating unit of the American Express Company. Amex Bank of Canada is the issuer of American Express Cards in Canada. Amex Canada Inc. operates the Corporate Travel, Travel Services Network and Travellers Cheques divisions in Canada. American Express opened its first offices in Toronto and Hamilton in 1853 and now employs 3,700 Canadians coast-to-coast.

About E1 Entertainment

E1 Entertainment (AIM: ETO) is a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1's extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, licensing and distribution. E1's content library includes more than 3,700 feature films, 2,700 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks.