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The Regal Entertainment Group 7th Annual Sarasota Film Festival

1/7/2005

The 10-day event will take place in the Gulf Coast resort city of Sarasota, Florida January 28 thru February 6, 2005. The Regal Entertainment Group Sarasota Film Festival is presented by Mercedes-Benz of Sarasota.

Executive Director, Jody Kielbasa, and Board President, Neil McCurry, are at the helm to ensure that the slate of thought provoking as well as entertaining films and programs will fulfill the Festival's mission to present high quality independent films to entertain, educate and stimulate audiences within an environment that supports and encourages the filmmaker by supplying essential networking opportunities and open dialogue with intelligent, creative and inquisitive consumers of film. "That mission is our reason for being," states Kielbasa. "We are thrilled to have the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciencesã select the festival to receive a programming grant in recognition of our education and outreach program. And, we gratefully thank our sponsors and patrons for supporting the Festival and helping stimulate and express the art of the cinema."

For our 7th outing, the festival has brought aboard a new Director of Programming, Tom Hall. Tom and his tremendous staff and screening committee viewed hundreds of submissions and scoured major festivals to put together an extraordinary line-up of international & US independent and studio features, shorts, documentaries, student films, education and outreach programs, and special events celebrating our special guests and their contributions to filmmaking (including this year's World Cinema Celebration: A Tribute To Wellspring and the 3rd Annual Jack Douglas Music Achievement Award honoring Levon Helm of The Band). This year's feature films and documentaries encompass 4 World Premieres, 6 US Premieres, 15 East Coast Premieres and 29 Southeast Premieres.

Tickets for the events at the 2004 Sarasota Film Festival are available by calling the Sarasota Film Festival Box Office at 877-733-8491 or by logging on to www.sarasotafilmfestival.com or by going to The Sarasota Film Festival Box Office in Sarasota Main Plaza, adjacent to Hollywood 20 at 1991 Main Street, Suite 108 directly across from Crisper's Restaurant. Single film tickets go on sale January 21 (available on web and at box-office only). Single tickets $8. To get a jump and start locking in all those terrific films and events..., Passes and Festival Memberships area available now.

Press Contacts: SPRINGER ASSOCIATES PR - 212-354-4660
Gary Springer, Michelle Moretta, Michelle Barna
press@sarasotafilmfestival.com

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