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Hollywood - Julie Warner presents Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson
and Sidney Lumet with Amnesty International's "2005 Artists for
Amnesty Award".
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) May 27, 2005 -- Julie Warner presents Tom
Fontana, Barry Levinson and Sidney Lumet with Amnesty
International's "2005 Artists for Amnesty Award", which was followed
by a screening of "Strip Search" presented by HBO Films at the
Directors Guild of America.
About "Strip
Search":
Acclaimed film director Sidney Lumet joins forces with
Emmy-winning Oz creator Tom Fontana to explore the precarious status
of the individual liberties post-9/11 through two parallel
stories-each containting identical dialogues-taking place on two
continents half a world away.
The film stars Glenn Close and
Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Also, in attendance for the presentation
were Oliver Stone, James Woods, Cynthia Basinet, Phil Noyce, Mayor
of West Hollywood Abbe Land, Los Angeles City Councilman Eric
Garcetti, Bonnie Abaunza of Amnesty International and Amy Lumet who
accepted on behalf of her father. Barry Levinson did not
attend.
Pictures available at:
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing.asp?navtyp=gls====118421&nbc1=1&VwMd=i
About
Amnesty International:
Amnesty International's vision is of a
world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined
in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international
human rights standards.
Amnesty International undertakes
research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of
the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience
and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context
of its work to promote all human rights.
About Amnesty
International Film Festival:
The 26 films in this year's program
offer powerful testimony to the interconnectedness of our struggles
for freedom and universally guaranteed human rights.
For
more visit:
www.amnestyusa.org/filmfest
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Tragic
History of Transatlantic Slavery Narrated by Cincinnati
Voiceover Artist - An epic voyage tracing the
history of the African Holocaust—the transatlantic slave
trade that transported the descendants of today’s
African-Americans—is featured in “Dark Voyage,” a new
audio book and interactive CD-ROM featuring narration by
Andrew Barnes of Cincinnati.
[2005-02-02]
The
Central Nebraska Film Festival Announces Winners -
The Central Nebraska Film Festival is pleased to
announce the winners of the first ever Film Festival in
Kearney, Nebraska. [2005-02-02]
Tyler
Perry's 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman' Movie Debut:
Friday, February 25, 2005 - Tyler Perry,
world-acclaimed actor and playwriter, best known for his
character ("Madea") goes to the big screen on Friday,
February 25, 2005 in movie theatres with the
highly-acclaimed stageplay: Diary of a Mad Black Woman.
[2005-02-07]
Ithaca
New York Video Production Team Begins Independent
Film - "Waiting on Alphie," and original independent
movie, to be filmed in Ithaca, NY this spring.
[2005-02-04]
De
La Salle Spartans Football Feature Length Documentary
Released on DVD—The Story Behind the Longest Winning
Streak in Football History - goingdigitalfilms, LLC
has officially released its feature length documentary,
“1: The Story Behind the Longest Winning Streak in
Football History,” on the De La Salle Spartans football
team of Concord, California.
[2005-02-03]
Communications
Coach Has One Word of Advice for Oscar Nominees - A
national-award winning speaker, author and commentator
on communication lays out what Academy Award nominees
need to do to make their Oscar acceptance speech a
winner. [2005-02-04]
Tanya
Kersey, Hollywood Black Film Festival Executive Director
to Keynote Houston Black Film Festival & Book to
Film Screenplay Search Awards Gala - Tanya Kersey is
one of Hollywood's most respected and well-regarded
entertainment journalists and commentator. As the
founder and editor-in-chief of Black Talent News, the
leading trade publication for Blacks in the
entertainment industry, and the founder and executive
director of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, Kersey is
the most likely choice to speak during the inaugural
year of the Houston Black Film Festival.
[2005-02-03]
"Abel
Raises Cain" Wins the 2005 Grand Jury Award - "Abel
Raises Cain," by Jenny Abel and Jeff Hockett, has won
the 2005 Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
at the prestigious Slamdance Film Festival.
[2005-02-05]
A
new Direction Charted for Roman Nights - the Bio Pic of
Anna Magnani and Tennessee Williams - Peter Bogdanovich
Signed on to Direct Bio Film - playwright Franco
D'Alessandro has re-acquired his feature film rights to
make the film of his acclaimed play Roman Nights. Peter
Bogdanovich has signed on to direct the film which will
shoot in New York and Rome. [2005-05-06]
Supermentors:
Hollywood Insiders Actively Mentor Screenwriters,
Actors, Directors, Producers - Zicree Supermentor
class for Screenwriters, Actors, Directors &
Producers Starts February 9, 2005. This is a great class
for anyone who needs the specific skills, information,
guidance and contacts required to get their careers in
Hollywood going -- or going again.
[2005-02-04]
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