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The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, which in 2007 celebrated its 22nd year, is a competitive annual event that runs each October and November for about a month in South Florida. It was founded on June 3, 1986, as the Greater Fort Lauderdale Film Festival; the current name was bestowed in 1991. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running film festival. Since 1999, the home base of the festival has been Cinema Paradiso (503 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale), a converted playhouse that also shows movies year-round. Gregory von Hausch is the president and CEO. He had been executive director since 1989. Bonnie Leigh Adams is the senior program director and...
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, which in 2007 celebrated its 22nd year, is a competitive annual event that runs each October and November for about a month in South Florida. It was founded on June 3, 1986, as the Greater Fort Lauderdale Film Festival; the current name was bestowed in 1991. It is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running film festival. Since 1999, the home base of the festival has been Cinema Paradiso (503 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale), a converted playhouse that also shows movies year-round. Gregory von Hausch is the president and CEO. He had been executive director since 1989. Bonnie Leigh Adams is the senior program director and Hal Axler, executive director. Part of the festival's program is the "Sunshine Celluloid" category, featuring work from Florida directors. The festival is on the Web at www.fliff.com.
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Broward Events
THURSDAY 24th Coral Springs Chamber of Commerce Referral Group Here's your chance to network with business people in advertising, banking, catering, dental and more. 8-9 a.m. Thursday at La Quinta Inn, 3701 N. University Drive, Coral Springs. Email...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Yams, Coconut Creek, Tamarac, Plantation
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Top Israeli films at two-day festival
Florida Jewish JournalInspired by its participation as a venue for the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival last year, the city of Sunrise is hosting its first Israeli Film Mini-Fest Saturday and Sunday at the Sunrise Civic Center Theatre, 10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd....Tags: Movies, Festive Events, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Footnote (movie), Film Festivals
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South Florida Sun-SentinelThe five-year anniversary of 9-11 might have seemed like the perfect time for Hollywood to address the terrorist attacks – and indeed, last year brought both United 93 and World Trade Center. But the ways the world has changed since that fateful...Tags: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Zemeckis, Film Festivals, Tom Cruise, Saudi Arabia
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Movie capsules
South Florida Sun-SentinelA summary of the movies playing Oct. 11 to Nov. 15, 2007 at the 22nd Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Most tickets are $10 general admission; $5 for members and free for holders of FLIFF Fast Pass. Parties and special events are priced...Tags: Daniel Auteuil, Motorvehicle Accidents, Film Festivals, The Happiest News!, Dennis Farina
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Oct. 20 -21 at FLIFF
The 22nd annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival runs through Nov. 11; this weekend's screenings take place at Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale; and the Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center at Nova Southeastern...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Movies, Nova Southeastern University, Dennis Farina
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Oct. 22 at FLIFF
Oct. 22 at FLIFF "Looking for Cheyenne" (Oublier Cheyenne) is a tempestuous love story, and a lot more. Writer-director Valerie Mineto manages with unstinting sardonic bravura to comment on the evils of globalization and the decline of opportunity and...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles Times
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Oct. 21 at FLIFF: Two trips into space
The Houston ChronicleIn the '60s, reaching the moon meant not only science but also politics — a space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, which the U.S. won when Neil Armstrong walked the moon on July 20, 1969. This year has brought another space...Tags: Movies, NASA, Cinema Industry, Neil Armstrong, Nova Southeastern University
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Face to Face: A Conversation with Gregory von Hausch
Sun-SentinelThe executive director of the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival talks about his organization and the competitive field of film fetivals. Q. What role does a film festival have here, given all the other entertainment options? A. We have a...Tags: Cinema Industry, Wages and Pensions, Film Festivals, Culture, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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