2003 TEMECULA VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL TO
SALUTE HOLLYWOODS ACCOMPLISHED
Released by: Stacey Kumagai
Summary: Actress Diane Ladd is one of this year\'s Lifetime Achievement
Honorees at this year\'s Temecula Valley International Film &
Music Festival
Website: http://www.tviff.com
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Contact: Stacey Kumagai at 818/506-8675
2003 TEMECULA VALLEY INTERNATIONAL FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL
TO SALUTE HOLLYWOODS ACCOMPLISHED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
HONORS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2003
TEMECULA, CA --- For a few exceptional people, the entertainment
industry is more than a job, its a brilliant career of quality
work and notable accomplishments. The 2003 Temecula Valley International
Film & Music Festival (TVIFMF) is proud to announce the honorees
for the Lifetime Achievement Award, to be presented at the annual
Black Tie Awards Gala , 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2003.
This years honorees include: Actress, Diane Ladd, Director,
Penelope Spheeris, and UCLAs School of Theatre Film &
Television Professor Emeritus, Dr. Howard Suber .
Celebrating nine years, the TVIFMF is slated for September 10-14,
2003 at The Movie Experience 10 at Tower Plaza (25735 Ynez Road).
Last year the festival had over 6,000 attendees, boasting participation
from 200 filmmakers, musicians, producers, directors, writers, judges,
cast and crew. The Lifetime Achievement Awards have been part of
the festival since inception back in 1995. Past recipients include:
Ray Charles, Rita Coolidge, Shirley Jones Robert Wise, Carl Reiner,
Howard Koch, Marsha Mason, Billy Preston, Patty Duke and William
Shatner.
This year's honorees incorporate a distinguished slate of Hollywoods
most accomplished. Career multi-hyphenate, Diane Ladd is an internationally
recognized actress/writer/director and entertainment activist. Her
Lifetime Achievement Award honors more than forty years of acting
in film & television. Ladd's credits include Rambling
Rose, Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore, Black
Widow and 28 Days.
Joining Ladd in Lifetime Achievement honors is Penelope Spheeris,
acclaimed director for outstanding contributions to the directing
profession. Her credits include Wayne's World, The
Decline Of Western Civilization, and Suburbia,
Honored for significant film education contributions is Dr. Howard
Suber, Professor Emeritus at the UCLA School of Theater Film and
Television and consultant/expert witness on copyright/creative control
issues to all major film studios. Suber helped establish and chair
the UCLA Film Archive, the Critical Studies and Ph.D. Programs,
and the Film & Television Producers Program. Geoffrey Gilmore,
Director, Film Festival Programming/Special Projects at the Sundance
Institute will be introducing Suber for his honor.
TVIFMFs tradition of showcasing excellence in film and music
has featured emerging styles from North America and 20+ countries
around the world.
For information, call 909/699-6267, or email jmmoulton@earthlink.net.
Festival website - http://www.tviff.com. Media contact: Stacey Kumagai
at 818/506-8675 or mediamonster@yahoo.com
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