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MALIBU FILM FOUNDATION PRESENTS
On April 10th, the Malibu Film Foundation announced the winners for the 7th annual Malibu International Film Festival and honored Brett Ratner with an Award for his "Achievement in the Arts" on Malibu Beach. Despite the ocean chill, filmmakers from around the world gathered to be honored for the work they presented at the 2006 festival.
Others being recognized were Best Festival -- Documentary, Jury Award Presented by Jessica Alba; Rising Son The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi Directed by: Cesario "Block" Montano; Best of Festival -- Feature, Jury Award, Award Accepted by Danny Houston; The Proposition Directed by: John Hillcoat; Best Short Film, Jury Award, Award Presented by William Sadler; Jane Lloyd Directed by: Happy; Best of Festival -- Feature, Audience Award; Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo, Directed by: Les Claypool; Local Spirit Award, Sloshbox, Directed by: Sam Boyer; Best Short Film, Audience Award, 6ft in 7 min, Directed by: Rafael Del Toro; Best Director Jon Knautz, The Other Celia, Still Life; Best Comedy Short, Maxidoodles: Behind the makeup, Directed by: Bronston Jones; Best Cinematography, Y Nada Mas, Directed by: Justin Liberman; Special Jury Award- Short, Paradox, Directed by: Jeremy Haccoun; Special Jury Award- Feature, The Hamiltons, Directed by: The Butcher Brothers; Best Original Screenplay, The Broken Hearted, Directed by: Antoinette Karuna; Adrenaline Award, Award Accepted by Bruce Brown & Dana Brown, Brown Family.
THE NATIONAL TOUR OF ‘LES MISÉRABLES’ RANDAL KEITH AND ROBERT HUNT, STARS OF LAST YEAR’S TICKETS NOW ON SALE TO BROADWAY/L.A. Producer Cameron Mackintosh has announced that the National Tour of LES MISÉRABLES, the international award-winning musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, will come to Los Angeles for one last time June 7-18, 2006 at the historic Pantages Theatre. Tickets are currently available only to Broadway/L.A. Subscribers and to groups of 15 or more. For information on how to become a Broadway/L.A. Subscriber, please call (866) 755-BWAY or 866-755-2929 or visit www.BroadwayLA.org. For group sales bookings and information, please call (323) 463-4367. Tickets for LES MISÉRABLES will go on sale to the general public Sunday April 30 at 10am.
The Salento International Film Festival a nine-days film festival showcasing the independent films from around the world, in collaboration with CineSalento has unveiled the "Salento Film & Video Grant 2006" a Short Film screenplay competition for its event to be held in Italy - Tricase (Lecce) in the heart of Salento, the land of the sun, September 9 to 17, 2006. The Salento Film & Video Grant recognizes excellence in storytelling for short films. The screenplay competition awarding a prize to the best scripts, in which it aims to provide professional and technical help to the new young authors of today who want to show their creativity and produce for the first time. The result : A Short Film produced with the budget of 10.000 Euro and lasting 10 minutes. The competition is open to all the countries of the world with no age limit, where the stories must be set and shot in Salento, Italy. The submitted scripts must be written in English and Italian. An international jury will award the winning script. Competition Main Features The subject is free For information and condition visit:http://salentofilmfestival.com/english%20/grant.htm in English and http://salentofilmfestival.com/italiano/borsa.htm in Italian The "2004 Salento Film & Video Grant" winner Alexandra Soininen 18 year old, of Finnish extraction, she came to Tricase straight from Jordan where she lives with her parents, and in a very moving speech she confessed "The first time that I have won something, I'm sure that Salento will bring me luck". Another Short-film made by the "Salento Film & Video Grant" is "DUE" directed by John Sparano e shoot in Salento. Visit the official website: http://www.duethemovie.com For screenplay competition information or sponsorship opportunities, contact us at info@salentofilmfestival.com The Salento International Film Festival is also currently accepting films, Documentaries, Features and Short-Films for competition screening. Entry-form and detail are available on line at: http://www.salentofilmfestival.com Salento International Film Festival
Director - Dominic Champagne, Music Directors - Sir George Martin & Giles Preview performances begin June 2 for The Beatles LOVE, the latest Cirque du Soleil production which celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles. The Gala Premiere will be held Friday, June 30, 2006. LOVE will be presented exclusively at The Mirage in Las Vegas. This joint artistic venture marks the first time that The Beatles company, Apple Corps Ltd., has agreed to a major theatrical partnership. The project was born out of a personal friendship and mutual admiration between the late George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté. LOVE will bring the magic of Cirque du Soleil together with the spirit and passion behind the most beloved rock group of all time to create a vivid, intimate and powerful entertainment experience. Sir George Martin, The Beatles original producer, and his son Giles Martin have been working with the entire archive of Beatles recordings to create the musical component for LOVE. The result is an unprecedented approach to the music for a stage production.
The Award Ceremony will be held on Sunday May 28th. VINCENT CASSEL, Vincent Cassel will be the Master of Ceremonies of the forthcoming Festival de Cannes.He will launch the 59th edition on May 17, 2006, by welcoming the President of the Jury Wong Kar Wai and his Jury onto the stage of the Palais des Festivals.He will equally host the Closing Ceremony, on Sunday, May 28th, at which the Awards will be announced.
The Atelier du Festival, organised by the Cinéfondation, has selected for its second edition, 18 filmmakers:Teboho Mahlatsi (South Africa), Santiago Palavecino (Argentina), Christina Andreef (Australia), Bernard Bellefroid (Belgium), José Luis Torres Leiva (Chile), Wang Bing (China), Goran Rušinovic (Croatia), Luiso Berdejo (Spain), Cruz Angeles (United States), Richard Press (United States), Fabrice Genestal (France), Michelange Quay (Haiti), Dev Benegal (India), Dover Kosahvili (Israel), Cristi Puiu (Romania), Ilya Khrzhanovsky (Russia), Ursula Meier (Switzerland) and Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand). Visit: www.cannesfilmfestival.
Eros Ramazzotti, born in Rome, hit the high notes with his latest CD "Clama Apparente". In concert live on April 27 & 28 in Rome, Ramazzoti has cut duos with Cher, Tina Turner, and Joe Cocker. For more info, visit www.amazon.com "If music be the food of love, play on"
Just in time for Mother's day, both Katy Holmes and Brooke Shields gave birth to baby daughters. It was the first for Holmes and a second little princess for Brooke and her husband Chris Henchy. The papparazzi were flying through the Beverly Hills area like maniacs trying to scoope these two amazing births on the same day, and according to reliable sources in Beverly Hills, the vicinity surrounding the Cruise estate was like a beehive of press acitivity.
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IT'S A GIRL FOR TOM AND KATY
IT'S A GIRL FOR BROOKE SHIELDS & CHRIS HENCHY© 2008 Bonnie Carroll, All Rights Reserved
